The Fresh Fields of Konoha. [Private; Sayuri Ako]

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Akimaru was layed on his back looking up into the light blue sky. The few clouds which were floating around gently were fluffy and white. The slowly moved in a circle motion as Akimaru tracked their movements. The fresh green grass began tickling his skin after a little while, and it made him release a somewhat girlish giggle. His hair rested gently as he'd taken his headband off, and placed it in his pocket. The grass was disrupted where he lay so it would be obvious to a passerby that there was somebody laying down, although they wouldn't be able to see his features. With his hands cupped around his eyes, Akimaru was looking at they pure blue of the sky.

His breathing was calm and rhythmatic. He breathed in through his nose, held his breath for approximately three seconds and then breathed back out through his mouth. Akimaru's mind had slipped into a slumber, and he was meditating. He had given up his intelligence for the time being, and he was just simply relaxing. It was rare he had opportunities like this to simply lay down and relax. Well, he did. He just didn't take them up much. Akimaru would rather be busy doing something. But today he had felt like relaxing; so here he was.

"Another benefit of being in charge of your own life." Akimaru thought simply to himself. He rolled over on to his side, the grass beneath him making a slight whilstling noise as he did so. A smile on his face, his dimples became apparent. Akimaru was no longer looking at the sky, so he closed his eyes. Although he was relaxed completely, he was still a ninja. It was part of his instinct to always be on his guard, and he knew he could trust his four other senses to protect him now his eyes were closed.

Akimaru wasn't particularly being on guard from enemy ninja, no. They were few and far between inside the iron gates of Konoha. He was more alert of squabbling genin and academy students. Somehow, they had all learnt his name and seen him practicing some of his custom jutsu. Inside the village, Akimaru had become an idol to the kids. Whilst this didn't bother him too much, it did get tiring after a while. The children weren't often found this far out of the village, so letting a small sigh, Akimaru stopped thinking almost completely.

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Sayuri glanced at the sky. It was a simple cloudy day, with patches of white across the endless blue. She breathed in and out, taking in the sweet smell of the grass and the wind that blew through the trees. It was sweet, and calming. She smiled a little and closed her eyes.

Sayuri kneeled down and felt the soft grass with her hand, it bent under the pressure of her finger. Today she felt the need to talk to Akimaru. She had watched him before, practicing his jutsu. He seemed so stong, as she watched him preform in front of her. Sayuri wasnt entirely sure that Akimaru knew of her presence as he practiced. But Sayuri had a urge to know them. To be taught from him. He was a idol to her, a well rounded ninja. She wished to learn his custom justsu, and she was determined to talk to him today.

Sayuri walked up the hill of grass, and scanned the area, Sayuri was told Akimaru would be within the fields of Konoha. She looked further and could see him, laying in the pasture. Akimaru seemed realxed, and content. but Sayuri felt a need to speak to him.
She made her way across the fields untill she stood within twelve feet of him.

She bowed, " Akimaru." She breathed in and out, Sayuri didnt want to bother him, but it was of importance. He seemed so peacefull, just laying there. Relaxed.

"Under your teaching, I wish to learn your custom jutsu." She put her head down and waited nervously for his reply.

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Laying there with his eyes closed, utterly relaxed, Akimaru heard shifting in the grass and knew someone was nearby. He opened one eye and he saw a girl walking through the field towards him. Even from this distance, he saw her headband and knew she was a ninja of Konohagakure no Sato. "No doubt another Genin come to bother me..." Akimaru sighed internally. He thought about pretending he hadn't seen her or running away. But he didn't want to seem mean. This girl had never even approached him before and it might be about something trivial. Opening his other eye, Akimaru sat up. He was much taller than the tall grass so she would see him easily. Akimaru watched as she came closer to him. She stopped when she was about twelve feet away from him. She bowed, causing the peaceful grass around her to shift.

"Akimaru." she breathed. Akimaru could hear her respirating, in and out. It was quite a peaceful, but he could tell she was slightly nervous. Because of this, Akimaru wondered if anything had happened to the village, the Hokage, the Clan. Anything. As these evil thoughts filled his head, his body tensed and he looked at the girl more urgently, waiting for her to continue. He understood her being nervous, the amount of times he stumbled when trying to speak to someone was unbelieveable. Especially when he was talking to Lilium. Her beautiful face popped into his mind and he relaxed a little a smiled. Shaking his head, he wiped all thoughts of Lilium away. He needed to concentrate. "Under your teaching, I wish to learn your custom jutsu." the girl said, bowing her head down and looking at the green grass.

Initially, Akimaru was relieved. Nothing bad had happened to the village. He relaxed a little and his body wasn't as tense as it had been. But there was another problem. "Which jutsu?" Akimaru thought wildly. There were some jutsu Akimaru had created that he would never teach another person, simply because they were so awful. In fact, he hadn't really created them; his anger had. But he was certain nobody had seen him practicing the Cruciatus Curse jutsu, so it was safe to assume that wasn't the jutsu this girl wanted to learn. Deciding to simply ask her and save his brain a lot of ache, Akimaru spoke. "Which jutsu?" he said simply. Because he only spoke a short sentence, his stutter wasn't apparent. This made him happy and he smiled as he waited for a reply.

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As Sayuri looked at Akimaru she could she different expressions roll across his face, First was annoyance, then happiness, after then she could see worry, and happiness once again. She got even more nervous, maybe just due to the fact that he could tear her to shreads.

"Which jutsu?" he said then smiling. Sayuri sighed heavily, she may have been worked up over nothing. Akimaru was a friend to the village, and therefore not counted as a threat to Sayuri. She looked up and thought for a second. He had preformed several jutsu as she spied on him from trees and hill tops around the area. She did have a few that appealed to her completely.

" I wish to learn Hyōmen Henkaa, surface change technique would be a great adavantage in a fight for a Genin such as myself." Sayuri spoke politely, trying to not disturb Akimaru. this was the first time she had spoken to him, and Sayuri was unsure if he tended to be a little violent when provoked.

" If, it is alright with you Akimaru," She looked again at the ground, " If you are not a busy man." Sayuri closed her eyes and tensed up. Ready for the worst.He was her role model in the village, andSayuri was determined to ask to learn his Jutsu. To be taught by Akimaru was her dream. Sayuri pushed her thoughts aside and looked into the grass, which shifted uneasily under her feet. She breathed heavily and waited for Akimaru's reply.

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As Akimaru finished speaking and the words sunk into the girl's brain, she sighed heavily. At a guess, Akimaru would say she was worked up about something. "Maybe she's wary of me, because I'm a higher rank?" The thought had only just occured to Akimaru and it did make a lot of sense. Akimaru tended to be a bit more nervous than usual when he was around Jounin he didn't know. It was simply for the fact that they were higher ranking shinobi than you and they deserved your respect. Althought Akimaru wasn't into the whole age, rank and respect spectrum, he respected everybody equally, but in very different ways. Akimaru snapped back into focus to notice that the girl was looking up towards the sky. He followed her gaze and saw that in the short time since he had last looked at the sky, it was quite different. It was no longer a light cyan, but a brilliant shade of blue. The clouds had grown in size and they had a slightly more grey tinge to them. It became apparent to Akimaru from these signs that it was likely to rain later in the day. Notifying this fact, he decided they had better get on with what they were going to do. Akimaru was happy to train the girl. She was a shinobi of Konohagakure no Sato; a village Akimaru was incredibly proud of. Helping her would be helping the village. Helping their village, was a great honour for any shinobi.

"I wish to learn Hyōmen Henka, the Surface Change Technique would be a great adavantage in a fight for a Genin such as myself." the girl said. This sentence confirmed Akimaru's thoughts that the girl was indeed a Genin and not an Academy Student. She looked a bit older than the average Academy Student, to be fair. It also calmed him down further, as he was now certain that he would teach her the jutsu she wanted to learn. The fact that the Genin already knew the effects of Hyōmen Henka showed Akimaru she must have seen him practicing at some time or another; like many of those who badgered him about his jutsu. This time however, Akimaru felt more inclined to accept the Genin's request. "She's so polite, how can I say no to her?" She had spoken her sentence politely, she seemed almost scared of him. Akimaru didn't want this, but he didn't say anything. She would soon see he was harmless to her. "If it is alright with you Akimaru," she continued in that same polite tone, "If you are not a busy man." Akimaru would have thought it was pretty obvious he wasn't busy considering he had simply been laying in a field relaxing. "She's being polite and she's nervous." Akimaru's reasoning kicked in, and he empathized with the Genin. Akimaru then noticed that the girl had tensed up. It really was time to set her straight.

"It would be a p-pleasure to t-teach you my j-jutsu." Akimaru said brightly. "Before I do t-though, would you g-grant me the h-honour of y-your name? I s-see you al-already know mine." Just saying it made Akimaru smile, despite the fact his stutter was worse than last time. But it was understandable; he had spoken for much longer this time. Whilst waiting for her response, Akimaru titled his head to the side, like he had seen so many people do when they were waiting for a response from someone. Akimaru was trying his utmost lately to seem normal and fit in, despite his Clan's Traits which set him back. They were simply a barrier which he must overcome. He had every intention to smash through this barrier, and the cracks were already beginning to show. The fact that he was beginning to become renown the the lower ranks of the village was a start. He had made good aquaintances since becoming a chuunin. He hadn't really made friends with anyone yet. He thought about Xerxes, but they had only really been together alone once. Every other time, there were other people to be concerned about and they hadn't really had time to bond. Akimaru thought about what Xerxes was doing now. On the contrary, Akimaru certainly didn't concern Lilium as a friend; she was much more. She was more like his teenage crush.

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"It would be a p-pleasure to t-teach you my j-jutsu." Sayuri's face lit up with excitement. She is going to learn from the shinobi she idols."Before I do t-though, would you g-grant me the h-honour of y-your name? I s-see you al-already know mine." Akimaru said with a simple smile. Sayuri watched as he tilted his head and waited for her answer. He seemed rushed and ayuri felt like she annoyed him. Suddenly she panicked and spoke really fast.
" Oh! Im Sorry! My name is Sayuri Ako." She said looking at him, a little worried. Akimaru semed to be thinkig about something else. Something that sent him a little distraught."Oh he must think im not worth his time," She thought to her self and hoped he really didnt find her a litle weird. Like most of the shinobi do. Sayuri looked down at the ground and thought about why people dont really like her.
Its because of the way she acts. Which are because of the clan she is part of. Young Genin always rid her off because of how old she is and of how she growls and acts like a guy.Sayuri would have spitting contests with other Genin shinobi and not give a care about anything. They make fun because she growls and barks and talks to her companion. Suddenly it hit her. Something was missing! She looked around frantically, and sighed in relif when the dark brown wolf padded up to her. She smiled at Hakurou and rubbed his head gently.

" And this is Hakurou. My companion." She looked again at Akimaru and spoke gently, " I understand if you would rid me off, and say im weird and crazy." She closed her eyes and sighed. " i cant help who i am. I act like a guy, and its enjoyable because im abl to enjoy more things women would rather not do. Like spitting, and rolling in mud." She sighed heavily," Like i said, I would understand if you changed your mind about teaching me. it happens alot."

OCC: Sorry its a little short. I have been out of my game for a while. Sorry Sad