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Post by yaksha » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:01 pm

What was it about bars that made everyone want to meet at them? Haidou knew that alcohol lowered inhibitions, and made people much more talkative. But, even if the Akimichi did drink from time to time, he found it only made him more and more sullen. While he could forget exactly what had made him so upset, the presence of alcohol made him almost infinitely more so. But he didn't have much of a choice today; another Jounin had invited him to drink, claiming that he had something "relevant to his interests." As soon as the door opened, Haidou spoke in a tone that brooked no discussion.

"I'm not here to talk, or make friends. I'm not going to buy anyone drinks. If you can't keep your mouths shut, I'll shove the nearest mug into the nearest hole." Silence filled the bar, as he lumbered towards the closest bench, sinking into it; his rolls spilled over the sides, even once he slid to the very edge of the seat. A woman skittered forward, almost nervous, as she held out a small piece of paper. "Are you...would you like..." She finally managed to stammer out the word "specials" before tossing the paper on the table, and rushing away. Haidou's lips peeled back in a small, self-pleased grin, as he picked up the scrap.

"Just get me two mugs of something strong. I'm sure you can tell, but I'm a big man; I don't get drunk easy. And I didn't come here and listen to a bunch of idiots yammer about their kids to leave sober."

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Post by Versesai » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:27 am

"I'll have just one of whatever he's having. And some bread." came Izigin's voice, the man taking a seat across from Haidou without further ado. He had been waiting at a table for the man, but there was no real reason to make him switch tables right now. The Akimichi had a bit of a reputation for being a bit easy to anger, so he kept himself mostly on a tonal plane of solid. He didn't smile too much, he kept his eyes on Haidou and he didn't make any Akimichi cracks. He had no desire to get into a fist fight today...As unavoidable as it might be at some points.

Once he had settled in, he leaned up in his seat and just offered Haidou a bit of a saluting-wave in greeting, saying "Nice to meet you. Izigin Senaku." he offered in way of greeting, before looking up as the waitress came over with the hastily prepared drinks, informing Izigin his food would take a moment or two longer to which Izigin just nodded and she thankfully fluttered away quickly.

He didn't even stop to consider it as he took a swig of whatever it was they'd ordered for Haidou and promptly took a calming breath, laughing a bit. Yeah, that was strong. Izigin didn't drink much more then sake though, so maybe that was why. His mental opponent for the moment was someone who would probably beat his skull in if he beat around the bush, so..."I've just been told that you've been assigned to be my Jonin Assistant for my Genin Team." he said, taking another sip of the drink as his good eye looked at Haidou quietly, judging his reaction.
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Post by yaksha » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:58 am

"I guess it's nice to meet you, too. Haidou Akimichi. I'd shake your hand if I wasn't afraid it'd break." He chuckled under his breath, grabbing the mug from Izigin's grasp. He pressed it to his lips, upturning it. As much got on his face as in his mouth, but he still gave a content sigh, and placed the mug down with surprising ease. "You should've known better than to take a sip of this stuff. It's made for the big boys, like me." He laughed under his breath, bringing the other mug to his face, before he finally heard what he'd been waiting to hear; the reason he was brought here. He set the mug down slowly, his face only giving the slightest twitch.

"You have? Because I haven't gotten anything of the sort. Guess these big pudgy fingers just can't find it. But, that's not the important thing." He slammed both palms down on the table, and it collapsed almost instantly under the weight. He was already leaning forward, his faint wisps of hair and his many chins almost making his grave expression comical. "What makes you think I have any interest in being YOUR assistant? The way I see it, I'm just as qualified as you."

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Post by Versesai » Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:30 am

The table cracking in front of him as Haidou's temper flared up, Izigin calmly watched him now and tried his best to not give away the rising tension under his skin. Instead, however, he put his hands together quietly in front of himself and released the small burst of chakra needed to manipulate the seals all over his body, causing the socket under his eye patch to fill as the Kungan was summoned to it. It was his best defense against someone as strong as the Akimichi in case things did go as badly as Izigin suspected they could. But still, despite that, he didn't change his expression or prepare for anything beyond doing that.

"Because that's about the only way you'd be allowed to interact with Genin at this point. The reason you're being offered this at all is because you're one of the few active Jonin who are not on missions but are also unable to run your own Team." he said now, meeting Haidou's gaze with his own and despite only having one eye to return it, he did so. "And because I specifically asked for them to overlook your complete inability to play nice with others and assign you to my team." he said, crossing his arms.

Tension in the air was thick as blood and tables had rapidly shifted away from the two Jonin, though Izigin couldn't blame them for wanting to be as far as humanly possible from this nonsense. It was true however. He had been discussing his team with the other Jonin-Sensei when Haidou's name had come up. Tough as nails, absolutely no bullshit accepted or given and one of the stronger Akimichi in the village. He would be perfect for what Izigin needed. His team wasn't going to slack off to either of their Jonin instructors, but Izigin still was not one-hundred percent. He needed someone who could handle his team while he tried to himself train his mind and body back to strength.

"Now, are you interested in hearing the reason or not?"
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Post by yaksha » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:08 pm

"You mean the reason that I have to answer to you? The reason that I'm being delegated to your personal assistant? I think, for your sake, I'll rephrase it; why aren't YOU being MY assistant? What makes YOU so high and mighty that I have to have the word 'Assistant' after my title?" He was grinning ferociously, like a shark prepared to snap up a minnow. Haidou didn't 'assist'; he 'insisted'. His eyes were both narrowed, his balled fists hanging just in front of Izigin. "I think I've heard of you. Gigan, isn't it? Yeah, you're almost famous." He paused, reaching out to flick at Izigin's forehead.

"Doesn't make it any harder for me to crush your skull, though. But that's not the point. The point is your team. Who've you got?"

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Post by Versesai » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:50 am

The way Haidou was acting was pretty much exactly how Izigin predicted this meeting would go and instead of backing down, he remained perfectly calm and where he was in terms of the tone. Oh it was nerve wracking though. Watching Haidou practically get ready to snatch his head off his shoulders...Once Haidou had finished speaking, Izigin reached up and grabbed at his eyepatch. Lifting it up, two things were clear. One, his eye looked like someone had torn it out with a bear trap. The scar was black near the edges of his eye socket and looked like something had cut into that side of his face completely. The second thing was that his eye was not empty. A crystal blue orb was looking back at Haidou, a single fuuinjutsu kanji on it. "You're my Assistant because these kids need someone who can train them in both aspects of being a shinobi. Your style has always been strong-arming and decimating. My style is mind games and wit. I can't teach them the absolute best way to tear apart a group of enemies and you can't teach them how to lead a combat situation." he explained quietly.

Shifting now, Izigin continued with "You and I are going to tear these kids apart and put them back together. That's the reason I asked for you to be assigned to my team. You deserve a chance to prove to the village you aren't going to tear your team in half and I need someone who can cover what I can't. I've lost half my memory of when I was a ninja, I barely remember anything past waking up in the hospital with a hole in my head. I can't teach them things I don't remember." as an explanation, before shifting in his seat to reach into his coat.

He set a folder on the table now and crossed his arms, saying "Three kids in every sense of the word. Don't even know what they're doing yet. One of them is a paranoid kid with a thing for singing. Uses Taijutsu. Then we've got a sniper, a quiet kid with knack for bows and then we've got an Inuzuka. Seems to be the best with his head. None of them are heavy Ninjutsu specialists, they're all good with Taijutsu and they all need someone who can knock everything they can get into their heads."
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Post by yaksha » Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:48 pm

Haidou's head was almost breaking out into sweat now as he heard what Izigin was saying. Try as he might, the Akimichi could find no flaw in Izigin's statement; he WAS one of the best at tearing apart someone unprepared. Putting them back together? An art he had never quite mastered, but if Senaku was to be trusted, that wouldn't be nearly as big a problem as it seemed. The more immediate issue was the other thing that Izigin wanted; a taijutsu specialist. He wanted someone that could show these kids how to get rough and tumble. How to really knock someone around the right way. There was just no way Haidou could do that. Not now. Not to these kids.

But there was no way he could explain why. There was only one reasonable response to this request. "Fucking A, yeah? You want someone to teach your kids how to fight without jutsu, and you look for the biggest fattest guy in the village. I'd normally be applauding you on showing some small inkling of intellect, but the fact that you didn't check my files pretty much ruins any chance of that." He leaned in, the scent of sweat filling the air. But beneath that was another smell; something subtle, almost too strange to really define. It was hot, and it seemed to offend the senses more than even the worst smell, in a way that no person could really define. Izigin probably wouldn't be so mundane as to say that an emotion could have any physical presence but...yes. This was the smell of anger, pure and simple.

"I use ninjutsu, Senaku. I don't throw punches, or kicks. Oh, I can smash a tree just fine, and I've got no problem using my weight or my strength. But you'll never see me teaching a kid to throw a punch."

Probably because I'd rip their head off without even thinking about it...

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Post by Versesai » Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:29 pm

The smile that overtook Izigin's mouth right now as Haidou finished was not exactly what he might have expected. Haidou was wrong about something and Izigin laughed lightly, not mocking so much as finding it humorous. "You misunderstand, Haidou." he said, leaning up now with a grin on his lips as he shifted his head to look into Haidou's eyes. For once, he had the upper hand mentally. Haidou wasn't stupid, but he didn't quite grasp all of it. "I need someone who can take one of these kids measly hits and shrug it off while telling them to hit them harder. I need someone who can work with me on teaching these kids everything they need to know to keep them alive. I don't care how we decide to do it. I need someone who can pick up a fucking tree and use it as a club. I want them on their toes, learning how to fight by surviving and doing it." he explained, standing up tall now and stepping back off the bench he had been sitting on.

"My team was untrained when we went into our first exam and I lost a teammate to poison. I lost my team leader and other partner to an assassination. I don't want to lose these kids or have them losing anything because I didn't teach them well enough or prepare them for everything. The only place you're not allowed to go is killing them. Everything else they invented Ijutsu and hospitals for."
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Post by yaksha » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:04 pm

Haidou had to pause, as he realized that this guy had him trapped. He glared at him with a pure venom and hatred that would've made lesser men cringe, and he reached out slowly, his hand clamping down on Izigin's shoulder. "You, Izigin, are my kind of man. Let's get this out on the table right now; if I'm going to work with you, I expect you to give me everything you've got. I don't want to see you hiding behind me to get your work done, or to keep this kids on track. The first hint I get that you're lagging behind, getting even a little complacent in letting me call the shots...I will. And I might just call you 'assistant.'" His grip lifted from Izigin, and he rose from the chair with a trembling that made every roll of his fat bounce.

"Have them at the training fields in 30 minutes. For every minute late, they get to spend a minute holding me up in the air. That includes you."

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Post by Versesai » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:18 pm

Izigin's frame rocked a little bit as Haidou clamped his hand upon him and there was a slight grimace as he tried to recover from such a thing. It was more than mildly painful and the man's strength was pretty impressive. But he kept his eye on the man as he was glared at, a victorious smile coming as Haidou confirmed he was willing to work with him. Though the warning didn't fall on deaf ears as Haidou stood up and Izigin nodded, saying "Wouldn't have it any other way. I expect you to knock sense into me if I ever get out of line as well." as confirmation before Izigin fished some ryo out of his pocket and let them drop onto the table. The two Jounin were quite a spectacle it seemed.

"I'll have them on the training fields in 15 minutes. I hope you don't mind Training Ground 44. It's where I've decided their training should be help." he added as Haidou spoke about the punishment for being late. Considering Training Ground 44 was the official name for the area known as the Forest of Death, Haidou would probably get a kick out of that.

Either way, Izigin stepped towards the door and opened it, stepping out ahead of Haidou and kicking off the ground as he made to go find his students and drag them to the training ground.
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