Academy Days: The Saga Begins!

[abileunaspada]

Who: Adela Milani (abileunaspada) & OPEN
When: January 3rd-31st
Where: Konohagakure's Ninja Academy
Notes: Adela is one of the chuunin recruited to be a teacher's assistant for Iruka at the academy! At times it's rough, and at others it's fun, but to be a future Hokage one has to know how to address the youth of Konoha! And, well, give them proper reprimand for nearly burning the buildings down on a weekly basis.

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Adela didn't think she'd have such a hard job in assisting Iruka with his academy classes, but man was she ever exhausted! Between running around, teaching kids combat and stealth skills, breaking up spars that were going too far, dousing fires, testing kids meticulously, and dragging the kids who played hooky back to the classroom for extra lectures and hidden evasion exercises? She was exhausted. Even thinking up that list was hard work!

If Adela wasn't running around and helping Iruka however she could, she was taking one of the few breaks she could with a sigh, a bottled water, and a tune to hum to herself. It wasn't like she was the only aid he had, but that didn't stop the work from being any more tiring. At least on missions out of village she occasionally had the chance to rest!

But, maybe she was being too negative. A smile tugged at the teen's lips as she watched the kids, growing up into the next generation of protectors for the village in a relative era of peace. The future that she'd be protecting with all her might, along with every other shinobi there. Yeah... Times like this, it felt worth it. It felt like her goal was even more important then.

Not that she'd tell the kids that, between teaching them, praising them for good work and scolding them for giving less than their very best in their efforts. There was simply no time, but they didn't need to know the hard work of adults yet either. They were still kids, and they were still allowed the time to be young and carefree so far as she could see.

Yeah. This was way better than her days in Kiri. This was Konoha's Ninja Academy.

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[senseiofthesea]

Iruka had seen the girl's energy flagging through the day and casually snagged a wayward weapon before she had to put down her water to catch it or dodge it. He, of course, threw it back towards the source with a pointed look that got a sheepish one back, and he shook his head on a laugh as he looked to Adela.

"They're a bit of a handful today aren't they? Have you had lunch yet?"

01/20; after classes let out

[not_thedragon]

Fumiko again? was what Sasuke had said when Mikoto waylaid him on his way home. His mother had simply smiled at him and handed him the notice from the Academy, patting his shoulder and promising that she would make something nice for dinner if he was planning to be home for it. Sasuke hadn't failed to notice that there were leaves clogging up some of the eavestroughs when he'd returned home (from a mission he wasn't even sure made sense in nature) by way of the roofs.

With Fugaku's joints aggravated by the weather more frequently and Itachi's marked preference for Shisui's apartment instead of his own home, Sasuke's absence had probably started to tell on some of the seasonal chores. It was strange that -- even after everything -- that was a guilt that could gnaw at his conscience, but there it was. He arrived at the Academy as soon as he'd finished debriefing his team, just in time to catch Fumiko mid-escape and forcibly sit her down on the time-out chair by the classroom door, levelling a quelling look at her rebellious glare.

"It's Uchiha Sasuke again, sensei," he said as he stepped into the classroom, expecting an exasperated Iruka again and stopping mid-sentence when he spotted someone considerably shorter instead. "Er -- sorry -- is Iruka-sensei around?"

[fangoverfang]

Kiba could say with only the utmost confidence that he definitely liked this position much better than the one he'd had before. Whoever had put in a good word for him had his never-ending gratitude, because this position was sweet. Not only was it exciting, challenging and rewarding in all the best ways.. but it had also equipped Kiba with the opportunity to fix the mess he'd made of a certain blossoming friendship.

He and Adela had left their last conversation on uncertain terms, with Adela balling her fists in frustration and Kiba baulking in confusion in the wake of a smaller girl commenting on the intricacies of their friendship; intricacies Kiba neither recognised nor understood. Kiba worked with scents and truths, he wasn't used to assumption and inference. Regardless, he knew he was to blame - even if only partly - for how Adela had felt when she'd left him last and it had been weighing heavy on his mind since the debacle. Seeing her swamped with kids on his first day as a teaching assistant had been a welcome, happy surprise... but he didn't ambush her right away. He'd use the little tact he had here, to soften the situation as much as he could. She probably deserved that from him.

He didn't expect to be as busy as he was, and Iruka-sensei worked him as hard as he'd expected. Akamaru was as well behaved as Kiba was, and though he was sure Adela would have noticed him or at least have heard he was there he didn't approach her till he could be sure she wasn't preoccupied.

"Hey!" He crowed as he caught Adela later on, when she was free of any little gremlins surrounding her. "You got a minute?"