BRING ME FOOD! [Genin Exam]

[Junan]

The proctor of this exam was none other than Akimichi Hamaro. The man could have been described as a mountain of a man, and when transformed they would have been correct. However he was proud of his girth and as such walked around with no top on, his pride even went so far as to have his massive bulk waxed, something no-one should ever witness.

Still he was there to run an exam. An exam for a young man named Soruja Randori. It would be a difficult exam, filled with great danger and even greater hunger.

Was Randori ready for this test of skill and ability?

Was Randory ready to have his wits and knowledge tested to their limits?

Only time would tell.

Hamaro stood in the middle of the street, holding up the wagons, his hands on his hips as he waited for Randori to arrive. The cries of "move out of the fucking way you fat ****" were ignored like water off a ducks back. They were just jealous.

 

[Uragaeshi Riyoji]

The day had come.. It was finally time for Randori to take his Genin exam and gain even more opportunities to become stronger. Although he wasn't exactly excited, he knew that it would aid him in his goal to achieve the strength he seeks. Waking up as early as he had been, he prepared by throwing on his clothes and placing his sword in it's holster. His hair was kept in it's usual, messy state, although it was much darker now that he had gone through some changes. Making sure to put on his recently acquired coat before leaving the academy's dorms, he made his way out and to the area he was told to meet.

Although he didn't quite know who to look for, he assumed he'd either be found or they'd be easy to find. When he grew closer to the meeting place, he began thinking of what sort of challenges would be presented to him, this actually made him become genuinely excited since he probably needed to complete some difficult task in order to pass. Would he need to go through a deadly obstacle course? Cut down some thugs harassing civilians? These were some of the possibilities that Randori looked forward to.

As he day dreamed, he ran into something large blocking his path. It was surprisingly soft and... greasy? Backing up a few steps, he looked up at the mass of skin in front of him, and saw the seemingly shining figure before him. It must have been the sun shining off of the wax on this man's body, and he found this to be.... Absolutely disgusting. Cringing at the sight of the man, he couldn't believe this wasn't one of the things he wished never to happen to him. Even though he was dazed for a moment, he remembered he needed to find his proctor and quickly corrected himself.

"Do you happen to know where I could find where the genin exam is taking place?" He asked, not remembering to apologize for bumping into him. Not once did he think this could be the person waiting for him, but he did think that he could help him find where he needed to be. Just in case trouble was started, he prepared to quickly draw his weapon it got to be physical.

 

[Junan]

A small bump from behind didn't make him think to look there, after all, who cared about some blind person, for surely that is what it would take to not see him there.

His head continued to look around himself as he waited for the young man taking his Genin exam, and it seemed he wouldn't need to wait long. The small voice of the small man asked him if he knew where the exam was taking place.

Turning to face the boy with little more than lifting one leg, spinning around 180 degree's and then planting it back down again he said in a most loud voice, completely unnecessary for someone standing right before him "Why yes! You must be Randori! Very well then, let this Genin exam begin! On the word begin he raised his hand to the sky and pointed, his head not looking at Randori but rather almost as though he were striking some kind of victory pose.

Before Randori could get a word out however his hand moved back down and he continued.

Your task is to find me the most delicious bowl of imperial ramen that this area of town can produce! You have three chances! Now go!

 

[Uragaeshi Riyoji]

Surprised by how quickly the orders were given to him, Randori needed to take a moment to think about what he had to do. When his train of thought finally caught up with the situation, he immediately sprinted to the first place he could think of. It was a ramen stand in the plaza, he had been there a while ago and remembered it was fairly good. He had to shove several people out of his way due to his speed since he though he was being timed as well. Upon arriving at the stand, he took a moment to catch his breath.

"Two of your best bowls of ramen please!" he said. The time waiting for the ramen to be done was painful, he was tapping his foot the whole time thinking that he would run out of time before he could get back. When the man running the stand finished, Randori asked for one to be put into a bag and inhaled the other since he hadn't had breakfast. The ramen was scalding hot as his flowed through his body and he had no way of telling if it was good or not, but he had to push on. Making sure to grab a pair of chopsticks, he began sprinting back to his proctor.

The whole process probably took about 10 minutes, although it felt much longer to Randori. When his proctor came back into sight, he was happy to see that he hadn't run out of time, and he held the bag and chopsticks out for the man to take. This task certainly wasn't what he had in mind, but it would be easy as long as he could find the right ramen stand. This defiantly wasn't as easy as it sounded though, there could be hundreds of ramen shops, and only three chances? He needed luck or time, and he believed he had only luck currently.

 

[Junan]

Ten minutes? What kind of time was this for ramen!?!?

The giant looked at the ramen and after thinking about it for a few seconds What you want me to do with this? He asked the boy. Eat it? He continued not letting the other answer before he threw the bowl on the ground. I'M AN ADULT! YOU CAN'T FEED ME ANY OLD RAMEN!

And so Randori had to go and get some more, one attempt down, two more to go. What would he do?

[ooc: Link for reference]

 

[Uragaeshi Riyoji]

Staring at the ramen that was now all over the ground, he couldn't believe he went through all of that worrying just to have it smacked to the ground. His proctor was quite the asshole, but he had to deal with it in order to pass. Never would he had though that someone as big as this man would be picky about what he was handed to eat.. Randori let out a sigh before sprinting away once more, he had to be faster this time so that his ramen and money wouldn't be wasted. But what was he supposed to do? He couldn't help how long it took to be made.

As he ran, he looked around for another ramen stand that could potentially be the "best." When he finally found one, it was only about a minute away from where his proctor was if he sprinted back. Throwing a bit of his yen down, he asked for their most popular bowl of ramen to go. Hopefully only asking for one would make him wait for less time. A couple minutes after he was handed the bag containing the bowl, he was off. Having to make good time, he sprinted even faster than he did when he was trying to find another one. When his proctor was in sight once more, it had only been little under a minute.

Pulling out the bowl and chopsticks, he saw that the steam was still rising from the fluid inside, thankfully. Holding them out for his proctor, he hoped this one wouldn't be slapped out of his hands like the previous one was.

"This one was just made about a minute ago.." Randori barely managed to squeeze out, he was very out of breath from the constant sprinting and little breaks.

 

[Junan]

Looking down his nose at the boy he stared into the boys eyes, and he would know that the man was not happy.

What did they teach at the academy these days?

How was the boy to KNOW that this was the best bowl? How? Because the shop said so? Because it had stupid looking patterns on the bowl to show its stupid fucking brand off when a label means nothing!

What do I look like? Huh?

Slapping the bowl out of the boys hand again he bellowed at the boy

I'M NOT A PART OF THIS SYSTEM!

Of course people had been looking at the goings on for some time now, and with the yelling it seemed that only more people were paying more attention to it. But the man wasn't even trying the ramen, how could he know whether it was the best or not when he wouldn't even eat it? The boy was down to a single chance left. He had gone and grabbed two bowls of ramen from two different nearby stores, and the man hadn't eaten any of it. What could he do to satisfy the giant tool?

 

[Uragaeshi Riyoji]

Another bowl of ramen wasted... How was he supposed to satisfy someone who didn't even give the ramen a chance? Maybe there wasn't a time limit, maybe that was just something Randori came up with to satisfy his craving for a challenge. He decided that he would have to take his time and hope he wasn't wrong, ask around, taste the ramen himself to verify. He was going to ask at least 10 different people where they thought the best ramen shop was and go off of that, maybe he'd even ask what they thought the best type of ramen was from that shop. Now having a plan in mind, he set out to find the ramen that could be the deciding factor of wether he passes this exam or not.

He took his time asking people what the best ramen shop in town was, making sure to go to several different locations to try and get a variety of opinions. By the time he finished his questioning, the results showed that the majority of people he asked referred him to a shop called "Ten Ramen." The majority of the majority also said that the best bowl of ramen from this shop was the pork. Now having this information, he followed the directions given by a few of the people he asked to this shop. The last thing he would have to do is try the ramen himself and compare it to the shops best.

Upon arriving, he asked for the pork ramen and their best bowl. The order took a good amount of time to be completed, but at this point it didn't matter to much. When both bowls were placed in front of him, he tried the shop's "best" first. The taste was amazing, probably due to the fact that he had never taken the time to enjoy the taste of anything he's eaten before, but that couldn't be the only reason. After finishing that bowl, he had to move on to the other. Right when the noodles entered his mouth, he realized why so many people loved this particular bowl of ramen. It was defiantly the best bowl of ramen he had ever had, far better then the shops "best", but the result of wether this ramen was enough to impress the proctor wasn't up to him. Asking for another bowl of the pork ramen to go, he waited until it was finished then he was off.

He was sure he had found a bowl good enough to allow him to pass the exam, he spent so much time gathering the information, locating the shop, and comparing the ramen that there was no way he could be wrong. Making sure to sprint so that the ramen wouldn't go cold, he quickly made his way back to where the proctor was waiting. Upon arrival, he checked the bags contents to make sure everything was in order, which it was, and then removed the bowl and chopsticks and handed it to the proctor.

"Still hot, and I'm positive it's the best. I asked around town, and tasted it myself comparing it to the shops 'best.' I spent a lot of time finding this one, and I'd say it's the best ramen I've ever had. He tried saying this as respectfully as possible, but he really got somewhat irritated when the bowls of ramen were constantly smacked from his hands. Randori had a determined look on his face, this was his final chance and if he failed, there was no telling when his next chance to take the exam would be..

 

[Junan]

The proctor stared at him.

The boy had finally returned from wandering the streets a third and final time. He held yet another bowl of ramen in his hands and had kept him waiting there for quite some time!

The proctor glowered at the boy, it seemed as thought veins should be popping out from his head, his face going red as he held his breath.

He slammed his hand away, casting the bowl of ramen across the street.

Turning and walking away the giant shook his head as he walked. The contents of the bowl displayed across the wall of a nearby shop. The shopkeeper came out, clearly pissed off.

Who's going to be cleaning this mess up!? he shouted looking at the back of the man and then at the academy student before him.

The wall of a man called back.

That can be the genin's first mission. The man said. The voice holding a hint of amusement, as he walked away with a smile on his face. The boy had done well and figured out what he needed to do under pressure. It was a good sign for his future.

 

[Uragaeshi Riyoji]

Randori was completely confused, he had yet another bowl smacked out of his hands and the proctor didn't actually taste anything, yet... He passed? He was getting quite a lot of mixed signals, but as long as he doesn't go to get his headband and is told that he didn't pass he'd be fine with such a strange exam. His proctor was walking away, as an angry shopkeeper yelled something at them, but he didn't understand it since his brain was still think about wether he passed or not. When he finally tuned into the current situation, he heard his yell that cleaning the mess up could be his first mission. Having no idea what to do with this man, he just sighed and accepted the fact that he had passed and was given the task to clean up his proctor's mess.

"Is there anything I can use to clean this?" Randori asked as he turned to face the shop owner, cleaning the mess was the least he could do since the whole situation wouldn't have happened if he didn't take the exam. When the owner returned with a mop, Randori proceeded to clean up the mess, it took a while since most of the noodles had dried up and stuck to the ground.. When he finished cleaning, he returned the cleaning tools to the owner and made his way back to the academy. Maybe there would be some information on what to do from there. On his way back, he now had to think of where he was going to stay.. He wasn't an academy student anymore so he couldn't sleep there anymore, and he didn't have enough yen to pay for a place to stay. So his only choices were to ask someone if he could stay with them, or find a place that is relatively safe to sleep outside.

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