5 AM is my wake up call; sleeping like the dead would be in my best interest tonight. a shower would be wise first.
[private to self.]
. . kisame stood in as my ornament.
it became apparent as they began to fall. i was not certain i would be able to exploit their strengths against them.
one who held friends close -- taken out by their own teammate.
another whose technique in weapons was unsurpassable -- brought down by cold steel.
the last, a boy ruled by the insignia on his forehead -- humbled by one blow.
that is why i brought you there. i needed to test them, the eyes that are slowly but surely forsaking me. though at the cost of a headache, i am pleased with the result. gai sensei, on the other hand -- is not.
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[/private to self.]
China is waiting.