Externality, part 3a (2017-06-23)

Immediately after agreeing on their alliance, Tetsuki and Naruto Uzumaki take to the treetops. A far enough distance away from each other that they won’t needlessly overlap in their search, but not too far that they can’t signal to each other to regroup.

Tokens first. They’ll be more difficult to grab.

The token holders are already on guard, know that they’re targets if not whose exactly–if they hole up successfully, hide away or build a strong enough camp, then there’s no touching them for the rest of the exam.

In comparison, armband wearers are the aggressors. They won’t expect anyone to attack them, safe in their knowledge that they’re the ones seeking not hiding. They can be put off for later, tomorrow even, when they’ve gotten complacent.

It’s only been an hour, two at most, since the exam officially began. It’s possible that some token holders haven’t yet settled down, haven’t yet found a defensible, concealable position.

Except for the three that started in the southern sector along with them, they don’t have much information to go on. Unlike the armband wearers, token holders won’t exactly mark themselves overtly, meaning the two of them may very well just have to accost everyone in hopes of getting a token.

And if it gets out that there are classmates without armbands ambushing people…

“How’s your henge?” Tetsuki asks, drawing close for their conversation–no need to alert everyone else by calling their plans out in the open–even as they maintain a steady pace to catch up with their classmates.

The grin Naruto Uzumaki gives is wide and sly, the epitome of a troublemaker.

Tetsuki feels herself smiling back.

A few hours later, when they spot a classmate alone and with no armband in sight, it’s easy enough to take him down, outnumbered and surprised as he is. Knocking him out, tying him up, and getting a sky blue token for their efforts.

Still, it’s her idea to disguise themselves so when he does wake up, word of what they’re doing won’t spread too fast. Or, at the very least, not correctly.

It’s Naruto Uzumaki’s idea on who they disguise themselves as.

She gives it until noon tomorrow before tales of Neji Hyuuga and Rock Lee working together wind their way through the ranks of the class.

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