Backdated to May 31st. Open to EVERYONE.

[silverterror]

[He'd attempted his own locking seal this time on the scroll, frowning to himself the entire time. He was completely sure it looked like the one he'd gotten last time, just modified slightly. Basically, he'd managed to make the thing useless. So any and everyone who wished to open the seal mark and read what was written, could.

Unfortunately for him.]

Ami,

I presume your lessons have not further hindered you since our talk?

Sephiroth

Comments

[silverterror]

Ami,

I haven't. I met you.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

Oh. You were able to read him off of me?

Ami

P.S. Sensei says your message ended up being public somehow.

[silverterror]

[Not useful if he has no idea how to fix it.]

Ami,

... I have been informed of that yes. And yes.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

How did you learn how to do that?

Ami

P.S. I've copied out a privacy seal they teach at the Academy; it's kind of rudimentary but I think maybe a few of your strokes smeared together because of the ink. Unless they're supposed to look like that.

[Enclosed]

[silverterror]

[He looked at the seal... which wasn't a person to person seal either. That required a refined chakra delineation. No, it was a Konoha lock but he didn't quite realize that and just copied it over. So now, only Konoha shinobi were getting to read the letters. That was... better? No.]

Ami,

Observation and practice. I was a jounin at your age for years, after all, presuming I haven't misremembered how old they promote to genin in Konoha now.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

Twelve is the standard, now, but a a little under a decade ago it was a little more common for earlier promotion. I'll be thirteen in the fall.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

Definitely a jounin then. I was promoted to it at ten. But then, Konoha is one of the softest countries in terms of their youth.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

I have heard that. Especially in regards to our promotions tests for genin. Are the rumors about Mist true or inflated?

Ami.

[silverterror]

Ami,

That depends very much on the rumor.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

There's one that says genin get their rank by wiping out either one classmate or all their other classmates. The latter seems inefficient, in terms of manpower maintenance.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

The latter happening ended the former tradition.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

I see. Did it end before or after your graduation?

Ami

[Oh my God, Ami, you can't just ask somebody if they got the chance to slaughter their classmates.]

[silverterror]

Ami,

After.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

I can see your point of view, then. Moderated paper and practical tests are far softer.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

Even your missions are softer.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

You're fishing for particulars. If you want to know something, just ask.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

Less that than a curiosity of just how sheltered they've kept you.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

Markedly less than they might have hoped to originally, since I've started taking missions outside the village.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

Unsurprising, the world doesn't coddle as Konoha does.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

I look forward to seeing more. I'm not overly proud of my debut.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

You regret the outcome?

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

The outcome was fine, thanks to my instructor. My own performance is what I am dissatisfied with.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

The question is if you feel you played to your strengths.

Sephiroth

[thelittleprincess]

Sephiroth,

I did everything that I could in my position.

It just wasn't enough.

Ami

[silverterror]

Ami,

Unfortunately, something like that is bound to happen even to the greatest shinobi. Irritating, isn't it?

Sephiroth