Squad 1 ~ Formation! [Private]

[Heishi Noa]

Noa began to think that his plans wouldn't work. Both times that he attempted to get an observation of the Hokage's movements and fighting style, he failed. He had nothing to base his attacks off of and if he continued with his plan he was sure it would fail. So he began to think. Alright, my first plan was to use to my charade to perform an unexpected grab at the bottle. My back up plan was to utilize my jacket as a distraction. However, I won't be able to perform these plans effectively because of the multitude of attacks we keep performing simultaenously. But maybe if we perform one coordinated attack we could at least wow Akimichi-sensei. But, how could we possibly do that? What attack could we do that would help us get the bottle of sake?

Noa began to ponder over the skills his team had displayed so far. Obviously, the Hyuga was a practioner of Juken and therefore highly skilled at hand to hand combat. The Uchiha was highly skilled at the utilization and manipulation of projectiles. And he, Noa Heishi, was highly skilled at using deception and distractions in and as a means of combat. But how can we use these to our advantage? I don't understand...Wait! Maybe if I could use my deception and distraction and combine it with the Uchiha's projectiles. Maybe I could even include the Hyuga's taijutsu mastery. It would be complicated, but it could work.

But with that little piece of insight came a new problem. Would his allies give him a chance? He would have to reveal his true confidence to them. The confidence that only appeared during moments like these when he was in battle, but he didn't want to reveal this side of himself for they had already set judgement upon him. But he had no choice. He had too. His posture would change with a sudden grace. His eyes would reveal a hidden fire. His voice would now boom with assertiveness, and he would gain an air of confidence about him. "Stab me. Hah, that's not a bad idea. I do have an alternative plan however. It's a bit "complicated," and It'll require a few preperations. The first, most important, preparation, do any of you have any smoke bombs and if so how long does the smoke usually linger in the air?" Noa would allow a grace period for response.

"Okay. As you may have already figured, this smoke will serve as a distraction to obstruct Akimichi-sensei's vision and as such it will be dropped a few feet in front of us. Which leads to the next preparation, I have to visually and mentally pinpoint the Hokage's location. The last few preparations will involve you," he would point at the Uchiha. "You'll have to immediately begin prepping a shuriken with wire. After the wire is successfully around the shuriken I want you to give me your Fūma Shuriken. After all these steps have been taken the plan will be set in motion. The plan will be a three stage assault that will encompass the strengths I've noticed so far: Uchiha...kun's projectiles, Hyuga-kun's taijutsu, and my skills in deception and distractions." I can't believe I'm using honorifics. Where did that come from? Looks like my sense of teamwork is starting to kick in.

"Now, Hokage-sama already knows what you two can do, however; he has no idea what I'm capable of. Which is how I wanted it to be from the beginning. I'm the wild card. We'll use this to our advantage. Uchiha-kun I'll use the Henge no Jutsu to transform into you while you and Hyuga-kun transform into Fūma Shuriken. Now, Hokage-sama most likely wouldn't be expecting that I'm also skilled in projectiles, so the moment that I use the Shadow Shuriken Technique he will immediately assume that I'm you. Now, the first Fūma Shuriken will be the real one from Uchiha-kun and the second-- the one in it's shadow-- will be Hyuga-kun. Once the Hokage counters the first shuriken, you, Hyuga-kun, will cancel the Henge no Jutsu and deal a single decisive blow towards Hokage-sama's left side, forcing him to move to the right to dodge the blow. Now, this is where you come in Uchiha-kun. Once I feel that the first shuriken is in range enough to distract Akimichi-sensei, I'll throw you to his right side. Once you get into the sensei's blindside, you'll cancel the Henge no Jutsu and then throw the shuriken you prepped, pulling on the wire and causing the shuriken to wrap around the sake bottle. The smoke will be thrown before our intial transformations begin. It will also serve as a distraction to conceal the Shadow Shuriken Technique."

"Make no mistake though. This plan is a combination of the one skill all three of us have in common, the skill of execution. If even one of our execution is off this plan won't work at all. And hopefully, Hokage-sama being drunk may help. If you have any better ideas or if you've found any flaws then feel free to voice them."

[Akimichi Chouhiko]

"They're...finally formin' a plan..."

Chouhiko kept his distance from the new trio, swaying back-and-forth unconsciously. His body felt hotter, his head dizzier, and his world a blur. His grip tightened around the Sake bottle, but the muscle contractions were not felt. It was as if parts of his body became heavier, while others numb and light. The Shodai Hokage knew this state very well. Now tipsy, Akimichi Chouhiko would tap into a reserve of incredible power, the likes of which established his claim to having the power needed to be Kage. The secret master of the Suiken would release the control of himself to physical urges and impulses he did not understand, but in exchange he would fight with a style nigh obtainable nor predictable.

A few, dry drops of Sake streamed down his throat as Chouhiko took more sips. At this point, he was feeling the alcohol travel down his throat less and less. And this lack of feeling would only spur him to drink more. In this pattern of consumption is where the true terror lay--once Chouhiko became tipsy, the path to full-on drunk was traversed far more quickly. While watching the group plot, Chouhiko squinted his eyes, as if he could not see them since they were so far away. This action was, of course, exaggerated, but he felt compelled to put a lot of physical effort into it.

"Y'guys think...you have an idea?" he asked loudly, not thinking of whether or not he was interrupting them or if he should even speaking to them so casually until they completed the test. He waved the Sake bottle in a taunting gesture, his increasing drunkenness making everything far more amusing than it was.
"C'mon, c'mon!~ The bottle ain't gonna be here all day~."

[Ion Uchiha]

He listened to the other two talk, and he was partial to the Hyuga's plan because it would be the most effective to say the least. However Noa's plan had it's own benefits, and would work just as well in it's own right. Thinking about it all he figured if they were going to be a team they would have to figure it out together. No matter how useless he thought the other boy was. Sighing he figured he would spout his own plan just to see what they would say about it. After all the worst case scenario was that they would say no. Either way he figured that his plan was pretty good just as the others. Though the stabbing idea was really starting to sound better to him the more he thought about it.

"Well I was thinking that we could just create a bunch of those clone's of ourselves maybe 3 apiece, and while they are charging at him we just Body Flicker right on top of him while he is distracted. Get it that way it isn't as elaborate, but the principle is the same as Noa's plan. However if we are to be a team we are gonna have to come to an agreement so the option is up to you guys on which plan we take.." he said allowing his voice to trail off as he stared at the other two.

Either way they took made no difference to him because he would make sure that they succeeded. He was the Heir to the Uchiha Clan, and failure was not an option for him no matter what. Even if he had to sacrifice every fiber in his body in order to succeed he would do it because he refused to accept defeat.