The next day, Takuma found himself in a large field. Unlike the grassy fields with Maruboshi, every step on these yellow fields would kick up dust. Situated in one of the shinobi cantonm...
2022-11-16 21:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostSitting on a bench outside an administrative office wasn't how Takuma thought he would start his shinobi career, but the reality of the situation was more different than anything he had ...
2022-11-15 21:32:46 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE [Dec 05, 2022]:, NOW OPEN TO EVERYONE.
First things first, there was supposed to...
2022-11-14 14:52:51 +0000 UTC View Post— After the events of Chapter 12 —
The Hokage's Office was part of an...
2022-11-13 19:40:54 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma peered inside the auditorium hall. Last week he was here giving his graduation test; the place looked spacious back then, spacious enough to test bukijutsu, ninjutsu, and taijutsu...
2022-11-12 21:50:02 +0000 UTC View PostTo be edited after completion of ARC-01 [The Sakura-Colored Days of Shinobi Academy]. — AN: Unrefined | [Update: Nov 19, 2022] AN: Damn, still haven't edited this. — | [Upd...
2022-11-11 21:04:11 +0000 UTC View PostKibe gazed at his students sitting in a circle on the academy training grounds. They were chattering away as usual, like someone would sew their mouth if they didn't keep talking. He did...
2022-11-10 19:47:13 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma stared at the result of his graduation examination's second attempt with his lips pressed into a white line. The red FAIL stamped on the paper glared at him— a sign of ...
2022-11-09 16:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe bustling streets of the Leaf village suited one of a metropolitan in its busy residents traversing them in hordes every day to get to the next task of their fast lives. No one paid a...
2022-11-08 18:40:08 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma stumbled as he avoided Maruboshi's swing. He rolled away to regain his foot, but Maruboshi was on him, and he had to hop backward to survive the shinobi's attack. He pushed off hi...
2022-11-07 19:28:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe different parts of the test were placed around the auditorium in a zig-zag manner along the length of the hall. The bukijutsu part was placed near one wall, and to go to the next par...
2022-11-06 18:34:40 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma's chin rested on his palms with his fingers cupping his face; his right foot had grown a mind of its own and wouldn't stop fidgeting. His stomach also didn't seem to be doing well...
2022-11-05 18:51:18 +0000 UTC View PostAnother day rolled in, and like every morning, Takuma found himself in the middle of the field, sitting on the ground, doing the post-training stretches so he could leave the training se...
2022-11-04 18:42:43 +0000 UTC View Post"Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Jutsu) is more complicated than the Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Jutsu)," said Maruboshi to his eager student. "What you learned right now wa...
2022-11-03 18:49:46 +0000 UTC View Post"What do you feel? Describe it to me," Maruboshi asked as he walked around Takuma, who had a Dog hand seal formed with his hands.
Takuma had his face scrunched up in con...
2022-11-02 18:33:01 +0000 UTC View Post"You have certainly gotten better."
Takuma blocked a punch from Maruboshi by forcing it off mark using his forearm. The next moment, he grabbed hold of Maruboshi's arm a...
2022-11-01 18:43:19 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma jumped up to avoid Hiji's leg sweep and tried to crush one of his legs by landing on it, but Hiji pulled his leg back at the last moment. Both met eyes to gauge each other's next ...
2022-10-31 21:31:39 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma lumbered his way through a stretch of long golden grass, his eyes sweeping through his surroundings, taking account of everything around him. He put his hands under the straps of ...
2022-10-31 20:16:12 +0000 UTC View Post"This is ridiculous... Ah, NO!"
Takuma said as he frowned hard enough to give himself a unibrow. And the moment he spoke, the leaf stuck between his eyes fell. He tried ...
2022-10-31 20:15:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Ah... that idiot is going to do something stupid."
Izumi stopped playing with the ash-gray puppy lying on her lap with his tummy exposed and looked at Hana, who was fro...
2022-10-31 20:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostOn the last bench of the classroom, gentle rays of sunlight bathed Takuma in its soft warmth.
He had half his tongue sticking out and up of his lips as he scribbled down...
2022-10-31 20:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma turned his head at the sound of footsteps suddenly appearing in the middle of the field where he and Maruboshi used to train in the mornings.
"... You are early t...
2022-10-31 20:09:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt was too bright, Takuma thought annoyingly. The light from his bedroom window was painting the backside of his eyelid. And he hated nothing more than to have his sleep ruined by errant...
2022-10-31 20:09:18 +0000 UTC View PostMaruboshi and Takuma sat together in front of each other in the middle of the field. The morning's gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the abundant trees in and around the Leaf village, ...
2022-10-31 20:08:53 +0000 UTC View Post"Young Takuma, did you talk to someone about us?"
Takuma flicked his head up to rid the sweat-soaked hair from his face as he looked at Maruboshi. He stopped pushing the...
2022-10-31 20:08:24 +0000 UTC View PostJurou shifted her diary and folder of documents onto her right forearm with her fingers curling inwards to clutch them in place as she straightened the pleats of her long white skirt and...
2022-10-31 20:07:51 +0000 UTC View PostOne thing Takuma disliked about the schedule Maruboshi had put him on was that he went through three sets of clothes daily. And for him, who didn't have a washing machine in his house, i...
2022-10-31 20:06:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky was blue at five in the morning, with a tinge of orange and yellow peeking at the horizon. The air felt cool with a hint of dew suspended in it, bringing a slight weight to the l...
2022-10-31 20:06:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Lower your hip more when you're preparing to launch forward. It will help you project ahead with more speed, and the closeness to the earth improves stability, allowing you to control y...
2022-10-31 20:04:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Academy's Training Field No. 2 was Takuma's least favorite place in the world. Even the lush and soft mat of cleanly cut grass that covered the entire field that had given him the be...
2022-10-31 20:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post