NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10: chapter 10
in a silent forest the only thing that you can hear is the Birds chirping, wind blowing gently making the leaf in the trees moving with it and heavy breathing.
'wait... haivy breathing?'
he approached the source of the heavy breathing with silent steps to find a little girl with two different hair color
she was in the ground lying down like a starfish.
'she doesn't wear a headband that make her an academy student' he thought
what is she doing here training? well if that's the case then he is surprised.
knowing that this ninja generation are all lazy. and what more surprised him is the steam in the river nearby, she seems like she was practicing a fire jutsu, and that made him. more curious. a hidden prodigy? maybe.
he got closer with silent steps then crouch down next to her lying body,
a senbon can be seen in his mounth playing with it, and with his signature lazy smile
"what are you doing here by yourself? it's dangerous enven by academy student standards" he asked, amusement could be seen in his black eyes
she jumped at the sudden voice that appeared out of nowhere startled
her eyes went wide after seeing the person who is standing before her
'fucking luck I knew it!-'
words come out of her mouth before even thinking "... training?"
"Training? in a place like this? and how old are you? you look like a academy student to me"
he said to confirm his thoughts while looking at her up and down
'the fuck you want? wait! I think I found my key! oh youre so fucked' she smirked
"six... can I know your name ninja-san?"
he was kind of surprised by her age, he looked at her and answered
"I'll tell you my name if you tell me your's" he smirked at her
"anyway, mind telling me why you're training in a secluded place like this? and not train somewhere safe? like the academy ground or something?" he said puzzled.
"well I don't like people seeing my improvement, the name is yumiko"
"Hiding eh? you may have an inferiority complex, but even if you hide your improvement it'll still be noticeable, you know?"
he said to her while giving a small smirk
'why you' she glared at him annoyed, he didn't mind her glare at all and instead finished his sentence
"but it's okay, as long as you continue you'll reach to the top one day, so... what are you training for?"
he asked her in a curious but calming tone, she can see that he is really interested to know what a six year old kid want to achieve
"increasing my survival chances" she smiled innocently
'well I don't mind telling him since he will become my jōnin sensei after graduation
genma shiranui you are my reward from the Hokage'
"Oh I see, increasing your survivability in this world, that's a good goal to have, but if I may ask how did you came up with such a goal at a very young age, most people at your age don't really care at those kind of things"
he said while slightly tilting his head to the side.
it is slightly unusual for him to come across a kid that is already thinking about survivability at this age.
plus they aren't in war state to think like that, most kids now are lazy and not really ambitious, so he can't help but be curious
'what shoul I say?'
"you still didn't tell me your name ninja-san" instead she dodged his question with another
"Oh so sorry... I almost forgot"
he said with a sheepish smile, while scratching his neck 'she didn't answer...'
"My name is Genma Shiranui, elite Jōnin of the Leaf Village."
"nice to meet you! I am sure we will meet again in the future, I must go now or the caretaker will come searching for me! see you genma-sensei!" she speed off as if she wasn't painting before
he raised and eyebrow in amusement then eyed her weirdly 'this kid have a great stamina for sure...but why did she call me sensei?'
whatever the case is he decided to ignore it.