Kazuki smile. "Ya! His name is…I don't remember!"
Reiji comically bangs his head on the table shocked to hear what Kazuki just said to him, after he build so much anticipation about the men who killed his brother and father.
"But…" Grips his sword. "…I remember his face, that is the one thing I will never forget." Kazuki eyes burning with fire.
"Then is he a ninja and is he in the village?" Reiji ask.
"Ya his a ninja, but he left a long time ago!"
Reiji stretch his head telling that there is no way of finding this person if he already left the village.
Though a thought sparks in his mind. That if this person is a ninja he must have went to the academy.
"Kazuki! If you don't know their name, maybe the academy might help."
"You think so Reiji!" He adds. "Am curious why are you so trying to help me when we have known each other for only a few?!"
"…"
"I simply want to know how it feels to have a friend." With a smile on his face.
The rooms begin to lighten up with laughter as the Kazuki has never really had a friend beside his brother.
Several minutes pass with them discussing their past and getting to know each other.
It's bright orange light emitting the world show the rest of the world it is about time for it to rest.
Seeing this through the window he stands up, however his stopped by Kazuki.
"I have a favor to ask of you!" He continues. "During the exam you told me I need to know about what ninjas are. And of course you did tell me the history, but I feel like there are some things you didn't tell me!"
"So I ask you to tell me what ninjas do and teach me to fight like a ninja! Please!"
Reiji seeing the sincere look in his eyes. He tells him that let him first go and inform his brother about this first.
Meanwhile in the west of the town stands a tall building it's stones on the entrance is adorned with the words Shinwa academy.
Inside is a hallway with the walls lined with posters of numerous people with different color kimonos and a emblem of a shield on the area where the heart is located on the kimonos.
Some of the walls in the hallway have wooden doors and beyond this doors are rooms as large as a classroom.
Equipped with wooden desk, glass windows that allow the soft light of the evening sun. A large chalkboard at the front.
Outside this building is a green field filled with certain obstacle courses, running field and in the center is a arena that seem to be designed for combat. This arena seems large enough to fill a hundred people.
Back inside the building is a room that has a board saying staff only. This room is crowded with tables that are packed with papers.
Some of the administrators that were at the entrance exam are present inside placing the papers on the table in order.
"Tanaka-san I can't believe that so many children died this time around." He speaks with an anxious voice.
"You know…during all the years of the entrance exam this is the highest number of death in history." Tanaka answers him.
"Is that true Tanaka-san? Then how was it for you when you participated in the entrance exam?"
Tanaka laughes to say. "Well to be honest for me I failed it there times before failing. But, I was truly lucky because the time I passed was no monster present nor some top genius in the exam."
"Wow Tanaka-san that is embarrassing to hear. I bet this year's Rank 1's are stronger than you."
Tanaka colleague laughs at him. While his laughing he side eyes Kaito and stops laughing.
"Kaito-san since you were the head administrator of this year's exam. What do you think this year's rank 1's?" He ask Kaito who is leaning on his chair while his feet is placed on top of his messy table.
"…" Kaito does not even look at him.
"O'come on Kaito don't be like that and answer the junior." Tanaka asl Kaito since he is also curious of this year's rank 1's.
Kaito gaze at the two teachers "tsk" under his breath as he removes his feet from the table. He stands up from his chair walking toward the door before stopping.
"Their attitude is interesting I won't lie, but they seem like any ordinary ninja based on their Sei level." Exiting the room as he leaves the two teachers buffled.
"What's his problem?!" Junior fury's that even after leaving he did not look at him even once.
"Relax Junior. Don't take it to heart, that just who Kaito is!" Trying to cheer up Junior with his optimistic tone.
"What do you mean Tanaka-san?"
"Well, Kaito is the type of person who despise it when asked a question he deems irrelevant."
"Huh! But, wasn't our question relevant?"
"You will understand soon." Tanaka taps Junior on the shoulder as he gets back to arranging the papers on his table.
A month later.
Kazuki's house.
Oni-chan! Reiji-kun! Time to get up and head to the academy!" Hinata'sloud voice echoing all around the house.
She sees no one answering or even appearing and decide to go to each of their rooms starting with Kazuki.
*Crash* Forcefully opening the sliding door of Kazuki.
"Oni-chan it's time to get…"
Her words cut short by the scene she's witnessing right now. Like a statue with its legs crossed, a sword placed on it's lap and coldly gaze onto a portrait of his brother.
She sigh. "Oni-chan you moron!!" Her voice instantly snaps Kazuki back to reality, as he hit his sword that flys directly to his chin.
"Ow Hina that hurt." Rolling on the ground.
"Once your done cry like a baby come eat your breakfast and head to the academy!!"
Hinata turns around her head fuming and out of nowhere Reiji is standing in front of her face.
"Good morning Hina-chan. I saw you made breakfast for us. Sorry if I ate without your permission, but it smelled so nice I couldn't help it. Thank you for making it!"
Reiji's words increase her fuming anger to a positive one that she imagine she's in heaven.
Reiji walk past her mentioning she at least did not fall unconscious, as he grabs Kazuki leaving Hinata in her wonderland state.
Town District
The enriching smell angers Kazuki since Reiji grabbed him before he could eat his sister's food.
"Hey Kazuki." Reiji trying to start a conversation hearing Kazuki's growling stomach so he could make him take his mind off his hunger.
"Isn't my father the best. I bet no father would allow his child to stay at they friends place for a whole year." A smile across his face.
"Ya and thanks to him you taught me how to fight!" Smile at Reiji with generosity.
"Then how about I eat some food!" His generous smile becoming a devious grin.
"No!! We are already late as is."
Kazuki furrows his brows as the two boys begin to increase their speed.
After sometime the two boys reach the academy. Before they enter they explain to the guard that they are students and they are sorry for coming in late.
Seeing their sincerity he leads them inside the academy and to their class. He heads in with them explaining something to the teacher who is standing in front of the class.
The teacher who seem to be 184cm with a bald hea, white colored beard and a scar on his forehead. Allows them to go sit down.
They head to their place which is in the center and next to them is a girl with a black ponytail hairstyle.
"You see Kazuki we would have been in trouble if that guard was not there."
"Whatever am still hungry." His tone moody.
"Here." The girl offer Kazuki a lunchbox to continue. "Wasn't planning to eat it, so you can take it."
"And you are?"Reiji holding the lunchbox so it doesn't reach Kazuki yet.
"Lia Hien." With a bright smile.
"Hien?"
TBC.
NEXT CHAPTER: 24 MAY