Chapter 9: Chapter 9
"Third POV"
Kyoshi woke up from his inner rambling when his mother called him. He was rather absorbed in his thought that he almost missed the ceremony. he got up from his bed and went downstairs where his parents were waiting for him. His mother smiled seeing him while his father was stoic but I can see he was proud of me as well. The great fireball jutsu ceremony is similar to how the Inuzuka clan give their clan member tattoos.
"ahh Kyoshi Kun! are you ready to leave now", Kyoko asked him.
" Yes, mom" and immediately got an affirmative.
" Hmm, are you excited? today is the day when you get your approval to enter the clan library after all. I know how long you have waited for this day." Kyoko knew her son very well. even as a baby he was a very intelligent one. always seem to be reading something, he even learned fuinjutsu. she did not know how proficient Kyoshi is in it as it is a complex art. she has only seen Uzumaki clan who were any good with it. those guys were the true savant of fuinjutsu like it was in their blood or something.
what she did not know was Kyoshi was a prodigy among prodigies. he has already figured out how the jutsu works without any help from an expert just reading books. the fuinjutsu seems to be working under a very simple formula. we make a circular pattern with rules for the seal to follow which are written vertically while some lines are made between them. the rule specifies how a seal is supposed to function. for example with a storage seal, the rule specifies that there is to be made a pocket space inside the center of the seal matrix inside the runic lines of specific area while coordinates are connected to the scroll via the character present on the center of symbols and cannot be accessed from any other place than the scroll. the cursive writing is like a signature of seal master to prevent others from understanding and stealing their technique. the hardest thing to learn was the characters used in fuinjutsu. those seem to have their language system that Uzumaki clan have in their storage. he still hadn't learned all the characters because of the lack of any written source. he planned to learn all of that so he could later modify the hirashin no jutsu made by the second Hokage in the future. that and Edo Tensei seem to have a very complex seal matrix. but that was for the future. for now, he had a ceremony to complete.
"MC POV"
Our family eventually reached the location which was a wharf by the Naka River in Uchiha clan territory. there were 5 other families by the ceremony started and when a clan elder arrived the ceremony began. Thankfully my turn was fourth on the list so I can check other children's ability first.
but there was a surprise there on that auspicious day well two surprises. and those were Fugaku and his-could-have-been-but-now-with-me-present-no-way future wife.
Being the clan heir Fugaku went first. he blew a rather impressive fireball having about the circumference of his height. then Mikoto went after and made a slightly smaller than the one made by fugaku. The third one was random Uchiha who failed and only exhaled a ball of smoke.
When my turn finally came I was at a dilemma. As there was no definite pattern in their execution of the jutsu. the first two may have been the exceptional ones. I didn't know if they were going to rate the rate of handseal or not. I could make one bid as two-storey house forming a single tiger seal. but as I had planned to downplay my ability I won't do that. so I just decided to make one about the same size the one Mikoto made. I formed hand seals at a relatively faster speed and blew the fireball.
after performing the jutsu, I turned around to the audience. they all looked at me approvingly and gave me a nod while the clan elder just gave me the signature 'Hn'. the only difference was my parents who were just looking at me strangely, not disappointed just intrigued. They must be wondering why I underperformed. After they had already seen me forming hand seals a hundred times faster and making a lot bigger fireball. I went toward them and they looked me questioningly. I mouthed "later" to them and then focused my attention toward the stage.
after my performance, the rest was relatively weaker. The fifth one straight away failed and the sixth made a fireball smaller than two watermelons put together. well, the last one looked quite satisfied with his performance as he puffed up his chest in pride or he was just plain idiot.
after the jutsu presentation, all of the children were called to the front and the Uchiha clan symbol was presented. I didn't know only after this rite, we can wear the fan symbol in our body. Before this, I always wondered why my parents never made me wear it. I just assumed they just haven't got around getting them sewed on my clothes.
'so that's why? huh! then there was another purpose behind this test other than the permit to the library.' i thought; amused about the reason.
'well, that would explain why we needed the elder's presence.'
Fugaku Mikoto and I got the symbol of Uchiha etched on our back. the two who failed and the last one were not given. The elder then went and gave a speech about The greatness of Uchiha clan and such bullcrap but I just tuned it out. after the speech; everybody returned home, some happier some sad while my parents were boring a hole in my back.
They were silent back. That was until we reached home. just after entering the house, my father stoically called me to come to the living room. while my mother went to the kitchen to prepare some tea while sending worried glances at me. I followed my father to the aforementioned room and sat opposite to him.
there was nary of sound between us as we sat in uncomfortable silence. I had already foreseen such an event occurring as I had decided to hide my true self. after some time, mother entered the room. After pouring some tea, she asked me the question that had been plaguing their mind,
"So Kyoshi Kun; what do you have to say about yourself? about your actions today?"
I gave some time for tension to build up and answered, "mom, dad do you want to know the reason why I hid my abilities today and gave the bare minimum amount of result today?"
" yes Kyoshi, we are asking you why you thought that was a good action?" father was the one who asked this time.
"ok I will answer your question as soon as you answer this; have you ever heard the story about why tall trees are first to fall in the storm?", well yes I'm going the philosophical route here this will sound right in the ears with the roundabout reasons.
SLAM!!!
" Just answer the question and what relation does such a story have with your reason."
HO-OH BOY!!! he is angry.
" It has a lot of points to it", I replied calmly.
"Koshiro calm down. and Kyoshi Kun, jut explain the reason we haven't heard that story." my mother being the voice of reason she is, urged me more.
" ok, I'll tell you the story first. so listen calmly."
[There was a proud teak tree in the forest. He was very tall. There was also a small herb next to the tree. The teak tree said, "I am very tall and strong. No one can defeat me." Hearing this, the herb replied, "Dear friend, too much pride is harmful. Even the strong will fall one day."
The teak ignored the herb's words and day by day grew even taller. He continued to praise himself.
A strong wind blew. The teak stood firmly. Even when it rained, the teak stood strong by spreading its leaves. During these times, the herb bowed low. The teak made fun of the herb.
One day, there was a storm in the forest. The herb bowed low. As usual, the teak did not want to bow. The storm kept growing stronger. The teak could no longer bear it. He felt his strength giving way. He tried his best to stand upright, but in the end, he fell. That was the end of the proud tree.
When everything was calm again, the herb stood straight. He looked around. He saw that the proud teak had fallen.]
And silence reigned once again. I sipped my tea silently letting them process this and asked,
" so, what did you understand from this story? what did the teak tree do wrong and was the herb right or not?"
"I think the moral was to not be prideful of yourself and always be humble, right Kyoshi?" my mother answered. my father was still silent.
I shook my head and replied," it can be interpreted like that but there is more we can get from this. and this also ties with my reason behind today's actions."
" The reason the teak tree fell was that the teak tree was standing out too much so he got the full brunt of the storm while the herb was hiding in the shadow of the teak tree and survived. but was the herb correct in this?"
A pause for a sip and letting them stew for a while and then,
" No! herb was also wrong. why? because he was weak. he weathered the storm and survived the storm but what about next storm? was that the last storm to ever happen? "
"No, both were wrong in this story. the teak stood out too much while weak herb was a parasite. one too prideful while the other was too weak. what i learned from this story was to become as strong as a teak tree while hidden like the herb."
"Third POV"
"But why Kyoshi, Why do you need to hide. you can be strong as you can and become the Hokage. we have a village behind us we can be safe." Kyoko cried out feeling confused and hurt for her son's life choices.
'Well, this becoming harder to cover up. I just bullshitted my way out of the fire. He he maybe my father has got something to say. Maybe I will get bonus from misunderstanding like those MCs from Korean novels.'
"kyoshi, I get what you are trying to say! I really do! but do you really need to hide yourself like that? Even from your clan and your family."
Koshiro said sounding frustrated unable to think why his son was keeping so much secret.
'Well that worked out better than I expected. I got a way out but I still need to solidify my reason in their heart so they don't question me like this again.'
"Father, Let me tell you a idiom I read somewhere. it goes like this-
-To fool your enemies you need to fool your friends first-.
what it means is if even your allies don't know your secrets there was no way enemies will be able to get it. The reason why I need to hide my abilities is that this world is not fairy tale. It doesn't give out happy endings. If you want it you have to write it yourself with your own two hands."
"But even with strength there is no guarantee you will survive. death is uncertain. Even one as powerful as Lord Hasirama fell to a poisoned blade and one cunning as Tobirama died due to treachery. "
Father, mother; I want to live a fulfilled life without regrets. with you by my side. I want to be able to take care of you both when you won't be able to, be able to see your love till the end smiling when your eyes will close someday. I will then live my life peacefully as well till I meet you again. but for those I will have to collect my strength till I can complete my dream. if I die while trying to fulfill any dream I will have no regrets because I died trying."
with those words I got up and booked out of the room.
Tactical Retreat for the win....
AN::well chapter end. so, how many of you felt bad for his parents for being manipulated by him. I did. just writing this, I felt the MC was one cold motherfocker. he just emotional blackmailed his parents right there?
well any way this chapter almost got lost. how you ask well.
earlier today I had almost finished writing this chapter when suddenly my phone crashed and turned off. I was so angry because I didn't save my progress. when I turned my phone on and voila no chapter and it was already 3 AM so I wrote an apology chapter with the excuse sounding truth. but then I remembered I copied it in my clipboard on a whim. so I searched for it and thank the god I found atleast about 3 quarters. the previous ending was lost and I also forgot it when I was fuming at my phone so I changed it.
I think it came out ok . so tell me what do you think ?
anyway in next chapter. he will be joining academy. this time I swear no click bait this time. I just needed a reasonable way to introduce him in the school.
and tell me:
is MC a piece of Shit or What?
or
Did my issue sounded fake ? or is it really fake?
give me response for this?
ooooooookkk byeeeeeeeeeeee......
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