1 New Beginnings [Private|NoKill|Akira and Satoshi Only] Mon May 26, 2014 10:58 pm
Ryouichi
D-rank
Time had continued to pass, for what exact reason why his life was at a standstill was a simple reason, one easily known to Ryouichi and the staff at the hospital who attended to him. His illness had taken hold of him again, restraining him to the confines of his home or the chambers set in the hospital. He preferred the sanctuary of his own home, where it would feel less like a jail cell, and more like home. But even then, he had restrictions placed upon him, until his illness eased up and allowed him to actually perform the duties a shinobi could, for now, he would still be restricted to the tasks set up for mere genin, all for his rank in the rankings set upon the shinobi of the major villages; Iwagakure was no exception to these standards. In the time that passed between his first time resuming becoming a shinobi the Village Hidden by Rocks and to the moment now, where he stood at the edges of Gisei Lake, there were more changes to the village than he had foreseen, particularly in the standing of the position of Kage; the Tsuchikage. The Tsuchikages seemed to come and go, hopefully this one would last a particularly long time, though he had his doubts considering the rate at which the Kage of Iwagakure changed.
For his twenty-five years that had come and gone, Ryouichi knew the looks that were cast upon him. Every look said the exact same thing, “Give up on becoming a shinobi,” “Won’t amount to anything,” yet he still wanted to prove them wrong, but the internal thoughts turned negative. A genin with twenty-five years on this planet was looked down upon. He’d likely have a more successful life living as a merchant or a bartender, likely married to some other civilian with a child, but that wasn’t for him, not right now. Not when he had so much to prove, not to the village but to himself. Heaving out a sigh, Ryouichi looked down in to the waters of the lake, allowing the rushing sounds of the numerous waterfalls to pass his ears, taking in the tune of nature. Iwagakure was all he knew and he doubted he would accept another village as home. The only thing that could be accounted as home, but not to him as a person, was Konoha, the home of his ancestors. He was a unique entity, a Nara of the Village Hidden by Stone, thus he knew, his uses to the village could be exponential. It was just a matter of finding himself and becoming more powerful than he already was, which essentially rock bottom was. The only thing he knew that was of absolute use, was his knowledge of seals, already – practically – a master of sealing in theory, just not much in it’s applications.
For his twenty-five years that had come and gone, Ryouichi knew the looks that were cast upon him. Every look said the exact same thing, “Give up on becoming a shinobi,” “Won’t amount to anything,” yet he still wanted to prove them wrong, but the internal thoughts turned negative. A genin with twenty-five years on this planet was looked down upon. He’d likely have a more successful life living as a merchant or a bartender, likely married to some other civilian with a child, but that wasn’t for him, not right now. Not when he had so much to prove, not to the village but to himself. Heaving out a sigh, Ryouichi looked down in to the waters of the lake, allowing the rushing sounds of the numerous waterfalls to pass his ears, taking in the tune of nature. Iwagakure was all he knew and he doubted he would accept another village as home. The only thing that could be accounted as home, but not to him as a person, was Konoha, the home of his ancestors. He was a unique entity, a Nara of the Village Hidden by Stone, thus he knew, his uses to the village could be exponential. It was just a matter of finding himself and becoming more powerful than he already was, which essentially rock bottom was. The only thing he knew that was of absolute use, was his knowledge of seals, already – practically – a master of sealing in theory, just not much in it’s applications.
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