1 New chapter [NK/Raphael/Invite only] Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:31 pm
Ao Yakushi
D-rank
The non-selection of my taking part in the Chuunin Exams didn’t have the biggest impact on me. In fact, it was quite understandable; a recently promoted genin who had barely shown what he was capable of (if he were capable of anything, that is). I was quite the beginner in terms of the shinobi world, and my abilities were limited to being able to communicate with fellow genin and maybe try to scare the opponent with some big talk about my potential strengths; but that wouldn’t cut it at something as big as the Chuunin Exams. I still came along with a few other Konoha shinobi to “support” those who had been selected to take part in the examination. Nonetheless, I ended up chatting with a few locals during those weeks I spent at Kumogakure, and even doing a bit of tourism, though there wasn’t that much to look at to be completely honest. However, the fact that such an event was happening in the village meant people from all over the ninja world would gather, visit and chat up with others in hopes of either supporting their nation during the examinations, or simply visiting the Village Hidden in the Clouds.
Truth is, I just really used this as an excuse to get away from Konoha and to meet people from different villages, learn their story, their background, know how life is away from home. Behaving like a tourist wasn’t exactly something I was fond of, and even though there were countless places to visit in the village, I was much more interested in casually chatting up strangers. So, just in case you were wondering, that’s how I ended up talking with this guy, who didn’t really tell me much about where he was from, he sounded a bit too mysterious and quiet to my taste actually. “So, what brings you here, is it Raphael you said? Or was that your last name?”
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Truth is, I just really used this as an excuse to get away from Konoha and to meet people from different villages, learn their story, their background, know how life is away from home. Behaving like a tourist wasn’t exactly something I was fond of, and even though there were countless places to visit in the village, I was much more interested in casually chatting up strangers. So, just in case you were wondering, that’s how I ended up talking with this guy, who didn’t really tell me much about where he was from, he sounded a bit too mysterious and quiet to my taste actually. “So, what brings you here, is it Raphael you said? Or was that your last name?”
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