Ten Little Ninjas
One little, two little, three little Ninjas.
Four little, five little, six little Ninjas.
Seven little, eight little, nine little Ninjas,
Ten little Ninja boys.
Ten little ninjas stood in a line.
The first little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken hit the mark perfectly,
Sensei praised him.
"Perfect aim. You'll be a good ninja."
The second little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken hit the mark but dropped,
Sensei reminded him.
"Sharpened it. You'll be a good ninja."
The third little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken missed the mark by an inch,
Sensei reassured him.
"Good try. You'll be a good ninja."
The fourth little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken scratched the tree bark,
Sensei advised him.
"Practice more. You'll be a good ninja."
The fifth little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken missed the tree entirely,
Sensei demonstrated for him.
"Aim centre. You'll be a good ninja."
The sixth little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken embedded in the soil,
Sensei encouraged him.
"Try again. You'll be a good ninja."
The seventh little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken cut his fingers,
Sensei comforted him.
"Don't cry. You'll be a good ninja."
The eighth little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken flew towards his sensei,
Sensei dodged it.
"Be careful. You'll be a good ninja."
The ninth little ninja stepped forward and threw his shuriken,
His shuriken flew towards his friends,
Sensei caught it.
"Stay back. You'll be a good ninja."
The tenth little ninja stepped forward and looked down to his bare hands,
He didn't have any shuriken,
Sensei took out his.
"Use mine. You'll be a good ninja."
Ten little, nine little, eight little Ninjas.
Seven little, six little, five little Ninjas.
Four little, three little, two little Ninjas,
One little Ninja boy.
Ten little ninjas were sent to the front line.
One was beheaded by a katana,
Nine were left.
One was bombed by exploding tag,
Eight were left.
One took kunais for his comrade,
Seven were left.
One was stabbed by poisonous senbon,
Six were left.
One was burned by fire jutsu,
Five were left.
One was drowned by water jutsu,
Four were left.
One was buried by earth jutsu,
Three were left.
One was torn by wind jutsu,
Two were left.
One was struck by medical jutsu,
One was left.
The last Ninja boy asked, "Aren't we good ninjas, sensei?"
You'll be a good ninja.
You'll be a good ninja.
You'll be a good ninja.
But sensei wasn't there to tell him that again.
A/N: If you noticed, children (Genin) were sent to war in Naruto. That was how Tsunade's brother was killed. That just felt so wrong to me. Comments and constructive criticism are appreciated.