Authors note- Hopefully there are less mistakes this time and sorry if the paragraphs were confusing last time. I have been working on that. Enjoy chapter two and thanks for reading.
Chapter two
New home. New rules.
We spent the next few days traveling to the village hidden by the clouds. When we got there the Raikage arranged for a house to be built for my uncle and us, while they built the house we stayed in the Raikage's house. His son trained with Kenzo while the twins and I were trained by Kakashi.
'Nice going keep it up and soon you'll be half as good as I am.' Kakashi said as my brothers and I arrived at our normal spot outside the Raikage's house. We had just run fifty laps around the entire building. 'Right. Who's up for target practice?' He continued to say very happily.'Can't we have a break?' Raiga complained falling to the ground and trying to catch his breath.
'What do you say Mizuki shall we take a break?' Kakashi asked me as I panted next to Raijin.
'No. The only break I'm taking today is for lunch and supper. I've got to push myself. I've gotta show the Raikage I'm not just a runt. 'Come on. I'll race you to the fields.' I said as I caught my breath. I was smaller than any other five year olds and my lungs weren't the best. Pushing myself to limits was the only way to become the best. I rushed down to the practice field with Kakashi behind me and the twins a way bit off. 'Mizuki look out!' Kakashi said as came to a corner, walking around the corner was a messenger with important documents for the Raikage. 'AAAHHH!'
'Got ya kid!' A man appeared out of nowhere and grabbed me before I hit into the messenger. 'Names Kyoshi. I'm a sensei at the academy.' He said putting me down and smiling at Kakashi as he caught up. Kyoshi had spiky brown hair, green eyes and pale skin, he never seemed to stop smiling though. 'RUNT!' I heard the Raikage shout at me from the end of the passage, his footsteps grew louder and so did my need to train. 'What is she doing out of her room.' He said picking me up by the shirt and lifting me so that were face to face. 'Put me down.' I moaned as I wiggled around and kicked him a few times. HEHE. I mean that was awful of me - wink, wink.
We stayed with the Raikage and Kakashi for about two months before our house was ready. It was a basic two story house with four rooms and other basic stuff, it had a yard which wasn't very big but not too small either, where we did our studying and practicing (until uncle lost it). The rooms were simple and basic, perfect for sleeping, studying and keeping homework not done. Not me the twins that is. Uncle never went into our rooms, in fact for a long time he barely went into the house. The Raikage always sent him on missions and into other villages so we never saw him until he had his breakdown.
'Move it, you're going to be late!' Kenzo said rushing us out of the house 'Mizuki happy birthday!' He shouted as we ran out the doorway and rushed off to the academy. It's my seventh birthday and I'm learning chakra theory *Yawn*. It's been three months since uncle left on a mission and Kakashi left three months before I turned six so that means Kenzo's in charge. The odd lady who brings us food is no help , all she has to do is make sure is that we're healthy and have food.
'Faster! Keep up! We got five minutes!' I shouted back at the twins as we ran through the market, a handy shortcut to the academy. We ran through the market, into the academy, through the hallways and tripped into the classroom. 'Ah. Just in time.' Uwaki said to us once we managed to get up. Uwaki was a tall muscular man with shoulder length blue hair, blue eyes and a blue tattoo on his arm that says 'Buro and Pinku my inspiration'. Buro is his son, a large eight year old with blue hair similar to Uwaki and green eyes. Pinku is his daughter, a sweet girl with pink hair and blue eyes. 'Uwaki. Are we ever going to learn to use our chakras and not sit looking at a chart all year?' Raiga asked again for the third day in a row, as always his question was followed by mumble from the students. 'No!' Uwaki replied for the third day in a row.
Eight hours of talking about chakra, other theory's, lunch, more theory then target practice, another basic boring day at the academy.
'This is a classroom not a bedroom!'
'AAAHHH!' Kuro screamed as a kunai knife landed right in front of him, as always he had fallen asleep. Kuro is probably the only guy who hasn't called me a runt so far, he is an averaged sized boy with brown hair and brown eyes, he's super smart for a eight year old and the only one to hit a moving target. 'Lunch time. Why are you still here? Get out!' Uwaki says that every day when it comes to lunch break.
'C'mon runt, to the hall.' Pinku said pulling on my arm as we left the class, Pinku's been my best friend since I started here, her and Sumato.
We rushed through the hallways and into the hall where at least ten wooden poles each with targets standing on them. 'Oh no. They beat us here.' I said to Pinku as we stopped running and quickly hid behind the door. We often practice during lunch but it's a race to get here before the older grades like the ten year olds who beat us today.
'Hey! What's up!' Sumato shouted at us as he ran down the corridor, he was a tall boy with green eyes and white hair that he keeps hidden under a cap. 'Ten year olds.' Pinku said to him as he reached us. A smiled appeared across his face as he adjusted his hat. 'Guess what I got?' He said tapping his side bag. He opened them to reveal a bag of water balloons that we were planning on using for practice at my house this afternoon. We filled up five water balloons and took aim at the four boys who were throwing their knives at the one target post. 'Ready. Aim. Fire.' Sumato whispered as we slowly peered through the door and hit two out of the four boys.
We all high fived and hid round a corner as the two others came to see where they came from. As soon as they were in range we threw more balloons and watched as they slipped on the floor and ran out of the hall. 'Yes.' Pinku said as she climbed out of pot plant she had been hiding in and joined us in the hall. We giggled as we took the empty balloons out of the bag and stuffed them into Sumato's hat and in our knife bags. We had been throwing knives for ten minutes before the boys came back with Uwaki behind them. 'This is where we were hit and the other two in the hallway.' The boy with glasses said pointing at the floor and corridor.
'It was them. I saw them do it.' Said the another one of boys as he pointed at us. We acted shocked to his statement.
'Do you kids have anything to do with this?' Uwaki asked looking at the three of us. We all shook our heads and put on a confused look as we saw the four wet boys. 'But it was them.' The one with glasses said very determined. He grabbed Sumato's bag and turned it over but all that fell out were books, a few pages and some pencils. Uwaki being a rather lazy teacher shook his head and told the four boys to get dry clothes and leave it, he then left to continue with his lunch. As the day went by my aim improved and laughter was common whenever we saw a water balloon, or a balloon or just water. The day went quickly and soon it was time to go home. I raced Pinku and Sumato home as we pushed through people in the market and stole an apple from one of the stores when no one was looking.
'Where are you going?' Buru said as we got to the street my house is in. 'You left this nice box at home. Mom said I must take it to you.' He said handing a very dented box, with an orange ribbon on it, to Pinku. 'See ya runt.' He said pushing me and leaving, followed by Kuru who smiled at me as he walked pass. 'It's for you. A gift from me and my mom.' She said handing me the box and smiling, 'Why did you get me gift?' I asked forgetting it was my birthday today. "Ooh I'll open it when we get home." I said hugging her.
We walked at a slow pace talking about chakra till we got to my house. 'Kenzo! Raijin, Raiga! I'm home!' I shouted as I walked through the door and put the box on our kitchen table. Pinku jumped up and down as I undid the ribbon, 'Can I drink this?' Sumato said taking out a bottle of juice. I smiled and nodded my head as I took the lid off of the box. 'No ways!' I said hugging her again and taking out a yellow leg pouch. To make things better, in the box where five new kunai knives each with an orange ribbon wrapped around it. Orange is by far my favorite colour and everyone knows this from the time I was told to paint our wooden fence, people don't like bright orange as much as I thought.
"Hello kids. Any word on your uncle." A tall lady with black hair said to us as she walked into the house. We shock our head and continued to eat as she packed with the fridge with food and sat down to join us as we ate our supper. "Kaigo. Do you think uncle will return?" Kenzo asked looking down at his food and pushing it away. Kaigo, being the kind lady that she is just smiled at us and nodded her head. Kenzo got up from his seat and went up to his room.
"It's mine!" The twins shouted both reaching for the left over ramen in Kenzo's bowl. Soon they were both rolling on the floor wrestling for it. I giggled as I poured the ramen into my bowl and carried on eating. Kaigo laughed as she watched the twins fight for an empty bowl of food. It took sometime but the boys figured out that there was no food in Kenzo's bowl, "Alright. it's almost bedtime, eat up." Kaigo said picking up the empty bowls and putting them in the sink. I slurped down the left over watery noodles, "Night." I said putting the bowl down and going up stairs.
Kenzo's room was right next to mine and I couldn't but help peek through the key hole, he was sitting at his desk doing the twins homework once again. One his desk he keeps a small burnt picture of our family before the attack. My smile went away and went to bed.
