Naruto isn't mine. Spoilers ahead.
"Mama.."
"Mmm?"
"Will Naruto nii-chan be all right in the Chunnin exams?"
"As long as you don't call me that, he will be alright.." I laughed.
"Mama.." he pouted.
We were sitting on the terrace on reclining chairs at nighttime. The stars were a guard to our conversation.
It was the first night of the second exam of the Chunnin exam. So far there hasn't been any report regarding Dad, Mom, and Uncle Abigore being in danger yet. But we both were worried.
I hope they will be ok. I could have gone with them.
But they wouldn't be competent if I'd have gone and interfered in their growth.
"Nee-sama..? Did you had to go through tests to be an assassin?"
"Of course! We all have to if we get trained in a martial art or a military academy. But we were forced on surviving the pits of hell, alone. And trust me, the Forest of Death is a piece of cake compared to THAT."
"Did your friends had to go through it alone too? What were the obstacles?" He asked.
I said, "Of course. Ancolite was a little nervous, but she was capable of surviving on her own. Myriam was confident and since she was a soldier when she was alive, she knew the basics of survival. As for Frankie..She may look like she isn't capable but she is very sneaky when it comes to facing her opponents."
"And the opponents? Who were they?"
He asked.
"There were demons, succubi, incubi, sirens, poltergeists, man-eating birds, horses, and many other creatures.."
"Oh.. didn't understood most of the terms you said, but ok"
"We have to go to such tough training in order to be strong, Aka.. But without teamwork, many died by getting eaten or tortured. You guys are lucky that your tests are based on teams and the creatures in here are mild, compared to the ones in the Underworld." I said.
"You have to survive them on your own? That's pretty harsh,.."
I laughed at that.
"Stay close by my side. Wait..ha ha ha..that's what I said to my husband when I used to protect him.." I said reminiscing about my times with him in the Moors.
Bambi..
"Do you miss him? Your husband?
"...yeah. A lot actually. He used to be the most kindest soul I've ever met. Have I told you that you remind me of him? Yeah..He was an orphan raised by the priests of my maternal ancestor in Celestes, South of Asphodel. There, only priests, virgins and celibates were allowed to live there. He was named after the ancestor they prophesised that he was the reincarnation of." I said
"But when Bambi grew up.. he turned out to be a perverted delinquent like you. Ha ha ha..he hiked up the priestesses' skirts, played pranks on the head priest, read porn at a young age..He was quite mischievous. But when he came of the age of 13 where they planned to turn him into a celibate..he was entirely against it and ran away from Celestes into Spades, accidentally towards the east of Asphodel where he stumbled upon the Moors.. Ever since then, he traveled alone and had to face a lot of monsters on his way.." I narrated.
"At the age of 13..whoa..that sounds like Naruto nii-chan's age.."
"Yeah..he was quite young. And I met him when I was 18 at that time." I said.
"Wait..your husband was younger than you?"
"Yeah. He was 5 years younger than me. I think he was 13 when I met him." I said thinking.
"There's something else I need to ask, Onee-sama?"
"Wait.. you're not shocked by this? What do you wanna ask?"
"No, I find it ok.. what I wanna know is..if you're a celibate..why would you get married to him? Aren't celibates aren't supposed to get married and live alone in their life?" He asked.
