Awakened by the chirping of the birds and the crashing of the waterfall, Mansewerz stood up and staggered to the little river. Cupping his hands, he picked up some water and washed his face. However, he didn't stop there, he once again bathed in the cool water, trying to relax his racing mind. What caused that incident back in the village? What made Mansewerz attempt to assassinate Naruto, Kakashi's esteemed student? It couldn't appear in his mind, so Mansewerz just closed his eyes, feeling the water wash the dirt from last night's sleep.
After his bath, Mansewerz went hunting for some food. He saw a rabbit and that meant breakfast. But how should he kill the rabbit? Should he go in for a silent, deadly kill, or long ranged kill with a kunai? It wasn't that Mansewerz was cruel to animals, he loved animals, but he was hungry, and he liked to take any chance to work on becoming a great ninja. It seemed the kunai was a good idea, since Mansewerz thought he wouldn't be silent or swift enough to catch the rabbit. He needed to work on that.
Very quickly, but gracefully, Mansewerz reached into his weapons pouch and pulled out a kunai. Waiting for the right moment, Mansewerz stared at the rabbit. He just tried to imagine an animal like that's fate. It wakes up everyday, searching for food or a mate. It has luck everyday, but not always good. It goes thru one or two doors, it mates, has children, and dies of old age, or is killed by a coyote or hunter. That, or it has no luck, searches for food, and is killed by a hungry man or beast. How could something live like that? Mansewerz knew it wasn't the life he wanted. But...
Zooooooooooooooooom! Thuddd
he was hungry, and it was no time to show too much mercy. A ninja must not let an opponent live purely out of sympathy. Its not that Mansewerz didn't show emotion, mercy, or loyalty to friends. The only friends he had were Neji, and Kakashi and Jiraiya. He was a fierce friend, one who would never give up. When people would put him down, he just remembered the same thing. The hokages would pop into his head. First Yondaime, then Nidaime, then Sarutobi sensei, then Shodai sama, then last, but not least, Tsunade, the healer. He just remembered the same phrase, "Never Stop Believing!"
Mansewerz went over to pick up his game. Not much, but enough for one person. He went back, lit a quick fire, and then roasted the rabbit. Also, he created a pouch out of leaves and bark, scooped up some water, and boiled it to make it sanitary for drinking. After eating theodd tasting rabbit, Mansewerz decided to have some sword practice, one of his strong suits. He cut down two trees to make 6 logs. He used three for speed, and then the other three for power. He started with speed.
Zooom! Zooooom!Zoooooooooooooooooom!
The three logs were cut up into 3 thousand pieces. This time, in under one minute. Now for the power. The three logs were stacked up, and hopefully with one slash, all three would need to be cut through.
Hyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Thuuuuuuud
Success. He would need to do 4 logs next time. Now, Mansewerz stared up at Mt. Hokage, and he knew what he had to do. He needed to go back to Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Naruto, and apologize. Mansewerz was soon on his way!