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Sorry about this delay everyone, me mam needed support in stuff, so I moved in with her for about a month. Don't know if any of you have gone back to your parents after having moved out but I found it... not pleasing. Anxiety: high. Muse: coma.
You guys had really awesome things to say about Genmas pov, and seemed to want another one straight away. Honestly I could have just gone on and on for him, but I tried to cut it short. Hence the slightly rushed ending.
Some of you mentioned surprise that Sonaru and Kakashi didn't correct the gender confusion last chapter, but a few also picked up that Sonaru would be more than happy with the gender confusion and work it to her advantage.
I don't know if I made it clear in the past chapters, but Subaru being dressed so similar to Kakashi and cutting her hair like his was partially in order to encourage that confusion from an early point, in order to avoid gender discrimination as a shinobi in the future (and in the hope to minimise attempts of rape from enemies but I think that was only ever subtext).
She wouldn't deny her gender if someone noticed, but she's more than happy to play on people's assumptions because she has no issue with being confused for a boy.
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Chapter 32 - I've Got You Brother
With Genma having reaffirmed his hatred of the scarecrow verbally - and all but openly agreeing to put up with the man's son for the foreseeable future in order to share his hard gained knowledge with the boy for no reward in return - he spent the next hour and a half watching and assessing this new part of Kakashi with complete fascination.
It was immediately clear to Genma, upon meeting mini Kakashi, that whilst the boy might have been an almost replica of Kakashi in looks as a kid, he certainly wasn't a replica of Kakashi in behaviour as a kid; young Kakashi had been cold, serious, arrogant, largely disdainful of his peers, emotionally removed and to be completely honest, pretty unlikable up close, whereas Subaru was like a less deadly version of adult Kakashi in many ways, with a whole lot of other stuff thrown in.
He didn't know Subaru well enough to pin him down more than that. He was more interested in analysing the way Kakashi was around the kid. It was the little things that grabbed his attention initially, like the way Kakashi absentmindedly carded his fingers through the kid's hair, or placed a hand on his shoulder, or lifted him and placed him around the room, or communicated with nudges and light touches as much as words.
That was another thing, Kakashi was a bastard for mind games, and although he could be serious or friendly, he was just as likely to screw with people and leave them regretting that they had ever seen him that day. Around Subaru however, the man displayed little of that propensity.
In fact, once the kid had relaxed around Genma, mini Kakashi showed himself to be more likely to play word games and benign mind games with his dad (some part of him still rebelled at that thought), who in turn seemed to show none of his usual habits of being sly and tricky. Instead, the scarecrow was almost doting with his indulgence of the kid -like an adult predator putting up with and encouraging its young to rough and tumble and pounce and play, so that one day the little one would be just as deadly. Genma shivered inside at the comparison, as he though of mini Kakashi being just like his scarecrow father growing up.
Watching Hatake Kakashi, bastard shinobi extraordinaire, being undeniable soft and warm and caring toward anyone, let alone a tiny child - his tiny child - was something Genma found himself unable to pull his attention away from. There was something so incredibly intimate about the whole thing, and for all that it was all surprisingly inclusive toward Genma, it was also obvious that he was only a temporary guest of this dynamic. It pulled him in bit by bit and all too quickly, and had him wanting to give Kakashi and the mini scarecrow whatever they might benefit from, in order to be fully accepted and considered a part of it all. It was magnetic, the desire to be accepted as one of the group, and somewhat baffling.
He realised, as they sat down to eat (and who knew Kakashi could cook so well?), that what made the little family so compelling, was not just Kakashi's surprisingly ramped up parental instincts, but the reciprocation. It took him a while to see it, having been hypnotised by the completely alien behaviour and attitude from Kakashi suiting the man so much, but eventually he managed to pull his attention away from the phenomenon, to realise that Mini Scarecrow was equally as soft and warm and caring. The kid had his own style, clearly not copying his dad, but whereas initially Genma would have said that Kakashi was quietly, and yet so obviously, completely adoring of his kid, he soon saw that they held each other in equally high regard.
Perhaps Kakashi's was a little more protective, and Subaru's a little more idolatry, but what drew him in so much was this innate... something they carried around and toward each other. Like they just got life, understood it and cherished it and enjoyed it in a way he didn't quite see, as though there was a deeper source of life than what he and everyone else drew on, and they had found it.
It was weird. If it wasn't so captivating, Genma would have been disturbed by it. It wasn't normal, even by fucked up shinobi standards. To an extent he could understand Kakashi's intense love for his kid, even if it was surprisingly expressive compared to what he knew most father son interactions to be, but the freaky component came to play when Subaru showed the exact same intensity of emotion toward Kakashi.
Genma knew Hatakes in general were supposed to be highly intelligent at a young age... but surely not like that. There was too much. Too much everything. Too much emotional depth, too much personality, too much perspective from the kid. The air surrounding the two was full - of unspoken but understood things, of history, of hard won happiness, of unquestioning comfort, of devoted loyalty.
Once Genma had spotted it, he couldn't unsee it. He could do nothing but look closer and pick them apart further. Their little family wasn't bad, per say - nothing he saw was bad, but he was slightly unnerved by it all. He couldn't fathom the cause of it, couldn't even begin to guess what had made their relationship the way it was, didn't really understand it either.
Genma was good at understanding people, especially his friends. It was what allowed him to be so charming all the time, and make people warm up to him who'd only known him for a few minutes. He didn't know what to make of what he saw, though, and it simultaneously made him wary of looking closer, and completely tempted to do just that.
Sitting on the sofa later, with a pleasantly full belly, Genma considered Subaru. From what he'd seen that evening, the kid was more than smart enough to be talked to like he was an adult, and so Genma didn't see any issue with treating him as such. Kakashi, for all that he clearly cared greatly for Subaru, hadn't done a single bit of traditional parenting the entire evening.
There'd been no telling Mini Kakashi to eat his vegetables, or to do as he was told, there had been no cleaning up after the kid's non existent messy eating habits, there'd been no misbehaviour from the boy that Kakashi had made any move to discipline, and there had certainly been no talk made about bed time.
Trust that genius bastard to somehow figure out a way to be completely comfortable with parenting without having to be a normal parent in the slightest, and still be getting results far beyond most families - if the substance and intelligence in Subaru's verbal contributions was any indication. Strangely, watching them was more akin to watching a version of two flat mates who happened to care so greatly about each other that they considered each other family.
Mini scarecrow had been mostly quiet so far, happy to sit patiently and listen as Genma carried the majority of the conversation between himself and Kakashi. The kid observed with an air of fascination while Genma and Kakashi bickered over different versions of various fuck ups that had occurred on their missions together and during their time as Hokage guard, the chibi only occasionally chipping in with his own assessment of whether something sounded plausible or not, bouncing from side to side on who he supported in order to occasionally fuel the conversation.
Eventually, curiosity had Genma turning to him, "so kid," he grinned past his senbon, "you said you want to know about poisons, so you must be intending to become a shinobi, right?"
The kid eye smiled and bobbed his head with a noise of confirmation, but surprisingly didn't start waxing lyrical about the coolness of shinobi and how kickass he was going to be, like almost every other boy out there around his age.
"What sort of training have you had so far?" He asked.
Immediately Mini scarecrow's eyes darted toward Kakashi, a small tilt to his head, Kakashi eye smiled in return and the boy looked back at Genma- who observed their interaction carefully.
"I get my ass kicked pretty much every day by Gai and Tou-san, and now occasionally Tenzō-oji under the guise of sparring. I also have an exercise regime for speed, strength and flexibility, as well as my accuracy and speed when using kunai and shrunken. We've worked on my awareness, I'm still being introduced to traps, and I've had a look at the first two years of the academy theoretical material. Also Gai taught me to stick leaves to my skin while you were gone, Tou-san. That's pretty much it," Mini Kakashi recounted matter of factly, as though he wasn't years ahead of his peers from the sound of it.
Genma gave an amused huff, "'that's pretty much it'? That's impressive, Mini scarecrow - you don't mind if I call you that, do you?"
The kid gave a shrug and made an uncaring noise in the back of his throat that was akin to a grunt, "you can call me whatever you want, I don't care. And I wouldn't say it was that impressive - I have an unfair advantage."
Genma laughed and wrapped an arm around the boy's shoulders, twisting him to face Kakashi, "look at this humble kid, Kakashi, how did you raise something so cool and collected, when you were such an arrogant bastard growing up?"
From the corner of his eye he was delighted to see an embarrassed blush form on Mini Kakashi's face- what little he could see of it - as he leaned against Genma, maintaining an almost convincing stoic expression.
The Scarecrow looked on in an odd mixture of calculation and humour, "superior clan rearing techniques, obviously."
"Gai tells him what to do when I prove too emotionally complex and his brain shorts out," Mini Kakashi deadpanned, his bland tone at odds with his innocent eye smile.
Both men's eyes bugged out in surprise, before Genma burst out in delighted laughter as Kakashi gave an accusatory, "Su-chan! Where's the family loyalty?"
"Gai's family too," Mini Kakashi turned to Genma, "by the way, how do you keep your senbon in your mouth when you laugh?"
"Practice, my tongue, and a judicious application of chakra," he gave a small smirk at the boy's look of open curiosity.
"A-aah, that's pretty cool," Mini Kakashi seemed suddenly bashful, the pink reaffirming itself on his face.
The humour seemed to slowly drain from Kakashi's expression as he looked on at Subaru, leaving behind only a suspicious watchfulness,"it's how he uses his poisoned senbon to launch them from his mouth."
The words were innocuous, but there was an edge to his tone that immediately perked Genma's attention and slight wariness, despite not letting that show outwardly.
"Oh, are you- um, could you teach me? A bit about poisons, I mean," Mini Scarecrow adorably tripped and stumbled over his words, the red suffusing his face entirely and his eyes wide on Genma, as Genma inwardly chuckled at how adorable the kid became the moment he was impressed by someone.
He guessed it wouldn't be too much of a hardship to give Mini Kakashi a few pointers to get him started, especially since he was fairly sure Kakashi would torture him to death if he said no. Besides, it wasn't like the boy was similar enough to his infuriating tou-san that Genma would be tempted to bludgeon his head against a wall within an hour alone together.
"Sure, I can see if you have an aptitude for poisons and we'll take it from there. Fair warning kid, I've never taught anyone so young, but it's obvious you're highly capable, so I know you'll be able to keep up. But," he added, his grin softening his serious tone into something more light hearted, "I'm a busy man Mini Scarecrow, so you'll have to work to my schedule.
"Come round to mine anytime after 5pm on the days I don't have a mission, since all my books and materials are back home. That work for you?" He checked in with Kakashi.
The man nodded absently, his intense gaze on his son, with a growing look of concern on his face.
"Great! I- it sounds good, I look forward to it. 5am, oh- I mean 5pm," the still red faced kid gave an embarrassed giggle, and then visibly cringed and ducked his face away.
Genma's attention was distracted by the growing realisation on the Scarecrow's face as he stared at the boy, "Su-chan, no!" He choked out, in a voice thick with horror and despair.
Subaru's head snapped up and he glared defensively at Kakashi, "shut up," his hissed, "you think I'm any happier about this? I can't exactly help it, you know. It's not my fault he's charming - and smoking too."
Kakashi let out a strangled noise, and snatched Mini Scarecrow away from Genma, his eyes burning into the confused man with the desire to maim, "you're banned from speaking to my child."
"No, tou-san," Mini Scarecrow snapped irritably, "you don't get to be protective about this. Butt out, it's got nothing to do with you."
To Genma's surprise, Kakashi deflated, and legitimately pouted (seriously Genma could see his bottom lip stuck out underneath his mask) as he looked at his kid, "but Su-chan..."
"No. I don't want overprotective family members getting involved in stuff like this. Look at me, I'm two years old. What exactly do you think I'm going to do? And don't tell me you're worried about Genma's actions, because you would never be friends with someone you suspected of those proclivities," Subaru sounded impressively authoritarian for his age, even as gave Kakashi's arm a hug when he added, "I promise tou-san, I'm more than capable of making careful choices with this. I have strict boundaries, and I'm practiced with policing myself. If I ever need a little bit of protective family help, I really won't hesitate to ask. You'll be an incredibly useful resource in making people back off that I will likely use many times in my life. So let me enjoy this while it lasts."
The Scarecrow slumped with an aggrieved expression, making a defeated noise, "fine. Only if I still get to torment whoever it is you choose permanently for my own amusement."
Mini Kakashi eye smiled happily, "of course, I would never deny you that. As long as it's not an attempt to chase them away. I wouldn't bother with anyone who couldn't take you being a bastard on the chin, anyway."
Genma watched on, completely baffled, understanding the words they were using individually but not at all making sense of them when put together. When Mini Scarecrow spoke to Kakashi, it was in a relatively fast paced manner, using bizarre intonations, strange phrasing, and emphasis in odd places. It almost sounded like he was speaking another language entirely. That wasn't even including the fact that clearly context was required to understand any of it.
His main concern was whether Kakashi was still interested in maiming him, after having dragged Genma to his place and pressured him into agreeing to teach his kid - the bastard.
"So... firstly I just want to clarify that I don't smoke and I never have," he tentatively said.
Both Hatake members glanced at him like he was an idiot who was speaking nonsense. Maybe Mini Scarecrow was a bit of a bastard like his tou-san after all. At least he was an adorable bastard, who - from what Genma could tell - had dissuaded Kakashi from brutally murdering Genma.
"What?" Mini Scarecrow asked, his face flushing for some reason, and Kakashi's eye twitching when he spotted it- Genma was so very confused at what that was all about.
"You said I was smoking? I swear I don't smoke. And even if I did, I wouldn't around a young child."
Mini Kakashi abruptly laughed, "we know. Don't worry about it, Genma-san. It's all okay, your life and well-being is in no more danger than usual from tou-san."
"Right... and poisons are still something you'll be coming to me to learn about?" He did his best to look casual and laidback, but he kept an eye on Kakashi for any more unexplained murder urges.
Mini Kakashi eye smiled warmly and hummed in confirmation, before his face lit up, "oh! Since you're not sure about how to go about teaching me, you're welcome to look in on us. Ah, I mean on us training over the next week or so. You know, to um - to get an idea about how the others approach it. A-and what I'm like under their tutelage."
Kakashi looked like he was a moment away from banning this, before Mini Scarecrow not so surreptitiously jabbed an elbow into his side, his expression never losing the sunny smile. The bastard deflated once more with a wheeze, collected himself, and then gave the fakest eye smile Genma had seen to date.
Feeling particular vindictive for his trapped apartment, the various unspoken death threats through the evening, the manipulation, and just Kakashi's general bastard ways, Genma agreed. It helped that Mini Kakashi looked at Genma with a flushed look of cute elation.
It was only two days later that Genma got bored enough to check in on the Hatake duo in the morning, curious about Mini Kakashi's abilities. There were a few key things that had really sparked his interest about the kid in particular above most others; the fact that he was Kakashi's child being the most obvious - not just that though, but the fact that he was only Kakashi's kid with no other influence there - the boy was almost definitely a genius and Genma wanted to see how far he had gotten in his training under such a short amount of time. There was something special about being able to watch someone you knew was going to be great, right at the start of their journey.
Another reason was that before the academy most clan kids had training, but in almost all clans it was pretty slow going and laid back until at least the age of about seven. Any training was done by clan members at low Jōnin or high Chūnin level (with the exception of clan heirs who generally got preferential treatment from their parents), which produced a certain predictable caliber of starting shinobi - good, with potential, but still solidly Genin level and no higher.
Subaru on the other hand was receiving personal training from Kakashi - one of the best Jōnin in Konoha - Gai - another one of the best Jōnin in Konoha - and Tenzō - from his Anbu reputation, probably a third Jōnin amongst the best in Konoha. None of those men were known for having reasonable standards, which was likely what had boosted them so high in their careers.
Genma wanted to see just what sort of results those three were pushing for in such a young kid. From what the boy had stated, and with Genma reading between the lines, it sounded potentially more intense than the training regime infamous genius Uchiha Itachi had had growing up - and look how that mental case had turned out.
Child geniuses whose shinobi potential was intensely worked on from such a young age were notoriously socially maladjusted. Genma had only spent a minimal amount of time with Uchiha Itachi before he slaughtered his own clan, but it was immediately apparent that the kid had never been allowed to do anything but work towards his shinobi career from day one, in order to bring 'honour' to his clan.
Kakashi himself was another example of a child genius being sub par in most social situations, and he was relatively grounded these days. Of course the worst one that Genma could think of - someone who he despised with every cell in his body - was Orichimaru; a child genius who even with all the opportunities in the world to make human connection thanks to his close teammates, had been incapable of caring for other people above his shinobi research.
And yet Subaru was, if anything, the opposite. Everything he had seen of the boy's behaviour had indicated an amazingly evolved understanding of social situations, and a definite ability to connect to others. His relationship with his father was not one restricted by mentor and student, elder and child - as he knew many shinobi fathers struggled with - but something in depth and comfortable. It had him highly curious, and wondering what the hell Kakashi had done to crack the age old problem any shinobi parent faced in a child with a shit ton of potential. How the fuck had that lucky bastard landed on the method to solve the balancing issue between compassionate parent and stern teacher?
So Genma went to see for himself, completely uncertain as to what he should be expecting. And... well. He wasn't disappointed.
"You know, when he said he had an exercise regime, I didn't expect Gai to be in charge of that. Considering regime suggests something regular, and for a two year old kid this is... brutal," Genma commented to an Icha Icha reading Kakashi, who was slouched casually against a tree.
The man's eye slid lazily toward Genma, barely looking at him for more than a second before his porn caught his attention once more.
"Maa, Su-chan thrives on the challenge, and works best when the chibi thinks we're asking no more or less than what Subaru is easily capable of with a bit of a push. There are no consequences for failure, no disappointment from anyone but the brat. If success is achieved though..." he shrugged nonchalantly.
"It's a massive morale boost. Which in and of itself is a motivator," Genma finished.
Kakashi made an affirmative noise, and then added, "and chocolate."
From across the field they were in, Mini Scarecrow's head whipped around from where he was making his tenth lap, carrying a bag of logs, "chocolate?"
Without removing his eyes from the page, Kakashi revealed a chocolate covered delicacy from somewhere on his person, "if you finish your daily average at least ten minutes earlier than normal."
Genma watched disturbed as Mini Scarecrow's eyes gained a rabid intensity that bordered on demonic, "fuck you," he snarled, staring at the treat jealously, and then threw himself vigorously back into training with a manic screech, while Gai spouted effusive declarations about Hard Work, and Youth from in front of the kid (running backward and upside down).
"Um..."
Kakashi eye smiled fondly, "Su-chan gets like that sometimes during training."
"How is that kid functional?! No, seriously. If that brat's pushed like this every day, from morning until evening he should be an emotionless tool, or at least well on his way. What the fuck, Kakashi. This is supposed to be the number one legal method to make your child a killer more than a person. How are you applying these methods... and churning out that result?" Genma ranted.
There was a beat, before Kakashi cheerfully stated, "superior clan rearing techniques."
Genma made a pained noise, as something precious broke inside him for the thousandth time since knowing the scarecrow bastard, "Kami, I truly hate you."
Genma watched sporadically over the next few days as Mini Kakashi performed his frankly insane (for his age) exercise regime with Gai whenever the man was available, and with Kakashi whenever he wasn't. Durability, flexibility, speed, strength, reflexes and awareness were relentlessly pushed to a higher standard through a variety of methods. Tenzō popped by occasionally, in order to participate in some of the awareness and reflexes exercises.
It quickly became apparent that Tenzō and Mini Scarecrow had some sort of horrifying friendship/mentorship based upon trap making. Trap making by itself of course was nothing horrifying, but Tenzō and Mini Kakashi truly brought out the ruthless and blood thirsty bastard in each other, as they fed off each other's cruel and unusual trap making ideas to reach new mildly nauseating heights. He really wasn't sure if he wanted to contribute to that with poisons, but by this point he hardly had a choice.
Despite the kid's extremely high performance, Genma soon realised that the reason why he was so humble compared to his tou-san as a child was that the boy didn't interact with a single person within fifteen years of his age. This didn't exactly allow for accurate comparison, and none of his teachers showed any inclination of using other kids as a measuring stick for Mini Scarecrow. As a result, Genma realised, Mini Scarecrow really didn't know just how good he was for his age when he only had three top Jōnin to hold himself as a standard to.
For fucks sake, with Kunai and shuriken throwing Genma had no doubt that the boy would reach Chūnin levels within a few months. It made him itch to teach the boy the art of senbon, to see just how far he could get with the brat. Kakashi, for all that there was no outward sign, was increasingly smug in the face of Genma's incredulity.
None of those bastards understood moderation in training in the slightest, and it looked like Subaru was going to be just like them. He already was.
Despite all this, the boy's continued red faced and stammering bashfulness around Genma, his clear and fairly enthusiastic (for a Hatake) adoration for both Gai and Kakashi, and his quick wit in conversation during lunch had Genma growing reluctantly fond toward him. Massively helped by the fact that he was a goddamn cute chibi and no one could deny it.
(That was mostly a lie. Yes he was adorable, but it was the way Kakashi softened around him, the way they seemed to make each other happy just by being around each other. The fact that the kid kept the almost perpetually bored Scarecrow on his feet all the time. The fact that he made Kakashi genuinely smile and laugh. How could Genma not like the boy, when he was making one of his closest friends look as healthy and -dare he say it- peaceful as he was. More than Genma had ever seen him.)
It also settled something in Genma to watch Kakashi patiently coach his savage kid slowly through learning the academy bunshin, kawarimi and henge. It was less like Kakashi telling Mini Kakashi what to do, and more like providing the boy with a starting point, and Mini Kakashi asking any questions if he felt something was unclear or came across any problems.
Otherwise, Kakashi just provided the kid with a goal, or a set of them, and let him work his way toward them himself -which seemed to suit his son fine. It began to make sense to Genma, when he realised that Kakashi was letting the boy set his own pace, and merely giving him pushes and prods occasionally to see if he was capable of going further.
It ensured Kakashi didn't push his son too much, and also didn't hold him back with expectations of what should have been achievable at his young age. It might not have worked with another kid, but this one was plenty capable by this point of pushing himself to his own limits with only a bit of prompting.
It was obvious that compared to his insane learning rate in all other areas, Mini Scarecrow struggled with chakra application. Which was weirdly nice (gaining some sort of satisfaction out of a two year old having difficulty with something, a new low?), especially since this was clearly something that both Hatake had come across before and didn't have a fix for.
They slowly (not that slowly really, but Genma's perceptions of learning speeds had been completely fucked at this point from over exposure to both Hatake members) worked their way through the problems, as Mini Scarecrow strained with his chakra to make it do as he wanted it to.
In between bouts of practice, when Subaru needed a break before he apparently exploded from a combination of effort and frustration, Genma taught him to throw senbon. Of course the kid took to it like a duck to water, and then wanted immediately to know how to kill and paralyse people with it - some of the questions the brat asked with those innocent and round eyes made Genma realise that as the bashfulness decreased, his tou-san's influence increased.
Mini Kakashi increasingly gained some sort of perverse enjoyment (if the pleased flush of his face was any indication) out of fucking with Genma's head, just like the Scarecrow bastard did, but with added cuteness. To Genma's dismay, he discovered that after his apparent grace period, the kid showed himself to be a Mini Bastard. And then apparently was so delighted by his new name that he endeavoured to live up to it as much as possible.
Of course his bastard father was both proud and smug, while looking completely oblivious to it all. By this point Genma was in too deep to escape, and pitied himself greatly, all the while teaching the Mini Bastard about poisons. On the plus side, though, he came to spend more time Gai than he had since his Genin days, and got to know Tenzō who was pretty decent - if a touch awkward - and who despaired almost as much over Kakashi's Bastard ways as Genma did. The only down side was the murder happy nerd friendship that Genma somehow found himself unwillingly dragged into when Tenzō and Kakashi's savage child spent any time together.
It was only over a month later, when Genma sat down in Gai's apartment eating dinner and drinking with Tenzō, Kakashi, Gai, and Mini Bastard, that he admitted to himself that he didn't regret being let in on Kakashi's secret for a moment. Looking across the table at Kakashi, who was more relaxed and content than he could ever remember seeing the man in a social situation, Genma allowed himself his own moment of pleased contentment for his friend.
Just to make a few things clear; yes that is a crush Sonaru very quickly formed on Genma. No Genma doesn't have a clue, because 'smoking' is not slang for sexy in Konoha (don't know about Japan), but Kakashi is smart enough to make the connection in translation without hesitation, and also knows her well enough to understand very quickly what's going on. Nothing is ever going to come of it due to Sonarus physical age, which is why Kakashi sort of calmed down. She still has a crush on Genma but got hold of herself enough in the end to stop falling over herself and start pulling pigtails.
Also no, Sonaru is not at all at Chūnin levels in anything yet, in case there's any confusion, but she's best at kunai and shuriken throwing out of everything so far, and Genma basically estimates that if she keeps improving at the same rate she'll be Chūnin level in that by the time she's three. Not in anything else though. Good weapons throwing does not a Chūnin make.
And Genma enjoys using the word bastard as a coping mechanism, as well as exaggerating about his own problems in his head. We all do it from time to time.
Hope you enjoyed this one!
The family/friendship group has increased to five. Is there anyone else you'd like Sonaru (in either persona) to meet before shit starts to go down?
Under what situations would you like her to meet them?