(A/N): So, i had the time required to dish together a another chapter. There aren't really much dialogue in this one, as i've pretty much used it as a springboard to explain her starting point training-wise. This was a sort of continuation in regards to the story's foundation that i would like to be as solid, theory-wise as character-wise. This chapter should be viewed as her explaining why she's doing what, and why she will continue to do what. I just felt it was necessary to work out a few kinks and explanations for her future growth, at least before introducing her to some of her relevant peers, whom she'll start meeting in the coming chapters. Read on at your leisure. Cheers & Thank you!

Owl-Nin Michi
(道): Japanese unisex name meaning "pathway."

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." – Douglas Adams …

"Wow, I think the guy's right…" – Grudgingly accepting protagonist

I'm three and a half years old now.

Time has flown by, especially when everything you're experiencing is somewhat new and exciting.

I've come a long way since I started reading and writing a couple of years back. It's no longer the illegitimate chicken scratch that is once was.

It still isn't perfect mind you, but as it is now, it is only a matter of time and dedicated practice before my kanji are flawless – that's what two years of constant practice does for you.

At first, writing and any other prolonged bodily function was, actually, surprisingly difficult. My mind still remembered the functions of my old adult body, so it took some time getting accustomed to this new one, essentially having to override my brains old set of motor skills, for an entirely new one pertaining to this particular body.

I won't lie, I'm still a bit wobbly sometimes, but through vigorous movements, I'm slowly owning up to this body.

It does help, that by my third birthday, mother and father deemed me ready enough to start stretching and going through some basic taijutsu katas.

On a side note, my third birthday was absolutely smashing, all the cake I could eat and all the tea I could drink. What more is there to life? I mean really?

I got a set of dulled training kunai, shuriken and senbon. Hmm, guess what path they're indoctrinating me to take? I mean, I'm thankful of them for getting those things for me and all, since now I don't have to ask for them, but I wasn't even asked if I even wanted to become a shinobi.

Guess they just somehow knew I wanted it? or they just seriously don't know what else I could possibly want to be?

And that might very well be the reason, for you see, my parents are orphans, very much just like me in my past life.

I asked them about it one day a while back, about why there were no grandpa and grandma around. And so, they sat down and explained it to me, in soft half-there, half-reminiscing voices.

They had never had any parents, nor knew who they were. Guess that explained the absence of any family name, we're just Michi, Keiko and Fumio.

It almost feels like a deliberate setup from fate or whatever greater power governs the multiverses (or something); three orphans finding together and creating a family.

They met each other in the orphanage as kids, where they quickly became fast friends. Slowly as they grew older, their friendship bloomed into something new between them, and ultimately, they fell in love and had me.

And since they have always been alone and only truly had each other, they have always wanted to start their own family and be there for their own kids, as no one was there for them.

Yeah, what a sweet little sappy love story.

But back on track.

Since my parents deemed me ready, meaning my mother deemed my progress in the scholarly studies satisfactory, they have slowly been letting me go through the most basic of taijutsu katas. They are ever careful as to not push by body too much, but I still feel the burn from the strenuous activities.

When I say don't push my body too much, what I really mean is, stop only just before passing out. So that you can walk home on your own two legs. Who knew my father could be such a taskmaster?

My parents are all about self-reliance and has already started making me do a lot of things by myself, training excluded of course, they're not half-nuts. I guess it's an influence of the mixture of how they grew up and their common experiences of the shinobi world.

They know what life here entails and so they want me to be as well-equipped as possible. They want me to be able to stand on my own two legs, so that survival won't be a matter of circumstance and luck, but by sheer skill.

And, well I'm smart, I can unabashedly say that I'm above average in my mental faculties. Combine that with my previous 26 years of life experience depending upon myself, and you have quite the unique child in the current circumstances.

I'm far more mature, calm, and reflective in any given situation compared to the average child. Because, when I say average, I only mean the bulk that make up the world, not the super creepy genius' like kakashi and Itachi.

And while I'm smart and have a lot of accumulated knowledge, that does not make me the instinctive genius, like a few noteworthy people of this world apparently are.

Because people like Kakashi and Itachi are inherently able to comprehend jutsu and diverse stratagems concerning shinobi life, based purely on their genius level intellect and instincts.

While a person such as I, with solid previous life experience, extensive medical knowledge and upper level smarts would probably be able to figure out how the various jutsu works, and then reflect, better than my average peers, upon how best to make them work for me.

Which summarized, makes me, theoretically at least, a bit slower on the uptake compared to the genuine geniuses of this world, while I'll be faster than the average ninja-joe. This is likely to get me titled genius or something equally incorrect, but in the eyes of the world and its inhabitants, that is likely what I'll be.

And that is both a boon and a bane.

Kids of genius level intellect and skills, or at least those who are presumed to be, are much more likely to graduate early.

Graduating early benchmarks one's genius, and you are therefore much more likely to get an upper level elite shinobi, or at least someone in the Hokage's inner circle or one of his trusted acquaintances, as your sensei.

By getting a higher-level shinobi through such means, guarantees that your skills and future are more likely to get cultivated and refined, all due to the Hokage's, and the village's of course, desire to see you succeed as a shinobi, almost as much as yourself.

One elite shinobi is after all, far more valuable than any other resource the village have.

Because one of the truly elite shinobi is worth more than dozens of lesser shinobi. Especially during wartime.

Just imagine the efficiency of only having to use the manpower of one, in any given situation, compared to having to send off an equal opposing fighting force. It's efficient and it's smart.

One blindingly clear example.

Namikaze Minato

Enough said.

He's depicted as a man of such tremendous skill and genius, that he alone ended The Third Shinobi World War. It's kind of mind-boggling really, that a human being can be that powerful.

Not that I have any aspirations of matching his genius, but his example highlights efficiency at its very best.

And shinobi are nothing if not inherently efficient.

And by reaching the higher echelons of shinobi-hood, the closer I can get to anything relating to canon material. Whether I want to change anything or not. Having more opportunities, especially in this world, wouldn't hurt.

So, when I get far enough, I for sure need to graduate early to succeed.

I'm not dismissing the thought of conforming to normality, to just wait out the academy and use the pre-set route to eventually just grind my way up by myself. I'm just saying, it will make it much easier for me and much more time efficient if I want to be someone in this universe.

And quite frankly, being someone and sticking out is sort of scary as well, especially in this world. But I refuse to let myself grow dull and complacent, and just watch as the world plays itself out.

But to be completely honest, the main reason is just that I want to do something with my life.

I want to excel, to succeed.

Just as I did in my previous life, coming from nothing but rising to be something.

It's the exact same thing. Except this time, I have awesome parents.

However, as many advantages that's apparent with being labeled a genius, it does have its fair share of downsides as well.

Danzo.

He's a major political and militaristic power player within Konoha.

His most renowned feature of the anime, was his relentless pursuit of being Hokage and his pseudo-anbu force, Root.

I'm actually not that worried about him snatching me up, considering everything. If I remember correctly, he indoctrinates children from a very small age, like my age as of right now. But while I would not put it above him to snatch something or someone up, if he really, really wanted to, there is just too many complications getting to me.

I have parents, and since I do not possess any bloodlines or rare genetic mutations that creates some super badass abilities, I don't believe he would be willing to kill off two of the villages own operatives, for someone who is just slightly more intelligent than the rest. Not to mention the magnitude of an investigation, a shinobi murder would warrant within the walls of Konoha.

And if I remember the third Hokage right, then he is not stupid. So needlessly angering or endangering yourself to his suspicions, would probably prove quite detrimental to one's efforts at playing things from the shadows.

So no, I do not believe Danzo would pose a problem.

It is actually something as mundane as harder missions, that I fear all the more.

I Mean, just look at Kakashi's team and the ever-fateful mission of Kannabi bridge. The mission alone was super difficult, they even lost a team mate. And If my recall is correct, then the bridge was a vital supply line of Iwagakure, destroying it would change the tides of the war.

I mean seriously? That's a VERY high level and VERY important mission. And it was probably only given to them because, at that point, Kakashi was Jonin and their jonin-sensei was Namikaze Minato.

So being a genius with a competent sensei will likely land me in a shitstorm of danger.

…

Oh, what we don't do to succeed.

I'm quite certain, that my parents only initiated my training because they know, at least to some degree, just how far off I am compared to other 'normal' kids.

I'm not sure when they finally took real notice, or if they knew all along, but then again, I guess it doesn't really matter.

It's not like they treat me any different.

The only difference was the start of training and how they've begun letting me do more stuff by myself.

Just small stuff, but stuff normal kids my age wouldn't think of doing by themselves. Getting food for yourself when you're hungry, choosing your own clothes, letting me walk down to the bakery on the nearby corner without supervision. It's those kinds of things.

Small they may be, but they're definite proof of my parents' realization of my burgeoning ability to take care of myself.

And I can see a visible bittersweet relief at my own independence in their expressions.

On one hand, they want me to remain their little darling, probably forever if my father had any say. On the other hand, it's a relief. Because, if I grow big enough to take care of myself, then they won't have to always take shifts at being home.

I recognize that having to always meticulously plan their missions, must has been fairly draining. And if they know I can take care of myself, at least to some limited capacity, then, they might be able to take missions simultaneously, thus having more time together as a family, at least when they're on downtime.

So, I do my best to speed along my ability to take care of myself – that means training harder, becoming stronger, and show them that I can rely upon myself.

I'm prioritizing flexibility from this early on in my training. Females are inherently more flexible than their male counterparts, and I hope to take full advantage of this as early as possible. Males will always, at least in general, have superior physical strength as opposed to women, discounting Tsunade's chakra enhanced strength of course, meaning I have to work with what I got in order to succeed.

That's why stretching both before and after training is so important, so that my body develops as I want it to. It was actually my father's idea to focus a lot on stretching in the first place, and since he is a walking mountain of muscle, I took it from him, that he knew what he was talking about in regard to physical training.

But that still doesn't mean the way he wants my body to contour is anything resembling what should be physically possible. I mean COME ON! At this point I will more than likely have Orochimaru's seemingly boneless body. Efficient, but no, just no. Ewwww.

I mean, standing in a bridge, spine bent 90 degrees with your legs in a split, one on the ground while the other's in the air, standing on your two palms, bending your neck to be at eye-level with the back of your grounded knee. All the while father's standing and encouraging amidst your pained groans and grunts, that you're almost there, just a bit more, darling…

Suddenly I feel some grudging respect, for the sheer amount of tort-training Orochimaru must have let his body go through.

*Shudder*

After my strenuous super stretches, father has me running laps around the clearing in which we frequently train.

Father knew a clearing, presumably where he goes when he, himself, wants to do some training undisturbed. It is found in a nearby stretch of forest, only a few blocks from our apartment complex.

The sheer amount of laps he has me running, feels like something straight of future Gai's daily training regime.

After the laps have succesfully driven me into the ground, father has me starting on strength training, yay~ …

It's push-ups, pull-ups, squads, crunches, lunges, reverse lunges, jumping jacks, the plank, you fucking name it and I'm perfectly sure i'm doing it.

These days I'm only half waiting for my father to walk out wearing green spandex, screaming "YOUTH!" from the top of his lungs.

I haven't seen anything concrete but the indicators are already showing. For now, I'm monitoring the situation.

After the brutal workout, we're starting taijutsu. Where he is having me go through some, at the moment, basic stances.

We're not sparring, yet, as father would rather I have the basic katas down perfectly, before incorporating them in battle.

I'm doing all this, and I'm ONLY three and a half years old! Had this been my old world, my parents would have been reported for child abuse.

As it is, it is not. No, here it is actually seen as a great sign of parenthood. Having the parent taking such an active role in your development is a great service apparently, if the acknowledging nods I've seen father receive from random people is anything to go by. It's nuts! I love it, but it is nuts I tell you!

And how you may ask, doesn't a child take any developmental damage from such grueling workouts, well let me tell you; one word.

Chakra

It is the mother of all superpowers. It can do anything from blowing a harmless breeze to wipe mountains of the map. It is absolutely phenomenal.

Chakra naturally reinforces your body, making you able to pursue more rigorous training than your average civilian.

Meaning this world's human population can train like crazy, at least compared to my previous world, so long as they have their chakra unlocked mind you.

And unlocking one's chakra was surprisingly easy, well at least for children it is.

It was a few days after my third birthday.

Super Long Flashback

It was finally time!

After this moment, I would be able to use chakra!

My parents were both home, I guess this is a big moment for them. Well, it kind of officially signals that, I'm willingly submitting myself to training and the shinobi arts, so as a parent, I guess it is kind of a huge deal.

My mother had made a huge Kaiseki feast, consisting of the traditional starters, main courses, shokuji and dessert. It was massive. It was delicious.

My parents had the traditional Shokuzen-shu, a small glass of alcohol from a local refinery, while I had a small shot of tea… yeah, they took pity on me, not that I mind!

After that mother served a selection of gorgeous prepared, bite-sized appetizers, followed in order by soup, sashimi, a fish-vegetable stew, grilled local wagyu, tempura, chawanmushi, vegetable and octopus dressed in vinegar sauce, rice, miso soup, pickles and finally ending the feast with a fresh fruit sorbet.

Yeah… no words, just… no words.

After dinner was cleaned up, they rolled out some tatami mats, and we were all sitting in the formal official seiza position, my parents opposite me.

I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face, because this was it, after this moment I would have unlocked the ability to shoot fireballs, create tsunamis and blow hurricanes. It was exhilarating.

My parents were smiling at me as well, though their vestige was more serious.

"It is finally time, my little darling" Father intoned kindly, breaking me from my reverie.

Despite my eagerness to finally have access to my chakra, I couldn't help the small sliver of nervousness that crept up my spine, as the situation dawned on me.

This was it.

It is now.

I swallowed roughly, my mouth suddenly quite dry.

"W-will it hurt?" I finally managed. Mother must have picked up on my nerves, as she broke her seiza and scooted over, embracing me, consequently breaking mine as well, before taking my head and holding it to her chest.

"Don't worry my beautiful Michi, all you'll feel is a tingle and some… hmm, yes, some soothing cooling warmth, yes darling, that's all you'll feel, no need to be nervous" She said warmly, holding me close, letting me feel her body vibrate with her voice.

"A cooling warmth? How is something warm and cooling?" I asked slightly confused, leaning away, looking up into her face, nervousness slowly disappearing.

Mother smiled, looking over at father. They must have done that parent thing, where they talk telepathically, or something equally supernatural, as I hear father clear his throat before starting.

"There really isn't a word or feeling, that can completely summarize what chakra feels like. Chakra is, what a person is. All chakra is unique to the one who uses it. And as so, you can't describe it without limiting yourself, or chakra itself. Can you follow me Michi?" Father patiently explains, looking at me, seeing if I understand.

'Chakra is, what a person is…hmm' It kind of makes sense, in that abstract way you sometimes understand modern art. It is, what it is to you, and only you. Showing that I understand, I nod.

"Good my little genius" He smiles at me fondly, before letting a bit of his previous seriousness return to his face. And with that, I know.

It's time.

I scoot away from mother a bit and sit ramrod straight, in a perfect formal seiza. I absently note mother's approving nod – six months ago, she gave me etiquette lessons. To both our apparent consternation.

Father nods to mother and she comes over mirroring my position, sitting knee to knee with each other.

"Please Michi, lift up your shirt, so that your stomach is free and bare" she says kindly, probably so that my nerves won't act up. And surprise, surprise, it works! – mothers and their never-ending list of superpowers.

I do as she says, leaving my abdomen free of cloth.

She raises her right hand, so that it is in front of us, at my eye-level. Her fingers slightly spread. Presumably so that I can follow what happens. And then, suddenly.

Her hand is set aglow with chakra.

Lightly lighting up the space around us in the dimly lit room. I watch in wonder, at the first ever chakra feat that I've witnessed.

It's beautiful. Absolutely so.

It is coating her hand in a light sheen of blue. Truly mesmerizing.

I haven't even noticed that her hand is directly in my face, as I've leaned forward studying the now incandescent blue.

Mother and father shares a chuckle, ultimately braking me out of my wonder, making me blush slightly at being so… so childlike in my wonder. Though in my defense, chakra is unlike anything I've ever seen!

"Yes, I suppose it is quite beautiful watching it for the first time" mother says in a reminiscing voice, her eyes slightly glazed, in what I presume to be a memory.

"Soon Michi, you'll be able to do it yourself easy enough, you'll see" Father says with his typical roguish grin.

I sigh slightly to myself and gather myself to what I imagine is a lifechanging experience.

I nod.

"Do it" I say, my voice steady and firm.

Mother looks me in the eyes a bit, searching for something. She nods to herself and smile, bringing her glowing blue hand down, hovering just slightly above my stomach.

Goosebumps erupts across my skin, and my heartbeat picks up, galloping on.

The glowing hand touches my stomach.

And everything changes…

…

NOT!

It's kind of underwhelming really, I'm just sitting there as my mother focuses on her task. The hand is slightly warm against my skin, but nothi–

Whoooooooooosh!

A slight discharge pushes my mother's hand away, and that's when I feel it.

An electrical warm buzz, flows, as if liquid through my veins.

I tingle all over, as the, no, as my chakra circulates my body.

And I giggle.

I giggle like I've never done before.

Because they're right. You just can't describe this feeling, this euphoria. It's amazing, and so much more.

I don't know how long it has been, but I regain my faculties, smile probably stretching my face comically.

I still feel the buzz flowing through my veins, although much more muted than the initial feeling.

I look up at father and mother, only to see them smiling sweetly and proudly at me. it's a good feeling.

This is right.

Super Long Flashback End

Afterwards, my usual curious self returned and thus, I bombarded my mother with questions.

It appears, that while chakra is inherent in all human beings – not only humans, everything has chakra - of this world, if it is not unlocked early and cultivated through training, it won't really amount to much.

Chakra is apparently not that cheaty as I first imagined, since if you just leave it be, you'll only ever really be a civilian with his/her chakra unlocked.

And that's because, if you don't train yourself from an early age, from as early as your chakra is unlocked actually, your chakra center will never grow, will never prosper, and as you age, and your body settles, it will only remain so, small and weak. The coils will solidify, leaving no room for flexibility and thus leaving you unable to mold and circulate chakra to any relevant circumstance.

That's why, the first thing all potential and aspiring shinobi gets done at the academy, is for them to get their chakra unlocked. Mostly, this is only relevant to people who has no shinobi parents or clan, due them being unable to unlock it themselves, if they even know how.

I haven't done any chakra intensive exercises yet, but they do have me circulating the chakra through my coils every day, for half an hour after dinner, when you're at your most relaxed after a well-fed meal. It is supposed to help me get a feel of my coils and thus initiating chakra control exercises. I know it's working, since from when I started, my chakra circulation has been steadily increasing.

Mother tells me it'll help in the long run, since it'll allow me a certain flexibility and quickness with jutsu in the future. It is all about the building blocks she would say. Chakra control and efficiency, is something that is acquired through intimate knowledge and practice of your body.

So, i, as the good daughter i am. Does what mother tells me.

They took me to the hospital for my mandatory after-unlock checkup of my chakra coils, to see whether my chakra system was in working condition or if I would be the next Rock Lee (or is it the first, now that he hasn't been born yet? Hmm…).

I could tell my parents were anxious, though they hid it well. Of course, any parents would be anxious to know whether or not their child would be completely healthy. I was a bit nervous I'll admit, you see, I didn't particularly want to be a Rock Lee if I could help it.

But as it appears, the point was moot, I was as healthy as an ox. The poster-girl of child health, the world's most healthful child, the most yout–

HOLY SHIT! That was way too close for comfort, just thinking about Roc- about him, was enough to corrupt my thoughts. This is more serious than I at first realized, I wonder how I would fare against the real-life onslaught of the student-sensei combination. What a fearful thought. Bless my luck that I have years before that eventuality.

The point is anyway, I am healthy.

The only irregularity was my disproportionate balance of Yin and Yang chakra.

Yin chakra is the spiritual energy that governs the imagination. It is bolstered and increased through experience and study. Which means I have A LOT, like a lot a lot, at least taking my age in consideration.

Its opposing side, the Yang chakra, which governs vitality, is strengthened and increased through the physical aspects of life, training etc.

It wasn't that I didn't have any Yang chakra, It was its normal proportionate self. it was just, it was so absolutely dwarfed by the opposing force.

And as great knowing all that is, it didn't really change anything, except giving me the knowledge that I would excel at genjutsu, since genjutsu are primarily Yin release after all.

But the most worth thing about the entire trip, was seeing the dumbfounded and disbelieving look the medic-nin gave me, all the while my mother gave me this slightly unnerving look, while father just grinned proudly at me, albeit I think It looked more smug than anything, but that might just be me.

But that doctor visit also truly gave me something to ponder. What would I specialize in?

And to be honest, I kind of like the idea of using genjutsu.

I think, despite Itachi's genius, the anime understated the value of genjutsu quite a bit, I mean it had almost no users worth mentioning.

It was primarily ninjutsu heavy battle scenes the anime favored. And while the Infinite Tsukuyomi is, perhaps one of the most powerful Jutsu in the world, and as it was characterized as a genjutsu, it is simply too much of a god technique, much like Kaguya's entire arsenal, to really count as a legitimate battle ready genjutsu.

So really, if you were to ask me right now, who I would remember from the anime noteworthy of genjutsu, I would only be able to mention Uchiha Itachi, who's like a prodigy at the art, but has a bit of an unfair advantage by having the sharingan, aka. Look me in the eyes and bam you're dead. And Kurenai Yūhi, who to be honest, has a rather pathetic showing in the anime, it's not because she doesn't have the skills, she just doesn't have any notable screen time.

I see a lot of potential for me as a genjutsu user. I have the Yin chakra necessary to truly excel, I have the studious personality required and a calm fortitude, all good for genjutsu.

But to be honest, I don't want to limit myself to any one art alone, and while I may ultimately be more skilled in genjutsu than the other shinobi-arts, I want a more rounded skillset.

I want to know a bit of everything, and if not for my curiosity alone, then at least for my higher chance of survival by becoming proficient in the use of other arts as well.

And while I might not be able to study any genjutsu right of the bat, or any art really, except the basic taijutsu father shows me, I will, for now at least, know which greater direction to take.

Though there is one thing I can start experimenting with.

Medical Ninjutsu.

My previous life of study and completed medical school, is like a legitimate cheat code.

I have all the classes worth of studying that I've done in my past life. Which basically means, that except for studying chakra, its system and its effects, poison and its uses and counter uses, I already have everything that I need pertaining to this subject. It's a nice feeling.

Hmm, I should probably ask mom to give me some books on the subjects. Not that she'd mind, I think.

While I could probably become a good medic-nin, I just don't think It's something that I want to specialize in. Now that I have other paths available to me, I think it's those that I want to explore first.

Being a medical-nin is just too restrictive as of the moment. I mean seriously? They have fucking rules preventing them from doing jack shit, except staying back being nice and docile, waiting for the fight to end or having to heal someone when they're injured.

I mean, the second clause of four states that "No medic ninja shall ever stand on the front lines.", and if I want to succeed, then I need to stand on the front lines.

Have you ever heard of any noteworthy medic-nin, Tsunade and Sakura excluded? I think not.

Well there is Kabuto, but he is not exactly known exclusively for his proficiency at medical ninjutsu, no he becomes known when his allegiance to Orochimaru is revealed.

And no medic-nin is allowed to fight on the front line, unless they have mastered the Tsunade-Sakura exclusive, Sōzō Saisei — Byakugō no Jutsu (Ninja Art Creation Rebirth — Strength of a Hundred Technique).

So, the rules that Tsunade has implemented, only allows for her to fight, along with anyone she deems worthy of teaching one of her ultimate techniques.

And since I honestly don't think I'll ever learn it, unless I somehow reinvent it myself. Which would undoubtedly take years of chakra control exercises, just so that I might get to the point of ultimate control. Couple that with the years of chakra research I would have to do as well, and you get something that would likely only be attainable through a mere fluke.

So, no, I won't become a medic-nin.

I will however, augment my skillset with medical ninjutsu, since they are ideal for survival purposes, and let's be honest, I'm going to war in what's probably a few years' time, I need what I can get to survive.

And while I know Konoha prides itself on teamwork, and that's an admiral battle philosophy no doubt, it truly is. I just know, that I don't like relying, so completely, on my teammates as a medic-nin is bound to do.

No, I need a skillset that allows for some solo survivability and battle power, otherwise It just wouldn't feel right.

Hmm…

At least I know where I want to go from here.

That's something at the very least.

…

Well back to training.

(A/N): Thank you for reading Chapter 3 of Owl-Nin Michi. I thank you people for taking your time reading, and hopefully, finding what i've written interesting enough to want to come back for more. I also want to mention my continued elation at seeing the steady rise in positive reviews, follows and favorites. It is as always, nice knowing that your work is appreciated. I felt like this chapter gave some solid information that helps set the boundaries for what to, sort of, expect from the future Michi. The next chapter will likely be a more in-depth view and look at her training, instead of the sort of general overview that this chapter provided. I want to see if i can start developing a baseline skillset for Michi, surrounding liberal senbon usage. If you're interested, please return for the next installment (when it is ready of course). Thank you!