We had a scare today at the decryption center. One of the agents claimed to have unraveled a terrorist plot while on patrol. "We're coming for the Hokage," the message read. We notified ANBU immediately and put the central offices on lockdown. Silly us. Turns out that the message was intercepted from a bunch of genin who were playing mock-war outside the capital grounds.
What a drag.
Everyone had a good laugh about it, but I was slightly ticked off. The entire fiasco...making light of childish innocence. Naivete. Sure, today they're sending fake death threats but come tomorrow they'll actually be slitting throats. We prep them for combat but are they really ready for the weight of our wars? You can train a kid to throw a dagger at the speed of lightning but what about the other skills? Can you train them to dig graves without a shovel? Write KIA reports in twenty seconds? Bring news of death to family without making someone cry? No. The ninja world only plays one game and in it the losers don't come back home. Some cases, neither do the winners.
I know this well. She knows this well.