❝ full of scars, unclarity
that is firm, so natural
its beautiful ❞
in which minamoto
eri is forced to confront
the cruel nature of the
world and thus decides
...
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CHAPTER ONE
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𝐈𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐀'𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃about the classroom of excited twelve-year-olds. A smile plastered on his face as he watched their fists tighten in both eagerness and trepidation. It was a Monday, the students of Konoha's academy had all completed the graduation exam required to become genin, and it was now time to assign them to their three-man squads.
Iruka cleared his throat and flipped through the pages of his clipboard, eyes trailing down the paper as he read off the names.
"And for Team 6, we have Daichi Akamine," he began, his gaze drifting to the child. A small 'yes!' was uttered as the boy leaned forward, his eyes sparkling with excitement and wonder. A few breaths hitched at the call.
Daichi wasn't exactly a troublemaker, since that title belonged to Naruto Uzumaki, he was just... overly hyper. It set some people off.
Daichi was a tall boy, standing around 5'2 with curly brown hair and maroon eyes. He had a narrow v-shaped face that was complimented by a beauty mark below his left eye, a dark complexion, a bandaid that lay atop his nose bridge, and a long black scarf wrapped around his neck.
He wore a short-sleeved blue shirt with a sleeveless black vest, long black pants, and a ninja pouch wrapped around the side of his waist. His kunai holder was on his left thigh, and he wore long tabi boots. His forehead protector wrapped around his upper arm.
"Ryuu Hirabayashi," Iruka continued, earning a determined nod from the boy once the teacher's eyes landed on him. Daichi blinked in surprise and turned toward the boy. They were seatmates. It was sort of awkward between them though, they barely spoke to each other.
Ryuu was a fairly slim boy, with dark blue hair that parted to the left and golden brown eyes that were hidden behind a pair of white glasses. He was shorter than Daichi but still taller than the other boys in their class.
The boy wore a long black collared jacket with a gray zipper, gray pants that reached just a few inches above his ankles, and regular tabi shoes. His forehead protector was naturally on his forehead. He seemed rather meek, considering that he only spoke when spoken to.
To ease the tension, Daichi tapped his shoulder and raised his fist, surprising Ryuu. The bluenette slowly lifted his own and bumped the raised fist against his own. He smiled back shyly.
"And finally, Eri Minamoto. Your Jonin instructor will be Tsubaki Yoshioka. Congratulations!" Iruka finished with a smile, turning towards the girl enthusiastically. Eri was a fair-skinned young girl, with short blonde hair that reached just below her neck and golden eyes.
She was average in height, measuring around 5'0, and wore a long-sleeved teal blouse with a white surplice top underneath that was tucked into a black above-knee skirt and a black waist cape. She had matching black tights and arm warmers. On her right hip was her kunai holder — her forehead protector rested comfortably on her neck. She wore extended black tabi-boots similar to Daichi.
