Shizen no Kokyou. (Shinobu x Male Reader) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 4

And so, Y/N's training to master Total Concentration Breathing began. Each day, he would have to get up early in the morning, and go for a run with Rengoku, which would expand his lungs, and then, hold his breath until he couldn't any longer.

He then had to blow into a special type of gourd given to him by Rengoku. The aim was to break the gourd with his blows. The gourd was extremely hard and had been dried up, making it even harder to even crack it.

One day, he finally broke the gourd by blowing into it. His happiness was replaced by shock as Rengoku happily gave the boy an even bigger gourd to break.

The night would include meditation, which Y/N often did alone when everyone was asleep, since there would be nobody that could watch him, making him perform even better.

-Day 10 of Y/N's training-

It was late night, as we see that Y/N was on the top of his house, so that he could get a clean and good supply of air to meditate.

Y/N: Concentrate...

???: Yoo-hoo!

Y/N: ...? *Sigh* Concentrate...

???: Yoo-hoo!

Y/N: *sigh* What do you want, Kouch-

He looks to his side as he sees Shinobu inches away from his face as his face and he jumps back with a red face, slips, starts to fall down, but regains his composure and climbs back up on the roof.

All in a couple of seconds.

Shinobu: Ara, did my trick to surprise the Nature Hashira work again?

Y/N: I could've hurt myself, Koucho!

He falls on the roof on his back, but his head hits the tile on the roof as he holds his head in pain.

Shinobu grabs his head and looks at the spot where he hit his head.

Y/N: H-Hey! Stop that! L-Leave my head alone!

Shinobu: Oh, no. That's gonna swell...

Y/N: *worried* It is...?

Shinobu smiles at Y/N.

Y/N: ...

Shinobu: *smiling* ...

Y/N: You're lying, aren't you?

Shinobu nods and chuckles a bit.

Shinobu: Yes. You should've seen your face, L/N.

Y/N pouts and looks away while blushing a bit.

Shinobu was another person Y/N had become rather open to and had started to talk to.

Y/N: So, what do you want?

Shinobu: I can't sit by my comrade's side?

Y/N: You can. But why now? At this late in the night?

Shinobu: What are you doing here?

Y/N: I asked first, but okay. Rengoku is teaching me "Total Concentration Breathing". Says that it will enhance my performance.

Shinobu: How far have you gone till now?

Y/N: Hmm?

Shinobu: The gourds. Which gourd are you currently on?

Y/N: I've broken 4 of them till now.

Shinobu: 4? And how long have you been training?

Y/N: 9... 10 days...

Shinobu: That's impressive! It took me 12 days just to get to the third gourd.

Y/N: Wait, you can perform it too?