Ibiki's daughter

4: My choice

Author's POV

At this point, Genma couldn't sense the little girl anymore. Jolin was so focused and bent on killing him even though it was test, that Genma could sense her bloodlust but not her presence.

'I'm not testing a mere girl, I'm running for my life,' Genma realized. 'I need to hide! I'm in the open!' 

Without wasting another second, he began running away towards the trees while trying to pinpoint where Jolin might be. Just the sense of her bloodlust was enough to make his blood run cold.

'She's truly a professional. The deadliest assassin I may have ever met.'

Whizzz!

Genma groaned in pain at the heavy cut on his shoulder from behind. He whirled around, clutching his new injury but no was there. However, the girl's bloodlust and desire to kill him was still as heavy. Her presence was also still missing. 

'No,' Genma thought. 'Her presence is there. It's just that she's scattered her presence evenly everywhere that I don't know where she is!'

Genma yanked out a roll of bandage, but before he could wrap his shoulder to prevent more blood from spilling, Jolin tased him from behind without hesitation.

'Ugh, what did she...do?' Genma thought just before falling unconscious.

Jolin raised her knife and was just about to actually end Genma's life when a speeding kunai from one of the ANBUs with the Hokage clashed into Jolin's knife. She didn't drop the weapon, but her focus came back. 

Jolin's POV

"Are you back?" The Hokage asked me, resting a hand on my head. 

After realizing I had knocked out Genma, I suddenly became worried. 

"Uh, was I not supposed to knock him out? I injured him pretty bad too," I said a little worried. 

"No, he will be fine," the Hokage said, relieved to find I wasn't bent on killing Genma. "We'll just send him to the hospital to get him all patched up." 

"I see. But...I still feel bad, so can I take him?" I asked. 

"Sure. Well done!" The Hokage said, smiling. "You pass the test with flying colors!" 

"Thank you sir," I said, giving him a short bow. 

"Now, would you like to become one of the Leaf's assassins, or would you like to become a ninja?" 

"W-what?" 

The question struck me hard. 

I didn't know if my dad wanted me to be a ninja or stay an assassin.....besides, I don't even know if Mr. Karasuma told my dad through the letter I am an assassin. (Mr. Karasuma wrote letters to Ibiki about Jolin. Jolin did write to her father, but it didn't help her emotional state.) 

"You have time to think about it," he said, noticing my silence. "You can come tell me later when you have the resolve to do so." 

"Thank you." I silently carried Genma (who is much taller than me) easily back to the hospital earning a lot of stares from the villagers and other ninjas on the streets, but I didn't care. 

I carried Genma inside the hospital as the Hokage went back to his office. The nurses came and took Genma into a room, so I sat down in a chair to wait. I wanted to apologize to Genma for nearly...killing him, because, you know, I'm not supposed to actually kill him. Yet I injured him just as badly, so yeah, an apology is in order. 

As I sat in the waiting room while Genma was being treated, I thought about which occupation I wanted to do. Being a ninja meant I would go on all kinds of adventures and missions, but.....staying as an assassin would me I could be in my comfort zone. 

I've been killing people all my life, staining my hands with blood.....that to be honest, I didn't regret. I choose this path to.....keep living and maturing a skill I had. Korosensei and every last professional assassin I have met encouraged me constantly to be an assassin. They said things like, "You have talent, kid," or "Kid, you're a pro at killing."  

So did I regret killing people and being an assassin? No. 

Did I enjoy killing? Yes.

On the other hand, ninja help people. They do requests for other people who need help desperately, and they kill if they need to. 

Didn't Koro Sensei teach me back in Class E I should help people? That I should be kind? Yes. I did help many people, in fact. I helped out the nearly- dilapidated children nursery building; I helped out at the nursery home for elderly people; and I was happy to help. 

So what should I do? What would my father want me to do? 

In conclusion, I really want to be an assassin, but experience being a ninja.

While I was in my deep thoughts, I didn't notice a doctor walk up to me, until he had placed a hand on my head to get my attention. 

"Hey, you brought in Genma, right?" 

"Yes sir." 

"Good new, he's fine. The injury wasn't bad, so we just gave him some stitches," the doctor explained. 

"Oh..... is he awake?" 

"Yes, if you want to see him, just go to room 211," the doctor directed. 

"Thank you." I went to the room and knocked before opening the door.