Board Thread:Hidden Leaf Village/@comment-44317852-20191124222402/@comment-44317852-20191203203119

Listening to each of his new student's give their view on the word was intriguing. Zhiro took the machismo man route, Madoka took the sentimental route, and Kaoru took the philosphical route. But... the question would then be turned onto him by the latter, Kaoru, continuing to walk forward the group would see a light at then end of the brushy trail. "We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. It is not the length of life you are granted that you should cherish... It is the depth of the life you have lived. One day each of you will be faced with a choice in the life you have chosen as a shinobi that will grant you the choice of life and death, and sometimes the latter route will speak volumes above living to tell the story."

"I hope that answer isn't too convoluted." he would say as the group would reach the end of the dark brushy trail into a field of flowing grass and sunlight. Continuing to walk to about the middle of the field Akihiro would stop and turn facing his students. "I am not here to be your crutch through hard situations. I am here to teach you how to deal with it on your own whether it be mental or physical. You will always look after each other as if your squadmate's life is in your hands. You may not like each other to start, but you will respect one another... Is that clear?" he would say as he kneeled down to talk to them on a more personal level.

"I will give my life to make sure nothing ever happens to any of you, that was a choice that I made the moment I was given a piece of paper with each of your names on it. You have nothing to fear as long as I am around, the question each of you were just asked should make a lot more sense now with my answer being given. Now I will ask each one of you to announce your name, strengths, weaknessess, likes, and dislikes."

"Zhiro you first." he would finish as he continued to listen on one knee.