Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-27375402-20160415121643/@comment-27375402-20160426132649

Ryouta caught the child's curious gaze from his peripheral vision, smiling somewhat knowing that he momentarily grabbed the child's attention, though a small victory it was something Ryouta took pride in. Though what followed were words that spoke to Ryouta's own sense of loneliness and constant mourning of those whose lives weighed upon his shoulders, the child recounting each deceased shinobi as he vowed to protect as many as he could. Staring away and swallowing the saliva caught in his throat in an attempt to stomach the grief, the boy took a deep breath before turning back towards the boy. His widened smile now absent and in its place, an expression that displayed an upset child.

"If only I was there to save others, I've always been too weak to save certain lives. But the difference I guess is that, I didn't let people's deaths shut me down and huddle into a corner by myself. The girl I came with is doing the same, she lost her family, I still see her smile and always training because that's the best thing anyone can do. Pick themselves up, step out into the world and better ourselves. I don't know how old you are kid, but everyone who becomes a shinobi do it because they've either lost someone and want to take revenge, lost someone and want to protect people or they just want to be strong so no one can hurt them. Like I said young one, the best thing you can do right now is pick yourself up and make sure nothing else will hurt you, your friends or your family ever again."

Arising to his feet and staring down at the child with a stern expression before offering a helping hand in order to lift the child to his feet, provided the child complied or not, Ryouta would place his hands upon his hips and gaze upon the child with a stern expression. After doing so he'd hold out his hand and offer the thin orphan a thumbs up and a wide smile before he continued

"Become strong, I'll help you if you want, but to begin, you should eat healthy, get a lot of sleep and always smile, share your feelings with people, keeping it to yourself will hurt you more, a lot of the people here want to take care of you but they can't do that if they don't know what's wrong. Now, what's your name? What's the name everyone will remember once you become super strong?"