Kiri looks at the slip of paper on his hand. He had not intended for this to happen. Especially not with how things have happened recently. The incident with Shieo-sensei, the entire ordeal in the forest, and again, he felt as though Raikage-sama have been pulling the strings to keep him where he was at, and away from the executioner’s blade. Then again, this might just be the incident where he finally gets axed off if something bad were to happen. After all, he was going to be part of this “adopt a student a day” program.He sighed at the thought and then contemplated on what would be an appropriate agenda to do. He wasn’t given much instruction other than “Let them understand what shinobis do. Let them experience life beyond the academy.” But even then, Kiri didn’t have an inch of knowledge of what exactly it meant for him to do. There was just a multitude of opinions to consider. What is normal? What is life beyond the academy? There were numerous answers and of which, sometimes, Kiri wondered if the the kind of life he lived was even considered normal. In fact, shouldn’t his life be more of a warning to others? AH! That could be it. Ah but he looked over the documents again and for some reason, he wasn't going to deal with a student, but a genin. Well, that was a bit reassuring, he thought.
“I understand now,” Kiri nodded as he began to walk out from the academy office and to the entrance where he would meet the said student he’d be adopting for the day. “I’ll just have to show him what not to do. How dangerous it can be and how life shouldn’t be like mine.”
As he would approach the entrance, there were a few students gathered, probably waiting for their own “adopter for the day”, but he had the picture of the particular genin assigned to him so he easily found the boy. He raised a brow as he stopped right before him, noticing the obvious before his eyes narrowed. “Eishi, was it?” he started before he folded the paper of his assignment and kept it in the slingbag he brought along. “I’m Kiri. You’ll be under me for the day, I suppose. I hope you’re not expecting so much, especially when expectations can be completely different from what they could actually be.” But he waved warmly to the boy and added, “But don’t worry. I’m sure it’ll be helpful for you, one way or another.”
With that said and greetings exchanged, Kiri would lead the young genin out from the Academy. They would walk along the streets, and he would lead the young one as they went to visit a couple of clinics. Kiri would explain that part of his weekend job with the hospital is to make clinic visits and ask for reports, just to update on the patients or perhaps a request for clinic equipment. “Normally, I would get tasked to the towns outside the village since it’s best to send someone who can fight in case of unexpected events. There was one time I had to retrieve medical documents from raiders that caused a commotion in one of the town clinics. But other than that, I usually do errands for the Aesculapium within the village itself. It beats having to do bedpan duties for a day, though, so I don’t mind it at all.”
After that, with Kiri almost done with his things to do, was at a lost of what else he could possibly bring the kid with him to. In the end, he decided to bring him to the colosseum. Entering the grand structure, they would first be greeted by the stalls outside, then past the tall double doors made of bronze and steel, they would finally enter the premises. Here, the halls were wide and columns everywhere to keep the structure propped up properly and securely. While the main stage was at the very center, the colosseum has its own training grounds.
He directed Eishi to try and examine the training grounds, get familiar with the equipment there and he might even get to find someone he knew of. It was just one of those quick tours, he supposed. As for Kiri, decided to walk along the gallery that led to the grand colosseum. There wasn’t any activity today so the place itself was silent. Only the sounds of the people outside and the village in general echoed from the far off places. And perhaps, some of the sounds from within the training grounds.
As he stood along the balcony overlooking the battle ground of the grand stage of the colosseum, Kiri felt a strange nostalgia. It wasn’t like he had ever fought in the colosseum before. He would mostly only be at the training grounds, practicing and honing his abilities. He would also sometimes help with the infirmary doctors, especially during festivals were there were so many competitors joining. Having casualties was the last thing any event organiser wanted, and so having a lot of mednins to help allowed them a sense of peace of mind. It didn’t mean they could simply be complacent either. In any case, what brought on the nostalgia was the scenery beyond the tall walls. The sky was seemingly unknowing just like that day. Even though nighttime hasn’t come yet, it was the same. The feeling of unknown gloom and doom was overcast, almost engulfing his world. Though he had recently gotten hold of a new strength worth believing in, there were still moments of doubts and Kiri couldn’t help but fall prey to these.
He sighs as he closes his eyes and let the wind brush past his face, his short cropped white hair flowing. The rest of his black uniform would flap along the breeze, seemingly inviting him to take flight at any moment. If only that were possible. But not now, not ever.
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[Requesting: Eishi, Hoshi, Tenma]
Admiring the arena, Kiri sighed one last time. He didn’t think he’d be there at this time. He had only planned to show Eishi around but a new kind of mischief was brewing in him. As a mentor, he would have to prepare Eishi for the worst. Mednins aren’t simply bandaids. They were as good as any other shinobi meant for the battlefield. So while he was planning to let Eishi encounter one of the regulars in the arena, even as training, a thought suddenly came to mind. It would prove a bit reckless if he allowed another to fight his protege. It was a lot safer if he could control the situation and as such, he figured he should be able to do it.
As the three would come to notice the unexpected attack, Kiri retracts his shadows and comes into view. Even if this was supposed to be an ambush, he wouldn't go that far to devastate the three. Then again, perhaps he had something else in mind. Drawing out Ookanehira, the tachi coming out straight and silent from its majestic crimson scabbard, there would be a sudden flicker of his chakra across his body. It was a strange aura and could send a cold feeling to those nearby. But perhaps what the three had to concern themselves with was the otherworldly threat of such chakra, slowly sapping at their energy and will to fight, while providing clarity for Kiri to perceive them.
