Chiyu decided to slip out before dawn so he could make it to his favorite spot in time. Going about in the dark in his little room was not so hard. It was second nature to him after doing it all the time. Chiyu put on some white colored robes not bothering with the standard ninja attire this early in the morning. He planned on getting dirty and going for a swim in a lake or pond. Before Chiyu walked out he grabbed his book on edible plants and then headed out the door.
So far life at the academy was alright but he missed his home. The plants here smelled nice even if it seemed so alien to him at first. His building alone was full of people so he was never alone. Even if he hardly got a chance to speak to them. After making it out the building door he took the familiar path to the forest and opened his book, to read and walk.
So far life at the academy was alright but he missed his home. The plants here smelled nice even if it seemed so alien to him at first. His building alone was full of people so he was never alone. Even if he hardly got a chance to speak to them. After making it out the building door he took the familiar path to the forest and opened his book, to read and walk.
Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). Dandelions are harvested from the wild or grown on a small scale as a leaf vegetable. The leaves (called dandelion greens) can be eaten cooked or raw in various forms, such as in soup or salad. They are probably closest in character to mustard greens. Usually the young leaves and unopened buds are eaten raw in salads, while older leaves are cooked. Raw leaves have a slightly bitter taste. Dandelion salad is often accompanied with hard boiled eggs. The leaves are high in beta-carotene, vitamin C and iron, carrying more iron and calcium than spinach.
The ground underneath his feet started to get more crunchy. Chiyu looked up from the book as he started to reach the entrance of the forest. A grin started spreading across his face from ear to ear, as early morning was his favorite time of day. The grass was covered in fresh dew and the birds awoke from their slumber to sing. Chiyu gingerly took the path that would lead him to his meadow. "Here comes the sun! Na na na na!" He sang to himself as he approached his favorite little spot. Everything smelled fresh as if it rained recently but he was not completely sure. The dampness could be from the dew alone, the sun was just started to peak from beyond the horizon when Chiyu reached the clearing. He made a whoop of joy before jumping into the grass and rolled. His clothes started going from green to white as he rolled a few times then splayed out on his back. "These are the moments I enjoy the most" he spoke to no on in particular just out loud.
[Training][WC: 350 (I do not count the book excerpt)]