As the sun set, the sky lit up a beautiful shade of orange before fading over the horizon. There was an obvious shift in temperature from the comfy warmth of day, to the crisp and cold night air. Though it was a weekend, Kaji had done his best to help at his mother's store. It was after closing time, and Kaji had stayed around to help his mother lock up so that they could walk home together. But something was bothering him, and no matter how hard he tried to bury it, it still rose to the forefront of his mind. Like a recording of the past, Kaji replayed what had happened earlier that day.
There was a customer in desparate need, searching for a specific medicine. The one he was looking for had unfortunately been out of stock for quite for some time, and the herb used in making the medicine in question was exceptionally rare. The man begged and pleaded, insisting that we were the only shop for miles that had even heard of the ingredient. And if he didn't get it soon, he would have to spend an exorbitant amount of money to contract a mission from the shinobi. Yua was not interested in arguing with the old man, but before she could dismiss him, Kaji stepped in. He declared that they would get him the medicine he needed and that he would do it himself. By the time Yua had managed to regain control of the situation, he had already made several promises to the old man. Promises she knew he couldn't keep. But that didn't stop her from pulling Kaji to the side and scolding him relentlessly as soon as the old man had left.
The thoughts still fresh on his mind he decided to continue their conversation from closing time. "Why can't I help? I'm grown up now, you can't just say that I'll understand when I'm older anymore!" , he said. "No means no." , Yua sighed loudly, "I don't know why you keep insisting on going out there, it's not safe.". "So? I'm a shinobi now, I can handle anything!" , he stated confidently. "That's not how that works." , Yua snapped, "Fist of all you're not a shinobi yet, you're an academy student." "But-" , Kaji tried to interject. "Second of all, I don't have the time to go out there with you, and there's no way I'm letting you go by yourself." , She continued, paying no mind, but before she could add to her thoughts Kaji continued the arguement, "But mom you're the one who's always telling me that a good shinobi takes responsibility!". However, She was no longer in the mood to continue, "Enough, after dinner we're going straight to bed, you have school tomorrow mister." , she finished. "That's not fair!" , he said hoping to push the issue further, but he found his mother to be unwilling to even talk to him.
Dinner was quiet and tense, and the family went to bed without the usual bedtime routine or kiss goodnight. It seemed that she was really mad at him this time.
There was a customer in desparate need, searching for a specific medicine. The one he was looking for had unfortunately been out of stock for quite for some time, and the herb used in making the medicine in question was exceptionally rare. The man begged and pleaded, insisting that we were the only shop for miles that had even heard of the ingredient. And if he didn't get it soon, he would have to spend an exorbitant amount of money to contract a mission from the shinobi. Yua was not interested in arguing with the old man, but before she could dismiss him, Kaji stepped in. He declared that they would get him the medicine he needed and that he would do it himself. By the time Yua had managed to regain control of the situation, he had already made several promises to the old man. Promises she knew he couldn't keep. But that didn't stop her from pulling Kaji to the side and scolding him relentlessly as soon as the old man had left.
The thoughts still fresh on his mind he decided to continue their conversation from closing time. "Why can't I help? I'm grown up now, you can't just say that I'll understand when I'm older anymore!" , he said. "No means no." , Yua sighed loudly, "I don't know why you keep insisting on going out there, it's not safe.". "So? I'm a shinobi now, I can handle anything!" , he stated confidently. "That's not how that works." , Yua snapped, "Fist of all you're not a shinobi yet, you're an academy student." "But-" , Kaji tried to interject. "Second of all, I don't have the time to go out there with you, and there's no way I'm letting you go by yourself." , She continued, paying no mind, but before she could add to her thoughts Kaji continued the arguement, "But mom you're the one who's always telling me that a good shinobi takes responsibility!". However, She was no longer in the mood to continue, "Enough, after dinner we're going straight to bed, you have school tomorrow mister." , she finished. "That's not fair!" , he said hoping to push the issue further, but he found his mother to be unwilling to even talk to him.
Dinner was quiet and tense, and the family went to bed without the usual bedtime routine or kiss goodnight. It seemed that she was really mad at him this time.