What just happened? Does this mean we are no longer be friends?
I sat down on a bench near a Ramen shop looking into my hands, continually opening and closing my fingers. Even though I was there, I was still processing when it happened. Not sure if I was denying it, but there was always a slight fear that Hikari was what I had feared. And now it made me wonder, could I ever have a friend? I mean the entire ninja world is made up of these special people and the chances of any of us normal kids making a career out of this profession are slim as it is.
It’s actually funny because they had just given me the hope that I could succeed, and I’m right back where I started. Maybe they were right; and I should just look for some way to make myself stronger. After all, I am just a tool, and Hikari would be using her blood as a weapon; might as well find a weapon of my own.
And now I was just convincing myself she was a rival: A target that must be reached-- A goal. To be better than somebody with a bloodline was an admirable goal in my opinion. And perhaps that’s what I really needed, a new goal. I completed my last one, that is, proving to my mom that I could be responsible.
I needed to become a ninja before she did. I needed to prove I could do it sooner than someone with a bloodlimit!
But how?
[iNPC: Zaku]