The closing bell had long since signaled the end of classes for the day. Most of the students left the academy as soon as their teacher dismissed them, perhaps even a little earlier, save for a handful of people who decided to stay behind for whatever reason; Minami was one of them. There was a certain part of the lesson that had struck an impression with her and she wanted to look into it a little further before going home.
"Of course, medical ninjutsu is not restricted to the techniques taught by the medical branch, but that's not a topic we will delve into for today's lesson," was what the teacher had said. She was interested in becoming a medical ninja herself, and having more options available to her certainly sounded appealing. Therefore, she decided to stay back and try to read up on these alternate medical methods the teacher hinted at; going back home early wasn't very appealing to begin with.
Minami's feet had taken her to the academy's library. Shelves upon shelves of scrolls were stacked for the students to read, though many of them went untouched. She started searching immediately after lessons ended, and her efforts had finally born fruit about an hour later. There was a scroll located on a particularly high shelf titled "Alternative Medical Ninjutsu" that sounded like it could contain what she was interested in. The only problem was that she could not actually reach it. At her height, she could barely even touch the bottom of the highest shelf even when she stretched as much as she could, much less grab the scroll itself. A ladder would have been convenient to have, but there were none in sight; the librarian must have put them away before going home.
Should she try to climb the bookshelf to reach the scroll? The idea left Minami's mind as soon as it had entered it. Not only was that reckless, it was against regulations. So she just kept reaching for the scroll in hopes that should could move it little by little when touching it from the bottom. It would take her a while, but it was possible.
[WC: 363]
"Of course, medical ninjutsu is not restricted to the techniques taught by the medical branch, but that's not a topic we will delve into for today's lesson," was what the teacher had said. She was interested in becoming a medical ninja herself, and having more options available to her certainly sounded appealing. Therefore, she decided to stay back and try to read up on these alternate medical methods the teacher hinted at; going back home early wasn't very appealing to begin with.
Minami's feet had taken her to the academy's library. Shelves upon shelves of scrolls were stacked for the students to read, though many of them went untouched. She started searching immediately after lessons ended, and her efforts had finally born fruit about an hour later. There was a scroll located on a particularly high shelf titled "Alternative Medical Ninjutsu" that sounded like it could contain what she was interested in. The only problem was that she could not actually reach it. At her height, she could barely even touch the bottom of the highest shelf even when she stretched as much as she could, much less grab the scroll itself. A ladder would have been convenient to have, but there were none in sight; the librarian must have put them away before going home.
Should she try to climb the bookshelf to reach the scroll? The idea left Minami's mind as soon as it had entered it. Not only was that reckless, it was against regulations. So she just kept reaching for the scroll in hopes that should could move it little by little when touching it from the bottom. It would take her a while, but it was possible.
[WC: 363]