"One, two, three!" Nobu said through clenched teeth, returning to a relaxed stance on top of the little brick wall. On one side was was a packed dirt road, small and out of the way. On the other side was what he could only assume was someone's vegetable garden - a small, miserable plot of land. But a plot of land in the open air nonetheless. Nobu's balance came to him naturally as he turned his eyes to the sky, bright sunlight peering down between the buildings. The sky. He'd heard all about how the village was trapped beneath the sand for years, taking shelter from its primordial wrath.
Nobu had been too young for it to be something affecting his day-to-day life. He lived underground because it was all he'd ever known. He remembered the stark terror of the Cabal attacks, though, back when he was even smaller. Even with the Cabal defeated, the village apparently still had a bunch of enemies. Nobu wasn't worried. One day, he'd be the person to beat all of them in the name of Sunagakure.
Enough thinking. Back to his training. Nobu took a breath and changed his footing on the wall a bit. "One." he muttered, and his left leg swung up into a sweeping kick. "Two." he said, pulling his leg back and repeating the kick. "Three--eep!" As Nobu pulled his leg back again, he lost his balance. Attempts to flail his arms or catch himself did nothing, and the Academy student slipped. With a thud, Nobu landed face-down on the dusty road. The drop was low enough that it didn't cause him much harm, but he was nonetheless left groaning in pain for a few moments.
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Nobu had been too young for it to be something affecting his day-to-day life. He lived underground because it was all he'd ever known. He remembered the stark terror of the Cabal attacks, though, back when he was even smaller. Even with the Cabal defeated, the village apparently still had a bunch of enemies. Nobu wasn't worried. One day, he'd be the person to beat all of them in the name of Sunagakure.
Enough thinking. Back to his training. Nobu took a breath and changed his footing on the wall a bit. "One." he muttered, and his left leg swung up into a sweeping kick. "Two." he said, pulling his leg back and repeating the kick. "Three--eep!" As Nobu pulled his leg back again, he lost his balance. Attempts to flail his arms or catch himself did nothing, and the Academy student slipped. With a thud, Nobu landed face-down on the dusty road. The drop was low enough that it didn't cause him much harm, but he was nonetheless left groaning in pain for a few moments.
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