Sharing One's Experiences [Mission]

[Jett Kuroi]

name; Bully Beatdown
rank; d
description; Nothing worse than a bully and that’s exactly what we have. Some recent academy drop out is picking on kids as they walk to school. Confront the misguided youth and set him straight. Do not use any more force than necessary, he’s just a kid after all.
reward; 100 experience, 500 ryo
minimum shinobi; one
mission status; interminable

Bullying. It was a nice term regarding what it did to a person psychologically. Abuse was the true term that should be used. Or perhaps, Jett was simply biased in the matter, considering what he had been through in the past.

It had not been too long since he had graduated the academy, but while he had not been bullied while in the academy, he still knew what it was like to be a kid of 8 years, being picked on by a kid that was older. Age did not really matter here, for the act of abuse, condescension, or otherwise bullying, transcended time, age, and gender.

The report was that a kid roughly 12 years old had failed the academy graduation test a few times, and had stopped going to classes because of the rebuke he got from teachers telling him he wasn't trying hard enough, and the teasing from other students because of failing so much. Now, this unfortunate soul was picking on the next rung of academy students approaching graduation. It seemed a bit backwards in his head. The kid tried so hard to graduate, and failed, and now was attempting to keep others from even trying. Behind each dark soul, is a glimmer of light that is being kept from shining. Where had he heard that? Jett could not remember, but he heard it somewhere, and it made sense here.

An hour before classes were supposed to start, Jett headed out to the residence district that this bullly was last reported to have been. Quietly, Jett sat on a rooftop, looking down at the streets, staring and waiting for the kids to start heading to class. After some time, the kids started heading to the academy, and Jett found himself daydreaming, wondering what life may have been like if he had grown up in Kirigakure, instead of the criminal districts outside the village, and if he had been part of a family that truly cared for him. What would have been, if his mother had not died? Would his father and brothers been any different?

"Daisuke, Daisuke, Daisuke... it truly amazes me how your mind can drift on such unimportant, trivial things."

His eye's twitched, pushing the voice in his head back, ignoring it, especially as the voice of a child rose above the gentle 'noise' of the morning breeze, calling out to one of the other kids down below.

(To be continued...)

[Jett Kuroi]

"Eiji!" called the first boy, as he ran up to the other, who was on his way to the academy. Unlike Eiji, this other boy was not carrying any satchel with him, and altogether seemed unprepared for a day at the academy. Was he the bully?

Jett's eyes focused on this other boy, as the voice of the other rose above the wind. "What do you want Isao? Leave me alone today, would you?" It seemed he was the bully. Yet, Jett would remain still and silent for now, deciding to listen in a bit longer, and make sure for certain, before going off to punish based on quick judgments. He didn't need to be getting in trouble for beating up innocent children.

"Come on now, Eiji. Stop going to the academy. You won't make it, it's not designed for that. The people who actually try, just get dumped on, and forced to repeat. You're set up for failure."

"Really? You're the one who is repeating, while everyone else is graduating. I fail to see your logic."

"Don't test me Eiji! I'm your friend, and trying to help you, but don't forget, while they may be forcing me to repeat, I've still learned all they have to teach.

"I wonder about that."

Isao swung his arm, hitting Eiji across the face, knocking him to the ground. "I told you Eiji! Don't test me. If you don't trust my word, maybe you're really not my friend!" Isao prepared again to strike Eiji, but this time, the kid showed that he had one of the acadamy's kunai.

Jett's eyes widened briefly. Eiji moved to crawl away, but Isao came at him with the kunai. However, Isao would only move one step further, as Jett landed softly on the dirt behind Isao. One hand was pressed firmly to the top of the boy's head, while the other hand was gripped around his wrist, pulling the kunai back so that the tip of it was pointed at the back of Isao's neck.

"Easy now kid, let's solve this through talking, hmm? No need to resort to violence, hmm?"

Isao stared wide-eyed towards Eiji, as Eiji laid on the ground, staring up just as wide-eyed at Isao and Jett. Jett smiled softly, but of course his mask hid that, if not for the crinkles in his cheeks and below his eyes. "Eiji, go on to the academy, or you'll be late." Eiji nodded furiously, then stood up and ran off for the academy.

That voice laughed in Jett's mind. "Look at you... acting all cool."

(To be concluded...)

[Jett Kuroi]

Once Eiji was gone, Jett released hold of Isao's head, but he would squeeze that kunai out of his grasp, and take it from him, slipping it in with his own kunai for the time being. He folded his arms over his chest, and let Isao do as he wished for the moment. Isao would slip away from Jett, running a few feet away before turning to face him.

"What!? Even the older ones are picking on me now?"

"Seems like you were the one doing the 'picking on', from my perspective."

"Sure, take his side. Everyone always takes everyone else's side, against me. I'm always the brunt of this! Just leave me be!"

"Kid, I can only do that if you stop doing what you've been doing to the students. So if you promise to leave them be, then I'll leave you be."

"It ain't that easy, I won't let my friends be taken in by your lies!"

"Lies, you say. Please, do tell."

The voice in his head laughed some more. "And now you act like quite the grown-up, taking charge here. Stop acting so high and mighty, you are nothing."

"The academy is full of lies. I did nothing wrong, yet they failed me, and let everyone else pass. Even though I am way better than the lot of them."

"And what, prey-tell, makes you better?"

"You're ignoring me..."

"I'm better!"

"Just repeating that doesn't tell me how you're better? Did you perform your jutsu with less flaws?" Silence. "Did you hit all of your shuriken targets without a single miss?" Silence. Jett grinned.

"Are you TRYING to piss me off?

"I'm just better!"

"If I were to agree with you. What then? Would you try harder?"

"I don't need to try! I'm already better then all of them."

"You are making me angry. And when I get angry, I tend to go ballistic. Do you want me to take control and destroy this child? How would the village feel if you killed a defenseless child!? Hmm!?"

"When you stop trying, you stop succeeding. And when you stop succeeding, you fail to get better. This is a harsh world. Don't be satisfied with your current skill, always strive for more. And don't forget to treat your friends nicely. Not everyone can be at the same level. We all of our talents and our lackings. Recognize your own lackings, and work to improve on that. And recognize your friends talents, so that they can help you, and you help them."

The continued ignoring, made that angry side of Jett ... angrier. But Jett himself was not angry, and so he was able to suppress that other half of him, and kept him locked away. Isao bowed his head, and really thought about what had been said.

"I should... apologize to Eiji."

"And you should return to the academy, learn from your mistakes, and try to pass graduation again."

Isao nodded, and stood up. He would turn to head off towards the academy. "Oh, and kid..." Isao stopped, and turned to look at Jett. Jett stepped back up to him, and handed him his kunai back. "Next time, don't point it at friends." Isao nodded, and took back the kunai, and hurried off to the academy.

With the task done, all that was left, was to head to the academy and explain the situation, give his report on the results of his errand. He had a feeling, that the trouble with that kid was done.

[KEITH]

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