The Gladiator
Nov 18, 2012 10:24:24 GMT -8
Post by Sato Kintaro on Nov 18, 2012 10:24:24 GMT -8
Post 1: The Introduction...
Kintaro felt like a better man as he walked down the streets of his beloved Kumogakure. He was dressed with a white tee shirt with his cargo shorts on, and his shinobi gear hung on his belt line. His forehead protector was tied behind his head, and he had a large smile plastered along his face. The reason being he was so happy and was wearing his shinobi gear for the first time in more than half a year was that he was finally back on active duty after seven long months of recovery!
Coupled with the fact it was a wonderful day outside, with no clouds in the sky and only a gentle breeze blowing. As the sun hung in the sky, the temperatures were in the high seventies, and it seemed as if everyone was out and about as a result. The streets were crowded, and Kintaro smiled and waved to everyone as he did so. He hadn't worn his headband in over seven months, and now he had to make up for lost time.
While he understood that every day counted when it came to recovering, he didn't like that he would be missing two Chuunin exams as a result. He would have applied for the current Chuunin exams, but he wasn't sure of his strength after more than half a year of missing training. He would simply go on a spree with missions to get experience quickly, as well as start a nest fund for the equipment he would need in order to pass the exams.
He had come from the mission compound, and was already tired having climbed the stairs to and from the building that was built high up in the clouds on one of the mountains that surrounded Kumogakure. He had asked for and had been approved for a series of missions. As a result he was going to be heading to the Kumogakure Coliseum to become a combatant in the games.
He was going to fight for the village against savage beasts to show them the strength of even the lowest ranked Cloud shinobi. There was conflict in the world and the villagers needed to know that they would be protected if the worst came to happen. So he had been appointed to face off against every single low ranking beast in the coliseum, and planned to complete them in ten days, one beast every day. He would be paid for a mission of the same rank as the beast he defeated.
He planned to grow stronger after each bout, and hoped by the end of the tenth night he would be a force to be reckoned with amongst genin. His plan was also, hoping he grew strong enough to do so, was to continue battling against stronger and stronger creatures, given the fact the coliseum was home to over fifty different species of exotic and dangerous beasts, and he knew they would always have something worth battling.
He arrived to the coliseum, a place that he had never been to before, but he had heard it was a major source of income for the village, seconded only by missions. It was also the entertainment mecca of the village. He entered the massive coliseum, and looked around before whistling at the grand design of the place.
There were stairways going up to the seats, as well as dozens of different gambling stations, and twice as many food stands, serving everything from hotdogs to sushi. Kintaro chuckled as he passed them by. "It seems the arena over charges for everything in compensation of being free to attend."
Kintaro felt like a better man as he walked down the streets of his beloved Kumogakure. He was dressed with a white tee shirt with his cargo shorts on, and his shinobi gear hung on his belt line. His forehead protector was tied behind his head, and he had a large smile plastered along his face. The reason being he was so happy and was wearing his shinobi gear for the first time in more than half a year was that he was finally back on active duty after seven long months of recovery!
Coupled with the fact it was a wonderful day outside, with no clouds in the sky and only a gentle breeze blowing. As the sun hung in the sky, the temperatures were in the high seventies, and it seemed as if everyone was out and about as a result. The streets were crowded, and Kintaro smiled and waved to everyone as he did so. He hadn't worn his headband in over seven months, and now he had to make up for lost time.
While he understood that every day counted when it came to recovering, he didn't like that he would be missing two Chuunin exams as a result. He would have applied for the current Chuunin exams, but he wasn't sure of his strength after more than half a year of missing training. He would simply go on a spree with missions to get experience quickly, as well as start a nest fund for the equipment he would need in order to pass the exams.
He had come from the mission compound, and was already tired having climbed the stairs to and from the building that was built high up in the clouds on one of the mountains that surrounded Kumogakure. He had asked for and had been approved for a series of missions. As a result he was going to be heading to the Kumogakure Coliseum to become a combatant in the games.
He was going to fight for the village against savage beasts to show them the strength of even the lowest ranked Cloud shinobi. There was conflict in the world and the villagers needed to know that they would be protected if the worst came to happen. So he had been appointed to face off against every single low ranking beast in the coliseum, and planned to complete them in ten days, one beast every day. He would be paid for a mission of the same rank as the beast he defeated.
He planned to grow stronger after each bout, and hoped by the end of the tenth night he would be a force to be reckoned with amongst genin. His plan was also, hoping he grew strong enough to do so, was to continue battling against stronger and stronger creatures, given the fact the coliseum was home to over fifty different species of exotic and dangerous beasts, and he knew they would always have something worth battling.
He arrived to the coliseum, a place that he had never been to before, but he had heard it was a major source of income for the village, seconded only by missions. It was also the entertainment mecca of the village. He entered the massive coliseum, and looked around before whistling at the grand design of the place.
There were stairways going up to the seats, as well as dozens of different gambling stations, and twice as many food stands, serving everything from hotdogs to sushi. Kintaro chuckled as he passed them by. "It seems the arena over charges for everything in compensation of being free to attend."