Arc I Chapter 5
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<strong><b>Arc I Chapter 5
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Asami was residing under a gazeboin hergarden, holding a tea ceremony with her doll. d in her bestkimono, her hands poured some hot water into a small cup that she had prepared beforehand. Her hands carefully lifted the cup of green tea, offered it to her doll.
Her doll graciously epted her cup and Asami pretended that her doll was sipping on it,plimenting her on her tea making skills. Of course, she didn''t. Her cup of tea remained untouched in front of her doll, the steaming water evaporating into the air. Dolls didn''t live. Dolls didn''t talk. Unfortunately ...
The sound of a sliding door interrupted Asami and her ceremony ... Her head turned around, only to spot Okaa-san. It was her mother standing there, holding an envelope in her hands. “Asami-chan, can youe please inside for a moment? There’s something we need to talk about. The vige sent a letter.”
Asami frowned, reluctantto interrupt her tea ceremony. “Is it important, Okaa-san?”
Her mother nodded. “It is.”Okaa-san looked serious.
“I understand.”Asami turned to her doll. “Wait here for me. I will be soon back.”
“...”Her doll didn''t move. Good girl.
Asami entered the house. “What is the matter, Okaa-san?”
Her mother hesitated. “The vige sent a letter. They inform us that you will undergo your medical examination next week ...”
Asami furrowed an eyebrow. “My medical examination?” Why did the vige want her to undergo a medical examination?
Okaa-san beamed, trying to dispel her worries. “Yes, your medical examination, but don''t worry, it is a standard procedure. All children in the vige between the age ofsix and fourteen are expected to undergo a mandatory yearly examination.”
“...”Asami remained sceptical. That didn''t sound suspicious, at all ... “And for what purpose?”
“Well, the examination serves to determine your level of fitness. Those who pass the examination and fulfil the criteria, are then invited to participate in the academy entry exam and join the ninja academy.”
“Invited?” Asami had a strong hunch where this was going ... The word ‘invited’ carried an ominous undertone.
Okaa-san clearly noticed herck of enthusiasm. “... It is more like they are encouraged to so. Strongly encouraged. Otherwise, ...”
“Otherwise, what?”
Okaa-san wore an uneasy smile. “Let''s say, n children will never decline an invitation. As for civilian children ... There will be serious consequences for them and their families ...”
“...”Asami fell silent. This sounded an awful lot like ‘conscription’in all but name ...
“But don''t worry, Asami-chan, considering your frail constitution, you will probably fail your examination.” Okaa-san beamed. “They will reject you, just as they did me.”
“... ... ...”Asami doubted so. After all, her more than considerable chakra reserves were hardly inconspicuous.
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Just as Okaa-santold, they were asked to report to the nearest hospital and undergo a medical examination.Sitting on Okaa-san''sp, they were both waitingfor the responsible doctorto return. They had been already waiting for a while. Apparently, the doctor took his time.
Eventually, he returnedandAsami was hard pressed to suppressherughter. Didn''t they notice how silly they looked in their stupid white gowns? The design was atrocious, making them look likeplete fools.
The iryo-nin took a seat and flicked through his filein a hurry. She was probably not his only examinee today. The floors of the hospital were filled with masses of high spirited children, boys and girls of all ages. They were all called up and expected to undergo their mandatory yearly medical examination to evaluate theirbat fitness. Even in peace, the vige ever demanded a steady stream of new recruits, of fresh bodies to bolster its forces. Konoha craved ninja, even among the youngest.
The doctor folded his hand. “I will keep thisshort, Kurano-san, your daughter''s results are interesting...Very interesting, in fact.”
Okaa-sanwondered,“Interesting?”
“Yes, interesting”, the doctor affirmed. “Her constitution is mediocre, at best, not to say disappointing. But her chakra ... I didn''t expect anything like this ... Her chakra levels arepletely off the charts ... Your daughter appears to be in possession of substantial chakra reserves. In fact, her chakra level is abnormal for her age group and background. Evenpared with prominent n children, her readings are ... beyond extraordinary, although her chakra seems to be quite one sided and yin heavy, from what I can tell.”
“...”Asami stiffened. Did she mess up? Apaprently, she didn''t suppressher chakra level enough...
Okaa-sanlooked concerned. “And that means?”
The doctorexined, “You see, chakra consists usuallyof twoponents, yin and yang. Spiritual and physical energy. Normally, the ratio is about equal, 50% yin, 50% yang. Individual exceptions exist, obviously, and certain ns are known for the high yinponent. Uchiha and Nara are typical examples. Their chakrastrongly favours yin.
But never before, haveIseen such an extreme case of yin dominance. Her chakra is nearly entirelyposed of pure yin, which, I guess, also exins her weak constitution. Her strong yinponenthampers herphysical development. Her bodycks the necessary yang to counterbnce her yin.No wonder that her growth is stunted.”
“Does that mean that she can''t enter the academy?” Okaa-sanasked, her face concerned.
The doctor hesitated to answer. “... ... ... Absolutely not ... Quite the contrary. Your daughter isperfectly eligible to enrol. Even ifwe take her physical deficiencies into ount, it would be a shameto let a talent like her goto waste.I must thus stronglyrmend you allow your daughter to enrol at the academy. In fact, I am obligated to report cases like hers to vige council. Konoha cannot afford to ignore talents of her calibre. Your daughter must serve.
Her chakra is strong. Her chakra control is also exceptional, from what I can tell. Your daughter is, by all standards, naturally gifted. She should have an easy time with picking up ninjutsu, genjutsu, or even medical ninjutsu. I have no doubt that she will have a bright future as kunoichi.”
“I understand...”Okaa-sanwas far from amused.
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