Misa immediately looked up, her eyes so big I swear it's like one of those anime girl eyes. "What happens next Yami? Is Ra's really dead? Did Bruce save his city? What's this joker card supposed to imply? A sequel? And why bats? I understand he's afraid of them, but isn't kind of silly?"
I shrugged, "I can't tell you what happens next, I haven't decided. The bat motif is supposed to be Bruce coming to understand his fears and accepting them, thereby becoming fear itself. So did you like it?"
"Like it?! I love it! It's so good! By far the best original work I have read in a long time! Everything else is always about ninjas and samurais saving a princess of something, but this? This is completely fresh and original!" Her REP score went from 30 to 45 in an instant.
Ping!
Quest completed!
Write a story and get someone to read it! Rewards:
+300 EXP I smiled, not much EXP, but enough. "So what do you think Misa? Can I get it published and make some cash?"
Misa's eyes went wide eyed, "you want to publish it? That's brilliant Yami! I'll ask around and find a publisher, I'm sure once they read your work they would be willing to publish it immediately!"
I smiled, "thanks Misa...could you make sure they don't try to cheat me out my book? I'm very possessive and well...this is the only way an orphan like me can make any money so...please?"
Mia nodded, "of course Yami! I'll make sure no one even thinks about ripping you off! Or else I'll tell the Hokage himself!"
I blinked, "there's no need to go that far."
"Nonsense, a young talent like yours needs to be nurtured and raised, he would be proud of any villager who is so willing to put in such great works and earning Konoha more praise! Why this just might finally get those horrible smut books off the shelf!"
I tilted my head questioningly, "what's smut?"
Misa gasped, "ah, nothing! Please forget I said anything!" She gave me the book, "here, keep it safe, when I find a publisher I'll tell you okay Yami? Keep it safe until then." I nodded, "thank you so much for this Misa, I don't know what I'll do without your help."
She chuckled, "oh that's alright dear, I'm just glad I can help. No go on, I'm sure it's time for your classes to begin, little Batman."
I snorted, "I know you might think that's a cute nickname, but I for one take pride in it! For I am the darkness!"
"Yes I thought that line was inspired from you name," she snorted, "still, it fits."
School that day was boring, nothing too interesting happened. After school however Naruto and I found ourselves in the training yard with me teaching him the first few steps of the Disturbance style.
"Legs further apart," I told him, "lower your gravity, remember this style is all about leaping and fight quickly with short jabs and cuts. We don't just hit straight on, we hit them everywhere else." "Got it," Naruto nodded as he began to perform the first kata I had devised for the Disturbance style.
Right now I was level 6, meaning I knew only a few katas, but what I did know I was able to write down and explain. It really was like I was making this up as I went along, only for me every time I leveled up a new style or movement was unlocked inside me head like I had just thought off it.
"Alright, that's not half bad Naruto," I nodded looking at his kick, "next time remember, every kick you land should be able to serve as a diving board for you to leap away from battle or over your opponent to fight him from behind."
"Right!" Naruto nodded as he kept the kata doing. It was just ten steps, but it was hard. I watched him sweat and strain to perform it all, he was just eight, but I understood this would take time. So while Naruto did his thing I kept an eye on him while running around the training yard to improve my VIT. After ten laps, which finally became easy for me to do, I used the monkey hoops to swing around, leaping onto a tree branch and swinging around, causing my DEX to improve as well.
By the end of training I had gained a single point for DEX;
DEX- 5
And Naruto had finally mastered the first kata. I guess he was level one. We went out to Ichiraku's for a treat, I paid this time. Naruto said it was fine, but I insisted, after all I did have my pride.
"And then Yami taught me his taijutsu style!" Naruto exclaimed as he told Ayame what we had been doing that day, "it took me awhile to get it, but now I can kick butt like Yami too!" "Well that's nice of Yami," Ayame said, "although are you sure you should be learning something so important on your own? Doesn't the academy teach you that stuff later on?"
I smiled, "that's only in our second year babe, I can't wait until then, so I decided to invent my own fighting style."
"Oh, invent your own fighting style?" Ayame chuckled, "impressive," she said ruffling my hair.
I grumbled as I patted my hair down, "watch the hair."
"Oh, is the little baby sensitive about his hair?" Ayame said in a baby voice.
I smirked, "I am when it looks better than yours."
"What did you say punk?!"
"You heard me! You're just jealous of my beautiful luscious hair!" "Ha! As if! Your hair is so thin and crumbly," she said running a finger down her side, "unlike mine! I bet you don't even use shampoo!"
"Well of course I don't, I'm an orphan! I don't even get soap some days!" I grunted.
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