The Whelp v Gentle Giant

Reluctant as usual, he accepts the aid instinctively. The pain still lingered, but the bruising was all gone. Perhaps the pain was more of a mental thing. Katsuragi didn't kno0w, he wasn't exactly educated that much in the shinobi arts. He never went to an academy where they taught youngsters about how to stay out of trouble and defend themselves. Ironicly, Katsuragi learned quite a bit in prison. There was always those few mentor types that saw themselves in younger people. Serving life sentences can change a person's prerogatives.

Chiming back in towards the giant's response as he exited dreamland, he hears Raleth speak of an old tea shop that might be able to provide him with shelter for the time being. The owner's being of the salt of the earth, kind and what not. He grunts ever more, but not with anger, but with even more confusion. Perhaps, Raleth wasn't the vindictive type? Come to think of it, Katsuragi just then realized that he really didn't have a place yet. It had only been just a few hours sense his entrance into the village. He'd be a fool to pass up an opportunity like this. Even though he'd be in close proximity to Raleth. In the end, Katsuragui felt the need to capitalize on this, having a individual such as this on his side could prove very useful. He certainly had prestige.

"A fuckin teashop? Ight..., good looks", he said reluctantly. he still didn't appreciate the beatdown he received. But he doubts this would be the talk of the the town. He looks over to the side, while listening to the directions towards to the shop. The grounds keeps were no where to be seen. Which in fact solidified his hopes on keeping this on the down low. Last thing he needed was for the story to get twisted. Win or lose, Katsuragi fought back, not held down and manhandled.

'Fuck..,I really did get manhandled though. Fuck. Low key, I'm not tryin to box with this guy till I get my weight up. Somebody gon die for real, if that happens again. Fuck that honor code bs. I got tools for this type of shit!'

He turn back towards, Raleth, only to be met with another fruity orb. Only this time, the orb tossed in his direction was an orange, which he managed to catch with his right hand. Confused, he sees, Raleth heading towards the exit. But, not before he knocks his knuckles with Raleth's own instinctively.

'What the fuck..., why did I just do that', this was the third this that happened. First with accepting his hand of aid, second with the offer of being healed and now this with the parting of ways respectfully. Katsuragi wondered was this out of respect, or fear. The horror of the thought of being condition so quickly churned within his batter gut. His face tightened as he dug into the skin of the orange with his thumbs, instinctively. His path going to opposite way of Raleth, now far far away from him.

As he walked deeper and deeper into the training grounds, He remembers his first night in Prison. It was cold with a bed even colder. It was void of anything remotely similar to standards deemed livable. That first robbed him of almost all his sense. He couldn't stand the fact that this was where he would remain for the next few years. It was one thing be locked up in a village cell down down. But to be casted off to the middle of nowhere, surrounded by walls that would rival ba sing se. Maddening. If it wasn't for the one stranger who eventually became a father figure, Katsuragi would have gone insane., damn near fashioned his own noose if possible. What started as annoyance and confusion, began to grow into fondness and respect. He's remember giving him his own rice cake during dinner. He even remembered sharing a bunk with him to stay warm during the winter to survive the harsh cold nights. It was almost, out instinct the things he did. But this, right now felt all so wrong. It felt, wrong. To be beaten so effortlessly. Katsuragi's hate manifested, his own aura in an instant took shape into a form of a rabid dog with a heavy collar.


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Exit, +26 stats. Chakra Suppression V7. Saving the the other 612 words for later.

Approved of stats and Chakra Suppression. When you decided what you want to claim with the remaining 612 words, claim it in this thread again since we can't bank WC.

Putting the rest of the wc towards this. Leaf Whirlwind V7 612/750