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ASFUCITWON Chapter 9: Reiji Falls
🕑 Added 2024-10-29 12:02:26 +0000 UTC"Brother Reiji! Did you forget again? I'm Kushina!" The girl glared with an annoyed expression, her voice rising an octave.
Reiji's face turned awkwardly red as he scratched the back of his head.
Of course, this wasn't entirely Reiji's fault; the previous owner of the body had a poor memory.
Still feeling awkward, Reiji forced a smile.
"Hehehe... I didn't forget! Just... err, a little confused," Reiji replied awkwardly.
Kushina huffed loudly and entered the house without asking for permission, just like Karina had before.
Seeing the two younger and older sister so easily barge in, Reiji could only let out a long sigh.
"Why did you come in?" Reiji looked at Karina, who was now sitting comfortably and starting to take food out of a lunchbox.
"Isn't it obvious? We're going to study together!" Karina replied with a pout. "If I let you study alone, you'll definitely forget what you need to learn!"
Reiji tried to defend himself. "Hey, hey, hey! I can take care of myself! No need to worry."
"Impossible! A forgetful person like you...," Karina looked at Reiji with an incredulous expression, then shook her head in annoyance. "Enough with the excuses."
Reiji surrendered, raising his hands. "Alright, if you really want to study here... but I can't right now. I need to practice climbing the wall," Reiji said, trying to find an excuse to get Karina and Kushina to leave.
Karina just shrugged indifferently. "Whatever. Where are your tools?"
"Tools?" Reiji looked at Karina with a confused expression.
"See? You even forgot the basic tools for making Explosive Paper! Such a forgetful person. What you need first are Chakra Paper, Chakra Ink, and a Brush! You didn't forget those three things, did you?" Karina said, frowning with a teasing expression.
Reiji hung his head in shame, realizing Karina might have a point.
Today seemed like it would be a long day for Reiji.
"Ah! Of course not! The tools are over there!" Reiji pointed to a small cabinet in the corner of the room.
"Alright," Karina replied, then walked to the living room, took the tools from the drawer of the small cabinet, and returned to sit calmly at the dining table, ready to start studying.
Reiji looked around and noticed something odd. "Eh? Kushina, why aren't you going to the dining room with Karina?"
Kushina just grinned widely, her eyes sparkling mischievously. "I want to see Brother Reiji fall!" Kushina replied with a small laugh, causing Reiji's face to flush.
"Hah..." Reiji sighed deeply, holding back from being provoked by Kushina's teasing. With determination, Reiji refocused on his practice.
Reiji then closed his eyes, concentrated, and channeled Chakra into the soles of his feet.
Slowly, Reiji approached the wall, placing his right foot firmly.
As Reiji's foot successfully stuck, he glanced at Kushina and flashed a victorious grin.
However, Kushina only looked at Reiji with a sour expression, seeming a bit annoyed.
Reiji continued to step.
Right foot... left foot... but when Reiji placed his left foot again on the wall, suddenly the flow of Chakra in his foot wavered, and—
"Crash!"
Reiji fell hard to the floor.
Kushina burst into laughter, rolling with amusement at Reiji's fall.
"Hahaha! Brother Reiji is so pathetic!" Kushina exclaimed while continuing to laugh, while Reiji rubbed his throbbing head.
"Annoying..." Reiji muttered, but he quickly stood up again, took a deep breath, and prepared to try again.
First step... success. Second step... success again. Third step… but suddenly—
"Thud!"
Once again, Reiji fell loudly to the floor.
Even though Reiji's head felt heavier from the impact, he got up once more, his determination growing stronger.
Kushina, who had initially laughed at every one of Reiji's failures, slowly fell silent as she witnessed Reiji's unwavering determination.
