[attr="class","goropost"]So much time had passed since his participation in the Chuunin exams, yet it seemed so little had happened. Goro had remained diligent, sticking tight to his studies and working hard to gain repertoire within the village as someone of confidence and consistency. The world around him seemed to vaguely recall from time to time that Goro was, in fact, only ten years of age. They saw how far he had come and how quickly he had risen to the feats of strength that he now possessed, and that was all that glittered in their eyes.
His parents were no exception to this rule, though they were accepting him more and more as a ninja than ever before. Their relationship with Goro, though minute, was changing day by day. They seemed to actually sit down and have dinner together every now and then–something that was, ironically, off the table before.
Goro spoke with Kokuo from time to time, though their conversations were admittedly hidden behind niceties and stifled canned responses. Outside of the Gobi’s company, Taki was his saving grace. As it turned out, being hardworking had its drawbacks. Many his age were only now entering their Genin days, so for him to be advancing to Chuunin before long was somewhat unheard of. Goro liked to tell himself he earned it, but a darker part of himself also felt like he just fell into it like some deep, dark pit–forever stuck at the bottom only to stare up at the lost potential of a brighter life left behind.
The young boy stood silently in place, his typical goofy grin dulling the sun over Iwagakure as he waited patiently for Taki–or not so patiently for anyone who knew his poker face on a hyperactive day.
Just where was she, anyway?
Albeit, he was incredibly early–maybe a good fifteen minutes? The world wasn’t waiting around for him, why should he wait for her? Goro huffed, taking out a ChocoRock candy bar from his duffle bag and helping himself to an early snack. They were his favorite, and it would….be a shame…if it melted in the hot heat of the day.
The two of them were supposed to train today…or something along those lines. Training usually entailed her beating him up in some way, but if the overall goal was for him to get stronger and be able to take hits that were actually meant to maim him, that was definitely something he was okay with taking.
Taki Okada