_______________________________________________ | To sleep... To dream. It's the only time when Gorudo can feel like a normal child, not always thinking, not always remembering, not living up to his family's monumental exspectations for him. screaming not Gorudo's screaming, that was internal, but it seems his uncle decided to come over for breakfest this morning and brought there misbehaving childeren. Gorudo's eyes creeped open, but he did not get out of bed, he would just lay there and breath. "Goruuudo? are you up honey? We are waiting for you to start breakfest." His mother said speaking through his screen door "I'm getting up... eventually" Gorudo said partly as a joke "Gorudo, please get up, you know how they get when they dont eat" Gorudo's mother said in responce referring to the members of his family who can get grumpy if they wait for food too long.
It was this plea that motivated Gorudo enough to get out of bed and when his mother heard him get out of bed she would walk back to the dining room. After getting dressed Gorudo left his room and was almost run over by his little cousins running about the hallway, watching them charge back into the dining room around the corner. Things were quiet... too quiet, this morning was far too peaceful sounding for his family, but immediately Gorudo recalled what day it was, today was another tradition in his family, the big family breakfast before his life as a genin as they have done for every one of his sisters who have chosen the life of a shinobi.
Gorudo turned the corner and walked into the dining room to find his whole family sitting at the extraordinary large table with his father and mother sitting side by side in the center, his uncle next to his father with his wife, and his Great grandfather sat next to his mother and surrounding them were his sisters and cousins all waiting for him, Gorudo wasn't surprised by this, but the sight of them all together still made him smile. "SURPRIIIIISE!" his whole family shouted.
Shows over and now the battle begins. not necessarily a fight over food but the clanking and scratching and chewing were akin to listening to a battle reenactment, all the talking and things having to be thrown across the table because of its massive size and the number of mouths to feed. Seating was usually first come first serve but on this day Gorudo was saved a seat right across from his mother and father, "So, are you excited for today?" His mother asked while she was adeptly tossing various sides and entree's across the table to the family "Of course he is! It's another day for him to prove how great he is!" His father answered "I don't think I'm that great, But I am looking forward to my test today! I and Naruko are on the same team!" Gorudo mentioned that part with much more enthusiasm than the other parts "Ugh I don't know why you like hanging out with that girl, she is nothing but trouble!" Otama said reminding him of his disapproval of their friendship "For you maybe.." Gorudo said under his breath intercepting a dumpling and putting it on his plate "Heeeeey that was mine" his sister Kuroyuri said in the distance before another dumpling was tossed to her "What's that?" His dad asked trying to make him speak up "Nothing... I love you dad" Gorudo said while his dad gave him an eye "I love you too buddy, now get some beef, you got a big day ahead of you!" Otama said letting it slide so he can enjoy his morning with his son.
Gorudo enjoyed being able to sit close to his parents as he usually didn't because he is usually last to get up in the morning. if not for being the only boy in his house he would probably feel invisible with 10 other siblings trying to capture his parent's attention, some more than others. Gorudo never really wanted the attention, he gets plenty of ire from his jealous sisters because of his father's seeming favoritism towards him.
After the battle of breakfast, Gorudo left home to meet Naruko on his way to training ground 31, to find her waiting for him right outside the gates to his clans compound, almost meeting nose to nose, Gorudo was surprised to see her waiting especially this close to him "Oh! Hi Naruko I was just about to meet up with you! you scared me hehe" Gorudo said stepping back blushing a little. "I was too excited to wait! They finally assigned us to a team, Goru. There was no way I could just sit and wait around. I can't wait! I'm gonna prove myself. We're gonna prove ourselves and we're going to be the best team out of all of em!" Naruko's excitement was always infectious "Cha! We will show them all who the real top dogs are!" Gorudo said smiling proudly. they have both been excited for this day for the whole week. it was by some miracle that both of them got to be put on the same team, their co-operation would be no problem the only question was if Nijira was gonna gel with them.
Naruko grabbed his arm and in some cases almost dragged him behind as they sped to training ground 31.
At the training ground, Gorudo and Naruko arrived to see their teammate Nijira Inuzika arrive at the same time, and not long their sensai revealed himself, he was glad that everyone seems to be punctual so far. "Yes sensei." Was all Gorudo had to say, he wasn't scared by his threats, none of his sisters ever experienced any real threat of death in their tests, the threats were there sometimes but they all lived through their tests so, he was 90% sure he would be fine no matter what happens...although there is still that 10% |
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