Chapter 23: Steps...too many steps
"Sarada Uchiha. 38 seconds to reach the finish line", Shino said. Clicking his timepiece and then penned it down on the activity board. I saw the pride in her eyes...Oh well, time to crush it into oblivion.
I swept my gaze around me. Not a single individual was beside me, they all already took the test. Leaving me as the last person to participate. Shino looked toward me. "Next. Boruto Uzumaki, please stand infront of the starting line and wait for further instructions."
I nodded my head in response. Nearly everyone's gaze was locked on me as I stood there, most of them radiating curiosity. "As I said before. You're not allowed to use chakra in any method possible, Ok?," I again nodded my head.
*Whistle*
As soon as the whistle blew, my figure burst forth. I bypassed every obstacle with minimal movement possible. Jumping across a huge wall instead of using the supporting logs that were present on the wall. I finished. Looking around, I saw that almost everyone had their mouth wide open.
——Oi Oi!!, What the he-——
——He definitely used Chakra!——
Several kids accused me of cheating. I couldn't blame them, as it's the first time in history that anyone beat that parkour session in under 10 seconds...Without the use of chakra. Shino's head was tilted, confusion clearly visible on his face.
"...Everyone!! Be quiet!!"
Shino kicked the ground while applying chakra under his feet, making the ground crack. Everyone shut their mouth. Their gazes were still locked into mine, except for shikadai's.
'Oh', Sarada Uchiha. Her gaze was driven by bitterness. Clenching her fists and gritting her teeth, she turned her head away as soon as we locked gazes with each other. Shikadai's was something equivalent to satisfaction...guess he was expecting it, or maybe it exceeded his expectations.
The kids soon broke out in their own conversations, completely ignoring Shino. He sighed, looking at me, he gestured for me to come closer.
I stood infront of him, he sighed again looking at the group of kids. Focusing on me again, he held his hand out. I accepted it, returning the handshake.
"Congratulations, Boruto Uzumaki. As of today, you're officially the new record holder...beating the previous record of 28 seconds."
Shikadai came out of the crowd. He neared me, placing his hand on my shoulder, he also congratulated me...this show of power wasn't just for showing off tho. I had a clear goal in my mind, this would be my first step...for all of them to rely on me. Rely on me so much that they wouldn't think twice to follow any order I give out.
The first step is to show off complete dominance so that they would be assured that I could handle anything that would come in 'our' way. The second part should be to not show any weakness, making them believe that I have a solution for every problem. And the final part would be my words.
I gazed at every person present here. 'This sure is gonna be interesting'. I thought. Sure, they were all going to be completely useless in the future. but there is a limit to how much a single individual could do. And until the day comes when they prove worthless to me...I hope they hang on, cuz this ain't no playground.
I'm not a good person. Heck! You can even call me evil. But...for me, being evil is much better than fighting against my inner demons. While most try to suppress them, I accept them wholeheartedly. Why? cuz they are a part of me...Which, I would never resist. Because if I can't even accept who I truly am, What is the point of living? It's just existing at that point, Not living...atleast according to me.
"-Ruto!"
I snapped back to reality. Scratching the back of my head, I told assured him that I was fine. The day went by quickly. The bell rang. Everyone rushed outside with their friends. I exited the building, Looking at all the kids with their parents and enjoying their childhood to their fullest. I would be lying if I said I never thought of myself in that situation.
But right now, training took priority. I've already enjoyed it while I can. Now, tho...there is no time for that. As much as an edge lord I might be, I can't just push away these thoughts just because they seem cringy. Reality slaps hard, I can't waste my time improving myself just cuz of some stupid people's opinion in my past life.
'Cool down'...I sighed deeply. and Body Flickered toward the Hyuga estate, Need to at least kick the oldy's ass up. Chuckling, I fastened my pace by using lightning style. But I felt I wasn't enough. I leaped in the air, and while doing so, I made a small tornado under my right foot. I superseded it to the point where it became just as small as a pinball.
As soon as my right leg made contact with the ground, The ball of wind burst. Blowing dust everywhere, making my figure a blur to the naked eye. I continued like this with both my left and right leg. This technique's name that I created is 'Burst Step'. Suppressing a highly rotating tornado and releasing it like a burst of force. It practically launched me. Greatly helps me in leaping and making sudden turns while in combat and other situations.
'And adding that with the Gentle Fist...truly a combo made in heaven'. My blood boiled in excitement as I saw myself razing someone while using this combo. the sheer force would obliterate their internals without any remorse. 'It'l go from Gentle Fist to Brutal Fist'.
I slowed my pace. I reached infront of the Hyuga estate and took small steps while entering it...'The next five years are gonna be boring, Man..I need to get promoted soon, wish that they didn't ban the early graduation thing'
*Sigh*
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