Chapter 3 : Dad and Son

"Chakra is created when two more primal energies, known collectively as one's "stamina", are moulded together."

"Physical energys is collected from each of the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise and spiritual energy is derived from the mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience."

"These two energies becoming more powerful will in turn make the created chakra more powerful. Therefore, practising a technique repeatedly will build up experience, increasing one's spiritual energy, and thus allowing more chakra to be created."

"The energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the "Chakra Pathway System", which is similar to the cardiovascular system. "

"The shinobis can release chakra outside their bodies through pressure points called tenketsu in order to perform jutsu."

"Although you will only learn basic nijutsu, genjustu and taijutsu in academy, this is still a decisive moment because it is essential to adapt your body to the basic use of chakra before you start learning more advanced jutsu."

"A solid foundation will make you an accomplished shinobi."

The teacher began to explain what chakra was, how to extract it and what tenketsu was all day long, allowing the students to take a break only at lunch time.

Miyagawa excited to finally learn how to use the excited chakra followed the class attentively while carefully noting the teacher's words in a notebook.

In the evening, the children left exhausted for the most part from the first day of school but despite their tiredness they were all excited by the idea of becoming shinobi and learning to use their chakra.

Miyagawa returned quickly to the house that day finding her in the yard of the house Mizuki playing.

"Big brother you are back!"

The little Mizuki who usually spent the days in his brother's paws had found this day extremely annoying.

Since the afternoon he was looking forward to Miyagawa's arrival.

And finally seeing him coming he almost had tears in his eyes, he got up from the ground and ran Miyagawa who was legally running towards him.

"Big brother...."

He was aloes about to hug Miyagawa when Miyagawa dodged him letting him fall on the floor running directly into the house.

"I don't have time today little sugar."

Mizuki lay on the ground with tears in his eyes and looked up at the sky wondering.

"Where is the brotherly love he heard so much about? It must be a myth like the little santa hokage that big brother talked about, right?"

"Good evening father, good evening mom, I had a good day, I'm not having dinner today, thanks."

Miyagawa ran into the house and quickly greeted his parents in the kitchen who didn't even have time to talk before he runs up the stairs and into his room.

Kida and Isuzu looked at each other and slowly shook their heads before laughing together.

"We were like that when we were his age."

"Yes I still remember the first few weeks at the academy, it was so exciting."

"You were such a silly young boy."

"And you such a violent girl Agh! Ouch! Honey it's a joke ! it was a joke! Agh!!!!"

Miyagawa who heard his father's suffering cries from his room joined his palms and made a prayer for his old father victim of domestic violence.

He sat down on the floor of the room and took out the notebook in which he had written all of today's lessons.

After about twenty minutes he stopped and put the notebook down and closed his eyes.

Time passed and finally after an hour of perseverance he felt a slight warm sensation coming from his body making him smile slightly.

"I managed to feel the chakra."

He opened his eyes and slowly got up from the ground while removing his dirty clothes in which he had been sweating profusely.

He changed into more comfortable clothes and resumed meditating for a while before someone opened the bedroom door.

He opened his eyes and saw his father with bruises on his face bringing him a bowl of rice soup and side dishes with a pair of chopsticks and on his shoulders slept little Mizuki who was already wearing his pyjamas.

"Your mother wants you to eat."

Miyagawa took the bowls from his father's hands and walked to the bed and placed Mizuki on it before sitting next to him and watching him eat.

"How far along are you in extracting your chakra?"

"I've already *Chew* managed to feel *Chew* my chakra."

"So fast?"

Kida was slightly surprised at Miyagawa's words, yet he came to quickly and nodded slowly.

"Worthy to be my son."

The two remained silent, one eating appetizingly and the other looking at him and the third who was ignored and just snoring, after several minutes seeing Miyagawa finish his dinner Kida broke the silence.

"Do you know why your mother and I didn't teach you how to use chakra before you entered the academy?"

Miyagawa shook his head slowly as he put down the bowl of bran rice and wiped his mouth.

"It is extremely important to lay a solid physical foundation before using chakra, so it is very unwise to teach a young child to use chakra as it can severely affect their genetic potential."

"But more than anything else, neither I nor your mother wanted you to become a shinobi."

Miyagawa was surprised by these words and looked at his father with astonishment, who sighed deeply, stroking his hair.

"The second war has only been over for a few months and if it were only for the fact that your mother and I were assigned to the supply unit, we might already be dead."

"The path of a shinobi is paved with suffering, danger and death is his daily life."

"On every mission I am afraid, not of the enemy, danger or death, but of leaving you, your brother and your mother behind."

"I am your father and I know you better than anyone else, you have shown from a young age a great maturity hidden under your childish looks, so I know you will understand my words."

"Miyagawa."

Seeing his father's serious face in front of him and feeling his warm hand on his head he slowly replied.

"Yes father."

"Live a good life and always take care of your brother."

"Yes father."

Kida gave a big smile that overshadowed all the seriousness on his tansy face as he got up and left the room and before he closed the door he said.

"Good night son."

"Good night father."