Chapter 10: Worth of life

"Hey, kid..."

A man with long black hair that reaches up to his back looked at me with all seriousness...and then.

"Ne? Ne? Do you thinks my granddaughter is going be to extremely cute or do you think he'd get some after me?! Hey c'mon! you're also excited about Tsunade right!"

He was jumping around and extremely energetic about meeting his granddaughter.

"I am but... can't you be considered as a bad granpa because you missed her birth"

I was in the mood to diss him a bit and tried my best to keep my laughter from spilling.

"Oh..."

Hashirama's quick depressive maneuver strikes again, this time I couldn't help it so laughed at him quite harshly.

"I'm joking! I'm Joking! Kuhehehe"

...

A baby is being held by who seems to be her mother.

"Tsunade Senju...she looks so adorable right?"

When all of the sudden the doors to the room crashed open and a man is head shouting.

"WHERE IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER!"

"Raiko Desu" (I'm Raiko)

It was Hashirama and I followed behind him introducing my self like a certain advocate of gender equality.

"Oh there you are father! Look it's your granddaughter!"

Hashirama sparkled as he shakes in an attempt to hold his very own granddaughter.

'Ikari, what age does girls get puberty?'

[At age 9 or 10 it simply depends on their growth but those are the usual years]

'So it's gonna hit her like a truck since...she looks quite bad as a baby or is this just me and my particular hatred for babies'

[The latter I presume]

Hashirama was crying at being old enough to hold his very own granddaughter and he decided to let me have a hold of her because she won't stop crying in his arms.

"HEY RAIKO LOOK! SHE'S CUTE RIGHT?! RIGHT?!"

I took the offer and smiled wryly and all of the sudden Tsunade-Hime stopped crying.

[I do not understand you're hate for babies, they appear to be quite fond of you]

'Oh, this is just the beginning. I hate not only babies but kids themselves, they're all clingy and annoying and they poop and then they cry and then they puke and then they eat again and then poop again!'

Ikari was obviously clueless as she is a system.

Tsunade's mom a senju-uzumaki woman was "ara ara-ing" in the sides as she thought me holding Tsunade was a cute thing.

I wasn't gonna act nice, nuh uh and I gave her back to Hashirama but she started crying once more.

"Why does my own granddaughter cry when I hold her and turns calm when with you!? What's you jutsu brat!"

Oh! The instant depressive maneuver yet again!

"I don't know and I don't particularly car-...."

Am I degenerate? Or did just get a boner from a baby?

[Affirmative, you are indeed a new breed of degenerate]

'Shut it Ikari, I'm seriously contemplating about this subject'

"Ara ara she really likes Raiko-chan~"

Tsunade's mom knew me because I was always with Hashirama doing basic ninja stuff again ever since my first life in this world.

"For now, when they grow up they start ignoring people they were close with when they're kids"

Everyone looked at me and I realized that I said that last part aloud, shocking others as to how a near 2-year old boy managed to say stuff like those.

...

A month later

My mom is now 4 months pregnant as she was already a month pregnant when I first found out and now that 3 months had gone by since...that incident.

Coincidentally it is also my birthday and ...I can now apply for the test in the Yanagikage Estate.

"I'm back...heh"

I opened the lights and as expected no one was here, I continued towards the living room and sat down on.

My stomach grumbled as I had not placed a single thing in my mount since morning.

"Guess I should cook huh?"

I stood up after my short rest and opened the lights to the kitchen, it was complete with all the necessary tools.

I pondered on what to cook for a bit and headed to the fridge.

"Guess I'll cook crab today"

I took all the necessary ingredients and proceeded to wear my old trusty apron.

"Corn and Crab? Or do I go for sushi? What do you think Ikari?"

[I suggest Corn and Crab as soup and also some fried fish would be pleasant]

"No veggies?"

[If you want to, you can add them to the soup]

"Sure.."

It was a quiet day and the only sound I make were cutting, stepping on the box to reach the stove and the sound of boiling.

After I was done, I placed them all at the table and said "Iktadakimasu" like a normal japanese person before eating.

"Ata! Ouch..."

The soup was hot and my tongue was burnt a bit, but I still continued eating.

"This soup is good..."

[...]

After I finished eating I clapped my hands and said "Gochisousama deshita" like a professional weeb.

I continued outside and did some few exercise before taking a shower and going to bed.

I looked at my ceiling just like how I first went to this world.

"Good night and thanks for letting me have another birthday... Sheesh what a way to treat a 2 year old"

I closed my eyes and before totally drifting to my dream land.

"Good night, Ikari"

[Likewise, Arthur]

...

It was loud outside and the sun ray bothered my poor newly open eyes.

"HEY! BRAT! WAKE UP!"

Never mind it was just Hashi-Jiji.

It was what I decided to call him yesterday since he was asking me to call him informally.

"Let me have my breakfast first!"

I shouted back and he left, I then stood up while groggy and somehow made it to the bathroom.

It was ridiculously big so wherever part of the house has a box the I can climb on to do my necessary business such as taking a toothbrush and taking a shower.

Afterwards I go to the kitchen and get some bread and spread before doing some quick exercises and putting on my clothes.

"I'm leaving...heh"

[Why does Arthur keep greeting nothing? Are you perhaps already mentally disfigured?]

"No and what the fuck?"

I sighed and continued on outside.

"I'll go insane if I don't do so"

[...]

...

A kid and a man is seen sparring in the forest.

"Hey brat is this the best you can do?"

The kid jumps relatively high and performs a reverse tornado kick but it gets blocked by the man.

"Tch"

The kid continued his attacks and keeps missing and eventually he gave up.

"Brat, you're suck quite a bit at taijutsu"

I glared at him and stood up.

"Maybe you're just too serious against a kid Hashi-Jiji"

Hashirama twitched and shouted.

"I'm not that old and I told you to stop calling me that!"

I snickered and walked away.

"Isn't time for me to do the Yanagikage test yet?"

Hashirama formed a grim expression and stood up as well.

"I don't think you'll pass really..."

I shrugged and looked back.

"I don't think I will as well"

...

I visited my mom at the hospital before heading for the Yanagikage estate, Hashirama allowed me so I knocked and entered the room.

There laid my mom with a 4 month old belly.

"Morning mom!"

She sat up and looked at the direction of the sound.

"Oh! Raiko dear! I missed you so MUCH!!!"

My mom signaled me to come close and she hugged me tightly, Hashirama followed behind and frowned for a bit.

"Twins huh?"

My mom's eyes widened as he touched her belly.

"Raiko did you hear? They're twins!"

I smiled wryly and pondered for a bit...

"I hope they grow up as beautiful as you mom!"

"OH SURE THEY WILL UGAHAHA!"

I then touched her belly one last time and said my good byes and continued towards the Yanagikage estate.

...

"Oh! Spunky kid! You here for the Yanagikage test?"

I nodded at old man who asked me to kill someone not long ago.

"Heh, you sure do look like Jun don'cha?"

I nodded and Hashirama continued with us to a big door.

"Inside lies the Yanagikage Secret Assassin Special Training Maze!"

I cringed at the long ass name and asked what it was for.

"Well, it's basically a test where you either die or you live, here take a look!"

As he opened the door one thing stood out among the rest.

It was a long pathway that only goes straight and is quite wide.

"Step inside the line and if you manage to reach the finish line you pass! Spunky kid"

My senses were grinding my ears as they were practically beating my brain with "DANGER"

I wasn't quite convinced on what exactly was the danger so I stepped inside the line but as soon as I did that a Halberd came flying to my head.

I managed to duck but if I was even a split second late all my worth is gone however my rest was short lived as I felt a tingling sensation from the top and there it was several arrows came raining down on me so I rolled over forward but that too triggered 2 swords that were about to decapitate me.

I leaned over to one side of the swords and sat down, soon another tingling sensation and the sound of drilling can be heard below me so I stood and switched sides to find that my previous position had a spike underneath it.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS HELL HOLE!?"

I wasn't even a meter in and everything had traps that were meant to kill a kid.

"That's...a banned test couse Gyahaha!"

Hashirama face palmed and asked the old man seriously.

"Isn't he gonna die from that?"

"Oh c'mon he has the Yanagikage instinct and Kishin senses, he's gonna survive somehow!"

Hashirama stared at me struggling as every inch was literal death for me and I was already panting.

"The kid has good reaction speed, pretty fast even for a Yanagikage"

The old man praised me but was still a bit disappointed.

I on the other hand has figured out that each trap can be heard activating and they all had a fraction of killing intent...

'Ikari! If I sense the killing intent and not go for the position will I eventually find a safe one?'

[Affirmative, that perk of yours has the ability to predict death at some point]

As soon as I heard that I focuses every single drop I had and sensed which positions and where would have a trap.

It worked and somehow I had a back spied stretch position as I sighed.

"This is hard!"

But as I was getting riled up the old man shouted.

"You failed! Get out of that maze"

He turned it off and dragged me outside, I was surprised as it didn't make sense.

"You failed! You were supposed to run straight to the end not dance around like an idiot!"

"But the traps-"

"Traps my ass! If you're not good enough to finish this in 10 seconds don't even bother with it, you're not meant for the Yanagikage"

My face was disappointed not at him but at myself.

'Why?...Why am I so pathetic'

Tears started flowing but the old man nodded and patted my back.

"Failing once doesn't mean you never gonna do it kid! You got spunk so try and try! If you're not talented then that means you just have to work hard, no?"

I was crying and I could only nod at those words as Hashirama smiled and told me.

"We'll comeback here everyday until you pass ok?"

'Ikari when is the ninja academy officially named?'

[bNb 36]

'2 years huh?'

I nodded and wiped the tears off my face as my spirit was rekindled.

'I'll definitely pass this before I to go to the academy! Wait for me academy girls! I'll be a prodigy by then!'