Training

(Tatsuya's POV)

'It has been two months since I started my training with Mikoto sama and since I also started my Stealth training.

During the first month I focused on stealth only but as time went by I also pitched in fitness training to it. Mikoto praised me for that and made me to do fitness with stealth for the second month.

Now I'm done with the second month Mikoto told me that for the third month I'll be replacing the fitness with body building, like who actually lifts weight at the age of 8.

Our previous conversation was a little weird, I thought I was an adult hahahaha'

(POV ends)

3 hours earlier

In the training room

"Buy 5kg"

Mikoto says

"I can lift 20kg"

Tatsuya says

"You are not even 10 how can you lift 5kg, if you see 3 or 2 buy it, but for 20 I can't allow it"

Mikoto insists

"I'm 21 I can lift 30kg maximum"

"21???"

"I'm mean 9"

"Well I don't give a damn about your age"

Mikoto says and faces Yue

"Hey make sure he buys 5 kg and nothing more"

"Understood Mikoto sama"

She says and give a light bow

(Flash back ends)

(Tatsuya Pov)

'well the argument was just based on age and weights. And I almost lost my cool'

Both I and Yue arrived at the shop 30 minutes later, later on I bought the pair of 2 kg arm bracelets and ankle weights with a pair of 5kg dumbbells, and also a body weight that covers the entire chest.

I guess being a Number is really cool, you get everything you want for free, you just only need your Numbered card

I stared at Mikoto sama card, it was almost like the credit card in the other side the only difference was that the card here had no spending limit and is only the Numbers that are entitled to them. After purchasing the weights we decided to find a place to grab something to eat, there was this restaurant that was popular with their meats, what was that name again..., well I can't remember, but I was popular in that area for a thief though.

On our arrival to the place, we grabbed a table with two chairs I told Yue my Menu and decided to go into stealth mode it was kinda fun.

The waitress came, took note of out Menu and left, she didn't notice me and obviously this was only possible because she was a non shinobi. After some minute of waiting, our meals were before our eyes, I looked at Yue and saw her face as it glowed with excitement, not wasting much time I dig in and urged her to do the same, at first she was a bit shy but after the first spoon she couldn't hold herself she feasted like a wild lioness it made me laugh so much I almost choked on my food

After some hours of eating and drinking we departed for the mansion

After walking for some minutes we passed the village gate I stared at the huge black gate that was guarded by only two ninjas, the security was not that tight because no one with his or her right senses would want to escape, escaping without a Number is running into certain death

Immediately we made a turn to go to the next street, we heard a loud bell just from the gate immediately the gate started opening.

As it opened the first sight I saw was a very thick fog as people said, few minutes later a group of six people were trooping in

it's like it was a squad that returned from a mission.

A huge crowd had already formed to welcome them, from the crowd behind me I heard whispers of 'Lord Second'

After some seconds they became visible. As usual the Captain wore his standard ninja robe without showing any part of his body, but that was not the same for his subordinate

Directly beside him was someone that seems to be his lieutenant

He wore his standard ninja robe but removed his hood and mask, he had dark long weaved hair, dark pupils and a little dark beard with a stoic expression

the male and female goofing around behind them, they both had red hair, and red pupils, 'twins' that was the only suggestion I came up with

The remaining two... well they were not in the same calm and collected condition as the rest, they are most likely new recruits, not that they were injured, but were exhausted, they relied on each other to stand, their cloths were already soaked with sweat and so on

"Let's move"

I told Yue, and few minutes we arrived at the manor, I went straight to the training room, kept the weight and asked the ninja guards around about Mikoto's whereabouts(Note: there are slave guards and ninja guards) and they directed me to his study room.

After speaking with Mikoto in his study room we went to the training room to put on the weight.

As usual there we pair of arm sleeves weights, ankle weights and body weights in form of a bullet proof

"Now Tatsuya-kun put it on"

Mikoto sama say to me

I followed his words and put on the weights. I wore the left arm sleeve weights at first it was not that heavy, putting on the right arm sleeve weight my hands went numb immediately, I was extremely shocked, and it was at that moment that one idea that had never recalled to me came, I was a kid 9 years old to be precise

"Hahaha now you understand boy, you are weak"

Mikoto sama made jest of me. I was so annoyed I put on the ankle weights

At that moment I collapsed on the floor, Mikoto sama helped me to put on the body weights

After putting all of the weights, Mikoto sama came up with the biggest blunder of a life time....

"Yoshi, I'm done here, I'm leaving Tatsuya, bye"

....He left me on the floor like that few minutes later Yue helped me lay my back on the wall to sit upright, but she also struggled in the process

'So I'll be training on stealth with this things for the next 3 months

I thought to myself, I forced myself to get up because i had no option. If by any means I was to take a shit u wouldn't ever do it on myself.

On several trials to get up I failed on and on until the 11th time, I was able to stand up straight but couldn't still move,

*Thud*

I feel down again with my face laying flat on the floor, the fall caused me to have a little nose bleed

"Tatsuya sama!!!"

Yue rushed to help me, but I gestured at her to stand back, I mustered all the strength I had to pull myself up and i began to walk.

(POV ends)

Three months later

In the training room

Tatsuya and Mikoto were standing face to face looking at each other, Yue was present under Tatsuya requests and nobody else was with them

"Tatsuya kun, you have not less than 4 months to your entrance to the ninja acedemy, your training has paid off a little, but you still have so many loose screws, and in other to fix them I decided to speed things up I'll be adding some extra schedule to your stealth, body building and weapon training,Tatsuya kun how do you feel to go on a one on one kombat with me"

Mikoto says

*thud*

Yue fell to the ground frightened.

Yue is still a kid but that doesn't mean she hasn't seen Mikoto fighting mode before, she have seen countless times when Mikoto released what he called '10 percent of his anger' and it was a sight to behold. He mostly leaves some slave badly injured or scarred for life

"What's the problem"

Tatsuya rushed to Yue

"Its nothing Tatsuya sama"

Yue says and stands up

"Now now Tatsuya kun, let's rumble"

Mikoto removes the upper half of his clothes

"I'm not that good at holding back Tatsuya kun, so don't die on me. Pick any weapon of your choice"

Tatsuya leaves Yue side and goes towards the Weapon racks and picks a katana

"A katana? Nice choice, now for a handicap, I won't use stealth, so give it your best shot"

Both of them were in their fighting stance

"Hey, give the count"

Mikoto said to Yue

"Al...alright, ready... go"

"Bwaghhh"

In that instant Tatsuya was knocked down