CREATING MY OWN PROFECY IN MY NEW LIFE : CHAPTER : 10 : DISCUSSION IN THE NARA HOUSE :
After Takeru and the other childrens left the room the expressions on the faces of the adults changed instantly now no longer with their cheerful faces but with thoughtfull and even some with serious expressions .
The air in the room was intense as no one spoke for some time as all were in deep thought and waiting for others to speak up first .
" So I asume that you all have noticed what I told you before . " - The silence was broken by Shikamaru who spoke up first his expression although still lazy had a hint of seriousness in his voice .
" Yes we have ...Takeru ... he is different . " - said Yamanaka Ino .
" I agree . " - agreed Choji .
" You are right he is much different and to be honest strong for his age . " - said Karui as a former shinobi of the Kumogakure No Sato even if she has left the field work she was not to be underestimated specially when judging someone's strength and behaviour .
With that the group fell in another silence .
" Guys don't you all think you are overeacting I mean yes he trains a lot and is much more serious than boys of his age but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing . " - said Tenten who couldn't hold back anymore .
For some reason she felt compelled to defend Takeru .
Every time she saw him she felt like he was crying and she felt she had to comfort to him pull him in a hug like a mother .
This was a new fealing for her and she didn't knew why .
While on the outside she looked fine everyday a cheerful person but inside there was a gap .
After the fourth great shinobi war ended the peace era started and everyone returned back to their own life .
Her friends like Naruto and Hinata , Sasuke and Sakura and even Lee got married and now have kids .
But she stayed single focusing on Ninja tools and her shop .
But those close to her knew that her feelings for a certain late Hyuga boy also had deeply affected her .
And most of the time Tenten was quite satisfied with her life .
But sometimes when she saw her old teammates with their families laughing and playing with their kids something shook within her .
She is genuinely happy for all her friends and their families and wishes them the best future they can have but something within her always gets sad as if there is a gap that cannot be fulfilled .
But something changed a few days ago when she was eating with her friends at the Ichiraku Ramen shop .
It was there where she first met this young boy named Yamamoto Takaru .
She instantly felt that there was something different about the boy then rest of the kids around his age .
At first it seemed like he was some kind of distant cold person like many prodigies she had seen in her academy days but soon found that deep inside the boy was still a kid especially when despite him saying that he did not like candies he immediately took the sweets she gave him .
And she felt quite amused looking at him .
But at the same time she felt something else something like never before .
That moment felt like a boy acting tough in front of his mother but at the same time showing his childish side instantly in front of her affection and candies .
' I don't know why but I want to protect him . ' - Tenten thought to herself .
" It's different Tenten . " - suddenly Sai who was sitting quietly so far spoke up grabbing everyone's attention .
" I have seen many young prodigies so far who train very hard like Takaru but still there is something different about him . "
" You all must have noticed that since coming here not even for a single moment the boy had let his guard down always keeping his senses up . " - he said.
" But isn't that a good thing I mean it only shows how diligent he is and he has got qualifications of becoming a great shinobi . " - countered Tenten .
" It's different Tenten the way he moves the way I felt about him the moment he entered the house is completely different from someone who is born in this peaceful era . The urgency in his eyes is something that you don't really see from someone of his age in this time I have only seen those things during our days when shinobi world was much less stable . " - said Sai with a serious face .
With that the room fell silent with much more heaviness that even Tenten couldn't say anything more because just like everyone else even she knew that what Sai said was true .
Every one in the room knows the difference Sai was talking about .
During their time shinobi world was far less peaceful with various conflicts going on and with no trust among the five major villages the possibility of another shinobi war starting was quite real .
And this was even more precarious when their own fathers and mothers fought during the Third Great Shinobi War .
At those times the mindset of shinobis were different from those of now and any fantasies that were left were crushed after taking a few real missions outside the safety of Konoha .
( Author's Note : Hello guys I hope you all are doing well . So before continuing any further I would like to say that the Naruto world is a not a world of simple adventure and since others are not the main character with the ' TALK NO JUTSU ' that can turn enemies into friends , to them life experience will be different so I would like you to think from that perspective as well .
Also in this chapter there will be some compression between the older generation that is Naruto's generation and Boruto's generation how they differ from each other especially in their upbringing and there priorities as a shinobi .
And will start releasing the new chapters of " I Am A Mysterious Elite " from tomorrow, so I hope you will give it your love and support .
I hope you will understand my point view in these matters and feel free to write your opinions on the comment section . Thank you for your understanding . )
However the times has changed and now since there are no more major conflict among the major villages the way shinobi lived have also changed .
Now the new shinobis don't usually chase to become stronger for survival as they did in the past so their urgency has changed which is something that the older generation are very happy about because it shows that this time is better than theirs .
And here exactly comes the difference because the way Takeru acts , trains and the sharpness in his eyes the urgency they can see is something that would be considered almost foreign to this new generation something they have seen very well in many of their own teammates like a certain Uchiha from team 7 .
" And this is what worries me the most . " - Shikamaru spoke up .
" According to the information I got on him their should be no reason for him to train like this or their should not be any reason for such urgency in his eyes . It is as if he is trying to get strong because a big disaster is coming . " - Shikamaru continued to say .
" You are right Shikamaru . Remember when we first met him in the Ramen shop the first thing we felt before he even entered the shop was a strong pressure that put even us on guard . That's something only those with extensive experience of combat can do . " - this time it was Ino who spoke up remembering the time they met Takeru somthing that even Tenten remembered quite vividly .
" So what do we do about him it's not like he has done anything wrong . " - asked Choji who has stopped eating at some point during the conversation showing that he took the discussion very seriously .
At this question everyone in the room turned their head towards Shikamaru who as the advisor to the hokage was the best person for this .
" Sigh ! How troublesome . For now we won't do anything I will tell Naruto about this tomorrow in the Hokage office so for now all we need to do is to focus more on him and how he behaves in the Academy . " - Shikamaru said after realizing that once again he had more work to do .
" Listen well we need to look after him properly because we might just have another genius prodigy in Konoha and that put us with the responsibility that we must guide him properly . This is both for Takeru and the future of the village ." - everyone nodded at that statement as the knew very well the history of various prodigies in Konoha be it someone like Minato or someone like Orochimaru .
Location Change : Shikadai's Room :
As the adults were having a big discussion this did not affect the children's along with Takeru himself who was right now busy playing video games with his new found friends .
" Alright Takeru go to the left , you need to deal the final blow to the boss stage monster . " - said Shikamaru .
" Alright here we go ... And victory . " - cheered Takeru as he finally defeated the final stage boss of the game .
After playing the games with Shikadai , Inojin and Chocho he had felt something that he has not felt for a long time - the joy of acting like his age playing games with his friends laughing at their jokes and most of all stop worrying all the time about the future troubles .
At first he thought that learning the game would be very easy after all what was a video game compared to the training he does everyday but he was proven very wrong which led to some very funny and hilarious moments where they all laughed together .
' Perhaps I should take some break time to time to play some games after all . ' - he thought to himself as a smile formed on his without his notice .
" He he he ! " - his internal monologue was broken by a small laughter coming from the side and when he look he saw Chocho who was laughing .
" Hey Chocho what's wrong ? why are you laughing ? . " - he asked curiously .
" Oh no it's just that this is the first time I am seeing you smile like this since we met , specially after seeing how formal and serious you were when greeting my father it is good to see you smile like this . " - Chocho said .
This however suddenly brought surge of embarrassment to Takeru with his cheeks becoming a little red as he moved away his facing the gaming monitor once again .
" I don't know what you are talking about I always smile . " - he said .
" What's this? Feeling embarrassed or what ? Now you will know what I felt like when you pulled that king of the video game stunt in front of everyone just now . " - said Shikadai with a cheesy grin on his face that said ' How's That Feel ' .
' He is not going to forget that is he . ' - Takeru thought to himself as all of continued to play games for another half an hour before finally stopping for a break .
" Phew ! That was exhausting . It would have been even better if Boruto was here with us . " - said Inojin .
" Yeah ! I agree maybe we can play together again. " - replied Shikadai .
" Boruto? Are you talking about Uzumaki Boruto the son of the our current Nanadaime Hokage ( Seventh Fire Shadow ) Uzumaki Naruto . " - asked Takeru pretending that he was truly asking even though he already knew about it .
" Yeah ! We are talking about that idiot but don't refer to him as the lord seventh's son he does not like when people try to associate him like that . " - said Shikadai .
" Have you meet Boruto before . " - asked Chocho .
" No I have not met him personally but I did sometimes see him causing a lot of troubles and pranks from afar , so it's hard not to know him ." - said Takeru which was basically the truth .
Well he personally did not see Boruto causing trouble but he knew about Boruto's reputation and often heard the adults at the orphanage talk about him .
" Yeah ! You got that right he is a trouble maker but his still our friend once we go to the academy I will introduce you to him so that both of you can become friends as well . " - said Shikadai as he stood up to leave .
" Oh I don't know about being friends . " - Takeru muttered softly to himself but was clearly heard by the new Ino Shika Cho trio who looked at each other with confusion but didn't push the subject any further .
" Hey let's not waste any more time we need to go for dinner I hear mother made a lot of good dishes today . " - suddenly Shikadai changing the mood .
" Oh yeah ! Let's go everyone can't wait to dig in all those delicious food . I can already taste them . " - said Cho - cho as she eagerly grabbed Shikadai and exited the room .
" What a drag ! I should have kept my big mouth shut . " - Shikadai sighed as he gave himself up to his fate of being dragged around by Cho - cho .
With that only Inojin and Takeru were left in the room .
" Hey Takeru let's go you don't want to make aunt Temari and my mother angry by being late . " - said Inojin .
" Alright let's go I am hungry . " - seeing everyone going Takeru smiled and soon followed them .
' Being friends with Boruto huh let's see how that plays out in the future . '
To Be Continued .