It had been nearly a month since her meteoric rise through the Academy, a little under two months since she reunited with her long lost sister, since she became a Shinobi. But things had taken a toll for the insanely dull. Albeit not for reasons Shunko would have thought.
Niko had her apprentice, and duties as a Ninja. To the point that she wasn't even able to celebrate her first ever birthday that her Sister had promised to hook up. Times were apparently bleak on Kumo's horizons, and Smithy's like Niko needed to work hard.
She had wanted to learn the crafts to try creating something, and having bonding moments with her Big Sis. But for some reason Niko didn't want her getting drawn into that life. And her apprentice being skittish, made it so the Forge was off limits. The other potential member, Andariel got the Plague, as did their eternal house guest Mako who was being treated and doted on by Yiu, who was apparently a friend of her Big Sis's.
In the end it all boiled down to the same thing. She was teamless, wasn't able to take out her violent and homicidal tendencies on anyone, and had no way to get wealthier to help the Hell Forge become saved from the greedy hands of the banks. Just withering away, and not even her training students from the Academy or she had foisted upon her could fix that depression that had settled in from the growing sense of weakness she felt.
This all came to a boil in her head as she reached the park near the Fuyuko Outlet that connected all the parts of this side of town. She'd find a park bench and would start doing dips as she contemplated what she needed to do to become truly strong.
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Niko had her apprentice, and duties as a Ninja. To the point that she wasn't even able to celebrate her first ever birthday that her Sister had promised to hook up. Times were apparently bleak on Kumo's horizons, and Smithy's like Niko needed to work hard.
She had wanted to learn the crafts to try creating something, and having bonding moments with her Big Sis. But for some reason Niko didn't want her getting drawn into that life. And her apprentice being skittish, made it so the Forge was off limits. The other potential member, Andariel got the Plague, as did their eternal house guest Mako who was being treated and doted on by Yiu, who was apparently a friend of her Big Sis's.
In the end it all boiled down to the same thing. She was teamless, wasn't able to take out her violent and homicidal tendencies on anyone, and had no way to get wealthier to help the Hell Forge become saved from the greedy hands of the banks. Just withering away, and not even her training students from the Academy or she had foisted upon her could fix that depression that had settled in from the growing sense of weakness she felt.
This all came to a boil in her head as she reached the park near the Fuyuko Outlet that connected all the parts of this side of town. She'd find a park bench and would start doing dips as she contemplated what she needed to do to become truly strong.
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