Dirt does not taste good.

This had to be the only thing that Kimura has learned from taijutsu class. Dirt really does not taste good. Not a surprising fact, but a fact nonetheless.

Good thing Kimura was not the one eating dirt just now. He grinned and offered his hand to his sparring partner. "Nehh, Nara-san. Do you need any help up?"

A grunt was all the answer Kimura got as the Nara child made no move to get up. Grinning, Kimura made the seal of reconciliation and picked the Nara boy up. "Come on Nara-San! I shall get us out of the ring." Nodding to the instructor, Kimura walked over to the sidelines before placing the Nara boy down. Patting the dirt off of the Nara boy's jacket he began breaking down their spar.

"That was a great match Nara-San! You have great technique! If I was any slower, you would have got me good." Kimura grinned and flopped down next to the dark haired boy.

The Nara grunted and blinked slowly. "You leave yourself open every time you move in for an attack. Work on that Saki."

Kimura nodded. "Yes! I shall not disappoint you Nara-San."

The Nara boy smiled and huffed. His eyes closed as he flopped back. "Good."

There the two boys stayed in companionable silence until the end of the sparing.

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Bark!

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Welp. This is unbelievably short but for a good reason? First, thank you everyone who favorited, fallowed, commented, or even looked at! You have no idea how thankful I am that anyone looked at this bunny trail.

Second, I'm going to abandon the story. It's just that, everytime I start working on this story, a pet of mine dies. It's hard to work on a puppy story when I've already lost two ya know? I mean, as I was writing this part, I learned my cat is a little too old and sick to go on for much longer...

So yeah, thank you for all your support since 2017! Every one of you has made my heart flutter with so much happy. Thank you!

Random fact before I go, I based the puppy off of Zelda, and she was part poodle. So the lil OC pup would have grown up to be super fuzzy. And I just want everyone to imagine a fluffy ninja doggo.

Rest In Peace Zelda, Gizmo, And Grimlin.