The Shinobi With The Straw Hat

1Two days had passed since the ceremony, Kentaro took care of a lot of paper work the first night. He created a new rule, that from the age of four, every clansmen had to take part in the daily training sessions until they were fifteen.     

Sakuya, the medical ninja had also taken care of Habiki's eye transplant. Kentaro was going to pay Habiki a visit when he was feeling better.     

Five hundred meters further from the clan's village, Kentaro created an area with the sole purpose of being a training area.     

One hundred kids were gathered in five lines of twenty, Kentaro was looking at them with his arms crossed.     

"Today is the taijutsu training! Those who stop doing the given exercise before they get my permission will be hit fifty times with the staff!" the kids looked at the golden staff in terror.     

They had heard of its power, they didn't want to be hit by it. Kentaro had decided to train them the hard way, the stronger ones will only be more motivated, while the weaker ones will crumble.     

'It will be the best way to sort the strong from the weak.' Kentaro began walking around the lines of kids.     

"In position! Punch! Left, right, left, right...!" the kids punched rapidly in a squatting position, Kentaro was going to make them do it for twenty whole minutes.     

This sort of exercise would be real torture for kids, their muscles are not so developed and would burn.     

Kentaro knew that it was impossible for them to successfully punch for twenty minutes straight, failure was inevitable.     

"You! Come here." this kid was a Chinoike, he walked to Kentaro. He spread his legs and arms, he looked like a standing star.     

"Good." Kentaro was satisfied by his attitude, He grabbed the staff and hit the kid fifty times. Kentaro hit the legs, arms, back, abdomen, places that had to be reinforced.     

Six minutes in, the half of them had already gotten a taste of the staff. Kentaro wanted them to taste failure and see them only get more motivated by it.     

While it work with some, it didn't work with others. There were kids who gave sloppy punches, Kentaro picked on them on purpose.     

"You there! What are those sloppy punches!? If you grow up with this feeble mindset, your brethren will die because of you, do things right or scram!"     

Kentaro had not the best of mindsets at the himself, he had to get a hold of himself. Many died because of him, he didn't want those kids to live the same things as him.     

The kid began crying, Kentaro had really scared him. He didn't dare to stop, so he punched and punched. The other kids who were giving sloppy punches quickly did better.     

After four hours, the training session had finally come to an end. The kids were sweating, some had fainted, while others were standing and looking forward to the next session.     

"Today's session is finished. tomorrow, same time, same place. Those who don't come will pay dire consequences." Kentaro led the kids back to the village in formation.     

This way they would learn discipline. when they entered the village, the parents welcomed their sons and daughters.     

Kentaro felt something on his shoulder, it was a hand. The kids looked at the slowly appearing figure in amazement.     

"I've missed you, big bro." Kentaro turned his head and saw the slightly hovering Mū.     

"Mū, what are you doing here?" Kentaro expected the Kamizuru to come in three days.     

"What I'm doing here? I just came faster than the others, they are not far from here." If it was true, Kentaro had to prepare some tea.     

"Follow me." Kentaro led Mū to the clan leader's building, the people didn't know who he was.     

The two of them prepared tea together and sat down. Five minutes later, one of the clansmen barged in the room.     

"Clan leader, there is a group of fifty shinobi approaching." he looked worried.     

"Lead them here to me. They are our guests, treat them with respect." the clansman nodded and quickly told the information to everyone.     

The Kamizuru who were long-time enemies with the Fujimoto were welcomed inside. Their clan leader was led to the building while the men he had brought with him were asked to make themselves home.     

"Hahaha! Kentaro, I see that you look like a beast no more. I gotta hand it to you, even if your face looks pretty menacing, you're a handsome man." Kentaro stood up and shook Daitan's hand.     

"Daitan, I am happy to have you here today. Be my guest, make yourself home, sit down and have some tea." Daitan sat down.     

He was accompanied by an elegant young woman, she was holding a baby in her arms. Kentaro motioned her to sit.     

"Mū has told me many things when he came back to report about your mission to recruit the Chinoike clan."     

"He told you many things? Should I worry or not?" Kentaro tried to lighten the mood.     

"Haha, not at all! Not at all! I can fully trust you, that is why I am here today. Oh! How impolite of me, let me present you my daughter and the grandson of my sensei."     

Onoki was the grandson of Ishikawa and he was Daitan's sensei, they were all connected to each other.     

"This mean baby is Onoki, the poor boy lost his father in the incessant wars and his mother died after giving birth to him. As for his last family, his grandfather...."     

"I killed him, I know. Onoki has a great future before him, I can sense it." Kentaro was feeling a little bit bad, he destroyed everything Onoki had left when he was still a baby.     

"That's why the boy has Mū as a sensei, with him, Onoki will become extremely powerful without a doubt." Kentaro could not say the contrary.     

"And this is my daughter, Amaterasu. Say hello don't be shy." Amaterasu looked at Kentaro straight in the eyes, she exuded confidence and authority.     

"I am not shy, father! Lord Kentaro, it is my great honor to meet you. I have heard much about your unfathomable power and countless exploits."     

"A strong woman, I see. Your name is unique, to carry the name of the goddess of the sun must be your honor." Kentaro liked how straightforward she was.     

Amaterasu gave Kentaro a proud nod and drank the cup of tea.     

"Anyways, let's not waste anymore time. Kentaro, let's unite our clans as one! Take my daughter as your wife, descendants who will carry your blood are imperative."     

Kentaro had not expected this at all, he looked at Daitan with a surprised look. Amaterasu had become red from embarrassment, how could her father say things like that.