Cute training

Taios looked out his window.  He was sitting alone in his room, on the top floor of his parent’s house.  Scattered around the room were various toys and furniture all in a jungle theme, with numerous sock monkeys spread across the ground.  It was his sanctuary, and revealed his personality.  He had only been a genin for a short time, and he was busy working hard for the next level.  He wanted to become a proud and strong Funka nin that would make his parents proud of him.  Mister monster was even grumbling a little less lately.  Taios thought it was because maybe they were becoming friends, though in truth it was because the Yonbi had been leaking his chakra into the boys giving him some semblance of release and freedom.  Today was another day that Taios planned on doing some training, to get his strength up and moce closer and closer to becoming a strong funka nin.  While many would only see him as a cute child, most likely weak as well, there was a real strength inside of him.  Not only from the 4 tails but from his fighting spirit.  Taios was a child, carefree happy, and cute, but he was still a ninja at the end of the day.  Willing to lay down everything for the village of Funkagakure at a moment’s notice.
 
A light pitter pater of rain streamed down outside the window, and caused the glass to take on a hazy and misty appearance.  Training on a day like this wouldn’t e cute or fun, but necessary all the same.  Today his mission was simply to spar against some of the other recent graduates from the academy.  It wouldn’t be a big ordeal, but one of the local fight clubs had invited many of the graduates to enter, and fight for a chance at prizes and a chance to make themselves stronger.  Though it did not fit in as cute, Taios had entered.  He had not told his parents or his brother and sister, because they might not approve.  It was something he had to do for himself and alone.  Perhaps that’s why the 4 tails had been less angry lately, he was pleased to see the small child do something productive for strength and power instead of embarrassing him as a vessel.  It also might give him a chance to break free and unleash his devastation.  Taios wasn’t worried about the tourney though, he was smiling looking out, and confident that he would be able to do his best and make himself proud.
 
Grabbing his bag with a change of clothes, and hugging his unicorn stuffed animeal, Doctor tibbles goodbye, he sneaked out the window and made his way through the village.  It was a short walk to the area that had the fighting going on.  Walking through the door, he made his way to the arena, and were he was supposed to sign his name.  Writing Taios, with a little heart above the I, he made his way to the waiting area.  It was a packed place as many people had shown up apparently to watch the fights.  He recognized a lot of familiar faces from the academy; some even had made chunin already.  The announcer was going on and on about some kind of sponsor, before the fights started.  It wasn’t long though until the fights did begin in earnest.  The first couple matches didn’t seem to impressive, just people going at it with little skill and precession.  It wasn’t long before Taios finally heard his name, and made his way to the arena.  Doing a couple of hops and rabbit punches he was ready to fight whoever walked into the arena.
 
A large burly man entered the arena, clearly thinking he had hit the jackpot in the fight.  Taios merely smiled and looked at the man “Good ta meet ya, good lucks!” he would say.  The large man wouldn’t respond, and merely laughed.  As soon as the fight started, Taios moved in action.  He first used the leaf gale, to trip the big man, causing him to loose his balance and begin falling.  Before the man could even fall however, Taios used the leaf hurricane, to deliver a spinning back kick to the mans chest, sending him flying across the arena.  He sailed on past, hit a wall and was unconscious.  Taios smiled at the good fight and walked away.  In his mind the bijuu smiled, perhaps this kid wasn’t so bad after all, when he put his mind away from childish things and focused on the heat of battle.  Resuming his seat in the waiting area, Taios awaited his name to be called again, so he would have the opportunity to fight again.  It was a large tournament that wasn’t even set to finish today, so he wasn’t sure how many matches he would fight in, or how many it would take to win.
 
After awhil, he came up for his next fight.  He stood with a fellow academy graduate.  The boy had snaggle teeth and was a cruel individual fitting a certain stereotype for the volcano village.  As the fight began, it did not go the same way as the first.  The boy was well trained and equal footing on Taios.  As his opponent moved in, he unleashed a flurry of punches aimed at his chest.  Ducking under the flurry, Taios again instituted a low sweeping kick, attempting to knock the boy off balance.  However the boy jumped over the kick, and brought down his knee narrowly missing Taios and slamming into the mat.  Taking advantage of this moment, Taios through a strong punch directly to the boys chest.  The impact landed with a dull thud, and the boys eyes went blank as he he crumpled.  Now some may have thought that a cute and innocent kid like Taios would have handled this murder rough.  Being upset that he had killed another person for no reason, and in something as small as an unsanctioned martial arts tournament.  However if they thought that of Taios then they didn’t know him very well.
 
“Dying isn’t cute ya know!”  Taios said with a smile, and walked away leaving the dead body behind him.  Taios was at the end of the day a funkagakure ninja.  He didn’t mind death, and one like this mattered very little to him, not weighing even the slightest on his conscience.  Taking his seat, and looking at the bored he noticed that he would not be fighting anymore today.  Picking up his small bag he left the area, and went to go back home.  He still smiled and skipped his way home, feeling happy with his performance.  He had successfully defeated two opponents in battle, and had made a step closer to winning this make shift little tournament.  He would look so cute with that victory trophy how could he not win, and he would get the chance to rub it in Saios’s face, showing his brother that he was the cutes one.  Making it home, it didn’t take long at all for him to fall asleep and dream.  The 4 tails waited patiently.  He saw an opening, he saw his vessel could kill and would fight, and that was the basis for his plan of escape.
 
(WC=1219, 12 jp, 6stats)

Accepted