Shiu's Diary

[Katz the Nine Lives]

If I am to become a shinobi then I will be going on missions. This will be a list of missions that I have accomplished.

Mission List:  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

In my new accommodation I will be meeting many people. Here will be a list of those associates along with a small note about them. Within the pages you will have more info on the people listed here. For quick reference I will leave a sign to show you my feelings towards these people. A '+' means I have a positive feeling about them. A '-' means I do not like them. Nothing by there name means they have not made a big enough impression on me to be positive or negative. Only those have taken my notice will be placed here. Do not be surprised if most people end up with a negative.

Superiors:

Teacher - : Kind woman. Caters Orochi yet is also attacking our kind. Has disappeared since return from Orochi Mission. There is something similar to mother. Perhaps too similar...

Ero-Sensei - : Violent and ill tempered. Red hair. Kage and the supposed strongest in the village. Nothing can be done about him at the moment. Must proceed with caution around him. Also a pervert. Seems to have watch Ms. Tart a little too often.

Jungle Drunk - : Tried to turn me into a slave. Scantly clad. May also be an alcoholic.

Teacher's Daughter - : Daughter of teacher (obviously...). Bubbly. Calls me her brother.... Hugged me.... Will find more information in the future. Also disappeared since her return from Orochi Mission.

Seshiro - : A fellow Orochi. Also an exile and a traitor. Did not return from Orochi Mission. Has his own agenda...

Rude Red - : Surly. No manners. Doing scandalous things with Jungle Drunk. May also be an alcoholic.

Amazoness : Quiet and rough. Seems to be alone. Possibly very strong, but has yet to be seen. Although brutish, is slightly intriguing. May have useful information.

Lewd Snow - : Highly promiscuous to the point of vulgarity. To friendly with me. Slightly interesting in all aspects if you can see pass her wanton nature. Overall very annoying.

Peers:

Leo - : Silver eyes. Has grown annoying. No longer the threat I first presumed him to be. Nonetheless his friendship with Hopper is becoming a hindrance to me.

The Stick - : Tall and thin. Easily scared. Annoying.

Sparkle - : A spy and vexing person. Enigmatic. Sly smile and unnerving eyes. Likes to try and confuse me. A mischief maker. Name unknown. Slightly illiterate, yet still cunning. Call me a rival. Need to carefully watch in the future.

Imp-kun - : A boy despite what others think. Short. Rude. Vulgar. No sense of behavior. Filthy eyes. Defeated me. Absolute destruction of this person's physical and mental capacity will be my only justice. Future plans will be made.

Hopper - : An energetic tomboy. Two traits that should not be crossed. Also a farm girl that can't stay still. Behavior is erratic and cannot be guessed. Can be surprising at times. Defeated me. Perhaps even stronger than Imp-kun. A major threat to my stay in Shimagakure. To be eliminated.

Scarab - : Very tall (maybe taller than The Stick). Despite the look of a lone nature seems to be very intrusive. Says annoying things. An overall annoyance. Has parasites within? An unusual trait. Will keep watch for future meetings.

Stiffie : All white attire. Quiet and slightly sullen. Cannot control blood flow in lower region. May also like boys.

Ms. Tart : Scantly clad. Surprisingly strong, yet very polite. May be of use in the future.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg.1 1st entry- Date xxx

This is my first time writing in this or even starting a book like this! I'm actually excited and a little bit scared to start one of these diary things. Weird isn't it? Afraid of writing in something. Well one reason is because if my brother finds this he'll definitely read it if he gets curious. I can't really stop him though, because he's bigger than me! Not only that he's smart too. He'd find a way to break in. Well I guess I won't mind him reading some of it. I'll just be writing it to him also. Although brother, when you eventually find this I don't want you to be erasing anything!!

Pg. 1 2nd entry- Date xxx

Today was a great day! It is the first picture I can remember that all of us took together. Then again I am young so I can't remember for sure any other pictures. Mother did say there was another picture of me, mother and father when I was an infant. I can't remember it though. I also wonder why you were not in it brother. Where were you? Well father or mother can't find that picture. Luckily today we did a family picture. It was all five of us. Not only that but I had gotten two scoops of ice cream. That made me give a big smile for the picture. Yuu was smiling too because I snuck him a small piece of my ice cream when no one was looking. I forgot to say, but Yuu is our dog. Mother and father were also smiling. Mother especially. Her smile was radiant.

The only one that didn't smile was brother. That's because one of his scopes fell on the ground. I told him there was a five second rule, but he didn't want to pick it up. Brother can be so stubborn. So he acted quite grumpy for the rest of the day. Actually though, I think he enjoyed the picture. Brother just didn't want to admit it. When you read this brother you... should.... SMILE MORE!!

This is the first family picture that we have and I can't wait till we create more pictures. Whenever we have our next picture won't you smile brother?




-Pages 2-30 have four paper clips to keep the pages together. It is not known what are written on those-  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 38 10th entry Date 6 Fall

It has been a while since I've updated this. You were much better at writing in this thing. It's been a year and I've only had ten entries. Well hopefully you won't have to worry about running out pages. As you know I update this when I find something of importance to update it about. Since you have been expecting me to read your diary, in which I did, I figure it would be fair for me to log some of my adventures. That would make us even, correct? I still keep your pages together so no one else can read them. Only page one is loose, because even if I did clip that someone would still be able to see it. Although I didn't need to explain that. You're smart after all.

Today was an interesting turn of events. The village of ninja I told you about in the last entry. I've made it there. I arrived by night and a few things happened. For one I met three people on the beach that night. Two of them probably insane. The other I question, but she I don't mind.

The first is a boy I know as Rude Red. I call him this because of his despicable behavior towards me and that symbol of red on his back. No. I did not start anything with him first.



Next was a crazy girl I'll let you know her as Jungle Drunk. The name is indeed fitting because she looks like she crawled out of the jungle and was drunk. She was drunk with Rude Red. No doubt doing something unscrupulous. You don't need to know about that though. When you’re older you'll figure it out.



Finally there was a woman in a lab coat. She has many titles, but I will call her Teacher. She's an impressive person that has been willing to help me. Albeit she maybe scary. Well at least scary to others. She also seems to know a lot about our race, but that will be something to tell you about another time. This is just an introduction to them.



There was also a giant monster I fought. I could not kill this one, but Teacher was able to kill it. I told you she was impressive. Here is a better sketch of her although it does not do Teacher justice.



There is something about that woman's smile.... Well maybe one day you can see for yourself little sister.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 39 11th entry Date 7 Fall/ 1 Winter

Much has happened within this day. So much that it can take up a few pages, but I will do my best to keep this as terse as possible leaving the more important things to the end. This is to ensure you read all of the entry. I’ll know if you don’t read it either.

The day has been mostly a training session between us students. Within that session we’ve had to drag cannon balls to a classroom and pad them with protection to play a game similar to dodge ball. There were quite a few kids in class. All of them unimportant. I will write the ones that have made an impression on me though. Others will be added once I get some type of impression about them.

Today the first person I met actually came up to me first. His name is Karite. He seems to like lions so Leo will be a suitable name for him in this book. This is because he wears a shirt with a lion roaring. I’m not sure what to think about him as yet. His eyes are unique in that they are silver. Something different than from what I’ve seen so far. He does not seem to be uneasy around me either. That actually makes me a bit uneasy. His hand was also the first I’ve shaken. We’ve always been accustomed to bowing as sign of respect and gesture of good will. Shaking hands is still foreign to me, but it is something I’m not averse to learning. I’ll probably stick to bowing though. It feels more comfortable. Have you shaken any hands as yet? He also seems to be the friendly type and not the annoying type of friendly. His mind also seems to be on girls a lot. I can’t be sure since it has only been one day, but in that time he’s probably flirted with three of our peers. If you were our age he may have flirted with you too.



Next is one I call The Stick. This is because he’s thin like a ruler and long like a javelin. He makes me feel conscious of my height. Despite his tallness The Stick is afraid of me. Not that I mind. Most are uneasy around me, but I prefer them fear me rather than just feel uneasy. Still he annoys me. In an exercise he was late to The Stick managed to find the true meaning before anyone else. I’ll have to out show him when I get the chance.



Sparkle is next. She I’ve only met for a few minutes. Her eyes were spying on our class so I confronted her. She is still a mystery to me. All I can say is that she has a look of mischief on her face. It seems she always feels she has the upper hand over me. I also need to figure out her name because she refuses to speak it. I’ll be sure to rectify both troubles in the future.



I did not get much of a look on her because we all fell into some type of hypnotic slumber. By the time the class was able to wake up chaos began to ensue and she got away. I was left with a different opponent. Perhaps the one person who I have imprinted into my mind. I’ll never forget this person.

This boy (although many want to insist he is a girl)… I’ll just refer to this person as an ‘it’ until I can be sure of myself. It is the rudest, vulgar and ill-mannered person I have met to date. I can call this person a thousand offensive words and make a few crude gestures. For you I will stay with one name; Imp-kun. Imp-kun has no good traits. The only reason I keep attention of this thing is because it beat me. I lost. I’ve never lost to anyone so badly before. I’ve rarely ever lost. Not any of those past peers. Not to you. Now on this day of 7 Fall I was obliterated. My mind is uneasy now and I continuously dwell on this. I don’t think it will subside anytime either. Even when I do defeat it this feeling will continue to eat away at me. I will fight Imp-kun again. The only good thing about it is that now I know the wall I have to surpass. All the other kids seem to fear Imp-kun. It sees them as weaklings. Ironically I can see most of them the same way, even though I guess one would have to consider me a weakling to. I wait for the day when the tides are turned and I can leave her in a state of humiliation.



After school I was carried back to Teacher’s house. For now I’ll be staying there, but it may not be permanent. She has two other guests within her house. One is her daughter. There is a resemblance between them. Although the daughter is different. Her name is Aya. I can’t say much about her because we only met for a few minutes. I can say that she is… out of the ordinary. When I learn more about her, I’ll say.



The other guest is more intriguing, because he is an Orochi. Apparently there are a few others in this village, but I have not met any others as yet. His name is Seshiro. He looks to be a lot older than me. It was a big surprise to see another Orochi, that I am still slightly speechless. I don’t know much of what to say to him. You barely remember the village except for a few fading memories of the past. Even those I am not sure if they’re fact or just dreams. You would have more questions than me. You have never seen the Orochi village or another Orochi besides mother and I. That and you’re more of a talker. Hopefully the village will still be there in the next couple of days which leads the greatest news of today.



Teacher and others from this village are going to attack our home. They gave their own reasons for attacking and I’m sure our clansmen have their own reasons too. Still the possibility of our village being nothing more than a myth soon is high. Even the Orochi from our village are going to attack. I do not know what to say on this matter. I am in no position to change or control anything. I do not know who is right or wrong. Although when you think about it right and wrong is subjective to each person. I do know the Orochi here are exiles and traitors. I should not be so accusing though, because me and you are also exiles. I have never had that much want or love to go back to the Orochi village. I have never seen a reason to return. Still wouldn’t anyone be angry if their home was being invaded? That is what’s to be expected. I know you want to see that land Shiu. Maybe you and mother have already. Maybe you two are there right now? Hopefully not. Or you may die.

Either way, one day you’ll see our race. With any luck in better circumstances.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 40 12th entry Date 3 Winter

The updates to your diary seem to be coming at a faster than expected. This is because the village seems to draw news and situations by the hour. Today is not different, but I will start off with the information of least importance. About a day ago I met someone new. Her name is Tokiha Orika. She cannot sit still for more than five minutes and is always bouncing or hopping. I shall call her Hopper. Her life originates from a farm and I guess the farm work has made her boyish… and uncomplicated. Despite this fact she seems to have decent intelligence. She likes to like jump around bare foot. Also is too energetic, which gets annoying. There is nothing very special or eye catching about her appearance. Her features are dull and boring. I will note that there seems to be a friendship between her and Karite. I will probably see more of the two in the future. This is a small sketch of her features.



A day later I came across Sparkle. She is perhaps more enigmatic than I first believed. We engaged in an all day game trying to guess each others' name. She kept a smile plastered on her face, not revealing any secrets that would allow me to figure out her name. At the same time I question her intellect. Sparkle does not know how to write a letter. Something we’ve known since five. This is irritating. How could someone be that cunning and not know how to write a letter? Was she also lying about not knowing how to write one? Perhaps to gain my sympathy? Could she think that far ahead? I wonder whether Sparkle is an idiot or some type of genius. I will state this about her. She is enduring when it comes to games of the mind. Our match continued from the afternoon until morning of the next day. It snowed in between those times. That type of durability is kind of admirable. I would not have expected that from her, especially since she does not look like that type of girl. At the end of our game I let her win, only because there was more imperative news I had to confirm. I will get into that soon… She knows my name, but I still don’t know hers. Knowing Sparkle she is probably grinning from ear to ear about it. For now I’ll let her have this victory. It is interesting that Sparkle called me her rival. I don’t know how to respond to that for now. Perhaps when she learns to be letter literate I might take it more seriously.



During that game a new face arose. Everything about him is aggravating. He is around the same unnatural lanky height like The Stick. He wears a coat with a hood to cover most of his head. His eyes are covered by oval glasses so it is not known what his eyes look like. The most unique thing about him, or for any other student that I have seen thus far, is he seems to have parasites in his body. I have only seen one emerge from his hand. It looks like a very small black beetle. Because of this I have dubbed him the name Scarab. This person had the audacity to butt into the game between Sparkle and I. It is curious as to why there are bugs in his body, but like a cockroach, I find him to be no more than a pest. This is something like his appearance.




The final and most important part of this entry is now. The Orochi Village is no more. If you and mother were there then I should probably end this diary with this as the last entry. If you two were not part of our race’s extermination then the news may find you one day. As of now there are about only five Orochi left. During the mission the leader of this community was somehow turned to stone. The two Orochi from the village have been marked as traitors. I’m not sure why or what they did to earn the status, but if Shimagakure has its way there will be only three Orochi left. Maybe they had something to do with the leader becoming a statue? Actually you and mother maybe the sole survivors soon. I question my life expectancy now in this place. I am sure the citizens have already associated me with whatever happened on the mission. The betrayal of their shinobi most likely has cast suspicion on me. Some have already begun to distance themselves from my being.

I have not seen Teacher or her daughter since their return. Perhaps they don’t want any association with me. Despite the fact I still stay within their home. If I am told to leave then I shall comply. I may have to leave soon, because I do not intend to die in such a place by some random aggressor. I can understand their hate though. Hate is a common emotion among people. When a person loses someone there is no other emotion but hate. You have never felt that emotion, but by now you should have seen people who hate. Yet I wonder. If I were to die Shiu, would you begin to hate?  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 40 13th entry Date 3 Winter

Many things have happened today. This day starts off after two hours with my show of superior intellect to Sparkle. We departed after and would meet again at class. I was considering skipping class because of sleep deprivation. That idiotic genius has probably affected my performance for the rest of the day. I would have stayed asleep if it wasn’t for the class bell. Once I heard that there was no way I could skip class. It is at the academy where a multitude of problems occurred.

Before even arriving into class, there was already a sign of a troublesome day. My foot was ensnared in a trap by a classmate. It was a trap created by Hopper. I’m not sure as to why she would create a device in the middle of a walk where students are likely to come or who it was meant for. It is certainly demeaning and shameful that I would be caught by some trap of a farmer. I guess she has more skill than I anticipated. There are many things about her I did not anticipate. Either way she needed to be reprimanded for leaving such a device out, in which I did. My words were not harsh, but she had taken a disliking to them, yelling back at me. This is one reason I love our mother. Unlike other women she can keep her emotions in check. Hopper was enraged at me for trying to help? Someone else could have fallen in that would have used physical force as retribution. I should be thanked, but whatever. It doesn’t really matter to me. Shiu this is why I tell you now to never get so emotional. Girls and their feelings. They’re useless in this world, but I digress.

Class had a multiple of students like the first day, although many of the faces from the first day of class have gone missing. The little imp, the stick, a girl with white hair and the green eye freckle face were no longer present. Probably because of the weather. They are nothing more than useless slackers. I stayed up all night with only two hours of sleep and still managed to make it to class. Why couldn’t my so called peers make it? They’re all losers in the end except for Imp-kun. I cannot wait for the day we will cross paths again. I will commend those that did manage to make it to class. They aren’t as useless as the others. The class consisted of Sparkle, Leo (who for some odd reason has a lion cub with him now), Scarab, and Hopper as well as two students that I had not seen before. One was a boy who is a student of higher rank, similar to Sparkle. It seems they are both also similar in that they are the last in their class and therefore needed to join my generation. It is hard to gage their strength since there is a gap of experience and power between us and they were in Shimagakure before me. As to how powerful I am unsure. It should not be that much because I could have defeated Sparkle in our battle of intelligence if I did not need to leave.

The boy reminded me of a female peer who was fully clothed in white. He, like her, was dressed from head to toe in snow white attire. His hair is also short and cloud white. The only difference is that his skin is a tan similar to Leo’s. The boy was very quiet, but one event has made me question him a bit. Yet again I’ll save the reason why till I get to that part of the day. I have forgotten his name but for now know this boy as Stiffie.

The next was a girl, who also had a dark complexion, but with scantily clad fashion sense. She possibly wore less clothes than the Jungle Drunk, which considering the weather, is a feat in itself. She is probably one of those night street walkers I have heard of. Through my journey’s I have heard that the younger ones, slightly older than me got the best business. Either way, this student was surprising. First, she just might be physically the strongest student in my class. Surprising considering she looks like a dressy tart that has never done a pushup in her life. I’m sure this will make you happy since you always wanted to see a physically strong and fit woman. You won’t have to worry. Shimagakure has enough of those types. We were assigned an exercise of pull ups and the girl managed to finish the pull ups and do a set of pushups before anyone else could finish. One day she might become a threat to me, but for now her kind and quiet attitude should not be a risk. Actually I may have to consider keeping this girl close. Her brute power maybe of use to me for training as well as dealing with minuscule problems. Her lack of defiance is welcoming. Very different from most that I’ve seen so far. The sparse outfit also seems to be made to accentuate certain aspects of her body, which is not a bad sight to glance at. Her name is Meho Izumi and I will call her Ms. Tart till I know more.



There were not any new students, but there was a new teacher whom I despise. Perhaps even more than Imp-kun because he is an opponent I cannot defeat as yet. It will probably be a long time till then, because this person is the new Kage of the village. Kage means that this man is the strongest person in the village. Although he only has that title because the person previous died in battle with an Orochi. That means neither he nor the person before are invincible. They can be killed and I’ll one day find a way of exterminating him if he gets in my way. For now this new teacher has been able to man handle me with no intervention because no one is powerful enough to stop him. Let that be a lesson to you Shiu. Always remember might is right. Those who are the strongest can make the rules that the weaker have no choice but to follow. This person is of a violent temper with disgusting hair, red like magma from a volcano, and jade eyes. His body is also littered with scars from past battles. He seems to have a liking to students in my class… specifically Ms. Tart. He just maybe one of those type of guys to pick her up during her night walking events. That business does not concern me though. All I want from this person is to teach me jutsu and make me more powerful. I will put up with his rage and irritable behavior for that strength. For now he has no intention of killing me. This man has stated that he stopped villagers from assassinating me, but I doubt that. The little sparkle in his eye he gets from watching Ms. Tart has made me dub him the name of Ero-sensei.



We all continued a pull up exercise in class that took most of the day. Ero-sensei had made sure the strength enhancing task would not be easy. Despite the difficult exercise, Ms. Tart was first to finish surprisingly followed by Hopper. I was done next and then Leo who had to show off and do one more than everyone else. Sparkle, Stiffie and the Scarab would finish at a later time as the rest of us moved on to another exercise. Around that time Ms. Tart had left class which made me wonder. She seemed like the one to attend class. It would be disheartening if she turned out to be a slacker like the other losers that did not attend class. Leo, Hopper and I began practicing to learn our first jutsu. The task was more difficult than I had expected. We first had to become in tune with our life energy, a thing called chakra. Then our aura needed to be masked around us and learn how to reflect light so that it can be used to transform us into another form. It isn’t a true transformation, but just an appearance. Like a magician’s trick. Yet it proved to be a tricky task and I’m sure the mechanics about it are even more complex. During class I, nor Leo, managed to learn this jutsu. Sparkle and Stiffie soon caught up and learned it, but they have been here longer. They should have known it before today. What was surprising is that Hopper was the peer of my class to learn the jutsu. Once again she’s very surprising. Some energetic farm girl managing to be stronger and smarter than I? No. Must be a farce. Yet the events of today seem to prove differently.

She proved her prowess in the move by transforming into the teacher and mooning him. A site that even disturbed my mind. Apparently though not everyone found it displeasing. Stiffie seemed to have enjoyed thoroughly. He became aroused from the scene. As to whether it was because it was Hopper or because it was a form of Ero-sensei is both unsettling thoughts.
I’m leaning towards the latter though. Here is what that boy looks like.



Before I continue little sister, I should make note of a few events that occurred during class. One thing is that Leo seems to keep driving me into a conflict with him. There has always been something about those silver eyes, but I was planning on leaving that alone. My main concern is Imp-kun and he would be nothing more than a bump in the road of my main objective. Yet this would be a bump that needed to be crossed. He desired to fight me and I would make sure that he lost. During that time Hopper also wanted to join that destined battle. For reasons I will never know why, because I believed that a girl would want to avoid battle. I did not care either way. The plan was to defeat both of them and continue on my training for an inevitable battle between Imp-kun and I.

The final ingredient to this mesh was a girl in her teens who stepped into the classroom during our exercise. It was a girl with golden short hair and animal skin for clothes. There was also a rather large lion with her. After seeing her one could deduce who Leo received his jungle kitten from. Although she was a different breed. In terms of looks, this woman is probably the most intimidating female I have seen thus far. Her muscles were cut and apparent on her body making her seem to be a body builder in training. The girl was quiet during class and I did not learn her name till later the next day. She is Tategami Maya, the Amazoness, because her body reminds me of those stories of the strong woman warriors.



Once class was over the three of us made our way towards Hopper’s house in which she and her mother treated us to tea and clothing to aid in the passing days of cold months. Hopper and her mother a quite friendly. They treated Leo and I well. The only thing I would say was a downfall was that their life was on a farm. Thus the smell of animals as well as dirt was littered around the house. I suppose it could be worse and it cannot be helped. It is an honest living and there is nothing wrong with it. During this time Hopper looked at me weirdly, but it could have been just my imagination. Once we all chose our clothing we went into the barn to commence a battle. I will not go into the full details of this battle, because it was rather insulting. It began with Hopper and Leo facing off while I toyed with a kitten. It ended with Hopper almost killing both the kitten and Leo. The girl was damaged greatly too because of the lion cub. The three eventually succumbed to their wombs, almost seeing death. Before that though the two began to sob over one another for attacking each other.

A contradiction. If they did not want to hurt one another then why did they come? Did the two expect me to show mercy to them? Stupid, just stupid. Winning is all that matters. At any means necessary. They were not prepared for that. It was probably for the best that they attacked each other, because I would not have hesitated. It is infuriating. I could care less if they killed each other, but it was supposed to be my battle. Mine alone. Not only was this battle disturbed, but I was cast by the wayside while those two losers almost kill each other. In the end Hopper and Leo lost the battle, but I did not win. I don’t know what intentions they had in battle, but friendships are not built that way. When people fight the only outcome is death and/or hatred. I would have finished the two off and put them out of their misery, but the Amazoness kept a close watch.

Me and two half alive teens were then escorted to the medical facility where Ero-sensei gave the Amazoness and I a stern reprimand. To make things worse is that the tyrant man decided to make a ruling in which I will have to be around the other two till he deemed it ok that we be split apart. I cannot move or go anywhere without them. You can probably understand how ticked I am at this. I only allowed you to follow me around. Now I have two losers constantly behind my back. This entire experience has made me see Leo in a different light. I was not sure how much of a threat he would be, but now I see he is just an annoyance. To tie with that farm girl is humiliating. Although I too feel embarrassed. I could not have defeated either of them and be the winner. If there is a next time I’ll have to amend that, but for now I’ll keep my sites on the person that needs to be defeated. Imp-kun.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 41 14th entry Date 4 Winter

Because of the compromising situation I do not know how many times I will be able to write. It is something I keep secret from anyone and will remain so. This day has been a failure thus far. I will not get into the small details. There is only one major fact thus far. Again I have been defeated. Defeated. Such a disgusting word that I have to taste. It was not by Imp-kun or even Leo. That may have been more bearable. It was by Hopper. I lost to her. To some lowly farmer. It was during a team exercise in the morning. During that time I was attacked by Karite, but managed to evade. While my attention was averted she took advantage and struck me down. With only a single blow. Opportunistic, merciless, strong and willing to kill. These are traits that should be cherished in the lifestyle of a shinobi. To some degree I respect that she has learned these emotions and can use them. Judging by her expression with the barn yard battle, the girl has grown a lot within a few hours of time. To overcome me with these qualities though is another story.

Do I hate her? No. Scorn maybe. I hate myself more. To lose again. To such a person. As much as I despise Imp-kun not even she could have dealt a single blow strong enough to provide crucial damage. No one has ever been able to do that. Not even Dai, that bully from so many years previous. Yet it would have made more sense if Imp-kun or Leo were able to do it. Imp-kun is part of some special clan, just as we… I am. Leo is a wanderer. Just as I wandered for a year he has probably done it most of his life. He then would no doubt have motivation to be strong. Yet Hopper is the one to defeat me and him. No doubt that she is now a stronger opponent than Imp-kun. Perhaps the strongest in our class. What specialties does she have? What motivation could she have that is greater than mine? What talent could a humble farm girl possess that I cannot acquire? Back at the house we stayed at… that village, our classmates, the teacher, that outsider, mother. They all labeled me with the term prodigy. Mother even said that in my early infancy those of the Orochi village said I would become a genius. So why is this happening? A cruel joke by destiny.

It is an equation I cannot find an answer to. It must mean that Hopper is also a genius, but I will not accept that. Then the only other answer is that I am no prodigy. Another answer I do not want to accept. It is I that should have the greatest skill and highest motivation than the rest of my peers. Their desires of love and family cannot be greater than mine. They have had nothing like our life. Unlike them this world has continued to betray us. So be it. Just as this world has treated me I will treat it. I’ll master everything and make it mine.

For now I must go. The injury I have sustained has made me feverish. That and my so called ‘teammates’ are calling me from this tent. Something about hunting. I will leave and watch them both carefully. Hopper has proven her existence and for now will remain as the best in our class. This will not be forever. To put my mind at rest I will deal with her in time. Like Imp-kun, I will probably have to destroy her.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 41 14th entry Date 4 Winter



This is a continuation from my last entry, picking up after the hunt. There is nothing special that happened on the hunt. I killed a boar, a deer and a few rabbits. The others did almost as well in slaying a few animals making a hefty amount to be brought home. This entry though is not a retelling of the rest of the day, but an observation on the word that my drawing questions. What is love? Why do people search for it? What is its necessity?

Before journeying into this question I should categorize the differences in this word. I have viewed three types of love in my journeys. There is love of family, love of friends, and love of a significant other. The most important and only one that makes sense if love of family. That is because it is expected. By instinct the mother, and sometimes father of a species will watch over their young to a certain age. People would like to think their different, but that’s just a lie. We’re driven to love family without consequence. That is why you always hear and read stories of children belonging to different families acting irregularly. Instinct tells them something does not belong regardless of how happily the family tries to be it will because of that flaw. On the reverse side, regardless of how different the members are if all are born of the same parents everything will be ok. Or if they are born of the leading parent of the family, there will always be love there. The perfect example of this would be the Tenmoki family. Yuki, that foolish woman, thought she could bring up a family with Orochi in it. In the end it only took one event to shatter that false reality. After all do you think I would love you, Shiu, if we were not siblings? It’s to be expected that I be your big brother. Would anybody love someone not a part of a family as much of a family member? Of course not. Instinct defines that as the expectations of all humans, making it the strongest of all.

The next is love of friends. One I believe is also dictated by human instinct. Well to be more specific human insecurities. Human weakness. From what I have seen of the world, it is becoming a place where if you are not strong it is imperative to stay with a group. So people make bonds and friendships to secure their lives. If not then to secure their loneliness. This makes almost all people liars. It is not for the other person that they want to be friends, but to stop their own securities. I guess it is ok because I believe deep down all people know this to some degree or stupidly try to push it away. They don’t realize that solitude is where the strongest are bred. The pyramid of life has only one peak for the best. The person to have that position is not a liar.

The final type of love is love for a significant other. The love that kids, teens and even adults think about the most. The one that I’ve never cared about, because it is the least irrational. It does not make sense. When someone falls in love why do they lose their initial resolution and dreams? Their wish slowly is poisoned and changed into something meant for two people. Then they also say stupid things, like giving up the world for that person, or would face heaven and hell. So stupid. Most of those people do not even know what that means. This love blinds people. Although I have to consider it the most. Hopper and Leo have fallen in this love quickly, becoming significant to one other in a short time. Once again this probably stems from their life and death experience. The good thing about that relation is that they can keep themselves entertained while I continue on my own. Then there is also the other relationship that our mother had with that outsider. Another stupid move. What was there to gain within that matrimony? What mother saw in that man will be a question I can never answer. Once again love is blind. The two people in love either change and thus start disliking the changes in one another. Or they change themselves for the other and lose their original selves. Which path will Hopper and Leo take? They love is something that your expected to give everything. A direct contradiction to my nature. I’ll be the best on my own.

My favorite quote of love comes from one of my favorite books. “Love is a trick played on us by the forces of evolution. Pleasure is the bait laid down by the same. There is only power.”. How true is that quote dear sister? I’ll leave this entry with that thought for you.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 52 26th entry Date 5 Spring 103

He got me good, sister. That boy I’ve told you about in the past entries, Rose Chain. To think he would still be alive… The pain that I am in now. He’s nearly broken me, but I am still alive. We both made the error in not checking for a certain death. I won’t make that mistake again. Yet in this pain I’ve come to realize something. I’ve become too complacent because of Shimagakure. That academy Onshu stated does not live up to expectations. I have not grown in strength. It is a place that only caters to the trash and garbage. Like Hopper, Leo, the Stick and the others I have written about in your diary. The island has not helped me and because of it I have suffered. I cannot blame anyone else, but myself. To place my trust in their teachings was my mistake. In the end mother would have been the best teacher. For now I have a new plan. I’m slowly recuperating in a shinobi clan away from Shimagakure. I’ll use this clan for my training. Being away from the other distractions should do well.

Also I have come to realize I have been too kind in the past. That is probably why he survived. Perhaps deep down I even wanted Kaizen to survive. Maybe that’s why I never verified his body. After all he is another monster. This kindness of mine I shall kill off. I am the only one with a set goal and ambition yet it is the garbage around me that succeeds. Like vessels without a compass or charts, they aimlessly sail through life with nothing, but pipe dreams and nonsensical ideologies to hold on to. While I, from the beginning has had my three ambitions. My singular desire. So then why am I the last? It does not matter now. No one will interfere with my dream. No one will hinder it anymore. Anyone that stands in front of my desire is an enemy. Any enemy in front of me is going to die. This goes for you to sister. Don’t stand in front of my dream.

The date of my birth, my failure, 1 Spring. That I shall never forget.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 57 31st entry Date 4 Winter 103

I shall be going back to Shimagakure sister. Where it all began. Where it begins again…. In the past I may have been curious to wonder what has happened or changed since the war with the demon clan, Meho. I disappeared at the beginning of the conflict, but from what I saw many atrocities were committed. Things that made me slightly sick then, but do not faze me now. My curiosity over that point of life and death has not changed though. If anything that and my other goals have grown.

As for who is still alive on Shimagakure, it does not matter. I’ve purposely been trying to forget all of them. All those quarrels before are useless to me if they only hold me back. Especially when there are opponents like Rose Chain to contend with. Then there is still the one with those crimson eyes. The trash in Shimagakure are the chains that keep me grounded, unable to fly and ascend to another level. Hopefully most of them perished during the war. It is not just my peers I am talking about. There are a few seniors to my age I hope also died. Whether they are alive or not, my dream is the only thing that matters.  

[Katz the Nine Lives]

Pg. 58 33rd entry Date 1 Spring 105

My last entry was at the end of the year. That one is especially for you dear sister if you are ever to come into contact with your diary. A new year another birthday yet this year I have no resolution. Ironic as the outsider had always told us to have one for the New Year so there is a goal in sight to work to. Does my absence of one means that I have no goal? Or does it mean I have lost resolution?

The girl I’ve told you about in past entries, Lewd Snow, escorted me back. She had her own misfortunes to deal with within her clan. A few of the clan members had begun to disappear. Good riddance to the trash I say. Still as she will be a future clan leader Lewd Snow needs to be able to aid in the mystery. It is not my business so I don’t really care. What is of importance is what shall happen this year. Being back on this island means that I will be forced into a team with trash. Sadly I don’t have a preference for anyone at the moment to join. If possible I think solitary would be better with Kanami, one of the jounin or the kage. My training from the other useless ones would prove beneficial. Unfortunately Shimagakure has been all but beneficial towards me. I shall keep a neutral position and let the older shinobi find a place for me. Teammates won’t matter. No one can compete with me anyway. It may prove better that whoever my future teammates are weak. It increases the chances that they will die on a mission. The only thing that matters though is a strong leader. Who that will be is yet to be seen.