Ninja Training
Chapter 1
Yaa…! Ha…! Whoosh... Nin!
Heh, I perfected the jumping shuriken move too!
If I demonstrate this technique, people flooding into Ninja Association won’t be just a dream anymore~♪
In order to get it promoted from an association to a club, I'll show off some splendid ninjutsu and blow the audience away!
Yaa…! Ha…! Whoosh...!
Shutatatata… breezing across the rooftop, then diving into the sky…! Nin~!
Whoooosh...!!
…?! O-Oh noo…!! I got caught up in the moment and jumped off the roof~!!
This is bad, I’ll slam into the ground~! H-Help! Help mee~!!1
Hah… hah… hah… I seriously thought I’d die…
I managed to land in a tree, but there’s no shot I could perform such a miracle again...
…!? It felt like someone just passed behind me just now…?
If rumors spread that I jumped off a roof and made a bad landing like this, then no one will ever regard me as a ninja!
Uuu… I don’t want to look behind me. But if I don’t, my life as a ninja will come to an end!
Sengoku Shinobu, summon the courage and look over your shoulder~!
…! Y-You’re…!
Is that you, Transfer Student-dono?!
Umm… Tr-Transfer Student-dono, how sneaky of you to take a peek at my majestic figure~
Eh? You were here by chance?
So you didn’t see me jump off the roof… No, I mean, you didn’t see how I majestically lept from it?
I-If that’s the case, that’s go—… (ahem) I mean, how disappointing~
Had you seen it, you would’ve been touched to tears by now, Transfer Student-dono. It was quite impressive, if I do say so myself…
You’re lying? You saw it from the start?
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Tr-Tr-Transfer Student-dono!! You’re playing with my heart with that kind of lie, you’re heartless–!!
I was so relieved thinking you hadn't been watching me, you know!?
My joy was short-lived. You’re a demon, Transfer Student-dono~
It’s too late to say, “Oh, I didn’t actually see it” now! I wish you’d have stuck to the lie from the start at that point…
…!? Do you really mean what you just said, Transfer Student-dono? That what you saw “will stay concealed in your heart"?
Ohh, you’re an angel, Transfer Student-dono! I’m so sorry that I called you a demon a second ago!!
I'm so happy that it urges me to do some sort of jutsu demonstration for you~!
Ah, don't turn your face away as if you’re saying that "this kid is cringy"! I'm being really sincere, and it makes me sad that you’re giving me that kind of attitude–!
Transfer Student-dono. It’s likely that the jutsu I'm about to show you won’t reach your heart if I explain it to you verbally, so…
Since they say that “seeing is believing", I'll show you right away~ There's no need to make that face, it'll be fine.
Ninjas don't make the same mistake twice! And now, in this instant! I'll prove that to be true~♪
With a shutatatata, I speed up…
Imagine you’re spreading your wings and jump…!! Nin! And then one spin mid-air—…!?
(M-My right foot cramped up this time…!)
(I won’t be able to stick the landing, at this rate, I’ll fall~!!)
W-W-W-WAAAAaaaaa…!!
… G-Gh. I-I’m… I’m okay.
B-But… I didn’t land… (Hiccup)… I fell right into a puddle… Uuu… I’m all covered in mud and filth…
(Hiccup)... I… Uuu… I’m a failure, (hiccup), as a ninja… Uuu…
UwaaAAAAAAAA…!!
(Hiccup)... I just w-wanted to impress you...
But I jumped off the roof… Uuu… and m-messed up the landing, then slipped into a puddle… Uuu… and even fell over…
And Transfer Student-dono saw the whole thing… It’s so embarrassing, I want to die…
Becoming a ninja was impossible from the start... (Hiccup)... and yet I'm still giving it my all to become one...
I always fail, and I never learn, so I got what was coming to me... (Hiccup)... I'm not going to be a ninja anymore.... Ninjas... N-... Ninjas...
I hate them...
………
No, I could never do that–!! There’s no way I could ever hate ninjas!!
No matter how many times I fail, I’ve always wanted to become a ninja since I was a child!
Even if Transfer Student-dono looks at me coldly, I can’t just completely give up~
…! Transfer Student-dono, you’ll recognize me as a ninja!?
Just hearing that has revived my spirit! I’m indebted to you, Transfer Student-dono~!
Chapter 2
Transfer Student-dono, are you here~?
Ohh, Transfer Student-dono. It’s good that I found you before you left the classroom~
To tell you the truth, I wanted you to accompany me for ninja training, so I came to ask you if that was alright.
As expected of Transfer Student-dono! I just knew you would accompany my pursuit of knowledge…!!
Well then, please follow after me~♪
…! Transfer Student-dono, we’re so lucky~♪ No one’s here~
This time of day, a lot of units practice on the roof, and it’s difficult to ask people to hand over their spot for the purposes of “ninja-training”.
So I always train hard on the edge of the sports grounds instead.
But because the Archangel known as Transfer Student-dono is here with me today, fortune has come my way, too~
Ah, don’t retreat as if you’re saying, “Don’t call me Archangel”! Come baaack~!
A-Anyway, what I mean to say is, with a powerful ally such as you, Transfer Student-dono, I won’t face defeat!
I’ll become a splendid ninja and make sure the association gets more members~!!
Hm? Transfer Student-dono. You seem to have a curious look on your face, did you want to ask me something?
Ah, you want to know the reason why I don’t practice in a classroom, but outdoors instead… Erm, that would be because there aren’t enough club members, so I’m not able to reserve a room.
If I could get the Association promoted to club-status, then I could use a clubroom to my heart’s content for ninja training, but…
First off, I’d have to gather enough members, but even if I were to manage that, I was told by the teachers that I need at least a year of club activities2 before I’m able to get it promoted…
The Ninja Association that I established hasn’t been active for a full year, and on top of that, there aren’t enough members.
So my goal is to gain more members before I graduate, raise its status from an association to a club, and then accomplish my plan to transform the student body into ninjas!
As the first step, I’d like for Transfer Student-dono to be enlisted as a member of the Ninja Association…
Huh, Transfer Student-dono? Transfer Student-dono–?
That's strange. She was just right in front of me... Ah, there you were, Transfer Student-dono.
…!? Don’t run away! Your face says “I can’t take this any longer”... Don’t leave me~!
I promise I won't try to recruit you again, Transfer Student-dono! So, please, come with me to my training! That's all I ask! I'm begging you...!
Ohh, you'll come!? I'm overjoyed with gratitude~!
Well then, Transfer Student-dono, here I go~♪
Shutatatata… Shutatatata…
Leg strength and jumping power are absolutely essential for a ninja. Training your leg strength like this is the first step on the path to becoming a ninja~
Not just that, but completely erasing the sound of your footsteps is crucial for ninjas.
It doesn’t matter how fast you run — If the enemy picks up on your footsteps, you’re done for.
What do you think, Transfer Student-dono? Am I managing to properly dash across the field like the breeze?
If there’s anything wrong, point it out, even if it’s just the teeniest bit off-point~
Eh? You can’t tell whether my footsteps are making a sound because I'm talking while running?
What! I made such a rudimentary mistake… What a critical blunder of a lifetime!
Understood. I’ll try running without talking~
Shutatatata… Shutatatata…
Transfer Student-dono, how about that!? Ahh, “shutatatata" is my catchphrase when I run!
Try to run without saying “shutatatata”? Th-That’s going to be difficult, but for the sake of becoming a ninja, I’ll do my best~!
……
(Huff… huff…)
The sun’s already set, it's pitch black outside...
Transfer Student-dono! I'm so sorry for keeping you out this late!
But it made me happy that you came along.
Despite what you say, you’ve been the only person who’s accompanied me in my ninja training in the end.
Everyone would just watch from afar — The only person who lent a hand was you.
… Transfer Student-dono. Thank you for coming with me to my training.
Even after the incident in the morning, you encouraged me, and it helped me come to my senses.
I’ll keep your words in my heart as I continue my ninja training!
When I’m able to call myself a ninja with pride, that’s when I’ll be able to show off my magnificent ninjutsu skills for sure~!
So please wait until then. If you’re willing to wait for me, Transfer Student-dono, I can endure the harsh training.
Because to me, Transfer Student-dono is a producer and Archangel-dono~♪
Translation Notes
- ↑ Said in English.
- ↑ He ends up conducting Ninja Association activities in Scroll of the Elements, Chuunibyou, and Dead End Land.