Fruit begins to simmer


Okay, I was now sitting at the breakfast table with the siblings. So they were only human after all and had to eat and drink like everyone else. Somehow there seemed to be a tension over the whole idyll, which was probably due to me. Nobody said a word. Should i ask? It was definitely worth a try ...

"Gaara? Could you pass me the jam?"

So the ice was broken. I hoped that would have a positive effect on the table conversation.
Thought wrong. The Kazekage pushed the little glass with the faded label over to me, but didn't say a word. World, or Suna, why do you hate me so?

Okay, after this very quiet and somewhat annoying breakfast, the training started right away. I don't want to annoy you with too many details now, but it was hellish. Hey, I'm officially Ge-Nin! Do they expect me to be able to beat the Kazekagen, or even meet?Fix and all I went to showers again and went to Suna's ´own town´.
Well, downtown is not the right term, rather that which is in the middle at Sunagakure and where there is a market every now and then. Everything was pretty much empty here. The thing here didn't seem to have any nightlife or anything like that, but instead countless dark side streets into which I looked suspiciously every now and then. Of course only with the kunai drawn. From one of those inviting side streets, which would be the perfect place for a crime, a little black cat toddled towards me. That was the messenger, I was sure of it. The little one moaned once, pleased to see me, then a much larger figure stepped out of the shadows.

"As Kay said, the best way to lure our cat princess is with a cat."

I looked up hastily. Okay, then that was the messenger. You can be wrong, besides, the cat could have told me just as much.At least my blood legacy allowed me to communicate with the furry creatures. Okay, what followed now was the slogan - I'm not responsible for it - Kay had come up with it and I was actually quite embarrassed to say it.

"Three packets of preserving sugar are too much for three liters of jam," I said, rolling my eyes.

"But five is just right for nine," said the messenger while bowing.

But now came the only part that I really liked about this stupid, useless, and weird slogan.

I, Joh, or also called Kitty, was allowed to rub my opponent in the most violent way. If he doesn't defend himself, he belongs to us.

The other person just made a whimpering sound and then pushed the hood off the bare plate, which he called the head, but which looked more like a pancake going over.

"Man, Joh, you shouldn't strike so hard!" Poor Benu. Just because he refused to exchange his Iwa-Nuke-Nin headband for one from Konfitüregakure, he was only allowed to act as a messenger in the interests of our community and therefore received all the blows.Not that I have pity, no, not even I'm that soft, after all, it was his own fault.

"Now go ahead, old bald head," I began with an encouraging grin.

"What is there to say? Kay wants to know whether everything has worked out so far and whether it will continue to go well."

I thought for a moment, but then nodded. "Yep, everything is great. I will probably go to the Chu-Nin selection exam next month from the Kazekage, so he will take me there, and so far everything is going according to plan. Except that I am bored that I find this place with no prospects and Suna-Nins are generally rude, I'm fine too. So from my side everything will go according to plan. "I grinned, yes, I grinned, I had the right to grin and I had the right to have my grin angry out, uh, I meant it should look. The smile on Benus's squishy face reminded me that I should give myself up to anything bad.
It just looks ridiculous."Well then, the jam shop wishes you the best of luck and says that he wants to see you in action at the exam. He will be there too and watch everything from a distance."
Benu grinned at me and winked. "I also have a message from your chameleon: She is fine and there is a wonderful onsen in Konoha, and I'm supposed to make you jealous."

"I already am," I said contrite and squinted at the kitten that was caressing my legs. "But then I have to go back, I'll see you, Mudpear!"

"Sure, cat princess! By the way, the little one there," he pointed to the cat, "is for you!"
Then he disappeared.

I just shook my head. for me ! The little one belonged only to himself, cats do not belong to anyone, you can only impose your will on them.
I took the path to the Subakuno siblings' house. ´Home, sweet home´, as Kay would have said. Yes, I kind of liked the house and for a long time it would be my home.I should come to terms with the residents too. Somehow.