Next day i wake up and complete my morning ritual then started meditating. Sitting crossed leg in my bed i started to circulate chakra in my body.
"ughhh....ghhh" . This is hard. It must be related to my child body in this life. Even if my soul grew stronger because of transmigration it still can't reach the level of those with Kekkei Genkai. At most my soul power should be similar to some non kekke genkai families like Nara, Aburame, Inuzuka.
Getting up i started some stretching and push ups, sit ups etc. After that i went to matron asking about the direction of library and how to get into library.
He need information. He couldn't reach his goals if he didn't understand what he needed to focus on.He needed a baseline to get him started and only the place he could think of was Konoha's Central library.
The library was located near the center of the village not to far from the market district.
With his goal in mind, he raced to the library ignoring the unusual looks the villagers sent his way as they weren't important at the moment.
Finally arriving at his destination he took a moment to stop and compose himself. He didn't know what kind of reception he would get here and it wouldn't help to go in without thinking.
Once he was sure he had cooled down enough he slowly entered the building and was rather disappointed by how plain it was, rows and rows of books stretched across the walls but there was nothing spectacular about it.
Walking further in he found himself in front of a desk with a young woman facing away from him stacking books onto a cart.
Taking a moment to ready himself for whatever response he might receive he steadied himself with a small breath and coughed into his fist to get her attention.
The woman gave a slight gasp dropping the book in her hand onto the floor. Quietly cursing to herself she quickly picked it and whirled around to the source of the noise.
She was a rather plain woman he noted to himself, she reminded him of the matrons at the orphanage. Plain black hair was done up in the popular hime style framed a similar pair of jet black eyes hidden behind a thin pair of black rimmed glasses. Her thin lips stuck out in a pout, probably due to her surprise at his interruption.
"-ello there?" Her soft voice cut his appraisal short and he quickly brought his gaze back up to meet hers.
He could see her quietly giggling to herself at his embarrassment making it his turn to pout.
Seeing this the young woman managed to calm her laughter and addressed him once more.
"Apologies, I did not mean to embarrass you" She bowed slightly towards him.
Straightening herself out she addressed him once more "My name is Tsubaki Nara, current head of the Konoha Library." She finished a hint of pride in her tone before looking to him for introductions.
" What can I do for you young man?" she asked.
"Hello, My name is Orochimaru, I want to learn how to become a ninja and thought maybe I could find some stuff here that'll help." He rubbed the back of his head in slight embarrassment.
"Hmm, books on being a ninja eh..." Tsubaki rubbed her chin in thought at his answer.
They, of course, had books on the fundamentals of almost every shinobi art barring the more dangerous arts such as sealing, which required granted access by the Hokage or Jounin to be given to civilians or younger ninja.
Walking out from behind the desk Tsubaki rubbed the boys head, she would help him of course , not many children at his age are not determined as he is.
"Come along Orochi-kun I believe we do have some texts on beginner level shinobi exercises and techniques. Let's see if we can find what you are looking for yeah?" She smiled down upon him offering a small measure of support.
Orochimaru sat quietly as Tsubaki seemed to glide from bookshelf to bookshelf grabbing books as she went with an almost inhuman grace to her movement.
He didn't think a librarian could move like that.
He watched as she would open every book and briefly skim its contents before either putting in the growing pile she had set up for him or returning it to its proper place shaking her head and moving onto the next shelf.
Taking his attention away from her for the moment, Orochimaru inspected the collection of books she had picked and saw quite a few promising texts within the pile: "Taijutsu 101", "Ninjutsu for Dummies", and "Beginners Guide to Strategy" among a few others.
"That should be enough for now" He heard her mutter.
Tsubaki's voice shook him out of his thoughts and he looked up to find her standing beside him, admiring the rather sizable collection of scrolls, texts, and books.
"Um, Tsubaki-san isn't this a bit much?" He questioned with a highly concerned look on his face.
There were at least ten books in this pile not to mention the four scrolls he saw curled up next to them. He was eager to learn but he had no clue how he was going to get through all these!
Tsubaki laughed quietly at the look of dread on the boys face at the prospect of all the reading he might have to do. She could appreciate a good book but everyone had limits, especially children.
"You won't be reading all of these Orochi-kun" she giggled. "Not unless you want to of course?"
Orochimaru quickly shook his head in negative.
"Thought so." She pulled up a chair and sat herself next to him.
She looked once again at the pile, truthfully he would probably go through most of these books regardless but she wanted to give him a chance to see what would be in store for him in the future.
His curious gaze broke her out of her thoughts.
"Um, if I don't need them all why did you bring them out?" He questioned
She smiled at him and replied, "Because Orochi-kun if you are going to be a good ninja you need to find your focus."
"My focus?" He tilted his head in confusion.
"Your focus." She reaffirmed "What shinobi arts are you going to specialize in and then set up a goal for that and routined it accordingly."
I say goodbye to the librarian and go back to orphanage. It seems I have lot to think of.