"Well, that's easy. I shouldn't expect much from you since you are a beginner, so I'll let you in on it. Manipulation is how something is maneuvered or controlled with enerugi. I know that's not enough, but that's the simplest definition I can provide now."
Zaku said as he changed his sitting stance. I was totally in for a long and boring speech cause he looks like a nerd.
"But, on top of that, there are seven manipulations. They are manipulations of sound, earth, wind, ice, fire, water, and sky. These seven manipulations are the basics of all ninja meili. Under each manipulation, there are a series of meili that have to be learned. The sad thing is that no one is alive who can perform all seven manipulations. The hardest manipulation technique is sky manipulation. It is said that not even the indigenes of the land of clouds can perform it, mainly because of the great quantity of energy required. Although, in ancient times, there was one shinobi who could execute all seven at a go. He was the First Senshi hailing from the land of ice, our land, and he is considered to be the god of all ninjas. After his death, members of his family, especially his first son, possessed most of his sublime abilities. The incredible thing is that the First Senshi and his son were born with these powers and significantly large enerugi reserves to execute them at once. These powers were passed down for centuries until the six great shinobi nations amalgamated forces to conquer the land of ice out of fear of being conquered and colonized by the land of ice due to the rapid increase in power.
"They caused chaos and created war, and, of course, you would expect nothing but an intense battle, especially when the seven great shinobi nations were involved in it. The pressure on the land of ice was prodigious. Actually, the main aim of the allied forces was to eradicate the progenies of the First Senshi, including every single trait of that immense power.
There were about four descendants of the First Senshi at the time, and they greatly participated in the war. Even with one of the descendants of the First Senshi, we were sure to attain victory against the six great shinobi nations. That was the case until they called upon the power of a seven-tusked monster. It is an ancient alien creature with more than enough power to take out the First Senshi of the land of ice in a matter of seconds. It is so huge that we appear to be the size of an ant before it. It is said that the power of the seven-tusked monster lies in its tusks.
Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to even make a scratch on the ferocious beast. The four progenies had no option but to use a forbidden meili called the earth tragic devastation and the enclosure meili. They used the forbidden meili to create a hole in the earth large enough to consume the beast and then sealed it off underground with a very strong enclosure barricade.
The earth tragic devastation was a forbidden meili because it causes great damage to the enerugi core and might sever all connections to other parts, resulting in a little or no flow of enerugi, slowly but surely leading to death.
"The meili was performed and managed to greatly injure the monster, enabling them to seal it off underground. Their lives were in great danger, but they couldn't be helped. They ended up dying for the land and saving the land.
"Nevertheless, the damage caused by the tragic devastation of the earth was tremendously disastrous. Even when that meili is performed by one person, it can destroy a nation with a magnitude of 2.3 million km. Not to mention four ninjas performing it at once. That meili killed millions of ninjas from every land, including the land of ice. It also caused a lot of destruction to the infrastructure of the lands it wreaked havoc on.
The plan to destroy the land of ice was carefully planned and executed by our former close friends, the land of fire. Their wish to destroy the scions of the First Senshi was fulfilled, meaning that they won the war in a way.
"Years passed by; the Shinobi nations recovered what was lost during the war. Soon, chitchat had strewn that there was one and the last scion of the First Senshi. When the news got to the Senshi of the land of fire, they launched a surprise attack on the land of ice.
"The last descendant of the First Senshi was still a young ninja honing his prowess. Despite his level of immaturity, he was able to slay those who were sent to murder him due to the inherited blood trait of the First Senshi. The land of ice was still recovering from the lost shinobi in their last war, so there wasn't enough of them to protect the last scion.
On the other hand, the land fire couldn't afford to lose every shinobi sent to kill the last scion, so their Senshi sacrificed himself to annihilate him.
The last scion could go toe to toe with the Senshi of the land of fire but was later overwhelmed by help from fellow ninjas. The last descendant of the First Senshi performed the earth tragic devastation meili and killed a lot of shinobi, including himself and the Senshi of the land of fire. That put an end to the existence of the descendants of the First Senshi, the last person with the blood trait of the First Senshi. The land of fire saw how susceptible we were and colonized us. Actually, the reason for our land being colonized is that we killed their Senshi, Lord Kagame. Also, they colonized us because, apart from the descendants of the First Senshi, we produced exceptional ninjas superior to theirs, so, to gain control of that, they colonized us. I think that's about it. "
He answered by giving a long speech. After his speech, I yawned and rubbed my eyes.
"Man, that sure was a long speech, and I must say, you really know a lot." How are you able to chew all this stuff into your head? Anyway, I am feeling pretty sleepy because it's all about history.
Oh, remember, I have two more questions to ask. The second is: who is the guy in the blue hoodie? I really am curious because I want to kick his butt and take his place"!
I commented and asked.
"Oh, you mean that?" You do not want to know. That guy sitting next to Akari is none other than Arata Fujii. The leader of the bully squad and the boyfriend of Akari Kikuchi. I am pretty sure you do not want to do the kicking of the butt thingy. Do you know something? Just don't associate with them in any way, shape, or form.
That's all for now. Now to the third question: This question might contain more questions depending on your response. Here comes the question: how do you know all of this when everyone here is new"?
I requested
Zaku's point of view:
Damn it! I didn't expect him to ask this question. I should have prepared an answer to this when I had the chance! Now I am stuck!!
I'll figure this out. No sweat. I just need to calm down and approach this carefully. Come on! Think of something fast!
My point of view:
"Who says everyone here is new? Guys like Arata are old news. They were all here last year. That's how come I know every single thing about them."
He replied.
Wait a minute! If Arata is as good as you say he is, why didn't he graduate from Rank I to Rank II "?
I inquired.
"Uh. . ."
Zaku's point of view:
Things are getting bad here. He's bombarding me with questions, and I am itching to use a meili on him to expunge part of his memory. Should things go on like this, I would look suspicious. But I'll take my time this time and not rush things. It's too early to use a meili. Not now!
My point of view:
"The thing is that, he actually passed and so did his trusted comrades, but Akari failed to graduate. Arata felt awful and vowed to be by her side wherever she goes. That's why they are all here.
He retorted.
"I guess that explains everything."
I said.
"Hmmm... so, what is the teaching like?" You know, the ninja thingy and all that "?
I inquired.
"It might be challenging to elucidate and so will it be to understand, but I'll try my best. The first thing our sensei will do each year is to group everyone present into groups of five. Judging from the current population of the class, We will be divided into five groups. Subsequently, we begin training in the squads assigned to us to hone our group dexterities. Then, after a week or two of training, we choose a weapon, to begin with. You must pick a weapon that suits you and your style of fighting. Picking up something too heavy or too light diminishes your odds of graduating to the next rank.
"What's more is that, we have about 10 ninja ranks. The instant you attend a ninja academy, you are given the rank of Lonin E. The ranks are determined by your dexterity level. As soon as you advance to Rank II, you attain the ninja rank of Lonin D. The same happens when you get to Rank III, but there, you are given the title: Lonin C. After you graduate from the academy, you must find a sensei who is above the level of Lonin A. The sensei must accept and train the same members of the squad that was in the academy.
To make it easier for you to understand the ranks, I'll give you all the ranks. They are Lonin E, Lonin D, Lonin C, Lonin B, Lonin A, Hinin E, Hinin D, Hinin C, Hinin B, Hinin A, and Senshi.
The ranks with Lonin are low ninja ranks, and the ones with Hinin are high ninja ranks. It is in ascending order of magnitude, and Senshi is the highest ninja rank. "
He explained.
"So, what you are saying is, we are all Lonin E"?
I asked.
"Yep, that's what I am saying."
He answered.
"The variety of ninja ranks are denoted by different colors." It's a must to wear a belt showing the color of your rank. Lonin is denoted by brown. That's all I can say for now, for I do not know all the colors and their ranks".
Zaku continued.