IM NOT A DWARF, I AM...
The next day, I woke up feeling much better. After checking myself again for a few times, I confirmed that I was not dreaming and yes thank god I didn't become a dwarf. I remember their characteristic in the myths and novels to be hairy, like super hairy and bloated. If ever I became a dwarf, I will be the most perfect and the most handsome in the entire dwarf race and their history.
"Mwahahahaha!!(evil laugh)
I arrived at the front door of the house wearing my patched linen shirt and pants. I felt nervous going outside because I'm unfamiliar with this place. I can hear some people outside talking and laughing and children running and shouting something I didn't understand like "here take my shuriken attack…. I'm the greatest shinobi in the world you cannot defeat me...…take my henge jutsu, you will surely die from bleeding without me touching you… what the hell is that?"
I was so confused by their words and at the same time expecting something in my mind, so I decided to open the door and look at what they were doing. Well, nothing fancy, just some brats throwing wooden weapons shaped like shuriken and kunai. I was honestly disappointed.
A few moments later the kids saw me at the door looking at them, then they smiled and ran towards my house. One of the kids stepped closer to me and asked.:
"Ranmaru, are you feeling better now?" I was confused at first why he called me that. Wait I'm not in my body, so this body's owner is called Ranmaru.
"Did I reincarnate, transmigrate, isekai'd or something like that? Is reincarnation real and otherworlds too?" While thinking about this, the boy in front of me waved his hand at my face and I came back to reality.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something." I said.
"It really hit you hard, ehh. That fall from the tree yesterday really did your head a good knock. So, are you fine now? Let's go and play." The boy said to me and started walk away with the others expecting me to follow them. But I refused, explaining to them that I am still hurt and I have something to do. So they walk away in dejection after not convincing me to go out with them.
I decided to walk around the village to familiarize myself. The village was small and there was nothing much to see. But something caught my attention. I saw a man from the corner of my eyes with few others wearing what looked like a grey flak jacket and two of them have swords strapped on their back, and all of them having those head protectors in the anime.
"The f#@$ are they cos-playing for in this rundown town in shinobi uniforms." However I noticed that the villagers are avoiding them and their gazes are lowered as if afraid of catching the eyes of those chuunii's…
However, what shocked me the most were what happened next. They disappeared in an instant and I saw their after-image at the end of the street the next moment and disappeared again like ghost. My mouth opened so wide that it could fit an ostrich egg. I tried to ran after them, but they were long gone. With my skinny legs, I doubt I could catch up with them.
It was so cool, awesome, and amazing that it took me a few minutes to get out of my daze after trying to catch up to them. I thought of many things that I can't imagine until someone tapped me on my back. I looked back and saw a rugged looking middle aged woman holding a basket, she looked at me with kind eyes and said in a tone of caution.: "Don't go anywhere near them again the next time kid, those shinobi, they may kill you without any reason." She said.
"Yes, aunty! I will be careful next time."I nodded at her words, understanding what she meant, while the lady's eye twitched. 'This brat.'
I understand what this meant. Any moment I can lose my life in this world if I think it is what it is, where godlike beings walk on earth, monsters, lunatics, behemoths, and other unknown creatures lurking in the dark.
"However this also presented me with a path. The path of a strong."
I said in a small voice. The lady looked at me in a questioning look, but I ignored it and walk around her and continue with my tour.