Nozomi: Chapter 11 by StarGazingKitten, literature
Literature
Nozomi: Chapter 11
11.
Nozomi’s ears perked up at the sound of knocking, and she opened one eye sleepily. Who could that be? Few knew where she lived, and the one person she saw on a daily basis was away.
She covered her mouth to stifle the yawn that came out as she peeled herself from the bed, stretching. A gasp escaped her as she glanced at the clock at her bed side. ‘Oh no! I slept through my alarm!’
Another round of raps sounded from outside, and the brunette hurriedly undid the lock and opened the door. “Hello?”
“I was just beginning to wonder if you were home.” Shizune laughed softly from the doorway, an
Nozomi: Chapter 10 by StarGazingKitten, literature
Literature
Nozomi: Chapter 10
10.
The bell rang, signalling the end of another day of class, and a sea of students burst outside, each one tripping over the other in their haste to get out.
Nozomi waited until the classroom was nearly empty before she got up and stretched, giving a content groan when her shoulders popped.
Class had been long and difficult. Iruka had taught on the fundamentals of how chakra was used, then he’d had the entire class go through both the clone jutsu and the transformation jutsu. Because Nozomi still wasn’t up to speed in that area, the teacher had taken her aside and drilled the hand signs into her head, watching as she tried