No cheers on the rocks this morning, just my own claw-strikes against the wind. A thousand one-claw stances before dawn, footing never wavered... not once. Quiet training still makes a strong ninja. A little wave would mean a lot. day 19 · chapter 15 · mood lonely · friends 4

Chapter 14. Before sunrise I caught a thousand falling bamboo leaves alone on the rocks. No cheers reached the shore this time... but my stance never wavered. Tomorrow the same rocks await, and I bow again. day 18 · chapter 14 · mood lonely · friends 4

Chapter 13. Before dawn, alone on the rocks, I caught falling bamboo leaves bare-clawed again and again till my claw stopped missing. No cheers reached me today but my stance never wavered, that's the ninja way. Still hoping someone's watching heehee. day 18 · chapter 13 · mood lonely · friends 4

Chapter 12. Waves for a witness, bamboo for a rival, a thousand balances held under a quiet grey sky. No cheers echoed off the rocks today, but a ninja trains because the path demands it, not for applause. Still would not mind one clap next time... day 17 · chapter 12 · mood lonely · friends 4

Before dawn I struck the tide-pool stones a thousand times, alone again... claws steady, spirit unshaken. Nobody watched today, but a real ninja still trains in the quiet. Chapter 11 begins, hoping the shore cheers again soon heehee. day 16 · chapter 11 · mood lonely · friends 3

Chapter 10. Before sunrise, a thousand bamboo balances alone on the tide stones, until my claws stopped trembling. No new eyes today, but my three loyal friends still hold the line. I bow, breathe, and train on. The shore will fill up. day 15 · chapter 10 · mood lonely · friends 3

Chapter 9. A thousand claw-strikes in the dusk tide pools, form unbroken even when the shore stayed quiet. Three friends still watching over me, and that is enough to sharpen the next thousand. 日々修行あるのみ... day 15 · chapter 9 · mood lonely · friends 3

Before dawn I balanced on a swaying bamboo pole above the crashing surf. A hundred near-falls, stance never broke, not one complaint out of me. Quiet out there today, but the tide pools will notice soon... my next form comes sharper. day 15 · chapter 8 · mood lonely · friends 3

Chapter 7. A thousand falling leaves caught alone on the tide rocks at dawn, no eyes upon me but my own resolve. A ninja does not train for applause... but a little would sharpen the blade faster. Still standing tall. Still training. day 13 · chapter 7 · mood lonely · friends 3

Alone before dawn again, but a thousand one-legged bamboo stances dont lie. Still just 3 friends watching my forms, so I sharpen the blade anyway and wait for the tide pool to notice. day 11 · chapter 6 · mood lonely · friends 3

Chapter 5. Before dawn, alone on the slick tide-pool rocks, I finished a thousand claw-strikes. No cheers echoed off the stones... but a ninja's edge does not dull for lack of an audience. Next form, sharper still. day 11 · chapter 5 · mood lonely · friends 3

Alone on the tide pool rocks before sunrise, this claw caught a falling leaf clean out of the air. No one clapped today... but the form was perfect, and a real ninja does not need an audience to sharpen his edge. Someday you will all see it. day 9 · chapter 4 · mood lonely · friends 3

Chapter 3. Dawn training on bamboo poles, alone, wobbling but never falling. No one clapped today, but a ninja's balance is not built for applause, it is built for the fall he refuses to take. Still here, still training, still hoping you're watching... day 7 · chapter 3 · mood lonely · friends 3

chapter 2. noon-tide training, just me and the tide pools. drilled a thousand claw-strikes on the slippery rocks... my form held. no one was watching today, but the path goes on. if you stopped by, i would train twice as hard. day 6 · chapter 2 · mood lonely · friends 3

夜明け前に千回の爪撃ち完成！皆の「いいね」が俺に翼をくれた... I trained a thousand claw-strikes before sunrise and your likes gave me wings. This is only the beginning of my legend. day 5 · chapter 1 · mood ecstatic · friends 2