I was currently on the verge of passing out, I looked around to see the orphans chatting while pointing fingers at me as I trembled at what was to happen next.
" I-I " I stammered as the team leader stepped forward and stood in front of me while giving me a lightning look that made me tremble as he knocked me out as I cried out in pain before sinking into the unconsciousness.
My life was fucked up, I had definitely fucked up and no one would come and save me while no one would miss me because I had no relatives other than Ameyuri who saw me more as some kind of pet and target of workout than a friend.
If only I hadn't been reincarnated, I came to this world only to suffer and I will die in an even more pathetic way than the first time, it was the first time I realized my name suited me. wonder, a stupid name for a stupid person.
I felt the surrounding cold as I felt a restraining pain present on my feet and wrists. I groaned as I opened my eyes to see that I was in a dark room with a steel door in front of me as chains were wrapped around my wrists and legs, no matter how hard I tried to. withdraw I could not.
These chains were extremely hard and cold and aching painfully, I stopped trying to free myself as I watched the dark room as I shivered from the cold in the room as I curled up.
So the hours passed as I was shaking not from the cold but from fear and panic, I had imagined all the possible scenarios for what was to happen to me as I started to sob .
It was pathetic, a person with over 20 years of mental age crying in a child's body, in the end nothing changed in this life, I was still a weak crybaby who will always be a loser.
As I thought, my green-bluish eyes looked empty even though they were red from the irritation from the tears.
Time passed as I stood there still as I sometimes heard muffled cries of pain that hurt my ears as I did my best to ignore them while reassuring myself as best I could.
I heard my stomach growl and I started to feel thirsty as my eyes got tired.
I heard a squeak as I lifted my head to see that the door to my cell was open, the person who entered was a shinobi with black hair in a bun, he was wearing a white mask with two eyeholes, he was hanging out a bag behind him that felt heavy.
"Looks like you're awake" said the man with a youthful voice, humming as he approached me quickly and kicked me in the stomach which took my breath away.
He was laughing as I wriggled and slowly caught my breath, he knelt down and pulled my hair out so I could look him in the eye.
"Come on, if you cry for so little it won't be fun" he said as I looked at him in terror as I realized he was a member of Kirigakure's torture and interrogation department.
"So why did you kill these two members of the Yuki clan ? Hmm ?" He asked as I opened my mouth but he slammed my skull against the ground extremely hard as I tried to scream in pain but couldn't, I felt the taste of blood in my mouth which made me sob as I moaned.
"Come on, aren't you gonna talk so fast ? I have to have fun"he said as I was shaking, he removed his hand from my head as I saw him take his bag and open it in front of me showing me various torture tools as I paled each second while he hummed and seemed to enjoy seeing me in this state of weakness and intense fear.
He pulled out what was a lightly curved steel baton, walked over to me and started pounding my legs but made sure it was just superficial wounds.
"So you like ?!" He said as I bit my lip until I cried in pain and despair as I felt the baton pounding my legs.
My torturer as I felt him was looking at me with an unhealthy gaze until his face turned to disgust.
"Yuck ! Did you really pee on yourself ? Disgusting !" He said as my bladder had just relaxed, he hammered harder as I couldn't hold myself back and started to scream in pain as I felt my legs being abused.
"Please…...stop, I will talk, please "I said weakly in a pathetic way as he stopped pounding and rummaging in his bag, putting down his baton to take out a syringe and a vial of poison.
"It's my favorite, it's called the poison of a thousand tears, it causes pain and itching so intense that it makes those who are victims tear the skin off" he said as I did my best to escape but I could not escape because of the chains restricting me.
"No ! No !" I said in panic as he put his foot on my stomach to keep me from moving, he took the syringe and injected poison into it before placing the poison in my right arm.
He stepped back as I noticed that nothing was happening, gradually I felt a great pain and unbearable itching take possession of my body.
I started to wriggle like a pig in a slaughterhouse as I tried to keep myself from scratching but to no avail, unfortunately I could only scratch my hands, I screamed in pain as my torturer looked at me in amusement.
"By the way ! I have the antidote but I will not give it to you until later once you bore me and you are willing to talk" he said with a smile behind his mask.
He knew that I was willing to speak from the moment he entered the cell, but he wanted to cause me as much harm and pain as possible.
Time passed while only my hands were scratched until blood, I was currently on the back trying to scratch myself with the ground.
"Well ! You are really desperate, unfortunately for you it is only the aperitif" he said with amusement as he sat in a chair he had brought back.
After a while he got up and grabbed my mouth to slip in a cold and fatty liquid which made me choke before swallowing, I was panicking to know what kind of poison he had made me swallow this time.
After a couple of minutes, the effects of the poison thousand tear faded so that I kept scratching me.
"Huff ! Huff !" I gasped as I saw the man clapping, doing my best to step back as he walked towards me, waving his hands.
Suddenly the world around me turned red as I saw tiny black spiders coming around me, they multiplied as it pounced on me and entered my orifices as I yawned in pain and called for help.
I could feel them in my intestinal colon, in my veins and behind my, some were tearing my body from the inside while others were laying eggs in me, after a while I couldn't even scream anymore.
This nightmare lasted for several hours until I felt the Genjutsu dissipate, I was breathless as I was paralyzed with terror and I was in shock.
No matter how much my torturer spoke to me, I heard nothing even though I didn't move and I just sat there, he started hitting me, slicing me and poisoning me for several days as I begged for help and that I felt helpless in the face of the horrible torture I was undergoing.
Hours passed as every second I spent in this cell accompanied by this demon counted, every second that passed seemed like an eternity as I slowly lost my sanity.
"Pity, stop, I'll do whatever you want, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity" said frantically with eyes wide open then that I couldn't cry anymore.
My torturer looked at me in amusement as I instinctively dodged his gaze, he stepped towards me as I stepped back to lean against the wall and bowed my head in submission, he stepped forward and put a kunai under my throat as I stammered as I felt the approach of death.
"So…..what happened ?" He asked as I started to speak the second he asked.
" I-I was going to the place whe-where I was training th-then I got attacked by the two members of the Yuki clan, we fought until we got to this seedy bar, I took advantage of a movement of inattention on their part fo -to kill them" I said stammering as silence took hold of the place until he decided to speak.
" Hmmmmm, I see you are an academy student ?" He asked as I nodded immediately after he asked me the question.
"So I guess you're going to have to give up and be a servant !" He said as I didn't understand but felt panic as I heard him say that I should stop my training to be a shinobi.
"What !" I said with panic in my voice which seemed to make him smile
"Well you're going to be a servant of the Yuki clan and surely run their dishes or one of their businesses, if you behave well they might let you live in semi-luxury !" He said as I imagined the future torments that I will have to endure within the Yuki clan and that I swallowed.
I reassured myself nevertheless because I only had to last until the end of the next war for the purge to begin and that I could resume a normal life.
"You really have no chance, servitude is accepted that in such cases, all because the Treaty has signed Kirigakure with Konohagakure a long time ago, length servitude ranges from 1 to 30 years but given the serious crime you have committed it will surely be 30 years for you" he said in a singing voice.
I didn't know if I was going to hold on until then, I was so tempted to kill myself so as not to suffer more suffering, I didn't want to go through all this anymore, I just wanted to rest and not have to risk what whether it be.
The truth is, I didn't even want to become a shinobi, I just wanted to open a shop and live a peaceful life.
It's not like this world needs me after all it already has saviors and if this world isn't the same as the manga world then I won't give a fuck, maybe just live in the Infinite Tsuyukomi wouldn't be so bad after all, at least I'd be happy for a while before I became an emotionless puppet.
I went out of my dream state when I felt my torturer take my feet and dragged me out of the cell.
I walked through the dark hallway as I could see various cells while hearing cries of pain and calls for help from other inmates.
I felt him grab me by the collar and use the Body Flicker as I was surprised, after a few seconds we came to a large building that bore the Yuki clan emblem.
He opened the door and came to a room where there were two people dressed in poor quality clothes and another richly dressed person with a white fan with the Yuki clan symbol in gold on it.
The room contained a chair with a hollow back that I was seated on and with my limbs tied.
I noticed that one of the servants had a long iron rod with the Yuki clan symbol on it, I looked behind me to see that my torturer was gone.
I began to struggle as I knew what was about to happen to me, the other servant waved his hands for a jutsu and spat flames at the warming rod.
The hot iron servant approached me as I struggled, he looked at me with a look of pity before stepping behind me.
I fidgeted faster and faster as I started to cry feeling the heat behind my back
Finally the branding began as I felt the iron burning on my right shoulder as I screamed in pain as my eyes bulged out and my eyes turned blood red from the irritation.
It was the greatest pain I had ever felt, it was beyond the poison of a thousand tears, I felt the scorching heat inside my flesh as I was helpless that I was marked as cattle.
Pain permeated my right shoulder as what was seconds felt like hours.
My brain was only focusing on the pain I was feeling from that damn painful mark, unfortunately I didn't have enough water in my body to cry.
I could see the dirty smile of that dirty bastard from the Yuki clan, he was looking at me like the worst insect while there was nothing I could do except do my best to quell my cries of pain.
After several seconds they pulled the iron off as I breathed heavily as my long, messy brown hair plunged downward, my body was covered in sweat and my veins were about to explode.
"Good ! Now you are our servants" said the member of the Yuki clan with a smile, the two minions unhooked me from the chair as I gasped as I knelt down in front of Clan member Yuki who smiled even more upon seeing my submission.
"Take him to the Patriarch" he said, snapping his fingers as the two servants took me by the shoulders and dragged me.
They opened the door and dragged me through the entire Yuki district before arriving in front of a large mansion with a gold sign marked "Patriarch House".
They entered and walked through the white and blue flower gardens which were extremely well maintained before reaching a large door of a typical Japanese house and through it.
The room was very classy and luxurious, there were multiple pieces of furniture, paintings and luxurious objects, there was a table and chairs where an elderly man was seated.
The man sat in a pure white yukata with gold trim, he was bald but had a long white beard with a square jaw, he had piercing blue eyes that exuded wisdom but also inspired awe.
"Patriarch ! These humble servants have brought you what you asked for !" The two slaves said before retreating with their heads bowed and closing the door as they left.
Minutes passed as silence settled in the room as only the sound of Clan Patriarch Yuki sipping his tea could be heard.
"So it was you who killed two of our members" he said as fear crept into me as I thought of all the torment this man could put me through.
"I can't complain, these two kids were among the few who didn't own our precious Kekkai Genkai which left them frustrated letting them express their hatred on people of your lower caste, the point is I can't let a person who has committed such a sin because if I forgave you my reputation and that of my clan would suffer , you will be the servant of the prestigious Yuki clan for the next 30 years" he said as he stood up and stood in front of me as I was kneeling with my head bowed.
I was terrified, this person was not only a powerful shinobi but also the leader of one of the clans with the most influence in all of Kirigakure, I was nothing against him.
He raised his hand and pulled out a piece of paper and dropped it on my head as he waved me away.
I got up and took the paper over my head, then I ran away, lowering my head, opening the door and closing it behind me.
My breathing was heavy as I felt my heartbeat as I regulated my breathing.
I took the paper with my trembling hands as I opened it to see a message with the seal of the Yuki Clan.
"Frozen Gold Casino" was marked as I realized he had assigned me my workplace, I took it with my hands as I quickly walked through the Yuki Clan away from several Yuki Clan members. who gave me looks of disgust and contempt.
I walked as I felt a violent pain in my back.
"Urg" I said as I was on the floor, I turned to see a richly dressed man who wore the Yuki mark on his right leg , he was also a servant like me. He had very short purple hair and a goatee and a cocky and greedy face, he looked in his late 30s, he was of average height and curvy.
" Well, I'm the boss assigned to take care of the casino, my name is Hito Watanabe, I was sent to get you, GET UP !" He said with a stern face
I stood up as I followed him from behind as we walked through the Yuki clan quarter, he bowed his head in respect to the Yuki Clan members as he forced my head down too.
I crossed the bridge with my supervisor and went to the Southeast District, I walked as I found myself in front of a large building with "Frozen Gold Casino" marked on it.
It was a brightly lit building and had various gold finishes and other statues carved into the grass, it was extremely luxurious.
I entered with Hito as we walked through the luxurious building, there were various gambling games like card games, roulette, dice games and rock gambling.
I had heard of Kirigakure rock gambling before, it consisted of taking stones and opening them in different ways to dig and see if there were any precious gems inside that were worth more than the stone bought.
It was a game of money which was mainly in Kirigakure because the land of water had many caves containing precious stones allowing to collect a maximum of stones for the rock gambling.
I looked away from the gambling den as I saw some rich or even poor clients greet Hito as the employees bowed their heads as they saw him as his disgusting smile widened.
It would seem that the status of boss of the casino had given him some status even though he was a servant, he is probably a trusted servant of the Patriarch.
We walked until we reached a door he opened, he sat down in his chair which was behind his desk filled with paperwork. He rang a bell and a person arrived.
It was a 15 year old young man dressed in black and silver clothes with a white belt which was the attire of the gambling den salesmen, the teenager had black hair reaching to his shoulders which was combed backwards showing his forehead, he had classic brown eyes as well as freckles on his face, he could be considered handsome, he looked solemn.
" Yes sir ?" He asked
" Ah ! Kato, take it and put it to a post to rock gambling" said Hito when he looked at us and not even was busy drinking medium quality wine that was already a luxury for us servants.
" Yes sir ! come with me" he say as he turned around as I was surprised for half a second before following him.
We walked and took an alley to go into an area reserved for slaves, he opened a door that led to two rooms where showers and beds were crammed, one room for men and another for women.
"This will now be your resting place, you will have to arrive every day at 11pm while someone will come and wake you up at 5am" he said pointing to the clock which indicates the time before closing the door and continuing to walk as we arrived in front of the area where the rock gambling was being done.
It was a very large vertical room with long tables where stones were present, there was a counter where one person was in charge of taking the money and another person in charge of opening the stones for customers for a additional fee, there was also another door which was the reserve or many stones were ready for the purchase.
Kato and I walked forward as we walked into the storeroom which contained many bags full of stones but also piles of clothes made for the employees. Kato took a suitable set and a broom and handed it to me.
"Guess I don't have to explain it to you" he said as I nodded and he left for work after patting me on the head giving me a very thin smile, I guess even in this village there may be people with correct morality.
I have to admit I was hoping for a little better than sweeper but hey ! I guess I might be lucky enough to get some promotions if I did a good job.
Honestly, I had not given up on my goal of becoming a shinobi to escape Kirigakure.
I was going to use this sweep to train myself physically and I will do meditation overnight when no one will see me.
Fortunately when I was still a student at the academy I had already memorized how to do the three academic techniques as well as the hand seals, all I had to do was practice, of course I would still be at a genin level but I would at least have a strong defense against potential aggressors who were not shinobi or samurai.
I put on my casino employee clothes which consisted of black clothes with the Yuki clan symbol on it symbolizing that I was a servant, there was also a white belt and geta, I took the broom and got out of the reserve to start working.
I started to sweep up the dust and pieces of gravel that was on the floor, I saw that Kato was busy chatting with customers to sell them stones.
I watched him as I suddenly received a lash on my back that made me squeal in pain, I turned to see one of the vendors.
"Work instead of daydreaming !" He said firmly as I started sweeping the dust again and saw the whip salesman walk away.
Hours passed as I swept and cleaned every nook and cranny of the gambling den room, the room was very large and there was a great influx of people which made it very difficult to sweep.
I looked around to see that I was not the only sweeper present in the room, there was another who was an employee.
She seem of having 12 years and had black long straight hair that covered her face and classic brown eyes with a beauty spot on the left cheek, she was not especially beautiful, she was thin and no shape, she had a silver colored hairpin with a red lotus flower shape at the end. She wore the same clothes as Kato and therefore was not a servant.
I looked away from her and continue to sweep so as not to suffer more lash
Time passed as I continued to sweep and it was already dark outside, even though it was night the customers kept pouring into the casino.
My eyes were half closed as I repeated the same movements over and over again when I felt a tap on the shoulder that made me tense, I turned around cautiously to see that it was the girl from earlier who looked at me tiredly.
"Our job is over" she said as she went to the storeroom to change, I waited until she came out greeting the other employees in the gambling den area.
I walked into the storeroom thinking it was weird but didn't pay more attention and put my old clothes back on as I walked out of the storeroom and looked around the room to see that Kato was gone.
I sighed as I stretched out as I left the room to go to the servants' rest area, I walked quickly, taking a passage reserved for servants.
I arrived quickly in the rest room of the male servants and I saw that 6 men were present there but all were older than me.
I was shaking slightly as I felt their gaze as I didn't know what they were going to do to me, I walked forward as I was as inflexible as possible even though my eyes showed fear.
"So are you the new one ?" " said the one of the servants with a haughty air so that I walked to get a bed but two of them began before me.
One spat at me which angered me as I jumped up and kicked him in the face then turned around while still in the air and kicked him in the stomach.
I fell back to the floor as I kicked the second one in the testicles, who squealed before grabbing my hair and slamming me against the wall.
"Urg" I growled as I saw the six minions gazing at me with a mocking smile.
"Listen to me kid, kneel down and I will accept you into the gang, otherwise you know what to expect" said one with arrogant face who seemed to be their leader.
He was one-eyed and had part of his face burnt, he was very muscular and had very short hair and also had poorly groomed beard.
I knelt as he said as I heard him chuckle and winced in anger.
"From now on you will call me Mr. Gin, Got it ?!"
"Yes mister Gin !" I cried
"Well, as a boss it's only natural that I take care of my subordinates, take a bed" Gin said with a smile.
"Mr. Gin is too generous" I said
"Don't worry ! What's your name ? He asked
"This humble subordinate is called Orokana Hiku !" I said
"AHAHAHAHAHA ! You are really unlucky !" He said chuckling with his disgusting face
"Indeed sir" I said with a forced smile as I moved away on my bed and closed my eyes.
The other servants began to sleep, the minutes passed as I heard them snoring, I groaned as I opened my eyes and stood up, I put myself in a position of meditation and began to work on my spiritual energy.
As in the past days where a routine was established, work> eating> work> sleeping or meditation > wake up > work.
I had managed to integrate myself into the group of servants but I had to call them all big brother which was rather embarrassing I must say.
I was currently sweeping the floor of the gambling den area as my eyes were bored, my ears were filled with the noise of clients chatting, I was watching them to see some angry, some ecstatic and others in deep despair.
My gaze passed over their different faces as I watched them win meager earnings or ruin their lives in rocks.
I swept the floor tirelessly and removed all the dust and dirt present, I sometimes looked at the girl who swept just like me, my gaze was curious while hers was serious and cold.
I watched as she made spiral movements with her broom as I slowly imitated her and saw that this technique was more effective than just sweeping from side to side to remove dust.
As I was doing this, I watched as Kato and the other salespeople did their best to coax customers who seemed to give in to the call for winning quite easily.
I sighed as I continued my sweep harder and harder and faster, I was strengthening my movements with chakra which no one noticed as no one would suspect a 6 year old who is a servant and who to just pass a few weeks at the academy to learn about the use of the chakra.
"Tonight I'm practicing the clone technique" I thought, heaving a deep sigh as I felt boredom and monotony come over me, nevertheless I preferred it to the lashes that I would be given if I didn't work.
This intensive sweeping would allow me to work on working my physical energy, although this did not equal true taijutsu training , it was still good to take.
I continued to sweep intensely while humming in my head the music of my world, time passed and I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see that it was one of the vendors.
"Can I do something for you sir ?" I said lowering my head, the salesman groaned in agreement as he seemed to relax slightly, he was probably expecting a little more resistance from me.
"It's the break, you have ten minutes"
"I'll be back as soon as possible, sir" I said politely as I walked into the storeroom away from the customers.
I stepped into the storeroom and sighed as I saw Kato eating his lunch, he ate it greedily as I moved over to a jar and plunged my hand into it to pull out a dark brown pill.
It was a nutritious pill that was used by the shinobi on long-term missions and was easily produced and inexpensive, so they were used to feed the servants to give them maximum energy while minimizing costs.
I winced as I put the pill in my mouth and bit into it, it was extremely bad and very hard which made it torture to swallow.
"I never would have thought of saying that one day but I think I prefer the grayish porridge from the orphanage" I said to myself with amusement as I finally managed to swallow the pill.
"Urf" I said with a sigh, I turned to feel something round on my right cheek, I turned my head to see that it was an apple that Kato was handing me with a thin smile.
"Here you are only 6 years old you need energy" he said as I grabbed the apple, I looked at the apple before looking at Kato with a suspicious gaze.
"Why ?"
"You can tell that I have a soft spot for children and it pains me a bit to see you like that" he chuckled as he didn't let me answer and left for work.
I tucked the apple into my clothes that I put on when I wasn't working and grabbed my broom to get back to work as it was about to be 10 minutes since the break started and I really wasn't a fan of the lashes.
I recommended sweeping for the rest of the day as I noticed it was 10.50pm the girl who was sweeping with me was already gone.
I went to put away my broom and my servant clothes while I put my old clothes back on, I rushed into the servant room where Gin and his five subordinates were present.
" Yo !" I replied as I saw the six men turned around
"Welcome back little brother" they said as Gin walked over to me and I bowed my head to show him my respect for him which he seemed to like.
"Mr. Gin, I have a present for you" I said, taking out the apple and giving it to him.
"Hmmm, this apple is good, you really know how to please me" he said as he ate the apple that Kato had given me.
"Obviously sir, you already do so much for me" I said with a forced smile, this fat guy had never done anything except make me kneel down to him, the only advantage he had was his group of subordinates, if he didn't have them, there is a long time ago I would have beaten him up.
"Mr. Gin ?"
"Hmmm ?"
"What is your job in the casino ?" I asked, if he had a position with some influence I would just have to bribe him to use it.
"I'm doing the dive, do you have a problem ?!" He asked loudly
"No of course sir ! I am myself a humble sweeper " I lowered my head even more.
He grunted of acquiescence and continued talking with his subordinate, unfortunately a person who washes the dishes was not going to be much use.
"Urf, I really need a miracle" I thought as I was hoping that something lucky happens to me in this life.
My current goal was to become the director of the frozen gold casino in place of Hito , this position had influence as small as it was and would allow me to hide money to use it to buy jutsu on the black market or buy useful information.
I sighed as night fell quickly as I meditated and Gin and the others talked about topics like sex crudely.
The others were sleeping while I pretended to be asleep, I got up making as little noise as possible while moving on my tiptoes.
I walked slowly to the showers and closed the door which did not squeak to my delight.
I sighed as I was alone in the showers which was plunged into darkness with the only source of light being the moon which only shone slightly from the fog.
I was currently in the shower area, I took a big sigh and performed the hands seals which were Ram, Snake and Tiger.
Two illusory images of me were forming to my right, unfortunately they were both misshapen, one had three arms and the other had several eyes on the body.
"Looks like I'm going to have to work this jutsu" I thought, sighing silently as the two intangible clones of myself wore off.
If I practiced this jutsu it was above all to create distractions among civilians and train my chakra control, it might be powerful but it was still of little use.
Anyone with a dojutsu would know that these are fake while normal people would only have to look at the clone's feet to see that it doesn't disturb the surrounding area like creating footprints, crushing it. grass or throwing dust.
I spent the night revising this jutsu as I noticed small improvements, luckily I had very large reserves of chakra allowing me not to run out.
It was currently 4:50 am, my eyes were half-closed while I was excessively tired, I had only managed to correct the flaws of my clones a little bit and I would therefore have to work the next nights.
I was excessively tired, my dark circles worsened as I struggled to move, unfortunately I could only resign myself and go to work if I didn't want to suffer lashes or be deprived of food
Even die though it is unlikely because the servants were quite valuable because there was little cost for a lot of gain, capitalism in all its glory.
Anyway, if I were in their place I would do the same.
I left the shower room and lay down on my bed then I got up to meditate to regain a maximum of energy while working my spiritual energy, there is no small profit as they say.
Quickly I stopped my meditation and opened my eyes to see that the others had just stood up, some growled and others had a look of fatigue.
I sighed as I got up from my bed and opened the door to go into the gambling den area, the customers were there along with a few employees who worked nights.
I yawned as I walked into the storeroom and put on my work clothes and got out to start sweeping.
The hours passed and it was 8am as the girl with the hairpin was there sweeping.
I bayed from fatigue as I saw Kato arrive in regular civilian clothes, he had a thin smile and a slight fatigue.
" Hi !" He said
"Hn" I said as I continued my dusting and he walked past me to the storeroom to begin his work.
I looked around to see that the night workers were leaving while the day workers were arriving.
I lowered my head when I felt someone hit my elbow, I groaned and turned around as I saw someone I hadn't seen for quite a while.
" Shit " was my only thought.