Naruto: One Punch, One Kill

The Hokage world, Konoha.

A child is practicing in a combat drill.

Outside the courtyard, a young man looks on with a hint of envy in his eyes and mutters:

"Is it really that hard to get them to hit me? Am I not acting the part convincingly enough?"

Then he shakes his head and laughs ruefully. "I keep trying to get people to hit me. I'm such a masochist!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.