**READ IMPORTANT: I wrote this fic originally for Quizilla, so it is in a first person style (sort of). You read the story as if it's about you. I am posting my Quizilla stories on this site because I know that they will actually get read on this site. (Quizilla is hit or miss sometimes)
Ok, this is the first chapter of my OC story with Rock Lee! Enjoy!
Focus. A ninja's goal is to fulfill their mission no matter the cost. You must always hit your mark, striking hard and true. Nothing else matters in the eyes of a ninja except the final killing stroke. Focus on what's in front of you. You let your eyes slide over the scene that was laid out before you. Everything is bathed in blood, including you. You smile at the coppery taste on your lips and seeing the red stain the blades of your twin tantos. It was so beautiful... you smirk and walk away. Another mission complete. Grabbing the necessary items of proof off the victims you set out of the mansion, already thinking about what you'll be spending your money on.
Arriving back at the safe house, you walk past the guards unquestioned, an evil smirk on your face. Once inside, it was straight to the boss' office. You throw the items onto his desk. The large man didn't even spare them a glance, keeping his gaze on your form.
"Mission complete Bossman," you say, catching the bag of money he tossed you with one hand. It was nice and full, just the way you like it.
"Thinking of taking time off?" he inquired, blowing smoke to add to the cloud that lingered around him. You chuckle.
"Not a chance." He smirks at you and stands, his intimidating demeanor has long since lost its affect on you.
"Good." He hands you a mission file.
"You have free reign on this one. Kill as many as you like, just as long as one is your objective," he says. You flip through the file and glance over the profile of your mark. Hatake Kakashi... location: Konoha Village. A fire came to life in the back of your mind at the mention of Konoha. This just might be the opportunity that I've been waiting for, your inner self grinned while you kept a blank look on the outside.
"Konoha's quite a ways away. It'll take me a while just to get there," you yawn, as if the mission hadn't even peaked your interest. "But I guess I could go for a different climate." The Boss grinned at you.
"Two months," he stated, setting your time limit. You grin. Perfect.
"Well, see you. Maybe I'll work on my tan while I'm there..." you started speaking to herself as you left the office. Once you were clear of the room you headed straight to your room upstairs. Unfortunately, you didn't make it there before you were intercepted by a sly-looking red head with tattoos on his neck. He had devious eyes that shone like emeralds, but wore a kind look.
"Hey, whatcha got there Yuki-chan?" he drawled the honorific out playfully, grating on your nerves. He knew you hated it when he called you that.
"Just a mission," you reply, trying to inch your way around the thief.
"Ooh! Where?" he asked excitedly and the file was instantly in his hands. A vein under your eye twitches and you snatch the file back before he could rifle through it too much.
"Konoha." You told him. "And it's a one person job." You state matter-of-factly and walk past him, ignoring his taunts as you finally came to your room and shut the door.
Damn you Marric... this plan is 3 years in the making. There is no way I'm letting you ruin it, you think heatedly and finally relax and sit down to study the file thoroughly, not missing a detail. After a while you sit back and stare at the wall. This is it, you think. I'm finally going to be able to do it... you snap out of your trance and quickly begin assembling everything you'll need. If I can just pull this off, I'll finally be...
2 hours later...
"Yukiko! Pay attention will you?" A voice drew you back to the task at hand. The man before you was Jarvis, the weapons and equipment procurer of Bossman's Organization. He was a thin, lean man with thick glasses that rested practically on the tip of his nose. He was handing you various items of interest, but you were becoming bored.
"Listen Jarvis, unless you have something that will get me across the continent in a matter of minutes, I really should get going," you say, glancing toward the exit.
"Well as a matter of fact, I have been working on something to that affect." He said smugly, leading you over to a row of shelves on which 3 stones were resting on. One was green, another was yellow, and the third was blue. All of them were glowing.
"Now I call these Hearthstones," he said, picking one up. Now, in theory mind you, once you've set a specific location into the stone, no matter where you are in the world, once you activate the stone it will take you back to that place every time." You pick one up and toss it in the air playfully, much to his dismay.
"So do they work?" you ask, already having palmed the green one and replaced it with a decoy.
"Well, you just hold it in your hand and think about the place you want to go, but they haven't been perfected yet. Like this one," he said picking up the yellow one, "is supposed to take you to Sunagakure. And this one," he picked up the decoy green one, "should take you to the front gates of Konoha." He put them down and shook his head.
"But?"
"But after all my experiments, all the test subjects ended up miles away from their targeted city. They still traveled a great distance mind you, but it isn't useful until it's been perfected. How would it be if you needed to infiltrate a city from the inside, but ended up splashing around in the lake outside?" He shook his head. "No practical application yet." He turned away, letting you swipe the yellow stone as well. Never knew when it would come in handy.
"Well Jarvis it's been fun really, but my mission awaits." You walk decidedly out of the room before the man could object further. You couldn't believe your luck. It didn't matter if this thing didn't take you all the way to Konoha. If it even halved your journey it would be very beneficial. Normally, the two month span would be just the right amount of time to put your plan into action, but there would be no leeway. It would take at least three weeks to travel there normally, but now with your new shinny rock, you'd have a lot more time to work all the details out.
Using the Hearthstone, you were able to arrive at the gates of Konoha in only a weeks' time. You almost pause to smile, but remain serious. The defenses weren't too hard to bypass, it was peacetime after all. After a short while you found yourself outside the window of what you had determined was the Hokage's office. It looked like he was in a meeting with a few people... jounins by the look of them. Even your mark was there, Hatake Kakashi.
No one even noticed you until you were inside with a kunai in hand. Everyone made a move to intervene but the Hokage held a hand up for them to stand their ground. He turned to face you.
"Hokage-sama," you bowed politely then grinned. "I have a proposition for you."
Haha, cliffhangers ;p