Chapter one: A legend, A myth, A killer
"Alright class, today we'll be talking about famous ninja throughout history." The teacher, a young, tan brunette with a scar across his nose, scanned his chocolate brown eyes across the room. "Who would like to go first?" A pale hand immediately shot into the air. "Yes, Sakura?" The young, pink haired girl smiled, her green eyes sparkling. "The Yellow Flash, Iruka-sensei." Iruka smiled. "Konoha's fourth hokage. His nickname derives from his speed. He was killed in the Kyuubi attack, when he sealed the Kyuubi away. His most famous jutsu was the "Body Flicker" which was what gave him his speed."
Iruka smiled. "Excellent work Sakura. Who's next?" The class went on like this until a young blonde boy with whisker-like scars on his cheeks interrupted. "What does this have to do with anything?! It's not like we're learning anything awesome from this?" Iruka sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Naruto. If you were paying any attention, which I doubt, you'd know that the people we are talking about shaped how we are today. If the fourth hokage hadn't been there to seal kyuubi, Konoha would be in shambles by now, if our village still existed that is." The blonde sighed, slouching into his chair. "Sasuke, who did you choose?" Sasuke, the academy heartthrob (for whatever reason) sighed, his black eyes glazed over with an untouchable coldness. His dark black hair swayed as he straightened in his chair.
"Hmph. I didn't choose someone from history. I'd like to know about an assassin known as "The Red Death"." The room went quiet. Naruto, confused by the sudden silence, asked. "Who's "The Red Death"?". A couple of students gasped, staring at him in shock. "You don't know who "The Red Death" is? He's a legend! A mysterious assassin who's face and identity has never been revealed. Some say he's a ghost, since he has unworldly abilities. Only thing known about him is that once he has his sight set on someone, they won't live a week! I heard that he followed one person and after a few days, they went mad. He killed them the day after he was thrown into an asylum. Only one person lived long enough to give a description of what he looks like though.
He wears a red traveling cloak with the hood pulled over and a terrifying mask. You can't see his eyes through the black holes and it has three markings. One on each cheek and one on his forehead, all markings a deep crimson color. They say that it comes from the blood of his victims." Iruka sighed as the bell rang. "We'll continue our lesson tomorrow. For now, class dismissed." As everyone left, Iruka stopped the young kyuubi vessel. "I won't be able to take you out for ramen tonight, since there's a faculty meeting soon. Be careful on your way home." Naruto laughed, rubbing the back of his head. "Don't worry sensei, I'm Naruto Uzumaki, nobody would foolish enough to fight me." And with those words, he left the classroom.
