Tora: Unrevealed

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor will I ever.


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"Meow Meow Meow" ahem..ahem...Hey!

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Sarutobi smokes his pipe and smiles as team seven leaves his office. The team of newly minted genin groaning and complaining about their latest mission. The mission from hell or other wise dubbed capture Tora.

Who would have known trying to catch a cat would be the first missionary nightmare for most ninjas?

Truth is Tora is the no ordinary cat. He comes from a legend of a cat demon that was known to snatch up young children who stayed out past their curfew and eat them leaving no trace. It was just a bed time story to get the children to come home on time.

It was passed down from generation to generation. The only problem came along was the age of the ninja. At younger and younger ages children started to become ninjas. The problem is that many missions cause children to lose their fear of such silly fables.

Hashirama Senju saw this as a problem. He felt that traditions should continue even changed to suit the the right conditions. He loved a little fun and games. His serious brother Tobirama believed that although it should be continued it shouldn't go past childhood since a good ninja is a fearless one. He had to make it challenging.

They came up with an idea and Tora was born. Nothing more than a low ranking game of chase that leaves many genin in scratches and some times a debilitating fear of cats.

One of the Jonin would transform into a cat and give the chase through out the village to train them in stealth, speed, and reconnaissance. Normally the Hokage would create a clone to impersonate the daimyo's wife. It worked so well that each Hokage continued the game. Some time the Hokage would place bets with other jonins on how well the genin would or the jonin on the mission. The first mission for a Jonin is to play Tora. Every jonin who witness Tora run through the village can only shake their heads and laugh at the inside joke.

Sarutobi made sure all the genin were gone before the called the jutsu off. Plump... "Shit why did you do that for" said a very angry woman.

"Anko I still don't understand why you love taking this mission more than any other jonin" The elderly man said ignoring her rudeness.

" It gives me a chance to torture children and get away from old scar face." Anko said with perverse smile.

" After all what kind of lady would resist playing like a kitty"

The old man looked at her and shook his head 'Only a sane woman could'.


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Meeeeoooowwww

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