Her world is filled with waves of insight. Some often occur more than others. Every vibration, every sound, even a person's very breath bounces off the objects around her letting her "see." Even now, she could see, more like feel, Tsunade sigh in frustration. The frequencies reverberating off her body creating a picture of the room around her.
It was Tsunade's office. And like every office, it had one enormous desk in the center. As the sound traveled further, she could see the mountainous stacks of paper occupying that space. She wanted to shake her head in laughter, but she just couldn't for she isn't the one to laugh in these situations.
This was her first day back from recovery. Seven months ago she had been on a mission; this was one of those missions that NOTHING goes right, or in anyone's favor. A terrible accident happened, and she was left blind when she isn't using her kekki genki.
For five months straight, she had strengthened her other senses to acuminate for her lost eyesight. Her black ears twitch in irritation as she thought of the intensively hard training she had to do. She wasn't weak to begin with. Actually she was an ANBU, but here she is being told that she is being put on a chunin team. Her parents would have laughed at the irony of it all, but they had died on a mission a year before.
A puff of air escaped her nostrils in a huff of frustration, sending out vibrations through the air. As they bounced back to her body she got a good picture of Tsunade leaning forward in her chair with…anticipation? What could she be waiting for? Was she meeting her new team?
Tsunade looked at the recently made blind girl before her. It was such a tragedy. Her best tracker made blind; how the girl was standing before her ready to serve her village again was a testimony to her strength and stubbornness.
The doctors had told Tsunade that it would be a miracle if she could do D ranked missions, yet here she was with a recommendation from her old team mates saying that she could fight, and well at that. When will that girl get here? Tsunade thought with irritation. Sakura was always late to these on-the-spot meetings. To pass the time, Tsunade studied the warrior of a woman before her.
The girl's wolf ears flicked in irritation. Tsunade let her eyes trail over the girl. Her ears were midnight black, big, and connected with her head in a messy array of extremely layered black hair with side bangs covering down to her eyebrows. The hair ended at her shoulders. Her face was circular in shape with rosebud lips. Her once yellow eyes now turned dull because of her blindness. She had what looked like claw marks running across her eyes. As she let out a huff of annoyance, Tsunade got a good glimpse of her sharp fangs. She wore a tight white belly shirt with a fish net shirt underneath. She had an Ookami tribe tattoo going down her right arm, ending at her elbow. Her ninja headband tied around her left bicep, albeit reluctantly for wolfs don't like collars. She wore black baggy pants with black ninja shoes. Her long, fluffy, midnight black tail swished back and forth with annoyance. Tsunade watched with amusement as her ears swiveled and perked up towards the door as the girl before here just blinked, even if it was unnecessary.
She felt her ears swivel towards the sound of footsteps in the hall. Only one pair? Do I only have one partner? She asked herself. The knock at the door sent an armada of vibrations through the room, painting a picture for her as they reflected off the walls, bouncing around the room.
"Come in," Tsunade called being careful of her hearing. Still her ears started to flatten on her head to deafen the noise. The door squeaked as someone opened the door. The person's footsteps put vibrations running through the floor and into her. It painted a picture for her in waves of white. It was a girl who was 5'6 and had the chakra of a medic ninja. The girl shut the door, and then turned to Tsunade.
"Tsunade, you called for me?" She asked.
"Yes. Sakura, I would like you to meet your new team mate, Rakuria Ookami," replied Tsunade. The vibrations let Rakuria "see" that Sakura finally noticed her. The girl Sakura turned to Rakuria and bowed while Rakuria did nothing. Rakuria could feel the anger starting to radiate from the girl straightening out her back.
"Why aren't you bowing back?!" The girl practically yelled, "What are you blind?!" Rakuria's lip raised in a snarl, as she turned to the already annoying girl before her. Her ears flattened in a ferial manner as the fur on her tail stood on end. In the end, the once elegant wolf features that made Rakuria an exotic beauty, now made her look like a feral beast. Even now, no one would know she was blind.
"As a matter of fact I AM blind, you idiot." Rakuria replied in a voice filled with malice. The shock practically radiated off of Sakura, with a hint of fear. As Rakuria calmed down, her fur began to lay flat against her tail again and her ears started to stand erect on her head.
"I'm so sorry!" Sakura bowed rapidly by her waist.
"Sakura, I want you to show her around and introduce her to her other team mates," Tsunade said with a slight snicker. Rakuria's dull eyes turned to where she was and she let out a huff of annoyance. The next thing she knew, Sakura had grabbed her hand saying, "Come on! Let's get started!" She felt herself being pulled by Sakura. As they moved out the door, Rakuria felt Raikou jump on her head and howl.
Raikou was Rakuria's wolf. She was bigger than the small pup sitting on Rakuria's head; she was just in her smaller state for easier movement around the village. She was black with Rakuria's Ookami tribe tattoo white in her fur along her right shoulder. When she transformed into her true form, (about the size of Akamaru when he is big) she is surrounded by lightning.
Sakura looked back at Rakuria when she heard the small howl. She saw, what looked like, a small dag sitting atop the blind girl's head, making her ear flatten slightly. Sakura had to admit that Rakuria reminded her of a cute puppy.
"Aw, what a cute dog!" Sakura couldn't stop herself from exclaiming. She watched as Rakuria's lip pulled back in a snarl, her ears flattened, and the fur on her tail became erect, yet again. Did I say something wrong? Sakura could only ask herself as she looked at the frightening creature before her. Rakuria removed her wrist from Sakura's grip.
"I am no dog. Raikou is not a dog. If you couldn't tell by my last name, I am a wolf. I would appreciate it if you would not call me a dog," She snarled before walking forward.
"WAIT!" Sakura cried jumping in-front of Rakuria as she flattened her ears to dull the sound.
"You can't go roaming by yourself! You'll hit something! Here!" Sakura said as she tried to grab for her wrist again. Rakuria growled a very animalistic one. Sakura recoiled her arm in response.
"I can walk by myself. Let's just head to where ever the rest of the team is," Was Rakuria's reply as she walked through the streets. Sakura was surprised by how elegantly Rakuria moved through the crowd without bumping into anyone. As Sakura got out of her stupor, she caught up with Rakuria.
"We are on training field 7," Sakura replied. Both of the girls turned down another street to go to the field faster.
"So are you new?" Sakura asked. It would be cool if she was from another village. Then again it could mean that she is weak, and they just wanted to get rid of her. Sakura's mood went from inquiring to irritation, although it seemed as if Rakuria didn't notice. She looked forward as she fluidly moved around and through the groups of people packing the streets.
"No. I've lived here my whole life." Rakuria replied in an even tone, as if she was concentrating on something. What that was, Sakura didn't know.
Her senses were being bombarded with noise and movement. All the hurried steps of the villagers painting a white picture of waves for her, as the sounds reverberated off everything. Yeah sure she liked to be able to see everything, but this was overwhelming. It was hard for her to separate every vibration causing her to have the beginnings of a headache. Yet, her pride caused her not to show any weakness even though she had the scars to show her major weakness, her blindness.
"Oh. Is that how you know where to go?" asked Sakura.
"Yeah. I know this village like the back of my hand."
"But, you're blind. How do you know what it looks like?"
"I haven't been blind my whole life. I was made blind 7 months ago when I was on a mission. And it is not like I can't fully see. I 'see' through me other senses."
"Oh, sorry I didn't know."
"It's okay most don't. We are here." Rakuria said as they entered the clearing.
"SAKURA!" Both the girl's heard a guy yell. Rakuria's ears flattened so far against her head that they were hidden in her hair.
"I knew Kakashi was always late, but you arrived after him and HE WAS 2 HOURS LATE!" The boy yelled. Sakura noticed Rakuria's ears were practically gone.
"NARUTO SHUT UP! CAN'T YOU SEE WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER ON THE TEAM!" She yelled while pointing Rakuria, "Now be quieter. Her hearing is sharper than ours, kind of like Kiba's." This time she spoke in a quieter voice, mindful of Rakuria's ears.
Naruto finally paid attention to the girl standing beside Sakura. The ears on her head began to stand erect on her head, yet Raikou caused one of the ears to stay half-way down. But he was drawn to her eyes. The dullness of her eyes reminded him of Hinata.
"What's up with your eyes?" he couldn't stop himself from asking.
"Naruto you shou-" Sakura started.
"I'm blind." Rakuria cut her off. Her voice was so neutral, like it didn't even bother her.
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't know!" Naruto softened his voice in sympathy, yet Rakuria still had to flatten her ears to dull the noise. Yet, with the loud noise she got a good picture of the clearing.
"Don't worry about it." Rakuria replied and acted like it was nothing.
"Wow it must have been tough being blind your whole life. I bet that is why Kiba didn't tell us about her." Naruto said as if it solved everything.
"I haven't been blind my whole life. And I don't know any Kiba." Another sigh escaped her lips. It seemed like she had been doing that for awhile now.
"You don't know Kiba?!" Naruto yelled in shock. Rakuria tried to block out the noise, really she tried. But, as fate would have it, a spear of pain entered her head through her ears causing her headache to throb painfully. A low growl left her lips, exposing her fangs to everyone. Naruto backed up from the feral girl before him. Finally, Kakashi decided to intervene.
"Alright how bout we get to each other, then we begin training?" Everyone nodded.