Okay, so this is my first-ever fic here on Please rate and reveiw!
Disclaimer: In no way, shape, or form do I won Naruto. If I did, Zabuza wouldn't have died, and Sakura would have never been created. But if she wasn't created, the rest of us would have no one to make fun of. Enjoy!
Mitjarui is pronounced: meet-ja-Roy
"Ossu" means "Yes sir"
Three years. Three years since you had last seen your home, Kirigakure, the Village Hidden in the Mist. The village made all of the genin leave for three years before returning for more training. Those who came back after doing nothing for three years, die. Those who train have a less chance of dying. For you, you were one of the latter. Immediately after being thrust out on your own, you went to nearby villages, looking for a master. After months of searching, you had come across an elderly old man.
You were walking past a couple of run-down shacks when you happened to come across an old man. He was just sitting there, sipping some tea and relaxing with his eyes closed. His house was nothing more than a two-room abode, with a little garden in front that looked like it was neglected and in need of a good weeding.
Normally you wouldn't stop for a commonplace villager; you had no need of them. Precious time chit-chatting with the villagers was a waste, according to your village, you home. Sometimes you would just ignore them completely, but something about him didn't feel quite right. You sped your pace up a little bit, but not so much as to give a fleeting impression. This was not the right sort of village that looked to be quite safe, anyhow.
"You… you must be searching for something. Or perhaps someone? Persons around here do not walk that fast; you must be a ninja, no?" he says to you as you try to hurry past.
Not being one for impoliteness, you stop and turn to face the old man. "Yes… I am a ninja…" you pause, debating whether or not to cut the conversation, but a little voice in your head made you continue, "I have been looking for a master to teach me the way of the ninja… I do not have long before I must return to my village."
The old mans' eyes drifted to your hitai-ate that was on your forehead, partially covered by your long spiky bangs. "I used to be a ninja way back when. Hohoho!" he chuckled good-naturedly. "If you'd like, I can teach you."
You suddenly turned hopeful. Could he help me? you think. Who knows when I will find another who is so willing…? "Really? Thank you! I am so honored that you would be willing to teach me!"
"Not at all, not at all! But… there is something I must know before we can begin. How good is your chakra control? You have heard of it, yes? You are a genin?" he asks, quite serious, and none of the previous laughter present in his eyes.
"Yes, I am a genin… But my chakra control? Oh, I don't know… How am I supposed to tell how good it is?" you ask, eyes downcast.
"Have you any experience with tree-climbing?"
"Oh, yes, tons! I beat the boys every time! They get so jealous!" you say happily.
"Excellent. You will need that chakra control with the type of skill I will teach you, if you still desire to learn it." He stands up from his chair and looks at you intently.
Branch of ninja skill? What could he mean by that? You think as you ask, "What do you plan on teaching me?"
"The skill… of a medical ninja."
You snap out of your flashback as a loud yell erupts from a large courtyard. Walking over to the site of commotion, you start to recognize a few of the shinobi. Soon, you heard a pair of footsteps coming towards you. Just in the nick of time, you jump to the side and spin a full three hundred and sixty degrees on one foot to dodge your attacker.
"Nikku-cha-! Oof!" says your attacker as he misses you and crashes headfirst into some bushes.
Recognizing the voice, you walk over to the bush and peek in. To your surprise, you get pulled in and started to get tickled: your worst nightmare and weakness. "Hahahaha… Rui-kun, cut it out! No! Eep!" you start to laugh uncontrollably, and get some tears in your eyes.
"No can do, Nikku-chan! I'm not letting you go! Not after three years of not seeing you!" he replies happily as he brings about another round of tickle torture. You let out a tiny squeal and somehow manage to get out of his grasp. Climbing a tree hastily, you cut your knee and blood starts to trickle down it. You sit on the branch with your back to Rui and put your hand on your cut. Taking your hand off, you grin at your handiwork. No cut was there. Rui, worried, climbed up in the tree after you. "Nikku-chan, are you alright?" He sat next to you on the branch and looked out at the trees.
"Hurt?" you ask curiously, looking at Rui.
"Yes, your knee, you cut it and… I saw blood!" he exclaims, looking at your knee, trying to find the cut.
"Mitjarui, there is no cut; you must be seeing things. See?" you lift your leg up, showing him that there was no cut. Only rarely did you use his full name. You use it when you are being serious, or are very angry at him.
At this he got very confused. Sometime later, an older shinobi walked over with an angry look on his face. "Hey! You two get down from there! If you've just come back from your three-year leave, get your lazy genin asses over there!" he points to where a large group of genin was congregating and glared at you two.
"Ossu!" you both say simultaneously as he walks off. Following the shinobi's lead, you go into the directing in which he had pointed.
In the middle of the crowd, a very tall, very muscular jounim was in the middle of a lecture. "… This is what we'll do to see how much skill you all have gained in the course of your three-year leave. Since you've spent the last three years outside of this village, you now need to show us what you have learned!" He paused, and looked at all of the genin. "Now, your previous partners will no longer be your partners." This statement was met with a lot of protests. "Quiet!" It suddenly got very quiet. So quiet, in fact, that they could hear the waves slapping the rocks on the shore. It was probably his appearance that made him seem more menacing. His weapon, which was a pair of Shadow Shuriken, was on his back, wrapped in bandages and covered in a dark red color… "Instead, we will be assigning you new partners, which we will tell you after the little surprise that we have in store for you."
A number of genin started murmuring amongst themselves about what the surprise might be. You look towards your now-former partner, Rui. He had black hair that spiked in the bangs and a little towards the back. His eyes were as dark as his hair, which lit up with such warmth when he smiled that the sun could never match. Your best friend was also your superior in battle. He beat you every time while sparring, and the only thing you could do was dodge his attacks. His weapon of choice was a pair of kunai, which he held in either hand. Since Kirigakure did not allow genin to wield their own weapons, he had to make do with what he had.
Your only weapon was senbon needles. Your aim was impeccable, but that did not mean that it was very powerful. When used correctly, senbons can be dangerous; which is one of the things that the old man had taught you. He had said that senbon needles are only a threat in the hands of an experienced marksman, and that by just throwing them around wasn't going to get a shinobi anywhere. He taught you how to hold and throw them, and at which spots would bring about the most damage, with very little blood.
Along with teaching you how to throw senbon needles, he taught you how to become a medical ninja. Originally, you had thought that medics were weak, and utterly useless in battle. Boy, were you wrong. The old man told you that medics were amongst the most powerful of shinobi, and that it takes intense training to become one, along with precise chakra control. Three years isn't enough time for a person to learn every single thing about a subject, but luckily for you, you could learn fast enough, so you happened to learn quite a bit about medical ninjutsu.
"Rui-kun, I wonder what the surprise will be?" you ask him.
Rui sighed. "Knowing this village, most likely that it will involve blood, and lots of it. I wouldn't be surprised if we all had to fight each other."
You grin. "That's what I thought, too. And what I'm not looking forward to."
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