This story popped into my head after reading a story about a particularly violent shinobi. Then I thought; do all shinobi have to be violent? What if one was a pacifist? What if she hated hurting people?
'thinking'
"speaking"
flashback
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Chapter 1
Zumi stood by the window, looking out on the streets of Konoha from her apartment. The wind played with her short, spiky, auburn hair, and she closed her eyes at the feeling. Today she was going to take the graduation test at the ninja academy, and she wanted to make sure she was at her best.
She pulled her head back inside, and proceeded to get dressed. As she pulled her ninja clothes off the rack, she tried not to let herself think of the main reason she had to pass today.
'If I don't pass, oka san and nii chan will be really disappointed in me. And when they get angry, they get violent.'
Unconsciously, she rubbed the fading bruise on her arm.
She opened the door to her house, and found her mother and sister standing just inside. They both had their hands on their hips and looked very angry. Her mother strode forward and grabbed the collar of Zumi's shirt. She lifted her up and shook her.
"What were you thinking?! Why didn't you kill that little brat! It was your right! You had bested him in a fair contest!"
"I just couldn't, he looked so scared…"
She shook her head, eyes moist already.
'This is what oka san and nii chan are talking about, Zumi, you are so weak, you cry over a memory! You will never pass.'
She finished getting dressed and stood up defiantly.
'I will pass. I will show everyone I don't have to hurt anyone to be strong.'