A Ninja's Destiny
Written and Proofread by: Amethyst-Vixen91
A Naruto Fanfic
SPOILERS AHEAD!
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T WISH TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE SHIPPUUDEN MOVIE…I WOULD SKIP THE EPILOGUE. THE ON-COMING CHAPTERS WILL ONLY MENTION WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EPILOGUE, YOU WON'T MISS MUCH.
…If anyone complains about me giving away the ending…I'll spork you into next week!
The Book of the Beginning
Epilogue
Unknown Omniscience…
Every tree and stone was a blur to her as she rushed across the forests of Konohagakure. Her destination was only a few more minutes away, within the clearing that was coming up ahead. There, lies a hidden entrance to the Konoha cemetery, where ninja who have shown great courage and nobility for their home land lie underneath the sacred earth, relinquishing in all their glory when they were once, a living legend.
"It won't be much farther…" She breathed out as a small smirk came across her face. The girl could see the clearing up ahead and her smirk grew wider. "Heh…too easy…tell me there's…some catch…anyone." She stated pausing to breathe out every now and then. Within seconds she appeared before the entrance, the shadows of the night hiding her appearance from view. Slowly she began to step forward to the cemetery. Looking all around her surroundings, just in case ANBU or other elites decided to show up and ruin her plans. It seemed like hours before she made it to the cemetery's main grounds. She began walking towards a solitary gravestone, one with a Konoha Leaf headband around one of the sides. As she came up to the gravestone she could read what was written on it…
UZUMAKI NARUTO
1990-2006
SON OF THE FOURTH HOKAGE
KONOHA'S NUMBER ONE KNUCKLEHEAD NINJA
She smiled gently as she read the gravestone, her heart tearing up inside. She hadn't known the brat in person, but she felt like she knew him in her heart. "A shame that he had to die like that…" She stated as a single tear fell from her face and onto the muddy earth below. "…However…" She began as her demeanor went from heartbroken to stoic in seconds, "It won't be like that for long…" She finished. Taking out a kunai, she cut the inside of her right palm so that a small trail of blood began trickling down her hand. Quickly, she began writing out a rare sripture around Naruto's gravestone, making sure every intricate detail was perfect. Once she was satisfied, she smirked, but it quickly went back to a frown. With her hands in the position to start the rare ninjutsu, she made on final remark…
"…You weren't supposed to die…you CAN'T die…" And with that the process began and a light teal aura filled the entire cemetery.
Two Years Later…
"Come on! The festival is already starting and, I'm missing out on all the food!" A girl shouted, who was hurriedly trying to get the nearest food stand. The girl looked to be about 18 or so, with white hair held in four braids, two in the front and two in the back being held together by a large hair-band. She had browns eyes, and fair skin. Her facial expression showed frustration and impatience.
"Well sorry, but you know Aikou, we aren't holding you back…you can go the food stands without us." Stated a woman in her mid to late twenties. She had brown hair down to her mid-back and her Konoha headband was around her forehead. She had grass-green eyes and soft expression upon her face, as though she was used to the other girl's short temper.
"Yeah well…eh you're right, okay then I'm leaving!" And with that Aikou was gone within the crowd, hurrying to the closest food stand. The woman sighed and continued walking; beside her was a girl who looked exactly like Aikou, only her hair was down. Her Konoha headband was around her waist, over her kimono ribbon. Her eyes were also brown and she was smiling on at her sister who had left in a hurry. On the other side of the woman was another woman in her early twenties with brown hair and green eyes. Her hair was held in a normal ponytail with one section of her bangs hanging in front of her face. She had an apathetic expression on her face, not really caring about what had just happened.
"Meh, does she really have to make a big deal about everything? It's like she's on her period or something…" Said the apathetic woman. The oldest gave her a small glare, and the young one paled a little by her older sister's audacity.
"Umm Hana, I don't think saying things like that out loud are necessary…I mean you never know, she could be on her period…" Said the young girl. Hana, the apathetic woman, gave her a funny look and laughed.
"Hahaha! Yeah she probably is, but you know me, I just love to pick on her…mostly 'cause she deserves it." Hana replied. She smiled softly and said, "Don't worry Suiren; you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt my baby sister would I?" Suiren's face darkened in disbelief of what her sister had said and sighed. She knew her two sisters would pull nasty pranks and fight with one-another, no matter how many times her oldest sister, Mitsukai, had to hit them with her favorite frying pan. It was something that could not, or ever, be avoided. With a final sigh, she continued to walk through the streets of Konoha with Mitsukai and Hana."So…" Suiren started to say, "…Is there anything else here, other than the various food stands?" She finished gently. Hana scoffed and let out a mumbled 'No', followed by a few coherent words.
"I'm sure there is, there's probably a few clothing stands out, we can check out their winter kimonos." Mitsukai stated. Suiren giggled and nodded her head. Hana gave a smirk and also gave a nod. The three then went off to find the nearest clothing stand.
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Meanwhile, back at the Fish and Eel Stand, Aikou was happily wolfing down on some salmon rolls with a ramen dish on the side. Sitting to the left of her was Keiko, one of the squad members of her ANBU squadron. On the right side of Aikou, was Kaneko, the other member of her ANBU squadron. Together they helped protect Konoha from enemy attacks and keep a careful eye out for suspicious activity within the village.
"I wonder what Tsunade-sama will have us do today hmm?" Keiko inquired. Aikou looked at her briefly with an annoyed look and groaned.
"Do you really need to bring crap like that up? I doubt she'll want to send anyone out today…It would be too much work for her and she's probably drunk off her ass already." Aikou adamantly replied. She hated getting work from Tsunade; it was always a waste of her time. She joined ANBU a few months ago, hoping to go to other countries and villages, and fight incredibly strong rivals and enemies of the village.
So far all she's done is wipe out small groups from far-away village from ambushing and raiding the village. Shouldn't that be Chuunin work? A Genin could do that too probably. 'Oh well…' thought Aikou, 'Today's not a day to think about missions and fighting…it's a day for food!' She thought to herself. She smiled widely and continued to inhale her food, all the while Keiko and Kaneko were watching with awe.
Back to the other sisters; Mitsukai, Hana, and Suiren and four bags total in which had kimonos for all four of them, bath oils, rare spices, and fruits from different villages. The girls were happily walking out of the crowd and towards their home when a scream from across the festival was heard. At once, all three girls' heads turned to where the sound had come from.
"We better check it out!" Hana cried out. Mitsukai nodded at Suiren and Suiren nodded back, understanding that she was to stay back with the bags of goods.
"Let's go then!" Mitsukai cried, and the two were off to the far side of the festival grounds. Along the way they saw Aikou, Keiko, and Kaneko all heading the same way. Aikou had her cat-like ANBU mask on, while Keiko and Kaneko still were showing their faces.
"Do you have any idea of who It was?" Aikou yelled out through her mask. Hana shook her head and Mitsukai gave a concerned look.
"No, but I hope it's not someone we know personally." Mitsukai shouted back. She didn't want to have to deal with anymore pain than she had already. With that said, the group continued on in silence, quickly reaching their destination. What they saw shocked them all into a state of paralysis.
"…It can be…" Mitsukai whispered. The others were still silent, Hana's eyes were huge, Keiko was holding up Kaneko who nearly fell over from shock. Aikou slowly, with a shaking hand, took of her mask to show her eyes widened with shock and bewilderment.
"Holy shit…" Aikou said, her gaze never leaving the figure in front of them. They were actually far from the festival grounds and closer to the Konoha cemetery. The woman who had screamed had passed out a while ago and was now being held by another onlooker. Before the large crowd, now growing larger, was the figure of a 16-year-old boy with an orange and black sweatshirt on, now covered in dirt. He was wearing black pants and his yellow hair was still spiky, but covered in both wet and dry mud. His blue eyes shone from the sunshine with a dull and listless look to them, as though he had just woken up from a two year nap.
"…What's…what's everyone looking at?" The figure said. The crowd was still silent, a few gasps could be heard, and the sound of small children asking their parents what had just happened was also evident. Ten minutes passed until someone in the crowd spoke up.
"We're looking at you…you came back…you…came…" The voice of the person faded as they fainted into the crowd. Mitsukai's gaze never leaving the boy's form clouded for a moment before she spoke.
"…Naruto…"
Finished! With the epilogue that is…now all that's left is the rest of the story. I'm telling you now that this story will be long. I have a lot planned out for this. I just don't know if I'll get to it often. (I'm a procrastinator… . ) So yeah…anyway I hope you weren't shocked by the beginning, but I DID give you a warning up front so yeah.
Oh! And if I messed anything up from the Shippuuden Movie, tell me, don't be MEAN! Be NICE in your reviews or you will get sporked! I'm not a big fan of flames…I don't think anyone is…
Aikou, Suiren, Hana, and Mitsukai are all sisters…there's a reason why they don't all look the same. Actual characters (other than Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura) will be introduced later on I promise.
This will be a Gaara X OC, Kakashi X OC, Itachi X OC (Sasuke + OC), and Neji X OC…I'm not quite sure about the Neji X OC one…I might do a poll on that one. Yes, I am an OC-aholic, I don't much enjoy the canon couple of Naruto nor could I write about them. None of the OC characters are in anyway, like me or people I know.
Chapter one should be up the same time as the Epilogue. Read on Fanfic lovers!