With Great Power Comes Great Possibilities
Hello everyone, this is my first Naruto story, or my first story in general on this site, please be nice.
Please ignore the lines they don't mean anything I can't seem to be able to get rid of them.
Stuff written like this is thoughts.
"Zetsu's black side talking" are like that.
I don't own Naruto, the Akatsuki or anyone/anything from Naruto.
Summary: Ren, a young sixteen year old becomes an orphan at the age of fifteen when her mother was murdered by her drunk father before he dies of poisoning. Out of her village she encounters the Akatsuki and is taken as hostage for trespassing. How will she survive now?
The Tale of the Cursed Palace
"I wish you were never born! You worthless child!" The drunk man yelled, slobbering over his words, throwing a glass bottle right next to the girl's face, smashing into the wall behind her. She didn't flinch, or move, just watched with empty eyes. "You and your slllutttt of a mooother running aaawaaaeee from me? Ha..ahahhaaa," He turned to the owner of the bar. "Make sure when I die, this pathetic excuse of my daughter to pay all my billssss" He laughed, then randomly stopped. "Don't look at me that way you shit!" He grabbed her face. "I gave you this beautiful face so you can marry a rich man!" He slapped her as hard as he could, the sound echoed around the shop, even the drunk turned to stare, some gasped and coward away.
The girl merely turned to face him again, eyes glaring back. He slapped her again, punched, and as soon as she fell and tried to get up again he kicked her. She gasped and fell over again. He laughed again and wobbled and fell down on a chair.
"Finally where you should be, beneath me, I'm your father you ill mannered shit!"
"Having...a father...or not" Came a scratchy voice, followed by a cough, from the girl on the ground, getting up, whipping the blood from her lips. "would make no difference." With that she blocked his next hit, before shoving him to the ground. "I'm done" With that she sharply turned and left the bar with confident strides down the street of the Rain village.
Few days later...
The rain poured one morning, just like it did almost every morning, a day I'll never forget, the day of my mother's death. Murdered by my own drunk 'father'. I stood before her grave, with some friends and customers of her store behind me, grieving along with me. Not a tear fell from my eyes. While they wailed and cried, not a single tear fell from mine. My mother was a brave strong women, she took care of me alone, raised me to be the best I can, and she died in the most injustice way. She couldn't even die happy.
My eyes were hallow, I felt empty as I stared at her name engraved on her stone. "You were the best mother a child could ever ask for. I hope you're happy now mother. I'm sorry I couldn't be around to save you in time. I'm so sorry..." I clenched her favorite blue roses in my hand. She wanted a handsome, kind man to give her a pack of flowers just like the one that lay around her body right now. Of course that never happened. I placed the flower on the stone and left for the next person to go up.
I grave was place next to her, my so called father, dying pathetically by Alcohol. Flowers were placed on him too, but no one visited him. Never shall I either. He isn't a father to me. Just a sorry excuse of a man to this world.
But now, now I'm...
Now I really am alone.
Two year later...
"Who is she Zetsu?" A man behind the shadows in a dark room spoke, his purple eyes shining through, towards the plant-like man.
"We aren't very sure Leader, but she's quite an interesting gal" He answered with a smooth voice.
"I think you should see her yourself" His other side spoke, continuing.
"And waste myself on a pathetic girl?"
"Leader-sama, if she's alone, perhaps we can have her for some use, and if not then, we can just get rid of her?" The blue haired girl suggested.
"Do you think so Konan? Then perhaps...Zetsu then, lead the way"
"Of course Pain-sama"
I don't have any other relative in the Rain village, they're all scattered, so my mother had said. Not that I've ever visited them. I decided to leave the Rain village, I have no purpose there anyways. My name is Ren and I had lost my mother at the age of fifteen. My mother taught my many things, the way of a shinobi, and spiritualism, and the importance to being close to your very soul.
It is said, those who mediated in front of the River of the Moon were granted great lives. The story started a long time ago, where there was cruel rulers. On a hill behind the River of the Moon had stood a palace of the cruel rulers. They sacrificed any princess they gave birth to their lord, Jashin-sama. By doing so the girl must be pure of any emotions or the ritual wouldn't work, and they will be cursed. So from the age of thirteen she was kept in a room alone till she was off age to be given up for an offering.
One day she looked out the window, bored, even though she was told never to open the curtains. And there she saw a beautiful handsome man, with an elegant smile. He blond hair was slick back, his eyes ice blue, with rosy cheeks and defined jaw; he looked a few years older than her. Nonetheless that didn't stop her heart from racing, and a few feeling she's never had before born. Every day she hoped to see that man and so every day she waited from within the same room to see him.
On the night before her 18th birthday, she decided to ask the maid who brought her food everyday what these feelings were. The maid never spoke to her, but surely she thought she was wiser than her with such feelings.
"Maid" She paused after speaking those words, never had heard voice before. She liked it. "May I ask a question" She felt like one of the grown up. The maid nodded, a little unsure of she should speak with the child, in fear she would grow feelings of any sorts towards her.
"There is a feeling, I get towards someone, I feel drawn to them, I want to talk to them, but I can't, I don't understand this feeling, but it is starting to hurt that I am from them that someone" The maid's eyes widen, shock and fear as she trembled.
"No..." The maid said in a little voice, before running out screaming. "The princess has been tainted! The princess is TAINTED!" The princess's eyes widen, had she said something wrong? Fear consumed her as she stood, finding a way to except. The next morning, they had taken her down to the dungeons, a dark place, musty, and smelt of death and old blood. The symbol of the triangle known for their lord was everywhere. Once she was down, they wrapped rope around each of her limbs and her torso, and hung her, a soldier holding the ropes for each of her limbs. The maid ran in, as the king stood before his daughter about to sacrifice her.
"Sire, have you gone mad, Jashin-sama will not accept her, she has fallen in love!"
In love? So this I feel is love?
"We don't have any other princesses to get rid of, we don't have a choice" He turned to his men. "begin" The king turned away, hearing the screams as his men pulled with all their might at each of her limbs till they were torn and death fell upon her.
The maid, fearing the curse of the lord, planned the death of every people in the household, in hopes to spare them from Jashin-sama. So she did, she killed everyone before herself. And so no one goes up in that hill because of the curse will fall on anyone who did.
The princess who knew what love felt like, before her death made a wish on a full moon, to help anyone who visited her by the River of the Moon.
And so here I am, mediating in front of the River of the Moon, in hopes she would help.
"You come here every day, do you wish for something" A smooth voice said from behind me. Startled I got up and turned to come face to face with a woman. She had short blue hair, and orange eyes, he wore a cloak, my eyes widen at it before covering up my slight fear. She was a member of a criminal organization, and she was the one most wanted dead in the Rain village as well, her and another man. Why is she here, this woman, was does she also know the secret powers of this place?
"P...Perhaps" I answered, unsure.
"You're trespassing" Came a deeper voice, walking out from the dark forest beside. The other man wanted the leader.
"M...My apologize then, I'll just...leave-" the women moved quickly before capturing my chin and pulling her face close before I can walk away. More like run away. Her face was so close, her face emotionless as her eyes bored into my eyes.
"What a pretty face" She commented, turning my head to different angles. She leaned back to standing straight away from my face, but still holding my chin and looking right at me. I looked away. "What shall we do Leader-sama, with this trespasser?"
I-I didn't know" I said, almost pathetically. Please leave me please.
"Do you know who we are? Do you really think we care?" The deep voice again spoke. "Zetsu, tie her hands behind her, and bring her along. He ordered as a man came out of the ground.
"Understood" The leader turned and walked back into the forest, as the blue haired women held my hand behind my back. I glared, and struggled, and broke my hands free and punched her. She was taken my surprised, it didn't seem like I hurt her if at all, and she slapped me across the face. My neck turned quickly at the impact, stumbling and turning my whole body a bit too.
"How dare you!" She spat. I didn't say a word, didn't yelp, didn't whimper, and didn't even touch my cheek to make the pain go away, I won't give her that satisfaction.
"Shouldn't get Konan mad, heh" The plant like man spoke before grabbed my hands again and tying them. I had to walk between Konan and Zetsu, Konan behind me and Zetsu in front of me, Pain was at the very front. I constantly was shoved by Konan, barked at. Pain and Zetsu was chatting, I even heard the orange head ask why Konan was angry to the plant dude.
"Pain-sama, I demand this child to be punished! She disrespected me"
"You're a criminal and you want to be respected?" I dared to mumbled under my breath, gaining another blow added to me, this time to my stomach, I bent over, the breath knocked out of my lungs as I fell to the ground, clenching my teeth together. "B-bloody h-hell..." I cursed under my breath. Zetsu chuckled.
"She's got some guts, I like this kid"
"Konan, control your emotions, we need her alive to question her" Pain ordered. I used my face to push off the ground, I felt like a worm without my hand, it took awhile but I got on my knees eventually, and then up I got, dirty now by the dirt. I was shoved again in front of Konan and by Konan, and start walking. I almost fell again.
This is going to be one long trip. I thought to myself, wincing, every step of the way.
Sorry if it's short, but how is it so far? Review, and sorry if there is grammar problems xD
Review, ignore the lines and have a great day!