Brink of reality.
An :first and foremost I want to thank all of those who have read my stories and support them. I want to clarify I did not abandoned Akito Uchiha or the black phoenix, those stories are already planned to the end and just need to be written. I am just taking a short break from writing them but I will definitely return to them, most likely I'll alternate between this story and the other two, but I promise I will not abandon them.
Attention :Some child abuse, you've been warned.
Disclaimer :I don't own Naruto.
Chapter 1.
Interlude
The moon was hidden by the dark clouds, it's light covered by their presence not a single star could be seen through the looming dark mass. The wind howled and wailed as it moved through the thick branches of the snow covered trees.
The earth was covered in snow like a cold blanket creating the illusion of peace and quiet, hiding the true horrors wich were happening in the mids of the dark woods, as under the illusion of peace and quiet, deeper within the woods, in a place where no normal human will ever come under the conditions, the illusion was shattered with a single person standing in the middle, his legs standing on the snow as if on a sturdy ground.
The man was of an average build, slightly muscled, his white skin blending with his white outfit which consisted of a simple white shirt and pants, and a white flack jacket, which meshed up with his deep silver hair which was tied in a ponytail reachingon his shoulders and bang which covered his left eye , his forehead covered by a metal plate with a simbol of a swirling leaf.
From afar nothing looked strange, the man was simply standing looking into the distance as if he could see something that no one else could.
This is until one would look towards his right hand, which was griping a short black kunai which dripped a red warm liquid on the cold white snow.
In front of the silver haired shinobi, a man was lying on his back, his brown eyes were filled with fear and panic, his hand was holding to a metal piece on his sleeve wich had a scratched sign of clouds, the sign of kumo.
The man was shivering uncontrollably, his mind supplied him with the horrors of the last five minutes. All around him tens of corpses were lying, some had blade injuries while others had no visible wounds, nonetheless they were all dead.
Those people had nothing in common, their clothes were different and even their headbands had different signs, the only thing that they had in common was that no matter which sign they had it was scratched.
He couldn't believe that it took less than five minutes for all of them to die. It happened so suddenly as from out of nowhere they were assaulted by hundreds of shinobi, they were massacred so easily it was laughable.
It took a while for him to understand that it was nothing but a Genjutsu, by the time he broke from it, - feeling as if he was helped by somone - all of them were dead, and the one responsible was standing right there in front of him, his eyes cold, the kunai in his hand bathed in blood.
"it is time to die" the man in front of him said his voice cold, emotionless. Before he was able to do anything he felt the kunai entering his body, ripping his heart.
It happened so fast... he couldn't even see his enemy move.. And now he is dead..
The body fell on the floor lifeless, no visible sign of aggression couled be seen. The wind blew, ruffling the silver hair and moving his bang from his face, showing now two deep emotionless black eyes. Without another word the man in white turned around and walked briskly, suddenly halting he turned back and bowed his head, after which he went back to his way, his silver hair billowing in the wind.
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Genesis .
The sun was standing proudly high in the sky, gracing the world with its warmth and gentle light, which had danced beautifully upon the clear waters of the happily running water of a pond.
The landscape around the pond was gorgeous, the brown earth hidden beneath a field of green grass and beautiful flowers of every color imaginable. In the middle of the area, standing under the shadows cast by several tall cherry blossoms, a small guarded compound was eracted. A medium height wood wall was surrounding what looked like a small town which consisted of a beautiful mansion, styled in a traditional Japanese fashion, it's walls colored a light blue with masterfully done decorations. Around the mansion was a beautiful and vast garden with tall trees, creating a feeling of privacy and peace. Not far from the mansion, houses were standing all well tended with small nice gardens around them. The town created a feeling of prosperity, and the people gave air of upstanding and fair citizens.
But beneath the illusion of happiness and prosperity, something dark lurked.
"girl!" a giant of a man bellowed, his voice resounding in the long corridors of the mansion, the man was literally a giant towering for two meters, his body was lean and muscles were visible beneath the elegant black suit he was wearing. The giant's blue eyes were burning with anger and annoyance, his face a mask of arrogance.
The door of opened and a girl of maybe six - if her height was anything to go by- entered, she had brown eyes and a short black hair, the girl was wearing rugs and her feet were bruised, her big brown eyes were empty, as if she resigned herself to her death.
As she entered she bowed before the man "you've called me sir?" she asked in a low voice her body shaking from standing bare foot on the cold floor.
The man paid no hid to her state, instead he approached the poor girl with a meancing pose "pathetic fool, were are my new shoes!" he raged on her, his eyes burning into her's.
The girl, trembling looked shaken as fear entered her eyes " I-its in the wardrobe of the second hallway, as you commanded me" she answered stuttering.
Before she was able to say anything more, the giant backhanded her with such force she was sent towards the opposite wall " you dare to mm accuse me of forgetting!" the man's eyes narrowed, pulsing with rage " never! Do you hear me slave! Never talk back to me again! Now get up!" he bellowed. Slowly the girl got up, not daring to touch her pained cheek, but couldn't hold her teers back.
A cruel smirk appeard on the man's face, as he slowly moved a blonde strand of hair from his face" now girl "he said quietly" go bring me the red whip ".
The girl stiffened, her eyes grew larger as true terror appeard in her eyes" m-master "she said slowly her body trembling " please... Please forgive me, I will be a good slave... I promise.. Just please not the red whip " she begged, tears falling freely.
The man smiled cruelly, a small laugh escaping his mouth" alright girl, I will spare you "he said slowly, enjoying to see the hope rise within those eyes" on one condition "he finished.
The girl bowed her head" whatever you will say master "she said with hope filled voice.
" go out.. And the first slave you will see you will send to me to my personal chambers ... Otherwise... "he said darkly seeing how her hope changed into terror.
Hastily the girl left the room, her body shaking as the giant looked a satisfied smirk on the his face.
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As the girl walked out of the room she sighed in relief, her body slumping to the wall. The young girl stood there, taking a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart. Her cheek still hurt, but compared to her relief it was nothing. She knew of course that she just condemned one of the other slaves to the torture that was the red whip. She knew it was wrong of her to feal relived while one of the others will suffer,but just the thought of the horrors that could have been inflicted on her by the horroundous curved and spiked whip, which every strike ripped flesh, made her shiver in fear, tremble in terror.
As she stood there, slumped she suddenly jerked up as a hand touched her shoulder "are you alright Kyoko?" a small voice asked her.
As she turned to see who spoke to her she automatically nodded, as she took in the appearance of the boy in front of her.
The boy was small, not older than four . He had a short silver hair and two deep black eyes, one of which was covered by a falling bang. The boy wore rugs as well, and several bruises were present on his face which currently was full of concern.
"are you alright" he asked again his voice vibrating with fellings.
The girl nodded again, and a small smile spread upon her face "Haruhiro ? " she started her voice slowly growing in confidence "the master wants to see you" she said slowly.
The boys face furrowed "I understand" he said slowly, fear creeping into his small heart "were is he right now?" he asked her. When she answered that the man was in his personal chambers the boy smiled in relief, he was afraid he will be getting a whipping.
Kyoko quickly squashed any feelings of remorse, as she saw the boy sigh in relief. She knew that she is basically betraying her, but here.. in this auful place it was each for himself. "yes" she reassured herself "who can actually blame me ".
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The boy was currently lying on the floor, his mouth dry as he couldn't even muster an ounce of energy to scream. He felt his back aflame, slowly but surely he consciousness started to fade as everything started to blur around him, he couldn't even find the energy to be angry, to hate Kyoko for what she did, for sending him here. At first he was angry, hatred and feeling of betrayal sipping into his heart, as he saw the girl standing in the entrance her eyes downcast.
He felt his trust shatter, his belief in his fellow slaves had finally broke, as the truth hit him in his face like a galloping mare.. The truth that in this world each for himself and all because the strong rule, because that was their right as the strong to control the weaker and that he could except but being betrayed by somone as weak as he.. . But slowly as the whip striked again and again, ripping his flesh and drowing blood, his energy left him and slowly he couldn't muster the power to stay angry, he couldn't take it anymore.
The large man above him smiled with a sinister glee on his face, prepared to strike again, his hand already in the air his eyes gleaming with glee, when the sound of shattering glass stopped him in his tracks. The last thing Haru saw before loosing consciousness was a black haired woman clad in a black shirt and pants and a green flack vest, but what captivated him were her two dangerously gleaming red eyes with black tomoe as he finally fell into the blessed comfort of darkness.
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Mikoto was furious, this was not what she expected on the mission. It was really a simple mission, the war was progressing well enough, or at least as well as could be expected. Their mission was simple to capture this small town which was located on a strategic crossroads between Kusa and Kumo. Her team of five was sent to capture it and prepare it for the arrival of the rest of the forces in two days. The mission went smoothly, easily assassinating the guards and sentries, while her teammates massacred the town, the operation was top secret, so no one was allowed to survive. Until the last point, the attack on the mansion. She was assigned to take the governor of the town, and so she attacked through the window, destroying it in the process, but as she entered she froze on her place.
She was a shinobi, she saw and did a lot of horrible things, but even so she froze in horror as in front of her, the man.. No her target held a red spiky whip in hand, in front of him, on the floor a boy no older than her Ita-chan was lying shirtless, the flash on his back was mutaliated, junks of flesh were missing and blood was pouring from multiple wounds.
Her anger spiked as she imagined her Ita-chan on the place of this boy her fist clenched and before the man was able to say anything she was already charging at breakneck speed, and before the man could do anything her hand striked him in his jugular cracking it killing him instantly.
Although she wanted to make the monster suffer the mission and the poor boy have to come first.
Running towards the boy, she unsealed some medical supplies and started to attend to the injured child, but she knew that the boy needs a real medical attention. As she was applying an ointment over his wounds the door opened and a group of konoha nin entered "the area is secure Mikoto sama" said one of them, but cut short when he noticed the child " milady" he said unsure "are we letting him live?" he asked, his voice unsure.
Mikoto glared at her teammate darkly "yes" she answered curtly "he is no danger" after a short pause she looked into her subordinates eyeseyes " Daichi I leave the command here to you" at their surprised glares she simply motioned to the boy "he will die without the neccecary treatment, I am taking him to Tsunade Samas encampment". Than without another word she jumped out of the window, the boy firmly on her hands " fear not little one" she whispered to the boy "you will be alright" she finished, vanishing into the horizon.
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Tsunade was standing in her medical tent, her eyes analyzing every part of the young boys body, her blonde hair waving behind her as a soured expression appeared on her face " ehorvdfwhoever the bastard who did this he was a real psycho" she said her voice full of disgust "the whip was not only curved but also laced with some sort of poison.. Nothing too dangerous by itself but it infected the wounds for some time" the future sanin than turned toward the female Uchiha who had a worried expression on the her face "you saved him Mikoto, a day more and there would be nothing I could've done for him".
Mikoto sighed in relief, but her face morphed into a mask of fury and hatred " I should have made that psycho suffer" she hissed her hands clenched.
Tsunade just nodded and continued to work on the patient, her hands glowing pale green.
The two woman stood there in silence, letting their thoughts run forward.
The sun started to rise when the medic finally finished her job.
End of chapter 1.
Hope you will enjoy this.