In the land of Fire, located in a small corner of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, lives the Uchiha Clan, filled with powerful and exceptional Ninjas. But they are almost extinct, due to a tragic event that occurred, killing several brave Uchihas. Those who survived are the only ones who know what happened that cold, dark night, and they don't plan on telling anyone else.
"Have a good day at school, honey!"
"Bye, Mother," Ryu said as he walked out of the house.
Ryu headed off running alone toward a giant building far ahead. The building had the fire sign on it, and it stuck out from rest of the buildings around it.
He dodged through crowds of people as he made his way to the Academy. When he was in the clear, he slowed down into a walk and entered the Academy. He walked to his classroom and sat down in his seat.
A few seconds after him, Michio Sensei, the classroom teacher, entered the room. He stepped to the front of the classroom and faced the students.
"Good morning, class," he greeted.
"Good morning, Michio Sensei," the class greeted back.
Michio Sensei looked around the room. "Looks like everyone is here. Then I'll go ahead and get started."
"Today we will be talking about Chakra," Michio Sensei said. "Chakra is the moulding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and spiritual energy from the mind. Once moulded together, it can be channeled out the body through the Chakra circulatory system. Does anyone remember how many Chakra points there are that Chakra can be released from?"
A girl with pure shining white hair and dark purple eyes raised her hand. She had a wide smile on her face as she waved her hand in the air.
"Yes, Chi," Michio Sensei said. "How many?"
"Three hundred sixty-one, sir," Chi said.
"Correct. Here's an example of a Water Style Jutsu." Michio Sensei put his hands together with the index fingers and thumbs sticking up. "Water Style: Gunshot Jutsu!" He drew his head back and thrust it forward, spitting out a ball of water from his mouth. The ball went straight through the wall and continued to other classrooms' walls in the Academy.
"Oops," Michio Sensei said with a nervous smile. "I forgot how powerful that Jutsu can be. Anyway, I kneaded my Chakra, converted it into water, and then released the water from my mouth in a condensed ball. Before I did the Jutsu, I did a hand sign, or hand seal, which manipulates exactly how much Chakra is necessary for the Ninjutsu being performed. The hand sign I performed was Tiger. The twelve basic hand signs are Monkey, Dragon, Rat, Bird, Snake, Ox, Dog, Horse Tiger, Boar, Ram, and Hare." He did each hand sign as he said their names.
"Some Jutsus can take up to forty hand sings to perform, while skilled Ninjas can perform those name Jutsus with only one hand sign. Hand signs aren't the only ways to manipulate Chakra, though. There is various methods, actually."
Michio Sensei continued talking about Chakra and how it can be used. By the time the Academy students went back home, its was already sunset. Ryu walked back home tired and bored half to death.
"Good afternoon, Lord Ryu," greeted the maid as Ryu entered the house.
Ryu just walked past her without a greeting and went to his room. The room was painted red, with a large sized bed in the middle. A table lay on the left side of the room, which was filled with books and homework from the Academy. Ryu jumped on his bed and closed his eyes, and, giving away to darkness, fell asleep.
Unfortunately for him, his slumber didn't last long.
It was midnight when Ryu woke with a start. Screams of confusion and fear rang throughout the house. Ryu looked around his room, not sure of what was going on, when he heard a scream coming from his parent's room.
"Mom! Dad!" he cried out.
It was a dark night outside. Inside his room was pitch black, but he managed to make it to the door and get out of his room. He ran toward his parent's room. He was still tired and not sure what was going on.
When he arrived, he saw that the door had been torn off its hinges. He peeked into the room. A man was leaning over his father's body, crimson blood dripping down his fingers. Several bodies of Ninja guards lay about in the room. Ryu was about to scream when he saw his mother. Before he could call out to her, she turned to him with eyes widened with fear.
"Run, Ryu!" she cried out, "Run!" The assassin turned to her and before either she or Ryu could call out, ran his sword through her.
"MOM!" Ryu cried out.
Something clicked inside Ryu. Suddenly, his iris turned blood red with one tomoe, a comma-like shape, around the pupil.
The assassin turned to assassin's eyes were similar to Ryu's, but the assassin's had three tomoes.
"You monster!" Ryu yelled. "I'm gonna kill you!"
And without thinking, Ryu charged. The man sheathed his sword, his face cool and calm. Ryu sent a punch at the assassin's face, but he easily dodged it and stepped behind Ryu faster than the human eye could see.
But Ryu's eyes weren't any regular eyes now. Ryu's eyes tracked the assassin's movements. Ryu quickly spun around and kicked at the assassin. But once again, the assassin dodged and jumped back.
"You're a fierce one, I see," the assassin said. "And your Sharingan has activated at such a young age. You could prove to be trouble in the future. I could kill you now, but that would spoil the fun."
Ryu kept on attacking the assassin, and the assassin kept on dodging, not making any attempts to counterattack. Finally, the assassin jumped next to the window which he had come from.
"Come for me," he said. "I am the one who killed your parents. If you want to avenge them, come after me. Let your anger make you stronger, for the next time we meet, only one of us will escape with our lives."
Then the assassin leaped out the window and disappeared into the dark night.
"Come back here!" Ryu screamed. "Come back!"