Prologue

It was cold and white just as it was every year at the Village Hidden in the Snow. The wind was harsher than needles pricking your entire body over and over again. Having just finished training for the day, Kuroyuki and his brother Kori, were going home from the frozen ice fields.

"I can't believe that I finally am able to use that jutsu! It took four months to master it, but I finally have it down solid," said Kuroyuki happily.

"Yah, you only almost froze and caused the ice to break trying a couple of times," said Kori.

"Geez, lighten up a bit will ya? You haven't learned any cool jutsu lately!" said Kuroyuki.

"Yes, but I have perfected my battle strategy, and I could beat you in a fight even though I have my disease," Kori argued.

"So what? Maybe you could, maybe you couldn't. You don't know until we have fought," Kuroyuki argued back.

After quarreling for several minutes, they finally got home.

"Whew! What a long day. I'm going upstairs to take a nap," Kuroyuki yawned.

"Just be ready to go to the academy tomorrow, after all, it's your first day," said Kori.

"All right, all right," complained Kuroyuki.

As Kori walked with Kuroyuki to the academy, Kuroyuki asked," What will happen first?"

"You will take a test to see what you know, then you will perform one jutsu that you know," explained Kori.

"COOL!" shouted Kuroyuki.

When they arrived at the academy, they said goodbye and Kori left to go meet with his squad. When Kuroyuki found hi classroom he was greeted by a man named Felun, who directed him to his seat. Next, Felun went up to the front of the classroom and introduced himself.