Notes from the Author: WARNING: This is a YURI story, Shizune X OC - that is girl/girl, don't like don't read. The main purpose of this chapter is plot setup to get a grasp on the characters and how they will be portrayed, I will try to keep all characters in character to the best of my ability while also using an OC of my own for one of the main characters, she is a likeable character and I hope you can bare with me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do own Yuki
Darkness loomed over the Village Hidden in the Leaves, the night air was frigid. The streets were mostly empty from but a few drunks sitting in a tavern. One man with dark hair pulled into a topknot ran from the bar, voices rang after him, as did the sound of dropping coins.
"Thief!" The tavern owner called out, his voice projecting through the empty streets. He stumbled out into the street to see the man frozen in terror and the large bag of stolen coins strewn on the ground accompanied by the fingers and crimson blood the thief.
"Let's see you steal without those." A dark figure was standing before the thief, a blood drenched short katana in her hands, "Do you want me to take the others too?" The voice was unidentifiable, muffled by the mask covering their face. The words could be understood, and the man nodded. "Do something useful with what I have left you, if I catch you again," She paused to swing the blood from her sword into the street, "You will die." She glared with crimson eyes behind her mask.
The thief proceeded to wrap fragments of his shirt around his bloody hand and ran back past the tavern owner. As the owner looked back up to the figure, she was gone; vanished into a white mist.
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The next night was just as cold and dark, rain accompanied this night bringing flashes of great lightning and loud crashes of thunder. ANBU men hurried with news to Tsunade in the Hokage's office. Shizune knocked and let herself in; she was soaked from head to toe.
"Shizune, what's wrong?" The fifth Hokage asked her apprentice in a worried tone.
"Bodies, Tsunade-sama, five bodies were found in the street." She said between heavy breaths, "The ANBU are searching."
"Good, anything so far?" She relaxed her tensed muscles.
"Well, the thing about the bodies is...they're all wanted men that the ANBU had been chasing for weeks." Shizune continued regaining her composure. Tsunade's face showed pure shock. "The ANBU believe it's the work of a vigilante."
"Have the ANBU search through the night and report directly to me at sunrise, you be here too, Shizune." Tsunade ordered. As Shizune turned to leave the Hokage she heard her voice once more, "And, Shizune...gather the Konoha Eleven as well." A smirk slithered across her face.
"Yes, Tsunade-sama." Shizune nodded and left.
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At sunrise the meeting was set, the ANBU stood in back as the Konoha Eleven stood closer, Shizune was at Tsunade's side. Naruto and Shikamaru yawned, being reminded of their rudeness by their respective kunoichi teammates. Kiba slouched and supported his cheeks with his palms, the others stood straight.
"The penalty of being a vigilante is prolonged captivity or death." Tsunade started from her point. "The reason I have requested all of you here is because of the nature of this issue. This vigilante is very skilled in the stealth and killing arts. This is beyond just the ANBU. Our jounin are not available right now so we have called upon you, our chunnin to take their place for this assignment, you; however, are NOT to engage this enemy."
"Your job will be reconnaissance, you will be stationed around the village and will report to us if you see ANYTHING suspicious." Shizune finished. The Konoha Eleven and ANBU squads gathered around a large map as they plotted their stations for the night.
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Shikamaru was the first to see action in the starless night. "How troublesome..." He sighed. "I have visual." He told the others and the nearby ANBU through a communicative device on his ear. He followed the Vigilante closely, but far enough back to hide himself. As she turned a corner he encountered darkness and the flash of a blade in the dim moonlight. His sleeve was cut but his arm unharmed. This cut was followed by many more swift flashes and cuts. His body was completely unharmed.
By the time the ANBU had arrived the vigilante was gone and Shikamaru stood petrified in the darkness. "Shikamaru! What happened?" Ino demanded, rushing to his side.
"It didn't cut me..." He said slowly in disbelief, "I don't think it wanted to cut me, if they did I would be in ribbons..." The others stared in horror. At the other posts similar situations occurred with Sakura and even Neji, who had managed to get a look with his byakugan.
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The troops met Tsunade the next morning, at daybreak. Tsunade was anxious to hear Neji's description. "So you didn't get a look at her face?' Tsunade started off disappointed.
"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sama." Neji bowed.
"You say that she was a woman judging by the way she moved, she was excessively fast, and she wore a tracking mask with the village symbol scratched off. All three of you say that she didn't even put a scratch on your bodies but cut your clothes to ribbons?" Tsunade was angry and confused at the skill of this shinobi. She proposed her second plan, it was too dangerous for the chunnin to continue in this situation so they were dismissed. "The ANBU will be placed on reconnaissance tonight, and will alert me of when there is a sighting, do not engage the enemy!" She demanded. The rest of the plan was only shared with Shizune.
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Tsunade pulled on a black traditional ninja uniform and filled her holster with kunai and shuriken. She pulled a mask over her blonde hair and turned to face Shizune who had averted her eyes from her mistress's naked form. "Well?" She smirked beneath her mask, "What do you think?" She spun to reveal costume to her apprentice.
"Please be careful Tsunade-sama!" Shizune urged, "This woman is very dangerous, who knows what she is capable of?" She sighed, "Do you really have to go?" Tonton squealed to agree.
"If this criminal is capable of such accurate strikes as to not even scratch the skin of the chunnin she would be very dangerous if she were wanting to hurt her opponent. It's odd though, she kills quickly, only one or two strikes of the sword. She also appears to be able to see in the dark, either that of she has perfect memory of the village buildings and streets. I have an idea of who our vigilante may be...and if I'm right, Shizune, she is even more dangerous than she is letting on." She sighed, "I'm the only one in this village who would be able to bring her down."
"You don't mean..." Shizune gasped, "The genius ninja, Yuki-sama!"
Notes from the Author: I know this chapter is short and all, but I think it turned out okay, it could've been better. Over all I think it may have had some bland parts to it but it sets up the basic plot of the story, I know that last line is REALLY cheesy…but my mind kept telling me to put it there…all right that's about it, review and tell me if I should continue or not, helpful criticism is appreciated, but flames are not…