If I owned Naruto, Jaraiya would still be alive! T_T RIP Jaraiya
It started with a clean up job. I was to clean, organize, and sort one of the many small rooms of the Hokages tower. Not exactly the kind of work a medical student should be doing if you ask me, but I agreed to it none-the-less. As I opened the door of said room, I was overcome with the retched stench that can only come from extreme age. Sighing, I continued on with my assignment diligently. I had gotten through about half of the room when I reached a drawer of one of the many desks that were placed awkwardly throughout the room. When I attempted to open it, though, it wouldn't budge. 'How odd' I thought 'Theres not a lock, nor any kind of obvious jam, and yet it wont budge; A jutsu, maybe?' I made the release symbol with my hands and lightly touched the drawer. Once again I pulled at the handle and the drawer came forward with no resistance. Inside there were two items: A mission scroll and some kind of amulet. I reached forward and picked up the amulet: It appeared to be clear, and was as light as a feather. I put it into one of my pockets, and reached back in and lifted out the scroll. Pulling out a storage scroll, I sealed the amulet and slipped the storage scroll back into its container. I carefully opened up the scroll and read the contents:
This is the official report of the mission completed by: Uchiha, Itachi.
Mission: Assassinate the entirety of the Uchiha clan, and then leave Konoha under the status of: Missing Nin.
Report: Everyone minus the younger brother of Itachi (Uchiha, Sasuke) was successfully eliminated, and Itachi has reportedly left the country of fire. The brother is a young child with little to no knowledge of the clans activities, and thus shall not be executed.
Mission Overseer: The 3rd Hokage
My stomach turned over, and all the contents of said organ pushed their way up my throat, but the very large lump that was developing there didn't allow them to pass upwards to my mouth. I couldn't believe this. How many people knew about this? Suddenly everyone I knew, or at least thought I knew, seemed like a stranger, a suspect. I pulled out my second sealing scroll and threw it to a random corner of the room. In its place in my pack I put the mission scroll, and shut the drawer. Taking a moment to compose myself, I returned to my assignment and formulated a plan of action.
I finished cleaning the room quickly, shut the door to the dark, tiny room and made a beeline for the front door. I did my best to keep myself from running out the double door, but I couldn't stop my mind from scrutinizing everyone who passed me. Were they in on it? Who knew about it? Did they know that I knew? I was very glad when I passed out the double doors and into the calming business of the main streets. I made my way to the civilian district and climbed in through my bedroom window, not in the mood to deal with my parents. After I had locked my door and shut my blinds, I pulled out the scrolls and unsealed the amulet. I fingered the amulet, feeling the smooth surface of the stone. It was a diamond shaped stone, with a black threading wrapped around the top spire that connected it to the necktie. I was wary of it, fearful that what it might hold may be worse than that of the scroll. A lump grew in my throat just thinking about it.
'Don't be scared…' A faint of a voice whispered to me. I looked around me, and checked for nearby chakras, but there was nothing.
'Strange' I thought. But for some strange reason, the voice gave me a feeling of peace. I slipped the amulet around my neck and tucked it safely underneath my shirt. I looked at the scroll. If Sasuke knew about this, there was no telling what he might do. There was also no telling what Konoha might do if they knew that I knew, and it was only a matter of time before they knew, if they didn't know already…
Konoha was no longer safe for me.
I pulled out my ninja pack and packed only a few essentials. Taking a portion of the money I had accumulated, I jumped back through my window and went to a nearby ninja shop. It would be essential that they didn't recognize me, and my red dress, though pretty, was far too obvious. I went back to the attire and picked out a pair of black sandals and black, baggy pants. The weather got hot in some countries, so I chose a black tube top with a mesh long-sleeve and grabbed a long-sleeved solid shirt for the colder months. My hair was also extremely noticeable, so I grabbed a mask that covered both your head and the lower end of your face. Out of habit, I went to the jutsu scrolls. I would be fending for myself from now on, so I had to be able to defend myself. Even though I really wanted to try and learn some new ninjutsus, Taijutsu would be the best choice, so I grabbed four taijutsu scrolls and went up towards the cashier. I passed through the weapon section, and out of curiosity, stopped and examined the array of shiny, deadly objects. What caught my attention most was that of a whip, supposedly six feet long and able to current your chakra through for massive damage. I grabbed the whip and turned to leave when I spotted it: a sword. Simple, but mesmerizingly beautiful in its sleek frame and solid black sheath and hilt. I couldn't stop myself from grabbing the sword and continued on my way towards the front. I put my array of items on the counter and the older man behind the register eyed my choices through his thick bi-focal lenses. He shifted his eyes from my items to me and smiled through his gruffly white moustache.
"You're lucky. We're having a special on that sword today." He then reached down and lifted up a wakizashi* "when you buy that sword, you get this one for free." He wrung me up and after paying the man I took the swords and the rest of my things back to my room. I put my purchases into my bag and slid it onto my back. Taking one last look at my home, I jumped back through the window and headed towards the gate to the village.
The sun was just about to set when I reached the gate, and the guards were more than happy to let me by without any kind of documentation needed, and as I looked at their smiling faces, I felt a great sadness sweep over me. I was never going to see them, or anyone for that matter, again, and if I did, we would be enemies. The thought almost made me shed a few tears, but I had promised myself months ago, after Sasuke left the village, that I would no longer cry, and I was not going to break a promise. So I put one foot in front of the other and left the village that up until now had been my home.
Tsunade hated her meetings with the elders. They always had a stick up their asses about everything, and were complete opposites of herself in every way, from personality to appearance. So she just stayed quiet and sipped her tea.
"By the way, Tsunade, where is that student girl of yours?" The male elder* asked.
"Oh, I was busy all day today, so I sent her to go clean one of the back rooms" She replied nonchalantly. Both of the elders visibly tensed up, and it was a very tense moment before either one of them spoke.
"Which room did you assign her, exactly?" The female elder questioned through clenched teeth. Tsunade looked at them both with a suspicious eye.
"Um… 3B I believe, on the third floor." The elders both took in shallow breaths, before erupting into a terrified frenzy. They both stood up, knocking over their glasses of tea, and immediately called an ANBU member to them and gave them the assignment to find Sakura Haruno. They began to speak amongst themselves, and at the insult of being both interrogated and ignored caused the destruction of the table she was sitting at. The elders both turned to her in shock, mouths agape.
"Tell me what's going on!" She demanded. The elders shared a glance and then sat down once again at the now broken table. Taking a deep sigh, they told her the secrets behind the events that transpired so many years ago.
In a deep cavern somewhere underneath the soil of the country of sound, a silver-haired man walked quickly to the chamber of his master, Orochimaru. He opened up the door and bowed before his superior.
"Orochimaru-sama, we have received some interesting news from our intelligence in Konoha."
"Go on." The snake sennin replied.
"Well, you see sir, it has to do with Sasuke-sama…"
I was about fifteen miles out of Konoha before I stopped for a break at a waterfall. Stripping off my now tattered and muddied dress and underclothes, I bathed under the soothing water of the falls. Even though I had stripped myself of my clothes, I still kept the amulet on, and I fingered its surface as I washed. After bathing, I put on the fresh clothes I had purchased that day, along with a pair of gloves and a belt that I had packed. I strapped the longer sword to my back and the shorter sword I belted horizontally onto my belt and attached the whip to my right leg. I strapped down the rest of my holsters and did a quick kagebushin. Nine copies of me appeared in the area around me. I tore up the rest of my dress and handed each a piece of it with the instructions to go in different directions towards each of the different countries about tem miles, then stick the tatter of cloth onto a branch or something, and disappear. I grabbed my bag and headed southwest, towards the land of wind.
A wakizashi is like a katana, but shorter
I have no clue what the elders names are, so if anyone knows, please tell me
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