Alright here is the first chappie, I got the idea while reading this book called 'Blue Bloods' by Melissa de Cruz, its a good book you should read it
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor do i own 'Blue Bloods' but i do own a Winter Stitch stuffed animal whom i love so much
A Thin Line Between a Palace and a Gilded Cage
The Ryoan-ji Academy was housed in a former Buddhist temple that was abandoned and turned into a summer mansion by a rich spice merchant and noble named Hideyoshi Nishijima. He bought the small temple on request of his wife who wanted a quiet place to retreat to from court and so her sons would have a quiet place to study, because Hideyoshi was the creator of Nihon Spice Company he turned the small temple into a lavish mansion in under 2 years. Katsuhiko Ryoan-ji, their tutor, educated Hideyoshi's two sons for when one would take over Hideyoshi's position and one to take over the Nihon Spice Company. Hideyoshi and his sons died in a terrible storm while going to Tsuki no Kuni to supervise a pick up of a cargo of spices. Distraught, his wife joined a nunnery and left the mansion to Katsuhiko to turn it into his dream institution.
Little had been done to change the mansion into a school, those of Katsuhiko's bloodline decided to keep the original finishes and furniture, professional caretakers were hired to keep everything maintained, which made entering the building akin to walking backward into the Heian period.
Ryoan-ji Academy is hidden behind an orchard of sakura and wisteria trees lining the stone walk, a black spear gate enclosing the exclusive institution making it seem like a floating city. A life size watercolor painting of the Nishijima family hangs in the three-story pagoda along with the generations of Ryoan-ji headmasters and some headmistresses. Welcoming the students and visitors alike are the Nioman gates and Sai-mon gate with the eyes of the four Deva Guardian Kings watching as they enter, the headmaster rings the bell in the Sho-ro to begin classes and students wash their hands in the Dragon fountain before they proceed to class.
The different halls were basically transformed into the classrooms; the Kyo-do is the science building the sutras had to be moved to the Sakajo pavilion named after the first son of Hideyoshi, which also became a library. The Tamura-do houses the mathematics classes, the Asakura Hall is the literature building, the Amida Hall contains the social science/economics classes and the pagoda is the electives hall; choir on the first floor, band on the second floor and art on the top floor. The cafeteria was placed in Yumedono Hall located in the gardens, though most students ate outside enjoying the lavish gardens and taking leisure strolls when the weather permitted, under no circumstances were students allowed near the water. The gym located in the rear of the mansion on the banks of the river in the Miyazawa-den, named after the second son. Metal lockers run along the wooden and rice paper walls, the Hon-do was were they held assemblies and the Oku-no-in became the office.
Photographs of each graduating class lined the Sakajo Hall from the time when it was an all-male school with original Japanese watercolor portraits to the time it went co-ed and modern photograph were used. Though not much had changed; girls still graduated in white kimonos with blue obis and were presented with garlands of sakura branches to put in their hair as well as a single rose and their diplomas. The boys wore subdued blue kimonos with black hakama pants and presented with lilies and their diplomas. After the graduating class was presented they crossed the moon gate to the Sound of Feathers waterfall and girls would throw their roses into the water while guys would throw in their lilies.
It was pretty much all I had ever known, I was Naruto Uzumaki the king of this palace anyway, by the opinions of the students. All that shimmery glamour blinded my eyes so that it was all I could see.
I had to stay late for basketball practice. It looked like it threatened to rain all day, with the clouds black and swollen pressing down to the earth like a huge blanket. Two drops fell on his nose before the clouds unleashed its load, pouring down hard, pouring like there was no tomorrow. I was soaked in a matter of moments my clothes plastered to my body, not that it mattered to me it helped get rid of the sweat and grime of the especially hard basketball practice.
It was in the park…that's when I saw her.
Because of the rain, it drenched the baggy clothes through so it clung to her feminine form. It was the first time I saw a girl and thought, "How incredible…"
She ignored the pounding rain as it fell on her head. On the steps of the park she was leaping and jumping like she was crazy…but she looked so free…
As she skated past me her face was covered by her rain slicked hair, but what struck me was her eyes…like a lush emerald forest so pure and green, she disappeared into the rainy gloom…
The next day at school it was the first time I noticed the ugly black gate enclosing us, and for the first time I felt like I was in a cage.
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