Hi everyone! So this is a second story I'm starting.
I'll be honest, my favorite all time character is Kakashi. Except, as much as I can write stories with other characters easily, as much as I'm nervous to write anything Kakashi-related. Who knows...
So basically this is an attempt at creating something with an OC called Riko. I'm not sure yet where this is gonna go but I got a good feeling :)
Please note that I will not use any honorable titles except "sensei" and possibly "sama". I just feel like I'll easily screw up on that level. I will also name the characters by first name followed by the family name and not the opposite way. I'm just too lazy to do the opposite way.
Please review and comment about anything! Please tell me of any incoherence or anything I can correct. I will gladly take anything!
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Naruto obviously. If it was, Kakashi would be the main character...hehehe...
"You have required my assistance, Hokage?"
The girl, wearing a strange dragon shaped mask with slashes of purple lines on it, was kneeling in front of the desk. In the chair behind was sitting a lady with blond hair, wearing a green coat which had the word "gambler" written on the back
"Yes, I have a mission to give you, now get up."
At her words, the young girl got up. The Hokage looked at her closely, judging this new recruit that Danzō had sent her on her request. Tsunade had never given her any mission specifically herself, but this girl had quite a good reputation. She was wearing two swords on her back, had the normal ANBU costume and the usual tattoo on her left arm.
"You're mask will be unnecessary for this mission", moved on the Hokage, "you will be accompanying a squad on a mission. The mission itself will be explained by the Fuderal Lord himself. You on your side will have to guarantee this mission's success. Be careful though, the town beside the castle has been making a big fuss recently. For some unexplained reason, they started to hold a grudge against the Lord. This is why you will be there. To protect him from any attack, and discover the reason why the villagers are making such an uproar. Understood?"
"Yes, Lady Tsunade," answered right away the girl.
"Now take off your mask."
The girl hesitated at this order, but after just a few seconds, she pulled off her mask with her right hand. Tsunade inspected the girl once more. She had black short hair, with deep purple eyes which somehow seemed empty. The girl's face had no emotion, it was completely neutral.
"Now, your name will be your real name: Riko. Go to your house and get change. Come back in about an hour to meet the squad."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
The girl made a simple hand sign and disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving the Hokage lost in her thoughts.
Riko reappeared in the streets of Konoha, in front of an apartment building. When Riko got in the apartment, she saw at the front desk a man. During the week, he just lazily sat there, 'controlling' the people coming in and out of the building. Problem is that he doesn't take his job seriously. If a visitor came in the building, they would probably not guess that he's supposed to be the security of the building.
The man in question lifted up his head from a book he was reading to see that it was only the young girl coming in. He did not bother to greet her or even smile at her, he just kept reading his mysterious book.
After climbing three flights of stairs, Riko arrived on the third floor. She walked directly to a door at the end of the hall way, which had 3 golden number painted on: "359". She stretched her hand to her back pouch, grabbed her keys, and finally entered her place.
Inside was a very comfortable little apartment. It had a living room, connected to a small kitchen. On the left there were two doors: one for the bathroom and the other one was her bedroom, which she was heading for. As she got in the room, she opened her closet, looking at the large variety of clothing that was offered to her. One by one, she studied them, knowing each's advantages and disadvantages. She finally rooted for a black long paints and a pretty purple long loosed sleeved shirt, which had 2 cuts on each shoulder, showing her ANBU tattoo on her arm. She putted on her leaf headband on her forehead, her back pouch, and a pocket attached to her right leg, containing shurikens.
As Riko walk outside of her door, she grabbed a bag already prepared that was full of things to survive on a mission, in addition to her double swords. She locked the door, got outside and started to head for the Hokage's office, this time on foot. Walking the whole distance took about an hour, just enough time to be back at Hokage's at the time requested by lady Tsunade. At her office's door, she lightly knocked on the door, and waited for permission to enter. But no answer came out. Confused, Riko knocked again, but still no answer came. As she was waiting, not knowing what to do, she looked up at a clock on the wall near where she was standing to make sure that she wasn't late. That's when a voice came from the hall way on her right.
"You are here to see Lady Tsunade?"
The girl turned her head to see the Hokage's assistant, Shizune, holding a pile of books and folders in her arms, and followed by a small cute little pig, wearing a necklace and a red shirt.
"Yes, Lord Hokage asked me to come and see her."
"Hmmm... Can you hold this please?"
The black hair girl took the pile in her arms, which surprisingly was pretty heavy, but she did not complain. Shizune knocked on the door firmly.
"Lady Tsunade, you have someone here for you."
Still no answer came from inside the office, which made the assistant very worried. She opened the door and walked inside to finally find the Hokage sleeping faced down on her desk.
"Lady Tsunade! WAKE UP!"
The woman lifted up her head, still half asleep and looked around. She had cards sticking to her face, which proved that she fell asleep on them.
"Huh? What is going on?"
"You fell asleep! That's what's going on!" yelled her assistant.
"Oh, I'm sorry Shizune, I barely slept last night."
Shizune let out a sigh before she spoke again. "Anyway, you have company."
She turned and saw that Riko was still holding the pile of documents. "Oh! Please just put those on the table!"
As the young girl got rid of the pile, Tsunade finally recognized who she was.
"Oh Riko! I barely recognized you with this new outfit! Is it already time?"
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
"Oh." She cleared her throat. "The others should be here in a moment."
As she finished her sentence, they all could hear a loud voice booming down the hall way.
"Hey Shikamaru! Can you believe it?! I finally got a mission, and the best thing about it is that its not a D rank one!"
A yellow flashy hair boy and a black hair boy got in the room. Judging by their faces, Riko could guess that the voice came from the yellow hair boy with a wide goofy smile.
"Riko, this will be two of your comrades for this mission. Shikamaru Nara..." She pointed at the black hair boy, "And Naruto Uzumaki..." now pointing the yellow hair boy.
"Riko? Hmmm... I never saw you before," said in a calm voice Shikamaru.
"Hey! That's right! And you're about our age too!" said Naruto.
"Actually, I'm about 6 years older than both of you which means that we were in different grades," simply answered the girl in a monotone voice. She was at the same time wondering how he couldn't see the obvious age difference.
Naruto was about to ask something else but a knock on the door interrupted him. They all turned around to see a silver haired man at the door.
"Ah! And this is your third teammate Riko. Kakashi Hatake... he will be the leader of your team."
Riko looked at the man carefully. She knew perfectly who he was: an ex-ANBU member. She heard all about him and his famous Sharingan now hidden under his crooked headband.
"Kakashi, this is Riko," finished presenting the Hokage.
"Yo," the man answered with a hand up.
"Okay now that you are all here, I can explain the little bit that I actually know."
Everyone got closer to Tsunade's desk, at the exception of Shizune and TonTon who went to stand behind the Hokage.
"Now, you will form a four man squad. Your mission will be explained more deeply by the Federal Lord, but I can tell you this: be careful of the neighbour town. Everyone seems to think that they will make a move soon."
"A move?! What do you mean Granny Tsunade?" asked Naruto
"The villagers have been mad at the Lord, that's all I know. You must accomplish the Lord's desire, and assure his safety. Naruto aside, Shikamaru's great talent to analyze various situations, Kakashi's Sharingan and Riko's great training should be useful if there is to be an attack. If there is one, stop it at all cost unless your situation has changed. I'm counting on your jugement."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait! Are you saying that I have no talent?!" interrupted once more Naruto.
"That's exactly what I'm saying. The only reason I've put you in this team, is that that I'm tired of you breaking my ears with the fact that you want something else then a D rank mission," answered severely Tsuande.
"AAAAAAAW!"
Great, I'm stuck with an idiot on my team... thought Riko
"I must have a talent! Come on!"
"How about being a loud mouth and annoy people? That sounds like something you do," said Shikamaru while covering the ear that was on Naruto's side.
"Hey don't say that! You're lazy!" shouted Naruto.
"At least I have a brain" simply answered the black hair boy while pointing his head.
...and a lazy guy..."added the girl in her thoughts.
Naruto kept complaining until Kakashi interrupted him.
"That's enough Naruto..."
"But Kakashi-sensei..."
"No."
Naruto let out a big sigh and walked toward the door.
"Good luck on your mission," added the Hokage before everyone left.
This is the first part! Let me know what you think!
I'll try to create a second part as soon as I can!
