AUTHOR'S NOTES
Hey, looksies! Our first ficcy! WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ^____^ Anyway, we've decided we want to upload a few ficcies we've done with each other, and this one, Kunai Chains 13, was our first serious joint effort!
WARNING WARNING!!!
If you do not like stories where fan characters play a real role, then turn away now.. Actually, don't turn away, keep reading because it's actually really kewl ^_^
Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura are copyright Masashi Kishimoto, BTW, but Minage, Kusari, and any other unknown characters that show up are ours ^_^
And an off-topic note, R&R please, and flames are not welcome, any flames that show up will be used to make a toasty-warm fire to roast marshmallows on, or perhaps for Sasuke to breath _
~KUNAI CHAIN 13~
Blade pressed tightly against his throat, his mouth felt so dry, he desired desperately to swallow, to get the sickening taste from his mouth, but he was afraid the movement might be his end..
"Master Kakashi!"
Three voices had unified into one, as he stared forwards at his three students. Naruto, the blonde boy was wide-eyed, but had determination written across his face. He seemed sure that he could save his teacher, though it seemed impossible. The girl, Sakura, was almost in tears, but he could see fire burning in her eyes from the distance. She too, was as determined as ever. The last, Sasuke, seemed to hold his normal presence, staring at him as though everything would be alright, but the look in his eyes matched neither Naruto's, nor Sakura's. He seemed to understand. There was no way they could save him, no way he could save himself. He was trapped, at the mercy of his capture.
Minutes pressed on like hours, until he could feel the blade move, and he was sure it was the end.
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2 Days Earlier
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"Minage! WAKE UP!"
"Mmmph."
The conversation was the same every morning. The girl's mother would tell her to wake up or else no breakfast, she'd reply with a 1/2 hearted attempt at a response, which was usually something along the lines of an inaudible groan, the mother would proceed to banging away at the door until her daughter shlumped form the room and down into the kitchen.
By then, the food was cold, and the girl would groan and complain about this until her mother cooked some fresh, hot food, and the dog would have its daily feast of cold breakfast foods.
"Minage, must we do this EVERY morning..." Her mother went on, and the girl only yawned loudly and laid her head on the table for a nap.
"MINAGE JOUSAN! WAKE UP! Do you not remember that today you have a guest?!"
"Guh?"
"The Shinobi from Leaf Village! You're so hopeless sometimes Minage!"
"OH YEAH! I gotta get DRESSED!" The girl screeched, instantly awake as she darted from the kitchen, up the stairs and into her room to change.
"AND WEAR SOMETHING SENSIBLE!" Her mother sighed deeply, and went about cleaning up the kitchen.
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A Few Hours Later
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Sitting at the table, fingers tapping away at the table in an annoyingly rhythmic fashion, Minage Jousan stared at the door. She found her other hand nervously fidgeting with the Hitai-ate on her head, bearing the crest of the Land of Mist and Fog, taking deep breaths to calm herself.
She was so nervous. She had just passed the test claiming her to be a Shinobi, and she had been told that Shinobi from Leaf Village were visiting. She was to join them and travel to Leaf Village to meet up with someone important. She silently wondered what the meeting was about, all her mother had told her was that it had to do with her older sister, the one that had died so long ago, when Minage had been only 5, maybe.
Growing tired of staring at the door, her eyes found themselves caught upon her family's trademark weapon, it had no true name, but it was a cross between a katar, and kukri/scimitar, and a few other random weapons. Its blade curved back, so as a normal person might punch in a hook, the blade curved with her arm to cut at whatever angle she so desired. Many adaptations of the weapon had been made to suit each member of her family's needs, but she kept the original style, it worked best for her.
She remembered her sister's adaptation allowed for a kunai w/chain method, so the blade could detach and swing around at a long distance as well.
She remembered so little about her sister.
Minage was dragged from her thoughts by a knock at the door, and as she pulled it open, she immediately recognized the Hitai-ate of Leaf Village.
She was growing excited.
"HI! My name's Minage Jousan! You must be from Leaf Village? Welcome to my home, Would you like a drink? Have a seat! What is your name?" She blurted all in one quick, long breath.
The Shinobi stopped and stared at her for a moment, before smiling, though his mouth was hidden, and he winked, "Hello Minage, I am from Leaf Village, No thank you, I would not like a drink, a seat would be nice, and my name... My name is Hatake Kakashi!" He said merrily in his easy tone, the words flowing slowly and understandably from his mouth, in complete contradiction to Minage's words.
"COOL!" She squealed motioning for Hatake to sit, which he did, looking easily around the room with his one uncovered eye.
Minage kicked the door closed behind her and practically leapt into a seat opposite Master Kakashi, and she smiled brightly.
"I suppose you have a few questions?" The Elite Shinobi asked, and the girl nodded, "Go right ahead, I'll answer what I can."
"Why do you have your eye covered?"
Kakashi blinked, and nearly laughed. This girl was being dragged to Leaf Village for a meeting with somebody she had never met, by a bunch of people she had never met, and her first question had been why he wore his Hitai-ate like he did.
"Because I choose to." Kakashi replied easily, "Any other questions?"
"I thought there were other Shinobi coming too?"
"Yes."
"Then where ARE they?! Are they planning a surprise entrance?! ARE THEY?!" Minage pressed, looking around, spinning at full tilt to take every inch of the room in at once.
"No... You'll be meeting them later."
"Awwwww...." Minage whined, sitting back down, she looked sullen and deprived for a moment before brightening back up.
"I have one more question."
Hatake, preparing the answer in his mind already, this girl must desire to know why she was going to Leaf Village now, and who she was meeting, right? Looking directly at the girl as he asked, "And that is...?"
"Can we GO now?! It's so boring here."
Hatake nearly fell over from that, but laughed and nodded. This girl was full of energy, she and Naruto would get along quite well.
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Same Time, Different Place
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Amidst the fog that gave the Land of Fog and Mist its name, 3 shadowy figures stood. Tall, dark and mysterious, even their silhouettes seemed imposing, with broad shoulders and weapons that seemed far to large for anyone to fight properly with.
A 4th dark shadow, slightly shorter, and far slimmer stood facing them. Chains fell around her, seeming awkward on her figure, as though her feminine shape should not have been able to hold up so many thick, heavy chains. And yet, she stood in a casual stance, one hand on her hip, careful not to stab through herself with the positioning of one of her wrist-weapons, the other dangling carelessly at her side, grasping one of the heavy chains as she carelessly swung her kunai w/chain in small circles beside her.
"They're here, Kusari, are you prepared?"
"Of course I'm prepared! I'm ALWAYS prepared!"
"You're our surest bet, if you fail then we'll never know his secrets..."
"I wont fail.."
"How do we know that?"
"Have I ever failed before?"
"Have you ever faced the Shuringan Eye before?"
"I know what I am doing, leave it to me and he will be dead before he leaves our village."
"Else it will be on your head, girl."
"Else it will be on my head."
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Don't you all just love the 1st chapter of every story? Usually a cliff-hanger, nothing is explained at all.. It's the way 1st Chapters are designed! I hope you enjoyed the first little piece there, as it probably wont come back until later into the story, probably chapter 4-ish... who knows?
Anyway, yeah, Chappy 1 complete... If you liked it, review, if you didn't, then flames shall be used to roast the yummy marshmallows as I make smores! ^___^
Hey, looksies! Our first ficcy! WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ^____^ Anyway, we've decided we want to upload a few ficcies we've done with each other, and this one, Kunai Chains 13, was our first serious joint effort!
WARNING WARNING!!!
If you do not like stories where fan characters play a real role, then turn away now.. Actually, don't turn away, keep reading because it's actually really kewl ^_^
Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura are copyright Masashi Kishimoto, BTW, but Minage, Kusari, and any other unknown characters that show up are ours ^_^
And an off-topic note, R&R please, and flames are not welcome, any flames that show up will be used to make a toasty-warm fire to roast marshmallows on, or perhaps for Sasuke to breath _
~KUNAI CHAIN 13~
Blade pressed tightly against his throat, his mouth felt so dry, he desired desperately to swallow, to get the sickening taste from his mouth, but he was afraid the movement might be his end..
"Master Kakashi!"
Three voices had unified into one, as he stared forwards at his three students. Naruto, the blonde boy was wide-eyed, but had determination written across his face. He seemed sure that he could save his teacher, though it seemed impossible. The girl, Sakura, was almost in tears, but he could see fire burning in her eyes from the distance. She too, was as determined as ever. The last, Sasuke, seemed to hold his normal presence, staring at him as though everything would be alright, but the look in his eyes matched neither Naruto's, nor Sakura's. He seemed to understand. There was no way they could save him, no way he could save himself. He was trapped, at the mercy of his capture.
Minutes pressed on like hours, until he could feel the blade move, and he was sure it was the end.
*******************
2 Days Earlier
*******************
"Minage! WAKE UP!"
"Mmmph."
The conversation was the same every morning. The girl's mother would tell her to wake up or else no breakfast, she'd reply with a 1/2 hearted attempt at a response, which was usually something along the lines of an inaudible groan, the mother would proceed to banging away at the door until her daughter shlumped form the room and down into the kitchen.
By then, the food was cold, and the girl would groan and complain about this until her mother cooked some fresh, hot food, and the dog would have its daily feast of cold breakfast foods.
"Minage, must we do this EVERY morning..." Her mother went on, and the girl only yawned loudly and laid her head on the table for a nap.
"MINAGE JOUSAN! WAKE UP! Do you not remember that today you have a guest?!"
"Guh?"
"The Shinobi from Leaf Village! You're so hopeless sometimes Minage!"
"OH YEAH! I gotta get DRESSED!" The girl screeched, instantly awake as she darted from the kitchen, up the stairs and into her room to change.
"AND WEAR SOMETHING SENSIBLE!" Her mother sighed deeply, and went about cleaning up the kitchen.
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A Few Hours Later
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Sitting at the table, fingers tapping away at the table in an annoyingly rhythmic fashion, Minage Jousan stared at the door. She found her other hand nervously fidgeting with the Hitai-ate on her head, bearing the crest of the Land of Mist and Fog, taking deep breaths to calm herself.
She was so nervous. She had just passed the test claiming her to be a Shinobi, and she had been told that Shinobi from Leaf Village were visiting. She was to join them and travel to Leaf Village to meet up with someone important. She silently wondered what the meeting was about, all her mother had told her was that it had to do with her older sister, the one that had died so long ago, when Minage had been only 5, maybe.
Growing tired of staring at the door, her eyes found themselves caught upon her family's trademark weapon, it had no true name, but it was a cross between a katar, and kukri/scimitar, and a few other random weapons. Its blade curved back, so as a normal person might punch in a hook, the blade curved with her arm to cut at whatever angle she so desired. Many adaptations of the weapon had been made to suit each member of her family's needs, but she kept the original style, it worked best for her.
She remembered her sister's adaptation allowed for a kunai w/chain method, so the blade could detach and swing around at a long distance as well.
She remembered so little about her sister.
Minage was dragged from her thoughts by a knock at the door, and as she pulled it open, she immediately recognized the Hitai-ate of Leaf Village.
She was growing excited.
"HI! My name's Minage Jousan! You must be from Leaf Village? Welcome to my home, Would you like a drink? Have a seat! What is your name?" She blurted all in one quick, long breath.
The Shinobi stopped and stared at her for a moment, before smiling, though his mouth was hidden, and he winked, "Hello Minage, I am from Leaf Village, No thank you, I would not like a drink, a seat would be nice, and my name... My name is Hatake Kakashi!" He said merrily in his easy tone, the words flowing slowly and understandably from his mouth, in complete contradiction to Minage's words.
"COOL!" She squealed motioning for Hatake to sit, which he did, looking easily around the room with his one uncovered eye.
Minage kicked the door closed behind her and practically leapt into a seat opposite Master Kakashi, and she smiled brightly.
"I suppose you have a few questions?" The Elite Shinobi asked, and the girl nodded, "Go right ahead, I'll answer what I can."
"Why do you have your eye covered?"
Kakashi blinked, and nearly laughed. This girl was being dragged to Leaf Village for a meeting with somebody she had never met, by a bunch of people she had never met, and her first question had been why he wore his Hitai-ate like he did.
"Because I choose to." Kakashi replied easily, "Any other questions?"
"I thought there were other Shinobi coming too?"
"Yes."
"Then where ARE they?! Are they planning a surprise entrance?! ARE THEY?!" Minage pressed, looking around, spinning at full tilt to take every inch of the room in at once.
"No... You'll be meeting them later."
"Awwwww...." Minage whined, sitting back down, she looked sullen and deprived for a moment before brightening back up.
"I have one more question."
Hatake, preparing the answer in his mind already, this girl must desire to know why she was going to Leaf Village now, and who she was meeting, right? Looking directly at the girl as he asked, "And that is...?"
"Can we GO now?! It's so boring here."
Hatake nearly fell over from that, but laughed and nodded. This girl was full of energy, she and Naruto would get along quite well.
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Same Time, Different Place
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Amidst the fog that gave the Land of Fog and Mist its name, 3 shadowy figures stood. Tall, dark and mysterious, even their silhouettes seemed imposing, with broad shoulders and weapons that seemed far to large for anyone to fight properly with.
A 4th dark shadow, slightly shorter, and far slimmer stood facing them. Chains fell around her, seeming awkward on her figure, as though her feminine shape should not have been able to hold up so many thick, heavy chains. And yet, she stood in a casual stance, one hand on her hip, careful not to stab through herself with the positioning of one of her wrist-weapons, the other dangling carelessly at her side, grasping one of the heavy chains as she carelessly swung her kunai w/chain in small circles beside her.
"They're here, Kusari, are you prepared?"
"Of course I'm prepared! I'm ALWAYS prepared!"
"You're our surest bet, if you fail then we'll never know his secrets..."
"I wont fail.."
"How do we know that?"
"Have I ever failed before?"
"Have you ever faced the Shuringan Eye before?"
"I know what I am doing, leave it to me and he will be dead before he leaves our village."
"Else it will be on your head, girl."
"Else it will be on my head."
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Don't you all just love the 1st chapter of every story? Usually a cliff-hanger, nothing is explained at all.. It's the way 1st Chapters are designed! I hope you enjoyed the first little piece there, as it probably wont come back until later into the story, probably chapter 4-ish... who knows?
Anyway, yeah, Chappy 1 complete... If you liked it, review, if you didn't, then flames shall be used to roast the yummy marshmallows as I make smores! ^___^
