A Dozen Demons
((Welcome, one and all to my wonderful, in-the-works, Naru fic. I am your guide, SSF. Now then, this is going to be one of those fics where you, the reader, review this first chapter with a character, or cameo, which I shall insert into the fanfiction at one point or another. However, I am out to settle the two problems I often find with these fics:
1) They die. I can promise you that this fic, at no point will full-out die. I will try to keep my updates at a pace of about one every two weeks, but it may take longer, though two months is gonna be my limit.
2) I review with a character and the writer turns out to be total crap. This annoys me to no end. So, to remedy this, I will provide you with a prologue that will both set up the main character's story and give you something to grade me by.
Also, to those of you who found this using the search engine with the names 'Naruto' and 'Hinata', I promise they will become major roles later on. And I mean major roles. I apologize for requiring you to wait for them.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way, shape, or form.
Now, enjoy!))
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Prologue: Vengeance
A man skidded to a halt near the edge of a small clearing with his red, shoulder length hair swaying at the loss of momentum. He breathed heavily from his efforts over the last few minutes as his face dripped with sweat. His ninja uniform, vest and all, flapped ever-so-slightly in the cool night breeze.
He raised his eyes, filled with rage, to another man at the center of the clearing. "I'm gonna kill you, you son of a bitch!" screamed the red haired man, his voice cracking in fury.
The other man gasped overdramatically, bringing his pale hand up to his mouth, allowing his black hood to keep his face mostly hidden. "You wouldn't!" he yelled in a false girly tone. He continued in his true, soft-hearted voice. "Please, Da-su. Do you really think a chuunin will be able to defeat an elite assassin?" He flashed down his sand hitai-ate to show the country he was from before replacing it under his hood. "You've barely been able to keep up with me as it is."
"You murdered my wife!"
The killer shrugged. "Job's a job. You should be grateful I was in a good mood, or your child would be dead, too. Are you sure you want to leave it without a father?"
"I don't care! I'll kill you if it's the last thing I do!" The red-headed ninja did a dozen quick hand signs before calling out, "Guntaishiki Isshiki no Jutsu!" (Complete Zodiac Jutsu) Everything about him perked up as he took a basic battle stance.
The man with the hood sighed. "Very well. Know that it was Kuroji that killed you." In an instant, his black suit merged with the darkness around him.
Da-su looked around cautiously. He activated a defensive style of his jutsu with a short muttering. His skin hardened, and he closed his eyes, waiting for the attack. There was a long silence in which everything was still; only the sound of natural forest life surrounded him.
Then, the red-head heard a yell from behind him. "Ninpou: Ketatamashii Ken!" (Ninja Art: Piercing Blade)
The red-head spun into a right handed punch. It hit its mark, nailing the assassin in the center of the chest. A shockwave of chakra emitted from the point of contact, sending Kuroji flying deep into the nearby woods.
Da-su stood there in that position a moment. Then, he began to fall sideways limply. He landed with a soft clank and thud as the sword that had killed him hit the ground behind his back, propping the body up slightly. The slash went through his left shoulder into his heart, cutting through everything. His body lay there in the silent night, looking somehow triumphant.
Suddenly, a young man, no older than 16, appeared with blue hair flowing in the wind. He stared at the dead man. "Fool…No one lives through an encounter with Kuroji," he stated simply in an obviously progressing teenage voice. He grabbed the blade and withdrew it from the body's chest cavity. Then, he took off into the forest after the assassin, whether he be alive or dead.
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((Please note that this is an INCREDIBLY short chapter for me. My normal chapters are about 4-5k words in length, so if you don't like semi-long chapters, go away now. If you liked it, please read on and kindly review at the end. I thank you for your cooperation.
Important: I am no longer accepting characters! However, if you are desperate or just feel like being creative you can fill out a character sheet from below. I may end up using these characters if I find a good place for them. It should also be said that if I do use them, it will probably be in a highly modified version.
Also, note that this is a Future Fic, as in the Konoha 12 are all grown up. That aside, here's the stat sheet: SSF))
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((Feel free to check out my other stories. They are all finished (or at least postponed), so if you want a completed work, go check them out. I am especially proud of my Comfort From Death story since it is so out of the norm for me. I'm not very good with angst . ))
((PS: I apologize for any mistranslations. Anyone willing to help me in this area is certainly welcome.
SSF out.))