Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto for a number of reasons but the most important one is because it's too much responsibility on my shoulders.
Author's Note: Alright as promised here is the long over due Enter the Shadow Village. I fully understand that I've neglected my other stories but all I have to say is shit happens. This story and its characters are connected to author Dante Hyuuga's stories Destiny's Path and Alternate Routes. He will be my backseat author for this story and is the other parent to it so enjoy!
Pure and utter darkness. That's all there was joining the three sleeping figures in their cramped cell. It wasn't anything new to them. On the contrary it was always there both during the night and the morning…not as if they could tell the difference. As their frail chests heaved from each breath a camera was watching them carefully.
In the opposite end a room was filled with about a dozen working scientists and a few Anbu stood at their usual posts, but one figure stood out among them all. There sat was a robe clad figure with a kanji on his head ornament that read 'Naito'. Not much was seen due to most of the robe covering him only leaving his eyes visible but that was enough to let anyone know not to challenge him.
"Aishou what do today's progress reports say?" said the robed man to who appeared to be the head scientist.
"Not much progress Naitokage-sama. Shisaku-ichi's ninjustsu remains top notch. Shisaku-nii's swordsmanship is still unmatched and Shisaku-san still refuses to partake in combat.
"Hmm I see well then how goes our side experiment?"
"Well it is coming along but are you sure that creating something this unstable is wise? If word gets out about our plans then the other countries won't hesitate to start and immediate war against us."
"The Village Hidden in the Shadows has remained under the radar from the other villages for decades. They believe us to be a neutral nation that is harmless since we were the only ones not to participate in the Great Ninja Wars."
"Yes but news travels fast my lord. If even Konoha were to hear of our ambitions they would wipe us out with ease!"
"That's enough Aishou! The only reason we came to this decision was because the progress of the children isn't as fast as we need it to be. Besides once we finish the weapon it wouldn't even matter if all the nations merged into one and opposed us because they would be wiped out in an instant. Now then I won't hear anymore disrespect from you is that clear?"
"Y-yes Naitokage-sama forgive me for my insolence." 'For everyone's sake I really hope it doesn't come down to using this thing."
As dawn broke a rather old man was enjoying the breeze of the new spring as he began to file some paperwork until there was a knock at his door.
"Come in," said the man removing his pipe to speak.
Two ninja entered the room and stood at attention. One was a male with silver hair, a mask covering a majority of his face, and a headband covering one of his eyes only leaving the other eye as the only visible skin to be seen.
The other was female with purple hair, equally purple eyes, and a trench coat covering questionable fishnet armor.
"Ah Kakashi and Anko, it's nice to see you two out of that Anbu getup and being a normal couple for a change!" said the man leaving the two others to blush and avoid each other's eye contact.
"Ehem…Yes Hokage-sama you wished for us to see you. I believe we got word that it was urgent," said Kakashi regaining his aloof composure.
"Ah yes I would say it is rather important depending how you want to think about it," said the old man taking another puff of his pipe.
"What do you mean its important depending how we think about it?" questioned the purple haired ninja.
"Well about a week ago I received news that one of the villages might have a secret weapon and are considering using it. Mind you this is all speculation but I can't help but shake off this chill I have about it."
"Do you think that one of the nations might have a bijuu at their disposal?"
"I thought the exact same thing but there is no possibility that a village can keep a bijuu a secret without any other village being aware of it. It's something different but can be just as devastating I fear."
"So why summon us here? What do you want Kakashi and me to do about it?"
"Ah always to the point Anko. Well I wanted you two to organize a small but reliable platoon outside the Anbu so that I may send you out as soon as I hear of something. Also tell everyone in the platoon to cancel any missions they had before hand and that goes for you two as well. That is all."
The two nodded and left the Hokage's chambers to assemble the platoon. They needed to gather their most skilled and reliable comrades for something this big.
As the little boy's eyes slowly fluttered open he was greeted by the foul stench of his cell. It didn't matter how long he lived there the smell of sweat and blood never seemed to falter. He stretched and scratched the back of his spiky indigo hair and looked around the cell.
To his right at the top corner of the cell lay a sleeping girl with long brown locks and torn rags that were a poor excuse to be called clothes. On the opposite end sat a boy with long black hair in a ponytail with two thick bangs covering his face but his red eyes stood out too much to be unnoticed. He was tinkering at a sword that belonged to the indigo haired boy.
"Hey Zeek! How'd you sleep?" asked the indigo haired boy to the raven haired one.
There was no answer as the other continued tinkering with the sword. "Hey Zeek I asked you how you slept!"
There was still no answer. The little boy gritted his teeth at the lack of response he was getting. "Damn it why won't you answer me!"
"I'm not answering you because you know as well as I do that we are forbidden against using our real names. They gave us these names for a reason! So in response to your question I slept fine Shisaku-nii. Thank you for asking," said Zeek with obvious sarcasm in his gratitude.
"God damn it you know I hate that! I want to be called by my name not the unoriginal title they named me with. You don't mind constantly referred to as Shisaku-ichi?"
"No I don't because it's just a stupid title that they like calling me. You shouldn't let something so insignificant get to you Dante- Damn it now you got me started!"
The commotion from the argument cause the sleeping girl to stir in her sleep before waking up to the two boys.
"Dante-kun. Zeek-kun. Why are you two making so much noise?" said the brown haired girl rubbing her eyes.
"We weren't arguing Shisaku-san. Go back to sleep and don't call us that you know you aren't supposed to."
"Don't listen to him Ayeka-chan. He's just cranky that's all."
Due to the commotion from the argument a voice echoed from the speakers at the ceiling of the cell.
"Obviously if you three have enough energy to argue then you have energy to being your morning routine. Now head for the training room or no food for the rest of the day!" boomed the voice before fading away.
The three took a moment to stretch off their sleep and proceeded out of the cell. They walked into a rather large room with weapons on the walls and fresh corpses probably from their last session. A door opened and six Anbu walked through it. After no warning two sped towards each of the children.
As two ran towards Zeek he formed several hand signs in rapid succession before letting a large stream of fire out of his mouth that incinerated his assailants.
As the second pair ran at Dante he swung his sword what appeared to be once but multiple gashed formed on the Anbu before they fell on the floor dead.
As the final pair ran towards the girl she simply placed her palms on the ground before s large amount of tall bones pierced through the ground to surround her but she was careful to not even graze her opponents.
The speaker came on and the same voice as heard earlier came on.
"Shisaku-san I will not remind you again to kill your attackers!"
"I told you I don't want to kill them. The only reason they're attacking me is because you're making them!"
"That is not your decision to make. Now kill them!" There was no reaction from the girl as she kept her eyes shut tight and her palms remained on the ground.
"Fine then! Shisaku-ichi dispose of the two remaining men"
Zeek nodded and slowly walked towards the two frightened men who were well aware of his capabilities. When he reached them they expected him to execute a ninjustsu but instead he simply stared right at their eyes.
They suddenly noticed that the tomoe in his red eyes begin to spin. In a matter of seconds they were witnessing their deaths by getting mauled and shredded by hellhounds. For what appeared to be hours they collapsed on the floor dead from sheer mental exhaustion.
Ayeka's bones began to recede into the ground as she stared into the same eyes that had mercilessly killed those two ninja they were filled with sadness that she knew were meant as an apology to her.
"Well done Shisaku-ichi. Alright you guys are done for now, your slop is ready in your cell so go eat," said the voice in the speaker before fading once more.
The children took one last look at the dead bodies before proceeding into their cell for breakfast or at least the closest thing to it. On the other end the Naitokage and Aishou were sitting after watching the display the three children had done.
"Why does Shisaku-san refuse to fight Aishou? Time and time again we have told her to do so and even punished her but she still refuses to kill. When has there ever been a Kaguya that detested battle and killing?" asked the robed man to his subordinate.
"I don't understand either my lord. She just doesn't seem to accept killing or even battle as a part of a ninja's profession. It doesn't matter that much because Shisaku-ichi and nii don't have a problem with it," said Aishou looking at each child's statistics on his computer.
"Yes they are rather adept at killing aren't they? But in the end I would say that Shisaku-ichi remains the perfect ninja. He uses his Sharingan well and has no problem in answering to orders. While Shisaku-nii is more physically skilled especially with a sword there remains that little problem of his which is unfortunate because Hyuuga's rely on their hands for the jyuuken!" shouted the Naitokage in frustration.
"Yes the problem remains that his arms start to give out after repeated use and when left untreated start to cripple. We developed a drug that suppresses the illness but it lowers his taijutsu efficiency by 40 percentso we terminated it."
"It doesn't matter anymore because what we're developing now exceeds any ninja's power. After it's completed we will have every nation on their hands and knees begging for mercy!"
There he was watching that man. He had been watching that man train for hours for as long as he could remember. He practiced his ninjustsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, and even weapons practice. He was skilled at them all. The way he never lost concentration was remarkable and it looked effortless for him. He admired his brother so much. It was obvious his clan paid most attention to him he couldn't blame them; the man was a genius after all. After watching him train for hours he was surprised to see a man come up to him from out of nowhere.
"Kakashi-san what a surprise to see you. To what do I owe this visit?" asked the teenager placing his kunai back in its holster."
"Itachi-san I'm sorry to bother you like this but urgent matters have come up and we need your assistance right way," said the masked nin.
"We?"
"Yes I'll explain on the way to the rendezvous point."
"Of course I understand. Hey Sasuke-kun I'm afraid I might not be back home for a while so tell mother and father that I've gone for important business with the Anbu," said Itachi to the tree behind him.
From behind the tree walked a little boy with downward spiky hair surprised to find out his brother knew about his whereabouts the entire time. He regained his composure in a second and raced off towards his home catching a glimpse of the two men racing off into the woods.
"So Kakashi-san what is this urgent matter that you were referring to?"
"Well Itachi it isn't very good news I must say. I will give you along with the other members of the team the full details once we all arrive. I chose you to join because I have decided to leave my post as Anbu captain and give the position to you when the time arrives. This mission should be good practice for you."
"I am most honored of this undeserving position, thank you."
"Nonsense Itachi. You are the best candidate for the job because not only are you a fine shinobi but you come with the skill and prowess of one that only comes around in a century. This is our stop," said Kakashi as the two hopped off the branch they were on to join four other ninja.
Itachi observed the ninja that were to be on the mission along side him and Kakashi. Maito Gai the taijutsu specialist of Konoha and Kakashi's eternal rival. Sarutobi Asuma the trench knife user and genjutsu specialist Yuuhi Kurenai. Last but certainly not least was Mitarashi Anko the snake jutsu user and Captain Kakashi's girlfriend. This fine group of shinobi should have no trouble completing any mission that faced them.
"Alright you all thank you for joining me here. Now I'm sure all of you are quite curious as to why you were all asked to refrain from taking any missions until further notice. Well let me explain now. About two months ago the Hokage got word that one of the country's had a very powerful weapon that rivaled the bijuu in destructive power. A month ago it was confirmed to exist and a week ago it was revealed that Kagegakure was in hold of the weapon," said Kakashi in an earnest tone beginning to shake towards the end of his explanation.
"So what exactly is this thing that's so damn powerful? I mean maybe they're just bluffing about the weapon I mean come on what is as strong as a bijuu anyway?" asked Kurenai not completely convinced about their target.
"It doesn't matter what weapon those guys have because with the amount of youth this team contains not even the gods can stand in our way!" injected guy as he gave a thumbs up and his signature smile.
What Kakashi said after that left the entire group in complete silence so much so that even the ever enthusiastic guy was left without any trace of confidence on his face.
"I'm afraid it isn't that simple Gai…it was confirmed that the Village Hidden in the Shadows has a Hydrogen bomb in its possession."
Well there is the first chapter of Enter the Shadow Village. Fear not as this and a few of the following chapters will be prologues of the main story and our main blonde hero with make his debut soon. There will be plenty of NaruHinaness and other pairings along with action, adventure and three kick ass OCs. I will rate this story M for adult language and graphic scenes that come up. I hope you read and review because I will try to update as frequently as I can!