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Bloodlines have mysterious beginnings.
What may have originally been an oft-used jutsu by medics to see the broken bones of a patient can become a powerful dojutsu, capable of seeing anything up to a mile and a half away. The bloodline that this tale is about, as is with many others, was not a bloodline to begin with. A samurai clan called the Haoko had a deadly rivalry with a ninja clan called the Yaman. They despised the Yaman for their bloody interrogation techniques, going so far as to call them the Yaman Aku, or 'bloody' Yaman. The Yaman, in their own turn, despised the Haoko for their staunch refusal to share their interrogation techniques and the constant reviling they went through. A bloody battle between the two resulted in the near-extinction of the Haoko and a broken Yaman Aku clan.
The Yaman Aku rejoiced in destroying their enemies, but unknown to them, one mother and her child survived the battle, hidden away by a man who did not want to lose his daughter and granddaughter to the 'savages'.Their line has survived, twisting and hidden, sometimes lost, but still surviving. The trait for resistance to interrogation has become a matrilineal genetic trait, which in turn has grown stronger as the name of the Haoko has grown weaker. The line has lain hidden in men for forty years, and it is only recently that it has resurfaced in a female of the Haoko clan. But of course now, that clan is dead, the samurai history gone and forgotten. Now this gene belongs to a ninja, a once-sworn enemy. This ninja is not even part of a clan, just a first-generation kunoichi with pink hair…
One Haruno Sakura, newly appointed genin of team seven.
Author's Notes:
Okay, this is a challenge fic which has been floating around in my head for a while. What if Sakura had a bloodline? Rules are:
()Sakura has a bloodline, which has something to do with her 'inner' Sakura.
()The Yaman Aku clan have now become the Yamanaka.
()Sakura does not know of her history, but it is up to you as to whether the Yamanaka still keep records/know about it.
()Sakura is the first fighter for god-knows how long, so she's the first one to show traits of this bloodline.
()Sakura's discovery of her bloodline must be before or during the chuunin exams (I count the invasion as part of the chuunin exams, so if you wanna have Sakura kick butt then, go for it).
()This bloodline does not make Sakura all-powerful. As the intro states, it's something to do with interrogation/mind-fuckery – the specifics are up to you, just as long as Sakura doesn't suddenly get Bijuu-like powers, it's okay. You can even have Sakura's other personality taking over if you like.
()Some interaction between Ino and Sakura, please?
()Length is optional, though I think I'd like to see a longer story coming out of this.
()Have fun!
()Also, I'd like to know if you're thinking of or are doing this, so gimme a review!