Background info:
It is three years after the war with Uchiha Madra (sp?) and the Song village, (a branch of the Sound village) has been conquered by the Fire ninja in the process. The treaty requires two shinobi from the Song to be given to Konoha. Neji is sent to pick the ninja and become ambassador. He has and they are coming to Konoha for the first time.
"Hokage-sama! The Song ninja have arrived!" Shizune announces to the impatient Tsunade.
"About time" The blonde kunochi grumbles. She glances at the other ninja gathered around in her office. "I trust that you will do your utmost to make them feel comfortable, even if they have surrendered to us in the war, the Song ninja still have very formidable and respectable ninja at their disposal. She glares at one person in particular.
"WHAT ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT ME FOR!" Naruto yells indignantly. Sakura rolls her eyes and pulls him by the ear, whispering furiously, "This exactly! DO NOT yell, attack or a make a fool of yourself! Honestly, even if you're 17 now, doesn't mean you've matured. At all." Naruto grumbles but doesn't speak.
Just then, the door opens, and Shizune step in, followed by four masked ANBU ninja with the treble clef symbol of the Song village clearly inscribed in their masks. Neji is at the rear. They bowed to the Hokage and then stood respectfully waiting for her to address them.
"Which one of you is the leader of this group?" Tsunade demanded. The ANBU with the mask of a wolf steps up to the desk. "I am, ma'am" the wolf ANBU replied, bowing and taking off his wolf mask to reveal a stout and powerfully built man with short, gray hair and a short beard that went from on ear to the other, giving the green-eyed ANBU a rugged look. The wolf ANBU approached Tsunade, bowed agin and kissed her hand. Immediately, Kakashi and Lee had kunais at the small of the ANBU's back and his neck. The fox masked ANBU moved forward menacingly but was stopped by a gesture from the wolf ANBU who then turned to Tsunade. "I'm sorry if I have alarmed, Lady Hokage, but that is merely… a gentleman's way of greeting a lady in the Son g village. Tsunade smiled and nodded.
"My name is Okami, Haiiro Okami. But of course, Hokage-sama knows that already." Haiiro Okami introduced himself.
" Grey Wolf, eh? Well, introduce me to your fellow shinobi, Okami" Tsunade ordered. Okami bowed. He gestures at the fox ANBU, "This is Kage Kitsune", then at the lion ANBU, "Raion Hato", and finally at the lynx ANBU, "Kiri Tsuki"
Tsunade looks surprised, "What are your surnames?"
"We at the Song village, do not have surnames, we are named for ourslef and what we are able to accomplish and not after our blood. Of course, there are different clans and such, but they are more defined by kekkai genkai than a surname. Usully, we like to go y a nickname, which is a shortened version of our real ones. I am Grey Wolf, but I prefer just Wolf. " Okami explains.
" Ah, so Shadow Fox, Lion Heart, and Misty Moon!" Tsunade finally get its. Naruto smirks at the strange names only to et a silent and painful punishment form Sakura.
Okami turns to his comrades, " Kiri, Raion, you may unmask yourselves. You are now official shinobi of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. You will now serve under Lady Tsunade, your Hokage. " They hesitate, then Raion lifts his mask first. He is a young man in his mid-to-late teens. He has a angular face, short golden brown hair, clear blue eyes, and is tall, muscular, and tanned. He undoubtedly had pride and demeanor of a lion
" Oh my god, he is so hot!" Ino whispers to Sakura, Hinata, and TenTen. The guys just give Raion a skeptical look.
Raion smiles, bows to the group of ninja, then to Tsunade, also taking her hand and kissing it. " Greetings, shinobi and kunochi of the Leaf, I understand that I will also be joining your ranks along with my sister" He smiles warmly at the group. He has an air of confidence surrounding him, yet there was an unmistakable air of humility as well. The Leaf ninja instantly took a liking to him.
"Humph! So what if you're good looking? Bet you suck as a shinobi!" Naruto smirked. In the next instant, he was unconscious due to a placed placed punch from Sakura, who smile apologetically. "Sorry about baka here" Tsunade groaned. Raion simply laughed, "Hey Kiri, you gonna hide behind that mask the whole time," He joked. His hand shot forward and a silver blur rocketed towards Kiri who caught it so fast, the movement of her hand from her side to the front of her face couldn't even be seen, and then somehow, the blur shot back and Raion was holding a kunai in his hands. The Konoha ninja gawked for a few seconds before realizing what was happening. Raion had just thrown a kunai at Kiri who caught it and thrown it back with in milliseconds. 'wow, I think we have some exceptional ninja here,' though Tsunade. Kiri lifted off her mask too and now it was the guys's turn to stare. She looked similar to her brother, but also ompletely different. Some aungular face, a head shorter than her brother, Kiri had deep, blue-silver eyes, black shoulder length hair, resembeled a lynx. Her sharp eyes missed nothing, she was graceful, Hyuuga type graceful, when she bowed to the group, but there was a quiet and clam demeanor that was missing in her brother.
"Well, Kiri? You going to talk or stand mute?" Tsunade asked. Kiri jerked up her head, her hair framing her face. Raion shifts uncomfortably and Okami step forward to explain, "My Lady, Kiri doesn't like to talk out loud… She instead talks to you with thoughts." Seing Tsunade's and the fellow leaf ninjas' looks, Okami quicky added, "No, she is not dumb, she is the best singer in the village!"
"Well, I don't understand! Why won't you talk if you have a great voice?" Naruto demanded. "NARUTO!" Tsunade yelled in frustration. " Do us a favor and SHUT UP". Naruto sulks in the corner.
"There are something that happened in the past that prefer to stay in the past…" The Leaf ninja all jerked up in surprise, except for Shikamaru who looked bored and Neji who, as ambassador, obviously knew.
"Yes, this is the way I talk. I can send out my thought to others. I can also forge a connection with others so they can think their responses back to me. But, that is only if necessary." Kiri "thought". She had an amused expression on her face after seeing the shock on the Leaf ninjas' faces.
"Weird…" muttered Naruto, earning an extra-hard head bonk form Sakura, a glares from Tsunade and the rest of the group. Neji had a different approach however. He simply activated his byakugan, took out a kunai, and looked at Naruto, who immediately shut up. And cowered behind Sasuke who moved so he was in plain view. Kiri smiled shyly at Neji in gratitude. He nodded.
"Haha ha!" Raion boomed. He was smiling widely and flashing Neji a thumbs up.
"Hn" was Neji's response.
" Thanks, good idea Neji! I should try that on YOU sometimes Raion, that would cease your blabbering." Kiri "thought", scaring everyone who was not used to it. Raion flinched. Neji looked over at her and saw that her eyes were flashing mischievously and a hint of a smirked played around her lips. With his Byakugan on, He didn't miss the interesting chakra flowing throuh both Raion's and Kiri's system. He would have to fight them one time. Turning his attention back to Tsunade who was finishing up the last of the paperwork that would turn the two Song ninja into Leaf ninja.
"Kiri Tsuki, Raion Hato, do you pledge to be faithful to the Village Hidden in the Leaves, the Fire country, and its citizens for as long as you shall serve it?" Tsnuade asked
" I do" Raion confirmed and certain fierceness spreading into his eyes. He stood up straighter.
" I, I do" another voice replied. The Leaf ninja stared. It was Kiri and she was blushing furiously at having just spoken out loud. Neji could see why she didn't like to talk. Her voice was… alluring, mysterious and had a beauty to them no one would understand. No wonder she didn't like to talk when everyone was too busying listening to her voice rather than what she was actually saying.
" Haiiro Okami, as the representative from the Village Hidden in the Song, and of the Star country, do you relinquish all control, physically and mentally of these two shinobi?"
"I do"
"Then I hereby proclaimed Kiri Tsuki and Raion Hato proud shinobi of the Village Hidden in the Leaves." She held out her hand and the two new leaf ninja handed over their Song ANBU masks, as well as the Song headband. Tsunade placed them in a decorated box and handed them over to Okami. No one missed the flashes of sadness in Kiri and Raion's eyes. Yet, their country had lost the war and they were the price the village had to pay. The quietly bared their arms, used a kunai to slash through the ANBU tattoo and made some complex hand signs. Kiri and Raion watched as their past identity bean to fade away.
"It's gone…" and for the first time in twelve years, Kiri Tsuki shed tears.
But it was gone in an instant. The usual calm and blank demeamor of a well trained shinobi resumed on Kiri's face. Perfectly calmly, Raion took the Konoha headband and wrapped it around his forehead. Kiri had opted for the sash type and wrapped the sash around her waist, the ends hanging loose on her left hip. Neji couldn't help about notice that she had a good physique. Wait what the heck? He was thinks about a girl's physique?! Back on topic Neji, he thought to himself. He had no time to think other thoughts because the two Song ANBU were saying the last of their goodbyes. Suddenly Raion grabbed Okami's hand, took off a necklace that had a gold ring on it, and stuffed it in his hands.
Okami's eyes widened. "You didn't tell her" He asked. Raion shook his head.
" Tell Kyoko. That, that I'm sorry…" Raion choked out. He was holding back tears. Neji watched as Okami bowed and along with Kitsune left the room, leaving Kiri and Raion alone in an unfamiliar village to lead a new life.
A.N.: Ok, first fic, so all comments and reviews are welcomed ( and needed)! Yes, its nejixoc, sasusaku, and I haven't decided on any thing else yet...