NARUTO - The Hidden Village of the Sun
--Prologue--
The Hidden Village of the Sun was a village deep within the mountains that very few "outsiders" knew about. Thus, the people of this village knew very little of the outside world. Slaves worked to build the mountain's chambers, day and night.
You see, the village believed in a legend. They believed that the God of the Sun wanted all those born at night to work as slaves to build his temple and his village. Those born while the sun was in the sky would be normal citizens of the village. But those born at dawn, the waking of the sun, would be honored and would become Priests of the Sun God's temple. There was also the High Priest, the leader of the temple and the leader of the entire village, but how was this High Priest chosen? The Priests go through a grueling challenge in which only one would survive--he would be the new High Priest.
A trouble has fallen upon the Hidden Village of the Sun. The High Priest has been killed.
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"More ramen!" Naruto exclaimed. Him, Sasuke, and Sakura had just gotten back from an annoyingly long mission.
Naruto gobbled down the ramen as fast as he could. Sasuke ate many bowls as well, as if it were some sort of competition, while Sakura sat there, thinking about how childish Naruto was and how great Sasuke was. Their eating was interrupted by Kakashi, their teacher, who had just walked into the restaurant.
"I have an urgent mission for you!" he yelled. As they stood up, Naruto grumbled about how they had just gotten back from one, Sasuke solemnly stood up, and Sakura acted as if she didn't care that they were going on another mission, though, inside, she was screaming at the top of her lungs.
"People have told of how they've spotted this man," Kakashi explained as he showed them a picture of the person, "stealing people's money and killing them afterwards."
The man looked as innocent as any other person. He was medium-sized, wore normal enough clothes, and had a dark black hair color.
"He looks so innocent that people pass him by as a normal person, but he pickpockets your money and slices your throat," Kakashi said, "He is also a member of this village. Rumor has it that he's been going around to other villages, and if they find out he's from the Hidden Village of the Leaf, then we're going to have a grudge against us… which won't be good."
"So you're saying that we just have to stop this guy?" Sakura asked, relieved that this would be a short mission. "Yeah, this is gonna be easy! I'm gonna kick this guy's ass!" Naruto boasted. Sasuke just stood there. It seemed simple enough--they had faced much tougher foes in the past. But, little did they know, this seemingly simple mission would turn into a huge conflict…