"Tsuki! Tsuki!" Yelled a small village girl approaching the girl known as Tsuki. Tsuki stared at the girl with shock. No one ever wanted to talk to her. Not even get close to her. But here this village girl was. She was small, had shiny black hair that were held in high pigtails and wore a small pink kimono.
"Umm yes, can I help you?" Asked Tsuki with some suspicion in her tone. The girl didn't detect it though. She seemed like she wanted to approach Tsuki, but fear kept her at bay.
"Roichi dared me to take one of your origami stuff! So can I just take one?" Said the little girl, taking a small step back. Fear was present in her eyes. Was she afraid that Tsuki was going to gobble her up and eat her... or kidnap her and never let her see her parents and friends again? Ridiculous. Tsuki sighed and went inside her house only to return a few seconds later with an origami tree.
Although Tsuki wasn't considered gifted in making origami she found it soothing. It helped her with her isolation and made her happy. Her house was filled with a different assortments of paper animals and nature. Many were cranes, some were foxes or dragons. There were a few trees and moon shaped origami's. She did like making the moon origami and she kept those in her room, watching them hang down from her ceiling as she falls asleep.
"Here you go..." Tsuki said taking the tree origami to the girl, but as she took a step towards the little girl she squealed and took several steps back.
"I'll just leave it here..." Tsuki said dryly, setting the paper on the floor next to her then returning into her house. She heard tiny footsteps once the door slammed. The girl picked up he paper and ran way with a gleeful, but also fearful look on her face.
This wasn't unusual for Tsuki. Everyone treated her like a monster, like she didn't belong. Parents told their kids about her as a way to get their kids to sleep... like the boogyman or something. Elders saw her as an evil spirit. Several had tried to kill her all ready, but none were successful. Actually the ones who tried are six feet or more underground as we speak. Not that she didn't mean to kill them she was only protecting her own hide.
Tsuki entered her room and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her dark purple hair glimmered and her different colored eyes showed that she was cursed. Her left was a bright green while the right was a dark maroon. Some say she was born a demon, a power that could rival the Tailed Beasts. Was it true? She wasn't sure. The Elders kept her locked up in this shanty old village. A barrier was put around to prevent her escape. The furtest she could venture was into the forest where she could pick some herbs for her remedies. She liked to meditate under the burning incense of herbs and speaking of which she was about to run out.
Another trip to the forest was something Tsuki enjoyed. She was away, even though not far, from the village. Occassionally Tsuki would climb up the highest tree in the forest and stare down at her village. The children laughing and playing together. Adults would chat, gamble, drink. She envied the villagers. They could be happy. They could be free, unlike her. Who was trapped, because of what? She had a power that she didn't know she had or could understand. She would kill, yes, but don't all ninjas kill. What's the big deal.
Without hesitating any longer Tsuki grabbed a small pouch and headed out into the forest. A few villagers saw her pass by, giving her disdainful looks which she ignored, but deep down her heart ached whenever she saw them. She did reach the forest without any interruption or dirty looks from the villagers. The forest was filled with abundant wildlife and herbs ripe for the picking. She picked a few herbs and put them into her satchel for a few minutes and stopped abruptly. Silence. The forest was filled with silence. How odd. Usually the forest was loud... maybe a ninja is near, but she shouldn't worry. A barrier is protecting the village. That thought however did not sit well inside her.
Tsuki surveyed the area, she knew the forest that she was limited to like the back of her hand. If anyone was going to attack her she had the advantage. She pulled out a kunai from her satchel and held it firmly in her trembling hands. A bush rustled nearby and immediatly she became alert. Suddenly she felt movement behind her and she did a back flip in the air, just in time too! Her assaulter was thrusting a kunai where she had been, it would had made contact if she didn't move.
The ninja was about six feet, his had short brown hair and bangs. His clothing was that of a Rock Ninja. Those Rock ninja always seem to cause more trouble these days. But what was one doing here, and why was he attacking her? Tsuki landed skillfully on the ground when another Rock Ninja attacked with shurikans. He tossed about a dozen shurikans at her which she deflected easily with her kunai. The two Rock Ninja's stood together, the one who just attacked her had long black hair and was the same height as the other.
"What do you want?" Tsuki asked. The Rock ninjas smiled together and pulled out kunai's.
"You."
"Now is that how you treat a lady?" Spoke an unknown voice. It was high pitched and childish. Tsuki and the two Rock ninjas around untill they found the source.
A man, at least they thought it was a man. The person's face was covered by an orange mask that had a swirl pattern that focused around the right eye. The unknown person had spiky short brown hair and wore an unusual cloak. It was black with red clouds around it. Tsuki had heard of that patter before. It was the ones that were used by the Akatsuki! A group of S-Rank criminals and now one of them was here! Oh she wasn't having a good day at all.
"Who the hell are you?" Asked the black haired Rock ninja. The masked Akatsuki leaned against the tree and spoke in the same childish tone.
"I am who I want to be... Oh but just call me Tobi! Now why are you harming this beautiful girl?" He asked with a hint of venom in his voice.
"That's none of your business! Get out of here kid before we decide to kill you!" Shouted the brown haired Rock ninja.
Tsuki prepared herself for another fight, seeing as the Akatsuki wasn't going to help her out. But why did he sound like a kid? Do they normally let kids into the Akatsuki? Whatever reason Tsuki braced for another attack, but it never came. The Rock ninjas were about to charge when the Akatsuki kid came between them. His back was toward Tsuki.
"Out of the way kid before we- Ahhh!" The Rock ninjas started screaming then fell to the floor. They writhed on the floor for few seconds before laying still. The Masked Akatsuki turned around and stared at her. Well at least she thought he was staring at her. She couldn't really tell with he mask and all.
"Phew~ Well at least we got those bullies taken care of! Good job!" He gives a thumbs up and Tsuki stares at him dumbfounded.
"What...Who are you!" Tsuki said, not believing that the Masked Akatsuki killed the ninjas.
"I told you. Names Tobi. You must be Tsuki Hanashii." Tsuki froze a bit.
"H-How do you know my name?"
"Oh that's easy... But I won't tell you know! It's a secret!" He puts his finger up to the mask were his lips are. "However, I'm afraid I have to kidnap you now." He said cooly, not taking it seriously.
"Wait...What?" Tsuki was about to ask another question when the Masked Akatsuki scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder.
"What are you doing! Let me down! I can't leave anyway! There's a barrier preventing me." She said. She didn't really want to go back to the village, but she didn't want to be taken by this stranger either!
"I all ready took care of it. Now hold on." He flitted from tree to tree at a high speed with Tsuki in his arms.
"W-Where are we going?" She asked, fear seeping through her skin.
"The Akatsuki base of course!" Tobi said, with a wide grin behind his mask.