Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
A/N: Well, I had this story posted previously, but my writing skills back then weren't exactly up to par, so I decided to rewrite it. It will make things oh-so-much easier to understand and more enjoyable. Note: It is mild-AU. Also, don't worry. The dojinshi is coming along rather okay-ish.
-Prologue: The Secrets of Konoha-
A pair of eyes glowed in the darkness, the slit snake-like pupils darkly contrasting against the seemingly glowing yellow of the rest of the eyes.
"This baby… We're sure that this will be successful this time, yes?" the voice hissed, only seeming to add to the snake-like appearance of the character. The figure parted its lips ever so slightly, its long, snake-like tongue sliding out, delicately licking at the baby that was in a crib, surrounded by strange runes and symbols. The black hair flowing out from under the conical straw hat only added to the illusion of the person being a snake.
"Of course," replied another figure, this figure's eyes seemingly glowing red. The long raven-black hair flowing gave the figure an unnatural feminine look, the narrow eyes and emotionless face doing no good in distinguishing this person's features.
The glowing red eyes slowly traveled from the silent infant sleeping peacefully in the crib, to a rather large cage upon which the crib was laying.
From the cage, a small, fox-like cry could be heard emanating, filling the air with a strange, unearthly beauty and fear. A small, bushy, tentacle-like appendage could be seen lashing out against the cage bar. Upon coming into contact with the bar, the bar immediately glowed a faint blue color, which traveled down the appendage into the body of he creature, revealing the small fox within the cage. The fox gave out a yelp, before slumping down to the floor of the cage.
"And you are positive?" the first figure asked. "Do remember that we had killed almost twenty infants now, each dieing more horribly than the last. The first only died peacefully, while the second bled a little. The last one was literally an explosion, guts and appendages flying everywhere.
"Is this… sympathy I hear? Since when did you begin to care for the well-being of other creatures?" inquired the second.
"Do not mock me," the first said in an unnaturally calm tone. "I am not being sympathetic. I am merely expressing my distress over perfectly fine specimens being wasted for such… fruitless… experimentation, when I have over a thousand that I would like to perform. After all, infants are rather hard to come by, no?"
"Regardless, I am sure this one will succeed," the figure with red eyes stated. When the snake-like man didn't argue back, the red-eyed figure merely began to perform the necessary hand seals for the sealing…
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A/N: Well, this is no big surprise, eh? Just so you know, the story will be based on an original character; so unless you enjoy reading one of the characters from Naruto being paired up with an OC, please do not continue reading. I can't stand flamers. They're usually unintelligible and pointless. However, do not mistake flames for constructive criticism. Anyways, all forms of reviews, as long as it isn't flaming, is accepted. Thanks!