"Speaking"
Thinking
-Author's notes-
Pronouncing:
Aya- Eye yah
Mai- May
-Spoiler Alert: I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who follows the dubbed anime so be warned that this story will contain minimal references past what is currently dubbed. This story takes place at the beginning of season 4 of the current anime. I will most likely make references to what missions they are going on in relation to the anime, but I'll try to be vague about the details so as not to spoil too much.-
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Oomph…
Aya had been hurrying along trying to find her new apartment with an armload of her things when she had apparently ran into something that knocked her to her butt.
What on Earth did I run into? The dirt sure is hard around here. Now my butt hurts. Come to think of it though, the pain has subsided quite a bit. Maybe it has something to do with whatever I ran into?
Suddenly, Aya realized that there was someone still standing in front of her and apparently ignoring her. She looked up to see a man with spiked silvery hair, leaning against a rock immersed in a book.
How rude, just standing there ignoring me! Well, I suppose I wanted freedom and a taste of the real world.
"Excuse me…excuse me?" (insert typical Kakashi look)
Looking up, Aya noticed that the man was now expectantly looking at her in what seemed like a nonchalant fashion, yet she could see that he was somewhat concerned with her current status on the ground. Then remembering her things, Aya looked around at the display of her personal items strewn about the ground and then back at the man who had started speaking again.
"Are you alright? You have been sitting there now for a few minutes and though you don't appear to be hurt, you haven't made any attempts at getting up."
"Oh no, I'm fine. I just needed a moment to catch my bearings. I just arrived here this morning and I'm not used to being in an area with so much developed chakra."
Hopefully, he will find that answer satisfactory and I will come out of this mess looking like I at least have some sense.
Hmmm. This woman must be especially sensitive to chakra to have been so overwhelmed.
"Here, let me give you a hand getting on your feet and then I can help you with your things."
"Thank you." As Aya grasped this strange man's hand a complete sense of peace and calm came over her and she gasped at the sensation. "Oh...my."
"Is there something wrong?" Then as soon as this man let go of her hand the feeling of euphoria was gone.
"No. Sorry about that. I just got this feeling that I can't remember ever having in a long time." How strange. I think during those moments when he helped me up, all the pain was gone. Maybe this is the place I've been looking for, for so long. Maybe this man…
Then realizing that this man was again looking at her while she was off contemplating, Aya turned to address this possible new friend with a slight blush on her face. "Sorry, I have a tendency to space off sometimes. Oh, let me introduce myself also. My name is Aya-Mai. I left my home country of Xing and have been traveling for a while now in search of a new place to call home."
"Oh, really? It's nice to meet you, Aya-san. My name is Kakashi Hatake and I welcome you on behalf of Konoha. Xing is an extremely long way from here and I'm surprised that you traveled here by yourself. There is a lot of hostile ground between here and the edge of the Five Great Shinobi Nations."
"Well Kakashi-san, I may not look like much but I am apparently able enough to take care of myself that I made it here. Wouldn't you agree?"
"Well, now that you mentioned it, yes Aya-san it seems that you must be fairly skilled to cross the terrain between here and Xing by yourself." Not being from here though, I wonder what she is skilled in?
"While I do not consider myself as skilled as a Shinobi, I am able enough to stay out of harms way at least." Then looking down Aya realized that this time she literally walked right into a situation that ended with her butt being sore. "Well, most of the time anyway."
"Let's get this stuff of yours picked up and then I will help you get it to your new apartment…if you would like?"
"Oh, that would be so nice of you Kakashi-san. I could really use some help finding my apartment, actually. Every town has such a different layout that it is so easy for me to get turned around."
"I can understand that. Especially being unfamiliar with the area can make it difficult to get your sense of direction." With that said they picked up Aya's belongings and after telling Kakashi where her new apartment was, they started off in that direction. Along the way they started talking again.
"Konoha seems like a very nice place. The few people I have spoken with have been exceptionally nice and helpful today, though no one else has ever offered to help me out after I ran into them. I am sorry about that. I couldn't see where I was going and I suppose I am glad that I ran into you and not that large rock you were leaning up against."
So it sounds like she runs into people often. "Yes, you would have been quite a mess after that. So, what is it that brings you to settle here in the Hidden Leaf?"
"Well, when I was younger I heard stories of the great Shinobi of this land and had aspired to be one as well. My parents refused such a life for me and had decided that I would travel the lands learning about many different cultures and such. They had hoped at one time to marry me off to one of the Emperor's sons. They had planned to have me taught in such a way that I could be beneficial to my future husband."
"It sounds like they had quite the life planned out for you."
"Yes, and unfortunately for them during my time traveling and learning, I became aware of others freedom and opportunity to have dreams and ambitions of their own. With that and the occurrence of some ill-fated events, their dreams came crashing down and I started living to achieve my own goals and objectives."
"Which has led you here, right?"
"Well…yes. After several years of tutelage under several sensei, I feel I have learned all I can in regards to what they can teach and now I just have to find where to best use the knowledge I have gained and what new knowledge I can seek."
Wow! He really seems interested in everything that I've told him. I hope I'm not babbling on like an idiot though.
"Aya-san, your apartment is right up here. Is this all of your stuff or do you have more somewhere? I can go get it for you if you would like?"
"Oh, well I do have a cart of my possessions sitting by the front gates but now that I know where I'm going, I can finish up moving my things. Thank you so much, Kakashi-san. I will have to come up with some way to repay you for your kindness. I would love to stay and talk with you some more, but I have quite a few things and I would like to get settled as quickly as possible."
"No problem then Aya-san. I needed to get going anyway. My team is at the training grounds waiting for me. I will see you around sometime after you get settled in, alright?" With that said Kakashi set Aya's belongings down by the door and started off towards the training area.
"If we don't run into each other, I will track you down after I decide how to repay your generosity." With that Aya turned away and went into her apartment. All of a sudden, an excruciating pain ripped through Aya's body. She let out a moan before everything went black and she collapsed on the floor.
-Okay. I hope everyone liked this introductory chapter. I know it's a lot of talking and I figure most of the story will be. Aya has quite a past and her talking is the only way I've come up with for others to find out about it. This story is mainly Naruto based with some Fullmetal Alchemist and maybe some Bleach thrown in there. I highly recommend watching these if you haven't already. I probably won't mix characters, just some of my favorite perks that make each of them interesting. Just to keep things from getting too confusing I'm going to make it so that chakra, reiryoku and whatever force is used to create alchemy is all the same thing with different names because it is utilized in different ways.
Chakra- it is the molding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy gained from exercise and experience.
Reiryoku- is a power aligned with the spiritual sensitivity and willpower of the user; it is what reiatsu is comprised of; Reiryoku is the amount of energy a being has stored within their body or soul, whereas Reiatsu is the pressure that a person's Reiryoku exerts.
Alchemy- is the ancient metaphysical science/mystical art of manipulating and altering matter by using natural energy (which I would compare to the use of senjutsu chakra)
Here is the link to a pic of Aya: .com/#/d4thhm7
Here is the link of the pic of what I imagine the world looks like in my story: .com/art/Speaking-World-Map-291115981?
Next Time: –Naruto bumps into someone on his way home and learns a few new things.-