The Foreigners

by Nakamoto Taree

A ghostly village completely different from that of the Shinobi world lies in hiding, waiting to be discovered. One where chakra is not utilized. One where a different power is harnessed. What happens when a young Shinobi finds a member of what remains of the village? Will the world accept them? Or will they too be hunted to extinction like many others of the Shinobi world?

1. Prologue

Time is a unit of measurement created by man. Space, a term to create that which is unoccupied. To say that man has a thorough understanding of both would be a lie. One could argue that since man created the concept of time, that man should know the ins and outs well. Time and space are elusive when it comes to a complete understanding of both. Theories of dimensions and strings of reality have been proposed by some of man. Effects of traveling through time have been thought to bear severe consequences. Yet, man does not think of mere coincidence. That every event occurs in a place and time for a specific reason. Man has come to call this occurrence: Fate. Man relies on Fate to blame for their own actions and the consequences that follow. It is in truth that man has a conscious to make decisions. One thought might lead down a new thread of events, while another leads to a completely different line. Fate cannot be entirely blamed for what man so chooses to do. It merely nudges man in the right direction, but the thoughts of man can be quite traitorous when so chosen to be.

In a land far away, it would seem Fate had many actions leading to the creation of countries and villages. Earth. Fire. Iron. Lightning. Snow. Sound. Water. Wind. Sky. These countries each had their attributes and downfalls. Each conquered. Each defeated. It is the balance of life that none shall forever conquer over another. Wars fought over petty things man felt claim over, and wars fought to protect and free the innocent. Man is both open and secretive, trusting and suspicious, greedy and humble. A balance of yin and yang, if one is so bold to make a claim as such.

Fate also lead to the creation of creatures of darkness. Some large and domineering, power beyond man's comprehension. Others small and cunning where they lie to strike at a moment most opportune. Man countered these beasts by sealing them within human sacrifices, as Fate had planned. Man defied Fate, though, and cursed the ground these sacrifices stood upon. Man was bitter and jealous of these sacrifices. It was one of these sacrifices, a young boy of Fire Country, who would discover something that would shake the very foundation of man's belief. This young boy was prophesied to save the world, little known fact. However, he was also fated to discover a young group of people within a hidden, unknown village if he made the right choices.