Hey, this is one of my first Fanfics, and it was a thought with a friend, but before long we began to write it down and start out own little story about us and some friends. All these made up characters are based on my friends and I. I honestly hope you like it, the two of us (Mitani & Lanna(Me!)) will also be posting up some links later on to some of our fan art for this story. Thank you and hope you like it!.

Chapter 1

Sunlight shined through the small spaces between the window and the wall, lighting up the room rather well. Most people were waking up for the beginning of their day, getting themselves ready. Some people had already begun it, sitting in their office or classroom waiting for others who would soon need to arrive. The sun slowly rose, which brought the rays of light into the direction of a sleeping Jounin in her apartment bedroom. Her back was turned to the window, the blankets piled at the end of her bed. Her arms were wrapped around a pillow, which also supported her head comftorbly.

Gentle breaths came from her sleeping figure, strands of brown hair falling in her face as she gave a sigh. Deep blue orbs were revealed as she opened her eyes, knowing she would have to wake up for the day. Burying her face into her pillow she sighed, pushing herself up into a sitting position. She yawned, running her hand through her messy light brown hair as it fell over her shoulders. She had a slim figure, but wasn't skinny like some girls were. She was just the average weight for someone her own size, or at least the healthy weight. Glancing around the moment she pushed herself off of her bed, making her way over to the bathroom which was linked to the bedroom.

The whole room seemed rather plane except for a few framed pictures hanging on her wall above her bed. The sheets were white, the walls a cream color and the only color that really stood out was the red oak of her bed frame. A sigh came from her lips as she picked up her toothbrush. Turning the tap on, she ran her toothbrush under it before putting some toothpaste on it and sticking it in her mouth.

"Oh, I just remembered. . . today I'm getting a team assigned to me. This. . . is going to be interesting." She mumbled to herself. She was a new Jounin, only a few months and given only about ten missions so far. But they thought that she was good enough to have her own team, which was going to be a challenge. 'Well, at least I know they trust me enough to hand me their training.' She thought to herself as she began brushing her teeth.

She looked up from the procelain sink as she heard knocking at the door. She blinked for a moment, turning the tap off before walking over to her front door. She still looked like she was half asleep, her hair somewhat messy and her clothes were crumpled from the night's rest.

Opening the door she saw Mitani standing there looking rather saddened by something. Lanna took her tooth brush out of her mouth and looking at her friend, a little worried about what might have happened. Mitani was unlike most people, though she looked rather normal despite the piece of black cloth around her eyes. She was slim, but not frigile looking. She had dark brown hair which was mostly pulled back by her blindfold except for a few strands. Scarring could be seen under the blindfold, which showed stories of her past. Mitani wasn't from the Leaf Village like Lanna was, she was from a far unknown village called Onoka.

Lanna opened the door wider to let her friend inside of the small apartment. "Is everything alright?" She asked, going over to the bathroom to finish brushing her teeth. Once she was done, she wiped her mouth and walked over to the kitchen table where Mitani was sitting. She sat down beside her, leaning over a bit so she could hear what had happened to her best friend.

Mitani's head raised slightly as she glanced over to Lanna, hearing her voice she gave a gentle sigh. "I failed to become a Jounin. They said even though I may be strong, I still couldn't see things that might be needed." She replied, sounding bitter. She could see things, auras and people using chakra, just not with her eyes and not in imense detail. It angered her that her weakness was the only thing stopping her from becoming a Jounin, and there was nothing she could do about it! She glanced to the side, feeling a warm hand on her shoulder which calmed her down just a bit.

"Mitani, you can always try again. Train harder and show them that weakness can be overcomed. Shove it into their faces and pass the next one." Lanna replied softly, trying to calm her down. She wanted to help her, but she didn't know how to do these things, only her sensei did. But she knew how strong Mitani was and how she would be able to pass the next Jounin test if she continued to practice. Lanna noticed that Mitani was clenching her fists, which was a sure sign that she wasn't happy at the moment.

"Lanna don't you see? I'm 'Blind'! I'll never be able to see like you and every other normal person! Ever! It's. . . It's frustrating. . ." Mitani yelled out, her face softning as she turned to the ground. Lowering her face, her long dark hair hiding her expressions. Lanna didn't know what to say, she was rather scared that what she could say might anger her more then she was. She couldn't help but feel ashamed to have made her friend so angery. "If it wasn't for Seizo sensei. . . I wouldn't be here today. He taught me to see again. . ." She said in a low voice, shaking her head slightly, she stood up from her seat. "I'm going for a walk. . . I'll be back whenever. . ." She said in a calm voice, making her way she walked out of Lanna's apartment without another word.

Lanna sat, watching the door where her friend had last been seen. Shaking her head she sighed standing up and looking around slightly. "Maybe if I speak to them. . . they could reconsider making her a Jounin." She said to herself, wanting her help her friend as best as she could. She would do anything for her friends, and this was one of those times where she was needed to help. Making her way to her room she changed kicking her pyjamas off to the side. She put on a pair of black pants and a white t-shirt under the Jounins vest, which was left open. She placed her headband over her forehead, under her long brown bangs and tied it at the back of her neck. Around her forearms were two leather gauntlets, the tip of it wrapping around her middle finger. Running a quick brush through her hair to keep herself looking somewhat normal during the day.

She walked out of her room, making sure she had everything she needed for her first lesson. She turned all the lights off before leaving her apartment to go speak to the other Jounins. Walking down the hall she pushed the building door to the side, into the bright sunlight. She brought her arm up to block the harsh sun from her eyes, not used to the intence sunlight just yet. Looking over to the side at the Academy building she gave a slight nod before begining to walk towards it. She hoped the others would understand that Mitani was as strong as her, maybe even stronger.

"Damn them all!" Mitani cried out, punching into a tree with most of her strength, leaving a rather nice imprint of her knuckles into it. As usual, when she was angery she went for a walk in the forest to try training which usually calmed her down enough to be able to speak to people.

She pulled her hand back, gently placing it on the tree as a gentle sob escaped from her lips. All anger seemed to vanish to be replaced with sorrow and pain. Tears streamed down from under the blindfold as she leaned against the tree, sliding down it to sit on the ground. No one around here understood her, not even Lanna. Yes, Lanna might be her best friend, but she doesn't know what its like to be blind, to fail because of one thing you can't change. And she knew Seizo sensei wasn't even close to here. Not to mention he was only blind in one eye, Not both of them. She brought her hand up as if to cover her face from everything around her. "I'll never be normal. . ." She whispered to herself as more tears spilled down her pale cheeks. She wanted to be like everyone else, she wanted to become a Jounin and teach younger students how to fight. But only Jounins could do that, and she didn't have a chance in doing it. "How can I change? Its not possible . . ." She sobbed into her hands. She was so weak she couldn't even pass the Jounin exam.

A pair of blue eyes softened, watching Mitani from behind a shrub. Seeing her cry almost made him want to do the same at the moment. He could somewhat understand what she felt, not being able to fit in and be normal like everyone around them. He had a nine-tailed fox demon sealed inside of him, which meant he would never be fully accepted by everyone. To tell the truth, he wanted to go over to her and try to comfort her, but he knew she probably wanted to alone for now. Naruto always looked up to Mitani, and to see her cry and be so sad made him feel horrible inside. He looked up to her, she was somewhat his Idol, and to see her cry was rather depressing and painful.

Naruto heard something echo through the trees, which made him hide, peeking out past a few branches. The sound seemed like someone hushing, it was almost comforting. His baby blue eyes looked around for the owner of the voice, but he couldn't find anyone. The sound continued until it had caught Mitani's attention, making her turn and listend to the voice coming from the trees. He watched her bring her hand up and wiped her tears away almost as fast as she could. He knew she would never want to be seen crying by anyone.

"Anything is possible. . . as long as you know how to get it." The voice said calmly. A figure came out from the shadows, his peircing yellow serpant like eyes were the first thing Naruto noticed as he stepped out. It was followed by a dark purple make up around his eyes and his pale skin. As soon as he saw the mans black hair and the power hungry look in his eyes, he knew who it was. 'Orochimaru. . .' Naruto thought to himself, narrowing his eyes. He knew who it was, and knew what he was probably going to do. He had already heard a lot about this man, and what he did was nothing short of twisted and disturbing. 'I have to go tell Iruka sensei.' He thought to himself and quickly running away as fast as he could, not realizing he was making a lot of noise on his way out.

Mitani turned to the voice of the man, her eyebrows narrowed showing she was not very pleased with the man showing from the shadows. She quickly stood, drawing a Kunai from her side pouch as she stood defensively, facing the man as he stopped several feet in front of her. She heard someone running, which made her turn to the side only to see Naruto running back to the village. 'Was he watching me this entire time?' She thought to herself, a little saddened by that thought.

"Kids can run rather fast when they think their life is in danger, don't you agree?" Orochimaru asked in a calm, low voice which couldn't help but send a slight chill down her spine. Her hair brushed against her neck, the breeze was the only sound between the two of them.

"Who the hell are you and what the hell do you think your doing spying on me!" Mitani yelled, her voice sounding more bitter then salt. She heard a chuckle coming from the man in front of her which made her grip the Kunai even tighter, turning her knuckles white.

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