Aki's story – Spin off of "Naruto the Kitsune Hanyou"

Started May 21, 2005 at 10:42 PM

A/N: Yes another fic. This is the spin-off I've been meaning to write for a long time. So shoot me…anyways, it's here, so yeah. "NTKH" Is © to Dragon Man, I do not own Naruto that is © to Kishimoto Masashi. However, I will soon own Neji-kun. I wish. Anyway, Aki, Aki's family, and this story are © to me. So screw you, lawyers and legal people that want to sue! I'll shut up. Enjoy…

Prologue: The Tamahashi Clan

The Tamahashi's weren't too well known, all everyone really knew was that they were distantly related to the Nara clan and they crafted fine shinobi weaponry and tools. Other than that, not much was known of them.

The Tamahashi's had been making weapons for generations, each generation passing down their own skill to the next, a new technique or skill passed on to each Tamahashi youth. It was seen almost as a right of passage or a coming of age to pass down a personal skill to the next ones in line. It was tradition that each Tamahashi had to invent their own skill and pass it down, so that way the list of techniques would always continue, never to end until the last Tamahashi passed on. But if they did not make their own skill, they were seen as unworthy to have the family name, and they were disowned. Thankfully, none yet had had to receive such a shameful fate.

The Tamahashi clan, as aforementioned, makes shinobi weaponry. They also happen to own the shop where they sold their wares, and they lived in the moderately-sized apartment above the shop.

The current Tamahashi clan head, Tamahashi Keisuke, a proud husband and father of two very beautiful children. Keisuke was a jounin, a master of the family kage jutsus, and an ANBU captain. His wife, Kanna, possessed a number of great talents, including near flawless aim and precision when throwing projectiles. Keisuke's first child, his one and only son, Toji, was a prodigy at birth. Toji was fairly young and had already attained the rank of Chuunin. Keisuke's second child, his only daughter, Aki, just a fresh face into the Konoha Ninja Academy, had already begun to show promise of a fine kunoichi. Keisuke could have never been more proud of his family. Everything was, in a word, perfect. Sales at the shop were going great, Toji was by far, one of the best Chuunin Konoha had ever seen, Aki was progressing at the Academy at a rapid rate, and Kanna remained the little piece of heaven that Keisuke desperately needed after a hard day's work. No matter what, Kanna was always there for him. She was his foundation when times got rocky, and she provided him with love and encouragement, just like a good wife would. And for that, Keisuke could have never been happier about his life.

A/N: Well, there it is. I hope you like it. This is my New Year's surprise to everyone. And I know it's really short, but I promise you that the chapters do get longer, as more and more things take place in Aki's life. Hopefully you will enjoy it and it shall live up to Dragon Man's story. I do hope I'm doing you justice with this, my friend. Because you are one hell of a writer. This fic wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. Thank you so much Dragon Man. I owe you one! Hell, I owe you more than one! After all the betas you've done for me! The praise that you so surely deserve cannot possibly be bestowed upon you. You're truly great. For those of you who don't know him, please, read his work. You will find, as I have that he is an excellent writer, and the stories he tells truly go beyond the reaches of the normal imagination.

Happy New Year Everyone! Let's make 2006 a great year!

-Aki