Disclaimer: The anime series, Naruto belongs to Mashima Hiro and the video-game, Okami developed by Clover Studios.
Written By: Moon's Phantom.
Rating: Ages fifteen and up.
Warning: Gore, violence, crude language and death.
Setting: Alternate Universe.
The Struggles
Book One: Awakening
In life there are the bad guys and the good guys...
The villains and the heroes...
It's always one-sided, the heroes are the ones we offer praise and are the ones we seek when we need guidance. They are the beautiful souls who can do no harm, the ones who know only how to protect and defend – they wouldn't even lift a finger to harm a fly. They are the light...while the villains are the darkness.
Villains carry the labels of hatred, jealously, greed and selfishness...they bear no compassion and will do anything in their power to get what they want...they'll even kill. They do not care for the amount of blood they spill, they do not care for the tears that are shed and they don't care about the thousands of scars they create whether it physical or mental...as long they get what they want...wherever they walk, chaos is bound to follow...
They're seen as the darkness...
We also associate darkness with difference.
Difference is bad – being different is wrong…
Being different means you're a villain…that you're bad – you're darkness.
Prologue
Outskirts of Fire Country
Scientists believe that love is a mammalian instinct providing us with the "thirst" or "hunger" for attachment seen as a tool for survival, others do not agree with these types of theories. No, they believe it's a feeling that promotes purity or ignorance. It causes a sense of loyalty, urge to please, selflessness, attachment and it also provokes the instinct to care and protect. Furthermore, it makes one stronger emotionally, mentally and psychically gifting us the phrase "superhuman."
It also gives us the phrase, "Love makes us do crazy things."
The proud heir to the clan of the Hyuuga would agree to this.
Although, he'd admit he wasn't doing this for the sake of the village...but for the love of his own obsession.
His figure trembled as raced among the shadows of night, effortlessly avoiding the kunai thrown his way – his movements slightly sluggish due to the crimson liquid staining his clothing and leaking wounds upon his frame. The adrenaline racing through his veins made the pain invisible and for lack of chakra in his system. He managed to catch a few kunai and reflect them – killing four men by striking them in the foreheads and wounding one woman in the leg. The rest continued to follow – his blessed eyes quickly recognising one of them.
He made his way into a clearing, breaking through the trees to the middle where the remaining ANBU surrounded him. They approached him with raised weapons, readying to pounce at any sudden move and the captain stepped forward, his blond locks bouncing with each careful step. The idiot should have worn a hat or something, he's easily recognizable...baka.
"Hyuuga Neji, heir to the Hyuuga-"
"Former." One interrupted, the captain grumbled before containing his speech – the boy was always interrupting him. The group would have laughed if it weren't for the situation they were in.
"Clan you are hereby under arrest for the massacre of the Hyuuga Clan. Do you have anything to say?" The captain asked, unconsciously taking a few steps closer – definitely an idiot.
"Yes. Tell my little sister I'll be back for her."
They turned to glance at each other, astonished and shocked that there wasn't one remaining Hyuuga but two! One of the males nodded, leaping back to summon a bird when choked gasp was heard. They turned back to find their leader striped of his mask and a kunai lightly pressed to his throat, a thin crimson line barely visible. Stupid! They let down their guard.
"And I'll be taking Uzumaki Naruto with me."
The group moved toward however a sudden cloud of smoke stopped them and once the air had cleared...
Somewhere
This darkness...it was eternal...much like he was himself. He was immortal...the simple reason he still lived despite the longing thoughts of others about his death and their actions towards him – they all wished him dead...well, most of them. He is unsure of how long he has been in this shithole...too long...way too long. He could tell by marks itched into the walls of his cage – there was no ceiling or floor, just walls. This cage bore no gravity, keeping him hovered and floating like a cloud...
Clouds...were those deceiving water-containers still fluffy-looking and carried with along the wind?
It's been so long since he had been outside...
...yet even longer...since...
An image of innocent silver eyes appeared on the forefront of his mind, the brilliant colours of pure white and dark crimson dancing around in the background – a large lump formed in his throat and his heartbeats quickly become louder, echoingly so.
Even longer since he had lost seen her...
His heart suddenly gave a strong pound against his ribcage causing a pained groan from his lips – it was times like these he just quite literally expected his heart to explode due to how much he longed to be back at her side...his innocent sun's side. It was painful...
Nonetheless the restlessness within his soul assured him that he would lay eyes upon her soon enough.
A/N
Naruto Characters: Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuuga Neji.
Baka: idiot
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