Greetings! Wow, that sounded somewhat formal (grumbles: stupid essays and research papers). Anyways, this is a fanfic idea I got while listening to my friend describe the movie Ninja Assassin. It's basically the Itachi/Sasuke sibling rivalry replaced with Kakashi and Naruto, flipped upside down, inside out, turned 90 degrees, sprinkled with a touch of Romeo and Juliet, and hung out to dry. O.O That sounded like I just painted a canvas and added perfume. O.o A very weird canvas. -.- : sigh. My brain is scary. Ok, so whether I do this story relatively soon or sometime in the distant future is up to you. This is just the prologue. I want to know if you think it sounds interesting or not. And just because I mentioned Romeo and Juliet does not mean this story will end tragically. The ending, as far as I'm concerned is still up in the air. So, if you say yes, then I'll start writing it immediately. If you say no or I get no comments at all, then I'll wait until I'm done with Shadows on the Horizon. For those of you reading Shadows on the Horizon, thank you so much for sticking with me. And no, I don't have any original characters pop up in this story, nor will it be a crossover of anything. One more thing, this story is set somewhat in a feudal Japan-ish style. Here's my question: should the characters be able to use jutsu and/or chakra? I look forward to hearing from you. Now without further ado…
Disclaimer: (: sigh: almost forgot) I do not own Naruto, or Ninja Assassin (tact that last part on just to be safe. Though, if I do use something from Ninja Assassin, it won't be on purpose. I've never even seen the movie.)
Prologue
A shadow blurred as it sped through the thin trees. Leaves rustled slightly, but the young man had discarded silence at the beginning of this pursuit. His heart thumped loudly in his ears. Panic forced sweat from his pores, causing his light brown clothes to stick to him. He pressed onward. Weaving almost carelessly in his frantic haste, he stumbled once. That once was all it took. A chain shot out and wrapped around his torso. He was yanked onto his back, the rough steel cinching about him and pinning his arms to his sides. The young man thrashed in the bindings. The chain remained taut. Soft footfalls landed near his head. Before he could look up the young man was flipped onto his stomach. Coarse cords dug into his ankles and wrists as his pursuer hogtied him.
"Kakashi, please," the young man begged, "Leave her alone."
"You know I can't to do that," came the other man's stern voice. "You just never can listen to me, can you, Naruto? Why do you think I told you to stay away from her?"
"Why? Why does she have to die? Why can't our clans live in peace?" Naruto demanded. His struggling ceased when pain erupted through his limbs and spine. Naruto had never been good at escaping this method of incapacitation, and Kakashi knew it.
"Our leaders already tried that," Kakashi's voice remained stern but softness edged it. He sighed heavily. "You just had to fall in love with our rival clan's heiress. I'm sorry, little brother, but this is how it has to be."
Naruto felt the older man shift. "Kakashi don--" a particularly hard strike to the back of his neck cut him off. As the world spiraled into darkness, Naruto murmured, "Big brother…please…"