Disclaimer: I do not own anything, just using the characters, it was just a thought that came to me, so enjoy.
A family of three who are regular wealthy merchant, that can almost match the ninjas clan's wealth, walks off to the Village hidden in the Cloud from the Leaf Village. The father was 32 years old, lean man with bright green with a shine that can rival an emeralds, black spiky hair, and a light tan skin. The mother was 30 years old, curvy body that was mostly muscle, long wavy pink hair, onyx eyes, and pale skin. Their daughter was 6 years old, has pink hair like her mother, green eyes that match her father's, and porcelain skin. She was smart for her age. At the age of five she claim that she knew what she wanted to be, her parents were happy thinking it would be a merchant like them. However she said she wanted to be a ninja, so she can protect all her love ones. This scared her parent for 1) they wanted her to have a full long life and 2) they needed someone to continue their business. They just brushed it off thinking it would last a week or two.
That did not happen, she kept pursuing it by buying books about anything and everything on the shinobi world, talking and befriending some of the higher rank shinobis and even becoming friends with the demon child and encouraging his dream to become Hokage, but they had enough when she came to them with an enrollment sheet to the ninja academy. So they said they were moving to the cloud village in hopes that she would stop all this nonsense of being a ninja.
They were in the middle of the forest, and have been for three in a half days, when they were ambushed by bandits. Her mother was huddled with her as her father was trying to defend them. He managed to kill one but they slit his throat, soon after, in front of them. Both screaming on top of there lungs, the mother soon takes after her husband in protecting their daughter as she scream for it all to stop. They didn't kill the mother once she started fighting, they were touching her. Soon the leader came and try to have his way with her. She called out to her precious baby girl telling her to close her eyes, while saying she loves her, but they soon ended up killing her.
The daughter's scream became louder as her world goes still, but then a roar pulled her back into reality. The roar that was heard made the forest go quite, that even the birds stop singing. Then stomping noises was heard getting closer to them. The bandits then turned to the six year old girl claiming that its her fault that the beast is awake now. As soon as the leader took one step at her he was stomp on by a big black fury fist, and soon the rest of the bandits were gone the same way.
Once it was all over she looked up at the beast that saved her. It was big, a good twenty five feet high, black fur everywhere, all muscle, was on all fours and had a scar on his left side of his face. It looked down at her tear stained face, its eyes soften on seeing her face. It went to eye level with her, half expecting her to run away from it. "Are you alright little one?" It was a masculine male voice.
The girl just in tears and ran to him as she cried for the lost of her parents and how scared she was of thoughts bad men. Once she was calm he ask her for her name.
"My name is Sakura Haruno Mr. Gorilla. I'm six years old, from the leaf village, and want to be a ninja." She smile at her last comment, the thought of being a ninja cheered her up a little.
Hearing this he laugh. "Well you want to be a ninja hu?" Seeing her head nod enthusiastically he laughed again. "Well Sakura since you are now an orphan, have nowhere to go, but wishes to be a ninja, I will teach you along with the others for I am a summoning apes for ninjas."
Hearing this made her excited but then got depress again. She looked at her dead parents then back at him with sorrowful eyes and a soft whisper that cracked. "Can I at least bury them before we leave, please?"
He did everything to bury them since Sakura was grieving and didn't have the muscle. He gave her time as she said good bye to them, tell them that everything is going to be okay cause Mr. Gorilla will take care of her and that she was still going to pursue her dream of being a ninja.
Once that was all done and had all her stuff, he took her by the hand and placed her on his right shoulder. "So do you have a name or should I call you Mr. Gorilla all the time." She giggled at the thought of it.
He face showed distaste at that and his voice went grumpy. "Don't you dare call me that. My name is Kong and I'm kind of like the head of the monkey and ape clan that ninjas use for summoning so show me some respect."
Sakura's face lit up by hearing this. "Really that's so cool I read about summoning animals. There's the dog, snake, frog, slug, birds, wolfs and tiger, but the wolf and tiger are rare since no one knows where to find them. However I don't remember any of them talking about an ape one, why is that?" In the end she looked at him with curiosity.
He looked away from her. "In time little one and you will know." He then looked back at her. "Anyways Sakura hang on tight I'm going to run." With that said and done everything around them was a blur with that speed. Taking breaks here and there, they made it to Kong's home in three hours.
The trees were becoming taller and bigger, bushes of all types and sizes were now everywhere, vines were coming down, sounds of different animals can be heard, and things were look a bit more dangerous, but she was with Kong so she was safe. There was a statue of a chimpanzee as they walk by, Sakura having no idea for its reason asked Kong. "Why is there statue of a monkey there?"
"Nice observing little one. There are status of every type of monkey near here. The more you see, then you know that you're near the portal." Kong explain.
Sakura didn't get to ask further since he made hand signs and they were in a in a totally different atmosphere then before. It looked the same but it was more calm, safe, kind of homey.
As they walked by, monkeys could be seen everywhere, but they all stop to stare once they saw Sakura with curiosity, some even with fear. Kong kept walking, all fours, to a platform, that seemed to be in the middle of their territory, with a cement ceiling, with pillars to support it, that had vines cover almost every inch of it. As they enter there was five sitting pads in a circle, Kong took one and place Sakura in the middle. "Sakura I will be calling the others to present you to them so I want you on your best behavior." He said in a stern voice.
"Hai, Kong-sama." She bowed, which surprised him a little of how well manner she is.
Once he was out of his shock he roared, which frighten her in surprise, and soon after puffs of smoke were on the sitting pads. After the smoke was gone monkeys took their place. There was another gorilla but with dark brown fur and such gentle eyes that reminded her of her mother, a baboon with a face of a mandrill, an orangutan, and an albino chimpanzee.
"Family I'd like you to meet Sakura. I will be taking her in and teaching her how to be a ninja." Kong said going straight to the point. "Will you take her as a student as well?"
Hearing this surprise them, they never thought Kong would take a human student. The baboon was the first to speak trying to make sense of this. "First Kong, where on earth did you get her, how old is she, and what about her family."
"Sakura is 6 years old, pretty damn smart too. However her parents... were killed by bandits. They were about to kill her when I killed them and that's where I found her." He answered and watched Sakura, she had dropped her head at the mention of her parents.
The albino chimpanzee then spoke making their full attention on him since he was the wisest of all. "Sakura do you really wish to be a ninja and if so why?"
Hearing this made her smile, she always did when thinking about her dreams as a ninja. "Yes and because I want to protect my village, the people in it, and my love ones. I may not have a family anymore doesn't mean I can't create a new one. I know it's not all rainbows and sunshine but to protect my loved ones then it's worth it."
This made everyone smile. The chimpanzee was the first you say yes then the dark brown gorilla, orangutan, and last the baboon. Kong then spoke. "Then it's official, we will teach Sakura. However, I will teach her for a year, but only for strength building, throwing kunai, shuriken and sendo needles, but she will go to Iroh for lessons. After the year is over she will do taijutsu with Rafiki, medic-nin with Kana, genjutsu with Louie and once I see that her chakr is fully developed I will teach you ninjutsu after that we will see what happens." Kong stated leaving no room for arguments.
"Hai." Sakura said. "But let me get this right. Kana-sensei, Ratfink-sensei, Louie-sensei, Iroh-sensei, and Kong-sensei, right?" She question as she pointed to the right ones.
"Correct little one. Now dismiss." Kong said as puffs of smoke took their places. He then placed her on his shoulder again as he walked out and climbed up the biggest tree. They reached nest of some type as Kong laid on it putting her next to her. "Sakura before I sleep I will tell something that you have to do. Since I am taking you in as a student, I want you to leave some of your culture and become one of us, that is why I am teaching you for a year first, to show you how to climb, walk, hunt, talk, eat, and live like us. You can still do your culture once in a while but I want you to learn like us, can you do that?"
Sakura took a moment before answering. "Alright Kong-sensei, I'll do it." She got up after that, walked towards him, snuggled in between his arm, and said in a drowsy voice. "Good night Kong and thank you, for everything." And she was out like a light.
Kong smiled at her, he liked her, thinking it was a good choice that he took her in, even after what had happen in the past.
