Skies over Konoha
The village of Konohagakure No Sato, better known as the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is peaceful on this fair afternoon. The village is home to many clans, such as the founding Senju, the traitorous Uchiha, the ever loyal Inuzuka, the ever lazy, hungry, and inquisitive, Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka clans respectively, the rational Aburame, all these clans and more claim Konoha as their home. The Uchiha compound empty of all signs of life save the rhythmic thuds and simultaneous grunts, from a young man who wishes to avenge his fallen clan, at any cost, and hanging from all buildings is the same symbol, a red and white Uchiwa. One of Konoha's most defining locations is the Hokage monument, showing the faces of all the leaders of the village, the first, the founder, Senju Hashirama, then the second, the realist, Senju Tobirama, after him the third, the professor, Sarutobi Hiruzen, finally the fourth, the flash, Namikaze Minato, these men are among the most respected in all of the village and none would dare deface such a national monument.
None, that is, except one Uzumaki Naruto.
In spite of the fact that his third attempt to graduate is but weeks away, the 15 year old wastes his afternoon playing simple pranks. In a desperate attempt to garner any kind of recognition, young Naruto will accept even punishment as acknowledgement of his existence.
But our story does not take place here, nor anywhere in these elemental nations. Instead it starts many miles east, past a wall of typhoon clouds, acting almost as a barrier, in a land that is deceivingly similar to the one we left.
Skies over Konoha
The village of Konohagakure No Sato, better known as the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is peaceful at midnight, with the moon shining full. We lower down onto a clan compound that is eerily quiet, not even insects dare encroach on this territory, save the rhythmic thuds and simultaneous grunts of a women, whishing to avenge her clan and find out why he would do something so heinous, and hanging from the buildings a symbol is briefly shown by a stray beam of moonlight from between the tree leaves, one that was similar to a Vajra from Buddhism. The Hokage monument is shown proudly in the clear sky depicting the four great fire shadows. The first, the founder Uchiha Madara, the second, the protector, Uchiha Izuna, the third, the hawk, Shimura Danzo, the fourth, the flash, Namikaze Minato. Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze thought about all this as he was lying down to sleep, pretending to care about all the villages inhabitants was tiring work, he also thought about how he would deal with being reassigned new teammates in merely weeks, but that was impossible to change, orders came from Hokage-Sama himself. But still he could not change the feeling that someone, somewhere, was giving him a bad reputation...
But in the grand scheme of things this was merely a small, fleeting thought, of an Other.
Authors note:
This is the first "Alpha" chapter of my debut story Others, Now the reason this is an Alpha is because I want your input on where I should go next. This can be done one of two ways either go to the poll on my profile, or leave a review, to prevent cheating of the system I will be deferring to the poll at all times. The question is should I do a story where the two worlds meet, or a simple retelling of cannon in this alternate world.
As always, stay classy Internet.