NARUTO: The Village Doused In Rain

© NARUTO/ Mashashi Kishimoto

Scroll One: "Relentless Nights: Ninja in the Moonlight...!"

The sky looked obscurely dark, however it was not cold. The wavering breeze was luke warm and rustled the leaves in the forest. Swift footsteps jumped through various branches and softly landed on the damp soil with a tap.

The person, a female Shinobi, or Kunoichi, hooked up a radio device to an ear piece and spoke into it. "Destination reached. Area infiltration requested."

"Proceed," replied a blurred voice from the technological device.

Packing it away the Kunoichi in turn pulled out a black bandana and tied her jet black hair back with it. She carefully inserted a Kunai knife in her mouth and rapidly dashed off again.

Her destination was a small, abandoned-looking cottage that had relied on the thicket for protection and sensory. She approached the door cautiously and reconsidered her actions. 'I'd better go through the top.'

Hopping on to the patched roof, the Kunoichi performed several hand signs that allowed her to focus her chakra into her hands and then punch a hole through the brick tiled roof. She dropped down through her make-shift entrance and steadily held her ground. 'He's here'

From almost all sides shuriken flew in attempt to kill but the female Shinobi knew better and had produced an illusion, a doppelganger, to throw off her foe.

"What the hell?" gasped the victim, in shock. He had a blood lusting aura around him that matched the color of his eyes and hair- a frigid teal.

As he frantically raced around, searching for his intruder, a Kunai was placed under his neck and the owner's voice shot "I've been sent to exterminate you."

The captive Shinobi clenched his teeth together and slightly grinded his back molars. "Exterminate me? Ha! Who the hell are you to even have the guts to say that?

"Me?" smirked the Kunoichi digging the sharp edge into her prey's throat. "My name is Hatake Ena… and you'll be taking it to your grave" With that, his blood fell upon her hand and stained them with a glistening crimson color. The ninja's body fell to the floor impudently as if it were a stiff board.

Sighing, the Kunoichi headed out ready to report a successful hunt. Forthwith, as she proceeded through the limbs of the trees a figure was standing in the distance, blackened to a silhouette in the moonlight.

...

The red smears failed to scrub off of Ena's hands, so to withhold the events of last night, she slipped on a pair of leather gloves that belonged to her Uncle, Hatake Kakashi. Locking the door behind her, the Kunoichi trotted upon the rooftops of the Konoha village, anticipating a long afternoon of lectures and tests on the Shinobi code. On the way there, Ena viewed a blond spiky head down below and immediately noticed who it was. She jumped down from her spot and called, "Hey Uzumaki-kun!" Uzumaki Naruto, a.k.a the village idiot and all around class clown turned to face the black-haired Kunoichi and gave a goofy grin, "morning Ena! What's up?"

She closed her hazel-green eyes and smiled in recognition. "Not much. Just wondering if you wanted me to walk to school with you."

Naruto's face brightened up, "Yeah! That would be great! Thanks!"

'No problem Uzumaki-kun"

Only making a few tracks, the blond halted and asked, "out of everyone in the village how come you're so nice and polite to me, Ena?"

The female Shinobi thought it out for a bit, but then replied, "Because you're not a bad person, Uzumaki-kun. You may be arrogant and obnoxious at some points, but that doesn't cloud your strong sense of justice. Besides you're a good friend of mine!"

Naruto seemed somewhat flattered as he responded, "Really?! Wow! I've never thought of it like that before! I also didn't know you thought of me as a friend.

Ena sweatdropped, "how is that when I've been talking and hanging out with you since we were kids?"

Shaking off the awkward contemplations, the two Konoha village residents headed towards their school in silence. But there were truly no words to express their strong intimacy.

The unexpected questions and examinations were a complete blur, and yet, the day went by rather sluggishly. Ena slumped in her seat, which was as soft as granite, until her classmate, Okinawi Katone, pinched her side to make her sit up straight.

The black-haired Kunoichi glared at Katone who winked an amber eye and scratched the back of her auburn head.

A giggle sounded from behind, and it had emitted from another acquaintance of Ena's, preferably known as Tomoya Kiri, She had mousy qualities but was famously recognized for her long, dark brown hair that she kept constricted in a tight braid that rested along her back. The only thing that contradicted her frail image was her orange tinted eyes that shone with such resolve, that even the slightest glance would make the bravest man quiver.

During lunch Ena groaned as her two comrades continuously ranted about her un-removable leather gloves.

"It's not polite to eat with them on," Katone scowled, tugging at a loose thread and pulling it out.

Kiri nodded. "It's true Ena"

The hazel-eyed female Shinobi viciously bit into her warm bread roll, all the while ignoring her friend's requests. "Nobody is going to die if I leave my gloves on. Now back off will ya? You're going to give me an ulcer of something."

The two prodders sighed and Katone said, "I can only imagine what goes on in that head of yours. The rest is just a complete mystery to me, Ena."

Taking another bite out of her food, the killer Kunoichi paused for a brief moment as she thought 'Funny… sometimes I wonder that same thing." And as she looked off past her friend's shoulders a similar figure to the night before walked by but before it disappeared before Ena could even make out a single physical feature.

...

The location was a lake side, but the objective was the same: kill the target without causing chaos or stirring attention. As simple as it may sound, the task was actually pretty rigorous. Sometimes the victim let out a death howl that alarmed nearby citizens, or other times the victim would run through heavily populated areas and eventually caused some sort of disruption that involved innocent bystanders. You never knew what wrongs that could happen, so that's why you had to slay the prey quickly and unexpectedly. It was the way of the assassin- no, of the Shinobi.

The air was cold, so cold that Ena could see her every breath in tiny, little, white puffs. Forthwith, this was never a good omen- targets never seemed to die easily in the frigid weather. They held on to their lives as if they wanted to dig their graves on a spring morn. None withstanding, Ena didn't care- the victim would die in his favor or not.

Hearing voices in the distance, the Kunoichi quickly concealed herself within the darkened tree tops and waited for her prey to draw near…

"… Yeah, that last raid was a total bummer." Groaned one Shinobi

"…no kidding…could've made a fortune… poverty is just a big issue…" mumbled another, so low that Ena could not catch the whole statement.

Then came the tone of her target. "… You can say that again… hey, what's that noise?"

The female Shinobi swore under her breath- she had stepped upon a bent twig and snapped it in two with her foot. The three males were now alert and performing various jutsu to defend themselves.

"Come out!" cried their leader, who wore a mask with the template of a wolf. He sent three Kunai knives into the tree Ena had been in, but luckily she had rapidly leaped overhead, and prepared to unleash her ultimate jutsu…

When in five seconds flat, the trio of Shinobi fell to the ground like swapped flies. Baffled, the Kunoichi stood her ground and sensed a bloodthirsty, yet powerful presence. Having the reflex of looking upwards, Ena glimpses at what could have been the murderer of the three ninja- a black-haired male with piercing yellow eyes and a flowing cloak.

However, he had vanished into the shadows of the night and the female shinobi couldn't help that that was the figure she had viewed in the moonlight.

Disappointed that the thrill of the hunt was over, Ena started back towards the Konoha village, anticipating a long night of restless sleep.

...

The morning arrived lazily as rain clouds quickly shielded the sun's rays, and filled the atmosphere with humid, damp conditions. Luckily it was Sunday, so there was no murky trip to school for Ena today.

Peeking an eye at the clock, it was already close to noon.

'Maybe I can bring Uncle Kakashi some lunch,' thought the hazel-eyed Kunoichi.

She slithered out of bed and hastily associated herself with the proper clothing and right set of mind.

Heading into the kitchen, a note was pinned to the front door with a shuriken. I read:

Ena,

Don't bother to make

lunch for me. I'll

be out for most of

the day. Be back

around midnight.

-Kakashi

"Well, that threw off my whole day," sighed Ena as she tossed the message into the trash bin next to the sink. "What am I going to do now?"

And at that moment, just like an angel calling from the heavens, a voice outside shouted, "HELP!" and Ena rushed out of her humble abode.

The day had just begun.

...

Someone is watching me from a distance...

I wonder who it could be...? You may already know, but for those of you who don't like to guess at these things, I won't say. There's not much to say, since this is only the first chapter, but from here on out, I'll discuss the content of future chapters and chapter titles here. Speaking of chapter titles...

"Relentless Nights: Ninja in the Moonlight" comes from the fact that Ena relentlessly kills her targets with no remorse or questions asked... Kind of like a mindless robot. The "Ninja In The Moonlight" part comes from the mysterious figure that just happens to appear whenever Ena least expects it...

Oh, by the way, this was the first Naruto fanfiction I ever wrote. It's actually turned into a saga now... my friends do spin-offs of this story using the many OCs I created. ;p There's also a sequal to this story and a follow-up that I'm currently writing. Please stay tuned, everyone. Updates will be quick since this entire story has already been typed out. XD

So...

Please review and give me your thoughts! (I love feedback.) But if you just decide to read this without reviewing, that's okay too. I'll be glad if you're enjoying this story by simply checking it out. (I won't hound anyone for reviews. It's kinda mean. ;3)