Wasurerareru: Uragaki


The life of a ninja. It isn't a glamorous occupation. It isn't easy. But, for some of us, it is what we were made for…

The heart is a hollow, muscular, fish-shaped organ about the size of a closed fist. It's located approximately in the center of the chest.

Located approximately in the center of the chest.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

Ragged breathing, the scoff of sandaled feet scrambling over bark. The hiss of steel cutting through air.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

The dull thud of metal sinking into living flesh, the echo of blood splattering a nearby tree.

The average adult human heart weighs about 300 grams in men, and about 200 grams in women. Human heart begins beating or contracting early in fetal life a continues regular beating throughout the life span, stopping only at the time of death.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

A hoarse shout rebounds into darkness. A mistake.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

The rush of air. A twig snaps. The smell of fear, desperation.

About 50 million gallons of blood pass through the heart in an average lifetime. The heart beats about 70 times per minute at rest in adults, and from 90 to 140 times in infants.

50 million gallons of blood.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

The rustle of clothe. The clink of metal. So close.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

A wheezing cough, and the sound of spitting. Blood, the smell of blood.

Smaller hearts pump less blood with every beat than larger hearts. As a result, smaller hearts need to increase their pumping capacity over time, a task they accomplish by beating faster.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.



The sound of a heart. It is beating. It is still beating.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

The scoffs come closer together. The target is gaining speed.

In addition to age and body complexion, physical and emotional state also affects the rate of heart beat. When a person is relaxed, his /her heart beats at a slower pace. When a person is nervous or performs some kind of physical activity, the heartbeat speeds up.

the heartbeat speeds up.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

A crackle sounds in ear. The Taichou. "Drop low," he says, "come from underneath."

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

Tuck arms in, drop. The wind howls. "Fujin: Usagi."

The heartbeat is caused by the contraction and relaxation of the heart chambers which produce the "thump, thump" sound. The contraction and relaxation is triggered by the electrical impulses sent by specialized cells.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

The drip of blood. The smell of it. So clear from this vantage.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

"In position." "In position." "In position." "I'm in position."

During an exercise when the body needs more oxygen, the rate of the impulses is increased in order to increase the frequency of the heartbeats.

Rate of the impulses is increased.

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

"Team Delta, move out."

Thump, thump. Thump. Th-ump. Th-…

"Mission complete. Target silenced."

Human heart begins beating or contracting early in fetal life a continues regular beating throughout the life span, stopping only at the time of death.

Continues regular beating throughout the life span, stopping only at the time of death.

Stopping only at the time of death.

At the time of death.

Time of death.

Of death.

Death.

--Konoha, Orphanage, 2:13:24 am--

Tiny feet pad carefully over hardwood floors. A small hand rests briefly on a painted wall. Steel colored eyes scan the room. Moving steadily, ever closer, to the end table.

Slim fingers brush crimson strands back behind a dainty ear. Slowly, cautiously, those same fingers close over the handle to the drawer. Nervous eyes scan the room again. With a soft hiss the drawer pulls open and young flesh reaches in to draw out sharpened steel.

The drawer closes as deft fingers wrap around clothe covered metal. Careful, ever so careful, she lifts up the kunai. Light reflects off the blade and into grey eyes. Slowly, in the darkness, a smile steals across pink lips.


A/N: Hello! Welcome to the show. Come on in and take a seat. We bite but, not hard. It's okay you'll see.

Alright now that the creepiness is out of the way, What's up? I give thanks to Linkin Park and the song What I've Done and /facts/1998/PavelMatskevich.shtml they have been my inspiration for this fic. I do use and will use lots of Japanese words so at the end of each I leave translations. Though there won't usually be author notes to go with them. Reviews will be handled through PMs if I think they are worth while. I can't think of anything else so on to translation.

Wasurerareru- to be forgotten

Uragaki- note on back of scroll

Taichou- captain

Fujin- battle formation

Usagi- hare

Kunai- ninja throwing knives