Note: This is a story that is in the 'Naruto' world, but is in no way part of the canon, its kind of AU. It is pre-Shippuden in the manga. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, I wouldn't on , I'd be famous and on disclaimers every time someone used my work
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Character List
(I'll try to update this when a new character comes in)
Kaji-Female, Human, 14 years, Cropped blonde w/ blue eyes, Tanned. Kiki/Kai), Lives in the Kigakure Dormitories, At the top of class.
Yuuki Inuran-Male?, Human/Bug Hybrid, 15 years, Brunette w/ milky purple eyes, Blind. Yuu, Has 2 nin-dogs, Clan could be branch family of Aburames' or Inuzukas'.
Haruka Inuran-Female, Nin-Dog/Bug, 14.5 years, Pale gray w/ green eyes, Transitioned down to black at paws, muzzle, and tail. Haku, Contains kikai bugs that originated from Yuuki and controls them, Been Yuuki's partner her whole life
Aki Inuran-Female, Human/Bug Hybrid, 15 years, Brunette w/ milky purple eyes, Blind. Aki, Has 2 nin-dogs, Clan could be branch family of Aburames' or Inuzukas'.
Hakuru Inuran-Male, Nin-Dog/Bug, 14.5 years, Dark gray w/ blue eyes, Transitioned down to white at paws, muzzle, and tail. Haru, Contains kikai bugs that originated from Aki and controls them, Been Aki's partner his whole life
Aoi Kokoro-Male Human?, 14 years, Long Black w/ red eyes, Pale. Koi/Haku, Is often mistaken for a girl due to lack of masculinity, Extremely quiet.
Nakari Shikahime- Male, Human, 14 years, Messy longer auburn w/ brown eyes, Paraplegic. Hime, Uses a special brace attached the spinal cord to command his legs, Kitchen boy.
-x—x—x- Chapter 1The entire village started up, the early guard making their way up to the watchtowers that framed the border. A proud new stall was placed a few feet in front of an alley that straddled a corner. Merchant girls giggled at the new store setting up on the corner, knowing that before the hour was over that stall would be in shambles. The entire village seemed to brace itself. Before long, a blonde rushed through the town, tripping over dogs and yelling apologies to the smiling villagers. Soon crashing elegantly into the brand-new stall.
"Good luck on your exams!" a passerby shouted at the blonde and green streak, before starting to move the stall's ruble closer to the alley, much too the owner's distress. The man finished moving the last piece before a quartet of greyhound-like nin-dogs stampeded following the blonde pulling a small chariot occupied by a pair of hooded individuals. Sweat dripped down his forehead, the shocked owner stared at the bits and pieces of what had once been a stall. His paralysis didn't last long, as a figure quickly scooped him up and placed him on the sidewalk against the wall, before joining the now much larger pack of adolescents charging down the street.
"So your new, huh?" an observer asked, "Don't worry, it doesn't happen every day. Only once in a blue moon." As a reference to the constant blue object that rose and fell in conjunction to the sun, it wasn't very reassuring. The man could only stare in shocked silence, staring at the figure before him. A tall but striking woman nodded back to him and the shambles of his cart, her short light-red hair whisking around her head. She was attractive; although no one would call her beautiful, with hazel eyes that changed from blue to green, then back to hazel depending on the light. Fish net covered her arms and legs in the form sleeves disappearing into gloves and boots. In addition a black cloth wrapped around her torso crossing and weaving between arms, legs and body in a complicated pattern that caused dizziness. Weapon pouches hung just behind the ends of the cloth, hiding them slightly. Less observable arsenals lay in the long feline fang held by a thong, and the various scrolls that were tucked in to the folds of cloth. Most striking of all was the cat-like features, a slit pupil that focused with great precision; pointed ears with small tufts that moved and twitched; and a long and lithe tail capped by plume of fur.
Huffing, Kaji ran up to the patiently waiting teacher in front of the school. At the sight of her, the woman broke into a wide grin. She then nodded and ushered her into the examination room. In the corner of her eye, she spotted a couple of other students drawing near to the building. The glimpse was quickly whisked away, and replaced with keen focus onto the contents of the room. A man greeted her with a whip of the hand. "You're losing your edge." he commented, "Once you would have been hours and miles before anybody else." Kaji could only nod, itching for the exam to start with the knowledge that the sooner they started the sooner she could leave. Moreover, being aware that the din of others entering the building would break her focus didn't help her tense mood.
Every movement, jutsu, and weapon had been reviewed the days before with stunning accuracy. She hoped that the hard work that was put in, wouldn't fail. As the assessment went on, she soothed herself into trance, so every movement relied not on her thoughts, but on muscle memory and the chemical responses in her body. It was how she took and failed every exam, although she felt that she could pass this time, before falling completely into the trance.
Hope you enjoyed. Please read & review, but observe the difference between constructive criticism and flames.