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Chapter 1: Uzumaki Arashi
Uzumaki Arashi had gotten word that almost no one had passed that last Chûnin exam. Arashi frowned. He knew that the Forest of Death was dangerous, but form the claims of several of the contestants, there was a monster lurking in the woods. It was said that the monster set up human traps that no beast could make, yet attacked like a crazed beast. It killed anyone who passed into a certain area. It was even believed that there were skulls strung around the territory. Arashi couldn't let this pass. Not only did his status in the village demand action, but he could not let anymore of the students suffer.
He arrived at the gates to the Shi no Mori with in seconds. "Sir! I have reports!" A masked man said, saluting Arashi. The man was wearing a silver tunic and black leggings. His mask was shaped like a dog, but with markings of purple, green, and blue. An ANBU.
"Yes? What is it?
"The three ANBU members that were sent to investigate the killings turned up dead this morning. You should take a look at their bodies." The ANBU replied.
Arashi followed the ANBU to the bodies of the ANBU members. They were pretty much torn to shreds. The cuts were cut so thin, that not even a scalpel could have made those cuts. "What happened?! They were from the Uchiha clan! And they were killed like this."
"The worst is yet to come, sir." The ANBU member said. "Pakkun says that there were not foreign scents on their bodies. And the medics said that there were no signs of struggle. The cuts were made from something thinner than a scalpel."
"But that sounds like… but that's impossible… that clan was annihilated in the civil war a long time ago." Arashi said. Though that war was mainly between those two noble families…
"It is possible that whoever it is, is from that bloodline. They say that the heir survived the war and escaped to Sunagakua village. The rest… is unknown." The ANBU reported.
"I see." Arashi said.
"Should I go, sir?"
"No, I'll take care of this myself."
"But, sir! The village needs you! If you go, you may die!"
"All the more reason to go, Kakashi-kun. I cannot let you squander your life either, nor anyone else in this village." Arashi said.
Kakashi shifted. "As you wish, sir." He was obviously reluctant to let him go.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine!" He grinned. "I didn't gain this status for nothing." With that, he left Kakashi and entered the forest.
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Mu ha ha! You will not learn of Arashi's status! Not yet, at least. Of course, many of you might have guessed already… that is if anyone is reading this at all…