Allusions Chapter II
Akira's Blood Ability: Akira's ability to manipulate his blood is similar to that of Sheldon from the Apostles of the Stars (Black Cat Manga)
Not actually based of any said thing, but I'm pretty sure a number designation system has been used in plenty of other stories or movies or something.
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Sakura erased the thought from her mind; it wasn't any of her business anyways.
The drawers didn't hold much. One held notebooks and pencils while another held the ANBU guidebook. Sakura took this and tossed on the bed; she'd have to read it later.
Moving away from the desk, Sakura went to where her extra uniform was hanging on the wall. On closer inspection she found that she had two extra uniforms; the extra pair underneath the other. Supposedly the soldiers were in charge of their own laundry.
Other than the bed and desk, there wasn't much else in the room. And Akira said they weren't allowed to have their own personal belongings with them. Sakura sighed. This place can never be home...
She turned to her bed and grabbed the mask that hung behind her, looking at it as almost face to face. It was in the shape of a hawk, with red and white markings on it. She was told the masks were to hide their idenity, but Sakura was beginning to fear she would lose hers.
Akira was in his room when he heard the knock on his door. His attention drifted away from the blood that floated in front of his face and to the door.
"Aki-uh, 521?" he heard a voice call.
Akira sighed. "Go back to your room. I'll be there in five minutes."
"Umm, sure..." the voice replied.
Akira pushed himself off the bed and walked over to where his equipment was. The blood trailed behind him, looking almost like rope hanging from his hand. It was seeping out of a self-made cut from his left palm. He grabbed his kunai and shuriken holders and adjusted them to his belt, and fitted the mask to the side of his belt. He extended his arm, and the blood trailing from it hovered in the air and moved to the other side of the room, where it lifted up his sword and brought it back to him, fitting it to his back. During this, Akira grabbed a bandage and began to fit it to his palm. The blood quickly seeped back into the wound and he patched it up as he headed outside.
Sakura quickly turned her head as she heard the door open. It was Akira, but Sakura couldn't help but think that he could have knocked first.
"Come on." he said, motioning for her to follow him outside. She nodded and pushed herself off her bed and in line behind him.
Sakura had to step pretty quick to keep up with Akira. He seemed to be in a hurry. "Not very paitent, are you?" she asked.
"I have plenty of paitence. I just don't like waiting."
"Paitence and waiting go hand in hand."
"And for me, they constantly fight with each other."
"That seems like it'd be a sign of impaitence."
"Maybe it is. Maybe not." Akira stopped in front of a door, "Here; it won't matter. You'll learn to be impaitent, because everyone else here is impaitent. Always be five minutes early, or else you might as well not show up at all."
Sakura waited for him to continue, then finally asked "Why not?"
"Not something you want to hear I think." He turned to face her. "This isn't the place to slip up, or make a mistake. Since the attack, punishment due to failure has increased. A lot."
"Was it bad before?"
"Not entirely. Failure was punishable, but it wasn't as harsh since the village was in an age of prosperity. But now, failure in a mission is bringing you to an inch of your life. Depending on the level."
"Level?"
"Sentences are done by level, depending on the important of the mission. Unless your mission was Triple S level. Then you just get marked..."
"Marked? What's that?"
Akira rubbed his eyes almost wearily. "Nothing. Forget I mentioned it. Come on." he opened the door they stood in front of, "I'll start by showing you around..."
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End notes: I know, short chapter; I'm sorry. I'm working on another fic I plan to put up soon as well, so I had to make this a little shorter. The next chapter will be longer; I promise, with a bit more action in it. Hope you all enjoyed ;)
Also: There aren't any purposeful allusions in this chapter, so Chapter IV won't have allusions as the start
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