Chapter 7
The Haraki
After I killed Meer, I went to his weapons room. I knew that the dagger wouldn't always be able help me, so I decided to take his best weapons including two long, skinny, black bladed swords, a sai knife, many kunai, and his most prized possession, a 2-handed sword. It was worth a lot with its intricate modeling and large size, and for a normal person it would be hard to carry, but it was easy for me.
I ran from the village and kept going on. It's been two months since then and I'm still walking…sometimes.
See, I found a new place to live and be accepted.
I was walking in the desert again when I saw a large building. It was made of sandstone, but looked like a fricken castle. It was completely deserted; well it looked like it was.
I went inside and was knocked out. When I awoke I was in a large room in front of four thrones. I was tied up and gagged, so I just looked up at the rest of the room. There were hundreds of people (most of them women). Some wore armor others wore rags, but standing in the front were 7 teens wearing something different.
Each one wore a strapless, tight shirt that didn't pass their mid-drifts. It looked as if it were made of really strong, stiff fabric. They wore shorts that cut off right above the knees and typical shinobi shoes as well. Each of them had their own specific weapons and colors. They also each had a scarf to keep the sand out of their mouths, but the scarves seemed to be moving of their own accord.
Behind me, I heard doors open. I looked over my shoulder to catch a glimpse of who was walking in and caught my breath. Four tall, beautiful women walked in. each looked like royalty in their expensive robes and jewelry. They looked to be in their 30's, but that didn't seem to matter, they still had the faces or 20 year olds.
They sat on the four thrones in front of me and stared at me with hard eyes. All of their faces looked the same, but there were differences. One had black hair and blue eyes, the second had dark red hair with hazel eyes, the third had blonde hair and coppery eyes, and the last one had brown hair with brown eyes. All of their hair went down to their backs and curled loosely near the end. They looked identical to each other, so I guessed they were related.
"Let her speak." the blonde said.
All of the cloth was taken from my mouth and thrown at my knees.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Korin."
"No, who are you? Or better yet, what are you?" she asked once again, this time with a feeling of a double meaning, threading through her voice.
I stayed frozen, paralyzed. I didn't know what to do, so I did the only thing I could. I went with my gut.
"I…I am a weapon….the weapon." I replied stoically.
Everyone looked at me curiously, but I only stared at the four women and they looked back. The brunette smiled and stood up. She walked over to me smoothly and stopped in front of me. One of the guards that were behind me, cut my ropes with her signal. I stood up and looked her in her cold brown eyes. She took my hand and faced me to the rest of the people and said, "Welcome to our family, Korin."
After that I was accepted. This place was called the Haraki and it was a society of assassins. There weren't many assassins here, but they were all ranked. There were the Lowlys, Guards, Soldiers, Officers, Lieutenants, Generals, and then the Untouchables.
The Lowlys are pretty much only used for scouts and even then some of them can't be used. They typically just wear some random clothing, nothing special.
The Guards keep watch and protection over the building when needed. They wear lots of armor to keep their selves safe.
The Soldiers were the normal assassins. They go the jobs that weren't very special and if they did get something big they were under a Lieutenant or an Officer. They wore black outfits with their old village's symbols on their sleeves and their squad number on the other.
The Officers were in charge of the Soldiers. There was one of them to each group of assasins. They too wore black, but most actually only wore their old villages symbol.
The Lieutenants were 3rd in commend. Most soldiers went to them if they needed help and they seemed to get the most jobs because of that. They usually wore a black outfit, but theirs usually were abit more disturbed and looked alittle bit more trashed because of the amount of missions they are typically put on. They also wore a bit of protection on their shins and shoulders. To be a Lieutenant though, you had to be really good at, at least one jutsu. Either Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, or Taijutsu.
The Generals were 2nd in command. They were as good and some were even better than the ANBU. They each had two Lieutenants that would follow every order they were given. To become a General you had to prove yourself by killing many and being superb at your techniques. You had to be proficient at Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu. They usually wore a black strapless outfit, and they mostly had some random piece of armor anywhere they choose. Usually in the places that they leave themselves most vunerable.
The last group was the Untouchables or also known as the U7. They were the top dogs. They were THE group to be. Only one person from each village is chosen unless there isn't anyone good enough. They only take the big cases or if it has to do with the Akatsuki. The U7 were all in the Bingo Book, but were much less known. (They were very careful at leaving markers of their existence.) In a sense, they were the girl version of the Akatsuki. They were the seven girls I had seen my first day. To be one of them you had to be past a General on your skills and have so much power that you can barely be touched or hurt in battle.
To become part of the Haraki there were 2 major rules: 1 you had to be female, and 2 you had to be able to kill anybody. That was the job.
They put me through a lot of tests to see how powerful I was and how well I knew the jutsu and after that they ranked me. I never showed them that I was a host to many curse marks, or my demon. I had learned how to "get rid of" my marks, and could hide my eyes with my hair. They were impressed with my abilities and decided to send me on my 1st mission as an officer.
I was in the Elders office with 2 of my Soldiers, when the red head came in. Her name was Sila and out of the four she was the most serious. She gave the missions and disciplinary punishments.
We stood up and met with her and we only sat down once she too had sat.
"This is your 1st mission, Korin, but that doesn't matter to us. You're an Officer and you are getting an Officer's mission." She grabbed a folder out of her desk and opened it. Inside was a picture of a man with short, cropped, brown hair and brown eyes.
"This is Blake Chine. He is a scientist in the Village of the Waterfalls. Your assignment is to kill him…with no questions asked. Can you do that?" I nodded my head in agreement, "Well then," she stood up and so did we. "It is time for you to be on your way."
We walked out the door and went out of our city.
