As soon as Kyle entered his old village, his whole demeanor changed. He walked straighter, losing the character he had gained over many miles walked and many injuries that Kyle had received.
"What's wrong?" Haku asked. "That suit rubbing off on you?"
"Maybe," Kyle said, then stopped, turning to look at an old school building. Kyle took his mask off as his past replayed in his head.
Kyle walked out of the school building, his head throbbing.
"Why do we gotta learn all of this stuff?" Kyle asked. He had unruly brown hair and big green eyes, with a face all the adults praised.
"Math is important, Kyle." Saika said. She had bright blue eyes and long blonde hair that ran down her back.
"So I need to know addition to fight somebody?" Kyle asked doubfully.
"You might. Isn't it better to be safe than sorry?" Saika asked.
"Maybe. But isn't it better to know how to shoot fire than know what five plus three is?"
"What is five plus three?"
Kyle counted on his fingers.
"Kyle, it's eight." Saika said.
"I was getting there!" Kyle said.
"Okay, I'll teach you some math." Saika said, taking out a pack of cards and handing them to Kyle. "I learned this game from my Uncle. It's called 21, and-"
Saika was interrupted when the a bully, Rai, walked over, knocking Kyle over and taking the cards. Rai was several years older than Kyle, but still loved teasing the little kid. Little did he know that he was, literally, playing with fire.
"What are these?" Rai asked.
Kyle stood up and jumped up, trying to get the pack of cards.
"Give 'em back!" Kyle shouted.
Rai laughed. "Reach them first, Kyle!"
"Rai, you don't wanna mess with me. You don't know what I'll do."
"You won't do sh*t!" Rai shouted, hitting the young Kyle in the face, giving him a bloody nose.
A/N: Why do I even rate these stories 'T'? I mean, the only cuss words I don't censor are 'hell' and 'damn,' and this series isn't that violent. Anyways, back to the story flashback! -MN1
Kyle, on the ground, rolled over and moved his hands like he'd seen a ninja do. Electricity shot from his hand, flying right over Rai's shoulder, burning him.
"Damn it!" Rai shouted, dropping the cards and running off.
"Kyle...what was that?" Saika asked.
Kyle just grabbed the pack of cards and ran, crying. Unbeknownst to him, some powerful men had seen his display, and didn't like any...uncontrollable ninja.
"Kyle!" Haku said, shaking the ninja.
Kyle responded by putting his mask on. "Where to?"
"Um...Are you sure you were right for this mission?" Haku asked.
"Yeah," Kyle said. "Where are we going?"
"You won't like this," Shikamaru said grimly, looking at a map.
"What?" Kyle asked.
"This old map shows where the orphanage was," Shikamaru said. "And now, there's...This is troublesome." Shikamaru said, looking up at a large mansion.
Kyle immediately growled at the mansion built over his old home's ashes.
Kyle laid in bed, not getting a moment of sleep when, suddenly, a woman ran in, shouting for everyone to get out. Kyle stood, and smelt the fire.
'Oh no!' Kyle thought, running to a window. Of course, he saw Rai's father. 'Of all the cliché plot twists...wait, what?' Kyle asked, his first fourth-wall break confusing even himself. Even so, Kyle forced himself outside, looking out of the open door, where all the kids were standing. Saika looked for him while the workers counted heads.
Kyle walked over, handing her the cards. "Bye." Kyle said, and ran. He ran for a day before being helped by travelers, putting him in the care of a few ninja. Then, Kyle bloomed into a powerful ninja, and you know the rest.
A man bumped in to Kyle, wearing expensive robes.
"Watch it." The man said.
"You watch it." Kyle said absentmindedly.
The man turned around, growling. "You know who I am?"
"No. I don't care." Kyle said.
"I'm Rai, the Lightning Bolt!" Rai shouted.
"That's nice. I'm Kyle, the blind fortune-telling copycat." Kyle said.
Rai frowned angrily. "You?"
Kyle came back down to earth. "Uh-oh." Kyle said.