CHAPTER ONE:
Hinata:
She didn't know why, everything had happened so fast. One moment, Neji-nii had been calling her imouto. The next, she's being held back as a bunch of main branch members beat him. She was barely aware of what was happening, it wasn't until the silence met her ears that she focused. Surrounding her were a bunch of dead main branch members and her father was staring at her coldly.
She realized what happened a second later. She had killed them all. For some reason, she didn't care. As far as she was concerned, they DESERVED what had happened. Maybe once she would have broken down, but now… after witnessing her brother figure getting beaten. She couldn't care any less. Suddenly, her father's eyes softened.
"Take him, my daughter, and run far away from here. I'm disowning you and Neji, so that nobody in this clan has any jurisdiction over your punishment. Know that I am proud of you. Now go." I nodded numbly and grabbed Neji-nii.
I slowly limped, having been injured, to my room and packed my most precious belongings. A medical ninjutsu book, a picture of my mother, a picture of my infant sister and my clothing. I also packed some survival supplies. I also noticed the Hyuuga scrolls on my shelf. My father had taught me the taijutsu after I awakened my Byakugan when I was three. I was now four years old. Grabbing the ones I hadn't learned yet, I stuffed them in my pack before setting Neji-nii and the pack down.
I headed to Neji-nii's room and packed his belongings in his pack. Neji-nii didn't have his caged bird seal yet, so I forlorn grabbing his tan silk headband he had gotten. He had gotten it to wear when he got the seal when he turned six. He was currently five, so with a sigh of relief, I returned to my room. He was free, they couldn't kill him even if they wanted too. I grabbed my pack and grabbed Neji-nii too.
After grabbing everything, I limped to the entrance gate of the Hyuuga compound. The branch members that guarded the gate gave Neji a worried look and myself a scathing one. He was pretty beaten up and I shot Neji-nii a worried look. Sighing, I continued. I failed to notice the surprised look the guards shot me after I looked at Neji-nii that way. I continued to the gate that exited Konoha. Now I only had to figure out how to get past the guards.
What was I going to do?
Sakura:
It was finally time to tell my parents about my dream. To become a ninja. So I put on my black ANBU pants, red sleeveless vest and tied my pink sakura hair in a high ponytail. I bandaged my shins then put on the shinobi sandals, I headed downstairs after getting ready. Taking a deep breath, I stepped into the kitchen where my parents were. For some reason, my parent's faces turned an interesting shade of purple. Suddenly, Dad grabbed me by my hair.
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU DISGRACE!" He roared. He bashed my head into the wall and I cried out in pain. He began to drag me to the front door as I struggled against his grip. He slammed open the door and threw me outside. I landed wrong on my arm and I felt it snap in two. I whimpered slightly, glancing at my father, who stood in the doorway.
"DON'T EVER COME BACK, YOU SHINOBI SCUM!" He slammed the door after that and I realized what just happened. I was just disowned for my dream. I felt a deep sadness burrow it's way into my cracking heart. Tears streaming down my face, I stumbled my way to the gate. Opening the latch with my only functional arm, I started limping to the entry gate of Konoha. I couldn't stay in this village.
I needed to leave. Forever.
Naruto:
I'd admit this, I must have committed some terrible sin to be treated like this. Like a creature that nobody wanted. I lay in an alleyway, broken and beaten. That was the tenth time this week that I was beaten near death. Enough was enough. Sure, I had Jiji, but this was getting to be too much. If I stayed here, I would DIE. There was no way around it. I started to analyze the damage to my already healing body.
This beating had been worse than the others, probably because it was my birthday. I didn't know why, but the beatings were always worse on October 10th. All of my ribs were broken, my arm was snapped in two, along with my leg. I had multiple lacerations on my back from being whipped. I had kunai and shuriken sticking out of me. I was more black and blue than tan and those bastards had taken my left eye out of it's socket.
I got up unsteadily, my healing factor wouldn't be able to heal my bones for at least another week. There was no way I would ever see out of my left eye again. I'm pretty sure they poisoned me so my lacerations wouldn't heal anytime soon, being too busy with the poison. This was the last straw. I was leaving the village. Limping heavily, I started towards the gates of Konoha. I was never coming back to this hell ever again. But first, the library. I still wanted to be a shinobi, so I'll loot the taijutsu, ninjutsu and genjutsu section. But until then...
I was so done.
Haku:
I didn't know what I did to deserve this. All I had wanted was a family, but now mother was dead. Killed by my own father and now he was gonna kill me. Something inside of me screamed to live, and my ice reacted. Blood splattered on me as the spikes not only skewered the house, but my father with it. Getting up slowly, I wandered out into the snow. I wandered for days, passing from snow to sand to forest with tall trees.
I didn't know where I was but I didn't care. It started to rain and I headed towards a random direction, eventually stopping outside a huge wall. I curled up against a tree near the wall and began to sleep. Yes, I didn't know what I did to deserve this. It had been fifteen days since I killed my father and I had no clue where I was. I hadn't eaten in that time frame and had only stopped to drink a few times. Sobbing quietly to myself, I fell asleep.
And I hoped I never woke up.
Gaara:
I was quiet as I stared at the newest person that has come to assassinate me. The kunai sticking out of the sand shield that was made for me. I crushed him with my sand before going to remove the mask. When I saw who it was, my heart broke and I let out an anguished scream. Uncle Yashamaru. Then he explained why he had done it. Because he hated him for taking away his sister.
"No…" I muttered. Stumbling to my feet, somehow blocking out my demon's call, I ran. I ran out the gates of Suna, I ran across the desert. I ran to where I knew Konoha to be. Nobody would know what I was there, right? A demon...who only loves himself. I would prove them wrong, I could love others! I stumbled as I came closer to the walls of Konoha. I noticed another boy, he had black hair and was very beautiful.
I moved closer to my salvation.
Kimimaro:
I didn't know why it was like this, it's always been like this. My clan was always this bloodthirsty and savage. Locked in a cage my whole life, hailed as a weapon, I never knew anything but death. As I watched my clan become slaughtered before my very eyes, I felt a sick satisfaction. Getting up from my downed position on the floor, I began to run. I ran far far away from my clan's corpses and soon stumbled into the strangest group of people. Could they…
Be my new family?
A/N: BTW, from now on it's in Naruto's POV, unless I state otherwise…
Naruto:
I limped my way into a clearing outside the village walls and saw...a group of children. Well, this was weird. My pack rubbed uncomfortably against the lacerations on my back as I moved closer to the group. I took in each of their appearances. The first pair was a boy and a girl. The boy looked like he had taken a very bad beating, if being unconscious on the girl's back symbolized anything. He had long brown hair and pale skin.
He wore an off white long sleeved shirt, an off white pair of pants and grayish brownish skirt with a slit down the middle. He wore shinobi sandals, so my only guess was that he was a shinobi. The girl carrying him looked much the same as the boy. She had shiny bluish blackish short hair and pale lavender eyes. She didn't have pupils oddly enough, wore a purple and tan jacket, a pair of blue ANBU pants and shinobi sandals. She must also be a shinobi.
The only other girl had bright sakura pink hair styled in a high ponytail. She had jade green eyes and pale skin. She wore a red vest, black ANBU pants and shinobi sandals. Unlike the previous pair, she was crying silently. The next person was obviously a boy. He had dark red hair and pale green eyes. On his forehead was the kanji for love, still bleeding and surrounding his eyes were black circles. He wore a blue shirt, over that was a gray draping of some kind.
He wore blue pants with lighter blue leg warmers, under those were shinobi sandals. Another shinobi? Huh. Anyway, the next one was very pretty but I couldn't make heads or tails if they were a boy or a girl. The developing adams apple gives away the fact this one is a boy as well. He wears a blue kimono that's very torn up. He has long black hair and stormy gray eyes. This one doesn't look like a shinobi. The last guy is really really pale. Like white pale.
He has shoulder length silverish white hair and two angry red dots on his forehead. His eyes are a pale green like the redhead boy. The part in the boy's hair is like a zig zag and the kid is wearing ratty clothing. Deciding to greet the strange group, I raise my hand in greeting.
"Hey, what are you guys doing out here? You guys okay? My name is Naruto by the way." By now, the sleeping raven head is waking up and looks at us curiously.
"Who cares what happened to me, look at you! You need medical attention!" The pink haired girl says worriedly through her tears. The others nod in agreement. The raven haired boy looks confused but raises his hand.
"I know some medicine and medical practices."
"Thanks…" I trail off, hoping to catch the boy's name.
"It's Haku. You are Naruto right?" I nod and he heads over to me before stopping.
"Does anybody have a first aid kit...also, you, pale eyed girl. That boy on your back needs medical attention too. Does anybody else have any injuries?" Haku asks. The pink haired girl raises her arm and so does the white haired boy. Haku motions for them to come closer.
"Hey you with the red hair, what about that kanji on your forehead, it's bleeding!" I point out. He nods and heads over to the rest of the group. I pull off my pack and offer a first aid kit I had packed to Haku.
"Thanks." He murmurs and begins to patch everyone up. He starts with the red head, who has the least injuries besides the blue haired girl. When Haku moves to bandage his forehead, sand suddenly grabs his hand. The red haired boy's eyes widened in fear.
"I-I'm s-s-sorry! P-please d-don't h-h-hate me!" Haku looks shocked.
"Y-you're like me!?" Haku whispers, but everyone hears it anyway. Including the redhead.
"What do you mean I'm like you?" The redhead asks shyly. Haku looks hesitant before summoning ice to his hand.
"Wow... that's so cool!" I yell, startling everyone.
"You think so?" Haku and the redhead ask at the same time. I nodded.
"Yeah, it's kinda like what I can do." I stated, raising my hand before red chains burst out of my palm.
"I can do something like that too." The silver haired boy cuts in, before a white something bursts out of his shoulder.
"What is that?" I ask him.
"I can control bones…please don't be afraid of me." He explains. I shake my head frantically.
"I'd be a hypocrite if I judged you for being different."
"I can't do anything like that, but I'm not afraid of you guys! I think it's cool!" The pink haired girl exclaims.
"Thank you" Haku says, smiling warmly. The redhead is looking at us with wide eyes before smiling softly.
"Yes, thank you." He offers quietly. Haku finishes bandaging the redhead before asking his name.
"It's Gaara." Haku nods before turning to the pale eye girl.
"What's your name and do you have any injuries?" Haku asks softly.
"M-my name i-i-is Hinata, ano my leg is bruised." Haku nods before getting out a bruising ointment.
"So can everyone introduce themselves?"
"My name is Sakura."
"It's Kimimaro."
"This is Neji!" Hinata offers.
"Cool, so why is everyone out here?" I noticed everyone except Neji, who was unconscious, flinch slightly.
"I can go first if you want?" I offered.
"Okay." Hinata replies.
"The villagers never liked me very much...they call me a demon and beat me up a lot. They refuse to sell to me and kick me out of their stores. I'm an orphan and nobody really cares about me. So I'm running away from my village to start a new life." I finished telling my story.
"Is that why you're so beat up, cause they hate you?" Kimimaro asked. I nodded solemnly.
"Yeah...they took my left eye from me. So I decided enough was enough." The others nodded, looking at me sympathetically.
"My parents broke my arm and bashed my head against a wall for wanting to become a shinobi. They disowned me and told me never to come back. So I'm running away too" Sakura said quietly in the awkward silence that followed my story.
"Ano...my clan is divided into two parts. The main and branch families. Neji-nii is a branch member and I am a main member. Neji-nii and I thought we were alone when he called me imouto instead of Hinata-sama. Some main branch people overheard and beat him up over it. I...killed them before my father disowned the both of us. So we're running away too."
The others looked at her shocked before Haku pat her sympathetically on the shoulder. Haku finished putting ointment on her leg before moving on to Sakura. Then Haku started talking.
"My father killed my mother and tried to kill me because of my ice powers...so I killed him first. I'm running away too." Haku stated.
"My uncle tried to kill me after my father ordered him to. He said nobody would ever love a demon like me. Everyone in my village ignored me and called me a demon. They were scared because of my sand powers. So I'm running away from it all." Gaara explained. Haku moved on to bandage Kimimaro.
"My clan were very bloodthirsty, since I was the only one who could use my bones as a weapon, they treated me like a weapon. My father would come down to 'discipline' me by beating me. They locked me in a cell and never let me out unless they had to fight. They're all dead now, from trying to wage war on Kiri, they were slaughtered." Kimimaro supplied.
"So if we're all running away...why don't we run away together?" I asked. The others looked at me thoughtfully.
"It's a good idea...we all have different skills that could help each other survive. Like Haku's medical knowledge." Sakura put in. The others nodded in agreement.
"I'm in." Gaara stated.
"Me too." Haku put in.
"I like the idea." Hinata said.
"Sure." Kimimaro answered.
After that, Haku continued to patch up Neji and then moved to me.
"So what injuries do you have?"
"My ribs, left leg and right arm are broken. My entire body is bruised. I have lacerations on my back and my left eye is missing." I said nonchalantly. I was used to this by now. Haku nodded silently with a slightly pissed off facial expression.
"Disgusting…" Sakura muttered. I looked at her, a little hurt. She saw my hurt look and her eyes widened in panic.
"I-I mean that it was disgusting they could do this to you!" Sakura quickly amended. I sighed in relief and nodded my head at her. Haku finished snapping my bones back together before bandaging my bruises and lacerations. He cleaned my eye socket before bandaging that as well.
"Done." He said, handing my nearly empty first aid kit back to me.
"So now what?" Gaara asked.
"We should move to the next town and set up camp quickly. It's already mid-day." Kimimaro answered. The others nodded before we started the trek to the next town we would stumble across. As we started walking, I started a conversation.
"So what can everyone do exactly? Shinobi and survival wise." I asked. Haku went first.
"I know first aid, have my ice powers and know how to farm…" Kimimaro went second.
"I know kenjutsu, taijutsu and have my bones." Hinata went third.
"I know taijutsu, human anatomy and have my Byakugan."
"Byakugan?" I asked. Suddenly the veins bulge around Hinata's eyes.
"My Byakugan allows me to see your chakra pathways and tenketsus and 360 degrees around me."
"Tenketsus? Chakra pathways?" Haku and Sakura asked, they looked confused.
"Do you know what chakra is?"
"No." They deadpanned.
"It's the energy your body and mind makes mixed together. Like the energy your cells make and your thoughts make. These two energies mixed together make chakra, the thing that keeps us alive. You can use chakra for multiple things. Chakra pathways are kinda like veins but instead of blood, it's chakra. The Tenketsus act like gates to these chakra pathways."
"So how is being able to see these things help you?" Sakura asked.
"I can close the Tenketsus so that that way, you can't use chakra. I can also shut down organs that way."
"Woah, that's amazing!"
"How about you Sakura?"
"...I haven't begun training to be a shinobi but I can cook, hunt and fish."
"That's great! You may not be good in a fight but you'll definitely keep us fed."
"Thanks Naruto."
"How about you Naruto?"
"I can hunt, use some basic taijutsu, bukijutsu and my chains."
"Gaara?"
"I know some taijutsu and I have my sand."
"Good."
"Wait what about Neji?"
"Ano, he can do the same as me along with a ninjutsu." Hinata answered.
"What's Neji like anyway Hinata?"
"He's kind, sarcastic and competitive."
"Sounds like a fun type of guy." I put in. The others nodded in agreement. We continued to walk to the next town and reached it by sundown.
"You guys can go into town while I set up a fire. Leave Neji, I'll watch over him." Sakura supplied. The rest of us nodded before heading into the town.
"I have a little money, how about you guys?" I asked. They shook their heads in a negative way.
"It's okay, let's go buy some necessities."
"First let's review what we already have." Kimimaro suggested.
"Good idea." Haku complimented.
"I brought a tent, a blanket, a container for water, my first aid kit, some money, scrolls galore and clothes." I went first.
"I didn't bring anything." Kimimaro said.
"Me neither." Haku said.
"I brought some photos, a medical ninjutsu book, my clan scrolls, clothes, a tent, some fire starters, a water bottle and two blankets." Hinata said meekly.
"I brought nothing...sorry."
"You're fine Gaara. Me and Hinata brought enough stuff to keep us alive." Naruto comforted.
"Hey Hinata, mind if I look at this medical ninjutsu book? I wanna become a shinobi like you all." Haku asked.
"S-sure!" Hinata chirped. Our group of five continued to the marketplace. Haku, the most normal looking one, bought the food at the stand. While he was doing that, the rest of us stood back. There we bought some food and water with the little amount of money I brought. We had bought seven Bento boxes and fourteen water bottles. We had very little money left after that. Barely enough to feed us tomorrow morning.
We quickly headed back to where we last saw Sakura and Neji. They heard a shout of...
"Who are you!? Where is my imouto!?"
"A-ano please calm down!" The others quickly ran to the small clearing they were setting up camp in.
"Neji-nii!" Hinata called out to him. Neji quickly grabbed her and stood in front of her.
"Please calm down, you'll hurt yourself!" Haku fretted. Hinata decided to take the initiative.
"Neji-nii, please listen to these people. They're helping us."
"Helping us? What happened and where are we imouto?"
"Neji-nii...father disowned us after I killed the main branch members who attacked you…"
"What!? Are you okay imouto? Did they hurt you? How are you coping with your first kills?"
"I'm okay, Haku healed my leg and honestly, they DESERVED it for hurting you."
"Oh okay, but who is Haku and these people?"
"We all stumbled into each other in the forest outside of Konoha's walls and we decided to run away together."
"Run away together? Why do they need to run away?"
"If you sit down, we'll explain ourselves to you!" Naruto placated Neji.
"Okay." And with that, Neji plopped down next to the fire Sakura made. We all proceeded to explain our stories and abilities to Neji. We also introduced ourselves afterwards.
"Oh, I'm sorry for freaking out on you Sakura. I would love to travel with you all. It'll get lonely between just imouto and I." The others nodded in agreement. Just as we started talking again, Gaara's stomach grumbled loudly.
"Whoops, what do ya guys say? Wanna eat? We brought Bento!" Naruto enthused. The others laughed at his antics and tucked into the Bento the others had brought back.
"Hey Hinata, wanna help me set up the tents?" Naruto asked. She nodded her head and stood up with me. We both quickly set up the tents. After laying the two tents with the blankets, we set our packs inside before heading over to the fire.
"Hey, who wants to be a shinobi? Cause I do." Sakura asked. Haku, Gaara, Kimimaro, Hinata, Neji and I raised our hands.
"So we all want to be shinobi? Cool, when do you guys wanna train?" I asked.
"How about tomorrow morning, but what will we train in?" I sheepishly rubbed the back of my head before grabbing my pack. I dumped out all the scrolls I had stolen from the library in Konoha. Hinata followed my lead before grabbing her pack and showing off the clan scrolls she had brought.
"Holy Kami... where'd you get all those scrolls!?" Neji asked, pointing to my pile of scrolls.
"I may have stolen them…" I answered.
"Good job. Now we can become powerful shinobi!" Sakura praised me.
"Let's organize them so we know what to learn first." Gaara said. Haku nodded before beginning to sort them into the following piles: genjutsu, taijutsu, chakra, chakra control, elemental ninjutsu, medical ninjutsu, regular ninjutsu, physical exercise and bukijutsu. We began by reading about chakra control. We all studied chakra and chakra control into the late hours of the night. We conversed about what our training regimen would be from now on.
It was the beginning of something great.
End of Chapter One
1)Who should pick up this ragtag group of children? Your options are...
•Zabuza
•Tsunade
•Hidan
2) Pairings? Your options are...
Gaara x Naruto Y/N
Kimimaro x Hinata Y/N
Neji x Sakura Y/N
Haku x Ino Y/N
3)Should they join a village?
Kiri Y/N
Iwa Y/N
Kumo Y/N
Kuso Y/N
Oto Y/N
Uzu Y/N
None Y/N
4)Should Sakura have a bloodline? If so, your options are...
Sonikkusukurīmu (Sonic Scream original bloodline)
Crystal Release (Kekkei Genkai)
Mokuton (Kekkei Senyaku)
5)Should I add more people?
Karin Y/N
Dosu Y/N
Kin Y/N
Zaku Y/N
Tayuya Y/N
6) Can I add a minor OC of myself?
Akira(me) Y/N