Author's Note: This was written for a request in one of the reviews. ^^ I hope you like it.
"Jiraiya"
Retirement is all I really want
Weary and old to my bones
Of fighting deception and evil
But the times are changing and leading me
To people in need of a sage
To the comrade I must kill
To a boy with flaming blue eyes
Reminder of the younger days
When my head was still filled with hot air
The path of the future not yet treaded on
Eyes reminiscing, I stand up though I say,
"I'm not as young as I used to be.
The moment has come for a new era
Successor of my force and will
He will carry my past to the future."
"Orochimaru"
Sage of the fiery shadows
Master of the snake
Genius in a time of turbulence
One to carry the pillar's will
But I will not be the pillar
I will be a deity
The supreme, the omnipotent
Incomparable, indigenous
Walking the path of the immortal
Ravenous for universal knowledge
Achieving enlightenment through malice
A ruthless mage as terrifying as heaven and hell
A man attempting to be God
Hands unbound and unstoppable
Humanity lost in the depths of greed and ambition
"Tsunade"
Ageless yet tired hands, numb cold feet
An astute mind but a heart bitter-filled
A necklace clutched by shaking fingers
A curse—a thief of two precious lives
Deserving to live when they couldn't anymore
Tears forever staining cheeks
Forgetting with the feel of money
But unable to stop remembering
Evil temptation overcomes prudence
An old comrade's venomous offer
Another's utmost dread
But the fleeting moment passes into revelation
My fate is to live in place of those who died
My desire is to make their dream come true
And my power will do everything to protect it
Coming Soon: Ino/Shikamaru/Chouji, Zabuza/Haku, the Sensei's (aka Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai, Asuma, Iruka), 3rd Hokage, Itachi, and Kabuto.
Thank you to the reviewers:
Derenhelm Jade Skywalker: No offense taken. =) I was confused at first as to what you were referring to until I saw the reviews for my other work. ^^;; But I'm a newbie too—I've just gotten into the anime barely a month ago… I was so insane that I read every single thing at The Naruto Guide and downloaded the image translations at the Hosted Naruto Manga site… Which lead to my writing of the fic, and the quotes… The fight with Itachi actually did occur in the manga (which lead to his being unconscious in the flashback), but the fiction one in my story is a fight that is supposed to take place later… ^^; Sorry for the long explanation…I tend to babble a lot. Anyway, I'm happy you and your friend liked it (I like Hinata too). I try my best to portray these characters…and you will see that I'll end up revising them over and over again… -_-;;
Amakasu Toko: Sorry for not getting the Zabuza and Haku poems out right now, but I'm taking your request and working on it! ^^ Their fight with Naruto and Co. was the very reason I got into the anime the first place! =P
Toumo no Miko: Hehe, I read from that scanslations site (that was how I got my info for "Living"). Ooh, I'm thankful for that site for feeding my hunger for Naruto manga. Watching the anime alone just wasn't enough—I had to read the manga. ^^ Thank you for giving me the link though, and I'm happy (insanely so) that you liked these pieces that I had at first barely any confidence to publish. I hope you liked Tsunade, Kiba, and Temari's poem.
Annachan: *blushing* It's really not that good, given that I had disregarded many rules of poetry in a sense… But thank you…^^;;;;;; I hope you continue to read some more of these pieces.
Chibi Dragon: I try my best to keep them IC as much as possible without having to do pairings, even though I'm not Kishimoto-sensei myself. Thanks! ^^
FM Buu Saix: Hehehe, I had a Naruto overload too… Goodness, I'm insane…staying up late at night to read Naruto manga on the net, constantly using The Naruto Guide as a reference…keeping my poor comp late at night to download the episodes… =_=;;; Thank you for reviewing! I think this fanfiction section is going to grow a lot bigger, considering that Cartoon Network will be showing the anime pretty soon…(*mutters irately* …I just hope the dubbing will be good…and that they don't make mincemeat of the series)
Rinon Toros: You're not the worst reviewer on that net! ^^;;; You're my first reviewer for this! I had hoped to make a good estimate of the characterization, so I'm happy that I succeeded in doing so… Putting me on the favorites section is too much of a compliment to give me…I was joyfully surprised to see that…thank you! ^^;;;;
