Chapter 2: Awakening!
[[Author's note: I changed up the format a bit for this chapter. Tell me if you like it or not. Sucks that when you upload .doc files, the italicized portions are reverted to normal font. This sucks because now it's much harder to differentiate between Narration and Character Thoughts. Well, this chapter is devoted to my Favorite character, Inuzuka Kiba]]
It was about 6 years ago and the autumn leaves were drifting through the village of Konoha. A lone leaf began to make its fall from a tree and gently landed on a boy's head.
"Today is your day, Kiba." Said Kiba's father- while brushing off the leaf that had fallen on his son's head.
"Yeah, Dad! I can't wait! When do I get to seem him?" Said the six year old Inuzuka Kiba with impatience. His dad let out a chuckle.
"Let's wait till your mother and your uncle to come- then we can go see him..."
"Aw, Dad! You know I can't wait that—"Kiba was cut short as he heard someone coming from the dirt road behind him. It was Kiba's mother and uncle, along with their dog companions trailing behind. "Mommy! Uncle Kabu!" Kiba was teeming with excitement as he ran over to embrace his mom and uncle. Then he fixed his gaze onto his Uncle's dog, Yukkon. "Hi, Yukkon!" Kiba shouted as he petted the giant gray dog-wolf. Yukkon let out an affectionate growl.
"Are you ready, Kiba?" Asked his Uncle.
"Hell yeah!" Kiba responded with much enthusiasm. His excitement made his Uncle let out a chuckle also.
"Follow me everyone, they should be awaiting us and Kiba." Kiba's father motioned them down the dirt path. The family made their way down the dirt road while Kiba's uncle carried him on his shoulders. The path led the family down the hill and into the woods. The path only continued a little bit more and the family finally came to their destination, the Inuzuka Quarters.
The Inuzuka Quarters was large hut made up of large bones and leather, and lavishly painted in different hues of red. It was a place Inuzuka Kiba was all too familiar with. The hut could fit about three dozen people and about that many people were already in there. Three dozen Inuzuka clan members were sitting, standing, and talking amongst themselves in the hut. Silence came over the group as Kiba's family walked in.
"He's here!" Proclaimed one Inuzuka member, "Let us proceed the ceremony!"
Many clan member of all sizes and age greeted Kiba on this special day. Kiba was placed in the center of attention as well in the center of the hut. Not to mention, the scores of dog companions of the Inuzuka members barked along with excitement. Kiba's dad received a buckwheat woven basket covered over with a white towel. A hush of silence grew over the anticipating crowd. "Come, Kiba..." His father motioned as he held the basket.
Kiba walked over to his dad. "Inuzuka Kiba, my son...today you have reached the age. The age where you can be recognized as one of us, the Inuzuka clan." Upon saying this, his dad lifted the towel that covered the basket. Kiba eyes began to glow. In the basket, atop the folded blankets, was a small white furred puppy- sleeping away in tranquility. The small white puppy's chest rose up and down as it breathed in it's sleep.
"His name, Kiba...is Akamaru." Kiba slowly reached to touch Akamaru. "Kiba, from this day on...Akamaru will stand by your side and become your guide. As well, you will both learn much from each other. From this day on...protect Akamaru, with all your will and heart. Akamaru, will do the same."
Couple years from the day Kiba, now nine years old, received Akamaru, they trained and grew together. Bystanders in the Konoha village turned their heads as they saw the nine-year-old Inuzuka kid and his white furred dog fly across rooftops of Konoha. "Yeeeee-haaaaw! This is great! Huh, Akamaru?" Kiba excitedly yelled as he flew across the sky. Akamaru let out a bark of agreement. From rooftop to rooftop the boy and his dog shared the exhilaration......
It was now back in the forest now. Kiba, laying on his back on the rocky stream shore, slowly began to regain consciousness. Kiba slowly lifted his right eyelid. 'Where...where am I?' He thought. Kiba tried to sit up but failed in the attempt as the sharp abdominal pain shot throughout his body. His head felt as if someone was hammering his forehead. 'Ugh...' Kiba tried hard to recollect his memory. That's right, he was fighting that Sakon guy and then...and then he had to make that suicidal maneuver to get Sakon out his body. What happened after that, it took Kiba a while to remember. Suddenly it hit him. Akamaru! Where is Akamaru?
Kiba, quickly moved around his head looking for his white haired friend, Akamaru. That's when he found Akamaru, unconscious and laying on his stomach. 'Thank God...thank God you're still alive Akamaru...' Kiba looked at Akamaru, and remembered the dream he was having. The dream he had when he was young and playing 'shinobi' with Akamaru and jumping rooftop to rooftop. 'Ha! We got in trouble that day remember, Akamaru?'
On that day, the villagers of Konoha were complaining of how loud that damned Inuzuka Kiba kid and his dog were. Kiba and Akamaru were shortly scolded by their dad afterwards. 'Remember Akamaru?' he thought, as he reached over to pet Akamaru on the head. Kiba's vision was getting blurry again. 'Crap...' Kiba knew he had to find a place to recuperate, and quick. His time was getting cut short.
Kiba gently touched the wound that he had given himself. It was a critical blow to himself as well a Sakon, Kiba wondered whatever happened to that...two-headed demon. His wondering was cut off as his head began to pulsate with overwhelming sensation. 'Shit...I think...I think this is it...' He looked down at Akamaru as his vision began to fade black. 'Akamaru...we had good times didn't we? You live, Akamaru...you live. I'm sorry I couldn't...I couldn't make it...you live, Akamaru—' Kiba's last thought trailed off as his heart rate plunged terrifying low.
***
Not too far away from where Kiba lay dying, Kabu, Kiba's uncle, had picked up his pace jumping from branch to branch. In a bird's eye view, one could see this veteran Inuzuka shinobi as a black blur striding from tree to tree with blistering speed. 'Kiba! I can smell you...and hear your breathing. So it really is you, Kiba.' Kabu had also channeled chakra to his ears to amplify their acuteness—an Inuzuka Dog Hearing imitation technique. He listened to the faint and shallows breaths of his nephew. 'His time is running short...' Kabu, was only few minutes away from Kiba's location. 'Hang tight...nephew.'
***
"Ukon! The kid used the stream to get away right?" Sakon, had a closet-habit of talking to his brother Ukon. Even if, Ukon, was "sleeping". "Ukon, I'm going to kill this damn kid...you can eat the dog. I just want that kid dead!" Sakon growled. Unknowingly, his fist and curled so tight that a stream of blood dripped from his knuckles. "If he used to the stream to get away, then I'll just have to follow it." Sakon, without wasting any more time, threw Kiba's torn jacket to the ground and jumped to the nearest tree. Quickly accumulating chakra to the soles of his feet, he swiftly pounced from tree to tree. "Ukon! It will only be a while before we kill that damn canine BASTARD!" The angry two-headed shinobi immersed himself into the forest in hunt for his prey, Inuzuka Kiba.
***
A group of Konoha Anbu members stopped on their track behind two other fellow Konoha Shinobis.
"What is it, Shino?" Asked his dad, who strikingly looked like his son.
"Father, my bugs that I've been using for scout to track down our targets...they are picking up a familiar scent." Shino informed.
"Familiar scent, what do mean?" Asked one of the Anbu members.
"Shino, worry about this another time. We have to complete our mission." Ordered his dad. Shino silently agreed with a nod.
"Yes, speaking of the mission," said the Anbu member with the falcon mask, "have your bugs picked up the location of our target?"
"Yes. Anbu team Rook follow Shino. He'll lead you to target one. And Anbu team Castle, follow me, my bugs picked up the location of the other target."
"On your lead, Aburame" The Anbu group split up following their designated man: team Rook followed Shino northeast and team Castle left with Shino's father south.
Shino, who seemed unnerved by the scent his bugs had picked up previously, actually had been worried ever since. 'If my bugs are correct...then is must mean-'
To Be Continued...
Chapter 3.
[[Author's note: I changed up the format a bit for this chapter. Tell me if you like it or not. Sucks that when you upload .doc files, the italicized portions are reverted to normal font. This sucks because now it's much harder to differentiate between Narration and Character Thoughts. Well, this chapter is devoted to my Favorite character, Inuzuka Kiba]]
It was about 6 years ago and the autumn leaves were drifting through the village of Konoha. A lone leaf began to make its fall from a tree and gently landed on a boy's head.
"Today is your day, Kiba." Said Kiba's father- while brushing off the leaf that had fallen on his son's head.
"Yeah, Dad! I can't wait! When do I get to seem him?" Said the six year old Inuzuka Kiba with impatience. His dad let out a chuckle.
"Let's wait till your mother and your uncle to come- then we can go see him..."
"Aw, Dad! You know I can't wait that—"Kiba was cut short as he heard someone coming from the dirt road behind him. It was Kiba's mother and uncle, along with their dog companions trailing behind. "Mommy! Uncle Kabu!" Kiba was teeming with excitement as he ran over to embrace his mom and uncle. Then he fixed his gaze onto his Uncle's dog, Yukkon. "Hi, Yukkon!" Kiba shouted as he petted the giant gray dog-wolf. Yukkon let out an affectionate growl.
"Are you ready, Kiba?" Asked his Uncle.
"Hell yeah!" Kiba responded with much enthusiasm. His excitement made his Uncle let out a chuckle also.
"Follow me everyone, they should be awaiting us and Kiba." Kiba's father motioned them down the dirt path. The family made their way down the dirt road while Kiba's uncle carried him on his shoulders. The path led the family down the hill and into the woods. The path only continued a little bit more and the family finally came to their destination, the Inuzuka Quarters.
The Inuzuka Quarters was large hut made up of large bones and leather, and lavishly painted in different hues of red. It was a place Inuzuka Kiba was all too familiar with. The hut could fit about three dozen people and about that many people were already in there. Three dozen Inuzuka clan members were sitting, standing, and talking amongst themselves in the hut. Silence came over the group as Kiba's family walked in.
"He's here!" Proclaimed one Inuzuka member, "Let us proceed the ceremony!"
Many clan member of all sizes and age greeted Kiba on this special day. Kiba was placed in the center of attention as well in the center of the hut. Not to mention, the scores of dog companions of the Inuzuka members barked along with excitement. Kiba's dad received a buckwheat woven basket covered over with a white towel. A hush of silence grew over the anticipating crowd. "Come, Kiba..." His father motioned as he held the basket.
Kiba walked over to his dad. "Inuzuka Kiba, my son...today you have reached the age. The age where you can be recognized as one of us, the Inuzuka clan." Upon saying this, his dad lifted the towel that covered the basket. Kiba eyes began to glow. In the basket, atop the folded blankets, was a small white furred puppy- sleeping away in tranquility. The small white puppy's chest rose up and down as it breathed in it's sleep.
"His name, Kiba...is Akamaru." Kiba slowly reached to touch Akamaru. "Kiba, from this day on...Akamaru will stand by your side and become your guide. As well, you will both learn much from each other. From this day on...protect Akamaru, with all your will and heart. Akamaru, will do the same."
Couple years from the day Kiba, now nine years old, received Akamaru, they trained and grew together. Bystanders in the Konoha village turned their heads as they saw the nine-year-old Inuzuka kid and his white furred dog fly across rooftops of Konoha. "Yeeeee-haaaaw! This is great! Huh, Akamaru?" Kiba excitedly yelled as he flew across the sky. Akamaru let out a bark of agreement. From rooftop to rooftop the boy and his dog shared the exhilaration......
It was now back in the forest now. Kiba, laying on his back on the rocky stream shore, slowly began to regain consciousness. Kiba slowly lifted his right eyelid. 'Where...where am I?' He thought. Kiba tried to sit up but failed in the attempt as the sharp abdominal pain shot throughout his body. His head felt as if someone was hammering his forehead. 'Ugh...' Kiba tried hard to recollect his memory. That's right, he was fighting that Sakon guy and then...and then he had to make that suicidal maneuver to get Sakon out his body. What happened after that, it took Kiba a while to remember. Suddenly it hit him. Akamaru! Where is Akamaru?
Kiba, quickly moved around his head looking for his white haired friend, Akamaru. That's when he found Akamaru, unconscious and laying on his stomach. 'Thank God...thank God you're still alive Akamaru...' Kiba looked at Akamaru, and remembered the dream he was having. The dream he had when he was young and playing 'shinobi' with Akamaru and jumping rooftop to rooftop. 'Ha! We got in trouble that day remember, Akamaru?'
On that day, the villagers of Konoha were complaining of how loud that damned Inuzuka Kiba kid and his dog were. Kiba and Akamaru were shortly scolded by their dad afterwards. 'Remember Akamaru?' he thought, as he reached over to pet Akamaru on the head. Kiba's vision was getting blurry again. 'Crap...' Kiba knew he had to find a place to recuperate, and quick. His time was getting cut short.
Kiba gently touched the wound that he had given himself. It was a critical blow to himself as well a Sakon, Kiba wondered whatever happened to that...two-headed demon. His wondering was cut off as his head began to pulsate with overwhelming sensation. 'Shit...I think...I think this is it...' He looked down at Akamaru as his vision began to fade black. 'Akamaru...we had good times didn't we? You live, Akamaru...you live. I'm sorry I couldn't...I couldn't make it...you live, Akamaru—' Kiba's last thought trailed off as his heart rate plunged terrifying low.
***
Not too far away from where Kiba lay dying, Kabu, Kiba's uncle, had picked up his pace jumping from branch to branch. In a bird's eye view, one could see this veteran Inuzuka shinobi as a black blur striding from tree to tree with blistering speed. 'Kiba! I can smell you...and hear your breathing. So it really is you, Kiba.' Kabu had also channeled chakra to his ears to amplify their acuteness—an Inuzuka Dog Hearing imitation technique. He listened to the faint and shallows breaths of his nephew. 'His time is running short...' Kabu, was only few minutes away from Kiba's location. 'Hang tight...nephew.'
***
"Ukon! The kid used the stream to get away right?" Sakon, had a closet-habit of talking to his brother Ukon. Even if, Ukon, was "sleeping". "Ukon, I'm going to kill this damn kid...you can eat the dog. I just want that kid dead!" Sakon growled. Unknowingly, his fist and curled so tight that a stream of blood dripped from his knuckles. "If he used to the stream to get away, then I'll just have to follow it." Sakon, without wasting any more time, threw Kiba's torn jacket to the ground and jumped to the nearest tree. Quickly accumulating chakra to the soles of his feet, he swiftly pounced from tree to tree. "Ukon! It will only be a while before we kill that damn canine BASTARD!" The angry two-headed shinobi immersed himself into the forest in hunt for his prey, Inuzuka Kiba.
***
A group of Konoha Anbu members stopped on their track behind two other fellow Konoha Shinobis.
"What is it, Shino?" Asked his dad, who strikingly looked like his son.
"Father, my bugs that I've been using for scout to track down our targets...they are picking up a familiar scent." Shino informed.
"Familiar scent, what do mean?" Asked one of the Anbu members.
"Shino, worry about this another time. We have to complete our mission." Ordered his dad. Shino silently agreed with a nod.
"Yes, speaking of the mission," said the Anbu member with the falcon mask, "have your bugs picked up the location of our target?"
"Yes. Anbu team Rook follow Shino. He'll lead you to target one. And Anbu team Castle, follow me, my bugs picked up the location of the other target."
"On your lead, Aburame" The Anbu group split up following their designated man: team Rook followed Shino northeast and team Castle left with Shino's father south.
Shino, who seemed unnerved by the scent his bugs had picked up previously, actually had been worried ever since. 'If my bugs are correct...then is must mean-'
To Be Continued...
Chapter 3.