Reveries of Life, Love, and Revenge

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Story: Ninja time fiction; a few new characters are introduced. Mitsarugi Urashima, Alona Raye, Nikko (Don't know her last name) and Zeo Faust are basically the four main characters. Yes; you've probably heard Zeo somewhere before. Don't worry, the person who created her is my friend. I have permission to use her.

Main Pairings: Sasuke/Mitsarugi, Shikamaru/Zeo, Gaara/Zeo, Orochimaru/Alona, Kabuto/Nikko, Ino/Chouji, Hinata/Naruto, Rock Lee/Sakura, and that's it for now…

Legal stuff/Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way whatsoever. Although I would LIKE to own it, there isn't any way in which I can say that I claim it.

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Chapter 1: Enter! Urashima Mitsarugi, Nikko, and Zeo Faust!

It was mid-day. The brilliantly orange shaded sky was flecked with light shades of violet, a bluish-tint adding onto the beauty at the bottom. Mitsarugi rubbed her eyes lazily, brushing away some stray chestnut strands that were blocking her vision. The icy blue pools scanned every area of the horizon; it wasn't everyday that she witnessed something so beautiful. Usually she was training, but today, however, was different. On this warm, autumn night in Konoha, the youngest member of the Urashima clan was taking a break to celebrate a holiday; today was the exact same day her whole family had died.

"Mmm…" the young girl said quietly to herself in her high-pitched child's voice. "I should take a break more often… My muscles are strained..."

Indeed they were. In the Urashima clan, it was required that you had god-like agility. This had affected their advanced blood-line ability, but the problem was, Mitsarugi had given up hope trying to master the unique skill her clan had used. She just… couldn't learn it. I train every day… It's just not easy trying to learn an advanced bloodline skill on your own… What?! The eleven year old girl's head cracked as it quickly adjusted its position to look behind her. There was a little bit of rustling by the leaves in the shrubs behind her… Mitsarugi was already ready with two long and sharp strands of barbed wire. She held them in her fingers and waited for a figure to emerge from the plants and didn't move. Any second now… "Calm down, Mitsa… I swear, you've been quite jumpy lately." With that, and tall, slender figure walked into the premises. It was a girl, around 14. Nikko. The eleven year old could only help but smile as she saw her friend walk ever closer to her. "Sorry, Nikko-san. Tonight is the holiday… if you can even call it that." The child's voice shook as she said this; it was clearly obvious she had fought back tears. Nikko simply stared at the girl, her face, as awkward as it may sound, emotionless. Her dirty-blonde hair rested softly on the teenager's shoulders as her blue eyes continued to stare at Mitsarugi. You'd think she'd have gotten over it by now..?

"Mitsa… You shouldn't even think about that event now. It's all in the past."

Flashback

"I thought the Urashima clan was strong. Guess I was wrong." Analia and Eric looked frightfully at the tall figure with raven colored hair. His eyes were glowing a bright crimson; was THIS the sharingan?! A small, five year old girl quietly snuck into the living room, her eyes widening. There, right in front of her, were her parents. Dead. "They aren't alive any longer… the disgusting vermin." With that, the man left. He had took the bodies with him… But… Where was he going?

The child followed slowly behind the murderer who had killed her parents. He was walking into an alleyway..? That wasn't a good place to dispose bodies.. It was then that here eyes widened. Hundreds… Possibly thousands of people were laying in the alley. The only other living human there was a little boy who had looked exactly like the murderer. He was… crying? "Otousan… Okaachan…"

As he wailed these words, the little girl walked over to him. "… Why are you crying?" She could simply mutter these words, although the answer was clear. The little boy sniffled as he turned around. The female child just sat next to the boy, smiling. "It's okay. What's your name?" The raven haired boy found it amazingly odd how someone could be so strong after their parent's deaths..

"…Sasuke."

The girl just smiled. "I'm Mitsarugi… Sorry about your mom and dad." Sasuke just simply stared at the girl. "That man… killed my parents, too."

End Flashback

"I can't help but to think about it… I met him that day, too." Mitsarugi stood straight, her gaze still focused on the horizon. Her friend bit her bottom lip. Had she… struck a nerve? No, Mitsarugi was too strong to care. "Ah, that's right. You met Sasuke that day." Nikko had finally managed to speak, although she really had wanted to stay silent. The eleven year old simply nodded. Yes… I met him that day. It was growing darker, indicating night was growing ever near. Leaf ninjas, genins especially, weren't allowed outside at night now. Safety precautions were taking place now; Orochimaru was… successfully carrying out his plan.

"Oiiiiiiii! You two! You're past curfew!"

Nikko and Mitsarugi glanced over at the jounin who was patrolling, their eyes squinting a bit to see through the darkness. They both slowly started walking back to Mitsarugi's house. Both were unusually quiet; Nikko was simply silent and Mitsarugi was lost in thought. The sky was covered in a thick sheet of black now, white orbs taking their usual spot in the sky and sitting there idly. The fourteen year old was the first one to break the silence, "This was about the time they died, right? Nine at night?" Mitsarugi nodded in reply. That man… Who was he? He slaughtered both mom and dad, but he didn't leave any sort of mark to show his presence... Before they knew it, both girls were standing at Mitsarugi's doorstep. "One moment..." It took the child a few mere seconds to unlock the door with one of her wire needles. They walked inside, and then went upstairs once settled. It was time to go to bed anyway… They didn't need to talk any longer.

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"Uchiha, Sasuke?" Iruka called out in his kind voice. The twelve year old simply raised his hand. The sensei nodded in acknowledgement as he marked a check onto his clipboard. "Urashima, Mitsarugi?" The girl with the long chestnut hair was simply playing with her needles. She just raised a finger, then placed it back down. Acupuncture practice required concentration… If that is a puncture spot, then if I placed a needle here… They should get a temporary paralyze in that specific area... Mitsarugi stuck the barbed wire gently into her wrist, then shivered a bit. Her whole arm went numb, but then went back to normal. Yes, just what I thought… Hm?

"…So, it is Zeo Faust… Got it. Go sit over there..."

Mitsarugi's blue eyes scanned the new student. She was older looking than the others; she was quite tall and slender, had snow-white hair and had deep brown eyes which took on the shape of an almond. With their shade and color, her eyes had some sort of mystery to them… I don't trust her. With that thought still on Mitsarugi's mind, the teenager known as Zeo sat next to the eleven year old. Mitsarugi quickly made the needles disappear from her hands, then wiped some blood off her wrist. "Now… This is Zeo. Zeo Faust. She's just a late graduate… don't worry about it." Iruka had said this while smiling; He was hiding something. Zeo just looked straight ahead at the sensei, her eyes squinted just a bit. You wouldn't have known her eyes were open if you were just glancing at the girl. Her eyes were slanted so much at that point that it was impossible to tell whether those chocolate shaded pools were closed or open. "Now… For teams… The following are on team 7: Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke…." The teacher continued to address the teams, then suddenly…

"As for team 11, it consists of Zeo Faust, Urashima Mitsarugi, and…Alona Raye..?"

Nikko and Mitsarugi looked at each other. Great, not only were they separated, but now there are TWO new kids that Mitsarugi had to deal with now?! Damn… I'll just find their weak spots… Then I'll find out basic information about them. I need to do a bit of research…. Zeo brushed a few snow-white strands from out of her face. Ah, finally… It was time to start becoming a leaf ninja…

In the Village of Hidden Mist- 2:30 PM

"Zeo Faust; She's now a missing-nin."

Niraku tossed her medium-length, charcoal hair over her shoulder. She let out a soft grunt and walked forward to look at the ninja's files, her eyes widening as she did so. "Feh, this kid has some pretty good marks…. So she converted to a Leaf ninja?" As the twenty year old had said this, she pricked her finger while playing idly with a shuriken. She was feigning interest, as hard as it was, but that little act was going to be washed up soon. "Yeah." Replied a hoarse, raspy voice. To the human ear, it would have sounded similar to that of an old man's. But the man wasn't old the least bit. "Got top marks in her class… and yes, she's a leaf ninja now. Probably fled to hide her abilities from everyone… Keh, keh…"

The young female just stood there, neither surprised nor completely emotionless. This Zeo Faust… She sounded like and odd one, indeed. Nonetheless, she was just another –apparently useless- ninja that was to be killed. "Fine. She should be a fun one to waste… Hopefully hard." As she had said this, Niraku hit one of the pressure points in her finger. It sent a pain running up her arm, generating tremors. Ah… Another spot to hit my 'prey'… perfect. As quickly as her boss had explained about Zeo, the young hunter-nin jumped out of the room, getting ready for her little chase.

Watch out… Zeo Faust… Because here I come.

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The eleven year old known as Mitsarugi sat silently through her seat all throughout the rule-reminders lesson. She knew all the rules like the back of her hand… it's not like SHE needed to know them now. Mitsarugi could only manage a smile as she figured out the puncture places in which would help her greatly in battle. Who said taking those acupuncture classes was stupid? Let's see… there's a point above the wrist, above the calf, on the side of the neck, in the finger… and somewhere in the forearm... Yes, that sounds about it. Nikko pushed up her spectacles as she watched her friend. Ever since yesterday, she was always experimenting with puncture points… what was going on?

"Mitsa… what are you doing?" the fourteen year old girl asked in a voice lower than a whisper and had a hint of sternness in it.

Mitsarugi simply replied by holding up a needle. I know that part, you idiot… "No, I mean, WHY are you practicing your acupuncture here?" The eleven year old just shrugged. Gah, TWO people didn't need to be hiding things at the same time. There was Iruka-sensei and his fake smiles, trying to avoid talking truthfully about this new girl… Zeo, was it? Now, Mitsa was trying to hide something, too… Goodness, did she not trust her? But, of course, Mitsarugi was the kind of person to hide things… so if she didn't talk, that was a given. Nikko tossed her shoulder-length dirty blonde hair over her shoulder and forced her green eyes to pay attention to Iruka-sensei. Ah… so… boring… With that, the fourteen year old bowed her head and stayed very still… so much for listening to Iruka's lessons, huh?

Konoha- After class; 2:55 PM—at the park

 "C-chotto! Chotto matte, Mitsa-chan!"

The eleven year old looked back, only to look at her friend, Nikko. The teenager's hair was messy, her spectacles slipping down the bridge of her nose. "Hai?" Nikko smiled in a somewhat goofy manner to her friend, then stood straight, ignoring her trembling legs. This sight wasn't entirely rare. Nikko would usually get overheated from a long walk, well, she'd get overheated from a walk period. Simply put, that girl wasn't very active.

"I need to talk to you…. About Zeo…"

This last comment struck Mitsarugi like an arrow painfully lodged into her chest. Why had Nikko suddenly felt the need to bring up the new student? She didn't seem too suspicious… yet. The eleven year old simply nodded, encouraging Nikko to go on and elaborate. "Do… you trust her?" Mitsarugi paused at this and gave a hesitant nod, as if to show a mixture of feelings. Well, it was impossible to give a straight out, well thought, honest answer at the moment. Zeo had just arrived in Konoha, well, the classroom at least. She hadn't even had the time to talk to her. "Yes… and no. She just came and I've only gotten a good look at how she looks. I can't really comment on her…"

"…On who?"

Both of the Genins looked in the northwest direction. Their eyes scanned the figure carefully, analyzing the characteristics. There stood Zeo, awaiting a full explanation.

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A/N: Sorry… have to stop here. First of all, 'tis a cliffhanger! Huzzah! And…. I'm kind of waiting on some comments for this… Although I have a good story planned out, this didn't seem like a good chapter to me. If you review… no flames! Thanks!