Starlight
Don't own Naruto
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'Thoughts'
"Talking"
'Someone Else Talking in a person's mind'
(----) Different point of view
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Chapter 12
He's fighting Gaara and it was the last match of the first round too. Terish and Yue were fighting each other; Temari and Kin were fighting each other, and so were Lee and Ganmaru. He just sighs as he walks down the street. He wonders if the area will still be standing when they were finished.
He's heading to the hot baths to soak. This might be that last time he uses hidden Leaf's bathhouses. In three days this whole exam is being moved to Light village. He'll finally get to see his family again. He can't wait to give Jeri the gifts that he bought for her and the gifts for his parents and great granddad.
It was then he sees this white haired elder peeping into the woman's bathhouse. He blinks and then decides to check it out. He comes up behind the elder and then whispers in the guy's left ear, "I don't think that you should be here." He pulls back when the elder turns sharply towards him. The man then loses his balance and falls forward. He hears the women notices that the man's face was in the wall and they scream and some braver ones hit the old man on the head.
Soon he watches as a large group of women leave the bathhouse in towels. He's old enough to know that the opposite gender is something to be interested in but not old enough to be distracted by them yet. He waits for the old man to get his head unstuck and gets a better view of the man's face. He finds that the man has red lines coming from his eyes to the bottom of his jaw. The old guy's headband didn't have a village symbol on it. The old guy was also carrying around a large scroll.
He watches, as the old man looks him up and down. The man's eyes rest on his headband. "I don't remember a village called Hidden Feather…" The man says. He sighs and answers, "I'm from Light village. It's south of the Taijin Mountain range." Then man blinks and just stares for a good minute then say, "You're the one that interrupted my research!" He just blinks and looks at the man oddly. "I thought you were just peeping in on the woman's bathhouse." He says. The old man then answers, "That's what I was researching!" He answers, "You were researching house? Couldn't you go do that at the library?" He knows what this old man was 'researching,' he just doesn't want to admit it. Plus from the way this man was acting, it was kind of funny too. He grew up being taught to respect his elders, but with this one old man, it just didn't seem to apply.
The old man just looks to be at a lost for words. He just keeps a straight face and keeps looking the man in the eye. It works as the man just throws his hands up in defeat. "Great! A snotnose kid busted me! What's next? Demon carriers coming out of the wood works?" The man says. "I am a demon carrier." He tells the man. That makes the man freeze up and turn stiffly towards him. "What kind of demon?" The man asks. "A nine-tailed fox named Blood Trail." He answers. The man just lets his jaw drop in shock.
He then sighs and says, "See you around." Then he continues on his way. He then hears the man says, "Hey! I didn't get your name!" He pauses and turns to look at the man. He then answers, "It's Koichi Geo." He then disappears into a crowd of men going into the bathhouse.
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He just looks around the buildings. Most of them were made out of stone. He just sighs and continues to follow his guide. He's with his parents and his girl friend. Their guide is student by the name of Terj. Terj is eleven years old and very friendly. And he was stunned when he found that he could understand Terj, but then that's what the translation jutsu was made for.
He then sees something and asks their guide, "What's that?" He motions to a really odd looking bird. Terj pauses and turns to look at the lizard bird. "That's a Fell'Tor$, their a friendly race. Their among the friendlier race here to watch the exam. Other visiting races are Jraz, IrKiv, and three members of Kir!ron race." Terj beams as he says this.
His girlfriend Riley asks, "What does a Jraz, IrKiv, and a Kir!ron look like?" Terj thinks really hard and then begins slowly as they continue onwards. "A Jraz is usually over six feet tall and have hard scales. They walk on their hind legs. They have claws a good two cm long on their hands; on their feet they have three cm long claws. The males have tail blades and the females just have a stripe leading from the base of their tail to the tip of their tails. They're digigrade and they look to be huge lizards."
Then they wait for Terj to continue. "IrKiv are a flying race. They have wings for arms. I guess they look kind of like bats, but don't have any fur. They stand five and half feet tall and they have two fingers and a thumb on each wing. Their tails can be uses like another hand. And for Kir!ron, they're like a deer crossed with a horse. They have antlers and manes. Their front hooves are singular like a horse's and their hind ones are split like a deer's. They also have deer tails. Their kind of rare to see around here, so it's an honour to have three member here for this tournament."
He then asks, "Then that's all the races you're on speaking terms with?" Terj just snort and says, "Not at all! The friendly races are ten in total. I'm just naming which you're likely to see around Light village during this time." They all just look at each other and his father just coughs. They just continue on their way to the place prepared for them. His head's spinning from this new information. He wonders just how many other surprises there going to be.
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She watches at Gaara stare at a respective Elder. It made her uneasy for the woman looks kind of old. Then the old elder grins and says, "So, you're the one that's fighting our Starlight, huh?" They all kind of just blink at this. "Starlight?" She asks. "Koichi means Starlight. I'm Elder Ruki and just to let you know, I'm very much blind." Elder Ruki says. She just stares at the older woman. "Also, I'm a demon carrier myself. A great she-bear Demon at that." Elder Ruki states. A shiver moves down her spine. Her mouth is dry as while. Then the elder turns to face her and says, "It don't fear child. The bear and I are in agreement and have been for a good century at that. Come, I'll guide you to your building."
So they followed the respective elder away from the teleportation area. No really knowing why this great woman is giving them this great honour. She wonders if it might have something to do with Gaara being the carrier of a demon. For the first time, she wonders if maybe the reason for Gaara being the way he is might have something to do with the seal. For if Gaara's life span could reach that of this elder, then it would be a miracle.
As they walk through the village, Elder Ruki makes comments about building that they're seeing or a bit about local history. It was then she saw some kind of monster. "To you're left, is a member of the Jraz race. If I'm not mistaken, it's my old friend Tewar." Elder Ruki says as the large lizard beast moves this way. "Greetings Ruki. I see you're showing around some guests. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Tewar Fazer. Leader of the Fazer tribe." Tewar greets them. "Still a charmer, huh? Tewar?" Elder Ruki asks the tall Tewar. "It's why we're here, Ruki. I wish you luck in any of your matches in a few weeks. I'll see you later Ruki." With that Tewar turns and leaves.
She looks over at her middle brother and he just looks at her. Then they continue on their way. She didn't know just what to make of this village. First touring around Leaf and now previously unknown village. She wonders if just what kind of life this people of Light live if they call such creatures friends.
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He grins as he greets Sellen. He was kind of stunned with the fact that Sellen didn't act like most girls his age when they first meet him. Sellen had just greeted him politely and then leaded him to where his staying. He then invited Sellen in for tea. He didn't know why his nervous around Sellen but he already knows that Sellen was more then able to defend herself.
He had noticed that Sellen was wearing a headband and asked if she might want to spar with him. It was one that he'll remember for the rest of his life.
It was a draw, he the last member of his clan sparred to a draw with a ninja from Light, and a girl at that. He as they got to know each other, he learnt that Sellen's clan has this simple eye bloodline limit. It mostly just let them see at night, but he was impressed and he soon found himself telling her more about his own bloodline limit.
In a few weeks he and Sellen found more in common then just bloodline limits, they grew close. He was learning a lot from Sellen, mostly about how to control his chakra. He's also been teaching her some of Leaf's jutsus as well.
They were on their way to where the exam was being held. They walk pass other humans and the other races that were visiting for the exam. He don't really care about them, as long as they don't bother him, he was fine with them.
They didn't talk but just enjoyed the walk. Sellen Okahey is taller then him. Sellen's hair is black and she wears it short. Sellen's eye color is a pale yellow. Sellen favours an odd metal device that rests on her right arm. It has two large blades that were a good five inches long. The weight doesn't slow her down one bit or keep her from doing jutsus. Sellen uses the device for offence of and defence of.
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He smiles as he walks with Elder Ruki and Koichi's great grandfather. He looks down at his grandson. He could tell that Konohamaru was more then a little excited. He also has to admit that what he's seen so far of this village, he liked.
He had been taken back by the idea of hosting the tournament here at Light village had been a surprise. He had only Gai's opinions on the village, so he sent a group of chuunin to have a look around. When they came back, their thoughts were quite positive, they even had a chance to talk to some members of four races that were thinking of sending some of their people to come and watch it as well.
He still couldn't get the thought of other races that were friendly, wanting to watch this exam. But then, with three of Light's genin part of this exam, it gives these other races a chance to see what the lands beyond the Taijin Mountain range could do.
Then he finds his grandson pointing, "Look at those, grandpapa!" He looks and notices feathered lizards. "I believe there called Fell'Tor$." He tells his grandson. "Are they dangerous?" His grandson asks. Elder Ruki answers, "Only if you attack them first. They're among the other races here to watch the exam. I believe you grandfather told you about them." His grandson smiles and says, "Sorry, I forgot." He smiles and they then continue on.
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She sits with a group of feathered lizards. She thinks there smiling as she sits down. "I take it, you're from Leaf?" The one to her right asks. "Yes, I'm Hinata." She tells that one. "I'm Ko'Sil. The one to your left is Hor'Ja. We're siblings you see." Ko'Sil says. Then Hor'Ja says, "I've heard a bit about you from Ruki." Ko'Sil then answers, "You better remember about that! It's something to discuss late." She then asks, "I don't know if this in improper but are you male or females?" Hor'Ja chirps at this and Ko'Sil answers, "I'm female, he's a he. You see how colourful my brother is? That's usually how males are, their the more colourful ones of our kind." "Thank you." She says and Hor'Ja just nods his head.
She looks around this huge area. "Just what is this place used for?" She asks the siblings. "Hor'Ja answers. "It's usually used when the trials of the Dor'Sharp are usually held. I believe that the rank is like you're jonin." She nods, kind of understanding what he was talking about. "Are there any other ranks?" She asks. Ko'Sil answers, "Not many, it's just common to refer to all genin as rookies until they're about fourteen years old. Then around that time they are called Hunters. Then if they feel ready to advance, they take the trails of the Dor'Sharp. For the trials to start, there usually need twenty Hunters to apply. The next rank doesn't have any nicknames or common names." She thinks this over and then asks, "Then how to they know that rank even exists?" Hor'Ja answers, "The way that person walks and the look in their eyes. They might not get a name to go by, but everyone hears of them, though. Don't worry about it, you'll get use to in time." She sighs.
She found that she already likes Ko'Sil and Hor'Ja. She didn't stutter once in talking with them, and they look more intimating then her clan! She just had to look at their claws to tell her that they could very easily defend themselves.
To Readers:
I remembering that the elder could see the future, right? Hinata has that ability and is not seeing possible futures part of that ability? The vision with the Nine-tailed Fox demon changed in the first chapter, so the future isn't set on one path. As for the autopilot, she knows all the moves but was too scare to ever use them. Hinata went into a trance before Neji attacked, so all her fears and restrictions were dropped. And as to the part about Ruki, she just sent her spirit out of her body and then decided to speak with Hinata. So, it wasn't a flashback or anything, just a skill Ruki hasn't taught Koichi yet. Koichi did some spirit walking too, to get the answers for the first exam. As to the part with following the original story line, I did it to get Haku and to get them to Light village.