The Little Dragon of Fire Country
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. But the original characters and this story are mine.
Author's note: This takes place in the newest season, Gaara is Kazekage, and Sakura has learned Tsunade's strength and medical techniques.
THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN REVISED DUE TO MISSPELLING.
Chap. 1
A bloody red sphere came forth to the sign of morning. Trees and plants reached out toward the suns friendly warms rays. Birds greeted the rays of life, while other animals shook off their nightly slumber. All signs of life were alive; All but for Kaida.
Kaida was dead. Dead to everyone she knew that she come to hate. Except for her sensei that died from unknown circumstances when she was twelve. After that she's been alone for many years in the ancient forest of Moriko. Never leaving the forest's shelter, protection, and necessities it gave her and in return she protected it from others who enter.
Kaida was around the age of seventeen or eighteen. She was short for her age but was lean and well toned. She had long chocolate tresses that flowed in a braid past her behind. Her eyes were the new spring grass and full of wisdom but cold from the years of hatred of the human race. She wore clothes from spoils of people who she killed that entered her territory, like merchants who lost their way from a path. Same with weapons.
Her daily life was simple: training from the teachings of her dead sensei of the ninja. Meditations to free her mind from the world which she hated. Hunting and gathering medicinal plants. And from time to time killing someone who enters her territory. She knew that one day she would die old in her forest home hating her own kind. Never knowing love or forgiveness.
It was a bright cloudless day in the hidden village of Konoha. Tsunade was sitting in her office with missions ready to assign. The first person to come in was Maito Gai. Gai was in his usual green spandex jumpsuit. He smiled at the fifth as a greeting and she nodded back. "So what do we have today Tsunade-sama?" He asked.
Tsunade pulls out a file that was prepared for Gai to take. "Here's an A- rank mission." She began, "There has been rumors flying around that this criminal has been seen up in the northern area of Fire country." Pointing at the accurate location on a map of the five nations, "These rumors are fairly recent." She showed an outdated photo of the criminal to the spandex clad jounin, in which he examined closely.
The fugitive in the outdated photo was a young man. He was tall, muscular, short black hair fell past his cheek bones, his eyes, were dark and cruel. His garb was purposively a men's long sleeve kimono but had side slits starting at the hips revealing bootleg pants. He wore his forehead protector around his neck, revealing the symbol of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Gai looked at the name of the criminal. "Ryuji," He said. "THAT Ryuji?"
"Yep. There have also been rumors that he could be connected to Orochimaru."
"With him being that powerful, Orochimaru would want that power."
"Which is why you need to capture him and interrogate him on Orochimaru's whereabouts. I'd recommend you'd bring other jounin along."
Gai then gave his "nice guy" pose. "That won't be necessary; I'll bring my own students. They're good enough for this mission."
Tsunade gave him a good hard stare. "Very well, just be careful."
"You know I'll protect my students. WITH THE POWER OF YOUTH!"
"Just go already."
On the training grounds, Neji, Tenten, and Lee were training while they were waiting for their sensei. Lee was kicking the log while Neji and Tenten we sparring off.
They have grown over the years, Neji and Lee were now eighteen and Tenten was seventeen. Lee still looks the same, but has gotten much taller, a little bit more muscular, and now a chuunin. Neji has changed a lot; He's also much taller, and is now a jounin. Tenten, has changed a little bit, she still has the same hairdo, but has matured a lot, and is also a chuunin.
Finally Gai appears. "Greetings my youthful subordinates!" He called out. They stopped what they were doing. "Ohayo Gai-sensei." They chorused, Lee being more enthusiastic. "We have a mission today!" He said joyfully. This perked up the students a bit, since they haven't had any in a while. "Ooh what rank is it this time?" Tenten asked with interest. "This one's an A- rank."
"Heh, this should be good." Neji replied.
"But what will we be doing?" Lee asked, full of curiosity. Gai grinned, revealing sparkly teeth. "Were going to find a missing nin that has possible connections to Orochimaru," He explained, showing them the outdated photo of their target. "There were rumors that he's been spotted in the northern part of fire country."
"But isn't it dangerous up there?"
"You have me as your leader Lee. I won't let any of you die so easily."
"Gai-sensei!"
"Lee!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
They embrace each other with waterfall tears. Neji and Tenten just stare. "Some things never change." Tenten grumbled.
"Yeah." Neji agreed. After about a minute of waterfall tears, they go off to get proper gear for the mission. An hour later, they return with backpacks filled with necessary items to aid with the mission and soon they fly off to the north to find Ryuji, the missing jounin of the hidden cloud village.
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