"Yaamino Ginaki has returned, Otokage-sama." The young sound nin bowed and opened the sliding paper door. Ginaki looked as defiant as ever in her usual stance of her hands placed on her hips and her head turned slightly to the side. He could see a bit of her gold eye peeking through her thick black hair.
"Orochimaru!" She tossed her head as she spoke. "You've returned... and with that mutt too." Orochimaru smirked and stood up. He had been sitting in a tea room at a table with a map of the sound country on it, there were red marks in many areas and blue in a few just around the minor villages. Ginaki stared at Orochimaru angrily. "You're all the same, you and Hokage-sama. You didn't let me leave." Intense anger and fear were clear as day in her eyes. She was scared of him still but was standing her ground. 'Just like her mother'
"Yet, you still did. Jounin's from this village didn't detect your leaving to bring that mutt with you. I'm proud your training is paying off." He saw the look on Kiba's face as the word training left Orochimaru's mouth. 'He didn't know... How cute, she doesn't trust him.'
"Don't call him a mutt"
"Are you going to stand there all day arguing or will I get the chance to finish teaching you"
"For a sound ninja you don't listen too well"
"Oh? How is that so"
"Don't ask questions you already know the answer to"
"What, are you saying you've already told me"
"You change when you're in front of other people. Take off that stupid mask. I'll be back tomorrow for training"
"Is that all you wanted to say"
She turned and left, slamming the paper door shut. Nice way to handle the situation.
Orochimaru sighed and sat down, "Ginaki... You fool"
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I remember...
When this dream turns to reality When I hear the song I've longed to hear
Ginaki reached into her pocket and pulled out a ring of keys. She fumbled through a couple and finally picked out a silver one and unlocked the door with it. "This is my room here. I know it's sort of a mess still. But two weeks of training has stressed me out a bit and I'm not much of a housework type." She gazed over the mess that was her 3 room apartment. "At least it's less of a mess than my Konoha place." Kiba raised an eyebrow, it was a completely clean place. True, there were a lot of folders and papers shoved into corners and the kitchen had some clean dishes left out but besides that the place was nice.
"Make yourself at home. If you want anything to eat there's food in the cupboards to left and in the fridge. I can't guarantee the food in the fridge though... It's been a couple of days since I've been here." She walked into her own room and closed the door.
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Kiba woke up, it was still dark out. He had fallen asleep on the couch with Akamaru curled up next to him. Ginaki walked out of her room already in day clothes and began to peel an orange. After getting all of the skin off she flipped on her little television and sat down on the floor leaning against the couch. "Morn'in." She said glancing at him and handing him a slice of the orange. "I have to leave soon, I have training. I'll be back by four to start dinner." Her house smelled like flowers, like it did when she had used Kirei Hana no Jutsu. She stood up and handed him the remote. "About time for me to be heading out. See ya later." She smiled and pocketed her keys. After she had left there was really nothing to do. For about a half an hour Kiba watched TV. The sunlight began to peak through her orange curtains and it was calming. He noticed a paper under the couch with some poetry written on it. He picked it up and read it:
Silver Autumn never offered her heart to anyone But had it stolen by the Dog's Fang When he walks, her heart beats faster Her face becomes flushed She can't breathe Nothing matters but them But then they drift Silver Autumn becomes dull Grey Winter And her heart breaks like frayed rope Silver Autumn who misses the Dog's Fang Only wishes for him to steal her heart once more.
It started to rain. 'Must have been when she was here alone. I guess she wasn't too thorough about cleaning up.' Akamaru sighed and licked his lips. 'He's hungry... Me too.' Kiba sat up and placed the scrap of paper on the arm of the couch. He wandered around her little apartment for a while forgetting what he was doing. He eventually made it to the kitchen and poured himself some cereal. He looked around the room for something for Akamaru. There wasn't enough materials to make his dog food. He found some dry dog food in a top cupboard and pulled it down checking the brand. "This'll have to do. She thought ahead for once." He poured some dog food into a bowl and put it on the floor for Akamaru.
After eating breakfast he sat around and stared at the ceiling. "Wonder what she's doing"
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"Good. Focus your chakra to your hands when you do this, it'll help"
Orochimaru began to form hand signs as Ginaki watched carefully copying him best she could.
They stood in a courtyard, with 3 cement walls and one paper door leading to the hallways of the building. It was sprinkling rain and Ginaki's hair began to poof a little from the rain. She tried not to focus on her appearance too much as she was supposed to be concentrating. It wasn't dull training it was just tedious. She pulled all her chakra to her hands and finished her hand signs.
"What animal do you feel represents you most"
Orochimaru had started the training out like this. "Well... Oh, I don't know." Animals never really liked her much so she could never become attached to one too much. "You don't know? What's your favorite mythical beast? A Phoenix? Dragon-?" Ginaki took off her shoes and sat down next to him on the walkway.
"A dragon. Definitely."
"Why"
"Because they're intelligent, fierce, clever, and awesome. They are said to have magical abilities that surpass other beings too"
"Hmph. Figures"
"Hmm"
"Nothing. We're going to practice summoning your spirit creature today"
"But... We've tried that and I couldn't. I don't think I have the ability for that"
"Don't be foolish. It runs in the family, of course you have the ability. There is no one in our bloodline that hasn't been able to. Even the ones who weren't training as ninja could. You just haven't practiced enough"
"Yeah yeah. I've heard it all before."
"Focus on a dragon. Think of all of it's positive aspects and negative aspects that you want to incorporate into yours"
She closed her eyes and visualized it. Strong, and smart but also beautiful and kind. Can dragons be kind? Or... are they only malicious?
Rising from the ground she felt her feet under her begin to shake. A dragon rose, one that was half her size. She opened one eye and gazed over the chakra animal. It wrapped around her leg like a snake would, and moved like on too. She smiled and felt relieved that she had finally made a dragon appear. What was to happen next she didn't expect... It opened it's small mouth and big into her shin. Like a flame running through her veins she felt a stabbing pain. Her eyes widened, and a voice not her own echoed in her mind. "I'll take over from here." It was deep and raspy, with a hint of malice.
'This isn't normal. I can feel my blood draining from the wound. I can't control my actions. This isn't normal'
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'She's released Ginryuu. finally she can understand the extent of her power.' Orochimaru watched as the dragon bit into her leg. The blood stained her white bandages. Markings just above her naval began to show up. The white symbols for yin and yang glowed and her skin began to be consumed by a shadow. Her skin turned black, and her normally blue eye changed into an eye like her right one. Like a dragon's eye, gold with a slit pupil.
She wasn't keeping control like he though she would. She was losing the battle to Ginryuu and letting it take over. The ground around her began to break and chunks of earth were suspended in mid air. Fear had finally begin to consume Orochimaru as he watched. She acknowledged this and thrust a hand out, her arm grew and pinned him against a cement wall gripping his neck tightly. 'This is unreal.'
"Ginaki! Take back control!" He yelled gasping for air. She tilted her head to the side. Both of her eyes were showing now and they looked demonic now. 'It has possessed her.'
"Ginryuu... Wait until her strength has increased. Lay dormant for now"
He dug his nails into her arm trying to get free from her.
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Ginaki gasped. Her skin returned to it's golden brown color and the dragon gnawing at her leg disappeared. Numbness left her body and shots of pain ran up her leg. Collapsing to the ground she let go of Orochimaru. Consciousness began to leave her as well, and she drifted into darkness.
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4PM hit and Ginaki was nowhere to be found. She was usually a bit late.
4:30... Still not home.
5:00 Where was she?
5:16 The door clicked open. Ginaki dragged herself in, bruised battered and with her left leg bandaged. She smiled threw herself on the couch.
5:17 She falls asleep. Obviously exhausted. Something I hadn't realized before came to mind. "How the hell can Orochimaru teach her when he doesn't have the ability to move his arms anymore"
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Orochimaru sat quietly in his room, it was evening already and the only light he had was a candle placed on his bed stand. His arms were going numb again. "Heh, damn it. She's pretty strong. Almost killed me earlier... She weakened my arms, she took the power I had left in them. Kuso"
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((Update next week. Sorry it took me so long. I don't have the time to write too much during the week. is about to cry I'm watching the 80th episode of Naruto and it's so sad. Even though I hated that damn Hokage it's still sad. Poor Orochimaru losing his ability to move his arms. The reason he can move them now? You'll see... bawls her eyes out Damn it...))