Summary: AU They were driven out of the village many years ago, only to seen in times of great need, like guardians of the village.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, only the story line
Prologue
Blood, it was everywhere. The scent and metallic taste lingered in the air. The fight between the villagers and outcasts was well underway. For years the two parties fought out their differences with debates, always remaining in a stalemate, factions among the villagers were created. Wanting nothing to do with the criminals and ones against the system of power, they rebelled. By sheer numbers alone, they won, driving the outcasts away. No one knows where they went, only that they were gone, that after all, was all that mattered. For centuries the story of the victory between the villagers and outcasts, as they have come to be known, was told. As most tales passed down by spoken word alone, it was changed, and manipulated in the villagers' favor.
Deep under the village in the catacombs once used for escape routs, but were long forgotten to most, the outcasts had made there home. The only trace of there living under the city being a few rumors that they themselves started, incase anyone else needed shelter from the world above. Occasionally a few missing-nin and others who weren't accepted in the village would be smart enough to figure out the clues in the rumors, and would join them after a trial and oath of loyalty; the last thing they needed was a spy among them.
Under their own rule they were tarted, incase anyone else needed shelter from the world above. window behind him, barely missing the thro able to live the life they had desperately yearned for. The ones who were the criminals, for whatever they did in the village, were welcomed, and integrated into their society without any trouble. Over the centuries of being beneath the surface; the pigment in their skin, hair, and eyes decreased greatly. If one of them were to go to the surface to see a relative or a friend of the family's children, they were thought to be ghosts.
The leaders their society were chosen by the elders who held great wisdom, they had never once chosen wrongly. Occasionally they would send out a newly arrived citizen to the village to find out the situation, they would need to keep in touch with the circumstances in the village above to make sure they were not in any danger. Sometimes they would even send out a few representatives if the elders and leader both agreed that there might be a threat to their city as well as their existence.
The leader would personally chose the ones to go, however, never in their history had the leader themselves been appointed by the council of elders to lead the mission. In the case of the leaders temporary absence; they would pick a replacement. Among the choices for the journey, a new recruit would needed to be in attendance to inform the group leader if there was any changes in rule or customs they would need to know.
Little did they know, but there would be an occasion nearly ten centuries after they moved underground, that just might change their view on life…
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