CHAPPY TWO! Yay! Okay, very sorry for the late update – been having a busy summer! Alright I PROMISE that next chapter we'l finally be getting to the Anbu entrance exam! Woot! Alright, so here we go!
Disclaimer: Oh right, this guy… well I actually own all the characters in this story up until this point, but not Konoha. Oh, I also own her house and her little village. Wow, I seem to own more than the author of this anime at this point… interesting…
Years passed, and the girl flourished in the benevolent nature of the couple's home. When she turned 5, the young girl started learning the art of being a ninja with a middle-aged man in her village. He used to be a shinobi, and was relatively well known. He taught her the basics of jutsus and chakra, and the girl found her specialty in taijutsu and jutsus that strengthened her hand-to-hand combat, but learned some ninjutsus, medical jutsus and genjutsus as well. At the age of 9, she passed the Chuunin exams held in the nearby village of Konoha. Even though she came from a small village, the Hokage had let her enter, and she proved her right, stunning all the spectators with her aggressive and quick attacks. Drawing out a battle only increased the chance of losing.
When the girl had just turned 10, she decided to move back into her own home, which was previously occupied by her and her parents. She had often gone back to her home on weekends and cleaned, preparing for when she would once again live in the house. The bloodstained rug had long ago been replaced with hardwood, but otherwise, the house itself was unchanged. The couple she had lived with were sad to see her go but didn't worry too much about her ability to keep the house alone. They had taught her to cook, clean, mend clothes and other essentials as well. They knew that one day she would want to live in her old home again.
The village she lived in was small and quaint. The tragedy of her parent's deaths had spread all over, and she was known to all. After all, she had achieved her jounin licence at the young age of 13. She was a good girl, but there was something almost unnerving about her that no one could really place. It was possibly due to the events that had happened almost a decade ago now, and some credited it to the lack of having any other relatives. It also may have been that she had experienced emotional trauma before her emotions had fully developed, halting their growth. She seemed… emotionally dead. She never laughed, cried, got angry or expressed anything else a growing child would.
To her, emotions truly puzzled her. What was the point of them? They had no use, so why did they exist? Love bewildered her especially. Her parents had loved each other, or so she had heard. So why, why, were they dead because of it? "A life without love is like a world without colour. Without love, everything is just shades of grey." That was what her mother had personally told her. So why was she dead? This 'love' was supposed to be a great thing. She had heard it was like having wings, having every wish fulfilled. So had her mother wished to die? She never thought so. Her mother had been a kind soul, always smiling. She was not someone who wanted to die. So then, why? Her experience of love so far was negative. It only caused pain, like it did for her parents. These thought often occupied her mind. One particular night like this, she sighed, putting another dish back in the cupboard. Thinking of feelings wasn't getting her anywhere.
Today, her master told her about the Anbu entrance exams. The Anbu were a selected group of elite ninjas that carry out dangerous missions for the nearby village of Konoha. He said that she had improved enough, and believed that she could pass. She had wanted to be one when she saw them at the Chuunin exams. They were experts in battle and professionals at what they did. She looked forward to joining them.
The next day, she made the half day's journey into the big village and sought out Anbu headquarters. She was told what was needed for the exam, and filled out a form which enrolled her in the test. It was going to be a practical exam, where they are given a simulated mission, complete with enemy shinobis and other obstacles. You were put in a platoon of four and your actions were observed throughout the exam. Her exam was to take place in a month, on the 26th of June. She was told to show up at the headquarters at dawn to start her mission.
For a month, dawn until dusk, she trained; improving her endurance, strength and speed. She had left her teacher – he had taught her all he could. Finally, the day before the exam came. Packing all the things she thought she needed for the exam into a small pack, she strapped her large katana onto her back and exited her house. Taking a deep breath, she started out through the trees toward Konoha. Half a day later she arrived, checking into a hotel and enjoying the sights of the village. It was a fact to not study or work too hard the day before an exam. She went to bed tired and slept the whole night through without a dream. But that was normal. She had never dreamed before. She couldn't even say she knew what a dream was.
That was chapter two! Hope you liked it! REVIEW PLEASE! You know that little purple button down there? No, not that one, the other one… yes, that one. Well press it and you may make me very happy…