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"Woah, boy!" Came a young man's voice, followed by a horse's loud neigh.

The proud and beautiful black steed stood still, allowing its driver, who is clad in a gray robe, to put down the pink novel he was reading and gaze in admiration at the sight before him. The scenery, so bright and green, looked as if it was taken out of a beautiful painting. "Very well suited to the name of the village which resides in it," The young man said, chuckling to himself.

The said village lay not too far ahead, sitting comfortably under the monumental mountain upon which the village's four great leaders were carved intricately. The young man smiled. "Looks like our little master got it right once again." He then turned back to address one of the passengers from inside the caravan. "We're here."

He was then answered by a young female's voice. "Alright, let's go."

"As you wish, Oujiro-sama."

There was a crack of a whip, and was once more followed by a horse's loud neigh.

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Beloved Author Maiya-sama

Proudly Presents

KIMIHINI

KIta, MInami, HIgashi, NIshi

North, South, East, West

(A Naruto Fanfiction)

DISCLAIMER: Only the original characters and the plot of this fanfiction belong to me. Naruto and its characters do not, as they are the property of the great Kishimoto Masashi-sensei.


Author's Notes:

Hi everyone! Wow, it's been a loooooooong time since I last wrote a fanfic. But hey, two days of Naruto marathon can do that to you. In any case, this is somewhat of a prelude to the story which I had in mind. And here are some of things that I am going to explain:

1. As implied in the anime, Orochimaru is the one who created and built the Hidden Sound Village in the Rice Field Country to further his plans for the destruction of Konoha. As such, this story is a "What if" to that statement, the question being, "What if there already exists a real Hidden Sound Village prior to the arrival of Orochimaru?"

2. Bear in mind that there are a lot of original characters in this story. So if you're not that comfortable in seeing characters which are not found in either the manga or the anime, then you are free to ignore this story.

3. I will be introducing the characters in the next chapter, so please be patient.

4. In case of confusion regarding the title, KIMIHINI is actually an abbreviation for its real title: Kita, Minami, Higashi, Nishi which means North, South, East, West. Why it was named that way would be revealed in the succeeding chapters.

Well, that's all I could think of for now.

Till next time!