A/N: Forgive the long wait. I've been brainstorming for War and Strife, as well as plotting various background information, and let Rokudaime slip by the wayside. Check my lj for updates, as well as my deviantart account for some illustrations.
Please enjoy!
-rhys
Sakura's Age: 16
Year of Reign: 1
Genre: Spiritual (?) (hopeful)
Vocab:
-Tora – Tiger
-Saru – Monkey
-Inoishi – Boar
-Uma – Horse
-Nezumi – Rat
-Tatsu – Dragon
-Oto-nin – Sound ninja
Seals
Tora. Strength.
The civilians had been decimated. The attack was so sudden; they had no time to flee to the monument. The village had grown so large, though, that they would not all fit anyway.
Saru. Versatility.
The shinobi had been demolished. One hundred twenty-three ninja left in the entire village by the time the last Oto-nin had fled. Beyond that, their faith in the upper echelons of their village had been shattered.
Inoishi. Longevity.
The ANBU, long regarded as Konoha's elite, the bogeymen, the ultimate, infallible guardians of the Hokage and the village, were traitors. With one singular exception, they had turned their backs on their Hokage, their village, and their honor, and attempted to uproot the great tree of Konoha.
Uma. Stability.
The village was dying. There weren't enough medics, and those that had survived were just as wounded and shell-shocked as their patients. They were dying now from simple things; illness whose cure could not be found in the rubble that had once been the Konoha General Hospital; infections setting into wounds that weren't able to see even a civilian doctor in time.
Nezumi. Cohesiveness.
The medics were drained. Hope was nonexistent. And the one to whom the village looked for strength, guidance, salvation, hope, was sinking into despair and loss, having no one to guide or support her in turn. Everyone had lost someone. She had lost everyone.
Tatsu. Power.
The civilians had no strength to give. The shinobi had no faith to give. The ANBU had no honor to give. The medics had no healing to give. The Hokage had no guidance to give.
All they could do was pray for a miracle.
"Konoha Higi: Kuunohaka!"
-owari-