Chapter 7: The day continues
'inner thoughts'
Tailed beast
Old language/Ethereal being/Writing
We entered the huge house once again as I was about to turn to go toward the direction of my room he spoke up stopping me. "Would you like to join us for lunch, I'm sure my niece and nephews would enjoy meeting you." I looked at him confused I didn't know what those words were 'Are those people? Probably the two he mentioned earlier.'
"Sure..." I slurred out feeling dizzy, my sight became blurry before becoming clear again.
"I'll tell them so you can wait in the dining area, it's in the first floor." he called out leaving me and going to the living room.
Feeling a pain crushing feeling on my head, my sight vanished. I stumbled back staying close to the wall as I tried soothing the pain in my head. 'Why now?!' I screamed internally remembering her warning.
Flashback:
"Yukino. There is something that you must know about the technique." Nodding I turned to her. "It would be wise not to use it for long."
"Why?"
"This technique was created to imitate the byakugan, Its range is shorter than that but still useful. Sit." She patted the grass next to her as I ran quickly to her side sitting happily. "If used for too long this includes using it day after day it can cause strong head pains and temporary blindness to the user until the head pain is gone, which can at times last for days. As you know this can leave someone vulnerable in battle or if you are in enemy territory it can leave you exposed." Nodding I broke focus dispeling my sight.
Flashback End:
"Are you okay?" A small high-pitched voice asked me. The noise surprised me as I stumbled back tripping, over air, and falling to the ground. Sitting up slowly I rubbed my elbow that hit the ground first. "Please don't cry. Here let me help." The voice quickly said as I felt small arms grab my hand and help me up. "My names Temari what's yours?" The voice named 'Temari' asked.
"My n-name's Yukino U-uzumaki." I squeaked out turning to where the voice came from.
"Nice to meet you Yukino-chan, Yashamaru oji-san told me to show you where the dining room was." Temari said grabbing my arm and guiding down the hall we took a sudden turn and then another as I tried to keep up and not trip.
"Yashamaru oji-san I found her. She was in the hall." Temari screamed into the house.
She pulled my arm again and let go suddenly I heard the sound of a chair being pulled as I felt a hand grab me again guiding me toward where the sound came from. Feeling the chair I sat on it, the moment I got comfortable the chair moved forward suddenly surprising me. I heard the same noise next to me I turned to the sound.
"So where are you from?" Temari asked
"Konohagakure." I replied.
"Really how are the trees there like?"
"Um… really big, some are even taller than houses." I replied becoming comfortable.
"That's so amazing! I only read about them since they don't grow that much here."
We talked for a while, mostly her, making me forget about the throbbing pain in my head. I listened to her talking about her annoying little brother as she described it, not knowing what a brother was but assumed it was a he since she said he alot, but before I could ask Temari what it was, Temari moved on to something else like how school was, I was absorbed in the new information wondering how or if I would be able to go to this 'school' that I didn't even hear the people enter the room until I heard a chair being pulled as she went silent.
"That's Kankuro." I heard her whisper next to my ear 'So that's the annoying brother.' I thought turning my head to where I heard the chair noise. "No not that one the one across from you." she whispered again. 'She has two brothers?'
"Why is your hair like that?" A voice in front of me asked.
"Kankuro!" Temari exclaimed.
"What. You were probably thinking it…" Kankuro muttered.
"Are you two arguing again?" Yashamaru-san spoke as I heard his steps approaching the table.
"Kankuro called her ugly!" Temari said quickly 'He didn't.
"No I didn't, she's lying." 'So Temari is a she.'
"Now he's calling me a liar." She said.
"Because you are." They kept arguing going back and forth as Yashamaru joined in trying to calm both of them down. I felt my ears hurt a bit from all the screaming.
"Shut up." I heard a familiar voice say loudly as the room went silent suddenly. "Shakko-kun?" I asked hoping for a response but nothing came I sighed dejectedly.
"How did you do that." The voice infront of me asked in awe. 'He heard it to?' I shrugged not knowing how to respond.
"Now " I heard something being placed in front of me and next to me. "Let's eat."
"Yay potato croquettes!" The voice infront of me spoke out in a happy tone 'He's loud.' I noted making sure to remember. 'The one next to me is really quiet though.'
I heard them say their thanks before they each started moving but I didn't know what to do. "Why isn't she eating." a not so quiet whisper asked. "Yashamaru Oji-san said she's blind." she answered. 'So they know. Wait… I never said I was blind.' I focused on a small portion of the area around me as an image slowly showed, and head pain started again, everything was blurry and out of focus as I leaned into the chair behind me trying to merge with it as I saw 3 small figures and a big one.
"Are you okay?" The figure next to me asked. I gaped at the form, it was different than the usual figures I saw, it resembled a spiky four-petaled flower.
After not responding Yashamaru-san spoke softly. "Yukino-chan. Don't push yourself you can relax." the room seemed to tilt a bit so I let go and rubbed my head. Questions raced around in my head, questions I could ask later once my sight returned.
I relaxed as much as I could and reached out slowly feeling the warmth of the food. 'Maybe I said my name.' A familiar small hand guided my hand to the plate. "Thank you." I whispered as I heard her begin a conversation with the brother in front of me. I grabbed a croquette positioning it in front of me and opened my mouth to take a bite.
"Wow… Look at her fangs!" The brother in front of me said out loud startling me a little. I bit down on the croquette wondering what was so interesting about Temari-san's teeth. "Hey. Can you open your mouth again." He asked eagerly.
"Kankuro. Leave her alone." Temari-san growled.
"You're talking about me?" I asked. 'Is something wrong with my teeth.'
"Yeah your fangs look like a fox's."
"No they don't." Temari said reassuring me. "They look normal, right Kankuro." She whispered in a weird way.
"No they don't." Immediately after I small cry came from him. "Ow! Look what she did Yashamaru oji-san." I tuned out their voices and continued eating. 'Note to self: Not eating with them again. They're to loud.'
I sat in my room after being guided there by Yashamaru-san, sorting through the events of today I leaned down on the floor in thought. Feeling the comb poke my side I pulled it out and studied the item more closely my thumb roamed on one side feeling the little wooden teeth under my thumb I turned the comb to the other side to feel intricate patterns of flowers engraved into it. I sat up and grabbed a portion of my hair, I tried passing my hand through it only for it to be caught in it. Feeling the edges of my hair I felt the similarity of it to the silk I used in weaving. An idea popped into mind as I started moving the comb like a beater in a weaving machine strand by strand starting from the bottom and moving up little by little.
After passing the comb through my bangs without it getting stuck I put the comb back in my pocket and felt my smooth hair reach my waist, I reached forward for the small twigs and dried leaves that I pulled out of my hair before and moved towards the door to where I remembered seeing the trash bin.
Moving back to the bed I climbed on it with my sore arms, from so much brushing, as I roamed slowly looking for the pillow, my leg got snagged on my dress as I fell forward falling on the soft pillow and passing out.
My eyes opened as I looked down on the cold wooden floor underneath me I looked up as my eyes scanned the room. There were really tall bookshelves with books along the walls with ladders on the side going up to the dark ceiling, in front of me was a table with a single lamp that was off and a chair was put by the table and behind it was a big tree with empty shelves by its sides.
Standing up I turned to look behind me to see two closed wooden double doors. 'Is this a dream?' I thought seeing as there was color.
*click*
I turned to the source of the sound to see the lamp was turned on revealing a scroll under its light. I walked towards it curious as to what was in the scroll, once reaching the chair I stood up on it and unrolled the scroll keeping it under the lamps light to see.
Secret technique: Soul Sharing
Classification: A-rank
The technique allows the user to imprint on someone allowing the user to know when the person is in danger and give them their whereabouts. This also allows for the user to share a portion of their chakra for one time only with their partner in a life or death situation no matter the distance between them, once this has been activated the imprint will fade and will have to be done again.
This technique can only be used by those who have a close relationship. Regarding the person that was imprinted on they will not be able to share their chakra with the user unless they use the same technique. No actual marking is left the after the technique is cast the user's marking only appears the moment it is cast.
Warning: This can put a strain on the user if the amount of chakra shared isn't enough possibly leading to death, depending on the user's connection to the person will determine on how much they are able to share.
Unrolling the scroll more I saw a instructions and drawings as to how to create and do the technique. Unrolling the scroll more a line appeared that separated the information and the two names that were written in it. Tsukimi (moon, beautiful) Uzumaki the name had a crescent moon( ) beside it, underneath the first name was another Hoshi (Star) Uzumaki and beside it was the drawing of a black star(✦). Staring at the names a thought popped into my head 'I'm part of a clan?'
Raising my head from the scroll I rolled up the scroll and placed it on the table before I got down from the seat. Walking towards the shelves to my left I started skimming over the titles of some books and scrolls. Basics, Chakra control, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, Fūinjutsu (sealing techniques), Kenjutsu (sword technique), Medical Ninjutsu, bukijutsu(weapon technique), shurikenjutsu (sword hidden in the hand technique), Chakra flow, Senjutsu….
On the shelves to my right there were other books and scrolls labeled Hiden (secret technique), Kinjutsu (Forbidden technique), space-time ninjutsu, along with curses. These books had black symbols over it and over the shelve, preventing the scrolls from being removed from the shelve itself. Aside from those, there were maps showing the terrain and big books and scrolls with information on kekkei genkai and clans that existed at the time along with their location. Reaching the end of the bookcase I opened a book that show the human body and closed it. I looked at the place again and noticed that the floor was shiny and smooth, it seemed clean and there was not a single speck of dust on the books.
Walking towards the clan bookcase I started skimming over some clan names from the bottom shelf and the ones I could reach. Walking towards the ladder I pushed it towards the bookcase that I was looking at as it rolled smoothly to a stop, I climbed on the first step shakily. Taking a deep breath I climbed to the top and looked at the dust in the shelf and reached up and touched the cold and smooth ceiling above my head, turning my head a bit I looked at the other shelves and noticed that they weren't completely full either the higher it went the fewer books and scrolls were placed in each shelf it seemed, going down a couple of steps I looked at the shelf to find the book I was looking for Uzumaki. The book was thinner than the others which made it easier to bring it down to the bottom.
Placing the book on the table next to the scroll, I opened to the first page to see writing in it
To my dear sister Tsukimi, a little something to add to your library.
'So this is her library.' I flipped to the next page only to see the same black symbols that I saw on the some of the other books and scrolls. Sighing I closed the book and got up going for a book on basic chakra control.
Reading the book for who knows how long I finally finished closing it, and grateful for the images inside. As I stretched my stiff limbs I looked up at the now light blue ceiling and the well lit room confused as to when it happened. After I finished stretching and walking around I sat down once more and unrolled the scroll, practicing the jutsu within….
Reaching the line I wrote my name as steadily as I could, with a brush I found in the table, Yukino Uzumaki with a sakura flower on its side, I saw my writing move to become more readable like the names above it. Feeling my right hand burn a bit I raised it to my face to look at it so see the drawing that I made appear on my index finger in a bright red glow before turning black slowly and disappearing.
Standing up again I saw the room shift and tilt from side to side before I fell to ground in a slump.
Disclaimer Naruto does not belong to me it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. Yukino belongs to me as well as other Oc characters I'll create later on.
I drew what the seal looks like by the way. It'll be on my deviantart account YukinoArisato. I'll keep posting images relating to the story there and inform you here when I do.
