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Chapter 8
“Urrrm,” a tired and annoyed groaning sound emitted from Isabella as she sat up in her hospital bed. Her crimson red hair was a mess, matted, with strands falling in front of her face. Her dreary eyes were half open with the look of sleepiness and her own personal scowl mixed in.
Isabella shifted her head from one end of the room to another, looking at the plainness and aesthetically boring décor.
*Boring…* she thought to herself. She couldn’t move, the cast on her leg was elevated and uncomfortable, *Sooo boring.* Isabella turned her head towards the mirror in the room and looked at her reflection *and I look like I’ve been date raped…damn you Ichigo, next time I see you I’m going to burn off your microscopic d—* Isabella’s thought was interrupted as she felt her arm begin to tingle, like she was being slightly caressed.
Isabella looked down onto her right arm and saw five small beetle like insects crawling on her arm. As she looked, the window of Isabella’s room opened and red haired girl entered the room.
“Building a spa? Yeah right, I’d rather be pampered in one rather than…” The girl halted her sentence as she noticed Isabella in the room. “Oh, my sincerest apologies, I didn’t know somebody was here.”
“Meh, it’s alright. I’d prefer the company actually.”
“Cool...say, have I seen you before? You look rather failure.”
“Wish I could say the same about you, though that’s not really responsible of me, I’m supposed to know all of the soldiers in this village.” Isabella laughed.
“My name is Masuyo Aburame.”
“An Aburame? Well that explains the insects. Come to think of it, I remember Asura telling me something about an informant we had from the Aburame some time ago. You must’ve been the one he was talking about.” Isabella said as she smacked her right arm, killing the Kikaichu insects. “I’m Isabella Uchiha.”
“Isabella…AH! You’re the village’s second in command!” Masuyo said in shock, “I’m really sorry for intruding on you like this!”
“It’s fine, really. This place is so boring it makes me insatiable and hostile. Having a fellow kunoichi to talk to is a much better arrangement. So, what brings you here? I mean, obviously you’re hiding from somebody but what for?”
“Oh they put me on this low level D-ranked mission to help with the construction of a spa some guy wants to build. All they had me do was lug around stuff from point A to point B. It got tiring so I just decided to slip away and take a little break is all.”
“Makes sense, I mean they really shouldn’t be subjecting a kunoichi to petty manual labor like that.”
“They’ll probably figure out I only left them with an insect clone and come looking for me later, don’t know how safe I’ll be.”
“Oh don’t worry about that, just stick with me,” Isabella smiled, “I kinda like you, there’s something about you—”
“You mean other than the fact that I’m a girl?” Masuyo said with a hint of sarcasm.
“Hehe, I see my reputation is pretty well known, however, that’s not it…well that’s not the only thing. You see, there’s not a lot of impressive kunoichi around in this day and age. Most are just fodder in the rest of the fray. None of them stick out, but you...I feel as though you want more out of your career as a shinobi, am I wrong?”
“No—”
“Then it’s settled, you and I are going to have some fun together…just as soon as I get out of this cast.”
“Hehe, sounds…interesting,” Masuyo smiled and scratched her head with slight unease as she answered Isabella and eventually she started to chuckle *This could be fun.*
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Inside Mizukage’s office, a lone masked shinobi knelt before Orochimaru. The esteemed Kage read through a report given to him by the Anbu soldier, scanning it, however, without his normal cynically cheerful scowl. The Mizukage’s face was uncharacteristically serious as he shifted through the report.
“I see…” Orochimaru began, “Tell him we still need more before we contact Konoha.”
“Understood.” The Anbu soldier quickly vanished and just then, a knock on the office door was heard.
Orochimaru turned his attention to a man with a white coat entering with the young Gabriel at his side.
“Orochimaru-sama, this is the boy you requested. He tested positive for the genes.”
“Ahh, yes yes Gabriel-kun,” Orochimaru smiled partially.
“I’ll leave him to you then, Mizukage-sama.” The man left the room leaving the child alone with the Mizukage.
“Gabriel, do you know why I called you here?”
“It has something to do with my unique abilities correct?”
“Yes, do you know what those abilities of yours are?”
“Meiton (Dark Release), the kekkei genkai of my extinct clan.”
“So you do know…that’s rather surprising to tell you the truth. How much do you actually know about this case of yours? I should start there.”
“My apologies Mizukage-sama, I’ve always known about the abilities. The scroll that was left with me in the orphanage became known to me at an early age when I began my academy studies and manipulating my chakra. It explained about my lost clan and the kekkei genkai we possessed. However, it only explained about the general abilities I possessed, nothing about our clan’s secret arts. Only recently have I begun to deduce the general mechanics of my abilities…which is why I presume you had the village’s scientists and medics take tests on me, after my semi-conscious discovery of my abilities on my last team missions.”
“You’re rather sharp for your age, I can see you becoming a fine shinobi one day.”
“Thank you Orochimaru-sama…Though you called me in here to explain what I’ve just done for you, I feel as though you called me here for another reason as well?”
“Correct. Now, obviously you’re the only person who could read your clan’s scroll, it was encrypted and reacted to your special chakra to make it understandable to you. You have the understanding of your clan and abilities for the most part, however, as you said, you have no knowledge of the secret arts of your clan. Your clan is indeed, extinct for the most part as a general whole. Originally your clan was part of the founding of Kirigakure. However, during the kekkei genkai purges and discrimination era, your clan, along with many others faced a radical reduction in numbers leading many to act in rebellion and suffer the consequences, as well as having been killed off by prejudice. However a significant number fled Kirigakure and the Land of Water. As it stands, you’re the only member right now that we have conscious knowledge of the kekkei genkai within the village. This is a very special ability and valuable asset to Kirigakure. Which is why it is prudent for you to learn and master your clan’s arts for the sake of the village."
“I understand, but how am I to learn without another Meiton user within the village?”
Orochimaru smiled and pulled out a compartment within his desk. He took out a small white and looked at Gabriel.
“You have the ability to call upon your Dark chakra at will, even though you can’t effectively mold it yet am I mistaken?”
“Yes, I can access the chakra.”
“This scroll here,” Orochimaru handed the scroll to Gabriel, “Is the one left by one of the few meiton users who remained through the purge. Apparently many of those who fled had intentions to maintain the kekkei genkai for the sake of Kirigakure but wanted a safer haven for its development. The shinobi who stayed maintained contact with those few shinobi who had set up a sanctuary for the development of meiton users who were born within Kiri. Before the death of this shinobi, he documented the location and gave it to the council. However, the location is encrypted, just like the scroll that was left with you. Only you can decipher and find this sanctuary.”
“I see…” Gabriel opened the scroll and began to channel his chakra into it. The blank scroll revealed several jumbled characters throughout document, still encrypted.
“This document is a little more difficult to decipher, however, it is pivotal that you do this. I’m giving you this special mission: You are to find the location of this sanctuary and master the meiton arts and return to Kirigakure, fully realized as a Meiton user. This mission is S-ranked in class and is top secret. This is your first true test as a shinobi, complete this mission and pass the evaluation and we shall consider your status as a shinobi.”
“Yes…understood Mizukage-sama.”
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Author's Note: Alright, this chapter and the next chapter are basically fillers. These aren't based off of any actually occurring events but mainly the introduction of Liliana and Melizzle. Those two got close at some point, or at least on the level of a sensei and a personal student as Lili took her as a personal back in 2012. The first part of this chapter is primarily an introduction of the two characters which will lead to...later events in the NW with these two which are nothing if not hilarious! The second part focuses on my bio and my introduction to Dark Release. During the time there were barely any Dark Release users. I only knew of about three: Jokey (Shuusai), Dante (Ryujin), and Nagato. There were probably more but there weren't many members who got into Dark Release and I was definitely the only person active in Kiri that pursued a Dark bio...so yeah I made this chapter about me, so what! It's my Fanfiction >_>. Though I feel a few fillers here and there that act as story development isn't too bad. Still trying to coin down a few of the personas of people and their characters though. Hope you enjoy.
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