Hey, might as well start posting this now. I have several chapters finally written up, bear with me so I can find out how to upload pics. This fan fiction takes place 244 years since the end of Naruto Shippuden. Keep in mind, I started writing this 3 years ago, so my prediction of the end of Shippuden makes this fall under the category of a paralleled Universe in which the ending differed. I made things the same until about the kabuto vs sasuke and itachi fight. I was very thorough and have a full 244 year history written up for all of the villages for reference. (I may release that to non believers lol) Let me know what you guys think. You can also find the Comic version of this first chapter here.
Ok here we go. Hope you like!
Not Naruto: Chapter 1 - Sarutobi Katsumi
Scene 1- Katsumi, Top 3
Katsumi sits alone up stairs on her bed. Her bedroom is still quite a mess, regardless of the fact that her big sister has been telling her to clean it all week. It is not that she is lazy per say, just strives to work at her own pace. She knows that when her room is too dirty for herself, then she will clean it. For now, at least, her mind is elsewhere. Staring at a grade card in her hand. You see, today Katsumi graduated the ninja academy of the hidden leaf. She is now officially a Genin. She has a title, not just a simple academy student.
Yet, there was more to the story here than just a grade card. The Academy teacher, Oda-Sensei, was an interesting Chunin to be the teacher, Katsumi had always thought. For he encouraged students to not only make friends, but gain rivals and compete ferociously as well. He was a good natured fellow at heart, with a burning desire to inspire a tough composure in all of his students. So, what Katsumi was really looking for was the Rankings that were on the Shinobi Grade Card. These rankings have always been available to the knowledge of the Academy teachers and the Hokage, but it was Oda-sensei who first made such a big deal over the rankings.
" 3rd place, out of 31 students" she said to herself out loud, reading over the grade card. "What went wrong? How did this happen to me?" she kept wondering to herself. She thought she had done better. Both her father and her older sister graduated the academy in 1st place as #1 Rookie of that semester. In fact, it seemed like most Sarutobi graduated first in their class.. She had already been feeling a bit down because she was already 12, and her sister and father were #1 at a younger age than herself. (her sister at 10, and her father at 8 years old) But her Mother had always reassured her that it was ok to go at her own pace. Yet now that she was a ninja, she found no comfort in this.
She felt she had large shoes to fill, as her father, Koto Sarutobi, was the 10th Hokage. And her sister, Kitsune was the vessel for Kurama, the Demon Fox, and she was quite skilled in controlling its chakra. She sat there for a long while, staring intently at the brand new Konoha Ninja Forehead Protector that was given to her from Oda-Sensei. It was too large for her forehead. She was very small for her age, she was feeling like perhaps this was not meant for her...
"Kat-chan! Dinner is Ready!!" Katsumi heard her sister yell from downstairs. She quickly crumbles up the grade card and tosses it under the bed. Stuffing her fore head protector into her pocket, she heads down the stairs to her living room. It is smokey in the room, as her father had a nervous habit of smoking a lot when their mother was off on missions to foreign places. Which was actually quite frequently. As sad as it seemed, Katsumi and Kitsune's mother, Fauna Kyohaku was a very talented member of her father's ANBU. She was extremely skilled as one of the best Leaf Village spies there was.
"Ugh! Do you have to smoke that in here?!" Kitsune raged while placing plates at the table where Koto was already sitting. "I will do what I please in my own home, Kitsune." he replied, although once seeming Katsumi enter the room he puts it out in the ash tray. He smiles at her and says "Congratulations my little Genin!" He pats her hair as she hops on one of the chairs too large for her, and scoots into the table. She nods her head quietly and there is an awkward silence.
"Well, Eat Up!" shouts Kitsune as the plates have been set with a meal. Although, part way through dinner, Koto realizes that his youngest daughter has not touched her food once. He inquires as to what is bothering her. Katsumi explains about how down she is feeling about not receiving the #1 Rookie title. "I am scared that I am not fit to be a Kunoichi of the Leaf" she says with sad eyes, slumping herself into the chairs huge arms. Kitsune looks a bit irritated that Katsumi is not just happy with 3rd place, but before she can speak up to say something, the 10th chimes in.
"Katsumi, the 2 who placed higher than you in the rankings truly deserved their spots. They worked viciously for those spots. Your own cousin, Kaze Yuhi, received the title of #1 rookie this year." Katsumi looks up to her fathers face with a melancholy look. "You should be proud of him for how hard he fought. Learn from him perhaps even, that if you want to be stronger, you must train harder little Kat-chan. You will find your nindo eventually, and it will guide you."
"What is a nindo?" Katsumi asks solemnly.
"Its your Ninja Way! It is a Code to Live by." Koto explains, and she looks a bit puzzled still. He knows that she will understand it eventually. He looks sternly at her for a moment, and then adds "Also, I am very proud of you for how well you did. It was brilliant work, never doubt yourself. Your mother would be proud as well." Katsumi lets a small half smile creep onto her lips.
"I am proud of you too." Kitsune says smiling. "And to make you feel better, you have this weekend off before you get assigned a Jonin sensei on Monday. I also happen to have the weekend off before I leave to take the Jonin exam at the end of the weekend." A bigger grin reaches Katsumi's face as she gets a bit more excited with each of her sister's words. "So I will be training you a bit this weekend, starting tomorrow morning at 8 AM" Kitsune smiles across the table.
"Oh! Do You Really Mean It?!" Katsumi exclaims with joy, jumping up and standing in her chair. Kitsune nods her head in compliance and Katsumi dashes away from the dinner table, taking her plate with her. She yells back down the stairs while running, "I'm going to get my things ready for tomorrow!!" The 10th and Kitsune chuckle and stay up talking for a little bit. After Kitsune goes up stairs to get some sleep, Koto clears off the table and sets up his Hookah and smokes to calm his nerves. He writes a poem long into the night.
He writes : Sleep well, children of the leaves. You will fall someday. After Autumn, when the cold takes it's toll.
When Winter calls out to you. But now you grow. Water and Sun light. Oxygen and grace. Oh such grace
guides me across the field. As my kinsmen and I tumbled in the wind... - Koto Sarutobi, the 10th
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Ok here we go. Hope you like!
Not Naruto: Chapter 1 - Sarutobi Katsumi
Scene 1- Katsumi, Top 3
Katsumi sits alone up stairs on her bed. Her bedroom is still quite a mess, regardless of the fact that her big sister has been telling her to clean it all week. It is not that she is lazy per say, just strives to work at her own pace. She knows that when her room is too dirty for herself, then she will clean it. For now, at least, her mind is elsewhere. Staring at a grade card in her hand. You see, today Katsumi graduated the ninja academy of the hidden leaf. She is now officially a Genin. She has a title, not just a simple academy student.
Yet, there was more to the story here than just a grade card. The Academy teacher, Oda-Sensei, was an interesting Chunin to be the teacher, Katsumi had always thought. For he encouraged students to not only make friends, but gain rivals and compete ferociously as well. He was a good natured fellow at heart, with a burning desire to inspire a tough composure in all of his students. So, what Katsumi was really looking for was the Rankings that were on the Shinobi Grade Card. These rankings have always been available to the knowledge of the Academy teachers and the Hokage, but it was Oda-sensei who first made such a big deal over the rankings.
" 3rd place, out of 31 students" she said to herself out loud, reading over the grade card. "What went wrong? How did this happen to me?" she kept wondering to herself. She thought she had done better. Both her father and her older sister graduated the academy in 1st place as #1 Rookie of that semester. In fact, it seemed like most Sarutobi graduated first in their class.. She had already been feeling a bit down because she was already 12, and her sister and father were #1 at a younger age than herself. (her sister at 10, and her father at 8 years old) But her Mother had always reassured her that it was ok to go at her own pace. Yet now that she was a ninja, she found no comfort in this.
She felt she had large shoes to fill, as her father, Koto Sarutobi, was the 10th Hokage. And her sister, Kitsune was the vessel for Kurama, the Demon Fox, and she was quite skilled in controlling its chakra. She sat there for a long while, staring intently at the brand new Konoha Ninja Forehead Protector that was given to her from Oda-Sensei. It was too large for her forehead. She was very small for her age, she was feeling like perhaps this was not meant for her...
"Kat-chan! Dinner is Ready!!" Katsumi heard her sister yell from downstairs. She quickly crumbles up the grade card and tosses it under the bed. Stuffing her fore head protector into her pocket, she heads down the stairs to her living room. It is smokey in the room, as her father had a nervous habit of smoking a lot when their mother was off on missions to foreign places. Which was actually quite frequently. As sad as it seemed, Katsumi and Kitsune's mother, Fauna Kyohaku was a very talented member of her father's ANBU. She was extremely skilled as one of the best Leaf Village spies there was.
"Ugh! Do you have to smoke that in here?!" Kitsune raged while placing plates at the table where Koto was already sitting. "I will do what I please in my own home, Kitsune." he replied, although once seeming Katsumi enter the room he puts it out in the ash tray. He smiles at her and says "Congratulations my little Genin!" He pats her hair as she hops on one of the chairs too large for her, and scoots into the table. She nods her head quietly and there is an awkward silence.
"Well, Eat Up!" shouts Kitsune as the plates have been set with a meal. Although, part way through dinner, Koto realizes that his youngest daughter has not touched her food once. He inquires as to what is bothering her. Katsumi explains about how down she is feeling about not receiving the #1 Rookie title. "I am scared that I am not fit to be a Kunoichi of the Leaf" she says with sad eyes, slumping herself into the chairs huge arms. Kitsune looks a bit irritated that Katsumi is not just happy with 3rd place, but before she can speak up to say something, the 10th chimes in.
"Katsumi, the 2 who placed higher than you in the rankings truly deserved their spots. They worked viciously for those spots. Your own cousin, Kaze Yuhi, received the title of #1 rookie this year." Katsumi looks up to her fathers face with a melancholy look. "You should be proud of him for how hard he fought. Learn from him perhaps even, that if you want to be stronger, you must train harder little Kat-chan. You will find your nindo eventually, and it will guide you."
"What is a nindo?" Katsumi asks solemnly.
"Its your Ninja Way! It is a Code to Live by." Koto explains, and she looks a bit puzzled still. He knows that she will understand it eventually. He looks sternly at her for a moment, and then adds "Also, I am very proud of you for how well you did. It was brilliant work, never doubt yourself. Your mother would be proud as well." Katsumi lets a small half smile creep onto her lips.
"I am proud of you too." Kitsune says smiling. "And to make you feel better, you have this weekend off before you get assigned a Jonin sensei on Monday. I also happen to have the weekend off before I leave to take the Jonin exam at the end of the weekend." A bigger grin reaches Katsumi's face as she gets a bit more excited with each of her sister's words. "So I will be training you a bit this weekend, starting tomorrow morning at 8 AM" Kitsune smiles across the table.
"Oh! Do You Really Mean It?!" Katsumi exclaims with joy, jumping up and standing in her chair. Kitsune nods her head in compliance and Katsumi dashes away from the dinner table, taking her plate with her. She yells back down the stairs while running, "I'm going to get my things ready for tomorrow!!" The 10th and Kitsune chuckle and stay up talking for a little bit. After Kitsune goes up stairs to get some sleep, Koto clears off the table and sets up his Hookah and smokes to calm his nerves. He writes a poem long into the night.
He writes : Sleep well, children of the leaves. You will fall someday. After Autumn, when the cold takes it's toll.
When Winter calls out to you. But now you grow. Water and Sun light. Oxygen and grace. Oh such grace
guides me across the field. As my kinsmen and I tumbled in the wind... - Koto Sarutobi, the 10th