The Healing Angel [Rewritten as Heaven's Regulations]

Chapter 1 ~ The Deal

For my readers: If you're reading this, I would like to thank you so much for giving me a chance to share my writing with you and supporting this story. It makes a difference! This is my first fanfiction, so please go easy on me. I am hoping to have regular updates... Anyways, thanks so much for giving me a chance! :)

Please note that there is significant time mess-up in this story. Timelines and generations may be quite different from the original Naruto timeline. Please bear with me and I hope this doesn't confuse you with the normal timeline!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, all the credit goes to Mr. Masashi Kishimoto. This will be for all the chapters here and for all the years to come.

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"Oh, Rin! Do you want to play with us?" A voice rang throughout the large, traditional-style Japanese room. Nohara Rin turned towards the voice and smiled, ridding herself of troubling thoughts.

"Hashirama-san! Hello!" she grinned.

"Oh, for the millionth time, drop the 'san' already! We don't need formalities here! It's the afterlife, not Konoha! Hashirama will do fine," the Shodai Hokage smiled at the young girl. "Join us!"

"Are you sure it's okay?" Rin asked, glancing around the table. The teen noticed that Senju Tobirama was also there, as well as Hyuga Hizashi. With them were many other shinobi, all wearing different headbands. She reddened to be in the presence of such respected figures. This time, it was the Nidaime Hokage who replied.

"Of course. Come sit with us. We were just about to start a round of Secret Angel."

         Rin hesitantly padded over to their table of shinobi. She was cautious - until Hashirama grabbed her arm and tugged on it really hard - and she fell over and did some horrible acrobatic moves, complete with a crash, a fallen-over table, and a scream. Rin scrambled to a kneeling position, her cheeks red hot. Everyone was laughing. She could not have been more ashamed. Rin cast her eyes down to her lap and shot an annoyed glance at Hashirama.

Unfortunately, he saw it.

"Hey, what with that look? It's fine, honestly. Hey! Okay, fine. I'm sorry, okay?" he puffed his cheeks out and pouted in her direction. Rin turned red and tried to hide a smile.

"Fine." Hashirama grinned again.

"Yay!! Let's play, then!"

The group watched as the table righted itself on its own. It wasn't abnormal; things in the afterlife tended to be rather... independent. Rin snuck a glance around the table and saw a man at the head of the table with navy-blue hair that went down to the middle of his back and striking purple eyes. They locked eyes for a moment. She turned away, embarrassed. Then, she was slapped on the back really hard. She swung her head to frown at Hashirama.

"Hashirama-san!" Rin grumbled. He grinned.

"Listen to Ryunosuke-sama. He's explaining the game," he said, looking down at the girl fondly. She turned to look right, but Hashirama took her head and directed it left. To the man whom she was just looking at. Who is he, anyways...? Rin wondered. She only caught the last sentence.

"-Secret Angel. Just grab a card and write your name on it."

A velvet bag with gold-lined paper in it was passed around. A feather pen appeared on the table beside each person. Rin loved the little miracles that happened in the afterlife. However, she did miss Kakashi, Obito and Minato. Rin frowned, just thinking about her old teammates. Minato-sensei seems to be doing okay, but I need to do something about those two boys down there... she thought, troubled. She was snapped out of her thoughts when a hand landed on her shoulder gently. Rin turned to find the concerned face of Hashirama.