Snowy Heart. (Naruto FF)

"They will fall..."

   "Hey, Shrimp. Wake up already, would ya?" The familiar booming voice in her head caused Saruko to awaken, irritation rushing through her as it was the middle of the night.

   'What do you want from me now, Yukiharu? I'm trying to sleep.'

   "The same thing I wanted before you pulled that cheap trick. Blood. And lots of it."

   Saruko, now fully awake, sat up in her bed and stared at the wall. 'You're out of your damn mind if you think I'm going to be at your beck and call like some vampire maid.'

   "On the contrary, this was a part of our contract. And if you don't quench my thirst, I'm only going to get more and more violent with you, until I take over your body and kill everyone in this village." Fear struck through her as she though of all the people she passed by. All the innocent children and young lovers who had no interest in being ninja. Sure, Saruko has killed many people, but they all were a part of a job. This, this is simply for the pleasure of a demon.

   'Fine then. I'll go outside the village now and kill some rabbits or whatever.' Saruko went to stand, but was knocked down by a sudden pain in her mind.

   "Do you dare mock me, you brat?! I want mortal blood. Fresh, decadent blood from that of a human's corpse. I need the smell, the feel of it! The rich copper taste through your tongue and onto mine!" Her crystal blue eyes went wide as the beast inside her cackled like a mental patient.

   'Alright then...but, we're doing this through a mission. An A-class or S-class mission.' Working quickly, Saruko got out of bed and took a kunai out of her bag. Piercing the fabric of the dress she still wore, Saruko shortened the length to the middle of her thighs before simply ripping off the long sleeves.

   Throwing the extra fabric on the floor, Saruko tied up her hair and strapped a ninja pouch to both thighs. Using some of the excess, the redhead also made a strap for her oversized sword so she can carry it on her back. Having no time to patiently wrap bandages around her mouth, Saruko reached into her bag and dug out the mask which belonged to Haku.

   It was cracked and most of the left side was broken off, including the Hidden Mist symbol, but it covered her mouth and most of the rest of her face. And, after she decided to go barefoot, she set off to steal a mission.

   Escaping through the window in her room, Saruko swiftly and silently made her way into the empty streets. Within minutes, she was at the base of the tall tower in the center of the village, staring up at where she needed to go. Thinking on her feet, Saruko reached in her pouch and pulled out some sturdy hunting wire and a kunai, tying them together to make an temporary grappling hook.

   With a powerful swing of her arm, the kunai stuck to the roof of the building, implanted steadily in the stone. After a test tug, Saruko began to quickly scale the wall and eventually reached where the Hokage's office is. With one hand, Saruko made a few handsigns before she mouthed the words of her jutsu.

   "Water Style: Liquid Body Jutsu." With one hand on the glass, Saruko watched as her entire body turned into water, now able to manipulate herself between the crack between the window and the wall, until she reformed in the middle of the Hokage's office. 

   'Damn, that felt really cool to do!' She thought in glee, smiling to herself softly as she approached the desk cautiously. She was pleased on how much easier she could do it now, and with much less chakra than before.

   "Glad you got to feel like a ninja, Squirt. Now hurry up already!" Yukiharu yelled, at her wits end with her host. Saruko nodded, quickly finding the folder with the upper classed missions.