Naruto Oneshots

Contrast (Suigetsu)

In a place that was named the Bloody Mist, Nagisa kept its innocence at bay. She was the one who brought the most smiles to the Village. She was the beauty of the Mist, with a pretty face and outstanding personality to match. Her build was slender with just the right amount of curves.

Long blonde locks of hair trailed down her spine, swishing back and forth as she made her way to her destination through the isle of ships. A gentle smile was placed on each corner of her lips as she greeted those she passed. She knew every shop owner on her part of the block and they knew her. She was their competition after all. The thing was, they couldn't bring themselves to compete with her, even if they wanted to.

Nagisa owned Kirigakure's most well known establishment: Momochi's. As a child, she was often looked down upon due to her brother Zabuza's mistakes. In the villager's eyes she was related to the 'demon of the mist' so she had to be just as evil as he was. So she worked hard and dedicated her every effort toward helping people.

Slowly but surely, she proved them wrong. First, Nagisa became the village's most respected medical ninja. She Excelled in it so much that even Tsunade herself has invited her to the leaf for her aid a numerous amount of times. This was only part-time of course, as she took the most pride in managing her Restaurant. Momochi's was a large Diner that donated one-quarter of their money to the hospital and the other toward the homeless and orphaned children.

This entire thing wasn't just something superficial, it wasn't merely to prove people wrong. Nagisa accomplished these things so that she could listen to those who weren't listened to and help who needed to be helped. She knew what it was like to be judged so she wanted to create a place of the mist that offered no judgment. A part of town that overall made the mist seem a little less frightening, than 'The Bloody Mist'.

"How's everything going today?" Nagisa asked on her way into the kitchen. Some of the workers stiffened, while the other manager that was previously on duty laughed.

"We have an unsatisfied customer in section Five. The trainee spilled coffee on him." the other manager explained, "I have to pick up my kid from school, if that's alright."

"Of course. I hope he feels better soon." Nagisa waved her off. "Alright, so who's my new trainee?" she asked the group of waitresses. "She's over there in the back" one said. With a light sigh, she traveled back to the break room where a girl no older than sixteen sat.

"Hey" She greeted her, doing her best not to sound too intimidating. Immediately her eyes widened as if her fate had already been decided for. "It's alright to make mistakes, you know." she sat down next to her with a warm smile, "I knocked food on someone my first day of waitressing."

"Really?" the teenaged girl gasped, shock filling her expression. "Yep, but you learn from your mistakes, right?" She gave her a small pat on the back. "Just get back up there and apologize to the customer. Tell him that it's your first day and I'm sure he'll understand." Nagisa stood up, moving out of her way.

"Wait-" she stopped her, "I'll bring him complementary oysters, tell him that too!"

After Nagisa brought the man his oysters, it was just about closing time. After he finished up his meal, she went in the back and dismissed her workers after counting their tills. "Have a good night" she waved them off. Once everyone had left, she walked over to a window seat.

She looked out to the sea, admiring its rolling waves despite the stormy weather ahead. This was her home and she loved everything about it. Her brother's face came into her thoughts and her eyes lowered. She hoped he was proud of what she'd done, she just desperately wished he was there to see it.