A raven-haired girl, hardly more than a child, darted past the sleeping guards, and went through the gates of Konohagakure.
Snowflakes were gently falling around the soon-to-be-mother as she ran into the surrounding woods, the full moon lighting her path.
She paused, panting slightly, as she turned to see how far she was from the village, as she gently touched her middle."So...." A silver-haired youth stepped out of the shadows, his arms crossed. "You were able to sneak away, huh Jinja?"
She took a step back, her dark eyes wide with fear. "I've brought you the money. P-please let me go."
"Hm..." He tilted his head as if considering. "Show me."
Jinja quickly threw a snakeskin bag in the snow before him, and he eagerly picked it up. She waited as he examined the contents, and her heart nearly stopped when he looked up at her, his eyes full of anger.
"You're one hundred yen short, you worthless brat." He snarled."I-I'm sorry..." The young girl's hands shook as she retreated a few steps away from him. "I-I must've miscounted..."
"Uh-huh..." He approached her, letting the bag drop. "And why, Jinja, would you have miscounted?"
"I-I don't know.... the baby's been kicking all day, and-"
"Don't give me that!" He shouted, smacking her across the face. "My child has nothing to do with this! I lent YOU the money- and now I don't see it. So guess what happens now?"
Jinja froze as he slid a kunai out of it's holster.
"Get a move on, kid." He smiled coldly. "Into the woods we go."
A few miles away, a small pack of wolves trotted through the mounding snow.
"We'll stop here for the night." The Alpha told his followers, entering an almost hidden cave. "Ichigo and Axel are on watch."His mate, a pure white female, came in after him leading their three young sons.
"We're not far from the Leaf village, Takeshi." She said quietly. "And such nearness to the humans makes Dax nervous."
"EVERYTHING makes Dax nervous, Setsuna." Takeshi chuckled, referring to one of the pack's elders. "Anyway, at least we know there is nothing to fear from these humans."
"Yes...." The white wolf sighed. "But he does teach our sons, and the other pups. What if he somehow persuades them that all humans are bad? What if they grow up and lead an attack on-"
"Okay, that's enough." Takeshi shook his head. "True, he doesn't like humans. And to be honest, he has a good reason. He spent his puppyhood getting beat by the shinobi from Amegakure. But I highly doubt that he'd-"
A shrill shriek interrupted the wolf, causing both him and his mate to go on high alert.
"Wh-what was that?" The eldest of their sons, Kurai, asked. "Is it that old lynx again?""No...." A gray wolf muttered, joining them. "That was a human's cry."
"At this time of night?" Setsuna asked worriedly."Ignore it." The old wolf advised. "It's probably just those damn shinobi killing each other."
"Dax! A den mother scolded. "Watch your language in front of the pups!"
"Mommy!" Kurai called suddenly. The pup had wandered to the front of the cave and was now anxiously pacing back and forth. "Mommy! Look! Over there by that tree!"
The adults crowded around behind him, and stared into the distance. There, before them, nearly blending in with the swirling snow stood a lone wolf, it's glowing silver eyes focusing on the female alpha.
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Half Breed Of The Leaf [Naruto fanfiction]
FanfictionRita is not normal child. Half wolf- half human- she roams around the streets of Konoha, making new friends with people and animals. Her past is a secret to most of the villager's except to the Third Hokage and her legal guardian Kakashi Hatake. So...