Jin Arashi: The Storm Amongst the Mist

Chapter 1: Bloody Waves

Hello Everyone~

The story is mostly about a character I sent to Blackright709 when he requested OC's for COTK Classic a little over a year ago. Sadly, it didn't end up getting used at the time, but it is now the MC of this story.

I, personally, have been wanting to write a story/fanfiction for a long time. So when Blackright offered to work with me to write a story based around my OC, Jin Arashi, I was thrilled.

Also, besides just writing about my OC, this story is intended to fill out and expand the Land of Water in the COTK Universe. (Which is Black's take on the Naruto Universe.)

I want you all to be aware that Black and I won't be responding to reviews in chapters, as we don't want to affect the word count like that. Never the less, we love getting feedback and encourage joining the discord server for this story and others written by Blackright709. (The join code for the Discord Server will be at the bottom of every chapter.)

Before writing this story, I'd experimented with some writing, but I didn't think the writing life was for me. Today, though, I can say that I'm enjoying writing quite a bit. Black's an asshole, however.

I hope you all enjoy it!

- TheLegendaryOne

Chapter 1: Bloody Waves

Katsuo Village, Shikoku Island, Land of Water, EN.

Breathing deeply, Jin psyched himself up before getting down on his hands and knees. Putting his feet together, he stretched them out behind him. He made sure his back was straight. The ground was slightly damp beneath his hands, but he was used to that. It was always damp here, the mist made sure of that.

Breathing in deeply through his nose, Jin lowered himself as close to the ground as he could, and pushed up, breathing out through his mouth sharply. This was his favorite part of his exercise routine, but he could feel the exhaustion in his limbs. Ever since his father learned he liked push-ups, he wasn't allowed to do them till last. Something about how it made everything better if one did the hard things first. He hadn't been listening.

"Four... Five..." Jin grunted, counting as he pushed up. Nearby, his sister Hikari was playing with one of her many dolls on the only bench in the small fenced-in backyard. She'd followed him out of the house half an hour ago and had been playing with her toy the entire time. How she managed to keep herself entertained with something so simple, he couldn't understand.

Shaking his head, he returned to doing push-ups. "Six... Seven..."

"Hey. Can I ride on your back?"

The question made him falter, and he barely caught himself before landing face-first on the damp ground. Taking a moment to get his breath back, he sat up and looked at his sister in amusement.

"No, Hikari. There is no way I could lift you."

His sister made her trademark pouty face, the one that always got her father to bend to her wishes. However, such a trick didn't work on him. He simply raised an eyebrow at her, curious to see what she would do. Besides, he was taking full advantage of the distraction to get some energy back.

"Dad lets me ride on his back when he's doing those..." Hikari complained.

He just laughed, "Well, I'm not Dad. You don't see me punching holes through stone walls, do you?"

Hikari pouted harder, and he just chuckled. She always tried the same thing on him, even though she'd never succeeded in getting him to do what she wanted.