Book One:
Deep in the Land of Fire, in the Hidden Leaf Village, the hero Naruto Uzumaki lives. But, what if he had a sister?
Enter Natsumi Uzumaki.
She's your typical twin sister- empathetic, responsible, and willing to do whatever it takes to prot...
*Special thanks to Jun for helping me with the edits of some of these pics. <3 much love*
Sasuke stoked the small campfire and watched as it crackled and sent embers drifting upward with the smoke in the night. Naruto and Sakura slept nearby, sleeping deeply despite the current situation. Though they had started the night apart, the cold had driven them to slowly creep closer to the other in their sleep, without realizing, until their backs were pressed together for warmth. Beyond the light of the fire, the night was loud and the air was filled with the chirping of crickets, the buzzing of cicadas, and the hooting of owls. Accompanying this cacophony were the sounds that Sasuke was listening most closely to— the rustling in the undergrowth of the giant centipedes, the slithering of the unnaturally large serpents, and the howls from ravenous timber wolves that had grown accustomed to the taste of human flesh after snacking on the weak and fallen Genin from Chunin Exams past.
He stoked the fire again as he calculated the time. "In an hour it will be Sakura's watch."
His eyes lingered on the way his teammates slept, reminded briefly of the familiar comfort of an embrace, then clenched his jaw slightly and looked away when the warm memory was replaced with one of red. The ground trembled slightly and he looked up quickly to gaze deep within the dark forest where a low growl was barely audible.
"Whatever that is, it's big, and it's getting closer." He stood, looked between his teammates, and then furrowed his brows. "I should check our perimeter to confirm their numbers make sure it isn't coming for a meal."
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Three Grass Genin crouched behind the roots of one of the forest's enormous trees and caught their breath.
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"Damn it! They're all monsters!" Minto clenched his fist into a tight ball and looked around the dark of the forest. "How can we steal a scroll when defending our own takes everything we've got?"
"But we can't give up! The Village's honor rests with us!" Shigeri furrowed his brows and walked over to their third member, who sat quietly on the ground by herself, then wrenched her to her feet. "We'll go back to tracking and try to come up with a good plan."
"We'll definitely get a scroll next time." Minto nodded.
Shigeri kept his fingers firmly around the girl's arm and bit down as she winced. He bit harder, and her eyes shut tightly and watered as she stifled a cry. She forced her eyes open to look between them, her lip quivering as she spoke in a shaky voice.
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