Katashi is a 14 year old ninja who doesn't remember his past. He was born March 3rd, that next year on October 10nth his younger brother was born. Jiraya became Katashi's Godfather when his parents died after his brothers birth.
After five years of being raised under Jiraya's care, they rescued a girl that was taken from her family, a merchant was trying to sell her into slavery. Her name was Konin Mogui.
One day something terrible happened to Katashi, he woke up with a mysterious mark on his wrist. Something snapped within him, he was no longer the sweet, quiet boy he grew to be, he was coldhearted and he seeked power.
He left Jiraya and Konin in search for someone who could give him the power he wanted. Konin did not want Katashi to go, and she knew there was no persuading him, so she followed her only friend.
After years of living on the dark side, Katashi ran away from the evil. He found himself in the hidden mist. He made two comrades and killed people with them, he never realized the people he slaughtered were innocent.
Once he found out the truth, he ran away in fear, he was now living in Kahona, the village hidden in the leaves. He still had nightmares of what he's done, he sometimes looses control of himself, hurting others more than intended.
Once he makes it to the chunin exams, parts of his memory starts to come back to him when he sees a familiar face. It's Konin, but she's different now, she's tricky, a lier, and with the enemy, but Katashi can't help it but to fall for her.
Katashi is betrayed, torn apart, and broken down when the one he loves
tries to get the demonic power he doesn't know he has. And the best part is, he doesn't know he has a brother.
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Shikamaru Nara is a chunin of the Hidden Leaf village. After failing his first mission as a squad leader, the mission being to rescue Sasuke Uchiha from the Sound Four, Shikamaru comes back to the village feeling completely defeated and useless. The one and only thing he can think about, you would think it's be Sasuke, but no. It was Naruto. He couldn't keep his mind off the blonde. Shikamaru couldn't let it go; he had let down his entire team, especially Naruto. He just knew that Naruto would come back and start sulking around the village like a dead slug. However, Naruto was in high spirits, and invites a few friends, including the Nara, to his house for a guy's night. Shikamaru reluctantly accepted the offer, and showed up and his house, to discover Naruto, standing shirtless in the doorway. Shikamaru can hardly keep his eyes of of him, which draws Neji's attention. With Neji's help, Shikamaru discovers that he may have feelings for Naruto.
Shikamaru has a secret: he's deathly afraid of the dark. What happens when his friends pull a prank, and he's shrouded in. his worst enemy? Will his secret be revealed? Who will come to his rescue?
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