We looked around the hall at the assembled figures. Asides from our Jonin-sensei, the proctors and a handful of foreign Jonins, there were only three other teams in the hall asides from ours.
“Oi,” Kakashi called to us as we made our way towards the centre of the hall where the other Genin were gathered. The Jonin made a beeline towards us. “You guys did good,” &nbs...
2023-06-22 06:08:28 +0000 UTC View PostShikamaru grew uneasy as he stopped underneath one particularly large tree. He didn’t know why, he just did.
“Is it here?” Ino whispered to him, crouching by his side. He glanced at the map in his hand before confirming with the hidden message he found in their mission scroll. “I hope so,” he replied. “It would be such a drag if we came all this way and my hunch...
2023-06-22 06:04:51 +0000 UTC View Post“He is perfect,” came the thought, unbidden, in the Sannin’s mind. The boy sat on a tree bough, legs crossed at the ankles as they dangled freely in the air beneath him. Relaxed. Silken black hair rippled with a mild gust of air travelling through the forest canopy. The immaculately cared-for mane briefly concealed the left side of his face before receding, exposin...
2023-06-20 17:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe massive trunks and boughs of the trees that made up the forest blurred past as we navigated our way north. On our heels were Naruto and Sakura, the two lagging behind despite our already significantly reduced speed. At such a sedated pace we might not get to our destination before sunset. The mere thought was irritating.
“Oi!” the blonde shouted from behind us, utte...
2023-06-19 21:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostKONOHA
“...Uchiha Sasuke.” Ibiki stared at the black-haired boy, his gaze squinted in an expression of solemn contemplation. When he made the decision to conduct the exam in the manner in which he did, the scarred proctor had considered the possibility of certain over-specialised Genins abusing the loopholes that were intentionally introduced into the examining struct...
2023-06-19 08:05:22 +0000 UTC View Post“...Question number fifteen. A shinobi, elevated on the bough of a tree, throws a steel kunai weighing 67.1 grams at an enemy 113 meters away on ground level. It is known that the velocity of the kunai at the point of launch is 89.408m/s, the air resistance acting on the kunai is 14.7N, and the elevation to the target is 8.37 meters. If the force of gravity on a body of m...
2023-06-18 00:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostPresent Day.
“Sorry to have kept you waiting!” boomed the voice of one of the newcomers. We turned around to the sight of a group of shinobis gathered behind us, the tell-tale signs of swirling chakra manifesting as a cloud of white smoke around them.
“My name is Morino Ibiki,” the leader of the group continued. We glanced at his scarred face, and for a brief ...
2023-06-15 07:03:28 +0000 UTC View PostKONOHA
Six Years Ago.
“...Patriarch?” Inoichi mumbled in wonder as the Uchiha boy exited the room. Frowning, he glanced at the Hokage; the older shinobi’s gaze remained fixed on the door that had just shut behind the boy. Hiruzen’s shoulders sagged. At that moment, he looked to have aged ten years.
A knock came from beyond the door. The flimsy wooded b...
2023-06-15 06:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe arrived in front of the BBQ saloon at exactly four twenty-nine after midday. Temari and Kankuro were already there, waiting. “Hello again, Temari. Kankuro,” We greeted before looking around for the redhead. “Gaara couldn’t make it?”
“No,” Temari said siding up to us as she tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
“He was… busy,” Kankuro added...
2023-06-13 05:44:05 +0000 UTC View PostKONOHA
The stone stab descended behind us sealing the stairway to the hidden room. With a smile, we unfolded the tatami mat from earlier, returning it to its original location. We paid our respects one last time, bowing towards the Mitamaya. All things being equal, we would return in a year’s time for the next rites.
Our hands flashed through a series of hand sign...
2023-06-12 16:43:46 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been several months—nearly half a year—since our first exercise with Kakashi. Apparently, our performance was so far from the Jounin-sensei’s expectation that the man was conflicted as to whether or not to continue as our instructor. Thankfully, the Hokage was able to talk some sense into him and prevent him from doing something foolish.
Contrary to our earlier...
2023-06-12 14:01:40 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been thirty minutes and Kakashi still hadn’t found any trace of his missing student. It was as if the boy had disappeared into thin air. After a while, the Jounin stopped searching for him though. There was no need to he remembered. Sasuke still needed to retrieve one of the bells to pass the test, and given both bells were currently on his person the young Uchiha would ...
2023-06-12 00:49:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Next Day.
“YOU ARE LATE!” Naruto declared, pointing an accusing finger at the newcomer. Sakura stood off to the side pouting in disapproval. We stared at Kakashi as he sauntered into the clearing thirty minutes later than the agreed-upon time. Our Jounin-sensei had a penchant for arriving late it seems. Of course, the silver-haired shinobi had arrived a bit...
2023-06-11 22:43:42 +0000 UTC View Post“...From this day forward, you are no longer mere students of ninjutsu, but full-fledged shinobi,” Iruka said from where he stood at the front of the class. “But amongst the ranks of the shinobi, you are mere novices,” he continued. “The lowest of the low. Your greatest challenges all lie ahead. The next step is the assignment of official duties to you all on behalf of ...
2023-06-11 19:41:36 +0000 UTC View PostTHE air was thick with a heavy mist, obscuring our view of the world around us. The sky above was a bleak shade of grey, the clouds so thick that they seemed to press down on us, suffocating and oppressive. The trees that surrounded us were bare and twisted, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers. The ground beneath our feet was slick, and the sound of our foo...
2023-06-11 19:40:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Uchiha Sasuke,” Iruka called, and we stood up and proceeded to the front of the classroom. “Here you are. You did very well.” A large circle was drawn around the score “100” at the top of the page we were handed.
“Once again, you’re the only one to get a perfect score on the test. Keep up the good work!”
Hearing this, our classmates devolved into an...
2023-06-11 19:39:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe boy is a threat. He possesses the Mangekyō. As far as I am aware, his brother had not awakened it until he was twelve; he is just six.
Danzo…
He is a risk to the village, Sarutobi!
He is a child.
Exactly why he must not be left to possess such power!
What would you have me do?
…...
2023-06-11 19:38:51 +0000 UTC View PostKONOHA
THE pain slowly seeped in, despair following closely behind. Rage came after, coursing through our veins as a writhing stream of corrosive chakra. We looked up, a shuddering exhale escaping our lungs as realisation dawned on us. A malevolent desire burned in a corner of our mind as a cold dark flame, scorching the very fringes of our being.
“...Why?”
<... 2023-06-11 19:37:40 +0000 UTC View PostKONOHA
SOMETHING in the way we existed—forgotten, discarded beings, bare to the core as souls lost to the Styx—changed. Our perception, catatonic, locked against the emptiness of the void; a flare of desperation for a not-second ‘til a kindling of reality emerged again. Calming. Our memory laid bare; a flimsy string stretched unto infinity. Our core—our heart—wi...
2023-06-11 19:35:33 +0000 UTC View Post
…What if Uchiha Sasuke was, in fact, not the one you had always known; gone; replaced by some eldritch… thing.
DISCLAIMER
I do not own Naruto. The original work belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
CAUTION: Reader’s Beware
This work of fiction contains highly disturbing elements such as; torture, maiming, murder, arson, crude lan...
2023-06-11 19:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post022 Counterplay
Faywyn.
The room was shrouded in darkness, save for the faint moonlight that filtered through the window slats, casting eerie shadows across the walls. The air was still musky with the sharp earthen scent of yesterday’s rain. It felt cold and heavy on Levi’s skin; like mercury seeping through...
2023-04-13 17:49:30 +0000 UTC View PostFaywyn.
MALINA stood outside the door to the earl’s room dreading what was to come. She raised her hand to knock only to withdraw the next moment. She was stalling the inevitable, that she knew, but there was a difference between knowing something and having the will to act on that knowledge.
Interlude - Familial Affection
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In the early Middle Ages, Udoris was an oral society, with verbal rather than literary education. The establishment of the Band of the Six spread Morgar to seven of the then twelve kingdoms as a scholarly and written language. Monasteries served as major repositories of knowledge and education, ofte... 2023-03-27 17:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Someone brought to my attention the legal risks of using "ANNO: 1623" as this work's title, hence, this story would go by "The Sanguine Arts" from this point on.
Starting Monday next week(which is when I resume back for the week at work and have access to the PC there) I will make the necessary adjustments to accommodate this change.
Also, I am sorry I could not keep true to my prom...
2023-03-24 18:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post020 To Cripple a Great Beast
{Excerpt}
…Due to its lighter weight and thus greater speed, the caravel was a boon to sailors. Early caravels generally carried two or three masts with lateen sails, while later types had four masts. Early caravels such as the caravela tilhlda of the 15th century had an average length of between 12 and 18 m ... 2023-03-24 18:35:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The Conclave
Faywyn.
THE sun had just risen above the horizon, its warm glow heating up the verdant bailey as Levi entered the great hall of the Keep. The room was already occupied when he entered, his councillors all gathered around a large wooden table at the centre. As the earl took his seat at th...
2023-03-22 16:09:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Gift
Faywyn
LEVI'S army marched down the wide dirt path leading to Faywyn. Their boots still wet from their earlier river crossing kicked up dust as they made their way back home. The sun was setting behind them, casting long shadows across the fields and meadows. The men were tired, but their spirits were high as th...
2023-03-21 18:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostI won't be avaliable until the 21st... Chapters 18 to 20 would be posted then. Thanks for you understanding.
2023-03-16 16:12:30 +0000 UTC View PostTo hold a j̗̅̃ͦ͢u̝͓̺̹̹s͈̯͈̒̓ͯͦͫ̚t̛͐ trial
Towleigh.
WAKING up to the news of a small army amassing at his gates was an experience Lord Timel wished to never have to suffer again. The count had just drifted off to sleep when the sound of urgent knocking on his chamber door woke him with a sta...
2023-03-16 16:05:50 +0000 UTC View PostGo to your Mother, Malina…
Mallowston.
MALINA was uncertain what to make of her father’s return. On one hand, she was gladdened to see he was alive, albeit dreadfully haggard. On the other, she loathed him for lusting after the von Grifenburg’s lands and inadvertently costing them theirs. Her anger at the ...
2023-03-16 09:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post