"I'm not a god, so I make mistakes and my actions cannot always be just so I may not be be able to say that this is the right thing to do, but I'm certain of one thing. I have a right to be angry at the ones who play with the lives of my companions."
Name: Oosugi Ryuuichi
Age: 13 (14)
Height: 5 feet 1 inch (5 feet 5 inches)
Weight: 112 pounds (125 pounds)
Physical Description:
Ryuuchi has light skin and Hazel/Golden eyes with dark brown hair. His attire differs constantly. Casually he may wear a blue shirt or a short sleeve button up, other times just a T-shirt. However for his missions for The Organization he wears a black robe with red markings at the bottom.
History:
"You...you...you..." They pointed their fingers, like one would choose cattle or merchandise. It was as if they were picking pieces of candy out of a bucket they they thought looked nice. Finally the finger was pointed at him, it passed by. The voice drone on. He picked some and skipped others. Lined up were 9-12 year old boys and girls. Didn't matter race, gender, height, weight, or family. Hell almost everybody was chosen. About 200 kids were selected or of 270or so. The man with the clipboard handed it to another man. Both had black robes on and had their hoods up, it was hard to distinguish their features.
The non selected people were sent off, however for some reason, it seemed as if he was forgotten. He wasn't chosen, but he was still here. Did they make a mistake? It seems as if they didn't care though. Instead the man who previously had the clipboard spoke up.
"You have all been selected for a special kind of training. All of you have been hand selected because we believe you all have the potential to be the next leaders of the world! Now you will all go to the changing rooms and get ready for a test. "
There were two rooms, for the boys and for the girls. Ryuuichi of course followed the rest of the boys and changed into the attire that was given to them. Each of them had the same attire, almost like a uniform. This consisted of a black long sleeved short and black pants: over the shirt was a gray vest. After everybody changed the headed out into what seemed to be a one man elevator. Everybody got into one and was randomly brought up to a room. Well room wasn't the right word. The area seemed as if thy were out in an open plains area with a lot of hills and trees scattered around. The area was easily 5 kilometers, however around it were invisible walls that prevented escape. As they came up, the elevator emerged from the ground and when they stepped out, it descended again and in it's place was a patch of grassy floor.
A booming voice was heard amongst everybody that was scattered around. If sounded as if somebody was using a microphone to talk to them.
"Since there are 200 of you here, your first test is to cut the number in half. The first test will end when 100 of you remain. Good luck."
With that, the tests began. For most it took them a few moments to understand what was happening. Others however instantly knew it was a battle to the death. The boys and girls began attacking each other. Using everything in their Arsenal to kill the others and do whatever they could to survive.
Ryuuichi was under the shade of a large tree. Nobody seemed to be around him so things seemed safe, at least for now. Though what seemed to be doesn't necessarily mean it's truth. From behind somebody put a knife to his back.
"Ah.. you seem to be new to this sort of thing...."
Why was that boy just standing there? Did he not hear him? We are supposed to kill each other... or does he think he's safe? Izachi sighed and shook his head. This would be an easy picking but... maybe he should at least give him a chance? After all, he had been trying to gather teammates since the remaining 100 would pass and most likely be put on teams.
The Nara decided to then to go up behind him and put the knife to his back.
"Ah.. you seem to be new to this sort of thing."
He smiled as the boy took a step forward and quickly turned around.
The pointy thing at his back was a kunai. Ryuuichi took a step forward and pivoted to face him. He saw a boy with clean and sharp, obviously well kept, black hair. He had earrings which Ryuuichi found rather strange.
"You didn't kill me.. but you had the perfect opportunity to..."
"I've had the perfect opportunity for a while now. But I've decided to be generous. How about we team up? By this point... it seems about 120 or so people are left so how about we call a truce and team up."
Ryuuichi had no choice but to accept his offer. He didn't know too many Jutsu nor was he that great at Taijutsu. It was obvious he was at a disadvantage and wouldn't win even in the best of circumstances.
"Alright.. let's team up.. Mr......."
"Nara Izachi."
"Oosugi Ryuuichi."
After a few more moments the voice returned.
"Stop! Seize fighting. There are now only 100 remaining. Everybody come to the center platform for further instructions. No killing, no fighting."
There wasn't much of a choice. It was time to continue on with the tests. It didn't take long for everybody to reach the center platform that rose from the ground. Momentarily, it dropped down once more. Now they seemed to be inside a large complex. But once again, there was a man. However he wore a white trenchcoat and had blonde hair. He had a smile on his face and seemed rather confident.
"Congratulations for passing the first test. It went faster than expected. Next off we will be teaching you all how to be better ninja. This means we are putting you into classes based on your strengths. Now here are the classes.
Strategists.. Izachi Nara, Hime Fuuchika, Arale Yudo, Hiro Kaminaki...
Genjutsu users.. Hado satsuma, Yamasaki Hademiro, yoro takitsuchi, Ikari Uchiha...
Taijutsu.. Hatsu Strider, Utsuro Kaguya, Anatsu Fei, Harada Akimichi
Ninjutsu.. Ryuuichi Oosugi, Laurie Getsuchu, Setsu Aburame...
And this next is for a... special position
Androssi Zahard, Anaak Zahard, and Evan Khun.
Now that you all know your classes, go to your assigned teacher. In four weeks we will have another test. I expect to see you all there."
The man then exited as the trainee's went to their assigned teacher.
"Ninjutsu huh... alright! This should be fun. I can meet a lot of new people here!"
Ryuuichi grinned and went into the classroom. He wasn't the last nor the first, but there were plenty of people, around 20 or so. They all waited a bit for class to begin when the teacher turned to face them. He was rather tall, though of course since they were all under 13. He had a dark brown hair color in a very simple style. It wasn't very styled, if anything it looked as if he just woke up, but it wasn't very messy either. It looked rather natural, unlike Mr. Izachi's hair.
"Alright class.. you are all going to learn some simple ninjutsu and those with potential will learn some advanced ninjutsu. I'm sure you all already know the most basic ones so let's get straight into it. Let's try something called Storm Jutsu. I doubt any of you will be able to do this, but let's find out if anybody has potential. After this we will step it down a notch to D rank Jutsu."
As one after another went up t try it, nobody succeeded. There were three people remaining, him included. Ryuuichi's name was called and he stood nervously. It was clear he didn't know what he was doing but he went up and did as he was told. He made the proper hand seals and stuck his hands out. Unlike everybody else, a beam of energy shot out, though weak.
"Ah very good... Mr. Ryuuichi was it? Excellent. However we are all going to work on some D rank Jutsu..."
The four weeks went by quickly, but by the end of it the whole class had improved. Ryuuichi was the 7th highest ranked in his class. His abilities were sub par but he wasn't terrible, he had potential. Especially since he learned so quickly. Everybody met up once more. Once more the man in the white trench coat with blonde hair appeared.
"Well.. it seems the four weeks have passed and you are all ready for the next test. You will all be split into teams. Of course if you haven't noticed, half of you are gone. Those deemed not good enough were sent off, so we have enough people for two teams since there are 60 of you. The teams are the following.
Team A: Anaak Zahard, Laurie Getsuchu, Evan Khun, Hime Fuuchika, Arale Yudo, Hado satsuma, Setsu Aburame, Utsuro Kaguya...
Team B: Androssi Zahard, Izachi Nara, Ikari Uchiha, Ryuuichi Oosugi, Hatsu Strider, Yoro Takitsuchi, Harada Akimichi...
Now with these teams I'll now explain the game. Each team will take a turn at fighting... me! It'll be like a game of tag. I'll have this pin here in my hand pinned onto my shirt. Each of you will have one as well. The Goal is to land one strike against it. Once a strike connects it'll turn from red to green."
The man then demonstrated by poking it with a bit of force.
" Now, team A will go first. Try not to die..."
Team A was sent back to the large outdoor "room" once more along with the man. As they began their test, Team B had time to socialize. Ryuuichi sat himself down next to Izachi.
"So... do you actually think we can win? This guy is like.. A rank? No.. maybe even S rank?"
Izachi just smirked and looked at Ryuuichi with a look of confidence.
"This'll be a win as long as everybody follows my plan."
Izachi gave Ryuuichi a smile before it got rather quiet. It seemed as if most of the guys if not all of them turned their attention to Androssi Zahard who had just entered the room. Saying she was beautiful was an understatement. She already captivated nearly every man in the room.
"Ah.. plan? Well I already have one. We're going to split the team up. This is how our team will be split up.
Team Ba: Izachi Nara, Hatsu Strider, Harada Akimichi....
Team Bb: Androssi Zahard, Ryuuichi Oosugi, Ikari Uchiha.
Team B is obviously smaller but that's for a reason. This team is for an Ambush. Team A will be for a main assault on him to distract him. He never said where you had to put the pin so it could be anywhere on him. Team A will try to draw out his abilities and what he can do, also the location of the pin. While distracted, Team B will jump in for an ambush and take him down."
She smiled at her plan as the rest of the guys agreed with it. Izachi however seemed disappointed.
"Hey hey, Team A is getting destroyed!"
The guy next to Ryuuichi spoke. It was Hatsu. This made everybody look towards the screen before them which showed the battle, however it was a rather poor viewing experience.
Ryuuichi then noticed the katana.. katana's, two, that Hatsu had.
"Ah so you're a swordsman then!"
Hatsu then looked over at Ryuuichi and smiled.
"Yeah I am Strider... I go by Hatsu though. Indeed I am a swordsman though! I live and die by the sword!"
"Woah that's actually pretty cool Mr. Hatsu! Where did you learn from?"
"Most of what I know I learned from my father, but I did pick up a couple things from the class, but not too much. I'm the top seed in my class."
"You're the top seed? That's awesome! I'm only ranked seventh."
"That's nothing to worry about! I'm sure you'll do great if you just believe in yourself!"
Hatsu smiled at Ryuuichi. Hatsu had dark black hair and had black eyes as well.
Another voice cut into the conversation though.
"Of course you'll do fine. I did make a perfect plan so don't leave me out of this. Androssi Zahard, top seed."
She gave the both of them a smile. She had brown hair that went down to her shoulders. She really was worthy of all the fawning and the looks she got from the guys.
"Team A, fail! Team B please come out!"
"Well this is it guys!"
Ryuuichi grinned at his teammates as he stood up. He was happy and proud. Over the last four weeks he had learned a lot and wouldn't let it go to waste, he didn't want the new friends he made to fail now.
"Ryuu... Ryuu..! Ryuu!!"
He snapped to it from the sound of Androssi's voice.
"Huh? What? Sorry is was out of it for a moment..."
"Geez focus Ryuu! We're in the middle of our test. From what we found out it seems half of Team Ba has been taken down..."
She motioned about 200 meters away where the action was happening. Nobody seemed to take a hit on him yet and everybody had gone down in one hit except for a few others. Currently Yoro just got man handled so Hatsu quickly stepped in. Unlike the rest, Hatsu was able to attack and defend at the same time. Both were surprisingly going head to head for a while, exchanging blows and dodging at the same time. It was captivating how beautiful it was.
"So Ryuu, Ikari come here, I have the plan.."
When Ikari got closer, Androssi covered her hand in chakra and thrusted it through his stomach, impaling him. She kept her hand inside him for a few moments and watched Ikari's face of confused. He was helpless, like a bird who's wings got clipped and was now prey. Androssi dropped the body and smirked at Ryuuichi.
"So it seems you have a lot of potential Ryuu~ The trainers were all impressed at how quickly you were developing... you have a real talent, some even call you a monster... many are jealous..."
By this point the man kneed Hatsu's arm upwards and grabbed his face, then picking him up and slamming him down against the ground. A huge crater formed and his body was stuck there. However he was already unconscious from the strike.
"You're pretty good Hatsu.. you have no need to fear passing. I give you a passing mark now.. nobody has done as good as you today. Though isn't your team a little.. short handed?"
Izachi looked worried but kept it cool.
"No.. you've beaten nearly everybody. The only people left are right here!"
"You head that Ryuu~ they need their backup to come...."
Ryuuichi was frozen in place, metaphorically of course. She just killed him.. just who was she?
"Ahh I see... you just be wondering why I killed him? Well let me tell you something. People need to be stepped on in order for another to gain strength. He was a potential enemy in the future. Ikari was actually pretty strong.. I mean, didn't you wonder what happened to Harada? Dead. But Ryuu... you're special.. you're a monster but.... you're weak!"
Androssi grinned before walking towards the blonde man.
"Consider yourself lucky Ryuuichi... I'll be seeing you."
The man had just finished off defeating everybody else of team Ba except for a few stragglers. Everything seemed hopeless but.. why did Androssi seem so confident?
"So there you are Androssi... I was wondering where you were."
He gave her a smile.
"Oh I was just waiting for you to finally finish these guys off.. you play with them too much."
She gave a smirk and opened up her vest to show a flash of red.
"And yours?"
The blonde man then lifted his shirt up a bit to reveal the red pin on his hip
"Right here Androssi.."
She smirked and charged him, beginning with a high kick and then spinning vertically as it was dodged to deliver an axe kick, which was successfully blocked but the sound could be heard by everybody just from contact. It was obvious Androssi was strong, most likely the strongest person here..
Ryuuichi watched in awe. Just what was this.. what was she? This wasn't her real personality... he just knew it.. maybe she was doing this to protect them? Maybe there was something she was hiding.... he couldn't just sit here forever though, Ryuuichi ran out to help. Of the bodies he saw Hatsu and even some of the higher ranked Ninjutsu specialists. That just showed he had to sue some strong ninjutsu to actually be effective.
Androssi backed up but got struck right where her pin supposedly was.. but there was no green.
"What.. is there a problem with the pin? It didn't turn green why is it-"
His eyes widened. She smirked. She lied to him. She probably just showed his something else that was red when she flashed it to him. There was no time to see if it was actually the pin. The blonde man began to get angry and he gave a reverse kick to his abdomen and sent her back a bit.
"You're very foolish for being such a big wig here... or did you just underestimate us?"
Androssi grinned and went back at the attack then, but the man simply smiled and stood in place until the last second.
"Enough games..."
Killing intent, even more than what Androssi showed earlier.. this was heavy, thick, almost like wading through thigh high swamp except it's everywhere. It was getting hard to breath... this wasn't the time to stop though. However that moment was all the man needed to grab Androssi's neck, he was crushing it, applying pressure just a bit more and it'd snap... tighter... tighter.... and-
With a flash of light, two words were announced.
"Fight over!"
Ryuuichi stood panting a bit, he did it...
The blonde man looked down and noticed his pin was green.. but when.. what... his eyes widened. He realized what happened. The kid used Storm Jutsu. He thought he was out of the way as he was squeezing her neck but... it hit him.. the man calmed down and closed his eyes, dropping Androssi to the ground as she recovered a bit, clutching at her throat.
"Ahem... congratulations boy.. your team passes... you may return to your rooms now."
Two days passed and everybody recovered somewhat. They were all in a good enough condition so it was decided another test was to be had.
"We have lost a few others at this point.. now we are down to about 40 of you. Congratulations! You are the best of the best! Now we have one more test..."
He was cut off by the cheering of everybody. They all gave each other high fives. Even though Team A lost, they were allowed to continue on.
"Settle down.. this next test will be your final test until graduation... then you will all be working for us, continuing to be put on tests. Now back on topic. For this test you must complete a maze. Each person is issued a partner and at random times they will all be put out into a large, self changing maze. It is impossible to map out. That means even for those that are scouts, it'll be difficult to journey through. Now.. for the pairings.
Androssi Zahard, Hatsu Strider.
Izachi Nara, Setsu Aburame
Ryuuichi Oosugi, Utsuro Kaguya
...
Now that everybody knows their partners, we will also release them in the same orde as announced. First off, team Androssi and Hatsu will go. After 5 minutes Izachi and Setsu, another 5 Ryuuichi and Utsuro, then onwards. The higher score goes to whoever exits first with the best time. Then the score decreases the longer it takes you... alright! Good luck to everybody!"
It's been 10 minutes... finally the green light was given for them to run into the maze. The 20 meter tall bushes around them seemed to really be alive.. maybe he wasn't lying about the maze changing on its own. Two minutes in and things seemed hopeless.
"This maze is impossible!... you've been quiet for a while Utsuro.. is everything okay?"
Ryuuichi turned around and smiled at him, only for his eyes to go wide and instead have an expression of shock. The Kaguya placed his hand on Ryuuichi's chest while charging forwards and let a bone shoot out of his palm and dig itself into Ryuuichi while pushing him backwards into the bush. The wall then wrapped around his arms and legs and began sucking him in.
"Goodbye... Santaru..."
What? Santaru? Why? What? What is he doing.. what is happening, why is this happening? It hurts... Izachi? Hatsu? ... Androssi?....
Everything faded to black.
Two hours later
"And the test is over! The first place winners are Androssi and Hatsu! Second..."
As the announcer droned on Androssi looked around.
"Hey.. where's that boy Ryuu at? He didn't die did he? I actually was beginning to think he was pretty cute..."
Androssi pouted for a moment.
Hatsu sighed and shook his head
"Geez he's probably around her somewhere.. his spirit is unbeatable...."
Izachi rolled his eyes.
"Did you really think he'd die? No way.. Ryuuichi isn't that bad. He's somewhat decent. Besides there's something... special about him."
"Attention trainees... Ryuuichi Oosugi is dead. His body is nowhere to be found within the maze and as such is considered dead."
It was silent...
"Ah rise and shine.... God..."
As Ryuuichi opened his eyes, he saw his former trainer, the one who taught him some more Ninjutsu. He had on a black button up and had on some dark tan pants.
"Where..."
As he looked around it seemed like some kind of cave.. it was dark and the candles on the walls only provided so much light.
"Congratulations Ryuu... you've been chosen. You have been chosen to fulfill our wishes, and become our God.. you are now to begin your training.. two years. With your talent, you should become incredibly strong in that amount of time. We'll train you and you'll do our bidding, whether it be killing... or even a massacre."
He began to grow a sinister smirk.
Ryuuichi however, had a look of horror.
"Wh-What I... No.. you can't make me do this! I don't want to!"
"Oh.. then I guess you won't mind if we kill all of your friends right now? Perhaps if you do as we say... we won't kill them... every time you mess up. Every mission you screw up, we kill one of your friends.. one by one, until they all die."
He bit his lip and just stared at him.
"Awww don't give me that look. Come on, let me teach you some real ninjutsu, and don't just think it'll stop there. We're gonna teach you everything. Ninjutsu, genjutsu, Taijutsu. We're gonna teach you how to strategize, how to effectively scout, how to fight multiple opponents, how to fight just one. You'll be an all purpose Shinobi.. you'll become our God, and fulfill all of our wishes... We are The Organization, and you are now a Slayer Nominee. Slayers are for killing, and killing is one of the things we'll have you do. "
Just what exactly was this organization? This organization is based upon those who are stepped on, oppressed by those with power. The Organization was made up of people who hate upon others with power. Their goal? Their goal is simply to exterminate all of those with power and authority. That meant killing the kage and sennin. But they couldn't just simply come out and ask for people's help to go kill kage. They had to remain low profile, have a cover up. Their cover was a rather simple one. Recruit young children with potential to join a small militia for private training before being sent to the Cloud Village. Of course going into the main Village of Cloud would be a no since they wouldn't be able to get anybody there. But what about other towns that weren't watched as much? By gathering children from small towns in the Land of Lightning, they were able to come up with a large group and then bring them to the border of the land of fire where they would begin the selection.
Why would any parent want to give up their child for some militia? Money. The Organization was rather wealthy and offered up sums of money to those that agreed to give them their children... however those that accepted would eventually meet an untimely death, an assassination. Of course it wasn't an obvious killing. Poisoning, anything that made it seem like an accident. But with the children taken, all that was left would be to test them all to find what they needed amongst the group after fleeing the land of lightning and setting up in the land of fire.
One year
"You... you really are a monster... Ryuu of Org...."
The voice faded away as the man passed out. Ryuuichi remained silent as he looked at the unconscious man. Killing intent.. he didn't have any. He wouldn't kill anybody.. but he seemed close enough to dead. Ryuuichi sighed and progressed back to The Organizations headquarters. It didn't really take long. When he returned a familiar face greeted him.
"Ahhh Slayer Nominee Ryuuichi. Your training has been going along nicely.. seems you're finally perfecting what I've taught you so far.. now it's time for something else. Walk with me and let's talk.."
Ryuuichi did as he was told silently. The hallway seemed to go on forever, but it didn't matter.
"Alright.. so we're gonna give you massive amounts of strength really fast. Of course there's a risk, but that's why we waited so long. Also, id like to congratulate you on your progress. You've learned Storm Jutsu excellently from a year ago. Of course this wouldn't be possible without your Santaru blood. By now it's confirmed you're a Santaru. That's perfect. This is exactly why we need you for this. We've been looking for a Santaru this whole time. This is why we searched the land of lightning, since this is where Santaru generally are are.. you're a Santaru and you have something special... though not just your storm Jutsu but even lightning and water Jutsu are exceptional.. your parents must have been something... anyway let's continue. We have something for you.. something that'll increase your strength rapidly!"
Ryuuichi remained silent. What was it that would make him strong? Strong enough to overcome The Organization?.. if it makes him stronger, it's worth it so he can protect his friends and overcome the Organization.
Two Years
"This next Mission is for real.. you can't screw this up... you are to infiltrate the Leaf Village as a Genin.. so far you have only fought those of the Genin level, even a couple Chuunin.. but that was only at the peak of your power! You are to go in as somebody who just graduated the Academy.. make friends with them.. become one of them.. but remember, they are all to be disposed of, so don't become attached. The Organization won't be able to watch you there, but you'll know the signal when you see it.."
Ryuuichi nodded and turned to head out.
"Ah, wait.. wear something more casual.. here."
The man tossed him some clothes.
"Get changed and head out. I'll see you later.. my God..."
Ryuuichi was thought dead to everybody, his existence erased except for a false one planted into the Academy database for him to have proof of graduating from it. Everybody would believe he was just an average Genin in the Leaf Village who was born in a town in the outskirts of the Fire country.
Ryuuichi changed into a light blue short sleeve button up, a white T-shirt under, and a pair of tan pants. The shirt however was unbuttoned to reveal the white shirt underneath. With all the supplies he needed, he headed out towards the leaf village. On his forehead was a shiny leaf forehead protector.
The non selected people were sent off, however for some reason, it seemed as if he was forgotten. He wasn't chosen, but he was still here. Did they make a mistake? It seems as if they didn't care though. Instead the man who previously had the clipboard spoke up.
"You have all been selected for a special kind of training. All of you have been hand selected because we believe you all have the potential to be the next leaders of the world! Now you will all go to the changing rooms and get ready for a test. "
There were two rooms, for the boys and for the girls. Ryuuichi of course followed the rest of the boys and changed into the attire that was given to them. Each of them had the same attire, almost like a uniform. This consisted of a black long sleeved short and black pants: over the shirt was a gray vest. After everybody changed the headed out into what seemed to be a one man elevator. Everybody got into one and was randomly brought up to a room. Well room wasn't the right word. The area seemed as if thy were out in an open plains area with a lot of hills and trees scattered around. The area was easily 5 kilometers, however around it were invisible walls that prevented escape. As they came up, the elevator emerged from the ground and when they stepped out, it descended again and in it's place was a patch of grassy floor.
A booming voice was heard amongst everybody that was scattered around. If sounded as if somebody was using a microphone to talk to them.
"Since there are 200 of you here, your first test is to cut the number in half. The first test will end when 100 of you remain. Good luck."
With that, the tests began. For most it took them a few moments to understand what was happening. Others however instantly knew it was a battle to the death. The boys and girls began attacking each other. Using everything in their Arsenal to kill the others and do whatever they could to survive.
Ryuuichi was under the shade of a large tree. Nobody seemed to be around him so things seemed safe, at least for now. Though what seemed to be doesn't necessarily mean it's truth. From behind somebody put a knife to his back.
"Ah.. you seem to be new to this sort of thing...."
Why was that boy just standing there? Did he not hear him? We are supposed to kill each other... or does he think he's safe? Izachi sighed and shook his head. This would be an easy picking but... maybe he should at least give him a chance? After all, he had been trying to gather teammates since the remaining 100 would pass and most likely be put on teams.
The Nara decided to then to go up behind him and put the knife to his back.
"Ah.. you seem to be new to this sort of thing."
He smiled as the boy took a step forward and quickly turned around.
The pointy thing at his back was a kunai. Ryuuichi took a step forward and pivoted to face him. He saw a boy with clean and sharp, obviously well kept, black hair. He had earrings which Ryuuichi found rather strange.
"You didn't kill me.. but you had the perfect opportunity to..."
"I've had the perfect opportunity for a while now. But I've decided to be generous. How about we team up? By this point... it seems about 120 or so people are left so how about we call a truce and team up."
Ryuuichi had no choice but to accept his offer. He didn't know too many Jutsu nor was he that great at Taijutsu. It was obvious he was at a disadvantage and wouldn't win even in the best of circumstances.
"Alright.. let's team up.. Mr......."
"Nara Izachi."
"Oosugi Ryuuichi."
After a few more moments the voice returned.
"Stop! Seize fighting. There are now only 100 remaining. Everybody come to the center platform for further instructions. No killing, no fighting."
There wasn't much of a choice. It was time to continue on with the tests. It didn't take long for everybody to reach the center platform that rose from the ground. Momentarily, it dropped down once more. Now they seemed to be inside a large complex. But once again, there was a man. However he wore a white trenchcoat and had blonde hair. He had a smile on his face and seemed rather confident.
"Congratulations for passing the first test. It went faster than expected. Next off we will be teaching you all how to be better ninja. This means we are putting you into classes based on your strengths. Now here are the classes.
Strategists.. Izachi Nara, Hime Fuuchika, Arale Yudo, Hiro Kaminaki...
Genjutsu users.. Hado satsuma, Yamasaki Hademiro, yoro takitsuchi, Ikari Uchiha...
Taijutsu.. Hatsu Strider, Utsuro Kaguya, Anatsu Fei, Harada Akimichi
Ninjutsu.. Ryuuichi Oosugi, Laurie Getsuchu, Setsu Aburame...
And this next is for a... special position
Androssi Zahard, Anaak Zahard, and Evan Khun.
Now that you all know your classes, go to your assigned teacher. In four weeks we will have another test. I expect to see you all there."
The man then exited as the trainee's went to their assigned teacher.
"Ninjutsu huh... alright! This should be fun. I can meet a lot of new people here!"
Ryuuichi grinned and went into the classroom. He wasn't the last nor the first, but there were plenty of people, around 20 or so. They all waited a bit for class to begin when the teacher turned to face them. He was rather tall, though of course since they were all under 13. He had a dark brown hair color in a very simple style. It wasn't very styled, if anything it looked as if he just woke up, but it wasn't very messy either. It looked rather natural, unlike Mr. Izachi's hair.
"Alright class.. you are all going to learn some simple ninjutsu and those with potential will learn some advanced ninjutsu. I'm sure you all already know the most basic ones so let's get straight into it. Let's try something called Storm Jutsu. I doubt any of you will be able to do this, but let's find out if anybody has potential. After this we will step it down a notch to D rank Jutsu."
As one after another went up t try it, nobody succeeded. There were three people remaining, him included. Ryuuichi's name was called and he stood nervously. It was clear he didn't know what he was doing but he went up and did as he was told. He made the proper hand seals and stuck his hands out. Unlike everybody else, a beam of energy shot out, though weak.
"Ah very good... Mr. Ryuuichi was it? Excellent. However we are all going to work on some D rank Jutsu..."
The four weeks went by quickly, but by the end of it the whole class had improved. Ryuuichi was the 7th highest ranked in his class. His abilities were sub par but he wasn't terrible, he had potential. Especially since he learned so quickly. Everybody met up once more. Once more the man in the white trench coat with blonde hair appeared.
"Well.. it seems the four weeks have passed and you are all ready for the next test. You will all be split into teams. Of course if you haven't noticed, half of you are gone. Those deemed not good enough were sent off, so we have enough people for two teams since there are 60 of you. The teams are the following.
Team A: Anaak Zahard, Laurie Getsuchu, Evan Khun, Hime Fuuchika, Arale Yudo, Hado satsuma, Setsu Aburame, Utsuro Kaguya...
Team B: Androssi Zahard, Izachi Nara, Ikari Uchiha, Ryuuichi Oosugi, Hatsu Strider, Yoro Takitsuchi, Harada Akimichi...
Now with these teams I'll now explain the game. Each team will take a turn at fighting... me! It'll be like a game of tag. I'll have this pin here in my hand pinned onto my shirt. Each of you will have one as well. The Goal is to land one strike against it. Once a strike connects it'll turn from red to green."
The man then demonstrated by poking it with a bit of force.
" Now, team A will go first. Try not to die..."
Team A was sent back to the large outdoor "room" once more along with the man. As they began their test, Team B had time to socialize. Ryuuichi sat himself down next to Izachi.
"So... do you actually think we can win? This guy is like.. A rank? No.. maybe even S rank?"
Izachi just smirked and looked at Ryuuichi with a look of confidence.
"This'll be a win as long as everybody follows my plan."
Izachi gave Ryuuichi a smile before it got rather quiet. It seemed as if most of the guys if not all of them turned their attention to Androssi Zahard who had just entered the room. Saying she was beautiful was an understatement. She already captivated nearly every man in the room.
"Ah.. plan? Well I already have one. We're going to split the team up. This is how our team will be split up.
Team Ba: Izachi Nara, Hatsu Strider, Harada Akimichi....
Team Bb: Androssi Zahard, Ryuuichi Oosugi, Ikari Uchiha.
Team B is obviously smaller but that's for a reason. This team is for an Ambush. Team A will be for a main assault on him to distract him. He never said where you had to put the pin so it could be anywhere on him. Team A will try to draw out his abilities and what he can do, also the location of the pin. While distracted, Team B will jump in for an ambush and take him down."
She smiled at her plan as the rest of the guys agreed with it. Izachi however seemed disappointed.
"Hey hey, Team A is getting destroyed!"
The guy next to Ryuuichi spoke. It was Hatsu. This made everybody look towards the screen before them which showed the battle, however it was a rather poor viewing experience.
Ryuuichi then noticed the katana.. katana's, two, that Hatsu had.
"Ah so you're a swordsman then!"
Hatsu then looked over at Ryuuichi and smiled.
"Yeah I am Strider... I go by Hatsu though. Indeed I am a swordsman though! I live and die by the sword!"
"Woah that's actually pretty cool Mr. Hatsu! Where did you learn from?"
"Most of what I know I learned from my father, but I did pick up a couple things from the class, but not too much. I'm the top seed in my class."
"You're the top seed? That's awesome! I'm only ranked seventh."
"That's nothing to worry about! I'm sure you'll do great if you just believe in yourself!"
Hatsu smiled at Ryuuichi. Hatsu had dark black hair and had black eyes as well.
Another voice cut into the conversation though.
"Of course you'll do fine. I did make a perfect plan so don't leave me out of this. Androssi Zahard, top seed."
She gave the both of them a smile. She had brown hair that went down to her shoulders. She really was worthy of all the fawning and the looks she got from the guys.
"Team A, fail! Team B please come out!"
"Well this is it guys!"
Ryuuichi grinned at his teammates as he stood up. He was happy and proud. Over the last four weeks he had learned a lot and wouldn't let it go to waste, he didn't want the new friends he made to fail now.
"Ryuu... Ryuu..! Ryuu!!"
He snapped to it from the sound of Androssi's voice.
"Huh? What? Sorry is was out of it for a moment..."
"Geez focus Ryuu! We're in the middle of our test. From what we found out it seems half of Team Ba has been taken down..."
She motioned about 200 meters away where the action was happening. Nobody seemed to take a hit on him yet and everybody had gone down in one hit except for a few others. Currently Yoro just got man handled so Hatsu quickly stepped in. Unlike the rest, Hatsu was able to attack and defend at the same time. Both were surprisingly going head to head for a while, exchanging blows and dodging at the same time. It was captivating how beautiful it was.
"So Ryuu, Ikari come here, I have the plan.."
When Ikari got closer, Androssi covered her hand in chakra and thrusted it through his stomach, impaling him. She kept her hand inside him for a few moments and watched Ikari's face of confused. He was helpless, like a bird who's wings got clipped and was now prey. Androssi dropped the body and smirked at Ryuuichi.
"So it seems you have a lot of potential Ryuu~ The trainers were all impressed at how quickly you were developing... you have a real talent, some even call you a monster... many are jealous..."
By this point the man kneed Hatsu's arm upwards and grabbed his face, then picking him up and slamming him down against the ground. A huge crater formed and his body was stuck there. However he was already unconscious from the strike.
"You're pretty good Hatsu.. you have no need to fear passing. I give you a passing mark now.. nobody has done as good as you today. Though isn't your team a little.. short handed?"
Izachi looked worried but kept it cool.
"No.. you've beaten nearly everybody. The only people left are right here!"
"You head that Ryuu~ they need their backup to come...."
Ryuuichi was frozen in place, metaphorically of course. She just killed him.. just who was she?
"Ahh I see... you just be wondering why I killed him? Well let me tell you something. People need to be stepped on in order for another to gain strength. He was a potential enemy in the future. Ikari was actually pretty strong.. I mean, didn't you wonder what happened to Harada? Dead. But Ryuu... you're special.. you're a monster but.... you're weak!"
Androssi grinned before walking towards the blonde man.
"Consider yourself lucky Ryuuichi... I'll be seeing you."
The man had just finished off defeating everybody else of team Ba except for a few stragglers. Everything seemed hopeless but.. why did Androssi seem so confident?
"So there you are Androssi... I was wondering where you were."
He gave her a smile.
"Oh I was just waiting for you to finally finish these guys off.. you play with them too much."
She gave a smirk and opened up her vest to show a flash of red.
"And yours?"
The blonde man then lifted his shirt up a bit to reveal the red pin on his hip
"Right here Androssi.."
She smirked and charged him, beginning with a high kick and then spinning vertically as it was dodged to deliver an axe kick, which was successfully blocked but the sound could be heard by everybody just from contact. It was obvious Androssi was strong, most likely the strongest person here..
Ryuuichi watched in awe. Just what was this.. what was she? This wasn't her real personality... he just knew it.. maybe she was doing this to protect them? Maybe there was something she was hiding.... he couldn't just sit here forever though, Ryuuichi ran out to help. Of the bodies he saw Hatsu and even some of the higher ranked Ninjutsu specialists. That just showed he had to sue some strong ninjutsu to actually be effective.
Androssi backed up but got struck right where her pin supposedly was.. but there was no green.
"What.. is there a problem with the pin? It didn't turn green why is it-"
His eyes widened. She smirked. She lied to him. She probably just showed his something else that was red when she flashed it to him. There was no time to see if it was actually the pin. The blonde man began to get angry and he gave a reverse kick to his abdomen and sent her back a bit.
"You're very foolish for being such a big wig here... or did you just underestimate us?"
Androssi grinned and went back at the attack then, but the man simply smiled and stood in place until the last second.
"Enough games..."
Killing intent, even more than what Androssi showed earlier.. this was heavy, thick, almost like wading through thigh high swamp except it's everywhere. It was getting hard to breath... this wasn't the time to stop though. However that moment was all the man needed to grab Androssi's neck, he was crushing it, applying pressure just a bit more and it'd snap... tighter... tighter.... and-
With a flash of light, two words were announced.
"Fight over!"
Ryuuichi stood panting a bit, he did it...
The blonde man looked down and noticed his pin was green.. but when.. what... his eyes widened. He realized what happened. The kid used Storm Jutsu. He thought he was out of the way as he was squeezing her neck but... it hit him.. the man calmed down and closed his eyes, dropping Androssi to the ground as she recovered a bit, clutching at her throat.
"Ahem... congratulations boy.. your team passes... you may return to your rooms now."
Two days passed and everybody recovered somewhat. They were all in a good enough condition so it was decided another test was to be had.
"We have lost a few others at this point.. now we are down to about 40 of you. Congratulations! You are the best of the best! Now we have one more test..."
He was cut off by the cheering of everybody. They all gave each other high fives. Even though Team A lost, they were allowed to continue on.
"Settle down.. this next test will be your final test until graduation... then you will all be working for us, continuing to be put on tests. Now back on topic. For this test you must complete a maze. Each person is issued a partner and at random times they will all be put out into a large, self changing maze. It is impossible to map out. That means even for those that are scouts, it'll be difficult to journey through. Now.. for the pairings.
Androssi Zahard, Hatsu Strider.
Izachi Nara, Setsu Aburame
Ryuuichi Oosugi, Utsuro Kaguya
...
Now that everybody knows their partners, we will also release them in the same orde as announced. First off, team Androssi and Hatsu will go. After 5 minutes Izachi and Setsu, another 5 Ryuuichi and Utsuro, then onwards. The higher score goes to whoever exits first with the best time. Then the score decreases the longer it takes you... alright! Good luck to everybody!"
It's been 10 minutes... finally the green light was given for them to run into the maze. The 20 meter tall bushes around them seemed to really be alive.. maybe he wasn't lying about the maze changing on its own. Two minutes in and things seemed hopeless.
"This maze is impossible!... you've been quiet for a while Utsuro.. is everything okay?"
Ryuuichi turned around and smiled at him, only for his eyes to go wide and instead have an expression of shock. The Kaguya placed his hand on Ryuuichi's chest while charging forwards and let a bone shoot out of his palm and dig itself into Ryuuichi while pushing him backwards into the bush. The wall then wrapped around his arms and legs and began sucking him in.
"Goodbye... Santaru..."
What? Santaru? Why? What? What is he doing.. what is happening, why is this happening? It hurts... Izachi? Hatsu? ... Androssi?....
Everything faded to black.
Two hours later
"And the test is over! The first place winners are Androssi and Hatsu! Second..."
As the announcer droned on Androssi looked around.
"Hey.. where's that boy Ryuu at? He didn't die did he? I actually was beginning to think he was pretty cute..."
Androssi pouted for a moment.
Hatsu sighed and shook his head
"Geez he's probably around her somewhere.. his spirit is unbeatable...."
Izachi rolled his eyes.
"Did you really think he'd die? No way.. Ryuuichi isn't that bad. He's somewhat decent. Besides there's something... special about him."
"Attention trainees... Ryuuichi Oosugi is dead. His body is nowhere to be found within the maze and as such is considered dead."
It was silent...
"Ah rise and shine.... God..."
As Ryuuichi opened his eyes, he saw his former trainer, the one who taught him some more Ninjutsu. He had on a black button up and had on some dark tan pants.
"Where..."
As he looked around it seemed like some kind of cave.. it was dark and the candles on the walls only provided so much light.
"Congratulations Ryuu... you've been chosen. You have been chosen to fulfill our wishes, and become our God.. you are now to begin your training.. two years. With your talent, you should become incredibly strong in that amount of time. We'll train you and you'll do our bidding, whether it be killing... or even a massacre."
He began to grow a sinister smirk.
Ryuuichi however, had a look of horror.
"Wh-What I... No.. you can't make me do this! I don't want to!"
"Oh.. then I guess you won't mind if we kill all of your friends right now? Perhaps if you do as we say... we won't kill them... every time you mess up. Every mission you screw up, we kill one of your friends.. one by one, until they all die."
He bit his lip and just stared at him.
"Awww don't give me that look. Come on, let me teach you some real ninjutsu, and don't just think it'll stop there. We're gonna teach you everything. Ninjutsu, genjutsu, Taijutsu. We're gonna teach you how to strategize, how to effectively scout, how to fight multiple opponents, how to fight just one. You'll be an all purpose Shinobi.. you'll become our God, and fulfill all of our wishes... We are The Organization, and you are now a Slayer Nominee. Slayers are for killing, and killing is one of the things we'll have you do. "
Just what exactly was this organization? This organization is based upon those who are stepped on, oppressed by those with power. The Organization was made up of people who hate upon others with power. Their goal? Their goal is simply to exterminate all of those with power and authority. That meant killing the kage and sennin. But they couldn't just simply come out and ask for people's help to go kill kage. They had to remain low profile, have a cover up. Their cover was a rather simple one. Recruit young children with potential to join a small militia for private training before being sent to the Cloud Village. Of course going into the main Village of Cloud would be a no since they wouldn't be able to get anybody there. But what about other towns that weren't watched as much? By gathering children from small towns in the Land of Lightning, they were able to come up with a large group and then bring them to the border of the land of fire where they would begin the selection.
Why would any parent want to give up their child for some militia? Money. The Organization was rather wealthy and offered up sums of money to those that agreed to give them their children... however those that accepted would eventually meet an untimely death, an assassination. Of course it wasn't an obvious killing. Poisoning, anything that made it seem like an accident. But with the children taken, all that was left would be to test them all to find what they needed amongst the group after fleeing the land of lightning and setting up in the land of fire.
One year
"You... you really are a monster... Ryuu of Org...."
The voice faded away as the man passed out. Ryuuichi remained silent as he looked at the unconscious man. Killing intent.. he didn't have any. He wouldn't kill anybody.. but he seemed close enough to dead. Ryuuichi sighed and progressed back to The Organizations headquarters. It didn't really take long. When he returned a familiar face greeted him.
"Ahhh Slayer Nominee Ryuuichi. Your training has been going along nicely.. seems you're finally perfecting what I've taught you so far.. now it's time for something else. Walk with me and let's talk.."
Ryuuichi did as he was told silently. The hallway seemed to go on forever, but it didn't matter.
"Alright.. so we're gonna give you massive amounts of strength really fast. Of course there's a risk, but that's why we waited so long. Also, id like to congratulate you on your progress. You've learned Storm Jutsu excellently from a year ago. Of course this wouldn't be possible without your Santaru blood. By now it's confirmed you're a Santaru. That's perfect. This is exactly why we need you for this. We've been looking for a Santaru this whole time. This is why we searched the land of lightning, since this is where Santaru generally are are.. you're a Santaru and you have something special... though not just your storm Jutsu but even lightning and water Jutsu are exceptional.. your parents must have been something... anyway let's continue. We have something for you.. something that'll increase your strength rapidly!"
Ryuuichi remained silent. What was it that would make him strong? Strong enough to overcome The Organization?.. if it makes him stronger, it's worth it so he can protect his friends and overcome the Organization.
Two Years
"This next Mission is for real.. you can't screw this up... you are to infiltrate the Leaf Village as a Genin.. so far you have only fought those of the Genin level, even a couple Chuunin.. but that was only at the peak of your power! You are to go in as somebody who just graduated the Academy.. make friends with them.. become one of them.. but remember, they are all to be disposed of, so don't become attached. The Organization won't be able to watch you there, but you'll know the signal when you see it.."
Ryuuichi nodded and turned to head out.
"Ah, wait.. wear something more casual.. here."
The man tossed him some clothes.
"Get changed and head out. I'll see you later.. my God..."
Ryuuichi was thought dead to everybody, his existence erased except for a false one planted into the Academy database for him to have proof of graduating from it. Everybody would believe he was just an average Genin in the Leaf Village who was born in a town in the outskirts of the Fire country.
Ryuuichi changed into a light blue short sleeve button up, a white T-shirt under, and a pair of tan pants. The shirt however was unbuttoned to reveal the white shirt underneath. With all the supplies he needed, he headed out towards the leaf village. On his forehead was a shiny leaf forehead protector.
Mental Description:
Character's Mental Description:
Ryuuichi used to be very energetic and cheerful, but since his fall from innocence, he has changed. More often he is quiet and more tentative, but that doesn't mean he's lost his playful side. Since being in the lead village it is proof he is still his naive self. He is an optimistic person who has no trace of killing intent. It really takes a lot to get him angry. Though the only thing that would really phase him would be the loss of his friends or them in danger. He is the type of person to give up his own life for his friends and hates to see anybody die whether that be friend or foe.
Multiple Personality:
When working for The Organization he has to be a different person, somebody cold and ruthless. Somebody not afraid to kill, though parts of his personality still leak through at times that influence his personality. However he is generally silent, he rarely speaks and only follows his orders as exact as he can. Ryuuichi likes to be alone when doing any missions for The Organization. That isn't necessarily him being cold, though it seems like it is, but really he knows he'll have to kill any teammates he gets during a mission. However what really is getting to him is the fact he has to make friends for his current mission...
