(Sign Ups are here: http://kh13.com/forum/topic/57404-naruto-gaiden-the-will-of-fire/ )

 

Zalor walked around konoha quietly, heading to Ichiraku Ramen. It was her favorite place to go, not just because ramen was her favorite food, but everyone looked down on her, even though she did nothing wrong... It was her place where she could stay calm.

 

'Why don't you make friends, Zalor?' Gobi asked Zalor in her thoughts. Zalor looked down, still walking.

 

'No one wants to be my friend.... Why make them?' Zalor thought back kind of sharply. She looked around and spotted a paint bucket.

 

'Zalor.... What are you thinking...' Gobi asked sternly in her thoughts, but she ignored him and ran over to it and picked it up. She looked at the mountain with the hokage's faces on it and smirked.

 

"Heheh..." She snickered and headed straight to there.

(Yes, she has Byakugan!)

 

"Yea, I'm definitely a ninja.  I'm going to be a hero one day!" she announced to the world.  She (the shadow clone standing before them) looked over to Kinatama, who had just introduced himself, parting the conversation the two were having.

 

"I'm Hanaboshi Uzumaki, Hana for short!" she repeated to him.  Suddenly, the person who had helped her up had shown again.  "I'm the one and only direct descendant of Naruto Uzumaki!" she said, making sure the girl was in earshot.  She motioned to Koukon and said, "This is Koukon Yougon, right?" she asked him.

Zalor blinked at the girl and studied her closely.

 

"Hm.... She looks like a Hyuuga...." Zalor muttered.

 

'Hm... I sense Uzumaki chakra coming from her....' Gobi thought to Zalor.

 

"A Uzumaki?!" Zalor asked out loud.

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Koukon smirked at Hana's remark. Seeing people as determined as her was always a nice thing to see. He then noticed Kinatama, the guy who had just approached them, followed by the painting girl. He nodded, saying, "Yeah, that's right. Koukon, heir to the Yougan clan." He said, proud of his title. He then looked at the other girl. Hey, sorry about earlier... Like Hana said, I'm Koukon. Who are you?" He asked her, trying to make up for earlier.

"I bet you're wondering why I said hero?" Hana said, interrupting the flow of the conversation.  "It's because the great Naruto Uzumaki wanted to become Hokage, but in the end he didn't..." she looked down in awe.  "But even so, he was the hero of the village and the true person to be in line for Hokage.  Even if you do become Hokage, you can just ruin the village like Sasuke and Orochi Uchiha.  The title of Hokage is besmirched upon them..." she growled.  "It's no longer a title to befit and honor strong-hearted people!"

 

She looked at everyone, mixed with emotions.  She was a bit sad and angry, but she was smiling, filled with confidence.  "So what is your name anyways?" she asked the other girl whispering to Kinatama.

Zalor grinned and pointed to herself with her thumb.

 

"I'm Zalor Senju! I plan to be the strongest shinobi in the whole ninja world, ya know!" Zalor yelled enthusiastically.

"Strength is relative..." Hana answered.  She was a bit disappointed by Zalor.  "It's the will, the heart.  How strong you can be even if you are weak!" she passionately said.

 

Meanwhile... the real Hana still hid behind the barrels.  Concluding they were no harm, she powered down her Byakugan.  It was too late to suddenly reveal herself, so she decided to just wait until everything was over to end the jutsu.

"Now that's something I can agree with," Kinatama piped up, responding to Hana. "Weakness doesn't help anyone, and it sure doesn't help someone be Hokage. Oh, and, you might want to watch out, missy, because you've got another guy looking to grab the hat from that jerk Orochi," Kinatama then boasted, pointing a finger at his own chin. "I'm sure you know how strong I am. Everybody knows about the Mottoyoi Clan."

Zalor blinked.

 

"Well, no matter what I have to go through, I'll become the strongest shinobi ever and stop Orochi Uchiha! I want to lead Konoha into peace!" Zalor said. "And the only strongest shinobi is the hokage, so that's my goal, ya know!"

 

Zalor's stomach rumbled in protest of her speech. Zalor groaned.

 

"Need... Ramen!" Zalor said and ran off to Ichiraku, almost in a blink of an eye.

Kinatama softly chuckled. That's another reason she's like Uzumaki.

Koukon laughed. The title of Hokage... It had never really been a goal for him before. Sasuke and Orochi tarnished the title to the point that he hated it. However, seeing these three, he believed that honor could be restored to the age-old position. "Heh, good luck to each of you!" He told them, grinning. Wish I had a goal as big as these three... All I was ever taught was that I'd be the heir to the Yougan clan. I never thought I'd have to be concerned about being a great shinobi or anything. Everyone made it sound like I was already a powerful ninja. Guess there's a lot more to life... Wonder what I could possibly try to do. He thought, making sure not to say any of that out loud.

He looked back at Hana, and noticed something about her eyes. "Hey, your eyes... Gray, no pupils... That's a Byakugan, isn't it?" He asked her. He'd never really met anyone else with that Kekkei Genkai. He knew the Hyuuga clan also had it. Hana was an Uzumaki, though... Was she related to a Hyuuga or Yougan member, then?

"Come to think of it, pal, you got the same kind of eyes," Kinatama remarked. "You a Hyuuga, too? I haven't met much of those guys in my life. I know a lot about Hinata and Neji Hyuuga, though."

"Heh... Yeah, I've got the Byakugan, too. That's why I asked her about it, I haven't seen many other people with that Kekkei Genkai... As for your question, no, I'm not a Hyuuga. I'm distantly related to them, but an entirely different clan. My Byakugan's actually not quite as strong as that of a Hyuuga clan member. I make up for it with my Fire-style jutsu, though!" Koukon explained to Kinatama, bragging a bit. "So, Hana... Are you a Hyuuga, then? You're not a Yougan as far as I know, I've never seen you before..." He asked her.

When she went into Ichiraku, she ordered 8 bowls of ramen. Tamaki sighed as she ate her last bowl

 

"Your gonna make me broke, you know..." Tamaki sighed, eating a small bowl of ramen. Zalor finished and slurped up the juice and chuckled.

 

"Sorry Tamaki-sensei! I just can't help it, ya know!" Zalor said, grinning. "Thanks for the ramen!"

 

Zalor hopped off her seat and walked out of Ichiraku, heading to her house, which was the Uchiha compound. Orochi Uchiha decided to be nice and let her live there, because she has Uchiha in her. Zalor sighed.

 

"Why couldn't I just have parents..." Zalor muttered, walking to the Uchiha compound.

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"Yup, I'm definitely a Hyuuga!" she answered, almost boasting.  "No... you can't be part of the Yougan.  Your Byakugan seems to me to be in tip top shape!"  

Although she said so, her facts started to become crossed.  She did not want them to know of her secrets and how she had been using a different surname for her own pride.  She, in fact, knew she was related to Naruto Uzumaki, but through the years she should have gained the last name Hyuuga instead.  Regardless, it was her choice to choose whatever last name she pleased.  It was her identity, who cares, right?

 

"Hold on, I think I dropped something over there," she said, pointing at the barrels.  She walked over to where her real body stood and quietly disappeared.  The real Hoshi emerged and pretended to pick up an item of no consequence.  "Found it!  So are you guys from Konoha too?  I don't remember you guys from the Academy.  Did we have the same sensei by any chance?" she threw a variety of questions at the two, hoping to get acquainted.  She often didn't pay attention to who was in class as much as the class lessons themselves.  She felt guilty, but she had no idea who these two were and if they were past classmates, it would only make her feel worse.

Zalor sighed.

 

"Eh. I don't have to go home so early. Might as well find that teme." Zalor muttered, specifically speaking about Kinatama. She walked past Ichiraku and saw that they were still talking. Zalor walked over to Kinatama when the girl asked if they had the same sensei.

 

"Me and Kinatama were in the same class. Our sensei was Tamaki Okumura." Zalor said.

 

(Go with it, plz. Just... Go with it. D: )

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(Alright then. Your RP.)

 

"I doubt we would know each other. I've lived in this village all my life though. You might have recognized me as that one 7 year old kid who even made Orochi go wide eyed when he carried 300 pounds worth of supplies for some traveling merchants," Kinatama chuckled. "But, in the Academy, I didn't have a lot of friends. The only reason I know Zalor so well is that she's the only one would ever talk to me, let alone hang out with me. Tamaki Sensei was the same. Everyone else was afraid of me because of how strong I was," Kinatama frowned, waving a hand over his very strong core and abdomen. "They figured if I had anything to do with them, I'd flip out and snap their neck. I don't blame them though. I do have a bit of a temper problem," Kinatama admitted, though he couldn't help but sigh and ball his hands into fists. His eyes went to the ground, glaring as if he was being mocked.

 

"But... I only get mad when people think I'm weak or when they act like jerks. Still, people take my anger the wrong way. They think I'm some kind of... of freak..." He cursed, his fingers almost piercing the skin of his palms.

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Zalor mentally sighed. At least he didn't have two extremely powerful demons in him...

 

"Hey. I know how you feel. The whole village hates me... I know Orochi has an eye on me... People are scared of me." Zalor muttered.

"Yeah, but you're like Naruto or Gaara; you're probably gonna turn out to be the hero of this village someday. And me?" Kinatama stopped clenching his fists and relaxed a bit. "Well... I don't know. Sometimes I think that I can't be strong enough to be a great shinobi. Let alone Hokage." Kinatama couldn't believe he was being so sappy at the moment, especially in front of Koukon and Hana. Zalor had that effect on him.

"Hero?" she asked.  "Nope, that's me!  Jinchuuriki's are a thing of the past!" she exclaimed.  She started forming characters in the air, smiling.  "It's so easy to seal them now!" she bragged.

 

Hana had learned how to create an Eight Trigram Seal from her late Uncle and she wasn't afraid to show it off.  She hadn't yet mastered it, but these guys didn't need to know. 

"Anyways, I have a secret of my own that'll blow your guys' mind," she said.

Zalor put her hand on Kinatama's shoulder and looked at Hana.

 

"What is it?" She asked, curious.

"Seals come unbroken, ya know. They always do. Being a member of the Mottoyoi Clan, I know this for sure," Kinatama commented, feeling comforted by Zalor's hand. "Anyways, what secret are you talking about?"

(Do we have established teams or what?)

 

"I rather not say," Hana smirked.  "You'll find out later!" 

Hana walked back and forth, trying to determine if she should give them some insight to what she was talking about.  She kept staring at the two friends and back at the Yougon, wondering if she would ever be free from her constant indecisiveness. 

(Idk. Ask Wolf. I'm just doing my own thing here.)

 

"Aw, come on, don't tease us. There's no need. If you got something to say, then say it. Don't low-ball us.," Kinatama said with slight aggression. If this chick is so gung ho about bein' Hokage like me... well, except less awesome, of course, heh... then I gotta know what this secret is. It could be some kind of ultra super power she's got. I can't let myself not know about that so that she can use it to be stronger than me. Kinatama thought.

 

"So? You gonna spill or not? Spit it out," Kinatama added, yellow eyes narrowing.

(I was asking in general)

 

"I don't know!" she teased, knowing how badly the boy wanted it.  "I don't think you're ready for it!"

She walked away from the boy and back towards the village, moving across the fenced scenery when suddenly she saw the Anbu again.  Not knowing what they were chasing after this time, she decided to run after them.  This time she was going to prove that her chakra control was on point.

 

"Never mind!" she yelled.  "I'll tell you some other time."

 

She formed her usual hand seals one after another.  "Byakugan!  Shadow Clone!"  Her eyes formed her Kekkei Genkai as she created a maximum of two extra clones.  She used the two to boost her closer to the Anbu and saw something peculiar about them.  They did not move like the Anbu at all.  "It can't be!" she thought.

Koukon grinned. "A Hyuuga, huh... I'd never really met 'em before now." He said. "Heh, my Byakugan might seem good... But compared to that of a Hyuuga, it's really nothing special." He admitted. "I went to the Academy, but I came in when I was 10... Not many people really knew me. I spent most of my free time training, anyway." Koukon explained. Hana then ran off. "Huh... She seems interested in those ANBU guys..." He muttered. He kept his Byakugan activated to see what was going on.