Times change, love does not"Well, isn't this interesting?" Tenten closed the door behind her and walked into the domed training room. The circular floor on the ground contained pressure pads and spike traps on four concentric rings around the central dais which seemed to have the control switch. On the walls were revolving plates, from the scratches on the walls it was obvious some of those were targets; from the pits and scratches on the floor, it was also obvious that the others were weapon launchers. After stepping on a pressure pad it was obvious that the room was not armed unless activated by the controls in the center.The unmarred, stone column contained a
Orphans of Time Ch. 10 "You didn't do it." Qing flicked her tail against Anko's ear as she fell through the trees. Behind her the brats of Team Kakashi lay unconscious in the trees, unmarred of neck. "I'm not about to deprive father of his prize Uchiha. He wanted me to test the boy's skills and I have done just that." Landing on a branch to look back at the fires from the fight, Anko remembered staring into those red eyes. "There is something dark hidden in those eyes, of that I'm certain." Bai tightened her grip on Anko's arm, signaling that she found the direction Orochimaru went to. Anko had figured he would be nearby to watch the fight.
Unseen WoundsI heard someone say you only dream in black and white. I can tell you they are wrong. Red dreams have haunted me these past days, weeks, how long I don't know. I barely noticed the transition from the walls of the hospital to the walls of the room back home. Days are marked by the rising sun in the window, all other sense of time fades as you cease to hear the second hand on the clock and instead mark the drops in the IV tube.It didn't bother me when he stopped choosing to sleep in the chair in the corner, I couldn't bring myself to care. Never had being alive felt so dead, never had the world seemed so empty. He still set flowers on
Orphans of Time Ch. 9 In the growing darkness the lake created by Zabuza's jutsu had the appearance of ink. It made the man in front of him stand out more, what with his tan robe and wide-brimmed hat that caught the moonlight. Standing up, Zabuza rubbed his hands and cracked his neck. If Haku's estimations were correct this jutsu would last ten minutes until the natural state would begin to reset and the waters would descend back into the earth. "This is quite the impressive jutsu young man. I'd almost go so far to say that it is an A rank. What do y
Orphans of Time Ch. 8 'It begins.' Zabuza thought to himself as he saw Sasuke raise his kunai. In a surprising show of self-control the boy stabbed himself in his thigh, sparking enough pain to break free from the genjutsu. Grabbing Sakura, he jumped off to the side and into the forest. Immediately the girl took off after them into the trees leaving the lone shinobi on the tree. "Why don't you come up here so I can get a look at you?" He called from the treetop. Reaching for the Kubikiribocho he hesitated a moment before pulling down his left armband
I suppose I could have gone all out and said his weapon is "spoons", a reference to the character design being Edward (famously called a "Spoony Bard" in FF IV).