Konoha's Rainy Days

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The setting

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This is supposed to have happened shortly after manga Ch. 470, when Naruto hears Sakura's confession and tells her he doesn't like people who lie to themselves, believing he knows she doesn't really love him, just wants him to forget their promise and stop chasing Sasuke. Sakura then goes off looking for Sasuke herself. However, there are some variations, I suppose...

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[A/N]

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I guess I'm saying this as a bit of a warning, but the first few chapters will have a pretty good proportion going to Rain (a character I created / own...), this is to try and establish who he is. However, this is a Naruto fanfic, not to mention that I do love just about all the Naruto characters, so I will try to cut back his role asap.

Anyhow, that's just the origins of the character, which you really don't have to read cause the story pretty much introduces everything that needs to be, in due time.

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[Disclaimer!]

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I do NOT, in any way, shape, or form, own Naruto, or any Naruto related characters/ideals. However, I DO own Rain, and any other characters I choose to create throughout this plot. No 'if's, 'and's, or 'but's... Well, maybe a few butts... BIG ones! ...I dunno...

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Introduction

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It was a dark rainy night. The newly re-built village known as Konoha sleeps peacefully. The heavy rain hammers down unceasingly… Well, almost the entire town sleeps… A boy leaves his house and begins to wander the streets alone.

The boy had bright blonde hair and was dressed in the orange and black outfit he's all too famous for wearing, his Hidden Leaf headband proudly secured around his head.

Though his pride as a leaf ninja is strong, he is anything but proud at the moment… He trudges out into the rainstorm, leaving his front door wide open behind him. He is near instantly soaked and can barely see through the heavy rain and wind combo as the speeds increase, wrapping it's cold embrace around Naruto. He didn't care… He could only keep replaying the moment that Sakura confessed feelings for him, which were obviously not true feelings… She was clearly only trying to ease Naruto's suffering.

"Saying those things…" Naruto stumbled, the wind blowing against him, his hair and clothing flapping, whipping around wildly within it. "Maybe I should have just accepted her feelings… Despite the fact that I know she would rather have Sasuke…"

"I told her I didn't like people who lie to themselves after she confessed she didn't like Sasuke anymore- that instead she liked me… No, that she loved me." Naruto chuckled slightly before throwing himself on the ground then rolling over to face the sky, rain constantly going into his eyes, making him blink. However, the sky was a beautiful, dark purple color and, as dark as it was, it was the only thing he could really see. "I knew that she was just trying to help me… But, the fact is, it was really nice… I wish those feelings she had were genuine and not just her willingly taking a burden to help me… What hurt even more than her false feelings was the tears she shed when I rejected her… I was the cause of those tears she shed that day… She tried to hide them, but I saw it. I wonder if anyone else there noticed…"

In the same storm, not so far away, a boy stood atop a large wooden tower amidst the wilderness.

He looked to be in his upper teens. His hair was silver and his eyes reflected that same silvery gleam… Not the whole eye, but the ring surrounding the pupil, the ring that's normally colored. He wore a long, black leather raincoat which was torn across the bottom and it's sleeves ripped off. He wore the raincoat open with no form of shirt underneath; only exposing his lean, well-toned abdomen and strong chest. His arms, to say the least, consisted of the same type of lean muscle. He completed his attire with a pair of black, leather pants and black boots. Scars covered what was visible of his body, giving the illusion that he's had too many hard times for his age to allow. One scar, in particular, stood out. It was a thick line going from just above his belly-button to his upper chest. Almost as if he'd been cut open. In his left hand was the handle of a large broad sword, just as tall as him if stood on end, the blade at least a foot wide. The fact that he could hold the obvious two-handed sword with just one was a testament of his might. His silver hair wasn't long, but it looked as if it was way overdue for a trim, his hair looked rather shaggy, all around; his bangs were grown out just enough to reach about the middle of the bridge of his nose.

His hair was soaked through, causing his bangs to stick to his face. The wind blew wildly, his leather raincoat flapping in the wind behind him, clapping like a flying flag. He slowly rested the back of his large blade over his shoulder, his eyes were closed and remaining so. A slice across the palm of his right hand flowed like a red stream, down his fingers before dripping off and getting lost in the rain.

The boy's eyes suddenly shot open, "The pain… The suffering is… They're nearby." He suddenly whipped his blade down, still using only his left, and causing a small whirlwind around him, the boy disappearing. The whirlwind dissipated in a matter of seconds, leaving the tip of the tower empty.

In the forest nearby a small girl and her mother cower together, the father lie freshly stabbed on the ground. They beg the dark-looking ninja for forgiveness, but the ninja mercilessly raises his blade, about to strike, when the strange boy from before appears behind him, the woman and child's expressions change to that of surprise. With his appearance, another whirlwind raises from the ground around him, the wind caused blowing around his raincoat a bit, then quickly dissipating; just like the one on the tower top. The guy goes to strike the mother but, to his surprise, he can't move his blade. He quickly turns his head behind him to see the boy standing there, his oversized broad sword in his left still, once again resting over his shoulder; in his right he grasped the ninja's blade, his hand glowing as if using some sort of jutsu.

"Wh-Who are you?" The dark-looking ninja began shaking as if overwhelmed by his presence.

"I… I am Rain…" The boy glared at him through the cracks in his bangs with his cold, silver eyes.

"L-Look, stay out of this! It has nothing to do with you. Besides, you don't know the circumstances!"

"An unpaid debt; angering the wrong people… I really don't care the reason…" Blood from the previous wound on Rain's hand ran down the blade of the ninja's sword, dripping onto his hands from the handle, almost adding a look of terror to the ninja's face as he continued to stare at the silver-haired boy. Rain soon released the blade, the gash on his palm still laying open. "Face me. If you can so much as scrape me, I will be on my way and you can get your dirty revenge."

"Why protect these sheep, who exist only to be slaughtered?" The ninja turned around to face this character known as Rain before leaving the woman and child, getting a little distance between Rain and himself.

"Because… Their sorrow… Their agony…" The wind died down a little, along with the rain, "I feel it, too." He took a battle stance, holding the blade in his left out in the direction of the ninja. He just let his right hand dangle there when his hands and feet began to produce a white, swirling glow within them. The glow from his left hand soon grew across the extent of the blade as the last few rain drops fell and the sky cleared. The woman and child simply watched as they stood apart, ready to face off, a little bit of hope in their faces.

"What kind of jutsu is that?" The ninja took a conventional ninja stance.

"Enough talk… Try and cut me."

"Wait!" The little girl shouted, hitting Rain in the butt. "Why does he only have to scrape you! Is that all we mean to you!"

"I guess I like instilling a little hope in those destined to die…" Rain ran his bleeding right hand up through his soaked, silver hair, combing his bangs back to blend in with the rest of it, out of his face, and leaving a bloody streak through it. The bloody streak stood out drastically among his lightly colored, silver hair. "Relax," he turned to her and smiled a small, fake smile, "He'll never get that far."

The child's mother soon retook control over her and got her to back up.

"Normally, I'd be a little edgy having to face an unknown like you… But, since I only have to cut you…" The ninja grinned.

"I'm ready when you are." Rain continued to stare coldly at him, waiting for him to do something.

"Dodge this!" he pulled out 10 kunai knives, one hanging on each finger via the loop in the handle, when he flung his hands around in a unique way, all 10 were projected towards Rain.

Rain swung his glowing sword through the air, sending a shockwave in the form of a blade of wind at him, reversing the direction of the knives back at the ninja and putting a rotation on them, making them spin unpredictably.

"Damn it!" He dodged his own knives and the blade of wind before drawing his blade again, "I guess I really have to cut you up close and personal."

"No. This is the end…" Rain suddenly threw a wide roundhouse kick with his right, releasing another shockwave at the ninja, following through with a reverse roundhouse with his left leg, releasing yet another, then finishing his insanely quick ranged combo with a horizontal sword slice, releasing a third.

"Shit!" The ninja tried to guard with his sword. The first blade of wind hit his shins, completely slicing his feet off, making him fall to the ground; he was able to block the second one for the most part, breaking his blade and making the center of the wind blade dissipate, the remaining sides slicing his shoulders. "Hah!" He laughed as the last one sliced the top of his skull off. The mutilated corpse dropped lifelessly to the ground in a bloody mess.

"Take care of yourselves, now." Rain looked to the child and mother before being enveloped in a small whirlwind like previous times, disappearing.

"Thank you…" The mother mumbled after he was gone.

"Where did he go, mom? Couldn't he have stayed long enough for us to thank him?" The little girl looked confused as her mother placed a hand on the girl's head, rubbing it soothingly.

"Well, honey. He probably didn't want to stay cause he had to go save someone else." She smiled

"Oh," the little girl giggled, "That's probably it! Oh, let's hurry and get dad somewhere to be treated!" She ran over to a bloody, stabbed man on the ground, looking as if he fell trying to protect his family.

[A/N] - Okay, so it wasn't that exciting, but keep in mind it was only the introduction (About chapter length, but it was my introduction). Anyways, questions/comments/suggestions, let me know. BTW, next chapter will be all about Naruto. Promise. ^_-

At least read the next one before you decide whether or not it's worth it to keep reading, please. =)

On a side note, I just found I can't indent paragraphs on here and it makes me really sad... (First Fan-Fic... hehe)

Leave a review! *begs* Let me know what you think, or where you would like to see the story go... Also, as a bit of a warning: I DON'T do story boards, nor any other type of story plotting tech. I prefer to just wing it, so to speak... hehe. Therefore, this leaves room for plot holes I may or may not over look... If you happen to notice a plot hole, let me know. I would be very appreciative. :D

[Optional read, for if you want to know about Rain's origins...]

Rain and Serena were actually from an epic novel I started when I was younger named Rainy Days. It was something along the lines of Bleach and Naruto combo, but with a more realistic feel. Why I relate it to the two anime, is because I introduce MANY individual characters over the looooong asss plot line to save the world from absolute destruction. I even started off with Rain and Serena as children, goofing around town, before the two happened to witness the ruthless murder of a woman who didn't want to put out in an alleyway, by a man who wielded fire effortlessly, claiming to be an Elemental. Soon-to-follow events lead to the Slaughter of my Rain's, the hero's, family. Rain swore vengeance for his family, and also longs for the power to protect his childhood friend, Serena. As such, he accepts a shady offer and plunges into darkness, entering an organization of assassins that sought him out, known as Chaos. Serena, though younger, chooses the more mature path and begins to cope with the event she witnessed, and the more-so painful realization that her childhood friend was most likely killed with the rest of his family. She ventures into training to tame her lightning powers with her parents. This is the events that kicked off the epic novel. btw, I still haven't finished it, but it's getting damn long. Oo

Girls mature faster than guys, eh? Hehe

Remember to review, and also, this is my first time with a fan fic, so... *a slight amount of fear becomes present in my large, innocent eyes* Be gentle...

Hah; kidding, but do tell if any of the characters are OOC; that is something I'd really like to avoid.