Ray thinks back to training at the logs two years ago. Younger Ray was punching the log. Ray hit the log again and again. Then Ray got an angry look to his face. Ray kicked the log, and sat down.
Ray: I can't even break the log! I'll never be able to beat Renjiro if my taijutsu is this weak.
Ray kicks the dirt.
Ray: I'll just lose again.
Someone in a green coat, black pants, and a brown hijab over it's head walks up to Ray. Whoever this is has glasses on with a black face mask. Ray can't see the person's face.
Ray: Who are you?! Get off my training grounds!
???: I'm not sure you want that.
Ray: What do I want?
???: Good question. I am called the Good Doctor. I have a proposition for you.
Ray: Yeah?
Doctor: you seem to be lacking in… strength. I'll be able to give you something amazing.
Ray: Deal!
Doctor: Don't agree so fast. You must do something for this power.
Ray: What, I'll do anything?!
Doctor: I need the eyes of a Uchiha.
Ray: you want my eyes?
Doctor: Not your eyes. Your mother's eyes.
Ray: I have to take my mother's eyes?
Doctor: You have two days.
The doctor starts walking away.
Ray:...
Ray just sits in silence for a while. Almost as he is grieving for his mother.
Ray: if I take her eyes I'll have to kill her. No one can know that I did it. I'll be stealthy. Like a ninja.
Ray sneaks into his own house. Then he sees his mother meditating in front of a small Uchiha clan statue.
Ray's Mother: Ray, come sit down.
Ray's mother pats the seat right next to her. Ray sits next to her.
Ray's Mother: Who told you to kill me?
Ray: The good doctor.
Ray's Mother: Were you at least promised something, or do you just want to steal my spot as leader?
Ray: Both.
Ray's Mother: you were always a bad apple Ray. Renjiro was more helpful to me than you were. You went against me in my biggest moment. How could you betray family?
Ray: it's easy. I like what I'm getting from the other side. There's no benefit in helping family because they're family.
Ray's Mother: you should have never been born.
Ray: At least now I don't have to feel bad about killing you.
Ray's Mother: just get it over with. I cant fight my child.
Ray stabs his mother.
Ray's Mother: You're going to Hell Ray.
Ray's mother falls to the ground dead. Day rips out her eyes. As Ray stands over his mother's body he starts crying. He wipes it away and leaves. The next day the good doctor walks up to him at the training grounds.
Doctor: Did you do it?
Ray hands the good doctor his mother's eyes.
Doctor: You earned this Ray.
The doctor takes out a needle, and puts it in Ray's right arm.
Doctor: Train. Once you get stronger hold your right hand out as a ninjutsu is shot out at you. You will see the power that I have given you.
Ray snaps back to reality. Nanami walks past him.
Ray: Nanami, I need help with something.
Nanami: Can we do it tomorrow Ray? I'm kinda tired.
Ray: It'll be quick.
Nanami and Ray stand ten feet away. Nanami does a few hand signs.
Nanami: Earth Style: Rock Bullet!
A price of rock is picked up from the ground and launched at Ray. Ray hold his right arm. The rock hits him in his arm.
Ray: Ow! One more time!
Nanami: Ray…
Ray: One more!
Nanami: Fine.
Nanami sends out another rock. Ray puts up his right arm. This time he focuses as hard as he can. Once the rock gets close to his arm the rock stops. Then the rock fires back at Nanami. Nanami dodges the rock.
Nanami: Ray, what was that?!
Ray looks at his right hand, and there is a dark eye in the middle.
Ray: I don't know.
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The next day Renjiro and Hanako are on a boat back to the leaf country. Renjiro is leaning against a part of the boat with his cloak back on.
Sailor: The seas are nice today. Almost as if the ocean has been calmed.
Hanako: I have heard a story that the Hidden Mists' seas have a mind of their own. Is it true?
The sailor laughs.
Sailor: I always believed so. When I was a little boy I fell off a boat. For a few minutes no one realized. The waves hit me back and forth. Those waves could have brought me out farther into the ocean, but I was pushed back into shore. Almost as if I was saved by the waves.
Hanako sticks her hand into the water.
Hanako: Renjiro, do you think the sea is special?
Renjiro: No, it's water.
The sailor laughs.
Sailor: I guess it is, isn't it?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ray and Nanami meet back up at the log training grounds. Nanami shoots a rock at Ray. The rock stops in front of Ray's hand. Ray sends it back.
Ray: I wonder what this eye can do?
Nanami: You already had two good eyes. Now you have three.
Ray: The more eyes the better. I wonder if I can get seven eyes!
Nanami: Why would you want seven eyes?
Ray: so that I can have eyes in the back of my head. I'll have the best peripheral vision!
Nanami: You know the word peripheral?!
Ray: I'm the smartest man in all the Hidden Leaf!
Nanami: Now your just pushing it.
Ray: I gotta go to the Uchiha clan. I gotta show them that I am the true eye master.
Ray runs off, and Nanami shakes her head.
Nanami: I don't feel like training today.
Nanami meets up with Kimiko at an ice cream parlor. They both get food and sit down.
Kimiko: I heard you got a new member to your team.
Nanami: Yeah, he's alright. Ray and him get into fights constantly.
Kimiko: Like Renjiro?
Nanami: Kind of…
Kimiko: What happened?
Nanami: On our first mission as a team again we fought Renjiro. He beat us without even trying.
Kimiko: Screw him. That was your first mission back-
Nanami: I don't even know why I'm still a ninja.
Kimiko: You're the strongest ninja I know. Your physical strength is unmatched.
Nanami: But why stay a ninja if my heart isn't in it.
Kimiko: I can't help you with that. You need to find the reason you want to be a ninja. My family are strong warriors. I became a ninja because that's what my family does. I never questioned it more than that. You have all the time in the world to figure out what you want. I'll talk to you later
Kimiko pays the bill and then leaves the parlor.
Nanami:...
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Kenzo is walking up the stairs to The Hokage's office with Kichi.
Kenzo: Another mission so soon?
Kichi: So soon. We should have already had another mission. Miss Hokage must want you to train before she sends you out again.
Kenzo: did you just call her Miss Hokage?
Kichi: You heard me.
They walk into the tenth Hokage's office.
Kichi: Yo.
Tadako: You're here because I need you to go on a mission to the Hidden Stone.
Kenzo: I have to go home?
Tadako: All of team one will go. You will take down an enemy for them to show them that you're becoming more powerful. Then you will give them this.
Tadako slides over a letter towards them. Kichi picks it up and opens it. Tadako pinches the bridge of her nose.
Tadako: You're not supposed to open it Kichi.
Kichi: You can't give me a letter and not expect me to open it. I'll seal it back up. They won't even know.
Kichi reads it.
Kichi: Oh, it's just updates. Nothing interesting.
Kenzo: You're like Ray. You just don't think about anything.
Kichi: Only about information. If I don't know everything how can I ever make the right moves?
Tadako: Just get out of my office.
Kichi: We'll round everyone up and leave later today.
Tadako: Good, bye.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nanami is sitting at the table and her mother is cooking.
Nanami: Mum, why did you become a ninja?
Nanami's Mother: I wanted to protect people and fight for my country. I wanted to do some good.
Nanami: Why did you stop?
Nanami's Mother: When you get older your missions change. Now I protect you. That keeps me happy, but mainly busy.
There is a knock on the door. Nanami opens the door.
Kichi: It's time for a mission.
Nanami tells her mother that she's leaving. Kichi and Nanami walk to Konoha's gate. They meet Kenzo and Ray.
Kenzo: Ray almost didn't come.
Ray: Yeah because I was just so angry.
Kenzo: Angry at what?
Ray: Your punchable face.
Kenzo: I beat you once, and I'll do it again.
Kichi: Stop you two. It's time to go.
They start walking off.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Renjiro is still laying against the side of the boat.
Sailor: There was the time that I was hunting-
Renjiro looks annoyed.
Sailor: I'll stop.
Hanako: What, no! Renjiro will get over it.
Sailor: I don't want one of my guests to feel uncomfortable. Renjiro, if you would listen to the stories you might learn something. I have learned many things at sea. If you listen to the sea you may be able to do the same.
Renjiro: I'm not listening to water.
Sailor: Suit yourself. I am only an old man. My word may mean nothing.
The boat hits something and shakes. Renjiro opens his eyes.
Renjiro: Focus on sailing!
Sailor: It's nothing above the water. There is something below the surface. It might be a sea creature.
Renjiro looks over the boat but sees nothing below them. As soon as Renjiro sees a shadow the boat shakes again.
Renjiro: Fuck this.
Renjiro hops over the boat's side and into the water.
Hanako: No, you don't have water release.
Hanako dives into the water after him. Hanako sees Renjiro swimming. Then a giant sea serpent swims at great speeds to Renjiro. It tries to bite Renjiro. Hanako makes a few hand signs.
Hanako: Water Style: Liquid Bullet!
The sea serpent is hit with the water bullet. Then as it is pushed back Renjiro starts making motions with his hands.
Renjiro: Rasengan!
Renjiro slams the rasengan into the sea serpent. The sea serpent swims away. Both Hanako and Renjiro swim back to the top. As their heads hit air they start heavy breathing.
Hanako: Why would you jump into the water! You have fire ninjutsu! That thing would have killed you!
Renjiro: I'm fine.
The serpent bits onto Renjiro's stomach and drags Renjiro deep into the water. Hanako swims down into the water. Renjiro Starts to black out as he is being dragged down deeper. All Renjiro hears is the water moving around him.
Renjiro(in head): Haven't I been here before. It's so peaceful.
It's almost as if now that Renjiro's mind is calm he gets this adrenaline rush. Renjiro opens his eyes, and takes out his dragon sword. Renjiro stabs the serpent in the head. The serpent lets go and starts falling deep into the water. Renjiro starts swimming to the surface, but his strokes get weaker and weaker. Then he feels someone grab him, and pull him up. Soon Renjiro feels the wind hit his face. Renjiro opens his eyes and Hanako is holding him up. They both hop into the boat. The sailor's boat starts up again.
Hanako: Stupid.
Renjiro: Yeah…
The sailor stops the boat at the shore. Renjiro pays the sailor.
Sailor: Did you learn a thing or two?
Renjiro: Maybe one thing.
Sailor: I thought so.
They shake hands. Then Hanako and Renjiro get off the boat.
Hanako: What'd you learn?
Renjiro: Wouldn't you like to know?
They start walking off.
Hanako: Yeah, I would.