Chapter One: The King Appears- "Let's Play a Game!"



Listen While Reading: Senya



The day was young as the sun set at its highest in the sky and a downpour of rain overtook the dense forest. Droplets cascaded down from the cloudy skies only to crash into the tree leaves below and slowly slide down the towering brown bark trunks. It was said stormy forest that had been turned into a battlefield for two young shinobi. But little did the Akai and Owydelu know that they would soon have a visitor in their midst

Soaring through the dense forestation was a single black crow, its wings performing a remarkable display of flexibility as it gracefully dodged the tree branches in its line of flight. It took but only a few seconds before the black bird had spotted and landed on a tree branch near the two shinobi, its talons clasping onto the wood so that it may perch there and gaze down at the two of them practicing.

"Squawk!"

The bird called out in a fierce screech as it playfully fluttered its wings. Without warning the crow erupted in smoke, the cloud vanishing so that it may reveal a young man standing upon the branch. The transformation technique was broken and Karasu Kokuou, The Crowned Crow was greeting the two below with a soft and silly smile upon his face. As one of the three leaders of the Kokuou clan, Kara possessed its unique and devastating abilities and was one of the most adept in the versatile and unique powers. His sight was instantly set on the Hyuuga woman to his right.

Like a supernova staring down the blank white canvas, the glance sought for their gazes to meet. Those deep white and mesmerizing eyes always caught his attention. His own were but a crimson red mixed with yellow and orange hues, as if a star itself had died in them and it's glorious explosive funeral is what painted the image of his eyes. He wore an unzipped long sleeve red jacket opened up so it may reveal his black undershirt. Along with this his attire consisted of black pants, matching standard shinobi shoes, one tool/scroll pouch strapped the each thigh on the side and a konoha headband wrapped around his waist like a belt. Though his clothes covered it up, Karasu had a muscular toned body chiseled like rock and fit to be a god'swhich had a slightly tan skin tone , a figure he had trained in endurance and speed for combat. The midnight black hair that compared to a raven's feathers would be short and worn down, a few bangs dancing over his eyes as breezes swept through.

"Found you! I thought I felt two chakra signatures over here. Let's play a game!"

The young man's voice echoed through the voice and found its way to their ears, it's tone filled with joy as if he were a child filled with cheer and happiness. Suddenly, a heavenly white aura began to emit from Karasu, one which contrasted with his overall being. The aura was his chakra itself and gave of a pleasant essence with grief hidden deep in its nature. The chakra would float off of his body and hover in mid air just in the atmosphere in front of Karasu.

"Of course, we'll need some background music. Music always makes things more upbeat and fun!"

Using his Chakra Resonance clan technique, Karasu would force the chakra's natural frequency and volume to change, making it able to be heard by everyone nearby. The tones and pitch would change in time intervals, creating a fast and melodic tune. With his energy display up and running Karasu leaped down from the tree and rushed right past Owydelu, heading straight for Akai. His movements were quick and agile thanks to his training and special characteristic, and with swift reflexes he flipped over the young Hyuuga girl, his hands like talons, grasping onto her shoulders and then releasing them as his momentum continued and he landed on his feet behind her. The contact finished, Karasu made a run for it, his voice calling out behind him at the two fellow leaf shinobi.

"TAG! You're it!! Hahahaha."

Chapter One: The King Appears- "If It's a Fight You Want..."



Listen While Reading: I'll show you what I can do- "Kiba's theme"



In mid run Karasu came to a grinding stop and turned back around, just 5 meters away from Akai Hyuuga. Having heard the voice of Owydelu, Karasu soon began to realize he wasn't going to get the game of tag he wanted. It was a little disappointing, but at the very least, the fun wasn't over yet. That was when his crimson eyes set back onto Akai as she began speaking and questioned whether or not he would train with them. His eyes taking in her figure and reading it's every move, he noticed a quick change in position, signaling an attack. Thanks to his speed and reflexes, Kara was able to leap back 2 more meters, becoming just out of range of the Hyuuga's strike towards his shoulder. Having dodged the assault Karasu glanced back at the man Owydelu.

"Fine, I guess we could play a different game. Playing ninja would probably be more fun than tag anyways. But I don't like your rules. It's every shinobi for themselves!"

The young Kokuou king seemed eager to get the game, well, training started and was literally jumping for joy. To those that could not see past the mask of his personality, he almost seemed like a child in a candy store, unable to keep his excitement at bay.

"Let's see, judging from the chakra signatures earlier, we have one Senju Clan and one Hyuuga Clan member. I read about both's history and capabilities back at the compound during my studying. The stance the red head is taking must be for the so called gentle fist, and her eyes are the Byakugan for sure. It'll be something to watch out for. Based on what I read on the Senju Clan though, they seem to vary on what skills they have, but are known to be pretty strong. If I'm lucky he'll have the Wood Release like the first hokage, that'll make things much more interesting. It would also be a good time to try and figure out where exactly that blind spot for those white eyes are that I read rumors about in the scrolls. It's not in her frontal view for sure, I'll try the sides first..."

Karasu thought to himself, his words echoing in his mind for only him to hear. He contemplated strategies as he scanned the two before him and analyzed data he knew about each clan. Today was probably their first time seeing a Kokuou clan member thanks to the family being isolated in their compound for so long. It had only been recently since Karasu gave the orders that the clan members could step out into the rest of the villages and earn their way to the true ranks of shinobi and from what the monks told him the clan was very secretive in the past. The fact that information on the isolated clan would have been harder to attain made it likely that not only is this probably their first time seeing a Kokuou, but it is doubtful they ever read about them. Thanks to this, Karasu may have a chance at surprising the two of them with his clan abilities. Knowledge was strength, and if you don't know what you're going up against, you're put at a disadvantage. Kara would do his best to try and use this possible advantage to surprise them. With only a couple seconds having gone by, Karasu stopped his jumping about in joy behavior and suddenly widened his eyes as if he forgot something.

:OH! I almost forgot, you asked me for my name. Sorry, I was so excited to play I almost forgot to introduce myself first. My name is Karasu Kokuou. I am but one out of the three clan leaders or Kings as some call it. Don't let my age or shinobi rank confuse you, I was chosen to be King for a reason. I'm only a gennin officially right now because it was only recently that I changed the clan rules and made it led by three and gave the clan members a chance to leave our compound and officially join the Hidden Leaf's shinobi system.

There it was again, that cheerful and childish attitude; the facade didn't hinder for even a second. Though, deep down Karasu had to admit he was actually a little excited. The young man fell into a stance of his own, one which he slightly bent his legs to be ready for take off and had his arms centered at his torso ready for striking and defending. With a soft smile on his face the young man glanced back towards Akai Hyuuga and locked his bloody gaze on her fading white eyes once more.

"You're a Hyuuga right? I've read all about your clan. You can see it can you? The chakra running through my body. Mister Senju over there has to have me spew it out of my body and intensify it to a degree that the naked eye can view it. But no, not you. You're already witnessing it all as we speak. I may not have your Byakugan Hyuuga-chan, but the Kokuou clan's chakra control far exceeds that of the Hyuuga's. This game is gonna be so fun. I'll show you what it really means to use your chakra as a deadly force!"

As the boy spoke his sweet and innocent smile curled into a wicked smirk, his childish demeanor now morphing into that of a devious misfit. Like the demon child who never listened to the adults and always made a fuss over everything, his eyes once filled with joy now much more fierce and filled with excitement like none before. With his introduction finished, Karasu put on a little display for Akai's Byakugan; the chakra circulating throughout his body began to flow at an alarming rate, channeling throughout his being as if riled up with anticipation. Without warning Karasu took full manipulation over some of the chakra focused inside his figure and began to surge it from the core to the surface. In one single burst he unleashed a wave of chakra out of every single chakra point in his body, the white aura overtaking his figure once more and engulfing it like a cloak. Kicking off the ground, Karasu entered a full sprint and thanks to the short distance between them, was able to get within striking distance of Akai in under a second. The moment he approached, the resonating chakra before suddenly unleashed a single massive sound wave with the last bit of energy it had left. The noise was a glass shattering screech, at such a high pitch and volume it would be not only enough to distract, but give minor ear pain. Luckily, Karasu had already used his clan's chakra density to clog his ears beforehand, ridding his sense of hearing but also ridding himself of the harmful sound. The sound flux would have been done in sync with the moment Karasu headed towards Akai, hopefully to hinder her defense and reflexes momentarily as he made his assault.

Just a 5 feet away from Akai, Karasu would launch his attack on her, forming some of the chakra into a large and dense tentacle which would wrap around her right leg and tug hard, attempting to knock her off balance as 5 more tentacles appeared and wrapped around her remaining leg, her torso, and her arms. To further try and restrain the girl the bindings would slam her into a tree nearby, pinning her back to the bark as a human figure was formed with the chakra almost like a clan of Karasu which would grab her wrists and hold them down to try and keep her from striking the chakra bindings with the gentle fist in an effort to break them. Any attempt to struggle against the pressure of the hardened chakra and the Karasu shaped figure as well as the tentacles would constrict more. Though of course, Karasu made sure the grip was not enough to choke or crush the girl, after all he wasn't trying to kill her.

With the sound wave diminishing Karasu would unclog his ears. As soon as Akai would have been flung to the tree, assuming she did not manage to escape the attack, Karasu would thrust his fist forward, sending a fist shaped projectile of the hardened chakra straight for Owydelu, it's diameter being 5 meters wide and with it's speed, leaving only a 5 second interval for Owydelu to try and dodge. The size of the fist projectile would have blocked Owydelu's view of Karasu and the young king took advantage of this blind spot accordingly and would apply a layer of the hardened chakra onto his body similar to how Gaara used his sand armor, accept this was just dense chakra. Once doing so he lowered the intensity of the chakra layer so that only eyes like the sharingan or byakugan would see it. To Owydelu's naked eye, it would be as if the previous aura disappeared and Karasu now stand bare with just his clothes. With his first attack complete Karasu would simply stand there in the middle of the forest with the cheeky smile, awaiting his opponent's response and seeing if they surrendered and gave him the victory.

Chapter One: The King Appears- "Rank Means Nothing"



Listen While Reading: Gennin, Chunnin, It's Nothing But a Title



Karasu was somewhat disappointed in his opponent's actions, it seems their responses to his assault was entirely what he expected. With the Senju dodging his attack and closing in, Karasu began to weave his own hand signs before Owydelu began his own for the wood release technique, almost as if the young king anticipated the chunnin to dodge and attempt a close ranged attack. Within a flash of smoke Karasu was gone and the Chakra figure of him along with the tentacles were in his place, a simple substitution technique being the cause. The chakra clone figure would catch the wooden plank with its fist. Being that the two materials were of a similar density and strength, the clone did this without damaging the chakra it was composed of. In sync with the very moment it appeared, the tentacles' target would be switched from Akai to Owydelu, wrapping around him without warning or hesitation. Thanks to the speed of the chakra and the mere distance of 3 meters, it would take just under a second for the restraining of Owydelu to finish. If not avoided the chakra would bind his hands separately along with the rest of his body, making movement and the use of hand seals impossible. As this was done the chakra fist from before would have been shattered and reformed into hundreds of small dagger shapes. The blades of dense chakra would have surrounded Owydelu in every direction from a 15 meter radius just as he had been restrained.

Karasu would have been transported right upon the branch the young Hyuuga girl would have been hanging from once the substitution was done. The cheerful facade was broken as Crow looked down at Akai with a stern look, his next set of words being filled with a calm and serious tone unlike his previous playful speeches.

"No, it is you Senju who should calculate their actions a bit more. Blindly rushing towards an enemy you have little information on is a very dangerous move, especially when it was so obvious that their attack was merely a distraction to set up preparations. And as for you White Eyes, I expected a little more out of you. The escape was brilliant, but your way of thinking is entirely wrong. Gennin, Chunnin, it is nothing but a title. Shinobi ranks are merely restrictions to what missions you can take and what privileges you have within the village. Have you already forgotten of the history of a young man named Naruto Uzumaki just over a hundred years ago? A story of how a lowly leveled Gennin defeated an S Rank Criminal of the old organization known as the Akatsuki. A criminal who had the power to destroy the entire village with a single swoop of his hand. I don't know about you, but being able to defeat a man who had the power to destroy an entire village in one technique makes you quite the powerful individual. So please, don't preach to me about ranks, in the end they mean little to nothing in combat. If a title could win a fight, then my position as clan lord would have won me this battle the instant it started. And by the way, I didn't mean any of my previous words as a stereotype against Hyuugas. I was merely stating the difference between my kekkei genkai and yours. In fact, it you ask me, you're one of the weirdest Hyuuga's in history. Since when does red hair run in their bloodline? Not to mention when you have your Byakugan activated one of your eyes seems to have more chakra focused into it than the other. And most importantly, and the oddest fact in my opinion, when I sensed your chakra signature earlier I could barely tell if it was a Hyuuga's or someone elses. It's aura barely resembles other Hyuuga's."