I awoke to the sound of birds. Where was I? WHO was I? I couldn't remember. What was I doing here? I opened my eyes, blinking to adjust to the light. Obviously it had been awhile since I'd been outside. There was a faint soreness to my head, like I had been knocked out. I tried moving to a sitting position. Big mistake. Pain with the intensity of fire flew up my arms and legs. I bit my lip and continued to move until I was sitting up. I twisted my head slowly from side to side, taking in my surroundings. A small clearing with surrounded by trees with a stream. A little too convenient for my taste. The pain was intense, but I found I was able to take it. 'I've had worse...' I thought. Wait, how did I know that? I didn't even remember my name.
My stomach growled. Great. Well, there must be something to eat here. I stood, almost collapsing. That HURT! Whoever the ninja was that got me like this, I was gonna whoop them later. As I looked for food, I went over everything I knew.
Okay, I thought. I know that I'm not in the sand village, because I know that that village is in the desert. But then where am I? I'm in a forest...
My thoughts were momentarily distracted as I came across my reflexion in the stream. Well, I couldn't exactly complain about my looks, whoever I was. I had an hourglass figure, with pale skin. I had straight black hair, and yellow eyes, like those of a dog or wolf. I wore a blue shirt and tan pants, with a camouflage cloak that seemed to disappear into the background. My heartbeat was accelerating. No, those were footsteps. I turned to see a ninja squad appear through the trees. The ground to a halt as they saw me. I looked them over as they looked at me.
There were four in total, making up the squad. The first male, most likely the captain, had brown spiky hair and wore a standard ninja uniform. a.k.a the khaki vest and black pants and shirt. Then there were the other three. One boy with messy blonde hair and a baggy orange jumpsuit, another boy in a white robe with short black hair. And lastly, a girl with short pink hair in a red shirt and pink skirt. The orange boy spoke up. Stepping forward and speaking in the most annoying tone.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Is this an ambush?"
"Don't be silly." I scoffed. "What makes you think I'm attacking you? You're the one that barged in on me." The boy faltered for a moment at this. The captain took this opportunity to speak.
"Naruto, put a sock in it. Sorry about that, he's not much of a thinker.I'm Captain Yamato" He gestured to the others. "And this is Sora, and Sakura. Who are you?" I bowed.
"Honored to meet you. I'd tell you my name, but...I'm...having trouble remembering who I am. Could you please tell me where I am?" Naruto started talking again.
"You must be pretty stupid to forget who you are. You're in the Land of Fire."
"Oh." I said, ignoring the insult. "Well, that clears that up."
"You should come with us." Yamato suggested. "We're heading back to the Fire Temple." I nodded, running after them as they started moving again. They all noticed my sluggish movements.
"I'll be fine." I said, smiling. "I just need a bit of rest, that's all."
Sora pulled to a stop as we reached the top of the stairs leading to the temple. "We're here." He announced, walking forward to the big double doors. The monks outside nodded to each ninja as they passed. As I tried to walk in, two monks held out their hands to stop me. "You must not enter." They said to me. The others looked back as another, with his arm in a cast, joined them. "Wadaya mean?" Naruto shouted in their ears. "Those with unnatural bodies must not enter." One said to him.
"It's okay," I said to Naruto. "Something tells me this isn't the first time this has happened. Yamato gave me a wireless radio, so I can still keep in touch." I waved as the doors closed, and I looked for a tree to spend the night in.
