Prologue

It was a cold day in the small village. A gust of wind carried the leaves off to a new home. The sakura trees were in full bloom. Petals danced in the awakening wind. A young woman stood

in the wake of the trees. She smiled as the petals danced around her. Her emerald green eyes glistened in the sunlight as her long, black hair flowed in the wind. The sunlight washed over

her pale face. A small vibration interrupted her peace and serenity. She turned to see a shuriken coming towards her. The shuriken was blocked by an invisible barrier. She disappeared in a

swirl of leaves in a circling wind. She appeared behind her attacker with a kunai and slit his throat. In a flash she was in front of the village gates. "It is no longer safe here," she said looking

at the gates of Konoha. She walked away from the gates into the forest and disappeared in a whirlwind of leaves and petals.