Don't own anything but my OC,don't sue me plz.
A/N: English is not my first language. It is the first time I write a Naruto fanfic and only my second fanfiction in general. I need a lot of encouragement so please leave a nice review and any ideas you may have. This idea has been in my mind from some time now and there is a tiny influence from Basilisk in it. There will be spoilers at least until the chapter 370 of the manga. Enjoy!
Has been Beta-ed by Manic 8-ball!
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Rain falling hard
Rain falling hard...
Silence of the night...
Blood...
The dead eyes of her father...
His face a mask of concern, surprise and pain...
A fire burning...consuming the house...
Screams...screams of people trying to flee the inferno...
Ame woke up covered with sweat, the nightmare was always fragmented, images that flashed incoherently in her mind, but it was unaltered...always the same images.
No matter how many years had passed the dream remained the same, a memory of something that was carved in her soul...
She got up from her bed and made her way to the window of her small apartment. She opened the curtains and found herself gazing at a sea of houses, her eyes wandered across the roofs that were barely touched by the rays of the morning sun. The moon hadn't yet left the sky and the village was still sleeping peacefully. Then she turned her attention to the background, to the statues of the Hokages.
They are all dead now.
Seven years...that is how long she had been in this village and that is how long she had viewed the, now deceased, Hokage as her father. She certainly wasn't the only one that viewed him as a father figure, after all the Hokage is the one who cares and protects the people of Konoha and Sarutobi was certainly as great as his predecessors, he fought to the death to stop his own student from harming this village.
A tear left her eye and slid on her cheek.
Sarutobi-sensei...
After her family's murder Ame had fled her home in a state of shock and after wandering aimlessly she had collapsed on a road. A couple, that were merchants from Konoha, found her and brought her with them to their home. Her clothes were covered in blood and when she regained consciousness it was made clear that she suffered from partial amnesia, the only thing she could tell them was that her family was dead. The Tsurugis were good people that had not been blessed with children so they saw this situation as an opportunity to help the poor girl and to experience the joy of a complete family, so they took her in.
Her adoption into the Tsurugi family made her citizenship in Konoha official, and allowed her to join the ranks of the ninja.
Now, at the age of 17 she had bloomed into a beautiful woman with fine features, long fiery hair and silver eyes and had gained the attention of most of the men in the village. As far as her ninja skills went, however, she couldn't be more unexceptional. Mainly assigned to diplomatic relations with other countries, mission assignments and paperwork because of her intelligence and diplomatic skills, she held the rank of chuunin but didn't excel in any type of ninjutsu.
A few days ago she had returned from a mission only to discover that Orochimaru had, with Sand's help, managed an attack during the chuunin exams and even though they were driven away they managed a big blow to Konoha by killing the Hokage. It had been a big blow to Ame and she couldn't help but wonder if her being here would have changed anything. She felt regret but more than anything she felt obligated to help in the reconstruction and re-stabilization of the village -she owed Sarutobi-sensei that much at least.
With that thought in mind she went to prepare. With no Hokage a lot had fallen not only to the council but also to her shoulders and to her colleagues' shoulders. The missions had to continue to preserve the village's reputation, but also provide income and there was a lot of paperwork to be done in order to allow the reconstruction to go on smoothly. Of course there was also the big issue of who would take Sarutobi's place, but that was a decision the council had to make and which, in Ame's opinion, was indeed very difficult.
Having put on her custom uniform and bound her hair in a pigtail, so as to not be in the way, she spared a smile to the photograph of her adopted parents that hung on the wall and set off towards the academy where she had to meet the newly appointed instructors (that were replacing those that died during the attack) and assign them to their classes. As she set foot out on the street however she felt a strange shudder run through her body. It was followed by an uneasy sensation that she couldn't shake off and even though she wasn't one to believe in premonitions or omens, she couldn't help but feel that something was about to happen once more...
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A/N2:This is it! The very first chapter! I know it is kind of short but it is the introduction as I wanted it. Plz Plz Plz leave a review!!
