Disclaimer: This is a Naruto fan fiction with my own character as the protagonist. I draw upon many different elements aside from those that are present in the Naruto series, some of which are my own and some not. I do not own Naruto of the characters associated with it.

1.

The leaves crunched under Emma`s feet as she slowly walked through the unfamiliar forest. Even though she had never been here, she would have been able to believe it if you were to tell her so. For a completely new world, everything seems eerily normal. The trees rustled in the soft wind and discarded their rusty old leaves into the air as Emma made her way. It must be fall, she thought to herself. The air smelt fresh and un-polluted, which was a new sensation, yet it did offer her some form of comfort knowing that she could finally breathe clean air.

Emma was only given vague instructions upon her departure from Earth: find two lost souls and aid them in their quest for one long lost. No specific names were given, no descriptions of what they looked like, nothing besides the name of their village- Konoha. Emma was given as much information as could be offered to her from her mentor on Earth. She knew that Konoha was a ninja village surrounded by the earth, wind, water and lightning country. After this fact however, her information became sparse and unreliable which made her feel uneasy.

During the time Emma had to herself, she took the time to imagine what her new life was going to be like. She imagined what the people who called Konoha home looked like, and what they would thing of her. She tried to picture how they dressed and if it was going to be anything like people on Earth imagined ninjas to look like. And then she wondered if she would become an outsider, if she would be able to find the two people she knew nothing about and if they would even want her help in search of their friend. The thought of all this was too unsettling and she began to feel apprehensive, so she stopped herself at that thought.

After what seemed like hours of walking with so sign of a village of any sorts, Emma finally found a faint path to follow. It was scarcely engraved in the forest floor, but she could still distinguish it clearly. This marked one strange aspect about this new world; there were barely any paths or roads. It was almost as if people made an effort to travel through the trees, or somehow manages to avoid touching the forest floor at all costs. Then it struck her- what if ground travel was not safe here. There were surly many traps strategically placed throughout the years, she was making herself an easy target. She internally scolded herself for forgetting the basic training she was given back home, from this point on, Emma had to keep her guard up. At this realization, her body tensed up. She could not physically defend herself be any means as she only wielded a small pocket knife that she barely knew how to properly handle. Her endurance was laughable, if she were to be chased for more than ten minutes, Emma would be done for. She only had her summon cards, which would count as a huge advantage if she also had the physical strength to fight alongside her summons.

The trees. The trees. It was the only way she could safely make it to Konoha. Emma made her way to the nearest tree and began to clumsily make her way up. She was thankful no one was around to see her sheepishly attempt the climb as it was most likely easy to any trained ninja. When so got to the top, she thanked god that the branches were all connected so that she could easily make her way from tree to tree without the thought of having to jump too far, if at all. Regardless of this fact, she still had to muster up all of her strength and courage to make her way across. As she was making her way out of the first tree, she made the mistake of looking down. There had to be at least twenty feet between her and the ground. The branch was sturdy however and she successfully completed her first crossing.

When she was crossing what had to be at least the hundredth tree, Emma noticed a large, wooden gate in the distance. This must be it, she thought desperately. She made her way down from the tree she was currently in, assuming that ground travel had to be safe at this point. She was exhausted as she made the final leg of her lonely voyage to Konoha, but the sight of the gate brought excitement to her. Behind that entrance, a new journey awaited her and with that in mind, she picked up her pace and headed to the gate with courage on her side.