Alex thinks about the offer he was given, and heads back to the leaf to answer, but something unexpected happens.

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It's been a week now. A week since Tsunade gave me the offer to become a symbol of peace in the ninja world. A village, built in the middle of the other 5 nations, that I would rule over to keep the peace between them. I'm only just turned 17 and she offers me a seat of immense power and responsibility? She told me to take as much time as I need, but I need to think this through a little more.

I had gotten Kentaro to send me back to my world...but when I returned my arm was still in the cast and unable to move...this wasn't going to be easy to explain. The elemental beast had also left my body before I left. I had went home and as I was going to take a shower I noticed in the mirror a huge jagged scar on my back.

"So...I guess my body doesn't return to Normal when I return like this...great." I kept my scar a secret until me and my family went swimming in our pool...It's not to easy to explain a huge scar, so I had to make up a story that my back had been cut when I broke my arm as well and I didn't say anything about it afraid to worry them. It was hell trying to explain the cast to Kate, she didn't seem to believe me about what happened to my arm, which I said I fell and twisted it, although it was a lie, I had to assure her that it did happen as I said, but she didn't seem sure.

The whole week at school I'm pretty much out of it, not hearing a word the teachers say, not hearing Frank or Kate as they talk to each other or me, the only thing I do hear on the 7th say is when Kate taps my shoulder and asks me a question.

"Are you feeling alright Alex?"

I nod and look at her "I'm fine. Don't worry about me." I'm just trying to decide if I should accept a seat of power that could affect many people's lives...but I can't tell you that.

"Are you sure? You've seemed out of it for a while now..."

"Positive." I say with a small smile. The bell rings and me and Kate head to our last class of the day, Math with Miss Nero.

We get to the class and I sit at my seat in the front (Which I didn't pick) and Kate sits in the back. Miss Nero comes in and the bell rings. She starts telling us what to study for a test and then gives us some work to do in out workbooks. Needless to say I can't concentrate on the work and hope she won't bug me if I at least have it open to that page. Of course I haven't been lucky in things like this. About 5 minutes into our working she calls to me.

"Alex, why have you not started your work?"

"Sorry...I just have a little bit on my mind." I tell her.

"Well, I'm sure you can push the other thoughts aside and start to work."

I feel very annoyed already "Sorry Miss, but my issues are more important then finding the surface area of a circle or whatever the fuck it is you are trying to teach." I say my voice slightly risen. The other students turn to us, finding a distraction from their work.

"What did you just say to me Alex?" She said stand from her chair.

"My issues are more important then whatever you are trying to teach us."

"Oh, really? What is so important that it makes you forget about a skill that you can use in your everyday life?"

Just that if I make the wrong choice people could die "How about you stay out of my business you damn bitch." I respond, hiding my anger, sounding smug.

Her face goes red "Then how about you go down to the principle's office!" It was an order more then a question.

"Fine. It's better then hearing your bitching any more." I leave and slam the door. I walk down the stairs and to the main office. The secretary looks up.

"Alex, here to see the principle again?"

I nod "Yes." Not good to be known by the secretary.

"He'll call you in when he's ready."

"All right." I sit down and almost instantly the principle's door opens and he walks out and sees me.

"Alex...are you serious?"

"Hello sir, how are you today?" I asked in a joking way.

"It was good...until you came into the office...again...are you here to see me again?"

"Yup."

"Then come in." He walked back in and I followed him in and sat down "What did you do today Alex?"

"Just a little swearing at Miss Nero to stay out of my business and let me figure my own problems out before I try to worry about math."

"But you are here to learn Alex...You shouldn't be here if you can't concentrate."

"I don't need a lecture. Just tell me my punishment."

"I'm not going to punish you. Take as much time off school as you need, and come back once you have all your issues sorted out. I'll call your mom and tell her that I have given you permission to miss school."

"All right. Can I go now?"

"Yes, go ahead."

I get up and as soon as I walk out of the office the end of the day bell rings. I walk outside into the cool fall wind. Almost instantly someone calls to me.

"Alex!"

I turn to see Kate "Hey."

She came up to me "Alex...tell me what's wrong."

"Nothing is wrong-"

"Alex...You've been acting differently lately...you've been distracted, you've been mouthing off to teachers...and you've been ignoring me completely for the last week...you space out when we're talking, you don't call or text back...Alex, answer me honestly here...have you been ignoring me because you want to...break up?" Those words got through to me quickly and I turn around.

"Of course not! Why would you even thing that?"

"Then why have you been ignoring me?"

"I haven't done it on purpose. I just have family issues to deal with right now." More lies... "I'm sorry Kate. Let me make it up to you. Come over to my around 4pm, no one else will be home and we can be alone and go anywhere you want." I said with a small smile.

She brightened up right away "Really?"

I nod "Yes, really."

She hugged me tightly "I'll be there at 4 then."

I got home and unlocked the door, no one was home at the moment. I walked into my house and thought about what to do until 4, then remembered I still need to think about the whole ruling over a peace making village. Before Kate comes I have to settle it. I have to go and tell Tsunade I'm not going to shoulder much a big burden, and that I'll visit their world every now and then. I decided I have to go and tell her now. I left my house and closed and locked the door and I walked to the wooded path where I first entered their world.

"What did Kentaro teach me again..." I thought of the chant he told me that would open the portal "Portal that connects my world and the ninja world, I have with me a necklace from their world, I am part of their world, appear before me so I may enter their world yet again!" As I finished the chant a beam shot from the necklace and into the ground and the portal appeared.

"Good. Now I can-"

"Alex!" I heard a voice call

"Not good." I looked at the portal then towards the voice. It was Kate.

"Alex!" She waved and called out "I decided to come early to surprise you." She must not have seen the portal yet since I was in her view. She got within a few feet of me. Damn! What do I do? As she got within arm's reach she tripped and fell against me. I caught her, but was knocked off balance a bit. Enough for my foot to slide into the portal and to cause me to have no footing and fall in. The inside of the portal was black as always and I knew when I hit the ground it was going to hurt...like usual. A few seconds later there was light and I slammed into the ground, which hurt.

"Ow..." A moment later something fell on me, knocking the wind out of me. I looked at what fell on me and I realized it was not a thing, but a person. It was Kate. She had fallen against me and I caught her, so she must have fallen in with me. Either way I knew I had to tell her the truth of where we were.

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