It has been years since the morning fog was this dense.

She always woke up early for her training though she really hated not being able to sleep more, unfortunately it was the only time of the day that allowed her to do it in secret.

Just like he told her to…

-Train every day and don´t let anybody know about it. Your skills must be kept a secret until the time comes-

- But, will I know when it comes? will you tell me? –

-I won´t be able to tell you, but you´ll know, you just have to be patient and trust me ok? -

-Yes, sensei-

-NAGISA! –

The sound of her own name boosted by the wind broke through her concentration, making her trip and almost fall to the ground. She sighed. Training was over.

Her grandfather was supposed to arrive today from the Land of Fire. She was really hoping he had found some help there. He was the main constructor of the bridge of the Land of Waves, so his life was in desperate need of protection because of Gatoh´s fear of losing control over the islands, now more than ever, cause the construction was almost done.

Maybe this was the time that he was talking about… she could feel it. It all made sense now, since she only began training for the sake of her family. This was it, this was definitely it! She almost choked with her breakfast over this thought, it certainly was scary… but at the same time so exciting!

He would be so proud.

Nagisa spent that morning feeling really hyped. The chores of the house seemed less annoying, making it easier to finish them in no time. It was the first time in centuries that she felt so much excitement over something, even tho she didn´t even knew if it was certain, but it felt good nonetheless. She almost felt like singing herself out to the ocean. She could even dance. But she stopped. A strong blast of wind surrounded her, making her still. -Ninjas- she whispered with surprise, and suddenly all the excitement disappeared leaving fear in replacement. Something was wrong. -Please take me to them- she said, and began to run as fast as she could. THIS WAS IT!

Her heart was pounding too fast and she couldn´t help it. The uncertain situation that she was going to face made it impossible to stay calm. She was now running through the branches of the forest, the ninjas were close, she could feel a great amount of chakra flowing from the bay. Suddenly she saw it, an immense stream of water heading towards her. There was no time to lose, she began making water hand poses almost instinctively and when the stream was only inches away from her, she placed her arms like in a dive with both palms facing each other, cutting through the stream and splitting it in two drifts. Then it stopped. She heard screaming.

-Grandpa! - she cried in relief when she saw him safe and sound, and then ran towards him.

-Nagi, what are you doing out here? - he asked in concern.

-Mama told me to go looking for you- she lied. Close call, the time hadn´t come after all.

-Who is she old man? – said someone behind her. All of a sudden, she noticed that there were three other people standing there, three genins about her age, a blond and a dark haired guy and a weird pink haired girl who was trying to help an unconscious man whose face was almost entirely covered. They all had the konoha ninja headband.

- She´s Nagisa, my eldest granddaughter- said Tazuna with a smile – Oh! and Nagisa, these are Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and that over there is Kakashi sensei, they´re here to protect me- he said, pointing at them respectively.

-they´re here to protect me-

Those words resounded in Nagisa´s ears like loud church bells, she sighed, so much for the "this is it" excitement, of course hiring a real ninja would be the reasonable way to protect her family. What was she thinking anyways?

-Shouldn´t we help him? - she said referring to Kakashi, trying to divert the attention to someone else besides her.

It worked. They all helped carrying Kakashi sensei to the house in complete silence. They were all too shocked about what happened and words weren´t able to come out. Nagisa was curious about that, but she decided to save it for later, she could tell nobody was up for an interrogation at the moment.

Nagisa's mother took care of Kakashi when they arrived.

She barely even talked to the ninjas that day, even though she really wanted to; the only ninja she ever knew was her sensei but she wasn´t really allowed to ask him as much as she could so these Konoha ninjas were the perfect opportunity to learn a bit more about them. The problem was that she really didn´t know how to approach them. She was a bit intimidated and that was odd, she usually didn´t have socializing problems like these.

And so, the night came. It was late and everybody already went to sleep, but Nagisa simply couldn´t, there was too much going on in her mind. Just before they all went to sleep her grandfather told her what happened at the bay, and everything about that Zabuza ninja who attacked them seemed just too suspicious for her, she didn´t really know why, but still she couldn´t stop thinking about it. The wind came blowing in silence through her open window, it filled her room with cold air and it made her sheets ruffle, almost like forcing her not to sleep. She closed her eyes and felt it, it was smooth and it flowed through her body with tenderness. Maybe a little dance would make her feel at ease. Everyone was sleeping and it was really late so her secret was going to be safe… just a little dance…

Her backyard was silent. The ocean nearby glowed with moonlight, and the wind was blowing smooth, a perfect scenery for some nerve calming training as she called it. She began with her hand poses, the ones corresponding to the wind. She took a deep breath and started moving. It was like a series of taijutsu poses done in slow motion. The wind started to move around her according to her poses, like if she was moving with it, slowly, gracefully, in complete concentration, and the wind responded to her movements, with the same grace but with a strength beyond compare. Her dark hair, moved by the wind, started to block her vision, so she closed her eyes, wallowing in an even more deep concentration than before. Now, she wasn´t really thinking, she just moved along with the wind, calmly, peacefully, in harmony. It wasn´t long before it all stopped. That kind of jutsu required an enormous amount of chakra and she wasn´t strong enough to maintain it for long, but it was all worth it. The wind had taken all of her worries away, she would be able to sleep at last.

She took a breath once more and then opened her eyes, looked back at the house and started walking towards it. She was so calm that she didn´t even noticed the sitting person on the porch of the house until he was practically in front of her. She froze.

-Did you saw that? - Nagisa asked with a horrified glance.

- I did- said the dark haired ninja.