Story way before Naruto's Time. Majority of the cast are OCs. Basically the story of how Konohamaru's parents got together. Loosely based on Lion II Simba's Pride.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Years ago The Land between the Sound Village to the Waterfall village (that's three countries in all) all was one country: Metal Country. The village hidden in the mines was the shinobi capital of the Metal Country. The Metal Country used to be the sixth member of the 5 great nations but after the 2nd Great War (there are three) The Metal Country went on a serious decline and eventually broke apart. This story takes place while The Metal Country was still a country.The Childhood Saga
The sounds of a woman's screams rang throughout the hospitals halls. She clutched her Husbands hand as hard as she possibly could. She cursed him with all her heart that moment. How dare he put her through childbirth. He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.
"It's ok Fushoku," the husband said soothingly
"To hell with that, Sarutobi!" Fushoku screamed back.
Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi smiled at his wife and stroked her cheeks.
"Just push a little harder Fushoku-san!" screamed Medic-specialist Tsunade.
And Fushoku did. She pushed despite the extreme pain she felt. Fushoku yet out more loud screams and shouts. She pushed with all of her being.
Until a small cry was heard.
The room stood still and completely silent. Tsunade took the newborn into her arms and everyone started at her intently. Without another word Tsunade lifted the child into the air and showed the newborn off proudly to everyone in the quite large hospital room. The audience, which consisted of family and very close friends, started to applaud. Oblivious to the surroundings around it, the baby continued to cry. Sarutobi wrapped his arms around Fushoku and cuddled for a short minute. A nurse handed Sarutobi some scissors to cut the apical cord. Once it had been cut, the child was cleaned of bodily fluids and blood and wrapped in blankets. The baby was place into Fushoku tired arms. Fushoku smiled a genuine smile, despite all the pain she was in. Sarutobi kneeled beside his wife and kissed her on the forehead. Fushoku looked up him, unable to return his kiss. She smiled then cuddled her child, and Sarutobi wrapped his arms around both Fushoku and the baby and hugged them. Tsunade then took the infant back to run tests on it and give it a proper bath. Sarutobi and Fushoku then shared a gentle kiss.
"Isn't this great!" Jiraiya said to his companion Orochimaru
Sarutobi's students had also been allowed into the delivery room. Orochimaru didn't respond.
"I can't wait to raise the little guy!"
"Isn't that left up to his parents?"
"Yeah, of course. But who's gonna teach him all those secret routes in Konoha. Who's gonna teach him all the important stuff, like how to pick up girls! And all the best spots to take an open onsen bath!" Jiraiya continued to rant
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and wished he weren't there at the moment.
"I'm telling you Orochimaru, It's gonna be just like the good old Gennin days, plus one new guy!"
Tsunade then turned around, with the baby still in her arms and smartly said, "It's a girl"
"Girl," Jiraiya corrected himself, then realized something "GIRL!?"
Even Orochimaru made a face.
Tsunade handed off the baby to another nurse and put her hands on her hips.
"What's wrong with girls?" Tsunade said wryly
"N-No-Nothing!! Nothing at all…" Jiraiya said.
"So Sarutobi-sensei, what's her name going to be?" Tsunade asked
Sarutobi and Fushoku exchanged glances before they both said
"Kawaige"
Years later Kawaige grew into a cute bubbly kid. Kawaige had the big dark eyes and a button nose from her mother; everything else was like her father's. She was determined to follow in her parents' footprints and become an excellent kunoichi. Sarutobi and Fushoku had another child, a baby boy, when Kawaige was 7. His name was Asuma. When she turned 12 years old she graduated from the Academy and became a Gennin. She was assigned a team and a Jounin Sensei. One day, Her sensei happened to be in the hospital because of a solo A-rank mission he was sent on, giving Kawaige the week off to do as she pleased.
The Sun peeked into the small room of a tweenaged girl. As soon as the sunlight hit her face, her eyelids few open. She energetically jumped out of bed with her arms in the air.
"Guuuuuud Mornin' Konoha!" she shouted to the morning air.
She raced to take a showed, get dressed and tie her forehead protector around her head. Kawaige then pulled her shoulder length spiky hair into a ponytail, and some bangs hung loosely over her forehead.
She ran down stairs to her brother's room and kissed him good morning.
"Hey there Asuma nii-chan!" Kawaige squealed to her 5-year-old brother.
Half asleep, Asuma simply swatted Kawaige away.
Kawaige was about to leave the house when two big arms grabbed her from behind and holstered her in the air. Kawaige squeaked in reply, then made a sour annoyed face when she saw whom the culprit was.
"Daddy, let go!"
Sarutobi patted her on the head and chuckled
"Where do you think your going in such a hurry?" he said with a grin.
Kawaige broke free of Sarutobi's grasp and started to pout.
"Daddy, I'm not a little kid anymore!" she protested
"I know I just want you to be careful alright? Accidents can happen. You could easily get—"
"Hurt or kidnapped or even get lost" Kawaige butted in, "And if I see any strangers—Don't talk to them, come straight home. Okay, okay can I go now… please?"
"Very Funny." Sarutobi chuckled
"Mind your father, Kawaige." Fushoku said from down the hall.
Fushoku walked beside her Husband and placed her right arm around his waist.
"Yes mom." Kawaige giggled
"And say within our boarders, you do not want to ever run into a Mines villager." Sarutobi warned.
"He's right, you can't turn your back on them." Fushoku said with some distance in her voice.
"Why?" Kawaige pondered aloud.
Sarutobi shook his head and stroked Kawaige's.
"Never mind, just run along."
Kawaige looked at him as if Sarutobi had two heads. She then grinned at him and gave him a quick hug and rushed out the house without another word.
"Be Safe!" Sarutobi called out after her.
"Sarutobi, who does she remind you of?" Fushoku said.
"Hmm, what? … Who?"
"She's just like you were when you were young"
"Exactly, and I got myself into a lot of trouble, and paid plenty of trips to the hospital because of the way I was when I was a kid." Sarutobi responded
Fushoku grabbed Sarutobi's sides and tackled him into the nearest wall.
"She'll be fine." Fushoku smiled before giving Sarutobi a big hug.
Sarutobi's worries eased. Yeah, Maybe Kawaige wouldn't get into much trouble today.
Kawaige had just met up with her teammates, Bozu and Douji on one of the training grounds on the outskirts of the village. Douji was slightly taller than Kawaige with red hair and dark eyes. Bozu was short with scruffy blonde hair and teal eyes. A restless cat was held in Bozu's arms.
"What's that Bozu?" Kawaige asked pointing to the ball of fluff.
"It's my Auntie's cat…" Bozu said, slightly embarrassed.
"Whoa, so you're just some cat's baby-sitter?" Douji said with a playful grin
"Stuff it Douji!" Bozu yelled cheeks flushed.
Kawaige simply laughed at her friends.
"Can it do tricks?" Kawaige teased
"No," Bozu said stubbornly
"Let's teach it some!" Douji suggested.
"Yeah, yeah!" Kawaige agreed
Douji pulled the cat out of Bozu's arms. Bozu was going to protest, but it was too late, the cat had escaped and was running into the forest.
"Now see what you've done!" Bozu yelled before running after the cat
Douji and Kawaige exchanged glances and followed Bozu. They all ran deep into the forest struggling to keep up with the cat
"Man this damn thing has stamina!" Douji shouted.
"This stupid cat's been doing this all day long! I'm in charge of making sure it doesn't get away!" Bozu angrily explained.
Kawaige could feel herself getting farther and farther away from Bozu and Douji. Maybe it was because she was daydreaming? Maybe… She did have the tendency to douse off or slip away from reality—Oops, now where did Bozu and Douji go? Kawaige stopped hopping branch to branch and looked around her. Where was she? Where were Bozu and Douji? And how was she going to get back to Konoha? She then recognized the area from a description her father had once given her about The Metal Country. Thin trees, tall grass, some areas were swampy… Hey, Bozu and Douji were all right chasing that cat, Kawaige wanted to do a little exploring of this unknown territory. She jumped off the tree and unto a log that was placed near the ground. Not really looking where she was going she shuffled down the large log. Kawaige tripped and tumbled down the log until she hit another body that was also standing on the log. The two bodies fell to the dirt floor. The person that was hit was the first one to bounce to his feet. It was a young looking kid who had turquoise eyes and his dark hair parted at the side. He had a mines village forehead protector tied around his head. Kawaige was the next to get up and took two steps back from the Metal shinobi. The Metal shinobi took out several kunai and shuriken and readied them to be thrown at Kawaige any given minute.
"Who are you, leaf villager?" he asked with disgust.
Kawaige didn't answer.
Hmm how should I get this bitch to talk? The shinobi wondered.
He had learned from the academy that intimidation was a key part of interrogation. One technique for intimidation was circling your opponent. But, Kawaige wouldn't let him do this. Every time He tried Kawaige would jump to be in front of him.
"What the heck are you doing?" he finally blurted out
"My father says to never turn your back on a mines villager." Kawaige said angrily
"Do you always do what daddy says?" he taunted.
"N-NO!!"
"Bet you do! Bet you're daddy's little girl, hahaha!"
The shinobi cockily trotted over towards a swamp and proudly stood on a stone that kept him above sea level. Except the stones weren't stones.
"A mines shinobi doesn't need anybody, I take care of myself!" he continued
"Really?" Kawaige said following him into the swamp, "That's so cool."
The mines shinobi was about to answer when he saw a large alligators jaw open behinds Kawaige's head.
"A-ah R-run!" he managed to scream.
Kawaige looked behind her, screamed and jumped out of the way. The hopped stone to stone to what they thought was safety until the stones rose up into the air and turned into a pile of alligators. Both kids ran as fast as they could. Kawaige spotted a small tree in the middle of the swamp that could probably give them enough distance from the alligators. She was about to tell the boy, when she saw him running the other way.
"I'll distract them you run!" he ordered.
The boy ran away from the alligators but fell into the water. He desperately swam to a real rock to take cover from the alligators that were hungrily following him. Kawaige jumped on the back of the alligator that was about to attack the boy and drove her kunai into its skull. Blood mixed with water.
"Come on, Run!" She ordered and helped the boy up.
They jumped towards the tree that Kawaige wanted to go towards earlier. Once atop it, however the alligators gnawed at the bottom so it would fall. The two had to think fast. The boy saw that the tree was also near a ledge that the alligators wouldn't be able to climb.
"We have to jump!" he warned
The tree shook dangerously.
He summoned all the strength in his legs and jumped towards the ledge. He didn't land completely and he had to pull himself up, but he was safe. Kawaige was next she readied herself for her jump. The tree shook even more violently.
If I don't jump right now, the tree is gonna give in! Kawaige realized.
With all her might she jumped towards the ledge. And as she predicted the tree fell apart. Her arms were holding onto the ledge. The boy gave out his hand and pulled her up. Their hearts were fast beating from panic so they took a second to take a breather. Kawaige was the first to look down at the alligators that struggled to get up the ledge but failed.
"We did it…" she first said quietly then louder, "WE DID IT NAH!"
The boy shinobi blew his tongue at the alligators.
"Whoa that was crazy! Did you see the size of those things? There teeth? Huge! I can't believe it! We make such a good team!" Kawaige laughed, "And you, you were really brave out there!"
Taken aback slightly he responded, "Yeah you weren't so bad either."
She didn't seem at all the way his mother had described leaf villagers to him.
"By the way, I'm Toukon."
"I'm Kawaige" Kawaige giggled.
From the shadows someone watched but kept their chakra well hidden.
"Hey you wanna play a game?" Kawaige asked "Like, Tag!"
Toukon gave her a strange look
"Um you know, tag? You run, I tag, get it?"
More strange looks
"What's the matter, don't you know how to play?"
Apparently not
"Oh!" Kawaige realized, thinking he might want to do something else, like spar.
She made a basic hand sign for modeling charka and bent her knees slightly. Taking the hint that she wanted to spar, Toukon also got into position and started to mold chakra with a grin on his face. Suddenly a figure with a mind-boggling amount of chakra appeared in front of Kawaige. It was the Sandaime Hokage. Toukon took a frightened step back. Another figure with almost the same amount of chakra stepped forward. It was a woman with short dark hair and brown eyes.
"Nikumu." Sarutobi said with distain.
"Sarutobi?" Nikumu said with twisted glee, and readied herself for attack.
And she would have attacked if a quad of anbu agents Fushoku and Jiraiya weren't behind him. Bozu and Douji were also behind Sarutobi, both slightly frightened.
"Fushoku." Nikumu greeted
"Nikumu" Fushoku returned the gesture
"Jiraiya, Anbu! Now if you'd be so kind to get out of the Fire Country!" Jiraiya shouted.
Nikumu's anger flared
"These lands would belong to the Kinzokukage, if…" Nikumu trailed off.
"No one of The Metal Country is allowed in the Fire Country, now you and your child get out!"
"Oh, haven't you met my son, Nikumu? He was born a little while after the war ended. Because of you the once great Metal Country is in ruins. Poverty has swept over the lands, and there's hardly any food…"
"You know the penalty for crossing the border!" Sarutobi shouted
"But the child does not!" Nikumu shouted back "But if you must, here"
Nikumu grabbed Toukon's arm and pulled him in front of Sarutobi. Absolute fear shone through Toukon's eyes and his knees shook. Sarutobi looked at Toukon to Nikumu who just smirked.
"Take him and get out. We're done here." Sarutobi said.
Nikumu threw Toukon on her back in a piggyback fashion and smirked at Sarutobi.
Oh, no Sarutobi we have barely begun! She thought.
Sarutobi picked up Kawaige in his arms and walked off with the others following him. Nikumu walked the other way.
"Bye," Kawaige whispered and sadly waved.
"Bye," Toukon whispered returning the wave.
The group returned to Konoha soon after. Bozu and Douji both gave Kawaige playful punches in the shoulder. They had been worried about her. Oh, at least they caught that stupid cat. Kawaige looked at her father who was just standing still. He was angry with her and she knew it.
"Sarutobi?" Fushoku said
The couple exchanged glances and Fushoku walked off. Sarutobi turned to face his daughter. Kawaige flashed him a toothy nervous smile that faded away after a hard look from Sarutobi.
"Kawaige, what were you thinking?" Sarutobi scowled
"I… I-I"
"You deliberately disobeyed me and ran off towards the border! Don't you realize you could have been killed?"
"Daddy… I-I"
"I'm telling you this because I love you," Sarutobi hugged Kawaige "you are apart of the—"
"Great tree Konoha, I know I know" Kawaige said.
"I won't always be here, and I need you to protect this village."
"You put so much pressure on me, I don't want to become like the old farts in your council." Kawaige said stubbornly.
Sarutobi laughed
"That's like saying you don't want to protect this village as a kunoichi. It's apart of you. As am I."
Kawaige chose to pout. Sarutobi grabbed her in a headlock and gave her a nuggy. Kawaige broke free and patted her hair back in place. Sarutobi motioned her to follow him with grin. They strolled throughout Konoha as Sarutobi gave Kawaige a lecture about the village.
"Everyone, in this village is an extended family to me, and I live and fight to protect them. I defend them with my life as the Hokage. Don' you have friends who are very special to you Kawaige?"
"Yeah, Bozu and Douji, but they're not my blood brothers."
"Yes, but they are precious to you. And they are an extended part of you."
Kawaige gave him a strange look
"I lost you when you started so talk about being an extended part of you."
"Hmm, how should I explain this? Like me, they are apart of you."
"But you're apart of me cause you're my father, they're not related to me…"
"No, no Kawaige, we are one!"
"What?"
"We are one, your friends your mother and me. We're like one family under the sun."
"That includes everyone in the village?" Kawaige sadly asked
"Yes!"
They passed a busy street full with bustle.
"So I'm just part of one big clan? Not truly an individual?"
"No you still keep your individuality, you're just one with us."
"That makes no sense daddy."
"Hmm, We will always be your side, filled with hope and pride, which makes us apart of you, thus making us one."
They passed the Academy where friends were helping each other learn a new trick. On child was trying to use henge no jutsu but he kept using the wrong hand sign. The Hokage quickly showed the kid the correct hand sign and the child happily transformed into a bird. Kawaige watched him in awe.
"Come on Kawaige," said as they continued they're walk.
Sarutobi saw the confused look on Kawaige's face and attempted to explain on.
"Brave shinobi have died protecting this village. Even those who are gone are still with us in spirit as we go on in life, they are apart of us too."
Kawaige knew Sarutobi was talking about the 1st and the 2nd Hokages, his mentors. They had made it near the Hokage monument. All the Hokage faces stood tall.
"Remember no matter how different we are, we are always one. All the wisdom you'll need as a leader, all the courage that you'll ever need, you will find when you see… We are one." Sarutobi said
He looked up to the monument admiring the Hokages of the past faces that were on it. Sarutobi looked at his Daughter who appeared to be restless.
"For now, just be who you are. You'll understand someday." Sarutobi said giving his daughter a hug and a kiss.
She watched him disappear into the city hall building. She shook her head and repeated his words.
"We are one"
The Mines village was truly falling apart. The roads had pots holes in them, and most of the buildings didn't even have solid roofs or were unfinished. Many of the mines that the village was so famous for had either caved into or had ran out of valuable recourses. In fact the only material left in the once plentiful ground was Iron. Mines used to carry gold, and silver and some rare ones diamonds. It was a dry area. Most of the rain went to the swamps (other areas of the Metal Country) which were alligator infested. The residents of the Mines village were mostly adult shinobi and teenagers; there were very few children. The citizens were relatively skinny from slight starvation. Food was scarce during this time. There had even been word of the Metal country splitting up into three independent countries soon. The only person keeping the country together was Nikumu. Nikumu was the wife of the late Kinzokukage and was a powerful general during the 2nd Great War. She was considered the unofficial leader of the mines village every since the Kinzokukage's death.
People tended to lye in the streets like hopeless blobs of jelly. One teenaged Chunnin shuffled down the broken streets muttering on about his day.
"Toukon, Toukon, Toukon…" He started in disgust, "He's not even the Kinzokukage's son; he just took 'im in!"
The miserable teenaged walked on until he spotted another tweenaged girl who was trying to pull something out of the cracks in the cement.
"Oh hey Youkai, Where's the twerp Toukon, you know the favorite child?"
Youkai ignored him in favor of using a stick to pull out what ever was stuck in that crack of cement. He mischievously cut Youkai's stick with a kunai knife causing Youkai to fall backwards.
"Bastard!" She screamed, "That was my last bit of food in that pot hole!"
Youkai stopped her rant when she noticed something.
"Akun, where's Toukon? Did you leave alone yet again?"
Akun glared at Youkai before scratching his back with the back of his kunai
"Oh who gives a crap, the twerp has to learn how to take care of himself!"
"Mother's gonna be mad"
"Oh who cares!?" Akun's scratching became more violent "I'm the oldest, I'm the strongest, I'm the smartest—OH GOD THEESE FRICKIN' FLEAS!" He scratched as hard as he could, rolling around.
Youkai gave him a skeptical look.
"I could be a leader if she'd just give me a chance!" Akun said angrily.
"Well, why don't you go tell her that?" Youkai said with a smirk
"Don't think I won't!"
"Well here's your chance"
Akun's head turned around. Nikumu was dragging Toukon by the wrist and squeezing so hard his hand was white. Nikumu was very annoyed indeed.
"Oh, Mom! Mommy Hi, I caught you some dinner, it's a rabbit! It's right by the…" Nikumu passed by Akun without a single thought "Oh… ok…"
Nikumu released her grip on Toukon who tumbled to the floor. Youkai was the first to approach Toukon.
"Welcome back little bro, wanna fight?" She smirked
Toukon smirked and got into a fighting stance as so did Youkai.
"You were supposed to be WATCHING HIM!" Nikumu violently turned on Akun.
"I-It's not his fault I went off on my own…" Toukon tried defending his brother.
Nikumu's attention went to Toukon as she began interrogating him. All Toukon could do was helplessly move backwards.
"What were you thinking!?" She hissed
"No-nothing, I-I'm sorry!"
"Who brought the ruin of the Mines village!?"
"T-the leaf village!"
"Who killed the Kinzokukage!?"
"Th-the Hokage!"
"What have I told you about them!?"
By now Toukon had fallen on his back from tripping over himself.
"I-I'm sorry mother. Sh-she didn't s-seem so bad… I-I even thought we could be—"
"FRIENDS!?" Nikumu cut in.
Toukon's face paled. Nikumu began to circle her child.
"You thought you could get to the daughter and Sarutobi would welcome you with open arms? What and idea!" then Nikumu thought about for a second, "…what and an idea!!!"
"Huh?"
Nikumu wore a much happier face now. She brought her son close to her chest and stroked his hair.
"Hmm, pure brilliance! You have the same conniving mind that made the Kinzokukage so… powerful!"
"Ee-yuck" Akun gagged.
Nikumu shot him an icy glare, which shut him up. Nikumu picked up Toukon bridal style and carried him off towards the city hall, the nicest building in the village.
"Stupid Toukon…" Akun muttered
The room Toukon was placed in was huge. It had furniture that had been preserved since the Kinzokukage's death. Nikumu wouldn't let anything be sold. Granted the furniture was also a little ratty but compared to everything else in the village, it was fabulous. He was sat in a giant cushy throne-bed-chair. Jounin and Chunnin Shinobi and Kunoichi watched him intently. It made Toukon feel uneasy, what did they want from him? It made him feel small too; he and Youkai were the only Gennin in the village.
"I know see our glorious path to power!" Nikumu said aloud.
"But I don't want—"
"Hush!" Nikumu's harsh voice turned into a soft one "Hush, my little boy, you mush be exhausted…"
She pecked his check and covered him with a blanket.
"Just rest your eyes my child, and let your dreams take wing. One day when you're big and strong you will be a legend!"
"Good night" a tired Toukon whispered.
"Good night, my little ninja tomorrow your training intensifies," Nikumu smirked
Toukon closed his eyes and dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
"You're so motivated to take down the leaf" One Jounin smirked wickedly.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Nikumu said as she explained her hatred for Konoha, "I've watched my home crumble from a great city to the slumps. I've been left alone with no defense. When I think of what that brute did I get a little tense!"
Nikumu punched a hole in the wall to display her hatred for Sarutobi. The act shocked a few Chunnin and soon more shinobi came to join the crowd. There was not enough space in the room, so some shinobi actually were standing on the walls using their chakra as glue.
"But to keep my mind away from the depression my people have been suffering I dream a such a pretty dream. It helps me get some rest." Nikumu said batting her eyes.
She then jumped onto the table and threw her arms into the air as she spoke again
"The sound of the Hokage's dying gasp!"
Men cheered and Akun acted out how this would sound, holding his throat and wheezing.
"His daughter frightened squeals in my grasp!"
Nikumu clenched her fists and imagined the sounds Kawaige would make being corned by Nikumu.
"His villagers mournful cry! That's my lullaby!" Nikumu preached into the audience.
The ninja cheered and raised their fists into the air and somehow didn't wake Toukon.
"Now, I've tried forgetting the past," Nikumu started with fake remorse "And I've tried to forgive my foes… I've just got one little problem… I hate to let them live"
There were a couple of "Hell yeah" s from the crowd.
"So you've found a skilled ninja to get rid of that damned man!" Akun smiled
Nikumu pinched the sides of Akun's cheeks
"Oh, the battle may be bloody… But as long its his blood that's shedding!"
She then walked over towards Toukon's sleeping body and gave him a kiss on the check.
"The Kinzokukage's gone, but Nikumu's still around to love this little lad," she said gently.
The look in her eyes changed to a malicious one as she took out a kunai and stabbed a wall and drove it downwards.
"We'll teach him to be a killer, with a heart that's pure black!"
"Sleep you little twerp, I mean precious little thing…" Akun said giving Toukon a poke
Youkai swatted Akun's hand away and pushed him backwards.
"One day when you're big and strong, little brother" Youkai started
"You will be a legend!" Nikumu finished.
"The pounding of the drums of war!" One man in the crowd shouted out.
"The thrill of Toukon's powerful ninjutsu!" Another called out.
"The joy of vengeance!" shouted Akun
"Testify!" yelled Youkai
"I can hear the cheering!" Nikumu shouted over the crowd.
"Toukon! What a Guy!" Everyone in the room (except Toukon and Nikumu) shouted in unison.
Nikumu jumped on a wall and started scaling it by running using chakra in her feet.
"Payback time is nearing!" she shouted before reaching the roof and busting a hole through it.
She pushed her upper body up through the hole so she could scream to the heavens. The evening sky was a red tint.
"And soon our flag will fly! Across the blood red sky!" She cried.
The next words rang through out the village because Nikumu and every shinobi at city hall sang it at the top of their lungs
"THAT'S MY LULLABY!!!"
There was plenty of cheering and celebrating after that. And amazingly, Toukon slept through all of it.
That's the end of the Childhood saga. Next chapter will be the 'Adult saga'
R&R is greatly appreciated