Prologue

The two-year old snuck out the back door of the big room where all the Hidden Village of the Flame where being watched. Amatsu was scared and needed her parents.

She started to run to the field past the forest where the adults said the battle was taking place. Ama had been there before when her mother had taken her to collect herbs for the village's medical team.

Ama could see smoke rising from a brightly light area that stuck out against the night sky. She came to the grove of trees beyond of which was the clearing where she could hear the cries of the phoenix that was making so much trouble for her village. Slowly, she made her way through the trees until she could see the phoenix firing flames at the attacking ninja. The great bird awed her as she stood behind a tree at the edge of the clearing.

While Ama was staring at the large, beautiful bird, the leader of the village noticed her standing there. Being as old and wise as he was, he knew the ninja would not win as half of the village's ninja had already been wiped out. When he saw little Ama standing there, he knew there was only one way to save the village. He had to seal the phoenix inside of Amatsu. The mighty lord was hesitant though. Although it would save the village, it would ruin the poor child's life.

But he had to do it. Slowly, so the phoenix wouldn't notice, he beckoned for Ama to come over to him. Ama did as she was asked and went over to the honorable leader of the village.

"Amatsu, I need you to be a brave girl and help the village."

The girl nodded silently. He faced the phoenix and began to do complex hand signs. That was the last thing Ama saw before blacking out.


When Ama awoke, she found herself in a strange room lying on a hard bed. Looking out the window she noticed that it was past noon. She could make out voices coming from beyond the door on the other side of the room. Careful not to make any noise, she crept closer to the door and pressed her ear to it.

"She's just a child what can she do? Besides she has the demon inside her."

"I say we burn her at stake!"

Ama recognized this voice. It was Arudou Debito, one of the village head members after the leader.

"The wise one (the village leader) gave his life to save this wretched child. Surely there must be some way to use her for his sake."

Ama also recognized this voice. Tatara Hibumi was the scribe of the village.
"Very well, seeing as her parents are dead and we are now in charge, we will raise and use her."

Ama gasped loudly. 'Dead. Surely not. Her parents were skilled ninja, they couldn't just die.'

"What was that!"

"Sounds like the little brat woke up."

Ama, still shocked from learning of her parent's deaths, couldn't move. Ama was told to do whatever the men said or she would be severely punished. To remind her of that, Ama was given the first though surely not the last or harshest beating in her life.


Well hoped ya liked it...so far. I have a lot more written down just haven't typed it. Hopefully I will this summer + More! So stay tuned.