Prologue
War. Military power. Fighting. Peace. This is what ninjas are used for, either for maintaining peace among villages, going off to war, or fulfilling missions their leaders send them on. Whether it's for greed, power, or good intentions, ninjas will always be around, either for themselves or for others. Each village replies on their military powers, their ninjas, or seeks aid from allies. Each land, every village, they all want strong ninjas so they stay strong. Ninja clans are the same; they want to produce strong shinobi to carry on the family name and to help make their lineage and their village stronger. Constant change occurs in each village. Lost of power, gain of power, leaders gone, leaders gained, ninjas come and go, wartime, peacetime, forming alliances or breaking them, but regardless of these tucks in power, everyday life goes on.
Konoha is no different. A relatively peaceful village, but a powerful one, filled with civilians, ninja, and several clans. The Hisui clan resides here. High intelligence, amazing combat skills, and natural talent for genjutsu, it is no wonder they remain one of the most prominent clans, right up there with the Hyuga and Uchiha clans. Just like every other clan, they produce a genius every few generations. A prodigy with incomparable talent. The one with several expectations placed on his or her shoulders, both from his or her clan and from the village. Their most recent prodigy is a girl, the eldest child of the head of the clan. All sorts of rumors have been spread throughout the village and even beyond the village about her, ever since she was young. But they've never known the real her, the woman she has bottled inside.
Konoha is my home. A very wonderful home, surrounded by people I care about. Most of them anyway. I never asked to be the Hisui prodigy. I never asked for all the expectations on my shoulders either. But as a ninja, I'm supposed to fight, right? Because I am a great ninja? This is a partially true statement. There has always been some level of fighting in the ninja world, and there probably always will be, but there has to be a level of peace, too. I go on missions and will always do so for the sake of my village like other ninjas, but I am finding peace in my life as well as for others. Unlike others though, I'm doing it for all the good intentions. Not for power like other ninjas and villages but for my dreams and for those I care about. I have always wanted to fulfill my own dreams. To never give up. To reach my full capability. To protect my village. To stand up for my clan, my brothers, my friends, my loved ones, my comrades, my fellow villagers, despite their challenges and my hard past. To meet their expectations and help fulfill their dreams.
Expectations pain me, but at the same time, they're what I live for. They're all I know. But friendship, family, love, those are things I grew to know, too, those things also play a role. Both my village and my clan expected me to be a great shinobi, one that will help protect the village, to fight and help maintain peace, to maintain my clan's strength. Yet several thought I was strange or viewed me from a critical stand point or even went as far to underestimate me. I wanted to succeed and prove everyone wrong, to show that this girl can do well for herself and follow her heart at the same time, to also be able to help others that she cares about.
They say everything happens for a reason, and I suppose they are right. I've seen many things during my life, and I believe that I'm finally starting to figure out the reasons for their occurrences. While I regret many things, I appreciate many other things. I never expected for my life to unfold this way, but it turns out, life doesn't always go according to plan. My clan and my village expected me to be a great ninja. I suppose this is correct too because I believe that I have indeed become a great ninja. I worked hard for it. But I didn't become the person, or the woman, that everyone expected me to be, with me being the least expecting of it. In my life, I lived through all the expectations and challenges that have been thrown at me. I still do face those odds, but I refuse to give up, and I believe that things are starting to change for the better. So much happens along this journey called life. And the drastic changes in my life began after I met a boy named Itachi Uchiha.