Prelude
"We're under attack! We're under attack! Raise the alarm!"
DONG! DONG! DONG! DONG! DONG!
Ninjas ran to protect the village. Women and children ran for cover. It was complete pandemonium. Just what snake-like Orochimaru wanted in his prey.
"Yesssss… This village will be perfect for beginning my conquest of Kohona…" hissed Orochimaru. He turned to his first-in-command. "Bring me the Higarashi boy alive and unscathed, or else it will be your demise."
The ninja nodded and disappeared into the chaos. He came back holding a five-year-old boy a few minutes later.
"Good. Now burn the village and make sure no living creature escapes," Orochimaru ordered.
The village burned all night. Orochimaru killed everything in it, except one three-year-old girl who managed to escape…