*Prologue*
Every person has their own path to follow and their own values in life. Some go through great obstacles and manage to rise to the top, while others go through about the same amount but suddenly fall to the bottom. Everyone experiences pain and suffering, joy and happiness. Everyone has their ups and downs during certain situations in their lives. We all go through pretty many similar things.
However, living a double life as a ninja can take its toll on you.
A person living in a normal lifestyle can never compare to a person living and working loyally as a shinobi in this world we live in, filled with huge, diverse countries, allied and rivaled villages, and dangerous beings that possess incredible abilities based upon a source called Chakra. It was our duty to follow our village's rule and orders at the cost of our own lives and we took that oath when we trained hard and were rewarded with our village's headband protectors.
I had to learn to accept it in the hardest of ways and was willing to do whatever it took to continue to survive and have the opportunity to still stand alongside with the ones I loved and cared for, even if it meant making plenty of sacrifices for myself and for others.
That was my nindo, my ninja way, and I had to do what my instincts, mind, heart and duty told me was right.
This is the story of how I chose between love and duty, loyalty and betrayal, and life and death. How my friends and I went through unbelievable experiences and how we worked our way through them, step by step. How we shared a few laughs and shared a few tears with one another. How we all were willing to stand by each other and fight for what was right 'til the very end.
This is how we followed our ninja ways.