Chapter One: A New Day
It was late in the afternoon in the Leaf Village. The Chunin exams have come to a conclusion and all the genins have become Chunins. But after the death of the Third Hokage, the village was in deep remorse. In the deepest part of the forest, away from the village, Tsuki sat under an old oak tree with her family picture in her lap. Tsuki has golden eyes with light-brown hair. She stared at her picture that showed her mother holding her when she was a baby. Alongside her mother was her father, holding her younger brother, Tsuyoshi, who passed away at a young age due to a serious illness. Tsuki was four years old when he died. His death hurt her deeply when she grew older.
Tsuki stared blankly at her picture then looked at the sky. She thought of Rock Lee who helped her during the Chunin exam, The Forest of Death. Ever since, she praised Lee and helped him with his injury from Gaara's sand attack to his left arm and leg. There came a rustle in the tree she was laying against. She cautiously looked up to find Iruka-sensei waving at her. "Hi Iruka-sensei!" Tsuki said happily. "Hey Tsuki, how are you? asked Iruka calmly. "Is something wrong? You seem upset about something." asked Tsuki confused. "Well...yes. I'm worried that Orochimaru might be roaming out here. You have to go back to the village before Orochimaru comes back." Iruka said concerned. "Don't worry, Iruka-sensei, I'll be alright. I just needed some time alone. I'll be back in the Village soon okay." explained Tsuki. Iruka grew worried. "Well, if that's the case, I'll leave you alone but please come back quickly before sunset. I'm going to send Gai and Kakashi to search the forest for Orochimaru, so please be careful." said Iruka. "All right Iruka-sensei, I'll be careful and thanks a lot for the warning!" said Tsuki. Then Iruka disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Looking out in the forest, she could hear birds chirping loudly. "It's so peaceful and...quiet." she said as she leaned against the old oak. The sun shone majestically through the leaves. A small stream trickled close by creating a soothing aura. She felt contentment as she leaned against the tree, resting her eyes for a brief moment.
As she opened her eyes, she noticed the stars were out. Then, she heard Gai and Kakashi's voices in the distance. Getting up, she looked out from a bush and saw Gai with a sign of scissors and Kakashi made a rock shape with his fist. Gai jumped in disappointment due to his loss with Kakashi. Tsuki sighed, and then started to giggle. She stepped out of the bushes to greet them. "Hi there fellas!" Tsuki said excited. "Oh hi Tsuki, how are things going?" said Kakashi. "How are you Tsuki?" asked Gai disappointed after his loss to Kakashi. Tsuki laughed. "Oh I'm fine, just came out here for a quick breather. I heard from Iruka-sensei that you two were sent to look for Orochimaru." Tsuki spoke. "Oh right. He did but you should be back in the village. It's dangerous out here." said Kakashi. "Oh okay, hope you find him, see ya!" said Tsuki as she walked back to the village.
As she pasted through the village gate, she came to the front of her house.Pulling out her house key, she unlocked the door and entered. The house remained the same since she left. As she prepared for bed, she went in the shower for a cool rinse of all the dirt and sweat on her body from her ninja training. Climbing in the shower, she turned the handle to get the water to flow. The cool water ran from her silky-smooth light-brown hair down her taunt, delicate body to her aching feet. She felt a restlessness in her body as she thought of Rock Lee. Water sprinkled on her back washing of the rest of the dirt and grim. She reached over and shut the water off. She came out naked grabbing the first towel from the towel rack, drying herself off.