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The first time he saw her was at the Chunin Exams. Her smile was gentle and sweet as she laughed with her teammates and her skin seemed so delicate as if a needle could pierce right through it. She wore her cream colored hair tucked behind her ears, letting her emerald earrings gleam in the sun.
As if she felt his eyes on her, the girl glanced over his way, greeting him with her ocean blue eyes. He quickly turned away, pretending not to be staring.
Luckily, her attention quickly went back to her team. The one who was making her laugh by ruffling her hair seemed to be three years older than her. She seemed to be younger than her other teammate too. As a matter of fact, she looked younger than everyone taking the exams, appearing to be no more than ten or eleven. Her teammates looked to be fourteen and fifteen and shared similar features with her. the younger of the two males wore his hair short and had on a goofy smile. The other let his hair grow to his back. He looked more serious than his male teammate, but still wore a loving smile.
He stole another look at her. Why would someone so young be sent to the Chunin exams knowing that they would have to go through the Forest of Death? How could she possibly still laugh like that knowing that all her opponents are at least a head taller than her?