Alright, this is my first Naruto fanfiction, so you have to bear with me on this one. Please review when you are done…I will get more in as soon as I write it!
Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own Naruto, or any of the characters. tear
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Chapter One….
The island of Okinawa, Japan, never looked more beautiful. I remember my mother showing me picture after picture of all the beautiful sights to see, and we were finally going to see it in person this summer, starting today. What made it better was that it was summer time, and the island was even more stunning than it usually is. Flowers were in bloom, and the sun continuously shone bright during each passing day.
I turned away from my window, away from the other breath taking sights of Japan. I just couldn't wait to get to Okinawa for the summer, the view of the island from the pictures from the pictures I was shown made it even more taunting to see it up close.
"Mitsura, honey, are you almost ready to go?" my mother, Keiko, suddenly called from downstairs.
"Yes!" I shouted in reply. I quickly walked over to my almost full suitcase, which rested on my bed. I resumed my packing, grabbing a few things around my bedroom that I had forgotten the first time around. I am so sick of this damn leg brace, I thought to myself wearily.
A few months before, some older ninja from another village had jumped me, mistaking me as a traitor from their own clan. My chances hadn't been good to begin with; it was puny me, a ninja who was still in the process of training, against three older ninja who were more experienced than I. Along with the other severe cuts and bruises that they had given me, my left leg had sustained very serious injury. I had to deal with a cast on my lower leg for a few weeks, and I had also needed the support of crutches. All of that is no longer needed, but I now have to wear a leg brace in replacement of the cast and crutches. I wasn't sure how long I would need it, but it would be a while. I never even got to complete the final Chunin exams, but one of the sensei's, Kakashi, had told me that I was one of the top ninja in class (besides a guy named Gaara, and another named Sasuke Uchiha, both of whom I didn't know all that well) and the exams weren't required for me. I heard that Sasuke and Gaara still had to take them, however. Besides, they had no injuries holding them back like I did.
It was tough leaving the few friends that I had in the Leaf Village, one of which being Naruto Uzumaki, one of my best friends. Before the final exams had begun, I remember one of the sensei's saying that all of the surviving ninja of the final exams could go on an exotic vacation trip to some island here in Japan…but I'm not sure which one it is. Perhaps Okinawa, but I'm not entirely certain.
Anyway, I finished packing my things, put on my shoes, and dragged my suitcase and that damn leg brace down the stairs.
"Ready?" my father asked me, beaming. Ever since Kakashi personally informed my parents that I was "one of the most skilled ninja he's ever seen," well…gosh, they're still trying to get over the fact that their baby girl is a trained ninja now.
'Yeah," I answered.
"Alright…let's go get the stuff into the car, and then we can head to…Okinawa!" my mother cried blissfully. We went outside; Dad closed and locked the door. He heaved our entire luggage into the trunk and we filed into the car. I spread out in the backseat that I had all to myself.
"How long will it take us to get there?" I asked, anxious to get out vacation started.
"Well, it'll take us about forty-five minutes to get to the airport, and then the plane ride will take about an hour and a half," my mother answered. I snorted.
"Ugh…that's going to take forever," I complained.
"Nah…we'll be there in no time," my father assured me with a grin.
"No time," as my father called it, sure did take a while. I fell asleep for a bit on the way to the airport, but a sudden jolt of pain in my leg got me awake pretty fast.
"We're here," my mother said at last. We got out, and retrieved our luggage from the trunk, and then headed to the airport. The wait for the plane was torture. After Mom had gotten our tickets and we went through security, we had to wait for our flight number to be announced. I was overjoyed to hear a flight attendant call over the intercom, "Flight 893-A to Okinawa is now boarding."
We got on the plane at last, and found an empty three seater near the front. I got the window seat, of course. After everyone had boarded, the plane took flight, and we were finally on our way to Okinawa Island.
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A/N: Okay, this is only the first chapter, so the other characters won't be introduced until the next chapter, which I am currently working on to get typed up. Don't worry; the story will get a lot more interesting once it unfolds. Please review, and hold tight until the next chapter arrives!