Let me get this straight. My mom and I somehow found ourselves in the world of Naruto while simultaneously de-aging 25 years to the point that my mom is now physically thirty and I am only one. I am writing this at the age of five because being so young my brain was not developed enough to think the thoughts of a full grown adult. It still isn't. Well that's not entirely correct. I can think on the level of an adult when I want to, I just choose not too because being a kid again is genuinely joyful. But I'm getting off track.
When my mom and I arrived in the world of Naruto it was a little ways outside of Konoha where we were found unconscious by a patrolling group of ANBU. We, and by we I mean my mom, were put under interrogation and after a Yamanaka finished checking her memories, we were put on probation. In which I mean we were given a dingy apartment some spending money for the month and one year under full watch by ANBU. Basic village security measures really.
Now it wasn't until I was three that I fully recognized what world we had found ourselves in. I blame that on my underdeveloped brain. When it did click and my memories stopped being incredibly hazy. It was like the world stopped.
I'm in the Naruto world. We're in the Naruto world. Am I going to try becoming a ninja? Change the oh, so delicate story that was written? "Rin?" Someone called my name but I ignored it. I could try. But do I really want to change anything? "Rin?" Ignored. Didn't it all work out in the end? "RIN?" I'm trying to think, this is annoying. It did. Then I'll stay a civillian. My highest chances of surviving are by staying "Ow! What was that for Akamaru?" I yelped as I knelt and held my ankle.
"You just stopped and were zoned out and you weren't listening to me." Kiba said.
Kiba, Akamaru. Lets talk about them. My best friends in this world. I met them when we were two and Akamaru was just a teeny tiny pup. My mom had gotten a job at a civillian daycare so she could take me to work with her.
Kiba had been dragged in by his sister, Hana. Which was odd considering he's a clan heir. Hana told him to be good and left for the Academy.
Kiba was loud, rambunctious and quickly endeared himself to the kids at the daycare. It helped that he had Akamaru, kids love puppies, especially me. I was and still am quiet and shy. Kids like Kiba are usually too much for me but there was Akamaru, and I love puppies, absolutely adore them. So I quietly made my way over and shyly asked if I could pet Akamaru. They were happy to oblige. That's when I fell in love with Akamaru, he was just so adorable, I melted. While Kiba went off to play with the other kids I gave Akamaru the best puppy spa day I was capable of.
By the end of the day when Hana came to pick them up I picked up Akamaru and gave him a big hug and told him goodbye. He of course licked my face and I couldn't keep the giggles from escaping me. Hana asked my name and I told her it was Lynn, but of course the Japanese language doesn't have L's so everyone calls me Rin. Hana teased her little brother saying he already captured a girls heart, and he spluttered at that and it was kind of adorable seeing the normally outgoing Kiba act so flabbergasted. I was honestly a little insulted.
"Only Akamaru has my heart." I said making Hana giggle and ruffle my hair saying I was adorable. My mom came and saw them off after I reluctantly put Akamaru back down
"Come again." I said as I waved them off. And come they did. I guess we made a good impression since Kiba would occasionally be dropped off at the daycare. Our friendship steadily grew as I would always pamper Akamaru and Kiba would get Jealous and I thought it was cute. He's kind of like a puppy too and I had two dogs before my mom and I arrived in Konoha. They were adorable little puppers, I miss them.
Time flew by, Kiba and I had become best friends and I was frequently invited over. I hugged every dog I could, I love animals so much. I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up the first time. Animals and I, we just clicked. Of course I hugged Kiba sometimes too when he was being all puppy like. My love for and understanding of animals endeared me to the Inuzuka head family and some of the rest of the clan.
Before I knew it it was my fourth birthday and Kiba had made me a necklace with Akamaru's puppy fangs on it with the help of Hana nee chan. I didn't understand the significance of such a gift until it was explained to me by Hana nee chan. She explained that gifting the puppy fangs of an Inuzuka ninken to someone outside the clan was seen as an acceptance into the clan. By the look on Kiba's face he didn't know that either, which is frankly tippical of him. But then he said he meant for the gift to mean that and Akamaru yipped from ontop of his head and I couldn't help but laugh and then hug them both. I've never taken the necklace off since.
"Rin, dinner's ready." My mom called from the kitchen as she came out to put the food on the dinning table I'm sat at writing in my journal "Put your notebook away so we can eat."
"Hai, mama." I say as I do just that, fingering the fangs on my necklace as I do so.