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Chapter 1; The end isn't as calm as it seems

The day was finally here. Was that a good way to put it? Finally..? He wasn't too sure. It was a day he had waited for, for what seemed like an eternity, but was it a good day? Or was it bad? He just couldn't decide, as he walked through the all too familiar streets on more time. It had to be at least the seventh time that day, but it might also be the last.

He suddenly stopped his train of thoughts along with his walk when he got to another familiar sight. Ichiraku Ramen. So many memories passed before his eyes as he made his way in to the small food stand. The place was really nostalgic, and he remembered all of his moments here, both better and worse. He looked at the stand owner, gave him a small smile and a slight nod and ordered the usual. The man gave him a sad smile back, and started making the order under a comfortable silence. When he was done he served the younger man his food and went back to take care of the rest of his business with more costumers entering the stand.

So he sat there for a while, just slurping noodles and remembering. Those days after missions when he went here with his team after a long debate about what they were going to eat. And after a slightly shorter debate and some blackmailing they usually got their teacher to pay for the food. Those were the days. Those were the ones he would miss the much. If he would be able to feel the loss of others after today. Nobody could know.

After taking to the streets again the met up with the man who once was his teacher. That was way back, before he even became a proud shinobi. They chatted for a while, the older of them close to tears all the time. Then they said their goodbyes and went separate ways. The older looked at the younger man's back, while letting a few silent tears flow down his cheek, all of them following the same trails down his cheek. His eyes closed, and he turned around as well.

The younger man kept walking, watching the clouds above, not paying attention to the road before him. He knew it by heart. This was one of his best escape routes as a child, when he played all of those pranks on the higher ranked ninjas. He slowly shrugged and took a leap into the air, landing on one of the rooftops surrounding the road the just followed. His eyes followed the skyline of the village. He had always felt much freer on top of the seemingly endless rooftops. No obstacles were in his way, and he could run to his heart's extent.

It was almost time now.

He turned towards the monument that featured his face together with the late hokages. It would be his last time seeing it, would it not? It was a rather sad thought. He remembered something else he used to do as a child, and took of once again, this time with a more direct goal in his mind. You could say it was a self imposed mission of a smaller kind. He had one last thing he knew he had to do before he could let everything go.

He reached his destination and took in the view. He could not even remember how many times he had been sitting there, taking in the view of his beloved village. He always sat on top of the fourth hokage's, his father's, head. He made sure to burn the view into his mind forever, as this was the last time he would be sitting here. He pondered a bit about life and if this was the right decision after all, but decided to stop. Those thoughts only made him sad, and sadness was the last thing he wanted to feel right now. He just wanted to be happy and grateful for the life he had led up until now.

But he kept remembering the things that made him sad. He thought how he would never split an ice cream with his teammates again, nor would he be able to wish someone a happy day, nor tell someone that they would see each other the next day.
He would never be able to take a cup of tea together with his teacher again, and ask him questions he just could not understand himself.

It was soon time.

He jumped down from the head, allowed himself to feel the feeling of free falling for the last time. It felt better than ever. He felt calm, and a sudden rush of adrenaline made him laugh a bit. But as soon as it started it was over. He landed on top of what was his, the hokage's, office. Was. The thought that he never again would have an all out battle with paperwork made him feel a bit sad again, but the sight before his eyes managed to cheer him up some.

Before him his comrades walked up the stairs towards the roof he stood on. They got up and slowly made their way towards him, one with a big grin, one with a rather normal smile and the last one with a much sadder smile. His comrades in life. His comrades beyond life.

Behind them walked the four men who would do it. The act he had waited for so long. The one he could not decide wether it is good or bad. He smiled towards his comrades. He was not scared, not at all. He was ease.

They stood beside each other as the crowed seemed to become bigger and bigger. He had never thought that this event would gather so many people. Some had looks of grief, some of relief. This would be something he would never forget about. If he kept his memory wherever he went. He did not know, but he still felt some hope. He had lived long enough to know that nothing is impossible.

"It is time now, isn't it?" he asked the men beside him. They just nodded as an answer. It really was time. The swords were raised and came crashing down. The world went black.

A/N:

Hello! It's been some time since I last published a story of any kind, but I'm back now and I will try to keep this story regularly updated. I apologize in advance for any grammatical mistakes and bad sentence structure. I do not have English as my mother tongue, but I am trying my best!

This chapter is short, I know. It is short for two reasons; it is a prologue and I suck at writing longer chapters. I kind of lose the red thread if I do, but I will try, I promise!

Please do leave a review and tell me if you like it, and what I can do better. I would appreciate it a lot! :)

Love, ArtlieST