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Crimson Eyes

Panting

She walked to the village gates with blood falling down into a pool below her feet. The lone girl looked up at the gates seeing a figure patrolling for intruders. The man looked down hearing her approach.

"Hey what are you doing down there?"

"Help me…" was her response before falling to the ground unconscious.

The man jumped down and picked up the girl inspecting her for identification but ceased his actions when he could see the dark liquid showing through her kimono.

"Shit I've got to get her to a hospital before she bleeds to death."

He stood and shifted her body so she lay in his arms bridal style and ran the whole way to the hospital. When he reached his destination he called out for a doctor. Automatically one appeared and took the girl from him and put her on a stretcher. He opened up the foreign girl's kimono and was amazed at what he saw. On her abdomen were thirteen stab wounds and none of them had been treated. Treatment was performed not long after. Antiseptics were applied and all her wounds were bandaged. The doctor made sure that all her vital signs were normal before asking the inevitable question.

"What happened to her Mr. Umino?"

Iruka shook his head and stole a glance at the outsider before replying that he didn't know what happened or even who she was.

"She is lucky to be alive Iruka. The stab wounds were deep enough to kill her and that's not even including her blood loss or the infection that was starting to set in. That isn't saying she is going to make it through the night."

"I see. I'll leave her in your care I have to go report this to the Hokage."

He left and appeared before Tsunade. He explained everything that had happened up to that point and told her that the strange girl might not live.

"I see. Take me to her Iruka I want some answers."

They made their way to the infirmary and opened the door to the girl's room. They gazed upon the child and winced as she tossed and turned on the stretcher, gripping the sheets until her knuckles turned white, trapped in a never ending nightmare.

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Everything was in flames. The entire village was burning down and the screams of dying villagers could be heard in all directions. A six year old girl ran through the streets looking for anyone who could be alive.

"MOM! DAD! Where are you! Are you alright! Someone! Anyone! Please talk to me!"

She fell to her knees at the sight of her home. It was engulfed in the fire and smelled of blood but that was not the reason for her distress. Her father's body lay inside the rubble but his head was not attached. It lay a few feet away with a pain stricken expression still lingering on his face. Her body began to shake as tears of grief stung her eyes but didn't fall. For the hope of her mother still being alive halted the shedding of her tears. Her legs wobbled as she tried to stand but she overcame it and ran further into her burning home. A voice could be heard calling out her name within the compound and the further she ran the closer the voice got. A flash of white was seen as her mother saw the girl and ran for her. Cradling the girl in her arms she wept.

"Thank God your alright"

"Mother everyone is dead. Who would do such a thing?"

Her mother pulled back to look into her eyes.

"There is nothing we can do about that now. You must run from here, they're looking for you and will do anything to have you."

She tensed and turned around to see a man in a cloak with crimson eyes staring down at her and her child.

"So I see you found her Denki. Now hand her over to me and I shall not kill you" he demanded.

"You can't have her Arian!"

She looked back down at her daughter before pushing her away.

"Run! I won't let him have you. Go!"

The urgency in her voice left no room for questions as the anguished child ran for her life. She ran until her legs could no longer carry her and turned around to see a dome of light engulf her mother, the figure, and her once beloved home. The pain shot from heart in realization that everyone she knew and loved were now gone. Clutching her head she fell to the ground and the tears that she had been holding finally fell. It began to rain as if nature felt her pain and mourned the deaths of her cherished ones. She screamed in pain and rage as the flames were extinguished by the downpour.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"