Prologue
The two guards on duty were sitting at their post when four strangers came closer to the gates of the Leaf Village. As the group walked across the threshold they were greeted by stares of astonishment from the guards, passer byes, and anyone else who happened to be standing there. The group of four made their way through the streets and people parted before them like the Red Sea before Moses. Everyone watched as the group continued toward Hokage Tower.
The leader of the small party looked back at his three young companions and gave a wiry smile. "Happy to be back?" he asked.
The only girl in the group stepped forward and looked around before replying, "Nothing seems to change around here." She looked around at the faces she saw before her. The girl turned her face toward the tower that stood in the center of the village.
The leader shrugged his shoulders. "Well, we had better tell the Hokage we're back."
With that, the small group disappeared heading straight for the tower looming over them.