I wobbled slightly as I balanced on the thin branch, but I didn't wait to regain my balance. I pushed off and leaped for the next branch, retreating farther into the dark forest. The slight pulses of the men behind me quickly faded to nothing as they lost my path and retreated back to the village. This fact, though relieving me of stress, was ignored as I continued fleeing from the village.

I sighed sadly, wishing I could go back to the village. I wanted to curl up in bed with my three brothers and mother like the old times, but I couldn't. my eldest brother, who I can hardly remember now, left our village when he was very young, I was only two at the time. My second oldest brother died on a mission, his first mission, as a jonin. My last brother, who happened to be my twin, was taken by the village elders when my mother died from a bad illness that was sweeping through the village at the time.

So here I am, eleven years old, fleeing form my home. I didn't want to be an orphan that no one liked, the orphan that everyone teased. People made fun of my slightly wavy waist length pink hair. My bright green eyes were odd to the villagers, most of them having either brown or black eyes, very rarely did they have blue eyes. I was paler than all the other villagers, most of them being tan. My larger than average forehead was also an easy target for them to hit, no pun intended. And I was an orphan. So, the only logical thing I had come up with was to run.

I looked around me as I finally decided to stop, crouching down on a small branch. The village was far behind me now, I knew not to return on the path I had just come upon. To my left the forest grew denser. To my right, the forest was the same. In front of me, the forest seemed as if it grew lighter. Looking at my options once more, I shrugged to myself before heading forward. It seemed to be the only reasonable direction to go.

A/N: Ok, this is my first fanfic ever, so please tell me what you guys think! Alright, now I know this is short, but it's the first chapter and a prologue. I will update next Saturday, as long as I have at least one review, I have the first five chapters done already and I will update every Saturday as long as I get at least one review after every update! So, I hope people are interested in this story. Stay tuned for the second chapter of, When The Sky Falls!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or it's characters. Only the plot.