Konnichiwa! Thank you so much for reading my story! I hope you like it and give it a chance! Also, I'm just here to say that contrary to popular belief, I do not in fact own Naruto :( It all belongs to the great Masashi Kishimoto! Enjoy the beginning! :3
Preface
I ran as fast as I could. Legs pumping, heart pounding. I had to get there before it's too late. No matter how tired I am, I have to keep moving. If I don't get to Konoha soon, it will be destroyed.
I grimace thinking back to my former leader's words.
"We are going to strike down Konoha, once and for all! We can overpower them!" exclaimed Hanzō the Salamander.
The crowd of villagers and Amegakure Ninja cheered.
"Yeah! We'll kill the Hokage!" Shouted one.
"You will lead us, Hanzō!" Shouted another.
"We shall prepare and leave in seven days!" Amegakure's leader declared.
"But why?! We've all suffered enough! The Ninja War has come to an end! We don't need more unnecessary bloodshed!" I shouted furiously, praying for my fellow ninja to listen and understand, but no one will listen to a word I say. Don't they understand that we lost enough friends and family? The war has been over for three years! We shouldn't still be fighting!
The war… The war was awful. So many innocent people died over some stupid, insignificant feud between the 5 Great Nations. The Lands of Fire, Lightning, Wind, Water, and Earth.
Being that we are a smaller nation, The Land of Rain, I can understand wanting more power, like taking over Konoha, for example, which is in the Land of Fire. Defeating the 3rd Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sensei to the three Legendary Sanin, would prove our skill and we would finally be recognized as a great nation.
At least that is what they believe.
No. I may be an Amegakure Ninja, but I cannot… I mean will not allow more innocents to die. I have to get to Konoha and warn their Hokage.
I quickly made my way back home and took what few belongings I own. After I leave, I can never go back.
I am a traitor.