I run quickly away, afraid that I still have not lost the people behind me. As I get ever closer to the hidden leaf village, I start to get tired. I have lost to much chakra. Anymore and I will die. I stop to quickly look around for a hiding spot and find a small hole underneath a bush. I barely have enough time to squeeze through before my attackers pass by, not even stopping to see if I had hidden myself.
I quietly limp to a tree and bend down to check on my right ankle. It doesn't look broken, but it hurts like hell, so it must be extremely sprained. As I slump down to the ground and close my eyes, a kunai flies by my head and nicks my right ear. I barely have enough energy left to open my eyes and look up to see a man with spiky white hair and a mask covering up part of his face, staring at me from a tree branch. A headband bearing the symbol of the hidden leaf village covers his left eye. My eyesight goes blurry and I fall out of consciousness.
I awake to the sound of birds. I open my eyes and sit up slowly. I look over to see the man from last night slumped in a chair softly snoring. I look down and see I am in a bed, probably his. I quietly scoot to the edge of the bed and drape my legs over the side.
As I go to stand, my right ankle doesn't hold my wait and I begin to fall. Strong arms wrap around my waist. As the man tries to lift me back onto the bed, we both fall forward. He twists us around and I land on top of him. I blush and roll off of him. He stands and quietly picks me up and sits me back on the bed.
"Who are you?" he asks. He has a look of boredom on his face, but when I look into his eyes, I see confusion.
"My name... It's Misaki.. Misaki Hana," I whisper, my voice threatening to give out from lack of water.
The man hears my voice cracking and gets up. He disappears out his door and comes back moments later with a jug of water. I gulp it down greatfully.
"Where are you from? Why did you come here?" the man asks.
"I'm from a small village in the Land of Water. We were under attack, and I knew some people here. I couldn't think of anywhere else to go," I reply.
"The Hokage will want to see you," he tells me.
"You mean, you haven't told her I was here yet?" I ask, surprised.
"You were injured, and I couldn't very well leave you alone," he yawns. "I have a pair of crutches you can use. We need to go see the Hokage."
He stands up and walks over to a small closet. After a while of digging through it, he comes back out with a pair of crutches. He hands them to me and I stand up to try them out. When I get used to them, we exit his home and start the long walk to meet the Hokage.