Hazel Eyes

She awoke in a cold sweat and began trembling as the images of her past continued to invade her mind. The visions eventually subsided and her trembling ceased. The girl looked forward to see a man, the one she recognized as the one from the gates, and a woman standing in front of her bed. She jumped out of bed and took a fighter's stance to protect herself. Pain shot up her body as the stitched up wounds began to reopen but she didn't stand down.

"Who are you and where am I?" she grunted while trying to stay standing.

Fearing for the girl's injuries worsening he spoke to try and calm her down.

"You're in Konoha. Please calm down and get back into the bed before you completely tear open your wounds. I'm Iruka and this is our Hokage, Tsunade-sama"

She felt the bandages around her abdomen and could also feel her wounds tearing the more she stood. She couldn't take much more so she walked back to the bed and laid down again. Tsunade not being very patient starting asking questions as soon as the outsider got situated.

"Who are you? Where did you come from? What happened to you? Why are you here?"

So many questions. What was more amazing was how the girl understood when it was said so fast.

"I'm from a village not far from here and I was attacked before I came here. That's why I passed out in front of the gates"

"What happened?"

The girl lay back against the bed and looked toward the ceiling trying to recollect everything that happened and explain it all to these strangers.

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She was walking in the forest hoping to make it to the next village before night fall. Twigs snapped somewhere near halting her in her steps. The surroundings didn't feel right anymore. In a flash shuriken flew at her in all directions. Dropping her bag she jumped in the air avoiding all the shuriken. She was met up there and kicked into a nearby tree knocking al the air out of her lungs. She became dizzy and couldn't stop the assailants from tying up her hands behind the tree. Her head finally cleared and she could see the men that attacked her. There were three of them and they were rogue ninja. They laughed at her predicament and her hazel eyes darkened with rage.

"Who the hell are you and why did you tie me up!"

They laughed harder and maniacally.

"There is no need to tell you who we are since you're going to die here. Of course that's not before we have our fun with you." said the leader smugly.

He nodded toward his comrades and they began to untie her kimono. She thrashed around hoping to kick them away from her. This made the leader angry and he pulled out a kunai. Her kimono was now open but she was still trying to fight them off, so as to stop her the leader stabbed her thirteen times. The pain that came with each thrust was even worse then the last and she finally stopped moving. He was proud of himself and pulled down his pants. He lifted her legs and spread them apart preparing to violate her. She was afraid and that fear activated her chakra. The invisible force entered the trees around them awaking the spirits that lie within.

"Almighty Gods of nature I beseech you. Protect me from these evil beings that wish to take my life from me"

That was all it took. Nature itself became enraged and the trees began to move. The branches were swift and within a flash all three men had a branch protruding from their chests. Deeper and deeper the branches went as more blood covered the ground mixing with her already spilt blood. They're lifeless bodies were thrown and the trees began to untie her bound wrists. She fell to the ground feeling faint from the blood loss.

"Thank you for helping me"

The branches caressed her cheek fondly before they pulled back and the forest fell into it's original slumber. Getting up off the ground she retied her kimono and picked up her bag. Her walk continued as the dark liquid fell down her body to the ground making her feel weak with each step. Four hours later she made it.

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"After that all I can remember was seeing you and falling unconscious" she said while pointing at Iruka.

Tsunade took it all in with interest. How was this girl able to awaken the spirits in the forest with only her chakra. Remarkable yet strangely familiar.

"You still haven't told me your name? Also what about your family won't they worried that you're traveling on your own?" Tsunade said with concern etched into her voice.

The girl's chocolate bangs fell into her eyes hiding the anguish written all over her face.

"I don't have any family left. That is why I was traveling"

"But I thought you said you were from a village near here"

"I am but there is no one alive there anymore. I am here to find some old friends and maybe find a place to stay"

"What is your name? I am not going to ask you again" the anger evident in Tsunade's voice.

She was trying to avoid but it seemed that she couldn't hide herself anymore.

"My name is Haruka Kasui"