Kaori Shadows: Konoha?23:25

After the murder of her family, Kaori vowed to avenge her family. She never took the necklace off, and she used the power wisely, just like her mother wanted.

Once Kaori was tired of the Land of Shadows, about seven years later, she ran far away from her city. Tears began to fall down her face as she ran; she just couldn't stop running, even though she wanted too.

She ran so far that she didn't even know where she was. Soon enough, after a long time of running, Kaori fainted.

A few hours later, a strange ninja showed up a few yards away from Kaori. He looked at her suspiciously, wondering where she was from and who she was. The ninja picked her up and threw her on his back.

'Hokage-sama will know what to do with her,' the ninja thought to himself. After a few hours of running, the ninja took a rest. Laying the girl down gently, trying not to wake her.

"Where-where am I," asked the girl. "And who, who are you?" Kaori got into a fighting stance. The ninja looked at her. Kaori took a look at him. He had silver hair that looked gave the man the look that he has been electrocuted and he had a mask over his face.

"My name is Kakashi Hatake. I saw you passed out and thought I should take you to my village," Kakashi explained. He looked at Kaori in wonder.

'She looks like she's from the Land of Shadows. I wonder….' Kakashi thought.

"My name is Kaori Shadows. I'm from the Land of Shadows. My older sister, Keisha, assassinated my entire clan. I couldn't stand to be there anymore because of all the pain it brought to me," Kaori explained.

"I had a feeling you were from there. You looked like the princess from there. The long blonde hair, golden eyes, and that necklace you wear," Kakashi pointed out.

Kaori grabbed her necklace, not knowing how or why he knew about it. 'This is only something people from the Land of Shadows or their allies know about. Could he be a friend of the Shadow Village?' Kaori questioned herself.

"I have no time to answer questions, we need to get to Konoha by nightfall. So hop back on my back and we'll be there shortly," Kakashi ordered.

Within two hours, Kakashi and Kaori were in Konoha. Kaori was nervous and scared at the same time, being in an unknown environment and all. Kakashi started walking, so Kaori followed.

Kakashi started to knock on a door.

"Enter," came a man's voice on the other side. Kakashi took Kaori inside the room. Sitting at a desk was a man, he looked quite old.

"Kaori, this is the Hokage of Konoha. Hokage-sama, this is Kaori. She is a ninja that I found out in the woods. About two hours from here. She's the Princess of the Land of Shadows. He sister, Keisha, is now a S-Ranked criminal. She killed the whole Shadow clan, minus Kaori," explained Kakashi.

The Hokage looked at Kaori in bewilderment. He could tell by her chakra that she was a strong kunochi, who would do well for the village. Even if she was just a twelve year old. Plus, she could relate to one of the other ninja's of Konoha.

"Kakashi, Kaori here will do great in the village. She will need a place to live though, so will you take her in. Like one of your own," the Hokage asked.

Kakashi thought about this for a moment, but if she would do well for the village he knew that he better. At least until she could live on her own.

"Yes, I'll take her in, Hokage-sama. I'll enroll her into the Ninja Academy tomorrow," Kakashi replied. Kaori had heard the word 'Academy' and she thought no way.

"Kakashi, I will NOT go to an academy. I'm one of the strongest ninja in my village and I'm already strong. I don't need to learn the basics," Kaori argued. Kakashi found this amusing.

"Kaori, you need to go to the academy. You'll make friends there, and the graduation is in a few days, so if you prove yourself by then, you can graduate as soon as possible," Kakashi stated.

Kaori agreed and followed Kakashi to his house.