This chapter is dedicated to my mother. Disclaimer: (although I would love to) I DO NOT own naruto or any aspect of the anime/manga, the characters, etc. I do own the original characters. Hope you like this chapter; I know it's kind of boring but I'm not sure where I'm going with it exactly, so if you have any ideas for me, I would love to hear them (or read them). Thank you!

I pack up my things, getting together the personal items I wish to keep by my side. I look around my now empty room, I feel slightly empty, as if I am fading away. But I still keep putting my stuff in boxes, telling myself that this is for the best.

Something catches my eye from where I stand. It shines in the sunlight coming through the window. I step around masses of cardboard, around my life. I pick up the photo frame off of my bed side table. Looking into the faces of my family, all smiling and happy, I am reminded of why I want to move away. Leaving the gates behind me, I would have some sense of freedom. I sigh, putting the precious item back in its place. I wasn't going to take it with me.

Turning on my heel I walk down the stairs and catch sight of my sister. She follows me as I walk through the house.

'Why are you leaving me?' she asks sullenly.

'I'm not leaving you. We have to go away, its part of our jobs to do as we are told' I answer her, hugging her tightly. Daichi enters the room and sees that now is the time to say goodbye. I let go of my younger sibling and head towards the door. My brother ruffles her short hair and she wrinkles her nose in annoyance.

'I will miss you older brother' she says in her small voice.

'I will too little one' he responds. He then turns to me and asks 'is it time to leave?'

Before I could reply, my mother runs into the room, her face as excited as I had ever seen.

'Oh, I'm so proud of you both!' she cries ecstatically. 'Don't worry about anything. Just follow your dreams my children!' she finishes.

'I will mother. Be careful without us and say goodbye to father' Daichi says, taking my arm and leading me out of the door.

It took us some time to reach our destination. It was long and tiring. But we were finally nearing the place where we would meet a team from the other village. Hopping from tree branch to tree branch, I kept my eyes open for an attack. A few minutes later I felt the presence of strangers and I knew that it wasn't a threat. My stomach tightened and I realised that I was nervous.

Isamu sensei leads us to a clearing. We all jump down from the trees, making small thudding noises on the earth. I look up to see a team of three ninjas and a sensei. I rise onto my feet slowly.

The three students look at us all. I notice that only one of them is a girl. Her hair was a soft pink and her eyes a green/blue colour. I focus on one of the boys, his blonde hair sticking up in odd angles and his bright blue eyes excited. The other boy had raven hair, a strange style I thought to myself. His eyes were just as dark as his hair. He looked older than the others somehow. It intrigued me.

Their sensei headed towards us, an orange book in his hand.

'Hello. You must be the team we're supposed to take back to the village' he said in an almost bored tone.

'Why yes we are. And I think we need no introductions kakashi hatake. The copy cat ninja. This is a pleasure' Isamu sensei said, in a respectful tone.

Kakashi just stared and said 'well you know me, but you do not know my team. Let me introduce you to them'.

Before he could start, Ayame spoke up. 'I do believe, I already know enough about your student's sensei'. 'Sakura haruno, naruto uzumaki and sasuke uchiha' she said instantly.

All their eyes widened. I just smiled at my team mate. I should have known she would have learned about them as soon as we reached them.

'Continue' Isamu said.

'Sakura haruno. A medic ninja, who is in favour of pushing her chakra into her hands and using it to crush objects in a single punch, She hates it when people comment rudely about her hair and those who do end up in hospital.' She says, looking directly into the pink haired girls eyes.

She then moves her eyes onto the raven haired boy. 'Sasuke uchiha. One of the infamous uchiha clan, believed to be the only one left by many but in fact has an older brother, who caused the uchiha massacre and left his sibling alive. He left the team some time ago to commit revenge on his brother but came back after he had done it successfully. There is much more to his cold personality than what meets the eye.'

'Lastly, we have naruto uzumaki, who unlike many of his comrades, has the nine tailed beast inside him. He was feared when there is no possible harm to him at all. He is a user of the rassengan and is equally as powerful as sasuke. He wishes to become hokage some day'. She finishes off.

There is silence for a few moments.

'How the hell did you know that?' naruto shouts at Ayame.

She smiles and says 'it's a gift of mine. It comes in quite handy don't you think?'

Our team start to laugh at the blank faces of the other team. 'From where we come from, our techniques in combat are very different. We are a team because we all add things to the group that make us better' Isamu sensei says in a formal tone. 'Let us head towards the village and I shall tell you more'.

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