The Day I left Konoha: Runaways
By Hiddenleaf (Time: Just before Naruto left for training)
A shady group of young teens walked through a simple forest, filled with animals and trees. Just a few miles up the road was blackened ground and burnt houses. The pain was living on, even as they made their way through the forest.
The silent footsteps walked faster than normal, and the breathing was heavy. They had to find a village soon, or else they would have to sleep in this unforgiving place.
There was a small fork in the road, but it was so dark that you could only see the small moon-lit sign that pointed one way. "Tahara" Naruto read as his eyes were glued to the sign.
Everyone secretly thought that they'd be able to live a new life in the city. But when they came up to the 'City' it really ended up to be 4 houses and a thrift store. The houses were small and deserted, and the thrift store had minimal supplies.
The team looked in every crick and crack in all the buildings wondering what happened to the people that lived there. They were also grateful that they weren't there too, because most of the guys were dressed in nothing but boxers and the girls in nightgowns or bras and bottoms.
The chilled teens went into the houses, three for the guys and one for the girls. They found themselves asleep before they could cry a tear.
The next morning after the rough night was a great one. Everyone was trying to forget what happened, so they began to inhabit the town as if it was new. Kiba, Choji and Naruto went and got firewood, Shikamaru and Neji went fishing and hunting for some food, and Hinata and Sakura went into the forest to gather berries. Ino and Shino tried to scavenge whatever they could inside the store.
The fire was warm, and the sun was setting. The fish and boar meat on the fire was just getting done, and everyone was gathering around the fire. They looked around, and smiled, for the first time, at each other. They were happy. Then Neji pointed out that Tenten wasn't there. They fell silent and cryed for their lost friend.
The roar from the fire warmed their cores, but the unforgiving cold feelings they felt was not going to go away. It struck with sadness, depression, anxiety, and hurt, but they were still glad that they were with each other.
The week passed on, and things were starting to become normal, until a shady figure was found on the path coming towards the town. Naruto and Kiba were on the scene within seconds. Just as Naruto was about to jump out of the bushes, he noticed a pink shirt. The limping girl was distraught and confused. But he recognized that face anywhere. It was Tenten.
Her theigh was stuck with a kunai, and her singed arms were brown and deformed.
"SAKURA! We need you!"
Tenten lied wide awake inside the girl's house, crying to herself tears of happiness because she finally, found her friends.
A/N: THIS WILL BECOME A SERIES! WOOO! Ok, just to let you all know, it's going to be a bunch of one-shots, but it will all string together. There really won't be a set character, so it'll tell in the chapter name. Hope you come back and see some more! R&R! Thank you! Hiddenleaf – Out!