The white sword
I guess I forgot to do the disclaimer for a long time, so I'm doing it now- I don't own Naruto. Or did I do it? My memory starts epically failing because of my advanced age and my Alzheimer. JK, no real advanced age or Alzheimer.
Tenten's P.O.V:
We kept running through the forest at full speed, not talking with each other and just focusing to get there the fastest possible. The feeling that I could meet my family, I could see why I was left alone for most of my life… gave me a feeling deep down in my stomach, something that I felt like a heavy weight, a physical pain hard to endure.
Suddenly, rain started falling down on us. I knew my hair got messy if it got wet in the two buns, so I untied it and let it fall down on my shoulders. I saw with the corner of my eyes how Neji looked star struck at me. Had he never seen me with my hair undone before? Of course he hadn't. Personally I hated it- as well as I never knew how Ino and Sakura and Hinata managed to fight with their hair flowing around their heads. I mean, it limited your sight and you could easily miss anything you aimed at! But how would I know what they think…
"Are you okay?" Neji asked me, wakening me up from my reverie.
"Yup, I'm fine. Just fine."
"What if you'll find your family? Will you stay with them? I mean, this is what I'd do…"
"They aren't my family anymore. They were once. Now the whole village is blood of my blood, my comrades are my brothers and I don't need anything else except for this. I need to know why they left me. And I need to know what to do with the Sword. Sure, it's a powerful weapon, but I don't know if there is not anyone else with more rights than me to use it." I said, thinking of the sword that was firmly attached to my back and the power I felt while I had it in my hands.
"You never knew what true mother-love is, did you?" he asked quietly.
"No. I never did. I never wanted. I don't want now. All I want is making my dream of becoming a strong kunoichi like Tsunade-sama come true." I said, but I knew I was lying my butt off. I wanted the love of a mother, and this is why I always understood Naruto. He was alone since the beginning. Just like I was.
The rest of the journey was silent and, as much as I usually enjoyed the silence, this time I felt there was something unsaid between us, and this made the atmosphere even more tensed.
Eventually, when we arrived at the Three Wolves Mountain, the raindrops have already transformed into snowflakes. We had our cloaks with us, and they kept us warm.
As soon as we entered Neji led me straight to a graveyard that rested on the top of a hill. The great metal doors opened with a spooky yet expected creeeeak! and I entered the cemetery shakily. I passed through various stones with various names on them to the place that I felt I needed to see- the great sculpture that looked like a pillar making the link between the grey sky and the snow-covered earth.
As I looked closer at it I saw the statue was a representation of the White Sword of the Silver. I approached the base of the stone and saw the word embedded on it-'Koko ni eien no heiwa o matte iru gin no ichizoku ga aru...'. 'Here lies the Gin clan waiting for the eternal peace…'
The closest grave to me had a dark red color, like rust… or blood. My gut told me it was the last one. Slowly I read the words on it: 'Aruka Gin 12.03.1976- 14.02.2000 and her daughter Tenten Gin 09.03 1984- 14.02.2000'
Cliffie! Yay! Again my stupidity ruins the dramatic moment! Yay again!
Any thoughts?