Chapter 3 – A sad goodbye and a new idendity.
Chapter 3 – A sad goodbye and a new identity.
I woke up early the next morning. Ever since the massacre sleep has been hard to find and when I did get sleep it normally wasn't pleasant. I lay there for a while not wanting to get up. Though I knew I would have to eventually get up. I dragged myself out of bed and got dressed. I wore a white tank top and red pants that went just above my knees. I put my short black hair back in a ponytail. I left the building in look for something to do. Most people were still asleep so there weren't many people out and about in the village.
As I walked around I tried to take in everything, the sights, people, and even the hot muggy air. I knew I would have to leave here soon. I didn't belong no matter how often I tried to tell myself that I did. Even the elders thought it best that I leave. Though I knew it wasn't just because I didn't belong. They wanted me to head back to the Leaf Village but I refused bluntly. There's no way I would go back there by choice. It had too many memories for me. I knew now going back there wouldn't help this aching pain. I needed to go somewhere else in order to move on with my life. Though another thought proved troubling. I didn't want to have to leave Gaara. We had gotten really close in the past week or so and I knew he would be upset. But this was something I had to do. I had already chosen a town to go. It was midway between the Leaf and Sand Village. I was heading out tomorrow, as soon as I could, which left all the painful goodbyes for today.
Next thing I know I was sitting on the swing near the middle part of the village near dusk. Gaara was there too. There was a moments silence before I was brave enough to say anything.
"I'm leaving in the morning." I said more to myself than to him. He nodded, clearly lost for words. "Well I guess this is goodbye…..I'll miss you!" I said and before I knew it I had my arms around him in a big hug.
Tears threatened to come to my eyes but I forcefully pushed them away. He stuttered lost for words. I let go looking him straight into his eyes. I smiled at him showing him how much I cared. Some things are better left unsaid……
As I said to the elder's I left the next morning. I grabbed my pack and swung it over my shoulder and left for the gate. I paused just before leaving. I turned to give the place one last look. Man, I really was going to miss it. It took most of what I had to turn and walk away from the place I would miss the most.
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Seven years later
I walked down the town street. Not a lot of things had changed. My black hair now fell midway down my back and I had grown immensely over the past years. I now reached about 5 foot. I wore a red Kimono that fitted snuggly and white lose pants. I had also changed my name to Suzuki Takahashi in order to keep my real identity a secret. I wanted to be treated like a normal person and if they knew I was one of the remaining Uchiha that would never happen. Though there had been many close calls. Some of my friends, well more like acquaintances, had almost caught me using the Sharingon to practice my techniques. Even since then they won't stop bugging me about becoming a ninja. That had been my major goal when I had been littler but now it was anything but. It also wouldn't help me keep my secret. If I become a ninja someone was bound to find out sooner or later.
I headed to the Ramen shop I was going to meet some people there. I looked around, no one was there yet. Great. I'll just have to sit here and wait. I took about ten minutes for the rest of the group to get here.
"Gosh. What took you so long?" I asked them. "Sorry, we'd been called to see the town's leader." The girl named Mizuki said. "What did she want?" I asked. The headman, or the town's leader, was the leader of the town and knew about everything about its people. She was the only one who knew who I really was. She had sworn not to tell anyone and knew want it meant to me. Though she tried very much to get me to go the leave village and become a ninja. It was rather annoying.
"Were leaving in the morning to the Leaf Village." She said smiling. Out of everything I was expecting that was definitely not one of them.
"You can't be serious!" I gasped. I couldn't believe they were leaving. I tried to be happy they were always talking about how they wanted to be a ninja but I was going to miss them.
"You should come too. You would be a great ninja." She said, "I've seen you practicing your amazing." I shook my head. "I shouldn't I may be good but being a ninja really isn't for me." I told them. I could tell that they were disappointed they obviously were hoping I would come with them. But something else caught my attention.
"So what is the mission anyway." Said a boy in an orange jumpsuit. He had a spiky blond hair. "You'll find out when we get there so stop asking." Replied a pink haired girl, who was clearly annoyed with the boy. She wore a Red outfit. There were two others in the group the first was way taller and older than the others and clearly was the leader of the group. I gasped when I saw his chunin vest. I looked at his headband. I knew it! There from the Leaf Village and he was no other than Kakashi the copy ninja. When I looked at the last person in the group I nearly feel of my chair. It was no other than Sasuke Uchiha.
Great just my luck! I hope he doesn't recognize me. If he does I'm doomed…
Sasuke-
We had just arrived at the place of the mission we were assigned. Naruto was complaining about how long it was taking to get there. All of their pointless arguing just annoyed me. So I just ignored the dobe.
As we walked I felt the feeling that someone was watching me. I turned to see girl about the same height staring at me in shock. What the heck did I do! She doesn't even know me. But something felt different about her. I had the strange feeling like I knew her. She had long black hair that fell midway down her back and black eyes. She wore a red shirt and white lose pants. I stared at her for a second trying to remember, but I soon gave up. "Sasuke, what's wrong?" said the girl named Sakura. "Yeah, Come on." Said the boy known as Naruto. But before I could reply the girl turned and said something he couldn't hear to her friends before racing off somewhere.
"Nothing." I told them, "Let's go."
