So I'm going to try something weird...At the end of this chapter there will be two choices, Route A and B, this also means after this story could have different endings! Meaning updates may be slightly slower...(._.) To get to your selected routes you will have to pick them from the chapter selection so be careful!

Once the bell sounded and we were dismissed I was out of the room in a flash, as quietly and quick as I could manage, I left the building. The events of today already replaying themselves in my mind, and for whatever reason I wasn't angry. Even I assumed such comments would rile up my short temper, but I couldn't find it my heart to get worked up over it. This only served to make me confused and utterly flustered, I wasn't really sure how to deal with all this, if you haven't figured it out by now, I'm not very social.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not scared of people, just curious. They aren't like any other creature, everything from their temperaments and even their personality differed from one another. They were each very unique, no two exactly alike. That's what made me nervous, you could never predict the next move they would make. Sure you could make a particularly educated guess, but there was always some overlooked factor that you would never have considered. Humans change their minds too quickly to account for, but I guess that is what makes us so entertaining.

Once I left the academy I practically sprinted all they way back to the tree I'd slept in the night before. As I reached the base of it, I slowed, bracing myself against it's sturdy trunk.

What do I do now? That was awful, if I had known school was so unbearable I would have definitely opted out of this whole ninja thing. But, I can't, because that would make me a quitter and quitters are losers. So I guess I'll just have to bite my tongue and deal with it.

"What did I get myself into." I groaned, leaning against the tree. After taking several slow breaths I turned and climbed up to the lowest branches where my travel bag was stowed away. With caution I released the trunk and stepped out onto a limb. Under my weight it swayed slightly, but held strong, as I inched towards the middle where it split into two more branches. Tucked between the two was the dusty, beat up, grey sack I always carried with me. With haste I snatched it up and bounded back to the trunk.

Once my feet were back on the ground, I started rummaging through the contents of my bag, pulling out trash and other odds and ends.

"Come on, I know it's here, I made sure I didn't forget this time!" I whispered desperately to my self. With growing exasperation I turned the bag on its end and let it spill onto the grass before me, in an instant I spotted the small, cloth wrapped bundle I had been searching for. In it was all the money I had, it wasn't a lot but it would be enough to survive on for a while. I could buy plenty of meals and possibly a new set of clothes, however...this means I'll have to brave a trip into the town.

I bit my lip as I tried to find some reason to stay here under the tree. Fine. I'll admit it, I might care, just a little, about what other people think about me. It's not my fault, really. But just thinking about it makes me wanna beat the shit out of some one. I groaned loudly and pulled relentlessly at my own hair.

"Trouble?" I jumped up at the sudden voice. What I wanted to do was to turn around and slug whoever it was in the face, fortunately for me I ended up tripping over my own feet and face planting into the dirt. And so the elegant swan that I was took it all in stride. "Really? You're the one I've been assigned to watch? Honestly, Iruka made it sound like you were some sort of trained spy from an enemy village."

As I picked myself up and dusted off my clothes, I growled. "Who knows, if I was a spy, maybe this was all on purpose. Because if I know anything, spies generally don't go around acting like they've been trained by the Hokage themselves."

"So, what you're trying to say is, you really are a spy."

"Nope." I added extra emphasis on the 'p' as I turned to face the man who was speaking to me. To be perfectly honest, I don't think I had ever seen anyone quite like him.

"What, is there something on my face?" He asked as he absentmindedly scratched at his cheek.

"Dunno, can't tell with the mask and all, why don't you show me your face and I'll let you know." He laughed, and from the way his half mask stretched, I could tell he was grinning.

"Sorry but that's not happening, I'll give you points for effort though. Anyway, enough chitchat, I'm here to formally introduce myself. Ahem, My name is Kakashi Hatake, and I have been personally entrusted with the duty of watching you after school hours." I sighed, his laid back attitude was already getting on my nerves,

"Let me get this straight, you are the one the old man sent." He nodded. "Okay, so my first impression of you is, you're a complete idiot."

"Ahhhh, excellent observation, I like that. Unfortunately that's wrong." He laughed(sarcastically).

"Please, do explain then. Tell me why you decided to come straight out and tell me, a 'suspected spy' you are going to practically stalk me. It would have been much easier to watch from a distance and avoid meaningless confrontation like this. Not only that, you even had audacity to tell me your full name. You know, I thought that Leaf ninja were smart."

"Well here's the thing," He kneeled down to my height, intentionally pissing me off."I really don't believe in wasting my time on something as ridiculous as this, so let's just hurry this along, shall we? I told you my name, so naturally I expect you to tell me yours."

"Fair enough, you make a good argument, my name is Kanra Nanimo." I wasn't going to argue, his answer was actually really insightful, but that didn't mean I was going to trust him.

"Excellent, now, I have a few questions-"

"No." I could already imagine the look on his face, if he was going to be so annoyingly straightforward, I was going to be as vague and unproductive as possible. Why? I don't know, I'm a kid, do I really need a reason?

"Alright, that's how it's gonna be, huh." I remained silent. "So, here's how I see it, you have two options here. Since you refuse to cooperate, I can have you immediately turned over to Konoha's Torture and Interrogation force, which is exactly as unpleasant as it sounds. Or, you'll listen to me, and answer any question I ask. How's that sound?"

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"...Well, you are definitely way more ambitious than I gave you credit for, so I guess I can comply... For a price." I added subtly glancing down at my fingernails with a seemingly thoughtless expression. He sighed heavily and it gave me a feeling that he was familiar with needy brats, brats like me.

"Fine, what is it?"

I sat in the taller grasses near the river while Kakashi decided to stand. I let my fingers drag through the current, letting the cool waters sooth me.

"So."

"So?" I looked up at him.

"Was that really all you wanted?" He asked suddenly, he seemed...I don't know, confused?

"Well, I could have gone without all the awkward staring, but I just...didn't want to get lost." I thought back to just a short time ago. The walk through town wasn't as bad with someone to guide me, but the extra attention that accompanied him definitely made me uneasy. Still, I appreciated the help. "Why, I didn't do anything wrong." I hissed out. He held up his hands as if to defend himself.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend...much." I scoffed at him and turned my attention back on the water, a bright green leaf floated gently towards me, I picked it up and twirled it absent mindedly by the stem. We were quiet for a long time, the peaceful silence was filled with the ever present sounds of nature. The wind rustled the trees, birds flittered between branches, and the river rushed against the rocky bank. These were some of my favorite sounds, the ones best enjoyed on a lazy afternoon. Simple things like these always made me forget about all the bad in the world, small breaks in time that honestly made me believe in true peace. But these moments never last very long.

The heavy sounds of the older ninja's shoes shuffling through the vegetation was enough to disrupt my thinking. Again I looked at him, he seemed to be reaching for something, he shifted and pulled a small orange book for a pouch attached to his leg. I gave the cover a good look.

I knew right away that this particular book, wasn't very child friendly. I looked away, it was none of my business anyhow. Instead I got up and dusted off my clothes, I grabbed the three bags at my feet and began to walk back to my tree. Kakashi didn't follow, I suspected he was busy with his reading, either way it didn't concern me in the least. I left him by the river and journeyed back to my temporary 'home'. It was quickly becoming night, but even that couldn't bother me, I was just...worried? Anxious? I wasn't sure, but it wasn't exactly a good feeling, it was more like the eerie calm before a massive storm struck. It was in the air, an ominous chill. I walked a little faster.

It was dark when I got back, and I was tired. I stowed away the things I bought and crawled into a comfortable nook between the two thickest limbs. I pulled a faded blue blanket out of my bag and draped it carelessly across my body, I felt like I was going to need all the sleep I could get tonight.

The soft sunlight breaching the canopy of leaves woke me this time, no more strangers, or odd stalkers, just the warm morning sun. It was so serene I almost wanted to go back to sleep, but I knew that someone would just show up to bother me. I didn't want to go back to that classroom just yet though.

So what exactly should I even do? I don't know anyone, but I don't want go back, what else is there?

Route (A) Ditch school and explore: Complete.

or

Route (B) Man up and attend class: coming soon

So there we have it not a super long chapter, but still very important. I know it took a while to update, but to be honest I've just been putting off a lot of school work lately and I had to get caught up. I'm already working on route A and B will be started soon. But remember not every chapter will have a choice at the end (because not only would that be A LOT of work) that would cause the path to diverge into too many alternate endings. So yeah, enjoy, and don't forget to leave your input in a review, I would REALLY appreciate the help~

Thanks!