CHAPTER SIX

DITCHED

Later I found out that this mission was a trap. After traveling for about three days, my teammates suddenly vanished. Like poofed away. They left me here. And they wouldn't have done that without orders.

So the Hokage sent my team on this mission just to leave me here and die. But why? Did he find out that I was being held at Orochimaru's hideout all those years ago? But surely he would have known it was against my will. Did I do something very bad? I couldn't recall anything. Maybe I was just deadweight. I was blind, after all. But I'm still a good fighter. Except for that I couldn't dodge shuriken or kunai. I wouldn't be able to since them coming. I would be able to feel the person throwing it, but not the actual weapon.

Thinking about these things will drive me insane. And since I'm already out of the village, I might as well find out about my parents. I mean, I couldn't be reported as an S-rank criminal if I was left for dead, could I?

So I started off for Otogakure. It didn't take me too long to find out I had no idea where I was going. I yelled out in frustration.

I couldn't sense anything around me, but I could still feel the hot dry sand in my ninja sandals.

Wait a minute. Sand? Was I in Sunagakure?

Well it did seem like a nice place to ditch someone...

Great. Just great.