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Chapter 13 Pariah

***Kira's POV***

"Sasuke," I hadn't expected to see him. It was supposed to be a quick in and out trip. Sasuke was never even in the equation. What was I supposed to say to him? So many things wanted to come out, but they were getting jumbled up in my mind, and I was afraid to speak, afraid to say what I really wanted to say. He would never listen to me anyhow.

"Kira," he seemed just as surprised to see me as I was to see him.

"Don't worry," I told him, holding up a hand to show I meant no harm, "I just came for my stuff." I barged passed him and went up to his room. I retrieved all of my things and left. He never once tried to stop me or talk to me.

I headed to my real home- or old home. Opening the door, I was greeted by a puff of dust hitting me in the face. Coughing, I tried to regain my composure. This place obviously hadn't been taken care of since I had last been here. Sighing, I wandered up to my room.

Images of the past blasted me every time I stepped into a room. Usually those memories involved Sasuke in some way. When I entered the kitchen, I remembered the time Sasuke and I had decided to we wanted to be Chef's when we grew up. I remembered the mess we had made and the trouble we had gotten into. I moved into the next room, the living room. Sasuke and I were sitting on the floor playing a card game versus Kara and Itachi. Smiles were plastered on everyone's faces as we laughed together.

I shook my head and continued to my room, where I remembered my first real kiss, but I shoved that memory away to the farthest corner of my mind. I didn't need to be remembering that. I had been a foolish, naïve child who's only worry was if Sasuke was or wasn't going to come over today.

For the rest of the day, I cleaned out the house. I wore myself out and ended up falling asleep early. Too bad I didn't sleep well. I was constantly tossing and turning as I had nightmares of what I had done. I needed something to help me sleep; some kind of medication for that. Maybe I could talk to Tsunade. Maybe she could help me.

The next morning, I headed into the village hoping that I could in some way help repair the damage I helped reap, but no one would let me anywhere near them. They would either ignore me or use some kind of Jutsu to scare me away. Most threw curse words over their shoulders at me. I never said a word as I continued farther into the village.

Walking through the streets, people would shout malicious words, throw things, and threaten to kill me. I ignored them the best I could and kept walking. But, I would be lying if I said their words didn't hurt. Yes, I knew I deserved it, but that didn't make the pain any less bearable.

I noticed an old woman fixing her roof all alone. I debated on whether or not I wanted to try and go help. I was just going to walk away, but when she slipped and fell, I rushed over and caught her. "There you go," I said as I set her down.

"Oh, thank you child," she smiled sweetly at me. "Would you mind helping me fix my roof."

"Not at all," I said. "It would be my pleasure!" I jumped onto the roof in one bound. At least this woman forgave me.

I worked hard to fix the room, and in the end I was pleased with the result. I ended up helping her paint her house and rebuilt her porch. It was still early in the evening, so I helped her with her gardening. She was such a sweet little lady; she always offered me tea and cookies. We talked about her kids and grandkids, I told her a little about my upbringing. She was just so easy to talk to.

"Thank you so much!" she smiled when all the work was done. "That certainly didn't take us long at all."

"No problem!" I smiled. It felt good to help someone.

"Grandma!" called a young girl. "Don't you know whom that is? She's the one who let Kara and Itachi into the village. She helped destroy your house!" The girl said upon rushing to the old woman's side.

"What? This young woman? You shouldn't accuse people of things like that!" the old woman defended me. "She just helped rebuild the entire place."

The young woman pulled out the old woman's glasses and slipped it onto her grandmother's face. "She probably did that to help her sleep at night; so she can feel better when she wakes up in the morning."

"What?" the old woman looked me over thoroughly. "So it is! You lied to me! How dare you try and act all innocent and nice. You think its funny to fool an old woman? How sick can you be? You probably booby trapped the whole thing!"

"What? No!" I shook my head reverently. "No, I was only trying to help," I pleaded with her, hoping she would understand.

The two turned their backs on me and went into the house. I dropped to my knees and hung my head. No matter what I did, I would never be forgiven by any villager. No one would give me a second chance, not even the one I loved the most.

I made my way to the training grounds. I wasn't sure what I went there for; my legs just started walking. There was a part of me that wanted so badly to train, to vent my frustration. I noticed Gai's team training. Lee just watching, his leg still in a cast. I watched from a distance silently.

When they noticed I was watching, they turned their backs and left, off to train somewhere else probably. They most likely thought I was watching to give tips to my sister. I hung my head, watching the ground as I made my way back home. I was going to lock myself in my room and never come back out. No one needed me and I had no where to go. I was going to be stuck here for the rest of my life.

***Kakashi's POV***

I had to admit I felt sorry for Kira. She truly seemed to want to start over, but she could just be a really good actress. She had fooled us once before. There was no way to tell which version of Kira was the real person hiding under the façade she had called her life. But, everything she did seemed as though she was trying to turn over a new leaf; as though she really wanted to be good again.

When people threw things, threatened her, or taunted her, she would let them. She never said a word or fought back. I was impressed at her control. A lesser man would crack under the pressure and fight back, screaming at the world, blaming everyone for their problems. She had a lot of courage to even step foot in the village. Yes, she was indeed brave, that or she might just be incredibly stupid- out for her own death wish.

I was on the school building. I felt the presence of someone behind me. Turning, I saw Lady Tsunade with Shizune at her side. Walking over to me, I noticed she was serious; something was wrong. "Lady Hokage, what's wrong?" I asked.

"We have a situation," she replied.

"What is it?" I asked.

"It's Sasuke."

***Kira's POV***

Walking into the kitchen, I started making my lunch. Ramen. Again. I had had it for the past week for every meal. I couldn't afford anything else since I didn't have a job- no one would hire me, nor did I go on missions any more to earn the money. Grabbing a bottle of water, I walked into the main room of the house.

I was packing all of my ninja gear into a bag. That chapter of my life just could not be taken away from me. Being a ninja was all that I was. Without it, I wasn't even me anymore. I was planning on leaving the village and becoming a Rogue ninja. Maybe there were other outsiders like me; I could form a team.

At first, I thought I would be able to hide myself away in my room. But, what was the point of staying in the village not being able to train and then die by Kara/'s hand. I had a lot of time to think lately. I wanted to live. I didn't want to die. And if I was going to die, it certainly would not be by my own sister's hand.

No, being a ninja was who I was. I grabbed my bag and brought it into the kitchen with me. I grabbed the ramen off the stove and poured it into a bowl. This would be my last meal here. After finishing eating, I strapped my bag over my shoulder. I opened the door only to find Kakashi and Tsunade standing on my porch. What were they doing here?

"Can I help you?" I asked more coldly than I had intended.

"Going somewhere?" Kakashi asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes, I'm leaving Konoha for good," I replied.

"Well, before you go, we have one last mission for you," Tsunade told me.

"But I thought-" I started.

"Forget what I said," she told me, cutting me off.

"Oh, I am supposed to help you when you need it, but while I have been suffering alone for the past month, no one helps me?" I shot at her, all my pent up anger bubbling to the surface.

"We made a mistake, Kira," Tsunade replied.

"So, that makes it right?" I asked. "So did I, but no one forgave me!"

"You do this and you can be a ninja here again with the same teammates and teacher," she offered.

"They wouldn't want me as a teammate. No one trusts me any more."

"Your team misses you more than you know."

I stopped. She knew I wanted to stay here more than anything. This was my home, and I loved it here. "Deal. What's my mission?"

"Someone has run away from the village. We need you to bring him back," Kakashi answered.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"Sasuke."