Seven days passed and all too soon, the graduation exams is starting. Earlier in the morning, Kaina received a mail from a Courier Ninja who delivered it through the windows. The mail contained a single letter with no return address.
Kaina opened the envelope carefully, not wanting to damage the letter inside. Courier Ninja services aren't cheap. It's obvious whoever wrote the letter doesn't think price is a problem.
"Your free trial of being alive has expired. Please purchase the full version to continue living or try signing up for another free trial today. We hope you enjoyed this free trial, and want to share with your friends."
The content made no sense. No one is going to commit unalive today. If it has anything to do with the book from the Dark Realm, nothing will come out of it.
You can't kill someone by telling them they will die, unless if they believed it. Kaina no longer believed in such things since everyone started to laugh at her stupidity. But then Mukumo-san joined, and their laughter dissipated.
There is something weird and creepy with the way that girl laughed. When an otherwise grim and emotionless girl started to giggle, it's never a good sign for those involved. Kaina thought it's hilarious and started making her socially inept friend laughs more from that day. The same goes for the Aburame boy.
She helped the landlady with her groceries, peel some potatoes, and chop the vegetables and a finger. It healed in a few moments, leaving no proof of the accident. The way of the housewife is harder than ninja.
"Thanks for helping, I appreciate it. But don't you have an important exam today?"
"It started raining outside, I'm not going anywhere. The academy can wait."
The written exams didn't start until two more hours, what's the point of going so early? For some people, two hours is enough time to steal the answer to the exam's questions. If they didn't do anything stupid like getting caught.
Kaina has no interest in such things, she will just answer everything with "B". Even if it's not a multiple-choice questions.
The rain continues to fall from the heavens almost as if it is some kind of secret sorcery, followed by a windstorm which is eventually joined by two more huge thunderstorms and big gusts of wind for at least another few hours.
"Look at the time, I think I should go."
"Good luck in your exam!"
A rainbow formed across the sky above Konoha as Kaina walked down the path she had walked so many times before. Today is a good day to be alive, as far as Kaina is concerned.
She heard the sound of a dog or a cat coming from the river and saw an animal with pale yellow fur swimming and failing. If she didn't do anything, the dog will drown and its owner will be sad. And then the girl plunges her body into the wild waters of the river.
But there is a small problem, Kaina doesn't know how to swim.
As the she struggles to keep her head above the water, she inhales more and more water. Before the water approaches her skull and she begins to drown, a strange shadowy figure grabbed her hand and pulled her body out from the water.
When she and the dog arrived on dry land safely, she finds a familiar face staring at her with a disappointed expression. It was the only approachable Uchiha in the village who isn't Itachi Uchiha and his brother, Sasuke.
"Thanks for saving my life, Shisui-niisan! I owe you!"
"Just don't do anything like this again. Promise?"
After a brief exchange, Kaina resumed her walk to the academy while carrying the dog she saved in her hands. She can't leave the dog alone until she found its owner. It's just a normal dog, she thought.
Kaina wondered what possessed her to start having a panic attack when she touched the puppy. The river is not deep, the chance of someone actually drowning is slim to none at best.
"What is your excuse of being so late?" asked Mizuki-sensei.
"I fell in the river because I was saving a puppy, but Shisui-san saved me."
"That's impossible. Shisui Uchiha died last night."
"But I'm not lying!"
"Oh come on... You can come up with better..."