Hello, this is my first fic so I hope all of you would help me with the fic. Especially since English isn't my daily language. I do not own Naruto or anything related to it. I only own my original characters and my story. Thanks.

Ayame

Prologue

It was a beautiful day in Konoha. The sun was shining brightly and the sky was crystal clear. The villagers had started their daily activities. Shops were opened and people started to crowd the streets. It seemed to be a normal day in Konoha.

But it wasn't.

Even though in a glance it was like another ordinary day in Konoha. It really wasn't. It could be seen signs of destruction everywhere in the village. Nearly half of the houses were knocked down and some of them were pretty badly damaged. Some of the trees that surrounded the village were burnt down into ashes. If any trespasser passed the crowd, they could feel intensity in the air. Sadness and fear were hanging in the air.

A week ago the villagers had faced their worst nightmare when Kyuubi, the strongest from all demons attacked their beloved village. The fox demon didn't only destroy their village and take their dearest ones' lives but it also had left them with a scar that wouldn't easily be healed by time.

The demon was able to be sealed indeed but with a huge sacrifice. Their Hokage, the Fourth in order to seal the demon, lost his life after finishing the seal. The Fourth or Yondaime (in Japanese) was appointed a Hokage 2 years ago. When the Third or Sandaime decided to give up the title, nobody doubted him. He had been a caring and yet strong Hokage. They hadn't fully overcome the grief because of the loss. After Yondaime's death, Sandaime took the title once again for he was still the strongest shinobi of Konoha. So he reigned once again, waiting for the next suitable candidate.

-o-O-o-

There were four watch towers in Konoha, each guarding every side of the village. One of the towers was destroyed during the Kyuubi attack leaving the remaining three standing. There were two ANBU appointed to guard in a shift. In a tower that stood near the gate of Konoha, only one ANBU was in duty. He was gazing through the borders of the village, aware for any newcomers. Suddenly a figure appeared from the stairs.

"Is there any sign of Sandaime?" a feminine voice spoke.

"Arashi-sama," the Anbu bowed respectfully to the new figure

"Iie, there isn't any sign of him so far"

"…I see"

The figure walked to the Anbu's side to have a better view beyond the gate. It was revealed the figure was a woman, a beautiful kunoichi. She was tall and slender. She had her long curly hair tied into a ponytail that reached her back. Her eyes had the same colour with her hair, light brown but rather darker. She didn't wear a jounin vest, instead she wore dark leather vest and pants. Under her vest she wore black shirt with long sleeves and high neck. She wore her head protector on her left upper arm. She seemed to have high rank or strong enough until ANBU paid respect for her.

"How long have he gone?" she asked to the Anbu whose mask resembled a wolf.

"Approximately 38 hours since he departed"

"Did you know or at least have an idea where he's going?"

"No, he didn't give us any hint and he refused any escort"

"Why should he leave in such time," she spoke to herself

"I still have things to do, so could you please inform me if he's arrived?"

"I will," he nodded

Arashi nodded in approval the she left the tower with a slight puff. She appeared in front of Hokage office where two ANBU was guarding the door. She simply just nodded to them so they let her walked in to the office. After she closed the door she was greeted with a pile of paper works. After Sandaime took the title again he had decided Arashi would be his trusted aide that would make her in charge of every issue in Konoha after Hokage himself…for the second time. She used to be Yondaime's trusted aide and she had accepted it half-heartedly. And now there she was, facing a pile of paper works she'd need to take care of.

She sat down thinking why Sandaime needed to go in such wrong time. Konoha was crumbling and they needed a strong leader to lead them through everything. What kind of matter that Sandaime couldn't drop if compared to Konoha's current situation?

Arashi, even though she was good in diplomacy and paper works like these, she still prefer doing missions –S-class, A-class she didn't bother much- than sitting on the same place all day.

This is going to be a long day… she let out a sigh and started working with the paper works silently.

-o-O-o-

Meanwhile, not far from the gates of Konoha two figures could be seen walking toward Konoha. Both of them were wearing dark cloaks and had their hoods raised. One of them had average height while the other was shorter, the person's height barely above the taller one's knee.

"We've arrived, child…We've arrived to the place your father called home" the taller one spoke and placed his/her hand gently on the shorter one's head

"We're home…"

Author's Note: That's the end of the Prologue. I hope it's not confusing, since the author herself is also confused . But I suppose all of you already have a glint how's the story going. Wishing for your best reviews about my fic, is it bad or is it good? Or just wait for the first chapter? Thanks a lot for reading! And keep on reading!