"So, what do you plan to do?" Ryu asked after he was sure they were save. It seemed like no one even cared to follow them.
"I'm not sure... Will you take me with you?" Keiko asked shyly.
"Why so sudden?"
"I don't know, I've just got the feeling that that is the best idea in this situation."
"Alright, I won't stop you. What about you, Sarana?"
"I guess I'll... I don't know. Maybe I'll just wander around before I settle down somewhere."
"So this is the time we have to separate in order to live our own lives, right?" Keiko presumed.
"I think so, but I'm sure we'll meet one day. Ryu, please take care of Keiko."
"Hey, you're forgetting that I'm the oldest out of us three and you are the youngest. I don't need someone to take care of me." Keiko growled. Sarana and Ryu laughed.
"Anyway, I hope Kuraiko will also be ok."
"I'm sure she will. She has own ways." Keiko assured the younger girl. "So... Let's not make this harder than it already is. Farewell, Sarana."
"Goodbye, Keiko, Ryu." Sarana said wiping away a tear that slid down her cheek.
"Make sure to go look for a shinobi village to keep you save from Orochimaru for the first few months." the man advised.
"I will. Thank you for helping us fleeing." Sarana replied as she turned around and went away.
"I hope she won't do anything stupid." Keiko said as Sarana vanished out of view.
"Same goes for Kuraiko. Orochimaru will be pissed once he knows we've gotten away. He'll let it all out on her for sure if she isn't careful." Ryu stated.
"You're right. Now, where should we go?"
"I've been thinking about going to Konoha. What do you think?"
"Konoha? I think I've heard of that before."
"It's the village Orochimaru grew up in. They know how to behave when it comes to him, so they can protect us."
"Sounds good. How far is it from here?"
"I'm not sure. Perhaps three, four days, probably even five. Depends on how fast we are."
"Alright. Let's go. Freedom, here we come!"
'Freedom, here I come!' Sarana thought as she jumped through the trees. 'So first I'm going to go find a shinobi village willing to take me in for some time.'
Finally, she arrived in Kusagakure.
'Looks like a shinobi village to me. Time to talk to the headman.'
Sarana was allowed to stay for six months after telling her story under the condition that she'll train and fight for the village in the meantime. She couldn't say no, because there was one thought coming to her mind in that moment:
'If I train here, they could make me strong enough to take revenge on Orochimaru. Maybe I can even save Kuraiko, if she's still alive then.'
Hi guys! It's me again!
I had a hard time last week, dealing with stuff like love-sickness and so on, but I thought updating this story might distract me and it really did for some time.
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