Chapter 2

There was a haze of smoke over the Village of the Mountains. Small fires were still burning the houses, the stores, the people...

Kyou still lay by her house not conscious. A bird landed not to far from her head pecking the ground. The bird was a black raven. It walked over to Kyou's head and pecked her forehead. "Huh...ow. Hey stop! Ow that hurts!" Kyou hit the raven with her hand and it flew away. She sat up and looked around. She was just hoping her village being destroyed was just a dream. But unfortunately it was reality.

Kyou stood up shakily. She put a hand over her eyes. It was noon. The sun was at the highest point in the sky. Kyou started to pick up a piece of wood and under it she found three kunai. She gasped and dropped the piece of wood. The kunai...were covered in blood.

"why...why is this happening." Kyou started to venture away from her house, or what was left of her house. "I have to fight for myself now. Mommy and Daddy are...gone."

"wait, Lin, Sheng! They may be okay!" Kyou ran to where Lin and Sheng lived. They were close neighbors. But when she got there. She couldn't stop the tears or the sobs that followed. Lin and Sheng were, dead. They both had shruiken in there foreheads.

Who would do this? This was the thought that was racing through Kyou's head. Their village ninjas fought back but there was so few that the enemy ninja won. "I have to leave. I'm alone. And I have to fight for myself now." Kyou started to collect the kunais and shruiken that weren't stabbed into a human body. She found a backpack that she put them in. She found some bread in a house that wasn't completely destroyed. And a few apples.

Kyou walked to the entrance of her village and turned just before she walked out and said,"bye mom, dad, I love you. Bye Lin, Sheng. Thanks for being the best friends anyone could ask for." Then Kyou turned and walked out into the forest. She didntknow where she was going. But she did know, she has to fight for herself now.

Kyou walked for 4 hours. But she really didnt get that far. Her little legs were aching.

She saw a little old house with smoke coming out of the old chimney. She ran to the house and knocked on the door. "Hello anyone here?! Please I need help!" There was no answer. Who would even live this far out in the woods anyway. Kyou sat resting her back against the door. She fell asleep.

Kyou woke up in a bed nice and warm and cozy. But didn't she fall asleep against the door of the house? She sat up and her head met up with and old hand. "Ah so you are awake," said the old women.

"Who are you?" Kyou said full of curiosity.

"I'm just an old women. I'm a nobody. But you can call me Mogu," she said lovely.

"My village got attacked. My parents died. It was explosions. And dead people. Blood. Houses and fire."

"Honey calm down. You're safe now. I know what happened."

Sobbing Kyou said,"what if they come back."

The old women's face then got grim and she said,"then you will train."

"Train? For what?" Kyou was so confused.

"I will train you in basic ninja self defense."

"I don't want to be a ninja! They kill people." Kyou couldn't believe it why would she want to kill people.

"if you don't kill you will be killed." The old woman said changing her physical posture to being assertive.

Kyou said slowly, "So I have to do this to live"

"yes. You do" The old woman then said,"we'll start at dawn tomorrow."

(before time skip Kyou was 6years old and 9 months)

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*time skip 3 months

"Kyou climb to the top of the tree, avoid me throwing kunai at you and hit the three targets." The old woman said to the 7 year old Kyou.

"Easy." Kyou said with confidence. She easily climbed up the tree while deflecting Mogu's attack and hit all three targets. "So anything else you need?" Kyou said as she raised an eyebrow.

"Kyou. You know it's time. "

"C'mon Mogu. I don't have to see the world. I can stay with you" Kyou said

"No. You are bigger and you are important the world needs you." Mogu grabbed Kyou's head between her old wrinkled hands."You must go. I have loved you like my own but now it's time for tough love."

"Okay I guess I'll go." Kyou said defeatly. There was no reasoning with Mogu. She was so stubborn.

"okay, tomorrow at dawn. You leave." Mogu said standing her ground.

"okay Mogu okay."

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^**at dawn the next day

"Kyou Jakai I'm honored I got to train you but, today you must continue your journey. You are important. More then you know" Mogu said.

"Thank you Mogu." Kyou said.

"Now you go." Mogu handed Kyou a backpack filled with ninja gear and food. She pushed Kyou out the door.

Kyou put the backpack on and walked away while waving back at Mogu.

Mogu rolled her eyes and slammed the door of her house.

Kyou sighed and said,"that old hag is the most stubborn person I will ever meet."

Mogu watched out the window,"Kyou I'm rooting for you more than you know. My wonderful granddaughter. "