Today, was not the best Saturday, but it wasn't the worst. And do you know what I had to do today? I had to spend almost all day hanging out with two guys for a project. Yup, it was the history project. Ino and Sakura thought it was a good idea that our group also have a head start on the project. And being Misaki, Misaki, she quickly agreed with them. At first I wasn't sure if I should go to the park where they (as in Sakura, Ino, and Misaki) planned. We decided to go a bit later than them since you never know if they planned to be there when we show up. Sasuke and partically Gaara did not want that to happen. So I had to find out when they were going and we went later. We actually met after lunch time.

I arrived by skateboarding. It has been awhile since I had gone out or even skateboarded and I thought it would be a good transporation device. Surprisingly, they also showed up by skateboards. So we went to the park where this stone was set up. It was black and had names all carved into it. It was a KIA stone. KIA means killed in action. Long ago, this city was only a mere village. There were other villages nearby and all of them had their own ninjas. Each year they had tournaments to see each other strengths and such. Ninjas had techniques. Some were only accesses by blood so it was a family thing and others were basic techniques like simple math. Ninja schools were set up. I think that is a way cooler school than what we have now.

It's hard to believe though...ninjas with these impossible techniques for humans? The stone was sort of proof, but how can we tell it was ninjas not just regular soldiers? Yet, the KIA stone is a big part of the city now.

We went to an older part that was said to be the main part of the village. As time grew, more newer buildings and such added to this city.

It's quite easy to tell that the place is older. The buildings are shaped differently, the colors are more bright like reds and greens and oranges. It has that older look to it. I am not sure how to explain it...I guess the road is all dirt, the paths are also dirt so we couldn't really skateboard since it was way to bumpy and there was a high change was seriously hurting yourself and ramming yourself into someone. Trust me, that HURTS!

There was a lot of open stalls and such. I looked around curious about everything. Took pictures and such. Basically we did what we were suppose to for this group assignment. No one really talked in our group. Just when we needed to decide where to go next, if we needed to call each other, and such. I didn't really know about the areas since no one bothered to tell me, so I'll let them do the captions and such.

We passed by an abandoned building. It was like a huge estate, but I wondered why no one used it. It seemed to be in good shape. It was a old Japanese style house. There was a caption about the building so fell back and read it. It said something about the massacre of the Uchiha household way way back when. Uchiha-that is Sasuke's last name. Perhaps his ancestor or something...

When I stared off into the deserted buildings that loomed in the shadows, Sasuke came up silently behind me like a ghost.

"Wondering about that?" he asked with a serious tone.

"A little." I replied honestly.

"It's obvious that this is part of my ancestory past. It happened a long time ago when ninjas were here."

"So they were real?" I asked. "The ninjas, I mean."

"Yeah, they were. The Uchihas were one of the most powerful clans. We had a bloodline trait. I don't remember what it's called now, but there are some old books on it. The massacre killed all of the Uchihas except two. One being the one killing the entire clan, and the other his brother. Actually, my brother and I are named after them...Our parents were historians..."

"So what was the killers name?"

"Itachi."

"And that is your brother? I never knew you had a brother."

"I try to keep in under wraps. He always beats me!" Sasuke statated in an annoying and mad voice.

"Anways, the massacre was by Uchiha Itachi and he spared his brother...Uchiha Sasuke. They grew up got married, blah, blah, blah and it all comes back to me. I think we were mainly from Uchiha Sasuke's branch. And by we get to me, no more ninjas and such. I believe about the ninjas and stuff. I have real, primary sources."

So there were ninjas. And I learned about Sasuke's dark-ish ancestory past.

I took pictures of the manor, also.

After that we went to a national park. Of course back way then it was called the Forest of Death. CREEPY, ne? Well, it isn't so creepy now. It is quiet though and has a but of a erie feeling, a place I would not want to come alone during night. There were huge trees that rise all the way to the sky and their branches twist and turn. There are some clearings and paths so hikers don't get lost.

We rested in a clearing near a river. The place we sat at had a sleepy aroma to it. I sat on the base of the tree resting against the trunk. I was on the verge of falling asleep, it was all too quiet. If it was a horror movie, something would of jumped out by now, but eh, this is my normal, average, non exciting life. Gaara was drawing something, today. It was the scene. It was so pretty and it was only black and white. He had talent.

Continuing on...

We decided to visit a more modern place. We came to the most famous part of town. It is a shopping center, but it is quite famous. Many artist have preformed here such as Ellegarden, Alice Nine, Utada Hikaru, Kra, Naitomea, Hamasaki Amaya, and so much more. It is also popular among students at our high school. It was just about sunset when we went. The lights were up and it shined against the glass buildings. It was so happy? A very...sprited air...get what I'm saying. It is hard to describe with just words.

We split up there. I came home and here I am writing away of what happened.

Honestly, I sort of enjoyed today in a strange, strange way. The only problem was that Misaki called and asked about Gaara and Sasuke. Such fan girls need to get a life! I don't see why they like them so much. I mean besides their looks.