Freedom?
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Recap:
??? POV:
My eyes snapped open, only to see darkness. I sighed; the dream ended too soon. I tried to stretch myself, but the heavy weights on my wrists and ankles kept me down. I was still bound to the wall. The room was so cold compared to the dream.
Closing my eyes, I thought about the boy in my dreams. My effort was an utter failure because I only received a few flashes of blurry images.
"Who are you?" I whispered, only to receive no answer in the lifeless room.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto.
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Love is what sets us free - Anonymous
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??? POV:
The door opened, dazzling light flooded the room. I only had a glimpse of the beautiful miracle until two men came over and bound a piece of cloth over my eyes. A hood was silently placed on top of my head. Over to my right and left, I heard the tinkling of the keys as they unlocked the chains from the wall, but unfortunately the metal weights were still attached to my arms and legs.
"Get up," a gruff voice commanded.
I slowly got up, confused. 'Are they finally letting me go?' I thought, silently pleading. They grabbed my arms and dragged me out of the dark room I hated.
After a few minutes of walking down the endless hall, we finally stopped. We entered through a room and the air became tense.
"Hokage, here she is," one of the men reported.
"Great!" a welcoming voice said. "You may leave now."
The two men walked out of the room. I felt them staring at me, cautious.
"I have a favor to ask you," the Hokage said. "If you do this, you may earn your freedom."
My ears perked up in curiosity. 'I'll…be free?' I pondered over the thought.
"Okay."
"Perfect," he said, pleased. "This is your task."
"Are you ready, Miu Hatake?"
"Hai,"
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Kakashi's POV:
"You guys will enter the Chunnin Exams,"
"Yeah! The Chunnin Exams…What's that?" the blonde boy asked.
I sighed, "Naruto-,"
Sakura, my pink haired student, cut me off, "It's an exam where it decides if you are eligible to become a Chunnin."
"Oh."
"Hn." The black haired boy, Sasuke, scowled at Naruto's stupidity.
They began one of their annoying fights again. I raised my hand up in a menacing way.
"Now that you know, you guys need to practice," I said. "Three hundred push-ups, NOW!"
They all dropped down and began. I stared at each of the students: Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Naruto Uzumaki, but one was missing. 'She could have been my student,' I thought sadly. 'If only I did something…'
I teleported and landed on top of a tree branch. Taking out my book, Icha Icha Paradise, a picture fell out. It was of me and her. We were so happy. A tear slowly dripped down my face before I wiped it away.
"It's my entire fault," I grumbled, burying my face into my hands.
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…The beginning of the third Chunnin Exams…
"Are you guys ready?"
"Yeah!"
"Hn."
It was finally the third exam. Luckily, my team was able to make it.
Then the doors suddenly opened and a huge group of elite shinobi walked in. They surrounded a person, but I couldn't tell who. The person was in dirty rags and was chained to massive weights. A hood covered their face, hiding their identity. Overall, it was kind of scary, but the weirdest thing was that he or she had enormous chakra that was already sealed many times.
"Kakashi-sensei, who's that?" Naruto asked, gulping in fear.
"I don't know…"
One of the shinobi walked forward and yelled to the instructor.
"This girl, Miu Hatake, will enter the Third Chunnin Exam by Hokage's order!" he shouted.
"Could it be…?!"
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Author's Note:
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