6
Age: 11

Ryou was never the same after that incident.

Then again who would be?

Miharu's window and door had been sealed off with concrete so no one could have access to the room.

Aru Noa, Ryou's dad, would panic and have night terrors which would keep him sleepless during most nights. The death of a beloved is enough to psychological scar someone. However, the doubt and the uncertainty of who had killed his wife and daughter and why, or what just not knowing what had happened to his eldest daughter was tormenting him every night.

His business and quality of his work and craftsmanship had gone bad, and so had his relationship and abuse of alcohol…

Our protagonist, now a year later was a completely different person. Guest were no longer allowed at the Noa manor. Security had increased, and her eyes as well as her heart had hardened.

At the funeral many people showed up to express their condolences she ignored each and every one of them.
Her mind was now focused on achieving a greater good.
Kakashi heard the news from Obito before anyone else even knew. He came running to the training grounds and blabbered it to both him and Rin.

"I was there when it happened!" He exclaimed.
"Really?!" asked Rin with his eyes wide, her jaw dropped open.
"I mean-" he cut himself off running a hand through his hair not knowing how to react to all of the unwanted attention that he was receiving from his crush.

"I was there like when they told her." He said with a sad face. "My uncle sat her down at the office, and told her everything that had happened, he said he was sorry for her mother's passing and everything else that had happened… That poor Ryou, broke down in a sobbing mess." Obito's eyes saddened as he remembered the sight of the shattered girl and how he held her when she cried on his shoulder.

"Poor Ryou…" Rin said in concern bringing a hand to her mouth as she felt her heart twisting.

Kakashi wasn't sure how to feel about the girl's tragedy. After all it was none of his business, so he didn't give it much thought. In fact he didn't even show up to the funeral. He though it was selfish of her- at least she still had one loving parent yet, while other kids like himself had none.
Still- part of him felt sorry for the girl.

Ryou was eleven years old now, and she trained more than ever before. One of her new missions was to get her father to regain her composure, and catch whoever was guilty for her mother and sister's murders.

She stumbled into her dirty, dark house and kicked off her shoes by the door.

"Ryou?" She heard a howl echo through the living room.
She walked over only to see her dad passed out on the handmade silk rug that adorned the living room. Something ached in her chest when she saw her father rolling in the floor over a pile of his own piss or vomit.
He saw her standing above him, her eyes gleaming with the moonlight in a hard face.
Ryou was not the same, whatever had killed her mother had also killed something inside of her. Her compassion, perhaps?

"Ryou is that you?"

She stepped over him and said nothing.

"Ryou-" he repeated.
"Stop calling for me. You're not my father."

He repeated her name.
"YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!" She snapped.

she took a nearby empty alcohol bottle and threw it against the closest wall making a huge crash noise echo through out the house.

"MY FATHER IS NOT SOME DRUNK BASTARD WHO LIES ON THE FLOOR ALL DAY LONG, INTOXICATED AND CRYING." She heaved her chest rising violently. "So, either you fix yourself up or be ready to lose your other daughter."

With that she vanished from his sight. Ryou tried for days, even begged to be allowed to see her family's archive at the Uchiha police office. However, her wishes were always denied. She even got caught sneaking into the offices which is considered a federal crime and landed her in the Third Hokage's office.

"Do you have anything to say for yourself Ryou?" Sandaime asked scratching his beard.

"I need to take a look at the files of my mother's murder. And my sister's disappearance," Ryou said in a loud voice, her eyes burning with anger and frustration.

"I understand that mourning is hard, but you have to accept that the police did everything they could, and are still looking for the culprits."

"But why can't I look at the files-" Ryou said now standing up from her chair, which was sitting across the Hokage's desk.
"Ryou, please understand, that is beyond your access and mine. It belongs to the Uchiha police force."

Our protagonist stood before his desk with both of her fist clenched, her teeth almost gritting.
Ryou sensed someone behind the door, and so did the Hokage so he decided to change the subject. It was obvious even Ryou noticed his faux change in mood.

"I've asked my son Saisho to keep an eye on you. He says you've been making outstanding progress in your training. I congratulate you." He said nodding still smoking from his pipe.
And in that moment the door opened wide and inside stepped in Team Minato with what Ryou assumed a mission report.

Obito and Rin hesitated in greeting her, they had heard she had been rather violent lately and didn't know if she would O.K. to approach. Ryou on the other hand didn't know how much they had heard before walking in. She avoided eye contact.
Minato looked over the girl quickly, 'So this is the Noa girl…' he thought to himself as he saw the pain that filled her suspiciously narrowed eyes.

The Hokage greeted them and he stepped forward to turn in the mission report.

"Ryou, it's so nice seeing you." Said Rin giving her a brief strong embrace. "Yeah, we hadn't seen you in a while how've you been?" asked Obito placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I've been alright." A lie, which was obvious from her tone.
"And stealing apparently," A third voice interrupted.

Like a predator, Ryou's eyes snapped to look at Kakashi. Sensing the anger radiating of Ryou, Obito gave a step back. Rin stretched a hand to reach for her as she approached to him.
"Are you calling me a thief Hatake?" She growled getting on his face.

Minato and the Hokage were now both watching with careful attention.

Kakashi hadn't seen the girl since the notebook incident. And now she seemed to be a completely different person.
He remembered the face of the flustered girl who had looked at him with that pair of large watery eyes. The girl that stood before him now. Her face had fixed into a permanent scowl, and dark circles surrounded her eyes making them seem more menacing.

"Those who break the rules are trash." Kakashi spat at her.
"Didn't they ever teach you not to eavesdrop?" Ryou retorted both of her fist clenched at her sides, her nails burying into her skin. Ryou clearly remembered the last time she had encountered him. The girl who still had had mother would've looked away bashfully and hid her head as she skulked out of the room. This Ryou however, she did not have the tolerance or time to put up with his or anyone else's rubbish.

"You broke into the Uchiha Police force department, breaking at least 10 of the most sacred Shinnobi rules. You're nothing, but trash," He finished.
His eyes holding a cruel darkness in them.
Ryou had a blank expression on her face. Everyone turned to look at her expecting some violent outburst to occur suddenly. The girl instead closed her eyes for a brief second and let out a long sigh relaxing her shoulders. Or perhaps there would be no violent outburst?

She opened her eyes and without a warning her fist flew to his face making a nasty crack echo the quiet room.
He fell backwards to the floor and you could see blood oozing, darkening some areas of his mask.

She looked like a wild animal, her already messy hair was tangled covering most of her face and she held a look of pure fury in her face. She opened her aching fist again and was ready to launch a second one. She hadn't realized but she was being held back by the shoulder's by Kakashi's sensei.
Even the Hokage had stood up from his desk and was looking at her with an angry expression.
Obito's eyes were wide his jaw had dropped, and Rin covered her mouth with both hands a fearful expression on her face.

"Ryou! You are under mission suspension for two weeks." The Hokage shouted. "Please," he said in almost a begging tone, "Get some rest…" He finished with a tired sight pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Get off me," The girl angrily shrugged the kind blonde haired man off her and stepped towards the door, rushing out of the room.

'So much anger…' Minato thought to himself.

Kakashi's dark eyes were like daggers following her as she stepped out. And once again, she had completely humiliated him. He didn't feel sorry for the girl anymore. This event had only feed his thirst to get even with her even more.

 Lately, just everything seemed to be a nightmare for Ryou.
An endless nightmare which she could not escape from.

The murder, the news people harassing her, her dad's downward spiral. She was completely alone. And to make matters worse, she couldn't even get her hands on those files. There was only one way she was going to get to those files…
If she couldn't get to those files the right way, she would have to do it the dirty way. She kept her distance hidden amongst the crowd when she saw Team Minato finally step out of the Hokage building. She focused her eyes on Obito, on that blissful idiot.

He would be her ticket in.