Through My Eyes
The young girl in the arms of the Anbu member was thrashing and flailing uncontrollably. To make it worse, she was yelling a the top of her lungs and was punching the back of the guy she was thrown over.
"What the hell! Let me go! Damn!" The white-haired girl screamed trying to escape from the tight grip she was captured in.
"Aren't you like three years old? Who are you to use such language to a respected older adult!" The uniformed man said back with much authority.
"Why would I give you respect? I don't know you. You don't automatically GET respect just because you've lived longer than me. You have to earn it! Besides...I'm not three, I'm five." she said crossing her arms.
"Three...five...it's all the same. Anyway, behave! We need to ask you a few questions."
"I don't want to talk to you guys," she stated bluntly. The man carried her into the interrogation office located in the Hokage's office building and plopped her into the chair. He then continued to cast a jutsu that restrained her wrists and ankles to the wooden chair. The white-haired girl's growl continued even when the Hokage walked into the room.
"Dear child, please stop that growling. You were not raised by wolves," Sarutobi stated as he sat down in a chair directly opposite to her. Surprisingly, she did as she was told and he continued with his questioning. "What's your name?"
"I'm not telling you in front of this crowd of people...make them leave." She said without emotion.
"Do what she says." Sarutobi commanded and they all left, leaving just him and the little girl.
"My name is...Ayane." She responded to his earlier question.
"Ayane what?"
"Just Ayane." She corrected him.
"You only have one name? Anyway, it's a start. What village are you from? You're certainly not from ours." He asked.
"What's the big deal about belonging to a village?" She asked.
"I just want to know if you are considered an ally or an enemy. That's all." He responded.
"I don't have a village. Me and my mother were kicked out of our previous village because of me...but that's another story that you don't need to know about. We eventually teamed up with some other wandering shinobi that we have met on our journeys and we've become some sort of wandering pack."
"That's very interesting." Sarutobi said as he leaned back in his chair taking notes.
"No, it's not." She said in a smart-alec tone.
"ANYWAY, where are your parents?" He queried.
"My father is dead. My mother, on the other hand, I'm not sure, but I don't care. The last thing I remember is we were wandering through the forest, we got attacked by a group of shinobi, and I got knocked unconscious. Now I'm here. Alone. And strapped to a chair." She frowned.
"I'm sorry about your father." He said in solemn tone.
"I'm sorry too. He left me with such a worthless mother." She scowled.
"Hey now, don't you say that about your mother! She birthed you!" Sarutobi pointed at the young girl, who then rolled her eyes.
"You don't understand. My mother is weak. A weak woman. Weak women get strong men, who put their faith in these same women, killed. That is why my father is dead. He died protecting us because my mother cannot defend herself properly. If there's anything I don't want to be in the world, it's to be the same type of woman my mother is. I CAN defend myself. I CAN fight. Therefore, I CANNOT be like her even if I wanted to!" Ayane's hair fell in her face.
"Your father died an honorable death...protecting the one he cared for the most. You just have to make sure his death was not in vain and continue to protect your mother!" Sarutobi shouted.
"I told you before, old man! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. You could never understand unless you actually experienced the same things as me. And until then, you can't talk to me like you know how I feel!" She shouted back. There was a moment of silence in the room before either of them spoke. Ayane could not see Sarutobi, but she could feel him staring at her from his chair.
"Ayane...I hope I can call you that. You may be right. I don't understand. Therefore, I cannot judge. However, I can sense the anger in your voice...the hatred...the pure animosity. I'll let you go now if you don't want to talk anymore." Sarutobi released the restraining jutsu. Ayane touched her hands and her ankles as to check if they were still there.
"You're the Hokage, right?" Ayane asked. Sarutobi nodded and smiled at her.
"Do you think that you could keep what I said confidential? I mean, you are the Hokage right. It's your job to protect people." Ayane stated.
"Correction, it's my job to protect people of Konoha..." He started off, but then he saw Ayane look down in a somewhat sorrowful state.
"...And you are welcome to stay in Konoha until you can reach contact with your mother. As long as you stay here, you are considered to be a regular civilian of the Konoha village." Sarutobi stated as he turned around and smiled at the young girl. For the entire day that she had been conscious, this was the first time Sarutobi had seen her smile. And he would never forget that sincere smile for the rest of his life.
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