Through My Eyes

A note: In this story, let's all pretend Kakashi, Rin, and Obito were all in the academy at the same age. That is all. Oh and, of course, Hiyori and Ayane are my OC's.

The days passed by slowly, but yet, there was still no word from her mother, or better yet, anyone from which she knew. Of course because of this, the Hokage hasn't seen her smile since that one time in the interrogation office. All she did was spend her time following the Hokage around everyday.

"So Ayane, what do you think of my village? You've been here for quite a few days now, so you should be used to it!" Sarutobi said with a smile. He was just checking around things in the village and greeting all the nearby civilians and local shop owners, but Ayane decided to follow him.

"Well let's say...life here in Konoha is wonderful. And by wonderful, I mean horrible! I thought being in a village would be more welcoming than this." She said with a scowl. All people did in the main village was stare at her and whisper to each other behind her back.

"Oh dear, you're probably just imagining things. You must be tired following me everyday since my life isn't that exciting anymore because of my increasing age. Oh, I know! I should introduce you to some kids your age." Sarutobi said as he put his hands on her head and rubbed it.

"I don't know how I feel about this. I mean, I've already met your son, Asuma, but it was just brief and awkward." Ayane muttered underneath her breath.

"I'm sorry you feel that way. Maybe you should try making friends with some of the female shinobis-in-training at the local academy." He reassured her with a bright smile and led her towards the academy doors.

'Why is this guy so happy all the freaking time...geez.'

Sarutobi slowly owned the academy doors and the loudly chattering class quickly quieted and stared down at the Hokage and the young girl.

"Oh, Hokage-sama! Can I help you with anything? The academy teacher said as he ran towards Sarutobi with a bright smile.

"I just wanted to introduce you to a new member of our village. Her name is Ayane and I was hoping she could find some friends here." he responded.

"Oh, welcome! Why don't you introduce yourself to the class, Ayane?" The teacher enthusiastically screamed to Ayane and grabbed her hands. Ayane frowned. She really didn't want to do this. At all. But what the hell, what is there to lose? Ayane shoved her hands in her pockets and turned to face the staring young class.

"...Hello. My name is Ayane. It's nice to meet you...all of you," She stated with a nonchalant tone in her voice. All the boys in the class, despite their young age, immediately sat upright in their chairs with the utmost excitement.

"Wow, she is so pretty!"One boy exclaimed. He wore a blue jumpsuit-type outfit and orange goggles. His black spiked hair made him look interesting to her.

"Calm down, man." The boy next to him exclaimed. Like him, his spiked hair, although it was gray, made him look interesting as well.

"Yeah dude, you can't even get close to her. She's too pretty for you!" Another shouted from across the room. All the girls in the class started to scowl at her for all the attention Ayane was getting.

"What are you guys even talking about? She's not even that pretty! You're just overreacting." One blonde girl from the crowd said in between the two feuding boys. This outburst caused a whole chamber of girls in the room to standup in defiance and verbally assault the young girl at the same time.

"Hey now...come on. I didn't come here to be insulted." Ayane didn't change her tone of voice. The young blonde girl came down the stairs to face her.

"No one asked you to come in here at all. Who do you think you are just walking in here and stealing all the attention? We girls were here way before your ugly self!" The blonde girl said as she pointed in Ayane's unfazed face.

"Now, now! You girls are too young to be arguing in this manner!" The Hokage said as he tried to usher Ayane away, but she shoved his hands away to face the girl once more.

"Do you honestly think you calling me ugly is going to hurt my feelings? I don't even know your name. If I don't even know your name, why do you think your opinion is of ANY importance to me?" Ayane said as she shifted back in her relaxed posture.

"Hiyori-chan! Stop it! You don't even know the girl!" Another girl rung out from the audience.

"I know her well enough. My mom told me that her parents abandoned her so she's stuck in this village. Judging by the way she looks, I'm not surprised they abandoned her! Must be a shame to -" The girl was quickly interrupted once Ayane swiftly lifted her up by the collar of her shirt and slammed her to the floor. It seemed too quick to be real! Hiyori let out a combination of a groan and a scream once she heard her own body thud against the ground.

"You shut up right now! Your friend is right, you don't know a damn thing about me so don't even start acting like you know! Judging by the way YOU look, I could mistake you for goddamn troll who lives underneath the bridge!" Ayane screamed at her as she was sitting on top of the young girl on the ground.

"Ayane! Please get off of her! You're going to hurt her more!" Sarutobi said as he lifted Ayane off the girl and held the frustrated girl sideways in his arms.

"Let me go! Right now! If anything, she brought this upon herself!" Ayane screamed still thrashing around. Hiyori finally lifted herself off the ground and gave a dangerous glare at Ayane who returned it right back. But, too Ayane's victory, she said nothing and returned back to her seat.

"I'm so sorry for the disruption! We'll be going now." Sarutobi said as he quickly walked out with Ayane in his hands.

"Wh-what the hell, old man! Why don't you let me punch in her the face just a couple of times?" Ayane asked with extreme anger. She was being led back towards his office.

"Ayane! You can't just go around beating people up! I didn't even know you were that skilled. I sensed your chakra levels, which are extremely high for someone of your age, but I never suspected anything of it." Sarutobi said as he finally put Ayane down to open the door to his office. But, to his surprise, she was silent and her head was pointing downward towards the floor, almost as if she was sad.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you, Ayane. I know you must still be feeling uncomfortable with your new surroundings and all." Sarutobi said as he locked the door behind him.

"But...these shouldn't be my surroundings at all! I should be with my mother and the people I had traveled with!" She shouted. Sarutobi didn't know what to say. They just stood there in moments of silence until he heard soft sobs coming from the young girl.

"...Do you really think ….my mother abandoned me now that finally had the chance?" Ayane said staring at her feet, but then clenched her fists once tears started to fall.

"What makes you think that?" He asked gently.

"No matter how I hate my mother...she is really all I have left. If she felt the same way about me, I'd think that she would have found me by now. How can you lose your only child for multiple days...unless you're not even trying." She said between sobs. Ayane tried to wipe her eyes, but the tears kept falling.

"That's not true, Ayane. She's not all you have left...you have me. Even though we only met a couple of days ago, and if you have nowhere to go, I will always be here for you." Sarutobi said as he rubbed the young girl's head. After all, she was about one-third his height. Ayane wiped her eyes once again.

"You don't have to hide your tears, Ayane. I'll keep my promise of confidentiality. After all, I am the Hokage." He gave her a slight smile. With that, Ayane barely wrapped her hands around his waist as she cried onto his robes.

"...And if your mother was here right now, I'm sure she has missed you as much, if not more, as you missed her." He reassured her through her tears.

Somehow, although words were not spoken after that moment, Sarutobi knew that these tears were not related to the incident that happened at the academy. Ayane, although she was so young, was crying out all her pain and frustration that she has held in for these few years she had been alive. At that time, he didn't have the heart to tell her that the ANBU scout team found her mother dead that morning.

R&R Would Be Super Lovely.