"I can't believe her…" I muttered as I ran a hand through my hair looking at the desert scenery in front of me. Thinking back at the fight I had just had with my mother, she was always far to overbearing, always trying to control everything I do. A few friends had invited me to a party near the outskirts of town to celebrate becoming genin, which she quickly shot down saying it was far too dangerous. "Ugh…she never lets me have any fun!" I sighed in frustration.
"Psst…Mi-chan!" A girl from the academy by the name of Akari popped her head up from the side of the building I was currently sitting on. She came and sat next to me. She was the closest thing I had to a friend at the academy. We would hang out from time to time but most of the time it was at school thanks to my mother's constant worrying.
"Hey Akari" I smiled warmly at her.
"Your mom won't let you go huh?" she asked.
"Nope…" I say dejectedly.
"Hmm…I think…" she trailed off causing me to look at her suspiciously which made her sigh before she continued, "listen I know your mom has her reasons but we are genin now and graduation parties only happen once… so maybe…. just this once you can…well go…" she smiled at me.
I smiled back and then answered, "…maybe just this once…"
We carefully crept down the building so we wouldn't disturb anyone or get caught by my parents. Once we were far enough away we ran towards the party at full speed. Upon arriving there were confused and surprised stares in our direction.
"Tenseiku?... I can't believe you actually made it!" said one of my male classmates who in turn handed me a drink.
"Thanks…" I replied taking the cup handed to me. Only to have Akari chime in with a wink "She snuck out!"
The night carried on and everyone was having a good time, until we heard the sound of an explosion in the direction of town. Wide-eyed I ran towards the sound.
"Miyumi wait!" Akari shouted but it was no use I had already taken off full sprint towards my house. Chaos enveloped the streets, people were screaming and running in every direction trying to get away from the blast. As I approached my house my eyes widened in horror as I saw a giant hole in the building. I tried approaching the house only to hear the sound of my mother screaming as loud as she could, "MIYUMI IF YOU CAN HEAR ME RUN! AS FAST AS YOU CAN AS FAR AS YOU CAN!"
I did as she said, I turned and ran as fast and as far as I could until I couldn't run anymore. I collapsed from exhaustion and drifted into the blackness I didn't know where I was, I only knew that I was no longer in the sand village.