Skylar's POV...
"Right step, slash. Left step, spin 360 degrees..." I thought, focused on my training. I've been doing this kinda training for years ever since I left my 'home'. Right now, I live in the middle of nowhere by myself. I didn't know where I was but it didn't really matter.
Now! I commanded myself. While spinning and having on a blindfold, I released 9 black kunais at tiny targets in the distance. Each knife landed directly in the center of each target. With the 10th kunai, I cut a taut rope. That triggered 15 shurikens from each target to come hurling back at me.
Hand to hand combat, I thought and then focused my chakara into my hands. Kokoro Shirudo Jutsu (mind shield technique) I thought and set up the sensitive shield. Every time something passes through this shield, I fell and know exactly where and what it is. So the technique isn't really a shield... I guess. I gracefully and quickly dodged and blocked all the weapons and then turned off my shield. I pulled off my blindfold and looked around at all the weapons lying on the ground. Satisfied with my performance, I started to clean up.
Suddenly, I felt the presence of suppressed chakara. Whoever it was, they were coming in my direction. I closed my eyes to concentrate.
7 men coming from the north-west, from the Sound Village, I confirmed. I slowly open my eyes back up and went back to picking up all the weapons but I kept my guard up. I've had my experience with the Sound Village and it was not on my 'to do' list again.
A few minutes later, 7 men showed up with Sound Village headbands. Just I thought.
"Girl. You were requested to see someone," a man shouted at me. I just rolled my eyes and ignored them. "Fine. Looks like we'll have to do this by force."
Before they charged, I said two words. They were simple but had a cutting edge. "Give up."
They looked at me and sneered. "And why should we lose to a weakling like you?"
I felt my anger slightly flare. "If you want to live, give up and go back to the Sound Village." The men looked at each other and then scoffed. "Whatever silly girl."
"Fine," I snapped and pulled out 7 kunais. "I'll just kill each one of you with a kunai."
They didn't have any time to react. In a flash, all 7 of the men let out a cry and fell to the ground with a kunai in their heart or throat.
A quick death, I grimaced at my mercifulness. That's more than they deserved. Just then, I felt the presence of another person.
A man around his mid 20's came out. In less than a second, I was behind him with my katana to his throat. His eye widened in shock.
"Who are you and what do you want?" I hissed in his ear.
"I just came here because I heard someone yell. Do you know who that was?"
I jerked my head towards the dead, bloody bodies. I noticed his body suddenly became tense. "What happened to them?"
I rolled my eyes and said, "Don't try to play dumb. Unless you're an idiot, you would know that I killed them. What do you want?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "I just came here out of curiosity. I'm not here to kill you or hurt you."
"Yeah, whatever, you wouldn't even put a scratch on me. Just leave." I slowly took away my katana and sheathed it.
Kakashi seemed to think for a moment but then he stopped me. "Would you like to live in the Leaf Village? You can train with other ninjas and live in peace without other ninjas attacking you."
I considered this for a moment. It would be nice to live in a village. But are they trustworthy?
As if Kakashi heard my question, he said, "You can trust me. I won't force you into doing something you don't want to do."
I thought about it for another moment before I went and started gathering my things in a bag. "I'm gonna go with you go with you but on one condition. I'm allowed to come and go as I please." I hated the feeling of being trapped. "Promise me that I can leave when I want."
Kakashi frowned but nodded his head.
"I'm holding you to that promise," I murmured, slinging my bag over my shoulder. "If you break it, I will NOT hesitate to KILL you."
With that, we headed to Konohagakure.