Hiya! Wow! It's been a long time since I last updated… Here's the second chapter of my story… Please no flames! Newbie author just starting to write^^! Oh yeah! Those who wish to comment or critic my story to make it better please review…^^! It will be much appreciated!

P/S: Zara and Sarah are full of unexpected surprises! Sai's personality in my

Story is different than his original self in the Naruto series.

This Is My Ninja Way!

Chapter 2: The Village Hidden In The Leaves, A New Home…

"Yeah! We're finally here!" Sarah exclaimed.

"Shoosh! We're not quite there yet," I said to my sister. I use my magic powers to enhance my vision by 40% and estimate the distance from where we are to the nearest village. "We're a few metres away from the gate of the nearest village I can find. About a kilometre".

"Okay! Let's get walking!" My sister exclaimed loudly and cheerfully.

We walk and walk and finally found the gate of the 'Village Hidden In The Leaves', the village I mentioned the nearest to us earlier. There are two guards standing guard at the gate, each wearing a green vest and a headband with a leaf-like symbol embedded on it. I took a deep breath and gather my courage to ask them how to become a part of the village, an official villager of the village.

"Excuse me, two sirs. My sister and I would like to be villagers of this village. We're from oversea and we don't have the slightest idea on how things work around here. I hear from some people that this is the best village there is. So, please, could you tell us how to become a villager of this great village," I explained trying my best to convince them. Although I do this the whole time to convince and deceive people, I always try my best because I don't want anyone to notice that I'm in fact lying and acting to get their trust. I may be tired of this, but I have to do it to protect my real identity, my second world which I call a second home by the name "Magic World" and the identity of my other five friends who hold the title The First, The Second, The Third, The Fourth and The Fifth.

"I'll help the both of you out. I'm Hayate. Welcome to Konoha," One of the guards spoke up.

"Thank you. The pleasure is ours. By the way, I'm Zara Azariah Nazareth Isadore. You can call me Zara," I said to Hayate.

"And I'm Sarah Eloise Samantha Isadore. Call me Sarah!" My sister said cheerfully.

"Well then, Zara, Sarah. Shall we go?" Hayate said in a kind tone.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Sarah said in an obviously excited tone.

I ignore her and follow Hayate closely behind him. He explains a whole lot about Konoha as we walk around the village. He points to us important places that we must know about so that we can go around the village easily next time. He also tells us about the history of Konoha and other countries, such as about the "village leaders" of Konoha who are called as Hokages. Other village leaders of different villages are called by different titles. For example, the village leader of the Sand Village or Suna is called Kazekage. Although that is so, only five villages are allowed to have the title 'Kage' for their leaders.

"Oh yeah! Zara, you look like someone who likes to read. Would you like to know where the famous Konoha Bookstore that's always up to date is?" Hayate asked out of mid air in a quite fast pace and in rarely used Japanese words for some unknown reason.

"Actually, I do like reading. Where can I find the Konoha Bookstore?" I asked after telling him that I do like reading. Hayate has a kind of surprise look on his face when I ask where the Konoha Bookstore is which kind of confuses me, but I ignore it. Why does he look surprise?

"Well… Ermm… Its right there," He said while pointing to the bookstore he mentioned earlier after the surprise look on his face resided. My curiousity is at its peek. So I made up my mind to read his mind.

"Wow! She's quick at picking up things. She even understands Japanese rarely used words which may confuse even a true Japanese person. She'd make a fine ninja. But, the graduation exam is less than a week from now… Perhaps next year… And hmm… Was it just me or was her chest glowing with a baby blue colour light?"

Did he just say my chest glowed?! More likely thought. I immediately look down to have a look at my chest. It is glowing! My crystal is glowing! Oh my goodness! Not now! What is it now?! Why is my crystal necklace glowing?! Does it mean trouble?! Of all the time it can glow, it's glowing now?!

My crystal keeps on glowing non-stop as we walk around. I'm using my hand to grab hold of it to cover the light my crystal is emitting. Out of the blue, Hayate turns around. It made me jump a little but still unnoticeable. He's REALLY weird.

"That's where the Third Hokage's office is. He's on the highest floor. At times like this he usually works on some important papers while smoking his pipe," Hayate explained while pointing to a tall building, "Climb the stairs till you reach the highest floor. Find the biggest door there and knock because that's the door to his office," Hayate explained more clearly with more details and what we should do. "I've gotta run. My shift is almost over but I have lots of work to do after that. Well, I'll see you around," Hayate said while waving to us signifying a goodbye.

"Wait, Mr. Hayate!" I called out to him who's walking at a fast pace.

"Oh yeah! Don't call me mister or sir! I'm 19 you know! And… why did you call me?" Hayate stated and asked.

"Oh… Okay. I called you to ask what we should address the Hokage as. And is Senpai okay with you?" I asked Hayate.

"Senpai will be fine and you may address the Hokage as 'Lord Hokage', 'Sire', 'Sir', 'Lord Third' and 'Sandaime'," Hayate replied.

"Thanks Senpai!" I thanked him before he left. By this time, I just realized that my crystal has stopped glowing. Why was it glowing before?

"Come on! We have to meet the Hokage! Quick!" Sarah exclaimed excitedly while tugging my right hand sleeve by my elbow non-stop.

"Be patient, you dope. I need to…" I paused to look for a reason to stop for awhile, "Oh yes! Tidy up my clothes," I finally finished my sentence.

We walk in as soon as I was finish 'tidying up' when I was in fact trying to gain full control of my unstable feelings. Anxious was slowly running through my body that's why I had to stop for awhile. Otherwise, I won't be able to speak to the Hokage in the appropriate manner when we meet him face to face. We climb up the stairs with Sarah humming the song 'Check Yes Juliet'. The part when it goes:

Run baby run!

Don't ever look back!

They'll tear us apart,

If you give them the chance!

"Yeah. Run. Don't ever look back," I mumbled to myself slowly not realizing Sarah heard me. Right now, I'm trying my best not to remember the past.

"Are you okay, sis?" Sarah asked I doubt out of concern.

"Yeah, I guess," I replied to her.

"That's good, so you wouldn't stammer when talking to the Hokage," she said cheerfully.

"Hn. Is that all?" I asked sarcastically.

"Nope. It's because you're my sister," she said sarcastically after saying the word 'nope' seriously.

"Haha. Very funny dope," I replied Sarah who by this time was giggling away.

When we got to the highest floor, Sarah stopped giggling. We focus on our target: To be an official villager of Konoha. Sarah couldn't resist herself from squealing "I'm gonna be a ninja!" a few times before I knock on the door. I regain my composure by taking in deep breaths and exhaling them slowly. I feel more collected and calm, so I knock on the big door to the Hokage's office.

"Come in," a deep male voice replied from beyond the door.

"Here goes nothing," I said to myself loud enough only for me to hear. We walk in slowly to the Hokage's office, careful with each step as if our lives depended on it.

"State your business as to why you want to see me?" a male who was smoking a pipe while looking out the window asked us.

"Lord Third, we have come to ask of you if my sister and I could be one of your villagers. We are from afar, from oversea in fact trying to find a place where we could belong. And I heard from some people before reaching this village, this is the best village there is. We have no idea how things work around here but Hayate-senpai told us how to be a villager of Konoha. And that is, by seeing you sire," I said with confidence after giving a bow.

"Is that so?" he turns around, I assume to have a look at me and my sister and then continue, "What's your name child?"

"My name is Zara Azariah Nazareth Isadore, sir. Please call me Zara. And this is my young sister Sarah Eloise Samantha Isadore, sir. You may call her Sarah," I replied.

"Hmm… Even your names are fancy," the Hokage let out a chuckle and continue, "Yes. You may stay in my village as official villagers. Welcome to Konoha, my child!" The Hokage said. By this time I realized the Hokage is an old man. He has a wrinkly face but wears a smile that could light up anyone's day. He wears a white robe with a straw-like hat. His straw-like hat has white cloth that matches his robe hanging up to his shoulder from inside and red in colour on most of the hat with the middle part white in colour and a red Japanese kanji written on it meaning 'Fire Shadow'. I figured it must be the Hokage's official uniform.

"Oh thank you, Lord Hokage!" Sara said in an almost screaming voice. It's really obvious she's controlling herself from hugging the Hokage.

The Hokage let out a chuckle and say "You are welcome. Let me introduce myself. I am Sarutobi. The Third Hokage. My job is to protect Konoha from any harm," he said proudly. I could see the fire in his eyes. He really does love Konoha and it's evident from those smiling eyes, he's willing to die for Konoha to protect it from any enemies.

"Can I call you Hokage-sama?!" Sara asked excitedly, holding out a scream of excitement.

"Well child. There is nothing wrong with that. Of course you can. Even some of the villagers call me by that," the Hokage said kindly.

"Yay!" Sara exclaimed while giving the Hokage a big hug. I pull Sarah of the Hokage who's by now giving out a chuckle and smiling broadly.

"Ermm… Sorry Hokage-sama. We'll be going," I said to the Hokage and smiled sweetly to him. "Alright Sarah, time to get a new house," I said in gritting teeth to Sarah. With that, we left the Hokage's office and immediately pull my sister out of the Hokage's office, dragging her almost all the way downstairs.

"Okay! Okay! I'll behave! Stop dragging me already!" Sarah exclaimed as soon as we were about 5 metres away from the tall building which is claimed to be the Hokage's office. I let go of her and walk calmly to the direction of a store that says "Housing" that I recall from our walk with Hayate-Senpai before. Though filled with irritation on the inside, I ignore it. I really want to 'lecture' her about behaving towards prominent people only after our shopping trip. Wouldn't want to ruin the moment.

"Sis, where are we going?" Sara asked impatiently, not realizing we are already in front of the Housing Store.

"We're going here," I replied to her while pointing at the store just a few inches ahead of me.

"Oh," Sarah said dumbfounded.

"I thought I told you that we're gonna get a house?" I asked for confirmation.

"I guess I forgot?" Sara replied unsurely. I shrug at this and walk straight into the store. Inside, we can we see a whole lot of pictures of different houses ranging from flats to mansions. We walk towards the nicely crafted wood counter slowly as we look around the store in awe.

"Wow," Sara muttered loud enough for me to hear. When I got in front of the counter, an old man with a smile on his face greets me, "Hello there, child. How may I help you?" He asked me.

"Err, well, my sister and I are new here, so we would like to buy a house for the both of us to live in." I explained.

"Well, here is a list of apartments along with some pictures that are available in town. You can either rent or buy them," the old man explained and continue, "Oh yes. My name is Seishirou Okugane and welcome to Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Leaves!"

"Thank you Mr. Okugane," I said with a smile on my face and continue, "Errmm… Mr. Okugane, you see, my sister and I are looking for a house. To be precise a mansion. Not an apartment," I said still with the sweetest smile I can form.

"Oh… Is that so? Alright then. Here's a list of mansions available," Mr. Okugane handed me a thick black in colour display folder. I flip through the pages and pick the biggest mansion.

"We'll take this one," I said plainly to Mr. Okugane.

"That will cost you five million ryeo," Mr. Okugane said. Somehow in a quite surprised voice. He must've thought that I'm crazy!

"Okay," I said plainly while giving him five big brown pouches of ryeo. Mr. Okugane was quite surprised at the sight of the five pouches of ryeo.

"Here's the address. It's not really far from here. The house stands on its own with a big beautiful front yard and backyard. The house is empty though. You can buy furniture and appliances for your house next door," Mr. Okugane said.

"Thank you Mr. Okugane," I said with a smiling face. I head out the store with my sister tagging me from behind. Her mouth's hanging open in shock.

"Where did you get all that money?!" She asked when we got out of the store.

"I'm a princess remember? Of course I have that sort of money. You don't want to live in an apartment, right? That's why I bought a mansion instead," I explained.

"How did you know what's the currency? More importantly, how did you even get the money? I don't remember opening a savings account in Konoha years ago," She asked some more in a somewhat sarcastic way.

"Simple really. Magic. I can transfer money from my castle and turn them into any currency I need according to the right value. With a little mind reading here and there, I managed to scrounge enough information on the currency and value of a 'ryeo'. I can do it all in one blow. Hands down! Whoosh! Easy peasy! No fuss!" I replied to her in almost one breath.

"Cool! You're just like the performers from Masters of Illusions! You know the magicians?! From the show showing on AXN?" Sara inquired.

"Yeah…" I replied.

"They're sooo cool!" Sarah stated. I smirked at this coz to me she doesn't know what magic is and what it really means. I don't think she even knows what she's talking about! Magic is not something as simple as pulling a rabbit out of a top hat, it's actually a whole lot more than that. Usually when people say the word magic, others will think that they're talking about rabbits jumping out of top hats, doves disappearing, card tricks and other stuffs. Magic is something that's out of the ordinary. Something that very unlikely to happen, happen. It's like a miracle but way more powerful. For example, you see a man shot by multiple arrows that go straight through his body and yet he is still standing to protect his village no matter what. That could be magic. The magic of will power. A simpler example is me. Manipulating ice is not what you see every day. It's an ability bestowed to me that most probably no other people can do. That's magic. What you see on TV were just illusions. Those so-called people that you call magicians are really illusionist. That's the hard truth about it. But bear in mind that not all magicians are illusionist. Some are true magicians. They perform magic tricks that seem impossible to do, possible. For example, David Blaine and Cyril. Anyway, back to reality.

"You know what? It's great to have a princess around," Sarah said.

"Whatever…" I replied in a flat annoyed tone and continue, "Come on! We have some furniture to browse for!" I said to her. Before Sarah could even reply, I already disappeared into the furniture store. It's totally spacious and filled with lots and lots of furniture! Ranging from bedroom furniture to living-room furniture. I make my way around the amazingly spacious store and start browsing as soon as I finished talking to the store clerk about deliveries. We browse for beds, tables, chairs, sofas and other necessary furniture. Then, I pay the bills. Mr. Hondiema, the clerk was surprised at the sight of the bags of ryeo I gave to him. We got out of the store as soon as I finished paying. We walk side by side along the single path that we can see. While Sarah's busy whistling while looking up and down in awe at the village, I keep on thinking about why my crystal was glowing without realizing Sarah's no longer beside me. I keep on thinking about my crystal, school, wait the minute! SCHOOL! I forgot to send a letter to our school to inform them about being absent for at least 4 months! Dear GOD! Why did I forget to do such an important thing?! Then, suddenly, THUD!! Wow, that's loud! I lift my gaze from the ground to where the sound came from and found out that Sarah is on the hard solid ground!

"Ouch…" Sarah moaned.

"I'm sorry Miss. Are you okay?" Came a sweet apology from a boy who looks like around 13. Sarah lifts her head and looks as if she's mesmerized just by looking at the boy she bumped into. I could smell love at first sight in the air. Haha!

"Err, yeah. I'm fine. I'm the one who's supposed to apologize. I'm terribly sorry," Sarah apologized. By now, I realized the boy Sarah bumped into has ultra black shiny hair and deep black eyes. He is wearing a shirt or is it a blouse? With a short left hand sleeve and a long right hand sleeve. Much more surprising is part of his abdomen is showing. I went WHAT THE HECK?! when I first noticed it. I shake the thought off and concentrate on the SCENE that is taking place.

"Please, lend me your hand. Let me help you up," the boy offered. From Sarah's look, I can tell that she feels like she's in heaven. The boy himself is smiling while talking to Sarah with a tint of pink on his face. Sarah's face gradually turns as red as tomato. To me, the scene that is taking place is very cute! They keep on staring into each others' eyes without a single word coming out of their mouth. I really dislike disturbing such a moment but time does not permit us.

TO BE CONTINUED……

So whatcha think? Haha. I hope that it can make up for my long absence. Catch ya later! Gotta finish up my homeworks that are due tomorrow morning!