"Shizue!" a voice called to me.
I turned to see who it was; it was Uchiha Reicheru. Rei was smiling and running towards me. Her smile filled me with happiness and gave me great peace...
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Suddenly I heard an alarm. I opened my eyes and found myself in my room lying on my soft bed next to the window. It was just a dream, a beautiful dream. It brought back beautiful moments from my childhood. I was a bit sad to realize I was no longer that little girl. Things were different now.
"Oh no! It's today!" I recalled. Today was my first day of classes at the Ninja Academy and I was late.
I combed my hair and got dressed quickly, running to the front door. When I opened it, Shiomi Daizuke was there, waiting for me.
"Finally...," he said.
"Sorry, I fell asleep. Hehe~!"
"Let's go," he replied with a smile.
As we walked through the village of Konoha, I looked at Daizuke and remembered when we were kids. He was one of the few people who dared to speak to me, so he became my best friend.
I sat crying under a tree from the harshness of my father's words. He was the leader of our clan, A.S.A.H.I., and as I was his daughter, I would be his successor. I had heard that my dad always wanted a son and my birth had been a disappointment. I always looked for the approval of my father, but nothing I did was good enough.
A loud noise awakened me from my thoughts. It sounded as though a tree had fallen. I hid behind some bushes to see what it was - it was a child with blond hair and brown eyes. He stood in front of a fallen tree; its trunk was split in the middle, seeming to be the work of an ax or a saw. I did not understand what had happened until I saw the boy's hands - they were injured, especially his knuckles.
"How could he bring down that tree?! He must have great strength," I whispered to myself.
"Hah! I finally got it," said the blonde boy, "I have to show it to Akio-!"
At that moment I realized Akio was in the village and his address was made to me. I jumped from my place and stepped back, causing the rustling of a leaves under my foot. The blonde boy turned.
"Who's there?" he demanded - and approached me. I wanted to run but I tripped and scrapped my right leg. He stood in front of me and smiled. "What is your name?" he asked. I was in silence for a few seconds before replying.
"I am... Shizue. Shizue Asahi."