Chi no Hitan

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In a world darker than that of the original ninja society we all know, Yukimina Miyuki was born. Born with dark secrets. Born with a curse. Born to be on team seven in the place of Haruno Sakura. But most of all, born to suffer.

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Prologue

There are the days that are dreary and overcast. The mood is sullen and dark; children sit in the warmth of their fireplace, listening to there parents speak of missions of ninja they would one day become, missions they would have to endure. On the outside the cold reaches to the bone and chills throughout the body. The tree branches are stark bare, their leaves stripped off in the fall; their beauty gone. Dirt covers the wet snow that lays uneven over the vast amounts of land. Most would be inside on such a day where the wind attacks the tree, making the few remaining leaves disperse. But one wasn't. A twelve year old girl.

She, the girl, waited for the guards to descend into a temporary, restless sleep. Though sure that the wind would soon awaken the guards, the girl took her time examining the extensive gates of the village. They were make of sturdy wood, but were chipped in countless places; old but in good condition, unlike most villages she had been to. All had been old, yes, but more than half would have been happily ready to fall on anyone who dared make a move to push it, or tap it for that matter.

But... this gate didn't give off the same feeling as the others. She also felt like she had been here before... she some how felt connected. Maybe she just thought so, though, due to her sleep deprivation for the past week.

She hesitated for a long while. It was problematic that this village would be different than any of the others. No... this one would carry the same hate. The same uncaring... rude, cruel people, just as the others had. And even if it didn't- which it would, she was sure of this- she would just bring trouble in with her. Ruin innocent peoples lives. Face horrors again that she had ran from... She had ran. She was tired of running. She should turn back... but she was afraid... a feeling she now felt contantly.

But maybe she could keep things from getting more complicated in this village. Maybe it was a decent place to stay for a few months... maybe a year, if she was lucky. Maybe she could live in this area...

The decision came to her, and without giving herself time to think anymore about turning back, Yukimina Miyuki swept past the stirring guards into the leaf village, Konaha. She just hoped that she wouldn't regret her choice.