Side Note:Characters may be somewhat out of character.

Disclaimer:I do not own Naruto.

I watch the flickering flames from the fireplace as thunder echoes loudly around the room, holding my hands to the fire seeking warmth. I glance up and smile at my father as he enters the room, sitting beside me on the carpeted floor.

"Rather chilly, isn't it?" He asks but frowns in concern when he turns to face me, offering a handkerchief as I stare at it in confusion before I register the liquid flowing from my eyes. I laugh in embarrassment.

"Must have been staring at the flames too intently," using it to wipe my face, I begin to give it back when a particularly powerful gust of wind forces the windows open with a slam and makes the small piece of fabric slip from my hands and into the fire. I watch as the symbol for our kingdom goes up in flames.

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