From the Ashes

"𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓑𝓮"

With the end of spring giving way to summer,Konoha had become bustling with activity and shinobi alike.Merchants from all across the Land of Fire and beyond were arriving each and every day,excited and brimming with anticipation for all the oppurtunities the most recent date had brought.The Chunin Exams had arrived in Konoha,and with it some new players on the scene,both seen and unseen.

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The Kaguya-Uzumaki Compound had become the crowning achievement for the ivory-haired kunoichi; The near 10000 sq. ft property was only deemed a compound to receive protection under clan laws,strictly enforced by the Sandaime Hokage.

It was an illustrious piece of land,built from what was formerly the Uzumaki Manor, the girl had spared no expense in remodeling the main dwelling from the ground up: It was a traditional three story home,modernized by the shapely window panes and stone bricks and Shodai Oak tree beams and supports within that furthered its structural integrity. The place featured a dining hall that was more sentimental than functional.A complete opposite of the Kaguya Clan Shrine,the Uzumaki shrine that remained beneath the new construction had been dedicated to the wealth of knowledge amassed by yours truly and supplemented by the Uzumaki of the past in more ways than one.

Surprisingly enough the highly contested land had ended up in the girls hands without pushback from the council members,allowing its newest landowner to preserve the Uzumaki's ancient cluster of koi-ponds and the mini-bridges that connected them to a maroon gazebo in the center of it, marking the start of an expansive training ground complete with a secured gate and natural defense of the Hyuuga clan compound just two minutes away from here.

It did however,put a lot of the village on notice of a certain little white-head and her cronies that seemed to gather around her.With all the space available to them,Saryn had been able to extend a hand to the so called "strays" she seemed to attract to her...making for rather interesting mornings.

This morning would be no different.

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Pancakes.The beautiful composition of sugar, flour and milk.

Saryn could smell them a mile away,from underground or in the deepest sleep she could manage.The delectable scent served as a beacon from her to the  bottom floor.Her clothes were on and soon enough she joined her resident blonde in sliding down the sandstone rails that adorned the steps to the upstairs,landing in the living area with a small thud.

They spun to their audience,receiving a ten from Haku,and a pair of 9's from the midnight and mint-haired kunoichi that enjoyed their breakfast on the U shaped sectional.

"Aww!" Naruto whined,shoving a finger into his mint-haired counterpart. "You still haven't given me a ten since you've been here,Fu-chan!" Said girl only laughed  with joy, "It's only because it was a boring landing,Naruto.You've gotta spice it up! Maybe even a backflip,ssu!" She twitched,watching as the blonde grinned at the verbal tick:Something they seemed the have in common,besides the glaring similarities in their  "situations" to be frank.

How Fu had gotten here all the way from the Hidden Waterfall (Takigakure) was a hell of a mission for her and Haku...Just a few short weeks ago they'd been visiting the Land of Waves,joined by their appointed sensei to conduct a friendly visit disguised as a welfare check by the Sandaime.

They'd been thrown for a loop as they'd been ambushed by a crew of missing nin,who'd seemed to have some sort of slave trade taking place outside the town.Long story short she crashed the party with Yugao and Haku,recovering the daughters and wives of the fisherman and the others village goers of Wave.