Replay | A Naruto Fan-Fic | On Hold

Chapter 8 - Home

I arrived at the compound after 3 days of walking only to find it completely deserted. I sighed before walking along the gravel path towards my old house which stood on the outskirts. I was no heiress to the clan but instead I was probably standing at the bottom of the ladder when it came to importance within the clan. That's probably why I was hated, I was stronger than the heirs of the clan and that obviously made people jealous but it isn't my fault that I was committed to becoming a great kunoichi.

I quickly arrived at my house that had a long line of green pebbles on the doorstep marking it as an out-of-bounds area. By the way the paint on the pebbles had faded it probably had been here since I was thrown off the cliff on to the bush when I was 12 back when I was living my first life. I quickly pushed open the front door and laughed when everything was still the exact same as I had left it. I then walked into my room and opened the wardrobe to find rows of matching blue kimono. I smiled and pulled them out before sealing them into my scroll for use when I get back to Konoha.

I also sealed my numerous books about jutsu and battle strategies. The main point of coming here was to salvage as much as I could but the extra days give me time to have a holiday well a sort of holiday. I quickly walked out of my house and towards the clan heads house smirking. I had never been inside their house and now was the perfect chance. I quickly jumped up the steps and slid open the door to find a large amount of weapons sitting on the walls, my eyes widened at the amazing craftsmanship before walking over to the wall and picking up one of the katanas.

I slid it out of its sheath before swinging it around, letting it cut through the air but it didn't feel right. The katana that I had was a gift from Hashirama for my 15th birthday. I quickly put the katana back and instead grabbed a dagger, strapping it to my side. I remember that I had a dagger exactly like it but the clan head stole it so I wouldn't be surprised if this was it. I mean it had the same kanji that my katana had. The kanji for war. I quickly walked into a connecting room and found more books which I sealed into my scroll. I quickly scanned through the rest of the rooms but didn't find anything worth taking so I walked out of their house and back to my own.

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After a week at the compound I started to get a little bored but it was better than doing boring missions around the Land of Fire. I then quickly ran over to the cliff I was thrown off and smirked. If the Onoe compound is getting boring why don't I go and visit the Senju, from what I heard Hashirama built a new one closer to the village. I smiled and jumped off the cliff, landing on the same bush I did all those years ago.

I quickly ran through the trees and found the river that I used to skip stones on before following it downstream a bit before heading into the forest where the old Senju compound was located. I arrived at the main house and walked in the back door like I had so many times before. I quickly turned down numerous hallways until I finally arrived at my room which was in between the two Senju brothers rooms. I pushed open the door and found many pictures of us three siblings doing many things until I stumbled across a picture that I never would of thought that I would ever see again. A picture of Hashirama, Madara and I smiling in a normal group photo.

I had managed to convince Madara to smile in the picture with a duel and him being battle hungry he accepted. I laughed a little at the pained look in Madara's eyes as he smiled while Hashirama was grinning like a fool on the left. I quickly picked up all my photos that were sitting on my desk and stashed them in a scroll like I had with everything else. I then took a picture of Hashirama and Tobirama from the main room before lying down on the couch.

I then heard a loud caw outside and ran to the backyard where I saw one of Konoha's messenger birds. It quickly flew down to me and I opened the note only to find out that Konoha was in trouble. I sighed and then quickly sent the bird back to the village before running into the forest towards the village. After two hours of running I arrived at the gates and ran to the Hokage's office, pushing open the door to find most of the Jonin standing in the room, "Oh, did I interrupt something?" I asked and Lord Third shook his head before turning to me,

"Orochimaru has been sighted in the village," Lord Third said and I nodded trying to remember who Orochimaru was when I remembered that he was one of the Legendary Sannin, known to have a thing for human experimintations. I then looked to the other Jonin who had serious looks on their faces when one of them spoke up,

"Promote Miwako," He said and I looked over to see it was none other than the perverted copy cat ninja Kakashi. The rest of the Jonin in the room looked surprised before nodding their heads, "If we want her to defend the village she might as well be a Jonin," Kakashi continued and I raised an eyebrow. Not that I was doubting my skills but do they trust me enough to promote me?

"Miwako, as a request from Kakashi you are now a Jonin of Konoha," Lord Third said and I nodded. Obviously they trust me. I nodded before Lord Third continued talking about what would be happening during the Third Stage. I listened in on the plans before walking back to my apartment, disappointed that my vacation had been cut short but that doesn't matter. I quickly unpacked all the things I had gotten during my journey, placing the photos on my desk and placing my clothes in my closet before unstrapping my weapons and placing them on the shelf in my room along with the various books I had collected.

I also places my Onoe and Senju bands on my bedside table along with my hitai-ate before slipping into bed and falling asleep.

Dream

I stood on the river bank with Hahirama, skipping stones with Madara when I had a bright idea. I decided that we should race to the top of the waterfall and that the last one there would have to do a stupid dare. I was winning when Madara tackled me into the stream letting Hashirama get way farther ahead before jumping off of me and speeding after Hashirama, leaving me to pick myself up out of the water and run to the top of the waterfall, obviously getting there last. When I arrived Madara started laughing when he saw my drenched clothes and unimpressed expression before coming up to me and smirking, "You now have to do a dare Miwako and Hashirama has come up with a brilliant one. I looked towards Hashirama who was grinning and then back to Madara,

"What is this stupid dare?" I asked pissed and Madara walked over to me before looking over the edge of the waterfall which was quite high if I say so myself before he turned to me,

"Jump," He said whilst pointing at the waterfall and I swear my eyes popped out of my pockets. I groaned before standing at the edge of the waterfall, seeing how far down it was when I felt someone shove me off the edge. I turned my head to see a smirking Madara before turning back and saw how fast the water was coming nearer. When I was within arms reach the water started to change its shape into swords freaking me out. I tried to move away but I couldn't and instead of water I felt metal get shoved through my heart.

I noticed that the scene changed to Madara stabbing me during the Uchiha Senju feud.

Dream End

I quickly jolted awake and started breathing really hard. How did one of my fondest memories get turned into something so twisted. I looked around the room and sighed before realising the answer to my own question.

This world is cruel and no matter what you do even your best memories can be turned into a nightmare because we all know that in this world no one is truly safe.

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Chapter 8 is up! I still have no idea what to say in this note so goodbye for now!