Gaara's Daughter (Gaara's Romance #2) (Naruto/Boruto FanFic)

Arrival to the West

One month passed since the Super Ocean Express left the eastern continent bay.

Shin-Lin cousins were in their cabins, calmly slumbering in the early morning. Shin girls had taken common cabin, as well as Lin boys.

However, Hana Shin could nowhere be seen in Shin girls' room. Her bed was already made. It seemed that she had gotten up earlier.

Shamo was sleeping in her bed, despite the sun rays already sneaking through her window.

Nami was asleep as well.

Suddenly the door of the cabin hastily opened and Hana rushed in, shouting:

"Get up! We're there!"

The girls roused and leaped up from fright.

"Wh... What? What happened?" Shamo rubbed her eyes and looked around.

"Why waking us up so early?" Nami yawned.

"Ugh come on don't be lazy bones you two!" Hana crossed her arms, frowning, "It's not 'early', it's nearly eleven o'clock! And we're getting close to the shores! So quickly get dressed and come up on the board! Oh, and don't forget packing your bags if you have anything taken out!"

"Really?" Shamo widened eyes in astonishment, "We're already there?! Why didn't you say so from the beginning?" she quickly dragged off her blanket and leaped up, grabbing her clothes and hastily putting them on.

"Ugh..." Hana grunted.

"Cool!" Nami brightened and began dressing up as well.

"Warn the boys too!" Shamo told Hana.

"Shusui and Mekano are already awake. They said they would wake Kaen, so I think they're fine," Hana answered.

Thus, soon the children prepared themselves and ran up on the board, gathering at the bow and looking far across the waters, where there could be seen a vast land on the horizon!

"Wow, amazing!" Shamo cried happily, being rejoiced to finally reach her destination!

That was the land where her father dwelt...

This thought only could make her entire heart bounce from excitement!

"So cool!" Kaen was amazed. "That land looks so beautiful!"

"I've seen better," Mekano shrugged, being cold.

Shusui chuckled at Mekano's reaction.

Soon the ship arrived at the port and docked. A lot of people met it at the shores. The crowd of passengers whooped and went down the board with their packs, bags and luggage. Some people, apparently their friends and relatives, were meeting them on the dock, and taking them away to their new accommodations and homes.

The noble families of the east - Feudal Lord's family members and Okikage's family members were met by Raikage's personal subordinates, and taken to special accommodations awaiting them.

Shin-Lin children were confused at first.

"Where should we go now?" Kaen asked, holding his backpack.

"Just stick together. Mother told me we will be met by a special person out here, Raikage's ambassador to the eastern continent, who will lead us to our hotel..." Shamo answered, paying attention to her cousins so that none of them would lose their way, and to make sure all of them were together.

"How will he know it's us?" Kaen was curious.

"He is warned by eastern ambassadors about our arrival," Shamo said.

The Shin-Lin group confusedly looked around, being in an enormous crowd of different sorts of people.

Suddenly a young, over twenty-seven years old, blond-haired, blue-eyed handsome man approached them. He wore a Hidden Cloud bandana on his forehead, and had a tan skin. He first stared at them curiously, and then slightly brightened and politely asked:

"Excuse me, are you perchance the Shin-Lin clan members of the Hidden Fir of the east?"

Shamo gently smiled.

"Yes, sir, that's us".

"Pleasure to meet you," the young man politely bowed, "My name is Senko, I was sent here by the Hidden Cloud administration to aid you during your stay in Land of Lightning".

"It's pleasure for us to meet you as well, Master Senko," Shamo and her cousins returned the polite bow, "Thank you!"

"Well then, follow me please," Senko smiled and led them off the dock.

The children followed him.

They went to the train station, where there was a cool yellow train boarded on the platform.

"This train will lead us to the Hidden Cloud where you will stay for tonight," Senko informed the children, smiling, "As you may already know, your administration has only booked a room in our village for one day. They informed us you had serious business after that".

"Yes, we indeed do have," Shamo replied, ascending the train together with her cousins, following Senko, "We appreciate your hospitality. We intend to leave tomorrow morning".

"Very well, I guess it is all settled then," Senko smiled.

They took their seats at the table in the train.

"Ugh this is just great... We got rid of the ship and now we're here in a train..." Kaen was annoyed.

"Oh, not to worry, this train has super speed, it will arrive in Hidden Cloud in no time," Senko said.

"Yeah, Kaen, don't be rude and quit complaining!" Hana softly hit him on arm, frowning, "At least we get to be there fast. Imagine our parents' time, when they had to run through this immense distance..."

"Yeah, fine..." Kaen grumbled and looked out of the window.

Soon, when the seats in the train got filled up, it moved, and took way towards the beautiful Village of Hidden Cloud.

Shamo felt that she was getting closer and closer to her mysterious father at every step...