Caught up in the lies of life

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          I couldn't decipher how I felt about returning to Konaha. At first I thought I would dread it, but I don't feel much of anything, but then again I haven't felt much since father (Minato) has passed, because it just hurt too much. My inner dragon, Asteria, was rather excited though. She was eager to meet our brother, and to see our old friends, not that I had many. But I guess in some way I was sort of excited. I mean I would be seeing Hiruzen again. Since I had arrived in Konaha he'd been a grandfather figure in my life, he was responsible for Naruto while I was gone. I could probably see Itachi again, and we could hang out like we used to and eat dango, or maybe I could find Kakashi and see if he would be any closer to beating me in a fight, or maybe I could play with Shikaku in another match of Shoji. But other than that I really didn't socialize with anyone especially not the fangirls and boys.

        I bid goodbye to Gaara, whom of which had been the closest thing I've had to a best friend ever, promising we would soon meet again. You see, Gaara and I were both hated for things we could not control in our villages. We could relate to each other on this level. In this aspect we found confidence in each other. I helped him cope and make friends with the Ichibi, Shukaku, we'd learned he was named. We both understood it was a huge honor to be told his name, a power with which we would not  abuse. Shukaku liked me, and gave me the ability to borrow some of his power if need be, or contact him when I please. Which I intended to contact him as well, because he was interesting conversationalist, with a unique outlook on things. He was, contrary to popular belief an optimist, who had a sadistic twist to it, due to the way that human kind has treated the Bijuu, or tailed beasts since their birth.

         But as I finished packing my things I began my journey to the land of my parents grave. The land of the home of my true family, and what I would even call my own home. The journey, I knew wouldn't last very long with the speed in which my abilities gave me. It really was amazing when you could break the sound barrier, with just your speed alone. My tail and wings, despite their size were light and gave me excellent balance. It'd been a while since I let my wings and tail be shown, due to the vulnerability they gave me. Because while I couldn't perceive pain in my normal body, my wings and tail were a sensitivity level that made me weak. My hair also grew to unnatural lengths when I brought out my wings, and I found it a huge hassle to have to cut off constantly. I hated my reflection, it reminded to much of the people who'd abused and abandoned me at the tender age of three. I would put a henge over it, my hair I mean, to be a dirty blond color with red streaks, so I looked closer to the people who raised me, Minato and Kushina. 

        With the steady pace I was currently running, I could get there in approximately three hours. So I closed my eyes, and let my memory lead me, but I didn't even have to rely on that, my soul, my inner dragon yearned for the place I called home, yearned for the place in which my only family was left. I could feel her, my dragon, calling out to him. It was as if my body knew exactly where to go without even knowing the roads. So in the mean time I would rest my brain in order to ignore the memories and nostalgia creeping up to my mind.

        Once I could feel the presence of an abundance of bodies and blood pumping I snapped my eyes opened and slowed my pace. I was greeted by the site of two of my old acquaintances, Izumo and Kotetsu, it seems as though they'd fallen asleep on the job. I scoffed at the sight. It seems as though Konaha has gotten lax in their security since I left. I'd have to talk to Hiruzen about this. The old gate dog, Dartanian, sniffed at me before huffing in recognition. The corner of my mouth up-ticked when he whined and leaned towards me in recognition of his trainer. Since I had a deep connection to animals, I tended to be amazing with them, and could understand them. So naturally I was assigned to train them along with the Inuzuka's, in order to put use to my talents. They proved to be extremely useful during the Third Great Shinobi War. 

          I sighed once before stepping back and transforming into my normal form. I stared distastefully at my now extremely long hair that seemed to drag alongside the ground. I then stated in a firm and loud voice, "Izumo, Kotetsu, wake up." They jolted awake and stared at my figure wide eyed. Izumo had a small blush on his face. Then Kotetsu asked in a shocked voice, "Kiara, it seems you've returned a little early, the entrance starts in a week. It had to be moved back because some idiot thought it would be a good idea to set off a few small bombs near the academy and the classrooms got damaged." I nodded in thanks at the information before walking into the gate and turning back to him. "Thank you Kotetsu, I guess I'll just settle in until then. But I have to go see Hiruzen now. I will come back and fill out all the paper work tomorrow, if that is Okay with you?" He only nodded in response, and I turned back before disappearing in a swirl of smoke and reappearing at the bottom of the Hokage tower. I then trudged my way up the stairs and opened the door. 

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           So to clarify something, Kiara is her real name, and it is the name everyone in Konaha knows her as, however Kiara is not her birth name. Her parents gave her the Akira, and that's what everyone in her birthplace knows her as. It is also the name she used during missions as a way to keep her from becoming a weapon again. Because the most powerful thing someone has is their name, and it can be used for either good or bad, or maybe a bit of both. Another thing, Kiara is half dragon, or more specifically a dragon shifter. Now she can either go into full on beast mode, full on human mode, or her hybrid mode. Her birth parents abandoned her at the age of three, then her village was attacked and slaughtered when she was seven. The village elders sealed the twelve tailed fox, or Kitsune, spirit inside of her. She does not know about this. What she does know about is her inner dragon, or basically the other half of her DNA that makes her fathers side so special. Minato adopted her before he started to date Kushina, but while he was Hokage. Later when they got married, Kushina became her adoptive mother. Kiara was excited to have a sibling, but she was also insecure, because this baby would have their blood and look like them, unlike her, she feared that once he was born, that they wouldn't love her anymore. So she was distracted and wasn't able to fight to the bast of her ability. She uses this as an excuse to blame herself for her parents death. This caused her emotions to become unstable, and she was just so angry, with the world, with herself, with everything, that her body had to change into her other form in order to save her from doing something stupid. This side however was more harsh, cold, cruel, and sadistic. But during her training she learned how to tame that side, how to combine both of them to make her the person she is currently. But that does not mean she is 100 better, she still blames herself for their deaths, and is depressed, but instead of becoming violent again, she puts up a mask, one that makes her seem normal, happy even, but it's fake. Inside she is hurting and waiting for someone to help her, someone that won't end up leaving her like her parents did.