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"I'm leaving mom!" Yui yelled to her mother before running out of the house as she waved at her mother who appeared at the door, "Be careful!" Aika yelled giving a smile and waving to her daughter who soon disappeared from her vision.
She glanced in the direction Yui had run before letting out a sigh and heading back inside, "Children these days grow up so fast." She mumbled and sat at her desk as she gathered her sewing supplies.
Although she doesn't need to sew now that Yui came up with a large amount of money out of nowhere she still sewed in her spare time so she wouldn't be left undone, Aika started to sew slowly but suddenly her chest constricted.
"Coff! Coff!" She coughed hard as she put her hand over her mouth and felt her chest burn but she took a slow breath and the pain lessened, "This is getting more frequent." Aika commented with a pale face and looked at her hand with bloodstains.
"I hope to be able to stay here until the day Yui graduates from the academy." Aika said sadly but there was no regret or loneliness in her eyes just happiness, she had a daughter and a brother who loved her and cared for her.
Aika couldn't ask for anything more, that was enough for her to be happy.
Lifting her head she looked out the window and saw the sun shining and she stood there for a while just feeling the breeze of the wind.
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In the Mizukage's office.
BAM!
"Who dares attack our swordsmen from the fog and steal the swords!" Mizukage yelled as he hit the table and looked at the ninjas kneeling in front of him waiting for an explanation, "Sir they left no trace, the attack was planned and probably executed by one person, our tracking ninja was unable to pursue the culprit!"
A ninja wearing a mask with wave patterns said while keeping his head down, Mizukage was furious at this point so much at the incompetence of his subordinates, but he calmed down and started to think.
"Any idea which village attacked them?" He asked his ninjas waiting for an answer, "No sir, apparently whoever attacked them was a powerful user of Kenjutsu and ambushed the two sword bearers!" Mizukage let out a long breath.
"Thanks to these tense times we relaxed thinking that the villages wouldn't want to provoke a conflict right now, we were complacent!" Mizukage hit the table hard, breaking it in half, despite being angry he forced himself once more to relax and changed the subject.
"How is the implementation of the reform plan in the village's policies going?" He asked the ninja who took a scroll from his pocket, "Sir everything is ready for deployment, however the Damiyo of the water doesn't agree with our actions!" Mizukage's brow didn't even furrow when he heard the water lord would oppose his reform.
"His opinion doesn't matter, we'll start implementing this plan immediately, let's show the world that Kirigakure ninjas aren't weak!" Mizukage gave a big smile and his subordinate made a reference before leaving, on his desk the paper that would start the village of bloody fog was there.
Little did Mizukage know that he was just a puppet that was being controlled by Madara.
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Yui cautiously looked at the shinobi academy building before entering, the place seemed deserted on the first floor but a loud noise was coming from above, "Let's see, I'm B-2 class!" She looked at the paper in her hand and headed towards his office.
She took a deep breath and thought of ways not to provoke the clan members while maintaining a good relationship with the gang, she put her hand on the door and opened it slowly.
"What did you idiot say!" A scream was heard after an object was thrown and Yui jerked her head to the side instinctively, a sword passed the side of her head and engraved itself on the wall behind her.
Yui squinted at the scene in front of him, "That's right you heard your barbarian woman!" Pakura grabbed the collar of a boy with shark teeth and the two stared at each other sending sparks.
"I dare you to say it again Toru!" Pakura said without any fear of the boy from the Hoshigaki clan, "I'll repeat it as many times as necessary, this gang should only be made for the descendants of the clans and don't stop civilians like you!" He said and the anger in Pakura intensified, the two were about to fight a battle but a dark haired boy who was reading next to them closed his book with a shape calling their attention.
"Your two animals, behave with a little respect worthy of students of the village!" Yuki Kenji yelled at the two and started giving a sermon making them keep silent, neither Pakura nor Toru dared contradict the words of the Yuki clan heir.
"Besides, we're getting a new classmate, show at least a little respect!" He said and pointed at Yui who broke out in a sweat, "Why are you dragging me into this conflict!" She screamed internment when all the class turned to face her.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Yui a civilian who passed the exams!" Yui's words sent a chill through the room and the once inquisitive looks of most clan heirs turned to one of disdain and disgust, she can only sigh with this situation and went looking for a place to sit but Pakura quickly approached her with a bright smile.
"Finally another civilian student, let's be friends!" Pakura yelled as she grabbed Yui's hands, she's been in this room for 20 minutes and has heard hundreds of low conversations about what a lowly civilian is doing in this class.
She endured this situation until Toru openly insulted her and led them both into this situation, "Ehh!" Yui tried to break free but Pakura was quicker and dragged her to the corner of the room and forced himself to sit beside her.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Pakura like flowers, rain, and children!" She said while keeping a bright smile on her face and Yui can only sigh and accept this forced friendship.
At that moment a memory hit her head and she assessed Pakura with black hair with orange streaks in front of her face and associated it with a minor character in the series, "They can't be the same person, can they?" Yui muttered remembering the tragic future of Pakura in the anime.