Today is the day.

"I have to go, brother" a cold and sharp voice was what was heard.

'Today is the day...' she told herself.

The girl didn't wait a second for an answer, she simply closed the door and set off towards her destination.

Walking away from her home, she looked at the house one last time. A rather ugly wooden house, old and not at all aesthetic, she was not interested in it. She just wanted to fulfill her goal, no matter the cost.

'I need to find her, I need Tsunade-sama' with a firm look she sped up her walk towards the academy.

.......

The blows came and went, pieces of wood flying into the green grass.

Daiki, a young man with black hair and dark eyes stopped her training.

"Shit. I need new bandages, they're wearing out"

The young man wiped the sweat from his forehead with his right hand, the heat and intense training were a bad combination.

"I'll have to spend some of the money saved... Hahh, living alone is quite complicated" with a tired face he stretched her strong body one last time.

He had to live like a rat, saving everything he could, the money they gave him for being an orphan was not much.

'I have to thank Nori again for that kit of kunai and shuriken that she gave me a long time ago' he only had to buy a stone to be able to re-sharpen them constantly, it really had been an excellent gift.

Grabbing his green shirt and dusting it off, a gift from dear Gai-sensei, he put it back on.

Wait, today is the day! the dark-haired man had completely forgotten what was happening today. 'Shit! I haven't even showered yet, I'm going to be late.'

'Shit!!!!' At the speed of light, he stripped all the clothes he was wearing and the bandages off his hands. He ran as fast as he could to the nearest river and dove in. .

He did his best to cleanse his entire body in the cold water and got out immediately. He was quite wet and didn't have any towels to dry off with, this just seemed to get worse and worse.

This was something that he never changed, even if he wanted to, being late on important days. In his past life he stopped worrying about that "triviality" for being a nini, but now he had to be punctual, it's an important day.

'N-no... It doesn't matter, I can go like this. It's so hot, it's going to dry on the way... Yes, yes, yes, I have to go to the academy now!" The young man put on his clothes no matter how wet he was.

'today is the beginning of everything, I've been waiting for this and hoping that it doesn't come for quite some time'

Before leaving he looked at his hands, years of physical training had left them somewhat destroyed on the outside, but resistant after all. He also noticed that he was shivering,

Is it because of the cold water? Or... 'Am I afraid?'

Daiki shook his head denying his thoughts, 'this is not the time to think about this...' he stuffed the bandages into the pockets of his shorts and clenched his fists. He left for the academy.

......

"I have to go, mother. Today is the day" a muffled male voice spoke. He looked at his mother one last time, he had to go.

A skeletal and very white figure made an appearance. A woman with dull blonde hair. Sitting on an elegant wooden chair, she stared into space. Dead eyes were what most attracted attention, it looked like a corpse.

'Shit!' it was the only thing he could think of seeing his dear mother like that. He bit his lower lip at this, he had to control his anger and sadness.

"Goodbye, mother. I love you" he didn't wait for any response, he simply left the main house of the Namikaze clan.

He looked at the stones that formed the path to the residence's exit, a path lined with finely trimmed bushes and vividly colored trees.

A 3 meter wall covered the whole place, near the exit he could see the guards. He sent his "lackeys" an intense look as he liked to call them and they got the message.

The door was immediately opened. "Take care of my mother" he said before walking out the door, the guards nodded.

'I will, mother. I'm going to give you back the light, you'll be proud of me' with a look full of hope he continued on his way.