konoha

The clouds cleared, revealing the sun, which shed its light on the snow-covered gate of Konoha, where two figures, a man and a girl, stood. (Hello Jiraiya, oh who is this girl?) The gate guard nodded (She's just a girl I met on my last mission and I want to take her to the Hokage's office) The two talked while Haru looked at the place. Despite her young age, Haru had visited many places, and although Konoha was not the best, it was by no means the worst. The buildings were like islands in a sea of trees, evidence of the forest that had taken over the village. Its place, and if this were spring the place would be filled with the vitality of life, but the winter had covered the village with a blanket of snow, stripping the trees of their leaves, giving the village a humble but majestic appearance, all of this crowned by the rock on which the Hokage Monument stands. (Let's go, Haru)

(I'm coming)

...

Behind a mountain of paperwork waiting to be approved sat the Third Hokage, Sarutobi. He was a man in his late forties. when you look closely, you would notice strands of gray hair. If we combined his appearance with the paperwork he was doing, we would have a typical middle-aged man. You may encounter him on the road without even noticing him, but the truth is that this man is far from being an ordinary man. He is the one who has earned the title of "God of Shinobi," the man who mastered all ninjitsu in Konoha. It seems that Sertobi was Jiraiya's teacher, but despite this relationship that united them, when jiraiya informed him of his story with Haru, he became angry and reprimanded him for acting without permission during these difficult times. It took half an hour of negotiations between the two.

Sarutobi agreed, but the matter did not end here, as Haru had to go through a series of lengthy investigations, where her background and intentions towards the village of Konoha were confirmed, and even a member of the Yamanaka clan read her mind.

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After Haru was accepted into the village, Jiraiya took her to the orphanage

The place was built during the reign of the First Hokage Hashirama to take care of children who lost their parents. However, since the opening of the orphanage, all of its residents were commoners, as the shinobi clans took care of their orphans themselves, and since commoners did not have great potential to become good shinobi, the place had little value to the village. As a result, the place has been neglected since its opening, making it appear twice as old as it is in reality. However, Haru, who has lived as a vagabond for as long as she remembers, did not care about the matter. They were soon received by the woman in charge of the place, Mrs. Yuna, who was taking care of one of the children. Suddenly, her youthful appearance was dissonant with the cracked orphanage. Expressions Her caring face and golden hair made her warm everyone's hearts, but her caring expression quickly turned into a look of disgust when she saw Jiraiya, perhaps because she knew that he would flirt with her again

(Hello, Yuna, you look beautiful as always)

(Please, Jiraiya, if you don't have anything, then please... To leave)

Disappointment appeared in hope of Jiraiya's injury, but he quickly recovered from the matter as he expected this reaction of hers

(This is Haru. She will live with you in the orphanage.)

(I'm Haru. Nice to meet you.)

Yona looked at Haru with her eyes.

(Strange, I've never seen you before. Where are you from?)

(She's from outside Konoha. I brought her with me today and she was approved by the Hokage.)

Yona looked. To Haru, she smiled and patted her hand on Haru's head. Her hand was a bit strange, as she was wearing black gloves that completely covered her hands, and her hand did not give that human feeling

(Let's go, Haru, let me show you the place, and leave Jiraiya alone. He must have other work. To do it)

Her last word was sharp as she looked at Jiraiya

.....

Yona introduced Haru to the place. The orphanage was somewhat large, at least larger than any building Haru lived in. The building was square in shape, consisting of two floors, surrounding a beautiful interior garden in the middle. In the middle of the garden there was what was supposed to be a fish lake, but it had dried up over time and was filled with dirt, while the trunk of a huge tree extended somewhat. Yuna said that the First Hokage Hashirama was the one who planted it himself when the place was opened for the first time. After that, Yuna saw the dining hall where people gathered. For the orphans to eat, it would be the turn of a group of children to prepare and distribute the food, as was the case with washing the dishes and clothes, sweeping, and mopping the floor. Night had approached, and with it the time for sleep approached, but before that, Haru had to change her worn-out clothes into clothes. New, or what we might call it as well, as all the clothes in the orphanage had been donated. Haru wore a black shirt and pants. It was time for bed, and Yona sent her to her room, which she would share with six girls.