None of the higher ranking ninja could go with us, so we were just sent to get all the friends we possibly could. Tsunade said she'd do all in her power to get other villages to help.. but the way things are looking, they may get here too late. My mind wondered as we traveled on.

I'm starving. I crave ramen. But something else comes to mind when I think of being starved and deprived. I'm starved of affection, of family, and of luck. It amazes me when I look back that I have friends now. Two years ago I wouldn't have believed you. The closest things I have to family are the late third hokage and Iruka Sensei. I thought Sasuke was like a brother to me, but it's obvious that he didn't care about me at all. I'll beat him for what he did to Sakura. I can take the hurt, I'm used to it. She's not.

It gets on my nerves that he'd do something like this. .. but everyone likes Sasuke. Wait... that's not true. That redhead from the chunin exams, he seems to be the only one who agrees with me that Sasuke is overly praised. I wonder if I'll ever see him again.

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A.n: not lore accurate from this point forward. I will be skipping the fights that ensue due to the chase for Sasuke