So, I decided to make a new fanfic… first on this account, there may be some spelling and grammar mistakes… I usually correct them, but in this case I kinda got lazy xD Enjoy~

Disclaimer: I do NOT OWN Naruto!!

A Sad Beginning

"Rei! What are you doing up this early in the morning?" a women in about her late 20's sneered at a young girl.

"But mom... it's 4 am..."Rei groaned.

"You didn't answer my question, sweetheart." Her mother said as she turned around to fold some more laundry...she was rudely interrupted before...

"Actually... there WAS something I wanted to ask you..." Rei emphasized the word 'was'.

The mother sighed deeply, "What is it?"

"...Umm... I was wondering if I could go out and hangout with my friends..." Rei answered.

"At this hour?! No way! Besides none of you're friends are up this early!" her mother lectured.

"But you sometimes go out at like 3 am in the morning, so what's the big deal? What's makes you different?" Rei replied.

"That's because I'm ninja, and time really doesn't matter when you are one." She continues folded the laundry.

"Hmph! I can't wait 'til I'm a ninja..."Rei whispered loudly, then she slowly turned her head towards the window.

It was raining.

The tiny droplets of water that fell from the sky mesmerized Rei. So beautiful. Rei's train of thought was broken as she heard her mother footsteps slowly walking over towards her direction, Rei turned to face her. She knelt down and smiled at her daughter.

"Don't worry, sweetheart. Someday you'll be a great ninja... tell you what, since you're up, how about we go somewhere?" she gave a sweet smile.

Rei's face lit up, "Sure! ...But...what's open this early in the morning?"

"You'd be surprised!"

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Rei was surprised on how many bustling crowds there were, now she saw everything.

"So, what do you think?" Her mother asked, anxiously awaiting her daughter's answer.

"...Awesome!" Rei couldn't think of anything to say, she has never been up this early, thus never experienced this before. Kinda dumb to think about when you've been living here for 9 years (hint hint: Age).

Rei's mother smiled, her gaze set upon a smoothie shack,she then turned to her 'still amazed' daughter, "let's get some smoothies at the shack right over there!"

"Okay!" Rei was so excited and happy, that she ran before her mother to shack and then repeatedly hopped up and down when she got there.

"Okay, two smoothies, sir. One strawberry and one..." She trailed of and looked at Rei.

"Chocolate!"

"and one chocolate, please!"

"200 yen(2 dollars, I'm going by Canadian money, I'm not that sure about yen)."

Rei's mother paid the man, got the smoothies, then escorted Rei and herself to a table.

"So, I thought about the ninja academy..." Rei's mother started a conversation.

"And?" Rei slurped her smoothie, waiting an answer.

"And I decided you're going!" Her mother replied.

"Really?! Yes!" Rei was so happy, she could barely stay in her seat. This really is the best day ever.

"But... you're not going to this academy." Her mother continued.

"Uhh...What?" Rei was confused.

"You're going to the Village Hidden in the Leaves, Konoha, and studying there! Just like I did, honey!"

Rei was mortified. She didn't wanna go there, of all places. After all, Konohagakure and Kumogakure (hint hint Where they live...) weren't really on good terms.

"Why do I have to go there of all places?! You know what they're like...about the people from Kumogakure...I'm going to be an outcast, mom! Unlike you, I'm not fully from Konoha..." Rei replied.

Rei mother sighed, "I'm sorry, dear...but you're still going! It'll be fun, you'll stay with you're cousins over there!"

Rei groaned, "You've never pressured me into doing something I didn't want to do...mom, what's up?"

Her mother's face slowly turned serious, "Well... I don't know how to say this... but I'm going on a little mission..."

"A little mission? A mission that you're sending me away? That's a little mission?" Rei questioned her mother.

"Well... I guess not really a little mission, more of a bigger mission..."

"How long...?" Rei asked.

"Well, it's estimated a year..." Rei's mother replied slowly.

"...A year...?" Rei was slowly tearing up; she's never been away from her mother less a month, but an ESTIMATED year? Her mother was suppose to be there every little moment that she was going to become a better ninja, and help her through problems... Why?

"You'll be leaving tomorrow morning." Rei's mother continued, "...I'm so sorry..."

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Well... that's it for now, hope you enjoyed. I'll probably continue writing and start on Chapter Two.

R&R please.

P.S. I just noticed there aren't alot of Minato and OC fics Dx

Izzyne :33