"Mom 'n dad're nice, but they yell sometimes. They don't want me in academy or anything like that, they keep sayin' it's too dangerous," Her smile lost some of its warmth then, and she shook her head while they kept going. She hadn't even noticed that they slowed down when the continued, "Uncle thinks so too, but it's 'cause they don't want me gettin' beat up or anything I think. Uncle's lost a few people 'cause they were ninja, and he's said he doesn't wanna lose me too."

When they stopped she blinked at the clearing, cloaked just a little in mist as she stepped forward to look around. This was a cool secret place, but why was it Rin's favourite? She didn't get it.