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It was once more the dark of night in Kaminari no Kuni. It was dark and desolate, sending chills down Akari's spine as she shivered. The fog was becoming more and more dense and the young girl was beginning couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. She was waiting by the waters, not far from where the sailor had dropped her off when she first arrived in the country. There was something about this place that was unsettling, something which made her not want to linger longer than was absolutely necessary. It was almost time and her eyes were already searching the waters ahead of her, trying to find where any resemblance of a boat could be. Just as she was beginning to worry that the sailor may have forgotten, she saw a speck under the moonlight. From where she was standing, the girl could not pinpoint exactly if that person was the sailor who had taken her here. [break][break]

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As the speck sailed closer and closer towards her, she could make out the faint outlines of the ship. In a moment, she came face to face with the boat as it was guided gracefully over the dark waters. Once the moonlight was able to cast a glint of light upon the occupant on the boat. It was indeed the sailor! She smiled at him gratefully, a small smile and bowed towards him. “Miss, yeh look awfully tired! Wanna make the trip tomorrow?” Akari shook her head violently and shivered. She had wanted to come to search for answers about her heritage but to no avail. The Uchiha climbed onto the plank and sat once more on the boat. It was going to be a long ride, she supposed but it was worthwhile. [break][break]

“Where are we going now?” [break][break]

“I thought about makin’ a detour but looking at yeh right now, I might just take yeh to Hi no Kuni directly.” [break][break]

That sounded like a very good idea! She nodded her head and thanked the sailor. In a second, the two of them took off, heading past Shimogakure and through to the Land of Fire. She had been there once before. In fact, the last time she had come, she had been attacked and almost killed. Perhaps that was the life of a neukenin. How she wished she could go back to a place she could call home. And yet ironically...had she not committed a heinous crime such as murder, Hi no Kuni would have been her home. [break][break]

“Miss, yeh should sleep for awhile. It’s going to be a long ride so I suggest yeh take a lil’ nap. I’ll wake yeh when we get close.” [break][break]

She again thanked the sailor for his services. Akari felt quite guilty that she was asking so much from someone that did not know her and thus did not owe her any such actions. With the slow rocking motion of the boat, being guided naturally by the currents, she was able to fall into deep sleep. It was a much needed sleep indeed for she had been deprived of sleep for three consecutive days. She was glad to be able to close her eyes and enter momentarily darkness. Every muscle in her body weakened as she closed her eyes. She did not know how long she would sleep, glad that she could just do that in and of itself. [break][break]