A Long Overdue Reunion

The rain had tapered off as a cloaked figure crested the rise. The hood was then pulled back, revealing a young woman with long blond hair and violet eyes. Her name was Sada Nakano, Sada for short, and she surveyed the land around her. It had been seven years since she had left this area, a plucky and proud 15 year old bent on adventure and drunk on the stories told to her by her parents. But now she returned, a young woman seven years older and seven years wiser, having experienced the lower world for herself, seeing its progressions and its regressions, while getting a feel for its people. If anything, its reservoirs of knowledge had advanced her own, while helping her find who she was. Put simply, it was less of a desire to travel then a need to journey that drove Sada to undertake her own personal odyssey. Her thoughts drifted back to that village whose bonds reminded her of the goal she held all along in her subconscious; to become strong for her family. Her mind filled with images of all of her siblings, as she realized they would be seven years older now. "What adventures have they embarked upon?" Sada thought, knowing she hadn't been the only one to inherit a restless spirit from her mother. The thought pinged about how much she had grown to resemble her mother in spirit and appearance, something that intrigued her greatly. However, there would be time for reminiscing after she reunited with her family once more.

Taking a deep breath, Sada plunged over the underbrush, prepared to see a scene that had been all too familiar in her adolescent years; Kakuzensho. That is, until she arrived at the village's beginnings to be greeted by stark emptiness. The village was gone, in the sense it was non-existent. There were no signs of destruction or invasion, no signs of forced entry or sacking. It was like the entire village had been lifted up and moved by some force, person, or entity. Sada activated her dōjutsu, scanning the surroundings for any signs of the buildings that were apart of the village's construction. But the surrounding landscape remained untouched, muddling Sada further. "Where could the village have disappeared to?" Sada pondered aloud, noting the serene quiet that surrounded her. Then a thought occurred to her, an epiphany of sorts. "Did dad or mom move the village? They couldn't have..." Sada thought, however, considering the nature of her parents' abilities, it was entirely possible. Part of Sada regretted not leaving a note for her parents when she began her endeavors through the world. She sighed, deciding what to do next. The fact that she had no idea where the village had been moved, if it had in fact been moved irked her slightly. Sada made one more sweep across the surrounding area, looking for any residue chakra that could give her a clue to the manner of the village's disappearance. Failing that, she would have to wait it out a few days and then presumably head back to Kumo.