Pure Plum Blossom [A Naruto Fanfic]

Prologue

     Kathryn Walker turned sixteen on November 11, 2015. That same night a gas explosion destroyed the Walker residence, killing 8 people, wounding 2 others, and partially destroying the houses on either side. All of the bodies were recovered except for that of Kathryn Walker herself, and it was presumed that her body was badly enough destroyed in the blast that there would be left of her behind to find. It wasn't that far of a stretch for them to make, really, considering the effort it took to recover some of the bodies of the other party-goers. The closer they were to the kitchen at the time of the blast, the harder it was for them to pick up the (incredibly charred) pieces. It was long, tiresome work, and without any living relatives pushing for them to recover the remains quickly (the only two living relatives being the only two to survive the happenstance and not without both ending up in comas) the effort that went into finding the remains of Kathryn Walker slowly decreased and decreased until there was just a blackened square of land and debris that, with nothing to keep it back, was soon grown over by the surrounding nature. It wasn't too much of a problem though, because Kathryn wasn't there anyway.

     Dimensions away from the destruction, destruction on an even larger scale was being wrought. A blonde man donned in a cloak trimmed with flames stood atop a toad and faced down the might of the fearsome Kyūbi no Kitsune. Within seconds of each other the Bijū disappeared, the man crumpled, and an infant swaddled in an amber colored blanket appeared in an empty room inside of the Konohagakure Orphanage.

     The baby's wailing quickly drew the attention of the haggard looking matron who attempted to soothe the child, only for her cooing and whispering to have no effect. The child couldn't be consoled, and after some deliberation, was left to cry itself to sleep.

     Quite a day, indeed.

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Author's Note: Well here it is, the (completely redesigned) prologue for PPB. Nothing much to put here except requests for criticism? It's the only way to help me improve, and everything except baseless hate is accepted! If you tell me how you feel about what little work this is I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!