( Thanks :D )<br/><br/>Chika stood there in shock, as she stared at the man walking away. Already, in that small heart, she was becoming coated in ice. Her father turned to look at the young man that had approached his daughter. While his daughter was distracted, by whatever was in her head, he stepped towards the young man. Hatake Kakashi, was one that the elder Kururugi had heard of. He had even seen him in action, during the war.<br/><br/>"Hatake... Thank you for showing care for my daughter. We have a lot of burials to handle. We lost all but a third of our clan this night. Just the children in the barrier, and a handful of adults survived." The man said in a low voice. "So thank you, for showing kindness to her. If you need of anything, ask of it. The Kururugi's will do our best." he said as he turned to look at Chika. "Come on, Chika, we need to get preparations going. We will need you for the ceremony. You remember their blood songs, you will be needed to properly sing them over." he said in a terse tone.<br/><br/>"She's just a child, love. The ceremony of sending, is much too much for such a small girl." A woman said off to the side. She was a woman with eyes made of green ice, and hair the color of snow. She smiled softly at Kakashi and bowed her head lightly. There was injuries covering her body, it was obvious she had not been in combat for awhile... and her lack of training had been the cause. But many did not know, that she had been forbidden from actively being a shinobi, as part of her contract with joining Konoha.<br/><br/>"Yes Mother, Yes Father." The girl said, her voice a little flat. "I will meet you in the field, in the morning, Hatake." The small girl said as she turned away from him, walking away with her parents. The world of weight on her tiny shoulders.