Although it was noon and he would only have a very short time to sleep, Ruri still hoped he could have a wonderful dream.
Sure enough, just as Ruri had expected, he had a wonderful dream after falling asleep. Though he was dreaming, Ruri slept very soundly, because the dream brought back all his beautiful memories.
Children born in the world of Hokage Ninja, especially those born during wartime, endured tremendous suffering. Some would lose their parents and families and become orphans.
Ruri, for example, had become an orphan who had lost his parents when he crossed over into the world of Hokage Ninja. His only family was the married couple Hizashi Hyuga and Mei Ling Hyuga, who treated Ruri like their own child. Although Ruri had not experienced his parents' love here, through the couple he experienced the love parents should give their children.
In modern society, there were many orphaned children without either parent, just like Ruri. They had lost their parents at a very young age and had no ability to raise themselves. Their only way to survive was to rely on others.
Some of those children survived by picking up food left over from other people's meals, while others were taken straight to orphanages. Although they could eat their fill there, they could not experience what it felt like to have family and a home.
During wartime, those children would be dragged off to serve as child soldiers. Each held a gun and slaughtered people with an expressionless face. They should have been living happy, fulfilling lives in this era, but with the arrival of war, they helplessly lost their families and became tools of war.
War brought people far too many disasters. It also caused some people to lose their families, and they themselves would