Daughter of the Third Kazekage. Descendant of the Second Hokage. Sands of Time is the story of Tsubaki Senju before Naruto, before "The Flowers Buried In The Sand", before she became known as the Desert Princess. Spoiler alert: she lives...

This is Chiharu Senju's prologue to "The Flowers Buried In The Sand". A story of how an outsider found a home under the great embrace of the green canopy. A story of how the Heiress to the Desert became Konoha's spirit guardian. A story of a love written amongst the stars.