Uzumaki Naruko! Prologue no Justu!
Four years ago, a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared. It's tails lashed out, smashing mountains, and sending tidal waves crashing to the shores. The ninja rose up to defend their village. One shinobi faced the nine-tailed fox in mortal combat. He sacrificed his life to capture the beast and seal it in a human body. This ninja is known as the 4th Hokage.
A shiki fuin was placed on the stomach of a new born babe. She had blond hair, a most peculiar- whisker marks. No one new it yet, but this girl- Uzumaki Naruko- would one day change the shinbone world as we know it.
Age Four:
Uzumaki Naruko, container of the Kyuubi, ran for her life. The orphanage lady stood in the doorway with a broom in hand, "And stay out brat! We don't want your kind here!" The door slammed shut. It was early in the evening, and many shops were just beginning to close. Naruko did not know where she went wrong. Earlier that day, a young boy in the village stood shopping with his father. A purchase of ripe oranges on the counter lay waiting. The shopkeeper raised a brow, "The money, sir?" The man had reached down into his pocket in search for a wallet, only to come back with nothing. "Huh?" The little boy grinned roguishly and pulled out the wallet from behind his back.
"Haha otou-sama! I pranked you!" The man had grinned and ruffled his hair. After he paid they walked away swinging hands.
"You'll make a fine shinobi one day!" Both laughed as they walked down the street. Meanwhile, a young girl will blond hair looked on with confusion. "Ah!" she exclaimed. Pranking was funny, it made people like you and they would smile. It was perfect. Now all she needed to do to win the old lady's affection was to prank her! Then, she could get full meals and play with everybody else.
Naruko was a little lady with a mission. She had replaced all the old lady's clothes with orange jumpsuits. Naruko herself loved orange, but as soon as she had said that the old lady hated the color! But she would laugh and compliment Naruko and then everything would be better!
"NARUKO! GET YOUR ASS UP HERE NOW!" Naruko giggled and ran up the stair case. She smiled brightly and the old lady turned around. "Was it you," she whispered, a vein pulsing in her forehead. "You little demon brat!" Naruko didn't understand, why wasn't the old lady happy? So she smile and rubbed the back of her head.
"Ahaha, you caught me Obaa-chan! Isn't it funny?" The old lady, if anything, looked even angrier than before! She grabbed the broom in the corner and started swatting at Naruko like a pest. "OUT! GET OUT! Don't come back inside you devil spawn!" Naruko was forced to live on the street. She ate from trashcans. She pissed in gutters. She cried in alleyways. But Uzumaki Naruko wasn't a quitter, and she was going to survive, dattebayo. No matter what happened, she would prank and smile and make other people happy too.
Five years ago, a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared.
Age Five:
Uzumaki Naruko, container of the Kyuubi, ran for her life. She wore a grin on her face and two small buckets of paint in her hands. Behind her were two masked men. Naruko thought they looked funny, and would appreciate a good joke. So she had followed them to their hideout and painted it orange, because there wasn't a better color in the world, dattebayo! But the funny masked men did not laugh, or smile from what she could tell. They wore those funny masks, after all, so she really couldn't tell. Then they yelled and she ran for it. She had to climb a building and jump. It was awesome, dattebayo! But the funny masked men did not like the game of tag. They kept yelling. So she kept running. Nobody else wanted to play with her, so she had to take what she could get, right? Her train of thought was interrupted as she bumped into something. It was white and red, and wrinkly and wore a funny hat. "Sorry!" She attempted to keep running but the masked men grabbed her first. She pouted, "Let me go, dattebayo! It was just a prank, it was funny!"
Masked man #1 glared and talked calmly, "Show some respect to the Hokage, brat." Naruko flinched. "You little demon brat!" The words from the orphanage rang throughout her head. She snarled and was about to retort, when the old man ruffled her hair. The old man- Hokage..?..- chuckled loudly, "A prank indeed. Pray tell, Naruko-chan, how did you trick my best ANBU?" She scrunched up her nose; "chan" was a stupid thing to put at the end of a name. He chuckled again quietly, and looked at her, "How about we talk more in my office, okay Naruko-chan?" She shrugged. He seemed special, so it was probably okay.
"It was easy, dattebayo! I just followed the glowing stuff around them. And when they went inside the super secret hideout, I painted the building! It was funny, Jiji, thats why!" She concluded with a small nod of her head, and pout of the lips. While she explained the Hokage gave her an appraising look. He raised an eyebrow. "You know, Naruko-chan, you could be a fine ninja one day, with those skills. Glowing you say?" "You'll make a fine shinobi one day." "Naruko-chan? You in there?" Naruko shook herself.
"Yes I am here jiji. Yes, glowing stuff. It is on everything! Everyone has a blue glow, except me! Mine is purple! That means I must be extra special, dattebayo! Ne, Jiji, what is a Hokage?" The man beside her nearly face faulted and turned to her with a strange expression on his face. "Do they teach you anything at the orphanage?" She slumped a little bit. "Ano…the orphanage lady doesn't really like me, but that's okay, dattebayo! I am fine, I even made a friend, his name is Remy, and we live together." The Hokage noticed for the first time that Naruko was dirty, malnourished, and tired. "I'll even show him to you just- stay here, or you could scare him!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a confident man with only a handful of regrets. Looking at the girl dashing into an alleyway, he couldn't help but wonder if she was one of them. She came back, excited, but he didn't see a little boy. In her hands was a small alley rat. "Naruko-chan?" At her questioning glance, he continued, "Do you not live at the orphanage?" Her grin fell off her face, and he felt as if the sun had disappeared.
Naruko shifted uncomfortably, "Not for a year. But I'm doing fine!" She laughed nervously, "Remy and I look great, we found a spot behind an Akimichi restaurant, and theres always a ton of food- and the tiles stick out some so I don't get wet when it rains! It's great, dattebayo!"
Hiruzen sighed, "You will have an apartment tomorrow. I want you to meet with me once a week, okay Naruko-chan? The you can ask me anything you want. Tomorrow we start, okay?" She nodded tentatively.
"I really appreciate you're offer, Jiji! I won't let you down like the others, dattebayo!" As she crossed the threshold of the office she turned back again, "I'm bringing Remy."
Six years ago, a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared.
Age Six:
Uzumaki Naruko, container of the Kyuubi, ran for her life. She had a proud grin on her face, and held two medium buckets of paint in her hands. Two ANBU chased her, lovingly named 'Dog Breath' (Inu) and 'Unimportant' (He was named that because he hated her and she hated him. His name was Bear). The Hokage tower was covered in orange paint. The could be only one culprit. "NARUKO!" She stopped short upon seeing a boy with black hair moping on the peer.
He had a dark blue shirt with a weird symbol, but the weirdest thing was definitely his hair. She ran up and yelled, "Hey Ducky, why are you moping?!" He turned and glared. "Hey just 'cuz you are sad doesn't mean you have to be an..an…a teme!" Both turned around, glaring, but soon found smiles on their faces.
She then remembered she was currently a fugitive running from her two favorite masked men and she needed to continue her flight. She planned to circle back to the Hokage Tower to talk with Jiji! Because Jiji was awesome and never got mad at her, dattebayo! With that in mind, she scaled the nearest building and continued the chase, missing Ducky's curious look as two highly trained assassins chased her.
One thing Naruko knew about 'Unimportant' was that he wasn't fast or limber, so on rooftop she had a better chance. Her reflexes screamed as Unimportant's hand grabbed her shoulder. She squatted and rolled behind him. Now she could jump to the next building! Her plan was perfect- except Dog Breath was now right behind her. She sprinted and leapt the rooftop. "Yes, dattebayo! I made it to the tower you losers! HAHA!" Hiruzen smiled as he heard his surrogate grand-daughter yell from outside. That girl was incredible to avoid ANBU that long, despite that both took it easy on her. So as she chatted about her recent adventure he nodded and smiled in all the right places. "I am proud of you Naruko-chan. Any questions for me today?" She nodded vigorously.
"So, Jiji! When are you gonna send me to the Academy?"
Seven years ago, a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared.
Age Seven:
Uzumaki Naruko, container or the Kyuubi, ran for her life. She was angry. She hated bullies. Poor Hinata-chan was being bullied and Naruko wouldn't stand it, so she slapped him. He got angry and started chasing her. As long as she could get to the Hokage Tower, she would be okay, and so would Hinata. Nobody liked Naruko, it seemed. They were nice at first, and then their parents would say something, and then they were mean. She didn't know what she did to them, but it must have been pretty bad to make them hate her. The others didn't want to be around her either, because she failed to graduation exams. She couldn't figure out the bunshin, which wasn't her fault, dattebayo! But Hinata was always nice to her, even if she was shy. And Ducky was still a prick! He ignored her like she was the dirt beneath his shoe. She would she him, she would become Hokage and then force him to pay four ryou for each time he had ever called her dobe.
The boy decked her arm. Naruko hissed and punched his nose. A crack resounded through the alleyway and she ran. She ran faster than ever before. Because that guy was twice her size, twice her age, and dangerous. She ditched the Tower, home was safer now. Everyone knew she was close to the Hokage, so going home was less predictable. The boy was gone. Naruko wanted to believe that Hinata would be friends with her tomorrow, but knew that it was unlikely. After all, no matter what she did, nobody ever liked her after. It was because of whatever the parents said to them, she was sure. She talked to Jiji once, and he had said that the other children "simply didn't know any better." Naruko especially hated Sakura. Sakura hadn't even given her a chance, and then had the nerve to make fun of her. When Haruno would fear the day when she had to bow before the future Hokge, dattebayo!
That's it folks.