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She knew it wouldn't be long before they were after her; she clutched the boys hand in her own and tightened the grip.
Running through the forest the trees reached out and scratched at her face, she tried to protect the boys body from the branches, their breaths gasped out in synchronization, it was almost as though he knew if they were found they would be separated, he was quiet, not even complaining he was hungry, which was a first, it wasn't as though they never had food to eat it was just that his stomach seemed to be a never ending pit.
She felt a tear fall on to her cheek and quickly wiped it away with her hand, leaving behind blood from her fingers. She swallowed the bile in her throat and surveyed her surroundings, she didn't know why they were coming, but she guessed they knew the truth about her.
Her mother had told her to come to the village, she told her she would be welcomed into the clan that had sent her great grandfather and his family into exile, but they hadn't, instead no one had listened to her and she didn't want to tell them, she found that though she was young that there was something about her something inside her, and these people could see it, they went out of there way to ignore her, every now an then a nice person would drop food in front of her, she would take it and hide while she ate, it was one of those times she noticed him.
He was so small and looked so alone, and yet they ignored him, worse some taunted and ridiculed him, he was an outcast, yet he was to young for them to throw out of the village, she watched him with careful eyes, never making her presence known, she began to think of him as a kindred spirit, no family, no friends, no clan.
It was the day she witnessed a child about her age spit on him then beat him up, she jumped down from her spot and stood in front of the boy, she held up her hands and prepared to fight, the boy glared at her from interfering (The bully not the child) and walked away, she bent down and helped the small boy to his feet, he was crying silent tears.
She gently wiped them away and took him to get cleaned up, no one offered to help.
She walked him back to where he lived and cleaned up his face, she bent low and told him her name, he told her his, she smiled and proclaimed them family from that day on, the child didn't understand, she told him that they were the same, they had no one, but not anymore she told him she would be his family, his friend and his clan, she told him that he would her family, friend and clan, she promised him that they would have to tear her away from him with there bare hands, because family and clan were the same thing and that they stuck together, she told him that if they were ever separated in body that she would always be with him in spirit and soul, she pledged this to him, and he to her. And so it was.
Until then, for three years they had been left in peace, no one had bothered them, no one had cared for them, but they had each other, and now someone was trying to take that away from them.
He gaped out "They're coming!"
She looked around and knew he was right, the clutched hands and started to run again, she threw her arm in front of her face trying to stop the branches from ripping apart her skin, she could feel the scratches all over her body and felt blood trickle out from most, she heard something overhead and quickly switched directions, they ran until they were almost sick with exhaustion, she fell to her knees and hugged him to her tightly, she kissed his cheek once on either side and gasped out "Remember what I said to you the first time we met, no matter what remember my words for I spoke the truth."
He nodded. She ruffled his hair and continued "Even if they manage to separate us by body, they will never separate us by spirit and love, you are my brother, my best friend, my clan, I will fight to the ends of the earth to reunite us again, never forget that brother, I will always be with you in here" she pointed to his heart "And you will always be with me."
She looked around and quickly said "Don't be mad at those who chase us, they are like puppets, they do what they are told and few asks questions, remember when you become the great ninja you are destined to be, think for yourself, if someone tells you to jump."
He smiled "Ask why."
She laughed weakly "That's right, but in some situations it smart not to ask questions."
"Like when?"
"Like when you know and trust the person, you know they believe in what is right and just, also when it is a matter if urgency or life and death, they are the times you obey to the best of your abilities."
Tears fell from his eyes and he looked up at her "Your saying goodbye, aren't you?"
She rested a hand against his cheek "Here take this."
He looked down "What is it?"
She removed her hand and lifted a frog shaped bag "It's all the money I have saved for us."
He looked up "But..."
"Listen, we don't have long, I'll fight best as I can, but I think there's to many of them, I want you to take this money and put it away, save it for when you become a ninja, some you can use to buy food" she heard rustling "But try to eat something other then ramen, even if you eat ramen six days a week on the seventh eat something else, ok."
He nodded and looked up "They're here aren't they?"
She threw her arms around his neck and nodded, she hugged him tightly, he hugged her back just a fiercely, she stood up and pushed him behind her back, she reached down and grabbed on to the sai's strapped to either thigh and stood guard in front of him.
She didn't have long to wait, two men came out of the bushes, one hissed "We know who you are" the other laughed "Going to fight us little girl."
She spun her weapons around and shifted her feet apart, she bent her head and closed her eyes, she whipped her head up and the wind blew fiercely past, she shifted one foot and then went into attack, she slashed out with her sai and sliced one man in the face, she spun and quickly stabbed at the other, she missed, and she jumped back into position in front of her brother and spun her weapons once more, the wind answered again.
She kicked off and came at the one she had missed, she sliced at him but he ducked and kicked her weapons out of her hands, she spun and kicked him in the balls, he bent over and she grabbed his shoulders and pulled his face into her upraised knee, his head jerked back and she spun and kicked him in the head, sending him flying to the ground, the man with the cut face laughed "'your as good as we were warned."
The other got slowly off the ground "Our master will be pleased."
She frowned she didn't know who they were but the talk of a master gave her the feeling that they weren't working with the Hokage.
They smiled down at her "Done little girl."
She smiled "Not even close" she spun out and kicked them both in the face, they disappeared and she noticed they were replaced with logs, she cursed "Transformation jutsu."
She heard a laugh "Yes little girl very good."
She looked around and reached down, she pulled out two daggers and kept them close to her side, she looked over and saw her brother was fine, as long as she didn't pay attention to him they would ignore him, she hoped.
She was wrong, she heard a rustle in the bushes and glanced over, she saw a shine of metal fly towards him, she quickly jumped in front of it shielding him with her back, the knife entered at her neck and blood spurted, she ripped it out and threw it to the ground, she turned quickly holding her daggers to the ready, they jumped down from the trees and smiled once more, she reached deep inside herself and called upon one of her powers, she closed her eyes and concentrated she felt her body shift and change slightly and opened her eyes, she attacked, the men made hand signs which she copied exactly "SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!"
The clones attacked and disappeared one for one until the three stood there like before; The men looked at each other and drew their weapons, they attacked again, she pivoted and ducked then swung out with her daggers, she killed the second man and looked up in time to see the first had one clone hiding in the tree, she threw her dagger the same moment one landed in her chest, she looked down and saw the hilt sticking out, blood was running down her neck and now her chest, she looked up at the first man and before he could finish the job they heard the sound of people approaching, she looked at him and he bent and picked up his fallen partner, he smiled at her and bowed low "We will meet again soon little girl" he disappeared.
She started to sway and her brother ran to her as she fell, he rested her head on his lap and placed his hands over the wounds on her neck, he was crying and begging her not to die.
The trees moved and ninja jumped down, they ran over to the duo and one bent down and looked into her eyes while another looked at her wounds, he gasped "Shit!"
The ninja looked at him "What is it?"
"Her eyes!"
"What about them?"
"She has the Sharingan, she's an Uchiha, the last female Uchiha alive!" That was the last she heard.
When she woke up she looked over and saw an elderly man sitting by her bed "My brother" she muttered "Where is my brother?"
He looked over and smiled kindly down at her "You're awake, excellent."
She glared "Where is my brother old man?"
He sighed "I'm sorry to tell you, the Uchiha clan was wiped out last night."
She raised an eyebrow "I'm sorry for them but that doesn't answer my question."
He frowned "But you're an Uchiha?"
"We were banished by the Uchiha and I was never accepted by them, while there loss is sad it does not affect me, now where is my brother?"
The door opened and the old man looked out "Ah, Kakashi, I'm glad your here."
Kakashi bowed low "Lord Hokage, what is this mission?"
The Hokage looked down at her "I need you to escort this young lady to a friend of mine, she is the last female Uchiha left, last night she was attacked, I fear that unless she is hidden until she is healed and stronger, she will be killed."
Kakashi nodded "Where am I to escort her?"
"I will give you the directions to a friend and ally of mine, I don't need to tell you that this is a mission of utmost importance and your secrecy will be required, no one can know that this girl is alive, or where she is."
She gritted her teeth "TELL ME WHERE IS MY BROTHER!?"
He looked over and sighed "I am afraid that I can not let you see him, if you do he will be at a bigger risk then he already is."
She glared "He comes with me."
Lord Hokage shook his head "He must stay here."
She gritted her teeth again "Why? What is here for him except for hate and fear, he belongs with me, he is my brother, my clan, he must stay with me."
Lord Hokage sighed "I'm sorry but Naruto Uzumaki stays in the hidden leaf village" he looked down at her "But I will promise to look after him for you."
She closed her eyes and knew she was fighting a losing battle "Promise me, also don't let him forget my promise to him, one day I will be back for my brother."
Lord Hokage nodded "Kakashi I leave it to you now, get her to her destination safely."
He nodded "Yes Lord Hokage, when do we leave?"
Hokage gave him a map "Now."
He nodded.
Lord Hokage looked at her "Be safe child, you have amazing abilities, and I can not wait to see your full potential."
He left the room and Kakashi looked down at her "Are you ready to leave?"
She nodded and got up "What's your name?"
He looked over "Kakashi Hatake, yours?"
She looked out into the night "Tenshi, Tenshi Uchiha."