Note to people who have read story before:

Hurray I'm finally done with the first few new chapters! Ok, I made some changes, like how some characters look: like main character's hair color, what her teammates wear and look like, stuff like that. Also, I changed a few of the scenes and what will happen in some parts. I hope these chapters are better than the old ones and that you like them, I'll try to get the other ones in sooner.

Half-Breed Ninja

Prologue- Making a Friend

The day after the nine-tailed fox was sealed away, during the Fourth Hokage's Funeral, an elderly man appeared in the village of Konohakagure. An ANBU ninja with a tiger mask appeared in front of the man. "Who are you and how did you get into the village?" said the ANBU ninja pointing a katana at the man.

The man had gray hair, black eyes, wore a brown shirt and pants, a Jonin vest, and a headband with a symbol the ANBU ninja did not recognize. The man also was bleeding from cuts he had and was holding something. He looked at the ninja desperately. "Please, I need to speak with the Fourth Hokage right away."

"The Fourth died last night." said the ANBU with sadness in his voice.

The man's eyes widened, but only for a second. "Then I need to talk to whoever is in charge."

The ANBU put away his weapon, and said "Alright then. Follow me." They both headed to the Hokage tower.

***

Sarutobi was sitting at his desk, with a female ANBU, who had a rat mask, standing next to his desk. He was working on paper work when the ANBU ninja and man walked into Sarutobi's office. The Third looked up from his papers. His eyes widened. "Iruno, is that you?" he asked. The Third dropped his pen on his desk and got up to shake Iruno's hand.

The ANBU ninja was surprised. He looked at the Hokage then to the elderly man. "You know him, Lord Hokage?"

He smiled. "Yes. He and I are old friends." Sarutobi turned his attention back to Iruno. "What are you doing here?" He looked at his old friend up and down. "What happened to you?" he asked as he saw his wounds.

Iruno sighed. "It's a long story, Sarutobi." The Third turned to the tiger ANBU and told him to get a medic, to heal Iruno's wounds. The ninja nodded and disappeared. Sarutobi gave Iruno his attention once again.

"I need to talk to you alone." Iruno said in a serious voice. The Hokage motioned toward the rat ANBU to leave. But before she could leave, Iruno called out to her. "Wait…" The female ninja stopped and turned her attention to him. He walked over to her. He held out the small bundle he was holding. "Can you take care of her, while we talk?"

He handed her something rapped in a small blanket. She removed it and gasped. It was a small baby girl sound asleep. The little girl had blue hair and had a necklace with a red stone attached to it. She turned her attention back to Iruno. She smiled under her mask. "Of course."

The man returned it. "Thank you."

He started walking back to the Hokage so they could speak. The female ANBU turned to leave but stopped. She turned back around. "What's her name?" She asked.

Iruno stopped and looked over his shoulder. He looked down at the little sleeping bundle in her arms. He saw the little girl move in her sleep. He said with a smile, "Her name is Kyna."

***

"So you wish to join our village?"

Iruno sat in a chair in front of The Third's desk, who was sitting across from him. He told his old friend everything that Had happened, and was hoping to join the village. He looked at the man hopefully. "Yes, we have nowhere else to go. The Leaf village was our only ally."

The third smiled. "Of course you can. I would never turn a friend down. But…" his expression became grim, "you know it will be hard for you and Kyna to gain the villagers trust."

Iruno turned his attention to the ground. He closed his eyes and whispered, "I know."

The smile reappeared on Sarutobi's face. He stood up from his desk. "Then all there is left to say is…" He held out his hand. "Welcome to the Hidden Leaf village."

Iruno stood and took his friend's hand. They shook hands. He smiled and said, "Thank you… Lord Hokage."

Five years later…

A young five year old boy with blond hair and blue eyes and whisker marks on his cheeks, was walking through the park. He had his hands in his pockets and looked at the ground with a sad expression on his face. No one wanted to play with him, no one liked him. He didn't have any siblings or parents to be with. He was alone. He wished he had a sibling, he wished he had… a friend.

Suddenly he heard someone cry out in pain. He raised his hand and looked toward the location of the noise. He saw a couple of six year old boys standing over a five year old girl, sitting on the ground. The girl had blue hair that covered her eyes. She wore a white shirt, red shorts and a red pendent. The boys smirked down at the girl. The taller boy said, "What's the matter? You gonna cry?"

"Yeah, you gonna cry?" said the shorter one.

The girl didn't reply. She just gave them a blank look. The taller boy had an annoyed look on his face. "Well you gonna say anything?" Again the girl said nothing.

The boy growled. He spotted a stick a foot away from him. He smirked and picked it up. He looked at it then to the girl. He patted it in his hand. "Let's see if you'll talk after this, freak."

The whiskered boy stiffed at the word. That was one of the things people called him. Why would he call her that? Besides the hair, nothing seemed odd about her. His eyes widened when he saw the tall boy raise the stick. Was he really going to hit her? Just for not speaking to him? The blond boy ran over to the three.

Just about to strike the tall boy froze when someone yelled out, "Hey!" The blond boy suddenly stepped in front of the girl protectively. He glared at the older boys. "What do you think you're doing!? What did she do to you!?" he asked angrily.

The two boys returned the glare. "It's none of your business, shrimp!"

"I'm making it my business! You have no right to treat her like this!" the whiskered boy yelled.

The boys smirked. "Fine, you can join her too!" He swung the stick.

***

The two older boys were on the ground with bruises on their faces. The blond boy stood before them with only a few injuries. The young boy panted slightly. He glared at the two before him. He yelled, "Get out of here, unless you want more!" He held up his fist threateningly. The boys scrambled to their feet and ran as fast as they could from the boy.

The whiskered boy sighed. He turned around and faced the girl. He held out his hand. She hesitantly took it. He helped her to her feet. He then grinned. "You ok? Those bullies won't be giving you anymore trouble." The girl looked down at her feet shyly.

She pushed her hair out of her eyes and looked up at him. The blond boy felt his cheeks heat up. The blue-haired girl stared up at him with bright gold eyes. Not only did she have a strange hair color, but she had a unique eye color. She smiled at him. "Thank you…" she said.

The boy looked away in embarrassment. "I-It was nothing."

Suddenly a growl was heard. The boy blushed even more and glared at his growling stomach. He scratched the back of his head. He chuckled, "I-I guess I'm hungry."

The girl stared at him for a moment then reached into her pocket. She pulled out a small paper. "Do you like ramen?" she asked. She held up her ramen coupon. "I have a coupon for it."

The blond stared at her surprised. No one ever offered him something before. He grinned. "I love ramen!"

The girl returned it. "Me too."

***

The two made it to Ichiraku's Ramen shop. They each took a seat. The girl held out her coupon to owner. "Could I have a miso ramen please?" she asked politely.

Teuchi smiled. "Sure thing kiddo." He took the coupon. He then noticed a familiar blond boy next to her. He smiled. "Well if it isn't my number one customer, Naruto."

The whiskered boy, known as Naruto, looked up at Teuchi surprised. He pointed to the girl next to him. "Hey, Hey! You know her?"

The man said, "Yup, Kyna here comes every once in a while. She loves ramen as much as you." With that he went back to make the ramen.

The girl, known as Kyna, looked over at Naruto. "Naruto? As in fishcake?" The boy looked at her and nodded. She laughed. "It fits you perfectly!"

The 'fishcake' boy blushed slightly. "Kyna, huh?" He looked down at the table. "That's a nice name." It was Kyna's turn to blush. She too looked down.

Teuchi came back to them with two steaming bowls. "There, one for you…" He putted one down in front of Naruto. "And one for you." He putted the other in front of Kyna.

The girl looked up at him confused. "But the coupon is only for one."

The ramen shop owner smiled. "This one is on the house." He walked away to give the kids some privacy.

The two children ate their ramen happily. While eating the started a conversation and asked questions about each other. Naruto found out that Kyna's last name was Izu, she liked the color red, her favorite animal was the fox, and she didn't have parents and lived with her grandfather, Iruno. Kyna found out Naruto's last name was Uzumaki, his favorite color was orange, his favorite animal was the frog and he did not have parents and lived on his own.

When he had finished, the whiskered boy sat there for a moment. He took a glance at the girl. He had an odd feeling in his stomach, something he never felt before. He opened his mouth, and then quickly shut it. He wanted to ask her to be his friend. But he knew what would happen. She would say no. Just like all the other kids, she would think of him as a…

"Um… N-Naruto?" asked Kyna. The boy looked up at her. She poked her fingers together. "Um, I was wondering if maybe… you and I… could be friends?"

The whiskered boy's eyes widened. She wanted to be his friend. He grinned. "Of course! Who wouldn't want to be friends with you?"

The golden-eyed girl looked down and muttered, "I can think of a few. No one really likes me for some reason."

Naruto stared at her for a moment. The look in her eyes was familiar. Sadness, loneliness… The same as his eyes. She was just like him. A smile appeared on his face. He putted a hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him. He held out his pinky. "I promise that we'll be friends forever."

She looked at his pinky, then back to him. "Really?" she whispered.

The boy nodded. "Yeah, I never go back on my word."

The girl stared at him for a moment. She slowly smiled. She held out her pinky and intertwined it with his. "Friends forever." She whispered.

"Friends forever." He repeated.

End of prologue.

Hope you liked it. Next time: Academy days

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