Summary: What happens when Itachi and his team comes across a lost, beaten up, blood covered child? What's more Itachi agrees to take her in, what will the clan do? Why is akatsuki and Orochimaru after her?! R&R
Okay so the summary sucks but still, PLEASE READ!!!!! This is just an idea for a story that came to me randomly. It will have some Sakura and Itachi but it is mostly an OC story. Hope you enjoy and please don't forget to R&R ^^
Chapter One: The Lost of the Clan
A small, orange haired, paled skinned, emerald eyes, eight year old child walked the garden along side her mother. She was to never leave her mothers side, to stay beside her at all cost and if worse should come to worse she should run and hide. Her father was the head of the clan and so was currently at a clan meeting. The light sound of her mothers humming always soothed her and that night she desperately needed to hear it. She was uneasy, uncertain and most of all trying to think of a reason as to why she suddenly felt so uneasy.
"Come on Verlet, you'll be fine." her mother cooed to her, taking her daughters hand and smiling. Instantly the child calmed, smiling back at her mother. This was their home. They lived in a hidden compound just out side and in between the village hidden in the leafs and the land of the mist. She had grown up watching and learning all sorts of jutsu's. Children of her clan normally started training by he age of six but she, not only being the daughter of the head of the clan but the strongest of all the children of the clan had started her training as a five year old. Quickly she mastered what techniques were presented to her, worked and trained on the jutsu's that would be taught to her during the first years at any ninja academy. So when she tripped one of her fathers traps not only had the young child been able to block but had been able to protect her mother as well.
"Your improving wonderfully Verlet, come. Spar against your Ka-san and show me how strong you've gotten." the young woman spoke with a smile and kunai in hand. Verlet smiled, rarely had she come across the opportunity to spar against her mother, rarely was she able to train with a female of sort. Everyone who trained her, who taught her was male. Whether it was her father, her uncle or her older cousin. It didn't matter so long as she trained and she grew in strength.
"Hai, Wakahisa-san." the young child spoke with a smile, addressing her mother properly upon engaging in battle. The woman smiled, approved of her daughters manners and her willing to take on any challenge set before her. She threw several kunai and senbon needles in her direction then. Her daughter dodged them effortlessly. Not only blocking what had been send her way but reacting as well. And so their game started, a graceful, delicate yet deadly dance of who would get hit first. Verlet had an advantaged her mother agreed. Not only was her body still small but flexible as well. Moving in awkward positions wasn't as difficult as it was for any adult to move in. Then, as soon as she activated her kekki genkai her daughter smiled. She loved it when her opponents added chakra, it was a sign, a signal of sort for her to be able to use her own chakra. She, unlike her opponents, was only allowed to use hand signed jutsu's, unable to use her kekki genkai until the signal was given. As soon as she had the hand signs in place Verlet and her mother smiled.
"You always open with such a childish illusion." her mother noted, instantly stopping the jutsu in its tracks. Verlet smiled while shaking her head. Then, before her mother had time to react she was pushed back and into the tree by a wind jutsu. Verlet had fooled her, done one pair of hand signs while using and willing her chakra to perform another. Yes, her daughter was powerful, strong and would make an honorable kunoichi. Not to mention one of the strongest and most honorable leader of the clan some day. Pride over took the woman's heart then. Pride for her daughter, for how strong she had gotten, for how she had perfect control at such a young age. Any kekki genkai holder would instantly out cast a child of the Wakahisa clan because as children they had no control over their own kekki genkai. They would instantly bind a kekki genkai user's kekki genkai. However, Verlet had been born with control over her kekki genkai, had not sealed anyone's own kekki genkai unless she had felt threatened. Then there was that seal. She and her husband had had no choice, the seal allowed her to live safely, as safely as any other child of the clan anyway.
"Ka-san?" Verdelet called, holding back and not continuing her attack upon noticing her mother lost in thought. She truly was a remarkable child. Shaking her head her mother stopped, stepped down. She didn't need to train, to work. She needed to live out her childhood. She'd have the rest of her life to train, to work, and to push her self as far as she could to get to the goals she would set before her.
"It's alright Verlet, lets go inside and get some tea." she cooed to her daughter. Verdelet stood down and instantly stopped any other jutsu she may have been about to send out.
"Ka-san." Verlet said, about to warn her mother of the sudden flare in chakra around the compound only to be instantly covered by her mothers body. She knew better than to stand out, than to avoid and ignore a direct order. Once everything seemed clear in the garden lady Wakahisa walked backwards, directing and urging her daughter back into the house and toward the safe room. The room was small, hidden behind a steel door and made so that it was impossible to find unless you knew what to look for. Verlet all the while stayed silent and caution.
"Listen well Verlet, stay hidden. Don't come out and don't look for any of us. Once the intruders have been taken care of I'll come back for you." Lady Wakahisa instructed. Verlet's eyes went wide. Her mother, her father, her family was all fighting while she would be hiding. She knew that she was still a child, but she was only a couple of years away from being able to attend the academy. Did it truly make any sort of difference? Sighing she climbed into the safe room and allowed her mother to close the door. Before silence completely took over her senses the last sound was of her mothers running, retreating footsteps. The room wasn't small for a child but for anyone older than an eight year old would be uncomfortable. Verlet sighed. She wanted to fight, to help keep her family safe and yet for reasons unknown no one ever allowed her to fight. They were all willingly to put their lives before her own. No one had ever taken the time to explain why, to tell her why she was so important other than being an heir. Then, after several silent moments sitting in erie silence Verlet heard a loud explosion. Instantly fear and worry ran through her, her hands reached for her weapon's pouch while she held back the urge to activate her own kekki genkai. As soon as it was active not only would others kekki genkai would be inactive but they would know where she was hiding. Taking in a deep breath Verlet forced the door open quietly and listened. She would not move, venture out unless she knew she was completely alone, safe to crawl out without being discovered just in case she was forced back into the safe room. When the coast was clear Verlet snuck out of the small room and grabbed kunai in hand tightly. Slowly she wondered out and ventured toward the center of the clan compound. Everything was silent, too silent. Then, just as she had neared the area where the clan meetings were held she felt her mother's chakra flare. She knew her daughter was out and was now fighting twice as hard. It was the mothers job to keep their children safe during an invasion. Their responsibility to make sure they survived but by the looks of things around her Verlet knew that the only survives left at the moment was her mother and her self. Tears blurred her vision but before she gave into grief and fear she released her chakra and kekki genkai. Instantly everyone's kekki genkai was bound and suppressed, unable to activate. When a ninja came up behind her she not only dodged effortlessly but had effectively slashed at the ninja and send him bleeding to the ground. At that instant she was covered in blood, her hair no longer orange but crimson then.
"Verlet I told you to stay." her mother growled, as she approached her daughter, holding her hand over a wound to her side. Verlet's eyes widened and instantly her hands glowed green. Verlet knew her basics on healing, on how to mend and stop bleeding but nothing more. Her mother shook her head then threw a kunai above and straight into a ninja who was about to jump Verlet. She knew Verlet had sensed him, was waiting for him to get closer before striking but as a mother she refused to allow her daughter, watch as her daughter made her first kill. Second, she corrected upon looking at the ninja on the floor. She was about to take her daughter into her arms before she growled and in an instant turned just in time to stop a kunai.
"Well well, this will surely save me time." came a malice filled voice. Instantly Verlet felt a shudder crawl up her back but suppressed it as best as she could. She would not show fear in front of her enemies. She was now not only leader of her clan but one of the last standing two.
"You will not touch her." hissed her mother, all the while using both hands and starting a jutsu. As soon as Verlet recognized the hand signs she allowed herself a few tears. Her mother would soon be sending her off, teleporting her as far as she could with what little power she had left.
"Of course I will. How else will I carry her to her new home." he mocked. Verlet felt her blood boil. This man had killed her entire clan just for her, just to kidnap her? He seemed to be a powerful shinobi, and twisted as well. If he had been strong enough to break into the compound then surely he was strong enough to quietly take her. So why? Why had he done this to her family, her home.
"Verlet, stay safe and be strong."
"Ka-san!" Verlet scram but before she could stop her mother she was teleported away. The last image she caught of her mother, the last memory of her mother was of her mother wickedly grinning as she held on to the sword that had pierced her stomach, keeping the ninja in place and away from her daughter. As soon as the smoke cleared Verlet noticed that she was deep in the forest. She wasn't sure where but she knew she was no where near home. Tears fell from her face as her body wanted to do nothing more than to curl up into a small ball and cry her heart out. Her father, her mother, her family had all been killed. They had all sacrificed themselves for her life but why? 'What makes me so special?!' she scram at her self mentally. She was about to give in to her bodies need when all of a sudden she reacted and dodged a ninjas kunai. A hiss escaped her lips then. Enough was enough. She would be a shinobi, a powerful kunoichi and as such she would not run away. In a blink of an eye she had katana in hand.
"What's this, the twerp can fight? This should be fun." the rouge ninja taunted before two more appeared. By that point it didn't matter how many she would have to go up against, how many rouge ninja she'd have to defeat. All that mattered was that she lived to grow stronger, to grow older, wiser and able to killed the monsters who killed her family.
"Don't underestimate your opponent." were her only words before she kicked one shinobi back, hit another dead center in the heart with a chakra enhanced kunai and blocked their leaders attack.
"Witch." the man who had been kicked cursed while the leader smiled, pleased by her abilities.
"You will make a powerful weapon some day. Come with us, we'll train you to be the worlds greatest assassin." he said, offering her his hand. Verlet glared at the hand in return. How dare he offer her power when he had already taken away so much from her. Without a second thought Verlet kicked him back too and went into battle.
The ninja was bigger, stronger and in some ways more advanced but Verlet was better trained. She did not ignore the basics like so many shinobi did. She blocked effortlessly in return, not focusing her energy on landing a hit but on keeping up and tracking her opponents movements. She was about to use the last of her chakra to push him back, to give her self room to brace her self for full hand to hand combat when all of a sudden a tall, rat mask wearing, dark haired man appeared with a short, pink haired, cat masked kunoichi appeared with him. As soon as he locked eyes with her, Verlet saw how his kekki genkai turned off and his eyes examine her body. The kunoichi had pushed the rogue ninja back and was now on defense, waiting for orders.
"Feh, you leaf ninja always know how to ruin the fun don't you." the rogue ninja growled, about to slash out at the kunoichi only to suddenly fall to the ground. The kunoichi had only barely grazed him as she dodged his attack and yet he was on the floor? Verlet stood startled at first, then amazed and finally bowed, suppressing her chakra only to watch as the man's kekki genkai reappeared.
"Captain, are you alright?" the kunoichi asked, immediately inspecting his eyes. He nodded his head before turning to Verlet. For the longest time they stood in silence, no one speaking let alone so much as breathing. The two leaf ninja were staring at the young girl in amazement. She didn't, couldn't have been any older than eight and yet there she stood. Her small body covered in blood, cuts bleeding from her legs and her arms and her small body rocking back and forth ever so slightly. She was at her limit, her small body ready to give in to sleep. Meanwhile Verlet stood, watching, waiting, checking to see if the new ninja were friends or foes. When she suddenly remember what the rogue had called them she sighed. They were leaf ninja, allies of her family, keepers of the secretes her family had. When she was about to speak, to explain what had happen Verlet suddenly began seeing dots, her body was crying, screaming for sleep. And so with the last of her energy Verlet smiled up at her saviors, taking a mental note of their chakra signatures and barely spoke.
"Thank...you." and with that she went for the floor. In a blink of an eye the young leaf kunoichi was at the girls side, had caught her and was now currently healing her wounds, checking for any life threatening. Meanwhile her captain watched, looked over the girl and thought about how it was, if it was even possible for such a young child to not only break through his sharigang but bind his sharigang as well.
"Captain, the perimeter is clear, there is smoke of something burning but there's a seal keeping us from..." but before he could finish his report they all saw a bright light flash before the sight of a large compound burning to the ground came into view. The young kunoichi took in a deep breath, amazed and surprised by the sudden knowledge of the compound. She knew the lands around her village well, like the back of her hand. How had she missed this larger than life compound?
"It seems we've found where the child was running from. Send word to the hokage. We'll need a team to go in and search the compound. Cat?" the captain called out to the kunoichi.
"Hai?"
"Will she live?"
"Hai. She's just exhausted. She released so much chakra, and her body's still small. She'll be asleep for a while but she will be fine." she explained. The captain nodded his head, before turning to the ninja who had appeared. The man had short black hair, messy but in an organized sort of way. His mask held the symbol of the tiger.
"We'll head back together. As soon as we get to Konoha head for the ANBU tower and get two teams ready, Cat will take the child to the Konoha hospital and I'll speak to the hokage my self." he instructed. His two team members looked over them, silently asking them if there was anything they didn't understand. When no one said anything, when there was no objections he nodded and turned to face the direction of Konoha.