I've been working on the second part of 'Misaki of the Leaf' but this short story keeps running around in my mind so I've decided to write it first while it's still fresh.

Misaki (the OC introduced on my first story) is sent to the Limited Tsukoyomi but she forgets everything, including what the shinobi world is, so there are a few explanations of the basics that I know you guys don't need. This is because some of my friends have asked to read my stories and they haven't seen Naruto (yet!). Hence, I've tried to write the story so even a non Naruto fan can follow what's happening. Please bear with me!

For those who haven't seen Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, please be aware that they might be SPOILERS!


CHAPTER 1

"Why did I volunteer to look for medicinal plants on my first day off in two weeks…"

That was the thought in Misaki's mind as she walked through the Nara forest in the outskirts of Konoha. The rain was pouring down and the wind was blowing so strong that her raincoat hood kept flying back. The heavy rain was making it hard to spot the Megusurosi plant she was assigned to gather because the hospital had already used up all their stock.

Two weeks had passed after the attack on the village by Pain, one of the Akatsuki members, where most of the village had been destroyed and the hospital had been flooded by thousands of injured shinobi. While she had been assigned to work on the reconstruction of village, she didn't want to laze around at home and rest as Lady Tsunade, the Hokage, had instructed her to so. Before she knew what she was doing, she was walking to the Hokage's office in her casual clothes and asked her to give her another thing to do, something that didn't require too much energy. Tsunade had quickly obtained permission from Shikaku Nara, head of the Nara clan, for her to enter their land as non clan members were off limits to gather the plants that were essential for the recovery of eye injuries.

And so, she found herself in this forest, under a large tree trying to take cover from the rain. She tilted her head as she look to her left. There was a cliff that somehow seemed familiar to her but before she could think anything further she squinted her eyes at something near the edge of that cliff. She had spotted the plant she was after. Forgetting the rain, she run closer and hold the side of her coat up so it would cover the plant with rounded green leaves and flowers with tiny purplish petals. However, it was the root of the plan that had the ingredients used for medicinal purposes so she carefully digged it out.

Mission accomplished! She thought while placing the roots in a clear plastic bag.

Misaki suddenly felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up but before she managed to turn and look for the reason she felt on alert, she got hit by a force from behind that pushed her over the edge of the cliff. As she was quickly falling down towards the river she realised that she was surrounded by an energy sphere that restricted her movements that would allow her to save her life by summoning her contracted eagle since she didn't have any tools with her.

She tried fighting against it but she wasn't able to move a single muscle. Not like this, I cannot die like this… She thought closing her eyes just as she was going to reach the rocky river several hundred of meters below the cliff.


She opened her eyes and found herself laying down on a ground made of smooth and rounded rocks. As she looked up, the sun was shining and the bright light made her eyes hurt, forcing them to close again. Trying to remember how she got there made the pain spread to the rest of her head.

"Are you alright, young lady?" she heard a man ask. Opening one of her eyes, she glanced to the side to see a man in his fifties with grey hair, a beard and a frown on his face.

"Y- Yes, I think so." She answered as she stood up awkwardly. Her clothes were wet and clinging to her body but except for the headache she didn't seem to have any injuries. Looking around she could see they were next to a river surrounded by forest on both sides.

"Where are we?" she asked the man.

"We're just outside the Takumi Village."

"Takumi?" she asked confused. The name was unfamiliar.

"In the Land of Rivers?" the man said concerned. "What is your name?"

"My name? I…" she tried to answer but her mind was blank. "I don't remember… hmm, how did I get here?"

Letting out a sigh, the man placed a hand on her back. "I'm not sure but you don't look so good. You might have gotten a contusion. Let me get you to my house, my wife has medical knowledge so she'll be able to help you. There had been some attacks by a group of mercenaries in the area so it's not safe for us to stay here at the moment."

"Ok, thank you for your kindness." She told the friendly man.

They moved alongside the river before turning to their right into the forest where they walked for an hour in silence. The man kept glancing at her every ten minutes or so while she kept trying to remember something, anything.

"Don't overstress yourself. Let's get some food into you and then I'm sure you'll be able to recover your memories." The man said with a smile on his face.

They reached a small wooden house surrounded by trees where a old lady was opening the door. She heard them coming and turned to face them. "Hachiro, you're back early. And who is this young lady?" she asked eyeing her with worry.

"I found her by the river. She doesn't seem to remember who she is. Would you be able to have a look at her? I'm a bit worried."

"Of course, bring her in quickly. She looks so pale." The man's wife replied reaching out to her hand and bringing her inside the house where she made her sit in one of the chairs. "Let me get you some tea first before I prepare something to eat." The lady said before turning the stove on and placing a kettle on it. She quickly prepared three cups with tea leaves and then poured the boiling water on them.

"There" she gave one to her and another to her husband before taking the last for herself and sitting in the chair in front of her. "My name is Kana. Now, tell me. What can you remember?"

"I only remember opening my eyes by the river before your husband asked me if I was alright." She answered simply.

"I see. Is it ok if I place my hands over your head?"

"W- Why?" she asked confused by the question.

"I used to be a medical ninja in the past. By placing my hands over you I can apply my medical ninjutsu and check for any injuries."

"Nin-jutsu?" she breathed the alien word. The kind look the old lady was giving her put her at ease so she lowered her head to let her do whatever she needed to. She hoped it didn't hurt.

She felt her hands above her head before a warmth start spreading from there. Whatever it was seemed to run down her spine, her chest and then through the rest of her body. When it stopped she looked up at her.

"Physically, there's nothing wrong with you, you're organs are working fine and everything seems ok. I imagine you're suffering from some form of amnesia. It's a loss of memory that could've been caused by an injury, shock, fatigue… most of the time they're short term so all we can do at this point is wait until your memories come back."

"How long would that take?"

"There is no rule to this, it could be hours or days. But don't worry, you're young. I'm sure everything will come in no time." The lady replied. "Now, we need to find a name for you for the time being. Can we call you… Yoshie as in 'beautiful river'?"

She, Yoshie, smiled at her.