Title:Past Collides with the Present

Author:AsisChronae

Summary:Narima, Naruto's twin sister is gone to sort out some problem in the Suna Kingdom and Naruto was left to sort out his twin sister's affair, marrying the youngest prince of the Uchiha Kingdom! When arrived, Naruto felt his past catching up to him.

Disclaimer:Naruto is never my own. I only borrowed the characters to give birth to this story.

Note:Hey readers, forgive me if I had used OC's for the younger generation's parents… (I haven't watched the Naruto anime series for a long time now, sorry hehe) Please read all the way readers… also, thank you for choosing this fic. Please read it from first to last then give me some of your comments. I want to know what you think about the concept. There are some OC's in here so please just bear with it. Thank you!

Edited: 09/27/2012

Reason: Several of my mistakes was found when I reviewed so I am editing it..

Chapter One

The Visit

Naruto sighed again for the fifth time that day while his gaze is outside the carriage. They are now on their way to the Uchiha's to visit the other kingdom. He should have been happy because of his personality (he's an adventure-seeker type of person). New places always thrilled him up but he can't make himself like this particular visit at all. This isn't just a visit after all. For him, this is a nightmare.

He curled his hands and clenched it tightly while it is on his lap until it turned almost white, feeling his wariness build up in every second he sat inside the carriage. His mother, seeing it, touched his son's clenched hand and rubbed it soothingly; trying to ease the growing tension she can visibly see on her son. Naruto, feeling the warm hands on his own, tore his gaze from the window and looked at his mother.

"Naruto…" she said gently. Hearing his mother speaking, he asked.

"Can't we just cancel this visit mother?" Naruto asked quietly, looking at his mother sitting across him with attempt calmness Naruto never really satisfactorily hid as he never mastered hiding his own emotions. That particular ability belongs to his sister.

"I'm sorry son but we can't. This isn't just a plain visit and you know it." His mother said gently and she felt his fist clenched even tighter, if that was even possible. His mother smiled softly, understanding what his son is feeling. He had never seen his son like this before. Well, except for that time when the prince was really upset 7 years ago. She vaguely realized that she never got the chance to know what was wrong with his son during that time.

She wanted to know why but at the very second after that thought occurred, she decided that now really is not a good time to coax her son to tell him what really was wrong with him during those times.

"That's exactly why mom! This isn't just a plain visit! I'm going to – to have a – a commitment with that man! A man mom, a man!" Naruto said, clearly emphasizing the word 'commitment' in the sentence he had said with a note of restrained frustration in his voice. "And I don't even know him!" he ended, saying it almost hysterically. Her grip on her son's hand tightened.

"Naruto, son, you're not going to have a commitment to him." She started, mimicking how her son said the word 'commitment' earlier. Naruto scrunched his nose in a way that clearly says that he was not amused. His mother continued after she had shook her head, dismissing his son's action carelessly that clearly give the impression that she had already done it before for how many times already.

"You're just going to replace your twin sister for the time being and marry him in her place. You'll return back to your life after the marriage because then, you're sister will be back. And commitment with a man isn't a horrible thing Naruto. It's accepted in our society, you know it."

Naruto brushed off the last 2 sentence his mother made and instead said, "Where the hell is she? Narima can't just possibly leave and let me marry him!"

"Naruto, watch your language! And Narima likes the man and she also loves you so she wouldn't leave this and let you marry the Uchiha prince especially when she already knows you don't like the idea. If her presence isn't really important in the Suna Kingdom, she won't go. You know that. And also, the man won't recognize that you are a man coz you look exactly like your sister with your wig and dress. They already saw each other so there will be no problem. You'll still have your freedom." His mother said and he had no choice but to relent and looked at the window again in frustration. He heard his mother sigh.

He knew he is being difficult but they can't possibly continue to do this farce! It would be unfair to the other and also to him! He sighed again, calming himself down. He is wearing the dress of his twin sister and is wearing a curly long auburn wig that is difficult to remove so he wouldn't get caught. He didn't need to change the color of his eyes as he and his sister share the same color of eyes, blue. The only difference is Narima's eyes are slightly dimmed than him. He didn't think his eyes would be that noticeable so he refused to wear contacts. He hates the things!

And because he is originally thin, the people in their palace who were 'fixing' him and knew what really is happening and who he is (w/c admittedly are few) did not have difficulty in making him look very feminine like his sister especially when they already look so much alike. His voice is also originally androgynous to begin with so everything is set and perfect for pretending to be her sister.

His beloved twin sister, Narima left without saying a word to them and just left a note beside the latter's bedside table. It was stated that she would be away for the whole month to sort some problems in the relations between the kingdom of Konoha and Suna and her presence is required for she is the only one the prince of Suna, now the King of his country, Gaara, would listen to (aside from him, of course).

Naruto began to form evil thoughts about the Konoha Kingdom, particularly his uncle. Is he still going on about forcing an arranged marriage with Gaara and Sakura? His uncle should know better than to force anything with his daughter. Princess Sakura, his cousin made it plainly clear she wouldn't marry their friend. She said she still enjoys her free life. And Gaara definitely despised anyone forcing something on him like he is expected to only listen and nothing more. And since his father already retired, he is the one who now runs the kingdom and the decision lies on him.

Those two are equally stubborn if their minds are set on something. Of course he knew why Narima felt the need to go there and help solve the conflict between the two kingdoms. He wasn't an ignorant fool and a complete idiot. He can clearly feel and see the growing tension between the two because of the conflict they have. Naruto can already predict that a war will soon engage and commence if the problem won't be solved soon. Gaara is becoming angry at the constant threat the King of Konoha says whenever Gaara objects to the arranged marriage. Gaara was especially angry because his uncle, King of Konoha, won't even listen to the angry demands of his daughter, Sakura to stop the constant threat. She clearly didn't want to settle down.

But why can't he go? Gaara would listen to him. Why can't Narima just tell him to go and help instead of going there without any word and just leave a letter? Why did she have to go off and leave all of her affairs to him? Did Gaara specifically asked for her?

His mother looked at the forced calm feature of her son then sighed softly, not noticing the slight darkening of her son's eyes. She can't blame him. Naruto is a hyper kid. He loves to seek adventure and is constantly in different place in order to satiate his thirst for new and interesting things. So, this situation for his son is like a cage, she is sure. She knows his son too much coz her husband is just like that. She looked at Naruto before speaking.

"Son, I know how much you love your freedom and how much you hate formalities. That's why we've allowed you to travel up to your hearts content. We even allowed your request to not let others know of your existence, and we knew what this situation is to you. But please do us a favour, Naruto. The Uchiha kingdom is a powerful kingdom just like us, for that, we need their alliance. We can't have them as our enemy." She said softly. Naruto cut off his own thoughts that weren't really healthy to face her mother. Instead of accepting her mother's request quietly, he huffed in annoyance.

He won't back down without a fight!

"I know mom, but can't we just wait until Narima is here? Heck! She knew she would come in the Uchiha kingdom, she should have just sent me there! Gaara would also listen to me! A month mom, a month! She would be gone in a month and her wedding is in 3 weeks! And you expect me to marry that prince?" Naruto asked hysterically and her mother began to lose her formality which were already happening whenever she's with her son and laughed. Naruto looked at her as if she had gone mad.

"Naruto, you'll just replace your sister. Even if you do marry the prince, the Uchiha kingdom will assume he married your sister. Don't be hysterical." She said but then, his counter is ready.

"I didn't even see the face of that prince! Is he good? Is he fun to be with? Won't I be bored? What? Mom, I don't know him!" he said while moving his hands in different direction, stating quite firmly his agitation and distress that his mother's laugh piped down and she looked at her son.

"Why do you feel the need to know if you'll like the man?" his mother asked confusedly.

"Because mom, I'm going to spend 3 weeks with him. Being my sister is already frustrating. I don't even know if I could last the whole week if he's a stuck-up lousy prince!"

"Naruto, we asked you to come with us the first time we went to the Uchiha kingdom to know the prince and you said that it isn't necessary coz you trust the judgement of your sister. Now, you're saying that it is our fault you didn't even see a glimpse of the man? Come' on darling." She said and Naruto mumbled under his breath furiously but her mother caught every word her son is saying.

"If I had known this would happen I wouldn't have allowed Narima to drag me back to the kingdom," her mother chuckled and he sighed in frustration. He should have known his mother would just laugh at his problem. When her mother was about to say something, because he clearly weren't intending to back down and convince his mother to return, their carriage stopped and announced they already arrived.

Naruto grumbled a curse under his breath when he realized he won't have a chance now to go back seeing as they already arrived. It should have been incoherent but his mother still caught his words. As expected, his mother chastised him for his own choice of words. He knows how to speak formallybut he despised speaking it because of the automatic response it accompanies. He knew people never speak the truth when they use that type of speaking.

And he had already been influenced by the people he had encountered in his adventures so his words are a little bit different from his family. and he's comfortable using the informal words.

"Naruto, behave. Take the attitude of your sister to avoid suspicion. We can't have the Uchiha's accuse us of anything. And I personally don't like the queen be mad at me. We are friends after all." His mother said after her lecture and he grudgingly nodded.

He didn't have any choice at the moment. They can't back down now or his parents will be executed at the Uchiha kingdom at the precise moment they knows they were deceived. Remembering vividly his sisters every move and attitude and knowing how to do it properly, he stepped out of the carriage and said his thanks to the coachman. The latter welcomed it and looked at him understandingly. Naruto bitterly smiled and followed his mother inside the castle.

As he went inside he saw how the Uchiha castle was intricately designed that it temporarily stopped his thoughts from roaming on his problems coz the castle piqued Naruto's interest. His attitude almost surfaced but remembered just in time that he is not Naruto at the moment but Narima. He sighed regretfully. He feels that the castle is built especially for him as every time he looked or just glanced, the castle seems to be calling him. He earned a look from his mother because of his sigh.

"Mom, don't look at me like that. I managed to control myself. How am I supposed to know I would like the castle of the Uchiha's? The castle is beautiful mom, breathtaking, you must understand." He said, sounding like a child but still kept the princess stand his sister always do. Her mother smiled softly and was about to reply when they heard a voice talking to them.

"Hahaha! I am glad you liked it. I thought the castle isn't your liking at all Princess Narima. You didn't praise the castle when you visited last here. You even walk, talk and stand like a delicate but firm young lady that made the impression you didn't like it here. I had thought about doing the castle again." A man the age of his father said. The man's feature is serious and hardened that Naruto had a hard time adjusting to the attitude of the man so contrast to his physical appearance.

Upon setting his shock out of his system and registering to his mind what the latter said, he forgot about his duty and in an instant brought his attitude in the surface. He began to walk towards the man he assumed as the king, shaking his head furiously.

"No! You can't do that! This castle is beautiful!" he said and immediately gasped when he realized what he'd done. He composed himself and mentally smacked himself. 'You idiot! You totally ruined it! If they suspected something about your attitude, you are so dead! You are supposed to be Narima right now!' he then looked at his back looking at his mother's worried smile and looked at the Uchiha king once more before bowing slightly, reverting back to the attitude of his sister.

"I apologise for my misconduct. I shouldn't have said that to you, sir." He said and slightly cringed at the formality of his voice, 'Grrr! I'm starting to hate my sister.'

"No problem Princess Narima, I understand. Just be yourself. Why must you be so formal?" the king (Naruto remembered his name as Fugaku) said and Naruto answered mentally. 'Yes, why must she? I can't believe she's not tired of being formal all the time!'but of course, even if he wanted to say that, he can't coz he is not Naruto right now but Narima so he said,

"I am myself sir. I just reacted like that coz my brother would love to explore your palace. You see, that idiot is an adventure-seeker person and seeing the castle again for the … third time made my suspicion firmer that he'll like to explore it." Naruto said and very much resembling the voice of his twin sister, he spoke in an uncaring manner with his voice speaking fondly about his brother. He hesitated a bit for speaking of how many times his sister visited. He had to rack his brain on one of his and Narima's talk about her fiance'. Fortunately, he had managed to speak perfectly even though he was seething inside in mild irritation.

He already realized that Narima would talk like that to anyone if he was mentioned coz his twin sister really did view him as an adventure-loving idiot, he was suppressing his irritation when he heard her mother laugh, and to his astonishment, so is the king. He knew why her mother laughed. She probably feel amuse right now coz he depicted the attitude of his sister really well, even going as far as insulting himself, but he did not know why the king laughed as well.

"I did not realize you have a brother, Princess Narima, and an adventure-seeker at that! I bet he always travel from one place to another. Maybe that's why I haven't heard anything about this brother of yours in the entire kingdom, and I was even amaze you describe your brother as an idiot. Hahaha!" King Fugaku laughed, joining the soft laughter of his mother and he inwardly growled in frustration.

He mentally insulted the Uchiha king as he never want anyone to call him an idiot, only his sister was allowed coz she uses it as a nickname to him and she often says it in a loving, fond manner. 'You old fart! Not only did you laugh at what I call myself, but you even have to say it with your loud voice that our kingdom has an heir! I can't believe this! You old coot! Now, my parents would be pestered constantly to reveal me and I would have to go through all the formality – again!' he know he was being disrespectful in his head, especially to a king that could very much be a threat to them but he really can't help it. Perhaps if Naruto considers them as one of his family and if he trusts them completely, maybe he won't be feeling like this again. He snap out of his thoughts when the king asked him.

"Why isn't your brother here? And why is he not introduced in the Uzumaki kingdom? I find that rather strange, if you don't mind my asking?" the Uchiha king asked while directing them inside. He was looking around the castle, not hiding the fact that he is incredibly interested at the designs he sees around the castle as they walk further. Even though his mother had tried to jab him, he still can't really take his eyes off the intricate designs of the castle.

He told his mom in a whisper that he would just excuse his behaviour later. Tell the king that 'she' is examining the castle for 'her' brother. He remembered King Fugaku's question and he answered what he knew his sister would say while at the same time, speaking for his own answer inwardly. 'I do mind.' He sighed inwardly.

"As I stated earlier sir, he likes to travel everywhere as he likes beautiful things and fresh surroundings…" he started, pushing his uncomfortable thoughts at the fact that he is telling a stranger something about himself but he had to do it coz he knows his sister would as she already sees the Uchiha's as family. "… he also loves his freedom and he hates formalities so he begged my parents to not announce to the whole kingdom that they have an heir." He finished saying, knowing that the king is forming some conclusion and would eventually say it to him in his own point of view so he allowed his gaze to flick from one place to another, adoring the ancient vases his gaze catches. They were really beautiful. How come he never comes across such beautiful things in his travels?

After a moment, King Fugaku spoke, "Is it okay with you? Sorry to say this but I find it really strange. Why would he want that? Not telling your people about having a prince won't be good I think. And if I were your brother's family, I would view it as if your brother is ashamed of having a family like you." He said absentmindedly and walked further, taking the role of a guide and was introducing the designs of the palace as the work of his youngest son, the latest creation but they stopped when they noticed Narima, (w/c is really Naruto) stopped walking altogether and was looking at them w/ an odd expression.

"Princess Narima, are you alright?" The king asked as he saw him.

"Is – Is that what you really think, s-sir?" The Princess of Uzumaki Kingdom asked quietly, but strangely, there's a wave of disturbing emotion the King sensed that confused him so much.

"Excuse me?"

But then, Narima's mother walked towards her quickly and gently rubbed the others' back soothingly.

"M-mom, is that what you th-think?" she asked her mother and the latter stared at her daughter in horror. This puzzled the Uchiha king very much. What is the Princess talking about? Is this about his opinion on the latter's brother? If so, why is she reacting like it has been her whom they were talking about? He just shrugged off his thoughts and was about to walk towards them when the mother spoke.

"Of course not dear," and then the Queen of the Uzumaki Kingdom turned and narrowed his eyes towards the Uchiha king and started.

"You have no idea what you've done, do you?" she said, and the king looked perplex about the Queen's reaction. He could feel the suppressed anger coming out of her body and he became stiff. How dare her to act like this in my kingdom! She has no right! This isn't her territory! He was about to speak when she continued on talking to him while rubbing the back of her obviously distraught daughter.

Naruto's mother, Kushina can clearly see that she needed to explain why her supposed daughter is very much disturbed right now when she should not be acting like this now. But unfortunately, Narima is really Naruto so of course Naruto would be distraught. If there is anything more he loves other than his freedom and adventures, it is them, his family. She was really angry that she didn't notice she had spoken disrespectfully to the King of the Uchiha Kingdom within his own territory. She needed some explanation to excuse her and her daughter's reaction! She racked her brain to give some excusable answer so they won't be in trouble. Then, she remembered the connection her twins have and she explained immediately in clipped tones while still soothing her distraught son.

"Our son is not ashamed of us. He's doing it to prepare himself because he hates facing people who will undoubtedly attempt to get close to him just because of his status. He is very adept to people's emotion so he despises feeling negative emotion. And for future preferences, I do hope you'll watch what you say, your highness." She said but when she saw some questions running at the king's eyes, she continued, "They are twins. A special case. She can feel what her other would feel in the future." She finished as if stating the topic is finished and has given enough answers.

The king looked shocked. He looked stiff while watching the two ladies walk towards the garden and sat on the bench, the mother consoling her daughter. A sibling bond, a very rare bond that was said to be a myth but now, he was seeing one. Even if the Uzumaki's didn't say, it was obvious.

Their twins share a sibling bond. The two are receptive to each other's emotion, not to mention the other perceives the emotion of the others around him.

An empathic twin. And a very powerful empathic ability at that if he would base his observation on the Princess of Uzumaki Kingdom. Because he knew, just like all the people knows, that the sibling bond is more powerful on the youngest twin. And if Princess Narima is already acting like this, then his twin brother would have been twice more receptive as Princess Narima is the eldest of the twin.

Now, he understands why the princess was looking so distraught. And he was absolutely sorry.