The Cruel Truth

A/N:

Hello! I know what y'all are thinking, 'Why is she writing another story when she has to update the other one?!' Um, well since I know not many people read KK on FF, I figured 'Hey! Write a story people WILL view!' So, let me give y'all a head start. Remember in the manga of Naruto Shippuden, Madara (or Obito or whatever) said Itachi had a lover? Yeah, well what if it was some funny, weird love story? I figured I'd want to 'invent' her or somethin'... So I thought it out and I'll write the first chappy, okay? I hope y'all enjoy, if there is something wrong, tell me in your reviews or just PM me. R&R people!

Konohagakure had a small amount of unknown families and clans. There is a clan, that has been extinct from far back, but a single person had been spared. It was that time that this person, a small and thin female, decided to go forth on her own, despite being chided to give up and just leave. But this female had the most stubborn nature, and would not pay heed to the villagers and would just be cast off alone. But, she would train and wander off on her own, making up her own missions and imaginary team.

And it was until her sixth birthday did the Hokage acknowledge the stubborn little stump of a girl wandering the village and sent her to the Academy, where she would learn proper techniques and have a real team. But she would not have it, despite the angry remarks and harsh yelling and pushing, the stubborn girl would sit and shake her head till her neck would eventually go stiff. Thus, she was sent to the Hokage and was accompanied with a stiff guard and stood with her arms folded and her dirt covered cheeks and her wide dark brown eyes.

"Tsukiko, is that your name?" The Hokage questioned the young girl, and she continued to squint her eyes into a glare. The Hokage frowned when she had not responded, possibly because anyone had refused to notice her, why would she talk to them now?

"Tsukiko-hime, wouldn't you like to join the Academy? You can make remarkable progress there, you have good potential_

"I want to stay alone."

It was when Tsukiko, the young stubborn female had finally spoke out, her voice small but strong enough for the Hokage and his old ears to reach. The Hokage was suprised to hear her, this girl was as quiet as she could be when she had first entered. Now she finally wanted to tell him she didn't want to join a place where she can progress in her techniques?

"Why?" He had asked her, and she dropped her folded arms and rolled her rather large eyes.

"Because they hate me, they want me to leave, but Mom told me not to. She told me not to leave, so I kept her promise." Tsukiko explained, her small hands clenching into fists.

"Who hates you, Tsukiko-hime? When did your mother tell you that?" The Hokage asked her. Tsukiko wanted to bite his head off, he was treating her as if she was a child in therapy. She wasn't stupid, she knew clearly when her mother told her not to leave the village. She saw the secret glares from the villagers, and the whispers, she heard them whispering with such malice, such hate, as if she was a pest.

"The village, they hate me, they say they don't want me here, so why should I join the Academy?" She said, and the Hokage leaned back in his chair, grunting as he closed his eyes. Opening them and regarding the small, thin child infront of him, wondering how she could she make such smart responses and not waver.

"Tsukiko-hime, I shall...talk to the villagers, I will make sure you are nourished and given a home, if you join the Academy."

The Hokage smiled at her, when her mouth tugged into an opened mouth frown, and her eyes cast to the wooden floor. He had made her waver, seemingly, the Hokage knew she was being hesitant on her decision, he knew she had none. He knew she had no home, stole food from the markets and hid when they ran after her. It was why she was so thin and pale, the poor girl.

"Are you going to agree, Tsukiko-hime?" He asked her, and he saw the frown she had deepened and she slowly nodded. He saw her shoulders shake, and the crinkling of her forehead as she sniffed and let her tears fall on to the floor. The Hokage stood, walking towards the short girl and laid his large hand on her head of her short, cropped hair. Brushing out the stray leaves she had in her black hair, he glanced at the guard.

"Get her cleaned, and send in the registration papers for the Academy." He called to the female guard, and she nodded, taking Tsukiko softly by the hand and whispering words to her as she rubbed her teary eyes. But, before the door was closed, she lifted her hand and waved to him, in her silent way of saying good-bye and the Hokage did the same, and the door clicked shut.

And so the lone female, was early to the Academy, her hair brushed, and no longer crop-like and reached her shoulders after being thoroughly brushed and combed. Her face dirt free, her attire consisting of shorts and a short sleeved shirt, all in black. She looked presentable at least, and so she sat at the far back of the classroom. She sat hunched over, her arms on her desk and her head rested on them. Soon, the soft chatter of students filled the classroom, some giving the sleeping girl strange looks and whispered. Tsukiko did not hear them, caught in her sleep and possibly drooling on her table.

It wasn't till there was a hard whap behind her head woke her up and she stumbled up to her feet. Three boys, two snickering and one glaring at her with disgust stood infront of Tsukiko. Tsukiko was angry, feeling the burning anguish to hit something stir in her, her arm acted on its' own.

It wasn't till she realized what she had done, her arm straight infront of her, her fist tightened and the boy she had punched layed on the ground with his friends and sporting a bloody nose.

Tsukiko blinked, the boy once more groaned in pain and lowering her hand to sit back down with a dazed face. And the teacher had stepped in to see the whole class, save Tsukiko, surrounding the boy with the bloody nose. And Tsukiko stared straight ahead, hiding her bloody fist in her shirt as a girl with pigtails ran to the teacher and pointed at her. The girl bounced and tugged on the male teachers' shirt, bawling and pointing to Tsukiko as he glanced to look at her with his deep green eyes.

Tsukiko stared innocently at him, and he stared back at her as the girl with the pigtails ran to get the bruised boy. The teacher regarded him, turning his head up to look at his blood crusted nose, tears streaming down the boys' face.

And Tsukiko was called outside, the sensei standing infront of her, a blank stare on her face as she look right up at him, himself having the same blank stare. The class were all watching by the door, some girls giggling as there sensei stared down at the girl, thinking he must be scolding her.

"Sensei." Tsukiko had spoken, and the man had jumped, not expecting the girl to speak to him. He was suprised, to say at least she wasn't bawling like the other girl was, because he thought she would be scared that she was in trouble.

"What happened?" He asked her after awhile, and she explained what had happened five minutes ago. The teacher had nodded, and they walked back in the classroom. Everyone scurried to their seats, the boy still standing there with his possibly broken nose.

"Osamu, go to the infirmary, we will discuss your punishment later." The teacher had said, and the boy, Osamu, looked up at him with frightful eyes and left the classroom. Tsukiko stared at the class, some girls sneering at her while the other boys just looked at the girl who had broken a boys' nose.

"Now Tsukiko, I would understand why you would hit Osamu, but please don't do that again." The teacher explained to her and she nodded.

By the end of the day, Tsukiko had made no friends, but mostly half the class feared her, all beacuse she broke a boys' nose. Before she could go home, a group of girls had blocked her and Tsukiko sighed.

"Hey you, you better leave us alone, and...don't touch Daiki-sensei, he's ours!" A girl had said in what she thought might have been a brave voice, but came out trembling. A chorus of 'yeahs' sounded after the girl and Tsukiko shook her head. To think a group of girls just wanted to tell her to leave them alone and to not only confess that they had a 'crush' on the sensei, Tsukiko did really wonder when people with an actual brain would talk to her.

"Move." She had said to them, and they paused for a moment, before screaming and running away. Tsukiko shook her head again, before walking back home, the sunset laying over the village as she went to her empty house and preparing for a visit to the Academy again.

And it was after a couple of weeks, that the Hokage had seen that Tsukiko was more of a normal student, and had passed the test to become a Genin easily. And, the day when Tsukiko was finally assigned to a real team which consisted of the same boy who she had punched and the same girl who had told her to leave her alone. Being a now twelve year old, Tsukiko knew when to make retorts and her level of intelligence had risen after spending years at the Academy, and getting used to the class and their habits.

"Congratulations Tsukiko-san, I am very proud of you." Her old sensei, Daiki had said with a grin, to which she nodded to him and given him a small smile.

"Daiki-sensei." She had said in her much matured voice, and said man turned to her.

"Hana-sensei said she wants to speak to you in the classroom." She had said again, and she grinned too, and Daiki blushed. Her female teammate, Tomoko, stamped her foot and turned away and to which Osamu left after her.

So after months, the Hokage keeping watch on the girl, seeing her great potential and immense strength in techniques and taijustu, he had made a decision for Tsukiko. So, at late evening, calling to one of his young ANBU member the Hokage regarding the boy with dark hair in a low pony-tail, the weasel mask lay his face as he bowed to the Hokage.

"Itachi, I have a task for you."

Lets stop here, because I have NEVER written that much, and my hand is getting cramped. Next chapter Tsukiko-chan will meet Itachi-chan, and soon...things will happen! MUA-HA-HA-HA! *coughhackcough* Sorry 'bout that. Please review, favorite follow or something! Tell me what you think on the first chapter!

Tsukata