The Forgotten Daughter
(A/N: This is just a story I thought of while my brother was playing Naruto:Clash of Ninja Revolution 2. He was Kurenai fighting Itachi and I thought to myself how much they looked alike. So, I decided to write a story about how Kurenai is an Uchiha. I wanted to write a more serious story than the one I was writing before, but I will try to make this humorous. I think the stories pretty blah, but it's ok. Tell me what you think! I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto )
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Prologue16-year-old Mikoto held the dreaded pregnancy test in her hand. That little stick was the only thing that could determine her immediate future. She sighed and shook it, as if that would make the results come faster. Suddenly, a little blue positive sign appeared.
"Shit."
She sat down on the floor of her best friend Kushina's bathroom. She had confided in her best friend that she thought that she could be pregnant.
As if on cue, Kushina knocked on the door.
"Are you alright, Mikoto-chan?" she asked softly through the door.
Mikoto slowly stood up and opened the door.
"It was positive."
Kushina gasped, her eyes wide. "So what are you gonna do? Are you going to tell Fugaku?"
"No, I can't." Mikoto said, tears forming in her eyes. Kushina hugged the dark haired girl.
"It's okay, Mikoto. I'll help you."
Mikoto sniffed and wiped her eyes. "I know you will. And I'm grateful for you. I'll see you later."
Mikoto walked home to her apartment. She lived by herself. Her parents had allowed her to when she turned 16, believing she was responsible enough to live on her own. She was, after all, a top kunoichi who graduated first in her class in her days at the Ninja Academy.
Mikoto's boyfriend, Fugaku, saw her walking home alone. Mikoto's apartment wasn't too far from the Uchiha compound. In everyone's eyes, Fugaku and Mikoto were the perfect couple. They looked good together with their dark, long hair and dark eyes. Not to mention they were both very skilled ninja.
"Mikoto-chan!" Fugaku called to her.
Mikoto stopped and waited for her boyfriend to catch up with her. He greeted her with a kiss.
"What's wrong?" he asked, seeing the troubled look in his girlfriend's eyes.
"Nothing! Everything's fine!" Mikoto replied, quickly replacing the troubled look in her eyes.
"Do you want me to come home with you?" Fugaku asked, concerned.
"No, it's alright. I'm just tired. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" She kissed her boyfriend goodbye and ran into her apartment building.
As soon as she got into her ,apartment, she went into her bedroom , lay down on the bed, and cried.
"Okay, self-pity isn't going to get me anywhere." She said aloud, after crying for a while. Mikoto sat up and looked around her room. There were clothes and discarded weapons scattered on the floor.
She drifted off to sleep, figuring she could deal with the mess, and her situation, in the morning.
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Mikoto woke up breathing heavily. She'd had a nightmare. In it, she was pregnant and told Fugaku. He'd hit her and threatened to kill her.
Doing her best to shake the dream off, she got up and brushed her long, black hair. Her mother had always told her she was pretty, and objected to her becoming a ninja. If only her mom knew that Mikoto being a ninja was the least of her worries…
Suddenly, Mikoto's stomach felt very tight and she felt it rising up to her throat. She rushed into the bathroom and threw up violently in the toilet.
As she went to the sink to brush her teeth, she heard a knock at the door. It was probably Fugaku. He worried too much about her. Thinking about this while brushing her teeth, she began to realize how silly her, nightmare was.
After she finished, she went to get the door. It was Fugaku, of course.
She didn't care that she was still in her pajamas. He'd seen her like that and in less than that, plenty of times before. As Fugaku kissed her, she marveled at how lucky she was for ending up with such an awesome boyfriend.
They had been together for almost two years before they decided to have sex for the first time. I had been one of the best nights in Mikoto's life.
But now, she was pregnant.
"Fugaku-kun, I have to tell you something." Mikoto said, deciding to tell him.
"What's wrong, Mikoto-chan?"
"Uhm, nevermind." Mikoto quickly changed her mind, remembering her nightmare.
" I'm going to go take a shower." She said, rushing into the bathroom, leaving Fugaku puzzled. He decided to go see what his girlfriend had to eat in the kitchen.
While in the shower, Mikoto finally decided what she was going to do.
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After her shower, Mikoto checked to see if Fugaku was still there.
Of course, he was.
She loved him, but couldn't he leave her alone, just this once?
As soon as Mikoto sat down on the couch, there was another knock at her door.
"What is this? 'Bother Mikoto Day'?" she grumbled under her breath, getting up.
"I'll get it." Fugaku said, coming from the kitchen.
Minato was at the door. Minato Namikaze was Kushina's boyfriend and one of Fugaku's closest friends.
"Hey Minato. Kushina's not here." Fugaku told the spiky haired blonde.
"I know, I came to get you. I figured you would be here. Anyway, the Hokage needs you for something."
The dark-haired man groaned. "Alright. I'll see u later, Mikoto-chan." Fugaku kissed his girlfriend goodbye. The two men walked out of the apartment.
Mikoto sighed, glad they were gone. She called Kushina.
"Heello?" the red-haired girl answered her phone.
"I need your help. Could you come over?" Mikoto whispered into the phone.
"Sure, I'll be right over."
While Mikoto waited for her friend to arrive, she went into the kitchen and got an apple. She was starving. Next, she started writing a letter to Fugaku.
Kushina walked into Mikoto's apartment, she left the door open.
"Did you tell him?" Kushina asked, sitting down on Mikoto's bed.
"No. I can't, I told you. He'd hate me for bringing dishonor to his family. I had a nightmare about it." Mikoto teared up as she said it.
"Aw, don't say that. He wouldn't. You know that Fugaku loves you." Kushina said, comforting her friend.
Mikoto sniffled. "Whatever. I still can't tell him." She finished up her letter and put it in an envelope.
Mikoto took a deep breath. "That's why I'm leaving the village. I can take care of the child somewhere else."
Kushina became angry at this. "You can't leave! You're young and one of the Leaf's top kunoichi! Think about your child, he or she deserves to have both of its parents."
"Your right." Mikoto sighed. "Well, I guess I'll go to another village and give up the baby. I can't stay here. Do you know what people would say?"
"Yeah." Kushina said quietly. "Well, after you do all that, come back safe, okay?"
"I will. Hey, can you give this letter to Fugaku after I leave? It explains everything to him."
"Of course." Kushina said.
"Okay. Now, I need your help packing, I'm leaving tonight."
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Later that night, Kushina escorted her best friend to the Konoha gate.
"Well, I guess that's it." She said, handing Mikoto her bags. "Be safe please. And come back soon."
Mikoto hugged her friend. "Don't worry, I will.
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Mikoto decided to go to Suna, the closest place to Konoha. There, she met a girl named Karura, who was around the same age as her. Karura's family took her in. Mikoto looked for a person that would be fit to take care of her child while she was there.
During the hot summer in Suna, Mikoto and Karura sat in the park, trying to stay cool.
"Whoa, I am not used to all of this heat." Mikoto said, fanning herself. She was nearing the end of her pregnancy. Even though she was relieved, she would miss the child inside of her. She enjoyed every little movement the baby made and even talked to it.
Karura laughed. "It's not that bad once you get used to it." She said, brushing her sandy brown hair out of her face.
"I don't think I would ever want to get used to this." Mikoto laughed. Suddenly, she felt a sensation that felt like she was peeing on herself.
"Oh my goodness. I think my water just broke, Karura!" Mikoto exclaimed, holding her enormous stomach.
"Oh!" Karura stood up quickly. "Stay here, I'll go find you some help!" Karura said, running off.
"Please hurry!" Mikoto called after her, feeling the contractions starting.
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The next day, Mikoto gave birth to a baby girl at the Suna General Hospital. After everyone visited her and the baby, she was exhausted. She looked down at the child in her arms.
Surprisingly, she wasn't asleep. The baby was staring intently at her mother with her brilliant red eyes.
"Your eyes, they're so unusual, yet beautiful." Mikoto told her child. "I'll name you Akahana, red rose."
Little Akahana smiled a little, and drifted off to sleep.
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Three months later, Mikoto still hadn't found a home for her child. She decided she needed to get back to Konoha soon, seeing as she'd been gone a year. Besides, if she stayed any longer, she would probably bring the baby back home with her.
Mikoto rocked Akahana to sleep one night and read the latest letter from Kushina.
How are you, Mikoto? I wish I could see your baby. She's probably beautiful. Who does she look like more? You or Fugaku? Or does she look like your parents? Or his parents? Speaking of Fugaku, I finally gave him the letter. He's furious and really wishes you had told him about your pregnancy. It took a whole lot of persuasion from Minato and I for him not to come find you. We didn't tell him where you were, don't worry. I saw you brother the other day. He's worried about you. We all miss you dearly. Hope you come back soon. Can't wait to see you.
Love,
Kushina
Mikoto smiled at the letter. She missed her hyperactive best friend. And she knew she was in for it when she got back to the Leaf Village. She decided she would write Kushina back later, but she wanted to take a walk right now.
"Karura, could you look after Akahana while I'm taking a walk? She's asleep." She called to Karura, who was in her room. The rest of the family was out shopping and Karura stayed home to make sure Mikoto was alright.
Mikoto walked down the path that led from Karura's house. Suna was beautiful at night, but it was getting cold, seeing as it was September.
As she walked further away from the house and towards the park where she and Karura always hung out, she saw a man playing with a little girl. The little girl was running around the park while the man was chasing her.
"I bet you can't catch me, oji-san!" The little girl screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Slow down, kid! Your mom's gonna kill me if I don't get you home on time!" he yelled to her.
Finally, the little girl stopped and the tired man picked her up.
"Put me down!" she giggled.
"No way!" the man replied, tickling her.
Mikoto smiled at the sight. She'd seen the man and his niece a few times before. She knew that he lived a few houses down from Karura.
Mikoto suddenly knew that this man would be a perfect father for Akahana.
Mikoto hurried back to Karura's house.
That night, she thought long and hard about giving her child up. After hours of tossing and turning, Mikoto made her mind up. Gently, she lifted her sleeping child out of her crib and put her in a basket lined with blankets. She stroked her sleeping child's face for a few minutes before putting on a dark cloak and racing outside, basket in hand.
Making sure no one saw her, she quickly kissed the baby goodbye, knocked on the man's door, and disappeared into the night, tears streaming down her face.
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Torao Yuhi was a young and caring man. He had brilliant red eyes and short black hair. He was awakened from his sleep when he heard a loud knock on his door.
Groggily, he stood up and walked to the front door. When he opened the door, he saw a small basket filled with blankets. Curious, he lifted the blankets and saw a sleeping baby.
Puzzled, Torao looked around into the night before picking up the basket. There was no one there. Torao brought the basket inside and set it on the floor.
The baby woke up then and started crying.
"It's okay, don't cry." Torao told the baby in a soothing voice. He picked the baby up and she stopped crying and opened her eyes.
"Whoa."
The kid had brilliant red eyes, just like him.
Could this baby be mine? He wondered.
He decided it couldn't. He hadn't had a grlfriend in years.
"Well since I should keep the baby, I might as well name it." He said aloud.
Torao decided to name the baby Kurenai, for her crimson eyes. He would think of what to tell his family about how he ended up with a baby somehow.
(What'd you think? I think that was really bad, if you see something wrong, feel free to tell me so I can fix it.)