So... This is the first chapter of this story. I honestly don't know what possessed me to make this story, but now that I did... I'm happy. I honestly wanted the Uzumaki to return and make a comeback, and honestly I wanted most of the Uzumaki blooded characters to be put on the good guys side this time, unlike how Nagato, and Karin where. I can't really change anything with Nagato Sioux changing the Cannon story to beyond hope of return, but I could mess with Karin, so that's exactly what I'm going to do, and if you have a problem with it you can take it up with someone else. Now onto the first chapter!
i do not own any of the Cannon Naruto characters. All support goes to the official releases.
Things in life are always in A circle. The whirlpool of life. The never ending cycle of chaos, before peace, and peace before chaos.
Location: Konohagakure no sato
Date: Approximatly 2000 years after juubi's defeat by Rikudo sennin.
Time: 10:10P.M. During the Kyuubi defeat festival.
A single woman. That's all that was walking towards the gates of the great hidden village of Konohagakure, yet the gate guards seemed nervous. While she didn't seem completely threatening, the sword on her waist said otherwise. It was a beautiful blade, but that didn't mean anything. Even something as beautiful as a flower could be as deadly as a poison. The woman on the other hand was someone to behold. She had long red hair that seemed to go to her waist, but that didn't seem to bother her as it was in a ponytail behind her head, even if it covered her ears. Her eyes were clearly visible, and they were a rich violet color that Analyzed everything that she saw. The second her eyes landed on them, however izumo, one of the guards, silently activated a signal for back-up from the Anbu division. If the woman in front of the two noticed, she didn't say anything as she just casually walked towards the two, as she was still a good fifty feet away.
What the two gate guards didn't know, however was that this woman, was just a messenger of a larger group that was waiting a ways back. While the group did not mean harm towards Konoha, it wouldn't due well to scare a group that you were aiming to make peace with, or in this case talk to. A group the size of a clan itself wouldn't be a good first impression towards a village, especially a Shinobi village. Though when the woman got closer, they noticed that she wasn't actually a woman, but more along the lines of someone academy age. She wasn't threatening, but she did make sure to be cautious.
When she actually reached the gate she stopped and waited for the two to speak, or it seemed like she was. Izumo was the first to speak as he asked "State your business here."
"I'm just a messenger, and I'm barely Academy age you know." She stated with a Juvenal voice "As to answer your question, I'm from a clan that wishes to join Konohakagure's ranks. I will have to be frank though, we have no actual clan head, and I'm the closest to clan heir. We do not have clan elders either, which is unfortunately due to use having to leave our country many years ago and our eldest members dying before they could arrive here."
The way she spoke, it showed that she was sad about the loss, as well as the fact that she had no one she could call on when it comes to the fact of politics. Though when you think about it, the way she worded everything, it showed that she was well versed in politics, as well as the hint of hope in her voice. He way she sounded, even if it was soft spoken, showed that she wanted nothing more then peace, and hope for her clan. With a frown on Izumo's face he said "Your going to have to talk to the Hokage about this. Is your clan situated enough at where they are, so that you can talk to him without you having to worry about them?"
The young clan head nodded her head while saying "Yes. My clan is more then capable of handling themselves. I just worry for the children that have come with. They don't know how to fight yet, and as such I wish to keep them safe if nothing else."
Before anything else could be said, an Anbu who had a dog faced mask dropped down in front of them, and said "We can send some backup to watch your clan if you so wish."
The girls soft and worried look turned into a genuine soft smile as she bowed slightly to the Anbu and said "Thank you Anbu-san. My clan is my family, and nothing is more important then family to my clan."
The Anbu just nodded before he walked towards her and said "I need you to come with me then. Hokage-sama will need to speak to you as soon as possible."
The girl stepped back when the Anbu was about to carry her as she said "I can travel on my own, but thank you Anbu-san. Just lead the way, and I will follow you to the best of my abilities. I am just a little girl after all, despite my high position."
The way she said that to Inu surprised him. While it wasn't hostile, in fact it was the exact opposite of hostile, it did show that she didn't want to be looked down on just because she was younger en others. Inu decided to listen to her wishes as he turned around and motioned for the girl to follow him. With a small smile and a nod she decided to do just that as she slowly pumped chakra into her feet, so that she was able to keep up, much to the surprise of the Anbu. While he didn't expect the girl to fall behind, he didn't expect the girl to be able to keep up with him easily either. He would have contemplated this more, if not for the fact that the girl let out a small shriek, that had a small crash follow soon after.
What had happened was that while she was paying attention, she wasn't paying attention to all of her surroundings. She took a single step on a roof, and then the next thing she knew, she was covered in multi-colored paint, and she was falling straight towards the ground, right into a small crowd of people. She felt slightly dizzy after awhile, but when she regained her composure she looked down towards her clothes, which used to be a pair of blue pants, and a red jacket, we're both now every color of the rainbow. She stared at her clothes, and completely ignored the Blonde boy who started yelling his apology's towards her, but he stopped she. He heard her start laughing lightly. When he gave a confused look she said "That was good! I didn't expect that at all. I honestly don't remember the last time my family was able to joke around, and prank each other. You did a nice job kid, though might I suggest something other en blaze orange? Your trying to be a ninja so You shouldn't wear anything that screams 'Throw something here' you know?"
The blonde boy actually froze at that for multiple reasons. The first being that the tone she used, was neither sarcastic, nor was it mean. It was soft, gentle, and amused even, bot not a hint of being mad. The blonde boy was about to ask her something as well, but then a villager went up to the girl and pulled her away while saying "Get away from her you demon!" Once the villager that grabbed her set her down her looked at her and continued "Are alright? Did the demon hurt you?"
The girl gave a confused look at that, before she asked "What demon? I was talking to a boy that pulled an ingenious prank. He would do well as a traps specialist even, but en again he seems more of the type to go in head first..."
She trailed off in her thoughts mumbling something that neither the blonde boy, nor the villager could understand, that didn't last long, as she saw the villagers around look at the boy with hatred. The young clan head noticed this and her eyes brew dark. When one of the villagers threw a rock at the boy, nothing could prepare anyone from what happened next. One second the rock was halfway from hitting the blonde boy, the next, the red-haired girl was in front of him, with her sword in front of her, and two halves of a rock hitting the wall behind them. The look in the girls eyes almost dared the villagers to try anything, as her katana was pointed straight at them, and seemed to gleam in an almost evil light.
The sword itself wouldn't have been very interesting to most people, but for those who knew a great sword when they saw one, knew that the blade was a demonic blade. The swords grip was covered in black bandages that seemed to be torn up, as was the pommel, but the pommel had a small chain on it, that was connect to a small black dragon keychain. The guard, or Tsuba was in a open lotus shape, and it was varying in colors, anywhere from a deep blue, to blazing orange and back to blue again in a color wheel like way. Then there was the blade. It bleated purple on the cutting edge, even though the blade was colored the same way that the Tsuba was, but that left nothing but confusion, as the blade still gleamed in an evil purple light.
"You civilians have no right to push around a small child training to be a shinobi to protect this village. I may be an ambassador at the moment, but if you give me one good reason to, I will cut you down without mercy." The young clan head stated with a soft tone, that was like normal, but she openly challenged the crowd to do something.
"We don't expect an outsider to understand why that Demon brat is a menace to society!" One of the villagers in the crowd yelled.
"Be that as it may, I do not understand how you cannot tell the difference between a Kunai and a scroll. Or perhaps to dumb it down for you civilians a tenant, and a keeper." She stated causing many to freeze as she openly showed she knew exactly what this boy was, even if she didn't openly call him as such.
"How can you protect that... Thing! He killed so many of our own!" Another villager yelled.
"Simple. I do not care what has happened in the past. The past is such, I would not blame you for trying to attack me today, nor would I hold a grudge against you for it tomorrow, but I cannot stand back and let you do something morally wrong in my eyes, as well as my clans eyes, in the present. So I will state it one more time, back off or that rock will not be the only thing in half tonight." She stated with a cold, but still soft tone.
Things most likely would have escalated even more, if not for a certain voice saying "What is going on here?"
Everyone turned to the direction of the voice, and were surprised to see the Nara head walking towards them with a raised eyebrow. Behind him was the Yamanaka clan head, and the Akamichi clan head, all of which seemed concentrated on the current situation. Before the civilians could explain, the young clan head said "These civilians were attacking this young boy for no reason as far as I could see. He played a prank on me yes, but I do not see that a nearly a problem as the current situation."
The Nara clan head looked at the young girl in front of him with a neutral look, obviously noting that her tone of voice left little to question as well as her choice of words. She was well versed in politics, and she seemed to not be afraid of any of these villagers either so she must be strong for her age as well. With a look towards the other members of the Ino-Shika-Cho combo, he said "Well you can leave the boy with use. That or we can have an Anbu escort both of you two to the Hokage's office."
The girl smacked her head at that before saying "I was supposed to be heading to the Hokage's office before, but I fell after this boy here pranked me."
With a sigh, Shikaku Nara gave a glare towards the civilian group, causing them to scatter, before he said "As troublesome as it will be I'll take you to the Hokage's office."
"Troublesome..." The girl muttered "Your the head of the Nara clan then are you not? Then by process of elimination that means the two behind you are the clan heads for the Yamanaka, and Akamichi clans. Before you question me, I have wished for my clan to come here for a long time, and by gathering information of the Clans of Konoha, I have ensured that I am not surprised by who I might meet."
Shikaku gave a analytical look towards the girl before he sighed "Troublesome girl. For an Ambassador your smart. Though from the sounds of it your the clan head as well despite your age. Troublesome girl. If you ended up hurting any of the civilians you know what could have happened right?"
"Yes I do." She responded with her normal kind voice "But my clans values involve family before Honor, so I could not stand by and watch a fellow shinobi hopeful be attacked by civilians. I do hope they eventually learn the difference between a Kunai and a Scroll."
The young clan head couldn't help but smile at the look that Shikaku gave her after she said that. His eyes narrowed even more then they did before, and it seemed the other two clan heads understood what she said as well as they looked like they were getting ready to attack the girl. Things would have escalated again, if not for a loud voice yelling "NEEEEEE-SAAAAAANNNN!"
The next thing anyone knew the first red headed girl was knocked into an alleyway, with a loud crash of a trash can following. When everyone looked in they saw two red haired girls, with one of them being a girl that no one recognized. She had crimson eyes, and red hair just like the first, but she seemed to be in a state between angry and worried. It seemed the worried emotions took over as she she got off the other girl and yelled "Don't ever do something like this again! I thought it would be like before all over again..."
The first girl sighed before she said "Karin. I understand ok? Just don't do that again... You could have been killed. There are three clan heads, and I bet several Anbu watching us you know."
"But Nee-san. I was told to follow you so that you had someone familiar with you." The newly named Karin stated.
The young clan head sighed deeply at this before she said "Fine fine... Can you tell me exactly how many Anbu are watching?"
Karin nodded before she closed her eyes briefly. When she opened them again she said "About twenty Anbu are watching, though that doesn't make much sense... Shouldn't there be at most 15 Anbu due to the masks? Maybe they are s-"
Karin didn't get to finish her sentence as the young clan head moved in front of her quickly, and blocking several Kunai that were sent towards the two. With a deep frown on her face the young clan head asks "What is the meaning of this? While I may have said some things that could get me in trouble, it did not warrant an attack on us."
Almost right after she said that fifteen Anbu dropped around them, but it seemed they had no intention of harm to the two redheads as one, the Dog masked one, said "That wasn't any of us. Your friend may be right. We have some spies. This can wait later though. We need to get you to the Hokage before anything else can happen."
Nodding the clan head turned to Karin and said "Grab ahold of the bull masked one. I will be with Inu. No matter what you do Karin, make sure Bull knows if there are anyone going to ambush him."
"Hai nee-san." Was Karin's only response as Bull grabbed Karin, and Inu grabbed the young clan head.
Shikaku, being that he was the clan head to the Nara's decided to follow as well since this would eventually effect his clan.
With Inu and the young clan head, however things were not going as well as they should. They were being followed, both knew it, but they didn't know where their followers were. With a frown on her face, the young clan head said "If you can go faster I suggest you do. I may not be as good as Karin with sensory, I can still feel chakra some what, and I feel the signatures closing in."
Inu gave a grunt of acknowledgment before he disappeared in a puff of smoke, which meant that he used the shunshin to speed up his progress. Thankfully they reached the Hokage's office before their pursuers could catch them, but the young clan head was even more relieved when she saw Karin was with bull. Karin seemed just as happy because she gave a hug to the clan head, before the Anbu knocked on the Hokage's office door. When the voice inside said to enter, both of the young girls walked in, but it was the clan head who bowed first and said "It is an Honor to meet you Hokage-sama."
The Hokage gave an amused smirk as he said "The pleasure is mine. Now who might you be? And what is it you want?"
With a large smile on her face, the clan head, said "My name is Kira Uzumaki, and I have a proposition for you Hokage-sama."