Idea: Minato knows that she's from a clan, there was never any question, but her name Namikaze has always been a mystery to her and those around her. The Namikaze were a mysterious clan that seemed to come out of nowhere and all that was left of the once huge clan, was Minato and a strange summoning contract that already had her name on it.

Summary: After young Namikaze Minato appears in the village of Konoha and becomes a Kunoichi, she and her most important person are marked by a mysterious silver haired man. Now with the ability to tap into a strange red chakra, the two journey into the future, trying to make names for themselves.

Warnings: Gender flipped Minato obviously!

Title: The Mysterious Heiress

(Her Past)

Ten year old Minato was different from her peers, she'd always known that. She'd been found alone with nothing near Konoha, where she had been taken and had grown up in to this point. She made friends with only one person in the village: Uchiha Mikoto. Once they had managed to unlock her chakra coils, they'd found something sealed into her back, a large summoning scroll, and a note.

Please protect little Namikaze Minato, she is our heiress and only survivor. Was all that the note said. It had been found by Jiraiya of the Densetsu no Sannin when he had gone to the orphanage, looking for candidates for the Shinobi program.

He'd found her in a corner, practicing her calligraphy. "Well… what do we have here?"

Minato's head snapped up, "Wh-Who are you?" she asked, slightly fearful.

"I am Jiraiya of the Densetsu no Sannin, the Gama Sennin and a Seal Master," he had introduced himself, rather amused by her behavior. "Who are you little one?"

"…I don't have a name…" She had hesitantly informed him, "The caretakers have tried giving me a number of names but none of them sound right…"

"Well, what are you doing?" Jiraiya had asked with genuine interest.

"…I'm practicing my calligraphy…" Minato replied quietly, "I'm really not interested in the mundane games that the other children play."

Jiraiya studied the sheet of paper she had been working on; she had wonderful handwriting for one so young. He smiled, not only had he found a candidate like Sensei wanted; he also believed that he had found himself an apprentice.

Minato shrank back, not sure if she liked his look or not. "Um... Jiraiya-sama?"

Jiraiya turned back to her, "How would you like to become a Kunoichi?" He'd asked, and that had sealed the deal for her.

The Mysterious Heiress

On her first day she was terrified, she had been shunned (why she didn't know) in the orphanage. She hoped the rest of the students would accept her, but she wasn't about to hold her breath.

"Class, this is Namikaze Minato please take care of her," the teacher, Umino Mauri had told them, and then she turned to Minato, "Minato-chan, why don't you tell us a bit about yourself?" She asked kindly.

Minato bit her lip, "As Sensei said, I am Namikaze Minato," She paused, thinking, "I enjoy working on my calligraphy and reading the sealing manuals that Jiraiya-san gave me." Her eyes narrowed dangerously, "I hate perverts, and my goal..." Minato frowned slightly, "To be the best Kunoichi that I can be... I want... to be the first Lady Hokage."

The students began to whisper to each other; they all had questions for her. One of the dark haired dark eyed kids (a girl) raised her hand. "Are you sure you're not a boy?" she asked when Mauri-sensei called on her, Minato ignored her name, she wasn't interested.

Minato glared in response, "I am indeed!"

The Mysterious Heiress

She remembered two years ago; when her second best friend had arrived, she'd only just started to get along with the boys, and Mikoto had become one of the very few friends she would ever have, with her usual behavior...

"Have you heard?" Mikoto asked her.

"Heard what Miko-chan?" Minato asked in a disinterested voice.

"Why, 'Nato-chan! We're getting a new classmate!" Mikoto told her, "I do hope it's another girl..."

Minato just gave her a strange look, "Whatever..." the young heiress drawled.

"'Nato-chan~..." Mikoto pouted, "If it's another girl that's serious about her training then we can all train together!"

"Sure..." Minato agreed; she really didn't see why it mattered though.

Mauri-sensei tapped the desk, "Class!" The class quieted down, causing her to smile, "We have a new student, Uzumaki Kushina from Uzushio." She turned to the door, "Come in please."

Minato perked up when the door opened and she became entranced with the red haired girl that poked her head in before entering. "...Miko-chan..."

"Yes, 'Nato-chan?" Mikoto asked.

"I've got a new favorite color." Minato declared to her best friend, "It's the color of her hair..."

Mikoto blinked and then grinned, "We should get to know her then!"

Minato blinked when she turned back to the front and found the new girl eyeing her. She sat back a bit as she watched the girl's eyes trace her features, almost as if she was devouring her visually. Minato became just slightly nervous when the redhead licked her lips.

"I'm Uzumaki Kushina," the girl repeated cheerfully, "I find blond hair and blue eyes attractive," she looked right at Minato as she said this, "I like Ramen, Salt flavor in particular and I love bananas! I hate spinach and the color of my hair. My goal is to be the best Kunoichi ever, I wouldn't say no to being the first Lady Hokage either…"She grinned impishly when her ideal girl stood up.

"I want to be Hokage too, it'll be a pleasure competing with you, Uzumaki-san," Minato said with a smile.

That lunch period was the first time her other best friend had approached her as she sat alone for the meal, because for once... Fugaku-teme had insisted that Miko-chan sit with him for lunch.

Minato looked up from her simple lunch, some onigiri stuffed with sweetened tomatoes, a few sticks of Dango for dessert and some Teriyaki chicken. "Good afternoon Uzumaki-san, did you need something?" she asked.

"I was wondering if I could sit with you actually, since I don't know anyone," Kushina explained, "All the boys were being stupid..."

"They always are when they think they can impress the new girl..." Minato muttered savagely.

"So, what's your name?" Kushina asked, "I don't think I ever caught it..."

Minato looked up at her, "My name is Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki-san," she replied, she opened her mouth to say something about Kushina's hair but thought better of it. "Why don't you like your hair?"

Kushina snorted, "It's too bright that's why, you heard them comparing the color to a tomato didn't you?"

"I happen to like tomatoes," Minato told her, "sweetened. I like your hair, it's actually very pretty."

Kushina blushed at Minato's throwaway line at how her hair was nice, she remembered one of her mother's conditions for letting her go to Konoha, she had to find a boy and provide her with grandkids for her to spoil... "Your name's rather boyish Namikaze-san..."

"One of the first questions that I was asked was if I was really a girl..." Minato clutched her chopsticks angrily, "I showed them later though... Why?"

Kushina looked around, and, after seeing that there was no one around leaned in, "My mother wants me to find a boy and settle down and have kids, but I'm not sure I like boys..." 'That way' was left unsaid. If she could get Minato to allow her to write her mother and say that she met someone named Minato that she liked a lot... her mother would assume that Minato was a boy, because her name really did sound like a boy's... Kushina just wouldn't correct her mother's assumption.

(End)

Ok! This was supposed to be my project for NaNo, but I couldn't finish it. I'm posting it anyway! Minato is the only one gender flipped!

Enjoy~!

Neph