Disclaimer: Obviously Naruto is not mine. I make get nothing out of this except the enjoyment of writing it.

Author's note at the end of the chapter.

Ch. 1

Normally she would have waited on her little sister to eat, but that had all changed when she had been sent back to the compound. Father had made a match, and baby sister was now to marry Tajima, the clan's next heir as soon as she turned sixteen. At an even thirty, her father had not tried to marry her off in over eight years, he said she was too old, her bratty sister said she intimidated all the men, personally she just thought she had gotten too ugly after the deep facial scaring on one side. Powerful eyes or not she was destined to be a spinster. She reveled in it. Now no man would ever force his rule upon her, even father left her alone.

So now she sat in the silence of the mess tent, enjoying a rare cup of tea. Everyone but the guards had long gone to bed. As she blew the steam of her cup she felt a hazy genjustu attempt to take hold. Activating her Sharingan she kept her head down and waited, three black tome spinning lazily in each eye. It didn't take long for the intruder to make their move.

Just as they leapt at her unprotected back, she turned and drew steel meeting the would be assassins blade. Growling at his startled look she threw him back before slaying him. A Senju if the markings on the armor could be believed. Ridiculous, what idiot would attack a camp of Uchiha with a genjustu? The Senju knew better.

She heard the camp coming to life outside the tent. So it was a sneak attack. Whoever they were, they were attacking her clansmen. She ran out of the tent and into a massacre. There had to be a thousand to the camps hundred. Raising her blade she defended herself and those she loved.

The fight was dragging on too long and her clansmen were being picked off. She began to pulse her chakra as she ran toward the largest group of enemies. Her people knew what it meant and began to evacuate, sending as many enemy her way as they could. As soon as everyone was clear, she let loose with her most powerful jutsu.

A massive prison of fire erupted around the enemy as great demons of flame sprung from around her and began to attack. She kept pouring chakra into the technique, determined to not let any of them escape. She had almost the entire enemy trapped with her.

With her dying breath she set fire to the forest, the screams of her enemies and the roar of flames was all she heard until everything faded.

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On the hottest day of summer, the Uzumaki clan welcomed a new baby girl.

It would be a few years into my new life before my "old mind" woke up and became aware. It took almost another year for me to come to terms with the fact I had been reborn.

My name is Uchiha Satomi, or at least it used to be. Now I am known as Uzumaki Mai, youngest daughter to the Head of the Uzumaki clan and baby sister to Uzumaki Maito.

It was Maito that kept me from being a sullen child. It was difficult to be unhappy around her; she was always so bright and happy. I can say that thanks to her I became a better person. I was able to let go of my Uchiha past and mourn the loss. The brooding I couldn't help though, most Uchiha brooded unconsciously, and she would tease me if she caught me. As I grew, I became more Uzumaki, I missed my baby sister dearly but was able to except my new life. I was grateful she had not been on the field when the attack had happened. I knew after the marriage she would have been kept safe and out of combat. Death would always be a part of life, especially when one was a warrior.

I was five when my father, Ashina, began my training. We began with stretches, kata, and meditation. With mother I learned a new art that quickly became my favorite part of the day, sealing. The Uchiha didn't use seals, they didn't really know any. It had always been the great mystery of the Uzumaki clan once I was able to regain the mastery of brush and ink my intelligence really began to stand out and I challenged myself with learning the art.

When I was seven Father allowed me to attend morning training with Mito-nii, after this a daily pattern was formed. Taijutsu in the mornings after breakfast, we would break for lunch and then would attend lessons with mother until the sun began to set. The rest of the day was our own to relax or study, I used it to read. I was desperate to find out WHEN I was. How long had it been since my death? I didn't think my own death would be in any records but those I knew might. My sister was supposed to marry the future clan head after all. Surly the Uzumaki had information like that, even if they stayed on their island most of the time.

It was almost a year later close to my eighth birthday when my life would change drastically. It had started normal, I had drug Mito out of bed so she wouldn't be late again causing her to be grumpy with me. She had sat sullen through breakfast so I knew she would be brutal during sparing.

I was correct. She didn't hold anything back in her attacks. Our spar devolved into an all-out brawling. I was focused on pulling her hair out of its prefect little buns when she bit me right below the elbow.. I gasped at the sudden chakra drain and let go of her hair. We had both frozen in shock as I felt every scrape and bruise begin to heal, I could also feel HER; inside my head played her thoughts, dreams, and memories. In an instant I knew everything she was.

The tie was suddenly broken as father unlatched her from my arm. Exhaustion quickly took over and I passed out from the chakra drain.

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I was in my bed when I came too, a small warm body snug against me. I felt tired and sore all over. Lifting the arm Mito had bitten me; I saw a clean white bandage, what had happened?

Lowering my arm I looked over at my sister curled next to me dead asleep. What had her bite done to me? If I had seen all that, what had she seen?

I felt her stir before her dark eyes opened and looked up at me. I was almost afraid to speak.

"Oh! You're awake! I'm so sorry Mai!" She threw herself at me crying.

"What? You're sorry? For what?" I was confused. Had it only been a one way thing?

"I bit you and it healed me! Daddy said that Uzumaki with that gift are extremely special and that,…they were not always Uzumaki, that…you died and…you remember. He said you must have died performing a great deed to be reborn like this."

I stared at her for a while as I tried to process. If what she said was true I had a unique gift with a huge problem and I was not the only one.

"I saw her…you…I'm not sure what to call her."

"I'm me and she is inside me so I guess you could call her my inner?"

"Okay…she's pretty."

"On the side without the scar."

"I think it makes her fierce! Like a warrior princess. Afraid of no one and doesn't need a man to save her!"

I had to laugh. "Your right I guess. She never married. Too old and ugly for a man, or too intimidating if my little sister was to be believed." Telling Mito was surprisingly easy. She knew the worst of it so what could it hurt now? It felt like a dam had broken and I needed to tell her. Maybe now I could find out when I was and what was going on other than everyone is still in a stupid pissing match. "Umm…what else did you see?"

"You…were, are, an Uchiha."

"Was, I am Uzumaki now. I will always love my little sister but she is far beyond my reach now. There is nothing more I can do for her now. She was to be married. I'm only sorry I missed the wedding."

"Oh…I'm sorry." Mito looked down and picked at a loose thread on the blanket, "It sounds like you were close."

"Yes, she was the baby on the family. Our mother became ill and passed away when she was two. I was the eldest of eight and the only other girl. Now, however," I grinned and made her look up at me, "I get to be the baby sister. Do you think you are up to the challenge?"

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It was several hours later before father came to my room. Mito and I were laughing about the time I had cross-dressed and tried to sneak into the boy's side of the bath house.

"Mito, give us a moment please."

She quickly rose from my bed and bowed out of the room, shooting me one last look before closing the door.

Mito has told me about what she has seen. The Uchiwa fan, you are the first from the Uchiha clan to have the gift. You were born my daughter and I love you, however, the Uchiha clan is the enemy of our closest allies and cousin clan, therefore before we can proceed I will need a promise from you."

"What kind of promise?"

"That you will never willingly engage in combat, and any skills we teach you will never be used to take the life of another unled used to protect your own life or the lives of your precious people. Normally we allow the women of our clan to choose if they wish to see front line battles. You will not get that choice. For obvious reasons you will never see wartime combat again so long as you reside within our clan."

I felt a sense of relief wash over me. This was something I could easily agree to. "I understand. It would be impossible for me to harm my family, whether old or new. I have yet to meet a Senju in this lifetime so I cannot say how I would react. I know that harming a Senju though would also harm my Uzu family. All I ask is for the opportunity to continue my studies. I am fascinated by the sealing arts and wish to learn more of barrier seals. Also, if possible, I wish to know what has happened since my death. I had a younger sister that I cared greatly for and knowing her fate would give me an ease of mind."

"I don't see why we cannot help with this. I will gather what we know of the Uchiha clan, though it is not much. Your sealing will continue under the guidance of your mother. I will tell her of your interest in barrier seals."

I bowed as best I could from my seated position. "Thank you."

"As for your gift Mai, we have a few different sources that will be beneficial to you," He pulled some scrolls out and laid them on my bed, "Those with the gift are asked to keep journals of what they have discovered about the power to benefit others that come after them. These are a few that I thought might be beneficial. We also have one living clan member that also has the gift. She will understand if you do not wish to speak to her, she told me to let you know she was a Senju in her past life so you might not wish to speak to her. We will never require you to use your gift; that is your choice alone. None in the clan would ever ask it of you if they knew, it is a total invasion of your own privacy."

I clutched the scrolls tightly eager to read them. "Thank you, this has been a lot to take in. I just want you to know that you are all my family now. I consider you my father, and I hope, that I can still be your daughter."

He smiled warmly at me. "You will always be my beloved daughter, nothing will change that," he grinned, "You just have an extra quirk." He laughed a little and rose, "For now though I think it is best that you rest, if you are feeling well enough, I hope to see you at the dinner table."

…

That evening I decided that I felt well enough to join my family for dinner. My mother had been informed of my interests in barrier seals and was chatting excitedly about all the progress we would be making. I think she was more excited that she wouldn't have to waste time teaching me things I already knew such as Kanji and basic math.

Father sat as he always did at meals, quietly taking in his family with a content smile on his face. Always ready to cut in with a remark or advice.

Mito, however, was not her usual self. She kept her head down and picked at her food more than ate it. Every now and then she would shoot a look when she thought I wasn't paying attention. After only half an hour she excused herself and left for bed.

….

Later that night I slipped into Mito's room and ghosted over to her bed. "I don't love you any less Mito, if anything I love you more. You could have totally rejected me today, but you didn't, you excepted me and what I am and who I used to be."

She turned to face me and pulled the cover down. I crawled in beside her, facing her. "I'm just sad is all; it's all I've been able to think about all day and it makes me so sad. I've met the Obasan that came before you, the one still alive. I didn't know before why she was always so sad. Father told me that she had looked for family too. It had been so long though between her death and rebirth though that they were all long gone. Several generations had gone by; she didn't know anyone in the clan now. She has not left the island since then. I don't want it to be that way for you, but, it would almost be just as bad because we are at war with the Uchiha."

It took me a long time to mull over her words, what would I do if I found all my old clansmen dead and replaced by people I didn't recognize. It was a little depressing, but as long as my sister had lived a happy life I think I could live with it. "I held no love for my father; at least not for most of my adult life. He was the reason for my mother's death when I was seventeen. The midwife had told them that another child would kill her, but he was desperate. I had six little brothers, all killed after being pushed into combat too soon. My mother barely lived two years after my little sister was born. The only good thing he did was find a good match for my little sister, one that pulled her off the front."

I could see her hesitate before asking, "May I ask who?"

"He was to be the next head of the clan, Uchiha Tajima, I believe his name was."

Mito sat up quickly pulling me with her. "Tajima!? He's the current head of the Uchiha, he's still alive!"

I gasped, "That means that she could still be alive!"

"I've heard father talk about the Uchiha a lot when he meets with the elders. Apparently he has a few sons."

I side eyed her suspiciously, "Have you been eavesdropping again?"

She laughed, "Of course! Don't you?"

I sighed and lied back down. This was maybe good news, and I didn't even have to wait on father to gather all the information. If she was alive and the marriage took place, I could have nephews.

"Mai.."

I hummed to let her know I was listening.

"I heard something else you should know. The Senju are supposed to be coming to the island soon, the head and his sons. Something about clan relations, and how it will be a family meeting and not just a formal one with only father like usual. We will probably have to attend…will you be okay?"

"I…don't know. I won't know how I will feel until I meet them. I promise though if I can't say anything nice I'll keep my mouth shut."

"I think father will be telling us soon, I just wanted to tell you first."

I smiled and cuddled close to her. "Thank you Big sister, Good night." It had been a long and eventful day and I was still drained from this morning. I found myself quickly drifting off, looking forward to my new life among the Uzumaki.

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Authors Note

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So this is something I have been working on beside my other story when I have down time at work. I hope you all enjoy it.

I actually had a future part pop into my head at first so now I want to see if I can get her there. Obviously this will be a founding era fic and I am taking HUGE liberties with the Uzumaki healing bite so I hope no one takes offense at it. It will also be as canon as I can make it up to a certain point, then we will enter AU land and go from there.

Anyways, please enjoy and let me know if this is something I should continue updating.