The Actors

Summary: The Naruto world we know is real. The show we know is FICTION. The actors are real. With real lives, real friends, real tragedies. Life is awesome, until reports of a real-life Akatsuki shows up and threatens the life they know and love.

Disclaimer: I own the plot and my character, nothing less, nothing more. I wish I did own more. xD

Notes/Warnings: None this chapter. As a note, yes this story has an OC. Yes, it has Yaoi (Later on). Yes, the OC is related to someone on the show.

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Chapter 1 - Home

In the middle of filming, the blonde blinked and stopped dead in his tracks. He'd forgotten something. "Guys…" He said, looking over at the film crew next to him.

They sighed. This was the 6th take Naruto had ruined during the day and they were running out of daylight.

"What time is it?" He asked.

No one could tell what the blonde was thinking. Who could?

Before long, the director looked at his watch. "It's a little after 3, Naruto. Now, can we get this done before Shippūden comes out on tv, please?!"

Hearing the time, Naruto's face turned to shock. "Oh shit, I'm late!!" He yelled, turning and ruinng off toward the village.

That was one good thing about Naruto. Once he was focused, he could do anything to the best, if not more, of his abilitiy. The downfall was that his focus was very easily taken. He could be doing the film of his career, the best scene ever – and he would stop just to eat ramen.

But he was the star of the show. What else could they do?

"Take 5 people." The director said, hanging his head and sighing. "Sasuke," He asked knowing the raven was around somewhere.

"Yeah?" Said raven asked, appearing behind the director.

"Can you go round him up? He's gone again."

Being that Naruto was his bestfriend, Sasuke had no problem with it. "Yeah. I'll be back with the dobe." He vanished in a poof of smoke.

"I'm sorry, Miss," Izumo said, holding back the girl who stood in front of the desk. "You cannot enter Konoha without your papers of approval."

The slightly blonde, slightly brunette sighed. "And I told you before. My cousin lives here and he has my papers. If you would just let me – "

He shook his head. "It's a no-go."

She huffed, her deep pristine blue eyes shutting. "Well, if I can't go find him, why don't you? That way we can clear up this mess." She suggested, eyes still closed.

He raised an eyebrow. No missing-nin would suggest something like that, but still. He had to be cautious. Maybe she was just good at fooling people. "Alright…" He began. "Who is this mysterious cousin of yours?"

She smiled, remembering the name. "Uzumaki Naruto." She said, smiling.

Izomo laughed as hard as he could. "That's a great joke, miss. Hokage-sama doesn't have any brother's or sister's, therefore, his son, Naruto, couldn't have any cousins." He explained.

Sasuke sighed, following Naruto. Where the hell was he going? "Naruto!!" He yelled, trying to get the blonde's attention.

"I'm late, I'm late!!" The blonde screamed back, seeing the raven come up beside him. After all, the raven was much faster than the blonde, but Naruto had somewhere to be.

"You sound like the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland." He stated. "Where are you going?" Just like Sasuke; always as calm as ever.

"Sorry, sorry, but I'm really late!" Naruto blasted off.

Still thinking about the Alice in Wonderland comment, Sasuke noticed the similarities between Alice and Naruto. Both were blonde, had blue eyes and had the wildest imaginations. Then the thought of Naruto in Alice's dress popped into his mind.

Sasuke winced.

That wasn't a pretty sight.

Still smiling, she calmly said, "You'd be surprised."

"Yeah, yeah," He said, waving her off. "Get on out of here with that ruse, or else I'll call the Anbu and have you escorted out."

She narrowed her eyes. "It's not a ruse."

He sighed, taking a good look at the girl. She did look something like the Hokage, Namikaze Minato, but yet like Naruto as well. She had some type of strikingly blonde hair, even if it was dulled a little with the brunette, along with the trademark blue, somewhat slanted eyes. It wasn't hard to believe she was one of the Namikaze's, but without something to prove it…

He sighed again. "I'm sorry, Miss, I can't let you past this desk." He tapped said desk with his finger.

Suddenly, from behind the desk, Kotetsu, Izumo's friend and commrade, poked his head in. "Incoming."

An orange blurr suddenly went through the door, almost taking Kotetsu's head off and blowing every paper on Izumo's desk onto the floor in a wonderfully scrambled mess. "Kirei-nee-chan, I'm soooooooo sorry I'm late!! We were filming and I was all in the flow of it and I lost track of time and then I remembered that I had to be here with your pape –"

"Breathe, Nii-san." She said, motioning with her hands. Naruto did have a knack for showing up at the right time. "I don't want you passing out on me."

Izumo found the situation confusing. Was she really related to Naruto? "Um…Naruto, can you explain?"

Of course, the blonde was too focused on "Kirei" to hear him. "Oh, Kirei-nee-chan," He said, hugging her. "It's been way too long! Look, you're tall now!!"

She hugged back, laughing. "I'm surprised you noticed, you're still taller than me!!"

He squeezed her small waist before letting go. "Now, let's see…" He said, rummaging through the pockets in his signature orange and black jacket. "They're here somewhere… Found em!!" He exclaimed, pulling out a few very wrinkled papers. Then turning to Izumo, he smiled his also signature grin. "Sorry, Izumo. I was supposed to be here earlier – "

Taking the papers, Izumo sighed. What a pair they were. "It's fine. Just explain to me what the hell's going on."

Laughing sheepishly, Naruto rubbed the back of his neck. "It's pretty simple. My dad was adopted when he was little, but he remembered that he had a little sister – "

"My mom." Kirei cut in.

Naruto nodded. "Yeah. He's called them over a few times, in secret, but Kirei-nee-chan's coming to live in Konoha." He explained.

Izumo nodded, looking at the papers and hearing the story at the same time. "Alright then. It looks like you're clear, Namikaze-san."

In the other room, Sasuke also heard the story and was a little confused. He'd known Naruto nearly all his life and yet he never heard this before? Strange. But after all…Naruto was a strange person.

"Please," She said, smiling. "Just Kirei. Formalities are such a mess."

He smiled back. "Well, I hope you like living here, Kirei." He handed her her papers as Naruto bounced in waiting.

She nodded, seeing the village from the windows. "I'm sure I will."

"Okay, okay, can we get going?" Naruto asked, bouncing and pulling his cousin past the desk and into the next room. "There's a lot you need to see!!"

"Still the same as ever, Nii-san." Kirei replied, smiling, letting Naruto drag her. All she had to do was get her ID from Kotetsu and she was clear to go.

Naruto still bounced. "Come on, Kotetsu, a snail can move faster than you!" He cried.

"Paitence is a virtue, Naruto." Was the calm reply. He took Kirei's papers, getting up and walking into a back room.

"Screw virtue!! I need to go show nee-chan lots of things before night falls!!" He yelled back.

Standing right by the door, waiting for Naruto, Sasuke said, "You dobe, if she's going to be living here, you've got forever to show her everything."

Naruto turned to Sasuke, "Teme…" He whined. With Sasuke here, he was going to make him go back to filming, something he'd be glad to do, but Kirei was his priority as of the moment.

Kirei was a little more excited to see Sasuke than Naruto was. "You're Uchiha Sasuke!" She squealed, setting down the bag on her back and rummaging through it.

He raised an eyebrow at her. He looked at Naruto for an answer.

"She's a fan of the show." He explained.

All was clear now. "I see."

She smiled, "Yeah, it's all because my cousin's the star, but I was wondering," She pulled a laminated photo from her bag. "Can you sign this? I wanna get everyone's signature, and I figured since you're here…" She led off, smiling at him.

Wow, talk about similarities. Was it Sasuke or did Kirei have nearly the same grin and slanted eyes as Naruto? "Sure, no problem." He said, taking it from her and setting it on the unoccupied desk before signing.

The photo was of the whole cast of Naruto, or at least, the main cast. It only had one signature other than his own; Naruto's.

After signing it, he handed it back to her. "All signed for you."

She took it back, saying her thank you's and then it hit her. Laughing a bit, she said, "Wow, I totally forgot to introduce myself. That's so rude of me."

Sasuke blinked. She even had the same memory capacity of Naruto. Jeez. "It's okay. I overheard Naruto explaining it to Izumo."

She sighed. "That's good. It'll be one less time I need to explain it. But, anyway," She extended her hand. "Namikaze Kirei."

He shook her hand. "You already know who I am."

She smiled as he let her hand go. "Who doesn't know you?"

"FINALLY!!" Naruto screamed as Kotetsu set Kirei's new ID on the desk. He grabbed it as fast as lightning and was right beisde Kirei, handing it to her. "Okay, okay, let's go!!" He literally pushed Kirei out of the building from behind, her heels skidding alond the ground.

Sasuke followed in amusement.

Only a few minutes later, Kirei was out in front of the two boys, taking in the sights and yet taking glances to make sure they were still behind her. After all, she didn't know where she was going.

"So, I saw you flirting with nee-chan earlier." Naruto began, making Sasuke choke on air.

"Excuse me?" He replied, calming himself first. "I wasn't flirting with her."

Naruto grinned, glancing at him. "Uh-huh. Keep telling yourself that. You were flirting and you know it."

Sasuke was still rather calm. "I wasn't."

"Well, let me make this clear, teme," Naruto began in a voice Sasuke had only heard very few times. It meant he wasn't joking. "She's the only little cousin I have and I'll be damned if someone hurts her. So don't you dare go falling in love with her."

Looking incredulously at Naruto, Sasuke said, "I'm not, you baka, I just met her. Plus, she's not my type."

Naruto nodded. "Good. Cause she's really easy to fall in love with."

"Ano sa, ano sa!!" Kirei called from up ahead of them. "Where the hell am I going?!"

Naruto laughed. "Sorry!!" He ran up to her, hooking an arm around her shoulder. "Well, first we're gonna go to the ramen stand and eat loads of ramen, then we're gonna go to the playground and after that we're gonna catch a movie in that new movie theather we have and – "

"That sounds awesome, nii-san," Kirei cut him off, yawning. "but do you think we can do it tomorrow?" She looked up at him with her big blue eyes.

Smiling, he tousled her long hair. "Yeah, no problem." Still walking, he looked behind him to Sasuke. "Yo, teme, you can go ahead back to filming. I'm gonna take her home and then I'll be there."

Sasuke nodded. "If you aren't there in 10, I'm coming to get you."

Kirei waved her hand, knowing Sasuke was somewhere behind her. "I'll make sure that he gets there."

Sasuke vanished in the blink of an eye, just as Naruto and Kirei did.

"Come on, nee-chan, faster!" Naruto exclaimed, pulling Kirei along by her hands.

Laughing, she replied, "Okay, okay. I'm coming!"

The night had gone by like lightning for Kirei. She'd gotten crushed to death by her uncle, who was very happy to see her. He said he'd come see her today as well, just to make sure she was fitting in.

Today was the day she was meeting the rest of the cast of the hit Tv show, Naruto. Of course, it was based solely on her cousin's life. Some of the show was real, while other parts of it were fake. For example, all the characters were real ninja, with real lives and missions, but they played themselves in the show.

Parts of the show were also very fake as well. Orochimaru's "Immortal Jutsu" along with the Cursed Seal were fake, made up by producers to make the story line more interesting. Akatsuki and the Yondaime's death were also fake.

Only certain things about the show were drawn from truth, like the Biju and the Jinchūriki's. All nine biju existed, along with the jinchūriki that hosted them.

Before Kirei knew it, they had found their way to the filming site, where everyone was eating breakfast provided by the crew and chatting.

Seeing the large group of people, knowing them and yet not knowing them, butterflies rose in her stomach.

Naruto could scene her hesitation. "It'll be fine, nee-chan." He reassured her, placing his arm around her shoulders.

"Naru-kun! It's about time!!" The blue-haired girl said as she walked up to the two of them.

Kirei recognized her immediately as the shy Hyuuga Hinata. But this Hinata didn't seem too shy.

She noticed Kirei rather quickly. "You must be Kirei-chan." She said with a smile. "I've heard a few things about you."

The butterflies in her stomach began to simmer down with Hinata's calm voice. "Really? I hope they're good things, Hinata."

Hinata figured if she already knew her name, she was a fan of the show. "They are." She nodded. "Now, why don't you come with me and I'll introduce you to the girls?"

Wow, Hinata was really sweet. "Sure, even though I know who all of you are."

Smiling, Naruto let Kirei go. "Don't have too much fun."

Kirei pouted at him playfully, getting pulling on his hand with both of hers. "Than what else am I supposed to do?"

Hinata laughed, causing the other two to laugh as well. "Let's go before they start filming, okay?" She then led her off to the other actress-nin's of the show.

Naruto on the other hand went off toward his friends, knowing Kirei was in good hands.

The usuals were all chatting, but when Naruto came up, Kiba was the first one to ask about the girl Naruto'd brought with him.

"So, who's the new girl?" He asked, leaning on Akamaru, the huge dog behind him, watching as Hinata led her along.

"If she's staying long," Shikamaru started, leaning on a tree with his eyes closed. "We'll need to rate her."

"Go right ahead," Naruto said, shrugging his shoulders. "just remember that she's my cousin."

Neji looked at him. "Cousin?"

The other guys looked at the blonde as well.

He sighed. "Long story short, my dad was adopted, her mom was his little sister and she's coming to live here."

Of course, Sasuke already knew this story. He was watching her from across the way. After all, he would have to rate her as well.

It was a "game" all the guys did when a new girl came onto the set for a long time. They would rate the girl before they met her based on three things; Looks, Personality and Interest.

Each category was then based on a system of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest, 10 the highest. The girl who scored the highest was Hinata, with an average of 9, 8.5 and 9.

After rating, when said girl would come to meet the guys, she'd be tricked into picking a fanclub to join. As of the moment, Sasuke's and Naruto's were tied with Neji, Shikamaru, and Kiba tieing for third.

So now, it was Kirei's turn to be rated and to pick a fanclub.

Kiba went first, looking at her for a minute as she met with Sakura. "I'll give her a 9 on the looks, 9.5 on the personality and…a 9.6 on interest."

"You're such a pervert, Kiba." Came the remark from a smirking Shikamaru.

Kiba retorted back, "I can't help it if she's cute!"

He rolled his eyes. It was always so easy to rile him up. "7.9 on looks, 8 on personality and 7 on interest." He said, eyes closed the entire time. And without needing to see, he knew some of the other's were looking at him. "What? She's a carbon copy of Naruto… and she's too loud for my taste."

After a few more ratings and averaging out from Shikamaru, Kirei was third in total rating, with Hinata still reigning queen and Raiha, the reigning princess. Raiha was also rather new, the editor of script for the film crew.

"Now, I wonder who's fanclub she'll be in?" Neji asked, watching as waved to the girls and was walking over with Hinata at her side.

"Nut-uh, guys, she's off limits." Naruto said sternly. Like he told Sasuke before, he'd be damned if one of his friends broke her heart. "Plus," He grinned. "She's in my fanclub."

"Hey guys," Hinata began as she walked up to the group. "This is Kirei, Naruto's cousin."

Before any of them could get a word in to say "hello" or introduce themselves, Kirei took a deep breath. Starting at the far left, she began, pointing at each of the guys. "Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Neji, Aburame Shino, Akimichi Chouji, Nara Shikamaru, Inuzuka Kiba, Akamaru, Rock Lee and of course, Naruto." She was smiling the entire time.

"Nice job, Kirei-chan!!" Lee exclaimed.

Kiba stared at her. "DUDE!! You've got that ESPN thing, don't you?!" He said, jumping up on his feet.

"You dumbass, it's ESP." Neji stated. He'd already figured out she was a fan of the show.

He shrugged his shoulders. "Whatever, it's awesome!!"

The others sighed. And everyone thought Naruto was the dumb one.

"Kiba," Shikamaru sighed. "She's a fan of the show. Of course she knows us."

Kirei grinned also giggling. "Bingo! You're not the smart one for nothing, Shikamaru."

"Hey, other than Kiba, we're all pretty smart." Neji stood up, walking over to her. "Nice to meet you."

"You too." She smiled. Before she knew it, his arm was set on her shoulders.

"Have you decided what fanclub you're in?" He asked.

"Neji, you're such a leech." Kiba scowled. "Don't join, Kirei, don't join. He has all these rules and shit."

Neji glared at him. "I have those rules for a reason, dumbass. At least I'm nice and I take my fangirls out everyonce in a while." Neji was definitely a ladies man. "You see, Kirei-chan, I take my girls out to dinner or buy them stuff once in a while, just to keep em happy, that's all."

Smiling, she refused. "That's okay, I'll pass."

Kiba grinned.

"Techincally, I'm part of all your fanclubs, cause I like everyone on the show…with some exceptions." She explained, shaking Neji's arm from her shoulders.

"And who would that be?" Shino asked. A man of few words, she had caught his attention with her "I like everyone" comment.

She shivered as she said it. "Orochimaru and his man-bitch."

All of them looked at her. Even Shikamaru bothered to open his eyes.

With them looking at her, she laughed. "Kabuto? He's obviously his man-bitch. "Let me get you your medicine, Orochimaru-sama, let me change your bandages Orochimaru-sama, that way you can ravage me better!"!" She said in her best mocking tone.

A few chuckles were heard through the roaring laughter.

Naruto slid down a tree trunk, holding his sides. He said something, but was laughing so hard, it wasn't understood.

"Okay, okay, people, we're starting!!" A slender brunette called from the crew's stand of camera's.

Hinata looked at her and then motioned for Kirei to look as well. "That's Raiha-chan." She said. Whispering, she added, "We all think she and Neji are going out, but we aren't sure."

"Oh really?" Kirei asked. She looked back and forth between Raiha and Neji. "They do look cute together."

"Hinata, why don't you go ahead and get ready, I'll be there in a minute." Naruto said, watching as the rest of the cast went to the film sight.

"Sure." She nodded, vanishing and meeting up with Sakura, Karin, Ten Ten and Ino.

He hooked his arm around her shoulders again, walking and yet leading Kirei along. "Have fun?"

She nodded, still smiling. "Yep."

"Well, since we'll be here all day, you can do whatever you want… but if you wanna head out, let me know and I'll take you home, okay?"

"Sure. I'll probably just find a nice big tree and get some sleep. I'm still kinda tired from traveling, nii-san." She streched her arms out, yawning as well.

Kissing her forehead, he said, "Okay. Maybe during lunch we'll head off and get you a cell phone."

"Really?!" She'd always wanted one of those.

He nodded. "Yep. But I've gotta go, I'll catch you later!" He vanished, appearing with the large group a good few yards away from her.

It was only 8 in the morning and already, Kirei was tired.

Today was going to be a long day.

Even though she said she was going to go to sleep, Kirei found it very hard to peal her eyes away.

In front of her was the perfect place for a huge fan of the show.

They were filming Part II of Naruto, otherwise known as Shippūden. Being the fan she was, it was amazing to watch the actors film so close together without disrupting the other.

On one side was Sasuke and Team Hebi, the other was occupied by Naruto and the team they formed to find Sasuke.

"So how's the filming going?"

Kirei gasped, hearing the very familiar voice of her Uncle as he appeared in front of her. She jumped up from her sitting position, glomping her uncle. "Uncle Yondy!!" She cried.

Laughing, he hugged back. "Jeez, you saw me last night!!"

"I know, I know," She said, letting him go. "But I missed you guys."

He smiled, tousling her hair. "I missed you too." Taking a look behind him, to his son, he watched the filming for a minute. "Looks like it's going good."

She smiled, her attention caught again. "Oh yeah, they haven't had to stop yet!"

Looking back at her, he smiled. "That's really good. But I came to tell you that school's gonna start in about a week or two."

She sighed. "Really? I still need to go to school?"

"Yes, you do. Just one more year and you can graduate. I'll have Naruto show you where it is and give you a tour, alright?" He asked, seeing her rather unenthusiastic face.

"Yeah…" Looking up at him, she was completely serious. "Do I have to wear a uniform?"

He rose an eyebrow, but knew it was important to her. She had always been a child of style. "No, you do not."

"YES!!" She smiled, pulling a fist back. Then, once again, she hugged her uncle. "Thanks, Uncle Yondy."

He smiled, hugging back once again. "No problem…But I've got to get back to being Hokage."

She sighed, lettign go of her uncle. "We'll see you around then."

"Love you."

"Love you too, Uncle Yondy!" She yelled as he vanished into smoke. "Uncle Yondy" came from when she was a child, when she couldn't say Yondaime, but could say Yondy. Therefore, he became Uncle Yondy.

"Uncle Yondy, huh? Such a strange name."

Sitting back down, Kirei found Kiba walking up to her, a smile on his face, Akamaru behind him. "Well, I am a strange person." She replied, smiling as well.

He sat next to her, Akamaru coming up to her other side, setting his large head in her lap. "I won't argue with that."

Laughing, she started to rub Akamaru's ears, getting a very rough, but happy growl in response. "He always does this?"

Kiba nodded. "Yeah, he likes girls. They always give him attention."

"Well of course," She smiled, gently using her nails behind his ears. "He's adorable."

"That's what they say about me, too!" Kiba joked, watching her as she focused on Akamaru. She was just too cute to look away from.

She chuckled. "We'll see about that." She shot him a glance from the corner of her eye, smirking.

She knew just how to work that cuteness, didn't she? "So, I overheard you guys." He began as she looked back toward Akamaru. "You're still in school?"

"Yep. Last year, thank god." She answered. "I'm not really into the school scene."

"What about being a ninja? Ever thought of that?" He asked, still watching her.

The rubbing stopped for a second, but at Akamaru's pleaing whine, she continued. "No. My real nii-san was a ninja, but he didn't want me to be one."

Even this made Kiba think. If she came to live with Naruto, why didn't her brother? "Where is he now?" He asked, not thinking of the possiblities of the reasons he stayed behind.

"If you don't mind," Kirei started off, very calm, yet somewhat sad. "I'd rather not talk about him."

Realizing he hit a nerve, he nodded. "Sure, sure."

Walking up to the three, Naruto noticed the change in Kirei and knew what had been talked about. He'd have to remember to tell everyone not to ask about her brother again. "Hey, nee-chan!!" He called, setting a grin on his face.

She looked up and smiled.

"We still need to get you a cell phone." He reminded her, coming up and crouching down, petting Akamaru as well. "And we're on break, so we should go now."

"Okay then." She smiled, letting Akamaru get up from her lap. She streched her legs first before walking off with Naruto. "See ya, Kiba!" She called, waving back to him.

He waved back, watching her walk away. Boy, was she cute…

Hours later, after filming for the day had been completed, Sasuke sat in his favorite coffee house, having his favorite cup of coffee.

He was usually found here, always having a drink before heading home for the night. But with all the rain, he found he wasn't going to be getting home so soon. Of course, he could teleport there, but what was the fun in that?

Watching the rain, the phone on the table began to vibrate and move across the table. He sighed, figuring it was –

Naruto. Calling him.

He took the phone, drink in the other hand, opening it and pulling it up to his ear. "Speak mortal."

"You're not God, teme." Naruto replied, jokingly.

Sasuke could hear the grin in his voice. "You sure?"

"You haven't killed me off with a bolt of lightning yet." Was Naruto's answer as he laughed. The laughter stopped after a minute. "Have you seen Kirei by any chance? She's not with you, is she?" The grin disappeared from his voice and worry filled the void.

"Your cousin? No, she's not with me, why?"

A disappointed sigh came across the line. "I can't find her anywhere. She said she was going for a walk and she'd be back…but then it started raining…and I've been trying to call her, but she won't pick up or anything." He explained, trying to keep calm, even though Sasuke could still hear the franticness in his voice.

He sighed again. This wasn't a good situation. "Do you want me to look for her while I'm out?" He asked, knowing how much a sibling meant, even if it wasn't by blood. He only had his sibling, too.

"Could you, please? I'm so fucking worried, it's not even funny." He quickly answered.

If Sasuke was speaking with him in person, Naruto would be pacing back and forth, wringing his hands, maybe even biting his nail.

Naruto was doing two of the three.

"Yeah, I'll text you with updates." He answered, dowing the last of his coffee.

Naruto sighed a very relieved sigh. With him searching as well, Naruto felt a little more at ease. "Thanks Sasuke. You don't know how much she means to me."

"I have an idea." He replied, getting up and throwing away the empty cup. "I'll see what I can do." He cliped the phone shut, heading out the door, pulling up the collar of his jacket.

It just had to be raining, didn't it?