This is your typical modern day girl falls into the naruto word fanfiction! Of course, This is the story about Elizabeth Pollock and her journey in the naruto world!
Little backstory on Elizabeth:
She was adopted at the age of 11 by some couple who couldnt have kids anymore. She has an older sister who currently lives in france! She was an very sporty kid who took karate classes. She also did Cross Country in Elementary and Middle School. She is had an small group of friends which most of them were band geeks and sporty kids. Elizabeth played a little bit of baseball,basketball,and volleyball but she never took it seriously. Now that she is in High School, and living on her own, she took singing and piano lessons due to her grandparents being apart of the upper class. Her father often takes her hunting and camping,to keep her active and her mother taught her alot about plants and such. She had an fairly normal childhood!
Also here are the ages for the characters!
Elizabeth: 15
Itachi: 14
Kakashi: 17
Shisui: 18
Naruto: 3
I realize the ages are off but I changed them to fit the story! :0 Im trying my best not to make Elizabeth an Mary Sue. Elizabeth is actually based off of an old friend of mine who went away.
The Meeting
Chirp! Chirp!
As I walked through this familier forest, my hands gripping my backpack. I wore black baggy sweatpants with brown hiking books. I wore an heavy camoflauge jacket over an white T-shirt. I had always enjoyed hunting and camping. My long strawberry red hair was in a tight pony tail, an orange head band pushing back my bangs. I smile as my eyes set apon an familier meadow. I ran out into it, spreading my arms out. I felt my glasses slip down my face but didnt pay any attention to it. I let in a deep breath of air. The fresh summer breeze was like kisses from the sky.
"Alright..." I shook my head and moved my hands back to my side, pushing up my glasses. I walked along the tall grassed meadows, gripping my backpack. It was still daylight. I wouldnt have to worry about setting up camp yet. I stepped into the forest again. I had to jump over an large fallen log, I noticed an crack in the log. Something probably lives in there; Thats my dinner then.
"Heavy and Hard is the heart of the king.
King of iron, king of steel.
The heart of the king loves everything.
like the hammer loves the nail." I began to lightly sing.
"But the heart of the man is a simple one.
Small and soft, flesh and blood
and all that it loves is a women.
A women all that it loves."
My voice was like silk, yet sweet like honey. I soon came acrossed an small clearing. I set my bag down next to a stump and began to dig into it.
"And Hades is King of the scythe and the sword
He covers the world in the color of rust.
He scrapes the sky and scars the earth
And he comes down heavy and hard on us."
I pulled out my headphones, slipping them over my head. I took my MP3 player out of my pocket and clicked the left button multiple times. Eventually, I got to the song. I stuffed the MP3 player back into my jacket pocket. I made sure the cord wasnt in my way as I pulled out my tent bag.
As I set up the tent, putting the poles up, I began to sing again. The song had caught up to the point where I left off. I grew up in these woods. I often went hunting with my father and flower picking with my mother.
"But even that hardest of hearts unhardened
Suddenly, when he saw her there
Persephone in her mother's garden.
Sun on her shoulders, wind in her hair." I finished putting up the tent.
I unzipped the tent, grabbing my bag again and putting it in the tent. I zipped back up the tent and walked to the edge of the woods. I noticed an pile of ashes from the last time I went camping. I chuckled a little and began to pick up some small sticks here and there. I set them in a circle-like and grabbed an few dry leaves. I reached into my pocket and pulled out two flint stones. I began to spark them together, I had a few stones gathered in a circle around the flamable objects. A spark soon came out, I bent down and blew on the small flame. I jerked back as the flames went up. Good, the fires started. I trusted the fire not to catch anything ablaze.
"The smell of the flowers she held in her hand.
And the pollen that fell from her fingertips
and suddenly hades was only a man.
With a taste of necter upon his lips, singing
La la la la la la la." I noticed the wind picked up a little. I didnt stop singing though. I opened up the tent, and began to wonder through my bag. I pulled out my bow n arrow and a few arrows. I would have to find food now. I zipped the tent off wondering into the woods. I made sure to keep my footsteps light, I had ceazed all forms of singing.
Oh! I didnt introduce myself yet. My name is Elizabeth Pollock, I am currently 15 years old. I was born and raised in Indiana. Im the adopted child of a family of 4. I have one elder sister who lives in another country.
As I walked, I noticed that the farther I went in, the more dense the forest got. I rose a brow and walked along the path that i've walked along many times. I kept my eyes out for any deer or rabbits. I noticed an familier herb growing on the side of the path. It had red spots on the stem and small berries growing out of the top. I walked up to it,kneeling down. I pulled my hunting knife out of my boot and gently cut the herb out of the ground,roots and all. I looked at it and hummed. This would add an slightly spicy taste to any food.
I began to adjust the leaves below and noticed an rabbit track. I traced the track, judging by the position of the tracks, the rabbit went west. I looked up, and began to walk west. My hands had small amounts of dirt on them from me digging into the dirt. I noticed an pricker bush. There were small amounts of fur on it. I walked up to it, with any amount of luck, an nest of rabbits might be hidden around it. I got onto my knees and began to dig. I noticed an small hole and hummed. That could either be an snake hole or an rabbit hole. I looked from either side before drawing my bow out. I pulled out an arrow and began to draw my bow back. I aimed straight into the hole. With any luck, I'd hit something. I let the arrow loose and heard an scream. Yep, an rabbit. I took out my knife and began to dig. Eventually, the hole caved and I was able to grab the rabbit out of it. I looked at the colorings on the rabbit. It didnt look sickly. I held the rabbit and pulled the arrow out of it. I walked back to camp holding both the rabbit and herb. I made it back to the camp, the wind had changed again.
The fire was abit dim but going. I walked to my tent, pulling out my bag. I grabbed an white sheet that was rolled up and set it on the ground. Carefully, I set the herb on the ground and rolled out the white sheet before putting the rabbit on it. I clasped my hands in a prayer.
"Thanks for the sacrifice,sister." I spoke an silent prayer before I dug my hunting knife into the rabbit. I assorted the useless organs apart from the meat and the fur. I could sell this fur. I bet you're wonder why I said such a prayer. I was always taught by my great grandfather that I should only kill to feed, and never kill for fun. He taught me that prayer, saying that any kill I make would forgive me in the next life. We are a very spiritual family!
I took out an sharp poles and stuck the rabbit meat on them. The poles couldnt catch fire but they would get hot. I stuck the poles up, letting the rabbit meat cook. I wiped my hands off with an nearby rag. I heard a shuffle in the undergrowth nearby and looked.
My eyes widened in surprise at what came out. An child no more then 3 stepped out. He was heavily injured, his eyes were filled with tears when he saw me. He darted to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"They're after me!" He yelled. My eyes narrowed in caution. Who? I placed an hand on the boys blonde hair, holding my knife close. I could feel my side being wet with tears. 3 people in masks appeared in front of me. In surprise, I picked up the boy and held him close.
"Who are you?!" I called to them. I dont remember much from my karate classes but I was a blackbelt. I could take these guys.
"It dosent matter, Hand over the Kyubi." They said, holding their hands out. Kyubi? That was familier... I looked down at the boy.
"Is kyubi your name?" I asked him. The boy shook his head against my clothes. Was that some kind of insult? Who were these guys?
"You really shouldnt turn your attention from us girly." The guy in the middle said and charged at me. I held my hunting knife in front of me.
"Back off!" I shouted and swiped my knife at them. I guess they werent expecting me to fight back because they jumped back, my knife nicking their mask.
I noticed the other two had disappeared and quickly turned. I held my knife up just in time to block some sort of strange weapon. I dont know what its called. I was obviously older then them. I held the boy as close as I could, fending off these guys. I couldnt do much, they are obviously more experienced.
"Hold on little one.." I said before darting around the guy. I ran to the pile of ashes from earlier, picking them up and tossing it into one of their faces. It seemed to have affected them because they were wiping their masks. I ran to my tent, quickly unzipping it and grabbing my oversized bag. I slung it over my shoulders before I began to run off.
"You're not going no where!" Guy number 2 gripped my shoulder. I moved my hand back and bit down on his hand hard, I tasted blood in my mouth. He moved his hand back and swung an fist at me. I stabbed his hand with my knife, before darting off. I ran along the path from eariler. I wasnt that fast but I did alot of sports. My family always made sure I was active.
I could hear them chasing after me. Were they jumping through the trees!? What the fu- I barely made it to the side when an weapon I actually recognized zoomed past my cheek. It cut my skin, blood trickling down my cheek. I knew this forest's lay out like the back of my hand. I could head to the waterfall and hide the kid there. I ran; the sound of rushing water echoing in my ears. They kept throwing things at me. I would have to lose them somehow. I ran and soon came across the water fall. However, I stood on top of it. I looked down at the rushing water below, my eyes glinting. I ran onto the fallen tree that allowed passage from each side of teh waterfall. I looked up as the three men appeared. They looked pissed.
"Hand us the kid, we will make sure you are awarded nicely." They began to say.
"Why are you after him?!" I yelled at them. I knew the kid was watching me, his hands gripping my jacket.
"Kyubi killed our families! We will avenge them!" Guy number 3 said. Killed? I looked down at this kid. His sky blue eyes were staring at me, pleading me to save him. I bit my lip and looked up at them.
"This kid is not 'kyubi'! You will not have him." I said stepping closer to the edge of the log, right over the water fall. I could jump with the kid. The water down below would be deep enough but I would be easier to track.
"Tell you what? We will pay you 30K for the boy." Guy number 1 said. My eyes narrowed in anger. How dare they...? I reached for my bow, it wasnt that big, and aimed it at them. I let the arrow fly and it struck the guy in the shoulder.
"Otter help my passage be safe." I said uncertain,gulping before jumping. I heard the guy scream after me. My grip on the boy didnt flatter as we fell. He was screaming all the way down. I put a hand to his back as we hit the water. We sunk a little, and i began to swim with him. We had startled some fish so they swam off. I was forward, until we were underneath the waterfall before coming off. I let out a few coughs, and looked at the boy.
"Why did you-" He began to ask.
I put a finger to his lips and jumped up onto the rock behind the water fall. I jumped off the rock onto an straight platform. I pushed against the rock, pushing it to the side. Behind it was an small entrance. Water was flooding out of it. I set the boy inside.
"Hide here okay? Dont come out until I get back." I said and took off my headband.
"Here, If I dont come back. Take this and run north. My father will help you." I said. He looked at the orange headband,gripping it.
"W-what about you?" He asked with wide fearful eyes. I smiled at him.
"Dont worry kid. A pollock never goes back on her words." I told him,kissing his forehead. I pushed the rock back, giving him some room to escape need be. I set my bag down. I grabbed one of my lighters and one of the air torches inside.
"Feel free to take what you must." I said one last time before diving into the water again. When I came up on the other side of the waterfall, I was immedietely grabbed and slammed into the ground.
"Where is he?!" It was guy number 2. His mask was broken. I smirked. He must have tripped and fell on his way down. I gripped my air torch and lighter in my hands.
"How was the climb down? It wasnt like anything you expected huh?" I ask him. He growled in disbelief.
"Taro and Nami are dead because of you!" He yelled at me. A flash of guilt came up in me. Did they not make it on the way down...? I let out a breath of air.
"Then, Im sorry for this." I said. A flash of confusion came acrossed his face. I moved my air torch up and light my lighter, an wave of flames came up and consumed his face. He jumped back off of me, rolling on the ground screaming in pain. I stood up and began to run away as fast as I could. I noticed an body floating in the water. It was guy Number 3. I sigh, It was their mistake for taking the hardest way down. I bit my lip and made my way into the water, pulling him out. He wasnt dead. His neck was broken,paralyzing him all the way down. I bit my lip.
"Im sorry for this,brother." I said before setting him on the ground. I could tell he could see me, I felt tears come to my eyes. I cried into my hands. I didnt know what to do...
I heard heavy panting behind me and turned my head. The guy was back. His face was scarred beyond belief. I usually only carried this air torch and lighter with me just in case if an fire wouldnt start.
"Why are you crying?" The man asked in a crazed voice. He pulled out another one of his funky weapons and approached me.
"Do it." I told him in a meek voice. I could hear him bringing the weapon down on me. Something snapped in me. I turned, swipping my leg under him causing him to fall. He was already injured.
"Leave, but do not make the mistake of harming that boy. He clearly is not an 'kyubi'. If you were to kill him, You'd be no different from the person that killed your parents." I said gently to him. He laid there, crying on the ground.
"I-Im sorry." He said. I stared down at him with a soft look in my eyes. I sighed and walked to the guy with an broken neck.
"W-what are you going to do to him?" The guy asked. I placed my hand on either side of the guys neck.
"He still has a pulse, if you can get him to your hospital in the next 3 hours. You might be able to save him...and your other friend." I said. If this guy was alive, then theres a small chance that the other person would be alive.
I turned my back and headed back to the water fall. I had wondered quite a ways from it. I let out a sigh, my side hurt like a bitch. I lifted up my shirt and noticed one of those funky weapons in it. It must have struck me while I was running with the kid. Just as I stepped back under the waterfall, I noticed another guy in a mask pushing the rock out of the way. Anger went acrossed my face. I charged up to him and jumped onto his back. In surprise, he began to spin around a little trying to get me off.
"W-What are you-!" I noticed the guy had slightly curly black hair. I felt my body freeze and found myself unable to move. It was almost as if someone had control over my body. I noticed an guy with spikey hair, his hands held in a weird way. His shadow was stretched out connecting to mine.
"Shisui!" I heard an young boys voice. I turned my head and saw another smaller guy running up to us. The kid crawled out from the rock and came running over to me, he wrapped his arms around my leg.
"L-let her go! She saved me!" The kid yelled, holding onto me with a death grip. I felt control of my body come back and I quickly jumped off of the guys back. I glared at these new guys.
"Who are you?" I asked. I probably looked very roughed up. My wet cloths clung to me while my body had multiple scratches on it. Some of my blood dripped down my side. The kid gasped.
"You got hit with an kunai!" He said,his eyes widened. I lifted up my shirt slightly and gripped the edge of the so called 'Kunai' and tugged it out. I bit my lip, practically screaming into it.
"Damn..." I said, noticing an bunch more guys were now surrounding me.
"Gramps!" The kid shouted at an old guy who came wondering in toward me. The kid raced up to him and hugged him.
"Hello Naruto. You werent hurt were you?" The old man asked giving the kid a kind smile. While they were talking, I walked to my rather large backpack and opened up one of the sides. I dug into it, pulling out some wips and bandages. I began to wipe the blood off my side, It was bleeding alot less now but it still hurt. I wrapped the bandages around my lower stomach, it already getting slightly red with blood. I sighed and put the dirty and clean wipes back before grabbing some pain pills. I opened up the bottle and went to swallow one before they were snatched out of my hand. The guy who had grabbed it was the guy I jumped on.
"What are these?" He asked shaking the bottle.
"They are pain pills!" I said reaching for them. I jumped a little to try and capture them. I couldnt reach them,sadly. I frowned and crossed my arms. The guy whos name is 'Shisui' laughed and handed them back to me. I snapped them out of his hands and took one into my hand, swallowing it without the help of water.
I felt some tugging on my side, I looked down and saw Naruto staring at me. I gave him a small smile. He still had my orange headband in his hair.
"You did good kid." I said poking his forehead with my finger. He puffed his cheeks out, touching his forehead.
"What is your name,dear?" the old man asked me. He seemed to walking well enough, even if he was old.
"Elizabeth." I said with a flick of my tongue.
"Eee-rizubethu?" Naruto tried saying my name. I chuckled.
"You can just call me Eliza if you want." I told him.
"Eriza!" Naruto said again,confidently.
"E-Lie-Za." I sounded it out for him. Naruto tried again.
"Eeliza!" He said.
"So Eliza, where are you from?" The old man asked. I looked at the sky, It was getting dark.
"Uh, Im currently on an camping trip at the moment..." I said looking back up the waterfall.
"Sir, there arnt any signs of an camp nearby. It seems this area isnt populated." An guy with an mask said. I sigh.
"Jeez, I guess I wondered pretty far..." I said thinking about the rabbit i was cooking.
"Gramps! There is an camp. I was there!" Naruto said, now tugging on the mans clothes. I picked up my backpack,sliding it on. My bow n arrow was tucked safely on the back of my backpack.
"You use odd weapons, are you an ninja?" 'Gramps' asked. I shook my head chuckling.
"Was I transported to Japan or something?" I ask chuckling. The gramps gave me a weird look.
"Yes. You are currently in The Elemental Nations,Japan." The man said. My face dropped.
"Oh you got to be kidding me." I said.
_Timeskip_
I was forced,without question, to come along with these ninja wannabes. I was currently on the back of this guy called 'Shisui'. He would not shut up, my eye twitched. I was declared to injured to walk so these guys started to jump through the trees too! It was so weird...
"So, Do you have any siblings?" Shisui asked me, his voice oddly excited.
I sighed and nodded.
"Yes, I have an older sister." I replied.
"Is she hot-Ow!" I hit him in the head for what he said. I puffed my cheeks out.
"Shisui..." Said the smaller guy from earlier.
"What,itachi? Its just an question." Shisui said,puffing his own cheeks out.
"Father wont be happy if he hears about you bothering Eliza-san." 'Itachi' had said.
"...Are you two brothers?" I ask.
They looked at eachother in surprise, and then at me.
"Wha? No. Me and Itachi-kun here arnt siblings." He said. I blinked in surprise.
"Really? You two look so much alike." I said.
"We are from the same clan." Itachi said,as if that helped the situation. My eyes lit up.
"You're from a clan? Me too!" I said happily.
Shisui and everyone suddenly stopped and looked at me.
"What?" I ask.
"What clan are you from?" The old dude from earlier asked.
"The Pollock Clan." I said blinking gently.
"...never heard of it." The old guy said again and we began moving again. Why did they stop?
"Its an Scottish Clan." I replied.
"Do you have an Kekkai Genkai?" Shisui asked me. At this point, I realized that they were trying to get more information out of me.
"What the fuck is an Kekkai Genkai?" I ask.
"Its like an special ability thats only specific to you and your clan." Itachi said.
"You have a fowl mouth, dont you?" Asked Shisui.
I sigh and say. "No. We dont have any special abilities." I said and leaned my head against the boys shoulder. I was tired, my chin dug into his shoulder.
"Ah, Merchants then?" Itachi asked.
"Kind of, there were farmers,soldiers, Merchants,criminals. The clan name defines what we are, but not who we are." I replied and closed my eyes. I could feel eyes on the back of my head. Are my words that strange?
"You are weird." Itachi said before jumping ahead.
"You are pretty comfy back there,Eliza." I heard narutos voice. I opened one of my eyes, they focused on Naruto who was on the back of the old man. What was his name?
"By the way old man, What is your name?" I asked and tilted my head in curiousity.
"My name is Hiruzen Sarutobi, The 3rd Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves." Hiruzen said.
"Nice to meet ya." I said. I noticed we had came along an path, it was wide and dirt like. I was set on the ground. My side hurt a little. The dude in the dog mask came up and held out my bag to me. I smiled and took it.
"Thanks dude." I said. The dude merely stared at me before walking off. These guys were weird. I felt something grab my hand, and I looked down. It was Naruto.
"Ne ne, Big Sister!" Naruto said. Im guessing he had an question for me.
"Can I live with you?" He asked with sparkly eyes. My own eyes widened.
"I-i dont exactly have an house." I said rubbing the back of my head.
"Plus, Dont you have parents?" I asked with an amused look. Naruto shook his head.
"...I dont have any parents." Naruto said. A frown went acrossed my face. Was he living alone?
"What about gaurdians?" I ask. Hiruzen spoke up.
"Due to reasons, Naruto lives by himself." My eyes widened.
"What? Hell no, Okay. Im going to move in with Naruto." I said, putting an hand on narutos head.
"From now on, He is going to call me big sister and I'll take care of him." I declared.
Hiruzen looked at me, his eyes narrowing.
"We will discuss this further in my office." He said smiling. I hadnt noticed before, but we had approached an rather large gate. The gates were opened fully, showing an rather lively village. As we walked inside, the people in masks disappeared. I rose a brow. Huh, Thats weird. I gripped Narutos hand and looked down at him.
"Are you really going to live with me,big sister?" Naruto asked with slightly large eyes. I nodded,smiling.
"Perhaps." I said.
After an long time of walking, I noticed Naruto being glared at and such. I narrowed my eyes and glared straight back at them. How dare they look at an child with those eyes?!
"We are here." Said Hiruzen. I looked up, an building with an rather large wall surrounding it. We walked up to the doors. I held the door open for Hiruzen and Naruto. They walked in and we continued up some stair cases. We eventually got to the office and Hiruzen walked to the desk. Everything about this place seemed familier.
"I am Hiruzen Sarutobi. This is Naruto Uzumaki. Welcome to Konohagakure!" Hiruzen said. Wait a minute...Konohagakure? Oh god dont tell me.
"Im not objecting that you adopt Naruto but, You do need to have an job and an clean home. Luckily, Naruto has his own appartment. I will grant you permission to adopt Naruto. I will also lend you 30,000 Ryo (300 US Dollars) a month and pay for all bills until you reach 18 or you get an suitable job." Hiruzen said digging into his files. He pulled out an yellow file and set it on the large desk.
"Any information you need to know about Naruto is in here." Hiruzen said. Naruto looked excited, bouncing on his feet. I smiled and turned the file around, so that I could read through it.
:Naruto Uzumaki:
:Age:3:
:Parents:Unknown:
:Birthdate:October10th:
:Current Residence: Iwatobi Appartments:
:Occupation:Alive:
:Haircolor:GoldenYellow:
:EyeColor:Blue:
:Allergies:None:
:SocialSecurityNumber:************:
:Rank:Citizen:
It was strange. It was as if I could read what was on the paper. I looked at Hiruzen.
"Where do I sign at for offically adopting him?" I ask.
"Here is the paper." Hiruzen said and handed me a sheet of paper and pen.
As I looked through the paper, I began to sign. I noticed the fee had been marked out.
"There is not a fee,huh?" I ask and signed the bottom in cursive handwritting. I noticed that my english turned into Kanji. I smiled. Well, at least I dont have to worry about langauge barriers. I should have realized that this wasnt my world.
"Done." I said and pushed the paper toward him.
"Everything looks to be in the right order." Hiruzen said.
"Now i've got a question for you. Who will be taking on whos last name?" Hiruzen asked.
Me and Naruto looked at eachother. Elizabeth Uzumaki? Hm, Naruto Pollock? I was thinking over my choices before coming to decision.
"Naruto-Kun, How would you like it if we are offically called Elizabeth and Naruto Uzumaki-?" I ask him. Naruto's eyes shone.
"R-really?" Naruto asked smiling. I nodded.
"Of course!" I said. I meant it. I would love to take in Naruto's last name.
"Then its done.." Hiruzen said leaning back in his chair, smoking on a pipe.
"Come on! I'll show you my home." Naruto said taking my hand.
"Hold on a minute,Naruto." Hiruzen called, not letting us leave yet.
"You two are moving. I am going to move you to a different appartment. It will have 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, a slightly small Kitchen yet big livingroom and an decent sized dining room. I'll be giving you 200,000 (roughly 2,000 US Dollars) for any furniture expenses." Hiruzen said. An ANBU appeared in the room, holding an set of keys.
"Thank you." I said as the ANBU handed me the keys. Naruto looked at the keys in my hand, holding onto my slightly dried yet damp clothes. I held the keys, my bag heavy on my back. The ANBU recieved something and handed an small envelope to me. I had recieved the 200,000 ryo. I opened the envelop. There were a thick ton of coins in there. I didnt know much on Japanese money but then again, I dont know much Japanese.
"Ready?" I ask Naruto.
"The ANBU will show you the way to the appartment." Hiruzen said and motioned to the door.
"Dismissed." He called.
I held Narutos hand as we were guided out of the building and down the road. People continued to Glare. I turned my head and glared back at them. I gently picked up naruto,and put him over my shoulders. His hands held onto my hair. I began to skip next to the ANBU.
"Soooooo, . Whats ya name?" I asked and looked at the slightly spikey grey hair that seemed to be defying gravity.
"...Kakashi." He replied. I smiled.
"Nice to meet you,Kakashi-San." I said smiling. We eventually got to the apartment building. Naruto's eyes widened.
"Woahhhh." Im guessing it was bigger then his previous building. We wondered inside and walked up a few flights of stairs. We eventually got into our apartment building.
"Woahhh." We both said at the same time. I set Naruto down so that he could wonder take off his shoes. I slid off my shoes and stepped inside. The hallway was slightly narrow yet easy to get thorugh.
"Oh, Kakashi-San. Would you like to come in?" I ask him as I set my bag to the side. I noticed they had already moved in some furnature. We had a small deck with an view of the village. Kakashi walked in, taking his shoes off as well. I looked at Naruto who had opened up one of the doors.
"Hm, This looks like the laundry room!" Naruto said. I blinked and walked over, peering my head inside. There was an washer and an dryer in there. They were tiny yet looked brand new. I walked over to them, opening up the lid. It was fairly decent in size.
"Hm,I'll have to get an laundry basket." I said noticing there wasnt one. I looked back at Naruto. We walked back into the livingroom. The livingroom was one of the things you first walk into when you step into the apartment.
"Oh, Kakashi-san. Would you like an glass of water? Or some tea. I dont know if we have tea.."I said thinking on it. Perhaps we didnt. Kakashi shook his head.
"I have to go." He said. I slowly nodded.
"..Okay. See you later!" I said waving to him. He suddenly disappeared. I turned around smiling.
"Alright then!" I said.
I reached my hand into my pocket and pulled out an damaged MP3 player. I frowned. What...? I sighed and set it on the kitchen counter. I noticed that the livingroom and Kitchen were attached. I smiled. The kitchen had an 2 burners, an microwave, and an small island that had 2 seats pushed into it. There was an tiny fridge. I walked over to it and opened the door. There was nothing in there. Between the livingroom there was an brown kitchen table. It was pushed into the wall, 3 chairs pushed in on either side. It wasnt that long either. Hm, I'd have to think about what to fix for dinner. In the livingroom, there was an old styled Box TV with an ugly reddish brown couch. I walked over to it and sat down. Smiling, I felt around. It was quite comfy.
"Naruto?" I called and got up. I heard his voice calling out from one of the opened doors. I peered my head inside, he was sitting on an bed that was in the corner. There was an brown worn desk in the corner, an window with Koi fish designed curtain. The floor was an soft brown in color, the walls an pale yellow in color. I bit the inside of my cheek.
"How would you like to paint your room?" I ask him with a smile. His eyes widened a little.
"R-really?!" He asked as if he was excited. I nodded.
"Yeah!" I said before turning and opening the door back up.
"Im going to check out my room and then Im going shopping, okay?" I told him. He nodded happily. I trusted him to not get into anything he wasnt supposed to.
I frowned at the lack of an book shelf. Books were good for an kids growth. I walked to my door, the wood around it was slightly chipped showing it has aged. This entire place would need to be repainted! Frowning, I open up my door and looked inside. The floors were an wooden in color and the walls were an slight shade of blue. Hm...I looked at the money and keys I held in my hand. I shook my head before observing what I had in the room. I also had an slightly brown desk, an larger bed, and an attached closet. I smiled and walked back into the livingroom really quick, grabbing my bag before rushing back into my room. I began to take stuff out and set it into the closet. I didnt need it right now,after all. I noticed I also had an window. I noticed that I could open it outwards, and I did. I let the fresh air come in, it was hot against the cool room but was nice. I grabbed my journal and a the picture of my family and me out of the bag. I set the picture down on the desk and placed my journal down. I still had the pen from the hokages office...Did I steal it?
Woops.
My cheeks reddened as I opened my journal up. I flipped an few pages before I began to write down everything I needed for this house. Hiruzen had given me 200,000 Ryo. I hoped I would have enough money.
2 Packs of Eggs [ ]
2 loafs of Bread [ ]
1 pack of apples [ ] (Kids need their fruits)
Butter [ ]
Flower [ ]
2 packs of Bottles of Water [ ]
Peanut Butter and Jelly [ ]
Bags of chips [ ]
Snack cakes [ ]
Lettuce [ ]
Tomatoes [ ]
Ramen [ ]
Chicken [ ]
Rice [ ]
Teriyaki noodles [ ]
[ECT]
I looked at the sun outside. It was still pretty early. I was guessing it was around 4 in evening. I walked out of the room, holding the peice of paper. I noticed Naruto was sitting on the couch, watching some cartoons.
"Naruto, im going out to find dinner. You will be alright here,yeah?" I asked walking to the door, slipping on my shoes. Naruto nodded with a bright smile.
"Ya!" He said, his eyes never leaving the TV.
Smiling, I walked out the door, shutting it. I had left one of the keys on the counter for Naruto, and locked the door. I walked out of the apartment building down the road. My eyes were wide at the assortment of shops. There were so many! As I walked down the road, I figured I should buy some clothes first. Narutos were all too small and dirty for him. I walked into what I figured was an clothes store.
"Welcome to our store!" I heard the lady up front say. I nodded to her.
I walked to the clothes section. This was kind of like the Japanese version of Walmart. I noticed an flyer on the wall. There was a festival coming up? I smile and began to shift through the kids clothes. I ended up picking up 3 shirts. An light pink one, an stripped blue and white shirt, and one plain white shirt. I set them over my arm. I had noticed they dont have carts. I felt something heavy on my head and looked up. There was an basket, one that you'd see in JayCs or the pharmacy.
"Well, looks like someone shopping. Did you find your way around?" Said the guy with familier dark curly hair and black eyes. Have I seen him before? The guy handed me the basket and I set the clothes inside.
"Im sorry, Do I know you?" I ask and tilt my head. I held the light red basket to my side.
"Oh, Im shisui! I carried you into the village." Shisui said. My mouth dropped open.
"That was you?" I asked pointing my skinny finger at him. Shisui nodded.
"Yep! Me." He said pointing at himself.
My eye twitched. He is rather overconfident! I let out a sigh before smiling at him.
"Well, Thanks for the basket." I said and turned to finish my shopping. He didnt leave my side. He had his arms behind his head as he walked next to me.
"Why are you following me?" I ask him as I got to the pants side.
"Im helping you shop! After all, You owe me 2 favors now." Shisui said and smirked at me. My eye twitched.
"Oh? I dont recall ever doing anything." I said putting an hand to my waist.
Shisui gazed down at me,curse my shortness! Shisui copied my movements,putting an hand to his waist.
"Well, I do recall you jumping on my back and me giving you an basket." Shisui said, pushing one of his stray curls to the side. Rolling my eyes, I picked up some pants.
"Whatever, Its nice to meet you-" I began to say. My stomach letting out a grumble. My face flushed an red color. Oh god...
Shisui smiled gently.
"How about after we finish shopping you can take me back to your place and we can eat dinner together!" Shisui said smiling. I sigh. This guy was persistant.
"La la la la la la la..." I hummed out an song, not rejecting his proposal.
Shisui helped me pick out proper pants and shirts for Naruto. I didnt need any clothes at the moment. I brought out my list, clicking my pen. I checked off the clothings for Naruto. I also checked off the food,having purchased everything I needed here. As I was purchasing the Items I got, the lady at the desk couldnt seem to take her eyes off of my strawberry red hair. My pale olive eyes looked up and stared at her.
"Im sorry, Its just so pretty.." The lady said putting an hand to her cheek. Blushing small, I nodded in thanks.
"Thank you!" I told her as I was handed bags of clothes. Shisui offered to carry the food. At this point, I was kind of glad Shisui was here. There would be no way I'd be able to carry all of this food!
As both me and Shisui walked out of the store, I heard the lady yell out a quick 'come again!'. I looked at Shisui.
"So Eliza! Whats your favorite food?" Shisui asked me as we walked back to the apartment.
"Chicken Nuggets." I said,flushing a little. I loved junk food sometimes.
"Chicken Nuggets? I've never had them." Shisui said. My eyes widened. Do they not have chicken nuggets? These poor children, being deprived of the taste of nuggets! I swear, they better have pizza. Im actually going to be making an pizza tonight!
"What is your favorite food?" I ask shisui.
"Dango. Where do you get your red hair from?" Shisui asked.
"I dont know." I said shrugging. Shisui looked at me.
"Were you adopted?" He asked. I sweatdropped. How can he just ask that-
"Yeah, Im adopted."
We had reached back to the apartment, I reached into my back pocket carefully and pulled out the keys. I pushed them in and turned the key. I opened the door and was immedietly hugged.
"Welcome home!" Naruto said smiling up at me. His smile slowly turned into an pout when he saw Shisui.
"Whats he doing here?" He asked as Shisui set the groceries on the counter.
"He's joining us for dinner." I said and set his bag of clothes in his hands. "Here, these are for you." I said. Naruto took both sides of the bag and opened it up,looking inside.
"Clothes!" Naruto smiled happily. I walked to the kitchen to where shisui is, leaving Naruto to his own devices. I washed my hands in the small sink.
"Shisui, would you like an glass of water?" I ask as I took out the flower,bread, Cheese, and tomatoes out. I was going to make pizza.I began to prepare the dough.
"Thanks but no. Do you need any help?" Shisui asked and stood beside me.
"Yes, wash your hands." I said and began to lightly spread the tomato sauce on the bread using the knife. I was doing my best making this pizza. I could hear the water running and then stopping. Shisui walked over.
"What can I do?" He asked. Naruto came rushing over as well. He had just put on the light pink shirt and a pair of tan capri pants.
"Ooh oh! I wanna help!" Naruto said smiling. I admired his enthusiasm. I handed the cheese over to shisui.
"Cut the cheese and put the shavings into an small bowl." I instructed shisui who took out an grinder thing. I forgot what they are called. I finished spreading the sauce and washed the knife.
"Naruto, once he cuts the cheese you can sprinkle it on the pizza!" I told him. Naruto nodded confidently.
"But, before you can do that. You should wash your hands." I told him.
"Okay!" He said and walked to the sink. He reached up on his tippy toes and washed his hands clean.
"You are good with him." Shisui said as I began to add small toppings to the pizza. I added ham to it, knowing that it gave it a certain taste. Smiling, I looked at Naruto who came back over and began to sprinkle the cheese onto the pizza.
"Im trying my best." I said. I was just following after what my adoptive parents did. I was still 15 though, I dont know who would hire an 15 year old. Naruto had finished putting the sprinkles on and I set the pizza in the oven to cook.
"Nii-san! How long will it take?" Naruto asked sitting on one of the island chairs. I shrugged and sat on the table, eating an apple from the batch I bought.
"30 minutes." I said chewing.
"Whats it like where your from?" Shisui asked as he kept an eye on the nearby clock.
"Wet. Hot in the winters, cold in the spring. Indiana's weather is wild. You can never tell whats going to happen next. We have the occasional tornado but I live near an cave so I can escape there if need be. It is very hilly and rocky there. We practically live on one big hilly mountain." I said as narutos eyes lit up.
"Woahhh, Did you have Ninjas?" Naruto asked excited. I bit into the apple.
"Not where im from. Sure, we have hitmen and assassins but we dont have ninjas. We used to! But they all lived in either Japan,Korea, or China." I said. That caught Shisui's attention.
"Korea? China? Are those foriegn lands from here?" Shisui asked. I nodded.
"Yeah, It is very different and far away. I've never been there but I know people who have." I said. My foot began tapping against the ground. I wanted to dance or sing or be active.
"Do you have an job yet?" Shisui asked me. I shook my head.
"No, Not yet." I said leaning against my hand.
"Itachi's parents are looking for an babysitter to watch their 3 year old Sasuke. I was originally going to ask you when I saw you in the 100 ryo store but I saw you needed help." Shisui said.
I looked up interested. Babysitting Sasuke? I wouldnt mind, perhaps he and naruto could be friends. I used to watch the show all the time when I was younger so im kind of an veteran of the characters. I forget some parts here and there. Dosent Itachi assassinate the clan at the age of 14? Am i wrong? Huh...
"How much are they willing to pay, and can I bring Naruto?" I ask and tilt my head.
"They told me they would be willing to pay 1,000 Ryo (10 US DOLLARS) an hour." Shisui said. I thought about it. I wouldnt be making much. I walked over to the hanging calendar and looked at it.
"I can babysit on weekdays from 10am to 8pm. Then, I can also babysit on wednesdays (SP?!) from 11AM to 10pm." I said. Shisui nodded.
"That sounds right. I'll talk it over with them!" Shisui said. The ding of the clock made me rush over to the stove and open it up, putting on some mittens and pull out the good smelling pizza.
"Smells good!" Naruto said bouncing on his feet.
I set the pizza on the counter, grabbing three plates and an pizza cutter. I began slicing the pizza into eights. I gave us 2 slices of pizza equally. We sat in the kitchen eating that night. Shisui and Naruto told eachother stories. Shisui thanked me for the meal and left early. I was now washing the plates, having put the leftovers away. I finished the dishes soon enough, drying my hands off.
"Nii-san.." I heard Narutos voice behind me. I turned my head and looked down at him.
"Oh Naruto. What is it?" I asked.
"Can you tuck me in?" He asked with the cutest look on his face. Smiling, I set the rag down and picked up the tired naruto. Today had been an long day. I walked over to his bedroom,Opening the door and setting him on his bed. I kissed his forehead and covered him up. I brushed his hair back, smiling.
"Can you tell me a story?" Naruto asked me. I bit the inside of my cheek. A story? I sat down on the bed with my hands in my lap.
"Hm, Do you know the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?" I asked and stroked his hair. He shook his head.
"Once apon a time, There was an singer by the name of Orpheus. He was said to be one of the greatest singers of his time, second to none but Apollo, the god of music." I told him the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. I didnt nearly to the end when Naruto fell asleep. I smile and lean down, kissing his forehead before getting up. I dimmed the lights down, before walking out and heading back to my room. I crawled into my bed. This was my first night in the naruto world...so far. So good.
Then, I fell asleep.