Hi there! So... this idea would not leave me alone, and I decided to write a fanfic. Actually, I'm doing an RP on the same subject, and this is my bio on Kushina Uzumaki. I just love the idea of these two!! If they're anything like Naruto, they'd be so cute!! I wish that Kishimoto-san would make a real Yondaime Gaiden, like he did for Kakashi Gaiden! Well, onward with the story I guess... And I know I have like three other stories I need to write, but I HAVE to write this!!! WAA! T.T
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or any characters affiliated with said manga/anime, or there would be a Yondaime Gaiden.
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Uzumaki Kushina was bored.
Terribly, horribly bored.
She sat on a thick branch ten feet off the ground, swinging her long legs back and forth. Konoha, she had decided an hour ago, was irreparably dull. It wasn't bad, exactly, but Kushina wasn't one to be idle, and waiting for the jounin exams was pure torture. Not to mention, she was getting a bit homesick for her small apartment in the Whirlpool Village, where she was from.
Kushina huffed, blowing stray strands of her short red hair in exasperation. She crossed her arms in front of her and pouted. "Doesn't anything happen around here?" she thought.
Her teammates were already jounin, so they had decided to stay in the village. She'd had to travel all the way here alone, not that it was any trouble for an "awesome ninja like herself", in her words.
The only thing she had found interesting in Konoha so far had been a boy, and he wasn't even interesting in a good way. She had met him at the gates of Konoha, and the blonde twit had smirked at her when she stated her purpose - the jounin exams. Never in her 17 years of life had she wanted to slap a boy more.
And she did.
Her amber-brown eyes twinkled at the memory. The poor boy's cheek would never be the same, not that she cared.
Kushina smirked and jumped off the branch, landing safely on her feet on the ground below. Now that she'd thought about it, maybe Konoha wasn't so boring.
She walked around Konoha, taking in the sights of the large hidden village. How do they even keep this village hidden? She thought to herself, shaking her head at the thought.
Umigakure (the Village hidden in the Sea), where she came from, was in an underwater cavern and about one tenth of the size of Konoha. They grew special moss in the humid cavern which glowed in the semi-dark, providing light for all who lived there.
Most ninja and civilians, however, lived at the edge of the sea in which the cavern was found. Kushina was one of the many, renting an apartment at the waterfront.
She had lost her parents and older sister in a war against Getsugakure, the Village Hidden under the Moon. She had been a genin then, at the age of 12. Even now, five years later, it hurt Kushina to think about the wonderful family she'd lost.
Her mind back in the present after the homesickness passed, Kushina found herself walking around aimlessly. Her stomach gave a loud growl, reminding the red-head that it was about time for lunch. She looked around and saw a small ramen stand.
Ramen!! She thought eagerly, speeding up. I'm so lucky!! The food of the Gods themselves! Kushina lifted the flap that served as a sort of door, and sat down at the counter. An old man came in behind the counter.
"Hey! Old man, three bowls miso-ramen, and keep them coming. This is only first course," Kushina said loudly, smirking as the man's eyes widened at the number of bowls she'd ordered.
He overcame his shock quickly, and replied, "Of course! It'll be ready in a few minutes." The man smiled and went back into the kitchen. Kushina didn't have to wait long until three bowls of miso-ramen were placed on the counter in front of her. The man, who had introduced himself as Teuchi, the owner, had brought two bowls; his 6-year-old daughter, Ayame, had brought the third.
Kushina found herself talking to the little girl, who seemed very interested in being a ninja. Ayame had started calling her 'big sister' and asking questions about being a kunoichi.
"Ne, onee-san, are you strong?"
"Of course I am! Ayame-chan, you can be as strong as me someday," she declared.
"Really?" the little girl asked with widened eyes.
"Yep! All you have to do is train very, very hard and there is one more important thing."
"What is it, onee-san?"
"Eat lots of ramen, of course!"
While talking, neither girl had noticed the tall boy standing just outside the ramen stand. He listened silently and smiled at the conversation. His hand reached up to brush his messy hair back and then he turned away. Jumping onto the roof of a building nearby, he left hastily.
A pair of shoppers heading home looked up curiously at the rooftop. They thought they saw a yellow flash of light. Deciding it was just their imagination or sunlight glinting off some metal, the two walked back home.
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Two guesses for who's the blonde twit, and one doesn't count. :P Thanks for reading, anyways! And, about updates, I'm not sure at this point. School starts tomorrow, and I'm not sure how much homework I'll be getting. But, I'll try to update soon.