"I'm So Lost Without You.."
Summary: There is another Uchiha back in Konoha Village. Although she wasn't around for the terrible slaughter and never knew her Uchiha family, she still has the blood in her veins. Now she is back in the Hidden Leaf Village and a certain grey haired sensei has captured her attention and rekindled some feelings.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Naruto. The character of Sayuri Hiwatari is of my own design and creation. Any likeness to other characters or people is only a coincidence. I am still going through things and editing as I go, but if you see something that I may have missed please let me know. This is my first story and it will be a long one. Constructive criticism is welcome but please no bashing. I've tried to stay true for the ages and personalities, there was a bunch of research involved.
*A/N: I just wanted to say that a lot of elements of this story is inspired by my own personal events. I tried to make things believable and probable. Each chapter has some sort of personal touch from my own life. I look forward to any reviews and I do apologize for the late updates. I was unemployed at the beginning of the story but now I am between two jobs and my fiance has come home from being away for 5 months. Not to mention trying to plan a wedding amongst everything is proving to be challenging. So sadly the story has taken a back seat for now, but I do promise to update as much as I can. Thanks everyone!*
Prologue:
Years before Fugaku met and married Mikoto, he had a girlfriend during ninja training. Her name was Nia Hiwatari. She had short darker blue hair and blue eyes. Soft pale skin with rosy lips and cheeks. Nia was quiet at first but really showed her personality when you go to know her. There was something about her that made all the boys in the school to really like her, and for whatever reason she fell for Fugaku as well. They never married, so Nia never took the Uchiha name and then they got pregnant. Out of wedlock for her family was a huge deal. Sadly she was forced out of her home so she turned to Fugaku for help. He was there for her and supported her as well but for some reason he couldn't bring himself to marry her.. he wasn't sure why.
The months passed quickly and before they knew it the couple had welcomed their baby. A girl. That baby girl was Sayuri. Fugaku was displeased, about everything. He was mad that they had been so careless in their relations, that her family kicked her out, and that he had a daughter. A daughter. How was she supposed to carry on his name? Fugaku felt like he had failed to produce an heir to his name. He was just angry. Of course he loved Nia but he had a hard time accepting his daughter. Nia knew something was wrong. Fugaku was a proud man and would never admit to anything but this was something that she knew he had to deal with. Nia knew there was something that changed within Fugaku. It was troubling and for the first time she was scared. He became more distant and pushed her away when she tried to get close. Soon they fought and threw vicious words at each other.
Fugaku took Nia aside a few weeks after Sayuri was born. Sayuri was asleep so this was their chance to talk. He couldn't even look at Nia's face. He felt so guilty that he couldn't love his daughter. Being a man of power, he needed to have sons and having sons shows that you have a strong line. Daughters were weak. Fugaku couldn't handle that. Although it broke his heart to let Nia down, he couldn't stay. He looked at Nia and without so much as a word, she knew. Tears filled her eyes and she felt like it was her fault she drove him away. Why did she have to give birth to a girl? She knew he wanted a son to carry his name, but for whatever reason the powers worked against them and gave the two a daughter. A beautiful daughter with dark blue eyes and navy blue hair. She looked so much like Nia.
In a swift movement, Fugaku gave Nia a quick kiss goodbye and left. He couldn't go back now and Nia wouldn't take him. She was mad at herself but showed nothing on her face. Inside she was screaming and crying and cursing him for being so shallow. She was so mad at him, she didn't couldn't comprehend why a man would just walk out on his new family. Nia cursed his name for so long, but she couldn't come to truly hate him. How did she end up like this? How was it in just a year she lost her family and then lost the man that she loved so much. In the end, she was blessed with her daughter, and as God as her witness she would raise that child to be kind and to show love to everyone. Nia had to stop her ninja lifestyle so she could focus completely on Sayrui and give her all of her attention. A few years later an older aunt of Nia's looked past her mistakes and took her and Sayuri into her house so they could have a place to live. Her aunt was a kind a gentle soul who always loved Nia like she was her own daughter. She would do whatever it took to make sure that Nia was safe and taken care of.
Since then, Sayuri grew up believing that her father was jonin who died in battle while she was still an infant. Nia enrolled her daughter into the ninja academy and just as she thought, Sayuri was brilliant. She wasn't top of the class but she was a close second or third. She showed a lot of skills with jutsus and closer hand to hand combat. Nia couldn't be more proud. Sayuri showed signs of Fugaku's personality, especially pride. Sayuri took a lot of pride into her studies and her training. She graduated with her class and received one of the highest scores. In her class she became friends with Iruka Umino and Kakashi Hatake who was a few years older. She gained lots of friendships during her schooling but she was closest to Iruka. She even developed a small school girl like crush on Kakashi. They didn't really talk a whole lot, especially since he was older and a lot more skilled than she was so he was already on missions and away, but she knew of him and he was aware of her too. He even complimented her on some of her skills which made her blush profusely.
After graduation, she hung around the village for a few more years, completing missions and protecting the village. She felt an urge to go and explore the world a little more, so shortly after her 18th birthday she decided now was the time. Sayuri went to her mother and told her of her wishes to travel. Nia understood. She knew her daughter would want to go, explore, and discover her own person. That was one thing that she missed out on doing. Nia never got a chance to go out into the world and see new things so she was more than happy to hear her daughter wanted to. Of course she was sad inside and she wanted Sayuri to stay in the village and live here, but she knew Sayuri wouldn't be happy. With a heavy heart and tears in her eyes, she said goodbye to her daughter. Nia looked on as her daughter walked out of the village and onto the road of her new life adventure. She wasn't sure when she would see Sayuri again but she would think of her and pray for her everyday for her safe return back into the Hidden Leaf Village.