Okay, so today's challenge: writing 2 stories at once. Why? Because I need to get this off my brain, and I'm curious what you guys will think about this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, it would've made more sense, it wouldn't be as convoluted (Oh who am I kidding? All anime are like that now), and a lot of things would be different.

A/N: A warning in advance, since this is my first anime story, I plan on using a mix of Japanese and English. I'll be using the Japanese honorifics the best I can, but there's the chance I might mess up at some point. Just so you guys know, I don't want to offend people by mistake. I'll do some research and explain them at the end of the chapter. As for Jutsus and certain names and titles, I'll mix it up, whatever sounds the best.

Chapter 1: New Beginnings

It was a quiet night in the Hidden Leaf Village. At least, at the moment. There was a mob forming in the street, and they were all converging at one place: outside an old apartment complex. Now, this might seem sketchy, and you're probably asking yourself why they were there at all. Was the landlord hated? It varies, really. The landlord was a crabby old lady, that's a red flag right there. Was anyone who lived there hated? Yes. One person in particular, 7 year old Naruto Uzumaki, and at the moment, she saw the mob outside and was terrified. Yes, you heard right. This Naruto is a girl, and she usually goes by Naru. However, recently, she started using the Henge no jutsu to make herself look like a boy. It was Lord Third's idea, as the last time she was attacked, she was pushed to the brink of death. The mob would've gone further and raped her had Kakashi not showed up. This was 3 months ago, and since then, Kakashi has been keeping a closer eye on her.

However, tonight he was out on a mission with Itachi, so there wasn't a whole lot of people that Naru could rely on this time. So, she did the best she could and hid herself under the bed, ready to move at a moment's notice. Just then, the door was busted open, and people started flooding the apartment, tearing apart everything in sight. Naru still couldn't fully understand why the villagers had such hatred for her. From what Kakashi and her Aunt Mikoto told her, she was the daughter of the 4th Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki, the village's strongest kunoichi. Unfortunately, they were dead, and since almost everyone is in their own little world, they won't listen to reason, unless Lord Third beat it into their skulls.

Naru knew the actual reason why the villagers hated her, and it was because she was the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. The Nine Tailed Fox. Mikoto made his presence aware to Naru recently, and so far has been getting along with Kyuubi. The villagers thought that Naru was Kyuubi in human form, so they keep trying to kill her as their way of avenging the people they lost in Kyuubi's rampage. Everyone on the shinobi council knew this to be false, and were highly disappointed in the villagers.

Just then, Naru saw that there was a shinobi among the crowd, and she panicked inside. The shinobi saw her, sneered, sent chakra through the floor to disrupt Naru's henge and announced "There she is! The demon's hiding under the bed!" Everyone tried to grab her, but Naru was already out from under the bed and out the window. She ran through the streets, avoiding all populated areas, crying. "I have to get out of here. I gotta find Mikoto-basan, she'll help." Naru thought. "Yeah, that's definitely your safest bet, Kit." Kyuubi said from inside his seal. Naru found out earlier that Kyuubi could talk to her anytime during the day in her head, and offer advice and chakra. Though, he mostly abuses the link to just be a perv.

The shinobi from earlier caught up with Naru and threw a kunai at her leg. It hit directly in her thigh, and she screamed from the pain. She fell, her left leg covered in blood. The shinobi landed in front of her and said with an evil grin "Where do you think you're going, demon? The fun part's about to start." Naru tried to get away, but saw that she was cornered. She couldn't run, she couldn't hide, she was backed up against a wall. Nobody was coming to save her this time. "No. Nononononono…." Naru whimpered. The villagers were catching up to them as they formed around the two. "Go away…...please go away…..I didn't do anything dattebayo…" Naru sobbed. The crowd started getting closer, soon she would feel pitchforks stabbing her, people beating her, and god knows what else. "Please….no…." They wouldn't listen. They just kept coming closer, ready to go in for the kill.

All of a sudden, she felt a heat go to her eyes, one that wasn't from the tears. The heat was from chakra innately going to her eyes. "Hm?! It can't be…" Kyuubi said, shocked. If this is what he thinks it is, then things were gonna get crazy soon. "Kit! Listen to me! Send chakra to your eyes, and once enough has gone through, imagine pushing everyone away with the air! DO IT!" He shouted, praying Naru does this in time. He may not admit it, but he was fond of the little blond girl. When she was happy, it was hard not to be mad at her toothy grin. Naru followed Kyuubi's instructions and sent chakra to her eyes. Then, her vision changed slightly, and she felt power coursing through her. She imagined pushing everyone away as she screamed "GO AWAY!"

As soon as Naru screamed, a huge pulse of air was sent from her body in all directions, sending everyone flying away. The shinobi stood his ground by using chakra to tether himself to the ground, but was still sent backwards a few feet. "You little bi-" Before he could finish this curse, Kakashi appeared out of nowhere and knocked him out. "K-Kakashi-nii…" Kakashi looked at Naru, his eyes widened as he panicked. "Naru, are you okay?" "I'm fine, sorta." Kakashi noticed that Naru's eyes had changed, and he was beyond shocked. They weren't their normal blue color. Instead, her eyes were glowing silver. Her hair, once pure golden-blond, now had red streaks going through them, looking like she had highlights. Kakashi looked around and saw that everyone was scattered across the area, and there was a small crater where Naru lay. "Naru, what exactly happened here, and how did your henge fall?" he asked. "Mob happened, that guy ratted me out, dattebayo. He used chakra to mess up the jutsu too. I ran, but he caught me, then Kyuubi told me to send chakra to my eyes, and then this happened." Naru said, gesturing to everything around her. "Okay, hold still." Kakashi said as he reinforced the henge, turning Naru back into her male disguise, Naruto.

"Alright, now I'm gonna need you to stop the chakra flow to your eyes, okay?" Naruto just nodded as he stopped the chakra. His eyes turned blue again, but some of the red streaks remained. "Ugh...Kakashi-nii? I don't feel so good." Naruto said as he passed out from exhaustion.

Kakashi carried Naruto to his apartment, so he could recover. He couldn't send him back to the complex, especially after what just happened. So, Kakashi summoned Pakkun, and told him to get Mikoto as quickly as possible. Out of everyone in the village, Naru was especially close to Kakashi and Mikoto. The reason for this was because they were the only family she had. The civilian council was insistent that Naru be alone, and that no one can adopt her. However, Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, gave Kakashi and Mikoto permission to look after her. After all, Kakashi was like Naru's older brother, and Mikoto was Naru's godmother. Even Jiraiya of the Sanin caught wind of this and lent a hand. He was her godfather after all, and he'll be damned if Naru lived without knowing any of her family.

Kakashi was treating Naruto's leg wound when he heard someone banging on his door. He went and saw it was Mikoto, and she looked scared out of her mind. "I got your message, is Naru-chan okay?!" she asked, hoping the little girl was okay. "Well, aside from the already healing stab wound to her thigh, she's fine. I got to her before they did anything." Kakashi replied. "Oh, thank god." Mikoto let go the breath she didn't know she was holding. Then she saw Naruto asleep on Kakashi's couch, and noticed something was off. Mikoto saw the red streaks in his hair, and memories of Kushina flooded back. "Kakashi-san, what happened to her?" she asked. "Well, one of the shinobi that was supposed to keep the crowd away from her ratted her out. They chased her until...she suddenly activated her Kekkei Genkai."

Mikoto gasped "You don't mean…" "Hai. Naru inherited Kushina-san's dojutsu: the Tsukigan, and Kyuubi helped her activate it." Kakashi said, unsure whether to feel proud of her or worried. "What are we going to do?" "Well, I have to see Lord Third anyway, so I'll report what happened. Could you take Naru back to the Uchiha District? I know it's a lot to ask, but-" "I'll do it." Mikoto cut him off. Kakashi gave her one of his eye smiles and said "Thanks. The disguise will hold for the night. Kyuubi's making sure of that." "Right. The last thing we need is giving Sasuke-chan and Itachi-kun a scare." Sasuke and Itachi didn't know Naruto was really a girl. For them, it was odd, since she spends a lot of time playing with them. Heck, Naru and Sasuke were best friends, so the fact that she hasn't told them worried Mikoto. However, she wasn't going to tell them anything, that's something Naru has to do on her own.

"Alright, I'll take her now. You better inform Jiraiya-sama about this too. He'll want to know." Mikoto informed. "Hai-hai." Kakashi waved off. Mikoto lifted Naruto off the couch and took him back to her estate.

Inside Naru's mindscape

"Kit, wake up already." Kyuubi's voice echoed in her head. Naru woke up to find herself in her mindscape, again. She was in front of the seal, with Kyuubi looking right at her. "Kyuubi? What happened?" she asked, the events of the previous night were fuzzy in her head. "Tch, you really forgot already? Dumbass." "HEY! I am not a dumbass, dattebayo! I just can't remember what happened that well, that's all!" Naru yelled. It was true, while most would describe Naru as the stereotypical dumb, happy-go-lucky blond, she really wasn't. Since her teachers at the Academy refuse to teach her anything, and pretty much rigged her education and test scores, Naru had to constantly sneak into the library and learn the stuff herself. The only sensei there that didn't treat her badly was Iruka. He didn't have a bias, he didn't rig her scores, and made sure she learned something. "Right, of course. How could I forget that?" Kyuubi said in a sarcastic tone. "Well, another mob attacked you, but this time, you awakened your Kekkei Genkai."

"Wait, I have a Kekkei Genkai?!" Naru asked, shocked and hoping he wasn't messing around. She remembered reading about them, so if Kyuubi was just messing around, she was gonna hurt him. "Yes, you do. It was your mother's dojutsu, the Tsukigan. I only know some of the basics of it, so you'll have to ask the Uchiha woman if you want to know more." Of course, Kyuubi was lying somewhat about this. He knew it's full capabilities, but Naru wasn't ready for that yet. "Alright, I'll ask Mikoto-basan later." Then a thought hit Naru, and she got worried for a second "Um, Kyuubi? Where's my body right now?" "Relax kit, you're resting at the Uchiha Compound. That woman, Mikoto, took you there to recover. You should be waking up shortly." Kyuubi reassured, a little irritated. He was never a fan of the Uchiha, but Mikoto and Itachi were the few exceptions. Sasuke was still debatable. "Alright, well, I guess I'll see you later then." Naru waved goodbye, smiling brightly as she left her mindscape.

Uchiha Compound

"Ugh…" Naruto groaned as he woke up. "Naruto-chan! You're awake!" Naruto turned to see Mikoto hugging him fiercely. "M-Mikoto-basan? Where am I?" "You're at the Uchiha Compound. Kakashi-san and I agreed you should rest here, in the meantime." Naruto remembered what happened, but still couldn't make sense of some of it. Just as Naruto was getting up, Sasuke walked into the room. "Oh, Naruto, you're awake. You alright, bud?" he asked. "Yeah, just a little sore dattebayo." Naruto answered. "Yeah, I heard what happened. Anyway, Mom, Dad wants to know when breakfast will be ready." "Tell him it'll be done shortly." Mikoto said. Sasuke just nodded and went back to the dining area. Mikoto went into the kitchen, grabbed some of the food she made and gave it to Naruto. "Here. Fugaku doesn't know you're here, so I want you to go and wait in Sasuke's room. I'll let him know you're up there, that way you two can sneak out." "Okay, thanks Mikoto-basan." Naruto went upstairs and ate.

While Fugaku was Minato's teammate, there was friction between them. So, he wasn't too thrilled about his sons associating with Naru. Yes, he was aware of her gender. Actually, almost everyone shinobi knew. The only people that didn't know were the children and the villagers, which confused Naru somewhat, because she assumed that Sasuke would find out eventually through his parents. But they never told him. Mikoto was definitely not happy about how Fugaku treated Naru, and that's part of the reason why she tried so hard to raise her properly.

Once everyone ate their breakfast, Naruto and Sasuke snuck out of the house. They usually trained together, since they were classmates. Sasuke liked having Naruto around because while he didn't seem that bright at first, Naruto proved him wrong. That, and he wanted to be friends with him because of who he was, not because of his clan name. As they spent time together, Sasuke realized that his mom and Naruto were close because of Naruto's mother. This eased some tension whenever he was invited over. Heck, even Itachi didn't mind having Naruto around!

"So, is it true that you made that big hole by the market area?" Sasuke asked, curious. Naruto winced at the question. Naru just groaned on the inside. "Seriously, dattebayo? Is it that obvious?" She said in her head. "Uh, yeah it is, dummy." Kyuubi deadpanned. Naruto just sighed, scratched his head and said "Yeah. I still don't know how it happened. It all happened so fast, dattebayo." "Well, what do you remember?" "Easy. The villagers set up another angry mob to kill me, a shinobi ratted me out and almost killed me. When the mob surround me, I just blew them away dattebayo!" Naruto said animatedly. Sasuke just gave him the classic 'Uchiha glare' that said he didn't believe it for a second. "It's true, though! Apparently it's because I have a dojutsu, kind of like your Sharingan." Sasuke took a spit take, and looked at him as if he grew a second head. "What? That's not possible, only the Uchiha and Hyuga clans have dojutsus." "Well, I heard that mine came from the Uzumaki clan. My mom was an Uzumaki, soooo…." Sasuke pondered at what Naruto said. Was it possible? There was only one way to find out. "Naruto, could you show me your dojutsu?"

Naruto's face beamed as he said "Heck yeah! Just give me a second." Then he started focusing chakra towards his eyes. He felt his vision change again, only this time, he can make out the changes. Everything turned a little brighter through Naruto's vision he activated his Tsukigan, his eyes turning silver and the red streaks in his hair becoming more apparent. Sasuke looked dumbfounded at this and said "Wow, you weren't kidding. So, what's this dojutsu called?" "Apparently, it's called the Tsukigan. Don't know what that means though, dattebayo." Naruto said sheepishly. "Well, it's certainly fitting. Tsukigan literally stands for 'Moon Eye', and your eyes are silver, like the moon." Naruto looked surprised and asked "Really? Cuz, that would explain why everything's a little brighter, dattebayo." "Yeah, and your hair's got red streaks too. Didn't you notice?" That had Naruto really curious, so he looked for a mirror. When he found one, he looked at himself and saw that Sasuke was right. In her head, Naru was a little ecstatic. "Wow, my hair looks awesome! It's blond like Dad's, and red like Mom's! Heck, even my eyes look awesome!" She stared a little more at her eyes and wondered to herself "I wonder if Sasuke-kun likes them." Naru will not admit it to anybody alive, but she liked Sasuke, mainly because he was one of the first people that didn't see her as a freak, or a demon. Unlike his fangirls, who only liked him because of his looks, skills, clan status and attitude. Though, she was still worried about how he'd react to seeing her true gender. "Awww, is someone going gaga over Uchiha again? Bwahahaha!" Kyuubi mocked, laughing. He loved messing with her. Naru blushed heavily and shouted at him "SHUT UP, YOU STUPID FOX!" One thing she absolutely hated was being compared to Sasuke's fangirls. Just thinking about them gave her chills. Sakura Haruno was one of the worst, as she was easily the most obsessed fangirl, and she's usually abusive to Naruto whenever he tried to be nice to her. Naru just blamed her parents, since they were often part of the mobs that try to kill her, therefore being the bad influence.

Naruto tried shrugging the emotions away, and said "Wow, I look awesome, dattebayo!" "Eh, just wait until I get my Sharingan. I'll put you out of business, dobe." Sasuke said arrogantly, his Uchiha ego rising. "What was that, teme?!" The two glared at each other for a minute and just broke down laughing. They always messed around like that. Around other people, they try to act like they hate each other, to ease suspicion. Instead, they just looked like friendly rivals to everyone. So, their name calling turned into their nicknames, for the time being. "Seriously, though, do you have any idea what that does?" "Nope, not a clue. I was gonna ask Mikoto-basan later about it." Sasuke almost fell at Naruto's attitude about the situation. "Honestly, smart or dumb, you never change, do you?" Sasuke exasperated. "Nope!" Naruto declared, giving a toothy grin.

After that day, Naru did ask Mikoto what her bloodline really was. Mikoto explained that the Tsukigan was a dojutsu exclusive to the Uzumaki clan, and it was powerful enough to rival all other dojutsus. Since she had some scrolls from Kushina, Mikoto figured it was only right that Naru learned about her heritage. Though, she would've preferred to wait until Naru was older, but the little girl was relentless. So, Mikoto explained the Tsukigan's abilities, with Kyuubi chipping in at some points. Apparently, the Tsukigan has some abilities similar to the Sharingan and Byakugan. Like the Sharingan, the Tsukigan could help predict and copy an opponent's movements to an extent. However, it cannot copy jutsus. Like the Byakugan, the Tsukigan allows Naru to see a person's chakra network, as well as their chakra points. She could even see through walls, if someone was on the other side. The only downsides is that Naru would have to focus in order to see through walls, even more so to see the chakra network in detail, and she doesn't have the Byakugan's near 360 degree view. Plus, like other dojutsu, it could detect genjutsu easily, but she cannot cast genjutsu with it like the Sharingan can. There was apparently one ability exclusive to the Tsukigan that makes it arguably the most dangerous/powerful dojutsu, but neither Mikoto nor Kyuubi would tell her. They simply said that Naru will know when it was time.

1 month after Tsukigan awakening

Naru was training at one of the training grounds. Since nobody was around, and it was close to night time, she dropped her henge. So far, she's proven to be very versatile with her dojutsu. However, almost everyone that knew about it told her not to use it until after she became a genin. Mikoto, Kakashi and Jiraiya were very adamant about it. So, Naru switched it up during training. She practiced her taijutsu both with and without her Tsukigan active. Naru can see there's a clear difference between the two, but is still managing nonetheless. Now she could actually keep up with Sasuke somewhat during her sparring matches. Her ninjutsu was improving too. Kyuubi helped her discover that she has abnormally large chakra reserves, so they use it to her advantage. He also helped Naru find out her nature affinity: Wind Style. So at the moment, she was practicing her first jutsu, Wind Style: Air Bullet. It was similar to the Uchiha Clan's Fireball Jutsu, the difference being clear: one was made of fire, the other one was made of compressed air. Naru found that depending on how much chakra she put into it, and how long she took to fire, the damage varies. She could fire a large, powerful air bullet that takes a while to charge, but destroys the log, or fire several small ones rapid fire that make dents in the log. Imagine what this could do on a person.

When she finished her training, she heard screams nearby. Naru quickly activated her Naruto disguise and went to investigate. While heading to the source of the screams, he ran into Sasuke. "Sasuke!" Naruto called out. Sasuke jumped and saw that it was only his friend. "Oh, Naruto, it's you." he said, suddenly relaxing. "Hey, what's going on? I heard screams all the way from training ground 1." "I don't know, but it's coming from the Uchiha District." Sasuke said in a worried tone. Both he and Naruto paled at what this could mean. Giving each other one last glance, they both rushed to the Uchiha District.

When they got there, it took everything they had to not cry and vomit. There were bodies everywhere, blood practically painted the floor beneath them. The bodies varied from the elderly to even children younger than them. "What…..what the hell?! What is this?!" Sasuke asked, not believing what he was seeing. Naruto activated his Tsukigan, to check and see if this was a genjutsu. But it wasn't. "T-They're dead. All of them." Naruto said breathlessly, deactivating his dojutsu. "I have seen some sick acts in my time, but I never thought I'd be this nauseated by the Uchiha's extinction. Oh the irony." Kyuubi said, disgusted by this. Kyuubi hates the Uchiha, save for a select few, so for him to say this was saying something. "Naruto! Sasuke!" A voice called from above. They looked and saw Itachi land behind them. "Nii-san! What's going on?! What happened to everyone?!" Sasuke said, tears rolling down his face. "Someone is killing everyone in the clan, no matter what the age." Itachi said with a heavy heart. "Everyone?!" Naruto and Sasuke both started. Itachi nodded, and suddenly a seal appeared on his hand. He looked at it and had an expression that held both panic and rage. "They're in the main compound!" He exclaimed before he bolted toward his house. It took a second before Naruto and Sasuke put two and two together: this person was going to kill Sasuke and Itachi's parents.

The two raced after him, somehow keeping up. "You two need to stay out of this!" Itachi reprimanded. "Oh, hell no! Mikoto-basan is one of the only people I have left that knew my family! I'm not letting my aunt die!" Naruto declared, activating his Tsukigan to emphasis his point. Sasuke simply grunted in agreement. Knowing he couldn't dissuade them, Itachi let them follow him to the main compound. When they got there, blood stained the doors. They barged in to see Fugaku being beheaded by someone from the shadows. Mikoto screamed at the sight of her husband's murder. Naruto and Sasuke just looked on in horror. "Mother!" Itachi cried out, instantly moving to protect her. "I-Itachi?" Mikoto said, sounding confused. The reason for this confusion was then shown, as the figure stepped into the moonlight. It was Itachi, or at least, someone disguised as him. Everyone was shocked at this, wondering who was who. Sasuke looked at Naruto, expecting him to be able to tell the difference. Naruto focused and saw that the Itachi that just killed Fugaku was indeed the fake. He quickly deactivated the Tsukigan, that way the enemy would be ignorant. "Who the hell are you, you fake?!" Naruto shouted, not caring who it was at this point. He was pissed, and Kyuubi could feel it. "Kit, calm down. You can't take this guy. I recognize this stench. It's one of those damned elders. Forgot his name though." Kyuubi said in Naruto's head.

The imposter just looked at Naruto with indifference before moving behind him faster than most of them could track. Before a fatal hit could be dealt, Itachi blocked it with his sword and sent out a chakra pulse. The purpose of this was to not only push the enemy away, but it would also disrupt the henge. Sure enough, the pulse did it's job by pushing the intruder outside, and Itachi was livid when he saw who slaughtered his clan: Danzo Shimura. "Danzo-sama?! What is the meaning of this?!" Itachi said, trying to reign in his rage. "As I told you before, Itachi, I am making steps towards peace. The Uchiha were planning a coup d'état, words alone would not dissuade them. With this, the village is safe." Danzo stated in an eerily calm tone. "Safe? SAFE?! You wanted this massacre to happen from the beginning, didn't you?!" Itachi screamed, which is definitely unlike him. Seeing that things were about to get out of hand, Naruto activated the seal to let Jiraiya and Kakashi know he's in trouble. They put it on Naru as a sort of panic button, that way if she was in any sort of danger, they'd know, and come to her aid. Now all that had to be done was wait for them to arrive.

"You never trusted the Uchiha, no matter what we did! Even when we were on your side and wanted peace, you stab us in the back! Just like what you did with Shisui!" Itachi snarled. Mikoto gasped and asked "W-What? Shisui? What does he have to do with this?" "Shisui was going to use his Kotoamatsukami to get Father to stop the coup. We were going to prevent a hostile takeover through peaceful means." Itachi explained, sadly. "But…" Then he turned to Danzo with disgust and spat "Danzo didn't want peace between the village and our clan. He wanted us dead." Everyone just stared in shock at this information. "All those people….even the children….how could you?" Sasuke whimpered. Then he stared Danzo in the eye and shouted "How could you do such a thing?!" Itachi, Mikoto and Naruto stared at him shocked. Sasuke's eyes changed from their normal color to red, and there was a ring around his pupil, with one tomoe on it. He activated his Sharingan. Danzo looked at him as if his presence was discomforting. "As I said, for peace. For MY ideal village." Danzo arrogantly stated. "Your village, huh?" someone said.

All of a sudden, lightning filled the area as the spot where Danzo was exploded. The blast threw almost everyone back in the house. In the crater stood Kakashi, in full ANBU gear, his Sharingan eye open. "Sorry we're late, brat. You interrupted my research again, but considering what's happening, I'll let it slide." Everyone turned to see Jiraiya behind them. Seeing that his odds were becoming more and more slim, Danzo prepared to make his exit when several ninja hounds came out of the ground and restrained him, chewing on every limb available while sending foreign chakra into his body, further paralyzing him. "And just where do you think you're going?" Kakashi asked rhetorically. Before anyone could say or do anything, Itachi remembered what Shisui said about Danzo taking his eye, and moved in at mach 1. The next thing Danzo knew, the eye he kept bandaged was ripped out. He grunted in pain as the blood flowed from his empty socket. Naruto's face was green as he groaned "Oh, that's gross! Why'd you do that?!" Itachi made sure it was what he thought it was, and after confirming it, he answered "Danzo stole Shisui's Sharingan. I just took it back." Then he summoned his crow to hold onto for safe keeping. Danzo stood defiantly and said "No matter. I have more tools at my disposal." As soon as he said that, 3 ROOT agents appeared at his side, released him from the hounds and attacked the group. Before Naruto and Sasuke could retaliate, Jiraiya knocked the two unconscious, leaving the older, more experienced shinobi to fight.

Naru groaned was she began to awake. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she saw that she was at a hospital, and in her normal form. Naru started to panic, but then she hear someone say "Hey, easy there kid. No need for another panic attack, alright?" She turned to see Jiraiya sitting next to her bed. "Pervy Sage?" Then she remembered everything that happened, and her panic doubled. "Wait, where's Mikoto-basan, and Kakashi-nii, and Sasuke-kun?! And did you seriously knock me out, dattebayo?!" Jiraiya was already feeling a migraine coming back. Yeah, she was fine. "They're all resting. They've been through a lot, so they earned it." He said. "So, all of that really happened? It wasn't a dream?" Naru asked. "I wish it was, but it wasn't. As of right now, the population of the Uchiha Clan has gone from over 400 to 3, all in one night."

Naru looked downcast as all of this sank in. Her best friend just lost almost everything because of some power hungry old man, she almost lost her only living link to her mother. Naru was surprised she hasn't cried yet. But before that, she had to know something. "W-What happened? After you knocked me out, I mean." Naru asked hesitantly. Jiraiya scratched the back of his head and answered "Well, we fought off his ROOT agents, and then Sensei showed up, seeing the commotion from his office. Long story short, we kicked ROOT's ass, but Danzo got away. Sensei already has him marked as a rogue ninja, wanted dead or alive. Personally, he's too dangerous to be left alive at this point. We're still investigating his stuff." Naru was relieved nobody else got hurt, but she was beyond angry at Danzo. From what she heard, that man was part of the reason why she was never raised properly. All she could do is nod dumbly and ask "Is Sasuke-kun okay?" "Kid's alright physically. Mentally, he's a mess. He's been waiting for you to wake up. Don't worry, he hasn't been in here, so he hasn't seen the real you just yet." Jiraiya said, seeing Naru's brief panic. "Where is he?" "Come on, I'll show you. But first, put your henge back on, alright?"

Naru activated her Naruto disguise as he followed Jiraiya to Sasuke's room. When they opened the door, what Naru saw broke her heart. Sasuke looked like hell, his eyes red from tears (though he'd never admit it), and not a spec of light in them. He was pale, unmoving, like he was in a trance. "Sasuke?" Naruto called out. Sasuke turned slowly, and Naruto could've sworn that a little bit of life came back into his eyes. "Naruto…" Sasuke breathed. Naruto came next to him and gave Sasuke a hug. "I'm sorry about what happened. You alright?" Naruto said, trying not to let his girl side's concern completely out. Sasuke let go of the hug and hung his head as he growled "Not really...I lost everyone. My family, my clan. Gone. All because of that bastard…" "Hey, you didn't lose everyone." Sasuke looked up at his best friend as he continued. "Your mom's still alive, and so is Itachi. So you didn't lose ALL of your family." Naruto put his hands on Sasuke's shoulders, so their eyes would meet. "Plus, you know I'm here for you. We're best friends after all. What kind of friend would I be if I didn't help you through this, dattebayo?"

Sasuke's eyes widened, as he saw truth in Naruto's words. He was right. His mom and brother were still alive, and Naruto was willing to be there for him, to help him grieve. But then a dark thought popped into his head, and he shared "But what if Danzo comes back? What if he comes after all of you again? I almost lost my family once, I don't-" "If he comes back, we'll be ready for him, dattebayo." Naruto interrupted. "How could you be so sure?" "Because, you're not the only one that wants to get Danzo, so does everyone in the village. They all know now the pain he's caused, so he'll have nowhere to run. Sasuke, you got the whole village to help you take Danzo down. You're not alone. We're stronger together, remember? Like Iruka-sensei said." Naruto said, sounding far smarter and older thanthe 7 year old he was. Sasuke took in everything Naruto said, and determined that what was said was undeniably right. That, and he knew he couldn't shut Naruto out, it was impossible.

When Sasuke didn't reply, Naruto just said "Well, if you need me, I'll just be down the hall." As he started to get up, wanting to give Sasuke some space, Naruto felt a tug. He saw Sasuke grab his sleeve as he begged "Please don't go…" Inwardly, Naru blushed, knowing that Sasuke wanted her around. On the outside, Naruto just gave one of his true, warm smiles as he lay down next to Sasuke and draped an arm over his shoulder. "I'm not going anywhere, dattebayo."

A/N: Okay, so that was the first chapter for the story. This is also my first Naruto fanfic, and since I'm a huge fan of the franchise, I wanted to stay a little faithful to the source material, which is why I kept Naruto's verbal tic. The Japanese one: dattebayo, not the one from the english dub (Believe it). Honestly, I found that one dumb and annoying, but I get that the animators were trying to match the lips, and that was what we got. As you can see, this is a femNaru story, so it's gonna have more than a few twists. Obviously, the main pairing is Naru and Sasuke. Why? Because let's face it. If either one of them was a girl, they totally would've hooked up. Also, I know some of you might be a little irked that Sasuke may have been a little OOC in this chapter. Well, in case everyone forgot, when he was a kid, before the massacre, he was a normal, happy kid. The reason he was ever emo was because he didn't want to lose anybody else close to him while he planned on getting his revenge. Here, that's gonna be a little lax. You've been warned.

As for those Japanese honorifics, I know I'm not perfect with them. I have very limited knowledge them, but for certain anime stories, I notice that they are necessary, somewhat. It's especially the case for Naruto stories. So, for those that don't know Japanese too much, I'll explain what some of the honorifics used here mean. First is -san, which is the most basic honorific, which basically means Mr, or Miss/Mrs. Anyone can use this, really, without offending someone. Then there's sama, which refers to someone above said person. Basically, it means Lord or Lady. Basan means aunt. Now, this took a while to find, mainly because it sounds similar to bāsan, which means grandmother. The main difference between the two is the a, that way there's no confusing the two. Kun can be used to name a close personal friend or family member of any gender, so it's not limited to just guys. Chan is actually diminutive, while it means that the speaker finds a person endearing. It could also mean that the person is cute. It's mostly used with children. Girls can find this offensive, depending on how it's said. Nii basically means older brother. No honorifics could go both ways. It could either mean you're really close to this person, or it could be used as an insult. As for Naruto and Sasuke's insults toward each other, it's easy to explain. Dobe means loser, or idiot. Either way, it insults Naruto's social status and intelligence. Teme can be Naruto's version of calling someone a bastard. Then there's Naruto's verbal tic, dattebayo, which just means 'ya know'.

Now, one thing I was always interested in seeing was a version of Naruto with a Kekkei Genkai. So, I made one up myself: the Tsukigan, or Moon Eye. As explained in this chapter, it has some traits from both the Sharingan and Byakugan, but is not overpowered, and clearly has limits at the moment. Also, that exclusive ability this dojutsu has? I showed it when Naru first activates it. Basically, the ability is matter manipulation. Matter is in everything, so Naru could manipulate her environment with her eyes' visual jutsu. The best I could describe it is like this: imagine Avatar: The Last Airbender (awesome show, btw, watch it). You know how the Avatar could bend all 4 elements at once (Air, water, earth and fire)? Well, with the Tsukigan, Naru can do something similar, but it all depends on her imagination, since it's not limited to just elements. Oh, and don't worry, blindness is not a side effect.

As for the concept of the Tsukigan, I took some inspiration from RWBY, in terms of the eye color, and the idea of red streaks in the hair as a result. I thought it looked cool in my head. As for the powers of the eyes, I always imagined that if you had any type of dojutsu, fanmade or canon, mine would be this version of the Tsukigan. Now while it sounds overpowered at the start, keep this in mind. While it could potentially rival the Rinnegan, it all depends on the user and their imagination and creativity. That's what would make you either an amateur, or a god-like being with those eyes. Therefore, when Naru is starting out as a genin, she will only know the bare minimum of her dojutsu's capabilities. However, when she gets older, then she will be more powerful.

Anyway, the next chapter is gonna start after a time gap, so Naru and Sasuke will be 13, right when the show starts. I hope you guys liked this chapter. If you have any opinions and suggestions you'd like to share, please feel free to do so. I do read them. If I screwed up anywhere on the Japanese parts, or if someone was too OOC, sorry, still new to this. Until next time!