Chapter 1

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This will be my first fanfiction, so please leave comments about how I am doing. Ill post often, so keep checking back in for more updates.

This will be a KakuzuxOC female so leave now if its not your thing.


My eyes were getting dry and sore from flipping through several papers in such poor lighting. Bounties were become rare nowadays, what with all the ninjas about. Just recently though all the demands for bounties have vanished. Even my own stock pile of possible targets were getting taken from me everyday it seemed like.

Without the bounty money I was in big trouble. Loan sharks from almost every village were after my head. My father was a merchant of sorts, a very poor one at that. He made bad deals, and lost a lot of money. The only way he could keep my mother and I safe and fed was to dip into untrustworthy sources.

He was never able to repay them of course, and whenever they came to collect, we had already skipped town. I didnt know if I should be thankful to him for trying so hard, or hate him for the fact that I was now on the line for his debt.

Sighing deeply I trashed the stack of bounties. They had all been claimed, and I was now jobless. Who was doing this? Obviously someone with a lot of time on their hands, and extremly powerful to take down the more difficult targets.

I couldnt let this stop me though, I had to keep moving to the next town in the morning. Just yesterday a bunch of grunts for a collector were seen shaking down poor peddlers for payments.

Before the sun was even up I was throwing what little I owned into my pack and leaving town. The next village wasnt far, but it was well known for sure. Konoha land of fire, and home to some of the most powerful ninja. I remember hearing stories all the way in the country of lighting about a young boy taking down several known ninjas that even the anbu had trouble with.

Part of myself always wanted to be a full fledged ninja, but I was never given that chance due to my upbringing. What I did know, I learned on the way in my travels. Nothing fancy, just basics to survive in this world.

As I finally neared the gates of konoha, I had to come up with a false ID. I didnt want anyone to possibly know who I really was. Names...names...something easy to remember...saeko..meaning serene. Fuji, meaning furtune. Two things I never have, but one day my false name will become truth.

The ninja guards were chatting it up at the gate, sharing mission stories perhaps. They spotted me as I neared and stopped talking to confront me. "Good day miss, ill need a name and purpose before you can enter". I looked up at the man, he towered over my small body. I flashed him the best smile I could muster.

"Saeko fuji, sir! And im here for the site seeing. Quite a beautiful village here..konowa was it?" I said playing the innocent bubbly travler part.

"Ah...konoha actually..well keep outta trouble miss saeko, we have a lot for you to enjoy here" he replied while rubbing the back of his head, glacing at his partner with a 'really..this girl must be a hermit' look. His partner replied with a shrug and let me pass.

I didnt like jumping towns so much, I missed my home, my parents, having better shoes. My feet were killing! The site of an inn was much welcomed after the long trip.

"Hi, id like a room for one please." I asked taking out my money pouch. The site nearly made me cry. I had barley enough for one night and maybe some cheap food for two days. "Of course! You look exhusted, poor thing out there all alone."

I frowned at her "I can handle myself.." I said with more venom than I intended.

I must of had a scary look on my face because her face paled as she handed me my room keys. "Did ya hear? The kazekage was kiddnapped by this group of rouge ninjas called akatsuki." A konoha village ninja was talking with an outsider, the headband around her neck showed that she was from Suna.

"Hope he made it back safely..." she replied, fiddling with the metal headband. "Im sure he is, we sent help, and they have posted bounties on any members that are turned in".

'Bingo'..I thought as I hurried to my room to work on my next plan of action. I needed more information on this group, how many members, how tough they were, and most importantly, how much the reward was. I spent the rest of the night resting and soaking my feet in warm water. my shoes were in tatters, and my cloths looked boarderline begger quality.

I woke up early enough to catch the merchants setting up their stalls, they were exposed to a more variety of people. After many hours of walking the streets, and many more questions later I was able to get enough information on one bounty in perticular, a man by the name kakazu. The information came from another travler like myself. The drawn picture was like a childs drawing, and it didnt help that half of the persons face was covered by a mask. That could be a number of ninja that are running around.

I was fustrated, with more than half a month since my last bounty, and more collectors closing in on me, it was safe to say I was panicking.

"Why didnt I just become a cook or something! Open a ramen shop! Uuugh!" I ruffled my hair in fustration.

"Ramen!?" I almost went deaf as someone practically yelled in my ear. I turned around with a pained look, only to see an even louder fashion statment. Standing before me was a blonde ninja wearing bright orange cloths.

"Why the yelling!?" I shouted back rubbing my ear with my index finger.

"Heh sorry...I just really love ramen...hey! I know ill treat ya to the best place in town! Might convince you to open your own." Before I could reply or accept, I was being dragged down the street by the loud boy.

I didnt mind a free meal, my stomach was growling at the smell. I was gonna put off eating another day in order to save money. I glanced at the boy from the corner of my eye. For a ninja he was awfully kind, and...not so stealthy.

"My names Naruto, by the way.. better not forget it cause imma be hokage." He said grinning widely not breaking eye contact with his bowl.

"Saeko...my names saeko" I replied. "Why are you being so kind to me?"

"You seem like a cool person, and in need of a meal, besides anyone willing to make ramen is a friend to me!" He looked up and flashed me a thumbs up.

I smiled back and started devoring the food before me, and we talked about ninja moves, and fights we were in.

"I even fought itachi uchiha..." he trailed off as if the name caused him pain. His hand gripping his chopsticks tightly, they looked like they were about to snap.

"Is something wrong?.." I asked while slurping up a mouth full of noodles.

"He was related to someone very important to me, because of him sasuke left...him and that damn akatsuki!" Naruto gritted his teeth and ate the last of his noodles inhumanly quick out of anger.

The mentioning of akatsuki made my ears perk up, and I smiled as innocently as I could "who are they?"

"A bunch of no good runaway ninjas that betrayed their village, and even almost killed the kazekage." He paid the waitress who took away our empty bowls.

"Interesting...do you know where they are?" I tried prying a bit more, I already knew that stuff.

Naruto raised his eyebrow and gave me a questioning look, "nooo...still working on that, why do you wanna know?" I didnt know if I should tell the truth or give him a believable story, most people dont like bounty hunters.

I went with the fake story "I just figured I could help you in searching for them, I have to repay you somehow for the meal" I paused and remembered my funds were low, and I wouldnt be able to live at the inn another night.

"Im not an official ninja but I can fight!" Naruto smiled and gave me a bear hug.

"Of course! Ill even be your sensei!" I couldnt help but blush from the sudden contact, its not everyday I get treated like this. Most people either gave me the cold shoulder or if they were collectors, attempt to beat the living day lights out of me.

"Sensei!?" I was both insulted and greatful, from the sound of these new bounties I could use more training.

"Yeah! If you're gonna help, you need to be stronger...and from what you tell me, you only know acadamy level jutsu" I looked down in shame, its true, I didnt have much experiance in the fighting department.

"Thanks naruto...I owe you big time..." he nodded enthusiasticly "you got a place to stay?"

I sweatdropped and rubbed the back of my head. Tonight id have to stay outside the village walls or risk not eating anymore till my next payday. He seemed to pick up on this and was back to dragging me down the street toward his house I guessed.

Naruto had to be one of the sloppiest housekeepers ever...the site was something straight from a horror movie, and dont let me get started on the smell, was that rotten milk!?

He stutted in, almost too proud of his troll cave. "Uh geez naruto, how can you stand the smell!?" I looked up from a pile that seemed to be moving and almost face palmed.

"What smell?" The orange ninja was wearing a cloths pin on his nose, and was rummaging through a pile of cloths. He pulled out some pjs and a very odd looking sleeping cap. I reconsidered my options right away, obviously I was dealing with a looney.

Before I could protest his offer kindly, Naruto was already sprawled out on his bed, snoring loudly with the cloths pins still clamped to his nose. I sighed, and rolled up my sleeves. No way was I gonna lay in this mess, and it couldnt be healthy for him.

Nearly five hours later I had the room sparkling clean, cloths hung up, and all rotten food thrown out. I smiled at the room admiring my handy work, and chose a nice spot on the floor to curl up on. Just as I was about to settle down and sleep, someone knocked on the door. I ignored it, not my house, not my problem...BAM BAM BAM!

I groaned and got up again since obviously Naruto was out of commission. Upon opening the door I was verbly assulted by a raging pink haired woman. What was with konoha and the shouting!?

"Hurry up Naruto! Augh! Stop being lazy! tsunade needs to see us!" I glared at her with baggy eyes, and had the right mind to slam the door in her face. As soon as the pink monster saw that I was not the orange ninja she instatly blushed and put on a apologetic face.

"Oh...I didnt know naruto had someone over, are you...his.." she nudged her head toward the snoring ball of blankets, and whispered as if it was a secret "girlfriend?".

I raised my eyebrow at her and my eye twitched, it took all my will power to control myself. I get really cranky without my sleep "no, im a friend, and just let me stay here for the night." I pinched the bridge of my nose in attempt to stop a headache.

"Oh! Good!"...good? Must be a crush of his, "might wanna wake him up, the hokage needs him right away."

I nodded and promptly shut the door before she could ask anymore questions, and walked up to naruto. I nudged him with my foot in his side earning a grunt and mummbled talk about the toilet being in use. I nudged harder "hey get up, some pink haired girl is asking for you..."

As soon as I was about to kick him across the room, he shot up and yelled "sakura!?" He bolted up and got dressed, "come on saeko! Away!" I yelped as I was thrown onto his back and rushed out the door, flopping against his back like a rag doll. This was not in my travel plans...


So thats chapter one, I know its not a whole lot of action yet, but I have a lot planned so stay tuned!

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