Prologue: The Conjoining Paths

"Please, leave me alone…" a red headed girl whimpered quietly as she backed slowly into a dark alley. In front of her were two men, big and muscular, each of them holding a wooden club. Their faces were covered by masks as though they thought that their attempt on the poor girl's life would actually bring punishment from the Kazekage upon them. The girl stumbled as her foot struck a lose piece of garbage and she toppled landing on her rear, her hands thrown behind her to hold herself up. Her red hair hung on her head wildly, covering her bright green emerald eyes. Around her eyes were black rings showing that the girl didn't sleep much and when she did; she had no real peaceful rest.

"Finally, we are going to do what should have been done a long time ago. You were a mistake, a monster born through its mothers sacrifice but your time in this realm is over; go back to hell!" the man on the left said with disgust as he took a step forward so that he was directly in front of the poor girl who had tears brimming in her eyes. He raised the club above his head and with a grunt he brought it down with as much force as he could. The girl threw her hand up on reflex shielding her face from the blow and closing her eyes in the process.

Smack!

The man gritted his teeth as he found his club fighting against an unmovable wall of sand. The red headed girl, waiting for the blow opened her eyes slowly as a tear drop dripped off her chin and hit the sand slowly. As soon as the drop of sadness hit the dry grains of the ground the wall of sand exploded and a dozen large spikes of sand shot outward. The girl's eyes went wide as the man who had tried to kill her jerked for a quick second before he fell limp on the sand spikes. The girl stared at him before her mouth opened slightly and a breath of terror escaped her lips.

The dead man's partner seeing the death of his friend took a step closer to her in shock and anger but he couldn't take a second for when he placed his foot down the sand beneath him began o swirl and it started to creep up his body while at the same time he began to sink downwards. The man struggled for a second before he turned to the girl with eyes open in fear and hate.

"Y-you little fucking d-demon brat! Release me n- gah!" The man couldn't finish his demand because the sand that had been creeping up his body slowly suddenly shot up and around his neck and poured into his mouth. The red headed girl watched in terror as the man's eyes bugged out and he began to thrash as he suddenly found himself buried up to his shoulders in the quick sand beneath him. The red headed girl stood to her feet, her legs shaking from the grotesque events she was witnessing. She slowly walked around the man and his eyes followed her until suddenly, she found herself looking at nothing more than a small rippling pool of sand and then after a few seconds even that became still.

"Why? Why must you all come after me?" the girl whispered as she wiped tears from her eyes again. She turned and ran from the alley, leaving what she had done behind her. Her legs carried her farther and farther from the scene of death until finally she found herself standing in front of the exit to the village. She was panting slightly and her hands were on her knees as she looked at the large clearing between the two rock faces. It was a small trip to get out of the village and she knew that not many guards would be on watch now since any bandits or enemies wouldn't try to attack the city in the desert in the middle of the night.

The girl looked over her shoulder at the place that she, reluctantly, called home for the past 10 years. Was she really prepared to leave it behind and try to do things on her own?

"Fuck yeah." She muttered and dashed out of the village. October 10th was the night that Gāra ran away from Sunagakure , it was also the most dreaded night of the year for one certain boy in a different boy.

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A blonde boy dashed down an empty road breathing lightly as he jumped over an upturned trash can. He hit the ground and planted his feet firmly causing him to slide forward where he turned sharply to his right and continued running. Behind him he could hear the angry shouts of a mob that was chasing him; not for the first time. As he ran further he found himself standing at a crossroad; he could go left, right, or continue straight ahead. The boy turned and he saw the walls behind him slowly being lit up by the distant glow of torches. He dashed to his left and started running down the road.

"Why do they keep chasing me?" The boy asked himself sadly. This was almost like a festival for the citizens of Konohagakure; even though they did it every now and then, he found that every day on his birthday they would chase him and beat him ruthlessly. Sometimes he almost wished he would just die already so he wouldn't have to endure the pain anymore. The boy whimpered sadly and closed his eyes, denying the tears, which were brimming; any chance to escape. He continued running until he made a fatal mistake. As he came to another cross road he didn't realize that the path ahead of him wasn't a road; instead it was a alley way. He didn't realize his mistake until it was too late.

"There he is!" a sudden voice screamed and the boy whirled around quickly and found himself staring at an ever growing mob of people with a variety of weapons and torches. They were all glaring at him with hate filled eyes and he cringed under the looks.

"Please… leave me alone." He whispered as he backed further into the alley until he felt his back collide with a cold hard wall. He stared at the people with fright as they got closer.

"You didn't leave this village alone… you die here." A man said as he stepped out of the crowd holding what appeared to be a wood cutting axe. The boy stared at them in fear and the man got closer and closer, the axe rising into the air in order to finish what had been started so many years ago.

"No!" The boy screamed as he threw his hands up at the same time the axe fell down at his head.

"Destroy them…show them why we are the strongest. Give into the power!"

BOOM!

The boy's eyes opened slowly as his hands glowed blue, but it was slowly fading away. His eyes were no longer deep ocean blue but instead they were bright neon blue and it looked as though blue was exploding out of them along with light rays. His face was blank as he stared at the mayhem he had just caused. The mob was no longer blocking his way, in fact they were now scattered around randomly. The boy walked forward as his eyes slowly dimmed and returned to their usual state. As he walked he found random bodies scattered around and his eyes showed horrification. He exited the alley and still found himself finding civilians either unconscious or dead, he didn't know, and they were holding torches that slowly dimmed or broken weapons.

"Did…did I do this?" he whispered as he continued on. The bodies stretched outward for awhile as though they were sent hurtling by some unstoppable force. The boy finally realized that he must have done this, that voice… he had heard that voice when he closed his eyes. Was that what had done this? Did that voice somehow save him from the death that was about to come? Tears brimmed in the blonde haired boy's eyes and he took off running suddenly.

No more… he thought as he ran towards the village gates. He wouldn't do this anymore; he wouldn't live life in fear of everything. He would go somewhere that he would be accepted and if that failed then… then he'd do something else! The boy wiped away at the tears that had finally managed to spill over onto his face and looked up as he approached the village gates. What he was about to do would be un-reversible, not that he would be welcomed back into the village under any other conditions so it didn't really matter. In fact people would probably be happy that he left the village.

If only I had paid more attention at the academy… I'd be better off then. Those were the thoughts of Uzumaki Naruto as he left the village he had… unfortunately called home. The blonde was 10 years old just like the red headed girl who had left her village at the same exact time that he had only, he didn't know that yet.

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This is just for everyone's benefit so that they know how everything started. Hopefully people enjoy this story but if you haven't realized it yet this will be a Naruto x Female Gāra. Naruto does have a bloodline of the sorts. He will be smart, strong, and darkish while Gāra will be strong, smart, and not a blood lusting weirdo. This is not a Male x Male Fic, I hate those. There may be lemons in the future but I am not sure. If you want an idea of what Naruto's eyes look like I should have a link on my profile eventually if not already when I post this chapter. As for Gāra's picture I am trying to find one, so when you read about her do Not imagine her looking like she does in the Naruto universe.