Here it is, the sequel to Undercover Slave. Sorry it took so long to get out. I've just been crazy busy. I hope you will enjoy :)
Prologue : The Haruno Family Secrete
Thoughts
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95 years ago. A no longer existing village on Kikai Island in Sea Country .....
Screams filled the night as people fled their homes seeking shelter. An unnatural wind blew threw the streets, sending peoples possessions flying, and causing trees to bend to it's will. Miniature tornadoes swept through allies, ripping doors from their hinges, and hurling obstacles down the street. An explosion in the distance lit the dark night. Flames filled the crowded streets and a raging fire consumed everything, leaving only death and destruction in its path. The orange flames jumped and licked at anything that would burn, charring buildings and people in it's merciless wrath. Beneath their feet, the earth groaned and split, thrusting chunks of earth into the air. The once flat terrain was now littered with mounds of rock and dirt, as a series of earthquakes shook the island.
"Maya, Natsuko, Yuki!!" A middle aged woman searched frantically through the chaotic streets. "Girls where are you!"
Rin stumbled as the ground beneath her feet continued to tremble. She fell forward slamming her knees into the hard ground. Pushing herself up with her hands, she didn't bother to dust the dirt off her now scrapped knees before continuing her search. Her bare feet were dirty and blood trickled from the many scratches on her delicate skin. A long cut stretched over her left eye, and her bottom lip was swollen and cracked. Her blue nightgown was tattered and streaked with soot, and it flew up around her with each gust.
Straining her eyes to see in the dim light she sent out a silent prayer, Goddess please let them be alright. Her dark hair flew wildly around her face as the harsh wind threatened to blow her away. A shrill scream pierced through the loud chaos.
Her heart almost stopped with terror. "Please No." Rin shot off in the direction of the screaming, searching for her daughters.
Making her way through the rubble and debris, she came upon a small figure huddled closely to the ground. It was a young girl, just thirteen years old. Her hands gripped the sides of her head as she rocked back and forth, surrounded by the remains of smoldering buildings.
As she came closer, Rin could just make out the features of the soot covered girl. Her dark hair was singed, and her clothing was burned almost completely off. Every visible inch of skin was stained black from the fire. Slowly she made her way towards the frightened child. Now just ten feet away from the girl she took another step. 'CRACK' a twig snapped beneath her foot, and the girl's head shot up, green eyes blazing in the dark.
"Stay Back!" Maya's voice trembled, and a ring of flames burst into life around her.
Rin's heart flooded with relief at finding one of her daughters alive. "Maya!" She rushed towards the child, ignoring the sting of the flames as they caught her clothes and hair. Her hands gripped Maya's shoulder's and pulled her into a tight hug.
"Mom?" Maya breathed in her mother's scent, tainted by smoke. "Oh mom. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean too....I didn't know this would happen...."
"Shhhhh, its ok. Everything is going to be ok." She stroked the girls hair.
Maya forced her mother away from her. Tears spilled from her eyes. "It's not ok. He's dead. I killed him!" She pointed a delicate finger towards a dark lump on the ground.
For the first time Rin noticed the body laying just feet from where her daughter sat. The body was small, a boy only a few years older than Maya. His skin was burned and blistered, and his clothes were charred from an intense blaze. Around his neck hung a silver pendant. The metal was twisted to form two flames intertwined around a single red stone. Rin's hand flew to her mouth in shock. "Is that a member of the Kazan Clan?"
Maya nodded as tears continued to stream down her cheeks, washing away soot in small streaks. "We were talking and holding hands, then he leaned in and kissed me ... and ... I don't know.....my mind was filled with flames." A sob broke through her words. "The heat was so intense.... it felt as if my brain was on fire.... I couldn't hold it, and the next thing I know everything is on fire. Hiro tried to contain it.....but....but... the flames just consumed him....." Her body shook as she began to break down.
Flames a Kazan member couldn't control? Thats not possible. Their clan specializes in fire control. It's their gekei genkai. She starred at her daughter and a horrible realization washed over her. No. It can't be....could Natsuko and Yuki be responsible for the other disastrous events? She shook her head to clear her mind. She seem to be in control now. Her chakra level must be almost depleted.
Grabbing Maya by the chin, Rin tilted her face up till the girl was looking at her. "Where are your sisters?"
Maya shook her head. "I don't know."
Rin could tell Maya was going into shock. She wrapped her arm around her daughter's waist to support her weight. "Come on, we need to find your sisters." She began pulling the girl through the wreckage. "We have to leave before anyone learns where this destruction started."
They traveled through the dark, ignoring the cries and pleas that seemed to come from all around them. Rin kept a brisk pace, the only thing that mattered was finding her family and getting them safely off the island. As they reached the edge of the village, the noise slowly began to fade. Without knowing why, Rin lead her daughter into the woods. They have to be here. I can sense their presence.
She knew it wasn't just foolish hope. Ever since the twins were born, fifteen years ago, Rin could sense them. The memory of that day ran through her mind. The day she delivered she knew something wrong. Ignoring everyone's reassurance that it was just nervous jitters, she went to the hospital. She had been right. The twins umbilical cords were wrapped around each other's necks, cutting off their oxygen supplies. Thanks to Rin's incite and an early delivery, the girls were saved. Since then, anytime they were hurt or in trouble she knew without being told. Her hand instinctively flew to her long emptied belly. I won't lose them tonight either.
They traveled deeper into the dark forest, drawing closer to Natsuko and Yuki. The area around them showed evidence that the girls were close by. Everywhere trees were broken and branches were scattered along the jagged and split earth.
Rin stopped fast, her hand grasping her chest. The girls are in trouble.
Finding one of the few remaining trees she lead Maya over and set her against it's base. "You have to stay here. I need to help your sisters."
The girl's only response was to curl into a ball on the ground.
Rin kissed her daughter's cheek. "I'll be right back, I promise."
She raced into the forest, desperate to find her children. She saw the flicker of torch light up ahead, and increased her speed. In the clearing she saw her daughters bound and surrounded by a small group of people.
"Get away from them!" She threw herself towards the mass of strangers.
A figure emerged from the shadows and wrapped his arms around her. The unknown man was strong, and all her attempts to escape him failed.
"Please, don't hurt my daughters." She hung her head in defeat and began to sob.
A familiar voice came from the center of the circle. "My dear girl. I would never hurt my own grandchildren." The crowd parted to reveal a small silver haired woman. Her soft face was creased with wrinkles, and her eyes twinkled in the dim torch light. Her dress scrapped across the ground as she continued to move through the clearing.
Rin's head snapped up towards the voice. "Mother?"
The old grandmother turned to address the man holding Rin. "It's ok. You can let her go."
"As you wish Lady Kou." He withdrew his hold and Rin rushed past her mother to her daughters' side.
She knelt down and embraced the girls."Natsuko, Yuki. Are you alright?" Neither girl responded. Rin whirled around to face her mother. "What did you do to them?" Her voice was filled with mistrust.
"Do not worry. I simply put them into a trance." She stepped forward placing her hand gently on her daughter's shoulder. "It was the only way to stop their destructive power."
Rin shook her head in confusion. "But I don't understand. Why did this happen in the first place? Where did they get such powerful abilities?"
Kou let out a deep sigh. "That I'm afraid is part of the Haruno family's dark past." She paused. "But, I suppose it's time you found out the truth." She walked over to a vacant tree stump and sat down. "It all started a long time ago, back when my great grandparents were just children themselves." She folded her hands peacefully in her lap. "This is my great aunt's story."
And so she told the story that she had kept secrete her entire life. She carefully went over every detail, being sure not to leave anything out. When she finished she searched her daughter's eyes for understanding. For several minutes nobody said anything, then Rin broke the silence.
"How could that be possible? I've never heard of a gekei genkai like that." Even as she questioned it, she knew the harsh reality, her children had inherited the Haruno family curse.
Kou shook her head apologetically. "No one had, until it appeared. Our ancestors were completely caught off guard." She stood from the stump and reached into her pocket. She produced three clear viles filled with a thick, pink liquid. "They began working on a tonic to suppress the new abilities, but before they could test it my great grandmother's sister died."
"And it never appeared again?" Rin's was overwhelmed, her body shook with exhaustion.
"Not until tonight." Kou re-entered the circle of surviving clan members. "The family's secrete, and the recipe for the tonic were passed down to my grandmother, who gave it to my mother, who gave it to me." She took a deep breath. "I hoped I would never have to use it."
Rin jumped up placing herself between her daughters and he mother. "If it's never been tested how will we know if there are any side effects?" Panic was rising in her voice.
"I'm afraid this is the only option. If we don't try, the girls will die." The grim certainty in her voice convinced Rin.
She swallowed back tears. "Ok. Someone needs to fetch Maya. She's just outside the clearing." Several figures disappeared into the darkness. They reappeared several minutes carrying the unconscious girl. They carried her to the center of the circle and placed her next to her sisters.
Kou removed the stoppers from the viles and approached the three still figures. "Let's begin."
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Several hours later they were all on a boat headed away from the devastated island. Rin's daughters all slept comfortably below deck. They had each been given the potion. Rin stood by the rails, enjoying the feel of the cool, salty air on her face. Footsteps behind her caused her to turn. Her mother came and stood silently beside her on deck.
"Do you think everything will be alright now?" Rin felt like a child again, asking her mother to check for monsters under her bed.
Her mother's voice was calm as she answered. "Only time will tell. But as long as the girls take the tonic once a month it should be successful in suppressing their abilities." She ran her fingers along the cool metal of the rail. "Subsequently, it should also keep this ability from manifesting in their children. But just to be safe I think all future generations should also take the elixir."
Rin nodded in agreement. Her eyes searched the still sea. "Where will we go now?"
"Somewhere that they won't have heard of tonight's misfortune." Her mother's voice was soft. "Tea Country."
"And what if they discover us? What if they find out the truth about what happened tonight?" Rin's voice held an edge of panic.
Kou grasped her daughter's hand. "Then we'll move on. We will protect our family."
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5 years later – A small fishing village at the edge of Tea Country.
The Haruno clan was smaller than it had been in a while. Bad luck seemed to follow them where ever the went. But all that was about to change. Tonight the family was expecting the first new grandchild.
"Ok Yuki, one more big push." Rin stood at the foot of the bed ready to deliver her grandchild. A scream ripped through the small hut followed by a soft cry.
"It's a girl!" Yuki's husband burst out of the hut to tell the other's the good news. Everyone rejoiced in the happiness of the nights events.
Inside her home, Yuki held her daughter for the first time. "Her hair is pink." She looked quizzically at the little tuft of pink fuzz.
Rin looked lovingly down at her granddaughter. "She's beautiful."
Time passed, and the Haruno clan was filled with happiness. Each month the Haruno children took their tonic, and soon the memory of that disastrous night began to fade. It didn't take long to figure out the elixir's side effect, every female born to the clan had rosy locks. Their people prospered and things were finally looking up.
The story of their families past was soon forgotten, and the tonic was taken as a family tradition, without truly knowing it's purpose.
Fourty years had gone by and once again the Haruno clan began to diminish. War and famine had taken it's toll on many small villages, and several clans were all but wiped out. Food in their little village had become scarce, and the time had come for the remaining clan members to find a new home.
Kenji, the last Haruno male, gathered his wife and two year old daughter, and headed for a newly established village in Fire Country. A village where jobs were available and food was plentiful. A village safe from attack because it was populated by Shinobi. The village that would bring them hope, and become their new home. Konoha, the hidden leaf village.
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Five Years later....
Aiko, seven years old, burst through the front door. Her long pink hair was secured in a bun. "I'm going to be a ninja!" Her green eyes sparkled with excitement. "I passed the exam. Now I can start training to be a real Shinobi."
Her mother wiped her hands on her apron. "Thats wonderful sweetheart." She bent down, giving her daughter a big hug. "To celebrate, I'll make a special meal." She returned to the kitchen, her face glowing with pride at her daughter's achievement.
The door opened, calmly this time and Aiko's father came inside. She threw herself into his arms. "Daddy. I get to go to the academy! Isn't that wonderful!"
Kenji scooped her up into his arms. "I'm so proud of you. Have you told your mother?"
Aiko nodded enthusiastically. "Will you train with me?"
Her father grimaced. He wasn't a Shinobi, he worked at the local market. "I don't know how much help I will be..." Aiko looked up at him with big jade eyes. "But I'll try."
"Alright! Lets go now." She bounced eagerly towards the door.
"Wait just a minute." Her mother called from the kitchen. "It's time for your tonic."
Aiko made a face of disgust. "Ah, do I have to? It's gross."
Her mother looked at her, one had one her hip. "Yes you have to. Its family tradition."
Reluctantly Aiko took the bottle of pink liquid from her mother, and pinching her nose she gulped it down. "Yuck. When I have kids, I'm not making her take this."
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15 years later
Aiko stroked her swollen belly, today she would find out her baby's gender. Not that she needed anyone to tell her, she already knew, she was going to have a girl. She smiled as she walked down the street to the hospital. Most people in her situation would be ashamed. To be pregnant without having a husband had made her the talk of the village, but she didn't care about her reputation. She was happy to finally have a child of her own. Her life as a ninja made it hard for her to have time to socialize. Most men she met were intimidated by the fact that she was a Shinobi, and she refused to date a fellow ninja, because they all thought they were better than her.
Her prayers had been answered in the simplest way possible. She had been sent on a mission that required her to use her skills in seduction. Like all kinoichi, she knew the day would come when she would have to use her body as a weapon. Her job was to distract a guard by any means necessary, while the rest of the team extracted the mission's target. The orders were clear, there was to be no blood shed. So that left Aiko with only one other option. Some would look down on her for what she did, but they would never understand what it truly meant to be a Shinobi.
To her this pregnancy was a blessing.
6 months later
Aiko lay on a hospital bed, her brow furrowed in pain. A medic stood beside her monitoring her vitals.
"Ok Ms. Haruno, it's time to push." The medic had soft brown eyes. She looked gently at Aiko, not with the scorn that most had.
Aiko ground her teeth as she gave birth to her daughter. She refused to scream. She was a kinoichi, she could handle pain. Her pink hair clung to her sweat coated cheeks. With a final burst of effort it was over. The infants wale echoed down the quiet halls.
The medic handed Aiko her child, wrapped in a pink blanket. Pink ringlets crowned the infants head, setting off her porcelain skin. Aiko starred into jade eyes that matched her own and her chest swelled with love and pride. Kissing her daughter gently on her forehead she whispered, "I love you....My little Sakura."
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Ok, so I know it may be a little difficult to follow right now, but the next chapters should clear it up a bit. This story is mainly going to focus on Kakashi and Sakura's daughter Sayuri. But it is still a Kakashi X Sakura fic. Also, I didn't know if they ever gave Sakura's mom a name, so I made one up. I think this will have an interesting story line that you will enjoy, just stick with me as it unfolds. Once again Sorry about the wait. Please Review