What's up bros and bras? My name...is VioletDemon! I know I deleted the old version of the Red Mystery, but I'm think the new version will be better. So, I hope that this will be better and I hope you guys think the same thing.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Naruto Shippuden. If I did, then Sakura would be dead and Sasuke would be worshiping Naruto's very existence.

Prologue

It was October 10th, nine years since the Kyuubi attack. Konoha was filled with cheers and celebrations for the 'death' of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Local bars were filled with celebrating shinobi, the festival brimming with joy.

Except one person wasn't enjoying it; a certain nine year old to be exact. Naruto Uzumaki sat on a tree branch in the middle of the training grounds, listening to the celebration. He knew being in the village would be a bad idea, considering the fact that the villagers wanted to kill him. He didn't know the reason why the villagers hated him, but he knew not to be there during the celebration. He had already learned his lesson when he went to a grocery store three years ago and was chased throughout the village by a massive mob. Thank God he only got away with a few broken ribs and some other injuries.

Naruto stared into the night sky, amazed by how the stars looked. 'Wow! That's the Big Dipper. Oh, and there's its brother, the Little Dipper.'

He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard rustling from the bushes. He stood up and took out a kunai. Could it be another one of the drunken villagers?

"Who's there? Show yourself!"

The rustling continued until finally, a figure came out. Even though he couldn't see them well enough, he still couldn't believe it. A girl around his age stumbled her way into the middle of the training field. She looked a bit a wobbly and soon fell face first into the ground.

"Oh shit!"

He jumped down from the tree branch and ran towards her. He wrapped one hand under her head and the other around her waist. He then stared at her sleeping figure.

The girl had long midnight black hair that reached all the way to her waist and had medium brown skin. The weird thing about her was that she had a red tear drop on her right cheek, an uncommon trait in the Leaf. Her clothing was torn and most importantly, blood was flowing from her forehead.

'She could die if I don't take her to a hospital,' Naruto thought. 'But no way in hell would they allow me in there. Argh! Guess I'll have to take her to my place then.'

With that, he carried her bridesmaid style and sprinted back to his apartment.

Girl's POV

I pried my red eyes open and looked around. 'Where am I?'

It looked like an old, raggedy, run down looking apartment. The floor was covered in dirty underwear and instant ramen noodle cups. The moonlight shined through the large, glass window besides me, giving my hair a purple hue.

'How the hell did I even get here?'

"Well, it looks like you're up."

My ears perked up at the voice and I looked at what was the dining room table. A boy around my age sat in a wooden chair, staring at me. The dude had sun kissed skin and spiky blonde hair that could challenge the color of the sun. He wore a white shirt with a weird bird symbol at the center, black trousers, and blue sandals. But the one thing that stood out the most was his eyes. They were a deep azure color, the whole ocean practically behind it. I just couldn't keep my eyes off of them.

"What are you staring at?" he questioned.

He brought me out of my thoughts and I looked away. After a good while, I looked back and glared at him. "Who are you?"

He gave off a radiant smile, one so contagious that it took all of my will power to not grin. "My name's Naruto Uzumaki."

I nodded and he leaned back into his chair. "So what happened? I found you in the middle of the training grounds, all beat up and bloody, so care to explain?"

I racked my brain for some kind of information. Nope, couldn't think of anything. "I don't know."

"Alright, do you know where you came from?" With no answer, he sighed and tried once more. "Well, do you at least have a place to stay?"

"No I don't think so," I replied. "I really don't remember anything!"

He nodded and gave a sympathetic look. "I wish there was something that I could do..."

I looked out the window, staring at the full moon. "It's okay Naruto. Wait how come you didn't take me to the hospital?"

He looked the other way and his bangs covered his eyes. "They won't allow me in there..."

I wanted to ask more questions, but seeing his dejected state, I decided against it.

"I never got to know your name. Do you think you can even remember it?" he questioned, breaking the silence.

I rubbed my temple and concentrated. "Akane...Mizu Akane I believe..."

"'Red dye water'?'" he questioned. "That's a weird name for a pretty girl like you."

I blushed at his compliment and looked away. "Thanks I guess..."

"But it sounds too long though!" he complained. "I'm just gonna call you Akane-chan!"

I gave a soft smile and nodded. "That's fine Naruto..."

It was quiet for a few minutes and then, I suddenly spoke up. "What am I going to do Naruto?"

He closed his eyes, as if in deep thought. "Uh...maybe I should go and talk to Oji-san about this..."

I cocked my head to the side, confused. "Who's Oji-san?"

He jerked his head back up to look up at me. "Oh Oji-san is just a nickname that I give to the Hokage. The guy is practically like a grandfather to me!"

I nodded and asked, "Alright, but what's a Hokage though?"

He looked at me like as if I was crazy or something. "You don't know what a Hokage is?" I shook my head and he gasped. "Oh my God, I need to introduce you to him!" Suddenly, his eyes brightened. "In fact, that's what we'll do!"

"What do you mean?"

"We'll go to the Hokage's office!" he shouted, pushing his chair back and heading towards the door. I followed and he handed me the shoes that I wore. I put them on and walked out with him. "Maybe he'll know what to do about your amnesia or whatever it's called."

"And if he can't?"

"Maybe he'll help you with where you can live at or something. I promise you that Oji-san will do everything he can to help you."

I nodded and looked into his eyes. 'I don't know how, but I know he's not lying.' "Okay then, let's go."

He smiled. "Well then we're off to the Hokage's office! Away we go!"

We exited his apartment and sprinted off into the night. As I followed the blonde, I couldn't help but feel something in my stomach. It was like as if there were butterflies in my stomach. It was a foreign feeling I think.

"Oh yeah!" he stopped in the middle of the street and fished something out of his pocket. Turned out to be a hat. I took it and put it on my head. "People will stare when they see a girl with wraps around her head."

I nodded and we continued sprinting.

That's the end of the prologue! Is this so much better than the original? Or is it just as worse? Review and tell me. Until next time my dear fanfiction readers/writers, Ja ne~