~~Character Information~~

Name: Nariko
Clan: Uzumaki (No, she is not SNJ Naruto)
Age: 6 (Prologue) 12 (After graduation) 15 (Shippuden)
Family: Naruto Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze (Father, deceased), Kushina Uzumaki (Mother, deceased)
Village: Konohagakure
Personality: Cool, calm, quiet, gentle, sweet, affectionate. However, she is also quick-tempered.
Weapon of Choice: Fuuma shuriken, Katana
Fav Food: Ramen, chocolate, dango (tri-coloured), Ice cream
Fav Drinks: Tea (Chamomile or green with vanilla) or water
Looks: Long blonde hair left out, whisker marks on her cheeks, bright azure blue eyes.
Clothing: Pale orange singlet, black mini skirt, deep blue shorts, black and white striped socks, black heeled ninja shoes, orange and blue unzipped vest.
Fears: Spiders, sharks, thunder storms
Background:

Nariko grew up only with her twin brother Naruto. Like her brother, she has the Kyuubi sealed inside of her body, since the demon was split evenly between them. Unlike her brother, Nariko was one of the top students in the Academy and is adept at every beginner jutsu, along with much higher level ones. Nariko is also unlike her brother personality-wise, being the calmer, more rational of the two shinobi. Nariko's favourite jutsu types are Darkness, Lightning and Water. She is also very adept at healing jutsu and is skilled beyond her years.

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Prologue

"Nariko! Nariko!" A young boy called, his voice breaking with tears "Nariko! Where are you?!"

The young blonde-haired girl knelt in a blood-soaked room, staring at the cause of this massacre. Uchiha Itachi. His mid-length black hair, red sharingan eyes and tall, muscular build stood before her at a matter of feet distance. She wasn't scared of the Uchiha boy, oh no. She was friends with him. With Nariko being the same age as his brother, he had taken the effort to train her, spending all his free time with the promising young Kunoichi to make her the best she could be.

"Why, Itachi-sensei?" Nariko asked solemnly, "Why did you do it?"

Itachi walked to her, and then knelt down to her, gently caressing the young female's cheek. He looked down into her eyes, where red met azure. He just stared for a little while, taking in the blank look on her face.

"Why did I kill them…?" The Uchiha questioned softly.

"Yes… Why did you kill them?"

Itachi's hand gently stroked Nariko's whiskered cheek before he leant in and kissed her forehead softly.

"So that I could protect you from them… And so that I could test my strength"

He stood up again and walked past her, striking the back of her neck as he headed for the door. Nariko's eyes widened, then slowly started closing as she fell forward, falling into a puddle of blood.

Itachi… Why… did you… betray me…?

Her breathing began to slow as she listened to his footsteps slowly fading away. Tears rolled down her cheeks, blurring her darkening vision.

I… I loved you… Don't leave me here…

Her eyes fluttered closed. Her body twitched. How could the one person she loved most in the world have betrayed her like this? Suddenly, she felt hands clasp her shoulders and gently shake her.

"Nee-chan! Nee-chan! Wake up!"

It was Naruto. Somehow, he had found out where she was.

"C'mon Nariko! W-Wake up!" He sobbed.

Nariko groaned, giving him a sign that she was still alive. Naruto picked up his twin sister and ran, ran away as fast as he could towards the hospital. Meanwhile, Nariko finally passed out, tears still streaming down her face.

~~Years Later~~

Ding, ding, ding, ding...

"Nariko! Wait up for me! Dattebayo!" Naruto called after his twin, running after her.

Nariko paused, but continued walking out of the classroom. Her azure blue eyes scanned over the remaining students in the room, soon locking on the so-called "heart throb"; Uchiha Sasuke. Said Uchiha looked up from what he was doing, which so happened to be nothing, and stared directly back at the Uzumaki girl.

He's so much like his brother, and he doesn't even know it...

Nariko kept staring. There was something about the Uchiha clan that attracted her, and she wasn't sure what it was. However, she still held a deep grudge for them. Busy with her thoughts, Nariko didn't notice the Uchiha stride over to her.

"What were you staring at, Uzumaki?" Sasuke asked, folding his arms over his chest.

Nariko blinked her bright, beautiful azure eyes at him.

"Oh, just at the worst-looking so-called heart throb in existence. That's all. I can't believe my brother and I are stuck on a squad with you, not to mention that pinky bitch Sakura." She said calmly, flicking her hair over her shoulder as she walked away, Naruto now catching up with her.

Sasuke glared at the Uzumaki female's back. He most certainly was not used to having a girl talk like that to him. Most girls in the village were all over him, in fact, they adored him. Nariko looked over her shoulder, countering his glare with a bored, emotionless stare.

"Ne, Nariko, what was that all about with teme?" Naruto asked, tapping his twin sister's shoulder.

Nariko blinked at her brother "Nothing, he was just being a stuck up ass, as per usual. Let's go get some ramen, what do you say?"

"I'm in! But wait... don't we need to do something else today?"

Nariko shook her head. Naruto shrugged and the two continued off towards Ichiraku. They needed to celebrate their graduation from Konoha Ninja Academy...

-At Ichiraku-

Nariko and Naruto sat down together and scanned the menu. Unfortunately, today they had nothing Nariko wanted to eat. Looked like she was paying for Naruto's ramen... Again. Said Uzumaki female looked down at her left leg and smiled slightly at the black headband that was tied around it. The silver metal plate glinted back at her, as if to say "Congratulations".

"Nariko-nee-chan, are you having anything?" Naruto asked after ordering his own food.

Nariko simply shook her head. She wasn't hungry anyway. Said Uzumaki sat there and watched her brother eat away, ordering bowl after bowl of his favourite food. It was like this almost every day. Suddenly, she felt something tugging at her black and orange striped sock and looked down to see a small black and white kitsune pup. It stared up at her with it's beautiful, large bright green eyes, an almost pleading look on it's cute face.

"Where'd you come from little one? Shouldn't you be with your family?" Nariko murmured to the kit, carefully picking it up and setting it on her lap.

The kitsune simply let out a small yip and curled up, enjoying the warmth. Nariko smiled.

"Ah, that was good!" Naruto smiled, putting his 10th bowl with the others. "I'm done! Arigatou Nariko-nee-chan!"

Nariko nodded and picked up the small kitsune, then paid for all of Naruto's ramen. Unfortunately, that was almost all of her money. The two Uzumaki's walked side by side back home.

"Naruto-nii-chan, I'm gonna go train for a while. Can you take care of Kage-chan for me?" Nariko asked, handing the pup over to her brother.

Nodding, Naruto said a simple goodbye and the two parted ways as Nariko headed towards the training grounds...

{End of Chapter 1}