Chapter 1
HI, I don't own Naruto, just this plot. If anyone can figure it out I am using the song Re - Birthday from Vocaloid as the start of this story because it most inspired this story.
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Pov Naruko
When I wake up I am in a room painted black with a very long white shirt on, "hello?" I call, "hello, is anyone there?!" Had the villagers kidnapped me again? Were they going to kill me this time or just beat me up? I fall to my knees and grab my head; I can't remember anything before this.
I look up at the ceiling to see a white spring in a large hole. Suddenly I hear someone talking, and I know this voice, "your sins are unforgivable girl," he says, "You are far from earning my forgiveness! I will make sure you stay in this darkness for the rest of eternity," my sensei says to me than his fuzzy form leaves.
Suddenly everything comes rushing back and I grab my head as the painful memories come back, the memories of my life, my friends, the villagers attacking me, and my death. Sasuke and I were fighting at the Valley of End and he stabbed through my heart with his chidori! THE TEME KILLED ME! He betrayed me, the Teme really wants to get his revenge more than stay with me in the village, and I failed to bring him back. He killed me to take revenge on his brother, he really does hate me.
Then pink hand cuffs appear on my wrist and they say, "You failed to bring him back, you broke your promise! You monster, you lied to me!" I can feel the tears the girl cried for the other person, and not me.
Blue cuffs appear on my ankles and they says, "You failed bring me home and lost your life in the process! You should have accepted my offer to come with me, Dobe! Now I am truly alone," I can feel the feeling of hatred, sadness, and loneliness from the ravened haired boy.
A white chain appears around my neck and it says, "I thought we were going to train together, now I have lost you too," the man says with tears in his eyes, "why did you have to die too?!"
I start to cry, this hurts so much. Why is this happening to me?!
Then after what feels like days of being in the black room I hear a voice singing. (The song I wanted to use way Lullaby for a stormy night)
The boy stops singing, he sings the song again every day after that, and soon it becomes my lullaby.
Third Pov
Sasuke looks down at Naruko and her unmoving boy, "Naruko," Sasuke whispers then falls next to her because of a sharp pain in his arm. He realizes she isn't breathing and his mangekyou activates.
Kakashi runs there to see Sasuke crying, "Sasuke," he screams and runs over to him, "is she ok?"
"I – I kill her," he stutters out, wishing he was lying, wishing it wasn't true, wishing that he didn't just kill his best friend with his hands.
Kakashi sees the large hole through her heart, "Sasuke," he says, this is my fault. I taught him the move that killed her. Kakashi picks her up, "come with me Sasuke," Kakashi says sternly.
"NO," he screams, "I am going to kill my brother so her death wasn't in vain!"
Kakashi does something he should have done months ago, he smacks Sasuke as hard as he can, "you killed her for power! You couldn't stop for a minute on your power lust quest to see she cared so much about you that she died trying to bring you home! People care so much about you that they want to help you out but you were so blinded by your lust for power that you couldn't see anyone of your friends! Naruko has always been by your side as your rival and best friend and this is how you repay her friendship! She is dead because of you Sasuke; we are going back to Konoha because that is what she wanted to do, bring you home so you wouldn't be hunted like an animal!"
Kakashi pulls him up roughly and pulls him back to Konoha. Kakashi takes Sasuke to the hospital, he doesn't struggle at all. He has a broken look in his eyes as he sits in the hospital bed.
"Where is Naruko?!" Tsunade ask then sees her body in Kakashi's arms, "Bring a medical cart right now," she screams when she sees Naruko's condition.
"Tsunade – Sama, she can't be saved. I was too late."
"No," she cries and then goes into Sasuke's room.
"Naruko," Jiraiya runs over after a few minutes had passed, "she isn't…. Where is that Uchiha brat?!" Jiraiya marches to his room, "how dare you kill her!"
Sasuke is looking down, "I didn't…"
"Bull Shit! You killed her for your own selfish needs; your life isn't worth the loss of my granddaughter!"
Sasuke starts to cry again and continuously mutters, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to kill her I swear. I was going to leave her alive then leave but I miscalculated. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Tsunade walks in with Kakashi behind her, "I have told him of his grave sin."
Sakura runs in and hugs Sasuke, "Sasuke – Kun," she screams in joy, "I am so glad you are back!"
"What about Naruko?" Kakashi asks.
"Oh, I guess I should thank her to," she says hatefully, "what room is she in?"
"What make you think she is in a room?" Tsunade asks.
"She has to be in bad shape after fighting Sasuke – Kun," she says in a – matter – of – fact tone, "he is super strong, I bet Kakashi – Sensei was the one who really brought him home."
"Your right she is in bad shape, she isn't breathing," Jiraiya says.
"Then why are you in here?!" She asks worried, "shouldn't you be saving her Tsunade – Sama?!"
"Sasuke," Kakashi says, "tell her what you did to Naruko."
Sasuke looks at Sakura with his eyes red and puffy from crying showing no emotion except for sadness, "I killed her with a chidori through her heart. I thought she was going to move but she wasn't fast enough," Sasuke grabs his head, "I am sorry, I'm sorry."
"Sasuke – kun," Sakura says trying to comfort the love of her life, "her death isn't your fault."
"Visiting time is over," Tsunade grabs Sakura's arm and pulls her out of the room roughly.
Pov Naruko
For what feels like months, I have listened to the boy sing to me every day in my black room. I can only hear his voice and the voices of the others that bind me here. I lost the ability to talk after I continuously screamed for a few minutes when I first got here. I have never felt so alone before, at least before I had Kurama to talk to sometimes. Even knowing that he was just there was enough for me most of the time, but now I am truly alone.
Third Pov
"You didn't do anything wrong!" Kurama screams as he bangs on a door, but Naruko can't hear him.
"Naruko," Kurama in human form hits the door to the black room again, "come on Kit, none of it was your fault!" Kurama looks to be about Naruko's age and is wearing a dark red kimono with his long red hair in a ponytail.
Naruko Pov
A bring light starts to glow from the spring, "you can be forgiven," my sensei says, "you are very special girl and I am very proud of you."
"He is back now," the girl says and the pink cuff disappears, "you didn't lie!" She says cheerfully.
"Today can be your new birthday, Dobe," the boy says as the blue cuffs fall off, "maybe we can train together again."
"You can have a second chance," the man says and they chain vanishes from my neck.
A door flies open and a boy runs in and hugs me, he has soft long hair tied back in a ponytail. He is wearing a nice red kimono, but who is he? I try to ask but me voice doesn't come out.
"Naruko are you ok?" He asks pulling me closer. It is suffocating so I tap him on the back and he pulls away instantly, "can't you speak Kit?"
Kit, this boy is KURAMA?! I shake my head and he places his hand on her neck and pushes his chakra into it.
Third Pov
"That….. Really…..Hurt," Naruko gasps out and rub my neck.
"Sorry," he says, "Naruko," he looks at her eyes. He once sapphire blue eyes are now a dull blue gray. Did she give up? I am I too late?! That once thought makes Kurama feel knots in his chest, is she gone, did they break her?!
"What is with that look Kurama," she quickly adjusts to talking again. "Hey, Earth to Bijuu!" She snaps in front of his face.
"Actually, we are in a place between life and death. You get a choice here," Kurama explains.
"What are my choices?"
"Choice one is that you cross over to the next world, choice two is like a reset button, you get to start over in your life with all of your memories from now and fix everything that you messed up on before."
"What age would I start at?"
"Whatever age you want," Kurama says.
"Will you be coming with me?"
"Yes, that is the only reason you get the choice," Kurama says, "You are a very lucky Kit to have me around, and to be my Kit."
"So I get to choice the age right?"
"Yes," Kurama says.
"Six," Naruko says, "the day I joined the academe."
"Are you sure about this?" Kurama asks, "Let me show you something," they walk out of the door into the hospital to see Sasuke and Sakura.
"She died because of me," Sasuke says.
"Sasuke – Kun," Sakura sooths him, "she died because of her own stupidity. If she had been stronger and smarter then she would have been ok."
Naruko glares at her, "can they see or hear us?" She whispers.
Kurama snaps, "Now they can."
"Hey Haruno!" Naruko walks to her, "I died because of you bitch!"
"Naruko?!"
"Naruko," Sasuke's head shoots up and she see his tear stained face, "I am sorry, I'm sorry!"
"Shush," she cups his check, "I don't blame you Sasuke," she says smiling.
"Your alive," Sakura says and gets up.
"Kurama," Kurama blocks the door and pushes Sakura back into her chair, Naruko looks at Sakura, "I am dead right now because instead of trying to bring Sasuke home yourself you cried in self-pity and sent me to do it in hopes I would die."
"N-no," Sakura says, "I never thought you would," Naruko covers her mouth.
"I only have a few minutes bitch, let me talk for once," Sakura can see her steeled expression and how her eyes have changed.
"Naruko," Sasuke says, "why are you acting like this?!"
"Sorry," Naruko says and takes a breath, "I have been sitting in the dark all alone for what feels like years so I am a bit touchy right now," she says smiling. "But I have something to say before I leave, Sakura, Sasuke is back home so I kept our promise."
"But Kakashi brought him back not you!"
"If I hadn't fought him then he would have been at Orochimaru's by the time Kakashi got there. Kakashi wouldn't have been able to bring him back if I hadn't fought and died that day so yeah I got him home Sakura." She looks at Sasuke, "Sasuke, so help me if you go after revenge and leave this village for revenge I will come back and drag you to the other world with me!" Sasuke nods, "and makes sure you visit my grave sometime," Naruko says. "I think that is it and I feel a lot better." She claps her hands together.
"Well I have a few things to say to you too!" Sakura says standing up.
"Let me guess, 'you are a lying monster,' right?"
She sits down, "how….."
"Let me tell you something, I have lived thought all of your insults for years now, and I have lived through that same insult for the last year. Do you have anything to add Teme?"
He looks at her the gains some life back in his look, he grins and stands up, "I won't be seeing you for a long time so next time I see you I want to see all of your new moves," Sasuke holds out is index and middle finger to Naruko and she wraps her index and middle finger around them.
"Count on it Teme," she smiles at him.
"I am going to become hokage for you Dobe," Sasuke says.
"Make sure to revive your clan too," Naruko reminds him, "and stay away from Orochimaru, unless he turns into a good guy. Remember if you leave the village and go after revenge again I will use your new eyes to make you go blind and send you to the next world myself! I will even make sure you die with your brother so you two can spend the rest of eternity fighting in hell."
"Got it," they pull away from each other.
Naruko takes a deep breath, "well it is time for me to go now, good bye Sasuke and Sakura. Oh and Sakura, I am really sorry about being annoying to you and making you hate me so much. All I was trying to do was make you my friend; I always thought I was just being funny. Can we see anyone else?"
"No," Kurama says, "just them."
"Ok, I need you two to do me a big favor. Tell Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade that I am sorry about dying and I wish I could say good bye but I couldn't. And tell them that I love them too. Oh and to make sure to visit my grave too. Later, Ttebayo."
Sakura looks shocked then Naruko and Kurama vanish.
Naruko wakes up in a hospital, "where am I?"
"She is awake," the nurse almost spits.
Naruko's voice doesn't sound right to her, I am back! I am really back in time!
"I hope you are ready for this Kit. No one likes you anymore; everything that has happened hasn't happened yet or won't happen at all."
Got it, thank you Kurama, for everything.
The third walks in, "Naruko are you ok?!" He asks worried, "an Anbu agent found you in an ally unconscious."
"I don't remember," Naruko says, "hey isn't today the day I start at school?"
"Yes I guess it is," he says and chuckles "are you up to going?"
"And miss my first day, not a chance! I am going to become Hokage just like him!"
"Alright, I will walk you there," they walk to the school, Naruko is wearing a black shirt with a red Uzumaki symbol on the back and orange shorts.
"Ok everyone sits down," Iruka says, "I want everyone to give a warm welcome to our new student, Naruko Uzumaki." Everyone boos as she walks in. "Hush! Why don't you introduce yourself."
"Ok, my name is Naruko Uzumaki, and I hope I can make some good friends here. My dream is to become a great Hokage to surpass all the other ones!" Naruko sits next to Sasuke, but they sit as close to the end of the seats as they can.
"Ok everyone, get into a group of two," Iruka says Naruko ducks under the table as fan girls run to Sasuke.
Not this time, Naruko thinks with a smirk. She pulls Sasuke under with her, "wana be partners?"
"I thought you wanted to make friends?" Sasuke asks as the fan girls run around the room looking for Sasuke.
"I do, you seem nice," Naruko say, "so what do you say?"
"Hm, alright, you did save me," they crawl out and the girls run to them.
Naruko holds out her hand, "Sasuke and I are already partners!"
"WHAT?!" They all scream disappointed.
"You cheated," Sakura says, "I should be his partner!"
Naruko looks at her, "well I didn't know that there was a system or something. But if you all wanted to be his partner then why weren't any of you sitting near him?"
All the fan girls are silent, "ok, now the people you choice as your partner will be your training partner for today."
Everyone walks outside and spars with their partner. Sasuke and Naruko are last, "ready Sasuke?"
"Hm, I should be asking you that," Sasuke says as he gets into a standard academe stance.
Naruko gets into a more advance stance that she shouldn't know until they are ready to graduate, where did she learn that stance?! Iruka thinks, "begin."
Sasuke punches Naruko down but he see she switched herself out with a log, "what?" Sasuke looks around and Naruko taps his shoulder.
"Hi," she tackles him down, "surprise," she says with a smile.
"How did you," Sasuke asks and Naruko pulls him up. All the fan girls are enraged at Naruko's stunt.
"I did some studies alone," Naruko says, "I can show you a few of my moves if you want."
"Sure," Sasuke and Naruko talk for the rest of class. "Come on," Sasuke pulls Naruko home with him.
"Ok, I'm coming," Naruko runs with him home.
"Are you sure your parents won't mine?" Sasuke asks when they walk in.
"No way, they would be happy to see me with a friend."
"Otouto, who is this girl?"
"Aniki," Sasuke says smiling at Itachi.
"My name is Naruko Uzumaki, Sasuke's friend," she says smiling, he is the reason Sasuke is full of hate.
"It is nice to meet you," Itachi says, "Tou – san and Kaa – san will be home by dinner tonight."
"Ok, Naruko will you show me that stance now?"
"Ok," they go out onto the garden and Naruko shows him the stance.
"Like this," Sasuke says copping her.
"Yeah, but," she makes him move his arms closer to his body, "ok now you got it. Come at me," Naruko says getting in the stance.
Itachi watches as Naruko dodges Sasuke with ease, "why are you so fast?"
"I have a lot more experience than you Sasuke," Naruko says rubbing the back of her head. Sasuke takes this as an opening and attack. "Whoa!" Naruko ducks to dodge the plastic kunai.
"Don't let your guard down," Sasuke says and spins a plastic Kunai on his finger.
"No fair I don't have any weapons!" Naruko says and dodges another kunai, "will you stop it?!"
"We are sparing partners," Sasuke says and Naruko picks up the two plastic kunai.
"I guess I should be testing you too," she charges at him recklessly and he throws a plastic throwing star at her. She blocks it with the plastic kunai and he pokes her with his plastic kunai. She falls over overdramatically and acts like she is dying, "oh I am hit!" She falls over and drops the weapons, "you killed me!"
When she doesn't move for a few seconds Sasuke gets worried, "Naruko," he shakes her, "hey Naruko wake up!"
Naruko gets up and scares Sasuke, "BOO! I was taking such a nice nap though."
"I thought you were dead!" Sasuke says trying to steady out his heartbeat.
"From a plastic kunai?" She pokes her hand, "see no blood, there is no way this thing can kill me," she says smiling, "I was just joking around."
Sasuke looks at her irritated, "THAT WASN'T FUNNY!"
Naruko staggers back, "s-s-sorry," Naruko says, why is he so serious, I was just trying to be funny.
"Otouto, be nice to your friend, she was just trying to make you laugh," Itachi says.
Sasuke looks at Naruko, "it wasn't funny," he says in a pouting voice and Naruko smiles at him, "what?"
"I was just thinking about my next plan."
"For what?"
"To make you smile or laugh!" Naruko points at him, "I will make you laugh!"
Sasuke sighs, "that is never going to happen," Sasuke says.
"We'll see," Naruko says smiling like a fox. "I will see you tomorrow in school," Naruko leaves.
She opens the door to her apartment and falls onto her bed happily, "well you had a good day."
"Everything is going better than I thought," Naruko says, "Sasuke and I are already friends and I have a year till the massacre so I have enough time to stop Itachi."
"But you still need to be vigilant of the villagers. They will try to kill you now."
"I am already prepared for that," Naruko puts seals on all the doors and windows, "now no one can get in except for me and no one can break in unless they have your chakra."
"Smart," Kurama says, "you are a head of everyone to a point, so what are you going to do as you relive your academe days?"
Naruko goes inside of her head, "I think I will change this first," She unlocks Kurama's cage, "now this," she changes the area into a grass field with a blue sky and a bright sun, "the sun will go down with the sun outside," Naruko says.
"You have a lot more control over your mind now," Kurama compliments her.
"Thanks," she smiles.
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