Daughter of a Ninja, Chapter 1, Naoko
Naoko's POV
Today couldn't have been a more perfect day. Team 9 was going to take charge of training early this morning at five am like every other week day. Sai-sensei was monotone as usual but was interested in teaching us how to fight in unfair situations. But I couldn't help but think, aren't all fights unfair? But here I was, sitting in front of my mirror with my usual gauze tightly wrapping it around my stomach and chest. I'm sixteen and my body has changed rapidly this last year. My limbs are all sorts of in the way, knocking me into everything; doors, door frames, my parents, the kitchen table, a flag pole... I haven't been any where that I haven't whacked the shit out of myself for one reason or another. Guess I've taken after my mother or something... I wanted to bind myself though to help keep things normal, my bust is too big, my hips are starting to become too wide and it makes training with the guys so awkward, they are always grabbing me inappropriately any chance they get. No matter how much I try I cannot hide my body… I wonder what genjutsu I can get my father to teach me to help hide this.
Peeking past the kitchen frame door, a blond head and blue bandanna poked out to gaze upon the nice and hot food sitting on the table with a note folded neatly beside it. Walking over to the steaming rice, Naoko picks up the note and drinks from the carton of iced coffee.
"Naoko-chan, Have a great day training, I'll see you tonight for our dinner gathering! -Naru"
Resisting the urge to roll her eyes at her mother's atrocious hand writing, she couldn't help but smile. Short and sweet was her mother's style and that's how she liked it. Sitting down to the plate of cheesy toast, lettuce and rice, she mumbled "itadakimasu," before taking her chop sticks and attacking the rice. Glancing to the side, she noticed a black cat had found its way to the open window seal in the living room. The eyes on the damn thing were bright green and slanted giving Naoko the creeps. But lowering her glance she sighed and released the genjutsu the cat was under. The cat then transformed back into his ninja self. "Hn, you're no fun Naoko."
"Hn yourself Hinagi. Why do you have to turn into a cat? You know they freak me out..." she said as her glare returned as she took a bit out of her toast. Hinagi was one of her first friends at the academy. He was mysterious and practically a no-body. He didn't smile and almost seemed like an insomniac with the dark shadows under his eyes, or maybe that was really eye liner? That is until Naoko started slinging rubber bands at him during class. Getting one too many to the face and fed up he soon starting to fling a dozen or so back, bouncing them off of chairs and the wall to hit her in different directions to make her look the other way. After a rubber band war and many red marks later, Naoko admitted he had skill and called a truce. He admitted that was more fun than it should have been, so they were friends ever since.
"You're starting to sound like my father" she smirked. "Yo are yah hungry? Dad made enough for two here."
"You know I don't like eating breakfast". His face was plain except for a slight lift in his left eyebrow.
"But that's the most important meal of the day!" She threw some cheesy bread at his face and he caught it with his teeth. Wincing slightly he held it in his hand giving it a sour look. "It tastes burnt. You sure your dad can cook?"
Finishing her rice she shook her head and placed everything in the sink. "It tastes fine. Stop being so picky Hinagi. You'd be surprised with your energy level if you ate something in the mornings." Grimacing Hinagi looked at the toast again and took another bite, almost regretting it. "I'd like to argue that I'm perfectly fine when I train in the morning." Placing her pouch on her right leg, she slipped her sandals on and formed a hand sign.
"You ready to go? If we're late, Sai-sensei might draw some torture chamber for us." Scratching the back of his head, he nodded and made a similar hand sign. "I'll beat you there" and with a puff of smoke they vanished from the living room and reappeared in the training grounds.
The loud hum of bugs in the morning light were waking up the rest of the wild life in the trees around the grounds, where a meditative medic ninja sat against a tree performing hand signs to bring out coils of water from two gourds; each coil wrapping around each other creating ripples and mist to sprinkle around the sitting ninja. The calming effect around the training grounds was pleasant enough.
"Well, looks like someone finally decided to show up" The water ninja opened one eye and glanced their way; the water then returning back to the gourds. As he popped the corks back into the gourds he stood to stretch.
Resisting the urge to roll her eyes, Naoko settled for putting her fist on her hip and smirking at the fellow. "Ohiyo to you too Katsuhiko, it's so nice of you to actually be on time this morning." She paused staring at him. "I'm surprised you haven't started training yet."
"Oh but I have Naoko-chan" showing a toothy grin, he leaned forward and dissolved into the ground, turning into a splash of water and reappearing up behind Naoko to lean over her shoulder. Being almost six inches over her, bending down and whispering in her ear was done in a swift notion. His warm breath tickled her ear sending a flush to her cheeks. "I already done today's warm ups, including my meditation on how to get back at Sai-sensei for last week's embarrassing workout around the village."
"You seem to be fluid enough this morning-" Cutting back, she gave a swift kick back, turning just enough to hit her foot and ankle alongside Katsuhiko's face. Almost instantly on impact he turned into a puddle of water again spraying her slightly. "Don't call me chan! I'm not a little girl anymore." With a cheeky grin Katsuhiko came up from the soil to salute her and squirted water at her face like a gun with his finger. "You're little, you're the youngest of team 9 but don't be so sour about my honorific towards you"
Glaring she balled her fists at her side "There is nothing honorific about chan." Almost as if on cue, Hinagi came up to the back side of Katsuhiko and thumped him across the head with his knuckles. "Leave Naoko alone, you're one to talk when your mother tends to call you her little nugget when you leave your house in the mornings..."
"How dare you!" Katsuhiko couldn't hide the embarrassing and angry red tint that covered his face as he lunged forward to tackle Hinagi. However, being used to this and two steps ahead, Hinagi took a turn to the right and let Katsuhiko fall to the ground.
Sai being the quiet one just walks up with a smirk and a wave caught everyone's attention almost like a reflex. The three jonin stood erect as Sai approached them handing each of them a scroll. The three students acted as if none of the fighting ever happened.
"Hello again, I assume you know what today's training shall be about. You three are in need of working on this new jutsu I have formed, which is in need of all three of you to participate to make it work.
"Sai-sensei" Naoko looked at the scroll and quickly put her hand up "You can't be serious! I know this jutsu when I see it and I know why it takes three people, I don't want to be a part of it if you want this done!" A worried look crossed her face when she glanced back at her teammates and then back at Sai.
"Do you now? What is this jutsu then?" his expression blank as ever. No hint what so ever to give off he knew which jutsu she was talking about.
Both teenagers looked at Naoko as if she grew a tail and pointy ears, they couldn't think of any jutsu that would make someone as nervous as Naoko was acting.
"You know which one sensei! The same one my... parents used. That's kinda how I'm here now isn't it?"
She looked down at an interesting pattern in the grass by her boots and her eyes followed the path between each blade and pursed her lips.
"Naoko, you have learned not to cut me off so early in my explanation. I have no intention of using that jutsu. Have you forgotten your father's law so soon?" Sai's blank expression stayed but his head tilted to the side, causing Naoko to blush again once she reached the realization.
"What are you talking about Nao?" Katsuhiko said as he poked at her a couple of times. With no quick answer from her, Hinagi chimed in.
"Don't be so dense Katsuhiko, we were taught this back at the academy and reminded when we first met Naoko... this jutsu was created and used to make some of the most powerful Jonin and Chunin in our generation." Pulling out a small hand scroll from his back pocket he opened it up and placed his seal on the paper, allowing his sand to summon up and form as three basic ninja, two boys and a girl. Naoko nodded at him to continue.
"When the Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, had ended the war with her top Chunin Ninja, she granted them something they had always wanted. I'm sure you remember them, the rogue ninja and last of his clan Sasuke Uchiha and Konoha's famous demon container, Naruto Uzumaki."
Katsuhiko nodded remembering the story now. "That's right, Naoko-chan's parents. Which I had forgot to ask, how you came to be since they are both... you know…male." He glanced over at Naoko who had a visible sweat drop.
Hinagi moved the sand ninja to form seals and picked up where he started. "I was getting to that. Naruto being the Kyuubi holder had a certain amount of untapped chakra that was used for this particular jutsu."
"Give me the shortened version Hinagi, we are wasting daylight." Katsuhiko's hands were starting to get antsy and he resorted to just sticking them in his pockets.
"Well, Naruto wanted to have a child with Sasuke. They were friends who turned into rivals who turned into lovers. They wanted to revive both of their families and decided on a new jutsu that could help them do it, considering they were both male. They picked their third teammate, Sakura Hurano to be a surrogate mother, and with the jutsu were able to combine their DNA through chakra and get Sakura pregnant." The sand then showed Naruto and Sasuke with a baby that resembled somewhat like Naoko when she was born.
Katsuhiko's mouth dropped to the floor. He resembled a gold fish for a few seconds then shook his head in understanding. "That wasn't really a short version, but whoa…" looking at Naoko again, he defiantly became more interested in her past. He has always been curious but now she had his full attention.
Naoko rolled her eyes and looked at Sai. "There are a lot of things we are going to leave out now, but I don't want to have to be reminded of my birth. It is a pretty odd one. I just didn't want to get caught up in that jutsu... I'm too young."
Sai turned his gaze from Hinagi to Naoko once more. "Thank you for re-informing the team about the 'Thunder of Radiant Flames' jutsu. But Naoko I do not wish to use this jutsu. I have come up with my own jutsu that has to do with bringing your enemy into submissiveness and using him/her for leeching chakra and information. I have decided to name this the 'Dying Sinner's Hidden Tombs' jutsu."
"Okay Sensei, lay it on us" Katsuhiko stated in a grin, sitting on a boulder with his knee up with elbow resting on it.
The three perked up again and drank in the new information on this technique. Using Naoko's Sharingan from her father, she would use it to make an enemy into giving her any information, with this Katsuhiko's leeching water jutsus for chakra, while Hinagi uses his freezing methods to keep the enemy in place for as long as he desired.
The technique seemed to work on the outside, but Sai understood he needed to work this out fully with the Fifth Hokage before they used it in a future mission. The team split up after a day's worth of training and getting most of these moves recorded to make the jutsu work. Team 9 dispersed before the sun set fully.
It wasn't until after eight or so that Naoko returned to the Uchiha Mansion. The sliding door clicked close as she came inside. "Tadaima!" as she slipped her shoes off at the door, she crooked her neck hearing her parents in what sounded like the kitchen, pans rustling and them walking around.
"Sasuke! You're taller; get that glass bowl up there for me would you?" Naruto said as he swung around the refrigerator getting out eggs, milk, and some fruit.
"Why do you put glass bowls on the top shelf anyways? Who does this? You or Naoko are gonna get killed pulling these things out someday" Sasuke reached up and grabbed the bowl effortlessly and sat it on the counter top next to the mixer that Naruto had laid out.
"Teme, is there ever a time that I can ask you something and you just do it without complaining?" Naruto said as he pursed his lips out and poked his lover in the chest.
"Hn" The famous 'hn' again, Naruto had heard it too many times this day and about had it with the attitude that Sasuke would just not drop. Sasuke replied "I have done what you asked haven't I? Why can't you just stop being a dobe for once and keep our family safe from killer glass bowls?"
"You know Teme; I'm going to shove a lamp up your ass so you'll lighten up already."
Glancing at the two of them, Naoko just shook her head and smiled and repeated herself. "Tadaima!"
Naruto whipped around smiled sheepishly and wiped his hands on his apron before coming over to Naoko and giving her a hug. "Okairi Naoko, how was training today?" he went back to grabbing things out of the fridge. Sasuke just smirked as he messed with Naoko's hair.
"Okairi sweet heart. Learn anything new today?" Sasuke asked. Grinning and shedding her coat she made her way to the table with the mixing bowl, sticking her finger into the batter and licking it. "Same shit different day Papa." Naruto looked at her disapprovingly but just went back to his baking.
"But Sai-sensei is teaching us a new jutsu he's come up with. I think he's going to go over it with you and the council later this week Daddy." She looked up to notice Naruto hasn't taken his Hokage coat off yet, even though he's been home for at least a few hours.
"I see. He did brief me on it, once you and the team work it out maybe you should show your father?" Naruto pointed to Sasuke with his chin and continue to stir the batter. Sasuke nodded at Naoko before drinking some water from the tap. "Yeah show me. We haven't trained in a few weeks due to all my missions; I'd like to see how you've improved and what you're working on."
"Sure thing Papa." Dinner that night went on peacefully with her family, and after being in bed for a few hours, she was thinking about how she was always training with her father. How he pushed her in great lengths and wanted her to succeed as a ninja. Even though she enjoyed training with both of her fathers, she decided that her true potential was to be a medic ninja following in the footsteps of the late Hurano. Naruto agreed with her and supported her going to medical school. She knew being a medic ninja would come in handy when Team 9 needed to go out on a lengthy mission. She also had her personal goal behind being a medic ninja, one relating to hers and others special births.
She knew that the ' Thunder of Radiant Flames ' jutsu had the side effect of killing the woman who bared the child. With her persistent studying these past four years, she was close to a break through about how the mother could survive the process of this fusion jutsu. She just needed some more time to run tests and a few different options.
Speaking of said experiments, Naoko jumped out of bed and made her way down to the basement with a small door just under the stair ways. She had used a cloaking device given to her by her by the Hokage to cover this door from her parents. Again, she needed to ask her father about genjutsu... Entering, she sighed and grabbed her lab coat. There were shelves with numerous medical books and scrolls. On her main desk, there were ritual scrolls, some of them forbidden that she had stolen from her father and others she had written in for notes. These seals were the ones used to perform 'Thunder of Radiant Flames'. Others as well like 'Infernal Driven jutsu', and 'Ritual of nothingness'. These had all been performed by the Hokages, even her grandfather Minato.
Naoko sat on her chair and pulled her hair up into a bun, rolling over to a cage of rats, she started to write her daily observations of them in a journal, deep in thought about the next move and how their seals will transform their bodies. These were nerve racking procedures because the rats kept dying until the perfect DNA codes started to match up in certain breeds of rats. She concluded after about eight months of observation and what seemed like thousands of chakra tests, that due to her selection, she could take parts of the DNA needed to make functional offspring, and the new generation of rats would become hybrids of their parent's chakra lines.
That night was long for Naoko as she stayed up far into the wee hours of the morning, not noticing the sun come up through the small window of her secret basement lab.
Hi yall! I'm new in the ways of writing, but I've been a fan of for years. This is my first fic, but I've been dying to write it. All reviews, edits, critiques are greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoy this series and the journey we will go through together in this. -Ugliehchibi. P.S this is not a one shot... I despise one shots. Also, I'm assuming that the people who read this know some basic Japanese words. If you are confused about them, just PM me okay? Thanks again for reading! :D