Himitsu

Summary: Nine children had arrived in Konoha and appeared to be very similar to some well known characters, but who are they? And also, why the hell are these children playing matchmaker to some of the boys?

AN: This is the very first story I had ever written that deals with Naruto alone, so please go gentle with me.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Should you end up being confused, please make sure that you read the last message at the end of this chapter.

Prologue

Heavy breathing was the only thing being heard in the dim lighted room accompanied by soft encouragements coming from several people crowding around the pregnant woman. She had been in labor for the past twelve hours and night had already begun to fall. Her eyes stared at her worried yet calm husband, a powerful young man, the leader of their beloved home. They had been married for the past two years when just seven months ago, they received wondrous news that she was two months pregnant. That morning, she had felt a pain in her stomach and water began to drip down her leg; worried about her and the baby, her husband quickly rushed her to the hospital, cancelling all meetings with everyone since he wanted to be there for her. Despite the pain she was going through, she couldn't help but feel her heart soar with happiness because of his love for her.

"Koi(1), how are you feeling?" she heard her husband ask. She glanced up and saw his blue eyes staring at her with so much love. Since she couldn't speak without gasping in pain, she just smiled at him, grasping his hand with a tight squeeze. "It's okay, koi, you're almost there," he whispered, planning a kiss on her forehead. "Just keep pushing." He glanced over to the doctor and nurse, who were aiding the delivering. "Almost there."

After a few more pushes, the room became filled with a baby's crying. "Congratulations, it's a baby girl," the nurse said, wrapping the baby in a bright pink towel. She handed the newborn infant to the exhausting mother and proud father. "We'll leave you two along," she said, bowing slightly before leaving with the doctor, who was shaking hands with the man, following behind.

The woman looked at the face of her fussing daughter. "She's beautiful," she whispered. She glanced up to her adoring husband and said, "You know, we still have to come up with a name."

An elderly old man took the baby into his arms and watched as she slowly drifted to sleep. "She's going to be the best shinobi ever, I can tell with you two as her parents," he said in a proud tone. Then his age old eyes began to fill with sadness. "She's not going to have an easy life, you know. There are a lot of people out there who won't hesitate to kill her since she is your daughter. Not to mention her whole life will have to be one big huge secret since nobody knew you two were married."

"Now that's a wonderful name," the woman said abruptly and excitedly. "Himitsu," she said gently, "That'll be her name."

"Secret, huh?" the father said, translating the name, "It's perfect. Completely unique." The two new parents stared at their daughter, knowing full well that their time with the new addition to the family will be cut short when a loud explosion was heard from outside of the village.

(xox)

x-x almost 18 years later x-x

A gigantic red toad sporting a blue yukata was heading towards Konoha with a delicate load on his back, nine young children, consisting of six boys and three girls, all about the age of twelve and younger. Eyes of various shades of blue, red, and black colors watched anxiously as their destination drew close. "Konoha's just a few moments away, kids," Gamabunta said in a loud deep voice, as he got ready for a huge leap, he shouted, "Hold on tight."

A boy with short dark blond hair with sharp black eyes glanced around before replying back in a sarcastic tone, "To what?"

Instead of answering, Gamabunta had already taken a large leap, jumping over the tall gates surrounding the village to the guards' dismay and shock, none of them sounded the alarm of intruders since they recognized the large amphibian that was the summons of the toad sannin and his apprentice. When he had landed near the hokage tower, the entire area shook as an earthquake would, making everyone stop what they were doing and hold onto something to keep them steady.

One by one all the children slid off the toad and onto the ground. "You've got the letter, right?" Gamabunta asked as the last child got off of him.

"Yup, got it right here," a boy with long blond hair and red highlights tied into a high ponytail said. He searched his pockets and pulled out a letter; he stared at it with bright blue eyes before turning to the toad. "Just give this to the hokage, right?"

"That's about it," the toad said, "Then I'll head on back." And with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

(xox)

x-x Hokage Tower x-x

Tsunade had been sleeping behind a large tower of paper when a loud sound of explosion was heard, causing everything to jump up and fly all over the room. Tired and annoyed with the mess and noise, she got up, screaming, "I'll kill that fucking pervert!" before running to the window. "What the fuck is your problem, you perverted hermit?" she shouted. She was about to continue her ranting when she noticed that Jiraiya was not there as she had thought, but instead where nine young children standing there, some in shock while others were in boredom.

(1) Koi means love

AN: I hope that you will like this story and send some reviews on what you think. You won't be able to meet Himitsu until near the end of the story, so you're just going to have to guess who she is and her relationship with everyone.

Also, VERY IMPORTANT, I am in need of some dire help, you see I can't seem to think of any animals to use as summons for Neji, Shikamaru, or Sai. I'm trying to do it based on their fighting styles. For example, Kiba would had a dogs summoning since that's what he used to fight. Also, it's not exactly Neji, Shikamaru, or Sai, it's actually three characters you'll meet in the next chapter that fights the same way they do.

So thank you for your consideration and time. Also, if you can, please read my other stories and tell me if you like them. I've been feeling a bit depressed by the number of reviews for the recent chapters.