Hi guys! This is the sequel to My love, My life. Because some of you wanted me to write more of it, I did. I hope you like it… R&R! I also don't own anything but the plot!
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I, Uchiha Hanami, was thought as s genius.
Who wouldn't be when you remember what happened in a different time line? And remember how to do every jutsu you learned in it?
But I also was a disgrace to the Uchiha name as I had defended the "demon brat" from older kids who had been beating him one day at park.
I remember him. He's the love of my life. In body I might be only six but mentally I was... how old was I? Six years here and before that twenty-three... so twenty-nine...
I remember everything. How I had been a boy, Sasuke. How I had betrayed Konoha for power to protect him. How I had eventually confessed my feelings in that holding cell, how he killed me after telling me he loved me too. And how I met Kami.
Now, that's an important thing to remember. She was... hyperactive, and I really don't like to think what kind of world she could create.
I'm getting off tracks aren't I?
But anyway, today would be my first day at academy and I'd see him again. I know my family probably will try to make me graduate early like Itachi, my big brother who threw everything away for me. I can already see the little signs that tell he's more loyal to the village than the clan but that he'd do anything to protect me. They are so subtle that anyone who doesn't know him and know what to look for wouldn't see them.
I'm practicing kunai throwing in the garden before breakfast when I hear an unmistakable laughter from the other side of the wall surrounding our garden.
I run to the wall and look over it just in time to see the boy run past me laughing.
His laughter is beautiful, like music to my ears that haven't heard it in over seventeen years. He disappears around the corner to left before his chasers some to the road. They have pink hair and some really weird make-up.
"Hanami-sama! Have you seen a boy run past here?" one of them asks.
I nod. "He ran to right from there," I say and point to the turn where he took the left turn. It's the least I can do for him for now.
They bow and begin to run again. "Thank you Hanami-sama!" one of them shouts.
I give them an impassive look and turn back to the garden. I look around to be sure no-one around and when I'm sure of it, I crack a smile. It's so like him and I wouldn't change it. No, it'll change when he gets older but for now I can enjoy his pranks even if in private.
"Hanami-chan! Breakfast's ready!" my mother calls from the kitchen.
My stomach grumbles and I blush. Even if I know no-one's around I'm embarrassed. It comes with being girl I think.
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I arrive to the academy on Itachi's back. He normally doesn't give me piggy back rides but as it is my "special day" as he says, he gave me one to academy. Out mother is with us, trailing behind.
I see most of the other adults glare in one direction and automatically look there. There, on the swing that hangs from the three, sits Naruto looking depressed.
I nudge Itachi to let me down. He gives me a confused look but does as I ask.
Once I'm down, I walk confidently to him.
"I'm Uchiha Hanami. I saw you running through our compound this morning. I also saw what you did to those who were chasing you. It was hilarious," I say and hold out my hand.
He looks up and his eyes betray his suspiciousness and hope. "Uzumaki Naruto. Nice to meet you Hanami-san." He takes my hand.
I smile softly. And it's something I don't do. I hear my mother gasp.
I also hear other adults mutter something about demons under their breaths. I also know that Naruto can hear them with his enchanted hearing.
I glare at the adults who look at him like he's the worst thing ever happened. I so wish I could go on a killing rampage and kill them but then I'd lose Naruto again... What's a girl to do?
I'll think that later...
"So Naruto-kun, do you want to be my friend?"
His face breaks into a huge smile. "Sure Nami-chan! You're my first friend, you know? All the others just look at me with these weird eyes and sneer at me and leave. But you're not going to leave, are you Nami-chan?"
I tilt my head to my side. Nami-chan? Well, it kind of suits me... as I can be as treacherous as sea but not this time around...
I shake my head. "No, I'm not going leave. You're my first friend too, Naruto-kun," I say with a smile.
He gets off the swing. "Do you want me to push you on it?"
"If you want," I answer. "Or we could both swing on it the same time. I sit and you stand, okay?"
He gives me a huge grin and nods. So we swing until we have to go to the class room where we sit to the last row. The chuunin, Iruka, walks in and scans the room. His eyes narrow when they land on Naruto but he lets them relax. The cold look in them still remains in them.
"Good morning, class!" he says to us, his new students.
"Good morning, sensei!" most of the class greets happily back. Neither of us, I or Naruto, did.
"You have chosen to become ninjas of Hidden Leaf. I must tell you that the path of shinobi and kunochi is a bloody one. Many of our forces die in their first year of service as genin but that's only after you've graduated. Who knows what kind of ninja techniques are there?"
I see Yamanaka Ino and Inuzuka Kiba raise their hands.
"Yes miss," Iruka says and nods to Ino.
"I've heard my dad talk about ninjutsu and taijutsu," she answers. Kiba lowers his hand, apparently not knowing any other than those. "And my name's Yamanaka Ino."
Iruka nods. "Thank you Ino-san. Those are two of ninja's main techniques. Does anyone know some more?"
When no-one else raises their hands, I reluctantly raise mine. Iruka nods at me. "Kenjutsu, genjutsu and fuuinjutsu for example. Then there are also stealth, healing, summoning, kunai and shrunken throwing and those kind of things. Uchiha Hanami."
"Very good Hanami-san. You are correct. Do you know what genjutsu, kenjutsu and fuuinjutsu are?"
"Genjutsus are illusions that traps you in them and reflects the harm done to you mind to your body. Kenjutsu is sword fighting and fuuinjutsu is sealing. The last, most known seal master was Yondaime Hokage," I answer in monotone.
Iruka gives a satisfied nod. "Did your parents tell you about those, Hanami-san?"
"No, I read on them on my own," I lied easily.
"Okay, so who can tell me what you know of ninjas?" Iruka asks and many hands rise.
The class continues and I dose off thinking of what to do now.
When the lunch bell finally rings Naruto and I follow other students to the playground and we go to "our" swing. I take out my bento box and as I thought, Naruto doesn't have anything. Luckily I always have two pairs of chopsticks with me. I take them out.
"Here, Naruto-kun. You can eat from my bento. I don't eat as much as kaa-san makes me," I say. He smiles and takes the sticks. We eat in silence.
Our weird friendship has begun.
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Two years later Itachi really did kill our clan like in the original time line. He did use Tsukuyomi on me but it didn't affect me like it did last time… Might be because I'm mentally older than then… But I was hospitalized anyway. The worst part was that Naruto wasn't let to see me as the doctor was one of the main Kyuubi-haters.
We had become very close during the two years we had known each other.
I helped him with his school a little but as he is very proud he can't take much of it so he's still the dobe. It all goes to my plan… except that now I have fan boys… *shudder*
I'm still the top rookie of our year so the possibility of me and Naruto being on the same team is high, thank Kami… not that I'd really thank that silly little girl all that much. It just might kill me.
Thought, I can see why Kami called Naruto Shinigami's favored. Everyone who tried to assassinate him dropped dead when they got near him. But it only worked with assassinations. He was still beaten every now and then. It's such a waist. Every time he got beaten he came to me. I don't understand why but he did and it warmed me on the inside.
We're now twelve and today is the graduation day. I know Naruto failed the original test in the first time line and learned the kage bunshin but I don't know what will happen now. I do know he still can't do bunshin but his other aspects are lots better… I'm going in first and do the required bunshins. Iruka gives me my hita-ite and I tie it on my forehead.
My hair's short on the contray to the popular long hair. It's not like boy's hair thought. It reaches over my ear but is cut there. I have longer bangs thought… (imagine Sakura from Card captor Sakura with black hair)
Naruto gives me his cheeky grin before entering the class room. I waited him nervously on the outside and when the door opened I saw… not a grinning Naruto nor a happy Naruto but a sad, defeated Naruto.
"Naruto-kun…" I whispered.
He met my eyes for a brief second before he turned away. I saw his hands were clenched in fists.
"Hanami-chan… I want to be alone…" he before rushing off.
I look after him and sigh. I know it'd do nothing if I went after him right now as he's like that… it'd only make him more mad…
"Did you see? The demon didn't graduate!"
"Not so loudly! But I must say I'm happy too. It's much more safer for my little girl… I can now sleep soundly at night, you know?"
I heard people talking about Naruto. I know they were all adults, parents of my peers so I glare at them hatefully. Some of them flinch.
Haruno Sakumo came behind me and slid his hands around my waist. "Hanami-chan! Did you see? I passed!" he almost shouted/screeched.
Oh, yeah, him. I had already forgotten about him. He's Haruno Sakura's alternate self (still with the eyesore pink hair) and a vowed fan boy. Thank Kami Ino had stayed girl…
"Haruno-san, please take your hands off of my person," I almost growled. It was pretty threatening as I released a little killing intent with it but it didn't have any affect.
"But did you see me?" he asked again without releasing me.
I wiggled my hands free of his iron grip (who would have thought such a thin thing had that much strength?) and did the kawamiri no jutsu with Ino.
A twitch appeared on her forehead.
"SAKUMO YOU BASTARD! RELEASE ME THIS INSTANT!" she screamed and hit him. He flew up to the sky where only a star twinkled (A/N: like the bad guys in Pokémon… don't remember their names…). "Pervert," Ino muttered when she stomped back to Shikamaru and Chouji.
I watched all this with amusement from the school roof before I left, jumping from roof to roof. It's something a just graduated genin wasn't supposed to know how to do but as I had done it already for two years now so the ANBU patrolling on the streets didn't pay any attention to me.
I went (well, jumped) back to my apartment. This time it had some personal touches like pictures of Naruto and myself between the scrolls and weapons. I also held ramen in stock for Naruto as he normally ate here at my apartment.
Okay! Quit looking at me like that! You're freaking me out! I'll admit he normally sleeps here too! Happy now? Of course he sleeps on the couch, you pervert! We're only like twelve!
So, yeah… we pretty much share my apartment. It's in my names so the land lord won't cut the electricity and will make sure that we have hot water. He sure as hell wouldn't have Naruto living in his apartment complex… bastard…
I took my diary/plan book and wrote down what happened at academy. So, what's going happen next? I closed the book and began to study a scroll of basic seals.
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Hours later when the sun's already down and Naruto hasn't been here yet I know something's wrong. Normally he comes here latest by sundown after he has wanted to be alone but now…
I turn radio on in my kitchen and begin to make tea. It always calms me down. It did when I was Sasuke too… And the same with the radio, it keeps the silence away…
I sit there drinking tea for hours before I hear some hesitant knocking from my door.
I rush to the door and open it hastily. There stood Naruto and a bloodied Iruka. Naruto also has a hita-ite on his forehead.
I flung myself at Naruto and hug him tightly. "I was afraid something happened when you didn't show up at all after you said you wanted to be alone at the academy!" I almost cried.
His face was confused. "Huh? You were worried about me?"
"Of course! You're my friend! Just my best friend in the whole world! And you normally stop by latest by sundown and now it's two in the morning! I've been up all night waiting for you! I even made miso ramen because I know you're hungry and it's your favorite!" I explained as I dragged him inside. "Please do come in Iruka-sensei and let me have a look of that wound of yours."
After I (forcibly) sat Naruto down in the kitchen (with a cup of ramen) I glared at Iruka so long that he gave in and took off his vest and shirt. The wound was pretty deep but luckily it hadn't touched any vital spots and the bleeding had already slowed down.
"It's nothing serious (in some other dimension one Sirius Black sneezes…). I can heal it easily," I said before flashing through a set of hand seals and placing a green glowing hand on the wound.
Iruka hissed in pain a little before relaxing as the wound began to heal. Soon I was done. There was no sign of ever being a wound there, only some new pink skin.
"There you go," I say before rushing back to the kitchen where Naruto was placing water on the stow. "Naruto! What have I told you?"
He jumped a little and turned to me looking guilty. "Not to touch anything… but I'm hungry and I don't want to eat tomatoes and you have enough ramen here!"
I just sigh and walk over to him. "Okay, I think it's time for you to learn how to use these things… What power level were you going to put it on?"
"Nine, obviously," Naruto said and rolled his eyes.
"WRONG! Nine is way too hot for you to make ramen! Put it on six at the most! Then it won't boil too high and splash on you," I instructed him.
In the end we managed not to blow up my kitchen but it came close many times. Iruka left soon after Naruto fell asleep on the couch.
But you know? The weirdest thing happened when I was covering Naruto with a blanket. You see, he grabbed my arm and decided to snuggle it.
I tried to pull it away but it only made Naruto tighten his grip.
I was trapped.
But if he wanted to hold me, even subconsciously, then who was I to deny it from him? He deserved everything he wanted and more… So I laid down almost on top of him. We cuddled (more like Naruto cuddled, Uchihas do not cuddle) for the rest of the night. I stayed awake (looking at Naruto's peaceful face) to almost dawn when I finally fell asleep.