Her name was Kai Miyazaki. When her life began to change, she was only sixteen. Her family died when the Akatsuki attacked her clan estate, coming at them so fast no one could stop them. There was nothing that anyone could've done. Back then, the only reason why they spared Kai was because of the Three-Tailed Wolf, Tai Lin. She had been the guardian of the Miyazaki clan, but when she was fatally wounded by the Nine-Tailed Fox, Kyuubi, the clan elder sealed her soul inside an infant who showed great potential and that infant was Kai.

Her parents were the pride and joy of the Miyazaki clan of the Hidden Waterfall Village. With their Celestial Wolf Jutsu, designed after Tai Lin, running strong within the bloodline, her people were ecstatic when Kai showed signs that she possessed the same skill, the elder naturally chose her. When the process was complete, she was left covered with claw like marks running all over her body and touching her cheeks. They seemed to attract so much attention, her parents had to keep her at home most of the time, away from the world. Even with the precautions they took, somehow the Akatsuki found out about her and Tai Lin, and well, the rest is known.

The only family she had left was her father's brother, Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sanin. Kai went to search for him and learn from him anything she could from him and her only chance was finding the one they call the Nine-Tailed Fox child, Naruto Uzumaki. The one who wanted to become Hokage someday.


"Sir, may I have your permission to travel to the Hidden Leaf Village?"

The village leader looked at her strangely. "Why, might I ask?"

Kai looked down. "Sir, I have nothing left and the only family I have since the attack on my clan is my uncle, the legendary Sanin, Jiraiya. I wish to search for him and learn all I can. I wish to find a new life to live since I no longer have mine anymore. Please, sir. This is my only chance of making a fresh start and I need to take it."

There was an awkward silence that lasted so long Kai felt her head was going to explode.

"You may go."

She looked up, surprised that he had just approved her request. "Sir?"

"You may go and find your uncle. This will be your mission and your mission alone."

Kai stood and bowed, grateful that he agreed. "Thank you, sir!"

She went to the charred remains of her house and packed the rest of the things she had left. Her old friend from the training school she went to came up behind her.

"So you're finally leaving?"

She turned and looked at her. "Yes, Miyu. I have to look for my uncle. He's all I've got now. Besides you."

Miyu hugged her. "I know you have to go. Just make sure you come and visit, ok?"

She hugged her back and smiled. "I will. But I'm going to get a place of my own in the Leaf Village so you can come and visit, too."

She smiled at her and tears welled up in her misty blue eyes. Kai wiped her own tears away and slung her bag over her shoulder. "I best be going now. Tell the others goodbye for me, ok?"

Miyu nodded and waved her good-byes while Kai ran off.

As Kai reached the borderline between the two villages, she sensed she was being watched. Kai never liked wearing her headband, but instead she wore the gloves her parents used to wear. She came to a stop when the Anbu Black Ops Team landed in front of her.

"Where are you going?"

She bowed in respect. "I need to speak with the Third Hokage, if you'd permit me to pass."

She could tell one of them was staring at her arm and when she looked down, she noticed the seal marks were showing a bit. Kai pulled the sleeve down and they saw that she was wearing gloves with the Waterfall Village insignia.

"I'm afraid we'll have to take you in, miss. Please come with us." They started coming forward and she ran across the border towards the village.

"Stop!"

Kai couldn't stop running; she didn't know what else to do. She burst through the gate and ran towards the Academy, weaving in and out of the confused villagers.

"Stop that girl!"

Kai looked back briefly and saw the Anbu getting closer. She decided to take a shortcut and ran towards the infamous Ichiraku Ramen Shop.

She ran into a blonde girl with a fan and a kid with purple face paint in a black jump suit.

"Watch it!"

The Anbu grabbed Kai from behind. "You're coming with us."

Kai looked at the kid in the jump suit, hoping he'd help her. When neither of them did anything, she looked down at the ground. Kai concentrated on Tai Lin, feeling her power rush through her.

"No..."

The Anbu looked at her, their grip tightening on me. "Excuse me?"

Kai looked back up at the two, who had been joined by a kid with red hair and a gourd on his back. The two stepped back, shocked about something. "I'm not going anywhere but to the Hokage. Now, let me go!" She squirmed out of their hold and burst past the kid with the gourd with incredible speed. "Thank you, Tai Lin..."

When she reached the Academy, it was blocked off by a couple of chunin and a jonin with spiky white hair and a face mask.

"Get out of my way."

They stood fast and the kids from the ramen shop came up behind her. The jonin stepped forward.

"You're not going anywhere, miss."

Kai could feel Tai Lin's borrowed energy increase with her anger and frustration.

"Fine, you won't let me in, then I cut down every last one of you!" She charged forward, using every skill she had learned from her parents. She got past the chunin and as she went for the jonin, she formed the hand sign for the Celestial Wolf Jutsu and threw everything she had at him. She knocked him back and jumped over him, running to the office where the Hokage was. She smashed down the door and burst into the room.

"Lord Hokage. I need to speak with you."

He stood up. "Well, then speak." One of the genin came bursting in. "Old man, this girl is crazy!"

She turned on him in a flash, lashing out at him with all her might, but the jonin pulled her back before she could do any damage. "I'm not crazy. At least I don't look like a freak with that orange getup. And what's with the whisker tattoos? You know how ridiculous that looks?"

"And what about you? You look even worse with those claw marks all over you! What are you? Some kinda freak?!"

She could feel the anger welling inside of her and she saw his eyes widen. Kai could sense that her chakra had started glowing, and she forced herself to relax. "I'm not a freak. You have no fathom of what I've been through."

The other jonin came in and grabbed the brat in orange as he lunged for her.

"Naruto! Knock it off!"

Kai looked at him. "Wait, you're Naruto? Naruto Uzumaki?"

He shrugged off the jonin. "Ya, and who are you?" Kai looked at the jonin holding her. "Can you let me go please? I promise I won't attack anyone else."

He let her go and she bowed. "I'm Kai Miyazaki. You know my uncle."

He looked at her, bewildered, then bowed in return.

Kai turned back to the Hokage, bowing again. "Lord Hokage, my village leader has kindly agreed to let me come to the Leaf Village and find my uncle."

The Hokage nodded and motioned to the jonin behind Naruto. "Get this young lady to the old Hyung house. She can stay there as long as she wants."

She bowed once more and thanked him before she turned and walked to the door.

"Wait, Lord Hokage?" She looked at him.

"Yes, Kai?"

"Hyung was my grandmother's surname before she married into the Miyazaki clan of the Hidden Waterfall Village."

He nodded. "You may stay in her home while you are here. And welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village."

She bowed again. "Thank you, sir. See you soon, Naruto!"

Kai followed the spiky haired, face masked jonin to her grandmother's house. "May I ask your name, jonin?"

He smiled and looked ahead. "I'm Kakashi Hatake."

"Kakashi Hatake? The same Kakashi Hatake who has the Sharigan eye and helped my parents with their mission in the Land of Snow?"

He stopped and looked at her. "You know about that?"

Kai nodded and took off the gloves, handing them to him. "These are the gloves that they each wore on opposite hands. They told me that they had broken them in during their mission and all the battle damage was from when you helped them with the princess."

He looked away, sighing. "I didn't think they had told you that story. I wonder what else they said..."

Kai looked at him, confused, but they started walking again, exchanging tales about adventures Kakashi and her parents had together.

"We're here. Welcome to Hyung Manor."

She looked at the huge house. "I'm going to live here?"

Kakashi nodded and handed her the keys, as well as her gloves. "This house is yours now. You can do whatever you see fit with it."

Kai took the keys from him and thanked him. "See you around, Kai."

She waved and watched him vanish. She walked up to the front door and unlocked it. She stepped inside and found herself in the most dusty room ever.

"Wow, so this is your place?"

She turned and saw Naruto standing there with pink haired girl.

"Hey, Naruto. Who's your friend?"

She stepped forward and bowed. "I'm Sakura Haruno. You're Kai, right? The new girl who evaded the Anbu?"

She nodded. "Ya, that's me. I guess I should apologize, but they came at me because they saw my..." She couldn't tell them about Tai Lin. It was too dangerous!

"Your what?"

She shook my head. "Never mind. So what's good around here?"

Naruto smiled brightly and stepped forward. "How 'bout Ichiraku Ramen?"

Kai smiled. "Sure! But, I should get cleaning..." She looked around the front room.

"We'll help you!"

She smiled at Sakura. "Thanks, but I'm not sure if three of us can clean this whole house."

Sakura looked around and then at Naruto.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?"

They smiled and Sakura grabbed her hand, pulling her outside.

"We'll get the others. That way you'll get to meet everyone else!"

Her smile was so bright Kai couldn't say no. She had just made two great friends her first couple of hours in Konoha. How could she refuse?

First they took Kai to see the Hyuga clan. She met Hinata and Neji, who were cousins. Hinata agreed to help out, but Neji refused, claiming he had to train. They went to the flower shop and met Ino. She also agreed to help. They took Kai to the Training Field and they found Shikamaru, Kiba, Akamaru, and Shino. Kiba and Akamaru think as one, so they agreed to help, as well as Shino and his bugs. Shikamaru said it'd be a drag, but he agreed to help since he had nothing better to do. Someone named Sasuke Uchiha was nowhere to be found, so they gave up looking for him. When they found Choji, he was more than happy to help clean, and somehow he knew Kai'd be treating everyone to lunch. They all headed back to the manor and they cleaned it from top to bottom. Three hours later, Kai treated everyone to Ichiraku Ramen.