Alright, to begin with

This story is of my own rendering, but the original characters of the Naruto story belong to Kishimoto. Oh, how I wish they belonged to me though . . . .

Anyway, the few other characters that appear in this story belong to me, Chimalis. They include: Jin, Mako, Tatsu, Kane, and Mika. There are a few others mentioned, but are nameless at the current stage.

I would like to point out that I put a lot of hard work and thinking into this story to make it seem right and not something that appeared of the top of my brain. This is not a insert character name here and OC story. I cannot stand the Sasuke/My pretty sparkly most beautiful girl in the whole world who is also super strong original Character fan fictions that make no sense because the stoic ninja boy with a glacier for a heart suddenly and without reason fell head over heals for some girl that came out of nowhere. That is not a character; that is the definition of a Mary Sue. However, there are a few, well written, Sasuke/OC stories out there. A few.

Anyway, enjoy and comment if you feel like it.

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Over 150 years have passed since the peaceful death of Uzumaki Naruto, 6th Hokage, who was later declared a legend "The Spiral Lighting" and the strongest Kage in history. None have so far passed this feat, and for the most part, nobody wants to strip the legend of his title.

Konahagukure has not changed in the last century, it adapted to new technology along with the rest of the Land of Fire. Pipes and antennas have been added to the buildings; the town still sits inside the strong walls of the Village.

The mountain side that is carved and engraved with the faces shows the faces of the seven Hokages. Only one face has been added since Uzumaki's death. Naruto died of a peaceful death at the old age of 95, smiling even in death. His face on the monument is boasting his trademark thousand-dollar grin.

It is in this peaceful place where our story starts.

A short girl dressed in teal robes, reaching down to her ankles stood on the roof of the building silently, not wanting to startle the young boy in front of her. The young boy was staring up at the monument, lost in his thoughts.

The girl stood little over 5'2", her hair was going grey, but one could tell it had once been a beautiful dark black. She appeared to be little older than eleven. She wore a white, slightly beat up hitai-ate (forehead protector) on her forehead under her bangs, the ends rippling behind her to her shoulders. She carried a similarly beat up staff much taller than her, engraved with the Leaf Symbol engraved in the head. Despite her size and young appearance, she holds her head tall and gives off the appearance of someone much more mature for her age; she opened her mouth and called out in a voice loud enough to be heard but soft enough not to draw attention,

"Skipping class again, Tatsu?"

The young boy wheeled around in shock, but his fear instantly melted into a broad grin that matched the carved face of the 6th Hokage behind him. He stood up and approached the young girl, his arms open wide.

"Jin baa-chan!"

THWACK

The solid wood staff collided with the young lads head.

"How many times have I told you Tatsu, don't call me that! I'm not old!"

Jin said, with a look of irritation on her face.

"But," Tatsu said, sitting down on the roof.

"Jin baa-"

a fierce glare flew his way

"ah, -sama."

"Jin-sama, you must be around,"

Tatsu counted on his fingers and had gone around the ten fingers over six times when he looked up to meet the girls eyes.

"Jin-sama, you must be over 120 years old!",

He said with flourish, raising his arms in the air. This earned him another whack on the head.

"Please don't remind me, you're making me feel old."

"Aww,"

Tatsu stood up, rubbing his head; he bent over and gave her a kiss on the forehead, dodging a fist.

"You look less than half of that."

"Yeah, don't remind me."

sigh

"That's why I travel, when I'm traveling, people think I'm still a little kid. As soon as I get back here, people are coming at me, offering to help me cross the road or carry packages like I'm a . . . a . . . an old lady!",

She exclaimed, agitation showing.

"But you are an old lady, Jin baa-chan"

Tatsu said, earning him another whack in the chin.

"So, why were you cutting class? I walked by the Academy and Mayuri-sensei seemed to be tearing her hair out?"

Jin asked, looking at Tatsu with a look that told him that he might as well tell the truth.

"I know how to do everything, and when I don't, she makes a huge deal about it! I just needed a fun day for once."

Tatsu sighed.

He looked up at the monument with a look of longing.

"Jin ba-, oh, -sama. Can you tell me about the sixth again?"

Jin looked up at the carved face and a faint smile crept on her lips.

They really got a good likeness of him

She looked at the young child next to her

"Okay, but first, let's get back to the academy."

The two where approaching the gates of the Academy when Tatsu suddenly called out, surprising Jin.

"Mako! Look who I found!"

A young girl about Tatsu's age turned around, her pale lavender eyes and blonde hair a dead give away of who her grandparents where whirled around at the sound of her friends voice. Her eyes sparkled when she saw who accompanied her good friend.

"Jin baa-chan!"

She ran up and hugged Jin tightly around the waist. Jin looked down fondly at the girl and patted her head.

"Hey, Mako. Is your father around?"

The girl looked up at Jin with a look of utter adoration.

"He's on his way to pick me up, Jin baa-chan."

"HEY! How come you don't whack her for calling you that."

The two girls turned to see Tatsu looking irritated. The girls stuck their tongues out at him and broke out into giggles.

"Well, what do we have here?"

Jin looked up and saw she was standing in the shadow of Kane Uzumaki.

In his Chunnin vest, his gold hair stood out even more. He had inherited his father's smile too. His pale white eyes squinted with contained laughter. He looked down at Jin with a look that told that he knew her entire story and held the utmost respect for her.

"Jin-sama, it is great to know you are doing well."

"You too Kan-kun,"

She said grinning, using his nickname from years back.

He blushed as his daughter and Tatsu broke into suppressed laughter.

"Oh dear, I had hoped you had forgotten that you used to call me that," he said, now smiling himself.

"Do not forget young man, I have known you since you were in diapers."

Jin turned to Tatsu and gave him one final tap on the head with her staff, this one softer that the times before.

"I'll see you later bozu. Stay out of trouble till then, k?"

He grinned back,

"You can count on me baa-chan"

Jin sighed exasperatedly,

"You never learn do you?"

She then turned to Kane,

"I assume that I'll see you at the meeting later?"

He gazed down at her,

"I'll be there once I get Chizo to bed. She's turned three last month."

Jin's eyes widened in surprise,

"Really? It seems only yesterday that Hinata was nursing you! Oh, how time flies."

She shook her head and turned to go down the street.

She called over her shoulder,

"Take care of your father Mako. I'll see you at the meeting later Kane. "

And with that, she disappeared into the crowd.

Kane gazed after her and murmured to himself,

"There goes a very brave girl."

"And an old one at that, " Tatsu piped up.

Kane turned to the young children before him,

"Tatsu, your mother called, you're coming home with us."

Mako grinned, "Yay! Tatsu's coming home with us!"

The three started their walk down the main drag of Konaha, their voices filling the late spring afternoon.

"Hey father?"

"Yeah?"

"Can we stop by the cemetery on the way home?"

"What?! Why?"

"Because Tatsu and I wanna see the 6th's grave!"

"Yeah! Can we?"

sigh

"Alright"

"Yay!"