A figure stood on the hill above the Hokage statues. Her long black hair flowed in the breeze. Her closed eyes opened, revealing pearly white ones. 'It's been a long time since I've been here. I'm back.'
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Lady Tsunade sat at her desk, listening to Shizune about the updates on Konoha's welfare. A soft knock was heard from the doorway. 'Come in!' The door opened to reveal a young female ninja with a Iwagakure headband on her head. Her outfit was simple. A long black shirt with a short sleeve grey jacket and long black pants. Her hair was blue-black and went down to her hips in a low ponytail and her eyes a pearly white.
'Um... are you the Hokage?' she asked. Tsunade nodded. She walked into the room, her long hair trailing after her. 'My name is Yuki Uchiha.' She heard quite a few gasps. Tsunade and Shizune could see the features of a Uchiha in her face, except the eyes. Yuki tilted her head slightly. 'Is there something wrong?' Tsunade swallowed before answering. 'It's been quite a while since we have heard that surname. You see, Itachi Uchiha had murdered the entire clan quite a number of years ago.'
Yuki's eyebrows furrowed. 'So, it is true.' She looked back up at Tsunade. 'Um...the reason I'm here is that the Tsuchikage has allowed me to return to Konoha and serve under you, the Hokage. It has been quite a few years since I have been here though. Is that alright?' Tsunade thought about it.
'What was your rank back at Iwagakure?' she asked. 'ANBU.' Tsunade looked Yuki up and down. She had heard that Itachi had also accomplished being in the ranks of ANBU at a young age as well. 'Okay. Before I accept you, I would like you to be tested against 3 ninjas of my choice. And also I would like to perform a medical check before deciding whether you will be accepted. Is that clear?' Yuki nodded, a small smile on her face. 'One more question. If you are a Uchiha, how come you performed under the Tsuchikage? The rest of the clan was here in Konoha.'
Yuki's hand scratched the back of her head. 'Well, you see, I'm blind. My father believed that if he had a daughter that was blind, she would be worthless to the family. Just as good as a Uchiha without sharingan. He already had my 2 older brothers. He was going to just leave me out to die. I was lucky that he allowed me to live on the Uchiha Estate for four years of my life.' Yuki sighed. 'Fortunately, my mother saved me. She had a friend in Iwagakure who couldn't have a child. My mother's friend accepted me and I was raised in Iwagakure.' As she said this, her hand clutched at a hand woven bracelet on her left hand.
'You have studied to be a ninja, even though you were blind and got into the ANBU ranks. That's quite an achievement,' a male voice commented. Leaning on the doorway of Hokage Office was Copy Cat Ninja, Kakashi. Yuki turned to face the doorway. Although she was blind, she had learnt to sense presences. She could sense what he looked like as an outline by his chakra. 'Thank you.' Kakashi merely nodded. He looked past Yuki and said to Tsunade, 'Here is the file you asked me to collect.' He walked up to her desk and placed on the table.
As he turned around to leave, Tsunade called him back. 'Wait. Yuki, can you use sharingan?' Yuki nodded. She turned to face Kakashi and said, 'Kakashi, I would like you to be one of the people who test out her skills. Along with Kurenai and Gai. Tomorrow at the training ground.' Kakashi gave a soft sigh. 'Sure. I'll pass the message to them.'
He walked, heading towards the door. Before he stepped out, he stopped. 'Who are your brothers, anyway?' Yuki smiled.
'Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha.'
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Tsunade took Yuki to the Hospital and went to her office. She began examining Yuki. After 15 minutes, she was done. Holding up her set of notes, she said to Yuki, 'Well, you're perfectly healthy. However, your eyes. They seem to have undergone some treatment.' A sigh came from the ninja. 'When I was younger, I was kidnapped. He had heard I was a Uchiha, although I had changed my name. He did some experiments, on my eyes. I believe he was a Missing-nin from here. Orochimaru.'
Tsunade gritted her teeth. Orochimaru had been a pain in her side for a while now. Seemed like everything related back to him. She turned and looked out the window. As she watched the leaves wave in the cool breeze, her eyes were steely. Damn that Orochimaru…
In a few minutes, Yuki was released from Tsunade's care and free to roam the village. Yuki walked on the sides of the street, withdrawn. She did not want to cause any attention. Yuki finally found a quiet area by a tree. She leaned against the tree, closed her eyes and sighed. Yuki barely remembered Konoha and walking through a new place for the first couple of times were exhausting. Not only did she have to remember the roads that she walked and have mental map developed in her mind, but she also had to avoid the many people on the streets. The people here have a different presence to those in Iwagakure and she often stumbled to avoid walking into someone at the last minute.
She slid to the ground and placed her hand on her forehead. So this was her mission. She stifled a laugh. It may prove to be a lot more difficult than she thought.
