Chapter 1

The Senju


'Yuzuki smiled and hummed some childhood rhyme as she started to walk back home. She was so happy that her mother had let her out to pick some flowers. Lately because of the feuding clans she was rarely allowed outside, let alone to go play or pick flowers. As she walked home her long white hair flowed in the wind and she started to sing. It was a friendly little song and always let her mother know where she was. Plus everyone in her clan loved her singing, or so they all told her.

The smell of burnt wood and ash hit her like a wall and constricted her throat, making her cough. "Wh-what? Where is this coming from?" The young girl picked up her pace, filled with panic. The smell was coming from the direction of her home. After a minute, she was on top of a small hill and was looking at her village. Her blue grey eyes widened as she saw it up in flames. The place she grew up in, her sanctuary, her haven… She dropped the flowers in her hands and ran towards her own home.

"Mother!" she called out. She coughed into her sleeve as she ran around. She was trying to be as careful as she could be. The heat burned her eyes as she ran around looking for her mother. As she ran she could see the dead people of her clan lying on the ground. They were scattered around like trash, like garbage, mangled, burned and maimed.

"Everyone... No!" She tried her best not to cry but only being 7 she couldn't help it. Tears ran down her face as she pushed forward to try and find her mother.

"Yu-zuki." The girl stopped and looked around. It had been her mother's voice, but something was wrong with it. It was weak and hoarse.

"Mommy?" She coughed again and looked down at the ground. There she saw her mother lying on the ground in a puddle of sticky red liquid. Yuzuki ran over to her and tugged on her sleeve. "We have to get out of here Mommy." She pulled a bit more. Tsukiko looked up at her with her bright blue eye. She then coughed up some of her blood.

"I'm sorry Yuzuki... I cannot come with you." She didn't want her daughter to be on her own, but after last night's vision she knew she would. "Listen to me Yuzuki." The little girl stopped and looked at her mother with a pale, tear stained face. "You must leave. Go past the forest towards the Senju. You'll be safe there." She coughed once again. Her vision was getting blurry. "Make sure to tell no one, other then who you trust, your real name. Whoever did this is still out there." Yuzuki was crying harder and shook her head.

"No! I don't want to be alone! Don't leave me, mama!" she wailed. A loud crack rang out and Yuzuki looked up. Her eyes widened and she froze in fear as a fiery log came falling towards her. With what little strength she had, Tsukiko got up and moved her daughter out of the way. She cried out in pain and leaned against the wall, still holding onto her little girl. The weak and dying woman reached into her pocket and pulled out a kunai. She had noticed her daughters' hair caught fire. She cut it all off short and fast. It was better this way.

"You have to go Yuzuki! It is not your choice!" Tsukiko leaned her head back with a light thud and slid down the wall to sit on the ground, blood smeared on the wall behind her. "Someone... Someone will be there for you. Maybe not now, but someone will be. Now," she reached and took her eye patch off and handed it to Yuzuki. "Go." Slowly her right eye faded to gray while Yuzuki's kekkei genkai activated; her right eye swirling and changing color. The girl cried and took the eye patch, kissing her mother on the cheek for the last time and ran out of the fire she had called home, the only place she had ever known. Her mother smiled sadly before finally letting go; fading into the darkness that surrounded her and engulfed in the flames of ruin.'

A blue gray eye snapped open with a sharp intake of breath. She only saw an off white tent above her head. She sat up fast and looked around the room. Yuzuki had no idea where she was.

'Mother?' She could hear voices outside the tent from where she was.

"We found him just outside the forest lying on the ground. He was covered in small burns and cuts. Other than that we can't tell where the boy came from." It was a young boy's voice. It held a friendly tone to it, like someone who trusted everyone.

"I see... Aiko-san!" That was an older voice, an adult for sure.

"Yes Butsuma-sama?" A woman answered; kind and caring by the sound of it. Still none of this helped the girl calm down.

"How are the boys' wounds? Is he a civilian or shinobi?" The older male had many questions and made Yuzuki uneasy.

"I haven't checked him yet. Now if everyone could leave, you will have your answers soon." She sounded like a mother. Yuzuki backed up to the end of the tent and pulled the blanket with her. She hadn't noticed the change in her clothes. She was now wearing a plain white outfit used for medical patients. She was also covered in bandages and the eye patch her mother had given her.

The tent opened up and in walked a young woman. She had long light brown hair that was up in a ponytail. Her eyes were dark brown and held softness in then the moment she looked at her. She walked inside and sat on her knees next to Yuzuki.

"It's okay now little one. You're safe here." She reached out and placed a soothing hand on her forehead. Yuzuki flinched slightly and closed her eye. Then she felt the woman's chakra flow into her body. It felt so familiar. The little girl slowly opened her eye and looked towards the woman. "You've been through a lot haven't you?" Yuzuki nodded her head once. She then opened her mouth to ask where she was but no noise came out. She tried again and still nothing. She had lost her voice.

Aiko frowned and moved her hand to the girl's throat. "It seems you lost it due to trauma. It should come back, but it may take some time." Aiko moved closer and pulled the blanket down. She blinked a few times. "Oh my... I really should teach those boys the difference between girls and boys." Yuzuki looked at her and shook her head. If they saw her as a boy that meant they would treat her like such, not a little a flower if these boys thought otherwise. Aiko blinked. "Are you sure? They will find out sooner or later," she stated. Yuzuki nodded curtly. The woman sighed in defeat. "I guess you have your reasons." She checked over her body. Even though the girl was masking herself as a civilian she knew otherwise.

"Okay I'm all done." She pulled the blanket back over her. Aiko then looked over at the tents' opening and saw three pairs of eyes that just peeked in. "Alright boys. Come in calmly. The boy is still in shock." Slowly the Senju brothers walked into the tent and they sat down around Yuzuki. She moved back and pulled the blanket close. "Oh and boys he lost his voice. So please bear that in mind." She stood up and left the tent. Yuzuki's eye widened slightly and her breathing picked up. She looked over all three boys.

One had white, spiky hair and red eyes and pale skin. He was wearing a black muscle shirt and dark blue pants held by a cream colored sash. He had a stern looking face. Slowly her blue gray eye moved to the next one. He had dark brown hair cut into a bowl shape and kind brown eyes. He was wearing a white coat with red trimming and a black shirt underneath it and black pants with a white sash holding them up. His tanned face was filled with worry as he watched her. The last boy had a mix of white and black hair; it was something she had never seen before. The boy was wearing a burgundy color outfit that matched the second boy. His eyes were a dark color as well. He looked like he was about to cry.

"You've been out for 3 days now." The second boy said. He placed a small table with paper and ink on it in front of her eagerly. "My name is Hashirama. The stern one is Tobirama, and the youngest is Itama. What's your name?" He had a friendly smile on his face. Yuzuki blinked a few times and picked up the brush. She started to think of a name but none were coming to mind.

'I don't know.' She wrote down. The one called Tobirama crossed his arms.

"Well we can't just say 'hey you', you need a name," he said. Yuzuki could practically see the gears turning in their heads as they tried to think of one. She was still nervous sitting there watching them all. For all she knew these were the people that killed her clan. A snap rang out as Hashirama grinned brightly.

"Nobu!" he called out. Itama smiled at the name. Tobirama thought about it for a moment then nodded his head. Yuzuki didn't know what to think. The meaning was faith and good name for a boy, she just didn't like the sound of it. Though she feared it would only get worse so she nodded her head.

'Where am I?' She wrote down next. Itama smiled a bit more.

"You are in the Senju clan compound!" he answered. Yuzuki relaxed a bit; well at least she was somewhere safe. For the moment.


Okay! Here is my new story! In this story I hope to explain more about Yuzuki and her clans Kekkei Genkai a long with her time before the Village.

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