I guess I should start with this is my first fanfiction. I was bored during our exams at school so I started writing it and it got this far. Anyway I guess I'll say I don't own anyone but Najoki and Kyo. Plus one or two others in future chapters.

Dead Memories

Squad 7… My first thought for them…weak. They were a bunch of goofballs. Naruto Uzamaki was the worst. He goofed off much more than necessary. I understood why Kakashi has asked me to help. All in all, though, they were a good group. They were good friends. When Kakashi introduced them to m e I could tell none of them were happy I was there. Of course I wasn't happy to be there.

"So we need another girl to make our team better? Seriously? I mean she isn't even our age. She's like ten," Naruto complained. His blue eyes shut and he pouted. I growled a bit.

"I might be young but, I could beat you in a fight any day," I snapped. Kakashi wasn't even paying attention. He was reading his perverted book. Naruto noticed and smiled.

"Oh yeah? Well I'm going to be the next Hokage so I'm not going to be beaten by a ten-year old girl," he shouted. Sakura rolled her green eyes. Sasuke just stood there, arms folded. Since no one was objecting, I accepted. As we fought, it got boring. He wasn't interesting to fight with. So as my final blow, I threw ten shuriken and attached him to the tree behind us.

"So now you see why I'm here. Just don't ever try that again. Next time I won't be afraid to permanently attach you to the tree," I threatened. I didn't keep up the tough macho act for long. Instead, I burst out laughing. "Just kidding. I can't do that to a teammate. Here, I'll help you off the tree." I walked over and plucked the shuriken from his orange jumpsuit. He smiled when he was of f. His bright yellow hair had twigs and leaves in it. I stood ready just in case he attacked.

"You're about as weak as he is. No real ninja offers to help once they defeat their enemy," Sasuke said. I turned to face him, with my defenses up. His ebony eyes and black hair were something I'd seen before. Had I seen him before today? Ignoring that, I snapped at him.

"No, but a real ninja also doesn't abandon his teammate. That's another reason why I'm here. Kakashi said you three act hostile toward each other s o I'm going to try and change that," I said. The look on his face told me he didn't like being proved wrong.

"So you think you'll be able to help with teamwork? What are you anyway? I mean you're pretty bossy to just be a member of our team," he said. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm a Genin, just like you. Some one has to take charge. Kakashi isn't always going to be here so one of us needs to step up and be leader for a bit. From what I've seen, none of you are," I said. After that he kept quite.

"How many teams have you been on?" Sakura asked. I made a face.

"I… I don't know. I can't remember a lot. I lost my memory at about eight or=2 0nine. That's why I know Kakashi. He's trying to help me get at least a little back," I replied. She nodded, but said no more. Now Kakashi put down his perverted book and looked at us.

"Now you see why she's here. She needs some memory and you need a stronger team. It benefits both of you," he said. Sasuke looked at me, but not with hate. Confusion filled his ebony eyes, but when he caught me paying attention to him, he looked away. I'd heard rumors about him being the girls' obsession do I had to look for myself. Black, spiky hair, extremely dull ebony eyes, baggy, dark blue shirt, white shorts that barely went over his knees, and arm warmers over his forearms. Not as good-looking as I'd heard. Plus if he treated girls the same way he treated me, it'd be a wonder why they liked him so much. I had met him before. I just didn't know where. Since I was lost in thought, when I snapped out of it, everyone was looking at me. I turned red.

"Well I don't have a mission today so we'll meet back here tomorrow. Sunrise, don't be late," he said. I rolled my eyes. It wasn't us he had to be worried about. With that Kakashi vanished. We all stood around awkwardly for a moment, until Naruto broke the silence.

"So are we gonna leave or not?" he asked. I smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. I have things to do later so I'm going to go home and take a nap," I said. Naruto turned to me.

"Kakashi-sensei never told us your name. So what is it?" he asked. Really? Kakashi hadn't mentioned my name? Was I really that spacey?

"Najoki… Najoki Takenami," I said. Sasuke tensed as I mentioned my name. W as there something wrong with it? I ignored that. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." I walked off after that. I had a feeling Sasuke knew something from my past I didn't. If he hated me I didn't want to find out. No one bothered to stop me.

My plans for the rest of the day were to go around and see if anything jogged my memory. I don't even remember what happened to cause me to loose it. I only remember waking up with my shoulder burning. That and two people fighting about whether I'd die or not. Kakashi was arguing I wouldn't. A girl argued against him. I closed my eyes. I knew that memory and didn't want to relive it. I went to the forest first. I ran through there until I came to an old abandoned house. Being curious, I walked towards it. It was kinda decaying and at first I was afraid to touch it. Curiosity conquered fear, so I went in. As soon as I went in, I could see a picture right in front of me.

Two boys=2 0stood face20to face. One had long black hair that was pulled back in a neat ponytail. His eyes were a blazing red with three black dots near the center. The other one had short brown hair and blue eyes that were slowly turning yellow. He actually looked like an older male version of me. He was the first to speak.

"Is this really the way to settle things, Itachi?" he asked. A demented smile was plastered on his face. The other boy, Itachi, stood with a bored expression.

"You know this has to be done. You betrayed our village. For that you've put not only yourself, but your little sister too. I can't let this go further," he replied, simply. Sister? What had this boy done? The brown haired boy laughed.

"Ah yes, my sister. She understands this is how our clan is. Our clan has been working with the other village for quite some time now. It's a shame Sasuke can't see what she is. They would be sweet together, don't you think? It's a shame because once I'm gone; it's her turn to carry out our little secret. Since you found out, I really have no choice but to kill you," he said. Sasuke? Itachi's eyes narrowed.

"Not if I kill you first, Kyo," he said and they both charged. I turned away, but looked back when one screamed. Kyo was on his knees in front of Itachi. He was laughing, making both Itachi and me confused.

"Little sister please don't let the Uchiha's win. I know you're in here. We have to carry on what Dad started. Don't let any of them, especially Itachi, tell you you're nothing. When you get older, let the beast control you. It makes you stronger. Finally, don't let Sasuke pull you into a trap. He's not your friend. He's your enemy. Please don't screw up," he said and collapsed. "Goodbye, Najoki."

I was pulled out of the picture and I fell to the floor on my knees. Those two were enemies! Was this why Sasuke was so traumatized by my name? No… Who was the other boy and why…? Was Kyo was the brother Kakashi hinted about at times? What was his crime and why was he punished for it?

Tears leaked out of my eyes and I couldn't stop them. Was this something that was erased? What other secrets did this house hold? At the moment, I didn't want to know. From a distance I heard some one call my name. The voice came closer and was soon recognizable. Kakashi. He stopped behind me and I turned my head. He must have seen something because fear filled the only visible gray-brown eye. After that I fainted.

I woke up, startled. The scene had haunted my dreams. I glanced around. I was at my house, in my own bed. On the pillow was a note. I picked it up. It was from Kakashi.

"Had an emergency. Be back when I'm done. We need to talk," it said. I crumpled it up and set it down. Could I tell him what I'd seen? And what did Sasuke have to do with it? Itachi's relative maybe? I wanted my questions answered so I got out of bed and went back to the house again. It probably had some of the answers I needed.

Surprisingly for me, I remembered the way. This time I wasn't afraid to break the house as I went in. No images appeared this time. I frowned, but went deeper in the house. Near where the boys were standing, I could see faint blood marks on the ground. Probably where Kyo had died. I bent down and ran my fingers over it.

"Hard to tell who really died in here, right Najoki?" Sasuke's voice coldly came from the doorway. I quickly stood and faced him. His usual expressionless face was now full of anger and hate.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I replied. His eyes narrowed.

"You can stop pretending. I know you and your brother had something planned. This is probably another one of your plans. Well you can stop now," he snapped. Now I was mad.

"This isn't an act. I have no idea what you're talking about," I yelled. He scoffed and turned to walk away.

"Just so you know, I wasn't talking about our brothers," he said and walked off.

After he left I finished exploring the house, (with no luck), and went home. Kakashi was waiting for me. He allowed me to sit down before he started asking questions. The obvious one was first.

"Where were you?" he asked. I thought for a moment.

"At the abandoned house in the forest. I wanted to see if it would spark any memories for me. I didn't have any luck. I did see Sasuke though," I said. Kakashi didn't ask about him.

"Was that why you freaked?" he asked. I nodded.

"Yeah. I'm not sure if it was my memory or not. I mean, none of it involved me too much," I replied. Kakashi didn't say anything for awhile.

"What was it about?" he asked, finally breaking the silence.

"Two guys fighting. Their names were Itachi and Kyo. I dunno what happened between them, but Itachi called Kyo a traitor and killed him," I said. Kakashi just nodded. "When Kyo died he said something about me not betraying the clan. If I put bits and information together, I'm pretty sure Kyo is my brother and Itachi is Sasuke's."

"Yeah. They were good friends for awhile…" Kakashi stood. "I'm going to go examine the house. Stay out of trouble," he said and was gone. I frowned. I wasn't a trouble maker.