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I had been sold to be a servant to these awful traveling blacksmiths after the people of my home village didn't want to take care of me anymore. I was a 12-year-old orphan who could never get hurt. This was before I started remembering in this reincarnation. The three men got drunk a lot as they traveled and liked to play with their swords and daggers.
"Hey Ueno, this shrimp can't get hurt. Want to see?" Raiden smiled drunkedly, having just slashed my cheek with his favorite bone dagger.
Ueno wobbled over, "Stick a knife in her. That always hurts." Raiden shoved the dagger up my gut and I screamed.
"Oh you're right, that hurt her." He laughed for a moment before looking closer, "No, wait. Shrimp's body healed right up again."
"Keep the knife in doof." Ueno scoffed, as if it was normal. I tried to get away, but Raiden pinned me down easily and stabbed my side. I screamed in agony, but it made Gruno angry.
"What's going on? You gonna kill her?!" He said, then took a long swig of liquor, "Let me have some fun."
I cried as they kept piercing my body all around, leaving the knives and swords in their place. It was when they flopped me over onto the blades that I started to pass out from blood loss. I felt a bursting rush of energy as memories and knowledge started to overpowered me. I was the Meubi. Cursed to Live and Die and Live again.
I found the drunken men fighting against a third party. I activated a Kekkai Genkai and with much force crushed the swordsmen's bodies together with magnet release. I saw the symbol of the Leaf Village on the ninja's headbands. My relief purged my chakra back into the seal and my body's fragile state came crashing back to me.
I moaned in agony as one of them caught me from falling. "She's not going to make it." A voice said.
I shook my head, "It hurts. Please..." I felt my voice fail me as my lungs were filling with blood and the silver-haired ninja with all but one eye covered set me down. "Hatake...Kakashi." I recognized him.
"Do you know me?" He asked confused.
"...yes... but you... wouldn't remember me... like this." My words were lost in the blood.
I do not want to die. I reached to grab the first knife I could reach, the ones in my back digging deeper each second I lay, "I want to live...to be a leaf ninja." I gurgled, turning my head to spit out saliva and blood.
Kakashi crouched and took my hand away from the hilt, "If you survive this," He pulled the first knife out, "I'll enroll you into the Leaf Village's Ninja Academy." He promised, pulling out the next.
I didn't cry out, or even flinch. My chakra healed the wounds immediately as he, as well as his team of three, continued to pull out the swordsmen's weapons. I was so happy, I was able to return to him.
"She healing almost instantaneously. What is she?" Someone said softly.
"I dont know, but I am not going to stop to find out until she is bandaged up and in the hospital." Kakashi said firmly. "Are you still there?" He touched my chin. I drew a ragged breath in reply. He put me over his shoulder and plucked the three from my back. "Hang on a little longer."
Kakashi held me as he ran through the trees. I could catch one thought, Rin. Does he know it's me? I felt my body give in to the lack of necessities and everything went black.
The sharp smell of ammonia and other chemicals drew me awake again. I hoped horribly that it was all a lie, but Kakashi stood next to the window. I wanted to cry, but I was too smart for that now. Ninjas don't cry.
"You're awake." Kakashi noted shifting his attention to me. I nodded, looking around. I gasped in shock when saw my reflection. I had a new set of eyes. That's right. It always surprised me in the beginning. The Rinnegan.
"You okay?" He asked curiously.
I looked at him in reflex, "I..." I winced as I couldn't finish, my throat hurt too much.
"We're at the Leaf Village's Hospital. You're throat was barely in one peice. Doctors don't think you should speak for awhile." He told me too late. "So take it easy, you gave us quite a scare when you were still moving after what happened."
I spotted a notebook and pen on the nightstand out of my reach and pointed to it. Kakashi set them on my lap as I moved my bed up to a reclined sitting position with a click of a button. I wanted to tell him. I was Rin. I was alive again... I wrote, "I am Miyako Yuriko. Thank you for taking care of me Kakashi."
He read it, "Nice to meet you Yuriko. Why were you with those men?"
I hurried to respond, "The people of the town I used to live in paid them to take me away. I've been with them for about a month." When he didn't respond I wrote, "Did I really... kill those men?"
He looked straight into my eye, "It was you or them, Yuriko. And you wanted to live. No one is going to accuse you of wanting to live."
I looked at my paper for a moment, but before I could think to respond the door opened, "The Hokage wishes to speak to her." A nurse said as a few people walked in.
"Alright. It was nice chatting with you Yuriko." Kakashi stood.
"Ah, Kakashi. Do you have time to spare? She seems attatched to you." Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, said as a masked cloaked person by him closed the door.
Kakashi sighed, "Yuriko, this is the Hokage Sarutobi. He is the Village's leader."
"How can I help such an important person?" I asked. He looked a little more tired and old than last time I've seen him.
"Well, I heard you wanted to be a ninja. I thought about how we can make this happen. It seems there will be a graduating class within the next week. If you pass Iruka-sensei's assessment and the final exam. I'll see what I can do about you graduating." Hokage-sama said kindly.
I blanched, "That's.." I tried to speak again. I held my throat and focused medical jutsu to heal it. Heal, heal already! I tried again, "That's really generous of you."
"Did you just heal your voice?" Kakashi asked.
"Yes I did. I didn't want to write anymore." I shrugged then apologized, "I should've done it earlier. Sorry."
"We're impressed." the Hokage said, "That's what he meant by that."
"So, if I may ask, how you possess the Sharingan? And those set of eyes now. You didn't those before the men attacked, right?" Kakashi wondered.
"My eyes now... Are different. At that moment when I realized I was going to die, a bunch of energy- chakra bursted and my mind... became someone else's. I assume that is when I recieved the Sharingan... and these eyes now."
The Hokage frowned, "Someone else's? Like someone was controlling you?"
"N-No! Nothing like that. But I realized my blood is filled with many Kekkai Genkai, including the Sharingan and these eyes. I could hear the voices of the previous embodiment of this blood which has evil chakra." I worded carefully, looking down at the hospital sheets. I abruptly looked at Kakashi and the Third Hokage, remembering the Shinobi rules. Two of them stated "A shinobi must prepare before it is too late to. A shinobi must never show any weakness."
"I want to use this blood of mine to protect Konaha, the Hidden Leaf Village. I've graduated from the Village's Ninja Acadamy a time ago, I will do my best to do so again. ...so please allow me to serve!" I forced myself to get on my knees and bow in submission to the Hokage. There was a moment of silence before there was any response.
"Well, let's get you discharged to be assessed. I'll go let someone know." Hokage gave a curt nod and took his leave. Kakashi remained, he has grown into a man. A strong shinobi, I am sure. His eye wandered the room for a few moments and met mine.
"Yuriko. You said my name earlier, in the forest." He pinpointed my worries, "What is your relation to me?"
I looked at my hands, embarrassed. "I recognized your face. I used to be..." I stopped. I shouldn't say it. I shouldn't worry him. "I heard of your reputation with your sharingan eye, Obito, and..." I trailed off, my cheeks red. I love you Kakashi. I am out of your league now.
"Rin." Kakashi called. "What?" I jerked my head back to look at him.
"Rin was her name. My last team member." He said fondly. His whole body briefly gave off a sense of heavy guilt and sorrow. "Yes, that's right. The medical-nin." I nodded, anguished to hear him say my name, but not responding.
"Kakashi, Thank you for bringing me here." I worded carefully.
"You're welcome." He nodded, "I will be going now."
I found myself in front of a large class of kids relatively my age. In this body at least. Mentally an old woman. "Well, class. The Hokage has given this young woman a chance to join this class for a few days to assess to become genin like you. Please welcome her. Yuriko, would you like to introduce yourself?" Iruka-sensei turned the attention to me. It's weird to refer to Iruka as my teacher now. I knew him as a jokester when we were in the same class. Though I guess it suits him.
I nodded and looked up, "I am Miyako Yuriko! I hope we can get along."
There was a quick moment of silence until, "Hey, sensei. What's wrong with her eyes? They're creepy." Iruka-sensei didn't reply, though he seemed angry at the comment. He urged me to answer the blonde kid in the back.
"My eyes are creepy. Don't let them get to you. Otherwise it might get awkward." I grinned. Man it's been a long time since I smiled. Iruka-sensei dismissed me to a seat by a guy named Uchiha Sasuke for the time being. He seemed stiff and unsociable, but he must be able to awaken his Sharingan if he hasn't already. I let myself look around and I located two Byakugan users. There's quite a few potentially strong people here, can't say for sure but I feel that this group had a lot of potential shinobi. A good class then.
I listened to what was taught, refreshing the material in my mind. Going over the shinobi rules and sayings and ignoring all the glares from everyone behind me. There were several disturbances from the blonde student. It bothered me, but I could tell Iruka cared about him a lot.
By the time lunch came I was totally at a loss on what to do. I had no money to buy food, heck I just spent the night at the hospital then wa-la I came here. I shuffled my feet slowly in confusion as everyone headed for the exit.
"Ah, Yuriko. Stay here." Iruka - Iruka-sensei called.
I veered out of the flow of students and looked at him curiously, "I was scared I had to try and find something to do." I said showing my relief.
"Figured you'd need something to eat. I prepared a lunch for you." He said kindly pulling out two bentos, "In return, let's have a nice conversation." He gave me one.
I blinked, just shocked. He coughed, "Is that okay?"
I nodded, smiling to force the sadness out. "Yes. I was just shocked. It's the first time someone wanted to spend time with me."
He patted my head, "Well, I want to talk to ya without other students listening so I think the classroom is okay if that's fine with you." I nodded and took a seat.
"Thank you for the food Sensei." I said earnestly, before taking a bite into a riceball.
Iruka took a seat next to me. "So, where are you from?"
"Um, I lived in the Miyako clan in the Land of Lightning." I said thinking it over.
"Ah... You're not from the Land of Fire? How'd you get here?" He wondered.
"That's a long story." I sighed, swallowing another bite of food. "I guess I should tell it sometime. My, uh... The Miyako Clan were killed in a bloodbath a few months ago because of the power in our blood. I wasn't there to witness it, no I was on an simple errand. I was always singled out for those errands because of my white hair. It was a disgrace in their eyes, all the members of the clan were prideful in their dark hair." I sighed, it seemed so trivial now. "The murderers used my differences as a way to blame me. I hadn't shown any signs of grief in front of others, they used that against me. The villagers didn't want any trouble and planned to assassinate me. I ran away before that could happen. A band of men took me captive until Kakashi's team found me."
Iruka stayed silent, seemingly absorbing my story.
"Thank you for sacrificing your time to assess me." I bowed politely after the series of tests were over. It was late and already dark outside. It's been a week since I've been discharged from the Hospital. I have gone to three class days of Iruka-sensei's lectures and two days reading and practicing different taijutsu techniques and secretly practicing some of my previous ninjutsu. I kept my eyes to myself.
"Ah, you are very welcome. You are a very intelligent young woman. Where did you study prior?" Iruka-sensei asked.
"Various relatives and senseis taught me." I said not technically lying.
Iruka-sensei laughed, "Good for you. You just have the final exam to take to be considered graduated." A loud ruckus sounded down the hall and a man opened the door, "Iruka! Naruto stole the forbidden scroll! We must find him at once!" He yelled before fleeing. Iruka-sensei cursed, "I'm sorry Yuriko, this will have to wait."
I nodded and he ran off. I activated my far-sight seeing eyes. They were unnamed, but they allowed me to see impossibly far. I saw rallies of ninjas searching for this Naruto with a scroll. He wasn't in the city. The forest, maybe? I scanned the different parts of the forest until I found a young man with a large scroll, practicing a clone jutsu. "Gotchya." I said before running towards my new destination.
I hid from the ninja crawling through the streets and made it to Naruto before anyone else. I didn't reveal myself just sat and watch him practice a shadow clone jutsu. After a while, Iruka-sensei arrived in a rush.
[A/N: I forgot to add the following in previously for those who read this when I first published. Sorry if that felt like a time gap!]
"I found you." Iruka-sensei said relieved and angry.
"Hey, I found the nose-bleeder!" Naruto giggled, referring to something I don't understand.
"Stupid! I found you!" Sensei spouted.
"Hehehe... you found me... I've only learned one thing." Naruto giggled.
"Hey! You look all beaten up, what were you doing here?" Iruka-sensei asked.
"Nevermind that!" Naruto said excitedly, "I'm going to try an incredible jutsu! If I do it let me graduate!"
"Naruto." Iruka-sensei called, "Where did you get that scroll?"
"Oh this?" Naruto gestured to the scroll tied to his back. "Mizuki-sensei told me about it and about this place too. He said that if I showed you this skill I'd definitely graduate!"
Iruka-sensei threw Naruto out of the way as a barrage of kunai flew and stuck into him.
"Nice job finding the moron!" Mizuki-sensei scoffed.
"I see... so that's what's going on." Iruka-sensei noted painfully.
"Naruto give me the scroll." Mizuki demanded.
"Huh What!" Naruto yelled, "What's going on here?!"
"Naruto! Whatever happens... don't give him the scroll!" Iruka-sensei instructed. "That's a dangerous scroll that has forbidden ninjutsu written inside it!
Mizuki used you to get his hands on it!" He exclaimed.
"Naruto there's no point in you having it. I'll tell you the truth." Mizuki said calmly.
"No! Don't!" Sensei yelled desperately.
"Twelve years ago... you know about the demon fox being sealed, right?" Mizuki started to explain, "Since that day a special rule was created for the village. but this rule was never meant to be told to you."
"Not to me?" Naruto wondered, "What is this rule? Tell me! What kind of rule?"
Mizuki took a moment to snicker before answering, "The rule is that nobody is allowed to talk about the fact that you are the nine tailed demon fox."
I covered my mouth in shock. No wonder everyone was afraid of him. "What?" the poor boy asked. "What do you mean?"
"Stop it!" Iruka-sensei demanded. I felt anger towards Mizuki for saying such shocking things, angry at the village for hiding it from Naruto, angry at myself for not befriending him sooner.
Mizuki ignored Iruka-sensei's repeated request, "It means that you are the Nine Tailed Demon Fox that killed Iruka's parent's and destroyed the village. You were sealed up by the Hokage you admire and you have been lied to by everyone!"
"Stop it!" Irua-sensei shouted, but Mizuki kept at his verbal attack, "Didn't you find it odd how everyone hates you? Iruka is the same!" He started to spin a evil wind shuriken, "He also hates you! Nobody will ever love you!" He threw the large shuriken, "That scroll was used to seal you up!"
Without thinking, I launched myself infront of its path and held my ground as it's pain filled the void. I could've just used my eyes to deflect it, but...
"Yuriko... why are you...?" Iruka-sensei asked shocked.
"Even though I haven't formally met you Naruto." I said softly, turning slightly to look at him, "I've been watching in the short time I've been here. I admire your hard work." I pulled the shuriken out of my chest as it started to heal. "I have been hated and given the same cold looks all my life. I, too, have recently found out why." I stopped, dropping the shuriken. "But Naruto. You also have been in pain. I wish I had befriended you earlier." I smiled and collapsed and watched as Naruto ran away. Iruka-sensei caught me.
"How touching. Looks like I'll have to finish you two later." Mizuki stabbed Iruka-sensei in the back before hurrying after Naruto.
"Yuriko. I'm sorry. I have to stop him." Iruka-sensei apologized hoarsely.
"Go. I'll be waiting until you get back." I said hoarsely. He nodded, "You are very brave."
After he was gone I sighed heavily. I couldn't die that easily. My wolf clones were already tracking Naruto and them, so I closed my eyes as I looked through theirs. Iruka-sensei had already caught up with Mizuki.
"Hehehe you'd even transform into what killed your parents to protect him." Mizuki snickered.
"I won't hand the scroll over to someone like you!" he replied stoically.
"You idiot! Naruto and I are the same!" Mizuki tsked, "If you use the skills in that scroll you can do whatever you want! There's no way that demon fox wouldn't try to use the power of the scroll. Unlike what you are assuming." Mizuki argued.
"Yeah..." Iruka replied, "The demon fox would do that, but Naruto is different He is... I've acknowledged him as one of my excellent students. He may not be the hardest worker and he is clumsy and no one accepts him, save the one student you... He already knows what it is to fee pain inside your heart He isn't the demon fox... He is a member of the Hidden Leaf Village. He's Uzumaki Naruto!"
I saw Naruto tearing up in relief. Somebody acknowledged him.
"Well whatever. I changed my mind. I'll finish you off like I did with that little brat." Mizuki grinned spinning his second Evil Wind Shuriken, "So hurry up and die!"
Before he was able to throw it, Naruto planted a powerful kick to the jugular sending Mizuki skidding backwards.
"Argh!" He coughed, "You shouldn't have done that."
"Don't touch Iruka-sensei! I'll kill you for the things you've done!" Naruto growled threateningly.
"You idiot why did you come out?! Run away!" Sensei said urgently.
"Haha I'll kill someone like you in one shot like I did that little girl!" Mizuki claimed. I transformed my clone back to my current appearance and limped to Iruka-sensei.
"Try it trash! I'll return the pain a thousand times over!" Naruto claimed.
"You're still alive. Thank goodness." Iruka-sensei whispered as I sunk down by him.
Naruto created at least a thousand solid shadow clones. "What's wrong? Weren't you going to kill me with one shot?" He mocked, "Well then I'll start, okay?"
By the time each one of them were able to give a punch, Mizuki was probably near death. "Hehe. I went a little too far... Hey Yuriko! You're alive!" Naruto said relieved when he saw me.
"See you guys later!" I said before dismissing my clone.
I opened my eyes and sat up, "Can't go a week without a blade cutting me to the extreme huh?" I tsked examining my bloody cloths. My wound had healed perfectly though. When Naruto and Iruka-sensei returned, Naruto wore his ninja headband.
"You graduated! Big Congratulations. We should grab a cup of ramen sometime." I smiled, slowly standing up.
"You graduated too Yuriko." Iruka patted my head, "I don't have a head protector to hand you right now, but I will get it to you tomorrow. How's your wound?"
"All healed up!" I said giddily, exposing my stomach to show the remaining pink line across the skin. "It's a trait I have. Heal faster than normal."
"What's the big black mark on your stomach?" Naruto asked. I looked as a sealing tattoo started to form on my stomach.
I pulled my shirt back down quickly, "I dunno. Side effect of my eyes, maybe." I tried to shrug the pressure off. I knew I was acting childish. But what's the point of being born again if I can't act mature?
