A/N: And here we are once more. This is my new story. This is Those Chosen By Fate. This is the long awaited sequel to Lavender Love. This story will focus on Rise Sayuri Uzumaki and her friends as they grow up, learning the ways of the Shinobi, make friends and fall in love. It will certainly be a more mature story than Lavender Love. With that said, let us begin Those Chosen By Fate. And the usual disclaimer applies. I don't own the characters created by Kishimoto, but Rise and the others I do.

Those Chosen By Fate

A Dragoon Tidus Fanfic

Chapter One: The Sand Prince

"Lord Sun shining so high in the sky, won't you please tell me why?"

Said the young girl who was standing in her room, looking out her window. Her long raven hair flowing past her shoulders. She crossed the room to her bed and she made it, placing her favorite stuffed rabbit on the pillow like she did every morning. A voice was heard from the hallway.

"Rise! Are you ready to go?"

The girl was Rise Sayuri Uzumaki, twelve years old as of today , the daughter of Naruto and Hinata Uzumaki. She had her own room, as did her older siblings Syaoran and Lyndis. Today was the day she entered the Academy to become a Shinobi. Konohagakure had raised the Academy age limit when Rise was five, so that they could better prepare the students. Syao and Lyn were already in their second year and final year at the Academy. Rise put her hair up with her hairband and she opened her door. In the doorway was her mother Hinata, almost thirty, but still a very strong woman. Hinata was an ANBU specializing in reconnaissance. Her father had already made their breakfast and was dressed in his usual black and orange jumpsuit. Rise had always known she was her father's favorite, and this was proven when he hugged her and kissed her cheek. Rise had always been close to her father, ever since she was born. Naruto was the only person who knew how she truly felt, having a monster inside of her.

"Are you ready to start your journey as a Shinobi, Rise?"

Rise sat at the table and she took her breakfast and she nodded at her dad, flashing a big grin with her perfect teeth. It was a trait she had inherited from her father. She looked like her mother had as a child, only with a different hair style. Rise quickly ate her breakfast of eggs and cinnamon rolls and they were out the door. Rise was walking proudly. On the way there, her best friend Serah joined them with her parents Sasuke and Sakura. Neji and Tenten met them halfway with her cousins Yukiko and Hiro. All of them were entering the Academy today. Serah was walking next to Rise and she nudged her best friend, her dark eyes scanning Rise's lavender eyes.

"You look happy."

Rise laughed.

"Why wouldn't I be? Today's the day we start our dreams. I'm going to be the number one student in our class."

Serah rolled her eyes and she laughed.

"As if all of us here aren't thinking of that."

Yukiko sidled up to them and she whispered so only Rise could hear her.

"Have you used your Byakugan yet?"

Rise looked up at her mother, and saw that she was talking to Sakura and Tenten. Rise quickly weaved seals and she held her hands in the tiger seal. Her Hyuuga blood was flowing, and her eyes were in full Byakugan. Yukiko gasped so loud that Hinata saw.

"Rise! What have I said about using your kekkei genkai when not training?"

Rise looked down, but Naruto whispered to her.

"She's not mad, just remember what your mother says, ok?"

Rise nodded as she smiled and she halted the Chakra flow to her eyes, causing the telltale signs of the Byakugan to recede. They had reached the Academy. Rise and her friends had mounted the platform where all of the new students were to stand. A flash of red caught her eyes and she whispered to the boy who stood next to her.

"Kaze!"

Rise had been looking forward to this day for a while, because it was the day that Kaze would come to live with them. Kaze would be in the same room with Syao, right across the hall. Kaze opened his mouth to speak, but was abruptly silenced by Tsunade's voice. Now in her sixties, but still as strong as ever, Tsunade was still the Fifth Hokage. She had no intention of stepping down, as she felt no one could take her place just yet.

"Today we have come once more to welcome a new generation of talent into our Academy. Twelve years old, they are ready to become Shinobi. Today marks the start of their two year training. Let us wish all of these students good fortune as they begin their training, and wish that they can provide us all with good faith in their abilities."

The crowd clapped and Tsunade stepped down. A man in robes stood up next to her, and his face was visible for only a moment to Rise. She knew it was Kaze's father, Gaara, the Kazekage. He spoke and the crowd was silent.

"I just want to wish all of these future Shinobi to be well, and I wish to express my gratitude to each and every one of you for allowing my son Kaze to reside in your village until he graduates. Thank you all."

Gaara bowed his head to the crowd. Kaze could feel the heat rise in his face. He was the only new student from another hidden village. Rise whispered to him and she smiled gently. She had her mother's serene smile, but her father's confident grin.

"Kaze, are you scared?"

Kaze was usuallya quiet boy, except around Rise, although Rise didn't know why.

Kaze whispered back to her, now that the ceremony was over.

"I'm more scared of this thing."

Kaze lifted his shirt slightly, showing a seal. Rise gasped and she cupped her own stomach. She had a seal as well.

"You have his power?"

Kaze nodded and he walked off the stage and into the Academy's main hallway, with Rise beside him.

"I've known that you hold the Kyuubi. I hold the power of the Great Shukaku, the Ichibi."

Rise smiled. She had found someone else who knew her pain. Their first class started in five minutes. Rsie walked into the classroom and she took her seat in the front row with her friends. Their instructor entered and Rise gasped. It was her aunt, Hanabi. Hanabi had chosen to teach at the Chuunin level, which she was now. Her dream remained unchanged however, and that was to be an ANBU leader. She married her long time boyfriend Konohamaru when she was seventeen, and she had given birth to their first child, Asuma Sarutobi, when she was nineteen. Konohamaru had named his son after his favorite uncle, a decision that surprised few.

"Every one, please sit and listen. I have some things I need to say before we begin the lesson."

Hanabi waited until everyone was silent. She smiled at her niece and her cousins, and she spoke.

"Its my job to prepare you for the days ahead of you. The Konoha Council raised the age limit because we need to teach you things that you shouldn't see at age nine or ten. I'm going to be teaching you C and B-ranked Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. But we all have to start somewhere. So we'll start with a very basic Jutsu you should all learn immediately, if you don't already know it. I need a volunteer."

Half the class raised their hands. Rise had her hand in the air before anyone, as did Kaze. Hanabi winked at her niece and she walked to Kaze. Kaze flashed a quick and easy smile at Rise and he walked up in front of the class.

"Introduce yourself please."

Kaze closed his emerald green eyes and he spoke.

"My name is Kaze."

At those words, the class began to buzz. Rise could hear her classmates whispering.

"Kaze? The Kazekage's son?"

Said a boy seated behind Rise. A girl next to Yukiko whispered loudly.

"I heard he's staying with Rise."

All the eyes turned to stare at Rise. Her natural charisma was her downfall. She turned heads wherever she went, not unlike her parents. Hanabi cleared her throat and she spoke.

"That will be enough. Kaze, if you would please try the Clone Jutsu?"

Kaze nodded and he wove the necessary seals, and he whispered.

"Clone Justu!"

From Kaze's side sprung an identical copy. Some of the girls gasped. Rise snorted and laughed.

"They must not have had any training if they found that impressive. We can all do Shadow Clones already."

Hiro heard this and he nodded.

"I can already use my Byakugan to see about sixty meters."

Yukiko nodded and she whispered to them.

"We're all pretty advanced for our ages."

They all nodded and Rise smiled at Kaze, who sat back down next to her.

"That was great."

Kaze smiled again and he nodded.

"I know you can do better."

Rise smiled.

"So can you. I've heard my dad talk about you. He says you're a natural, like your father."

Kaze's cheeks flushed red and he brushed his flame-red hair out of his eyes.

"I'm not that good."

Rise smiled at him, but their conversation was cut short by Hanabi.

"We'll now go out into the training grounds for strength training. Everyone, pair up with a classmate and go outside."

Rise was partnered with Serah, and Kaze had chosen Hiro to train with. The students stepped outside and they were awestruck by what they had seen. A full obstacle course had been set up in the grounds. Rise was happy, because she could show off some. Naruto had been training her since she was five.

"This will be fun."

Rise said and she was sorted to go last. She would have to wait quite some time to show off.

TO BE CONTINUED...