Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or its plot/characters. I only own my OC and my plot and any changes made to the plot of the anime.

When reading the beginning of this prologue I suggest you listen to this song "Soundtrack to an empty life" from "The Cat Lady OST" Search on YouTube or Spotify. It will help get into the mood of this opening. It's also a nice song, from a great game (in my opinion), to listen to while a storm is really happening. Link provided on WattPad and AO3 versions of this chapter.

Story is not in 1st person even though the summary is. First line is a lyric from Linkin Park R.I.P. Chester.

Summary: I remember black skies, the lightning all around me. She looked so frail and weak. She was so pale I thought she was dead… until she looked at me. Her visible eye was red... I couldn't move. I remember feeling fear course through my small body. Then she passed out. She no longer looked scary, she looked terrified and broken. That was the day I met her.

I remade the fic's cover, it's a bit of a spoiler for the story but it's revealed within 10 chapters anyways sooo...

One minute the afternoon sky above the Hidden Leaf Village was clear, not a single cloud in sight. The next, the sky had darkened and black clouds rolled in overhead. Soft rumbles of thunder sounded and lightning flashed faintly in the distance as a storm grew closer.

By the time the storm reached the village everyone was inside their homes; shops and restaurants had closed up and even school was let out early. Parents called for their children who had stopped to play in the growing puddles on their way home. The village was quiet for the most part; the rain was still light and the wind blew gently causing wind chimes to sound softly. Bigger dark clouds were slowly heading towards the village, along with stronger winds. All the streets were empty, save for one.

Naruto Uzumaki, age seven, walked home alone with his head down and hands in his pockets. He brushed his wet blond hair out of his blue eyes. As he passed by the Hidden Leaf Village's entrance gate he saw something white out of the corner of his eye that made him stop and look as the rain started to fall harder.

Kakashi Hatake walked into the village, along with two other ninja behind him. In Kakashi's arms he held a small frail-looking figure. Short straight white hair reached down to slender shoulders with bangs that hid a pale face. Her white dress was ripped, torn and looked burned in some places. The white fabric stained, splattered with blood and mud, both darken by the rain and indistinguishable from the other. There was a thick trail of red from a blood-soaked bandage wrapped around her head that covered one of her eyes.

She looked lifeless as the older ninja carried her by. Naruto's eyes followed the red trail from the dress, up a skinny neck, then a pale cheek to the figure's left eye, concealed by the dyed bandage. The girl, as if sensing his stare, weakly turned her head and a red eye locked onto his. Naruto felt his breath catch in his throat and an overwhelming sense of fear wash over him. The girl didn't break eye contact as she was brought past him and Naruto couldn't bring himself to look away either. Lightning flashed and the red eye slowly faded to blue before her head fell back; she lost consciousness just as the thunder boomed overhead.

…

A few days after he saw the girl being brought into the village, Naruto was on his way to the academy. He saw her in the window of the hospital as he walked by. She looked down at him but it didn't seem like she recognized him and she moved away from the window a moment later.

On his way home he saw her on the street, with the ninja who'd brought her in. She'd seen him first this time and he stopped walking when he noticed. For a moment the fear came back but when he looked at her eye it was blue. She looked just as unsure as he did. She moved a bit closer to the ninja, who's hand she was holding onto, before they walked around a corner.

Naruto sighed as he waited for his dinner to cook in the microwave. He couldn't stop thinking about the girl. She'd looked so terrifying when he'd first seen her but every time since then she'd just looked like a normal little girl. He heard people talking outside and approached his door before putting his ear to it.

"Don't worry; I'll come back tomorrow and treat you to some ramen." He heard. Naruto slowly opened his door and peeked out. He saw the girl and the ninja walking to the empty apartment next door. Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the ninja hand her a key. The silver haired ninja patted her on the head, as she stood in the doorway, before leaving down the hall. The ninja saw Naruto looking out and they shared a look before the ninja left. The girl was about to go inside when she stopped and looked right at Naruto. They stared at each other silently before the girl went to go inside.

"Wait!" Naruto shouted as he came out into the hallway. He had no idea what made him call out. The girl stopped and looked back at him. "I-I..." Naruto could feel his cheeks start to warm as he stood there not knowing what to say. The girl tilted her head, waiting. "I uh..." He looked down at his feet as he desperately tried to find something to say. "Uh- goodnight!" he blurted out before he quickly went back into his apartment. Naruto let out a sigh as he leaded against his door. "Stupid…"

…

The next morning as he left his apartment she was leaving hers. His cheeks turned pink remembering how embarrassing his first interaction with her had been but she didn't even look at him as she walked by. Naruto locked his door before following her, intent on heading to the academy.

After a few minutes of them walking the same way, she stopped walking and looked back at him.

"Ah-! I'm not following you!" he squeaked as he held up his hands. "I mean I am-! But I don't mean to! I'm on my way to school, that's all," he finished quietly as she continued to look at him. She didn't say a word but turned back around and kept walking. As they passed by, people in the street they moved away like they would normally do on his walk. Naruto lowered his head with a silent sigh. He started walking slower without realizing and when he looked up the girl was a lot further ahead than she had been. He was about to run to catch up to her but then he noticed that the people who would give him dirty looks or move away from him… were doing it to her. He saw the frowns normally directed at him and even heard a few whispers. The girl ignored them all but her hands clenched into fists, gripping the sides of her shorts. Naruto ran to catch up to her as they approached the school. He came to walk beside her and opened his mouth to speak. She suddenly turned her head to look at him, the intensity of her glare made him stop and blink; her eye was still blue. She headed inside and Naruto gave her more space as he went in after.

He sat down a desk and looked around for her. She looked to be his age; if she was going to his school then she must be in his class. Perhaps she was actually younger than him. As more of the students filled in the room Naruto looked at the usual empty spot beside him.

Naruto let out a yawn, letting his eyes close, and when he opened them there she was. She stood beside their teacher at the front of the room.

"Everyone. This is Kaminari," the teacher introduced. "She's just moved here from another village." The teacher looked down to Kaminari whose eyes were locked onto the ground. "There's an open seat in the back by Naruto." Kaminari raised her gaze and looked to where the teacher was pointing. The two locked eyes and Naruto gave her a small, albeit nervous, smile. She silently made her way up to the top row and sat down beside him.

"Hi," Naruto whispered. "Guess we're neighbors here too," he added with a small chuckle. She didn't look at him but stared down at her desk. He looked at his classmates to see some of them staring back at her and others whispering. He heard a few 'my mom told me' this and 'my dad heard' that; comments he was all too familiar with. He looked at the girl with a small, empathetic frown. She had only arrived a few days ago and she was being treated like she'd done something horrible. Sure she'd shown up as she did but who were they to judge her without knowing her… just like they judged him for no reason.

A/N: That was longer and included more than the original. For some chapters not much changes.

I made sure to clarify what had everyone hating on me in the original. Hopefully everything makes more sense but if there are ever questions, leave a review. (and if it's a guest review make sure to read the A/N in the next chapter posted, otherwise you wont see the answer)

Now, FF doesn't have a "Tag" system like Wattpad or AO3 so if it did, here's what the tags would be. (Putting this here so you can see if you're enjoy the rest of the story/if there's something that would make you not want to read on.)

violence, amnesia, flashbacks, Childhood Friends, Friendship/Love, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Telekinesis like powers (like Diclonii from elfen lied), Original Character(s) (besides the OC), POV Third Person, Tsundere, Mostly Canon Compliant (For the most part it follows the events of the show)