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Chapter 1: Start of Truth

~Before the chuunin exams (different times)~

Sakura

A girl with pink hair was sitting down eating dinner with her mom. Her dad was not home since he was currently on the scouting squad. The chuunin exams were coming all too quickly. It was just today that her mom told her about the upcoming chuunin exams.

'Nice Kakashi-sensei' a pinkette rolled her eyes. 'I learned this from my mom and yet you have not said a word about it. What is up with that?'

"How was your day honey?" a woman with long, dark magenta hair tied into a loose and messy bun asked.

"Fine mom." The girl answered as she continues to eat quietly.

Silence filled the house as the two females ate dinner. "Dad should be home soon right?"

"Yes." The older woman replied. More silence. "What is really bothering you Sakura?"

"…Nothing mom." Sakura answered.

Sakura's mom, Sakiko, gave a scowl. "I know you better Sakura. You can't hide anything from me. . .Does it have to do with the upcoming chuunin exams?"

Sakura only nodded her head. "I don't think I can pass it, or I would only be a burden on my team mates."

Sakura's mom eyes saddened. "Honey, you don't have to pass it."

Sakura looked up confused. "Yes you do. If you want to move to a higher rank, then you will."

Sakura's mom just laughed. "I don't mean it like that. I mean that you don't have to pass the first time you enter. I certainly didn't and neither did your father."

"What! But mom, you and dad are incredible!" Sakura said loudly. "Compared to me, I am really just weak." Sakura's eyes began to tear up. "Even Naruto has somehow gotten even stronger than me."

"Well," her mom started. "What did you expect?" She lifts a brow like it was nothing.

Sakura slammed her hands down on the table. "But he was dead last in the academy. How can he suddenly get so much stronger?"

Sakiko just sighed. "Sakura. Do you think that Naruto never practiced? Do you think he just got stronger without doing anything?"

Sakura looked down at her food. "No."

"Exactly." Her mom nodded. "You fuss so much about Sasuke and your looks, honey. Do you think you can improve if you didn't practice?"

Sakura shakes her head and began to eat again.

"Honestly Sakura," her mom shakes her head. "I wonder what happened to that little girl that was so eager to become a kunoichi. And the one who loved to hang out with Ino everyday."

"But Sakura," Sakura looked up and made eye contact with her mom. "It is never too late."

"Thanks mom." Sakura nodded her head. 'I like Sasuke, a lot. But was it all worth it to end my friendship with Ino? Sometimes I honestly miss it. . .And maybe mom is right. I do need to train more. Did I really used to want to become a shinobi?'

Mrs. Haruno smiles as she sees her daughter thinking about it.

The door swings open and a male voice called out as he shut the door. "I'm home!" a man with light brown hair came into the dining area. "What's for dinner?" He kisses Mrs. Haruno's temple before sitting down.

"Welcome home honey." Sakura's mom kisses his cheek.

"What's with the face my little blossom?" Mr. Haruno asks as he begins to eat.

"Just the chuunin exams."

"Ah. So it's coming up huh." The table was silent as the family ate dinner.

After the silent dinner, Sakura washed the dishes with a distant face.

Sakura's parents looked at each other and then back to their daughter. They were whispering to each other.

"Sakura honey." Her mom called out.

The twelve-year-old turned around. "Yes?"

"Come into the living room. We're having a family meeting." The woman walked into the next room while the man began to put up seals.

"What up with the seals?" Sakura asked curiously.

"A precaution." Her dad called over his shoulder. "There, that should do it."

"But this isn't really a family meeting." Sakura stated. "Nii-san isn't even here."

"I know, but I think it is the time to tell you." Sakura's parents sat down across from Sakura. It was silent as the three just looked at each other.

Finally, Sakiko broke the silence. "I think it is time that you learn your birth rights and restore some of your memory."

Ino

"Ino!" a woman called. "Ino!"

"Coming!" a girl with long platinum blonde hair shouted back. After checking her looks, she descended down the stairs. "What you need?"

"Come have a seat." The girl's dad, Inoichi, said.

"Okay," Ino sits down. "I'm here. What you need?"

"A family meeting." Inoichi answers while Ino's mom, Riko, starts to paste seals around the place.

Ino raises a brow. "A family meeting? What, is onee-san home?"

"No," Mrs. Yamanaka answers. "But I think it is about time to let you in on a secret."

"Secret?"

"Yes secret." Inoichi answers. "And your lost memories too."

Ino's eyes widened then closed, then opened again. "You're telling me that I lost my memories."

The Yamanaka couple looked at each other.

"Not exactly." Ino's mom answers. "More like erased."

"You erased my memories!" Ino stands and glares at her dad. "What did I forget!"

"First of all," Mr. Yamanaka holds up his hands in innocence. "Your mother erased your memories. Blame her, not me."

Riko crosses her arms and rolls her eyes as Ino shifts her glare at her mom. "Thank you Inoichi. Leave it all up to me."

"So what did you erase." Ino demanded as she sits down again.

"First of all, you are not exactly normal." She starts out. "And I am not exactly what humans would call normal or human."

"Meaning." Ino crosses her arms and taps her foot impatiently.

"This is going to be a long evening." Mr. Yamanaka sighs as he slumps down a bit.

Hinata

"Father." A girl with short midnight blue hair bows.

"Hinata." The head of the Hyuuga clan greets. The two stare at each other for a while. More like Hiashi glaring and Hinata looking a little frighten. "We're going to the hospital."

Hiashi stands up and Hinata meekly follows him behind into the carriage.

When they arrived, Hiashi walks in through the door and asks for a room number. Hinata just stands behind him and the two began to walk. On the third floor, they enter a room where a woman with dark eggplant hair was laying down on a bed.

Hiashi tells his daughter to go to her mom while he sets up seals all over the room.

Hinata sits down beside the bed where her mom lays on conscious. Soon, Hiashi joins and looks at the woman in bed softly.

"Put your hand on top of hers." Hiashi said/commanded.

Hinata looked confused, but complied nevertheless. When the Hyuuga heiress puts her hand on top of her mom's right hand, Hiashi puts his hand on top of hers. Instantly, two heads slump down.

~scenery change~

Hinata looks around to see that she is at the beach.

"Hinata dear." A soft voice calls from behind her. Hinata turns around to see a woman standing and smiling.

"Mom." Hinata whispers like it was all a dream. Tears began to trickle down her face.

"Don't cry." Hiashi states next to her, but you can see that his eyes had soften and lost all its sternness from the sight of his wife, Haruko.

The woman shakes her head. "Honestly Hiashi, even now you can be so cold hearted." Even though she says it, her face is gentle and she walks towards the two. First she hugs her husband and gives him a kiss on the lips. When that happened, Hinata looked away with a blush.

Mrs. Hyuuga only laughed and hugged her first born. "It has been so long. And you have grown so much too."

"I-it's nice t-to see you a-again mom." Hinata says shyly to the beauty in front of her.

"So shy." Haruko stands up. "Are you taking good care of her Hiashi?"

He does not answer. "Hinata, is he treating you alright?" Hinata does not answer either.

The woman just sighs, hands on hips and shakes her head. "I have my work cut out for me when I wake up. But besides that point, Hinata," Hinata looks at her mom. "I think it is about time you start learning about your real self."

"Wh-what are y-you talk-ing about?" Hinata stutters but is still curious nevertheless.

"How about I show you? Come." Haruko began to walk towards the sea. She breathes in and out first before stepping into the ocean and lowering herself.

The woman's legs began to glow brighter then the light glowed all over the woman. As the light fades away, Hinata sees that her mom's appearance had changed. Her mom no longer had legs, instead, there was a sleek tail of the sea. Her mom's top became a bikini top and beads of pearls were twisting in and out of her mom's long hair with a big seashell clipped to the left side of her head.

"I'm a mermaid."

Tenten

"Tenten!" a man with black hair called. "Come here."

"In a minute dad!" a girl with brown hair in two buns shouted back. The girl quickly runs down the stairs and towards the living room. "What's up?"

"Come here and sit."

"Okay." Tenten shrugs and sits down. Meanwhile, her dad was posting seals around the room. "What is this about?"

Her dad sighs to stall for a bit of time. "I think it is high and time that you learn about your mother and her family secret."

"Okay…" Tenten says uncertainly. "Shoot."

"I don't know how to tell you this, but um…" Tenten's dad rubbed the back of his head.

"Just tell it to me straight." Tenten states simply as she crosses her arms.

"You're a witch." Moment of silence.

"That is just mean Dad." Tenten huffs at the insult.

Her dad waves his hands. "No, I literally mean it. You. Are. A. Witch. You know, with all that magic and stuff."

Tenten only looks at him like he is crazy. "They don't exist Dad. So what is it really?"

Tenten's dad just runs his hands through his hair. Then a box appeared as he did a hand sign. "Just open the box and read the contents. It will explain everything."

"Whatever." Tenten snorts like this was all a joke. She unties the box and opens up to see scrolls, books, and other things.

As Tenten was reading through a scroll, her dad sits patiently while eating and waiting for any questions to be answered.

Temari

A girl with dark blonde hair was looking around.

"Seems like I'm back here again." The girl comments as she travels deeper.

"Over here Temari." A woman's voice can be heard.

Temari follows the voice in the darkness. "Where are you mom?"

"Over here." A woman calls. In the distance, glowing red eyes can be seen cutting through the darkness.

Once again, Temari follows the voice. Soon, she sees a hand reaching out and grabs it.

"It's nice to see you again." A woman with shoulder length sandy brown hair pulls the dark blonde into a hug.

"It's nice to see you again mom." Temari hugs her mother and smile genuinely, something she doesn't really do in the outside world.

"Temari, I have important news for you." The woman states. "Your dad has been killed by that wrenched snake sanin."

"What?" Temari's eyes widened in shock. "Dad is dead?"

"Not exactly." Her mom, Karura shakes her head. "Orochimaru had left him on the verge of death, but I came just in time and turned him." Temari's mom ended solemnly.

"It's okay mom." Temari tries to comfort her. "At least dad is alive." To be honest, Temari wasn't all that sad to find out her dad was dying. He hasn't really been the world's best dad since mom left, but the fourth kazekage was still her dad. "Is he here?"

"No." Temari's mom shakes her head. "He is still recuperating. But that is not why I am here."

"It's not?" the girl asked.

"I think it is about time you found out about yourself." Karura looks into her daughter's eyes. "Temari, you are the only one who is a vampire; actually, you are only half but you contain more of the vampire DNA than your brothers. Kankura and Gaara are only part, but they are just mostly human. The only vampire qualities that they will have is living long in human years and that they will look younger than the usual oldies, but still old."

"I see." Temari takes it all in. She already knew that her mom was a vampire, so it really isn't that surprising.

"Have you been taking care of your brothers while I am gone?" the woman asks.

"Sort of. Kankuro is alright, but Gaara. . .is difficult." Temari admits.

"That's understandable." Karura nods. "Shukaku is messing with him right now. But that's besides the point. Temari sweetie, I need you to follow my instructions, okay?"

"Hai."

Ayami

"Hey Ayami!" a teen with dark red hair called.

"What!" a purple haired girl shouted back.

"Mom and Dad are calling for ya." The male teen shouted.

"Coming!" Ayami ran into the house to see her mom and dad sitting down at the table. "Yes?"

"Come sit." Her mom, Akane said gently.

So Ayami went to sit down and waited for her parents to speak. But instead, her dad was putting up seals.

"Why is daddy putting up seals?" Ayami asked as she followed his movement.

"This is a private conversation." Her mom answered. As soon as her dad sat down, the discussion began.

"So it has been a long time already, but" Ayami's mom began. "I think it is about time for you to remember what happened on your tenth birthday."

"And what happened on my tenth birthday that had to be forgotten?" Ayami asked seriously.

"On that day, your brother came into your bedroom to surprise you. And it worked, since you jumped into his arms happily, but then he noticed something about your back." Ayami's father continued on. "He felt something there, so he told you to turn around. When he lifted up your shirt, there were small wings protruding out of your back."

"What!" Ayami yelled. Although, she didn't really mind the fact since she liked the idea, but it was still a shock.

"You know how I always call you my little angel?" her dad asked to which she nodded. "Well, you are really one. You're an angel."

Ayami's jaws dropped but it was quickly closed and her eyes glowed with happiness. "Really? That's so cool!" Ayami jumped up.

"I knew you were going to act this way." Akane comments with a smile.

"You were always such an easy going child." Ayami's dad adds in.

"So if I am an angel then…" Ayami looked at her parents.

"I am a full fledged angel," Ayami's mom said. "But your dad here is human. And you are only half angel."

"Aww~" Ayami head drops in disappointment. "At least we're angels."

"Actually…" Akane starts again. "Only you and Shoichi are angels. Aiko and Seiji are not, but they did get some of the angel's natural charisma. Although, they do seem to be losing it as they grow older."

"But why aren't they angels?" Ayami asked in disappointment yet relief. But her parents only shrugged. Seems like they just didn't inherit the genes.

"I know it is such sort notice, but I am going to tell you everything you need to know before you leave for the chuunin exams." Akane said

Matsuri

"Matsuri dear?" a woman with sandy orange hair called.

"Yes mom?" a young female voice called back.

"I need to talk to you."

"Be there in a minute!" an eleven year old girl with light brown was in her room, casually reading before her mom had called her. "Yes mom?" Matsuri popped into the dining room.

"Come sit." Matsuri's mom gestured to take a seat. As Matsuri came in, her mom started to place seals around the area.

"Mom?" Matsuri questioned as she looked at her mom.

"Just in case dear." Her mom, Sora, answered simply. As she was finishing up, Matsuri was already deep in thought about something. "Matsuri."

Matsuri came back to reality. "Huh? What."

"I need to tell you something important." Sora said in a serious voice. "You know how I told you that your dad died in a mission?"

"Yes." Matsuri nodded her head, unsure where this conversation was leading.

"And for a while now, I bet that you are also wondering about your heritage."

"Yes, but how did you know?" Matsuri asked confused. Surely her mom couldn't have heard since she hadn't brought up the subject for a long time now.

"Well, I just think it is time you know about who you really are." Matsuri's mom started slowly. "Your dad did not die while on a mission, rather…he was…" she was taking deep breathes while closing her eyes. When she opened again, she started to speak in an even voice that seemed that it would crack any second. "Your dad actually died in a massacre. The Uchiha Massacre."

"Uchiha Massacre?" Matsuri repeated. "Why? Was he caught in the middle of it or something?" Matsuri asked more frantic now.

"Sort of…He was actually an Uchiha." Matsuri's mom waited for head daughter to take it all in.

". . ." Matsuri was still in shock. "But, does that make me an…"

"Yes. You are an Uchiha and a particular one too." Her mom smiled warmly.

"What do you mean?" the girl asked.

"Uchihas, they are special because of their kekkai genkai. I don't know if you have it, but…" the woman started to trail off, trying to think of a way to continue. "For one think, you didn't inherit their looks. Their blue hair is quite dominant over my hair color, but for some reason, your hair is not blue. We were actually quite surprised." Matsuri's mom smiled fondly when she remembered the past. "You had my hair, yet you had his eyes, your dad's I mean."

Matsuri sat there, listening to her mom while her mind was thinking a million thoughts. "But how come I don't remember anything about dad? I remember moving her when I was almost four…"

Sora breathed out. "It must have been too dramatic for you. You were crying that day when we left, so we had to knock you on conscious. But it seemed like when you woke up, you didn't even seem to put up any resistance. Like you forgot the whole thing."

Matsuri looked up. "Does that mean that I simply forgot?"

"Yes." Her mom nodded. "But I had also casting a…spell or jutsu, you can say, on you so you won't remember it ever again unless I lifted it or you broke it somehow."

"But why are you telling me this now?" Matsuri asked, tears already forming as she started to remember the past. Looks like the spell/jutsu had been lifted.

"Because it is time I train you." Matsuri's mom looked at her daughter seriously. "We have just been informed about an invasion planned by a certain snake. And I think it is about time you learned about a secret society before you head off for the chuunin exams." She winked at the end.

"Secret society?"

Sari

"Sari sweetie." A woman tapped a girl with long chestnut hair.

"Yes mom?" Sari puts down the scroll she was reading and turns around to look at her mom. "What do you need?"

"Can we talk here?" a woman with chestnut hair like her daughter's asked.

"Sure." Sari shrugs.

"That's good. Honey!" Sari's mom calls to her husband. "We can talk here."

A man with dark brown hair comes in and closes the door while putting a seal on it. Then he makes his way around the room to place on more seals.

"What cha doing?" Sari asked, crossing her arms.

"Saftey." Her dad answers. Meanwhile, her mom Midori, goes and sits on the bed, waiting for her husband. When Sari's dad finally finishes, the discussion began.

"Now where to start?" Midori taps her cheek. "I guess heritage would be best."

"Am I missing something?" Sari asked, raising a brow.

"You have no idea." Her dad snorts.

"Honey!" Sari's mom smacks his arm playfully. "Anyways, there is more to know about yourself. And I think it is time to teach you all about it. The chuunin exams are coming up and we will be heading out pretty soon. So that doesn't give us much time for you to prepare."

Sari's mom began to list things that Sari doesn't even understand. Magic? A secret society? What the heck!