SHINOBI FILES: Shimura Yuki

I did not care for the writing style of the original, so I decided to redo it with more details.

I may have created the character, but I do NOT own Naruto

Deep in the forest, the sun began to rise over a small village. At first glance, one would imagine that it was an ordinary community, nothing more. However, this hidden village was the location for the Land of Fire's shinobi warriors. Even the children were trained to defend their land against fearsome opponents and calamities.

Within the village were several clans with reputations reaching past the borders. One such clan was known as the Uchiha. Some called them the most powerful shinobi for generations; not only were they naturally skilled, but they had a biological weapon: the Sharingan. This jutsu was basically special eyesight. With this, the bearer could improve his vision as well as see chakra flow within the body. It also had the power to see through genjutsu. To this day, no one has discovered a weakness. This sort of power had been craved by many other clans, so of course the family had quite a few enemies.

"Itachi! Come down to breakfast!"

A young boy with dark, shoulder-length hair quickly double-checked to make sure he had all of his gear.

'I have to be sure that I am prepared.'

Onyx eyes looked over the room, making sure nothing would be left behind.

"Itachi! Hurry, or you'll be late!" the voice called again.

"Yes, I know, Mother! I'm coming!" Itachi slipped on his sandals, grabbed his bag, and headed to the kitchen.

When he entered, his mother turned from the sink and gave him a warm smile. As he ate, she could tell just by looking at him that he felt a hint of nervousness. A neatly wrapped bento was placed next to him. "You'll do fine, Itachi. It's normal to be a little nervous on the first day."

Itachi smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Mother. I'll see you later!"

Itachi hurried over to the academy. He wanted to get there early in order to avoid-

"ITACHI-KUN!"

-them. Yes, even at the age of 5, he had fangirls. He could not figure out why these girls kept chasing after him. They barely knew him! Some of them had seen him for the very first time at the opening ceremony!

'What do these girls want? I don't have time for this!'

Quickly, he rounded the corner with a swarm of girls at his heels. However, when they came around, he was gone.

"Aw! He did it again! How does he do that?"

"But he's so cool, right? I mean he's so skilled he can disappear in an instant!"

All of the girls started giggling and swooning, but eventually they made their way to the building. Itachi, watching from his hiding place, figured he'd wait a little while longer in the tree.

"They're gone. You can come down now."

Itachi was shocked; not only had someone spotted him, but that someone was a girl! And she didn't squeal! He looked down. A girl his age was looking right at him with deep violet eyes. She had her black hair in a ponytail, and her bangs partially covered one eye.

The girl seemed irritated. "So are you coming for class or hiding like a coward all day?"

Heeding her command, he jumped down in front of her. He smiled, "Thanks for that."

The girl said nothing; she just kept staring at him. Itachi cocked his head a little. "What's wrong?"

Without reacting, the girl continued to look him in the eye. "Your shirt."

"Huh?"

"That symbol on your shirt."

Itachi glanced over his shoulder, observing the crest on his back. "Oh, that. That's the symbol for my family, the Uchiha. I'm Uchiha Itachi."

The expectation was for the girl to reveal her name in return, but she simply narrowed her eyes and brushed past him. All he could do was watch her stalk towards the classroom. 'Strange girl. I wonder what's wrong.'

Once everyone assembled into the classroom, the sensei began by taking the roll call. Itachi was not completely paying attention; he was so curious about that girl. He noticed that she was not sitting with anyone, and her face was so serious. That's not normal for a 5-year-old girl. That's when he heard the teacher call out, "Shimura Yuki." The girl he was staring at stood up with her arms tight and called, "Here!" Itachi couldn't help but notice that she definitely resembled a shinobi reporting for duty. Oh, well. At least now he knew her name.

At the lunch break, Itachi surveyed the area, searching for his new target. When he found her, she was off to the side, leaning against the balcony railing. He walked over to her, offering a smile. "Hello, Yuki-chan."

Yuki turned and glared. "Don't call me that, Uchiha."

Itachi blinked. "Well, what should I call you?"

She turned back, avoiding eye contact. "I don't want you to call me at all. But, if you must, call me Shimura."

"Huh? Why should I call you by your last name? I like 'Yuki.'"

Yuki tensed at the name. "What did I just say?"

The boy wasn't sure what to do next; he wasn't even sure why she was angry in the first place. "Have I done something wrong? I didn't mean to-"

Yuki finally looked him dead in the eye. "I hate you!" she hissed.

With that, she grabbed her food and took off, leaving a very confused boy behind.

Not backing down, Itachi continued to observe Yuki. She just kept piquing his interest. The girl was certainly skilled; her demonstrations were perfect. He tried to compliment her, but she would just glare as soon as he approached. She took every activity in school seriously. The one thing she did not seem to care about was making friends. While the other girls would giggle and chat, Yuki would quietly study alone at her seat. She ignored every student from the class, though Itachi overheard the boys saying how pretty she was. He'd have to admit they had a point. He was especially fond of those eyes of hers; violet may not be a normal eye color, but hers looked beautiful. Still, whenever he looked at her, Yuki's words from before would replay in his mind.

'I hate you!'

As the days went on, Itachi still couldn't figure out why Yuki detested him. Actually, she seemed to detest everyone. There had been a time when one girl had tried to approach her.

"Hey, Yuki-chan. I was just wondering. Where did you get that necklace? It's pretty!"

The girl's hand reached for the pendant, but Yuki quickly seized her wrist.

"Leave me alone."

As the girl huffed and ran away, Itachi noticed Yuki clinging to the pendant. On closer inspection, it was just a circle with a crescent moon along one side while the rest was colored black. It didn't look valuable, so why did she protect it so much?

'That's odd.'

Itachi decided to talk to his family about this situation. When he brought it up at home, his father glanced over his scroll. "Hm? Shimura, you say?"

Itachi looked up at him. "Father, do you know that family?" Mikoto looked at her husband, curious herself.

Uchiha Fugaku paused for a moment, then he shook his head. "I overheard someone mention that name. That's all I can recall."

Itachi skillfully hid his disappointment. At least, he thought he did. Nothing escapes the eyes of an Uchiha mother.

Yuki slowly walked over to the academy. She was still feeling drained after her uncle's training session. He constantly pushed her to be the best, and she gave her all. If she was not studying, she was training. Perfection was a must! But despite her efforts, there was always one shinobi who proved to be better… that stupid Uchiha.

The teachers always seemed to praise that Uchiha, calling him a prodigy. To her, it was absolutely infuriating! She was just as skilled as him, but he got all the attention!

'What's so great about an Uchiha?' she would think to herself. 'All they've got is that dumb Sharingan! Without that, they're just like everyone else! I hate them all!'

When she entered the classroom, she made her way to her seat, thankful for a little peace...

"KYAAAAAA!"

…or not. Yuki watched as the girls in the class swarmed to the window. One of the girls cried out, "Look! Some kid's sparring with Itachi-kun!"

"Wow! Just look at his moves! So cool!"

Yuki rolled her eyes. "So what?" she mumbled.

Apparently, one of the girls heard her. "What was that, Yuki-chan? Don't you think Itachi-kun's incredible?"

"No."

That word alone had the whole group gawking at her. Suddenly, everyone was talking at once. Yuki picked up a few words like "blind" and "weirdo" with some "Itachi-kun's" here and there. She sighed. "Look, I just don't get what the big deal is. He's simply training like the rest of us."

Another girl in the back burst through the crowd and got into Yuki's face. "How dare you! Itachi-kun is going to be the greatest ninja in the world!"

Yuki's eyes narrowed. "I don't think so."

Because of her attitude, the girls started pretending Yuki was invisible. Not that she cared; she didn't have time for friends.

Soon the class began sparring sessions. It did not take long for Yuki to get sick of sparring with the girls; none of them could give her a challenge. Many of them simply wished to observe boys' fights, which disgusted her. They were studying to be shinobi! How would this sort of attitude benefit their training?

Enough was enough! If Yuki wanted to train seriously, she would have to take matters into her own hands.

"Sensei, why can't I spar with one of the boys?"

Of course, the male students started laughing. Yuki's eyes narrowed at their stereotypical overconfidence; it was obvious what they were thinking. So what if she was a girl? Her gender did not define her strength.

Suddenly, a boy with messy brown hair raised his hand. "I'll do it, Sensei!"

Somehow, the match was accepted, though the sensei was a bit reluctant. The two met in the center, the boy grinning ear to ear.

"So when I beat you, you have to be my girlfriend!"

Yuki remained silent; she had nothing to worry about.

Sensei raised his hand. "Ready? Begin!"

With a shout, the boy charged at Yuki. However, she easily dodged him by stepping to the side. Stumbling, he turned to try again, only for the girl to move to the other side. He kept trying to attack, but she kept dodging with simple ease. Even pushing himself to pick of speed had no effect. With each failed attempt, along with each glance at the look of boredom on Yuki's face, his composure weakened.

'I am NOT losing to a girl!'

With all his might, he swung his fist. That's when she chose not to dodge; instead, Yuki grabbed his arm and flipped him over her head effortlessly. Her opponent landed flat on his back with an, "Oof!" Before he could get up again, Yuki pinned him to the ground, placing an arm across the front of his neck.

"Alright, the match goes to Shimura-san! Well done!"

Yuki removed her arm and calmly rose to her feet. "Weak," she muttered, only to infuriate the boy beneath her. She didn't seem to notice the young Uchiha carefully watching her with interest. 'She's good.'

After class that day, Yuki began to make her way back home. Suddenly, she was surrounded in the courtyard by some of her male classmates. While most would tense at the sight of an ambush, she simply raised an eyebrow. "What do you want?"

One of them stepped in front of her. Yuki recognized that angry look in his eyes almost immediately. 'Oh, he is the boy I defeated today.'

"I don't know what you're trying to prove, but I just want to let you know I let you win! You're a girl, so that means you can't fight! You should go back to the sidelines where you belong!"

Though she remained indifferent on the outside, his words were causing her to fume from within. Gender discrimination was one of the few things that made her blood boil!

'Oh, he did NOT say that!'

Just as she was about to give him a piece of her mind, someone beat her to it.

"You know you're only saying that because you're jealous."

All of the boys were startled to see Itachi standing behind them. He had seen the ambush, and he could not stand idly by and ignore this shameful behavior. He stepped forward. "If you're that upset that she beat you, that just means you need more training."

No one talked back. There was no way they could fight an Uchiha. So, they glared at the two and ran off. The cowards.

Itachi turned to Yuki with a gentle smile. "Are you-"

His smile immediately vanished as Yuki released her rage on him! "What did you do that for?! I am more than capable of taking care of myself! I don't need you to save me, Uchiha!"

Itachi stood frozen in place as Yuki ran away.