The retired Third Hokage, Hiruzan Sarutobi, nodded at the red headed man as he picked up the crying newborn Naruko and raced away. He knew the man would be capable of raising Naruko for he was the baby's uncle, one of the few remaining Uzumaki's. If Naruko stayed here in Konoha, she would be an outcast. She would be bullied and everyone would think low of her because of the demon her father had just sealed inside of her. But if she left with the red head, she would be able to start a new. Hiruzen just hoped that everything would turn out ok.

12 Years Later:

Naruko wasn't surprised when one of the Chunin from Konoha insulted her and her yellow hair. It wasn't her fault that her hair was so bright. She had not liked the teasing so she had cut the long strands of hair, hoping that it would put an end to the teasing. (Her hair looks like Kallen Kozuki's from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion except it is yellow not red.) It didn't. The teasing happened every day since she had been in Konoha. But she ignored them because she was here to complete the Chunin Exams and that is what she would do. She wouldn't have to endure the teasing for long because tomorrow is the last stage of the Chunin Exams. When they were done, she could go back to Iwagakure. She would be happy, Chunin or not. Over the past month, she and he squad had trained like crazy, pushing themselves to ensure that they would win. They used every second of their time to train and they were confident that they had a good shot at becoming Chunin. In the final stage Naruko is up against the stuck up Uchiha brat and she was not looking forward to it. She had gathered what little information she could on him and it turns out that he is quite strong. But the majority of what people were saying was just that he is a real pain in the ass. Haruka, the loud and boisterous one on her squad was up against a ninja from Takigakure and Sadao, the narcissistic one was going to battle a Kunoichi from Kusagakure.

Right now, she and her squad were eating some ramen at a ramen stand. "This Raman is hella good!" Naruko said, slurping down the rest of her ramen. The two boys on either side of her nodded their approval. It was just the three of them this evening because their sensei, who also happens to be Naruko's uncle, was off speaking with the Hokage, so after the three had finished eating their ramen and payed, they went out to just hang out. The three Iwa Genin thought they deserved to have a day of rest after working themselves as hard as they could.

They just walked around the streets, looking at things and watching how the people of Konoha lived. Naruko bought some black leather fingerless gloves that she thought looked awesome and put them on straight after paying for them.

The three Iwa Genin split up after getting lunch later that day. The two boys wanted to see more of what Konoha had to offer but Naruko wanted to train for tomorrow. As she walked into a training ground that was supposed to be empty she was surprised to find a group of Konoha Chunin sitting there. When they spotted her, one got up and walked over to here. "Who are you? Oh, you're from Iwa. I wonder why they even let scum like you into the Chunin Exams. Iwa is a shit place to grow up, I pity you." He said.

Naruko was angry that he even had the nerve to insult her home. "Iwa is a better place than this. This dump may be bigger than Iwa but the Shinobi that Iwa produces are better that the Konoha Shinobi on so many levels." Naruko said, glaring at the Chunin.

She was rewarded with a punch to the gut. The group of Chunin erupted in laughter. It didn't take her long to recover and when she did, she punched the Chunin in the face with a chakra enforced blow. He fell to the floor and the laughter ceased. The next thing Naruko new, she had all of the Chunin hitting and punching her at once. Eventually, she was hit over the head and she passed out.

When she came to she was still on the training ground. She could see these small semi-transparent white orbs floating around and around everywhere. Naruko was completely mesmerised. She didn't know what they were. She slowly got up, wincing from the pain. An orb floated in front of her face before growing larger and taking the form of a boy her age. He had brown hair and smiled brightly at Naruko. His smile was genuine and lit up his green eyes.

"Hi, I'm Sora." He said, holding out a hand for Naruko to shake.

"Um, hi?" Naruko said, shaking the boy's hand. It was as cold as ice but it somehow felt warm.

"Oh, if you are wondering why I was just an orb it's because I'm dead. Most spirits prefer to float about like an orb. Don't know why and I don't care why." Sora said, skipping away and planting himself down on a log.

Naruko couldn't believe what she was hearing. This boy was dead? "Why couldn't I see you all before?" Naruto said, taking a seat beside Sora.

"Oh, only some Uzumaki's can. It's a kind of Kekkei Genkai. But unfortunately, hardly any members of the Uzumaki clan are given the power and if they are it isn't strong enough, like yours. I don't know what those Chunin did to you but they did something to enhance the power of you ability." Sora said, picking up a twig that was at his feet and twirling it in between his fingers.

"So, you are saying that the Kekkei Genkai of the Uzumaki clan is the ability to see spirits?" Naruko asked, still admiring the orbs that danced around her and Sora. She hadn't known that the Uzumaki clan had a Kekkei Genkai.

"Yes, but you can also tell us what to do and we will listen, no matter what. But no one else can see us, only you." Sora snapped the twig and then threw the pieces out onto the ground in front of him.

Naruko thought about this for a second. "So, if I asked you to do something, you would do it even if it meant death?"

"Well, the dead can't die because we are already dead. But I understand your question. Yes, we would do anything for you. We spirits go through out dead lives not speaking to anyone because we see each other only as orbs and we cannot communicate with each other. It's quite lonely. So I'm pretty sure that nothing you asked them to do would be against their will." Sora said, sliding down off the log and onto the ground where he put his hands behind his head and leant back, looking at the sky.

"So, if I was to ask some of you to aid me in the final stage of the Chunin Exams, would you and those others do it?" Naruko asked, seeing how she could use this to her advantage.

"Yep." Sora said, yawning. Naruko then called to some of the spirits. They all took human forms and listened as Naruko instructed them on what they must do tomorrow in her match. She also asked if some of them could assist Sadao and Haruka in their matches. Every single spirit accepted their role in the plan with a wide smile.

Once the spirits were gone and getting ready for what they had to do tomorrow, Naruko went to Sora. Sora saw Naruko's bruised body and put a hand on her shoulder. He concentrated and soon her whole body was completely healed. That was something that would also benefit Naruko. The spirits had the ability to heal an Uzumaki without causing them any pain. He told this to Naruko who smiled and just said, "Oh, this is bloody awesome!"