Chapter 1- I'm Not an Only Child?

Nanami drove into Konoha taking in the sights as she looked for address she had been told. She was nervous. What if he didn't like her or despised her? She finally found the house she was looking for. It was small and plain, but she didn't expect any different. She pulled up into the driveway and tried to settle her butterflies.

"Well, I guess this is it Little Red." Little Red was the name of her jeep. Nanami didn't know why, but she always named her vehicles even if that did sound lame.

She took a deep breath and stepped out of the car and up to the little white door. She knocked, and waited for what seemed like forever. Finally, she heard the pounding of footsteps. What if it was him? She was starting to wimp out and she hadn't even seen him yet.

"Hello?" a boy only two years younger than her asked opening the door wide.

Nanami felt herself gasp. She could feel the tears well up in her eyes even though she didn't release them. This blonde haired boy with the stupid look on his face was the exact person she had been looking for. Nanami took him in starting from his shaggy, spiky blonde hair, down to his crystal blue eyes, his black tee, and finally his orange pants. She couldn't believe how much he looked just like him.

"Um, earth to girl?" He asked getting freaked out.

Nanami was pulled from her trance. "Sorry, hi, I'm Nanami and…um, well. This is going to sound pretty crazy." She started blubbering. How was she possibly going to tell him that she was his older sister!

"I just came by to tell you that…well, that" she sighed, realizing that she couldn't follow through. "That I got lost and was wondering if you could give me directions."

"Oh" her brother laughed. "Why didn't you say that in the first place?"

"Tongue-tied I guess." She weakly joked. So much for her big reveal. "Yeah, um, actually I'm getting pretty hungry. Is there any way I can get you to show me a good place to eat?"

"Ichiraku's, hands down. In fact, I wouldn't mind grabbing a bowl of ramen myself." He said rubbing his stomach hungrily.

"Oh, well, great. Hop in." On one hand she was relieved that she would get another chance to tell him. However, her protective sister instincts kicked in as she wondered how stupid he could be to get in a car with a complete stranger.

"Alright, let me grab my jacket." He grinned excitedly, and then ran back in the house.

Nanami ran her fingers through her red hair, that she had let down for the occasion. She had planned this to go a lot differently in her head, but maybe she still had a chance to tell him. It had only been a couple of minutes before he was standing right before her again, closing the door to the house. She led the way back to her car.

"Hey, your car matches your hair!" He announced.

"Yeah, I guess it does." She shook her head, marveling at his great observation. "So where to?"

"Go down this street; take a left at the stop sign, and then its two blocks from school."

"Alright," I said starting to back up. "Um, Naruto."

"Yeah" he answered.

"Your seatbelt isn't buckled."

"We're only going a few blocks." He tried to laugh it off. I shot him my death glare, keeping my foot planted on the brake.

"Fine" he finally grumbled, trying to angrily pull down the strap but couldn't because of it locking in place. Nanami started to laugh, and he finally got it on. He crossed his arms, and started pouting.

"What a second!" he yelled, something dawning on him. "You called me Naruto."

"Yeah that's your name, silly." Nanami laughed not catching her mistake.

"Yeah, but. I never told you my name." he announced quietly.

Nanami stopped laughing, realizing what she did. Crap!

"So this stop sign?" She asked, hoping to change the subject.

Naruto looked ahead. "Yeah this one. You still haven't told me how you know my name." His eyes grew dark, and Nanami realized that even if he would get into a car with a stranger he wasn't gullible enough to trust them. Well, at least not completely.

This is it; she can finally tell him the truth. "I, I, um. I saw it in the roster for Konoha High and guessed that it was you." She blurted, mentally slapping herself. Eventually, she would have to tell him the truth.

"Oh. That makes sense." He said returning to his smiling self. Nanami didn't say anything. She was still pretty angry with herself for not telling him the truth when she had the chance.

After riding for a couple more minutes, Nanami pulled up at an old-Japanese style bar with paper blinds for privacy.

"Is this the place?" she asked Naruto.

"Yep, this is Ichiraku's" Naruto announced happily, already jumping out of the car. He ran up to the bar inside already ordering before Nanami even made it inside.

"Don't worry I ordered for you." He assured me his eyes hungrily staring at the man preparing the food, anticipating his dish.

"What did you order?" I asked, grinning at how happy he looked.

He gave the "Are you from another planet?" look, making me wonder if I said something wrong.

"Ramen, of course!"

She started laughing then. He had such a carefree nature; she couldn't help but enjoy her time with him. He sulked, thinking that she was laughing at his general answer. When she finally assured him that she wasn't laughing at him, their ramen arrived. His eyes lit up as he eagerly dove in. Nanami took a timid bite, and found her also eating the ramen up as rapidly as he. This was the best ramen she had ever tasted!

After they had both finished their bowls, Naruto started ordering a second bowl. She decided to take this little break to get to know him.

"So Naruto. What else do you like to do besides eat ramen?"

Naruto looked deep in thought. "Well I like to hang out with my friends and play sports."

"Oh, yeah? What do you play?"

"Football, basketball, and baseball." He listed off.

"Ah, the Big Three."

He laughed. "Yeah, it can get pretty hectic sometimes."

Nanami knew that she shouldn't bring it up, but she came on a mission and now had the best opportunity to complete it.

"So, what's your family like?" She asked quietly.

He looked a little distant, and she realized through all his goofiness he really has been hurting this whole time. It made her heart ache, and she turned away trying not to cry.

"I don't know. My parents died when I was real little. I went from foster home to foster home until the Pervy Sage found me. I've been living with him ever since."

Nanami was fixing to spill her secret right then until she really heard the end of his statement.

"The Pervy Sage?" She questioned, her eyebrow rising.

He started laughing. "Yeah that's my nickname for him. His real name is Jiraiya."

She wasn't exactly sure if she was okay with him living with someone he calls a Pervy Sage, but what right did she have to interfere? Wasn't it good that he at least found somebody?

"So," he started through mouthfuls of ramen. His second bowl arrived while we were talking. "What about you?"

She smiled. "What about me?" Nanami knew exactly what he wanted to know, but that would require her telling her story. Even though that was exactly what she came here to do, she didn't want to risk it yet.

"You know. What do you like to do? What's your family like? Why did you come to Konoha?"

She started laughing at his long line of questions. "What would you like me to tell you first?"

"Okay. What were you looking for before you knocked on my door?" He asked.

She stopped laughing and sighed. She knew that they were going to come back to this eventually. Alright, no more beating around the bush just come out and say it.

"I was looking for my brother." She slowly spit out.

"Oh yeah. Why don't you two live together?"

"Well, we were sort of separated when he was born."

"That's a bummer. So does he know you're looking for him? How old is he?"

She gave him a sad smile. "Unfortunately, he doesn't know I exist and he's a teenage boy just like you."

This was it. She had to just tell him.

"Hypothetically, Naruto, what would you do if your long lost sister showed up on your front porch." She waited anxiously. No matter how he would take, she would still tell. There was no backing out now.

Naruto considered it for a minute. "Well, I'd probably be pretty happy knowing that I really did have family that was still alive."

"Really?" she asked, not bothering to hide the hope in her voice.

"Well, yeah, I mean it would be kind of strange. But I think I would really love to have a sister."

"Well then you got your wish." She smiled happily.

"What?" Naruto yelled taken aback.

"Naruto, I am Nanami Uzumaki. Your older sister."

So this is my first FanFic. Thank you for reading, and don't forget to review. I would like to know what you think to help me out in the future. I'm looking to post every Tues. night, but we'll see how it goes.