I know that it may not be a big thing for anyone else, but I am glad that one person who liked my story enough to review so Word up to KiraUzamaki. I would also like to Thank Lainblueraven and Marlene00891 you all rock!
Now with nothing' left ta' do lets get this started.
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The sun hung low in the sky, its rays hitting the lone occupant of a white room. The wind blew in through an open window, playing with shoulder length blond hair. Bright eyes, which only the sky matched in color, stared out the window; a far of look implanted in them. So much had happened while she was asleep and her mind was now clouded with confusion and uncertainty. A click was heard behind her, breaking her away from her musing.
"Oji-sama, what are you doing here? And who are those two?"
The aged Hokage was standing in the doorway. Behind him stood two boys, one looking about her age, with black hair. Chuckling at the young girls antics, the Hokage took a seat near her bed before answering. "I am here because I was worried about you Natsuki. The two boys behind me were to."
Looking at the two boys, Natsuki's face took on a look of confusion. "Why on earth were you two worried? I mean not to be rude or anything but you don't even know me that well… do you?"
The younger of the two boys stepped up to her with an annoyed look on his face. "Don't you recognize me? I found you in the forest before you passed out." when the look of confusion didn't leave the girls face the boy sighed. "I am Uchiha Sasuke and that boy over there is…"
"Uchiha Itachi. It's a pleasure to meet you Natsuki."
Natsuki just looked at them shocked. They were Uchihas, part of the clan whose eyes were so loved in konoha, part of the same clan that Madara had come from. Then it hit her they might know, oh god, they might know.
The other occupants of the room looked on worried as emotions played out across the girls face. Shock, excitement and anger all made themselves at home on the girls face in a span of time equaling half a minute. The Hokage, who was getting more worried by the second, was the one who broke the short silence.
"Natsuki-chan are you all right. Is something wrong?"
The young girls head feel and for a moment the aged Hokage thought she hadn't heard. "Its there fault," came the soft, scared whisper "it's there fault the Kyuubi came and its there fault he's stuck inside me. It's there fault that everyone hates me and it's there fault that tou-san and okaa-san are dead. I…I don't want them to hurt me to"
The Sandaime was shocked. Out of all the things he expected to hear, that was not one of them. The Sandaime walked to the door closing it. Then he walked over to the window repeating his action. Walking back to Natsuki's bedside he performed a few had seals before touching the ground. The two youngest occupants of the room watched in awe as the walls glowed a faint blue for about five seconds before fading.
The aged Hokage stood up and put a hand on Natsuki's head immediately getting her attention. "Natsuki-chan, how do you know about the Kyuubi and what do you mean 'its all their fault'?"
"Well Oji-sama I met the Kyuubi when I was asleep. You see he wanted to talk to me so he pulled me into my mind, which was really dark. I got scared at first but I made the darkness go away so it was ok. After the darkness left I was standing in this field of blue, white, and purple roses, with the blue roses separating the white and purple ones. Anyway when I turned around I saw this HUGE fox. He told me he was the Kyuubi and that he was stuck inside me. We talked a little and he told me that he was one his way to Konoha to see his friend who was giving birth. On his way here though Madara - teme came and put a genjutsu on Kyuubi that sent him into rage. Madara-teme then started to run away from Kyuubi which led Kyuubi straight here."
The Sandaime was floored for the second time that day. The beast had not attacked on its own accord. This Madara person seems to be the one who provoked it. Even if that's true how did this relate to the two Uchiha boys standing on the opposite side of the girl's bed unless, "Tsuki-chan this Madara person wouldn't happen to be Uchiha Madara, would he?"
The elder Uchiha spoke, disbelief clear in his voice. "You cant honestly believe that Hokage-sama. Madara was dead during the time of the Kyuubi attack and as far I as know he still is."
"That cant be right Itachi-san" chimed in Natsuki's small voice "Kyuubi said Uchiha Madara was the one that attacked him six years ago, that means he's got to be alive. I mean Kyuubi could have been lying… but I know he wasn't you got to believe me."
Looking at the girl, whose blue eyes seem to radiate sadness and desperation at the moment, The Sandaime sighed. This day was becoming very tiring indeed. Taking a deep breath he began speaking to the children again. "Natsuki-chan I am not going to lie to you and say that I trust the Kyuubi complete nor do I think he expects be to. However I am not saying that what you told me isn't true. Its been said that Madara was able to activate a level of the Sharingan that was able to control the biju, with help from the Shodai Hokage. As it stands I don't have enough information to come up with an answer just yet.
Right now though I want to figure out how you got here in the first place Natsuki."
"Well that's a shorter story. I walked into an alley by mistake and some drunks managed to spot me. I started running but one managed to hit my shoulder with a sake bottle. I collapsed in the forest and tried to take the shards out my shoulder I don't remember much after that."
"That's probable when I found you in the forest," said the younger Uchiha in a small voice. He was starting to feel really out of place in the room. He looked at the girl again and sighed, she was so sad and he really wanted to help her. After all if she was sad she wouldn't be much fun to play with. "Hey, don't look so down. Those guys where stupid. So what if the fox is stuck in you, It just makes you that much more special. Think about it this way if, it wasn't for you we would all most likely be dead."
The young blond looked at the black haired boy in shock. He didn't hate her and to add icing to the cake he thought in was cool she was carrying the Kyuubi. The other occupants of the room couldn't help feeling happy as a bright smile lit up the young girls face.
"Thanks Suke-kun, I really needed that." Felling that it wasn't enough, Natsuki shocked everyone by hopping of the bed and giving Sasuke a hug.
The Sandaime Hokage couldn't help but smile. The young girl was finally getting the friend she so rightfully deserved and better than that he knew about the fox. Looking back at the two kids the Hokage's face became serious again. "Now I am sure that I don't have to tell you but everything that you have heard today is an S-class village secret. It would put you all in grave danger if anyone outside the village walls found out about this. Do you understand?" seeing all there kids nod their head the Hokage relaxed "now that this is all over…"
"Umm Oji-chan I didn't finish telling you everything the Kyuubi told me" the aged Hokage groaned, he thought it was over. Looking over at the girl he gave her permission to continue. "Anyway after the Kyuubi told me about why he attacked, he told me there was something wrong with my body. Now that I think about it he said there where TWO things wrong with my body. The first thing is that I am missing a lot of my memories because of those creeps that kidnap me every few days…"
"Natsuki…" The Hokage was really worried now "what creeps are you talking about?"
"Oh yea I guess I forgot to tell you bout them. Well Kyuubi said that there are these guys that come and kidnap me every few days for …what he call it, oh yeatreatment. Anyway they're basically messing around with my body, which is the cause of my second problem. The cause of my first problem is the seal they put at the base of my neck to keep me from remembering it all."
The Hokage took a step towards Natsuki. Asking her to sit up a little he moved her hair away from her neck and there clear as day was the seal she was talking about. "The Sleeping mind seal" they all heard the Hokage speak "not a very advanced seal but it serves it purposes. How come nobody every noticed this before?"
"Because there big jerks Oji-sama." came Sasuke and Nastuki's voices
"By the way can you remove the seal?" asked the young girl
"I can do it, but I want hear the rest of the story first,"
"Ok then I guess that's fair. So where was I, oh right anyway the Kyuubi said they take me away for treatment. Now the treatment itself is them adding chakra to my body which is causing the chakra I already have and the chakra that's being added to my body to be separated into its physical aspects and its spiritual aspects. The Kyuubi said that I wouldn't be able to mold chakra at all unless I learn to use its physical and spiritual aspects separately. He also said that they put gravity seals on me but he said that they were ok they only need regulator seals on them."
"This is turning out to be a very…complicated day. Anyway your problem with your memories is easly fixed, although I am going to need to have your mind examined by the Yamanaka clan to male sure your ok. Your second problem is going to take time to fix. You're going to need to train your mind and your body heavily in order to gain control of chakra's separate aspects. Now the physical training will be easy and you've practically already started with those gravity seals on you. However the only person that I guess could help you control the spiritual aspects of your chakra would be a Genjutsu master and I am not sure how much that would help."
"Oji-sama" said the young girl in a hopeful voice "the Kyuubi said that there was a place on top of Mount. Ichigoume, a temple to be exact that could help me with training the spiritual aspect of my chakra. Do you think I could go someday?"
"Natsuki it way to dangerous to let you out of the village right now. I need you to understand, those people who are after you may use this as an opportunity to get to you. Not only that I cant send you somewhere that I have no information about. It might be a dangerous place, so before I even thinking about sending you I have to send someone else to check the place out. Lastly, Tsuki-chan you can protect yourself yet, if you cant handle yourself against a genin then I cant sent you out of the village."
The young girl looked hurt, which pained the elder leader greatly. "Tsuki-chan, one day, I'll send you, I promise you but right now you have to stay in the village, where it's safe. Please understand me."
The Kyuubi vessel could only shake her had quietly. She was disappointed but her
Oji-sama had a point; she wouldn't be able to protect herself from anyone waiting for her outside. "Oji-sama your right but what about the guys that are coming to kidnap me already. How am I going to escape them? After all I don't want those freaks messing me up any more then they already have!"
"They could be arrested, cant they Hokage-sama" asked Sasuke who was now worried for his friend.
"I wish that I could but that might make the people running this project suspicious. This might make them try harder to get Natsuki or may even cause then to try and kill her to protect them. No Sasuke-kun we can't arrest them but I can't allow them to get Natsuki again. I need a way to get her to a safe area without causing the ones who are chasing Natsuki suspicious."
Suddenly Itachi stepped up after being silent for quite sometime "Hokage-sama why not use Natsuki's current situation as a reason. After all this is not the first time she's been attacked. All you have to do is order that Natsuki be taken in with one of our more skilled Ninja for protection from anyone else in the village trying to harm her."
"Nii-sama that's a grate idea Tsuki-chan could stay at our house. It would be just like a sleepover. She could even stay in my room."
"Sasuke I am afraid that's not a possibility…"
"No Itachi" interrupted the Hokage "that's a grate idea. While Natsuki staying with one of our more skilled ninja may ward away a lesser ninja from kidnapping her, a more skilled ninja would attempt it and may succeed. However by putting her under say your protection and letting her stay in the Uchiha clan compound it would keep anyone from trying anything. After all who's going to try and sneak into a clan full of ninja and the clan that is the police force of Konoha."
Itachi couldn't argue with the logic in that statement, and looking at his brother and Natsuki he could see they both loved the idea.
"Alright, take that Nii-sama I get a new friend and the Hokage likes my idea better than yours. I can't wait to show you the compound Natsuki there sooo many people and lots to do. I know mom's going to love you."
"COOL! I can't wait to meet everyone. You think they'll like me. Oh do you have ramen at your house, it's the best."
The Hokage laughed seeing the look on two youngsters face. Things were finally looking up. Now all he had to do was get the paperwork done…Ouch.
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Fifteen minutes later Natsuki was released from the hospital with a clear bill of health. Currently she was walking down the street towards the clan district of Konoha. Sasuke mouth was moving a mile per minute, telling her of the grate things that they could do together in the compound that the Uchiha lived in. Sasuke never noticed how the girl next to him fidgeted nervously. He never noticed how her eyes were focused on the ground and how she didn't dare look up to meet the eyes of the people who walked past. However Sasuke didn't need to notice…because the Hokage and the elder Uchiha had.
"Hokage-sama I never seen something like this. How can she stand to step outside with people looking at her like this"
"I don't know Itachi, that child she is really strong. Lord knows that greater men would have already gone crazy. This Itachi, it just proves to me how much of a saint this girl really is. So kind and loving and always ready to forgive, a pure heart she is. It saddens me that I can do nothing to help her."
"Hokage-sama do you think my father will allow her to stay with us? I know that he doesn't hate her but letting a non-Uchiha stay in the compound is something big. Its never been done before and I don't know if my father is willing to break clan tradition."
"Itachi I knew your father since he was a boy. He is a good man and was good friends with Natsuki's parents as well as your mother. I am not sure if he will let Natsuki stay but I am hoping that some where in his heart he finds it with in himself to let her stay. And if by some chance this doesn't work out I will go to every clan within Konoha if it means that it will keep her safe."
Looking over at the little girl one more time Itachi made up his mind. 'You are special Uzumaki Natsuki. I hope that everything works out well for you.'
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Fugaku was not expecting the Hokage to be at his door at 10 am in the morning. Fugaku was defiantly not expecting the Hokage to be at his door with both his sons at 10 am in the morning, And no way in hell was he expecting the Hokage to be at his door with his two sons and a very scared little blond girl at 10 am in the morning. Despite all that, the Hokage was at his door with His two sons a little blond girl who looked ready to curl up in a corner and die.
"Good morning Hokage-sama. Come in" damn it was to early to be this formal "What may I help you with? Or are you here for my sons? Did they cause you any trouble?"
As if reading his thoughts the Hokage put his hand up to silence the Uchiha clan head.
"Fugaku it's early and were all friends here lets cut the formalities, shall we?"
Nodding Fugaku ushered everyone inside. Closing the door he turned to see he son chatting happily to the nervous blond girl who was looking in awe at the house. Suddenly a slide screen door in the back of the living room opened to reveal a black haired woman with beautiful dark eyes who walked into the living room smiling. "Hiruzen-sama what a pleasure? What are doing here this early?"
Laughing softly the old man returned her greeting "Mikoto it's been so long since I've last seen you. You get more beautiful with age. I am just here to discuss something's with you two if you don't mind?"
"Of course not. Sasuke, Itachi why don't you go show your little friend the garden…and the lake while you're at It." she said softly, turning to point at the open screen door behind her
Sasuke smiled at his mom before grabbing Natsuki's hand and running out the door.
"Bye Okaa-san. Come on Tsuki-chan there's so much to do you won't believe it."
Itachi walked silently behind them closing the door as he left the room.
Waiting until the children had moved away from the door Hiruzen began to speak. "Now as much I would have liked to I didn't come here simply to talk. You see yesterday Natsuki, whom you both know contains the Kyuubi no Kitsune was attacked last night. Fortunately your youngest son found her in the forest before she fell unconscious. However this is not the first attack on her within the village and I am afraid that someone outside the village is targeting her. Right now she isn't old enough to protect herself, I fear for her safety."
Mikoto gasped the Hokage couldn't be asking what she thought she was. "Hokage-sama are you asking us to take in the child?"
The Hokage smiled. "Yes. It was your sons that actually came up with the idea. Itachi thought that I should place Natsuki with one of my more capable ninja. Upon hearing that Sasuke-kun translated that into 'she should stay with his Nii-sama' and offered her a place here, in his room to be exact."
"But why us Hokage-sama" asked a concerned Mikoto.
"I would like to know that also Hokage-sama" asked Fugaku, who had his eyes narrowed dangerously.
The Hokage Laughed, "I hoped that would be obvious. Well first of all your clan is full of ninja as well as those who serve in the police force. Getting in here would be quite difficult and not being caught would be nigh impossible. The other reason is a bit more personal to Natsuki. Your sons are her only friends, they make her happy at put her at ease. When she's around them, all the sadness that she seems to carry around seems to disappear as if it was never there. In the end all I want it for her to be safe and happy. I could have placed her with the Hyuga, Aburame, or The Inuzuka clans. They would provide the same protection, but she wouldn't be happy.
Suddenly the screen door opened. Sasuke ran in, followed by Natsuki who had two blue flowers sitting in her hair--a Periwinkle and an Iris-- and was clasping a silent Itachi's hand. Sasuke quickly ran to his mom eyes wide with excitement. "Mom Natsuki really loves the garden and you wont believe how good she is at identifying plants. She really liked the ones in her hair so I let her pick them hope you don't mind."
"I don't mind one bit Suke-kun" said Mikoto, her voice filled with laughter "why don't you go up stairs and clean up. I'll make you and your brother a snack."
"What about Tsuki-chan?" Chimed the young boy.
"She can have some to," said Mikoto.
Smiling back up at his mom Sasuke ran to his room, calling Tsuki to follow him. The young girl smiled before calling back "I am coming Suke I just got to speak with
Oji-Sama first" walking up to the old man the Natsuki spoke again "Oji-sama, I…I really like this place and everything but I don't think I should stay here and…and its not Fugaku-Sama or Mikoto-Sama cause there really nice. Its just that if I stay here then people wont like them anymore and I don't want anything to happen to them cause of me. So maybe I should just stay where I am there's got to be another way right?"
Mikoto and Fugaku's eyes widened. This young girl was risking her safety had happiness just because of what she thought other people would think of them. A soft smile made its way onto Mikoto's face as spared her husband one last glance. Seeing him shake his head yes she walked over to the little blond haired girl and held her in a tight embrace.
"Natsuki-chan" Mikoto stated softly "we don't care about what other people think of you. You're a citizen of Konoha and as far as I can see a sweet little girl who needs someone willing to take care of her. Natsuki, we would be happy if you would stay here with us."
Natsuki didn't know when she started crying but she could tell she wasn't going to stop anytime soon. "You mean it? You really want me to stay?"
"Yes, of course we mean it," came the deeper voice of the Uchiha clan head "however this dose mean your going to have to follow clan rules while in the compound."
Natsuki ran up to the man surprising him with a hug "of course I'll be on my best behavior. I wont let you down. Thank you."
It was at that moment Sasuke and Itachi came back down stairs. The little blond girl tackled them to the ground singing a mantra of 'I can stay I can stay.'
The age Hokage just looked on happily. 'I have a feeling things are just going to get better.'
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Well that's it for now. I like having a nice Uchiha family scene to end the whole chapter, makes you feel warm inside. Again I am apologizing for spelling and grammar I am horrid at it and I am sure you can tell. Any way if you have any thing to say to me you can always PM me. If you liked it I am glad and if you didn't tell me why. Hope to hear from you soon.
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