Here's chapter threee! Whoop whoop! :p Pleasedon'tkillmeifit'sreallybad!

Yumi's pov.

"No! Mommy!" My eight year old self called out, reaching forward to grasp at my dead mother's hand. I pulled away, it was cold. Tears began to form in my eyes as I gazed at my deceased mother, not quite understanding what had happened to her.

"Yumi!" I hiccupped and looked over at my older sister.

"Y-Yukiko! M-mommy's sl-sleeping and I- I can't wake her u-up!" My older sister bent down and held me by my shoulders, looking me in the eyes.

"Yumi, you have to be brave, ok? Okaa-san* had to go away," I furrowed my eyebrows at my older sister. Go away? But I was just looking at Mommy... "Yumi!" Yukiko shook me, bringing me out of my thoughts. My deep blue eyes snapped back to hers. "You have to run," my eyes widened. There was no way I was going to leave my Onee-chan! I began to protest, fresh tears forming in my eyes, but Yukiko interrupted me. "Yumi, I'm not asking. You have to," she kissed me on the forehead before pushing me away, her eyes showing her sadness.

I tripped over my own feet and fell on my butt, causing the tears that had been forming in my eyes spill over and drip down my face. I sobbed uncontrollably. Yukiko had turned away and disappeared into the darkness of the night. I squeaked in surprise when I saw two red eyes glowing in the dark and shied away from them.

"Don't be afraid," I blinked. Why did that voice sound so familiar? I realized why when my older cousin, Takeshi, stepped out into the open.

"Takeshi! You've gotta' help me! Onee-chan**, Okaa-san are gone a-and I don't know what to do!" I ran over and hugged his waist, sobbing into him. I paused after a few moments and looked up at him. His glowing red eyes scared me even though I knew I possessed the same ones. "Takeshi?" My cousin smirked dangerously at me and my eyes widened as he pulled out a kunai and twirled it on his finger.

"Don't try and run Yumi. There's no point, I'll catch you eventually," I was shaking uncontrollably now, I was terrified. I could feel the waves of hate and death rolling off him. I backed away from him, what was wrong with him? His normally amused smirk had twisted into a quite scary grin and his eyes had a crazed look to them. He took a few steps forward and I took several back, something in my head had clicked when I noticed the red liquid on his hands. I gasped as I realized what it was... Blood. My family's blood. Something snapped in me. How could he? How could my Takeshi -my own cousin- kill his family and everyone he loved?

"How could you? How could you do this to us, Takeshi? We're your family! We all love you-!"

"No! Don't talk to me about love, Yumi. I've never been loved. Not truly. You always got all the love from our precious clan," I blinked, stunned at how venomously he spoke about our clan. How could he say that? I had loved him my whole life, he was like my big brother.

"But-"

"Everyone was always talking about how fantastic you were. 'Oh, did you hear what Yumi did today?' 'Did you know she's the youngest of our clan to master her Kekkei Genkai?' Did anyone ever pay attention to me? No. And I've always hated you for it," my head jerked back from shock. He hated me? The person I had never seen any wrong in, who I'd loved unconditionally, hated me? "Yumi," he spat out my name like it was poisonous. "I've been wanting to do this for a long time."

He threw the kunai at me and I, being too shocked to move, didn't try to move to dodge or block it. It sunk deeply into my stomach and I screamed in pain, sinking to my knees. I grasped the handle of the kunai and ripped it out of my stomach, gasping in pain as I tore the wound open even more. I cradled the wound with my left hand and held the kunai in my right. The pain from the hole in my stomach had brought me to my senses and snapped me out of my shock.

I felt a hatred that I'd never had before, it twisted inside me and made my blood feel like it was on fire... It felt good. I growled and smiled at the ground before looked up at Takeshi. His eyes flashed with fear for a moment before going cold once again. "So it's true. You have mastered it." I felt confused for a moment, my anger forgotten, before my stomach twinged painfully and I winced. I felt the hatred flow back into my body, heightening my senses. I suddenly lunged at my cousin, moving so fast that I disappeared for a moment and reappeared behind him.

"I always loved you Takeshi," he stiffened and tried to turn around but I jumped up so I could reach his neck and hit a pressure point, making him collapse to the ground unconscious. He may have been a murderer, but he was still my cousin and I couldn't bring myself to kill him.

As the adrenaline slowly began to fade I sunk to my knees, crying, my hair and eyes fading back to their original color as I deactivated my Kekkei Genkai. I had lost my family today... I punched the ground and screamed at the sky. "Why me?" I sobbed into my hands for hours as I surveyed the wreckage that was once my home. When I found the mutilated body of Yukiko where the kitchen used to be I wept even harder. I ran to her side and cradled her head in my arms, sobbing into her soft, dark blue hair. After a while no tears came and I cried dryly, still cradling my sister's limp body.

Eventually I couldn't stand looking at her anymore and headed down to a nearby pond and sat on the bank. I gasped when I saw my reflection; my face was dripping from blood that streamed from my eyes. Was this what happened from overusing my Kekkei Genkai?

I jerked awake screaming at the top of my lungs. Once I realized I wasn't in any danger the tears came. I had already lived through it once, I couldn't stand having to see it again. I tried to hold the tears in but they just flowed harder. I was ashamed of myself, after that day I had sworn to never cry in self pity again. And what was I doing? Exactly that.

I walked over to the bathroom and splashed my face with cold water, trying to wake myself up. Snap out of it Yumi. I lifted up the hem of my shirt to expose my stomach and gently ran my fingers along the scar I had gotten that night. It was an ever present reminder of what had happened. I sighed and changed my clothes, pulling on my green shirt and wrapping my arms to cover the scars I had gotten from training. I headed out of the hotel and grabbed some dry cereal at a shop before wandering around Konoha.

I stumbled upon a training field with three tall posts at the center and targets painted on some of the surrounding trees. I quickly scarfed down the rest of the cereal and pulled out several kunai, taking my place at the center of the field. Taking a deep breath I activated my Kekkei Genkai, my eyes turning red and my hair fading to white.

I closed my eyes and spun the kunai on my fingers. I threw my arms out in front of me and released them, quickly grabbing more and throwing them also, all while keeping my eyes closed. I heard the sound of metal hitting metal and smirked when I heard the kunai hitting all the targets.

I heard someone suck in a breath behind me and my eyes snapped open as I spun around quickly, Kekkei Genkai still activated and kunai in hand. I suspiciously eyed the raven haired boy before me. He looked almost exactly like a certain Uchiha I'd had the misfortune of meeting once. No, he had been taller and had two scars running diagonally along his face under his eyes. The one standing before me returned my suspicious stare and kept his distance, which I was thankful for.

"How much did you see?" I wanted to know if I held any advantage over him if he he decided to attack.

"All of it," Well, dang. My clan had told me I was only supposed to use my Kekkei Genkai in an emergency, so then if they'd seen all my taijutsu or ninjutsu I would still have an edge over them. I sighed and rubbed my temple, standing up straight and unclenching my fists. "What was that?" I looked up at the Uchiha before me, his eyes had changed from suspicious to curious. I sighed.

What could it hurt?

Everything.

On the other hand, he didn't look like he could scratch me, even with thirty clones fighting along with him.

"My Kekkei Genkai," I didn't feel like elaborating any more, it's not like I'll ever see him again anyway. His eyebrows rose in surprise. What had he thought it was? Some sort medical condition that made me a super awesome ninja? Riiiight. For being an assumed Uchiha he wasn't too great in the mental department. "Who are you anyway?"

"Me?" He smirked. "I'm Sasuke Uchiha." I thought as much. Although I was slightly surprised, I had assumed Itachi was the last of the Uchihas... I'd have to check into that later. "And you?" I raised my eyebrows at Sasuke.

"It's better for the safety of this village if I remain anonymous," Sasuke's smirk dropped and he almost looked angry. What? He'd thank me for it later. If we ever saw each other again that is, and that was highly unlikely. I turned my head to the side, facing a clump of bushes. "And you three supposedly 'hiding' in the bush can come out now," Three figures climbed out of the bushes and I was surprised that I recognized two of them. "Ah, Naruto and Kakashi. Long time no see," The two males sweat dropped and the pink haired girl looked between them and me trying to figure out what she'd missed.

"Yumi, this is Sakura Haruno, and you apparently already know Naruto," I gave Sakura a small half hearted smile before nodding in confirmation to Kakashi.

"Yeah, we met yesterday at Ichiraku's Ramen Shop," the blonde boy's eyes widened and his jaw fell open.

"Wait, you? But that girl didn't look anything like you! She had dark blue hair and mismatched eyes!" I rubbed the back of my head and deactivated my Kekkei Genkai, my hair becoming blue once again and my eyes returning to normal. Sakura and Naruto both stared at me, slack jawed. I just smiled sheepishly and laughed. I could still tell that Kakashi and Sasuke were still suspicious of me though. Sighing, I raised my hands up in a surrendering motion, hoping to show them I was no threat.

"Relax guys, I'm not going to kill you," they seemed to relax but I couldn't help wanting to mess with them anyway. "Yet," Naruto eyed me, trying to decide if I was joking or not. Everyone else sweatdropped. "Not that I couldn't wipe the floor with all of you if I really wanted to..." My eyes flickered back to Kakashi briefly, studying his face. I wonder what he's hiding under that mask? Probably something interesting... With only one eye visible he looks pretty weird, it just stares at you, sucking in your soul. It was kind of freaky honestly.

I was about to try and grab Kakashi's mask and see for myself but suddenly I was being held by my throat, my feet dangling uselessly in the air. I grabbed onto the hands that held fast to my neck and glared at Sasuke.

"Don't underestimate me Yumi," He warned, his hands tightening around my throat. I wasn't the slightest bit scared though. After living on my own for nearly seven years and having those goons that Takeshi sends always tailing me, I'd been in way worse situations before. Sasuke was lucky I hadn't ripped his arm off already. "I'm more powerful than you know," I snorted. Suuuure, keep telling yourself that duck-butt. I was about to say something but Kakashi had put a hand on Sasuke's arm before I could.

"Sasuke, it seems you're the one who's underestimated her. In fact, she's probably the most powerful one here," The three genin gaped at me and I crossed my arms and smiled smugly at them.

"Now put me down Uchiha, unless you want to lose your arm?" Sasuke's eyes widened and he put me back down on the ground. As I rubbed my neck Naruto came up to me, squinting right up in my face.

"You sure Kakashi-sensei? I mean, she sure doesn't look like she's very dangerous," he said. I deadpanned. Like the boy who looked like a walking piece of candy corn could talk about appearances.

"Looks can be deceiving, Naruto," I leaned in and whispered in his ear. "And I hope that goes for you too. Otherwise you're just a bothersome, ramen eating kid with an annoying voice," he glared at me as I tapped him on the nose, making him flinch.

"Even more powerful than you, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura looked up at her sensei with big, green eyes. Kakashi shrugged, like meeting a fourteen year old with an ANBU skill level was something he did on an everyday basis.

"Probably."

Awww, it was kind of sad writing the part where her family got killed.. :( Yumi even had a sister! :'( First person to come up with a cool name for her Kekkei Genkai gets the next chapter dedicated to them and a full book reading visit from me! :) Did any of you notice how her father wasn't mentioned? Hmmm... I wonder what that's all about? :D I hope you liked it and didn't find it too boring! I personally like that Yumi's strong, I've read sooooooo many books where the main character's a total wuss and was getting pretty tired of it.

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