Blue Kitsune: Well things have been kinda hectic for me and no one has offer to be a beta writer as of yet. Hope this turns out all right and oh the translation to what Naruya said in the last chapter is at the bottom for anyone who likes to know what she said. I'll try my best to post up the translation for you.

On with the story. Hit it Kyuubi!

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Chapter Eight: Coming to Realization and Having A New Life

This had been quite a typical day, Tsunade thought once she, Naruya and the rest of their group were now sitting in the room where Naruya was earlier when she awoke. She herself was quiet and still on the bed looking very well confused and perplex after she took in the news that had just been told to her.

They said they've never heard of Besaid or Spira! But how, how was that possible? She had been afraid that was what she was going to hear but didn't want to really believe it until now. The truth was right in front of her from the moment she woke up and she knew that much was made her hope dim. She was now in this new world and had no idea how she might even get back to her own if even possible find it again.

While the five of them were heading back to the room, people standing outside the hall came to see what the commotion had been and Tsunade saw some of the men's eyes were directly on Naruya. She turn around and saw that the hospital gown Naruya was wearing was so short, too short that it barely cover above her legs or the way it swished and swayed to reveal more skin. She took off her green cloak and placed it over the girl's shoulders, making her more 'covered' and then shot a glare at all the men who instantly turn their heads away and went back to what they were doing before. Naruya was oblivion of this happening to even bother whatever else was going on around.

She was so lost in her own thoughts that she didn't see the two girls that were from the hall earlier coming towards her side and helping her walk down the hall back to the elevator machina that she been in and heading up the third floor.

"Naruya." She perked up as her name was spoken and turned to look over and see it was the girl that she had mistaken as an Al Bhed. They thought she looked so lost and confused as she stared from one face to the other.

"Naruya we need to do a cross-examination on you to check something about your um…alibi. Is that all right?"

Naruya blinked at her. A cross-examination, she looked towards Tsunade and she nodded. "Good, let's go back to your room and well do it there."


After the five women left, Kakashi and Sasuke still stood in the hallway along with the two anbu members. Kakashi looked over towards them. "So um…do you know anything about that new girl? Naruya I think that what's she said her name was?"

One of the anbus looked towards his partner and shook his head. "Not much to say as of from what's been said or heard right now. The Hokage order us to keep watch on her from last night until she woke up then report to her."

The other nodded. "Yes that's all that's what she ordered us to do. It is strange however that she, that girls has the almost the exact markings on her cheeks like whisk—"

His partner kicked him in the shin and stopped him from speaking. His partner cried in pain but Sasuke immediately perked at the almost mentioning of her face.

Did he almost say whiskers? Like three line whiskers on each cheek, like a fox's? He knew he had not saw much but he did recall seeing one, two lines on her cheeks before she had been pulled back abruptly and had her attention on the hokage and the others.

If it was possible as to what they were saying and this girl was the one then...

Kakashi also was startled by this bit of news and seem to sense what his student's reaction to this and wonder what he might do if he were to follow after them. Before Sasuke had anytime to react, Kakashi grabbed his shoulder and said, "I think we stayed here long enough and we need to go train now Sasuke. We can probably see Sakura later after work and see what she has to say."

Then they were walking out the door and heading to the training grounds where Sasuke's mind was still preoccupied by the idea of the girl Naruya and wanted to know more to find if what he wanted to know was true.


Meanwhile Tsunade ordered Naruya to lie back down on the bed. "Is this really necessary?" She asked, curious about what was going to happen as she laid her head on the pillow and stare right up at the ceiling. She turned her head to looked back at the hokage.

"Well we are going to have Ino-chan here," She pointed to the blonde Al Bhed beside her, "do a simple mind check to find out any information on what you said and make things more clear for us to try and understand this current situation we have."

Ino looked down at her as she tower over with soft periwinkle eyes. "Relax, it's not going to hurt, this is just going to allow me to take a quick peek inside your mind. In fact it'll be over before you even know it." She then did the hand symbols and made the form of some square over Naruya and for a few second saw only darkness and became completely numb as Ino took over.

Naruya woke up later to see Ino on the other side of the room sitting in a chair, a thin line of sweat on her brow and panting heavily while speaking to the fifth hokage and a dark brunette holding a pig in arms. What exactly happened, had she been out that long? She was definitely lost at what was going on. She saw that the three were talking very close together and Tsunade was listening intensely and sometimes turn to stared over at Naruya then turn back to hear more on what Ino had to say.

What were they talking about? She could barely hear what they were saying as they were consentingly whispering and her ears were ringing. Soon they cleared up and she heard bits and pieces of what they were saying. It was about her, but about what?

She sensed there was someone else beside her and turn and saw it was the pink haired girl with emerald eyes. She had a glass of water in her hands and handed it to her. She took it and had small sips then took bigger gulps until the glass was empty. She handed it back her.

"What happened?" Was the first question that she asked. The girl smiled slightly while she set the glass on the table beside the water pitcher. "Ino perform Shintenshin no Jutsu on you. She went inside your mind and looked in you to check if you were really telling the truth."

Jutsu… That word, she heard it constantly before, back at the concert when the men had attack and capture her.

Especially the one with the red reptilian eyes. She remembered the way he looked at her with that scary slithering stare and called her by her pet name like he own her or something. She hated it. And the way he touched her skin while those snake-like creatures wrapped around her and pulled her towards him. His flesh had felt so cold, so dead… She shuddered at the recollection.

The girl noticed her shiver asked, "You ok? Are you cold?" Naruya shook her head. "I don't believe I've properly introduce myself. I'm Sakura Haruno." She extended a hand to her and Naruya accept it. "Naruya, a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Sakura smiled at her before she and Naruya turned their attention to where they saw that Ino and Tsunade were done speaking and were coming towards them.

Tsunade sat down on one side of the bed next to Naruya. "Well Ino told me that you are indeed from a world called Spira correct?" Naruya nodded. She noticed that her brown eyes seem to hold a sad gaze as she drew in a soft breath and said, "I'm sorry that I have to tell you this but there's no such place known to us as your home Besaid or Spira." Naruya had obviously knew that she wasn't anywhere near Spira, she was in some unknown world and there looked to be no way back. But she wished that the tightness in her heart didn't have to hurt that badly as each word seem to stab a new puncture wound in her. Her hands reached to grasp for something and found the blankets under and gripped them so tight her knuckles turn white.

"But…" Tsunade laid a hand on her shoulder to try to give reassurance to her as she saw the emotions shine on the girl's face. "I promise we'll try our best to find some clue or way that might have brought you here and be able to send you back."

Naruya looked at her with a hint of a hopeful remorse but she didn't put too much faith in those words but she thought that was a blessed sign of good promise and maybe believe that there might be some way she could get back home. If there was any other way.

"In the meantime you can make yourself at home here in Kohona. You will probably have to live under someone's surveillance. Some of the villagers are kinda cautious around strangers and newcomers. And until we get some papers to make you a citizen of somewhat to ease suspension you'll have to be watched understand?" Tsunade turned towards Sakura and to Ino. "Sakura, Ino you both live in separate apartments in one street right? Isn't there an extra down that way of your alley?"

"Hai one building in between ours, own by the same manager." Sakura answered. Tsunade smiled cheerfully at them. "Well then I guess that's settle. Have the landowner come to me today, I'll arrange everything for Naruya with the details and permission and setting in citizenship etc. and Naruya, you get to spend your day with Sakura and Ino."

Naruya nodded before Tsunade held her chin and then pecked her on the forehead. She blinked confused. What was that all about? She thought strangely, touching the place where the hokage kissed her.

Naruya was at a lost for words before the petite brunette who had disappeared during the whole conversation between Tsunade and her came back carrying something in her arms. Tsunade grabbed them from her and handed it over to her.

"Clothes for you. I don't think you should keep wearing that hospital gown when you leave especially after your little 'fiasco' today." Naruya flushed beet red as she recalled the incident, running down the hall where people saw her and wondered how she was going to get through without them staring at her and remembering this.

Sakura patted her on the back reassuringly. "Cheer up, it's not everyday you see someone running down the halls in these hospital gowns. It's usually the ones who are just getting their shots or plain stubborn old people that just want to get the heck out of here, so don't feel you are the only one."

Naruya giggled and felt that she could really trust these people and smiled.


Sakura had been given the day off by order of the Hokage as she, Ino and Naruya walked out of the hospital after Naruya was released. Some people saw them and were checking them out, mostly on Naruya. Naruya was blushing lightly as she stood between Ino and Sakura but once they were outside she was able to relax. She then looked towards Ino and said, "You said you're name's Ino." Ino nodded. "Ino Yamanaka, nice to meet you."

"Same here, so what are we going to do?" Sakura and Ino had been thinking on the same line together. "Well you are going to have your own apartment soon and you'll need stuff. You need the obvious essentials like food, clothes, furniture, electronics, clothes—"

"You said clothes twice Ino!" Ino turned to glare at Sakura. "Well I don't hear you saying anything forehead girl!"

"Ino pig!"

"Forehead girl!" Naruya stood in silence watching from the sideline as she stared at the two fighting. She saw that they were friendly one minute, the next they were yelling at each other at the top of their lungs. She was about to say or do something to put a stop to them when someone spoke from behind.

"Don't even try it. They'll be arguing all day even when you try and stop them." Startled she turned and saw that it was the black haired boy and the man named Kakashi that were at the hospital earlier.

"Oh ohayo sir Kakashi and--!" Sakura and Ino ceased their argument when they turn and saw Sasuke standing not to far from Naruya. But instead of running towards him as the love struck girls they once were long ago, they grabbed Naruya and quickly pulled her back away from him and behind them.

"What do you want Uchiha?" Ino asked, more like spat in his face. Her eyes were glowering at him as well did Sakura's as they glared distantly cold at him. They remember what Tsunade had order to do while Naruya was in the bathroom changing. Sakura remembered the hokage's exact words as she told them about what Ino found.


Flashback

"It seems that the girl Naruya is really our Naruto." Sakura had been surprised and shocked just like Ino had been when she was inside Naruya's mind and saw the tiny hidden bits and pieces that showed who she was but there had been more and was enough to put together.

Plus the whiskered cheeks were a dead ringer to them both but they couldn't believe it firsthand until Ino did the mind search. And they thought the possible was impossible. So Naruto was alive again, only he, 'she' was here and from a different place and time, with no recollection of them whatsoever.

"It's likely all her memories of her old life were erased after she was reincarnated in the other world and now she has no idea now and that she's here, the possibility are slim to maybe recalling a few details of the past." Tsunade then looked both girls directly in the eyes. "I want you two to watch over her because I think from what Ino told me she's unsure and confused on a lot of matters and we best try to help her. And if she starts recalling anything, I want you to try and be careful with what you describe to her. Some things are well best…left unspoken understand?"

Both girls nodded but Sakura decided to ask one question which she was most concerned. "Ano, but what if something does happened? What about you know…."

Tsunade understood what Sakura was implying. "Yes make certain to make no mention on 'that'. I'm not sure why but if she was told it might cause a reaction in her and we need to be cautious with it. Until then just keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't get in trouble or worse."

Flashback ends


Sakura's kept thinking to herself Naruya was Naruto. But she had no clue about her old life and Tsunade seem serious to having them watch her. If she was indeed correct about having no recollection and her old memories being there but not really and were able to come sometimes, she might recall what happened between her and Sasuke and…

"Sasuke if you don't mind we have some shopping to do. C'mon!" She grabbed Naruya's wrist and started dragging the poor girl, followed along with Ino behind them. They watched them leave before Kakashi looked to Sasuke. "Apparently I don't think they're going to allow you to see that girl. Not under their watch."

Sasuke turned to glare at his sensei while looking back down the road to where the girls went. We'll see…he thought as he went in a different direction.

Naruya thought her arm would be pulled right out of it's socket if she didn't say something, "Ano, um Sakura could you please let go?" Sakura turned around and notice she was still doing that, holding on so tight that she didn't realized until Naruya spoke. She let go and apologize to her while she rub her red wrist.

"Sorry but I, we, hey we're here!" She pointed to where a shop selling clothes were. Ino also following Sakura's hint to distraction said, "I heard they have a 50 Sale today. Looks like your lucky day Naruya!" She and Sakura instantly drag her into the shop and started searching for clothes, looking and holding up against her as they tried to figure what style and color would go great on her. Naruya was in a state of shock as she saw the mother load of clothing she had in hand.

"But how am I going to pay for all this?" Ino pushed her towards the changing room and said, "We'll deal with that later!" Ino and Sakura sat down in two chairs next to the dressing room just in case Naruya needed a hand while deciding to take a breather from tugging and grabbing clothes for the girl. Soon they looked to one another.

"You think she'll be ok?" Sakura shrugged. "I don't know I mean most people didn't treat Naruto good in the past, myself include." Guilt hung on her head as she remembered everything that happened from their childhood. All the times she had insulted him with other kids beforehand for no reason why as her parents had just told her to stay away from him and she did with no idea as to why. Now after four years she was now given another chance for this one who she planned to make up, to have Naruya settled in and welcome.

Maybe teach a few jutsu here and there, see if she had good charka control. It was almost strange, she was considering Naruya to be a friend, almost close to a sister even though they just recently met. She was caught out of her train of thought when Ino started speaking to her. "What sorry Ino you were saying something?"

Ino rolled her eyes. "Forehead girl if you were daydreaming about someone, please tell me it's not Sasuke but here what do you think we should do about Naruya?"

"Well I for one think once we get clothes, we should get some make-up. You know to hide the…" She scratched her face lightly, indicating the marks.

"I agree, we better get some along the way. I'll go to the convenience store and you stay here with her ok." Sakura waved as Ino left to get some while she went to check how Naruya was doing. It was only for a few minutes that she had been in the changing room but she seem to take a lot longer in there. Maybe had a problem with a zipper?

"Everything all right in there?" There was a muffle voice but she thought it sounded like, "I'm fine." Sakura thought she didn't sound too fine and decided to check. She opened the door and saw her sitting on a bench wearing the clothes that she had picked. "Hey they look great, seriously come on out so you can check it out yourself!" Silent she was and Sakura went towards her, "Naruya, Naruya what's the matter?" She walked towards the girl and saw her holding something in her hand.

On closer inspection she saw an orb shape photo that showed two people, a young man and woman, both smiling in the picture.

"Naruya are those your parents?" Naruya looked up, surprise to see her standing by and Sakura saw the tears trickling down the corner. She didn't answer but she nodded.

"Hai, my mother and father. I was just wondering what happened to them back home, I don't know I just hope that they, they didn't get…" She choked on the last words as she didn't really want to say them.

Sakura took her hand and held it, "It's ok Naruya-chan. I believe they're fine. Don't worry, I'm sure they're more worried for your sake and I'm certain Tsunade will find a way to get you home again." She brushed the blond bangs off her forehead and saw the soft smile that reached inside her heart.

"Arigato Sakura-chan." Sakura was unaware that even if the words did lift her spirit it made her feel less because if the girl left, she might leave the last hope to ever see that wonderful light again. She followed the girl out to the three-way mirror.


It took about a good four hours to try on outfits and Naruya was carrying five bags while Sakura carried only four.

Where the Hell did Ino run off to? She swore she was going to find that blond and have a serious discussion in disappearing and ditching on her friends. Then again it was fun hanging with Naruya. They had discussed a lot in the time they had, comparing different things like summoners and summoning no jutsu, and also Sakura learned a lot of interesting things about Naruya's home world Spira. She told her about her parents and how they first met. To her it sounded almost romantic yet a bit weird.

"…Dad says he was taken from his time in Zanarkand a thousand years ago by Sin, which turned out to be my grandfather Jecht, don't ask and was brought to Spira. He met my mom and the others who were her guardians and they traveled together as she was a summoner and he became one of her guardians and they went to go save the world from Sin and keep the Eternal Calm once and for all. She did, only to have dad disappeared and mom decided to go find him again, so she became a sphere hunter."

"Sphere hunter?" Sakura asked intrigued.

"Yep, she went to search for sphere that might have clues to what happened to dad and maybe bring him home. She found one but it showed some other guy who looked almost like dad but not really. His name was Shuyin. He had a lover named Lenne that looked like my mom too. A lot happened while she'd been doing that but I tell more about later. But anyways she looked all over for dad, collecting sphere with my aunts Rikku and Paine, gathering dress spheres and garment grids. These are those by the way." She held up her left arm to show Sakura the bracelet she had on. It was a metallic chain bangle attached to her wrist and a ring hook on her middle finger through the link. There were about more than a dozen different colors beads around her bracelet.

"Mom gave me these after I proven to her I could fight. She taught me how to use them and I practice with them whether against fiends or with my family. I never took this off since." Then she indicate to the clothes she had on. "Plus it makes it easier to change out of old clothes." Sakura had obvious first notice the change of clothes after she went to go pay for the purchase and was surprised when she saw Naruya come out of the dressing room wearing not the ones Tsunade gave her or she and Ino had picked out for her.

A white halter top with a red undershirt clutched like second skin around the waist, a dark purple trenchcoat clip attached on her shirt and hung down to her claves, her denim skirt was sky-blue to match her eyes. She wore boots that went up to her thighs and long navy-violet fingerless gloves. Sakura heard a thud and realize that it was the cash register guy and he had crashed to the floor with a nosebleed that drenched the front of his shirt.

Naruya and Sakura quickly left the store, their stuff in hand paid and were walking down the street in search for Ino. They past two stores where Sakura had guess would have gone but to no avail. She told Naruya to wait on the bench by the last shop they were.

"Just wait there until I come back." She said as she put her stuff next to Naruya's and went in the direction to the last convenience shop where she hoped to find the blond. Naruya sat down and stare at the people go by. She saw some looked her way with curiosity and bewildered interest. She wondered how long it was going to take Sakura to find Ino before they could see the new home she was staying in and--

"Naruya! There you are!" Ino's voice cut through her thoughts as she saw her coming towards her and took a seat on the bench beside her.

That was strange, she thought Sakura headed left and Ino just came from the right direction that they had gone before? And where was Sakura, wasn't she suppose to come back when she found Ino?

"Ino where were you, Sakura was just looking for you." She pointed in the opposite direction to where Sakura gone.

"Oh I was just looking into some of the other stores down here. I saw a couple cute skirts that would look great on you." Ino was smiling at her as Naruya thought there seem to something wrong but couldn't quite put her finger on it. "Sorry about taking long but I was actually hoping to talk to you without Sakura around. I have a question to ask you, what do you think, do you like it here so far?"

"Well it is certainly interesting so to speak I mean well beside being my first time I ever seen such a place and I mean I never knew about this kind of life. I sure it's certainly interesting being a ninja. It must be so cool and exciting with the kind of active lifestyle one does have." Ino closed her eye for a second and then spoke in a calm voice. "Well it has some advantages like you said, to use cool techniques and jutsus, going on missions and stuff but sometimes it more than just fun or games. Its sometimes becomes more of a risk you take when your life is on the line and others. Even people you love can sometimes end up in the mess and you feel you blame yourself for the loss because you believe you could have done something when you couldn't.

All those times, someone lives with the memories of what happen, it haunts them and they keep fighting to rid themselves of the nightmare. But even when you commit something on your own, it just remains with you for the rest of your life, thinking of what you done."

"But still you know that you keep trying to fight for the others for what you believe in. Because you want to make things right for what you did wrong, isn't that so?" Ino looked at her baffled but Naruya continued to speak.

"My mother told me how people if they fought as one, they could fight away the pain that they had as separated and gain light in the darkness. You can atone for the sins that you did with the people you love and cherish with as long as you don't keep it to yourself and let it consume you." The stare in Ino's eyes soften and smiled slightly.

"Hai," She said and sat closer to her, "Naruya." Naruya looked up to see Ino leaning towards her. She reached out with one hand to move the hair away from her face and caress the whiskers on her cheek, stroking gently as she gazed deeply in her eyes.

"Is it really you?" Confused and wondering what was going on with Ino as their faces were inching closer, for a moment Naruya saw Ino's eyes darken from periwinkle blue to a darker blue then becoming more dark until they almost were pitch-black.

"Ino…" For a second their breaths were mingle and she almost felt the light brush of her lips when Ino suddenly pulled back and started running. Naruya sat stock-still as she thought for what was the last few seconds on what was close to being to what she found shocking and reacted instantly.

Fryd dra Ramm! Eh ymm uv Spira! Naruya got up from the bench and was about to race after her, to ask what she in the world she was doing when she heard her name being called behind.

"Naruya!" She saw Sakura and Ino, INO, running towards her. Ino was carrying a plastic bag filled with some assortments of make-up and such.

"Sorry about taking so long." Ino said while Sakura glared at her as she went to explain as to why she was. "I found some blush that matched your skin tone and then saw this fine array of lipsticks that I wanted to see if they look great on you and well I couldn't resist with the eye shadow and mascara and—"

"Ino I thought you were suppose to only get the concealer, not a whole bunch of other stuff!" Sakura yelled at Ino. "Well excuse me, I wanted to get some for Naruya considering a girl's gotta have her make-up you know."

Sakura was muttering to herself as she picked up the three bags and Naruya went to pick up the other but Ino insist to carry some as they made their way to finish up shopping with the money Tsunade lend them.


In the trees, hidden within the shadow, a figure watched them leave from the same distant in the hiding place. Once they disappeared from sight, the 'Ino' walked out and then used the dispel symbol, smoke appeared and then there was Sasuke Uchiha standing in the place of where the fake Ino was.

So close, he had been so close. He had been inches away from kissing her before he had sense Sakura and the real Ino coming along. So damn close.

He had been certain that Ino would have taken longer when she had been told of the special sales for all makeup at that last shop far from here. But now after watching them leave along side Naruya, he wanted to see her again, know more of her and find out if indeed she was who he thought she was.

Naruya, whoever you are, I will find out and when I do and if I think is possible of what I believe I won't let you go.


Blue Kitsune: Ok so far she has met some people and there will be more, plus some in chance to pair up with some characters that you guys can shout out for a vote or so and also don't worry there's more to come.

Naruya: There better be, cause you are taking so damn long with this story.

Sasuke: Yeah seriously you better get us together soon.

Naruya: Who says I'm yours! There's other guys coming in up if you haven't notice. Chances are it might be a NejiNaru or GaaNaru or KakaNaru or….

(List goes on and on)….who knows who I might be paired with.

Sasuke: WHAT NO WAY IN HELL IS THAT GOING TO HAPPENED!

Naruya: We'll have to see what the people want.

Blue Kitsune: Yeah people go vote along and maybe ask for some love triangles with Sasuke, Gaara, Neji or diamonds or whatever crap you want to call and we'll see. Try also to make suggestions if you want something done. Kay read and review!


Translation:

What The Hell! In all of Spira!