3rd person 5 days later
Hokage paced round the room, wondering what he should do. Asuma and Kakashi were still at the medical centre, waiting for Himeko to wake up. Luckily Himeko's fever, which was caused by the strain of the curse seal, had gone down. Hokage knew that the seal had locked away all of Himeko's memories and also her control if she ever summoned the beasts. A part of him thought that this might be a good thing for Himeko to forget her troubled past and start anew. However, he knew that it would be very dangerous to Konoha and herself if she ever used her summoning technique. He sighed and knew what he had to do.
Asuma and Kakashi entered his office, both looking worried. Sandaime said solemnly, "I have decided to put an evil seal on Himeko so she won't be able to use her tailed beast summoning techniques."
Asuma frowned and questioned, "Isn't there a way to remove the curse?"
The old man shook his head and explained, "There is a way, but it might be risky for Himeko at such a young age. When she wakes up, she won't remember anything. I want you to...how should I put this...only give her specific information."
Kakashi stated, "You want us to lie to her."
The old man nodded and added, "This is what's best for Himeko. It might be good for her to live without such a terrifying past."
Asuma shook his head defiantly, arguing, "We can't lie to her! She trusts us! When she finds out, she will see us as traitors!" Kakashi looked torn.
Hokage sighed and insisted, "We need to. If she summons a tailed beast and fails to fight against the curse seal effects, she will go on a rampage like her mother." The other two ninja were silent.
Sandaime continued, "We will destroy all documents about the Spirit Clan and forbid anyone in the Anbu from telling her that she possesses the ability to communicate and summon tailed beasts. She will continue to live as the Granddaughter of the Hokage, a respectable princess of Konoha."
There was complete silence in the room, and Asuma held his palm to his forehead, saying exasperatedly, "This is mad. I can't lie to her like that. We live in a flat together. I am her father."
Hokage suggested, "Perhaps we could offer a distraction for her. It's time for her to enrol into a ninja school anyways. So this is decided. I will now use the evil sealing techinque on her."
*3 weeks passed* Himeko's POV
As I sat on my bed at home alone, I touched the mark on my back. It was a red circle with three black spots inside.
Grandfather told me that this mark was given to me by them after I was found abandoned on the outskirts of Konoha. Father adopted me as his own daughter, but I was suffering from a severe genetic disease so they sealed the sickness by the mark to keep me alive.
However, the disease came back a few weeks ago, erasing my memory. So they strengthened the mark with the red circle. I picked up the huge plaster on my bed and sticked it on the mark to cover it.
I was extremely excited as I leapt out of bed for my first day of ninja academy. I changed into my pink dress with bandages and sandals. I took out the ruby pendant which was the only thing that my blood family left me around my neck and prayed to my parents in heaven for a great day at school.
The alarm clock rang and I rushed out to leave the flat alone. I hadn't seen Father for 2 weeks already as he was busy teaching his genin classes. However, he left daily notes and food. So I guessed he hadn't forgotten about me. A part of me just wanted maybe a night to talk to him.
As I ran through the streets to the ninja academy, I couldn't help but notice the petrified glances from the villagers. Hokage explained to me that the villagers were scared of me as I was part of a clan which started a war against Konoha, killing lots of their people. I understood their fear, but I knew that gradually they would realise that I was a true princess of Konoha.
As I reached the door of the academy, I bumped into another student and fell down. "Watch where you're going!" the golden-haired boy scolded. I looked at the boy curiously. He had three whiskers drawn on each cheek and blue eyes.
He caught sight of my bracelets with the fire emblem and pointed at me in shock, stuttering, "I don't believe it! You're the Princess!"
He stared at my face and complimented with a cheeky grin, "Your eyes are so pretty." The academy bell rang and we sprinted into the school quickly. We lined up among the newcomers, while the parents watched from the other side.
The boy grabbed my hand and shook it, introducing himself, "I am Uzumaki Naruto. Nice to meet you!"
I added, "So did you parents come for the opening ceremony?"
His bright blue eyes darkened and he replied sadly, "My parents are gone."
I squeezed his hand and said, "Mine too and my adopted father never shows up."
Naruto smiled at me and asked, "Err...what do I call you? Princess...?"
"Himeko." He grinned at me and said cheerfully, "Himeko-chan!"
After the brief ceremony, we were led into our classroom to meet our teacher, Iruka-sensei. As we were the last to enter, there were only two separate seats available. So Naruto sat at the front and I sat next to a raven-haired boy. I glanced at the teacher with huge scar across his face and a ponytail and he smiled warmly at me.
He announced, "Welcome to the ninja academy! I am Iruka-sensei! I will be teaching you until your genin examinations! Now should we start by getting to know more about each other?" Iruka-sensei gestured at me to begin and I stood up hesitantly.
He encouraged me, "Himeko-chan, you can talk about anything you want."
I smiled at all my classmates who looked either curious or disgusted and began, "Well, my name is Himeko. I like music, reading and dancing. Nice to meet you." Only Naruto and Iruka-sensei clapped.
As I sat down, one of my classmates shouted angrily, "Her silver eyes are the mark of the Spirit Clan, right? Why is an enemy the Princess of Konoha?"
Iruka-sensei scolded, "Kiba! How dare you say something so disrespectful to your classmate and the Princess of Konoha!"
The boy rolled his eyes and remained silent. I stared defiantly at the table, refusing to meet the gaze of my fellow classmates.
The quiet boy next to me muttered, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. I think your eyes are what make you special. You shouldn't let other people define you."
I turned to look into his black eyes and smiled, saying, "Thank you."
I caught sight of the Uchiha symbol on his black shirt and asked, "Are you from the Uchiha family?"
He replied proudly, "Yes, I am Uchiha Sasuke."
From what Grandfather told me these past weeks, the Uchiha Clan was the strongest clan in Konoha with the power of the Sharingan. I stared intently into his eyes, which made him blush and turn away.
He asked, annoyed, "What are you doing?"
I asked innocently, "I was checking if you have the Sharingan."
He sighed and said, "I wish I can use it now. Brother was able to use it when he was my age."
"You have a brother?"
He nodded and added sadly, "He is a child prodigy in our clan. He became an Anbu captain when he was 13."
"Let's work hard to beat your brother then!" I suggested. He smiled for the first time.
As the academy bell rang signalling the end of the day, the class rushed out of the room quickly. I grabbed my backpack and walked towards the door.
Naruto bounded towards me and asked, "Where are you going?"
I shrugged and replied, "Hokage-sama assigned an Anbu to watch over me after school." Sasuke followed us silently out of the gate. There was an older boy with a dark ponytail waiting at the gate and waving at us.
Sasuke ran over and beamed at him, greeting him cheerfully, "Oni-san!"
The taller ninja looked at me, stating, "Himeko-sama, Hokage-sama has asssigned me to look after you until Asuma-san returns. So if you don't mind, you can stay with us at the Uchiha house."
Naruto asked hopefully, "Can I tag along?"
Sasuke muttered sarcastically, "In your dreams."
Naruto glared at him and turned to leave, retorting, "What's so good about your stupid house anyways? I will go get some ramen instead!"
Sasuke's brother suggested, "Shall we go? My name is Uchiha Itachi."