The Third Shinobi World War devastated the Lands of Rain and Grass, leaving countless refugees to fend for themselves. When Uchiha Itachi's team rescue a war orphan and bring her back to Konoha, suddenly the world shifts a little and the Village Hidden in the Leaves will never be the same. AU.

Built like an assassin. That's how most would stereotype her. Unfortunately for her superiors, with the qualities of a killer come the qualities of someone who doesn't like to follow orders, and she was never one to conform with the darkness of Konoha anyways. Not even if the prodigy with the Sharingan tries to stop her. Of course, she never anticipated him taking her side. AU.

It's left to speculation exactly how Sabaku no Gaara became Kazekage. In a village that despised him, how did Shukaku's jinchuriki come to lead Sunagakure? What was working from the shadows, or to be more precise whom? The story of a comrade that has done nothing but wander her entire life unfolds and Gaara realizes that Uzumaki Naruto is not the only one capable of compassion. AU.