Konnichi wa Minna-san!
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This chapter: Kei's past is revealed. Her name is Uzumaki Kei ( )). Sorry but that's all I can say. If I say more, the whole chapter will be revealed.
The Fated Red Ribbon
Chapter 4
Doozo!
Kei landed on her feet softly and looked up. The four stone-carved faces of the Hokages looked out over Konoha. Standing anywhere in Konoha, a person who looks to Hokage's Mountain would be able to see the Hokages with their will to protect the village on their faces.
Kei looked from the left to the right. Her gaze stopped at the last stone- carved face of the fourth Hokage.
Kei's expression softened and she smiled. "'Nisan..."
17 years ago
"'Nisan, hayaku! Hayaku!" The voice of a 9 year old Kei yelled out.
Uzumaki Kei rode on her brother's shoulder. "Hayaku 'Nisan, I want to go see your face," Kei yelled excitedly, swinging her arms in the air.
"Hai, hai Kei-chan," Uzumaki Hayato said smiling brightly at his enthusiastic sister.
Uzumaki Hayato had just been named the fourth Hokage of Konoha for a month already. They had just finished carving his face in Hokage's Mountain. The third Hokage had chosen him over his three students to be the man to lead the village. Hayato smiled proudly.
"Kei-chan, quite down, we're almost there," Hayato said looking up at his sister.
"Iya, I can't 'Nisan. I'm too excited. 'Nisan, sugoi desu. You're the best ninja I know!" Kei said loudly feeling very proud that she was the sister of the Yondaime.
"Arigatou, Kei-chan." Hayato continued to walk toward Hokage's Mountain with his sister on his shoulder.
"Ne Kei-chan?" Hayato looked ahead and saw Hokage's Mountain.
"Nanda, 'Nisan?" Kei looked down at her brother's head and smiled.
"What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Kei smiled. "What do you think 'Nisan?" She looked at him from above her shoulder. "Of course I'll be a ninja, just like you. I want to be as great and powerful as you," Kei said with a wide grin on her face.
"That's great to hear. Ah, we're here," Hayato said, "hold on tight, Kei- chan."
"Hai, 'Nisan." Kei grabbed her brother's head with a handful of hair and held tightly.
Hayato jumbed and landed on the roof of the building in front of them. Before them was the great Hokages that had preserved the peace of Konoha. Now, new to the addition, his face looked out over Konoha with the pride of a Hokage.
"Whoa! 'Nisan, sugoi. Your face is so big," Kei said spreading her hands wide as if to make her point clearer.
"Ah." Hayato smiled. "Ne Kei-chan, what gender do you think my unborn child will be?"
"Hmm...'Nisan, I think your child will be a boy. If I'm correct, he will grow up to be as great as you and he can follow your footsteps and become Hokage," Kei grinned proudly.
"That'll be great Kei-chan."
"Hai! And when he does, I'll stand by him and keep him in line," Kei said trying to act mature.
"Keep him in line? What do you mean, Kei-chan?" Hayato said puzzled. Sometimes his sister can be very scary. Though she is young, she can be more mature than adults themselves. It makes him proud to have a sister like her.
"Datte, 'Nisan, if he is going to be like you, he's going to need someone to look after him," Kei said as a matter of a fact-ly.
"Ah, what do you mean Kei-chan?" Hayato smiled playing along with his sister. It was always like this; they would always joke around and have fun with each other. It made both their lives easier.
"I mean what I mean, 'Nisan," Kei told her brother.
"Wha-"
Then Kei and Hayato burst out laughing. Hayato set his sister down on the ground and smiled widely. "I leave it to you then, Kei-chan," Hayato said patting her head.
"Of course, you can count on me."
"Let's go home," Hayato said and grabbed his sister and brought her up on his shoulder again.
"Hai, 'Nisan." Kei said cheerfully.
That night
A disturbance could be heard throughout the village. Houses being crushed, trees being ripped from its roots, and a deadly growl were heard. Ninjas were trying to fight off the source of the disturbance. Screams from ninjas woke the sleeping village. The village of hidden leaf was being attacked. Ninjas were trying their best to hold off the invader but failing miserably.
A ninja was seen in the night dashing across the sleeping village toward the house of Yondaime. The door was being pounded until it broke from its sockets. A middle age women walked hastily out to greet the frightened ninja.
"Doshita?" the lady, who seem to be the house keeper asked.
"Hokage-sama, I need to see Hokage-sama now. It's an emergency, the village is being attacked," the ninja's voice echoed in the hall.
"Now? But our lady is giving birth," the house keeper said now frightened.
"This is bad," the ninja said.
"Chotto, I'll get Hokage-sama for you." The house keeper left and ran upstairs. A second later a baby's cry was heard. The crying didn't stop but soon another voice broke the not so silent house. "Lady Mae!"
It would seem that Lady Mae, wife of Yondaime, had died giving birth to their child. The child was a boy.
Kei was wakened from all the crying and rumbling going on outside her room. She walked out of her room and to her brother's. As she got within steps to the door, the door swung open and Hayato burst out.
"'Nisan?" Hayato stopped abruptly as soon as he saw his sister.
"Kei-chan! Go inside and stay inside. Promise me you will stay 'kay?" Hayato kneeled down and put his hands on both her shoulders. Kei nodded. "That's my girl, I'll see you later." With that Hayato rushed downstairs.
As soon as Hayato was on ground level, the ninja waiting at the door told him everything. "Hokage-sama, it's Kyubi. He's attacking our village. Half of the village has been destroyed. You have to do something Hokage-sama," the ninja said in a panic.
"Wakatta. Gather everyone and meet me in the middle of the village," Hayato said and turned.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," the ninja said and disappeared.
Hayato turned and rushed upstairs. He walked into the room where Kei was and walked over. "Saki, carry my son and follow me. Kei-chan, you follow me too." Kei nodded and followed him out the door.
"Hai, Hokage-sama. Demo, your wife," Saki, the house keeper, motioned toward the stilled body of Mae. Hayato approached his wife and lowered himself. He gave her a farewell kiss and carried her in his arms. "Ikuze," Hayato yelled and walked out the door. Kei followed behind and then Saki with the baby boy in her arms.
Hayato stopped in front of the building that was in front of Hokage's Mountain. He turned to his sister and his house keeper. "In here," Hayato said quickly and walked into the building. Inside, there were civilians of the village. The whole village was awake and alert.
Hayato kneeled down and sat his wife on the floor. He turned to Saki, "Saki, please take care of my son and my sister," Hayato said as he patted his son's head for the first time, and it would be the last time.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," Saki said.
"Arigatou, for everything you have done," Hayato said and turned to his sister.
"Demo Hokage-sama, you haven't named your son yet," Saki said and held out her arms with the baby boy. The baby had sunny golden hair, with deep blue sea eyes.
"My son..." Hayato whispered, "You will be Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto. You will live and accomplish great things," Hayato said and smiled softly and turned to Kei, who was smiling too.
"'Nisan, what is happening? Are you going to leave?" Kei bombarded Hayato with questions.
"Kei-chan, listen to me. I have to go now and defend our village. I have to keep you and Naruto safe," Hayato said as he looked over at his son.
"I'll go with you," Kei cried grabbing her brother's shirt.
"Kei, you have to stay here, do you hear me?" Hayato said sternly.
"Demo..."
"No, buts. You have to stay and protect Naruto. You said you would look after him," Hayato said and looked in Kei's eyes.
"Hai. You can count on me," Kei said and brought her right hand up to her forehead and saluted.
"I knew I could count on you," Hayato said and smiled.
Hayato stood and brought his hands together. His hand moved in a quick motion and formed seals. Once he was done, three scrolls popped out onto Hayato's hands. He kneeled down in front of his sister again.
"Kei-chan, I want you to have these." Hayato held out his hand and gave the three scrolls to Kei. Kei took the scrolls, though the scrolls with too big for her hand so she was able to hold only one in each hand and the last one in between her arm and her side.
"What are these, 'Nisan?" Kei asked looking at the scrolls with interest.
"These are ninja scrolls. You had said that you wanted to become a ninja like me before, right?" Kei nodded. "Well, I want you to enroll in the Ninja Academy and become a ninja."
"Hai, 'Nisan." Kei held onto the scrolls tighter.
"Great, now look at the scrolls in your hand," Hayato said pointing to the scrolls in each of Kei's hand. Kei held the scroll in her left hand and it had the words 'Genin' on it. The one on her right hand had 'Chuunin' one it.
Kei brought her gaze to her brother's face and asked, "What do these words mean, 'Nisan?"
"The first one, the one with the word 'Genin', you should open after you have become a Genin. The other, with the 'Chuunin' on it, you should open it after you have become a Chuunin. And the third is the same; open it when you have become a Jounin. These scrolls contain jutsus of each level. If you have not reach the right level and you have opened the scrolls, you will not be able to learn it with your strength. Each scroll is designed to increase your techniques and skills. They will become very useful once you have learned them."
Kei nodded. "That's my girl," Hayato kneeled down and gave his sister a hug.
"Have a great life, Kei-chan, and be happy." With that Hayato stood and walked out the building toward his inescapable destiny.
"'Nisan, I'll be waiting for you!" Kei yelled to her brother. Hayato smiled sadly and disappeared into the night.
Within 20 minutes after Hayato left the building, came a loud 'boom' and the ground shook. As soon as Kei heard the rumbling, she ran upstairs stopping at the edge of the roof and looked out into the night's sky. She looked at the village in front of her. Half of the village had been destroyed and there was smoke in the destroyed area.
When the smoke cleared, a frog the size of a skyscraper revealed itself. It wore a blue shirt over the red skin. In its mouth was a pipe; on top of its head stood a figure in shadows.
There was not only the frog there, but also a giant fox, fur as red as blood. The fox had nine tails that wiped about destroying everything in its way.
Suddenly, the shadowed figure started to glow. There was blue charka around him, illuminating the whole area. The moment the darkness had cleared, Kei saw that it was her brother that stood on top of the giant frog's head. Kei gasped getting very worried about her brother. "'Nisan..."
Hayato brought his hands together and seals were formed. With one last seal, the jutsu was complete. The nine-tailed fox suddenly gave a roaring scream and disappeared; not a trace was left, only the destruction that it had caused. Kei kept her eyes on her brother. She gasped in shock as she saw her brother falling off the head of the giant frog. His body was limped, like he was dead.
Kei was horrified to see that not only was the fox gone, but her brother had seemed to be in critical condition or even worse. The frog's tongue flew out of its mouth and caught the falling body of Hayato.
Shock overcame her, and Kei stood stock still, looking at the horrific scene in front of her. Tears began to fill her eyes and her knees became weak, too weak to support her. She fell to the ground hiccupping back her tears.
"'Ni-'Nisan? 'Nisan?" Tears freely riding down her face. "'NISAN!" Kei cried as realization hit her hard. Her brother was gone...gone...Kei couldn't take it anymore. Kei became lightheaded and clutched the scrolls in her hands tightly.
"'Nisan..." Kei whispered before she fell to the ground, unconscious.
Present time
It was on October 10th that her brother died saving his village and family, it was also the day his son was born.
When the whole incident was over, the ninjas found Kei on top of the building clutching tightly to the scrolls in her hands. The day of the funeral, two days after Kyubi had attacked, everything seemed ominous. The sky cried its tears over the devastated village. The wind blew through the village bringing with it whatever it can carry.
Kei had promised in front of Hayato's body that she will become a ninja as strong and honorable as him. After the funeral, the village went back to cleaning the mess left by the Kyubi and fixed their village.
16 and 10 months ago (2 months after the attack)
Kei walked to the now newly restored office of Sandaime. "Hokage-sama," Kei said as she stopped in front of his office.
"Ah, come in," the voice of the third said. Kei opened the door and walked in.
"Hokage-sama, I would like to be enrolled in the ninja academy," Kei said sternly.
"Ah, I see. When do you want to be enrolled?" the third said looking into Kei's eyes.
"Right away Hokage-sama," Kei said with determination.
"I see. What do you want to accomplish when you become a ninja, Kei?"
"I want to become a ninja that my brother can be proud of. I want to be like him, to be able to protect the ones I love," Kei told the third.
"Kei, if you are going to be enrolled in the ninja academy, I want you to put everything you've got to becoming that ninja," the third said.
"But what about Naruto? Who will take care of him?"
"Ah, you don't have to worry about Naruto, Kei. He will be taken care of by Saki. All you have to worry about is being becoming a ninja."
"Hai, Hokage-sama," Kei said and bowed politely.
"Kei, I want you to stay with one of my student. She will assist you in anything you need."
"Hai, Hokage-sama."
"Tsunade, you may come in," the third spoke to the door.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," the voice outside the door said. The door opened and a teenage ninja walked in. She was at the age of 26 and was very beautiful. Though she looked fragile, the expression on her face could stare down anyone.
"Kei, this is Tsunade," the third said gesturing toward Tsunade.
Kei turned to Tsunade and smiled. "Hajime mashite, Tsunade-san," Kei said and bowed politely.
"Nice to meet you too, Kei-chan," Tsunade said and smiled brightly to Kei.
"Take care of her, Tsunade."
"Hai, Hokage-sama," Tsunade and bowed. "Come on, Kei-chan," Tsunade said and walked out the door. Kei followed behind.
The next day, Kei was introduced to her new classmates. She was silent when the class started, but as her sensei began to teach the class about the basics of being a ninja, Kei sat and absorbed everything.
The academy's exam came and the students were tested. The basic jutsu that the students had to perform was 'Bushin no justu'. If unable to perform the jutsu, the students would not be able to graduate.
Kei, of course, passed with flying colors. Soon she found herself a Genin. She was put into a team of three. She looked at the other two people in front of her. One was a boy with silver-white hair. He had his face, from his nose down, covered with a face mask. His silver-white hair poked at the sky. He was two inches taller than her. The other was a boy the same height as her. He had his earth-brown hair loosely on his head. His hair was not as spiky as the other boy, but it was still poking out of his head; green eyes making his feature soft and peaceful.
Kei was about to speak but stopped as she saw a figure approaching them. The figure came close and stood in front of them. As soon as Kei saw who it was, she smiled. In front of the three young ninjas was Tsunade.
"Alright, minna, I will be your sensei from now on," she said and smiled at the three in front of her. She waved at Kei and Kei waved back.
"My name is Tsunade, and I would like to know who you are?" Tsunade motioned toward the two young boys leaning against a tree; each on a different tree.
"Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi," Kakashi said and looked over to his new sensei.
"Kabe, Ai Kabe," Kabe said, but instead of looking at his sensei, he was looking at Kei.
"Kei, Uzumaki Kei," Kei introduced herself to her team members.
"Nice to meet you all. Before we start with our training and other stuff, I want all of you to tell me more about yourself. For starters, what are your goals?" Tsunade said and looked at her three students.
"I'll go first," Kei said raising her hand. The moment she raised her hand, she saw Kabe looking at her with annoyance. The moment she saw the annoyance, she twitched.
"Um, I plan to become a great ninja like my brother," Kei said, half glared at Kabe. She turned her gaze at Kakashi. He was looking at her, but not like Kabe but with interest.
"Alright, Kakashi, why don't you tell us what your goals are," Tsunade said and gave him a smile. It looked like Kakashi was the quite one of the team, though Kabe does seem silent and collective.
Kakashi stood up straight and looked at his sensei. "I want to become a ninja that can do anything," Kakashi said sternly.
"I see. Kabe, it's your turn," Tsunade said and looked at Kabe.
Kabe turned his gaze and looked at Tsunade. He closed his eyes a bit before opening them again. "I want to avenge my parents," Kabe said and said no more.
Kei looked at Kabe and felt her annoyance at him before, disappeared.
"Alrighty then, lets start training by showing me your Bushin no jutsu," Tsunade said.
All three nodded and Kei stepped forward. She stopped and brought her hands together. Her hands formed simple seals and soon there was three of her. They stood looking at the three people with the same expressions.
Next was Kakashi. In a quick motion, his jutsu was done and there was also three of him. Kabe went and the same as Kakashi, there was three of him in no time.
The day went like that and Tsunade tested their charka limit. Soon Kei was walking home with Tsunade. They quickly got home and Kei rushed to her room. She came back out with the first scroll and headed out.
"Sensei, I'm going to the forest for a while," Kei said opening the door.
Tsunade came out of the kitchen. "Be back soon," Tsunade said and gave her a smile.
"Hai," Kei said and walked out the door.
Kei stopped in front of a clearing in the forest. She opened the scroll in her hand. The scroll contained the 'Kage bushin no jutsu'. She brought her hands together and tried to form the seals in the scroll. She practiced for two hours but she was only able to get one shadow clone.
Kei continued to practice every single day after that. She practiced her chakra control, he Genjutsu, and her Ninjutsu. She had no knowledge of Taijutsu so she concentrated on what she knew. Soon she was able to master Kage Bushin no jutsu; though she kept from her team and her sensei.
Kei and Kakashi soon became friends. Kei had approached Kakashi and had started talking to him. Kakashi had remained quite at first but as Kei told him about herself, he relaxed and felt more comfortable. They became friends and started to support each other.
Kabe was the only one that kept himself distant from everyone. In one of their training Kei was assigned to knock out all the oncoming blocks of wood. Kabe had snorted and gave Kei a looked that said she had no ability to accomplish the job. Kei had turned to him and glared. She gave him a glare of ice. He was the loner of the team. He barely spoke but had usually looked down on people.
Kei continued to glare at him. Her hands came together and began to form seals that Kabe did not recognize. When she was done she whispered, "Kage Bushin no jutsu". Tsunade who was standing and looking at her students, gave a surprise gasp.
Standing beside Kei was five other copies of herself. They all turned to Kabe and smirked. Kabe eyes widened. Kei turned around and said, "Let it rip, sensei."
"Ah," Tsunade said slightly recovered from her surprise. Kage bushin no jutsu was not a technique that anyone could do. Even some adult ninja with more advance skills had found Kage Bushin no jutsu difficult to learn and perform. And yet, here was a 9 years old kid, a girl, able to perform it with incredible results.
Wood blocks soon was flying out of the air and approaching Kei with lighting speed. Kei grabbed her kunai in her pocket and threw it at the blocks of wood. Everyone of her clone did the same and soon there was not a block in the air.
"Sugoi, Kei," Tsunade said giving her a bright smile. Kakashi came up to Kei and batted her back. He swung his arms over her shoulder and smiled at her. "Well done Kei. I didn't know you could do that."
"Of course you didn't. No one did." Kei gave a triumphant smile. She looked over at Kabe, who seemed to be over his surprise. He looked at her and suddenly the corner of his mouth twitched into a smile. It was gone in a second.
Kei looked at Kabe in surprise, but returned his smile. On that day the two got closer. They soon became friends. Though Kakashi and Kabe was the quite type, they understood each other. The three soon became best of friends. They trained together, they ate together, and they spent time together.
Soon they enter the Chuunin exam together. They had worked together and had passed the Chunnin exam together. They were Chuunins when it was all over. They were the youngest Chuunins in the history of Konoha; they were 13 years old. They later became Jounins at the age of 15. They blew everyone in Konoha away.
Present time
'Kabe...' Kei thought, eyes glimmered sadly. 'I wish you were here'.
At the age of 16, Kei was given a wooden box by the third. He had told her everything about the box's purpose and what it did. When she had wrapped the ribbon around her wrist the letter 'K' appeared. Kei was confused, she didn't know if it was Kakashi or Kabe that she was meant to be with.
Kei had loved them both. Both had been her best friends; though Kei found that Kakashi was like a brother to her, while she couldn't figure out what Kabe was to her. At first Kei had tried the ribbon on Kakashi but the letter was different. The letter was an 'I'.
Kei had thought that she would try it on Kabe, but something in the back of her mind something made her hesitant. Within a year, her feelings for Kabe were very apparent to her. She found that she had felt for him all along but just didn't know herself. Kei and Kabe had ended up together. Their love for the other was returned, but their happiness didn't last long.
Kei looked at her brother's face sadly, but with a small smile on her face. She remembered Naruto. Naruto and Hayato looked so much alike. Sunny golden hair that made the sun shy away; deep blue eyes that was deeper than the depths of the ocean itself.
Kei had promised that she would take care of Naruto in Hayato's place, but she wasn't able to be true to that promise. She was taken in by Tsunade, and Naruto was taken care of by Saki, the family's house keeper. Kei would occasionally stop by Saki's home and would check on Naruto, but when she became a Chuunin, she was bombarded with missions after missions. Before she knew it was already five years since her brother had died. When she became a Jounin, she found that she had no time to check on Naruto at all.
At the age of 17, she was sent to the village of hidden mist along with Kabe on a secret mission. Before she left for her mission she had checked on Naruto. She found him being bullied by the kids of the village. She had known that her brother had sealed the nine-tailed fox inside of Naruto when he had fought against Kyubi. Naruto was always bullied because of it. The villagers blamed Naruto for the near-destruction of their village.
Kei had approached Naruto and spoke to him. Naruto was scared at her at first but as she spoke to him softly, he relaxed. Naruto was 8 years old and he was living on his own. She had found out that Saki had disappeared and left Naruto by himself. Kei had told the third that she wanted to take care of him, but he had refused. He told her that she needed to concentrate on her missions. Kei became friends with Naruto and had taken him out to dinner. She took him to eat Ramen. Her brother had always loved Ramen. It would seem that the saying was true, 'like father like son'. She brought him home and tucked him in bed. That was the last time that she saw him after she had headed out to hidden mist.
She looked at her brother's face again and smiled, "It has been a long time ne?"
Her expressions softened and her smile widened. "He's doing just fine..." Kei stopped as she heard footsteps behind her. She slowly turned her head around and looked at the disturbance.
She gave a surprised gasp as she saw who was behind her. "Kaka...shi..." Kei mouthed.
Kakashi's was shocked beyond words. "K-Kei..." Kei had disappeared on her mission to hidden mist. She disappeared along with Kabe. No trace was found of Kei and Kabe. They were thought to have died, but here was Kei, healthy as can be.
"Kei! You're alive!" Kakashi shouted. Kakashi started to run to Kei but stopped suddenly when he noticed that Kei was backing up. "Kei?" Kakashi said through confusion.
"Kakashi..." Kei mouthed again. She did not want to meet Kakashi this soon. She was not ready to deliver the news to him. She knew he would be sad to hear it, but it would hurt her even more to hear herself say it.
Kei brought her hands together and in a quick motion she disappeared. "KEI!" Kakashi yelled. He was beyond confusion. What happened during their journey to hidden mist? Why did Kei not want to see him? Kakashi didn't know but he was determined to find out what happened.
Kakashi disappeared and raced after Kei. She was very fast. She must have used that jutsu. 'Why did she use that jutsu? Did she not want to see me that badly?' Kakashi thought.
Kakashi stopped and glanced around for any signs of Kei. He disappeared yet again searching for Kei. Something was wrong, horribly wrong. He could feel it in his guts.
Kei came to a stop behind a tree in the forest. She had made a narrow escape from Kakashi. Kei gave a relief sign and breathed out. She had to use it; it was the only way to escape him.
Kei breathed out again and said out loud, "Thank goodness I escaped him."
"Why do you need to escape from me?" The voice behind her said, startling her, making her jump back in the process.
"Kakashi..." Kei said and was about to escape again but found that she couldn't when Kakashi appeared in front of her grabbing her arms and holding her still.
"Kei, what happened? Why did you run away like that?" Kei looked to the side and at the ground.
Kei remained silent before she looked at Kakashi with a sad expression on her face. Her eyes began to glow with tears.
"Kakashi, he...he...Kabe's dead..." Kei said as tears ran down her cheeks. She flew her arms around Kakashi and hugged him tightly. Kakashi returned Kei's embrace and comforted her.
A/N: So how was that? I know it's pretty long, but it couldn't be helped. I had to put everything in. What do you think? Does this chapter suck? Please tell me.
I'm really glad I got this chapter done though, because in about two chapters more, Naruto will finally use the forbidden jutsu. I can't wait squeals. Well, anyways, thanks so much for reading this chapter and please review. I was kind of disappointed because last chapter I didn't get the amount of reviews I wanted.
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This chapter: Kei's past is revealed. Her name is Uzumaki Kei ( )). Sorry but that's all I can say. If I say more, the whole chapter will be revealed.
The Fated Red Ribbon
Chapter 4
Doozo!
Kei landed on her feet softly and looked up. The four stone-carved faces of the Hokages looked out over Konoha. Standing anywhere in Konoha, a person who looks to Hokage's Mountain would be able to see the Hokages with their will to protect the village on their faces.
Kei looked from the left to the right. Her gaze stopped at the last stone- carved face of the fourth Hokage.
Kei's expression softened and she smiled. "'Nisan..."
17 years ago
"'Nisan, hayaku! Hayaku!" The voice of a 9 year old Kei yelled out.
Uzumaki Kei rode on her brother's shoulder. "Hayaku 'Nisan, I want to go see your face," Kei yelled excitedly, swinging her arms in the air.
"Hai, hai Kei-chan," Uzumaki Hayato said smiling brightly at his enthusiastic sister.
Uzumaki Hayato had just been named the fourth Hokage of Konoha for a month already. They had just finished carving his face in Hokage's Mountain. The third Hokage had chosen him over his three students to be the man to lead the village. Hayato smiled proudly.
"Kei-chan, quite down, we're almost there," Hayato said looking up at his sister.
"Iya, I can't 'Nisan. I'm too excited. 'Nisan, sugoi desu. You're the best ninja I know!" Kei said loudly feeling very proud that she was the sister of the Yondaime.
"Arigatou, Kei-chan." Hayato continued to walk toward Hokage's Mountain with his sister on his shoulder.
"Ne Kei-chan?" Hayato looked ahead and saw Hokage's Mountain.
"Nanda, 'Nisan?" Kei looked down at her brother's head and smiled.
"What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Kei smiled. "What do you think 'Nisan?" She looked at him from above her shoulder. "Of course I'll be a ninja, just like you. I want to be as great and powerful as you," Kei said with a wide grin on her face.
"That's great to hear. Ah, we're here," Hayato said, "hold on tight, Kei- chan."
"Hai, 'Nisan." Kei grabbed her brother's head with a handful of hair and held tightly.
Hayato jumbed and landed on the roof of the building in front of them. Before them was the great Hokages that had preserved the peace of Konoha. Now, new to the addition, his face looked out over Konoha with the pride of a Hokage.
"Whoa! 'Nisan, sugoi. Your face is so big," Kei said spreading her hands wide as if to make her point clearer.
"Ah." Hayato smiled. "Ne Kei-chan, what gender do you think my unborn child will be?"
"Hmm...'Nisan, I think your child will be a boy. If I'm correct, he will grow up to be as great as you and he can follow your footsteps and become Hokage," Kei grinned proudly.
"That'll be great Kei-chan."
"Hai! And when he does, I'll stand by him and keep him in line," Kei said trying to act mature.
"Keep him in line? What do you mean, Kei-chan?" Hayato said puzzled. Sometimes his sister can be very scary. Though she is young, she can be more mature than adults themselves. It makes him proud to have a sister like her.
"Datte, 'Nisan, if he is going to be like you, he's going to need someone to look after him," Kei said as a matter of a fact-ly.
"Ah, what do you mean Kei-chan?" Hayato smiled playing along with his sister. It was always like this; they would always joke around and have fun with each other. It made both their lives easier.
"I mean what I mean, 'Nisan," Kei told her brother.
"Wha-"
Then Kei and Hayato burst out laughing. Hayato set his sister down on the ground and smiled widely. "I leave it to you then, Kei-chan," Hayato said patting her head.
"Of course, you can count on me."
"Let's go home," Hayato said and grabbed his sister and brought her up on his shoulder again.
"Hai, 'Nisan." Kei said cheerfully.
That night
A disturbance could be heard throughout the village. Houses being crushed, trees being ripped from its roots, and a deadly growl were heard. Ninjas were trying to fight off the source of the disturbance. Screams from ninjas woke the sleeping village. The village of hidden leaf was being attacked. Ninjas were trying their best to hold off the invader but failing miserably.
A ninja was seen in the night dashing across the sleeping village toward the house of Yondaime. The door was being pounded until it broke from its sockets. A middle age women walked hastily out to greet the frightened ninja.
"Doshita?" the lady, who seem to be the house keeper asked.
"Hokage-sama, I need to see Hokage-sama now. It's an emergency, the village is being attacked," the ninja's voice echoed in the hall.
"Now? But our lady is giving birth," the house keeper said now frightened.
"This is bad," the ninja said.
"Chotto, I'll get Hokage-sama for you." The house keeper left and ran upstairs. A second later a baby's cry was heard. The crying didn't stop but soon another voice broke the not so silent house. "Lady Mae!"
It would seem that Lady Mae, wife of Yondaime, had died giving birth to their child. The child was a boy.
Kei was wakened from all the crying and rumbling going on outside her room. She walked out of her room and to her brother's. As she got within steps to the door, the door swung open and Hayato burst out.
"'Nisan?" Hayato stopped abruptly as soon as he saw his sister.
"Kei-chan! Go inside and stay inside. Promise me you will stay 'kay?" Hayato kneeled down and put his hands on both her shoulders. Kei nodded. "That's my girl, I'll see you later." With that Hayato rushed downstairs.
As soon as Hayato was on ground level, the ninja waiting at the door told him everything. "Hokage-sama, it's Kyubi. He's attacking our village. Half of the village has been destroyed. You have to do something Hokage-sama," the ninja said in a panic.
"Wakatta. Gather everyone and meet me in the middle of the village," Hayato said and turned.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," the ninja said and disappeared.
Hayato turned and rushed upstairs. He walked into the room where Kei was and walked over. "Saki, carry my son and follow me. Kei-chan, you follow me too." Kei nodded and followed him out the door.
"Hai, Hokage-sama. Demo, your wife," Saki, the house keeper, motioned toward the stilled body of Mae. Hayato approached his wife and lowered himself. He gave her a farewell kiss and carried her in his arms. "Ikuze," Hayato yelled and walked out the door. Kei followed behind and then Saki with the baby boy in her arms.
Hayato stopped in front of the building that was in front of Hokage's Mountain. He turned to his sister and his house keeper. "In here," Hayato said quickly and walked into the building. Inside, there were civilians of the village. The whole village was awake and alert.
Hayato kneeled down and sat his wife on the floor. He turned to Saki, "Saki, please take care of my son and my sister," Hayato said as he patted his son's head for the first time, and it would be the last time.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," Saki said.
"Arigatou, for everything you have done," Hayato said and turned to his sister.
"Demo Hokage-sama, you haven't named your son yet," Saki said and held out her arms with the baby boy. The baby had sunny golden hair, with deep blue sea eyes.
"My son..." Hayato whispered, "You will be Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto. You will live and accomplish great things," Hayato said and smiled softly and turned to Kei, who was smiling too.
"'Nisan, what is happening? Are you going to leave?" Kei bombarded Hayato with questions.
"Kei-chan, listen to me. I have to go now and defend our village. I have to keep you and Naruto safe," Hayato said as he looked over at his son.
"I'll go with you," Kei cried grabbing her brother's shirt.
"Kei, you have to stay here, do you hear me?" Hayato said sternly.
"Demo..."
"No, buts. You have to stay and protect Naruto. You said you would look after him," Hayato said and looked in Kei's eyes.
"Hai. You can count on me," Kei said and brought her right hand up to her forehead and saluted.
"I knew I could count on you," Hayato said and smiled.
Hayato stood and brought his hands together. His hand moved in a quick motion and formed seals. Once he was done, three scrolls popped out onto Hayato's hands. He kneeled down in front of his sister again.
"Kei-chan, I want you to have these." Hayato held out his hand and gave the three scrolls to Kei. Kei took the scrolls, though the scrolls with too big for her hand so she was able to hold only one in each hand and the last one in between her arm and her side.
"What are these, 'Nisan?" Kei asked looking at the scrolls with interest.
"These are ninja scrolls. You had said that you wanted to become a ninja like me before, right?" Kei nodded. "Well, I want you to enroll in the Ninja Academy and become a ninja."
"Hai, 'Nisan." Kei held onto the scrolls tighter.
"Great, now look at the scrolls in your hand," Hayato said pointing to the scrolls in each of Kei's hand. Kei held the scroll in her left hand and it had the words 'Genin' on it. The one on her right hand had 'Chuunin' one it.
Kei brought her gaze to her brother's face and asked, "What do these words mean, 'Nisan?"
"The first one, the one with the word 'Genin', you should open after you have become a Genin. The other, with the 'Chuunin' on it, you should open it after you have become a Chuunin. And the third is the same; open it when you have become a Jounin. These scrolls contain jutsus of each level. If you have not reach the right level and you have opened the scrolls, you will not be able to learn it with your strength. Each scroll is designed to increase your techniques and skills. They will become very useful once you have learned them."
Kei nodded. "That's my girl," Hayato kneeled down and gave his sister a hug.
"Have a great life, Kei-chan, and be happy." With that Hayato stood and walked out the building toward his inescapable destiny.
"'Nisan, I'll be waiting for you!" Kei yelled to her brother. Hayato smiled sadly and disappeared into the night.
Within 20 minutes after Hayato left the building, came a loud 'boom' and the ground shook. As soon as Kei heard the rumbling, she ran upstairs stopping at the edge of the roof and looked out into the night's sky. She looked at the village in front of her. Half of the village had been destroyed and there was smoke in the destroyed area.
When the smoke cleared, a frog the size of a skyscraper revealed itself. It wore a blue shirt over the red skin. In its mouth was a pipe; on top of its head stood a figure in shadows.
There was not only the frog there, but also a giant fox, fur as red as blood. The fox had nine tails that wiped about destroying everything in its way.
Suddenly, the shadowed figure started to glow. There was blue charka around him, illuminating the whole area. The moment the darkness had cleared, Kei saw that it was her brother that stood on top of the giant frog's head. Kei gasped getting very worried about her brother. "'Nisan..."
Hayato brought his hands together and seals were formed. With one last seal, the jutsu was complete. The nine-tailed fox suddenly gave a roaring scream and disappeared; not a trace was left, only the destruction that it had caused. Kei kept her eyes on her brother. She gasped in shock as she saw her brother falling off the head of the giant frog. His body was limped, like he was dead.
Kei was horrified to see that not only was the fox gone, but her brother had seemed to be in critical condition or even worse. The frog's tongue flew out of its mouth and caught the falling body of Hayato.
Shock overcame her, and Kei stood stock still, looking at the horrific scene in front of her. Tears began to fill her eyes and her knees became weak, too weak to support her. She fell to the ground hiccupping back her tears.
"'Ni-'Nisan? 'Nisan?" Tears freely riding down her face. "'NISAN!" Kei cried as realization hit her hard. Her brother was gone...gone...Kei couldn't take it anymore. Kei became lightheaded and clutched the scrolls in her hands tightly.
"'Nisan..." Kei whispered before she fell to the ground, unconscious.
Present time
It was on October 10th that her brother died saving his village and family, it was also the day his son was born.
When the whole incident was over, the ninjas found Kei on top of the building clutching tightly to the scrolls in her hands. The day of the funeral, two days after Kyubi had attacked, everything seemed ominous. The sky cried its tears over the devastated village. The wind blew through the village bringing with it whatever it can carry.
Kei had promised in front of Hayato's body that she will become a ninja as strong and honorable as him. After the funeral, the village went back to cleaning the mess left by the Kyubi and fixed their village.
16 and 10 months ago (2 months after the attack)
Kei walked to the now newly restored office of Sandaime. "Hokage-sama," Kei said as she stopped in front of his office.
"Ah, come in," the voice of the third said. Kei opened the door and walked in.
"Hokage-sama, I would like to be enrolled in the ninja academy," Kei said sternly.
"Ah, I see. When do you want to be enrolled?" the third said looking into Kei's eyes.
"Right away Hokage-sama," Kei said with determination.
"I see. What do you want to accomplish when you become a ninja, Kei?"
"I want to become a ninja that my brother can be proud of. I want to be like him, to be able to protect the ones I love," Kei told the third.
"Kei, if you are going to be enrolled in the ninja academy, I want you to put everything you've got to becoming that ninja," the third said.
"But what about Naruto? Who will take care of him?"
"Ah, you don't have to worry about Naruto, Kei. He will be taken care of by Saki. All you have to worry about is being becoming a ninja."
"Hai, Hokage-sama," Kei said and bowed politely.
"Kei, I want you to stay with one of my student. She will assist you in anything you need."
"Hai, Hokage-sama."
"Tsunade, you may come in," the third spoke to the door.
"Hai, Hokage-sama," the voice outside the door said. The door opened and a teenage ninja walked in. She was at the age of 26 and was very beautiful. Though she looked fragile, the expression on her face could stare down anyone.
"Kei, this is Tsunade," the third said gesturing toward Tsunade.
Kei turned to Tsunade and smiled. "Hajime mashite, Tsunade-san," Kei said and bowed politely.
"Nice to meet you too, Kei-chan," Tsunade said and smiled brightly to Kei.
"Take care of her, Tsunade."
"Hai, Hokage-sama," Tsunade and bowed. "Come on, Kei-chan," Tsunade said and walked out the door. Kei followed behind.
The next day, Kei was introduced to her new classmates. She was silent when the class started, but as her sensei began to teach the class about the basics of being a ninja, Kei sat and absorbed everything.
The academy's exam came and the students were tested. The basic jutsu that the students had to perform was 'Bushin no justu'. If unable to perform the jutsu, the students would not be able to graduate.
Kei, of course, passed with flying colors. Soon she found herself a Genin. She was put into a team of three. She looked at the other two people in front of her. One was a boy with silver-white hair. He had his face, from his nose down, covered with a face mask. His silver-white hair poked at the sky. He was two inches taller than her. The other was a boy the same height as her. He had his earth-brown hair loosely on his head. His hair was not as spiky as the other boy, but it was still poking out of his head; green eyes making his feature soft and peaceful.
Kei was about to speak but stopped as she saw a figure approaching them. The figure came close and stood in front of them. As soon as Kei saw who it was, she smiled. In front of the three young ninjas was Tsunade.
"Alright, minna, I will be your sensei from now on," she said and smiled at the three in front of her. She waved at Kei and Kei waved back.
"My name is Tsunade, and I would like to know who you are?" Tsunade motioned toward the two young boys leaning against a tree; each on a different tree.
"Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi," Kakashi said and looked over to his new sensei.
"Kabe, Ai Kabe," Kabe said, but instead of looking at his sensei, he was looking at Kei.
"Kei, Uzumaki Kei," Kei introduced herself to her team members.
"Nice to meet you all. Before we start with our training and other stuff, I want all of you to tell me more about yourself. For starters, what are your goals?" Tsunade said and looked at her three students.
"I'll go first," Kei said raising her hand. The moment she raised her hand, she saw Kabe looking at her with annoyance. The moment she saw the annoyance, she twitched.
"Um, I plan to become a great ninja like my brother," Kei said, half glared at Kabe. She turned her gaze at Kakashi. He was looking at her, but not like Kabe but with interest.
"Alright, Kakashi, why don't you tell us what your goals are," Tsunade said and gave him a smile. It looked like Kakashi was the quite one of the team, though Kabe does seem silent and collective.
Kakashi stood up straight and looked at his sensei. "I want to become a ninja that can do anything," Kakashi said sternly.
"I see. Kabe, it's your turn," Tsunade said and looked at Kabe.
Kabe turned his gaze and looked at Tsunade. He closed his eyes a bit before opening them again. "I want to avenge my parents," Kabe said and said no more.
Kei looked at Kabe and felt her annoyance at him before, disappeared.
"Alrighty then, lets start training by showing me your Bushin no jutsu," Tsunade said.
All three nodded and Kei stepped forward. She stopped and brought her hands together. Her hands formed simple seals and soon there was three of her. They stood looking at the three people with the same expressions.
Next was Kakashi. In a quick motion, his jutsu was done and there was also three of him. Kabe went and the same as Kakashi, there was three of him in no time.
The day went like that and Tsunade tested their charka limit. Soon Kei was walking home with Tsunade. They quickly got home and Kei rushed to her room. She came back out with the first scroll and headed out.
"Sensei, I'm going to the forest for a while," Kei said opening the door.
Tsunade came out of the kitchen. "Be back soon," Tsunade said and gave her a smile.
"Hai," Kei said and walked out the door.
Kei stopped in front of a clearing in the forest. She opened the scroll in her hand. The scroll contained the 'Kage bushin no jutsu'. She brought her hands together and tried to form the seals in the scroll. She practiced for two hours but she was only able to get one shadow clone.
Kei continued to practice every single day after that. She practiced her chakra control, he Genjutsu, and her Ninjutsu. She had no knowledge of Taijutsu so she concentrated on what she knew. Soon she was able to master Kage Bushin no jutsu; though she kept from her team and her sensei.
Kei and Kakashi soon became friends. Kei had approached Kakashi and had started talking to him. Kakashi had remained quite at first but as Kei told him about herself, he relaxed and felt more comfortable. They became friends and started to support each other.
Kabe was the only one that kept himself distant from everyone. In one of their training Kei was assigned to knock out all the oncoming blocks of wood. Kabe had snorted and gave Kei a looked that said she had no ability to accomplish the job. Kei had turned to him and glared. She gave him a glare of ice. He was the loner of the team. He barely spoke but had usually looked down on people.
Kei continued to glare at him. Her hands came together and began to form seals that Kabe did not recognize. When she was done she whispered, "Kage Bushin no jutsu". Tsunade who was standing and looking at her students, gave a surprise gasp.
Standing beside Kei was five other copies of herself. They all turned to Kabe and smirked. Kabe eyes widened. Kei turned around and said, "Let it rip, sensei."
"Ah," Tsunade said slightly recovered from her surprise. Kage bushin no jutsu was not a technique that anyone could do. Even some adult ninja with more advance skills had found Kage Bushin no jutsu difficult to learn and perform. And yet, here was a 9 years old kid, a girl, able to perform it with incredible results.
Wood blocks soon was flying out of the air and approaching Kei with lighting speed. Kei grabbed her kunai in her pocket and threw it at the blocks of wood. Everyone of her clone did the same and soon there was not a block in the air.
"Sugoi, Kei," Tsunade said giving her a bright smile. Kakashi came up to Kei and batted her back. He swung his arms over her shoulder and smiled at her. "Well done Kei. I didn't know you could do that."
"Of course you didn't. No one did." Kei gave a triumphant smile. She looked over at Kabe, who seemed to be over his surprise. He looked at her and suddenly the corner of his mouth twitched into a smile. It was gone in a second.
Kei looked at Kabe in surprise, but returned his smile. On that day the two got closer. They soon became friends. Though Kakashi and Kabe was the quite type, they understood each other. The three soon became best of friends. They trained together, they ate together, and they spent time together.
Soon they enter the Chuunin exam together. They had worked together and had passed the Chunnin exam together. They were Chuunins when it was all over. They were the youngest Chuunins in the history of Konoha; they were 13 years old. They later became Jounins at the age of 15. They blew everyone in Konoha away.
Present time
'Kabe...' Kei thought, eyes glimmered sadly. 'I wish you were here'.
At the age of 16, Kei was given a wooden box by the third. He had told her everything about the box's purpose and what it did. When she had wrapped the ribbon around her wrist the letter 'K' appeared. Kei was confused, she didn't know if it was Kakashi or Kabe that she was meant to be with.
Kei had loved them both. Both had been her best friends; though Kei found that Kakashi was like a brother to her, while she couldn't figure out what Kabe was to her. At first Kei had tried the ribbon on Kakashi but the letter was different. The letter was an 'I'.
Kei had thought that she would try it on Kabe, but something in the back of her mind something made her hesitant. Within a year, her feelings for Kabe were very apparent to her. She found that she had felt for him all along but just didn't know herself. Kei and Kabe had ended up together. Their love for the other was returned, but their happiness didn't last long.
Kei looked at her brother's face sadly, but with a small smile on her face. She remembered Naruto. Naruto and Hayato looked so much alike. Sunny golden hair that made the sun shy away; deep blue eyes that was deeper than the depths of the ocean itself.
Kei had promised that she would take care of Naruto in Hayato's place, but she wasn't able to be true to that promise. She was taken in by Tsunade, and Naruto was taken care of by Saki, the family's house keeper. Kei would occasionally stop by Saki's home and would check on Naruto, but when she became a Chuunin, she was bombarded with missions after missions. Before she knew it was already five years since her brother had died. When she became a Jounin, she found that she had no time to check on Naruto at all.
At the age of 17, she was sent to the village of hidden mist along with Kabe on a secret mission. Before she left for her mission she had checked on Naruto. She found him being bullied by the kids of the village. She had known that her brother had sealed the nine-tailed fox inside of Naruto when he had fought against Kyubi. Naruto was always bullied because of it. The villagers blamed Naruto for the near-destruction of their village.
Kei had approached Naruto and spoke to him. Naruto was scared at her at first but as she spoke to him softly, he relaxed. Naruto was 8 years old and he was living on his own. She had found out that Saki had disappeared and left Naruto by himself. Kei had told the third that she wanted to take care of him, but he had refused. He told her that she needed to concentrate on her missions. Kei became friends with Naruto and had taken him out to dinner. She took him to eat Ramen. Her brother had always loved Ramen. It would seem that the saying was true, 'like father like son'. She brought him home and tucked him in bed. That was the last time that she saw him after she had headed out to hidden mist.
She looked at her brother's face again and smiled, "It has been a long time ne?"
Her expressions softened and her smile widened. "He's doing just fine..." Kei stopped as she heard footsteps behind her. She slowly turned her head around and looked at the disturbance.
She gave a surprised gasp as she saw who was behind her. "Kaka...shi..." Kei mouthed.
Kakashi's was shocked beyond words. "K-Kei..." Kei had disappeared on her mission to hidden mist. She disappeared along with Kabe. No trace was found of Kei and Kabe. They were thought to have died, but here was Kei, healthy as can be.
"Kei! You're alive!" Kakashi shouted. Kakashi started to run to Kei but stopped suddenly when he noticed that Kei was backing up. "Kei?" Kakashi said through confusion.
"Kakashi..." Kei mouthed again. She did not want to meet Kakashi this soon. She was not ready to deliver the news to him. She knew he would be sad to hear it, but it would hurt her even more to hear herself say it.
Kei brought her hands together and in a quick motion she disappeared. "KEI!" Kakashi yelled. He was beyond confusion. What happened during their journey to hidden mist? Why did Kei not want to see him? Kakashi didn't know but he was determined to find out what happened.
Kakashi disappeared and raced after Kei. She was very fast. She must have used that jutsu. 'Why did she use that jutsu? Did she not want to see me that badly?' Kakashi thought.
Kakashi stopped and glanced around for any signs of Kei. He disappeared yet again searching for Kei. Something was wrong, horribly wrong. He could feel it in his guts.
Kei came to a stop behind a tree in the forest. She had made a narrow escape from Kakashi. Kei gave a relief sign and breathed out. She had to use it; it was the only way to escape him.
Kei breathed out again and said out loud, "Thank goodness I escaped him."
"Why do you need to escape from me?" The voice behind her said, startling her, making her jump back in the process.
"Kakashi..." Kei said and was about to escape again but found that she couldn't when Kakashi appeared in front of her grabbing her arms and holding her still.
"Kei, what happened? Why did you run away like that?" Kei looked to the side and at the ground.
Kei remained silent before she looked at Kakashi with a sad expression on her face. Her eyes began to glow with tears.
"Kakashi, he...he...Kabe's dead..." Kei said as tears ran down her cheeks. She flew her arms around Kakashi and hugged him tightly. Kakashi returned Kei's embrace and comforted her.
A/N: So how was that? I know it's pretty long, but it couldn't be helped. I had to put everything in. What do you think? Does this chapter suck? Please tell me.
I'm really glad I got this chapter done though, because in about two chapters more, Naruto will finally use the forbidden jutsu. I can't wait squeals. Well, anyways, thanks so much for reading this chapter and please review. I was kind of disappointed because last chapter I didn't get the amount of reviews I wanted.
Well, I hope that this chapter clears everything about Kei. If you have any questions you want to ask me, you can email me. Till next time guys, Ja!
Ojochan over and out!