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"Perhaps this is what I have always wished for since that day. The loss and destruction of all. That's right, one must destroy before creating. In that case, if my conscience becomes a hindrance to me, then I will simply erase it. I have no other choice but to move forward...therefore!" ~Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

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The truth didn't change.

Facts do not change.

Destiny wasn't a straight path.

These were things that I needed to believe, things that gave my existence meaning.

What good was future knowledge if you couldn't use it?

I wanted to watch the village burn, I wanted them to feel my pain. That was my truth. But, that was only a part of the truth. A very small insignificant part. It was easily ignored.

Because the most important truth, was the fact that I wanted my brother to be happy. I would never give into my own selfish truths if it would compromise my brother's happiness. I could never let that happen.

The funny thing about truth, is that it is a surprising concept. The truth was constantly surprising me. I think that perhaps it liked to see me suffer.

The imposter.

The liar.

A girl, who should have died.

Her, who should have never existed.

It was a fickle thing, the truth.

Some wanted you to know all, to have unlimited access to the truth. Others, well they wanted to watch the world burn.

What was always the most interesting to me though? About truth. Well, it always came with a price. That price, usually wasn't worth the pain and the devastation that it would ultimately reap.

Nothing had ever been free, truth always came with a price. That price for me? Knowledge of a future I didn't know if I could change or not. A future filled by pain.

Perhaps I was being pessimistic again. But these were the facts.

Facts do not change. They do not account for change.

For example. Even with my existence, the Toad Sage, seal master, and sannin was still apparently our godfather. Which also bring me to the reason for my recent thoughts of truth. My brother had dragged me along with him to meet the sannin who was supposed to be helping him prepared for the third exam.

I hadn't really seen the man do much yet. But I was a cynic.

"The old man told me you are aware of the truth." Of your parents. Words the white haired sannin does not say. I arch my brow up at him in question. What has brought this along?

Naruto is far enough away and working on his summons that he cannot over hear this conversation. I know his hearing range better than most.

"I trained him you know, he was a smart kid. You kind of remind me of him a bit." There is no doubt of who that him is. I am surprised by the comparison though. I did not think myself similar to the parents I never got to meet.

The Yondaime Hokage had been a selfless man. He gave his life to protect the village he had loved. I would never be capable of that. I was a selfish being, who loved and hated life. I who was constantly being haunted by truth.

I stayed quiet, waiting to see if the sannin would continue. He was giving me an appraising look, searching for a reaction that I would not grant him the satisfaction of receiving. The quiet was a welcoming thing, silence tended to surround me like a warm blanket.

It protected me from having to face the truth.

He sighed. "You look like her though." I nodded my head at that, I had seen pictures. I knew I favored the previous jinchuriki and my mother more than I had the Yondaime. My brother was an almost replica of the Fourth Hokage.

It had amazed me that people just ignored it. Honestly they were all so stupid.

"I have been told you know fuinjutsu." I look up at the man in a manner that said 'and?'. He shakes his head at me as if I am some kind of annoyance. I am not bothered by this. Because I do not need this man's attention on me.

I had no desire to get close to him. He was going to hurt my brother. His death would destroy my brother. It realistically was something that I would not yet be able to change. So I needed to keep my distance.

I knew that I could not save every important person to my brother. It was foolish to think that was possible. I was not a fool.

"I have to meet my shishou for training, will you let Naruto know?" He nods his head, I shoot one last look over to my brother before leaving. That idiot.

I don't know what to do about the toad sage. In all honestly I haven't yet figured out what I am even going to do about the snake. I know that one needs to be save and the other needs death. Unfortunately I do not know how to go about it.

It was something to think about. It was also annoying. Because I didn't have time for that right now. There were other things that needed to be accounted for.

Time was a truth that I could not control. It told all. The passing of time, was the ruin of the universe. It pillaged, destroyed, and concurred everything so it could start the cycle all over again.

I hated this truth more than the others. This was a truth that I could not stop. For I could not control time.

Time would tell all.

My lies would be brought into the light.

And I would lose everything, all over again.

Or maybe I would nothing at all.

Who knows?

Time was the biggest deceiver of us all. And it would continue so, long after we were gone. That was the untainted truth. A truth you can choose not to believe. A truth that would devourer everything.

I wanted to change, I wanted the things around me to change. Time was my enemy here. Nothing else could go according cannon, everything had to change. Time had to change.

I was going to change it. I had to change it.

I would protect my brother, and the ones he loves.

The truth, the one I wanted to ignore was not time. It was a fact. A simple one. But to do what I wanted, for the best outcome, the one with the least amount of loss.

It would the hardest thing I will ever do. It would go against everything I had ever believed. It would cost me everything. There was always a price, and I was going to have to be willing to pay.

Because that things that I had to do. The fact that I believed wholehearted to be true I was going to turn my back on.

People were incapable of change. I believed this with my whole being. A truth of the universe. No, a deception created by the weak.

I had to change. I had to be better, stronger, and smarter.

Time was my enemy, and to change time first I had to change myself.

I could no longer be the liar. I needed the truth to succeed. I had to succeed.

Which meant I also had to own up to my own desires.

I had always talked a big game about not caring what they thought of me. But that was nothing but a lie. A lie I told to protect myself.

Because truth? It hurt, it always had.

The truth was…

I wanted almost more than anything, just to be seen. Not as Naruto's sister, or the demon child.

I wanted them to see that I was a person. That there words could hurt me.

What I wanted, was for them to see Uzumaki Mitomi. A konouchi of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Someone who wanted to protect them.

I lied more to myself than anyone else.

That truth, was the truth that haunted me the most.

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OMG! Two chapters in one day! I am so excited you guys and so happy with how this chapter turned out.

Please let me know what you guys think!

Also to clear the air a little bit.

Yamato is Mitomi's Shishou, Genma is her sempai. I know I don't use the cannon character's name a lot in the last chapters and there is a reason for it. That is about to change. As Mitomi grows past seeing them just as character to manipulate you will notice the use of names more.

Except with Yamato. She will never say his name. There is a reason for it and it will be revealed at a later time.

Alright thank you so much for reading I hope you all have a lovely evening!

You guys are awesome!

Sincerely, La'Rae