A/N PLEASE READ
Omg nearly 200 reviews, for it the 200th I will give a gift :D An omake from a character (your choice) something with romance with whoever (Minato, Nagato, Nawaki, Fugaku Jiraya I don't care. Actually can you please not do it with Jiraya that's a little creepy id make her older bc ew.) or something like that, I'm open.
Also I'm gonna do one if she was born in warring states era b/c then SHE'D ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE FRIENDS WITH MITO YAYAYYA lol
A/N THIS ONE YOU DONT HAVE TO READ BUT IT BE APPRECIATED AND YOU MIGHT BE CONFUSED IF NOT
Okay I'm really sorry but im just really stuck on this chapter so instead I'm giving you an AU omake
What Machiko could have been
Okay so I did this b/c of a poll and tbh while I was less interested in it this has grown to be my favorite of my fanfics! But my original plan for Machiko's story was a hell of a lot darker.
Okay, so she's still the older twin sister of Mikoto, but that's like the only similar thing lol. So she's not a particularly happy person-she's homesick and she wants her home, so she suffers from PTSD, because she was killed in a train wreck Which did NOT happen to my Machiko btw thats not how she died. She also has nightmares with her dying in different ways, so she can like never sleep. To cope with a sudden loss of her home, she creates an alternate version of herself, the person she was before she died, who is a lot more cheerful and bubbly. She also uses that one, who I will dub "Machiko 2" to retain her knowledge of Naruto, because she's afraid to think of herself as a character. She tries to hide it but she's incredibly intelligent She's pushed through the academy really fast. She doesn't really have any wiggle room for a sensei, she tries to persuade her parents to let her work as a medic nin, but they instead ask Danzo to help mentor her (god Noriko Shouri get it together) he "graciously" complies. She works under him, learning about the bloody side of the ninja world-something she never wanted to see. She's not part of ROOT but she's trained like it. She learns to conceal her emotions and complete a task, and while she seems like an perfect solider, mentally she's fragile and she withdraws herself and her only "friend" is Machiko 2. And Mikoto. And this medic nin, who she sort of accidentally became friends with, Tsubaki. And then she gets really desperate and scared because her memories of Naruto and she's disoriented and keeps equating her memories with the Naruto world and is having a mental breakdown and can't cope and in pure desperation she destroys Machiko 2, her memories of Naruto, and by doing so she awakens the Mangekayo because technically she killed herself, and your best friend is yourself right lol. Her parents are worried and remove her from Danzo's tutelege- Jiraya offers to train her, yes - but a little late (I know I know her parents are jerks and mororns in that one, they changed in mine don't worry) And she's a jonin and considered a prodigy (my Machiko is smart but she's not a prodigy) but she's like Kakashi in his teen years except worse, believe it or not—cold strict and dives into mission almost suicidally. She was before, but now it's insane. It was meant to explore a darker side of Konoha. I wasn't sure wether she should become a missing nin or not. Also she died. And the last line was "she could finally rest"
Idk I like Fireworks better what do you think lol.
So this is right after she gained her Mangekayo. Read review yeah
The Third Hokage frowned at the paper in his hand, carefully examining the terse hospital report that reported that Machiko Uchiha had been hospitilized.
Brow furrowing at the paper once more, Hiruzen sighed, a heavy sound in the otherwise light room. It was summer, the sun bright in the sky and the air warm. All around, there were sounds-people calling, children laughing, the citizens of Konoha reveling in the season.
Inwardly, he felt uneasy.
The Hokage part of him, the one responsible for the management of the village and the protecten of the people, was slightly surprised. Machiko Uchiha, jonin at 12-a shocking age. More intelligent then some adults, strong, skilled in genjutsu, taijutsu, ninjustu, even in the same generation of the highly skilled Minato Namikaze, she was a prodigy. When Orochimaru had made his debut, everyone said someone so bright would not appear in another hundred years. But another child who had the potential to be a world renowed ninja appeared, and dryly he wondered if there was something in the water or some such thing.
Machiko Uchiha always finished her missions with barely a scratch, ready for her next assignment. And besides that, the most worrying thing?
She wasn't on a mission. She had a break after a rather taxing mission. It was meant to stop this kind of thing from happening. Why had that hurt her?
As the Hokage, he was surprised.
As a father, he was worried. She was just a child. In a perfect world, she shouldn't even be on these missions, she should be on a genin team chasing Tora the cat.
Of course, one could argue that was more traumatic then an A ranked mission, but the point still stood. He himself had tried to limit the amount of missions she took, but if she got a break, Hiruzen would hear complaints of some "Uchiha training out in the middle of the night."
It was worrying. She seemed to be rushing towards the edge despite his effort to stop it, heedless of mental or physcial pain.
After reading the report-detailing her going into a panic attack, activating her sharingan, lashing out at anyone who tried to subdue, until she fell into a nearly comatose state, Hiruzen wasn't sure if she hadn't gone over it already.
The Hokage side said to give her a break and give her time to recuperate, set her on easy missions until she was fully ready to return to duty. Ask Danzo training methods used when he mentored her to examine what was wrong. They couldn't have ninja, especially young ninja and prodigies, having breakdowns.
The father side insisted on retiring her and letting her do C rank missions at the most, and also killing Danzo. Not letting the Academy students graduate early. Forbid Danzo to use the training methods. Keep Machiko Uchiha in the hospital well cared for, release her to her family and inform her that while she was a valuable ninja it is more important to her health that she stays strong and oh look at that there are accounting jobs and medical ninjas who would love to teach you howbouthat. Also killing Danzo. Again. With another sigh, Hiruzen got up, retrieving his hat and cloak beside his desk. He'd visit the girl, determine personally what happened. It was the least he could do.
Hiruzen walked briskly down the streets of Konoha, distractedly nodding to those who called greetings to him. He could make out the hospital from here. He sped up his pace a bit.
"Yooo, Sensei!"
Hiruzen groaned to himself. Now was not the best time for this. He had his messenger send a message to Machiko's family, but he hoped to talk to her himself first.
"Hello Jiraya." He said shortly.
"What's the matter?" Jiraya's voice, before happy, turned worried. "Is there something-?"
"Machiko Uchiha has been hospitalized. But do not spread it around." Hiruzen said flatly.
"Oh, that kid? The female Uchiha prodigy, right? Did she get hurt on a mission-"
"Panic attack. The report said she activated her sharingan unconsciously and was hostile."
Hiruzen wondered to himself if he should be telling Jiraya this, but he mentally reassured himself. Jiraya wasn't the most subtle, but he could keep a secret.
"Panic-isn't she like, thirteen or something? Isn't she a bit young?" Jiraya asked incredulously.
"Yes."
"I can come with you if you want." Jiraya offered. "I need to pick up some stuff for Tsunade anyway."
Hiruzen sighed again.
"Thank you Jiraya, but it will be fine."
"Too late." Jiraya replied cheerfully.
Hiruzen rolled his eyes.
Hiruzen watched, Jiraya sitting next to him, as a hospital worker rushed up. Hiruzen remembered her name was Tsubaki.
"Hokage-sama, Jiraya-sama." She greeted tersely. "Is there something you need?"
"Ah yes. I was informed Machiko Uchiha had been hospitalized. I wish to talk to her." Hiruzen said gravely.
A small flash of surprise flickered on her face, but she nodded.
"Room 392" She hesitated. "Hokage-sama?"
"Yes?"
"Can you make sure she's alright?"
He nodded.
"Of course. She will be fine."
Inwardly, he was not sure
"Machiko Uchiha?" Hiruzen said calmly, watching the small, dark haired figure on the bed with a close eye.
Next to him, Jiraya shifted.
Silence.
"Hokage-sama. I was not expecting you. Forgive me." Came a dull lifeless voice, and Hiruzen frowned.
"I was informed you had a panic attack. I wish to make sure you are alright."
"I am, Hokage-Sama. Please excuse it, it will not happen again."
"Oi, kid, there's nothing to excuse." Jiraya finally blurted out, frowning. "You're like, thirteen. You need to rest and stuff."
Machiko looked up, and Hiruzen wondered how someone so young could look so gaunt.
Dark bags stretched under her eyes and she was incredibly pale, and Hiruzen chastised himself for not realizing she was pushing her limits.
"Kami, kid, do you sleep?" Jiraya said, and for a second Machiko winced, before going back to her emotionless demeanor.
"I-I am fine. Thank you for-"
"Machiko Uchiha, you are not fine." Hiruzen interrupted. "Due to recent events, I will pull you off the roster for a month. You are not to engage in training beyond simply excreting, and once the month is done for two weeks you will do C ranks in order to properly adjust."
She looked shocked. "Hokage-sama, I cannot-"
"You are thirteen" Hiruzen stressed.
"I am legally an adult." She snapped, and something bitter was in her eyes. "As a ninja I am to serve Konoha to the best of my abilities"
"And the thing that will serve Konoha the best now will be to rest and recuperate."
Silence.
She shook her head, drawing her knees up to her face and resting her head in her hands.
Her voice was muffled. "I will agree with taking C ranks now, but-"
"Kid, you had a mental breakdown. You need to rest." Jiraya said, crossing his arms.
"I can't."
Silence.
"I have the Mangekayo Sharingan."
Hiruzen rapidly strode over to the small form.
"What?!" He demanded.
"I-I have the Mangekayo."
Jiraya frowned, baffled. "What's that?"
Hiruzen ignored him, promising himself he'd explain later.
"Show me." He said quickly, praying that she had made a mistake, misspoke, he had misheard, anything.
She lifted her head, and red and black spun into the sharingan.
But before Hiruzen could feel relief, the sharingan changed.
The black spun rapidly, twisting and melding into a unique shape that resembled a star.
Hiruzen stepped back, feeling old and tired, but his mind whirling. The panic attack could well have been a product of the trauma, but what had happened? None of her friends or aquantinces are dead or harmed, nothing could have triggered this. This as well could be her intense desire for missions-to take her mind off it. But what had happened? How had she activated it without the sacrifice vital to it?
"I will respect your opinions." He informed her distractedly, ignoring Jiraya's frown. "A week off, two of C rank."
She nodded.
"We will leave. Recuperate swiftly." He informed her, and with a swift step he exited the room, Jiraya on his heels.
"What was that?" Jiraya demanded the second he closed the door. "A week off, two weeks of C ranks? You want her to go insane from stress?"
"She has the Mangekayo?"
"What makes that important?"
"The Mangekayo is the ultimate Sharingan, but to activate it you must kill your best friend."
Hiruzen heard Jiraya's footsteps stop, and a hand grab his shoulder.
"Kill, her best friend?" He demanded.
"That is the problem." Hiruzen said, breaking from Jiraya's grip and continuing to walk. "None of her friends or associates have been killed or wounded. I am unsure how she could have gained it, all I know is that it was most likely linked to the panic attack. A week off, a month of C rank-"
"You said two weeks to her."
"I lied."
Silence
"I can take her."
"What?"
"Minato's a good kid, he'd be good for her. She's barely a teen, I can make sure she's not pushing herself too hard."
Hiruzen nodded.
"I will ask Danzo about it."
"Sensei, Danzo is probably the reason she had this breakdown in the first place.
"I will speak to him and try to convince him. If not, I will speak with her parents."
Hiruzen had no doubt that if he told them it would be better if she was tutored by Jiraya, they'd agree.
He just hoped it would be enough.
So that was fun, right guys? It's choppy, oh well. Anyway read review, next chapter is maybe possibly going to be Hiro! Who will also be given personality, and while he and Machiko aren't friends, they're not enemies.