Ryuu stared at herself in the mirror. Of course, she knew that something was wrong when she woke up years ago, surrounded by blurry faces and unknown voices. Her first mistake had been to try to activate her Sharingan. The undeveloped chakra system of this body couldn't stand this and, even though she succeeded in moving the chakra, the body blocked her sight. For years now, she had been plunged in darkness, her chakra flowing unwillingly in her eyes, preventing her from seeing anything.

Her chakra concentrating in her eyes, her body being at best sluggish only let her one last option: negotiating. Ryuu yelled. Her mouth distorted her words. What was a speech became babbling. And between all of this was Ryuu, angry, frustrated and scarred. All her emotions were highlighted and without knowing, she cried. Then he came.

He took her calmly in his arms. His voice was serene, his body warm. Without understanding Ryuu could only bask in him. Maybe she died, she thought this day, and he was her reward for all those years killing Senjus. He was always by her side, nursing her. Every time that she couldn't sense him near, she lost all sanity. Because if she lost him then she would be all alone in this pitch black that was her view, unable to move. It would be like death.

There was only one problem in this "afterlife": he insisted on calling her by another's name.

If her first day in this "life" was frightening, then "this" was torture. Sometimes she would ignore what he would say, his impossible stories about peace or this so hated name of hers. Others she would get angry, her mind screaming 'I'm Ryuu ! My name is Ryuu ! Let me go !' , but as she grow those moments became few and far between. Now, after four years resisting, she could only smile, beg him to call her that, trying with all her might to forget being Ryuu, all the blood, the Sharingan, the Uchiha and only be his daughter. 'I love you Tou-san !'

But today was different. She could see. Her long elegant black hair was lost, replaced by silly bubble-gum locks. Her body was weak, 'the body of a civilian'. Her hands were soft without any scar from blister. The skin was light and rosy, far from her tanned by the sun and scared one. The face was still round with baby fat and her lips a lovely red. Ryuu's face have been angular with high cheekbones, pulpy lips. The words were her pale green eyes, horrendous in comparison with the onyx color of the Uchiha's.

Still staring at those eyes, Ryuu slowly moved her chakra. Her vision became blurry with emotions when she felt it obey her will. Ignoring her trembling body, she patiently made it flow to her eyes. The familiar maze of chakra vessels gave her hope. 'Maybe ...' A sharp pain on her head interrupted her concentration. Seeing no results in her vision she pushed, again and again. The pain became unbearable, the tremors of her body more and more intense. Finally, the tears came. Then the anger. Without thinking she punched the mirror, her mouth let a desperate roar. et a desesparete et a angryrlowly 'My Sharingan ! Give it back!'

When he came running to her, panicked, taking her in his arms, she felt nothing. She found no warm in his embrace for she couldn't just ignore the truth anymore. At this moment, Ryuu promised herself that she would all take it back. 'My hair, my body, my name, my Sharingan '. One day, she would go back to being Ryuu.

"Sakura ! Talk to me ! Help ! I need help ! Sakura ! ! Help ! I need help ! beeWithout her body, her "

XxX

" I can't explain what I don't understand Shin ! " Iroua snapped.

He really wanted to help the man in front of him, but the doctor was as lost as him. Sakura, who they had thought to be a lost cause, not only recovered her sight but also acquired what seemed to be complete control of her chakra. He looked at the girl in front of him. She had always looked calm and collected even with her blindness but now, it couldn't stand looking in her eyes, they seemed so mature and looked so much older than what a 5 years old should possessed.

" - There are news chakra vessels behind her eyes, but we had already known that for years. Her chakra flows freely now that it's not working in her eyes and there seems to be an imbalance between her physical and spiritual chakra but nothing dangerous. Really Shin, I'm sorry but there is nothing else I can do. "

Shin looked lost, and Iroua couldn't help but feel sympathy for him. He woke up to find his daughter screaming like a banshee, was knocked out by that same daughter and then find her in a coma caused by chakra exhaustion only to be told that there is no explanation. He was exhausted. There was dark circle under his eyes, and he looked so much older and tired. He was sitting with Sakura in his lap. They looked a lot alike, even if Shin's hair was a light brown and his skin was darker. In his arms Sakura looked so breakable and so weak with her light skin and pink hair, her hard and serious eyes contrasted with the fragile picture.

" - The best for her would be to go to the Academy, they would train her to control her chakra so her blindness couldn't happen again. She doesn't to fight, she would join the genin corps. Once she had graduated genin I can take her as my apprentice, she must have some sort of talents to be able to use chakra like that at her age. " recommended Iroua.

Before Shin could respond his daughter interrupted him.

" - I want to go to the Academy."

The medic tried to hide his astonishment, but he could feel the slight widening of his eyes. Sakura rarely talked, even less when not asked a question and never asked for anything. But judging by her determined eyes, she had already made her decision. Iroua very much doubted that she agreed with his idea to become a medic-nin. There was a dangerous glint in her eyes, and for a second Iroua regretted telling them about the Academy. Then it disappeared and the doctor felt ridiculous for his train of thoughts. Sakura was only a child after all.

XxX

She had to see them. It was her family after all, she had the right. Of course, she knew that her surname was now Haruno, but her essence was still Ryuu. He had told her about the Uchiha, it seemed that her clan was still alive and living in the same village as her. It was strange to her, this concept of village, of peace and Hokage. She didn't know if she liked it or not, her father seemed to think that war was a horrible state of life. She doubted it, wars were what made Ryuu. If there was no war, then what would become of her? What could she do, marry? No, she preferred to be in the battle front, thanks you very much.

Despite its state of peace, Konoha seemed to still need its warriors. Shinobi were everywhere she looked. What could they do if not kill? Her Tou-san seemed to think that they protected the merchant from bandits. 'The times have changed.' And because Konoha was protected by its shinobi, Sakura was free to wander alone in the streets of the city. It didn't take her long to find the path toward the Uchiha compound. Their chakra called to her like moth to the flame. It was warm and slow, a sulfuric smell around it that warned you of the danger. It was from this lava in the dead of their stomach that spurred their legendary flames.

She stared at the front gates, not knowing what to do. She couldn't enter, not with this appearance but her reserve of chakra was too weak to change. 'civilian'.

"Hey you ! What are you doing here ?" yelled a voice down the street.

Ryuu rolled her eyes, who was yelling in the street like that? Couldn't they see that she was occupied? She stared at the boy. Two big pools of black glared back. It was a small child, surely no older than her. Behind him stood a teenager, long black hair cascading down his back, his expression neutral but eyes serious. 'Now that is an Uchiha !'

Still staring at the older brother, she answered the child.

"I'm lost."

Her answer didn't seem to please him because he started screeching about how she must have been following his older brother. She ignored him. She was basking in his older brother chakra. Having enough the teenager just went on the gates, totally ignoring the pinkette.

"Otouto."He said, looking back.

"But nii-san ?" At the dark look of brother, her stopped. Throwing her a last dark look in warning he followed his brother.

But Ryuu wasn't finished. One day she will cross those gates, her head held high, crimson in her eyes. It wasn't the time, she knew, but she could at least warn them. She smirked. She flared her chakra.

The teenager stopped immediately. It was the same after all. He stared back, impassive but she could see a flicker of surprise. Feeling the adrenalin in her veins chakra automatically flowed to her eyes. There. All smirk disappeared from her face as she felt the pulse from her eyes. A relaxed smile apparated on her lips. She disappeared from Itachi sight.

She had her answer. It was far and so very faint, but it was there. There was potential and Ryuu would do her best to speed it up.