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Chapter 2

The room was motionless as the two siblings stared silently at each other. Tsunade eyed the back of Naruto, wondering what his reaction was going to be. He was obviously stunned, but what would happen once the shock wore off?

"Uzumaki…" Naruto spoke slowly, "…Rei-san?" His body began to shake and Tsunade's eyes widened. "You're…my sister?" His hands curled into fists as his body continued to violently shake.

"Yes." She said, a worried look in her eyes.

A small tear slid down his cheek as he whispered, "I wasn't alone." Suddenly, his arms were wrapped around her, gripping her tightly. He smiled through his tears, "Ane-san!"

She stumbled backwards but managed to stand her ground. She hugged him back with the same ferocity, while a small tear trailed down her own face. Yumi watched the scene from the side of the room, and smiled. Temari looked utterly shocked, how didn't she know about them being siblings? Then again, she never asked Rei about her past or family. The only thing she knew was that Rei had been adopted into the Sand Village sixteen years ago.

Naruto released his death grip on his sister and took a step back. He wiped away the remaining tear that was sliding down his face; then, turned to look at Tsunade.

"Tsunade-obasan, why didn't I know about ane-san until now? Why didn't you tell me?"

Tsunade folded her hands together and closed her eyes.

"The Third Hokage forbade anyone from telling you. It was to keep Konoha as safe as possible." As Tsunade spoke, Shizune looked uncomfortably at Rei. A certain fear washed over her as she listened to the story.

"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune quickly interrupted Tsunade, "I don't think he should hear this story yet. I believe if he were to know about her, his life would be in even more danger than it is right now!"

"His life would be in danger whether he knew or not!" Tsunade retorted.

"But--"

"I think he deserves the truth." Yumi's voice interrupted their trivial bickering. They both turned to look at her as she walked casually over to them. "After all, he wasn't even aware that he had any family. He grew up thinking he was alone. Even though Rei-san grew up without parents also, she still knew she had family in this world. He did not."

Shizune sighed.

"You're right." She said, "Naruto-kun does deserve the truth. But," she looked over to Rei, "if anyone should tell him, I think it should be his sister."

Naruto anxiously looked at his sister. Begging her with his eyes to tell him why she hadn't been in his life up until now. When she gave him a grave expression it made Naruto uneasy.

"Ane-san?" He asked curiously.

She closed her eyes as if she were reminiscing. "I was given a mission sixteen years ago by our father." She spoke quietly, near whisper. "When the time came, I was to protect you and the Kyuubi that lies inside you."

"How did you know about the Kyuubi?" Naruto asked, clutching at his stomach.

"I was there when he sealed it inside of you." She whispered, never opening her eyes. "I was four years old, but I can still remember it clearly. It attacked the village in the middle of the night, and he went out to fight it. He didn't want to the Third to die while sealing the Kyuubi inside you, so he did it instead. And right before he died, he gave me my mission."

Naruto was suddenly angry, "I don't need protection." He growled, "I can protect myself from the Akatsuki!"

"I wasn't talking about the Akatsuki." She snapped.

Naruto's anger retreated.

"Then, what are you protecting me from?"

She gave a small sigh, "I need to protect you from you. I'm the only one who can help you control the Kyuubi, to keep you from transforming."

"How can you do that?" He asked.

"I can because," She hesitated for a moment before slowly opening her eyes. Her eyes had bled black with a thin, robin colored strip that surrounded the pupil, "I'm a Jinchuuriki too."

"What!" Both Naruto and Temari said together.

"When I was only two years old," Rei continued, "a demon wolf with ten tails (Jyuubi) attacked Konoha. That was two years before the Kyuubi's attack. The Second Hokage was still alive, and I was offered as the Jyuubi's host. The Second sealed the Jyuubi inside of me just like the Kyuubi was sealed inside of you." She said, pointing at Naruto.

"And once the Kyuubi was sealed inside of you, the people of Konoha felt too endangered having two powerful Jinchuurikis inhabiting their village. So," Rei's eyes dropped to the floor, a saddened expression washing over her face, "they had me thrown out of the village."

"No…" Naruto whispered, "No, they couldn't do that!"

"Unfortunately Naruto, for the sake of one's village, they can." Tsunade said, taking another file from the stack on her desk and opening it. She began to read, "The Konoha citizens feel that for the safety of their village, one of the Jinchuurikis must be removed and be placed elsewhere."

"But Tsunade-obasan, why did ane-san have to leave?" Naruto asked.

Tsunade cleared her throat before reading another part of the document, "The citizens request the removal of the Jinchuuriki Uzumaki, Rei for possessing the most powerful and most unstable out of the ten. It has been reported that Uzumaki, Rei's behavior has been more animalistic than human. Animalistic behavior includes biting, growling, howling, and even slight wolf-like transformations. Such incidents have occurred from being emotionally distraught, or sleep deprivation."

Naruto looked back at his sister, a look on his face that seemed to be asking her if this was all true. She only nodded, her wolfish eyes still locked on the floor.

Tsunade flipped a page to finish summarizing the report, "The Third Hokage has hereby issued Uzumaki, Rei's removal from Konoha. Uzumaki, Rei will be placed in the care of the Sand Village where the citizens will remain unaware of her condition, with the only exception of the Kazekage." She glanced up from the file and finished by saying, "Uzumaki, Naruto will remain unaware of his sister's existence until further notice."

Naruto shook his head violently, "NO!" He shouted, "That can't be true! The Third wouldn't do that! He couldn't!"

"He did, Naruto." Rei said, meeting Naruto's gaze, "I was torn away from you and my village. I grew up in a secluded part of the Sand Village. I was not allowed to leave, or try to contact you in any way. I'm sorry."

Naruto watched as her wolf eyes transformed back to her regular human eyes.

"I have only one purpose in life," Rei went one, "to protect you at all costs. I trained all of my life to become your guardian. I vow to keep you safe from not only the Akatsuki, but from yourself too." She said, balling her hand into a fist and holding it out in front of her.

Naruto looked surprised, she had done the same thing he had done when he had taken the Chuunin exams three years ago. He smiled. She truly was his sister.

"Now that you understand why Rei wasn't involved in your life, it's time to give you your mission." Tsunade said, averting their attention to her. "It's an S-rank mission."

"What? Tsunade-sama!" Shizune attempted to argue but Tsunade put her hand up to stop her.

"I have received word of two Akatsuki members lodging in a nearby town. Your mission is to find them, capture them, and bring them back here to interrogate. We need to find out what they're planning." Tsunade spoke intensively.

"Who are they?" Naruto asked, his heart pounding hard in his chest with excitement.

Tsunade stared at him for a moment before replying, "Kisame of the Seven Swordsmen, and Uchiha Itachi."