Disclaimer-Neither I, nor Hakkyou no Yami own Naruto in any way shape or fashion.

This story was created in partnership with Hakkyou no Yami. The idea was provided by Hakkyou no Yami, he does not own Naruto in any way shape or fashion.

Summary: Minato found another way to defeat Kyuubi, and sealed half of the Bijuu's chakra in each of his younger siblings, while the Kyuubi's soul was sent to hell. His siblings are considered hero's, and he is forced to walk in their shadow.

The Stories pairings are already decided...this story will NOT contain NaruHina or NaruSaku.

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I am incredibly sorry about the late updates, between school, and problems going on with my computer, this is the only story I will be able to update for now. I promise to get my other stories updated as soon as I can.

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Two months after Lilith had moved in with Naruto and Kushina, Naruto's father had told him that he would be going to the academy, while his siblings would remain home to continue their training of their Youki. He would be in the same class as his cousin, Ino Yamanaka, as per his father's request.

Naruto had been in a bad mood ever since then, except when he was around Kushina and Lilith…he was stuck in a class with his cousin, and if what he heard his father talking to his mother about was true, all of the other clan heirs.

Fan-fucking-tabulous…

Naruto could barely stand dealing with the clan heirs when his father invited them over for dinner…and now he would be stuck in a classroom with every last one of them.

From the Aburame clan, Shino Aburame, son of Shibi Aburame and a foreign kunoichi who died in childbirth. Shino was as cold and emotionless as his father…he never cracked a smile, and he never spoke more than a few words. Whenever he came over, he would ignore Naruto saying, 'It is illogical to converse with you' for some bull shit reasons like 'lack of interest' or 'do not wish to be distracted'. All in all…Naruto did not like him.

From the Akimichi clan, Choji Akimichi, son of Choza Akimichi…he was fat…nothing else to say. He did nothing but eat, whine, and eat…did he mention eat? When Naruto pointed this out to him, he began bawling saying, 'I am not fat'. Hell, he never even used the word fat in his Kami damned sentence!

From the Hyuuga clan, Hinata Hyuuga…daughter of Hiashi Hyuuga…GOD DAMN IT!!! Not only was she the spoiled princess of the Hyuuga family, have the backbone of an invertebrate, and was so shy that if someone so much as tried to shake her hand she would faint…but her baby sister was more dangerous than her.

From the Inuzuka clan, Kiba Inuzuka, son of Tsume Inuzuka…he was the fourth most arrogant person in his age group, not to mention he was as big a pervert as Jiraiya. He was always making passes at his sister and Lilith, sometimes even going so far as to 'accidentally' trip and nearly grope them.

From the Kurama clan, Yakumo Kurama, the only remaining heir of the Kurama clan. She was 'supposedly' the greatest prodigy ever seen in the clan…HA; the girl could barely stand on her own! She was a spoiled little priss who went insane every time things didn't go her way…he swore that one day, she would cause the destruction of her clan.

From the Nara clan was Shikamaru Nara, son of Shikaku Nara and Yoshino Nara…he was lazier than his father was. All he did was sleep and look at the clouds…but surprisingly, he was one of the few Naruto might be willing to work with…so long as he didn't have to hear him say 'troublesome' every five minutes.

From the Uchiha clan was the only person more arrogant than Kiba other than his own siblings. Sasuke-fucking-Uchiha, son of Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha. He had the exact same 'mightier than thou' mindset all Uchiha had, but his was a hundred times worse! Naruto would not be surprised if one day he went missing-nin just so he can gain power for his own sick and twisted agenda.

And of course, last but not least, from the Yamanaka clan, his own cousin…Ino Yamanaka…the most annoying person he had ever met that was not from the damn Haruno family.

Oh how he wanted to grind her throat into dust, then throw her severed head in a lake…

And now, he was stuck in the same classroom as all of them…per-fucking-fect.

Well…at least Naruto was allowed to bring Kushina with him, though she had to remain in her Yoko form at all times. Along with that, he had managed to convince his father to let Lilith enroll. So…the academy classes would not be all that bad.

Currently, Naruto was sitting on the roof, trying…and failing, to focus his wind and lightning chakra to create storm chakra. It was FAR more difficult than when he tried to focus his wind and water elements to create ice. Wind chakra naturally was a counter for lightning chakra, so every time he drew on his wind chakra, he was unable to focus on his lightning chakra.

He snarled in aggravation as he smashed his fist into the roof when he accidentally scarred his hands AGAIN, "Kami damn it!" he stood up and walked up and down the roof, "What am I doing wrong? I have gone through every chakra exercise for both elements, I have managed to focus the two of them equally, and I have managed to focus it without using hand signs…yet every time I try to bond them, they end up doing this!" he looks at his hands, which were charred and burned from the wind and lightning chakra literally exploding in his hands…

He sat down and growled, "What am I doing wrong?!" he punched the roof, leaving small cracks inside it. Sighing to himself, he laid on his back and stared at the stars.

"Naruto." Naruto turned his head to see who had called him, to find Kushina sitting on the windowsill "Are you alright?"

Naruto sighed and sat up, "Yeah, I am alright…" he turned towards Kushina…and flinched back at the look she was giving him.

She was staring at him intently with a look a mother would give a child who she knew had lied to her, "Naruto, you and I both know you are not alright, so don't lie to me." she smirked, "Or do you want to help me train in my fire element again?"

Naruto shivered at the mention of 'training in Kushina's fire element'. HAH, it was more like dodging fireballs twice the size a genin Uchiha could make.

He could still feel the burn she left on his ass from their last fireball training…three months ago.

Naruto sighed and looked back up, "You know me too well Kushina."

Kushina giggled and hoisted herself p onto the roof, "If I didn't know you very well, then I wouldn't be a very good friend, now would I?"

Naruto looked at her, "If that's true…then I must be a terrible friend, as I still know very little about you. Hell…you won't even tell me a single detail about your past." he had to dodge a small blue ball of fire before it collided with his face…

Kushina was baring her fangs, and the hair on her tails was on end, and blue fire was coating her hands and forearms, "And my answer remains…I am not talking about it!" she flicked her wrist, putting out the fire as she sat down.

Naruto looked at Kushina, "You know…one of these days, you are going to have to tell somebody."

Kushina sighed and pulled her legs into herself, "I pray…that I never have to."

Naruto remained silent as he rolled onto his back, closing his eyes.

Midnight

Naruto and Kushina had both fallen asleep on the roof, having been lulled to sleep by the flowing winds across the village. They slept on the roof peacefully…well…almost peacefully.

"Nnn…no Kaa-chan…" Naruto's eyes fluttered open as he heard a pained whimper; "P-please…" he sat up and rubbed at his eyes, getting the sleep out of it.

"What the…" he looked to his side to see Kushina thrashing about in her sleep, her face in a pained expression on her face, "Kushina?" he scooted over and looked at her as she continued to whimper.

Kushina sobbed lightly, "N-no…please Tou-san!" she began to thrash about in her sleep, gripping her hair and letting a few choked sobs out.

Naruto grabbed her shoulders, "Kushina…Kushina…WAKE UP!" he shouted as he began to rapidly shake her.

Her eyes snapped open as Naruto's shout reached her ears…she blinked a few times as she took in her surroundings…then began sobbing into Naruto's shoulder, shaking like a leaf as her tears stained Naruto's shirt.

Naruto held onto Kushina and caressed her hair, "Shhh, shhh…there, there Kushina…it was only a nightmare. Just calm down…calm down…"

Kushina continued sobbing into Naruto's shoulder, but after a little while, she began to calm down, her sobs and shaking lessening.

Naruto looked at Kushina, "Kushina…I heard you talking in your sleep" Kushina flinched as Naruto continued; "I know that whatever your nightmare was about, it involved your family. Whatever they did to you, it hurt you…what did your family do to you?"

Kushina looked down and turned away, "It's none of your business…oomph" she suddenly fell over as Naruto let go of her and stood up, walking to the other side of the roof.

He sighed and turned towards her, "I have told you everything Kushina…every insult…every last moment of my life. Even when I did not want to tell you…I told you." he turned and sighed, "How long do we have to be friends before you decide to return the favor?"

Kushina looked at Naruto…and slowly looked down, 'He's right…he has told me everything, even when he didn't want to…he told me after I asked repetitively, despite the fact he didn't want to tell.' she sighed, 'We have been friends for a long time…and I still haven't told him anything.' she sighed and crawled over to him, 'It's about time I return the favor.'

Naruto looked out at the village…then flinched as he felt a soft grip on his shoulder. He turned around to see Kushina staring at him.

"You are right Naruto, you have told me everything about you, and I have hardly told you anything. It's about time that was changed" she squeezed Naruto's shoulder lightly; "It is a long story though."

Naruto gazed into her eyes…and smiled, "I like long stories."

Kushina nodded her head and sat down, "Well…I should probably start at the beginning." she took in a deep breath and sighed, "My home village is a small town located just outside the capital of Uzu no Kuni. My family was one of the five noble houses of Uzu no Kuni's royalty. I was the oldest daughter of twelve siblings, with two others being only a year apart from me in age. My family loved and cherished me…I was loved by everyone, even the ruler of Uzu no Kuni considered me as if I were his own daughter…however" she looked down sadly, "Because of something that happened before my birth…this was not to be."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "What happened?"

Kushina narrowed her eyes and snarled, "Kyuubi."

…

…

…

Naruto's eyes lightly widened, "Kyuubi…you mean the Kyuubi no Yoko?!"

Kushina nodded her head, "Yes, two weeks before my birth, the Kyuubi attacked my village as it was on its way towards Konoha. Its chakra seeped out like runoff from a waterfall, its carnage killing all it came across. As it released its foul chakra, it entered the hospital where my mother was placed for the final stages of her pregnancy with me. Every single person in the hospital, save for my mother died. When I was born, I was considered a miracle child, as I was the only one newborn to have survived the Kyuubi's wrath. The village practically worshipped me…until…" she grew silent as tears began to brim from her eyes.

Naruto looked at her worriedly, "Until what?"

Kushina let out a choked sob, "Three weeks before I came here to Konoha…the truth of my survival…came forth…"

Flashback

Kushina was laughing as she chased after her younger brother, who was holding a large orange ball in his arms. She suddenly tripped and tumbled over her own two feet, slamming into her other siblings.

Off to the side, her mother, holding her newborn baby sister was smiling as she nursed her newborn daughter whilst watching her other children.

Kushina was laughing as she wrestled with her little sisters, who were climbing over her…then suddenly her eyes snapped open and she let out a scream of pain, "AAGGHHH!!!" she clutched her head and her rear as she felt massive amounts of pain course through her body.

The door to her home slammed open as her father came running out, hearing the scream. He looked to where he heard the scream coming from to see Kushina lying on the ground, clutching her body, "Kushina!" her mother had already run down and was now looking her over.

From the house, several nobles came running out and flocked around Kushina's prone form. Her father picked her up and ran out of the family grounds, heading straight towards the hospital.

Nobody noticed that her canines were slightly elongated…

Later

Kushina groggily opened her eyes, the lids fluttering open as her eyes slowly began to adjust to the light. She groaned loudly as she sat up, rubbing at her eyes.

She opened them up, taking in her surroundings. She was in a hospital room with several machines hooked up to her. She looked at her arm to see that she had an IV needle inside of her arm, which was hooked up to a pack of nutrients.

She hmphed and grabbed the needle in her arm, ripping it out, "Itai!" she clutched the area where the needle had been ripped out and slid off the bed. She stumbled for a moment before she grabbed the edge of the bed, 'Ouch, what happened to me?" Kushina shook her head as she felt drowsy; her legs shook violently as she finally gave out to her own weight.

"CREAK" the door to her room opened and a doctor walked inside, "Alright I should probably take the needle out of…Kushina what in the name of Kami are you doing?!" the doctor ran over to Kushina and picked her up, "You just had a very painful experience, you need to rest."

Kushina pouted and crossed her arms as she was set back on the bed, "But I feel fine."

The doctor gave her a 'are you kidding me' look, "You were just on the ground shaking violently, I don't think that qualifies as fine." He pulled the blankets over her…and smiled, "Kushina, this experience must have been incredibly painful for you…but I think that the outcome is worth it."

Kushina raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

The doctor smiled, "Let's wait until your parents get here before we explain anything."

As if Kami herself was watching, the doors to her room were slammed open, and Kushina's parents, along with some of her siblings came pouring in, "Oh Kami Kushina, are you alright?" her mother grasped her face and started looking her over, "Are you hungry, are the doctors treating you kindly?"

Kushina blushed as her siblings started giggling at her predicament, "Kaa-chan, you're embarrassing me!" she gave her mother a look that reminded her mother of a kicked puppy and she quickly let go.

Once everyone had asked Kushina if she was alright, the doctor asked the younger siblings to leave the room. Once the door was closed, he turned to them with a serious expression, "Now, I am sure you are all wondering what happened to Kushina to cause this…predicament." Kushina and her parents nodded their heads, "Well, to be honest, I am not entirely sure myself. But what we have been able to deduce is that her chakra coils have expanded far past what is considered normal for her age, as well as her muscles and tendons have become…altered in a way."

Kushina's father stepped up, "What do you mean sir?"

The doctor sighed and handed them a chart, "Your daughters chakra coils are twice the size of an academy students, her muscles are firmer and far more flexible, and her tendons allow her a more varied array of movement." He smiled, "I am not sure…but this could be the first stages of a new bloodline developing."

Gasps were heard throughout the room as the information sunk in…the Kiri massacres had spilled into Uzu no Kuni, and had caused the death of more than ninety percent of bloodlines clans in Uzu no Kuni. They had been trying to get the remaining bloodlines up to higher population to compensate for this loss, but it would be another few decades before the fruits of their efforts began to show. The idea that a new bloodline had been born in Uzu no Kuni…it was astounding.

Seeing the look in the parent's eyes, the doctor spoke, "While we are not sure, it is still a firm possibility. We will have to run bloodline tests just to be certain, in the mean time, Kushina should undergo a state of rest." The doctor cast a firm glance towards Kushina, "And I do mean rest. No playing around, no training, and no exerting yourself."

Kushina opened her mouth to protest…but a stern glance from her mother silenced her. She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, "Fine…"

The doctor smiled, "Good girl."

Her parents walked up and kissed her on the forehead before they left. Kushina laid back down with a smile on her face. She had just found out that she could very well be the matriarch of a brand new bloodline in Uzu no Kuni. She heard how well the matriarchs of new bloodlines were treated from history books, and how they were idolized in shrines and statues built in their honor.

She smirked as she closed her eyes…she was definitely going to enjoy this.

As she closed her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep…not knowing that soon, her entire world would fall apart.

Next Day

Kushina groggily opened her eyes, stretching out as she awoke from her nights sleep. She swung her legs over the side of the bed and headed over to the bathroom…as she entered she looked up…and screamed, "AHHHHH!!!" she fell backwards onto her ass, and winced in pain, she looked down, and her eyes widened even further, "No…no this can't be happening!" she stood up and ran to the mirror and looked at her reflection.

She had deeper red hair, her eyes had a slit in them, six whisker marks on her face, three on each cheek, and she had two fox ears on top of her head. She looked back down to her rear end, and found two fox tails poking out of her tail bone. She reached up to her ears…and gasped as she saw claws on her fingers instead of nails.

She began to hyperventilate as she backed out of the bathroom, "W-what in the name of Kami…?"

'CREEK' Kushina turned her head towards the door to her room as it opened, a nurse walking in with a clipboard, "Alright Kushina, are you awa-…" the woman stopped mid sentence as she saw Kushina.

The two stared at each other…until the nurse began to tremble as she pointed at Kushina, "E-ears…t-tails…c-claws…?" her eyes were filled with fear as she slowly backed up…and then screamed, "AHHHH!!!" she ran out of the room, dropping her clipboard, and running into several people.

Kushina began to shake as she processed the look on the woman's face…

Unrestrained terror…

Just as Kushina processed this information, the doors slammed open, causing her to look up to see who had entered.

"What in the name of Kami is going…on…here…?" Kushina's eyes widened as she saw who had entered…her family.

Her mother and father stared at her in shock, while her siblings were trembling at her new form.

Kushina stuttered as she stood up, "Kaa-chan…Tou-san…I…" as she took a step forward, her family jumped back as fear entered their eyes.

Her father pointed to her, "W-what…what have you done with my child…" her fathers face contorted into a snarl of hatred, "My daughter, what have you done with my daughter?!" he shouted as he took an aggressive step forward.

Kushina began to panic, "Tou-san…i-it's me, Kushina…don't you recognize me?" she trembled as she stepped back, scared of her father's face, which was contorted with hatred.

Her father sneered and grabbed a nearby chair, holding it aggressively, "Lies! My daughter is a human being! Not some demon fox!"

Kushina felt tears running down her eyes, "T-Tou-san…I AM Kushina." She looked towards her mother, "Kaa-chan, please…tell Tou-san it's me…" she reached out to her mother, and she flinched back and screamed.

"Don't hurt me!" she shivered and stood behind her husband, shaking with fear.

Kushina watched as her own siblings followed her mothers example, cowering in fear behind their father. Kushina felt her heart break as she saw her siblings stare at her in terror, "I…I am…Kushina…"

Her father snarled as he brought the chair up, "Enough of your lies Youko! Die!" he swung the chair at Kushina with as much force as he could muster.

Kushina quickly jumped out of the way of the chair, just avoiding being hit with the chair, which shattered into several pieces as it struck the floor.

Her father grabbed a sharp shard of the chair and held it aggressively, "Stop running you demon, and die!" he charged forward, making sure to block any route Kushina could possibly use to run.

Kushina felt terror, she darted her eyes around, hoping to find a way out…when her eyes landed on the window. She felt her mind running a hundred miles a minute. She had the choice of jumping out a window…or being stabbed to death by her own father.

The former was the better option…

She quickly hoisted herself over the windowsill and slammed her body through the window, just barely breaking it enough for her to get through.

She looked down…and her eyes widened in terror. She had to at least be on the third floor of the hospital. She had no time to think as she suddenly plummeted down.

She felt her heart stop as she was met with the undeniable fact that she was going to die…or so she thought.

As if by muscle memory, she spread her limbs out and caught herself on the tips of her fingers and the balls of her feet, landing with only a bit of soreness in her limbs.

She looked at herself in shock, "W-what is happening to me?"

Before she could think any further, she instinctually jumped out of the way of a piece of wood flying towards her. She looked up to see her father screaming out of the window.

"Youko! A Youko took the form of my daughter…get it…kill it!!!"

Almost immediately, people began to pour out of their houses as they heard her father's screams. When their eyes landed on her, their faces contorted with ear…before hatred began to pour from their eyes.

Kushina began to let her tears fall freely as she saw the faces of the ones who had looked upon her with love, joy, and happiness…now contorted into hatred and fear.

She bolted through the crowds, ducking out of the reach of those who tried to grab her, and sprinted towards the village gates. As she ran, she was suddenly stopped by a large blockade of merchant carts that were getting ready to leave the village. She looked around and found herself trapped…then looked at the carts, quickly diving underneath one selling Kimono's.

The carts then began to roll out of the village, with Kushina still hiding in the cart. She slipped aside a piece of cloth blocking her view and saw the villagers running through the streets, screaming for her death.

She sat back and sighed, letting a stray tear roll down her cheek…when something caught her eye. She reached out and grabbed the object…it was a simple red kimono with white swirl designs. She looked down at her current attire, a hospital gown that was in terrible condition. She quickly slipped off her hospital gown and slipped on the Kimono.

Once she finished getting on the Kimono, she rolled out of the merchant cart and into a bush that the caravan was passing by, waiting there until the merchants were far enough away.

She stood up and brushed herself off, before casting one last glance back to Uzu no Kuni…and turned away, tears flowing from her eyes, knowing that she had lost her home forever, and would never have the chance to return.

Wiping the tears from her eyes, she headed down the path, following the tracks of the trail before her…hoping to find some semblance of safety…

End Flashback

Kushina began to shake, sobbing as she held her knees lightly, "For three weeks, I spent digging through garbage cans, stealing from shop owners, and stowing aboard caravans and ships, until I finally came to Konoha. During those three weeks, I learned how to turn into a fox kit, and used that to slip in and out of places quickly." She let out a choked sob as she wiped her eyes, "I thought…I thought I would have to continue like this for the rest of my life." She looked up at Naruto with tearful eyes, "B-but then you came along, and offered me a place in your home." She reached out and hugged Naruto, "For over two years, you have told me everything about yourself…and I have told you nothing" she sobbed loudly as she squeezed Naruto tightly, burying her face in his chest, "I don't deserve to be your friend!" she was sobbing so loudly, that she never noticed the look on Naruto's face.

It was contorted with anger, but not for Kushina. No. His anger was towards Kushina's family, her village…they threw her from her home, and tried to kill her, all because of her looks.

He inwardly snarled as he made a mental vow, 'If I ever see somebody from that accursed country, I will make them suffer.'

Naruto looked down, and gently ran his fingers through Kushina's hair, "Shh, shhh, it's alright…calm down Kushina."

Kushina's sobs continued for several more minutes, before they began to slowly die down, until she was simply holding Naruto closely.

Naruto lifted her head up, "Feeling any better Kushina?"

Kushina sniffled a bit and held onto him, "A l-little bit."

Naruto allowed a small smile to grace his features, "That's good…" he stood and smiled down towards her, "Kushina…tell me, what have you learned today?"

Kushina looked at Naruto questioningly, "I…I don't understand…"

Naruto sighed and kneeled down, "Kushina, while you may not realize it, you did learn something tonight." He stood up, "You will realize what you have learned tonight, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the day after…but soon enough, you will realize what I am talking about." He turned around and walked towards the window, "Come on…let's go to bed."

Kushina watched as Naruto entered the window to his room, and looked down, 'Learned…' she looked up at the night sky, the stars twinkling as the moonlight shone across the village, 'What did I learn?'

Kushina stood up and walked inside the window, but not before casting one last glance towards the village, before she closed the window behind her.

Elsewhere

A small rat dug through the garbage as it tried to find a small scrap of food in the trash bins. The rat squeaked as it found a small slice of bread for it to feast on.

It grabbed the slice of bread and scurried out of the trash can, landing on the ground before it darted down an alleyway, its prize in its mouth. It stopped just behind a dumpster as it set the slice of bread down, tearing off small bits of bread as it nibbled on its feast.

Suddenly the rats ears twitched, and it looked around, sniffing the air as it got on all fours, as if readying to flee.

After a few minutes, the rat stopped twitching, and scurried back over to its meal of bread…it grabbed the piece it had started eating…

"SHAAH!" the rat had no chance to move, as a set of fangs shot out from underneath the dumpster it had chosen to enjoy its meal next to, a long slender body followed the fangs as it coiled around the rat tightly.

The rat's eyes began to quiver as if a poison was being shot through its body while it was being crushed to death. Blood began to drip from its eyelids, flowing down the mousse head, and dripping over the slender body, which was covered in black scales.

The light in the rats eyes dimmed, until it was completely gone…the life had left the small rodents eyes.

The slender creature uncoiled itself from around the rat just as the moonlight shone on the alley.

The slender creature was a black snake with two horn-like structures on the tip of its snout, and long fangs dripping with venom, its body looked like it was built for both striking and crushing its prey.

The slender creature was the most venomous snake in all of Hi no Kuni…

It hissed as drool dripped from its jaws, opening them widely as it moved forward…and gently grabbed the rat by the side of its body.

The snake then lifted up the rat and slithered to a nearby water drain where it slinked through the holes, which were just big enough for it to fit through.

The snake landed on concrete with a sharp 'plop' before it began to slither down the concrete edge.

After it had traveled for what seemed like several village squares, it suddenly made a turn down a dark tunnel…it traveled several meters until it came upon a small hole in the wall.

It slinked inside and was bathed in candle light…several candles shone enough light to allow the contents of the hole to be revealed.

Several snakes lay coiled on pipes and small pieces of concrete, and a few pieces of paper with childish drawings on them laid about. A single photo showing a beautiful dark haired woman wearing kunoichi attire. Her hair was silky violet and her eyes were a dark green…she was absolutely beautiful.

The snake slithered over to a shadowed portion of the room and dropped the rat from its mouth before looking up, allowing a hiss to echo from its throat.

In the shadows, a pair of light green snake like eyes opened, and looked towards the snake. The eyes focused on the rat…and then looked back to the snake.

From the shadows, a small hand, thin, and child-like, which carried slightly elongated nails reached out towards the snake. The snake slithered up the arm and coiled around the forearm, hissing lightly as it nuzzled against the pale flesh.

Another hand reached out and grabbed the rat, and brought it up to the face of the person.

The candlelight shifted a bit, and revealed the face of the shadowed figure. It was a young girl, no older than seven to eight years old, unnaturally pale skin, scraggly black hair with violet highlights. Her eyes were a light green color, and were slitted much like a snakes…she opened her mouth, revealing a set of snake-like fangs…before they were buried in the flesh of the dead rat.

The little girl swallowed the piece of rat whole, and turned towards the snake on her forearm, smiling a bit, "Thank you Cerastes…thank you." She leaned down and kissed the top of the snakes head, and placed the rest of the rat on the floor, which was quickly swarmed by the other snakes in the hole.

The candlelight dimmed again as the girl closed her eyes, and fell asleep in her home…a pit of snakes.

Kushina's story has finally been revealed, and who is this young girl who lives amongst snakes, how will future events play out...WHY AM I ASKING YOU ALL THESE QUESTIONS?!?!?!

Translations and Terms:

Cerastes: Greek serpent that was incredibly flexible, and had horns upon its head

Uzu no Kuni: Land of Whirlpools

Uzumaki: Whirlpool

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