I am getting quite frustrated with this story to be honest. It's clear to me that nobody ever really reads Author's notes. As I said in the beginning of the last chapter...

I CAN'T CHANGE THE SLOTS SO THAT THEY HAVE TWO OC AS THEY MAIN CHARACTERS, DESPITE THE COUNTLESS TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE IT FOR THE SAKE OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT ME "LABELLING IT INCORRECTLY".

So to save those who will be reporting me for false advertisement, I have simply removed Hinata from the character slots, and just have an OC and Naruto in the slot. Such a pity though, because it will eventually follow Naruto and Hinata, beginning with this chapter. Also, may critiques who take the internet waaay too seriously please refrain from assuming they know everything that will happen? And while I understand that people come to Naruto fanfiction archives to read alternate versions of their favourite moments and characters from the world of Naruto, hell that's the whole reason I began writing this story, I am only trying to make my own story with my own character, while also focusing on the current event in Konoha and the rest of the shinobi world.

Maybe, just maybe, I could get at least one positive review? It would make me feel a whole lot better about writing this.

I awoke to brilliant daylight filtering through my closed eyelids, warmth engulfing my face and body. My eyes fluttered open lazily, my vision still hazy but slowing adjusting to my surroundings. I tried to sit up but my body was completely numb and from the neck down, I couldn't feel anything. I panicked. Where was I? How did I get here? Where was uncle?! Why wasn't my body responding?

I exhaled calmly, composing myself. I thought about what I remembered last, frowning. All I could remember was uncle and I walking towards some unknown village, and him saying we were almost there. I remember... trying to show uncle my new jutsu that I hadn't used before but had been practising, and a burning, sort of dazzling sensation. Did I succeed? Or maybe we were attacked. Did they capture uncle? I knew he wouldn't go down so easily. I had never seen him lose a fight. Maybe he had been called for a very important Akatsuki mission by his superiors, and had to leave our trip immediately. I shook my head. If uncle were called in, he wouldn't have just left me in a random spot. I considered the actuality of enemies far stronger than uncle. It seemed like the most probable option – uncle was a wanted man. If he had been captured, it was up to me to save him, I thought determinedly.

In a situation like this, when an enemy had you under a genjutsu or had paralyzed your body, it was best to take in as much of your surroundings as possible, and gather information on your circumstances or whereabouts from that. I craned my head to get a better look around me. I was in a small box shaped room. Directly opposite me was a door that was slightly ajar. Behind me, I guessed from the slight breeze tickling my neck and the intensity of the heat, was a window. And I was lying... in a bed, about three feet off the ground. Now I was perplexed. Why was I in a bed? What happened to my body?! I glanced left, and saw a bedside table, adorned with a small glass vase that held a blooming sunflower, and an alarm clock. I glanced to my right, and saw another bedside table; this was with nothing but a single sheet of paper. I glanced at it, noticing Uncle's unmistakable handwriting. I sighed a sigh of relief. At least he was okay, and it was nothing like I had thought of. I stretched my head as far as I could to read the note.

Emiko, I am just in the next room, so please do not panic. Your body may be unable to move when you wake up. Please call out to me when you finally wake up, and I will explain everything.

So I wasn't under any kind of genjutsu or paralyzing technique. I was desperate to know what had happened to my body. I tried to gather the natural energy around me to convert to chakra so I would regain my strength back, but nothing happened. As much as I tried, my chakra points all over my body wouldn't gather any natural energy.

"Uncle Itachi! Please come quickly!" I screamed, as terror seeped into my body and brain, and various situations went through my head, all pictures of dread and worst scenarios. Uncle finally entered the room, and sat on the edge of my bed. He grabbed my hand.

"Can you feel this?" He asked, tightening his fist around my fingers. I knew I should be able to, but I couldn't. I shook my head. He dropped my hand and sighed.

"What is wrong with me, Uncle?" I pleaded, desperate for answers.

"To understand what has happened to your body you must understand your chakra producing abilities. To help explain this, I will use one of your mother's forbidden scrolls," uncle propped me up against the pillows, and reached into his rucksack and pulled out a white scroll, with intricate markings that I had never seen before. My eyes widened at the thought of uncle finally explaining a little about these powers. My mother never wanted to reveal any of it to me, not even on her deathbed when I begged and begged for her to let me use my power to help her. She said that until I could comprehend my abilities, I was not to use it for any reason. She smiled at me, saying that one day I will understand.

Uncle carefully unraveled the scroll, and spread it across the bed, kneeling on the floor next to me as he pointed at the first picture. It depicted the outline of a human being, hands frozen in seals. Within that person was a singular ball of white energy, glowing brightly. Around the person, energy was drawn in to the ball. Next to that was the shape of another person, in the same position. Within that person was a singular ball of energy, the distinction being that the ball was a mixture of two colour – red and blue, and energy was flowing outwards from the outline.

"This is you." He pointed at the first picture. "This is me, or a normal shinobi." He pointed at the second picture. I nodded, not sure what the big difference was.

"Most shinobi are able to mold chakra by combining spiritual energy, seen here in blue and physical energy, shown in red. Our chakra is produced by various organs in our body, which feed that chakra to our chakra coils, which are all interconnected by the chakra circulatory system. Once molded, chakra can be released, so it pours through one, or many of our 361 chakra points around our body. Some points are restricted, so one cannot release every possible amount of chakra in their body, which would cause them to die. However, these Eight Gates can be opened, and will remove any limitations on the amount of chakra released. Everybody has chakra, but to mold chakra, one must be able to utilize physical energy, which is derived from the body's cells, and spiritual energy, the energy of the soul – this is called chakra control. By mixing different ratios of these, chakra becomes more distinct, taking on a different colour or a newfound strength. These two aspects combined are called your total-stamina, and the maximum amount of chakra one can produce is called your chakra power-level. Do you understand this?"

I nodded hesitantly. We have had this discussion about chakra before. "So how am I any different? I can mould chakra using my physical and spiritual energy easily, and use natural energy so what does this have to do with me?"

He shook his head. "That's where you are wrong. You don't have chakra producing organs, or physical or spiritual energy, and your energy is anything but natural."

My expression was one of shock and disbelief as my brain gradually took this in. I didn't have chakra producing organs or any energy inside of me? So why was I able to use jutsu? I knew I had the energy, I could feel it radiating through my limbs.

"So how can I use chakra for genjutsu and... I'm sure I'm able to use ninjutsu too..."

"You have a different kind of energy within you. It is very similar to senjutsu, natural energy, except you do not need physical or spiritual energy to balance it. Instead of having organs that produce chakra, the force in your body," he pointed at the white ball inside the first figure, "naturally creates chakra from the invisible energy around you – the sky, the earth, from feelings of those around you – from the energy of everything, you are able to draw chakra in to your cells, and release them into your chakra circulatory system, and eventually through the chakra points. It is very basic, because there is no need for molding chakra, as it is stored in every cell in your body. You may not be aware of it, but at every single instance of your life, you are gaining chakra – it is flowing through your body, filling it to the brim with chakra, before releasing the pent up invisible energy through your chakra points so it doesn't corrode your body with the pure energy. Because of your lineage, you were not born with any restrictions on your chakra points, or the Eight Gates that I referred to earlier, because your chakra needs to constantly be released either naturally or through using jutsu. With genjutsu and taijutsu, you are only releasing a minimum amount of chakra, compared to when using ninjutsu and your sharingan. With ninjutsu, there are five basic elements – wind, fire, earth, water and lightning – that your chakra will react to and essentially, use in techniques. Ninja can have an affinity for one, two, or more elements. Your chakra however, is very, very complex for reasons unknown to me. I do know this – your chakra, when you purposely build up that energy at a certain point in your body, draws in not only natural energy but pure light energy. I saw it when you used that forbidden jutsu. It becomes unstable and when you release it, you are not only releasing it from that point where you purposely built up your chakra, but releasing it from every single point in your body. Because you don't have the restrictions of the Eight Gates, the energy is too much and it overflows your chakra points, damaging them to the point where they have closed. Because of this, you are not able to release chakra constantly and it has built up in your body, causing paralysis. That is why your mother did not want me to teach you any of the forbidden jutsu of her clan; because she knew that releasing so much energy from your fragile body would damage it like this. That is why it is very dangerous, and why you must learn to control your natural energy."

I sat in silence for a minute as my brain tried to make sense of my situation. Finally, with a shaky voice, I spoke.

"Does this mean I will be paralysed forever?" I uttered my worst fear. Not being able to move, being half a vegetable for the rest of my life would be a fate worse than death. Uncle Itachi smiled at me, brightening my hopes, before crushing them.

"Perhaps. But coincidentally, we are in the village of one of the most talented medical ninja that has ever lived, I believe. She will definitely be able to help you, don't worry Emiko!"

Uncle beamed at me, voice full of enthusiasm and optimism. His hope gave me hope; I trusted his words, as I trusted him with my life. But that didn't mean I was exactly happy about being a temporary cripple.

"So, who is this woman? What shitty little village are we in now?" I asked irritably, impatient to get this along with, so I could return to my normal, responsive self.

"She is known by many names – the Slug Princess, the sucker, but most refer to her as the Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade." My eyes just about popped out of my head. Uncle chuckled, amused by my reaction.

"S-so we're in..." I trailed off. I had dreamed this day would come, but I had hoped it would come under better circumstances. If it weren't for the fact that I was paralysed, I probably would have demanded that we go sight-seeing immediately.

"That's right. We are in mine, and your father's birthplace. The 'shitty' village, known as Konoha, the Hidden Leaf Village."

Thoughts? Is it too difficult to understand, or does it make sense to anyone? I know it's different to what is natural, but it has it's reasons. For the next chapter, I'm not sure who's POV I want to start with. Should I continue with Emiko's, or Kazuya's? Orrrrrr I could just begin with either Naruto, or Hinata's POV. Reviews would be nice :)