The song is "She's My Winona" by Fall out boy. A great band currently on hiatus. Patrick (lead singer) is solo right now and having a hard time so check out his album album. I'm using this as half irony and half what's on my mind, not completely related but songs are running out faster than chocolate near easter and halloween.


"W-what.. it's me. Naruto, you know? From the academy? We pulled pranks together? We're family.. forever? You live with me and we take turns buying ramen." Naruto stumbled over his words.

"I don't know what you're talking about.." She whispered. "Where's Sasuke nii-chan.. where's my mama?"


"How is she?" Kiba asked, attempting to stand up when Naruto stormed from the room.

"Hiashi.. may I have a word, please." Naruto gritted out, trying to keep his tongue. He promised Shinobu he wouldn't ever be rude to the Hyuuga clan.. other than Neji.

"Yes?" Hiashi looked at him calmly though didn't move from where he was sitting.

"It's regarding Mika's.. punishment.. or lack there off and I assume you'd prefer to discuss it.. in private." Naruto spoke, jaw and fists clenched.

"Anything you have to say can be spoken in front of these people." Hiashi replied.

"A seal does NOTHING to make up for what she did!" He shouted, no longer to hold his tongue or rage. "She should be sent to prison! Let the council deal with it, ban her from the clan, execute her or something! If this is all you're doing then this shouldn't be a clan matter!" He roared. Neji looked on in silent horror. Expecting to see Naruto punished or something for talking like to their clan head but Hiashi simply looked on calmly.

"Naruto.." Hiashi started before being quickly cut off again.

"NO! Don't you dare Naruto me! She's my family! She doesn't even remember my name! Her mother died, what five years ago! But no, I show up and she's all "Where Sasuke nii-chan? Where's my mama". You're clan seal completely destroyed her!" He practically screeched, catching his breath and resorting to just glaring at the man while the others took in the information.

"What do you mean she doesn't remember.." Kiba spoke slowly looking at the floor.

"Go find out for yourself." Naruto growled, gesturing to the door.

Taking a hold of the wheels on his chair, Kiba rolled towards the door before Kurenai could stop him. Neji following shortly behind.


"Do I know you two too?" Shinobu glanced at the two boys warily, ignoring the protests as she pulled multiple IV's and chords out of her arms.

"Would you stop doing that? You need those to heal." Kiba spoke, grabbing her wrist.

"Unless I know who you are I don't care what you think dog breath." Shinobu growled.

"Wait.. didn't Naruto say she went to the mental frame of a seven year old? This doesn't seem like your average orphan seven year old." Neji whispered to Kiba.

"Ok, for one I can hear you, baka. Two, do I look like a seven year old to you? Of course not. Now if you'd excuse me I have to get to work."

"What are you talking about, Shinobu.. you don't work.. you're a ninja.. on team eight. We don't have any missions because of the chunin exams. You're fighting remember, you got through with Shino!" Kiba tried to explain.

"And what are you? A werewolf and a dancing leprechaun? I'm not stupid. My brother's a ninja, not me. I have no one to protect so why on earth would I want to fight? Not like dad's around to be disappointed in me for being weak, so there would be no point." Shinobu replied, sarcasm dripping in pools from her voice as she ran around to grab her things.

"Where are you planning on going? You live with Naruto, your brother doesn't even know who you are." Neji pointed out, keeping a close eye on the exit.

"Naruto? Is he that blond idiot who was in here earlier?" The two exchanged glances before slowly nodding.

"Look Shinobu will you just slow down for a moment.. maybe we can get this figured out." Kiba spoke slowly.

"I'll give you two minutes. If you waste any more of my time you'll regret it." She hmphed before sitting on the edge of the bed playing with her leather gloves. Without another word they both quickly left the room.

"Well?" Naruto looked up, still obviously angry but not shouting any more.

"Well that was no seven year old.. she acted as if she had grown up in the Uchiha compound but never became a ninja. She mentioned her dead father disapproving of her, her brother being a ninja and having a job." Neji replied.

"She's trying to leave! She gave us two minutes, can you please talk to her Kurenai sensei?" Kiba asked, if he ever showed resemblance to a puppy it was then. His eyes pleaded and begged in a way that his pride wouldn't let his words.

"Alright.." Kurenai sighed before walking into the room, a small pit in the base of her stomach. Inside, much to her shock, was a sobbing girl shaking silently in the middle of the bed. Blankets wrapped around her shoulders she seemed to be trying to shrink into invisibilty.

"Shinobu..?" Kurenai asked, carefully moving closer to the girl. She forced herself to keep moving forward when the girl looked up at her with pain stricken, teary eyes. Though it wasn't the pain that shocked her, in place of her normal gleaming onyx eyes were a pair of dark red Sharingan watching her every move. "Shinobu, are you alright?" She asked again.

"Good, mama." She replied with a small smile, a visibly shiver going up her spine. Kurenai's eyes widened. What was happening in this girl's mind? She had heard shouting from her not just a moment before when she was talking to the other boys but when facing her she was simply a small lost child. She watched as the girl looked up at her expectantly.

"Shinobu.. can you tell me where we are?" Kurenai asked, kneeling next to the bed.

"Home?" She asked more than replied, tilting her head slightly.

"That's good, Shinobu.. can you tell me where home is?" She asked, treading carefully. She didn't want to scare the girl or possibly trigger another mental change.

"Alley, mama. My box." She smiled. "Mama.. can you read a story?" Shinobu looked up at Kurenai hopefully. It broke her heart.

"I.. can't Shinobu.. I need to leave for a little while.. I'm sorry." Kurenai spoke quietly, something told her that Shinobu wasn't really talking to her but reliving a memory and if she made one mistake it would shake her from it. She needed her to stay here and not turn violent until she could get someone better with mental trauma to look at her.

"Oh...ok.." Shinobu whispered quietly. "I love you, mama.." She said, giving Kurenai a sighed, standing and walking out of the room, her heart cracking at each small sob that echoed through the room behind her. No child deserved a past like that..

"Kurenai?" Hiashi asked watching her.

"We need to get Inoichi Yamanaka down here, now. I'm not sure which Shinobu each of you saw but I'm pretty sure I got her when she was somewhere around three to five. I'd prefer to keep her there and not somewhere violent." Kurenai explained nodding to Hinata who immediately disappeared around the corner.

"Why haven't you done anything more, Hiashi. Mika didn't get half of the punishment she deserves, Naruto is right." Kurenai asked.

"I agree.." He said plainly, earning looks of wonder and shock. "It wasn't my decision though, Hokage-sama told me I could take this measure to prevent it happening again but upon mentioning worse punishments he immediately denied the options. There's nothing I can do." He sighed.

"Kurenai sensei..? I'm not bringing the team down, right..?" A voice called from behind them, Shinobu walking out with her head down. "I.. I shouldn't be on this team.. they're all stronger than me.. I mean.. If I train with Hinata in the compound, what if I let her down..? What if I disgrace her.. them? Her father is harsh enough on her as it is." She spoke, her eyes glazed over, as if it was only them in the room.

"Shinobu, you are a very strong girl. You will never disgrace Hinata or our clan." Hiashi spoke watching as the glaze snapped from her eyes.

"Then why am I even with you in the first time! Why would another clan possibly want to take me in if my first one didn't even want me?" She yelled glaring him down. "Why..why is this happening to me? What's happening to me?" She sobbed slowly dropped to the floor.

"Shinobu.. Mika used the curse seal on you.. you've already represented us well. Because of the seal your memory is acting up. You keep changing mental states." Kurenai tried to explain.

"Seal.. what seal? How have I possibly represented you well.. I don't even know you people! LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screeched, knocking Kurenai's hand away before bolting down the hallway.

"What just happened?" Kiba asked looking after her wide eyed.

"No clue.." Neji muttered.

"I'm here" Inoichi panting running down the hall. "What's the emergency?"

"Well apparently it's running that way.." Kurenai sighed as she got to explaining what was going on.


Shinobu smiled waving at the odd person as she ran towards the ramen shop. She couldn't wait to see Ayame and Tseuchi and get to work.

"Grandpa! I'm he-.. Ayame? Grandpa?" The girl asked, looking around the closed down ramen shop, a small "closed for family outing" sign on the door. "Great.. now what am I supposed to do." She sighed, slowly walking away from the shop.

"I guess I could pick up a paper.. it's been a while since I've seen Kabuto-kun." Shinobu smiled to herself before running into someone just as she spead up.

Speak of the devil.

"Shinobu..?" The boy asked, giving her a hand up.

"Kabuto-kun? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the newspaper stand?" She asked.

"What are you talking about Shinobu.. I'm a ninja.. if anything I should training for the chunin exams, like you." He asked looking at her in confusion.

"Ugh, not this again. That's what that Naruto guy said at the hospital." Shinobu groaned.

"Wait a minute.. why were you talking to Naruto.. he probably told you a partial truth. You are a ninja but they just want to use you. I can't believe they lied." Kabuto growled, carefully watching her reactions.

"What..? Then who am I supposed to believe?" She asked, looking up at him in slight disbelief.

"Me, remember. Our dad adopted you. We're siblings, doing a recon mission in Konoha." He whispered the last part.

"What..?" She paused, trying desperately to remember something.

"C'mon.. we'll take you home and he and I can explain everything." Kabuto smiled holding out his hand.

"I.. alright.. Kabuto nii-san... thank you."


Cliff hangers.. officially my forte (- insert accent I'm too lazy to find). So I'll be honest ever since the memory loss this is ad-libbed and not planned. I had left a big gap in my drafts from gai's training to the chunin exams and somehow this turned up. Thanks for all of the reviews and support :)


DialACow: Sharingan activated :P Mika was definitely the best option :P Planned from the moment I gave her the seal. lol. Sorry about the cruelty, I winced along with her but I found it necessary to the plot. Hehe, thank you so much. and thanks for the review!


LilPrincess95(Chapter 7): Glad you liked the prank so much :P Thank you for the review :)


Chibichibi98: Yay for memory loss :P I'd tell you but that would be a bit of a spoiler now wouldn't it? You're not the only one thinking that, myself included but I have very good reasons :) Thanks so much for your review.


Alpenwolf: Yay for nice surprises? I knew it had to be one of the two but I figured a little bonding on Neji's part would be good. As for the amnesia.. ya that really sucks :( makes me sad. Somehow I always end up being mean to my OC's.. it just makes for such good plot XD Lazyness, seems we have a mutual problem my friend XD I feel very close to Shika out of all of the characters because of his attitude and point of view XD Plus clouds are just so pretty! Something tells me Neji would be silently annoyed :P Thanks for the review :DD


girl-of-anime: Haha, yay for random curve-balls, eh? It's a secret but thanks so much for the review :DD


OrionRedde: Brace yourselves indeed XD I'd suggest a bit more backwards and upside down but we'll have to see XD I'm glad you liked it and thank you for the review :)