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"I could never find the right way to tell you, have you noticed I've been gone? Cause I left behind the home you left me, but I will carry it along." -Shelter

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I stood in front of the Konohagakure gates, feeling the sun beam on my face as I grinned with victory. Finally. I made it.

Konoha was bigger than I imagined. The gates were at least ten meters above my head. I walked forwards, going towards the men at the gate.

"Excuse me?" One said, walking up to me. He was tall, muscular, sturdy. "Hello girly, do you have a pass?" He said, kneeling down to my level. I tilted my head to the side, hoping to act as innocent as possible. "I-I'm going to see the Hokage." I stuttered out.

The man looked over at his partner, who shrugged. "What's your name sweetie?"

I felt slightly uncomfortable with him giving me these nicknames. "Seika." I answered, thinking of a name off of the top of my head.

"What business do you have with the Hokage, Seika?"

"It's a secret." He looked skeptically at me. "But I have to see him. He's in danger." I said, hoping he would believe me.

The two men's eyes widened. They looked at one another, then took my hand.

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They brought me to the Hokage. Apparently, claiming the Hokage is in danger was a one way ticket to see him.

The Hokage was old, but younger than how he looked in Naruto. He wore his Hokage robes and hat that shaded his eyes from the burning sun.

"Hokage-sama." The man holding my hand bowed. I did too. "This girl requested to see you. It's urgent."

I let go of his hand and stood in front of the Hokage, bowing again. "Hokage-sama, there is something I must tell you." I said. The Hokage straightened his posture, nodded at the man, and smiled. The man behind me disappeared. "Go on." He said.

I scanned the area. We seemed to be alone.

"We are alone." The Hokage assured me. I nodded my head. "You shouldn't worry about assassination, Hokage-sama. I am not able to kill you." I reassured him.

He gave me half a nod.

"... What I'm about to tell you is the truth. What I tell you today is for the better of Konoha and for the world. For peace and prosperity." I said calmly. He nodded again.

"... I know the council has voted and ordered Itachi to kill his entire clan. If this happens, Sasuke will go on the path of an Avenger. He will kill Itachi, then destroy Konoha. If you kill Sasuke, then you lose your bargaining chip with Itachi and the Uchiha clan will destroy Konoha. I know the Uchiha's pride as a clan is large, but for the better of Konoha, you must negotiate. You must find a way or else the future of Konoha will only be dark."

The Hokage was shocked. Not surprising. How would a seven year old girl possibly know about this information.

"Who are you?" The Hokage asked. I bit my lip.

"...This information must not be shared with anyone." I said. "You must swear on your life, on Konoha, that you will not tell anyone about my identity."

"I swear." He responded immediately.

Without any hesitation, I spoke again. "My name is Kaida Kuroba from Sunagakure. But… my real name and my true persona is gone. I've come from… another place. I know Konoha's future, but only a single future ahead. I'm changing that future for the better. I want peace and prosperity for this land. I refuse to let any more unnecessary deaths occur. I refuse to watch people suffer more than they need to."

The Hokage nodded his head, knowingly. He scratched his beard and let out a long sigh. "This burden you bear is tricky. I know you mean well, I know you want peace, but… the future is a risky business. If you know what will happen then why not let it happen? The future is the future."

I shook my head. I should have expected him to be wise about this.

"I'm sorry, but I refuse to do so." I said, standing my ground. "For the sake of Konoha, I will change the future. Even if I shall perish and lose my humanity by doing so."

The Hokage smiled, kneeling to my level and putting a hand on my head. He awkwardly rubbed my head. "I see… You are strong for your age Kaida-san." "Kaida is fine. Or Kaida-chan. I hate formalities."

He chuckled. "What do you wish from Konoha in return?"

I smiled. "A place to live, safety from the Akatsuki, and keep my living here a secret from Suna. I ran away from home to be here in time. I wish to remain here without Suna or my parents attempting to drag me back."

The Hokage's smile faded. "Why do you wish for safety against the Akastuki?"

I lowered my neckline, showing him the kanji over my heart. "Surely you've heard of the Dragon war?"

The Hokage's eyes widened.

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"Monster!"

"Freak!"

"Go die!"

I turned, looking at the crowd of people in a circle. My eyes narrowed as I began pushing through the crowd of whispers and disownment. In the middle of the crowd was three shinobi men beating a small boy with blonde hair up. I clenched my fists, walking forwards and grabbing the oncoming fist in midair. The man I grabbed stopped, turned, and glared. I glared right back.

"What do you think you're doing girl?" He asked with hatred burning in his eyes. I did not flinch.

"You have five seconds to back away and leave him alone. Or else I'll report this to the Hokage." I said calmly, my hand gripping into the man's flesh tighter.

He smirked, ripping his hand out of my grip and grabbing me by the collar, lifting my small body off of the ground. "So cocky. I'll beat that pride right outta ya."

"You should be ashamed to call yourself a shinobi. All of you should be ashamed for letting him and his group of princesses beat up a child." I snarled, spitting into his face. He hissed, dropping me and giving me a chance to grab the blonde boys hand.

I smiled. "Come with me."

Before he could answer, I pulled him away from the crowd and ran through the streets. I laughed at the sound of the three men helping their buddy up.

The boy dragged behind me, stumbling every so often. "Jump." I said, jumping up myself onto the roof above us. He jumped, squeezing my hand as he did so. We panted, sitting on the rooftop. I grinned, falling back onto the roof as I heard the three men rush through the alley we ran down cluelessly.

"Heh… idiots." I smirked, turning to the blonde boy who was panting as well. He had messy bright yellow hair and sky blue eyes. On his chubby cheeks were distinct whiskers and dirt. He looked a bit bruised.

"You alright?" I asked.

He frowned, looking down at the roof. "... why did you save me?"

I stared down at him, his sad blue eyes were on the brink of crying. I smiled, putting a hand on his head and messing up his hair more. "I couldn't let those punks beat a cute boy like you up."

He stared up at me, shocked. "D-do you know who I am?"

I nodded. "A jinchuriki. I know. Why does it matter? I know another jinchuriki like you. You guys are cool." I said with a grin. He stared at me, examining me. I held out my hand.

"My name is Kaida." I said.

He took my hand and finally showed me a wide, toothy grin. "Naruto Uzumaki!"

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I took Naruto for ramen and ended up spending the rest of my money I had brought from Suna. Geezus that kid could eat a whale.

Walking him home was interesting. It seems the way to a boy's heart IS through his stomach. He opened up to me. He joked and pulled me to places around the town. I didn't mind though. In fact, I enjoyed it. He reminded me of Gaara.

Throughout our little adventure, I began to hear people whisper around us. A woman and her friend walked by, while Naruto and I were staring at the flower shop, and told her friend that Naruto was a monster. So I turned to her, smiled innocently, then kicked my foot out to flip her over.

"That was so cool Onee-chan!" Naruto praised me as I dusted off my leggings. I smiled sheepishly, glaring down when the woman's eyes met mine. She shivered, taking her friend's hand and rushing down the street.

I looked at the sky, watching as the sun began setting in a beautiful array of orange and yellow. "It's getting late. I should take you home." Naruto froze up at that. His grip on my hand tightened.

"... I don't want to go home…" he said quietly. I frowned, tugging at his hand.

".. Ne Naruto-kun… I don't really have a house right now so… I was wondering if I could sleep over at your place for a night." I said, rubbing the back of my neck.

Naruto's face instantly lit up, his eyes sparkling into mine. "Y-yeah! Of course Onee-chan!"

I laughed, the bubbly feeling in my stomach returning. The feeling of happiness for another person. "Lead the way then."

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"How did you survive up til now?!" I asked, flabbergasted at how messy his apartment was. Empty ramen cups piled on top of each other, clothes scattered everywhere, and there was this smell of old ramen drenching the room. Naruto blushed, embarrassed of his messy room. "G-gomen onii-chan…"

I sighed, rubbing his head. Did I mention his hair was hella soft?

"It's alright Naruto-kun, I'll just have to clean up a bit tomorrow…" I said, examining the whole apartment.

Naruto blushed brighter, shaking his head. "You don't have to!"

I winked at him. "I want to. I like cleaning. This won't take THAT long."

I walked into the apartment, opening another door. In an instant, a pile of ramen cups fell on top of me. I gagged, getting attacked by empty cups. Naruto winced in the background.

".. okay maybe it'll take a while."

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Chapter End.

Author's Note: It's not THAT bad right..? Erm… I hope not.

I feel like Kaida is more on the logical side of things. She'll plan out what to do and how to go about it. I thought about the paths she could take. If she snuck in, she would have to have been caught by shinobi and brought back to Suna. Or I could've made her Mary Sue OP ninja girl and made her invincible.

The other option was this and I like this better. It gives me a pavement to paint along.

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