oOXOo

"Do you remember, feeling invincible? When there was trouble, it was us against the world." -Against the Current (Gravity)

oOXOo

When I woke up, I was in a hospital room. Of course I was. I forced myself to sit up, struggling a bit and gaining a headache when I did.

"You're awake."

I turned, looking at the man who said that. A doctor. White robe and everything.

He smiled at me. "You were out for quite a while Seika-san." He said, looking down at his clipboard. I simply nodded.

"When can I leave?" I asked.

He stared at me, his face slowly turning to shock. "S-Seika-san, you just woke out of a small coma! Your body-" "Is completely fine." I reassured him, proving the point by jumping out of bed.

My muscles were sore, my chest felt a bit off, and I was really out of shape. That was basically it. Surprising. I'll have to ask Kasai about that later.

Oh yeah, I had bonded with a dragon. Cool.

"O-Oh well… you have to do some paperwor-" "I took care of that."

The Hokage snuck around the doctor, who immediately bowed. "H-Hokage-sama!"

I grinned, leaning against the bed for a bit of support. "Sup."

The Hokage smiled towards me, then turned to the doctor. "Hishima-san, I take it Seika-san can leave whenever?"

"H-Hai, Hokage-sama!"

"Very good. Come along, Seika." I grinned wider, moving from my place and following the Hokage through the hospital.

"You worried us. No one expected you to be bonded with the dragons already." He commented, keeping his head held high. I shrugged. "I wasn't. I had just bonded to him actually. I think it was because of the emotional trigger I felt when Danzo tried to kill Naruto."

The Hokage nodded. "Yes… I suspected as much. Danzo is currently in prison, waiting for his sentence."

I frowned, clenching and unclenching my fists. "Hokage-sama… what do you think caused Danzo to do this? He's a smart man. A full-blown attack against the Uchiha's was… unexpected. And completely stupid."

The Hokage nodded, humming in thought. "Yes… I have a bad feeling about this. We are sure to keep a close eye on him."

"Good." I said, smiling as I felt the sun beam on my face for the first time in what felt like forever. (Insert frozen song)

"You worried Itachi-kun as well." The Hokage said out of the blue.

I blinked. "Itachi?"

"Yes," He was smirking, "Itachi-kun was the one who brought you to the hospital."

I shifted a bit. "Okay?" I didn't know how to respond.

The Hokage's eyes flashed towards the side. I blinked, turning to see none other than Itachi Uchiha approaching us.

"I believe I must get back to work. I put off paperwork to see you out, Seika-san. I'll see you later for training." He said, turning around and walking off with a backhand wave.

I blinked, turning around to protest, but Itachi happened.

"Seika-san." He said. God his voice was deep. Like… really deep and the voice you wished your boyfriend had. (If you have one.)

He was taller than I thought. I forgot how old he was. I kinda lost track of my birthday as well. How old was I? Seven? Well technically I could change it if I wanted to seeing that I'm mentally around twenty.

"Hello? Have we met?" I asked, trying to be as oblivious as I could. Itachi frowned, his handsome face rippling for a moment.

"Ah… I forgot. We have yet to introduce ourselves." he was so formal I kinda wanted to hit him. I hate formalities. "My name is Uchiha Itachi." He said.

I showed a small smile. "Seika."

"I have something I must talk to you about. If you're not busy…" I shrugged. "I guess not. Want to go get dango?" He nodded.

So then we began our walk to the dango shop.

oOo

"...You saved me and helped save the Uchiha clan. I am grateful." He said, breaking the awkward silence. I shrugged. "I did what anyone else would have done. Danzo was out of line."

Itachi nodded in agreement, but I could tell something else was bugging him. When we reached the dango shop, I ordered two dozen sticks and gave the cashier my money. Itachi tried to pay, but I refused.

"Let's go to the Hokage mountain. I love it up there." I held the dango close to my chest. Itachi simply nodded. He was quieter than I expected.

I jumped onto the roof of a beige house, jumping from roof to roof towards the Hokage mountain. It wasn't that far away. Maybe a mile.

He jumped along side me, his hitate headband gleamed in the sun above us. I inwardly frowned to myself. I forgot, by this time, Itachi was an ANBU at least. I wonder how his ranking will be placed now that he wasn't going to become an Akatsuki member.

Once we reached the mountain, I leaned against a rock on the top, looking over Konoha. Itachi sat next to me, eating a stick of sweet dango. I gobbled up mine.

"You sure are hungry." He commented. I stuck my tongue out. "I didn't eat for however long I was in the hospital. Besides, hospital food sucks and dango is amazing." I said, taking another stick and dipping it in gooey syrup.

Itachi chuckled. "I agree."

I grinned, leaning back a bit more. "So what's on your mind Uchiha? You've been scanning me over since you met me. If I didn't know better, I'd say you've been checking me out." I teased. Itachi snorted, rolling his eyes.

"You are different than what I imagined you'd be." He admitted. I shrugged. "How did you imagine I would have acted?"

"For starters, not as sarcastic. Not as… relaxed."

"What can I say? I'm a sarcastic piece of shit."

He sighed as my grin spread wider over my lips.

"You are strange."

"Pft. If I had a nickel for every time someone's said that to me."

"What's a nickel?"

"Nevermind."

Itachi stared at me with those dark eyes of his. He leaned forwards. For a second, I thought he was going to kiss me.

"You are… not a jinchuriki." He said, his eyes doing a quick scan of my face.

I nodded. "Nope."

"What are you?"

"A female person named Seika."

Itachi's eyes narrowed. "Your sarcasm is not needed in this situation."

I smirked. "Come on Itachi-kun, did you really expect me to be that easy?"

He sighed again. He sighed a lot. Itachi leaned back against the rock I was leaning on. "Hn…"

I pursed my lips. "Hm.. how about this. Spend more time with your brother and I'll tell you. Take a break from all these missions. I'm sure Konoha could give you a break after what you were prepared to do."

Itachi's eyes widened, his body stiffened at my words. He slowly looked up. My smiled widened as I put a hand on his shoulder. He flinched.

"Go on. You deserve it. Especially after this stupid attack thing Danzo did. Take a vacation." But Itachi did not move.

I sighed, standing up from my spot and dusting my leggings off. All the dango was gone.

"I should get going. I have to train with the Hokag-" Itachi roughly pulled me back down, pinning me against the ground. If I wasn't in this body, I would have been blushing.

"...Who are you?" The sharingan swirled to life. I felt shivers run down my spine. Those eyes… they were scarier in real life.

"I-Itachi… get off of me." I managed to stutter out. Those eyes… After everything I've seen them do...

I couldn't help but be afraid.

Itachi's grip tightened. "It was you. You're the one who told the Hokage what the massacre would do. You're the one who stopped it."

I swallowed, my eyes widening in fear.

"Answer me!"

"Answer me, I am your father"

I whimpered, turning my head to the side so I could avoid his eyes. I remembered. That voice. Those painful memories. My body began to shake at the thought of… him.

I waited to be hit by those strong fists. I was waiting and waiting…

But to my surprise, Itachi stopped. He got off of me.

I let out the breath I was holding in, my heart seemed to slow down to it's regular pace again.

"... Gomen. I've been on edge since the attack…" Itachi said quietly. He was staring down at his hands, as if he had burned himself.

I sat up, putting a hand to my forehead. "Mm…"

Itachi stood up before reaching a hand out to help me up as well. I flinched subconsciously.

He froze, retreating his hand back to his side.

"...I'm truly sorry. That was inappropriate of me." He said sincerely. I nodded, standing up myself

"I-It's fine…" I stuttered, collecting my thoughts.

"...I should go." He said, turning his back on me. Before he could leave, I let three words slip from my lips.

"..It was me."

And just like that, before he could turn around again, I body flickered away.

oOo

Training with the Hokage was interesting. The first day involved a lot of taijutsu and kicking a tree right. He gave me chakra induced weights and made me run around the village. It was pure hell.

The next was chakra control. He taught me the basics and how to feel and push chakra outside my exterior.

The third day was ninjutsu. The basics. Clones, which I already knew how to do, substitution, etc.

The fourth was genjutsu. Again, just the basics.

And so the training cycle was created. Taijutsu, chakra control, ninjutsu, genjutsu.

When I got back home for the first time since the hospital, Naruto smashed into me with a hug, crying and being all cute and stuff. We had ramen and played war with the deck of cards I brought with me from Suna.

And then came my first day of academy.

I was lucky. I was in Naruto's class along with all the little kids.

Iruka was the one to introduce me.

"Class," He said in a loud voice. This caught the attention of everyone, including Naruto who grinned happily at me. I winked at him.

"We have a new student. Please introduce yourself." He said, motioning me forwards. I sighed, stepping forwards with my hands in my pockets.

"Sup. The name's Seika." I said with a grin.

The boys in the back began whispering to one another. I caught onto a couple of their words.

"Look… albino…"

I cringed. The thought of Kushina Uzumaki's bullies flashed through my mind.

If they think about doing to me what they did to Kushina, I'll do much more than just beat them up.

"Go on and take a seat anywhere," Iruka said. I grinned, climbing up the stairs towards Naruto.

I caught someone trying to trip me, so I did the only logical thing.

Fucking smashed the kid's foot into the ground.

A sickening crack was heard throughout the classroom. The boy whose foot I stepped on began howling in pain, falling back into his chair and bumping into his buddy. I noticed they were some of the kids who called me an albino.

"Whoops. Sorry, I didn't see you there." I said innocently.

The boy sat up, tears brimming in his eyes. "You bitch, that fucking hurt!"

I gasped in fake shock. "Iruka-sensei! I didn't mean t-to… I swear… But he just called me the b-word!"

Iruka glared at the boy, crossing his arms over his chest. "Haru, apologize to Seika and then go to the nurse."

Haru began to make noises of protest, but the look in Iruka's eyes made him efficiently shut up. He turned to me, grudgingly apologizing before letting his friend help him to the nurse.

I took my seat beside Naruto, the other kids around us moving away or leaning towards the other side. Way to make a first impression.

Naruto wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a hug. "Isn't this great? We're in the same class together, Onee-chan!"

I laughed and nodded in agreement. "Yeah! Let's have a good year, okay Naruto?"

We grinned to one another.

oOo

While I was walking home with Naruto, who was talking way too fast for me to understand, someone tapped my back. I turned, staring at none other than little Sasuke Uchiha. He looked kinda frightened. I'm guessing from the whole, smashing-a-kids-foot incident.

"A-are you Seika-san?" He stuttered, his eyes scanning the area.

"I prefer Seika or Seika-chan. I hate formalities." I said, feeling Naruto's grip on my hand tighten.

Sasuke's eyes lit up. "Y-You're the one Itachi-nii was telling me about? The one who helped save my clan?"

I cringed. Damnit Itachi.

Naruto was the one to answer him. "Yup! My Onee-chan is the coolest kunoichi ever! She helped save your clan and beat up that stupid Danto guy!"

I sighed. "It's Danzo and yes, I might be she. What does little Uchiha want with me?"

Sasuke beamed up towards me. "Arigato! Thank you for saving my clan and helping Itachi-nii!" He said, bowing to me in respect. Damn. The kids polite now.

I smiled and pat his head awkwardly. "It's fine. No biggie. I'm glad I could help."

Suddenly, Itachi was beside Sasuke, his eyes looking onto both his brother and me.

"Seika-chan. Lovely to see you again, I came to pick Sasuke-kun up." He said smoothly. I couldn't meet his eyes.

"Oh? That's mighty nice of you Itachi-kun."

Sasuke squealed with glee. He fucking squeals.

"Nii-chan! Nii-chan!" He said, hugging his brother's waist. Itachi chuckled, patting Sasuke on his head.

I grinned at the scene before me, taking Naruto's hand and moving to the side. "Well, it was lovely meeting you Sasuke-kun!" I said cheerfully, beginning to walk away.

Itachi grabbed my wrist.

I finally made myself peer into his black eyes. The sharingan wasn't there. Thank god.

"My mother and father wish to meet you as well. So I am supposed to invite you to dinner." He said. Sasuke's eyes lit up. "Seika-chan is having dinner with us?"

I opened my mouth, ready to decline when all of a sudden, Naruto bumped in. "DINNER?! CAN I COME TOO?" He said, quite loudly.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes towards Naruto. "You're so loud." He whined.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at Sasuke. "So what? I can be loud if I want to! Dattebayo!"

I facepalmed myself, hearing Itachi chuckle in amusement.

"Well… I don't have a choice now do I?" I sighed, giving into defeat.

Sasuke and Naruto stopped glaring at each other, looking up to me. Sasuke gripped Itachi's hand.

"Excellent," Itachi said, holding Sasuke's hand and then taking mine in his other one. I blinked, a bit confused at the sudden need to take my hand. I looked up to him, examining him for a moment. Strange. I guess it's normal for the Uchiha clan wanting to know who I was. I kind of regretted not wearing a mask today.

I pulled Naruto along with me, walking towards the Uchiha estate.

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"Itachi-kun! Sasuke-kun! Welcome home!" Mikoto said cheerfully as soon as we got to the doorstep. Itachi smiled at his mother while Sasuke ran in and hugged her tightly. "Okaa-san! Look, Seika-chan is here! She's in my class and she's super cool like Itachi-nee said! She beat up some bullies who were trying to hurt her!"

I cringed. They didn't need to know that…

Mikoto looked up to me, smiling warmly and bowing her head in respect. "Arigato, Seika-san. We are in your debt." She said.

I waved both hands in the air frantically, uncomfortable with this respect. "A-ah! Please, no formalities! Call me Seika or Seika-chan." I said quickly. Naruto looked up to me, a confused look on his face.

"Ah.. then call me Mikoto." She said cheerfully. I smiled back. "Alright. But seriously, you're not in my debt. I'm happy I could help."

"Do not be so modest." Another voice said. This one was deeper, richer, more masculine.

Fugaku Uchiha stood behind his wife in all his glory. His cold eyes stared down into mine. I smiled up to him though. "We are… in your debt for helping our clan in our time of need." He insisted. I pursed my lips.

"Alright. Consider your debt repaid by inviting Naruto and I over for dinner." I said, just as stubborn as he was.

Fugaku's mouth twitched upwards into a small smile. Mikoto, on the other hand, shook her head and ushered us inside. "Come inside, please! Itachi-kun, can you start dinner?"

Itachi nodded his head, going off into the kitchen. Their house was very nice. Very traditional. The living room had a small table with a white cloth on top and white pillows to sit on.

"Would you like some tea?" Mikoto asked. I looked down to Naruto, who was nodding his head. "Yes please, thank you for inviting us." I said, bowing my head in respect. Naruto copied me.

Mikoto blushed in modesty. "O-Oh it's really nothing! You're so kind Seika-chan!"

I smiled, looking down to Naruto, who was still holding my hand. "Hey Naruto-kun, why don't you and Sasuke-kun go off to play in the backyard?" Mikoto suggested.

Naruto looked up to me, then to Sasuke. Sasuke bit his lip, looking up to his mom who was giving him that mother look. Sasuke sighed in defeat, opening the back door. "Come on Naruto." He said, reluctant to leave the room. Naruto looked up to me, so I nudged him. "Go on," I said.

Naruto nodded, running off behind Sasuke and shutting the door behind him.

Fugaku sat down. "Please, have a seat." He said.

I sat across from him, trying my best to make a nice first impression. I smiled sheepishly.

"I'll go get the tea," Mikoto said, rushing out of the room. I take it Fugaku wanted to speak with me alone.

He cleared hi throat. "I want to personally thank you. If not for you, Itachi would have died and who knows what else would have happened to the Uchiha clan." I opened my mouth, prepared to give him that 'It's-not-a-big-deal' speech.

But Fugaku cut me off. "This might come out as… intruding, but I would like to know how you managed to defeat Danzo."

I should have seen this coming.

"Erm… Luck?"

Fugaku raised an eyebrow, obviously not believing my statement.

"Itachi refuses to tell us how you managed to defeat Danzo. This obviously concerns the Uchiha clan." He said. I nodded in agreement.

"I understand Fugaku-san, but… If I tell you, you will not be able to tell anyone else. Only the Hokage knows of my power." I said, trying to sound badass.

Fugaku shifted his position, folding his arms over his chest. "But there is a reason I wish to tell you. In exchange for the truth, I wish something from you. You must swear you will hear me out."

He narrowed his eyes. "...What do you want?"

I smiled. "I know the tension between Konoha and the Uchiha clan. I wish for the Uchiha clan and Konoha to… negotiate and live in peace."

Fugaku's eyes widened. "...You wish for… peace? You could have asked for anything from the Uchiha, and you choose peace?"

I nodded, grinning. "Yup. I want the best for Konoha and the people in it. I had terminated the suspicions of the Uchiha connecting to the Kyuubi attack. The Hokage is willing to negotiate with the Uchiha if you are." I said calmly.

Fugaku was shocked. Considering my physical age, I could guess why. How old was I anyways? I lost track after seven and sort of went with it.

I think I was nine.

"...You… You are very wise for your age, Seika." He said, obviously still trying to process.

I grinned. "Mhm. Thank you. So what do you say, Fugaku-san? Do we have a deal?"

He smiled, leaning back. He nodded and held out his hand. I reached out and shook it.

"Good. Remember, you cannot tell anyone unless I permit it. I do this for my safety and to keep my identity." I said, pulling my hand back.

Fugaku nodded, looking around the room.

"Per our deal, Itachi-kun may also come in and listen," I said, looking behind me to see Itachi peeking around the corner. He flinched before coming out of his hiding spot. "Go on, sit down." I said. "This is kinda long story. I'm not sure you will even believe me."

With a deep breath, I told them the truth.

oOo

"So you're saying… you know the future?" I nodded.

"But only one future, which has changed now that I've messed everything up." I said quickly.

Both Uchiha's were silent in front of me, obviously taking a moment to process.

"So… Danzo was planning to make Itachi-kun kill the clan except for Sasuke-kun… In which case, Sasuke-kun would kill Itachi-kun later on and then destroy Konoha."

I nodded.

"So. How did you defeat Danzo?" Itachi asked, his eyes fixated on the table.

I shifted, pulling my shirt neckline down so they would be able to see the mark. Fugaku was the one to gasp. Itachi just looked confused.

"I'm the... vessel for the last of the dragons." I said. I felt so badass.

Fugaku shook his head. "Impossible… the clan was wiped out completely after the war." He said. I shook my head. "Not completely, just… to a small amount."

Itachi looked up to me. "What does that mark mean?"

"The dragon war was a war not many people know about. It was kept secret from most records and books. Only a handful of powerful clans know about it. The great dragons were powerful enough to each destroy the world in a day."

"They bonded with humans, each from a powerful clan, to continue living forever. Unfortunately, it all changed when one went rogue. He killed two of the dragon holders and started the war. Luckily, the remaining dragons managed to seal the rogue away."

Itachi's breath hitched. "How many… are there?"

I shrugged. "There were seven total. Fire, earth, water, lightning, air, life, and death. Air and earth were killed and life went rogue so I contain fire, water, lightning, and death within me."

Fugaku nodded, knowingly. "So that's how you defeated Danzo."

I nodded with him.

"Yup. So… I hope you believe me when I say I want the best for Konoha. I want the best for everyone." I said, smiling down at the table. It felt weird to feel like I could trust the two Uchiha men in front of me. It felt nice to let that out as well.

"I believe you… and I must say that the Uchiha are deeper in debt with you. You have saved us from utter demise." Fugaku said, bowing his head in more respect.

"Ahhhh more respect oh wow. Thank you, but I really don't think this much thanks is in order. I did it for the better of the future." I said, waving my hands in the air frantically.

Fugaku raised his head, nodding silently. So much nodding from the Uchiha.

Mikoto peeked her head in from the kitchen. "Dinner is ready! Itachi-kun, Seika-chan, can you call in the boys for dinner?"

I nodded, standing up on my feet and fighting back a yawn. Itachi followed me to the back door.

I slipped outside. "Narutoooooo dinnnneeeerrrr!"

Itachi sighed, shutting the door behind us to not let a draft in. "You are just as loud as Naruto… I can see where he gets it from."

I pouted, putting my hands on my hips in some sort of sassy pose. "I can be as loud as I want to! Dattebayo!" I said, copying the blonde. Itachi snorted, rolling his eyes at my childish behavior.

"You are strange Seika-"

"Kaida."

Itachi looked at me, confused. But I smiled at him.

"My real name is Kaida." I admitted.

Itachi smiled, his perfect features somehow became even more perfect.

"You are strange Kaida-chan."

"Yup."

oOo

After dinner with the Uchiha's, Naruto and I had walked home. I shut the apartment door behind us and pulled a sleepy Naruto to bed. "Come on buddy, it's pretty late and we have school tomorrow."

Naruto grunted tiredly, letting me pull him to bed. I tucked him into bed, watching him hug his brown teddy bear close to his chest. I smiled, leaning down and kissing his forehead. "Oyasumi Naruto-kun." I whispered, turning the light off and silently slipping away from his room.

xXx

Itachi finished washing the dishes, letting his mother take the night off to read with Sasuke. He looked down at the final plate, staring at his reflection for a moment.

Fugaku stepped into the kitchen, taking out a cup and filling it with water. He looked over at his thirteen-year-old son.

"Itachi." He said.

Itachi turned, looking up at his father.

"Get closer to Seika-chan. She is someone the Uchiha would like to keep close." He said before exiting the room. Itachi nodded in silence before putting the plate away.

oOXOo

Chapter End.

Author's Note: So Mary-sue I wanna jump out of a window. I don't know guys. I kinda like fact that Kaida told Fugaku and Itachi. It gives me a range of options and can go with. Review your thoughts!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO

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