"TOUSANN!" I ran towards my father and jumped in his arms.

"Whoa! What's this about Nami?" My father asked. A grin spread across my face.

"This week is over! I'm not grounded anymore!" I exclaimed. Father just laughed at me. "Yes Nami, you're free."

I couldn't be happier. Finally, no more boring days sitting in my room doing nothing! I laughed and ran outside. My legs carried me over to a large tree in my backyard. I climbed up, branch by branch. When I reached the highest branch I could, I sat down swinging my legs and humming a tune.

"Ah there you are my little wave. Your Tousann wanted me to give you this." My mother said handing me a scroll.

I thanked my mother and sat the scroll in my lap. Fiddling with the scroll in my hands I wondered what was in it. There was a golden wave pendant sealing the scroll. My families crest? Now my curiosity was too much to bare. I ripped the seal off and stuck it in my pocket. I shifted in the tree to make sure I wouldn't drop the scroll and then I opened it.

Inside was one jutsu; A summoning. My smile grew and I bit my thumb. Blood dripped onto the paper and with it I signed the contract. I had read all about summons in my father's books. I couldn't believe I was finally getting one though! I rolled the scroll back up and jumped from the tree. I ran to my father giving him the scroll.

"Tousann! Teach me to summon!" My father laughed and brought me outside. He showed me the hand signs necessary for the summoning.

"Now Nami, I warn you because you are still young and do not have that much chakra you won't be able to summon anything powerful yet." My father warned. I nodded my head focusing on the seals. Finally when I got the hang of them I slammed my hand onto the ground. A small 'poof' and it was done. A baby otter no larger than my palm lay on the ground next to me. A few seconds later it poofed away.

"That was good Nami. I knew your mother was right. You truly are special. At this age not even that should be possible yet you have done it!" my father said pride showing through his tone.

My smile didn't reach my eyes. My father patted me on the head and went inside. I thought over what he said. He was right; I shouldn't even have enough chakra to do this yet. First I couldn't even stick a leaf to my forehead and now I can attempt and succeed a summoning jutsu? I frowned pushing the thought to the back of my mind.

I ran over the seals for the summoning jutsu again and slammed my hand down. An otter the size of my forearm appeared.

"W-what?" It said looking around. I kneeled down next to it smiling.

"Hello!" I greeted. The otter jumped and turned to look at me. It was cute. It was small and light brown almost white.

"Uh hello little girl. Have you seen my summoner? I can't seem to find them"

"You're looking at her." I said with a playful tone.

"Psh, no need to make me laugh little girl." It said with a flick of its tail. I scowled at it.

"I did summon you!"

"No you didn't"

"I did"

"Didn't"

"Did"

"Didn't"

"Did too!"

"Look kid, there is no way you have enough chakra for this. You know what? I'm leaving." With a puff of smoke it was gone. I frowned. I formed the seals and summoned the otter again.

"What! Not you again!" It yelled at me. I smiled smugly at the otter.

"I told you it was me." the otter frowned.

"Ok, let's just say you somehow happened to get enough chakra to summon me. What did you want?" It muttered skeptically.

"I wanted to know your name."

"Mamoru. My name is Mamoru." He said. I smiled and patted him on the head.

"Well Mamoru, It looks like you're my summon." Mamoru sighed out and poofed away. A small note sat in his place. It read 'and I guess you're my summoner'. It was then I knew Mamoru and I were going to be great friends.

I sat on my bed staring at the pendant I pulled off the summoning scroll. It was different than other scroll seals I've seen. This one was made of pure gold and was stuck on with chakra. I rolled it between my fingers. There was a small hoop on the back of the pendant. A thought popped into my head and I grabbed a necklace from my bedside table. I thread the necklace through the hoop and put it around my neck. I smiled down at it.

I slipped under my covers ready to fall asleep when I remembered what happened earlier.

"I knew your mother was right. You truly are special. At this age not even that should be possible yet you have done it!"

"Look kid, there is no way you have enough chakra for this."

"You truly are special"

"Truly special"

"Special"

How could I have missed this? Chakra is gained from experience. I have a whole life worth of experience. All those days watching anime finally did some good. Before the leaf exercise I did not have any chakra control, but now even a little bit of control has helped me. My past life shows through my minimal but already powerful chakra control. Just think; even more practice, even more experience, even better control. I have the possibly to become so strong. I will become strong to protect my family, my friends and my village.

I clutch my necklace to my chest. I think of all the ways to become stronger but first I have to get my father to train me. To rise from dead last might take a year or two but I will do it. I will no longer be Nami the dead last; I will become Nami of the Seven seas.

A/N:Did you see what I did there? yeah? yeah. Remember to vote for who you want Nami to be paired with! The poll is on my profile.
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