Naruko-

I pushed open a door.

"Mom?" she wasn't there. I opened another door. "Mom?" Still no one. She was no where! I sighed. I ran in the opposite direction. I slammed into another room. "Uncle Nagato!" I yelled. Nagato looked up from his book and over at me.

"What is it Naruko-chan?" He asked.

"Wheres Mom? I gotta tell her something!" I said. He thought.

"I think she went out." He said. I pouted.

"Okay. Wheres Deidara?" I asked.

"I think he's in the forest." Nagato said. I smiled.

"Kay! Bye Uncle-Nagato!" I smiled before leaving.

"Hn." He said before waving. I went back to my room and grabbed the bow and arrows I've been learning to use, then I packed a tent, sleeping bag, extra clothes, and a lantern. I took off and folded up my Akutsuki robe and put it away before heading out the door.

I ran outside through the forest.

"Deidara! Yo!" I yelled around. I heard a large explosion and grinned. "That way!" I laughed following the sound. I got to the edge and saw Deidara training. I smiled and pulled out an arrow. I aimed and shot the ground near his feet. He jumped back in surprise. I laughed and he looked up at me. "Yo! Deidara!" I smiled waving my bow. I jumped down and pulled my arrow out of the ground.

"Nice shot, hn." he smirked.

"I am the best aren't I?" I joked.

"What do you want squirt?" Deidara asked.

"I want a flying clay bird thing!" I smiled. Deidara looked annoyed.

"Naru, they're not things there art!" He said.

"Sure. I want a flying bird art." I said rolling my eyes. He chuckled before giving my one. I jumped up and down. "Thank you!" I smiled before climbing on. I threw my bow on my back and slung my quiver (A/N: thing you hold arrows in) over my shoulder.

"Where are you off to?" He asked.

"I Don't know. Hunting, camping." I shrugged.

"Okay." He said nervously.

"Bye!" I waved and flew off.

Sasuke-

I went to Iruka in the morning. I knocked on the door. When he opened it he was surprised.

"Sasuke?" he said.

"I have a question." I said.

"Sure, sure come in." he said. I walked in and we sat on the couch in the living room. "What did you need?" Iruka asked.

"Is it true that you were Naruko's guard?" I blurted out. Iruka sighed.

"Yes. I was Naruko's guard. She was always so quite but she was a good person." he said thoughtfully. If that girl I met was Naruko then she really has changed.

"How old was she?" I asked.

"I think she was five when she disappeared." Iruka said. I nodded.

"Kakashi-sensei was a guard too right?" I said. Iruka nodded.

"He teased Naruko a lot. I don't think she understood why." He admitted. I nodded again.

"Well. Thank you." I said bowing.

"Don't mention it. Have a nice day." Iruka said leading me to the door. I left to go find Kakashi. I sighed. This was going to be a long day.

I looked all over the village, got chased by many fan girls, annoyed by Lee and Gai, and I can't find Kakashi ANYWHERE.

"Yo Sasuke!" I looked up and Kakashi was smirking down at me. It took all my strength not to jump up and strangle him.

"I have a question." I said through gritted teeth.

"Yes I was Naruko's guard. No, I don't know how old she was, she was a good person, and yes I did tease her sometimes." Kakashi said. I stopped.

"Thanks." I said as he disappeared. I really needed a break from Konoha. Don't get me wrong, I like it here but sometimes...

I went home and grabbed a katana I've been practicing with, then, I walked to the gate and asked for permission to leave. After it was finally granted I walked out the village.

"Where you off to?" A voice said. I turned and saw Sakura standing in front of the gates with some bags in her hands.

"I don't know. Training." I said plainly. I don't know why but I really didn't like Sakura very much.

"Okay..." she said nervously.

"Bye." I gave a slight wave as I walked off.

Naruko-

I was lost. I had no idea where I was. Good thing it was sunny out. There was a forest below me. It looked thick and full of life. I smiled I hit the bird a few times.

"Take me down there!" I laughed. The bird cawed and flew downward. We landed a few seconds later and I hopped off. The bird disappeared. I rolled my eyes and adjusted my quiver. I ran off into the forest. I loved this I always went off on my own when Mom wasn't there to stop me. I found a small clearings surrounded by trees. I smiled and dropped my bow and quiver on the ground. "Okay!" I grinned and set up my tent. I put my lantern, sleeping bag and back pack inside. After I crawled out I grabbed my bow and quiver. "now to find some food." I smiled and walked off.

I got some fire wood while I was looking for food. I found some berries that were safe to eat too. I filled a big jug with water. I carried them back to my campsite. I used some wood to build something to hang things on. Then I put the rest of the wood in a pile. I threw some rocks around the wood. My campsite looked like the perfect place to well... camp. I smiled and went out to find food again.

I Stumbled upon a deer. I smiled. I lined up my arrow and aimed. But then a large burst of chakra scared it away. I stomped in annoyance.

"THANKS A LOT!" I yelled into the forest. Then I stomped off to the lake. I'm sure I saw some fish there.

Sasuke-

I sat practicing with my katana. I let a burst of chakra fly through the katana's blade and it hit a near by tree. I saw a deer scurry out and run off.

"THANKS A LOT!" A voice yelled. I looked in that direction.

"Hello?" No answer. Someone else was out here? I decided to investigate. I walked into the deeper part of the forest. I passed what looked like a camp site. So I kept going. I came to a river.

"Woohoo! Gotcha!" I looked over and saw a girl with long blond hair shooting arrows into the water. Her smile was big and bright, her eyes were blue and full of excitement. I stood mesmerized. She pulled her arrow up and there was a large fish at the end. She tossed it into a pile. I didn't notice when she started loading another arrow.

"Um. Hello?" I said. She turned towards me and shot her arrow. I dodged.

"Who's over there!?" she called. I picked up her arrow and stepped forward.

"Sorry. I'm not an enemy." I said back about to come out from the trees. I looked at the girl again. It was... Naruko?

Why is she here? Camping of all things? Was she on a mission? Was my brother with her? I can't let her know I'm me! She'll freak out and attack me! I took off my head band and hid it under a rock. Then I thought of a boy. I transformed and walked out. Naruko relaxed.

"Oh..." I said. "You scared me!" she fumed. She was so child-like and timid. She hopped down off the rock.

"Sorry." I said, noticing my voice was changed. I glanced into the water to see my reflection. I had black spiked hair, tanned skin and my eyes were black. She sighed. Then she smiled.

"Hey! Whats your name?" She asked cheerily.

"I'm Sa- Satsuno." I corrected. Naruko just smiled.

"Where ya from?" she asked.

"No where in particular. I'm Just traveling around." I lied. She nodded.

"I'm Naruko. Hey. You wanna camp out with me?" she asked. "I only have a few days but still!" I thought about it. This would give me a chance to learn more about her.

"Sure, why not." I smiled. Naruko grinned then ran and collected her fish.

"Kay! I'll show you were I'm staying!" she said leading the way into the forest.

Naruko-

Satsuno seems nice. I'm looking forward to spending time with someone who I don't see everyday. There was something familiar about him though. I pushed it aside and led him back to my camp. We didn't talk much during the day. We mostly walked around, pointing out different things. He showed me how to cook fish, I caught so many then realized I didn't know how to cook them. Before we knew it it was late.

Satsuno said he'd sleep outside since it was such a nice night, even though I offered to share my tent. We sat by the fire. I laughed, it reminded me of Itachi.

"What's funny?" Satsuno asked.

"Nothing. The flames... they remind me of a friend." I smiled. He looked as if he wanted to hear more. "My friend. He's not here but I'm sure he's asleep by now." I smiled.

"Who's your friend?" He asked.

"His names Itachi. He's a pretty good guy. He's nice and funny." I laughed. "He set me on fire one time! It burned really bad!" I laughed. Satsuno didn't show any emotion. "Hey, you know." I started.

"What?" he asked.

"He does this thing, when I'm sad." I shrugged.

"What?" He asked. I poked his head with two fingers. He looked sad. Like he was in a far off place.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, its just."

"Just what?"

"My brother, used to do that." he said. I sat back.

"Oh... I'm sorry." I said.

"It's fine. He was a jerk anyway." I looked up. This guy sounded really judgmental right then. I sighed.

"You know. I belong to a group called Akutsuki. Don't freak out. Really. Some of us aren't that bad. Were not the horrible people some people say we are. Some people jump to conclusions." I trailed off.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Just, bad memories" I admitted.

"What happened?" He asked.

I sighed.

"Well, when I was a little girl, I lived in Konoha. Well. Under Konoha. They locked my away because I was different. It was awful. The food was horrible, but I didn't know what good food was. It was dark and small. There was no way out. No sunlight. I was alone. I cried more than than I have in my time out of there. I cried every single day. Sometimes for hours. And-"

"Um. Naruko?" Satsuno stopped.

"What?"

"Your crying." he said. I felt my face. It was wet.

"Oh, I guess I am." I tried to laugh it off. But more tears came out. Satsuno hugged me. I cried silently some more.

"I'm so sorry." He said. And it was weird because...

This apology felt real.