Naruko

The chakra I followed brought me to a large field. The only thing I saw were two very interesting looking people. I stared at them, a bored expression on my face. My eyes fell on the silver haired one.

"Hey, haven't I seen you before. At the exams..." I muttered. He pushed up his glasses in irritation. The other man laughed. "and you... you weren't there. But..." I yawned again. The paler man smiled at me.

"Yes Naruko-chan." He walked a bit closer to me. "We have met." He smiled. "Don't tell me you forgot about us?" I backed up some. I didn't like the vibe I was getting from him. Then I remembered.

I was six, playing in my uncles room. When he came in. Orochimaru, a member of the Akutsuki. I smiled at him.

"Yo! Oro-kun!" I waved. A little boy was walking with him. My friend Kabuto, he smiled and waved at me. My uncle got an angry look on his face.

"Naruko. Go to your room for a little bit." he said.

"Huh? Why?" I asked.

"Are you disobeying me?" He snapped. I flinched.

"No. I'll leave." I muttered, hurrying out the room. Kabuto followed me.

I sat in my room with Kabuto, he was a few years older than me, but the closest thing I had to a friend.

"Do you know what's going on Kabuto-kun?" I asked, rolling my wooden car at him. He nodded and rolled it back. Then a large explosion came from outside. I jumped back. "What was that?" I asked. Kabuto stood, the light shining on his glasses.

"I'm sorry, Naru-chan." He said, then, he summoned a snake, it wasn't big, but it was big enough to wrap around me. I screamed.

"Kabuto-kun!? What are you doing? I... can't...breath!" I choked as the snake pulled me along when Kabuto snuck out my room.

Kabuto dragged me out the base, I was still wrapped in the snake. I was crying.

"Why Kabuto-kun?" I sobbed. He looked back at me with a hurt expression.

"Orochimaru and I are leaving the Akutsuki." he said, disposing of his robes. I screamed again.

"Mom! Mom! Help!" I struggled. Kabuto put a hand over my mouth.

"Shh! Naru-chan! Orochimaru asked me to kidnap you. You'll join us won't you?" He asked. I shook my head violently. Half trying to get his hand off my mouth, half saying no. I felt tears running down my face.

Then, Kabuto let out a surprised yelp. I looked up to see him crash into a tree and fall unconscious. The snake fell limp, it was dead. I struggled up and backed into someone. I looked up. It was Itachi. I didn't know Itachi that well at the time. He picked me up and started back to the base. When we got back Orochimaru was gone. Kabuto was missing too. My mom was hugging me tightly.

"Oh my god! Naruko! Are you alright!?" She was holding me very tightly. I started crying.

"Mom! I was so scared!" I hugged her back, gripping her shirt.

I must have pushed it out of my mind, post traumatic stress. That's what my uncle said. I must have forgot about it. I backed up.

"You two stay the hell away from me." I glared. "I was weak that time... I'm different now." I pulled out a kunai. A loud shout came from behind me.

"Naruko! Get back!" The next thing I know, a giant frog was flying over my head.

Jiraiya

By the time I landed, ready to fight, they were gone, a note was left in there place. I clicked my tongue in annoyance and dispelled my frog. I looked over the note.

Tsunade.

You have till the end of

the week to make your

decision.

I brought Naruko back to the hotel and she went to sleep. Obviously not wanting to talk about what she remembered. I went out with Tsunade, she explained everything. How she Orochimaru wantedher to do something for him. How she had a week to decide. Then, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned, Naruko was in her pajamas.

"What's wrong?" I asked. She glanced at Tsunade. Then she tugged at my shirt.

"I'll tell you what I remembered." She muttered. Tsunade turned to listen. "Only you." She tugged on my shirt more. Tsunade made an annoyed grumble. Then turned to us.

"Meet us at the restaurant over there when you guys are done talking." she said. Then she went to go get Shizune.

Naruko

Once I was sure that Tsunade lady was gone, I spilled it. I told him all about what happened. Jiraiya was listening. I constantly stopped to sense around, making sure no one who mattered was listening in.

"This has to stay between us." I said after. He nodded.

"It will, I promise." He smiled, my eyes darted around his face, searching for any indication that he was lying. I found none.

"I... I trust you." I muttered. "Don't let me down." Then I allowed a smile to spread across my face.

"You have a nice smile." He chuckled. "Lets go." I grabbed his hand and laughed in happiness. I had found another person to trust!

"Yeah!" I smiled.

Tsunade

Naruko came in, happily talking to Jiraiya,

"At least I'm not a short as you kid!" Jiraiya laughed.

"Shut up!" Naruko stuck her tongue out in a childish manner. Then she saw us, and it was like she closed up again. Her face suddenly became void of emotion. Jiraiya didn't seem fazed by this. They sat down.

"What did you two need?" I asked, surprisingly, Naruko spoke up.

"My friend...and my sensei." She started. Her voice was low and unchanging. "They were put under a complicated genjutsu." She looked over.

"Why should I help you?" I asked her. She glanced back at me.

"Because, my friend is very important to me." She said. I sat back.
"Is that so." I sat back.

I wanted to draw out the real Naruko. This was obviously some front she was putting up.

"So? You want me to come and heal them?" I asked. Naruko turned to me.

"That was the plan." She said.

"And what if I don't?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Then I'll take you by force." Naruko stood, glaring at me. I stood as well, glaring back at her with equal favor.

"Let's take this outside." I grinned.

"Sure." Naruko's voice didn't waver.

We both walked outside. Jiraiya and Shizune stood just outside where we were. Naruko stood a good twenty feet away from me. She grabbed he side packs and pulled some retracting strings out. I raised an eyebrow. We charged each other. She was dodging and moving aimlessly, hopping from building to building, coming back or jumping around on the ground. I could barely see what she was trying to do, It seemed like she was leaving strings around. Trying to trap me like a fly in a web. When she charged me, trying to make me jump back. Instead, I jumped up. Naruko's eyes widened in surprise. She reached out a hand and tugged on a string, the whole maze she made came undone on top of me.

I used some brute force to beat Naruko. She stood up.

"Just wait. I'll learn the Rasengan. You won't stand a chance." She wiped some blood from her face.

"You? Learn the Rasengan." I tried to provoke her. She was close to cracking. "Don't make me laugh." I smirked.

Naruko

This lady was really getting me mad. I had to keep telling myself not to explode.

"You wouldn't even know where to start with a technique like that!" She laughed.

Don't explode.

"You too weak!"

Don't. Explode.

"And a brat from what I can tell."

Do. Not. Explode...

"I doubt you could learn how to throw a kunai!" She broke out laughing.

Don't...

Fuck this.