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"…Critical!...We…Operate….Emergency" Those were the first snippets of words she heard as she tried to open her eyes. At first she couldn't, her eyelids felt like they weighted a ton, like they were glued together. Her body was getting hotter and hotter as the seconds went by feeling like hours for Nana.

Her body started to heat up, a sharp pain radiated through her whole body, to the point where it became unbearable. As she reached that point hear eyes shot open, she felt her body move on its own accord. She felt her arms being stopped by a dull pain at her wrist.

Was she chained?

Looking down at her hands she saw big leather straps around her wrists, what was happening to her? Her body rocked back and forth trying to get out of her restrictions, unfortunately they didn't budge by an inch. She stopped at that her senses returning to her as her body dropped back on to the slim table she was sat on. Finally her ears opened and she could hear fast beeping sounds around her mixed with panic chatter. Looking up she saw a blond woman standing above her, she looked young.

'Who is she?' Nana wondered as she heard her bark out some orders.

Before she could try and ask where she was and what they were doing to her the pain in her body spiked again making her scream at the top of her lungs. Her body got a mind of its own as it started thrashing around. Soon after her world sank back into darkness.

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'How long? ... How long have I been here now? A day? A week? A year?'Nana wondered to herself as she opened her eyes to be greeted by darkness yet again.

No matter how many times she tried to open her eyes to wake up and maybe see her brothers face, she was always greeted by the same thing…darkness. She didn't feel anything, no touch sensation when she pressed her palms together. Her body felt weightless, like it was floating around in air.

For the first time she actually bothered to move her body, conquering her fear of the dark place she was trapped in. She started moving her legs, despite not feeling them. She moved them in a walking matter hoping it did something that it would bring her somewhere, anywhere would be better than this dark place she was in. She would give anything to see her brother's smile again.

After walking for what seemed like days not just hours she came to a halt as she saw a wall of water flowing upwards. Moving towards it she tried touching it, just to feel nothing as her fingers made contact with the water. The only thing that changed was that the water divided itself in two halves forming, what seemed like a passageway. Out of shock she removed her hand away from the water and saw it close back up again as if nothing happened. As she moved away from the strange water she saw a light flicker in the corner of her eye.

Turning around fast she saw it vanish in the water. She felt something she didn't know how to explain as she again moved towards the strange wall made out of at it more closely now she saw herself in the waters reflection. A younger version of herself looked back up at her due to the height difference. The younger version was clutching to what seemed was the dango plushie she got as a present not too long ago. She tried to greet her younger version, but no sound came out of her throat. Lightly touching it in the process just to remember she couldn't feel anything at all. The younger version of herself smiled up at her and stretched out her small hand towards her. Not hesitating she watched as their fingers intervened and she was pulled in a sudden rush through the water that submerged her again in to darkness.

Opening her eyes she actually saw something else than darkness now. Looking around herself she saw herself being surrounded by a forest. Moving her arms and legs, helping herself to stand up, she stopped midway as she was leaning on her elbows. Her fingers brushed the dirt beneath her, and as she felt the small pebbles beneath her fingers a wide smile appeared on her confused face. She had no idea where she was, but she was glad to get her senses back. She giggled and giggled and the giggles slowly grew into loud laughter. Another laughter joined hers and she stopped her eyes becoming sharp as she positioned her body in a defensive position. Trying to grab her kunai from the back pouch she kept them in, her face became pale. She started franticly looking for her weapon pouch just to figure out she had no weapons whatsoever on her persona.

She looked behind her from where she heard the laughter coming from. Not seeing anyone she decided to follow the small laughter. As she kept on walking the forest kept changing to the surroundings she knew so well, she knew those trees like the back of her hand. Unbeknownst to her, her legs started to move faster and faster until she broke in to a full head on sprint along the familiar path. She was approaching the great gates of her home village….Konoha.

'I'm finally home, dattebane!' She thought to herself as she stopped just before the entrance.

Looking to her left she expected to see the regular chuunin guards waiting to write down any comings and goings to the village. Instead of that she found two empty seats neatly tucked under the long table.
Before she could question it, she heard a laughter again and she looked to the side. She saw her younger self again.

"Wait!" Nanami yelled as she ran after the laughing youngster.

"Wait, dattebane!" Nanami yelled again, but the younger version of herself paid her no attention as she kept on running forward.

She was running after her younger self through the streets of Konoha. Weirdly enough there was no other person occupying the streets, there were no shops open, the village looked like it was deserted. She came to a halt when she saw the younger version stop before a new passageway on to the hill she knew so well. The hill where Naruto and herself explored for some war spoils. The younger version disappeared between the bushes and Nana couldn't find her again. Wandering through the forest she heard a crack behind her.

A silver kunai shot past her as she barely dodged it. She looked to the side where the kunai was shot from in hopes of seeing who it was, but she couldn't find anyone standing there. She went to retrieve the kunai and clutched it tightly in-between her fingers. She concentrated her chakra in to her palms as she tried to place her thunder god seal on to the hilt of the kunai. She started to get frustrated as the seal didn't want to place itself. She decided to try and make a clone of herself, but that too failed. It seemed as though she couldn't use her chakra at all. Frustrated she starts cutting with the kunai deep in to the tree in an attempt to calm herself down.

What was happening to her? Where was she?

"Come tonight at that place…" She heard a familiar voice that she couldn't place to whom it belonged.

'At that place? What place do they mean?'Nana thought to herself as she made her way slowly back in to the village.

She was wandering around the village for the whole day and the sun began to slowly set.

'Where the hell am I supposed to go?' She thought to herself as she stopped in front of a small swing set she knew all too well.

The swing set that Naruto and herself often visited after the Academy lessons were over. From here they watched all the happy families come and go, all their classmates being picked up by their parents, except for them. They were always alone, the only thing they had was each other. Nanas fists clenched together as her body started shaking a bit, after so many years she let the tears flow, after so many years of pretending to be strong, she finally broke. She was missing her brother, she was missing her team, even Hibachi that didn't know how to think before he acted. She missed her brothers obsessions over ramen, and most of all… she missed her dango. Before she came over to the playground she saw the dango shop closed and out of business.

"I see you showed up." The familiar voice from before said.

She brushed her tears away in to her arms before turning around. There in front of her stood two versions of her. The small one that led her from the darkness to this place, and then the other one that looked just like she looks now. The only thing that was different was the haircut, while the original Nana had shoulder length fiery red hair, the copy of her had a duller red hair, which was spikier at the ends.

"Who are you?" The original Nana asked.

"I am you. Well… the better you." The other one said smiling while the younger version of Nana looked between them.

"What do you want from me?" The original one asked as her eyes became sharper, she didn't trust the person in front of her no matter how much she resembled herself.

"What do I want? I want you gone! You are weak! Pathetic!" The other one replied to her as she threw a kunai towards the original Nana.

She dodged it as it came rushing towards her, her arms shielded her sides in the right time as she saw the fake Nana disappear from the spot, just to reappear where the kunai was.

"Just accept it Uzumaki Nanami! You are weak! You can't even use ninjutsu anymore!" The fake screamed at her as she came in throwing punches and kicks at the original one.

"Please stop…" Nana heard her younger self pleading with them as big fat tears escaped her eyes making their way down her now puffy red cheeks.

Her defence dropped, making the perfect moment for the fake Nana to strike her with a roundhouse kick to her head. The kick was strong as it made the original Nana loose her footing. At that she got another kick sending her in to the air where the fake Nanami teleported behind her body and kicked her right back in to the ground.

She felt the warm and sticky blood running down from a gash on the side of her head, where she was kicked before.

"See? Give up and disappear!" The fake Nanami yelled at her with a maniac laugh. Having enough of this Nana stood up.

"You know…" She started as she swiped the blood away, preventing it to get in to her eyes.

"I am the original one… You are just a duplicate, a fake…so don't tell me what to do!" Nana yelled back now.

Standing up she got ready for the next attack. She saw the fake Nana disappear again, and her senses went in to overdrive. Before the fake could land her attack, Nana successfully blocked it and soon charged back at her with a counter attack. Slashing at the fake she made a direct contact with her arm, cutting it deep.

"If you think I'm willing to stand here listening to you, you better wake up! I don't want to be hear longer than needed too!" Nana yelled at the fake.

The fake Nana stared at her shock, before that turned in to anger and her eyes became slits.

"You are worthless!" The fake yelled at her. "You are weak!" She screamed cutting at Nana. "And you are pathetic!" The fake screamed at the younger version that was crying so loud she couldn't even hear herself think.

Having enough of the crying the fake Nana changed her target and went for the younger version as she threw her kunai directly at her. Seeing that Nana intercepted it with throwing of her kunai, successfully knocking it from its course.

"Nice try! But unlike you I have more than one kunai!" The fake yelled as she went and threw another one.

At that Nanami rushed forward knowing the chances of her getting there were slim.

"Move, dattebane!" She yelled to no avail as the younger version stood there looking at the approaching kunai in shock.

Yelling at the younger version to move she started to panic. In the sheer panic of seeing the child die she felt a strong pull in her arm. Not hesitating she stretched out her arm feeling the pull from the mark on the kunai the fake threw. Not taking any chances she let herself be pulled towards the approaching kunais location, gripping its handle successfully stopping it an inch before the younger versions eyes.

"I see you regained your ninjutsu. But that won't help you!"

"How can you attack an innocent child?! You are worse than scum!" Nana yelled at the fake, who only laughed at her.

Nana became enraged as she threw the marked kunai at the fake. The fake seeing it threw her own kunai and they both teleported to them, closing the distance between them as they clashed with their kunais. Nana used the momentum ducking and kicking the fake ones feet, successfully knocking her to the ground. Before she could jump on to the fake one, she was counterattacked and kicked away towards the younger version. Clutching her throbbing head she looked up at her.

"Are you okay?" Nana asked the younger version with a smile.

The younger version of her nodded slowly. "Yes. Thank you." She voiced as she helped Nana stand back up.
She felt a gust of wind behind her as she heard the younger version of herself yell for her to doge.
Nanas eyes widened as she saw the fake one behind her back with a kunai dangerously fast approaching her again. Before the kunai could strike her however she pulled herself on to the kunai behind the fake one. Gripping the kunai she stabbed it in to the fake's back.

"It's over." She said looking at the fake Nanami slowly starting to dissolve. But before she did the younger Nanami's hand started to glow with blue electrical chakra, successfully transferring some of her chakra in to the fake one so she would not disappear.

"Why would you help her?" Nana asked her younger version.

"She is still part of who you are as am I. I think it's time for us to return, no?" The younger one said as she helped the other Nanami stand up.

"You….You aren't as bad as I thought. Well done." The fake Nanami told her as she stretched out her hand for a handshake.

"She's ready." The smaller one added.

Hesitating a bit Nana put her hand in to hers. All three of them smiled softly as the two of them started to slowly disintegrate, leaving only the original Nana standing there alone in the middle of the playground.
Not soon after the ground broke apart and Nana fell back in to the darkness, but now the darkness didn't last that long.
Her body started to ache and tingle all over, her eyes opened slowly and due to the rush of the light from the nearby window she had to blink a few times. Looking to the side she saw a familiar shade of yellow hair talking to the young lady she saw before when she was strapped.

"Oh she's waking up." She heard the lady say and she couldn't help but crack a smile.

She was back.