Chapter 1: To be pure like the snow

My name is Yukino Uzumaki, but I have been called by other names throughout my life. You may have heard some of those names, but never realised that it was the same person behind it. Or you may not even know who I am at all. But my name has a story behind it. My story is different from the ones you may have heard like that of a great knuckleheaded hero or a powerful avenging rogue. My life has revolved around being in the shadows and being wrapped in secrecy after all I am a shinobi. So sit down and listen to it because it is a long one, and guess what? I'm starting from the very beginning.


Disclaimer Naruto does not belong to me it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. Yukino belongs to me as well as other OC characters I'll create later on.


'inner thoughts'

Tailed beast

Old language/Ethereal being


? POV:

After the nine tails disappeared I rushed to where it had been. 'Kushina' then the realization hit me 'what about her child?' I ran even faster until I came to a clearing. I looked to my horror to see Lord fourth and Kushina's bloody bodies lying on the ground. I rushed towards Kushina but stopped when I noticed Lord third. I turned towards him and noticed him holding a bundle in his arms. "Lord Third! Is that…?" I asked saddened.

"It is" he responded with a grave look on his face.

I walked towards him and noticed that we were the only ones here. "Where is everyone else?"

"They are searching the area for the culprit of the attack." He responded.

Out of the corner of my eye I spotted someone I took out my kunai and turned around. The person was a couple of feet away and I looked closer and could see that it was a woman. She had long midnight black hair that reached the ground but what was odd about her were the white horns coming out of her head. She was wearing a long black kimono with purple and red flowers on it, her dress pooled around her as she stood there staring at us. As I was staring at her something went in front of my eyes I stepped back to see that it was a snowflake. 'Snow? But it's autumn.'

I then remembered the woman and immediately looked to where she was, but she was gone I turned to Lord Third to see the woman swiftly raising her hand and jab her hand to the bundle. I stared in horror as I saw her retreating her hand with blood on one her fingers.

"If you are worried about the child don't be he is alive. I just wanted the blood that was on his cheek." she spoke serenely as she walked a couple of steps away from us before stopping again.

"Who are you?" Lord third spoke up.

"Someone who cares about the future." She responded. Lord Third was about to speak when she spoke again, "This blood is special. Do you know why?"

"..."

"It's special because two people gave gave their lives out of love" she said "...and because of a certain bloodline was mixed into it." she lowly said it as her face grew saddened. Her face then changed immediately into a happy one as she snapped her fingers. I saw red chakra start flowing from Lord Fourth's body to create a small flame-like thing on her palm.

"What are you planning on doing?" Lord third asked.

"Just an experiment I've been meaning to carry out for a while" She replied as she started waving her her hand with the blood. The snow started gathering in her arms as it started taking the form of a baby and as the blood went into the forms chest. Once the form turned into ice she lifted it up to her face and kissed its head. I stared in awe as the ice turned to flesh but still remained as stiff, she then put the flame on it's stomach, as a type of seal then appeared and faded just as quickly. But once the seal faded the baby started moving. "Her name will be Yukino Uzumaki." she smiled and looked at us "I know there are scrolls here regarding the Uzumaki clan, so teach start teaching her everything you have about it by the time she turns six or I will make sure to remove every seal that you use to protect this village, that includes the seal that boy has on his stomach." She said darkly.

I saw as she extended her arms while holding the baby and let go. My instincts kicked in as I rushed to catch the baby before it hit the ground. Once I caught it, I looked up to see her smiling. The snow then started circling her and as she vanished taking the snow with her in the process.

I looked around in confusion as to what had happened. I turned to Lord Third again to see the same look on his face. "Um...What do we do?" I asked as he snapped back into reality.

"Mikoto-san I want you to hold onto her for today then bring her to the hospital in the morning. Don't tell anyone what happened here just now " He uttered seriously.

"I understand Lord Third."


Yukino's POV:

The first memory that I could remember was when I was 2. I woke up in the usual place. I knew I was awake because I could feel and hear the rustling of the sheets as I moved. I sat up and felt around till I touched something warm. I moved towards it and sniffed 'Potatoes' I moved my hands to find the spoon once I heard a clink I grabbed it. As I started eating I heard a small click I flinched and turned to the direction in which the sound came from.

"So you're awake" a feminine voice said. "Are you done yet?" I shook my head in response. "Well can you hurry up I have other things to do"

I started eating quickly. Once done I turned around to where I had heard the voice, I heard the taps of her shoes as she came my way and heard the plate moving from its place then I heard the steps receding. As I heard the door opening again and closing with a light thud.

I waited for a while until I could no longer hear her steps. Once I was sure she was gone I turned to my stomach and slowly slid my legs off the side of the bed but I lost my grip on the bed and fell of the side to the cold hard floor. I stood up slowly while having a grip on the bed sheets, with my right arm I waved around until I felt something solid and walked towards it as I followed along the wall I got closer to where I could hear the chirps and tweets more clearly. The creatures that created these sounds were called 'birds' or so I have been told. I sighed 'if only I could go where they are for just a moment, instead being in this room'.

You can always just leave here, you know.

"I didn't hear you enter. How do you do it?" I asked, since the voice never really came from any direction.

I told you before I can't leave you. He said with a huff.

"I know and to answer your question, I can't leave here, where will I go if I do?" I asked.

You can always go to where the birds live.

"And where do they live?" I asked intrigued.

They live in the forest.

"What's a forest?"

A forest is just a bunch of trees with animals living in it.

"A tree?" I asked as I slowly lowered myself down and sat on the floor. As our daily routine would once again start. He would teach me words that I wouldn't know and tell me how to say it properly and he wouldn't teach me anything new until I had, this would sometimes last for a long time.

He would at times tell me stories about his life and experiences and he would often tell me how humans shouldn't be trusted easily that they are nothing more than evil creatures that turn against their own kind and even family out of greed and hatred. One day I choose to ask him if he hated humans, he stopped for awhile then said that he did, 'why?' was my response, 'because I have lived long enough to see what they are capable of doing'. At his response I stayed quiet for awhile and chose to ask him something else 'then how old are you?' I waited for his answer 'I don't remember' he replied after a while, 'who exactly am I?' I heard his voice waver a little bit until I stopped hearing from him for a long time. I wasn't sad after all, I knew he was still here since he said that he was always near me I just hope that he would speak again so he could teach me new words.

~~~~~ time skip to Yukino being 3 years old ~~~~~

"Will you tell me what a book is next time?" I asked as I laid down on the bed.

Sure why not, but it will be hard be hard for you to understand.

"Don't worry I'll understand" I whispered as I lifted the blanket over myself.

Of course you will after, all it's me thats teaching you.

I quietly laughed. Shortly after I stopped, and waited for sleep to take over. As my mind was going blank I heard someone walking down the hall, no it seemed to be more than just one person. As they came closer I could hear one of them talking. "Did you hear? Lord Third will be coming by the hospital tomorrow to check up on the girl." one voice said.

"Really? Then that means it will be during my shift…" another voiced whined.

"What's so interesting about the girl you have to keep watch that even the hokage has to come visit?" the first voice inquired.

"Nothing really… Oh! But now that you mention it she was first brought here since she was just a baby." She replied as their steps stopped near my door.

"Eh, but there's nothing weird with that" the first voice said.

"That's true but get this, right now she's three years old she should have been sent to the orphanage by now, but for some reason we still keep her here." The second voice revealed.

"Now that's interesting what else is there? Did you ever ask as to why she is still kept here?" She asked.

"I asked once but they only said that it was they had to." She said mysteriously. "And get this whenever I come by the room I always hear her talking to someone. I look inside to see that no one is in there with her."

"...That's creepy" the first one said. "..."

"L-let's keep going…" the second voice trembled. As I heard steps again moving further away.

This is bad. We need to leave. 'He's not real, he is made up' I thought to myself. I'm not made up. So get a grip and lets get going before it becomes morning. He hissed angrily.

"O-okay" I stammered.

First let's get out of this room, I'll guide you so be quiet okay? I nodded in response. I got off the bed as I had many times before, as my feet touched the cold floor. Now keep walking straight, once you reach the door pull it to the side. I once I found the door I started pulling it. You are in the wrong side make sure your right side is the one facing the door. I changed sides and pulled harshly I stumbled as the door slid open. Now stay in your right and walk along the wall, you'll come across a bend but just go straight. I followed his instructions until I came to another bend. Now there's going to be a drop but those are just stairs just go down them you are going to feel the floor again but stick to your right and you'll feel stairs again. I followed his instructions as he was saying them sitting on the stairs and stretching my feet to feel the next step and pulling myself down. You are close now just go towards your left and stay close to that wall. I nodded and crawled to my left following the side of the step, I stretched my arm forward with every step to feel for the wall. Once I felt it I rushed towards it and stood up again. We're close this hallway and the lobby are the last things we have to go through to go outside.

"What are you doing here?"


Sorry to end it so soon but please review to let me know as to what I can improve on.