Konoha's Retrieval Team

by cleverminded619

During Naruto's early life he found a mysterious person that became his secret sensei. A young heiress who lost her country and found a new home in Konoha. A young girl whose mother got killed was founded by Konoha. An ex-Anbu who lost her lover who fell in depression, was given another chance to have a genin squad. They would specialize as a retrieval team for their fellow genins.

3. Chapter 3

Konoha's Retrieval Team

Chapter 3

I don't own Naruto

Masashi Kishimoto does!

Nadeshiko Village

The Hidden Village of Nadeshiko is an island southwest of the Land of Lighting and northwest of the Land of Water and what makes this village special is that it was organized through matrilineality. They didn't have any alliance with any other hidden villages so they were neutral and surprisingly were left alone by two of the five major Hidden Villages. Their village is considered a very peaceful village mainly run by women, the ports and small towns were the only locations where men were able to live with female residences otherwise, they would have to leave the island. The kunoichis would only leave the island for missions, and resources, and to find a strong male to procreate and challenge them to combat.

Nadeshiko had a unique tradition when it came to finding their male partners or lovers, the male had to defeat them in the battle to accept the male's proposition in becoming a couple. Sometimes they would encounter strong enemies and when they were defeated they would either kill them out of principle for being weak, or sometimes they manage to take them in and hold them as breeding tools until their use was no longer needed. Most kunoichi saw this as the best way to keep their population at steady and constant growth without having to worry about dealing with the issues of men. But not all of the women of the village thought this way since they still believed in falling in love with a man and creating a family so in part there were exceptions to the rule. If the women manage to give birth to girls then the children will be able to grow up with a proper education, but if they give birth to a boy they will either abandon the child at the nearest village or have the father leave the island with the child.

The thing that made Nadeshiko very special was that over a long period, they managed to harbor secret clans that had Kekkei Genkai. They made sure to keep the clans small so they would attract the attention of Kumo since they were always trying to kidnap people that had Kekkei Genkai, and having women on their island they would use them as a breeding machine. As for Kiri, they were worried about the single fact that the Mizukage would purge anyone who had a Kekkei Genkai that came from there and would probably kill anyone who had one as well. That is the reason why the village would rarely send out the kunoichis from the clans on missions, to hide their identities they became elite Anbu forces to protect the village from crimes, spies, and missing nins.

A lone kunoichi was running toward the village leader's office, after receiving word that the seaports and towns were being attacked and many of the people were killed by an unknown village or individual. The survivors that were able to get away were able to make it to the next town and spread the word till it reached the Anbu and sent a message about what was happening. They received reports the people were being sacrificed by one of the individuals so they were taking their time moving from town to town. They were able to get valuable information through the sacrifice of their kunoichis, and they were able to send a message to their fastest kunoichis to their commander to get orders from their village leader. In the end, they got the worst possible news that any small nation was going to get as they sent out many kunoichis to try to slow the intruders.

"Akari-sama! Akari-sama! I received urgent reports not that long ago that I got word that we were being attacked by two unknown shinobis. From what we heard from the surviving villagers and kunoichis, both of the unknown shinobis are slowly going from town to town murdering villagers. At least one of them is committing all the heinous crimes while the other only stands by and watches in the meantime. A few kunoichis squads have engaged in combat with one of the two and were first tortured and then killed. They are extremely dangerous shinobis that are causing mass chaos on the island. I'm not sure how long we will be able to hold them off. What is your order Akari-sama?" Tokiwa said as she barraged into her village leader's office about the impending danger heading for their village.

"Sarai, have all civilians head to the underground bunkers and shelters make sure to have all escape routes ready in case the enemy enters the village and begins to kill indiscriminately. We have to try to save as many people as possible while delaying the two shinobis from getting close to the village. Should Nadeshiko be destroyed in the worst-case scenario, I would like all the surviving kunoichis to meet up with Tokiwa and head to Konoha. As for the rest of you, go and spread my orders and tell the gate guards to regroup at all hidden shelters and bunkers. We must protect the citizens at all costs." Lady Akari commanded as all her high-ranking kunoichi left without a complaint leaving her most trusted kunoichi to carry out her next order.

"Tokiwa, I need you to listen to me carefully, I need you to take Shizuka out of the village as soon as possible, I fear that this might be it for us, and get four of our best kunoichi you trust with your life. Go to the hidden bunker on the west side of the island near the ports. Take them with you, don't forget to keep your vigilance guarded around your surroundings. You should wait there for a few days before sending scouts to check on the village situation. I believe I'll be able to convince Konoha to take you in as refugees and join their shinobi forces so everyone would be able to become stronger." Lady Akari commented as she was writing something on a scroll as she spoke to her most trusted kunoichi.

"I apologize for interrupting Lady Akari, but I don't think Konoha has anything to offer our kunoichi, I'm sure they are overrated and many of the rumors that come from there are exaggerated as well. I'm sure if Nadeshiko goes to war with Konoha we will come out victorious with the help of our clans." Tokiwa stated with all the confidence in the world, that women are the strongest in the world.

"Tokiwa, I don't know where all this arrogant attitude is coming from but let me remind you that Konoha has been the strongest Hidden Village since its inception. If I remember correctly all the shinobi wars were won by Konoha as they retaliated against the other Hidden Villages for provoking them, so they ended them at every turn. I was even defeated by Jiraiya of the Sennin in battle a long time ago and he promised to have another match or to call in a favor that he would honor by his name as the toad sage. And I believe Shizuka will be able to become a very strong kunoichi and possibly find a strong husband in the future." The leader of Nadeshiko said as she paused to let the information sink to her subordinate before she continued speaking.

"Here is a scroll that explains the situation to the Hokage and don't expect them to fight our enemy, since we don't have an alliance with them. I'm sure that the Hokage will understand and allow our people to stay and possibly make a clan base off the Nadeshiko with some of our traditions." Lady Akari explained to her elite jonin so she would understand, as she was planning to save as many people as possible.

"Yes Akari-sama I understand." Tokiwa replied as she bowed and left in a [suiton: shunsin.]

"As for the rest of you, it would be best to gather all secret techniques from your clan and make proper arrangements in case any major happens. I am sure that some of you might want to not even get involved but I feel that this is just the calm before the storm. So take this threat seriously as your lives depend on it otherwise this could spell the end of our way of life and Nadeshiko as a whole. But as long as we have enough people that will survive then we could always make a clan for us to survive." The village leader said to the clan heads of all the clans of Nadeshiko all of them nodded their heads in agreement as they got up and left to make their preparations.

From the time Tokiwa left the village leader's office, she knew exactly who to get to and it only took her a few hours to get the selected kunoichis. She got one member of each of the five clans to agree to protect Lady Akari's daughter on the journey to the Land of Fire. Time was against them since they knew it was a matter of time before the fighting would reach the heart of the Village of Nadeshiko, and Tokiwa wanted to make sure that she was as far from there before the killing started. They went to the village leader's home to pick up her daughter and some of her possessions to bring her back to have a conversation with her mother to have some last words with her. Sometime later Tokiwa returned to the village leader's office with the protection detail that was going to join her on the mission to take young Shizuka to Konoha. Tokiwa knocked on the door and waited for permission to be asked to come what they heard for them to come inside.

"I want to thank all of you for accepting my request and I hope that you will have safe travels to the Land of Fire. Tokiwa you're going to be the team leader and just in case I die I'm going to make you Shizuka's legal guardian so that no one tries to take advantage of the situation, leaving you in charge of my beloved daughter."

"Shizuka, my daughter come with me we must speak in private." Lady Akari commented as she looked at the small group before Shizuka followed her mother to her private study.

Once they entered the room, Shizuka's mother began getting storage scrolls and placing them on her table, then she retrieved jutsu scrolls, summoning scrolls, and many other things that would be useful to her. Shizuka's mother began sealing everything for her daughter, putting them in a traveling bag, so when she was done doing her task. She then walked behind the rice paper divider as she began to undress from her formal wear into her battle armor, five minutes later she appeared once again and walked over to a bookshelf, took a book out of its place, and then pressed a button. A secret door opened then she walked in and began to gear herself up with all the necessary weapons needed for the upcoming battle that was to come.

"Shizuka, I'm going to need you to go with Tokiwa where she is going to be taking you to a hidden bunker. I don't have a full picture of what is going on but my instincts are telling me we are being invaded and I need to stay behind to protect our people and defend our home. If by any chance I don't survive, I'm counting on you to be a brave girl and grow up to be a strong kunoichi." Shizuka's mother commented as she gave her daughter a gentle smile as she tried to remember her daughter in her memories till the day she died.

"Kaa-san the way you are speaking is like you have no chance of surviving. Are you going to leave me alone in this world full of monsters with no way to survive in this world?"Shizuka replied as tears began to slide down her cheeks as her eyes began to turn red.

"There is a very high possibility that I am going to die, but that is what it means to become a leader of an entire island. You would hold the lives of thousands of people on your shoulders and with this great power comes respect. And with respect comes the desire to protect what holds you dear in your heart. That is the reason why I'm ready to die and that is the reason I'm letting you know that Tokiwa is taking you to Konoha to give you a chance to survive and live your life." Shizuka's mother commented as she singled to the rest of the guards to help her seal all the weapons.

"Kaa-san we should just try to weather this attack and hide in the underground bunkers so we could rebuild the village once again. We don't have to leave the island, we could try to make a stand against whoever invaders. We are strong enough that we could win if it comes down to the start of the war." Shizuka explained her idea in hopes of getting her mother to agree with her.

"If the village is destroyed beyond repair, Tokiwa will follow my last commands and take you to Konoha. Once you reach the Land of Fire you should be able to have a safe passage to the Village Hidden in the Leafs. There will be a culture and more than likely a tradition changes since it was a military dictatorship with the strong shinobi to be able to protect the village. It's the perfect place for you, my daughter, to grow and become something more than you could even imagine so trust me please." The village leader said as she walked towards her daughter and gave her a tight hug.

"But I always wanted to become a kunoichi from Nadeshiko and place our headband on my forehead. But I guess fulfilling that dream will only stay as a dream now." Shizuka responded with a crest-fallen face, seeing there was no way she would be able to save her mother.

"Shizuka you will learn in time and accept what will happen, so you don't have to worry about it. If you are so worried about the headband you could have this one, I'll make you an honorary genin under the command of your new guardian. Make sure to follow her order and don't argue with her or any of the higher-ranking kunoichis. Never forget where you come from, the proud village of Nadeshiko will always live in your heart as the strongest kunoichis." Shizuka's mother said, pulling her daughter into a strong embrace before letting her go and kissing her on her forehead.

"I-I-I will make you proud kaa-san and I will never forget you," Shizuka told her mother before letting her go as she wiped her tears from her face before the small group left before the village was attacked.

Border of Takigakure

A mother and daughter traveling for a few weeks were trying to forget the nightmare they were living. Ever since they got word from their friends and villagers alike that ninjas from Kumogakure have been looking for their family. The Uzumaki family pretty much had to leave their peaceful life behind as they ended up gathering up whatever important possessions sealed them away as they left the village of Yugakure in the middle of the night. The family of three headed towards the west of the Elemental Nations to the Village of Kusagakure where they could find protection if they joined the village as a shinobi. The Uzumaki's biggest fear was being caught by Kumogakure and Iwagakure and becoming human breeding for them to steal the secrets of the Uzumaki clan.

Flashback

Hideo Uzumaki once saved a person from Kusagakure the man was a former shinobi who turned into a merchant and vowed to help out if he ever needed it in the future. He was able to guide that man back safely to Yugakure without any trouble, little did he know that the man recognized him from the Uzumaki clan. And now that an opportunity has been presented itself, Hideo would ask for that favor as he sent his Swift summons pass on his message that he was on his way to Kusagakure and was being hunted by Kumo shinobis. So they left in the middle of the night without any prying eyes, in case they gave up information on the direction they were heading. Unfortunately for the small Uzumaki family, they were still tracked by the Kumo shinobis.

Hideo knowing what would happen if they got caught decided he would get killed right away since he was the bigger threat, but his wife and daughter would become Kumo's breeding machine as they would try to put out Uzumaki babies. He shook his head, stopping the images of despair as he found the resolve to stay behind and fight to give his family a chance to live. Hideo suddenly stopped and with a puff of smoke a katana appeared out of a storage seal that was located on the palm of his hand, he then handed off his possession to his wife. She knew what he was going to do and began to cry knowing that he would stay behind to fight off their pursuers when he hugged her tightly before letting her go. He created ten kage bunshins then he had two of them henge into his wife and daughter, before the real Hideo came up, he hugged his daughter kissed her on her forehead, and told her his clone would explain everything.

Without another word, the clone began to escort his boss's family as far as possible from where the battle would take place by misdirecting their pursuers. The clone then asked his daughter to get on his back and hold tight while he picked up his wife in bridal style when he channeled his chakra to his legs before running in the direction of Kusa. Hideo told the rest of the clones to flank the enemies to hit them from the back while he continued to get away with his clone family. When the enemy would appear he would summon more clones and disperse one of them to let them know when to attack. He still didn't know how long would it take for Kumo shinobi to reach him as he would delay as long as possible giving his clone and his family time to distance themselves from him.

That encounter with Kumo ninjas was over a month ago and only because of the hardships and tragedies, gave the single mother strength to continue towards Kusagakure. Ever since they were able to escape from her old village with the help of her husband Kage Bunshin he was able to transmit his final goodbye to his family when it vanished with a puff of smoke.

Flashback Ends

She knew that her beloved husband had passed away in the afterlife, after sacrificing his life for his family. Now her only concern is to keep her daughter safe, and hopefully, they will be allowed to get residence in Kusagakure. So she could also work as a civilian nurse or a medical ninja for a living, to give a better future for her daughter Karin and train her to follow in her footsteps as well.

"Kaa-san, do you think we will be able to make it to the village before nightfall?" Karin asked her mother, giving her a tired look on her face, with the hope of reaching Kusagakure.

"Karin, from what the last traveler told me we are a day away from Kusagakure," Akahana told her daughter, trying to pacify her from asking the same question over and over again.

So they kept moving forward and hoped for them to be at their destination soon as they prayed to Kami that they wouldn't run into trouble. Karin's mother began to think about where they would be camping for the night, so she needed to find a water source preferably a river close by. They need to refill their water sack and a place to wash up, after a long day of travel neither of them likes to go without washing making them feel disgusted. All the while they walked in silence until Karin decided to ask her mother another question, to only make her sigh in dismay at her curious daughter.

"Kaa-san, I can't help but wonder why we have to keep the clan name a secret?" Karin asked, feeling curious since her mother and father never told her anything making the older redhead sigh for the hundredth time of the day.

"To be completely honest Karin, I don't want to tell you for your safety. But since our clan's enemies already know our characteristics. I guess it won't hurt for you to know a little about our heritage." Akahana said with a sad smile, as they marched towards the Kusagakure border.

Akahana thought at what point she would start to explain. The only answer she came up with was the beginning.

"Uzushiogakure was a peaceful nation. We were masters of fuinjutsu and kenjutsu. And no other hidden villages were able to contend with us. It got to a point where we became powerful enough to rival the five Great Nations. Ancient folk tales talk about how we are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths. And we are close relatives of the Senju Clan and distant cousins of the Uchiha clan." Akahana began to explain, making Karin's eyes almost pop out of her tiny little face.

When Karin heard this from her mother she thought she was making it all up as an ancient folk tale. Their clan is descendants of the Sage of Six Paths and related to two of the most powerful clans in existence as well. Karin quickly realized she stopped listening, so she refocused as she listened to her mother as she told her one day they would be able to meet someone from their clan once again. She was sure that this small request Kami would listen to her prayers, little did she know that this little wish would come true with the cost of something dear to her.

"The Uzumaki clan mainly specializes in fuinjutsu, kenjutsu, and ninjutsu since we have extremely large chakra so can battle longer than the normal person. Our clan was always believed to be the strongest when it came to protecting its people through love and unity making us the only Hidden Village of family members. We were larger than any of the other clans known in the Elemental Nation but that was not the only thing that made the Uzumaki clan special, all the clan members from Uzushiogakure had to be well-versed in all the ninja arts. Each person had to pick three of them as their main specialization since we didn't want to be at a disadvantage against other experienced ninjas, giving them a slight edge in battles. We also kept the world from knowing our Kekkei Genkai, otherwise, we would have more Uzumaki's alive as prisoners of war and turned them into breeding stocks." Akahana said as Karin interrupted her by asking a question of her own.

"Kaa-san, so what is our Kekkei Genkai, and what makes us special from the others from different clans?" Karin asked in the hope that in the future she would be able to get her own Kekkei Genkai.

"I will get to that Karin, just be patient and listen to everything I'm telling you and keep it to memory so that one day when you have children of your own you would be able to tell them the same as I'm doing with you currently." Karin's mother replied, making Karin blush in embarrassment that her mother would talk about her having kids when she got older.

"MOM!" Karin cried out in protest, making her mother smile at the innocence of a child.

"So where did I leave off? Oh yes not everyone from the clan was able to inherit these special abilities as I'm about to explain it. But that wasn't the most precious secret we had in their possession, we had many forbidden fuinjutsu techniques hidden away in a secret location. These techniques were beyond our imagination, that was one of the many reasons Uzushiogakure got destroyed." Akahana paused and thought about what else to tell her daughter, before continuing the impromptu history lesson.

"In Uzushiogakure we had a special task force called the Guardians. These Uzumaki were feared in combat, and most didn't need a four-man squad. They were in charge of the island's protection and security. From foreign invaders, spies, and market traders. These Uzumaki's were the pride and protectors of the Uzumaki clan." Akahana explained to her daughter what little she was able to remember when her father told her so long ago.

"Wow! Kaa-san, our clan sounded amazing, so how was Uzushiogakure destroyed?" Karin asked, seeing her mother scowl as she remembered such a hurtful memory as she closed her eyes in thought before speaking.

"From what I remember when we were escaping Uzushiogakure, a coalition of Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri attacked the island from three different fronts. After a long hard month of devastating battles, Uzushiogakure was destroyed, but in the process, they were able to weaken the other major Hidden Villages. That gave Konoha a chance to retaliate by wearing down the coalition and winning the second Shinobi War while we were scattered to the wind. Many of the Uzumaki clan that escaped were killed, while some stayed behind to kill as many enemies while letting their clan members have a chance to escape. But the ones that were captured committed suicide before letting any of their enemies take them alive. And from what you have seen, I'm a survivor of the mass genocide, and so was your tou-san, we just had the unfortunate luck that we were found." Akahana said as she looked over at her daughter giving her a sad smile as they continued to walk toward their future.

Little Karin began to imagine everything her mother was telling her from the clan's folklore to how the clan was created. She would have wanted to see their ancestral home and meet all the different Uzumaki's. From what she was hearing her clansmen sounded like they were an amazing type of people. Karin still wanted to know if their own family had a gift or a Kekkei Genkai because she would want to get one in the future. Hopefully, their new home would be as understanding as their last one would give them decent shelter, and protect them from other ninja villages who would try to steal clan secrets. On top of that, she finally found out a little more about her family history since her mother never talked to her about their past. Everything was beginning to make sense now and why her father was always gone, at times for a long period.

"So was tou-san a ninja or a civilian?" Karin asked as she wondered what type of ninja he was.

"Your tou-san had a Kekkei Genkai, one of the three special abilities, it is called [Minds of the Kagura.] This technique allows one to sense chakra from exceptional distances and the only way to avoid it is to be a civilian or to have the chakra sealed away. But what made this secret technique special was that it didn't matter if a person was able to suppress their chakra, they would then use a search jutsu technique in conjecture with his Kekkei Genkai. The Uzumaki sensory is one of the best in the Elemental Nations during their era." Akahana finishes explaining as she feels the pride of knowing that her husband is one of them.

"Kaa-san, do you have a Kekkei Genkai?" Karin asked her mother with a hint of curiosity on her face if her mother was as special as her father.

"I have a Kekkei Genkai as well. I ended up discovering that ability by accident with your father's help. It's called [Chakra Consumption jutsu] this ability quickly heals any injuries self-inflicted or enemy attack with some expectation. It would only be used in case of emergency" Akahana explained as a small blush appeared on her face as she turned her face away and reminisced on the memory.

Karin soaks in all the information that her mother is telling her since she knows she is an intelligent girl for her age. She always knew inside her heart that her family was special, how their clan were distant relatives of two of the prominent clans. And learning some of the history of what happened to their clan and island she wanted to keep their culture alive by learning whatever was available to her. And discovering that her tou-san and kaa-san were once ninjas as well, maybe at her new village they would let her join the ninja forces. But also she realizes that she would have to be careful with whoever she would be around, in case they try any despicable actions against her and her mother. Karin was not sure if her little mind would be able to handle all this new information Karin thought before they were interrupted by her kaa-san speaking again.

"I used to work before I found out I was pregnant when I chose to become a housewife. I was a medic ninja before and a really good one as well." Akahana told her as if an epiphany struck Karin, understanding how her mother was so good at healing people.

Now everything made sense why when she was a little girl they moved around a lot from place to place. She never knew how her mother was making a living, or why her father was away. While both mother and daughter fell into a comfortable silence as they continued to trek closer to Kusagakure. Not even ten minutes later an explosion snapped the little family out of their thoughts. Karin's mother told her daughter to take cover and hide. And from their hiding spot, they saw the beginning of a battle about to unfold in front of them.

A battle was being fought between the borders of Takigakure, Kusagakure, and the Land of Fire, while a squad of Kusa ninjas entered Taki's borders without permission. They want to complete their mission faster by taking a shortcut through Taki, which leads both sides to this minor confrontation. While in the shadows another group of ninjas watched the outcome of the battle, and to make sure that none of the ninjas in the battle came any further into the Land of Fire.

Akahana had a bad feeling about the situation when her parental instinct was telling her that they should move as far away from this battle. Just in case they have a good sensor and were discovered and the last thing they needed was for the ninjas to mistake them for extra enemies. That is what Akahana thought as she kept a vigilant eye on the surroundings in case they set off a trap by accident giving their position away. She then heard her daughter try to get her attention, guessing she had something to ask.

"Kaa-san I saw four of them go off in that direction and the other two I lost track of them," Karin commented as she continued to look around as she had a look of freight on her face.

They were startled once again when they heard another explosion and jutsu being shouted as yells, screams, and cursing were heard all around. The battle started to get closer to the hiding spot where the two Uzumaki females were hiding. Akahana sensing that the situation was becoming extremely dangerous decided to make their way to the Land of Fire. She didn't care if she didn't get to Kusagakure anymore for the simple fact that she needed to keep her daughter safe. Akahana told her to get her things and to start running in another direction where she noticed the battle was not heading that way.

All they needed to do was cross the border before they managed to get themselves killed in an accident by a jutsu or by mistake. Mother and child ran as fast as they could to try to get away by reaching the border when a kunai flew past them and hit the ground. Karin's mother saw this and grabbed her daughter telling her to brace herself by channeling up her chakra and throwing her as far as she could. When the exploding tag went off, the shock wave caused Karin to fly past the border into the Land of Fire, while Akahana flew past the border but was seriously injured. Some time later Karin started to wake up just to find herself being treated by a scary-looking masked person.

"W-who are y-you? W-where am I?" Karin groggily asked as she tried to look from side to side and shook the cobwebs forgetting for a moment about her mother.

"Child, stay still while I heal you. I'll answer your questions in a moment." Female Anbu said as she continued to heal the red-haired child.

"Where is my kaa-san?" Karin asked another question as she began to feel better from the explosion as her vision started to clear up.

"You are currently in the Land of Fire, the explosion managed to fling you across our border. I'm a ninja from Konoha from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, we are protecting our land from other ninjas that would cross into our land. As for your kaa-san, well I'm sorry to say but we are only keeping her alive to let her say her last words to you." The female Anbu explained to the little girl in a monotone voice, as she put a hand on her shoulder and with a half ram seal they shunshin in a swirl of leaves.

Before the explosion, a team of Anbu was coming from a mission when they heard the battle that was near their borders. So they decided to investigate any illegal ninja crossing into their land without authorization from the higher-ups. So they watched from the shadows waiting for an unlucky person to get caught by them and gather information when the explosion was set off. At that moment one Anbu went to check on the child while the elite Anbu went to try to get as much information from the dying mother. Not long after, the child and his fellow Anbu appeared, letting go of the little girl to speak with her mother.

"Ka-ka-kaa-san, please y-yo-you can't le-le-leave me alone," Karin sobbed while she hugged her mother tightly.

"I'm sure these Konoha ninjas will take you back with them. You are special after all, Karin." Akahana said as tears began to sprout from her eyes as she coughed up a mouth full of blood.

"Kaa-san how am I to survive on my own? Maybe they could save your life if we get you back to their village," Karin cried out as she held her mother for dear life not wanting to see her die, while the Anbu gave them a few more moments to say their good-bye.

"No my dear the explosion is too late for me since the explosion bisected me and I asked them to cover me up so you would see such a horrific sight. I'm only alive because they are keeping me alive and my willpower to say some last words to you and to the ninjas that will take you in. I don't have long but here is a carry-back full of scrolls for you to hold on to and remember these are clan secrets and should not be shown to anyone." Akahana slowly handed it over to her daughter as she began to speak again. "They have blood seals and our clan is the only one that can open them. I left a letter and notes to guide you just in case this happened." She paused to catch a breath before continuing to speak once again.

"I-I-lov-love you Karin and I wished I would have been able to see you grow up and to see you get married. But I guess life has other plans for me and you come closer, my dear." Akahana said as Karin got closer to her mother asked then she felt her give a kiss on the forehead.

"Now Karin, I need to speak with the ninja in charge here. It is really important so please go with the female ninja that brought you here." Akahana asked as the female Anbu did some silent hand signs and in a puff of smoke a man appeared with gravity-defying hair and an Inu mask geared up.

"What is so important you need to talk to me about?" The male Anbu asked as he waited for her to speak since she was mortally injured and was having trouble speaking.

"What I'm about to tell you might be considered an S-rank secret once you tell your village leader," Akahana commented seriously as she was trying to stay conscious of all the blood loss.

The Anbu nodded in agreement with her request as he proficiently did a few hand signs to put up a privacy jutsu. He quickly relayed sign language to let his team know what he was about to do and that everything was fine. Once he finished he told her to go ahead and speak her mind giving her peace of mind no one was able to hear them. Karin was curious about what was going on with the male ninja and what was so important for her not to be able to listen to what her mother had to say.

"My name is Akahana and the girl is my daughter Karin. We have been on the run from Kumo ninjas for the past month as my husband stayed behind to sacrifice his life to give us a better chance to survive. From there we were trying to make it to Kusagakure but on our way there we had many close calls. We were also chased from time to time by bandits trying to make us into playthings and afterward into slaves. We have been trying to get to Kusagakure for protection since our clan was destroyed. So long ago during the second shinobi war. Cough, cough, Cough. My time alive is running short. My daughter is special and she might get our clan's Kekkei Genkai. Please have the Hokage protect her as one of the last of our clan." Akahana said as she felt her life starting to fade away as she was losing the light in her eyes.

"What is this clan name you speak of that is so important?" The male Anbu asked her as waited a moment for her to answer his question.

"We are from the Uzumaki clan. I'm sure that there are not many of us out there. And might be hiding from the world, but we will not die out so easily mark my words." Akahana said with a voice full of determination as she coughed once again uncontrollably.

"Please when I move on to the afterlife take my body and get whatever secrets out of it. Whatever secrets you find please give them to any member of the Uzumaki clan. Then have someone burn my body please." Akahana begged before having a coughing fit again, as the Anbu nodded in agreement while releasing the privacy seal.

"May I speak with my daughter one last time I don't have long," Akahana asked as she felt any moment she would drop dead, the dog mask Anbu nodded when her daughter appeared next to her mother crying her heart out.

"Kaa-san, p-p-please don't die ka-ka-kaa-san." Karin started to ball her eyes out cherishing every moment with her

"Don't worry dear these ninjas are taking you somewhere else, if anything you will be protected. Karin's kaa-san began to cough some more.

"I love you, Karin and I will always be watching over you from the afterlife. P-ple-please n-never fo-or-g-get it." Akahana said in a whisper, slowly closing her eyes and letting the darkness take her.

The little girl began to scream hysterically for her mother to open her eyes. She begs for her not to give up, that there is a chance for her to survive. After a few minutes of crying and trying to wake her mother, it was too late, and had already passed away since she closed her eyes. The male Anbu walked over to the little girl and placed her under a genjutsu which helped her fall asleep. He placed the redhead on the ground then he pulled out a storage scroll and unrolled it, he went and placed the dead body over.

Then with a hand sign and the word "seal" and with a puff of smoke, the body was stored away. Inu picked up the little Uzumaki girl and put her over his shoulder giving a discreet hand sign to the rest of his team that appeared around him. They waited for his next orders since they got off course from their return home from their last mission. They were able to capture one prisoner from each village and decided to take them in for interrogation and charge them for the murder of a civilian woman.

"Neko and I will be heading back to the village, I need to take her back with me and report this to the Hokage. The rest of you, keep patrolling the border if anything important happens you know what to do." Inu said, telling the rest of team Ro what to do in the meantime.

"Neko, don't speak of this incident to anyone, the Hokage will for sure call this a S-Class village secret once he learns of this. And I'm sure I didn't have to tell you what will happen if you do." Inu commented to her as she waited for her next order.

"Alright, Neko, are you ready to leave?" Inu told Neko as she kept her vigilance around the surroundings.

A/N: Hello fellow writers and readers I'm leaving a message to inform you guys once again that I'm editing this story's first few chapters and a lot of things are going to change. I didn't realize how badly written they were and during the beginning, I was still learning how to write properly. It's been a few years since I started to write and I enjoy it very much just to forget the issue in real life. The next time I update I will be changing chapter 3 thur 7 so you might want to read it over once again when the time comes. I don't have a set schedule but I'm determined to make this story a lot cleaner. Oh by the way a reminder I changed the title of the story as well but try not to mind that. Oh by the way its a harem story. If anyone is interested in being my beta please PM me and please leave a review thanks. "Epyon"

"Yes Inu-senpai," she said before they left in a swirl of leaves.