Narumi Uchiha And The Cat Sage
A Naruto story by Nikoli Clarke
Chapter 1: The Redhead Uchiha
Meet Narumi Uchiha, a poor thirteen-year-old girl who doesn't understand why a mob of adults are chasing her to either beat her up or rape her.
Well, that's what it always boils down to, at least.
This redhead with long pigtails and blue eyes and dressed in a black t-shirt and some red pants and a pair of navy blue ninja sandals is wondering if she should even stay in the village but where would she go?
Narumi is the type of person who fights with her mind and has often thought her way out of situations that are...well, far less complicated than this. She was often thought of as just a clever girl by the few friends she has in this village. Like Iruka-Sensei or Grandpa Hokage or Hinata, who always seems to be stalking her or Miyuki, who has been there for her ever since the Uchiha Massacre. Narumi has always wondered why Itachi didn't kill her and why only she and another boy from the main Uchiha family, Sasuke, survived.
'But this isn't the time to think about that!' Narumi thought. 'Now, the question of the hour is: how did these villagers find me when I left the white jacket I usually wear at home?' As she was running, she thought of her red pigtails. 'Of course! My red hair!' Narumi then thought. 'Now, if only I could think my way out of this...'
The chase ended when Narumi hit a dead end in an alleyway. 'Shit!' She thought. "Well, well, well...it seems like your luck has finally run out." One of the villagers remarked. Narumi slowly turned around, knowing what's about to happen. Two of the villagers walked over to either side of her, and grabbed hold of her arms. "My red ha-" "Handlebars." A villager said, interrupting Narumi while talking to her as though he was correcting her. "Whatever. These red locks are how you found me." Narumi guessed. "You're right. But you're also neglecting the fact that you have light blue eyes." The first villager replied. "Now, to get what you deserve, you Demon Whore..." The first villager went around her to face her back, and then he pulled her pants down and then pulled his own pants down, and wasted no time shoving his dick inside her. He then fucked her. Repeatedly. She screamed as she was getting fucked from behind. Literally, in this case. While the other villagers just laughed in her face.
"SOMEONE, ANYONE, HELP ME!" Narumi screamed. But no one came.
The pedophilic villager then grabbed hold of both of her pigtails, and continued to fuck her in the ass. She tried screaming again, but this time, the villagers stopped her by putting a cloth around her mouth. Now, all she could do was cry. As he came inside her, her eyes started to turn red. Everyone thought the thing they were afraid of was about to come out, but, instead, it was just a couple of red eyes with one black tomoe in each eye. "Oh Kami! It's the Sharingan!" One villager shouted. "The Sharingan?!" The villager who was fucking Narumi asked. He then immediately let go of her pigtails, and the two villagers on either side of her dropped her before all the villagers ran away. Narumi just dropped to the ground, wondering why her vision turned purple all of the sudden before passing out.
Narumi jolted upwards in a hospital bed, screaming. She only calmed down once she realized she was in the Hidden Leaf Village's Hospital.
'Was what I went through just a dream? Or...' Narumi thought.
"Finally!" Said a familiar old man's voice in a very happy tone-of-voice. Narumi looked to her left, and saw Grandpa Hokage. Grandpa Hokage was an old man with a short gray goatee, (presumably) gray hair and black eyes. He was dressed in formal red and white Hokage clothes and a hat with the Kanji symbol for "fire" on the front of it. "I wasn't sure you'd make it through all that." "Grandpa Hokage!" Narumi happily said. "Grandpa Hokage" isn't his actual name, just a nickname Narumi came up with for him for some reason. To the rest of the Ninja World, he's known as the Third Hokage, the "God of Shinobi" and "The Professor" but his real name is Hiruzen Sarutobi. Some say that he was Lord Tobirama's student. And that's one of the coolest things about him because Tobirama's the brother of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. "It's good to see you. I wish it were under far better circumstances, though..." Grandpa Hokage says. "So it really did happen, huh?" Narumi asked. "I'm afraid so." Grandpa Hokage gravely answered. "You were raped-" "Again." Narumi said, interrupting Grandpa Hokage with an angry look on her face. "I'm sorry." Grandpa Hokage said. "Can you tell me what happened, at least?" "It...sorry, I just...nevermind." Narumi said. "No, no. Take your time. Trust me, traumatic stories like these are never told lightly." Grandpa Hokage advised.
"Thank you...it all started in the market. I just wanted to buy an apple or two from this stand since none of the better grocery stores would let me in...I knew that if I came outside with my white jacket with the Uchiha Clan symbol on the back of it on, the people might recognize me right away. So I came outside without it in hopes that they'd never recognize me. But, it was only when the stall's owner made a fuss about me 'stealing' from that sad excuse of a 'store' that the villagers formed a mob, and came after me. Especially since they still recognized me somehow. I thought of going to the Uchiha Compound since that's where my home is and where the Police Station is until I realized...it's gone, it's all gone. Nothing remains of the Hidden Leaf Police Force because of the Massacre. Plus, another thing about the Massacre is that there aren't any Uchihas to guard the entrance to the compound so the villagers would have no problem coming into the compound, and doing whatever they want inside the compound. The Uchiha side of me would never forgive me if I let those nasty, hate-filled outsiders into the compound so, instead, I ran into one of the shadier parts of the village. That was a mistake. Near the end of the chase, I realized that part of the reason they knew it was me was because of my red hair. And when they got me, the guy who raped me told me that it was because of my light blue eyes, too. And then...it started...he pulled my pants down from behind me, and...well, you know the rest. He repeatedly raped me until...until he...he...finished...inside my ass, and then, my vision went purple, and the villagers said something about something called the 'Sharingan' before they ran away, and I passed out on the ground." Narumi explained.
"So it's true...you have awakened the Sharingan." Grandpa Hokage stated. "What is the Sharingan?" Narumi then asked. "The Sharingan is a visual Jutsu known only to the Uchiha Clan. In fact, they're widely known for it. That's what gives them so much power. It is said that the Uchiha Clan is known by all and feared by all. The Sharingan is the reason why they're known and feared." Grandpa Hokage explained. "Until the Massacre..." Narumi says. "Which is exactly why the Sharingan is so rare nowadays." Grandpa Hokage replied. "You said that the Sharingan is a visual Jutsu. What can it do?" Narumi questioned. "The normal Sharingan can evolve, analyze Taijutsu, Ninjutsu and Genjutsu and because of that, it may be possible for you to use it to copy most Jutsu. The only kind of Jutsu it can't copy is Kekkei Genkai, or Bloodline Trait Jutsu." Grandpa Hokage answered. "Why is that?" Narumi inquired. "Hmmm...good question. Honestly, I think it's because the Sharingan, itself, is a Kekkei Genkai, like the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan. That's why, so far, only the Uchiha have been able to use it." Grandpa Hokage answered. "Really? Wow..." Narumi says, surprised. "Can I see your Sharingan, by the way?" Grandpa Hokage asked. "Why?" Narumi asked in reply. "No particular reason. Just want to see how it's evolved." Grandpa Hokage answered. "Uh...okay...how do I activate the Sharingan, though?" Narumi asked. "Just focus your chakra into your eyes." Grandpa Hokage instructed.
Narumi closed her eyes, focused her chakra into her eyes (she has really good chakra control for someone her age) and she then opened her eyes again.
'There's that purple vision again.' Narumi thought.
"Ah...I see. Only one tomoe." Grandpa Hokage stated.
"What?" Narumi then asked. "Just thinking out loud." Grandpa Hokage told her. "Why is everything so...purple?" Narumi questioned. "Because your Sharingan is activated." Grandpa Hokage answered. Narumi's Sharingan then deactivated on it's own. "Hey! Everything's back to normal again!" Narumi shouted. "Hm...it seems like you don't have full control over your Sharingan yet. It deactivated on it's own." Grandpa Hokage said. "So then, I guess I better train! What do you mean by 'only one tomoe'?" Narumi inquired. "The Sharingan can only evolve four times. The first evolution is the one-tomoe Sharingan, a Sharingan that has one tomoe in each eye. The second evolution is the two-tomoe Sharingan, which has two tomoe in each eye. The third one is the three-tomoe Sharingan, which is what a fully-matured Sharingan is supposed to look like. But then, the fourth and final one is called the Mangekyo Sharingan. Rare, even among the Uchiha. Only three Uchihas have ever awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. The first of which being my master and predecessor, Madara Uchiha." Grandpa Hokage explained. "Madara...you mean the Second Hokage?" Narumi asked. "The very same." Grandpa Hokage said with a nod. "Madara Uchiha, the Second Hokage and first Uchiha Hokage. He was the Hokage until it was found out that he killed the First Hokage and Lord Tobirama. He ran, and fled the village, becoming the Ninja World's first ever rogue ninja." "But I heard that only the First Hokage could fight him. Why would he run if he was so powerful?" Narumi then asked. "I'm not sure, in fact, I don't think anyone knows the answer to that question. Regardless, as we all know, I was chosen as his successor. And then, I had the Hidden Leaf ninjas scour the world for Madara, but no one ever did find him and only rumors say that he died of old age. And that was the end of that." Grandpa Hokage said.
"The second Uchiha to have ever awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan is Shisui. But you already know his story." Grandpa Hokage then said. "Right. Shisui-San. Also known as 'Shisui The Teleporter'. My Aunt Izumi was friends with him and...and...Itachi. Shisui-San was an important figure during the Third Great Ninja War. As was the Fourth Hokage." Narumi said.
Narumi's story is a rather sad one that involves the Fourth Hokage, funnily enough. Thirteen years ago, as the official story goes, the Two-Tailed Monster Cat suddenly appeared, and attacked the Hidden Leaf Village. All hope seemed to be lost because, seemingly, nothing could kill the beast. But alas, the Fourth Hokage entered the fray, and teleported both himself and the Two-Tails away using a Jutsu created by Lord Tobirama. After he teleported her attack, a Jutsu known as the Tailed Beast Bomb, away from the village, of course. After they were teleported away, the Fourth Hokage defeated the Monster Cat and sacrificed himself to do it. But, for some reason relating to (as the event is now called) the Two-Tails Incident, the villagers chase her around the village and commit crimes against her, calling her a "Demon" or a "Demon Whore" or a "Demon Brat". Narumi's parents died during the Two-Tails Incident so she was immediately adopted by her Aunt, Izumi Uchiha. Izumi was her Dad's Sister and was happy that she could take care of his Daughter for him, or so Narumi was told.
But then...
Seven years later, the Uchiha Massacre happened. Itachi killed Aunt Izumi as she was coming home from a grocery shopping trip and then he killed Grandma Hazuki, Izumi's Mom. Aunt Izumi and Narumi have always stayed in Grandma Hazuki's house so it startled Narumi when a masked ninja (who she now knows is Itachi) killed Aunt Izumi and then killed Grandma Hazuki after Narumi ran upstairs to her room, and hid under her bed. But, for some reason, Itachi never came for her. Again, there is seemingly no reason why Itachi left only Narumi and Sasuke alive. That question has bothered her every day since the Massacre. Narumi was heading downstairs to welcome Aunt Izumi home like she does after all of Aunt Izumi's outings only to see Itachi behind her, who then immediately impales her with a sword. After Aunt Izumi fell down and died, Itachi then looked up at Narumi, who was still standing on the stairs. It was then that Narumi went back to her room.
Itachi, Shisui-San and Aunt Izumi were all friends and seemingly very happy with each other. She remembers all the times they had together and all the times they've interacted with Narumi.
Those were some of the best moments of her life.
Itachi would sometimes bring his baby Brother, Sasuke along to play and train with Narumi. And, for quite some time, Sasuke and Narumi got along quite well.
All that changed after the Uchiha Massacre, though.
Now, the last two Uchihas in the village barely ever talk to each other. That's mostly because, on the inside, they're in love with each other. But, on the outside, Narumi feels that Sasuke was just another stud and, to be fair, he did act like that before the Massacre. Nowadays, Narumi just thinks that he's an ungrateful stud because he has all these pretty girls who are all over him, and yet, he brushes them off. Narumi doesn't know why he never talks to her outside of when they need to talk about Academy-related stuff. But even then, those conversations are short. She thinks that maybe she'll learn his reason for acting like an emo all the time in due time. "Correct." Grandpa Hokage said. "And as you know, Shisui killed himself in the Nakano River just days before the Massacre."
"And the last one...?" Narumi asks. "Itachi Uchiha, himself." Grandpa Hokage answered. "What!?" Narumi shouted. "Oh yes. He is the last Uchiha to have obtained the Mangekyo Sharingan. According to Sasuke, Itachi said he killed Shisui to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan." Grandpa Hokage told her. "But...but...I'd say that that doesn't sound like Itachi at all, but he killed almost the entire clan...anyway, how can an Uchiha awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?" Narumi questioned. "By doing something I hope you never have to. The Sharingan only evolves by it's user repeatedly experiencing something truly traumatic. It's why some believe that the Uchiha are marked by a 'Curse of Hatred'. The Uchiha feel emotions more intensely than any other Human and are thus greatly devoted to love and friendship yet they tend to hide their more affectionate traits. Yet, when something truly traumatic happens to one or any of them like, say, the loss of a loved one or another kind of traumatic experience, those feelings turn into intense, fiery hatred, basically turning them evil for whatever reason. Personally, I don't believe in such a nonsensical superstition for a second." Grandpa Hokage explained. "Why?" Narumi inquired. "Because even some of the Uchiha have grown up all their lives believing that very thing. But also because friends like Fugaku and...well, you, yourself are proof that the Curse of Hatred is all hogwash. Evil is a choice. Our lived experiences don't make us complete monsters...unless we choose to." Grandpa Hokage answered. "What do you believe, then?" Narumi asked.
"The Will of Fire. It's a philosophy the First Hokage came up with when he founded the village. Basically, the Will of Fire is a strong will to protect those who you care about the most. Tell me, who do you care about, more than anyone else?" Grandpa Hokage then asked. "W-Well, um, I don't think anyone's unimportant but, to be specific, there's Miyuki Sarutobi and, well, Sasuke. There's...there's nothing I wouldn't do to keep them safe." Narumi answered.
Grandpa Hokage chuckled at the mention of his Granddaughter and Konohamaru's Sister, Miyuki. Luckily, their parents went missing so there's no one that could prevent either of them from interacting with Narumi like almost every other adult does with their own kid. "Then you must use that will to protect them to the best of your ability." Grandpa Hokage told her. "Yes, Grandpa Hokage..." Narumi acknowledges. "So what happens now?" "The perpetrators who committed this heinous crime against you will be dealt with in due time. For now, you may stay in this hospital for as long as you like, now that you're awake. But once you're out, you're to resume your studies at the Academy." Grandpa Hokage said. "Now, I must return to my duties as the Hokage. Time doesn't wait for anyone. Goodbye, Narumi. I hope to see you again under better circumstances." Grandpa Hokage then left the room. The thought of going back to the Academy scared Narumi not because of the Academy itself (although, that is part of it because most of the teachers are mean to her and take every opportunity they could to trip her up educationally) but because of the commute. Any moment, the mob could come back to rape her or beat her up again.
The only solution, here, she feels, is to go home, and only go out to get to the Academy and then straight back home. No going out. No nothing. Not after this past incident. Just straight to the Academy, and then straight back home.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage was finally in his office in the Hokage's Tower. He was writing some legislation he was working on before he heard that Narumi had been raped when he sensed someone hiding in the shadows to his left.
"Neko." Hiruzen said.
And then, a Kunoichi with long purple hair and a cat-like white porcelain mask on her face came out of the shadows. She was equipped with a sword that was sheathed and strapped to her back and was clad in gray armor. She had no sleeves on her arms which was basically because of the red swirl tattoos she has on both shoulders which she got years before now.
This "Neko" is a member of the Anbu Black Ops, a whole secret organization of gray-armored masked ninjas with red swirl tattoos on their shoulders like Neko, herself, does here. They carry out missions that most ninjas won't. Typically, they're used by the Hokage for assassination missions but they can be used as a spy network or for some other purpose. Like what Neko was tasked with.
"Where were you last night? You were supposed to be watching Narumi." Hiruzen stated. "I only went away for just a moment to quickly grab a milkshake." Neko answered. "What happened?" "Narumi got raped." Hiruzen answered. "Again?" Neko asked even though she already knows the answer. Hiruzen only nodded. "Where is she now?" Neko then asked. "Another Anbu operative took her to the Hospital. She's awake and hopefully safely resting at home now." Hiruzen answered.
"She would've been safer if you'd let me train her." Another, more unpleasant (to Hiruzen) voice said from Hiruzen's right. Hiruzen looked to his right, and saw a man standing with a walking cane. This man had shaggy black hair, a bandaged right eye, an x-shaped scar on his chin, and a black left eye although he would always squint his left eye for some reason unless he was really surprised by something. He wore a white shirt under a black robe covering his feet all the way up to just his right shoulder. The robe also conceals his right arm for whatever reason. This man is a (former) Hidden Leaf elder named Danzo Shimura, a bad man and a warmonger who deludes himself into thinking that any wrong action he takes is for the "good of the Leaf". For this very reason, people call him the "Shinobi of Darkness". It's also for that very reason that, currently, because of the Uchiha Massacre, Danzo is under house arrest and (officially-speaking) his subdivision of the Anbu, the Foundation has been disbanded because unbeknownst to very many, it was Danzo who ordered the Uchiha Massacre and specifically ordered Itachi to do it. And it's because of his warmongering tendencies that everyone who knows him knows that Danzo would've happily turned Narumi into a living weapon.
"Lord Danzo..." Neko says, shocked. "And if we left her to you, she'd be hated and feared by the people of this village more than she already is. Unlike what you would like to believe, the village doesn't need a super assassin. We already have the Anbu. They are more than enough." Hiruzen said.
"Are they? Someone...assaulted her on their watch last night. My agents have already summarily executed them." Danzo said. That shocked both Hiruzen and Neko even more. Hiruzen would've said that the public would never accept that but, Hiruzen knows him better than to leave a trace of Narumi's rapist's existence and the traces of the existence of Narumi's rapist's accomplices.
"That doesn't mean I'm going to leave her to you just because of someone else's incompetence." Hiruzen said instead. "Find someone else, then." Danzo said as he left the room. "I intend to." Hiruzen replied while watching Danzo leave the room. Both Hiruzen and Neko took deep breaths. "I felt like I was paralyzed for some reason. He frightens me. And I'm an Anbu, someone who isn't supposed to be scared of anything." Neko remarked. "Danzo has that effect on people. That's why most don't particularly enjoy being around him." Hiruzen stated. "But he is right about one thing: You were incompetent. I will have to reassign you, and give your assignment to someone else." "Yes, Lord Hokage." Neko acknowledged before disappearing using the Teleportation Jutsu. Hiruzen sighed again before continuing on with his paperwork.
Narumi just sat on the couch, alone with her thoughts while cradling herself in a fetal position. The night after she got back from the Hospital, she had a nightmare about being raped.
It made her cry. Constantly.
Meanwhile, at the Academy, she's been suffering socially because whenever someone wants to talk to her, she would just brush them off like Sasuke does.
'Sasuke...' Narumi thought.
All the while everyone would whisper about how this happens every time she's raped by the villagers. Another far more mysterious thing is that the perpetrators would go missing after each incident. Ironically, the disappearances would make more perpetrators because they'd think that she had something to do with the disappearances. These are times when she questions whether she should be alive at all or not. It's not the sort of head space one would like to be alone in and yet, that's all she's been for the past few weeks.
Alone.
'Maybe this is better for me if this is what my life is going to be like forever.' Narumi thought.
After staring into a dark mental abyss for twenty minutes, Narumi heard a knocking at her door. Narumi stood up, and walked over to the door. She opened it just slightly. It was her only best friend, Miyuki Sarutobi. She has long light blue hair and yellow eyes which were covered by round glasses. Miyuki was wearing a black sleeveless crop top underneath a long blue haori, a blue pair of pants and navy blue ninja sandals. "Heyo, Naru-Chan!" Miyuki said. That's how she always greets Narumi. "Hey." Narumi replied. For obvious reasons, she wasn't feeling very cheerful. It's also why she only has the door partially open. "Wanna come and hang out with me?" Miyuki asked. "Why?" Narumi asked in reply. "What, can't a friend just want to hang out?" Miyuki then asked. "You'll forgive me if I'm not particularly trusting." Narumi said. She then closed the door in Miyuki's face, and went back to her couch. "Hey! That was rude!" Miyuki shouted. And so, Miyuki nearly broke down the door trying to open it, walked over to Narumi, and grabbed her hand, and then made her stand up before forcing her to get out of the house with her. "You're coming with me! The Genin Exams are coming up so we're going to eat dango, study, and play with the dogs at the dog cafe! And I don't want to hear any complaining, understand?" Miyuki assertively asked. Narumi was surprised. 'Why is she going this far for me?' Narumi thought.
END OF CHAPTER