Okay! Just an author's note to start this off, this isn't my first fanfic but I haven't done it in years, so I might be kinda bad. I know I might do pretty bad at fight scenes. I'm kinda iffy on the name so we'll say it's a working title. Hopefully I've picked up a few writing tips to make it good. This is an idea that's rattled in my brain for a while and I just decided, what the hell? If people seem to like it, then I'll continue, fair warning though, with college and work chapters might be slow going...

First of all, a few things... It's a harem, but I'll try to keep it manageable, maybe three to five girls? Who knows, we'll feel it out as we go.

Secondly, I admit there are characters I really dislike, but I'll try not to bash anyone, at least not too hard. I'll try to have a decent explanation for anything I put in the story, and so you all know, there's elements of a 'Naruto Neglected/abandoned' planned for the future. I know it's been done a thousand times, but they're some of my favorite stories, again, I'll try to make it make sense and fit in as much as I can.

Lastly, a few things in case I didn't make it clear in the summary, Naruto is Kaguya's youngest son in this AU, how will that work? We'll see. The Kyuubi Jinchuriki will still exist though, in the form of fem Naruto, or as she'll be known here, Yasaka. Might need to workshop that name though... I also don't know Japanese, so google translate will be on hand here, forgive me if translations are off. If anyone knows a reliable Japanese to English site then let me know!

I'm also terrible at describing people, so for a couple OC's I'll probably use references from games or anime for their appearances and outfits. There aren't many OC's, just two, and they aren't even really original... I'll let you know who to look up to get the idea. Also, academy starts at 12 and they normally become Genin at 16 in this story.

Thus chapter may have a lot of drama in it, they won't all be like this. I just realized while writing that all the setup stuff I do may make this seem like an angsty type story, it's not.

Not much else I can explain, so let's just iron out a few things and get started! (Sorry if there are a few grammar issues, I'm posing this before I go to work and haven't had time to proofread yet...)

"Human speech."

"Thinking/Internal speaking."

"Demon/God speech."

"Demon/ God thought."

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any other characters or Media that may appear in this story.

Chapter 1: A Millennia Late Birth.

The Shinigami had done and seen many things in it's immortal existence, but there was one thing he had never expected to happen. As he sat in a void, contemplating on things very few other beings could understand, he felt a foreign power enter his domain. He recognized it almost immediately, it would be a long time before he forgot that woman... He looked to his side and saw a tear appear in space, a portal opening up and something about to come through, well if she thought she could take him then she would be sorely mistaken... Shinigami paused as a soft voice greeted him instead, "Please... I need your help, I know you don't trust me, nor do I expect you, but if you don't, an innocent child will die!" The voice soon faded out and the portal closed.

Shinigami was silent for a moment before sighing, "I had a feeling today would be a bad day..."

- Some time later, unknown location. -

"...There it is, my whole story." Shinigami said to his two sisters, Kami and Yami. He had just finished telling them the story of the portal opening up and someone speaking to him. Shinigami was currently in his preferred form, a purple skinned demonic figure with shaggy white hair and a white kimono, "I have no doubt, it was Kaguya, I'd know that voice anywhere."

Yami grit her teeth and clenched a fist, "Hasn't that little bitch learned her lesson!? I should go down there and get rid of her for good!" Yami was a woman of incredible beauty, perfect, delicate features fitting a princess in a storybook. She had long black hair, falling down her back like a waterfall of ink, sucking in all light that touched it. Her eyes were Yellow with black sclera, containing a coldness that could freeze hell itself. She was dressed in a black kimono, slightly falling over her shoulders and showing off her long legs. She was barefoot, and kept a sword on her hip, it seemed to be as dark as she did.

"Calm down you two, we shouldn't do anything rash." Kami said, holding her arms up to placate her siblings. Kami was almost an identical twin to Yami, however her hair and eyes were brown. She seemed to be near the opposite of her sister in every way minus appearance. Her eyes carried warmth and peace, a motherly smile was always on her face, and her elegant white kimono giving her an air of grace and nobility, "This may very well be a trap, but why would Kaguya spend what precious little chakra she was able to squeeze together in the seal to contact us? She's no doubt completely powerless right now, so maybe there is some truth to what she says?"

Yami scoffed at her sister's thought, "She's trying to play us! We all know damn well she can't see anything on the planet from her seal, so her little ploy of 'an innocent child dying' is a complete lie!" Yami wanted no part of this, Kaguya was a threat, they could not risk her being released! Due to a set of ancient laws, they couldn't interfere with the lives of the mortals on their world. Kaguya may have been revered as a Goddess, but she was still mortal, so they couldn't just go kill her if she got out, "The humans aren't strong enough to handle her! It'll be another era of Kaguya ruling everything with her damn eye!"

Shinigami chimed in again, "I agree with you Yami, but Kami also has a point... Kaguya is powerless, so why would she do this? Even if we went to see her in the seal, she has no power. Plus, I could sense no lies or ill intent from her." Both Goddesses fell silent at this, Shinigami never misread a person. If he said they meant no harm, they didn't, period.

Kami clapped her hands with a smile, "Well then! I'll go speak to her and see what she wants, you two watch and if something goes wrong then come help, okay?" Without even waiting for a response, Kami disappeared in a flash.

Yami groaned, "Us dammit! Why does she always do that!?" Shinigami shrugged as the two gods started observing their sister with Kaguya.

-Inside the moon, Kaguya's seal.-

Kami flashed into existence in front of the sealed Kaguya. The two were floating in a black void, Kaguya's seemingly sleeping form suspended in the air. Kami walked over and poked Kaguya in the forehead, pushing out a duplicate of the woman, this one awake.

Kaguya frantically looked around, before her eyes landed on Kami, "You came! Thank you, thank you so much!" She bowed low to Kami, further surprising the gods, "Please, you have to act quickly, there isn't much time!"

Kami raised a hand to stop her, "Perhaps you can explain what's going on? Now what child needs saving? We know you can't see the world outside of here." Kami may have retained her motherly appearance, but there was steel in her eyes.

Kaguya nodded, "I'm sorry... You see, when I started turning against Hagoromo and Hamura, I decided I needed something to help me beat them... So I went to my lover Tenji and... well..." Kami realized what she was saying and instantly focused on Kaguya's body, feeling another, much smaller life force in her body, "I was sealed before I gave birth to him, so he's been suspended in here with me... But the seal is killing him, I can feel it! He's so small and weak he can't handle the seal's power, not even when I'm protecting him!" Kaguya turned to Kami with desperation in her eyes and tears on her cheeks, "Please save him!"

Kami was silent, then turned to Kaguya and raised a delicate eyebrow, "Why do you care? I was under the impression you wanted all chakra for yourself, so why do you want me to help bring him into the world? Also you seem... much more caring than I remember..."

Kaguya nodded, "I think it's the seal, my chakra has been gone so long that, at least this part of me, is back to how I was before I went... well... crazy..." She shook her head, "I don't care if I spend the rest of eternity in this seal, just help him, please, I beg of you!" Kaguya said, bowing to Kami again.

All there was in the air was the silence of the void, and Kaguya was afraid her pleas had fallen on deaf ears. Then she heard it. A small gurgle, a squeak, then finally, crying... A baby crying... Kaguya stood up and stared at Kami, who now held a small bundle in her arms. Kami was wrapping it in fine white cloth and smiling down at it. Kaguya stepped forward, but stopped when Kami turned to her. Kami stared at her for a minute before holding the bundle out to her. Kaguya took a few shaky steps forward and took the bundle, looking down into the face of her youngest child.

He looked up at her with a pair of Byakugan eyes just like hers, except they seemed to have the barest tinge of blue to them, with a tiny pair of horns poking through his skin at his hairline. He had a tuft of white hair on his head and three marks, like whiskers on his cheeks. As she held him, he smiled up at her and reached out to her, Kaguya's eyes widened as a pair of chakra hand constructs came out of his hands and pulled her closer.

Kami walked over and giggled a bit, "Well, someone's already making trouble, such lovely eyes, and at such a young age! Pity they need to be sealed away..." With a wave of her hand, the horns disappeared, his eyes gained a pair of pupils and turned to a deep sapphire blue, while his chakra was restrained a bit.

Kaguya was a bit saddened by the changes, but brought her baby close to her, holding him for a while, and relishing in her one moment of clear thoughts of her family in a long time... Once she was done, she handed her baby back to Kami, "Please make sure my little Naruto is safe... Please..." Then she disappeared, leaving only the sleeping Kaguya in the seal.

Kami held Naruto, thinking of where to take him, "Naruto, I like that name! I think you'll do great things in the future little one!"

-Konoha streets, midnight.-

Kami walked toward the Konoha orphanage to drop Naruto off, after thinking a bit, this as the best choice. It was a toss up between here and Suna, but Konoha would have the resources to protect him after his abilities surfaced. Plus, there was soon to be a little girl here that could use a friend... Kami looked down at the bundle in her arms, "You have a difficult life ahead of you, little one... But I have faith that you will grow and become the hero this world needs." Kami arrived at the orphanage, and sat Naruto down on the step, still wrapped in his blanket. She knew this was an iffy decision, given what was going to happen in a few days, but she knew the orphanage and Naruto would be fine, she'd make it so. The fox wouldn't touch this building. Kami sighed as she knocked on the door and stood back, making herself invisible. She was all knowing, but it was more a curse than a blessing, being able to see deaths coming, but not able to stop it...

Kami watched as the matron of the orphanage opened up the door and noticed the baby. She seemed instantly taken with Naruto, cooing at him and playing with him. She took him inside and quickly went to work getting him a place there. Kami smiled, hopefully he would grow up to become a fine man... Oh who was she kidding, she knew exactly what would happen! She couldn't wait! His life was like a good sitcom, or maybe a drama... Kami shook her head and disappeared, informing her siblings of the development.

-Ten years later, Konoha Streets-

Naruto, now 10 years old and standing at 5 feet tall, sighed to himself as he dusted off his shoulder, another day another fight... Naruto was wearing a white long sleeved shirt and black pants with black SHinobi sandals, his white, spiky hair hung down over his forehead, and his blue eyes sparkled with amusement. He and Yasaka had been minding their own business when these idiots came out of nowhere and started insulting her. Normally she could handle it, but they were in public, so if she raised a hand to them it could escalate into something ugly real quick. Thankfully, Naruto had no such restrictions and proceeded to mop the floor with them. He walked over and gave a swift kick to the supposed leader of the group, "So, you idiots gonna keep bothering Yasaka-chan?" Then shook their heads and managed to get back to their feet, "Good! Now leave." They quickly ran off, not wanting to anger the white haired boy again.

Naruto turned around and walked over to one of his three real friends, "You okay?"

Yasaka flipped her her hair with a huff, her long blonde hair swaying in the breeze and violet eyes sparkling. (I am absolutely terrible at describing hair, so imagine she has hair like CC from Code Geass.) Yasaka was a girl of 10 years old standing at 4'5", wearing an orange t-shirt and a pair of black bicycle shorts under a thigh-length white skirt, finished off with black ninja sandals, "I'm fine, you should've let me help!"

Naruto shook his head and gave her a toothy grin, "Ah, then we'd have a mob after us Yasaka-chan! That wouldn't make for a very fun day, would it?" The two continued walking, having been interrupted on their way by the idiots.

Yasaka let out a small giggle, then looked over at Naruto, suddenly a bit nervous, "Naruto-kun... Why do you still hang out with me? I do nothing but get into trouble, people hate me and call me a demon... So why?" She truly didn't know... Other kids her age stayed away from her or left her alone after finding out who she was, but not Naruto. He refused to leave her...

Naruto gave her a pointed look, "This again? I've told you before Yasaka-chan, you're my best friend, that's all there is to it!" Naruto didn't know why he was so drawn to Yasaka in their early years, but he didn't really care. She needed a friend, and he decided to be that friend, no matter what people thought of her, he knew who she really was, and he'd stick with her through thick and thin!

As they walked, they found themselves at the gates to the Hyuga compound to pick up the third member of their group. The guard have them a smile, "Naruto-san, Uzumaki-san, one second." He left for a minute, before returning with a young Hyuga girl. She had lavender tinged eyes and short blue hair. She was wearing a simple pair of Shinobi pants, sandals, and a t-shirt, covered by a beige jacket, "Hello Naruto-kun, Yasaka-chan."

"Hi Hinata-chan! Ready for our training today?" Yasaka asked with a smile, Hinata nodded and turned to wave to the guard, thanking him.

"Naruto-kun... Did you get into a fight already?" Hinata asked with a bit of disappointment, noticing marks on Naruto's knuckles.

Naruto chuckled nervously and scratched the back of his head, "Come on Hinata-chan, you say that like I go looking for it! They were picking on Yasaka-chan, what was I supposed to do?" He fidgeted at the disappointed look Hinata was giving him.

The bluenette then smiled and patted Naruto on the shoulder, "Never change." Naruto just grinned and nodded.

Yasaka's eye twitched as she noticed the blush on Hinata's face, "Alright then, we'd best get going, sensei will probably be annoyed if we're late!" The two others nodded and the three headed off to get the last member of their little group. As they walked, Hinata couldn't help but remember when she met her two friends, who saved her life and changed it for the better.

-Flashback, four years prior, Konoha clan district, midnight-

Naruto and Yasaka were walking along the street, having been chased out of the orphanage. Well, Yasaka was chased out and Naruto followed her. Naruto had his arm around the sobbing girl, they people hadn't been nice to her at all, they just decided they had enough of the 'demon' in their orphanage and threw her out into the street.

"...I'm sorry Naruto-kun... You should go back to the orphanage, I'll be fine on my own... You shouldn't be with a demon like me." Yasaka said through her tears, the pain in her voice enough to break anyone's heart.

Naruto stopped and hugged her, "Don't ever say that again! You aren't a demon, I have no idea why people call you that, but I don't ever want to hear you saying that again, okay?" He gave her a smile and wiped her tears away, "Now come on, let's go see Jiji, I'm sure he can help us, I just hope he's not too upset at us for waking him up late at night..." Yasaka nodded and he kept leading her through the streets.

As they walked, Naruto and Yasaka suddenly stopped, both of their heads snapped over to the patch of woods near them, "Did you feel that?" Naruto asked, sensing something wrong.

Yasaka nodded, shivering a bit, "Someone bad is in those trees... I can feel them." She could sense ill intent, and whoever it was clearly had it in spades. The two noticed a lot of commotion at the Hyuga compound, people running around and yelling being heard over the walls.

Naruto narrowed his eyes and turned toward the presence he sensed, "Stay here." Then he quickly ran off into the trees. Yasaka yelled after him, but realized he wasn't stopping. She fidgeted for a second, then turned toward the compound and ran over to it.

Naruto crept through the trees, and eventually found his way to a clearing, seeing a ninja, not one from Konoha, struggling to handle a small girl about his age, she had her arms and legs bound with a cloth over her mouth "Dammit girl, stay still!" He slapped her, eliciting a scream from her. Naruto narrowed his eyes and quickly made his way behind the shinobi. Naruto jumped up and wrapped his small arms around his neck, trying to choke him. The shinobi jumped up, dropping the girl, and tried to shake Naruto off, then when he realized it was only another kid, he reached back and threw Naruto off.

Naruto rolled along the ground, then when he came to a stop got back to his feet, making sure to keep his enemy in sight. His opponent groaned upon seeing him, "Dammit, I hate killing kids... You just had to play hero didn't you." He said with a sneer. Naruto took a deep breath, then gasped as the ninja suddenly appeared behind him. Naruto quickly dodged the stab from behind, and while the ninja as wondering how he managed to, Naruto threw his fist forward, breaking the ninja's nose. He stumbled back, angered at being hurt by some little kid. When he looked up, Naruto and Hinata were running through the trees, he growled and quickly chased after them. He caught up to them rather easily and tripped up Naruto, causing the two children to roll to a stop.

Naruto grit his teeth as the ninja approached them, "Like I said, I don't like killing kids, but I'll be damned if I don't pay you back for my nose..." Naruto was fully prepared to fight back, even with his little chance of winning. He soon found out he didn't even need to, someone appeared in front of Naruto and quickly sent a palm strike at the ninja's chest. Naruto heard an unpleasant, muffled squelching sound, and the ninja fell to he ground, dead.

The man turned to them, his Byakugan deactivating, he rushed over to Hinata and untied her, taking the cloth from over her mouth, "Hinata, are you alright?" He asked with worry.

Hinata nodded with a few tears running down her face, "I'm okay Tou-sama, he saved me..." She said as she hugged her father, looking over to Naruto with a blush.

Naruto fidgeted as the man turned his gaze to him, "Thank you, my name is Hiashi Hyuga. If it weren't for you distracting him, then Hinata may very well have been lost forever. I am in your debt." The now named Hiashi said with appreciation in his voice.

Naruto nodded, "It was nothing sir..." He would've said more had Yasaka not barreled through the trees and slammed into him, "Ah! Yasaka-chan what're you doing!?" He asked as she hugged him with enough strength to make him think his bones were breaking.

Yasaka held on as tightly as she could, "You idiot! You could've been killed! Do you have any idea what I would've done if you left me all alone? If I hadn't gone and told the Hyuga what we sensed you'd be dead! Don't ever do that again!" She cried, clearly not intending on letting him go anytime soon.

Hiashi found some amusement in the sight and cleared his throat, getting their attention, "I thank you both for this, and Uzumaki-san explained the situation to me. You two are more than welcome to stay at the Hyuga compound for as long as you wish." Naruto and Yasaka were both surprised, and grateful for his offer. With that, all four of them went to the Hyuga estate for the night to relax after the stressful time.

The next few days of political repercussions that followed were definitely not pretty... Hinata needed some help from her two new friends to get over the death of her uncle Hizashi. While Naruto and Yasaka enjoyed their time at the Hyuga compound, they didn't want to impose, so they went to see the Hokage and he set them up with a nice apartment to share. They had quickly become fast friends with Hinata, with her joining their little group.

The three finally arrived at their destination, and a silence fell between them. While they loved their last friend, every time they went to meet her, a somber mood fell over them. The three stood outside the Uchiha clan compound, now devoid of all life but two for the last two years...

The gate slowly creaked open and their last comrade made her appearance, Yuuko Uchiha, one of the only two remaining loyal Uchiha in Konoha. (Imagine Yuuko Kamishiro from Digimon Cyber Sleuth, just younger.) She was wearing a black battle kimono and black sandals. Her blank face gained a small smile at seeing them, "Hello everyone, I hope you weren't waiting too long." She said in a soft tone. Yuuko wasn't exactly expressive with her emotions, her friends had learned to read hr very well, but anyone who just met her would see her as completely cold and stoic. Their meeting with Yuuko was arguably more dramatic than their meeting with Hinata...

-Flashback, two years prior, Hokage Monument.-

Naruto and Yasaka were on their way up to the overlook on top of the monument, their favorite place to relax. The last few weeks had been hard on the village, the entirety of the Uchiha clan had been totally wiped out, by one of their own even... Naruto and Yasaka couldn't even imagine what the only two survivors must have been going through, they were broken out of their thoughts as they saw someone else at the overlook. Standing very close to the edge...

As they got closer, they saw that it was a girl about their age, wearing a black yukata, tear marks staining her face, bags under her eyes, and a dead look to them. Naruto and Yasaka shared a look before Naruto spoke up, "Hello, are you okay?"

The girl turned and glanced at them, before returning to looking over the village, "Please leave me alone." She looked down to the ground and took a shaky breath.

Naruto's brow furrowed as he stepped forward, "Well if you're about to do what I think you are, then I can't do that."

She stepped a bit closer to the edge, "Don't get any closer. I know what I'm doing..."

"Are you sure about that? I don't think throwing yourself off a mountain will fix anything that you're going through." Yasaka asked, not really knowing what to say.

The girl turned to them, with fresh tears welling in her eyes, "It'll make the pain stop... I won't have to see it anymore, I won't have nightmares anymore."

Yasaka narrowed her eyes, "Oh come on, it can't be that bad! You sure you aren't just overreacting?" Naruto turned to her and gave her a 'WTF?' look.

Instead of getting angry like Naruto thought, the girl simply stared at Yasaka, "I watched my big brother, who I idolized, slaughter our parents in cold blood, then heard him kill every single other member of my family and torture my brother." Naruto and Yasaka's eyes widened, so that's who she was, Yuuko Uchiha, "I keep reliving it every night, that horrible sight replays in my head constantly. So no, I don't think I'm overreacting..."

Naruto held his hands up to placate her, "I'm very sorry for her, she talks before she thinks sometimes..." He walked a few steps closer, "I know what happened to you was terrible... But don't you think it's a bit early to go now? You have your whole life ahead of you! You need time to grieve, talk to a therapist, but don't throw it all away like this! Don't you also have a brother, won't he miss you?"

She shook her head, "He hasn't talked to me since it happened. I have nothing anymore, this pain won't stop and I can't get the images out of my mind... This is the only way to stop it all..." She turned to the cliff, and just as she seemed like she was about to jump, Yasaka spoke up.

"You're pathetic." Naruto's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates, and even Yuuko seemed surprised, they both turned to Yasaka, who was glaring at her, "You're thinking of killing yourself because it's the easy way out. You'd rather die like a coward than live and become stronger, it's pathetic."

Yuuko finally showed some emotion as she turned to Yasaka with anger in her eyes, "How would you know, what have you gone through in your life? You don't have any idea what I feel, so don't call me pathetic!" She raised her voice, and Naruto was about to intervene, until Yasaka spoke again.

Yasaka had shot forward and grabbed Yuuko by the collar of her Kimono, "I can call you pathetic because that's what I thought of myself!" Naruto stopped and decided to let Yasaka keep talking. Yuuko was surprised at her words, what did she mean? Yasaka kept glaring at her, "I can't count the number of times I was in the same position, thinking it'd be easier to end it all than to live in this damn world. Do people call you a demon? Do they beat you, starve you, and curse your very existence?" Naruto had no idea Yasaka had actually thought bout doing that... She was always so full of life, no matter what happened, "That's what they do to me, and if I didn't have Naruto-kun in my life, I would've thrown myself off this mountain years ago! I get it, you feel like nothing will ever make you happy again, like you're drowning in darkness. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting smaller and smaller and you don't think you'll ever get there." Yasaka let go of Yuuko and backed away a bit, "If you want to run away from life then fine, just don't act like you're the only one who suffers."

Yuuko stood in stunned silence for a few minutes, and Naruto was afraid things were about to go south very fast. Yuuko's shoulders shook as her tears started flowing freely, "I... I can't... What if I lose everything again, what if I do have a life and family, then they all leave too... I can't, I can't do it!" Yuuko dropped to her knees sobbing.

Yasaka's eyes softened, "Then get strong enough that nothing can hurt the people you love. You have no clue what life has in store for you, so don't throw it all away." Yasaka held her hand out to Yuuko, hoping she would take it.

Yuuko looked up into Yasaka's eyes, her sobbing calming down a bit. Yuuko took Yasaka's hand, then looked over to see a grinning Naruto place his hand on her shoulder. They led her away from the cliff and sat with her for a minute. She eventually fell asleep on Naruto's shoulder, the two jumped when an ANBU with a bear mask appeared in front of them, "Nice job you two. I was about to step in and get her away from the edge myself." He chuckled at their surprised look, "Hokage-sama isn't stupid, he knew Yuuko and Sasuke would be traumatized by this, so he had us keep a watch on them. Let's go see him, we'll need to get her some therapy sessions set up." he then looked to Yasaka, "Maybe some for you as well."

Yasaka shouted indignantly as the ANBU led them to the Hokage tower.

-Present time, Hokage Tower-

The four kids knocked on the door to the Hokage's office, and after hearing the voice from the other side, walked in. Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage, looked up from his paperwork and gave them a smile. He made a sign and an ANBU appeared in front of his desk, he had gravity-defying silver hair and a, Inu mask. The ANBU looked at them and spoke in a slightly lazy voice, "You four sure you can handle this? It's gonna be incredibly tough." He pulled out an orange book and flipped it open, ignoring the girl's annoyed looks.

Naruto nodded, "You bet we are Inu-sensei! We can take anything you throw at us!" The four had been training with their Sensei for about three years now, with Yuuko joining after they met her. He was originally one of Yasaka's guards, but decided to give them a few tips, which eventually turned into full on training sessions every day. Inu had brought it up with the Hokage, and they'd decided to make use of an old and rarely used law for advanced Genin. If a Jonin or higher found a group of kids who they thought had potential, the Jonin could train them and once they reached a certain level, they could take a test to become Genin without needing to finish or even go to the academy. This was the first day of their real training.

Hiruzen chuckled, "I have faith that you four will make us proud, just try not to hurt yourselves." He saw all four of them like his own grandchildren, and he truly hoped they could handle this. They were all very talented, but becoming Genin so young would put large targets on their heads... Truthfully, this might be for the best, he didn't know how Yasaka would handle the academy, or if the teachers could be trusted to train her accurately. The only one he could trust was Iruka Umino, who would be teaching them basic school knowledge in addition to their Shinobi training.

In all honesty, while Yasaka was a special case who definitely needed special attention due to her, tenant... He couldn't help but feel like Naruto would also need some attention. He and Inu knew there was something special about him. They had at first thought he was royalty, the cloth he was wrapped in when he was left at the orphanage was of the finest quality, something only nobles could afford. They first suspected when they were watching the two three year olds play in a training ground. They got to talking about business and didn't notice Naruto managing to climb a tree and falling, they turned just in time to see him slam onto the ground on his neck, enough to snap a normal child's neck. However, Naruto was completely fine,he just sniffled a bit and went about his playing. After that they took him to the hospital for a checkup and discovered several amazing things. He was much more durable and much stronger than a normal child his age, the nurses had to work to get a needle into his arm to take a blood sample. Speaking of his blood, the doctors didn't know what, but there was something strange about it... The one thing that stunned them was that he had absolutely massive chakra reserves, a match for even Yasaka, who was a chakra capacity monster! The both of them on their own had Kage level reserves, of course it was a double edged sword, they would have to work on control their whole lives.

Hiruzen watched them walk away with a smile, one thing was for sure, they would do great things, he could see it already.

-Training ground 7, two years later-

Naruto, Yasaka, Hinata, and Yuuko were sitting in their usual training ground, waiting for their Sensei. Today was finally the day they'd be taking their test to become Genin. It was a bit surreal to them, the other kids their age would be starting the academy in a week, and they couldn't be more nervous. All they'd done was train with Inu-Sensei, so they had no idea how strong they actually were, they were nowhere near being able to beat him... Suddenly, said ANBU appeared in a swirl of leaves, "Well my cute little students, are you ready for your test?"

They all hopped to their feet and swallowed their nerves, ready to do what they had to do. Inu was soon followed by the Hokage and the Shinobi council, Inoichi Yamanaka, Tsume Inuzuka, Skikaku Nara, Chouza Akimichi, Shibi Aburame, and Hiashi Hyuga. All the clan heads were fairly excited to see this. An advanced Genin test hadn't been done since before their parents were clan heads, and this was a special group, the Hyuga heiress, the Uchiha heiress, potentially, the Kyuubi Jinchuriki, and an orphan with incredible talent. Hiruzen also noticed that Danzo Shimura had also decided to turn up to the test. He narrowed his eye at his former teammate.

Inu put his book away and dropped into a stance, "No gimmicks this time, it's a straight test of your combat abilities, so come at me with everything you have."

Inu barely had time to finish his sentence before having to dodge a kick from Naruto, the white haired boy engaged Inu in a taijutsu battle, throwing everything he had at him. Inu blocked a few hits, then grabbed Naruto's arm and tossed him away, just in tome to avoid a Jyuken strike from Hinata. Once Naruto rejoined the battle, Inu quickly realized there were two members of the group who hadn't joined in yet. He knocked Naruto and Hinata away before looking to Yasaka and Yuuko, only seeing a wall of shruriken coming toward him. Hinata quickly dashed to Naruto, who'd just finished a chain of handsigns, "Doton: Doryuheki!" A small wall of earth rose up to protect the two from the cloud of metal. Inu sighed and pulled out a pair of Kunai to deflect the shruriken he couldn't dodge.

As he made his way through the wall of shruriken, he noticed something larger coming toward him. It was Yuuko running through the cloud with two Fuuma Shruriken, throwing them at Inu, then going through a few handsigns. He dodged one Fuuma Shruriken and managed to deflect the other. As Yuuko was preparing to launch her technique, Inu heard a pop behind him, and turned to see one of the Fuuma Shruriken turning into Yasaka, who was finishing her own handsign.

Yasaka took a deep breath and blew out a large blast of air, "Futon: Daitoppa!"

Yuuko took her own breath and launched out a stream of fire, "Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu!"

"Oh..." Inu said to himself as the two attacks collided where he was standing, creating a massive blast of fire. When the blast cleared Inu was nowhere to be found, and all four of his students quickly sprung into action, not quickly enough unfortunately. Naruto felt something grab his ankle, then groaned as he found himself with only his head sticking out of the ground. Inu pulled himself out of the ground and immediately went on the offensive, taking on the three girls in a taijutsu battle. Naruto grit his teeth as two other Yasaka showed up to help get him out.

Yasaka and the others managed to push Inu away, with Naruto joining them a few seconds later. The Shinobi council was very impressed with what they saw, "Damn, they sure don't mess around do they?" Tsume asked.

Shibi nodded in agreement, "They are Genin level from what little we've seen. They possess the ability to come up with strategies quickly and work very well off of each other. Though given Inu-san's heavy lean toward teamwork, I wonder if their individual skills are up to an appropriate level."

Hiruzen gave a nod to Inu, who held his hand up to stop his students, "Alright, now let's add a little bit of spice to the match. Each of you come at me individually so we can practice one on one sparing. Hinata first, then Yuuko, Yasaka, then Naruto last." Inu then reached up and removed his mask. He was wearing a facemask and had a scar over his right eye. His scared eye opened to reveal a single sharingan, "I'll say again, come at me with everything you have, I know you can do more."

His four students nodded and stepped back as Hinata moved forward, moving to a unique Jyuken stance. Hiashi gave a small proud smile, Shukaku Nara raised an eyebrow, "Isn't that the stance Hanako used?"

Hiashi nodded, "Hinata's body wasn't suited to the traditional Jyuken, so I helped her to learn her mother's version. She's grown by leaps and bounds since then."

They all watched as Hinata activated her Byakugan and charged at Inu, throwing palm thrusts and poking strikes at an impressive speed. Inu was forced to dodge, even a single strike from her could do major damage, then he managed to grab Hinata's arm and threw her up into the air, throwing a few kunai after her. Hinata thrust a hand out, sending a burst of chakra into the air that knocked the kunai off course. When she landed, she took a deep breath and threw her arms out to the side, a pair of chakra scalpels appearing over her hands.

Hinata went back to fighting Inu, who was forced to be even more careful to dodge. Suddenly, Hinata abandoned trying to hit him and jumped up, grabbing Inu's shoulder, using him to vault over. Hinata thrust her palm forward, hitting Inu square in the back, or at least she would've if he hadn't been swapped out with a log. Hinata felt cold steel on the back of her neck, "Alright, I think that's enough for now, nice job Hinata."

Inoichi let out a whistle, "Chakra scalpels? Does she want to be a medic?"

Hiashi gained a fond smile, "She's always been interested in medicine, and when she found that technique she decided it's make a good addition to her repertoire."

Yuuko walked over to replace Hinata across from Inu, giving the bluenette a small smile. Yuuko took a second to close her eyes and breathe, before going through a rapid chain of handsigns, "Katon: Hosenka no jutsu!" firing off a barrage of small fireballs.

Inu jumped to the side and ran onto the small river in the training ground, then went through his own handsigns, "Suiton: Suijinheki!" A wall of water appeared around Inu, blocking the rest of the fireballs. When Kakashi let the water fall, he was greeted with the sight of Yuuko flying toward him with a flaming punch. He blocked it, and let out a grunt at feeling the fire burn his arms, then pushed Yuuko off. The Uchiha landed on the water, steam coming off the surface as fire chakra appeared in wisps around Yuuko.

Yuuko took a deep breath, and the council noticed waves of heat and even a bit of fire exit her mouth as she let the breath go. The ravenette resumed her fight with Inu, this time small bursts of flame accompanied her kicks and punches. Inu sighed as he once again was forced to only dodge. However, he soon found an opening to grab Yuuko's arm. The girl tried retaliating with another punch, which was also grabbed, "Gonna have to try something else Yuuko..." Said girl allowed a small smile to work it's way onto her face, and Inu immediately released her and jumped backward as a large gout of fire flew from Yuuko's mouth.

Inu raised an eyebrow as he landed, 'I certainly wasn't expecting that, how long have you been trying to work that out?"

Yuuko blushed a bit, "I've been working on it for the past year."

"Well, you're nearly out of chakra, so let's call this one, alright?" Yuuko nodded and walked back to her friends, passing Yasaka on the way.

Hiashi raised an eyebrow at Hiruzen, "That fire technique she used at the end looked almost like the Jyuken."

The aged Hokage chuckled, "She calls it 'Hi no Karada.' Yuuko has an astounding fire nature, the strongest I've ever seen, unfortunately she has almost no talent in every other element. She changes all the chakra in her body to fire natured chakra, and using some theory from Jyuken, creates those fiery attacks. She can also build the chakra in her stomach not unlike using any other fire jutsu for a blast of fire, like you saw."

Chouza gave a hearty laugh, "I can already see it, the Dragon of Konoha, I like it!"

Danzo, who had stayed silent the entire time, chose that moment to speak up, "How long has she had her Sharingan?" Everyone turned toward him with surprise, then looked to Yuuko, who was glaring at Danzo with, sure enough, a fully matured Sharingan.

Hiruzen sighed, "Yuuko-chan was hoping to keep it a secret for a while longer... She awakened it the night of the massacre, the reason she kept having the incident repeated in her head over and over was that her Sharingan had activated and memorized the entire thing. She still wasn't used to it, nor did she know she could do it until her therapy sessions with Inoichi."

Inoichi nodded, taking everyone's attention, "Part of her therapy was to confront her memories of that night. I asked her to describe how she remembered feeling, as she talked, reliving the night, I noticed her eyes shifting between black and a dark red. I asked her to channel chakra into her eyes and there they were. I believe Inu-san is responsible for their growth though."

Danzo nodded and went back to watching the spar. Yasaka had been trading blows with Inu for a while, but she quickly disengaged and pulled out a sealing scroll, biting her thumb and activating it. A katana popped out of the seal, is was simple, but of good quality, Yasaka drew it and started battering Inu's kunai with a flurry of blows, pushing the ANBU back. After Inu regained his footing, he started on his own strikes, each of which Yasaka either blocked or deflected.

Tsume looked a bit confused, "She's playing a bit more defensively that I thought she would. Given her personality I thought she'd be trying to take Inu's head off..."

The Hokage smirked a bit, "Her style is normally very aggressive." As if to punctuate his words, after Inu let up for a second, Yasaka went back to hammering him with blows, "She likes to wear down her opponent, making them slip up, then when they do..." Sure enough, Inu's kunai was forced out of his hand, and Yasaka thrust her katana forward toward Inu's throat. Inu wasn't an ANBU for nothing however, as he pinned the sword between his palms, forcing it to the side to miss him. Inu kicked her away and jumped back to gain some distance.

Yasaka smirked as the threw a pair of shruriken, followed by a few handsigns, "Shruriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" In a puff of smoke, the two shruriken multiplied into dozens. Inu readily deflected them, then dodged a Fuuma shruriken, before turning around and grabbing the wrist of the Yasaka it had turned into.

Inu tsk'd at her and shook a finger, "Did you really think that'd work a second time?"

Yasaka smirked, "Nope, but I thought this would!" Yasaka started to glow with a white light, "Bunshin Daibakuha!" Inu quickly kicked her away as the clone went up in a large explosion, throwing him back a bit. Inu landed hard on the ground and looked up to find Yasaka standing over him with her katana at his throat. He sighed and waved his hand, making Yasaka smirk as she walked back to her team, giving Naruto a high five along the way.

Chouza gained an appreciative look, "Well, looks like the rumors about her chakra capacity were true."

Shibi nodded and turned to Hiruzen, "I believe that Naruto is the most interesting one here. He isn't from any known clan, nor does he have the... special assets, Yasaka possesses, so I'm very curious to see what he can do." The others silently shared his curiosity.

Hiruzen was silently thinking, it might be better to just get it out in the open now, "Alright, what you're about to see can't be revealed to anyone. We'll want to keep this a secret for as long as we can." As everyone looked to him curiously, Hiruzen called out to Naruto, "Use them all! No need to hide it anymore!" Naruto gained a face-splitting grin at hearing those words. Once it became clear the Hokage wasn't going to elaborate, everyone turned to the field.

Naruto started off with an offensive technique, "Doton: Doryuso!" He slammed his hands into the ground, sending a wave of earth spikes at Inu, who quickly jumped into the air to avoid them. As he was in the air, Inu noticed Naruto smirking as he finished another set of handsigns, "Raiton: Gian!" A bolt of lightning shot from Naruto's mouth, headed straight for Inu.

Inu's eyes widened, before he gripped his wrist, channeling his own Lightning chakra into his hand, "Raikiri!" He used his own lightning covered hand to deflect the blast away from him, silently cursing himself for teaching Naruto so many ninjutsu. He didn't have time to dwell on it though, as soon as he landed, Naruto was upon him, throwing powerful punches and kicks.

Shikaku, who was actually paying attention for once, gave an impressed laugh, "Not a bad strategy, and he's pretty strong to be able to use a B-class Raiton technique with such precision."

Hiruzen chuckled a bit, "Just wait until you see this."

Inu finally managed to fend off Naruto's assault, only to realize there were five clones surrounding them in a circle. Naruto quickly ran away, and Kakashi realized all the clones were doing different signs, "Oh fuck me..."

"Doton: Doryuso!"

"Raiton: Gian!"

"Futon: Daitoppa!"

"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"

"Suiton: Suidan no Jutsu!"

Each clone sent a different technique toward Inu, who stood there for a second before they hit. A massive explosion erupted in the training ground as the techniques collided, the council even needing to shield themselves from the wind kicked up by it. After the dust settled, Naruto stood for a minute, wanting to make sure he- "Almost got me Naruto, If I hadn't substituted with a clone I could've been in real trouble there." Naruto spun around to see Inu standing there, "I can't help but think you went a little overboard though..."

Naruto gave his own smirk, "Well if it wasn't big and loud it wouldn't be a very good distraction now would it?" Inu raised an eyebrow, then felt the telltale poke of a kunai on his back.

Inu gave a shrug, "Can't argue with that... Nice work Naruto."

While Inu checked his students over, the Hokage was on the receiving end of some pointed looks, "Naruto possesses a very high affinity with all five elements. I as surprised as well..."

Tsume shook her head in disbelief, "That's impossible, to have all five natures be that strong?"

Hiashi crossed his arms, "Yet we've just witnessed it."

Hiruzen gave them all a serious look, especially to the thinking Danzo, "This can't be spread around, if this knowledge gets out, Naruto-kun could be in serious danger outside the village walls. Many people would stop at nothing to have someone with his ability." The council all nodded, but Danzo kept his contemplating look.

After the four were all checked over, Inu stood at attention in front of the council, with his students lined up next to him. Hiruzen walked over to them and cleared his throat, "After examining and testing you four, the council has unanimously decided that you pass with flying colors." He said with a proud smile. Naruto, Yasaka, Hinata, and Yuuko all smiled with happiness and pride as Hiruzen reached into his pocket and pulled out four Konoha Hitai-ite, "I never doubted you four, and I know you'll make me proud." He handed them their proof of triumph before turning to Inu, "I think they've earned a reward, eh Kakashi?"

Kakashi nodded with a hidden smile and turned to his four new Genin, "Now that I'm your Sensei and will be a regular Jonin again, my real name is Kakashi Hatake. Pleasure to finally meet you face to face."

Hinata deadpanned a bit, "You're still wearing a mask Sensei..."

Said ANBU gave his signature eye smile, "Oh, well if you wanna see beneath it..." He reached up to the mask and brought it down... to reveal another mask underneath, "It's another mask."

Yasaka's eye twitched, "I can already tell this is gonna be annoying..."

Yuuko smiled a bit, and turned to Naruto, "Where should we go to celebrate?"

Naruto thought for a minute, "How about... Ramen?" As soon as he said it, Yasaka took off in a blur toward their favorite stand, "Hey! No fair dammit!" Naruto said as he ran after her.

Kakashi sighed and waved to Yuuko and Hinata, "We'd better get there before they eat the Ichiraku family out of house and home..."

-Ichiraku Ramen, sometime later-

Yasaka happily slurped up a mouthful of her favorite food, relishing in the greatness that was ramen. The owner of the stand Teuchi brought out Kakashi's bowl and laughed at Yasaka's usual gusto, "Eat up you five, it's on the house tonight, to celebrate out favorite customers growing up!"

Ayame walked out of the back with a smile, "I can't believe you four are Genin already! You haven't even set foot in the academy!" She gushed as she moved around the counter to give them all a large hug, "Oh it seems like only yesterday Naruto and Yasaka first came in here!"

The Ichiraku family would always have a special place in Yasaka's heart, they were the first people after Naruto to treat her like a person...

-Flashback, seven years ago-

A five year old Naruto walked into the ramen stand, he headed up to the counter and spoke to Ayame, "Excuse me, can I have two bowls of Miso ramen to go please?" He asked as he handed her his money.

Ayame was surprised to see him come in all by himself, but figured he lived close by, she took the money with a smile and started on the ramen. As she did, she couldn't help but overhear some things other customers were saying, "Isn't that the boy who's always around the demon girl?"

"She must've tricked him into being friendly with her!"

"That poor boy needs someone to set him straight before something bad happens to him!"

Ayame noticed the anger on Naruto's face, and was about to say something until Teuchi walked in, "I think we have a rodent problem... I swear I just saw something run behind a dumpster in the alley..." He said before going back to the kitchen.

Ayame thought for a minute before turning to Naruto, "You can go get your friend, I swear we won't hurt her."

Naruto's eyes widened a bit, he stared at her for a minute before leaving the stand. Ayame sighed, thinking he just left, then he cae back, leading a blonde girl his age, who seemed very scared to be there. The customers went dead silent as they noticed Yasaka, who flinched at the attention.

Teuchi walked back up, "What happened, it's quiet as a grave up here?" He then noticed Ayame asking the anxious Yasaka what she wanted to eat as the two kids sat on their stools. When Yasaka noticed him staring, she thought she was about to be kicked out, so she made to hop off the stool. Teuchi quickly stopped her, "Oh no, you're more than welcome here! I was just surprised is all." The other customers started making a fuss, calling Yasaka a demon and asking why Teuchi would allow her in the restaurant, "Get out, all of you, now. She's a hungry little girl, not a monster. Now leave." The customers were up in arms, but left nonetheless.

Yasaka was wide eyed as she watched the scene, "Thank you..." Naruto smiled, happy that they finally had a place they could go that wouldn't kick his friend out.

As the five celebrated into the night, Hiruzen sat in his office, preparing for a hard day. He'd promised himself he'd tell Yasaka about her burden and her mother when she became a Genin, and now that day had come. He would wait until tomorrow, he didn't want to ruin their celebration.

This would be a hard blow to the girl. She'd always wondered who her family was, and he'd had to lie to her every time... She'd suffered so much because of a burden she'd never asked for, and it probably wasn't going to get better anytime soon...

Hiruzen sat back in his chair, holding onto a scroll with the Uzumaki seal on it, "I'm getting too damn old for this..."

-The next day-

As Naruto and Yasaka were on their way to the Hokage monument, Yuuko was sitting at the dining table of her family home, waiting for her twin to get up. She needed to tell him about her becoming a Genin, he knew she trained with friends, but she still hadn't told him about the test or the advanced Genin training. She and Sasuke had grown apart after the massacre, and they rarely spoke to each other. Yuuko wanted their brother to pay for what he did, but Sasuke seemed downright obsessed with it. He never wanted to train with her, no matter how many times she invited him, pretty much the only times they were together were breakfast and dinner, Yuuko would cook something for them and they'd eat in mostly silence. She had tried to make conversation, asking him about his day, his training, but he'd just grunt and shrug her off. Yuuko didn't want to lose her relationship with her twin, but she was finding fewer and fewer reasons to hold onto it. Sasuke seemed content to train the whole day, he never started any conversations with her...

Speak of the devil, Sasuke walked in to he room and grunted in acknowledgement, they ate in silence, then after they'd finished Yuuko spoke up, "Sasuke, I need to talk to you about something."

Sasuke just grunted, "Not now, we should be training for when we enter the academy." He started for the door.

"That's just it, I wanted you to know that I won't be going to the academy." She was about to explain, but didn't have a chance.

"WHAT!?" Sasuke yelled as he turned around and glared at her, "What do you mean you aren't going to the academy!?"

Yuuko flinched a bit, "Sasuke calm down, just let me explain!"

"Explain what!? That you're leaving me to avenge our family by myself!?"

"That's not what I'm doing, please just listen to what I have to say!"

He turned back to the door and took a breath, "I don't want to hear your excuses. I should've known this would happen, I can't count on anyone but myself! If you want our family's murderer to go free then fine!"

"Sasuke I want Itachi to pay as much as you do, I just..." Yuuko pleased as she reached out to his shoulder.

Sasuke slapped her hand away, 'Don't say it...' a voice in his head pleaded with him, 'If you say it we might lose our only family left!' "Maybe you should've jumped off that cliff." He felt a pang in his heart as he said that and walked away. He quickly buried it, he didn't need her, he could do this on his own.

Yuuko stood there in her once happy home, her hands over her mouth as tears streamed down her face. She couldn't remain standing and collapsed into a chair, softly sobbing to herself.

-Hokage's office-

Yasaka and Naruto stood in front of Hiruzen, "So, what do you need Jiji?" Yasaka asked, not liking the melancholy look on the old man's face.

Hiruzen sighed and looked her in the eyes, "I'm very sorry Yasaka-chan, but I lied to you."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean Jiji? Lied to her how?" Yasaka was just as lost as he was. Hiruzen merely handed her a picture, it was of a beautiful redheaded woman with violet eyes, she was wearing a red kimono, and was clearly very pregnant. The two stared at it for a minute, Yasaka going through everything she'd asked the Hokage or that he'd told her...

She focused on the eyes, something about them was familiar... Then it clicked, they were her eyes, the same ones she saw in the mirror. Yasaka looked at her pregnant belly, then dropped the photo, letting it flutter to the floor. Yasaka's eyes watered as she looked up at Hiruzen, "Is she... Is that my Kaa-san?" At Hiruzen's nod, tears flowed freely from Yasaka's eyes and Naruto went to hug her, "Why... You told me you didn't know who my parents were! You knew how much I wanted to know, so why!?" Yasaka asked through her tears as she clung to Naruto.

Hiruzen looked down in shame, "I can never tell you how sorry I am Yasaka, but it was one of your parents last wishes. I wouldn't tell you about them until you reached certain ages or ranks. If anything were to ever happen to them, then you were to learn about your mother when you became a Genin, and your father when you became a Chunin."

Naruto and Yasaka had moved to sitting on the couch in Hiruzen's office, "Why would they do that?" Naruto wondered aloud.

"Your mother was named Kushina Uzumaki, the last living member of the Uzumaki clan. They lived in the nation of Uzu no Kuni, but were wiped out by a few other villages decades ago. They were feared for their sealing prowess and incredible strength. Since you would be the last Uzumaki if she died, your mother wanted you to be old enough to understand what it meant." Hiruzen paused to let them absorb the information before continuing, "As for your father, he had, and still has, many enemies. Enemies who would kill you without a second thought if they knew who you were, so when you make Chunin, or turn 18, I will tell you about him, of that I promise you."

Yasaka watched as he picked up a scroll, about the size of a summoning contract, it had waves on the border and the Uzumaki seal on the front, "This seal was left to you by your mother. It contains all the techniques, Fuinjutsu notes, and weapons to be recovered from Uzu. They belong to you now, Yasaka-chan."

Yasaka bit her thumb and swiped her finger over the seal, opening the scroll. Her eyes were immediately drawn to a seal labeled 'Yume'. Yasaka channeled some chakra into it and out popped a beautiful katana. It's handle as wrapped in dark purple cloth, the tsuba was in the shape of a five pointed star, with intricate carvings all over, and the sheath was made of fine lacquered wood, painted black. Yasaka drew the blade from it's sheath, marveling at the sword, it was gleaming like liquid silver, but the cutting edge seemed to have the barest purple tint, "It's beautiful..."

Hiruzen nodded, "This is Yume, one of your mother's swords. Her other sword, Akumu, was never recovered." He let Yasaka sheath the sword before continuing, "As much as I'd love to stop here, thee is one more thing to be addressed. The reason people call you a monster." He instantly had Yasaka's attention again.

"I'm sure you know about the Kyuubi attack 12 years ago. What they don't tell children in school is that the Yondaime couldn't kill the fox, he could only seal it away. Though it's not that simple, the Kyuubi could only be sealed into an Uzumaki, they are the only ones with a strong enough body to contain it. Furthermore, only a child would work, because their body would be able to adapt to the Kyuubi inside them." Hiruzen began.

"Stop..." Yasaka said, "It was me, wasn't it? I have the Kyuubi inside me, don't I? That's why everyone hates me..."

Hiruzen sighed once again, "I'm sorry Yasaka... Were there any other option the Yondaime would've taken it in an instant. The Yondaime wanted you to be seen as a hero, treated with respect, I felt that people wouldn't think that way, so I tried to keep your status a secret, unfortunately, someone let it slip. You should know one more thing, your mother was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi before you." Yasaka's eyes widened as she held Yume close to her, "When a female Jinchuriki gives birth, their seal is weakened, I wasn't there, so I don't know exactly what happened, but the Kyuubi broke free, and your mother wouldn't have survived taking it back into herself, so you were their only option."

Yasaka was silent as she processed everything. She then let out a hollow chuckle, "So it's true... I really am a monster..."

Naruto turned her head to him, "No you are not! How many times do I have to tell you to stop saying that!? It doesn't matter what you have inside you, you're Yasaka, the Kyuubi is just your tag-along! You didn't ask for this, so don't you ever start thinking of yourself as a monster or demon ever again!" Yasaka sniffled as her tears returned. She nodded her head as she leaned it onto Naruto's shoulder.

"As hard as it may be to believe, becoming a Jinchuriki may have been for the best." Seeing their unbelieving looks, Hiruzen elaborated, "When you were a baby, you were born with a long thought incurable and very rare birth defect. You were very weak and frail, even touching you was dangerous. You could barely move and even the slightest touch seemed to bruise you, it was only after a month in the high security wing of the hospital that you showed improvement. I was running myself ragged trying to get my old student Tsunade Senju to come back and see if she could help you, I thought if anyone could find a way to cure it, she could. However, it wasn't needed, doctors I trusted confirmed that the Kyuubi was healing you, making you stronger and healthier. When you were three months old, you were as healthy, or maybe even more so, as any other child your age. Truth be told, if the Kyuubi wasn't sealed into you, you may not have lived to see your first birthday. Even if you'd lived by some miracle, you would've been in a wheelchair, needing around the clock care for most of your life."

Yasaka and Naruto seemed to be stunned by that, Yasaka was incredibly strong, in more ways than one. If there was one thing that Yasaka hated with a passion, it was being called weak, anyone who did was met with swift, anger fueled, revenge. Yasaka couldn't imagine a world where she couldn't be a Shinobi, or one where she would be restricted to a bed her whole life, "Well... Maybe the big fox is good for something."

Hiruzen took a minute to let them think on everything he'd said, "I am sorry for hiding this from you, would you ever be able to forgive me?" Naruto and Yasaka looked at each other, with Naruto giving her a reassuring grin.

Yasaka stood up gripping Yume, "I'm still mad at you for lying to me and hiding things from me, but I get why you did it. It was my parents who wanted these things kept from me until now, so I'm more mad at them, not a lot though... Jiji, did they... want me?" She asked with hesitation.

Hiruzen dropped to his knees and put his hands on her shoulders, "Yasaka-chan, the day your mother and father found out they were pregnant with you was the happiest day of their lives. They both gave their lives to protect you, and if they could see you now, they would be more proud of you than I could possibly imagine. I can still remember how giddy Kushina was... She didn't want to know anything except that her baby, or babies, were healthy. She wanted to be surprised en every way possible." The aged Hokage hugged Yasaka for a minute, then released her, "Their bodies were never recovered, but if you want to visit your mother's grave, it's in the clan section of the cemetery, there's a special Uzumaki plot next to the Senju plot. Now, I think this has been a rough time, so why don't you two head home now? Also don't forget to be here for your first mission on Monday." The two nodded and left, Naruto with his arm around the shoulder of the still sniffling Yasaka.

-Konoha Residential District-

"Well, today's been kind of a shit-show, wouldn't you say?" Naruto asked as he and Yasaka walked back to their apartment from the cemetery. They weren't there for long, Yasaka had simply stared at the grave for a minute before leaving in silence.

Said blonde nodded, "Yeah, but at least I know why everyone hates me, and I learned I did have parents, and they really wanted me." She was a bag of mixed emotions, and she was too emotionally exhausted to deal with it, right now she wanted to sleep... Unfortunately, she wouldn't have the chance as they arrived at their apartment door to find Yuuko sitting on the ground next to their door, an all to familiar look in her eyes. Yasaka quickly dropped next to her, "Yuuko-chan? What happened?"

Yuuko looked over to her with tear stains on her cheeks, "I can't go back there... I can't go back to the compound again..."

Naruto walked over and unlocked their door, "You take her inside and take care of her, I'm gonna go get Hinata, we might need her for this..." Hinata had taken what they'd call the 'mom' role in their group, always scolding them for things and comforting them. Yasaka nodded as Naruto sped on his way to the Hyuga compound.

Twenty minutes later found all four members of Team 7 sitting in Naruto and Yasaka's kitchen, Yuuko slowly sipping at a cup of tea, having just told her teammates what happened between her and her brother. Yasaka was on the warpath and headed for the door, "I'll kill him! I'll hang him by his entrails!"

Yuuko quickly grabbed her arm, "Please don't, Sasuke is just angry, I'm sure he didn't mean it. I'll talk to him after he's had a chance to cool down." Yasaka sighed but relented, Yuuko gave her a small smile and sat back down, "I'm sorry to impose, but could I stay with you two for a few days?"

Naruto took a sip of his own tea, "Of course, you can stay here for as long as you'd like." They had no shortage on room, especially since they slept on futons. Their apartment was pretty good sized, the kitchen, dining room, and living room were all one large room, with a counter to separate the kitchen from the rest of it, and stool chairs on both sides so it could act as a dining table if desired, which was how they were sat down now. The living room had carpeted floors while the entire rest of the house was hardwood, speaking of the living room, a large bit of it was taken up by a grey sectional sofa, the two sections were at a right angle to each other and facing toward the rest of the apartment. There were a couple chairs, a coffee table, and a TV, off the living room was a small hallway leading to the bathroom, and a small library/study room on the right side, and the bedroom on the left, lastly the walls were painted a warm cream color "I'll go grab one of the extra futons for you." With that, Naruto headed back to the bedroom.

Hinata looked around the apartment for a minute, "Now I feel a bit left out! With you three living here and me at the Hyuga compound..." She said with play sadness.

Yasaka rolled her eyes, "Well you're welcome here too, I've heard of some cases where teams moved in together to bond. Maybe you could convince your Tou-san to let you stay here for a few days every week?" It was clear by the look on Yasaka's face that she wasn't taking no for an answer.

-The next Monday-

The four members of Team 7 had all woken up bright an early at 6 am to get ready for their first day as an official team. Yasaka had cooked up a large breakfast for them and they were all ready to meet Kakashi-sensei at the Hokage tower at 7. They had all finally put their Hitai-ite's on, Naruto's around his right arm, Hinata's around her neck, Yasaka's on er left arm, and Yuuko's secured to her waist. Once they were all dressed and ready to go, they headed to the Hokage tower and waited for their sensei...

They waited.

Waited some more.

Okay he was doing this on purpose...

After three hours of waiting, Kakashi finally showed up, now wearing the standard Jonin uniform, with his eye covered by his headband, "Yo!" He tilted his head to the side to dodge a stab from Yasaka, "Hey now! What's with the violence?"

Yasaka pointed Yume at him threateningly, "You're three hours late, what the hell!" Hinata, Yuuko, and Naruto were also glaring at him.

Kakashi merely eye-smiled, "Sorry, I guess I got a little lost on the road of life." His student's eyes twitched and he let out a small chuckle, "Well if everyone's ready, then let's head inside and get started, you four must've been bouncing off the walls this morning waiting for this." Once they started into the tower, all annoyance at their sensei was lost, their heads now filled with visions of the amazing things they'd do!

...

"CATCHING A CAT!? ARE YOU SERIOUS!?"

Chapter End.

Okay, hopefully it was good. I feel like I may have rushed some things, but it ended up being much longer than I thought it'd be. So, Naruto, Hinata, Yuuko, and Yasaka became Genin before the rest of their generation even entered the academy! Needless to say, this means they won't meet the rookie 9 for a while.

Now, I was thinking of having the next chapter be a timeskip to when they're 16 and Naruto canon starts. The rookie 9 are graduating and Team 7 have been Genin for four years. However, I can leave the 12 for a chapter or two as they go on their first real mission, we'll see, but feel free to drop me a pm or review to tell me which you guys wanna see.

I don't think there's much else to say, so tell me what you guys think!