Chapter 1:

I was not what most would call a kind soul, oh I wasn't cruel or mean, but neither was I an altruistic, goody two shoes. I had my vices like most, I liked to sleep around, I enjoyed a good fight or two, and you know what I also really enjoyed, anime.

I was an anime fanatic.

An otaku.

At least I can say with some pride that I was a really good cosplayer, and I know some might say, 'What the hell...' especially since my personality and looks made me look like someone who would be more into, well something that wasn't that.

My one room apartment, was small and cheap but it held some of my most prized possesions. I was a 25 year old with a problem, and that problem's name is anime, it sapped away most of my time if I let it. So like most I really tried to not let it consume my time, and it worked I was a functional human being in society, just like my parents and younger siblings.

Yay.

But, Sweet Mother Mary, my life wasn't boring per say, my job didn't allow it to be, but was it slightly depressing yes, yes it was. I was a medical examiner, I helped the police find out what killed a person, I opened up bodies and examined them under a microscope. It was interesting work, but it was depressing, especially the cases with children. Those poor munchkins didn't know what hit them, and usually if the death was murder, it was one of the close relatives of the household. The kids never saw it coming and the parents never expected it, unless it was one of them or even both.

Life was a bit bleak.

I usually could get a week off, to recharge physically and psychologically, and I would spend it in my apartment marathoning anime that I had missed or reading up on manga chapters. It was one of those weeks and before I left I had a particularly trying murder victim and had to testify in a harrowing trial.

It was a pain in the ass, but hey we managed to put the lady away.

Stupid Bitch.

She nearly bit me, how she even got away I have no idea but I ended that quickly with a simple upper cut. Still, the crazy lady is and probably will be one of the worst human beings I've had the pleasure of helping put away. "Tch, 3 kids all dead by strangulation." A brown haired woman with uncontrollable curls, a stern looking face and sharp dark brown eyes walked out of an apartment garbed in jeans and long sleeved tan shirt, she carried a bag of trash as she walked down the stairs to the dark alley next to her home, disposing of the trash she then left to go to a nearby convenience store. She walked into tthe the store the lights were flickering and the teen manning the cashier smiled at the woman, "Welcome." She nodded to him, she went to the back to get some beer, when a masked man came in "I'm going to need you o empty the cash register kid." The teen, he seemed to b about 17 looked terrified, "I- I got it..." he went to reach for the cash, but saw an opportunity to reach for the emergency button. He heard a click, "I wouldn't do that if I were you kid." he was about to pull the trigger when he was tackled tot he ground by the lady, "Kid call the police dam-"

*BANG* *BANG*

She held onto the man as he struggled to get away, "Stay shit head, I insist."she coughed up some blood, and hoped to whatever diety that the police would make it in time. She wrestled away the gun and after that th teen had enough sense to knock the struggling man out. "Hey kid, you mind *cough* getting me something to stop the blood *cough*..." he nodded his eyes held worry as he got a rag, "The operator said that the police would be here in a few minutes, just hold on until then." She grinned blood dripped down to her chin, "Yeah I hope-" she weezes, 'Shit did the bastard hit my diaphram-' "Ahhh!" she lays on the ground, blood pouring out of her wound, 'What a painful way to die... I won't make it, damn...' "Hey lady, stay awake, LADY STAY AWAKE!"

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Darkness overtook her senses, she felt a sort of emptyness and weightlessness that was absolutely the most relaxing, and at the same time most uncomfortable feeling she had ever felt. 'Where am I...'

And then the feeling was gone replaced by the feeling of being chained down again. She felt herself move and at the same time she fet heavy and uncomfortable, she heard sunds the rumbling voice of a woman, and the sound of rain hitting glass, "Kurosawa, Makoto, my daughter. I hope you will be strong enough for the future that is coming, but for now rest my sweet child." She brought the blue haired girl to her chest, 'Wait is this, OH HELL N- sleepy...' she starts to nod off, and the woman chuckles.

A week later.

A baby with blue hair and dark skin lay in a crib, her mother watching over her from a few feet away. She was a tall woman with tan skin and dark blue hair, darker than her childs that is, and she had silver colored eyes. An elegant air surrounded her as she sat reading a scroll, the rain outside hit rhythmically against the window. The small child awoke, and started sniffling, the woman put down her reading material to go comfort the young girl, "Shh... my sweet Makoto, don't worry mama's here. Are you hungry?" She held the young child close and sarted to feed her, 'Shit. I can't beleive it I'm a baby again, what is with this reincarnation stuff, I thought I was supposed to drink lethe or something. Where is the unawareness?! Though it isn't all that unpleasant, getting breast fed isn't wierd at all. No seriously, I've seen it enough what with me having- well used to have a whole bunch of younger siblings.'

The young woman who was shot dead, is reborn in this small child's body.

'Bored. SOOOO BOOORED!' the small child looed up at the ceiling her eyes, a dark blue, had slitted pupils, and her gaze was tired and apathetic. 'SO BOOORED!' Another week had passed and the woman started to get used to the young childs body, it was small and she couldn't move, since she was an infant. 'I can't do anything and mama went back to work a week ago, leaving me with a stranger to take care of me. *sigh* SO BOOORED!' Her eyes became heavy, 'I- *yawn* I, shit I'm falling asleep...' The young child slept, the caretaker looked at the sleeping child with a small smile, "So cute."

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A month since being born into this world, she finally had a clue as to where she had ended up, she was not a happy child.

'Naruto. THE FUCKING NARUTO WORLD! I couldn't have been placed in the Haikyuu world, or maybe the Kuroko no Basuke world, but nooo I had to be placed in the place where I would most likely meet another bloody and painful end. SHIT.'

The small girl found out after she had finally been given the opportunity to leave her home, her mother put her in a sarape, and they left to go buy some things. The child could finally lift up it's head and his eyes were now able to see somewhat clearly. 'Yay! I can finally see, somewhat. Oh well better than nothing, and I get to go outside, finally that crib is boring, and the ceiling isn't very fun to look at.'

They walked outside and the first thing she saw was the side of a mountain with four very familiar heads.

The Hokage monument stood proudly, basking in the early sun's rays.

'Shit.'

That reaction was appropiate since she had been reborn into the world where child solidiers were not only the norm, but also a great career choice. The elegant woman carried the young child holding her securely against her bosom, she walked down the road towards a nearby weapons store. "Hello I came here for my order." she smiled at the attendant, and they nodded, she smiled at the young man calmly. he blushed a pretty red, "Your name and order number, please." "Kurosawa, Naoki, #292685." He nodded and went to get the order, after receiving it she went on her mrry way, leaving a star struck cashier behind. "Makoto, this is mama's and now your home, it's called Konoha. We are a strong village and are lead right now by a rather girly looking, but strong hokage, by the name Namikaze, Minato. He's a bit of a dope, but a strong leader in his own right, I guess" The woman walked down the slowly awakening streets, she went from shop to shop getting different things and then putting them into a storage scroll, so that they did not take up her arm space.

The child just watched with fascination as everything her mother got disappeared into a rather innocent looking scroll. 'So the Naruto world, great I'm going to die an early death. Shit.' Naoki walked to each store getting what she needed to get and then continued on, Makoto fell asleep, but was awoken a few hours later by the feeling of someone drooling on her. She opened her eyes slowly letting her eyes adjust to the light in the room, 'Where am I, and who is drooling on me?!' she moved her head slight and saw a black haired child near her. 'The fuck is this!' She looked at the child closely he had a wrinkled face and what she first thought was black hair actually seemed to be a really dark, dark blue. Even darker than her mothers, 'Where is she anyway?' the baby puffed out some air, and started making gurgling noises to call attention to someone, making sure not to awaken the sleeping child next to her. 'I don't need a baby screaming in my ear.' Finally she heard footsteps come closer, "Makoto, welcome back to the land of the living. Oh you're so cute." Her mother picks her up and holds her close, "Miko-chan have you seen my adorable daughter, she is so cute I bet she can make even your stone faced husband crack a smile. In fact, Fugaku get over here and hold my adorable daughter!" she called over the man, 'Naoki-mama is weird, she may be a bit off her rocker but at least she's entertaining.' A man with a frown came foward and sighed, "Naoki-san I don't wan-" She smiled at him menacingly, "Eh, did you say something Fugako?" he coughed and shook his head, "Nothing." She smiled softly, "Good now hold my adorable daughter, and I'll get Sasuke-chan." He sighed an held onto the young girl, she looked at him her eyes wide and surprised, but then they quickly turned apathetic, 'Of course mama, knows the Uchiha. Great now all I need to know, is that we know-'

"THE GREAT UZUMAKI KUSHINA IS HERE!" A red had with a rather large baby bump strutted in, followed by a blonde haired man that looked apologetically at Fugaku, "Sorry." The man sighed but nodded at them, "Kushina, how are you?" Mikoto came up to the very pregnant woman and greeted her with a warm smile and a hug. Then Naoki walked into the room, "Mikoto, you're baby is super- oh hello there Bell Pepper, how's the baby?" she keeps walking ignoring the strained smile on the red head's face and the dark aura emanating from the woman, "Fine, how are you shitty eyes?" Naoki chuckles, "Sasuke-chan is so cute Mikoto, Fugaku you better be holding my daughter correctly." He nods rapidly, holding onto the girl a bit tighter than necessary, she looks back at him her face emotionless before she snickers at him. "Pfft." he glares at the child, but the baby continues to smile toothlessly at him. "DON'T IGNORE ME!" The red head seemed to start a charge at the woman, but the blonde held her back, "Moh, Naoki don't fan the flames." She smiles, "My, whatever do you mean Hokage-sama?" she smiles coyly at the blonde, but turns to the baby in her arms which starts to wake up, he gurgled happily at the woman. She smiles warmly at the small child, and cuddles him close "Tiny, so tiny." She hands him to his mother when he started sniffling and walks over to her child, "Give her back Fugaku, I need to feed her. So how long until your little boy comes out?" She smiles at the young woman, and she grins widely her eyes softening as she holds her belly protectively, "In about a week, I'm so excited! can you believe it I going to be a mother!" 'For a few moments, and then you're going to die. Shit, now I'm sad, and I can't do anything about it because I'm a tiny defenceless-... sleepy' she nods off to the sound of the adults voices.

A week later, tragedy struck the Konoha village.

A hokage died.

A baby was born.

A mother was gone, and a child was left in a orphanage so overflowing with parentless children that she was almost forgotten. She cried and cried mourning for the loss of her mother, 'Dammit Naoki-mama, you had to go fight, why did you have to die!' The child's haunting cries filled the night, mixing and blending with the wails of other children, before she fell asleep.

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5 Years Later

The small child grew taller than most of the children her age and definitely taller than the girls her age. Her sharp, narrow slitted eyes gave her an appearance that frightened the small children at the orphanage and her stoic persona only widened the gap with her peers. Her blue hair was cut short, she had dark skin and had two white markings on each if her cheek bones. She walked to the Academy garbed in a plain shirt that was a bit too big for her, and a pair of black pants. Her sandal covered feet hit the pavement quietly, as she walked into the classroom full of loud children. 'This is it, today I start my training to become a soldier for Konoha. Oh well, I hope Naoki-mama can see me wherever she is, give me luck.' A ghost of a smile shows on her face as she walks in quietly, she sits in the back of the classroom. As she waits for the teacher to walk in, 'SO BOORED, SO TIIIIRRRED!' she yawns at the same time as her tablemate, she looks over and sees a sleepy looking boy, 'Tiny-Shikamaru, how cute.' she looks forward again, and sees a blonde haired boy run into the classroom, "SAFE!"

The class got silent as the children stared at the boy, "That's the boy ma, told me to stay away from.", "Yeah mama told me that too.", Whispers started up aout the boy, they looked at him in slight confusion, but ignored him shortly after.

He looked absolutely devastated, but quickly covered it up with a smile. He walked up the steps asking each student if he could sit, and being ignored or told no. He kept walking until he reached the blue haired girl, his smile diminishing wth each step and rejection. By the time he had reached the girl his voice was small, "Can I sit here?" he whispered, she looked at him, her eyes scaring him slightly, but she gave him a soft barely there smile, "Sure." Her voice wasn't high like the other girls, it was low and a bit rough from disuse. He smiled a bit wider at her, "Thanks! My name is Uzumaki Naruto, what's yours, dattebayo?" She raises a brow at him but bows her head slightly, "Kurosawa, Makoto." He smiels brightly at the girl, "Tht's a cool name, it means sincerity right." she nods, "My name is weird it's the name of a topping for ramen." He pouts, and she nods silent "You don't talk much do you?" She grins a bit, her eyes shine with mirth and nods her head at the blonde, 'Cheeky brat isn't he, well at least he has guts.' "Why do you have those marking on your cheeks, I've seen some on other kids but their's are red, dattebayo?" she shrugs, "You don't know, have you asked your parents?" she shook her head, "I'm an orphan."

He frowns a bit, "Sorry, I'm an orphan too." he scratches the back of his head abashed.

She shakes her hand, and points to his cheeks, "Oh these, I don't know, I always thought they were birthmarks, or scars, dattebayo." She reaches out an softly touches the lines, he blushes slightly, "W-what are you doing?!" She continues tracing the lines softly with the tips of her fingers, "Are these ticklish?" she asks, he shakes his head. She humms softly under her breathe, "Okay" she retracts her hand from his cheeks, and takes out her notebook.

In the next minute the teacher walks in, he's an older man with a stern face and beard, and his assistant/student teacher was Umino, Iruka.

"Class I am your teacher, Ryunoske, Rei, but just call me Ryunoske-sensei. Today we will begin with something simple, we'll introduce ourselves and then start on simple academics. Next week we'll start taijutsu training, so get ready for that." the class responded with a collective 'Yes Sensei!'

He took roll and with each child gave them a second to introduce themselves.

"Aburame, Shino"

"Here."

"Please tell the class something about yourself."

He nods and in a monotone responds, "I like insects."

"Akimichi, Choji"

"Here. I like barbecue flavored chips."

"Haruno, Sakura."

"Here. I like to read." The girl answered in a whisper contrasting to her future selfs loud bravado, 'Small, like a bunny...' Makoto looked over the class in her seat, eyes searching for the faces she remebered seeing on a screen once.

"Hyuuga, Hinata"

"H-here. I- I like flower pressing." She fidgeted in her chair, 'Squirrel.' the blue haired girl thought.

"Kurosawa, Makoto."

"Here. I like spicy food." 'Anything is better than the orphanage food though...' she yawns

"Nara, Shikamaru."

"Here *yawn* I like naps."

"Uchiha, Sasuke."

"Here. I like to eat tomatos." he said brightly, a smile adorned his rather cute face, the girls had soft blushes on their faces as they looked at the Uchiha.

"Uzumaki, Naruto." The teacher's face didn't change though he had gained a slightly pitying look on his face when he looked at the sunny blonde.

"Here! I like ramen, dattebayo!" He grinned brightly, out of the corner of her eyes Makoto could see the squirrely Hyuuga heiress blush brightly. 'Cute squirrel.'

The rest of the attendance and intro's went in one ear and out the other for the stoic girl, after that they started on normal schoolwork. Easy things like adding and subtracting came first, before moving on to passages in the history books about the village. By the time it was lunch Naruto looked about to pass out from information overload, Makoto poked him, and he looked at her he whined, "This is boring, I thought we were gonna learn interesting stuff like, how to kick ass, dattebayo. This is just stupid numbers and reading, I don't get half of this stuff, dattebayo." She looked at him and sighed, she sat next to him and brought out the lunch the orphanage prepared for the academy atendee's. She heard a loud stomach growl from next to her, she looked at the boy he scratched his cheek slightly embarassed, "Hehe, sorry I forgot my lunch but don't mind me, dattebayo." She sighed again, and ate some of her food before pushing the rest before the hungry boy, "Eat. After that I'll help you with what you don't understand, kora." She covered her mouth, as he continued eating unaware of her embarassment, she looked at him and sighed in releif, 'Geez, stupid thing... Though I guess it's fine, he didn't notice.'

Once he finished she asked him what he didn't understand, and until lunch ended she helped him at least try to understand the work.

Next Week.

It's been a week since the Academy started, and a week since Makoto met Naruto. He stuck close by the stoic girl throughout most of the week and had become quite attached to the nearly always silent girl. It was only logical considering that almost all of the adults ignored him and the children either bullied him or ignored him too. She had grown a soft spot for the kid, though sometimes his innecesant loudness annoyed her, though she would always let him know and he would quiet down.

This week they had started training their stamina, they started with running around the track nonstop for about 5 minutes before they took a one minute break, then they started again. Naruto wasn't per say enjoying it, but it was better than sitting and listening to another lecture about the history of Konoha.

He seemed to not be running out of energy, but he was breathing heavy.

Makoto still had a stoic face on and was breathing evenly if not a bit pronouncedly.

Shikamaru and Choji were going at a slow pace, that was more fast walking than running.

Hinata didn't look all that winded though she did have a small blush.

Kiba looked like he was enjoying the run and so did Akamaru.

Sasuke looked fine, and didn't seem tired at all.

Ino and Sakura looked the worst out of the group, their hair mussed up and their cheeks red from the exertion. Sakura looked about to drop and at least Ino looked slightly better though not by much.

"Ok kids thats enough come over here and find a partner, we'll be teaching you how to stretch next." The kids walked over, the civilian born looked tired and worn from the constant running, the clan kids looked less tired but still worn out, and the orphans who joined looked to be split between being fine or tired. "Class stretching is important, it helps with flexibility which is important for a shinobi. If one is stiff, they won't be able to do much with anything so stretch after a training session. It's alright to not do it before hand, as long as you do some warm-up exercises, since it could actually be detrimental to the body, but make sure to do it after. Now let's begin, I'll show you how to do it then me and Iruka will go around to look if you did it right."

After the classes started kunoichi training, "I'm gonna go ahead Makoto, enjoy flower arranging." Naruto grinned foxily and she frowned, she nodded and waved to him as she headed back to the classroom.

She bumps into someone and falls.

Sha stands back up wiping the dust from her pants, she bows to the stranger "My apologies, I wasn't watching where I was going." she looked up to a see a raven haired woman, 'Uchiha, Mikoto. Though I don't think she knows it's me.' She smiles kindly at the girl, "Don't worry about it dear. Are you al-" She stopped an looked closer at the girl, she gasped "Oh dear, what's your name?" She asked smiling slightly, Makoto bowed again, "Kurosaw, Makoto, it's a pleasure to make your acquiantance, ma'am" The woman waved her off, "Oh no please my name is Uchiha, Mikoto." She nodded, "Uchiha-sama." "Just Mikoto is fine dear." "Mikoto-sama, it's nice to meet you but I have to go, kora." she bows and leaves quickly leaving a confused Uchiha at the front gates, "Mother, what are you looking at?" Sasuke asked his mother who had on a sad smile, "Sasuke dear, do you know a Kurosawa, Makoto." He nods, but then shrugs "Yeah, she's in my class but I don't talk to her at all. She always hangs out with this blonde kid, Naruto is his name I think, but most of the time she doesn't talk. Her eyes are scary." He shivers at the thought of those weird eyes on him, "Really, you should be nice to her. She seems like she'll be strong and pretty when she grows up. So be freindly, okay." She smiled to her son, and he pouted a blush covering his cheeks, "Okay, mother."

They left.

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'Kunoichi classes were interesting, I guess. Though I'll only barely pass the class what with me skipping most of them, but seriously no one needs to know that much about flowers...'

Today she did attend the class but most of the time she would either leave early, or not show up at all. She made up the class, but avoided the actual class. Which served to confuse and amuse the instructors. Whenever she skipped though she either spent the time with Naruto or training, mostly training.

It was nearing Naruto's birthday and she wanted to get a present for the boy, though she only had a meager amount of money to get him something. She learned that he stayed at an apartment, alone, and wanted to at least make him a cake. she let herself in through the window before the boy got home and started on the work. He had most of the ingredients, eggs, milk, flour, and sugar, she just brought the baking powder, baking soda, butter and lemons.

She started her work.

An hour and a half later she had finished with the cake, it was simple and was only decorated slightly, with just a simple happy birthday Naruto on top. Just then the door opened and she heard sniffling, "Naruto, Happy Birth- What happened, kora!" She looked at the boy her usually stoic face showing worry for the dirtied clothes of the boy, and slightly bruised face. He ran into her arms and cried, his small body shook with sobs, "Mako-chan!" She held the boy close and walked him to the living room where she placed th cake, "What happened, kora! Who did this to you, kora!" She pulled him away, and he just cried his sapphire blue eyes clouded, and his lips wobbling, snot was coming out of his nose, "I was walking home from Ichiraku when a group of older kids, saw me they started chasing me and throwing rocks at me. I tripped and fell and they almost caught me, but I ran all the way here after losing them. Why did they want to hurt me Mako-chan?" She frowned, "I don't know, kora, but can you tell me what they look like." He nodded and described the group of kids, "Okay they won't do it again kora, I'll make sure of it." She gained a rather feral grin and her eyes glinted with sligh malice, before she lost the rather terrifying expression. She smiled softly at the sniffling boy, she lifted his face holding his chin softly in both hands.

And kissed his forehead.

"Happy Birthday, Naruto." she smiled brightly, wider than she ever had before, and showed him the cake. She turned away from the boy, just as his face took on a rather unhealthy red hue, "I made a cake, kora, but I don't know if you'll like it, kora." She sliced the small cake and gave it to the boy, "Here I'll go get some milk." she stood up and headed to the kitchen. He looked at the cake a blush still on his cheeks, 'She kissed my forehead, she made me cake, is this what having friends feels like... I'm glad, I- I don't want to lose her...' She came back and he smiled brightly at her, "Thanks a bunch, Mako-chan you're super awesome!" he pumps his fist in the air, she smiles softly.

They eat the cake and enjoy a rather chilly day, in the comfortable warmth of laughter, and freindship.

The hokage sat in his chair smoking a pipe and stroking his beard, the old man had an imposing look and air that befitted the man's stature. "...She seems to have no ill intentions towards the subject and seems truly care for the boy." A man in a mask said to the older man, he waved him away and the masked man nodded before disappearing leving no trace that he was even there. "So Naruto has made a friend, and with that woman's child no less. One would think with how their mother's got along they would, well no matter. It seem's I'll have to visit the boy, I'm sure he'll be excited to tell me about the girl." He chuckled as his once imposing air dissipated leaving onlya kindly looking old man in it's place.

After a break of sorts they came back to the academy, the girl and boy sat down. he started talking about different things mostly mundane topics, but it was interesting to hear him say that much without being winded. "So I went to Ichiraku and guess what, they named a bowl after me, and I was like woah and they were like yeah, they gave me one for free and it was super yummy. How was your break?" She gave him the so-so gesture, "Boring, huh. Did you train?" she nodded, "You probably studied didn't you" she nodded again, "Ugh, how can you spend your break studying, training I can understand but reading, that sounds really boring." he was about to speak more when someone cleared their throat, 'It shouldn't be a teacher we came 30 minutes early, oh it's the little ducky.' He had a light blush on his cheeks as he looked at his feet, "Umm, H-hello there my name is Uchiha, Sasuke, nice to meet you." He bowed in front of Makoto, she raised a brow at the unexpected introduction, "Hello, my name is Kurosawa, Makoto a pleasure to make your acquaintance Uchiha-san." he blushed brighter, "Just Sasuke is fine, *cough* umm my mother wanted to know if you had plans, or if not did you want to come over. She said she wanted to speak to you." She looked at him surprised, Naruto had slight look of jealousy on his face, "Why?" The boy looked even more flustered than before, "I- uh I don't know." he finished lamely.

She chuckled.

"Pfft, fine okay, kora. I'll go but I can't stay long I have a curfew I need to abide to, kora." She smiled at the flustered Uchiha and he nodded before bowing and going to sit down, "Your going to his house." Naruto asked, still a bit annoyed not only at the boy's request but because he had made HIS friend laugh. She nodded, "Why?!" she looked at him wierdly, but smiled and ruffled his hair. he blushed before patting his hair back in place, "Don't worry, kora. You'll always be my best friend, kora." She smiled a smile that wrinkled her nose and made her eyes close because of how wide it was, he grumbled and blushed, "Fine, fine, dattebayo."

After class she said goodbye to the blonde, before following the Uchiha to the closed off complex.

It was HUGE.

"I'm sorry about this, it was short notice and you don't even know me or my family, but mother wanted to talk to you." She shook her head, and waved away his concerns, he smiles bit "You don't like talking all that much do you?" she hmmed and nodded, he sighed 'Another silent type, well at least big brother isn't the only one.'

"Welcome to my home, I'll take you- Oh mother I brought her here!" The woman looked over the corner and walked towards the two children, "Oh hello there, Makoto-chan, I'm sorry about the suddeness of this, but well come and sit. Sasuke dear, you can go out and play, a snack will be ready when you come back." He nodded and left excitedly out the door, she smiled softly at the boys small form.

She looked at the young girl.

The girl looked back silent, and sipping tea every now and then.

"I'm guessing you would like to know why I wanted to meet you?"

She nodded.

"I knew your mother her name was Kurosawa, Noaki, she was a splendid jounin, and an even better ANBU agent."

The girls eyes widened at th information, 'ANBU'.

She smiled softly but had a bit of regret n her eyes, "I'm sorry I didn't reach out to you, I didn't even know if you had survived since your mother- Well nevermind that, i want to know do you wish to have something she left behind?"

She looked at her, her eyes wide "Sh-she left something for me, kora..." The woman giggled, "I see that you picked up one of your father's quirks." she gaped at her, the stoic mask all, but shattered in the face of the information "You knew my father!" She nodded, "Regrettably I only a bit about him since he was only a wanderer who had she met on one of her missions, she only told me that he was a very strong man and that he had the funniest speaking quirk."

The girl looked slightly disappointed, "Can I know what my mother left for me, kora?" She nodded and stood up, "Stay here I'll be back shortly." She nodded and sat in silence, 'My father huh, I wonder what he was like and I wonder what Naoki-mama left me...' she then heard footsteps coming closer, but they were heavier "Mikoto- Oh who are you?" A man with a stern face asked ina gruff no nonsense voice, 'Fugaku', she stood and bowed "I am Kurosawa, Makoto a pleasure to make your accquaintance. I was invited here by your wife Mikoto-sama, she has told me that she knew my mother and is retreiving something that she left for me." She had stood up again and was now looking him straight on her eyes apathetic and her face stoic.

They just stared.

Footsteps came closer, "Oh Fugaku, this is Makoto-chan she's Naoki's girl." "I know she explained it to me. I'll be in the study." He left quickly, the woman sighed after him, "That man I swear, here." She handed over a set of 3 scrolls, all plain looking but sealed, "She sealed them so only you and your chakra could open it." She nodded and put them in her bag, she sat down again and looked down, "If I may request Mikoto-sama, can I know more about my mother, kora?"

The woman chuckled, "Of course."

She looked at her her usually dull eyes, bright with curiosity.

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She continued visiting the woman after the first time, she even became a freind of the young Uchiha boy.

She stilled trained with Naruto, and played with him, and after she explained to him why she was visiting the Uchiha complex so often he became a bit less jealous. "I'm glad you're finding out about your mom." He smiled a bit sad, but she poked his forehead with her middle, ring and thumb held together, almost like a dog kissing him, "I'll help you find ou about your parents, but you'll have to go to the library, kora," he looked at her with a bright smile and unshed tears, "You think I'll be able to find out something about my parents, dattebayo." she nodded, "Alright then I guess I'll have to go into that awful place." He grinned foxily, and she grinned "Pfft, right awful, kora. Tell me that after you beat me, in either a written test or a physical one, kora." He grimaced, "Ah look ramen!" She sweatdropped at his obvious distration, but followed.

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Two Years Later.

The massacre happened.

I didn't really feel guilty, I am weak.

The only thing I would be sad about is Mikoto, and Itachi being gone.

Either dead or leaving the village.

Sasuke also, he, he is someone I can help. Even if it's just a little I want him to not be so alone, I'll be there for him. Even if he does't want the help, I'll be there.

The girl with blue hair and dark skin walked into the hospital, "I'm here to see Uchiha, Sasuke." She stared down the nurse on duty, and she glanced down the hall befor equickly looking back, "I'm sorry but h's no taking visitors, please comeback at another time." The woman looked at the rather tall seven year old girl, with a apathetic stare and waved her off.

She sighed, but left.

Before sneakig bac in through an open window.

She headed towards where the woman's eyes looked and headed to the direction, she soon reached an unmarked room and headed in.

There on the bed she saw a tired and empty-eyed boy.

His hair was messy and he had bags under his eyes, and his eyes which were now looking at her looked so angry, confused and sad. Even then, she stepped forward and hugged the boy, bringing him close. Her above average body temperature finally being of use.

He cried.

"I was right there, I could've stopped him."

She just hugged him closer, and he gripped harder as his cry's became louder,only muffled by her neck.

She stayed there for as long as se could before sneaking out, "I'll be back tomorrow, kora." he nodded.

So she returned the next day, and the next and the next.

Until he finally could leave.

He had the choice to leave the compound or stay.

He stayed.

So she visited, and taught him how to cook, clean, and take care of himself, since she as well, had taken the orphanage's aptitude test to leave and got an apartment financed by the village until she became a kunoichi.

He wasnever the same, of course he wasn't, but he also wasn't so alone as he would've been. She had taken it upon herself to watch over the boy, and he had grown attached to the young girl.

He was her friend and she wasn't going to abandon.

She even let Naruto know what had happened, though not in details. His face was grim and his eyes held a sad look, "Will he be alright, I mean is he alright?" She shrug her eyes showing worry, "I don't think he'll ever be the same, but I want to help him. To at least not fall too deep into the darkness. I want him to know that he has one friend who will pull him back and slap him silly, just to get the sense back into him, kora." He smiles a bit and nods, "Ah, well at least he has someone, dattebayo."

She hugs him.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been able to train or play much, kora. I'll be back though." She pulls back and smiles, he grins and nods, "I know, I'll wait!"

She nods and waves to the boy as she leaves to see Sasuke.

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After a week Sasuke had to return to the Academy.

He was subsequently mobbed by a bunch of fangirls, "I'm sooo sooory, Sasuke-kun!" They gathered around the still mourning boy in hordes and his face showed immense displeasure, just as he was about to say something incredibly mean, but well deserved. He was rescued by the stoic girl, she dragged him to sit next to her and Naruto. "Sasuke, be careful with them, kora." She nodded towards the girls who were now looking at her with intent to kill, he shrugged of her hand, but nodded.

That was the way it was.

For 5 years until they graduated, Makoto would save him from fangirls, he would grunt, nod and then proceed to ignore her and Naruto.

The blonde nearly attacked the boy, when he called the girl annoying. She sighed but held the boy back, she shook her head at him. "Bu- but, he... grrr fine!" he sat down in a huff and left quickly at lunch without her, she looked at him worriedly and looked back at Sasuke who had left as well.

She followed after Naruto.

"Naruto, are you angry with me, kora?" He growled abit but huffed and sighed, "No, but I am angry with the way you act towards the bastard. He's an asshole towards you, but you still treat him so kndly. If it were anyone else you would have had them in a chokehold before they even realized it, and don't sya you wouldn't do that because I've seen you do it! To Kiba mostly, but still!" He looked at her exasperated, and she sat down next to him.

"I don't want him to distance himself."

He looked at her confused.

"He, he won't make a lot of friends, because he doesn't even try, but if he's alone well then, he's really alone. I've felt like that before, and don't you think I would want stop someone else from feeling like that." She looked at him her yes slightly moist, but her voice was even.

He sighed, but nodded "Fine, I get it, but please don't let him treat you like that." She smiled softly and hugged him, he blushed but smiled and hugged back, reliching in the girl's warmth. "Don' worry Naruto, kora! At his house he's a lot nicer and I usually beat him real good in oru sparrig matches." She grins ferally and he shivers slightly, now kind of feeling bad for the young Uchiha.

He knew first hand how terrifying fighting her was.

A young dark haired boy ate alone, but felt a shiver run down his spine.

"Shit."

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Graduation.

Everything went as it did in the story.

Makoto waited for the boy in his apartment, a bowl of ramen as a present for his job well done.

he came in clothes ragged, "Makoto..." She stood up and looked at him worried, "What happened! Naruto." She looked at the boy as he teared up, 'Shit he learned about Kurama, what should I do!' "What's wrong, Naruto-" He tackled her to the ground, "Ma- Ma- MAKOTO!" She hugged him, "I- I- I'm a monster!" He looke dat her his eyes and cheeks wet, and she looked at him her eyes determined, "No you're not Naruto." She looke dta him her eyes showing kindness and determinatiom. He looked down, "Yes I am. If you knew you would agree that I am." She lifted his face to make t look at her, she held his face in her hands softly, and kissed him on his forehead.

A repeat of her actions from so long ago.

"No you are not, and never will I be convinced that you are. DO. YOU. UNDERSTAND. ME." She looked at him and hugged him close, he closed his eyes tears still falling, "Ah. I get it." He nuzzled her neck and breathed deeply, her scent filling his head, he whispered "Thank you."

She smiled, "No problem, kora."

All was right.

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