Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Consequences ❯ In The Beginning ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Hello, Raven here! I also have an account on Fanfiction too, but I thought I would try here as well. I give you my first story. This idea just came to me one day and it flowed from there. I hope you enjoy it!

"Blah" - Talking

'Blah - Thinking

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its Characters, just my OC, Sanishu Ukishira, and some minor ones like her parents.

Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.13.2012 | Updated On: 05.13.2012 | Pages: 3 | Words: 7.2K | Visits: 173 | Status: Work In Progress

The Beginning

“I'm going out, Makoshi, need anything?” Koto Ukishira calls into the house where his wife is making dinner, their two year old daughter sitting on the floor, playing with the leader of his pack of summon hounds, who is persuading more belly rubs from the small girl. Makoshi wipes her hands on her apron and smiles,

“Iie, not right now, stay out of trouble though.” She teases, giving him a kiss as he heads out of the house. Koto smiles as he heads off, needing to report to the Hokage about a mission he is to be going on in a few days. Koto is one of the top Anbu captains, and worked with Fugaku Uchiha of the Konoha Police force a few times too, but that was years ago. The Ukishira clan is mostly hidden from the village in a private district, preferring to keep to themselves.

Back in the district, Sani giggles as the little pug leans up and licks her cheek, then stretches out on his back, prompting yet another belly rub. Makoshi laughs and shakes her head, going about dinner, humming as she does. She finishes setting everything to cook and sets a timer, and then she takes Sani and the dog outside, settling into a deck chair to watch her daughter play on the grass.

Meanwhile, outside the compound, a man with long, black hair and pale skin watches from the trees as the clan head takes off, then back into the district where his wife has now joined their daughter on the grass, petting the small dog. He laughs softly to himself, a soft, almost hiss of a laugh escaping his lips as he watches them.

“You're all mine.” He says softly, licking his lips in almost greedy anticipation. Several men, all dressed in dark colors, wait amongst the trees for his signal, while his golden eyes continue to watch, waiting.

“Lord Hokage” Koto greets, bowing in respect to the older man, and Sarutobi nods and smiles, his wizened eyes crinkling a bit as he does. He smiles and sits down,

“How are Lady Makoshi and little Sani?” he asks, and Koto smiles,

“They are very well, arigatou. You wanted to see me?” and the Hokage nods, sighing a bit. He shuffles some papers on his desk, then says,

“Orochimaru has been spotted again, he was seen a ways outside the Uchiha compound.” And Koto frowns,

“Still wants the Sharingan, does he?” and Sarutobi nods,

“Hai, we fear so, and we also fear what he might do if he finds out the true Kekkei Genkai of your clan, Koto.” Koto frowns, sighing a bit.

“Not as long as I'm alive!” he says vehemently, eyes narrowing. Sarutobi nods, knowing that if Orochimaru got his hands on this bloodline limit as well, they could be lost. Koto rubs his hand through his hair a bit in frustration, they've been tracking the snake Sannin for a while, but he always manages to elude them. Sarutobi makes some tea, coming back to the table and puts a tray down, setting a cup in front of Koto, and another in front of himself, and they relax into silence a moment, then begin to discuss the mission. Orochimaru hasn't officially left Konoha, but they suspect he's been performing illegal and unethical experiments on people of all status and age, both ninja and civilian. He has also submitted his name as a candidate for the Fourth Hokage position, but most of the ANBU know that Sarutobi already has someone in mind.

As the meeting progresses, they map out several details for the missing, determining who and what would be best to accomplish it. Koto suggests some of the shinobi he feels would be best for the mission, and Sarutobi nods, agreeing. After talking some more, the meeting winds up a bit, both men putting papers away, Koto tucking a couple files into his carry case, and then he stands up, bowing to the Hokage and shaking his hand, and then heading out.

Makoshi stands up from the grass and dusts off her yukata, making sure Sani is still in sight of the door, and heads inside to check on the supper. The little dog has since left, so Sani is now playing with a kunoichi doll her father brought her home from the Land of Wind one mission a few months ago. Makoshi looks up from scooping some noodles from a pot into bowls, hearing a clang of weapons, and she looks out the window, wondering if cousins or other family are off sparring in the training grounds. She shrugs and resumes scooping the noodles from the broth in the pot, settling them into bowls of soup, when suddenly a hand is clapped over her mouth, and a soft, hissing laugh sounds in her ear. Her eyes widen, and immediately dart to her small daughter, now being held by a man with white hair, crying and trying to wriggle free, but then she freezes when a cold kunai is placed to her throat.

“K-kaa-san...” she sniffles, watery green eyes fixed on her mother. Makoshi struggles against her captor, but then freezes when he hisses,

“Enough or the girl dies!” Makoshi looks around frantically

`Koto where are you..?' she wonders, not wanting to have her daughter harmed. A pale hand moves to cover her mouth, nails painted a creepy purplish black.

Koto curses himself, running at his fastest shinobi speed through the trees, a feeling in the pit of his stomach that something is very wrong at the district, nagging at his gut. Eyes bleeding a vivid red, he races into the district, dashing down streets, and is horrified to see members of his family sprawled on the ground, some impaled by shuriken and kunai, and others that have been strangled by large, white snakes. Koto pales, fear building in his stomach, and he comes to a sudden halt. His daughter is in the hands of a white haired man, and none other than the snake sannin has a hold of his wife, the grass long sword protruding from her chest. He yanks the sword back and drops the woman to the ground, and the other man drops Sani as well. As Sani lands, she turns over and crawls to her mother, shaking her shoulder.

"K-kaa-san!" she cries, "w-wake u-up kaa-san!" but gets nothing. She looks away from the silent woman, the tears now streaming down her cheeks, and she starts to walk, dazed and afraid, not knowing where she's even going.

Koto yells in rage, racing toward the sannin, when the white haired man turns, shoving a blue glowing hand through his chest.

“K-kuso, t-that was a c-chakra scalpel.' He realizes, gasping as he coughs up a large amount of blood onto the dusty ground. The man drops him, neither noticing the small girl as she now comes closer, and as she turns, sniffling and crying, a hand grabs her ankle weakly. Startled, she turns with a gasp, starting to cry again when she sees who it is.

"Tou-san!" she says, but she's afraid of all the blood covering him. He coughs again, and then manages to say in a choked voice,

"I-I'll get... Y-you away... B-but h-here, take t-this." He gives her a small, bound scroll of pale parchment. She nods, crying and wiping her eyes. He whispers,

"A-aishiteru yo… my d-daughter…" she starts crying more, screaming and begging for him not to leave her, and he does some quick hand signs, and sends his small daughter miles away to safety. He then coughs once more, spitting out some blood, then manages a weak summoning jutsu, and says with his final, gasping breath,

"P-Pakkun… p-protect my... d-daughter…" the little dog looks sadly at his dead master, and then disappears, tracking the little girl. It takes him several hours to find her, crying in the woods, curled up under a tree and covered in blood and dirt. One of the other, larger dogs is with him now. He says,

"Sanishu?" the girl looks up, frightened, and then relaxes when she recognizes her father's hounds.

"P-Pakkun? S-scawed…" She sniffles, and the little dog lies down on her lap, his warm little body comforting her. She pulls out the scroll her father gave her, slowly opening it while being watched by Pakkun.

"That's our summoning contract; you'll know what to do with it when the time is right." She nods, but she's not sure if she understands. Sensing her tiredness, the two dogs lay close to her to keep her warm.

While back in the district the pale man curses when he can't find her at all, and he and his man disappear, leaving the district silent, eerie and bloodstained.

Meanwhile, later that day, a man and a young boy are walking through a field. The man is teaching the boy about chakra, and how to control it. He stops at a tree, where he focuses chakra into his feet. Then, telling his son to watch, he walks right up the side of the tree. The boy's eyes go wide.

"This, son, is focusing chakra." He says as the boy watches him intently.

"Me do it?" he asks excitedly, and Fugaku Uchiha chuckles as he walks back down the tree.

"You can try if you like Itachi." Itachi grins, holding his hands the way his father shows him, and closing his eyes, concentrating. Fugaku senses the chakra surge at his son's feet, and with his father close, Itachi makes eight steps up the tree, to the surprise of his father. Soon after, they're walking through the woods, heading home, Itachi sitting atop his father's shoulders, tiredness getting him out of walking.

"Tou-san look there!" Itachi suddenly shouts, pointing down the path. Fugaku lets Itachi down, eyes widening. A ways down the path is a little girl, nothing more than a small toddler. She's covered in blood and crying, wandering aimlessly. Itachi hesitates, and then runs right over to her. Fugaku frowns, following his young son over to the girl. As he scoops up both Itachi and her, he doesn't notice a small ninja dog with a scroll in its mouth, disappear as he turns to hurry back home.

Mikoto Uchiha hurries out of the house as she sees her husband coming. She frowns when she sees the girl.

"Mikoto, take care of her, I need to alert the Hokage." She nods, taking the girl and going inside, Itachi following her. Fugaku immediately heads into the village to speak to the Hokage. Mikoto runs a tub of warm water, and then she gently undresses the girl, who appears no more than two. As she does, she notices a fine silver chain around her neck, and on it is a pendant of the fan that symbolizes the clan of Ukishira, the hidden clan of Konoha. She carefully bathes the girl, gently scrubbing all the blood and dirt from her skin and long black hair. Itachi waits, he's curious about the girl.

"Kaa-san, she okay?" he asks, and Mikoto says softly,

"Well, she has no injuries; she just appears to be in shock." Three year old Itachi frowns,

"What's shock?" his mother explains softly,

"It's when someone sees something, something that scares them so badly that they can't handle it, then, they kind of shut down inside of themselves." Itachi nods, pretty sure he understands.

A couple of hours later, Fugaku arrives back home. Mikoto looks up from the mat where both kids are asleep. Fugaku sits down beside her, watching them. The girl has taken hold of Itachi's hand in her sleep. Fugaku sighs, then says softly,

"Black Ops has trackers on her trail, they'll find where she came from." Mikoto says,

"Fugaku, she's of the Ukishira clan." And his eyes go wide; this girl is from the hidden clan? She shows him the pendant around the sleeping girl's neck, and Fugaku lets a sigh escape his lips. Ukishira are as powerful and prominent as the Uchiha.

A couple of days later, Itachi is eating his lunch, and watching as Mikoto gently feeds Sani her lunch too, gently massaging down the girl's throat to encourage her to swallow each bite, the girl's body obeying the touches willingly. Sani herself is gazing out the window, green eyes on the sky it seems, but even though he wonders, Itachi doesn't know if she's actually seeing any of the clouds or birds or anything out there. He eats another bite of rice, noticing his mother pause to eat some of her own meal, before continuing to feed Sani some more.

“Konichiha Fugaku-san, Is anyone home?” a voice calls from outside a bit later as Mikoto is washing up the dishes, the two kids now in the living room. Itachi gets up to go and see, his father is out on the porch reading some files for Sani's case, or he had been, but now he's got them on his lap, talking to the young woman standing at the porch steps, who Itachi realizes is Sani's medic. Lord Hokage has a medic come to check on Sani both morning and night, to make sure she's doing as well as possible. Mikoto comes over as well, pulling open the Shoji doors as Itachi heads back into the living room where Sani is still sitting on the couch.

“Sani,” he says, taking her hand “Kio-san is here.” He tells her, hoping she might recognize or respond to the name of her medic, but she continues to gaze out at the sky. Itachi sighs some and chews his lip, wishing his new friend would talk to him, that she wouldn't be so scared and so quiet and lost. Kio and Mikoto soon come in, and Itachi watches them, not moving from Sani's side. Kio smiles softly,

“How are you Itachi-san?” she asks, and Itachi nods a little.

“Okay. Want Sani better though.” He says, and Kio nods, ruffling his hair.

“Hai, we all do, that's what we're working toward.” Mikoto sits down, starting to tell about how Sani had more nightmares last night and had to have her sleep chakra induced. Kio frowns,

“I'd like you to try something tonight. Do you have a blanket of hers or a sweater or something that carries a scent familiar to her?” and Mikoto thinks a moment, and then nods.

“Hai, she has a blanket from her bed I believe that her mother always wrapped her in when she went to bed. I was going to wash it, but I haven't yet.” Kio nods,

“Alright, don't wash it yet, wrap it around her if she has nightmares again tonight, and the feel and smell of it might calm her, she needs some familiar things she knows to help make her feel safe enough again.” Mikoto nods, and Fugaku, who had come in, says,

“If you leave me a list, I will return to her clan's compound tonight and try to find some more of these things.” Mikoto and Kio nod, and Fugaku does too, giving Mikoto a kiss, ruffling Itachi's hair and then heading from the room again. Mikoto wraps an arm around Itachi, they watch curiously as Kio checks Sani's vitals, and also makes sure her pupils react to light and everything that should be normal.

“She's fine physically. All we have to is try and help her mind overcome the trauma that she's seen or heard to cause her condition.” Kio says softly, sitting down as well. Itachi asks,

“Will she get better?” and Kio nods,

“Hai, she will with our help, we just don't know how long it's going to take. Hopefully not very, because the longer she remains this way, the harder it is for her to come out of it.” Mikoto lets a gasp escape her lips.

“So there's a chance… she might never come out of this?” And Kio chews her lip, nodding,

“Hai, but it's very, very slim, so let's try not to focus on that, alright?” and Mikoto and Itachi nod, Itachi curling up beside Sani, tugging his blanket around the two of them. Mikoto and Kio soon head into the kitchen to talk over some tea, while Itachi stays with Sani, rubbing her side a bit as she still gazes outside.

That night at bedtime, Itachi follows his mother to Sani's room after she gets him ready for bed, he's taken to staying with her, and any time something happens he runs to get Mikoto so she can help. He crawls onto the bed to wait while Mikoto gives her a bath and gets her ready, and she then brings her in, settling her into bed and using very light chakra to calm her until she falls asleep, but not inducing sleep by force. She also makes sure the blanket is sitting on the dresser in easy reach. She kisses Itachi goodnight, then blows out the lamp, heading from the room as he curls up beside Sani under the blankets, watching her until he falls asleep.

“Noo!” A terrified scream wakes him a few hours later and he bolts up, wide eyed. Sani is thrashing in her sleep, tears running down her cheeks as she screams and cries. Itachi jumps up, pulling the blanket from the dresser and tucking it around Sani, and then running to get Mikoto. Itachi slips into his parents' room, gently shaking Mikoto.

“Kaa-san, it's happening again.” He says when she lifts her head. She nods and gets up, she and Itachi hurrying back to Sani's room. When they come in, they notice Sani has burrowed under the blanket, and though she's still crying in her sleep, she is no longer screaming out or thrashing. Mikoto smiles a little,

“Arigatou my son, that was some very quick thinking with the blanket.” Itachi nods, climbing back up onto the bed and sitting beside Sani, touching her shoulder. Mikoto checks her as well too, and she and Itachi stay with Sani while she slowly calms down, her body relaxing, and her small hands pulling the blanket tighter around herself.

“She remembers blanket?” Itachi asks, and Mikoto nods and smiles,

“Hai, I believe she does, she's calming down without me having to put her to sleep.” Itachi nods too, happy that Sani's doing even a little bit better. Itachi soon curls back up beside her as Mikoto fixes their blankets, kissing their foreheads and heading from the room, blowing out the lamp again on her way.

Over the next few days it continues about the same, Itachi spends the days with Sani, talking to her and leading her around outside to keep her moving, while Mikoto makes sure she eats and drinks, and at night the blanket is helping, Sani still has nightmares, but now not only are they less severe, she's calming down much quicker from them too.

Itachi smiles as he leads Sani through a trail near the house, his older cousin Obito is trailing behind them with a friend of his to make sure they stay safe, and to be there if anything should happen. Itachi smiles and points out different things, and he gasps as when he points out a raven, Sani actually turns her head to look at the bird he's pointing at, and then she also turns to look at him, though her gaze is still a bit unfocused. Itachi smiles and squeezes her hand.

“Sani!” he says happily “you looked at me.” She continues to gaze at him, and he sees just a flicker in her green eyes. He smiles and takes her hand again, continuing to walk with her for a while, and as they walk she does look where he points a few more times, and looks at him a few more times as well. He smiles each time she does, feeling more and more encouraged by her progress so far. As they head back, a loud thunderclap sounds, making both kids jump, and Sani actually squeezes Itachi's hand, startling him a bit. He smiles and wraps his arm around her as they walk, hoping to get back before it rains. Obito and his friend, a boy with silver hair and dark grey eyes soon catch up to them as it starts to drizzle, and they pick the kids up, heading for the compound using shinobi speed, trying to beat the heavy rain, and as they make it to the house, it starts to pour right as they step under the porch roof. Itachi nods his thanks to Obito and his friend, and they nod and head off to Obito's place not far away. In the house, Mikoto looks up when Itachi and Sani come in, and smiles at them.

“Kaa-san, she answered me! She looked where I was pointing and she looked at me, and then she even squeezed my hand!” Itachi says happily, and Mikoto smiles.

“I'm very happy to hear that, it means she's coming back to us.” Itachi grins and nods; still holding onto Sani's hand as he leads her over to the couch, sitting with her. When Kio arrives later on, she smiles when she sees Sani turning to look at people who talk to her, and squeezing their hands as well, though she doesn't yet speak, and doesn't answer every single thing.

“I am very pleased with her progress.” She says, checking Sani's vitals, as per usual. Mikoto and Itachi both smile, watching as Sani turns her head to look at Kio, recognizing her voice as well now. Kio smiles and ruffles her hair.

“I'm very proud of you Sani, keep working hard, alright?” she says, and takes the little girl's hand and Sani squeezes her hand back. Itachi grins too, still holding Sani's other hand. She even watches Kio as she gets her stuff together and heads into the kitchen, where she has tea with Mikoto so they can talk before Kio leaves. Fugaku comes into the kitchen as they talk, he yawns a bit, having spent all day at the Ukishira compound with some of his police force, and some of the Hokage's ANBU as well. Mikoto smiles,

“Hey Dear, Sani's starting to respond to us. She started responding to Itachi first while they were out walking.” Fugaku's eyes widen and then he smiles,

“That's great news. I'm glad.” He says, sitting down at the table with the two women, and then pouring himself a cup of tea, sipping it. Kio says softly,

“There is something you must be aware of as she recovers, because of how young Sani is, as her mind recovers, it may repress the traumatic memories that caused her condition, so do not be alarmed if once she's recovered, she does not remember much of what happened to her, and also, do not pressure her to remember, we don't want to send her into another episode like this.” Mikoto and Fugaku nod, agreeing with her.

A couple more days go by, Sani continuing to respond when people talk to her, and she now looks at them every time someone comes near her as well. She's currently watching Itachi as he sits on the floor, practicing some hand signs his father showed him last night. She tilts her head slightly as she watches, then suddenly she says,

“T-Tachi…” her voice is soft from disuse. The young Uchiha startles and gasps, stopping and looking at her.

“Sani, say my name?” he asks her, and she watches him a moment, then says softly again,

“Tachi.” And he grins, hugging her gently, and she doesn't tense like she did before, now she actually leans into him a little. She looks around the room, much more recognition and life in her eyes as she does, though she does seem a bit confused, not sure of where she is. Mikoto soon comes back from the grocery store, greeting Obito in the kitchen, who was babysitting, and then she comes into the living room to check on the kids.

“That's my Kaa-san.” Itachi tells Sani, squeezing her hand a bit, and Sani looks over at the new woman, well new to her now that she's recognizing things, and says,

“K-Kaa-san?” Mikoto gasps, her eyes widening. She comes over and kneels down in front of the couch, taking Sani's other hand. Itachi smiles,

“She said my name too.” Mikoto smiles, kissing Sani's forehead,

“That's wonderful Sani, we're so proud of you dear.” Sani looks up at her, still feeling a little confused, but something tells her not to be afraid of these people, that she's safe with them around her.

“Home?” Sani then asks softly, looking around again, and Mikoto chews her lip, saying,

“This is your home now; your parents had to… go away for a while.” Sani frowns, but she nods eventually, and Mikoto sighs a bit, hating to lie to the child, but not wanting to scare her back into shock by telling her that her parents and entire clan are dead. Itachi settles beside her as well, and soon Fugaku also arrives home, and he too is happy too see her progress. When she sees Mikoto approach with dinner, she looks a little nervous, but still holds onto Itachi's hand as he eats his, and Mikoto says softly,

“It's alright Sani, if you can't swallow by yourself I'll help you.” Sani nods, relaxing a bit as she giving Itachi's hand another squeeze. Kio arrives too, and she smiles as well, deciding to watch and see how Sani handles eating. Mikoto gives her a spoonful, which she takes willingly, and she coughs a little, but manages to swallow it okay. Mikoto ends up having to help her with a few bites, but Sani swallows most of it on her own now. Kio smiles,

“Wow Sani, you are doing so well!” and Sani looks up at her.

“You Kio?” she asks, and the young medic nods and smiles, ruffling her hair.

“Hai, that I am.” She says, checking her over quickly. When she finishes she ruffles Sani's hair again, and then follows Mikoto and Fugaku into the kitchen, sitting at the table with them and waiting while Mikoto pours some tea.

“She is making amazing progress, I would say a few more days and she should be just about back to normal.” Kio says, sipping her tea. Mikoto and Fugaku both nod.

“That will be a relief,” Fugaku says softly, “her condition was not only worrying us, but it was also scaring Itachi as well. He really likes her.” Kio smiles and nods,

“Hai, I can see that he does, he seems very much attached to her.” Mikoto nods as well, and the three of them continue to talk for a while. In the living room Itachi is trying to encourage Sani to talk some as well.

Over the next few days Sani continues to progress well. She now responds when talked to or touched, she follows people with her eyes, and is pretty much talking and acting like a normal two year old. Although, as Kio feared, her mind has in fact repressed almost all her memories of the day she was found, which is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in the sense that she is doing so well, and a curse in the sense someone has to tell her again later on. She's now been with the Uchiha clan for two weeks, and like Itachi is to her, she is growing rather attached to him as well. They love to play together, and Sani often follows Itachi around with a happy smile, feeling loved and safe here with him and his family.

Outside though, no one has been caught yet for the deaths of her entire clan, Fugaku and his police force and the Hokage's ANBU continue to investigate, but so far all of their leads and clues have come up dry, which is frustrating everyone.

"Did you find anything?" Mikoto asks when Fugaku comes in one night, after he had spent the entire day combing the Ukishira compound for clues. He shakes his head as he takes off his flak vest and tosses it on a chair. He says,

"Nothing, I don't know if we'll ever figure out what really happened there." With a tired sigh, he changes into his sleep kimono, and then sits on the bed. Mikoto nods and sits at his side, placing a hand on his arm.

"At least she's safe; we'll make sure of that." She says, and Fugaku nods as they get into bed, settling down for the night, minds on the little girl who now resides within their home.

Fugaku and his wife decide to adopt her into their home, as she's brought new life into the house, and besides that, they would never head the end of it from Itachi, as he's taken quite a liking to his new "sister". She has proved to be very curious and quite bright for her age, just like Itachi. She has also taken to following him and his father constantly to the Uchiha training grounds. She loves to watch the both of them training.