The Masked Girl (Naruto Story)

Ch. 1 - Life According To Kumiko

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto (if I did, why would I be writing a fan fiction -_-'''), and Mashimoto Kishimoto does. I own Kumiko and Natsumi.

Chapter 1 - Life According To Kumiko

*Chatter in the playground between a group of ninja academy students* "There's a new girl coming to Konoha, did you hear the news?"

"Yeah, they said that she is a bit different from the normal people though..."

"My parents told me to stay away from her when she comes."

"Hmm, I wonder why?"

"I also heard that she is training to become a ninja... Why do you think she is doing here?"

"Hey, do you think that she might be a spy or something?"

"Of course not, you idiot. She's too young, same age as us, eleven. But she's coming to Kohona tomorrow, and then the academy with us in two days after that."

"Well, I guess we will find out what she is like then."

****Third Person P.O.V.***

Kumiko, 11 years old, was coming into Kohona with Natsumi, a leaf ninja. She was surprised that the village was so prosperous and large. She had heard from Natsumi of how large it was, but she didn't think it was this big. Kumiko's mother had told her about her old hometown when Kumiko was five. Kumiko felt tears in her eyes, thinking about her family. Until two weeks ago, she felt as if she had the happiest and best family in the world. She had two parents, an seventeen year old sister, and a dog.

***Kumiko's flashback***

Kumiko lives in a forest with her family, with no one living within three miles. She thought it was a bit lonely at times, but her older sister always managed to cheer her up, along with her lone friend. She also had to wear a mask, and her parents told her not to take it off, and if she did, it was because there was a good reason. They would rather not have people see her face, but she doesn't know why.

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Kumiko was coming home from the Hidden Sand academy (which was the closest to her house) with her dog one day. She was very excited, because she had learned a new jutsu, and she had played with her friend.

When she was six, her first time at the Sand academy, she had tried to play with a group of girls that were jump roping. But when she reached them, they looked at her with disgust before one had cried out, "Go away, you masked freak!" and another, "Yeah, you monster!" Kumiko was mentally hurt deeply, and had ran away. After that, the other kids started bullying her for years, thrown rocks and trash at.

However, that ended when she met her new red-haired friend. The teachers always turned a blind eye whenever Kumiko was bullied. They smiling fakely at her whenever they saw her, while she saw that in their eyes was disgust. Their eyes seemed to scream, "Go away, freak! We don't want you here!" The one time she tried to fight back, the adults had had earlier just jeered at her and watched, laughing ganged up on her, and tried to kill her by beating her up. That was when she met him.

***Flashback inside a flashback (I find this funny, XD)***

Kumiko's P.O.V.

I was just eight at the time, with very short blonde-dyed hair, cut so people couldn't pull on it (about mid-neck), scruffy faded sandy colored shirt and a faded sandy colored pair of pants that were full of rips (A/N: these are her training clothing back then, so she doesn't get her usual clothes dirty and ripped).

One day, it was just like the usual at school. I ran to the school stealthy enough not to get noticed by the academy students and normal citizens. It was hard, with only sand and rock around, but after a few years of bullying, it was the only way to get to school somewhat unscathed.