The Mysterious Girl | Naruto Fanfic

01 | Chapter 1

Miyu's outfit contains a black hoodie and black shorts.

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Miyu stared blankly at the guard, who she remembered from the meeting room, he was standing next to her father, tensed as he listened to their conversation.

"Haruto-san," her voice made him shiver. Shaking off the feeling, her guard, Haruto, looked at her, hesitation, along with slight fear, could be seen in his eyes.

"Yes, Miyu-sama?" he asked. He was taken aback when he saw her fidgeting in her place. A blush formed on her cheeks as she showed an expression of embarrassment on her face.

"I-I was wondering if," she looked at her feet, pressing her index fingers together, "I could explore a bit before we continue our journey to Konoha."

"Oh," he said, shock was evident on his face as he looked at her. This wasn't the girl he saw in the room. The girl he saw was cold, she had an ice cold expression, not giving away any emotion, even the room temperature dropped. She walked with a grace posture and held herself confidently. Her voice held wisdom like she was older than she looked. But, this girl in front of him wasn't anything like that. She seemed fragile and small. Her voice wasn't confident or filled with the wisdom he heard, she actually seemed nervous - anxious even. The posture she was using looked clumsy.

"Sure!" The minute he said that, she was off, running into the forest.

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The river was flowing, birds were singing, and animals were everywhere, the grass was as vibrant as ever, even the trees had leaves on them, and most of all, it didn't have snow everywhere.

"It's like nothing I've ever seen before!" she exclaimed, her voice still quiet. Miyu wasn't a loud talker and she never talked above a normal volume, but it was just the way she talked. Miyu ran and twirled around the flower. She sat down in the green grass and plucked one of the flowers off the ground before softly inhaling it, and she exhaled with a delighted sigh.

This is way different from Hoshiko's nature, she smiled at the thought. And she was right. Hoshiko's land was cold and always had snow littering everywhere. The trees had no leaves on them and looked like they were dead and hollow, the water was always frozen. Birds are rarely seen and animals, they were killed on sight for food, and the grass was always coated with snow.

"Hm," she sighed, laying down. Her once dull eyes, now sparkled brightly before they started drooping, her vision was blurred as a peaceful sleep overcame her.

All kinds of animals came out and  surrounded her as they walked over to her, sniffing her. They picked her up and carried her somewhere in the forest.

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"Huh," Miyu mumbled as she sat up. Her vision was still hazy from sleep and her voice was groggy.

"Child," a voice spoke. Miyu snapped out of her sleepy state, quickly drifting her hand to grab a kunai from her shorts.

"Do not fear, child." Miyu looked at where the voice and her eyes widened when she found it coming from an animal she has heard about but has never seen - a wolf.

Miyu looked around. She was in a bed, and it was made out of flowers? She saw animals of all kind come out. Foxes, wolves, bears, owls, and many more. Miyu's face had shown with amazement. But the first thing came to mind, how did she get here?

"We carried you here, Miyu-sama." the wolf informed her like he knew exactly what she thought.

"But what am I doing here?" she asked, her face quickly turned back to its neutral expression. The wolf chuckled. It was deep and masculine. So he's a male, she thought.

"Well, you shouldn't be so hostile." he grinned? She couldn't tell but it could be heard in his voice. "We are your friends, and we will protect you at all cost. You are one of the few humans who don't kill us for fun or without reason."

Before Miyu could speak, the wolf beat her to it. "Now, let me explain your reasons for being here. You, Miyu Hoshiko, are going to go through a lot in Konoha. You will experience things that you never knew existed. Friends, family, love, and much more. There are secrets that you will find out about others and yourself. And we, as guardians, are to help you so we will send down help when you need it."

"I don't believe you." Miyu stated bluntly, her face still stayed as stoic but her eyes showed curiosity. Even if it sounds fake, something told her to believe it but she ignored the feeling.

"You don't have to believe me because you will when you realize your fate, your destiny from the stars."

"What are you-" she was interrupted by the wolf held a paw in front of her face.

"Oh, and the names Ryouto." he smiled before Miyu suddenly got dizzy and fainted.

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Trees flew past the blonde as he ran. It was almost ten o'clock and he looked everywhere but he couldn't find her. She wasn't in the area, which worried him to death.

Miyu had reminded him of when he was younger. He was cold to everyone because they were cold to him. He saw how the villagers were looking when she left, they looked ecstatic. The only people who didn't want her to leave was her maid, Suzuki, and her brother, Kai. Some other people too.

When Haruto found her on the ground in a field of flowers, he sighed in relief. He picked her up, carefully cradling her in his arms. She was short for her age, about four foot six and she was about eleven years old. He ran to the campsite and quickly put her to bed. Just as he was going to leave, he kissed her forehead and she smiled in her sleep, turning over.

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Miyu shot up, and looked around quickly. She found herself in a tent? She decided to leave the tent and found herself almost immediately falling over from a force that was placed on her shoulders.

"Where were you?!" he shouted, shaking her violently. He stopped when he noticed that she still had a stoic face with no expression or emotion.

"Never mind," he sighed.

"I-I'm sorry." she mumbled under her breath. Her head dropped. "It-It's just th-that norm-normally people don't l-like me, and I'm not really go-good at ex-expressing myself."

He looked at her. Her face looked saddened and her eyes were sparkling as unshed tears glittered from her eyes. He softened before pulling her into a hug. He hadn't even known her for a day and he was already attached to her. She just broke through him. The way she never showed emotion made him feel like she wasn't a child and that concerned him.

After a few minutes of silence, Miyu broke it. "Weren't we supposed to be at Konoha by now?"

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Haruto took Miyu off his back, lightly setting her on the floor. After Miyu had said that they were suppose to be at Konoha, Haruto had gone frantic before Miyu calmed him. Haruto also has decided she should get on his back, carrying he the whole way as he moved at immeasurable speed.

"Here it is," Haruto smiled. "Konoha; the Village Hidden in The Leaves."

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I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. The part with the animals may have been sudden but it's just something I wanted to add, especially since I'm trying to get you a bit curious.

Thanks for reading!