Book One:
Deep in the Land of Fire, in the Hidden Leaf Village, the hero Naruto Uzumaki lives. But, what if he had a sister?
Enter Natsumi Uzumaki.
She's your typical twin sister- empathetic, responsible, and willing to do whatever it takes to prot...
"Darn..." Naruto muttered as he scrubbed the stone face of the First Hokage, supported by hanging scaffolding, while Iruka supervised atop the stone head.
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"I won't let you go home until you clean that all up." Iruka reminded him, arms crossed.
Naruto stopped wiping and looked up. "I don't care. There's nobody home anyways." He returned to his work with a huff and Iruka watched each stroke of the cloth.
"Nobody, huh?"
Naruto glanced up from cleaning to see a familiar figure standing atop the monument.
"Natsumi!" He grinned and held his hand over his eyes to block out the blinding sun.
She crossed her arms and turned her head away. "Sorry, what was that? I thought you said that you had nobody at home."
"Hey, hey! That's not fair!" Naruto protested, but his twin laughed and stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm only teasing, Natto." She smiled as she used the nickname she'd used for him as a toddler. "You know I love you."
Iruka turned and smiled at the girl. "Hey, Natsumi. Where have you been all day?"
She waved at Iruka and sat beside him, sweeping her vibrant red hair behind her ear. Her dusky violet eyes crinkled as she smiled. "Hidemi-sensei asked me to run a few errands for her and then she let me go early because my scores are so high."
"No fair!" Naruto called up and his eyes narrowed at her. "How come she gets to ditch class and I can't?"
"It's because she's a good student who earns her days off!" Iruka scolded him. "Unlike you!"
Natsumi giggled and put her hands up to her mouth. "Yeah, you goofball! I told you not to cut class anymore!"
"It's not my fault that his lessons are so boring." Naruto muttered and Iruka huffed. Natsumi laughed again.
"Boring or not, you still should be paying attention." Iruka sighed. "Do you want to remain at the Academy until you're an old man?"
Naruto mimicked him quietly under his breath, wiping away a glob of paint. Natsumi stood and gently leapt down, landing next to him. He turned to her and noticed large tears in her jacket.
"What happened to you? I thought you were running errands?"
Natsumi looked down at the fabric and shrugged. "Well, I had the day to myself, so I did a lot of training. My jacket got ruined, but it's no big deal. I have another one just like it."
She held up a hand sign and reversed the concealment she'd placed on herself, revealing the large stains over the yellow jacket.
