Keira- a young, hurt girl who longs for companionship. Driven out of every village, she eventually arrives at Konoha. She settles down their and joins the ninja academy. What will happen? Will she make friends, or continue to be closed off? Will she finally find someone who won't forget about her? Someone she can protect with all her heart, simply because they accept her? Or will she continue to be an outcast, never knowing the meaning of love? Read on to find out. (NWA 1st PLACE WINNER)

Meet Fuzen Kanpeki. She leads a normal life. A student in the ninja academy at Konoha. A good student. A couple of friends. A family to come home to every day. Mother, Father, Sister. A loving family, no? That's right. No.

****Winner of the Most Popular Naruto Fanfic Watty Award 2013/14**** **Currently being rewritten as the original is old and awful in this author's opinion** A coming of age story about a young Ninja, confused and hurt by the instances in her past, struggling to find her place and figure out what it all means. Can the kindness of a new Village warm a heart that time has taught to be cold and cruel? Can new friendships replace broken bonds, lost to the past? Is it safer to stay, or is it safer to run? A story not about one's physical strength, or of obtaining great power, but a story of overcoming and learning to change as old wounds heal.