Phoenix is an orphaned girl born in the snow. She has no memories of any parents or childhood, or any happiness of any kind. After a freak accident in the town she seemingly grew up in, Phoenix is taken to the Leaf Village where she is to start a new life. For seemingly endless years of nothing but numbness and total isolationism, with Phoenix be able to find the fire within? Or with the darkness consume her completely? Along the way, she will experience things she's never felt before: friendship, kindness, betrayal, confusion, etc. But most of all, she will find the strength within to love the one person who truly gave her a chance and accepts her for who and what she is, even if it means it could be the end of the world.

Tsukiko is the daughter of Itachi and Reika Uchiha. Itachi and Reika were lovers before Itachi killed the Uchiha clan leaving Sasuke as the sole survivor. But while Reika is giving birth to Tsukiko she dies from blood loss leaving Tsukiko motherless. After Itachi leaves for the Akatsuki he brings his daughter and they live with each other for 6 years of her life until she is sent to go on a mission with her father and Kisame. While on the mission she is captured by the Konoha's ninja's and is forced to stay there until Itachi brings her back home. She meets Naruto, Sakura, and uncle Sasuke when she stays at Konoha. Read to find out what happens to her in the future. C O M P L E T E D

Hitomi Taki is planning on being one of the greastest Shinobi there ever was. She won't let anything get in her way. Not even fluffy bunnies. She has no intentions on falling in love, ever! In fact she doesn't even seem to believe in it. It's just a worthless emotion. But a certain Uchiha seems to think otherwise. Can she resist him? Will the personaliy differences clash? Hitomi never even liked him, so why is she feeling this way now? Will she be able to become that great Shinobi? Will she actually give in to her feelings or rid herself of them? As he tries to avenge his clan she tries to desperately get a hold of herself to be the best. All is fair in love and war. >>First Book of Three<< Second: Forsaken Innocence Third: Ardent Acquisition

****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.