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)

I was a gift. His reward. There for his amusement. Made to be his toy. He grew up isolated, I was happy. He turned to hate and vengeance, I longed for love and security Until, I became his slave, he became my capture. Alone, beaten and destroyed, I was lost, forgotten. We were different, yet thrown together by the same man. Bound to be stuck with each other by his power. No longer a proud Shinobi, I was his until death takes me or I break free. Moriko Riko is a Chunin of the Land of Lightning. Trained by the powerful Darui, she excels in lightning style jutsu’s as well as swords, her favourite weapons. As her name suggests, she is a child of the forest and a child of truth. Meaning she is one with nature, the land bends to her will without the need for chakra. As a child of truth, Moriko can tell when a person lies be it when they speak or the simplest of actions. On top of that, she gets flashes of the future and memories of others pasts. A life without true pain, Moriko trains in order to protect those she loves but that all comes to an end when a mission goes wrong and she ends up in the slithery hands of Orochimaru. There she is experimented on and a decision is made. Orochimaru sees an opportunity to reward his perfect vessel, Sasuke, and Moriko is this reward.

Naomi Fumo never knew what it was like to be wanted. Born only as an accident and destroying her parent's marriage, Naomi was left in the abusive care of her mother. She was physically and mentally starved to the point where her body wouldn't even function properly without the aid of supplements. No one ever seemed to notice the abuse, that is until she was forced to move to Konoha and attend Konoha High.