THIS STORY HAS BEEN ABANDONED, PLEASE READ THE CHAPTER WHY ISN'T THERE MORE FOR DETAILS!!! Taint is a dangerous poison. Once it begins, it spreads without limit. It will swallow everything in its path if it is not stopped. Such as all poisons, taint begins somewhere. Uchiha Sasaui only wanted to become a great Konoha kunoichi and make her family proud. Mokushi Hikaru fought to simply feel what her own heart told her. Shoutai Taro struggled to become who others demanded he be. Heijin Megumi fell only to find how hard it was to climb back up. No one knew just what the taint had planned for their own paths. *prequel stories to Tainted Guardian* *thank you Artic_Sky for the cover*

An Uchiha is born. Mitsuko Uchiha, a new member of the family comes in.Watch as her life changes forever. I own NO NARUTO CHARACTERS, BUT MY OWN OCs! THANK YOU

Nakama Rina. Since birth, she's been given titles well-known to the shinobi population. Her life is, and will always be, a struggle. She's seen things that shouldn't be seen through adolescent eyes. She's experienced things that the young shouldn't experience. She could be a powerful ally or a dangerous enemy. Others percieve her as an angel. She sees herself as a fallen one.

3 years have passed. Rina and her fellow teammates have grown up separately. Team 7 is long gone. Three years ago, Rina disappeared from the face of the earth and presumed to be dead. Instead, she was known by her famous alias, the Akatsuki Princess. She is perfected in every way. Her strength goes beyond a shinobi's imagination and her beauty could easily subdue an angel's. Will this be enough to defeat her enemy and regain her kingdom? Or will it be her destruction?

"Ayani, how do you expect to achieve your goals, to fly, if you will, without the right training?" "I'll take a chance... we'll never reach our goals at Konoha ' s pace... so I'm taking a different road, different training. I'll avenge our Clan, and Nii-San, just wait and see.." (bad description...) Please, don't forget to: • Follow • Vote • Comment • And keep reading! Originally Called: The Flame That Doesn't Burn DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN ANY NARUTO CHARACTERS , EXEPT FOR AYANI , NAOMI , KAOSU , AND ANY OTHER CHARACTERS NOT INTRODUCED IN THE ANIME AND/OR MANGA.

Rikku Amaterasu has just escaped from the chaos that struck her home land. Her only advice was to run to the land's ally, Konohagakure, and find a new beginning there. Rikku, wanting to escape the nightmares of her past, strives to always stay positive in any given situation, aspiring to grow as a strong shinobi one day. So she adapted to the new village, befriending many people—including a particular raven-haired little boy. Yep, Sasuke Uchiha. Only eight, and they were best friends, practically family. Making promises and protecting each other. But what happens when he betrays their friendship and suddenly leaves her? If there's one thing Rikku doesn't like, it's being left alone. Being alone reminds her of that one point in her past where she was really, actually, alone for the very first time. And the first time where she actually felt scared. The feeling wasn't too great. But after graduating the academy and pursuing her new shinobi life, questions will pop up about Rikku's secret past. Who really is she? What about the surname Amaterasu? Soon, everyone may find out. Even poor Rikku will find that her past will come to haunt her again.

"Look at what I've done. I destroyed my family, I killed my clan, and my brothers hate me." After she murdered her whole clan, Haruka Uchiha left her village and joined a criminal organization. She already lost her friends, she had to betray her brothers, and she watched her love die in front of her. With her new status as a missing nin, she is lost in despair, hurting herself to ease her pain. Will she ever be happy again? Or will she suffer and die by her sickness? *** ©MidnightRavencrow DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto! Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto *Trigger Warning*