****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.

Meiko Sarutobi is the younger sister of Asuma Sarutobi, and a complete troublemaker. During the day, she is a beautiful, funny, sweet, and all around amazing girl to be around. But when night comes, she becomes a reckless teenager with a bad attitude. Her name changes from Meiko to 'Six.' Her and her friends are responsible for a lot of vandalism through out Konoha, a group known as "The Kids in The Dark." But as time goes along, Meiko is forced to finally become a ninja, but this shouldn't be that bad, right? Wrong. Meiko will face death, pain, and romance with someone that she frankly couldn't stand. Will things ever work itself out? (crappy description I knOWWWWWW IM SORRY STORY WILL BE BETTER.)

Kuki Haiena is the last surviving member of the Haiena clan. Her and Kiba Inuzuka are enemies until they get placed on the same team. Then Kiba realizes that he in fact loves Kuki. will he reject him? Read and find out!

Those born with demon's blood in the Ookami Clan are destined for a sad and painful life; shunned by their clan. Hisayo is one such half-demon born into the clan. Akio, the only member of the clan that has accepted her for what she is, wishes to change the over two century old views that the clan has of those born of demon decent. Sixteen years after Akio has adopted Hisayo, they find themselves in the village of Konoha where Akio hopes to form the kind of bonds needed. There is one tiny problem though...Hisayo's past has made her hesistant to form ties to anyone, fearful of what others would think if they knew what she was... Will she be able to overcome such fears and find people who will accept her for what she is, or will she be hated and treated no differently than her old clan?

Sato Sayaka, age thirteen, is assigned to learn the Rasengan from Namikaze Minato, the sensei of Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito, and Hatake Kakashi. Obito is thrilled to have her on the team. Rin is glad that there's another girl to even things out. Meanwhile, Kakashi is angry to get her attention because she doesn't notice him at all, aside from being a teammate. With that in mind, Sayaka doesn't really like Kakashi because of his cocky attitude, although she is quite so cocky herself. And fan girls? I don't think Sayaka has that in her vocabulary. And a vow never to fall in love but only to strive to become the best? What will happen here and now? {Hatake Kakashi x OC} 2nd in NarutoWattyAwards (Kakashi) (2014) 3rd in TheNarutoWattyAwards (Kakashi) (2014) *Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. ~Cover by @Jenny20

NARUTO WATTYS FIRST PLACE WINNER 2015 Highest Rank #1 Kakashi Hatake Before Naruto...before the Nine-Tails attack...there was Minato, Kushina, and her little sister Minako. Kushina and Minako's mother died when she was born, but Kushina never let that stop her from taking care of her little sister and giving her a mother's love. Minako joins a team and falls in love, dreaming of one day becoming the Hokage. Minako struggles to become a great ninja with pressure from her rival, but when she loses her sister and holds her nephew for the first time, she finds new strength and becomes the woman, and ninja, her sister died to be. THIS STORY IS COPYRIGHTED!! ANY PLAGIARISM WILL BE REPORTED AND DELETED!! YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PLAGIARIZING THIS MATERIAL. All characters besides my OC's are owned by Masashi Kishimoto; All art is owned by the original artist.

Kiba hates Hotaru. Hotaru hates Kiba. Should be pretty simple, right?