23-year old Kunashi Namakazi was born and raised in a forest all her life. Trained by her dad, now she's arrived in Konoha to settle down. But, she's the tpe of girl who needs to do something, so naturally, she becomes a teacher's assistant for a certain team... who so happens to have a gennin with the same eyes as her, crystal blue.

I don't own Naruto What happens when a mysterious girl with tremendous power comes to the village hidden in the leaves in search of someone? Chikako has been looking for her brother since that day. That terrible day that started her life in hell. Chikako found her brother, but is she willing to let herself be hurt again? Will she find love while searching. Can she finally let herself be warm again?

****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.

"What the hell do you want from me?" I backed away from the boy as he took a step towards me. I whimpered when my back hit the wall behind me. There was nowhere to go now. "I don't want anything from you" he said with narrowed eyes as he strolled towards me, lust swarming through his eyes as he looked me up and down. "I want you" he clarified, making my eyes widen in fear. ********** Ember Sparks thought a trip to Alaska to visit her grandparents was going to be the best trip of her life. She figured she could just sit back and relax, but what she didn't count on was the fact that she was about to be tossed into a world that she didn't even know existed, let alone was a part of. Her whole world was about to get ripped out from under her feet and turned upside down...and the only person that could help her was the one person she was terrified of. Will Ember let this mysterious stranger in? or will her fear get the best of her at the same time that her enemies do? // currently undergoing slow editing //