Manami hasn't had an easy life and she finds it very hard to live with the emotions that she feels. She decides to lock up all her feelings and concentrate on making puppets that she is able to relate to. They slowly become her new family, but when she is taken by two Jonin from her aunt and forced to live with a woman named Chiyo and her Grandson, Sasori, she starts to feel the emotions she tried so hard to forget. Will she ever let anyone in? And what will become of her and Sasori? **I don't own any of the Naruto original characters, they belong to the wonderful Masashi Kishimoto. The plot and characters of my own making are entirely mine. Any art displayed in the story was also not mine, all credit should be given to their talented creators**

Kiko, Deidara's sister, is a mute due to a traumatic incident with Deidara's explosions. Joining Akatsuki and being placed in a team with Deidara and Sasori, Kiko starts to slowly find love with the silent puppet master. Can Sasori, a puppet, love her back? Will Kiko ever find her voice again?

A story of a girl who has dark secrets but doesn't remember of the secrets herself. Shes lost and doesn't know what to do when she suddenly wakes up in a foreign place and finds a white amulet with a white dragon surrounding it like the dragon was protecting it with his life. This amulet... its holds something that is apart of her, she doesn't know why or how but she knows that this amulet is important and needs someone to protect it. She made it her job to protect it with her life just like the dragon protects the jewel. Did i mention that this certain girl doesn't speak and knows little english? And she cant remember anything before she woke up in a bed in a room she does not know. While she try to figure out where she came from and what her purpose is... will she meet some certain dragon slayers on her path to find her answer's? (i am done asking questions... i am ready for answers...)

A young girl fleeing her home land stumbles upon the Hidden leaf village. She incidentally teams up with Team 7 after being 'recruited'. The catch; she has to keep her real gender a secret in order to remain safe. (There is a sequel available on my profile) Highest Ranking #195 in Fanfiction: Dec 24, 2017 Originally Published on Quizilla: Early 2009