It is a mission given to me from the Akatsuki- To find and Capture the Nine Tails. I must befriend him, gain his trust- then I will strike. My name is Yuki Kitsune, I am called the Snow Fox- that's my name in the bingo book. So here I am... with my water and ice manipulation powers... just trying to do my job. It's kill, or be killed.

MY EPIC NARUTO FAN FICTION! What if the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki had a daughter, too? What if that girl was special in more than one way? What if she fell in love with her little brother's best friend's older brother? What if she left her village to join Akatsuki? What if she feels completely alone after her friends die? What if her whole world is turned upside-down by a crucial revelation? What if she is helpless during a time of war? What if she must sacrifice everything to save her brother and daughter, her only loved ones left? This is the story of Akahana Uzumaki.

****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.