Hiruzen swore to Kushina on her final breath that he would protect her and Minato's child in their absence. He places Naru in the guardianship of a retired anbu who accepts and raises the girl in a happy home. But the dark root of corruption soon worms its way in and no one will make it out the same. Can a lifelong promise really hold true or are they all doomed to erode?
10 parts