"Did you only take care of me to repay him?" She whispered with a disheartened undertone. "At first I did, b-but I grew to love you as my niece, but more importantly, as my daughter. I love you like you're my own daughter." Her midnight locks flew away from her in the gentle breeze that lit the surrounding area. "W-what was his name? What was f-father's name?" Silence. "Itachi. Uchiha Itachi." ****** In which Itachi's daughter becomes a powerful shinobi worthy of the Uchiha name. Will Mina follow the same path as her father? ----------------------------------------------------------------- **This is PG 13 as some scenes contain blood, death, among other things. Please keep this in mind and welcome to the story of the Akai Bara, the Red Rose of Konoha.** Highest Rankings: #2 in "sarada" (1/24/23) #1 in "himawari" (5/15/23) #2 in "slightromance" (6/6/23) #3 in "sasukeuchiha" (3/31/23) #3 in "uzumaki" (4/5/23) #2 in "boruto" (4/12/23) #1 in "minako" (4/27/23) #1 in "borutoxoc" (4/27/23) NOTE: Story line and some characters belong to Sayuri_Dxttebxne. The other stuff belongs to Kishimoto. All drawings, not including Act overview gifs, included in the story have been drawn by Sayuri_Dxttebxne. Quotes at the top of chapters do not belong to Sayuri_Dxttebxne.