~Akina's P.O.V.~ 

From what I can remember, at some point in time, I did have a family. A mother and a father, but to this day I don't remember their faces. But, I remember the life I lived with them. 

It was strange. 

At first, they were loving and caring parents that every child should have. My parents loved me and took care of me. But, I wasn't the healthiest child around. 

Of course, we lived in a house in the leaf village, but it was a private house. And I don't think my parents were ninjas. At least, that's how I saw things. As I already mentioned, I wasn't a healthy child. 

I had this sickness that couldn't be cured. I wasn't allowed outside during cold weathers because my parents feared that the cold could kill me. Or on any other weather condition, I was not allowed to leave the house. 

But one night, everything changed. Somebody came to our house and offered their help. They said that there was a way to cure me, but the risk was high. Before I knew it, I was sitting in the middle of the floor with the unknown person in front of me, creating these hand signs that I learned it was ninjutsu. 

Because of my sickness, I couldn't hear very well, so I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I remember was his hand on my face and I received a painful headache. But, after that, I was cured! I could walk and move around freely! But... I didn't look the same. 

I had horns on head and I felt my eyes glowing. "What did you do to her!? Look at her!" My father was shouting at the man who had cured me. "She isn't human! That thing isn't our daughter! Get out of here! Just get out!" 

These words that my father shouted stuck by me for as long as I could remember. I was no longer human to him... I wasn't human to anybody because of the way I looked. But, my parents still took care of me. However, 

Things became differently. 

I began having the urge to kill for reasons I didn't understand why. But, every time I killed, I felt good. I felt powerful. I didn't care who I killed. I felt myself getting stronger and all that I needed was chakra to keep me going. 

I thought I could live the perfect life and live freely without my sickness getting in the way. I could be happy! But... One night everything changed... 

"Don't worry, sweetheart. I'm going to help you. Daddy's going to fix everything." 

Father held a kunai in his hands while mother had rope while I slept. When my father raised the kunai, after mother had tied my hands behind my back, I came to realize... My own parents....were trying to kill me... Why? 

Was it because of the way I looked? Because I wasn't the daughter I was to them? Since that day, I never got the answers that I wanted. But, I didn't care after I had killed both of my parents.

From then on, I just wanted to kill so that I can feel better and powerful like I've felt when I first started killing. 

So, I went around the village, killing everyone who tried to hurt me and kill me. I was defending myself and deep down, I was scared. My body moved on its own whenever a shinobi came anywhere near me with a weapon or threatened me. 

My only thoughts were to defend myself. 

One by one, I took down each shinobi and I was covered in their blood. One night, an old man, the 3rd Hokage, witnessed my actions with other shinobi by his side. They were going to kill me to end my rampage, and I could have taken them all out, but the Hokage had other plans. 

I was under arrest and taken to the basement of the tower, where I was chained down like an animal. From that day, I remember crying and screaming in pain. As days went by, I forgot how to feel certain emotions. 

Sadness. 

Happiness. 

Joy. 

Or how to smile for real. The only emotions I could feel was hatred and anger. I was so lonely with nobody to comfort me or hold me. I felt as if I was left in the dark. Until one day...

"Hurry up! I'm going to get you out of here!" 

I met him... Eyes that held tears with sadness written on his face. For the first time, I had met someone who seem to care about me. 

He was the one who snuck me out of the cell and into the outside world. With him, I was able see the outside world again. 

In the outside world, it was covered with snow. But, being in a dark cell for so long, I had forgotten what the outside world looked like. I became so aware of my surroundings. I thought everything was my enemy. 

"Out here we can build snowmen and make snow angels! What do you think- Huh? What are you doing!?" The boy saw me digging into the snow while growling. He laughs and runs over to me, then kneels in front of me. "You really are a weird one. Hey, are those horns on your head for real?" 

When he reached out to touch me, I growled and tried to scratch him. But, he backed up and fell into the snow.

"Hey! What was that for!?" He shouted. 

"Achoo!" I sneezed. 

"Are you cold? The clothes you're wearing won't keep you warm. I know! Here. Take this!" I was wrapped in a green scarf that brought warmth around my neck. "There. How does that feel? Warm, right?" 

"Mhm!" I nod my head with a closed eye, light smile. He had given me something that was so meaningful to me. And that feeling was so good... Calm... Gentle... 

"By the way, what's your name? My name is _ _, believe it!"

"A...kina..." I mutter out with my voice a bit hoarse. 

"Akina, huh? I like it! It's a cute name! Let me show you around, okay, Akina?" 

"...Okay..." I accepted to go with this boy because it felt like he was the one person I could trust. I didn't know why I couldn't have just killed him and took his chakra right then and there. But, he did sneak me out of my cell, so I owe him this much. 

Plus, he seemed to know a lot about the outside world more than I did. So, why not have a tour? So I thought.

"Mommy and Daddy will always be with you. Our sweet _." I remember my mother's words whenever she hugged me. 

"_..." I muttered out. 

"Huh? _?" The boy leans to me as we sat next to each other in the snow. I refused to answer him, so I turned my head away. "Does _ mean something precious to you?" 

I slowly nod. That's what my mother called it... I was precious to her. But, now that her and father are gone, I have no one precious to me nor am I precious to nobody... Because of me, my parents are gone...

"Is that it? Do you want a _?" The boy smiles. "I think everyone deserves a special someone in your life. So, let's go for that, okay?" 

"Huh!?" I look at him with shock and confusion. 

"Yeah! I like you a lot, Akina! You're so cool! That settles it. When we grow up, I'm going to be your _!" My eyes widen at his words as tears began to fill in my eyes. For the first time, I was precious to somebody. Even though I had just met him, he made me feel safe. I felt as if him and I were the same...

I saw a lot of things with him. The animals. The mountains. And so much more. If I could be with him... Could I see things like these all the time? Will I be able to see the world differently through his eyes? 

I thought of all of the possibilities if I were to stay with this boy. I thought if I were with him always, things would be different...

But, in this world... In my world... It would never allow it. "Get away from that monster! Now!"

"No! I won't let you take her! Hah- Ugh!!"  

It could never happen. Him and I couldn't be together because we were different. We weren't the same. His crimson red blood and my black blood, we could never be the same. He was a human while I...

Was a monster...

"Erase their memories. Neither of them are to remember any of this or each other." 

After discovering more and more about what I could do and what I could become, I swore to myself that I will become human so that I can be with him... To stay by his side forever... 

I will become human again and I will do whatever I have to do for that wish to come true. 

~Present~ 

"Ugh!" I drop Naruto as a kunai is thrown at me in the shoulder from behind. "You son of a bitch!" I turn to Sakura who had thrown the kunai. 

"Naruto! Get away from her! If you touch her or fight with her any longer, she will take all of your chakra! If you stay with her, you will die!" Sakura shouts at Naruto while I make my way over to her, growling with drool running down my chin and my eyes glowing. 

"That's right." I growl. "After all, I am-" 

"The scarf..." I stop in my tracks. "It was you... You're the girl that had my scarf back then, weren't you?" I slowly turn around and face Naruto with hair shading his eyes. 

"You...saw?" I question with disbelief as my eyes had stopped glowing. 

"I'm so sorry, Akina... I couldn't remember. But somehow our minds connected to each other... This has happened before, hasn't it? Even back then... You've been waiting so patiently...for me to come see you again..." 

"H-How is that possible?... How were you able to see that? It can't be possible." I found myself crying from what I'm hearing. "Darling!" I rush over to him as he collapses. "It can't be..." I began to tear up as I held Naruto's unconscious body in my arms. "You were my Darling from back then?... Then, what have I been doing this whole time...!?" 

"Get away from him!" Sakura threw another kunai at me, hitting my back, and she pushed me away. "Naruto! Are you okay!? Can you hear me?! Naruto! NARUTO!" 

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