Normally I’m all for Naruto x Sasuke as they are cannon, but I haven’t seen that many female Naruto stories out there so I thought I’d give it a try. Watch as Naruto the girl comes to terms with not only being a vessel but also deals with what being a female Uzumaki means. XX is the sex-determination chromosomes that produce a female mammal.

So I rewrote parts of this chapter, tweaked it a bit, I guess you could say. Also, this is supposed to be before the fall of Whirlpool, which will pretty much within the next couple of years.

XX

Prologue

What! A Girl? The Birth Of A Legend.

The Sandaime watched the duo of Uzu-nin intensely as they stared at the crying baby. Daichi Uzio was rubbing his forehead fiercely, a vein pulsing in the left of his forehead. Unknown to both of the Uzu-nin, the fierce Hokage was prepared to kill them in an instant if need be. After the death of Minato, he was hardly in the mood to negotiate. Already he had betrayed his predecessor by giving the girl her mother’s last name, Hizuren would be damned if he deepened it by allowing her to be taken.

The Kyuubi that was locked inside the infant’s stomach only furthered his determination. The girl was a bijuu now, a weapon. It was impossible to know how she would turn out, how she would grow…No, he had to keep an eye on her. She would stay in Konoha. He could feel the charka of his tired Anbu flaring outside the door – they didn’t appreciate being kept out of the room, even if they were completely exhausted from the fight with the Kyuubi.

Daichi slammed his hand down on the table, making the baby erupt into even louder screams. “Of course Kushina lied. I can damn understand why she did – but that was all but expected. That’s why the Uzukage sent us here. You must – Ai can’t you shut that thing up!”

Hizuren tensed as the young Uzumaki woman nodded and stepped from the shadows. His breath caught suddenly, his teeth clenching around his pipe as he caught sight of the red headed woman’s mismatched eyes.

She’s been sealed. He couldn’t help the little twist of pity his heart did then, his eyes taking in the complicated seal that formed an almost perfect circle around her left eye. Even more so then Kushina.

The teen reached down, setting a gentle hand on its chest. A soft humming filled the room, though the Hokage knew very well that it wasn’t coming from her throat. It was too deep for that – the gentle sound was resonating from the girl’s hand and down into the child. Instantly, the babe fell silent, staring up at the young woman with wide eyes.

“Ano,” She said quietly, “What was it that Kushina-onee-chan named her?”

The Sandaime raised an eyebrow as Daichi shot the girl a glare. “That’s not important. What’s important is that we mu-”

“Hisa. Uzumaki Hisa.”

“Hm. Hello Hisa-chan.” The baby continued to stare up at Ai in silence, unshed tears still pooling in her blue eyes. “She looks quite a bit like her father.”

Daichi gave a start. “No, Ai-chan, no. I know what you’re thinking and the answer is no! Absolutely not!”

Those mismatched eyes turned to look at Daichi innocently; “Hm?”

“We are not leaving this baby here, do you hear me? We’re going to take her home, where she’ll be branded and that’s that!”

“Daichi.” Ai admonished sharply, giving the older man a surprised glare. “Do you really think they’re going to brand her like the rest of the girls? Uzu no Kuni will not accept a demon Uzumaki. They hardly tolerate females as it is. We owe Kushina-nee-chan more then this.”

Daichi fell silent, staring down at the seal on the girl’s belly. After a moment he sighed and his fingers returned to his temple.

“…Alright.”

Hizuren closed his eyes in relief. He was well aware of Uzukage’s stance on the Uzumaki clan was, especially for the women. The words the young Ai spoke were true – they would kill Hisa, or worse.

Ai rubbed the baby’s stomach, carefully avoiding the undoubtedly still sore seal, the soft sound still echoing from her hands. “Who knows that she is female?”

“Just myself and the medic-nin that has served as wet nurse. I trust her with my life; she would say not a word.”

The teenager nodded, her mismatched eyes flashing as she looked at him. “Hm. Keep it that way.”

Hizuren sighed and took his pipe from his mouth. “That can be done.”

Daichi crossed his arms, leaning dangerously far back in the wooden office chair. “We will return news of the sealing to the Uzukage.” He held up his hand to keep the Sandaime from interrupting. “The Uzukage is a decent woman, she will keep the secret. Ah, in fact it is the demon inside her belly that will allow us to keep Hisa-chan in Konoha.”

“You must hide her gender from everyone. No one must know that a girl was born here tonight.” Ai sighed as the baby gripped her hand. “Uzu is hardly what could be considered a social village but still – if one single whisper reaches an Uzu-nin that the child of Kushina Uzumaki is not a son-”

“All hell’s gonna break lose.” Daichi finished, standing abruptly. He pulled his oversized war hammer onto his back. “We need to leave; we’ve dallied to much as it is.”

“Hm.” There was a look of reluctance on Ai's face as she gently pried the baby’s grip off her finger. The baby - impervious to the seriousness of the conversation above her – had fallen asleep. “Goodbye little Hisa-chan.”

“I suppose I should give her a masculine name.” Hizuren said softly, watching the youngest Uzu-nin made her way towards the window. “Do you have any suggestions?”

Ai cocked her head to the side before glancing over at the Daichi. The older ninja sighed from the window frame, his head bowing slightly. “Kushina-sensei always said she was going to name it Naruto, after that book.”

The Sandaime stared down at the slumbering babe, a gentle hand stroking the full head of hair. “And what shall I do about your clan’s more…interesting quirks?”

Ai smiled innocently at him and the Sandaime found himself momentarily thrown off guard as those mismatched eyes flashed, the image of Kushina seemingly superseding that of the teenager. “Blame it on the fox.”

“Good luck, Hokage-sama.” Daichi said dryly from the windowsill. “You’re going to need it.”

Then the two Uzu-nin were gone, leaving him pondering just how he was going to make this work. The baby made a cooing noise and when the Sandaime looked down he was surprised to find she had awoken once again, staring up at him with big, blue eyes.

“Naruto, eh? Fine.” He lifted the baby into his arms. “Then you shall be Naruto Uzumaki.”

Short I know, but I’m working on the second chapter already. Hope you guys like. Please review and give me a clue on what you think.