Uchiha, Prologue: Discovery

Summary: I never really understood why, but, all those years ago... Were those words true? Will he come back? Or will he let me live in peace? My life is a long and sad story, and my troubles began before I was even born... ItaSaku

Disclaimer: I don’t own anything, not even this computer, so why do you think I own Naruto?

I stood in front of his grave, the grave of the one I loved. The grave of the one who gave his life to save mine. I stood in front of Uchiha Obito’s grave, the grave of my teammate, the grave of my lover.

Who am I? I am Haruno Rin, one of Namikaze Minato’s genin. I have naturally pink hair that I dyed brown when I graduated the academy. I am a medic nin, one of the rising stars. But none of that matters to me, none of that really defines who I am.

People tell me I’m energetic, yet level-headed. Smart, yet not one to brag about it. That I have one of the brightest personalities in all of Konoha -only outdone by sensei’s girlfriend Uzumaki Kushina- yet I can normally control my emotions on missions.

I am happy people think so highly of me, but those things are no longer true. Obito is dead and I have resigned from active duty. I am no longer a ninja, I don’t want to be anymore. My parents are happy, they never wanted me to be a ninja. When I made Chunin at age eleven -an amazing feat, so I’m told- my parents were nearly hysterical, they didn’t want me going on any dangerous missions, but I liked being a ninja then, I didn’t want to give it up. But now Obito is gone, and I cannot continue, my mental status is proof of that.

I sigh and leave the grave, headed toward the hospital for my last day of work.

The day has been long, there were a lot of patients today. And though there is always someone who tries to seduce me, today I couldn’t handle it, my stomach churned and I almost threw up. I still don’t feel the greatest, but I only have half an hour of work left, then I can go home and go to bed. I smile at the thought.

Shizune and Tsunade are walking up the hallway towards me. “Hi, Rin-chan!” Shizune calls.

“Hello, Shizune-chan, Tsunade-sama.” I bow to Tsunade, but something is off, I can’t keep my balance, and I fall to the floor, darkness taking over all thought.

“Will she be all right?” I barely heard the question and identified the voice as my kaa-san’s, Haruno Kaede.

“I believe so, I just need to ask her a few questions when she wakes up.” I could hear better now and could tell it was Tsunade-sama talking.

“I see.”

I forced myself to open my eyes and looked at kaa-san and Tsunade-sama.

“Ah, Rin, I’m glad you’re awake.” Tsunade-sama smiled at me.

“Rin, are you all right?” Kaa-san looked like she might go into hysterics.

“I’m fine, kaa-san, don’t worry.”

“Haruno-san, I need to speak with your daughter for a moment.” Tsunade-sama said as calmly as she could.

Kaa-san scowled lightly and left the room, shutting the door behind her.

Tsunade-sama sighed. “Rin, do you know what’s wrong with you?”

I watched her, slightly wary. “No, Tsunade-sama.”

She shook her head. “Do you have any guesses?”

I pursed my lips. “Severe exhaustion mixed with slight dehydration?”

She seemed to collapse into the chair by my bed. “While you did show symptoms of both of those, they aren’t what I’m referring to.”

“I don’t understand, do I have some type of disease?”

“No, Rin.” She was watching me closely now. “How long has it been since your last period?”

I felt my cheeks heat slightly as I tried to remember. “About...” I stared at her in shock and fought to keep breathing. “You mean I’m...”

“Pregnant. I did the test myself.”

I stared at the wall. “That can’t be, it can’t be.”

“I understand this might be a little difficult for you, especially since your only sixteen.”

Tears began to form at the corners of my eyes.

“I know this might be a little personal, but who’s the father?”

I looked at her face, as tears streamed down mine. “He’s dead.” I whispered.

She shut her eyes. “I was afraid of that.” She sighed. “Get some rest, you need it.” She got up and went to the door. “And Rin.”

I looked at her through my tears.

“Do you want to tell your mother or should I?”

“You tell her.” I watched her leave, and broke down crying.

It’s over, for me at least. My daughter has been born, I named her Sakura, after her father’s favorite flowers. But now it’s time for me to go, there was a complication during labor, I’ve lost too much blood. I’m barely hanging on, I watch my parents cry, I watch sensei try to hide his tears, I hold my little Sakura in my arms and hear her cries. I don’t want to go, but I know that it’s my time. Obito is waiting for me.

I wish Kakashi wouldn’t have been on a mission, I want to say goodbye, but I can’t. My eyes begin to close, I can’t keep them open any longer. I’ll miss everyone, goodbye my friends.

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