Hi, this is a spin-off of my kinda self-insert OC Naruto fic "Overwhelm" that I finally decided to post this somewhere accessible (the last time I updated that fic about one or two years ago I announced that this was posted somewhere in secret to see if there was interest, but only one person actually asked about it, so basically tumblr user lovingempress is my favorite forever and everyone should thank her). It is not finished (like Overwhelm) but im still kinda writing it (unlike Overwhelm), it's just that stuff happened (explanations, excuses and my life story in the notes at the end as always, for the curious) so no amount of "please update soon" will get me to write faster, those reviews will be appreciated anyways but will not serve as motivation, sorry. It can be read on its own, everything you need to know is that Shizuka is supposed to be a female Uchiha Sasuke with the memories of a dead Mexican chick. Also, I write this super long chapter notes because in my heart it is still 2006, you can skip them if you want, they are not important for the actual fic.

Tl;dr: the important parts have been bolded above for your convenience

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It should be a surprise, it isn't.

Shizuka wakes up on the floor of an alleyway. She knows her brother is dead with a certainty that makes her eyes ache and bleed and hates the power that is for the moment unused and dormant and will eventually blind her, but this time she is grateful for his sacrifice and Obito's, even if she will never forgive them. She knows that, if she is there, their plan worked and her team still has a fighting chance back home and that's all that matters. She isn't sure where she was sent exactly, but the city night she can see from the alley resembles those from the memories of another life; she sees the little round and black demons floating around and another old memory comes forth, and then she knows where she is. It should be a surprise, it isn't.

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With her eyes and her training, it's easy to create an identity and find the people she needs to find. The name she assumes resembles her true one and is common enough. Her background is shallow, but if she is careful, that would become an asset if powerful people takes notice of her.

She doesn't know much about this world nor the future, not as much as she did back at home: the world and the people she had loved in two lives. But she knows enough and she landed in the right place and the right moment.

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She stands at the front of the class in her new uniform. She transferred to finish her third year of middle school. She introduces herself and writes her name on the board. She wishes she will get along with everyone, she says and it's true, but all of this was with the purpose of meeting a single person.

When she looks around the classroom, Okumura Rin smiles at her. She'll take that as a good omen.

Notes

- I promised my excuses so, basically the last time I saw my grandmother alive I was quite literally in the middle of writing chapter 3 (this one is a prologue), so is basically until now, a year later, that I felt like finishing it.

I also kind of quit my job because my boss ended up being a pig and then I ran away to Cancun where I worked a very consuming job for a year, until I decided I missed my family too much and came back home.

- I don't really know how and why Shizuka ended up there, please be kind to me and don't think about it too much. If we get lucky, I may be finally able to reveal to you the cool mary-sue super powers I had planned for Shizuka in Overwhelm, they are spoilers, but dunno if I'll get to write that far ahead.