Her Child, Never Letting Go

Naruto Uzumaki had a secret. Two, now, as she crawled away from the alley she had woken up in. She was eleven years old, and secretly a girl.

She winced as she felt a stabbing pain in her lower abdomen, and slumped to the ground as it grew. She saw blood and other bodily fluids leaking out of her. Her vision faded and she heard a rumble as she fell into darkness.

When she awoke, she first noticed that she was no longer in pain, and was in her bed. She didn't know how she got there, but didn't question it. She hopped out of bed and made herself some ramen.

She was getting ready to leave for the academy when she heard a voice. It was one she'd heard before. She always listened to it because it helped her.

Do not go to the academy today kit.

For as long as she could remember, the voice always called her kit. 'Why not?' Was there a reason? There was a test today.

I need to talk to you. You cannot do this in the academy.

'Okay.' And suddenly she is in front of a looming cage, tall and with thick bars. "'Llo? Are ya there Voice-san?"

She has only been here twice. She's never seen the voice, only knowing it was stuck in the cage.

This may be painful, but I need to discus last night.

And she winces, phantom pain lashing through her. "Why? He tore my insides. I'm all better now right?" And her voice is so innocent, that the voice wants to lie, to say she is fine. But she is strong, and smarter than she acts, and she needs to know.

What that...monster did to you was vile. You don't know what he looked like but I do. I know who it was, and one day I will kill him. But I brought you here to tell you the effects.

"Effects? What effects?"

You are to kit soon.

Her head tilts, showing her confusion. A sigh rumbled through the area, and the voice clarified as gently as possible.

You are with child. In nine months time, you are to be a mother.