This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Naruto, which is trademarked by Masashi Kishimoto. Everything aside from the original characters are created from the wonderful mind of Kishimoto.

Misaki, Kaede, Akihiko and Kazuhiko are the original characters of mine.

Also, comments, suggestions, criticism, even just simple messages are welcomes, please feel free to message me anytime.

Just as promised, the sneak peek for the next installment of Namikaze Misaki: Kunoichi Undeterred; sorry for the wait and I hope you enjoy.

Thanks for reading!

SNEAK PEEK

Tsunade sat on her desk, doing her duties as Konoha's hokage when a hulking figure entered the room.

"I thought you'd have left the village by now" Tsunade said not even taking her eyes off the papers.

"I thought I'd wait till everyone was gone" Jiraiya said entering the room.

"So what news?" Tsunade said turning her chair around to face her old teammate.

"The akatsuki are beginning to get bolder with their moves; their taking on higher and higher profiled missions, missions that a hidden villages would decline, at a much lower rate" Jiraiya explained.

"You don't mean?!" Tsunade exclaimed, watching earnestly as Jiraiya slowly nodded in deep thought.

"However, I did find something very interesting." Jiraiya said and looked outside the skies to contemplate.

"Recently, their missions have been less than successful, in turn their covers are shaken to say the least, no longer can they roam and enter villages hidden or not without being apprehended" Jiraiya continued.

"You mean there is some sort of resistance against them? But who?" Tsunade asked, thinking who could it have been brave, strong and stupid enough to go against a dangerous opponent such as the Akatsuki.

"Their pretty much as elusive as the Akatsuki, however, only one thing known. They are composed of five female members. Their so famous that everyone else have dubbed them the Kunoichi Five"

"Kunoichi Five huh" Tsunade glared at the blank space in deep thought.

"Excuse me" a female voice said as a knock came from the door and there stands a woman where a girl once stood.

"It's been a long time Jiraiya-sensei, Tsunade-sensei"

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It was a beautiful day in the spring, and no better place to spend spring other than in the village of Konoha, where in spring littered everywhere, even in the senses, spring was all that there is. The leaves were at their greenest and the sun was shining bright, giving way to a clear blue skies.

Kakashi stood in the middle of the Namikaze household garden that Kaede loved so much and watched as the clouds get swept by the cool breeze. Today was the day, and a cesspool of emotions flooded his entire senses and thoughts, but wanting was for sure, he could not wait for tomorrow; for tomorrow, was the beginning of the rest of his life with the person whom he chose to spend it with.

"Kakashi, I thought I'd find you here" Misaki said, walking towards him, dressed in a very elegant kimono she was going to wear for the ceremony.

"I thought you were going to be with Kaede until the ceremony" Kakashi said as he averted his eyes from the skies to the red haired kunoichi approaching him with a smile.

"Well, Naruto arrived and I wanted to give them some time alone. Biological or not, she's the mom I have known all my life, and despite not being able to raise Naruto, I know for sure he feels the same way" Misaki explained looking thoughtfully at the swimming koi in the pond.

For a couple more minutes passed in comfortable silence, the wind sweeping gently in their memories, for this truly was a day that would be ebbed in their memories.

"I guess this means I'll get to call you dad now?" Misaki said with a teasing smile on her face. Kakashi blushed under his mask and sweat dropped.

"You, you don't have too, I mean you can, it's just that, argh, what I mean is if you want to, you don't have to force yourself" Kakashi said, stuttering as he struggled with his choice of words. All that ran inside his mind, was what kind of father he knew his sensei was, and how he had big shoes to fill in, if Misaki was ever going to consider him being her father.

"You know, Kakashi, I know who my father is, and I'm proud to be his daughter, but even so, despite not needing to, you were there for me, in the toughest and happiest of my life, and for that I'd be eternally grateful to the gods above for giving you to us. I guess, even without knowing I already have considered you as my father a long time ago, and after this day, it would be a great honor to be called your daughter" Misaki said, smiling sincerely as Kakashi, and for a moment everything stopped for Kakashi. Ever since the death of his father, he thought there would be no family of sorts for him, but then came Team Minato, in which he also lost later on. But now, he felt exactly the same as those time wherein he knew he belonged, that he had a family behind him, each step he took, which ever direction he went, always there to support him.

Kakashi stretched out his arms to the girl, no the young lady in front of him and engulfed her in a warm hug, trying to hold back the tears in his eyes as Misaki reciprocated the gesture and buried her face in his chest.

"Yo!" the moment was only cut off when Naruto exited to the gardens, making the two figures separate themselves and look in his direction. Looking at him, then to the figure behind him.

There Kaede stood wearing the specially made wedding kimono Misaki had made for her. She looked every bit as beautiful with her hair arranged in an elegant style, adorned with pins and jewels Misaki had saved up specifically for this occasion. Misaki silently walked herself next to Naruto and wrapped an arm around her brother's as they watched the two stare unbelieving at each other.

Kakashi forgot to breathe the moment he laid eyes on Kaede standing like the goddess herself, of how lucky he was to just receive a single glance from this woman, much less spend the rest of their lives together, sharing the first and last glance of the days to come, for the rest of their lives.

Kaede stared at Kakashi, her heart beating erratically underneath layers and layers of clothes. She wasn't graceful and despite the way she dresses herself and fixes her hair, she was hardly a woman, she was aggressive, and violent, with a temper that could rival the fifth hokage, but still this man before her, a man she admired for many reasons, stood before her ready to take her in his life.

Naruto and Misaki chuckled in amusement as they watched Kaede and Kakashi blatantly stare at each other like love sick fools, perhaps they are love sick fools, but who could blame them, they are both people who spent their lives living for others wellbeing, they deserved to be happy and to live happily in each other's arms.

"It's a beautiful thing isn't it, two people promising to spend their lives together, relinquishing the rights to live as individuals, but binding themselves to the other" Misaki said with a solemn smile on her face as she watched Kakashi finally take steps, slow but sure steps towards Kaede who followed his every moment.

"They're both lucky, to have something only so few hold, I am very happy for them" Misaki continued, making Naruto look at her in deep thought. Misaki might not even say it out loud, might not even act it, might even go as far as display the contrary to hide how she really feels, but Naruto knew her better than anyone.

"I promise, you'll get to have a day like this too," Naruto said, interlacing his fingers around Misaki's grinning wide as Misaki looked at him.

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"Naruto!" Misaki called out as she rode on Suzaku's back, Naruto, in his tailed beast form had been tapped in a prison like technique. Misaki, together with the beasts of Suzaku Byakko, Genbu and Seiryu exerted all means possible to get him out, blasting rocks with fire, digging holes with water and air, and moving earth itself but to no avail, Naruto's prison going bigger and bigger, blocking the sun.

"No, no NO!" Misaki said running on Suzaku's back then simply jumping off, landing on a rock that would soon take part in Naruto's imprisonment. Misaki formed chakra in her hands and punched the planetoid, using her bare hands to dig for her brother herself. Suddenly,nine chakra tails emerged from the rocky prison, revealing Naruto, no the kyubi so close to his emergence, finally starting to take flesh.

"NARUTO!" Misaki screamed out with tears in her eyes, golden chakra chains emerged from her body shooting towards Naruto, the chains going through anything and straight towards Naruto's insides, then wrapping around his whole body, restricting him from doing any more damage, to himself and to everyone else.

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Waves crashed and winds swirled pushing them back in all directions as an explosion erupted. In the middle of the smoke, both Sasuke and Naruto violently flew back in their respective directions, one caught by Kakashi gracefully and the other was cushioned by a Zetsu clone before he could hit the bottom of the cliff and gain any damage. Once they had all settled and so did the smoke, the winds and the waves, they all looked to the center of the explosion itself where Misaki stood her hair loose, forming a cascade of red waterfall, framing her face and her body.

"Sorry for the inconvenience, I didn't know repelling both concentrated attacks simultaneously would cause such ruckus" Misaki said, finally lifting her head to look at the people present.

'What a hearty reunion' Misaki thought as she walked towards Kakashi who was supporting Naruto.

"Are you alright?" Misaki asked raising her hands to caress the scar on Naruto's face, simultaneously lifting it to look at her. Blue eyes meet against blue ones, but even when their eyes collided, in a point blank range, it seems that Naruto was looking not at her, but somewhere far away.

"Naruto, I told you to go back to the village" Kakashi scolded the blond, as he let him go, starting to feel Naruto gain the strength to stand steady on his own. Naruto raised his hand and placed it on top of Misaki's hand on his cheeks.

"Now, its all clear now" Naruto said finally looking into the eyes of his twin as he gripped on her hand tighter, as if to reassure her. Misaki nodded in comprehension and moved out of his way and stood beside him as all of them stared apprehensively at the party against them, a party that seemed to have gain several new members with the arrival of a guy in the orange mask and a few more of white zetsu clones.

"I thought you said you weren't going to intervene in this matters?" Sasuke yelled at their party as he knelt panting on the water's surface. It wasn't clear to whom he was pertaining to as they contemplated themselves, until a voice raised from their side, this time it was Misaki.

"And I don't have any intention to, however, you have meddled with something precious to me and for that I won't be lenient, if you ever so as lift a hand against Naruto, I will not hesitate to revert to the offensive, this is a promise" Misaki's said in a tone so cold, a tone no one would ever expect coming from her as she unknowingly releasing a surge of chakra around her body. Misaki only became conscious of her actions when Naruto placed a hand on her shoulder and looked at her. Sasuke glared at the interaction between the two, no words were exchanged, but it only took Naruto a few silent moments for Misaki's face to display realization and encouragement before nodding. Sasuke felt his anger starting to boil, clenching his fists how far will Misaki go to protect Naruto.

Naruto started walking forward towards them, when Kakashi almost intervened, but Misaki raised her arm to block him.

"Don't worry, it's going to be alright" Misaki said smiling at Kakashi, and it wasn't his first time witnessing it, but it didn't fail to astound Kakashi just how deep Misaki believed in Naruto, even in situations like this, Misaki placed her faith and life in Naruto's hands.

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Misaki and Sakura stood a good few meters away from each other in the training field, the exact place where their sparing took place, everything hasn't change, the distance between them, their exact positions, however both knew the outcome would be completely different.

With Sakura taking apprenticeship from Misaki's former master and Misaki leaving the village to train by herself, even Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi and Kaede, who were all watching silently, hidden in the sidelines didn't know the outcome of the upcoming battle.

"Things will be different now Misaki, you won't give you the chance to hold back anymore" Sakura said confidently as she wore her gloves.

"I would certainly hope so, after all you are the hokage's pupil" Misaki said unsheathing her sword, swinging it creatively for a few moments, before assuming battle position, with one palm faced against Sakura and her sword hand above her head as she crouched her legs, ready to sprint.

Everybody watched in anticipation as the two opposing sides took position, ready to being the battle at any time, weighing the possibilities of the outcome. Sakura, who was originally molded into being a genjutsu user broke free from the stereotype and instead excelled in both taijutsu and medical ninjutsu.

Misaki who lacked in the taijutsu department on the other hand, improved greatly under Tsunade before she resigned her apprenticeship, what she lacked in skill, she compensated with speed, and what she severely lacked against genjutsu she greatly compensated with ninjutsu and kenjutsu. However their knowledge of Misaki's prowess was of before she left Konoha, no one had the real gauge of what she was capable of after traveling for a few years, and this battle would be their first measurement.

Sakura was the first one to make a move, concentrating her chakra in her fist, ready to hit Misaki who stood observantly against her opponent.

"Hell yeah!" Sakura screamed as impact was made and dust and debris exploded in a haze, blind siding everybody.

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"Help! Somebody help us" a crying woman shouted as she huddled her gravely injured husband and crying children to her body in the midst of a raging fire. The whole village was burning; they had been attacked during the night, no one even knew they were infiltrated until a loud explosion broke out, and a fire started, engulfing everything in its path, swallowing the entire village.

A beam had fell inside their house, hitting the husband's head and trapping them all in, the room grew hotter and blurrier with every second that past and the children had passed out from the smoke. The woman cried harder for help, already losing hope.

Suddenly the front door that was barred shut by the beam crushed, open along with the beam and in walked several burly men with scimitars.

"Take anything that is still of value" the biggest one ordered and his men had dispersed into the burning house, taking everything that was still of use. The leader of the pact walked towards the small family.

"You would sell a fine price, as for your children, I'm sure slavers would be glad to get them off your hands" the man said pointing his weapon on the husband, who was breathing, but was still unconscious.

The woman's eyes widened as the bandit raised his sword ready to plunge it in her husband's neck, but a flying blade imbedded itself on his neck, killing him instantly. The woman looked around to see that the rest of the bandits had also died silently. There amidst the fire, a girl stood, with long red hair that seemed to mold with the burning fire.

'a flaming angel' was the last thing the woman thought before she completely lost hold of her awareness.

Outside the burning house, bandits chased citizens and looted properties as the fire raged on.

"Futon: reverse tornado technique" a voice said and a gush of wind rushed around the fire, stealing it of its oxygen, rendering it to nothing but smokes.

"Suiton: chilly blanket technique" another voice said amidst the scream and a gel like water engulfed the whole vicinity immediately quenching the fires with its chilly embrace.

Every single person, bandit and citizen alike paused and watched the scene in front of them as the flames began to extinguish into smokes.

"Damn it hurry, the fires gone!" one of the bandits said.

"We better hurry up and round this people up!" another said and they started chase the citizens once again, only a woman appeared, stepping in between them and their prey.

"Katon: Fury of hell technique!" the girl said and altogether a demon like blue flame emerged and swallowed the bandits. The citizens collapsed in the mixture of relief, exhaustion and the adrenaline wearing off.

Another girl had jumped in and examined the fallen bodies that lay huddled against each other, soon three more girls had joined the other two.

"How are they?"

"They're all fine, probably just exhausted having spent their adrenaline" the girl examining the citizens said and made a few hand signs before slamming her hand on the ground.

"Ninpou: mass hospital technique" she said and a warm green light emitted from the ground and engulfed every citizen, immediately healing the injured.

"That should do it" she said and walked away, followed by the rest of the girls. Unbeknownst to them, the leader of the village had opened his eyes long enough to see five female figures walking away in the dead of the night after saving them.

"Five Kunoichi" he muttered before falling asleep once more.

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"So you're really going to be leaving with Naruto today huh?" Kazuhiko said as Misaki waited at the village gate for Naruto.

"Yeah, The fourth great shinobi war has been announced together with the Allied Shinobi forces, however my mission remains resolute, protect the tailed beast jinchuriki at all costs." That is the primary reason as to why Misaki is tasked to accompany Naruto in his quest to find an octopus, together with the guise of a top secret mission while they are both sheltered on an island turtle protected by Misaki's barrier.

"The fourth great shinobi war, huh" Kazuhiko said, pondering out loud, to think that five great nations would reunite against one powerful foe, it was both pragmatic and melodramatic, but one couldn't be too sure with the Akatsuki, after all a single member had managed to pulverize the great hidden village of Konoha with just a single technique.

"Hey, Kazuhiko,"

"What is it?"

"Some of us might not make it out alive of this war, so I suggest you do what you have to do" Misaki smiled suggestively leaving Kazuhiko confused.

"What do you mean do what I have to do?" Misaki just grinned cheekily, and pointed at TenTen who looked the moment Kazuhiko turned to her and smiled brightly.

"MISAKI!" Kazuhiko almost pounded Misaki's head, if Misaki had not dodged as she laughed.

"But kidding aside, I think you should make the most out of the moment, Kazuhiko, I'm sure you and TenTen would make a great family" Misaki said, placing an encouraging hand on his shoulders.

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Hey guys! Sorry the sneak peek took so long to update, there are several scenes that had to be edited out because it was showing too much too soon. Also, please note that several scenes might change on the actual novel by just a smidge, upload of the first chapter of the next installment would be posted soon, thank you so much.