| abstract | - The journey to the village in the Land of Lightning took four days to complete, and on their arrival, Natsumi's parents used a variant of the Transformation Technique to make them look like simple farm folk. That Transformation Technique was different to the original in that it would only be dispelled if the user wished it to; injury or fatigue were insufficient to make the technique dissipate. After spending three days gathering information, Natsumi's parents realized that there was nothing of great importance in the village, and prepared to return to Konoha. During the course of the mission, the Uchiha clan was slaughtered by Itachi Uchiha. When the family was returning to Konoha, an ANBU stopped them, saying that the Uchiha had been massacred and that the Third Hokage had made arrangements for them to live in Kagegakure. This news greatly affected Natsumi, to the point where she broke down in tears because she knew she would never see her friends or her village again. Soon afterwards, her irises turned red and took on the tomoe pattern on the Sharingan, with one tomoe in each eye. Natsumi's parents were astonished by this, that the pain of losing her clan was enough to make her awaken the feared dÅjutsu of the Uchiha. With the realization that they could never return to Konoha, Natsumi's family set out for Kage. When the Uchiha trio arrived in Kage, they were immediately greeted by Hizari, the Third Kurakage, who was accompanied by several high-ranking shinobi. He heartily welcomed them to the village, and expressed his condolences at the murder of the Uchiha clan. Hizari then showed Natsumi and her parents the house in which they would be staying, and told them that Natsumi could enrol in Kage's Ninja Academy when she was ready. With that, Hizari departed in a puff of smoke. During her earlier years in Kage's Ninja Academy, Natsumi was frequently teased by other kids due to her shy, timid personality. She soon met Haruka Sakumi, and the two became best friends. Not long after, Haruka began to develop a crush on Kenji, but was dismayed to learn that he was infatuated with Natsumi. Natsumi, however, was attracted to Daisuke. Haruka came to resent Natsumi due to the fact that Kenji liked her, and she ended their friendship. This was the start of bitter relations Natsumi and Haruka.
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