FLAMING SOUL

A Yoko Uchiha side story

(Yoko's P.O.V.)

I awoke in my bed with a strange pain in my left arm. I quickly pulled my hand out of the covers and took a close look at my arm. "What the hell?" I exclaimed. All I saw was the kanji symbol for 'fire' on my wrist. It seemed as if that where the kanji was written, fire was burning inside. I then heard a strange noise from inside my kitchen. I quickly jumped out of bed and ran into the kitchen, kunai in hand. I saw a ANBU ninja standing in the kitchen with a scroll in his hand. "Who are you?" I demanded an answer.

The ninja then unraveled the scroll and began to sign out a jutsu. I quickly dashed at him and slashed the kunai at his mask. He quickly dodged it as he kept signing. "Shit!" I murmured. The ninja then grabbed my arm. I quickly kicked him in the head. The ANBU fell with a thud. I picked up the scroll and began to read. "This...this is a curse sealing scroll!" I said.

I looked at the mark on my wrist. I began to grow angry the more I looked at it. I then walked back into my room and got dressed. I put on my black top, which was cut to show my bandaged stomach, and which also had the Uchiha symbol on the back. Slipped on my white pants, and my black skirt. Both sides were split in half. I put my long, black hair into a ponytail and put my Leaf headband on my forehead. I put on my boots, and slipped on my black, elbow-high, gloves. The fingers on the gloves were cut off. After putting on my right glove, I looked at my left arm and sighed.

I then put on my left glove, placed my sword on my back, and took the ANBU ninja outside. I then began to walk to the training grounds, when I accidentally bumped into my teammate, Naruto Uzumaki. "Yoko-Chan!" Naruto said with a smile. "Oh, Naruto-Kun. Looks like it's been already been a week since part two of the Chunin Exams, huh?" I asked. Naruto nodded and smiled. Naruto then began to stare at my clothes.

"Whoa, your clothes! And...you have a sword!" I nodded. "I've been training with Kakashi for the past week. He says that I'm a very fast learner," I said. I then turned and saw Kakashi with his usual, yet mysterious book, called Make-Out Paradise. "Kakashi-Sensei!" I exclaimed. "We have more training today, Yoko." Kakashi replied. I sighed, waved goodbye to Naruto, and walked off with Kakashi.

(Time Lapse...)

When Kakashi and I arrived at the training grounds, I began to pulled off my left glove when I began to say, "Sensei, I need your help with something." Kakashi turned as I lifted up my arm. Kakashi's right eye widened. He held my hand closer to his face and said as he sighed, "You...have been cursed, Yoko," "By whom?" I asked. I was very upset about this.

Kakashi shrugged. I then put my glove back on and sighed. "Does it hurt?" He asked. I shook my head. "Well...I guess we can start..." I then pulled the sword out from my back and went into position. Kakashi had already hidden from me when I began to get ready. I shut my eyes and thought to myself, Sharingan! I opened my eyes. I could now see everything.

I looked around, and saw Kakashi in a nearby tree. He then jumped, and dashed off. I prepared myself when I began to here a noise from behind. I couldn't see Kakashi in sight. I then shut my eyes and just listened to the sounds around me. I then heard leaves rustle to the left. I quickly swished my sword hand over to the left. Kakashi then appeared and my sword was right in front of his neck.

"Good!" He exclaimed. "Next exercise!"