Kozue sighed. She knew her brother was watching her.
"Yo, please don't spy," Kozue muttered. The bushes shook and her older brother stepped out.
"They don't like it you know," Yo told her.
"I know but I do. I never let anyone but you see me. You know I haven't, no one will get their eye on me," Kozue said defensively. She loved being a ninja, even if no one knew, and she had never fought.
"I don't know how you get away with it, I used to get in trouble for pretending to be a ninja," said Yo giving Kozue an annoyed look.
"Well I am the princess in the family," said Kozue with a smirk. Yo shrugged.
"I prefer not being the princess," Yo said to his 13-year-old sister. Kozue laughed.
"So I've got your present for the party," said Kozue smiling, "Are you going to have a sweet sixteen?"
"Guys don't do that," said Yo giving her a dirty look.
"Are we heading home then?" asked Kozue.
"Actually I'd rather see that move you were about to do," said Yo, he was practically obsessed with ninja moves whether or not their parents forbid them. Kozue sighed and took her senbon out of her senbon hoister.
"If I puncture the air tube they'd be dead in seconds. I'll hit that bug crawling on the wood," she announced. She threw her senbon and it hit the bug in the center of it's body.
"Impressive," said a woman's voice. Yo and Kozue spun around to see a woman with blue hair. She wore a black cloak with red clouds on it and there was origami flower in her hair.
"It's you!" Yo almost shouted.
"What's your name?" she asked Kozue.
"Ko-" Kozue began but Yo interrupted.
"Kozy Rickson!" he said panicked.
"I know that's not her name, it's better if you don't lie to me," said the woman.
"Sorry ma'am," said Yo nervously.
"I'm Kozue Wattan," said Kozue trying to take the pressure off her brother.
"I would like you to come with me to see Pein," said the woman. Yo groaned, Pein was one of the leaders of the ninja village. Kozue was practically shaking.
"Can my brother come along?" asked Kozue.
"I don't see the harm," said the woman with blue hair.
"Is it true your name's Angel?" asked Yo trying to make the most of their situation.
"No, my name's Konan," said the woman.
"May we call you that?" asked Kozue.
"Sure," said Konan staring at Kozue. They reached the town and people moved out of the way for Konan. She was practically treated like royalty. They walked into a building with rock work stairs. They walked threw a lot of hallways. They finally reached a door and Konan knocked and then opened it.
"Pein, I have an interesting girl, her name's Kozue Wattan," said Konan. Kozue stared at a man with orange hair and a lot of piercings over Konan's shoulders. Konan stepped to her left to unveil Kozue so to speak.
"How old are you?" asked the man who Kozue's parents had tried to protect her from for so long.
"Thirteen," said Kozue playing with her fingers.
"What rank are you?" asked Pein.
"Excuse me?" asked Yo almost challengingly.
"What ninja rank is she?" asked Pein.
"She's not a ninja," said Yo.
"If you were a ninja what rank do you think you would be?" asked Konan.
"I don't know," said Kozue shrugging. Pein flicked his wrist. Kozue saw a kunai flying at her and acting on pure instinct she grabbed a senbon and slid it threw the kunai's finger hole. She stopped the kunai had it for herself. Konan clapped politely.
"I think she's ANBU at least," said Konan.
"How long have you been watching her?" asked Pein.
"Three days," said Konan and Yo had to resist the urge to strangle his sister. He thought she only did it about once a week but she did it everyday. Pein faced Kozue.
"How would you like to join the
akatsuki?" asked Pein. Kozue took a step back.
"I refuse to join the
akatsuki," said Kozue stubbornly and plainly.
"If you refuse then we'll have to make you," said Pein.
"
You can't make me," said Kozue with her nose crinkled.
"First I must say the
akatsuki could so make you," began Pein, "But what we'll do so you have a fair chance is this: We'll let you fight an akatsuki member. If you win, we will leave you alone, but if you loose you'll become a member." Kozue stared at him her green eyes wide. She had short layered light brown hair and she slid her finger in it. She began to twirl it around her finger and bite her lip.
"Do you agree?" asked Pein.
"I agree," said Kozue defiantly.
"Then the fight will be tomorrow at ten AM wherever you were training," said Pein.
"Will I be fighting one of you two?" asked Kozue. Pein shook his head.
"No, you'll be fighting a different member," said Pein.
"You two can go now," said Konan. Yo began to walk but Kozue stood looking confused. Yo stopped grabbed his sister and led her out of the room.