"Kaya, Kaya! Wake up Kaya!" yelled a very awake girl

"What is it Katana?" she muttered as her hand made its way to her clock

"Wake up."

"Why?" she grabbed the clock and brought it to her face "It's 5 am Katana. How can you be awake and why do you have to wake me up?" she dropped the clock on the floor

"Really it's that early? I thought it was 7, oh well. I'm going to go train now. Bye." She said in a child like voice with a finger on her chin and left.

"Wait? What?" she shot up "KATANA!"

"Yes" she popped her head in the door

"What did you just say?" Kaya questioned

"I said that I'm going to go train"

"Why?"

"Cause the tournament is in a couple months. So I'm getting a head start on training, I'm not waiting to be assigned a trainer." She huffed looking at the watch on her wrist "can I go now" she wined in a child voice

"Fine but any trouble-"

"Came straight back. Yeah, yeah I'm old enough to take care of myself and I know all that, I learned it like last year." With that she left, leaving Kaya's door open.

Kaya sighed 'childish and stubborn. I say good luck to any one who has to train Katana cause they will need a miracle to stand her' she thought getting up and got breakfast.

Katana ran all the way to her favourite training area.

"Ah… good to be out" she said stretching her legs, back and arms.

This place was a waterfall, where most of her jutsu was cantered but still she has others.

Katana jumped onto a rock in the middle of the river, she closed her eyes and concentrated 'Ok Katana concentrate and relax' she told herself lifting her foot up resting the bottom of it on her left thigh, her hands went together but left her index finger and thumbs pointing up to the sky as her arms lifted above her head.

What Katana didn't know was someone was watching her from the forest, they pulled out a kunai bringing their hand to the other side of their body and throw it at her.

Katana had no idea what was going on around her. All she could hear was the waterfall and new was what she was doing.

The kunai went straight for Katana but it never hit her. A figure ran and jumped in front of Katana taking the blow to their left upper arm. Wincing in pain.

'What is that Katana?'

'What do you mean, Sara?'

'I smell blood'

'How's that?'

'If you have forgotten I am a five tailed cat'

'What kind of cat again?'

'Jaguar'

'Oh Yeah. So where's the blood coming from?'

'Now you ask'

'Sorry'

'It is from around us. I don't know where exactly'

'Ok, Thank you, Ritsoku'

'It is ok.'

The figure in front of Katana took blow after blow to their body. The last kunai struck them to the heart. All the others were ether legs, arms, stomach or back. They fell to the ground under water.

Katana heard the splash and her eyes shot open going to the source of the noise then to the forest. There just in the row of trees was a very old friend of Katana's that she never wanted to see again.

"Kuramu! What are you doing here?" she hissed ready to pull out her Shuriken

"Now, now Katana. No need for that, I have merely come to see how you were but that brat got in the way." Kuramu replied trying to sound angry.

"What brat would that be?" she asked crossing her arms

"Bark, bark" came a little dog from the edge of the river. Katana looked over to find Akamaru barking like wild.

"What is it Akamaru?" Katana asked as he barked louder over the waterfall.

"Bark, bark, bark!" he cried to her

"WHAT!?" her eyes shot to the water in front of her. She could just see a body lying they're hardly breathing with Kunai in them. "Kuramu you sick-o!" she growled at him while glaring as best she could

"What did I do my dear Katana?' he smugly replied. Akamaru growled at him and ran over bitting down in Kuramu's right leg as hard as possible.

"Don't give me that 'what did I do' crap. What do you really want?"

"You dead" he laughed as best he could "but that brat got in the way"

Katana's eyes widened. He saved her? Why?

Katana growled taking a deep breath of air and jumped into the water. She swam as fast and hard as she could against the rough current in the water. She reached the bottom and felt teas coming to her eyes. Katana carefully pulled him to her and gently swam back up to her rock. She got to the top and Akamaru went flying onto the rock curled up. Grinding her teeth together she set him down on the rock carefully pulling the kunai from his body.

"Just leave him and came with me Katana." Kuramu said

"I sagest you ran while you still can Kuramu." she said hiding her anger

"What if I don't?" he persisted

"Then you'll be facing me and won't live to go back to where ever you were."

"You wouldn't. Your just a Genin"

"Doesn't matter if I'm a Genin or a Chunin ether way you will die." Katana pulled the last kunai out and set one of her hands on his own, holding it in a thigh grip "Run or die. Your choose." She hissed slightly turning her head so she could see Kuramu out the corner of her eye.

"I'm not going. If I go, you go with me"

"Never"

"What was that?"

"Never. I would never betray my village. Like you did" she spat turning her head back to the bay and Akamaru "Are you alright Akamaru?" she asked gently patting his head. Akamaru licked her hand indicating he was fine but whimpered in asking if his master was ok "I hope so Akamaru. I really hope so." She let go of his hand, standing up fully and pulled out four kunai, spinning around sending them at Kuramu.

"You really think they're going to get me?" he laughed jumping out of the way of the kunai

"No" she muttered making hand sighs "Multi Shadow Clown Jutsu" she said as multiples of her appeared.

Katana charged at him, arms loss behind her on the side, jumping into the air she made another lot of hand sighs shouting, "Water Style: Ice Dragon!" and a huge dragon came out of the water attacking Kuramu directly missing miserably as he jumped into the air.

A Katana clown kicked him in the back sending him flying to the water as the dragon went down Kuramu went with it.

'Puff' all the clowns disappeared as Katana ran to Akamaru and the boy, lifting him onto her back and Akamaru on his head.

Katana raced back to the village and to her home. Flinging open the front door, she ran to the couch setting him down not noticing Sasuke and Kaya there who stopped talking when the door flung open with force nearly braking it off it's hinges.

Katana grabbed the first aid kit and sat next to him and Akamaru.

"Katana what did I…" Kaya started a lecher but her mouth fell when she saw

"Kiba saved me" Katana said almost in a whisper.

"Who?" Sasuke entered the room

"Kuramu." Katana simply said gently putting disinfectant on Kiba's wounds "he came back."

"Why?" Kaya asked handing Katana a drink of water she gratefully took.

'Should I tell them, no I can't' "I have no idea but I don't get why Kiba would help me. I mean I've done nothing but be cold to him." Katana sadly looked at Akamaru, he had a look only dogs could do on and jumped on Katana's shoulders "haha… Akamaru went are you doing?" she laughed turned her head to him. He made a face saying I didn't do anything.

Katana just sighed as she patted Akamaru and watched Kiba, as his chest started moving up and down again unevenly.

Kaya grabbed her medical things and Sasuke held Katana like a little sister in need.

Katana when she was younger at ten had gone through what he and Naruto went through but where they had someone, she had no one to help her. Not a mother or father, not an uncal or aunty, no not even a village cause hers' got destroyed and left there so she fend for herself but managed to get to the hidden left village with good heath, few scratches and little of her own but they do know about the five tailed jaguar inside her.

Kaya checked Kiba and he was fine surprisingly but didn't question it. once she was done, Kaya and Sasuke went to Kaya's room to talk and left Katana there to care for Kiba.

"Please Kiba please be alright." Katana whispered lying down on the couch with Kiba and Akamaru at Kiba's head cause Katana rested hers' on his chest listening to his heartbeat.

"She must be feeling worse then I ever did when I was young." Sasuke sighed thinking how he used to be.

"What do you mean Sasuke?" Kaya asked a bit confused

"No family, no friends, no village. How did she do it?" he wondered aloud and Kaya knew what he was talking about.

"Only Katana knows and when she want's to talk she'll talk." Lying on her bed facing the ceiling

"Your right." Sasuke sighed again lying down next to her.

As a few rays of sun came to the sky Katana found she was huddled up to something. Her eyes slowly began to open and almost feel off the couch if it had not been for Kiba was hugging her to him without his jacket on, Katana felt extra warmth on her body she moved her eyes up to see the fluffy part of his jacket on her. 'Why? And What? I don't get this but I guess this is what you call a friend.' She wondered closing her eyes again.

'Katana. It would be a good time to try out your healing Jutsu cause Kiba took pretty harsh blows and he got Kiba in the chest'
'Ok, I'll try but I feel kinda tired and sore. Why is that?'
'Well you ran back here with Kiba on your back and you actually managed to do the Water Style: Ice Dragon this morning.'
'I really did it?'
'Yeah. You're really strong Katana, possibly stronger then myself. Try the healing Jutsu'
'Ok but first I need to get out of his hug.' Katana moved around a little getting out of his grip. Falling to the ground with a soft but hurtful 'thud' 'Ow… stupid wood floors!'

Kiba groaned cause of the warmth that was now not there. Katana took off his jacket putting it over him and sighed. 'He looks so peaceful. Hey where's Akamaru?' she thought looking around the room. Akamaru was on one of the other couches asleep. Katana smiled and turned back to Kiba.

Katana make hand signs and a green light flared around her hands. Katana closed her eyes to make sure it was the healing Jutsu and wouldn't harm Kiba anymore.

As she knelt by the couch with her eyes closed, Kiba's eyes started to open but he couldn't move and when he did the pain shot though him like a spear to a Kangaroo. He stopped moving when he saw the green light around Katana's hand. 'Is she trying to get the healing Jutsu or something? Cause it seems like It.' he thought closing his eyelids.

Katana's hands slowly went to Kiba's chest feeling his warmth but stayed concentrated.

Kiba lay there as hands softly sat on his chest and realized she was using the healing Jutsu. A voice of a girl went through his mind '-I don't get why Kiba would help me. I mean I've done nothing but be cold to him. Please Kiba, please be alright.' he wondered who's voice that was but then felt the Jutsu surging through him. 'Katana's worried about me?' he thought.

Katana felt tears well up in her eye.

'Why is there tears trying to come out. I have nothing to be sad about.'

'It could be worry for Kiba,"

'Maybe Sara, but why cry?'

'Cause no-one gets you or what you've been through except maybe Sasuke and Naruto and that you don't get any of this other stuff.'

'You could be right.'

Katana released her hands from Kiba's chest and the light lest but when they came near his, he grabbed her hands and pulled her to him onto the lounge.

Shocked Katana just did as she got pulled by the boy. When Kiba knew Katana was there he hugged her to him as the pain subsided fully and whispered into her ear. 'Thank you Katana and I'll always save you when in time of need." she went stiff. He was awake? When? But she loosened up when he started stroking her hair down her back.

"It's fine but why would you save me? And I should be the one saying thank you Kiba." she lay her head down on Kiba's chest as his breathing evened out but his heart was going 20m p/h. Katana lifted an eye brow 'What the?' but he hugged her to him even more as she lay there. Sighing he thought 'why do I alway's fall for the one's I can never have?' Looking down at Katana with her eye's closed 'why do I fall for the girls I can't ever have. Katana.' he sighed with a sad face lying his head on top of hers.

"Do you think Kiba like's Katana?" Kaya asked Sasuke from their lying position.

"Do you?"

"All the way to the highest point in heaven but I wouldn't say like as friends, I would say love as more then just a friend." she smiled turning her head to find Sasuke looking at her. Kaya's smile died and a scared expression came to her face "What is so interesting Sasuke?" she asked in a whiny voice.

"Oh. Huh? Nothing just thinking," he quickly looked away as she gave him a look saying 'yeah right, you suck at lying Sasuke.' crossing her arms over her stomach and stared at the ceiling.

"Thinking about what Uchiha?" Kaya questioned

"The possibilities of Kiba or the others liking Katana and that is one huge possibility. I'd rather Kiba around to look after her then the others around here." he replied.

"Your right about that. Really bad Katana doesn't have a squid or even a trainer for the tournament witch is why she went out earlier. She's getting started on her training now."

"But it's a couple of months away."

"You know that won't stop her from training herself over the limit but I wonder who her trainer will be?"

"Me to and I say good luck and good riddens."

"Haha. Nice aren't you?"

"Well if Katana does get assigned a squid hopefully it's ours or Kiba's cause I don't want her around bad influences."

"Sakura?"

"What about her?"

"She tries to keep people apart and if Katana and Kiba got on the same squid she'll never shut the-" she hissed but cut short cause Sasuke hugged her to him and kissed her to shut her up.

Kaya stiffened even though she had been with Sasuke for a while now. She would never expect anything like this to happen by at the least but defiantly not the others.

Sasuke pulled away resting his head on hers and whispered "That's because she can't have me. She has to keep others apart. Well I don't care as long as Kiba doesn't hurt Katana. I don't care if he likes her or not or if their together."