Me: Heyy everyone! I'm xDreamaddictx, and this is Mai Kimiko, my own naruto character.

Mai: Hello. This is my story, starting from when I came to Konoha.

Me: Yeah. So just sit back, relax, read, and watch the story unfold.

Mai: No! Wait a sec. We forgot about the disclaimer!

Me: Ohh yeah... Ready?

Mai: Of course I am! (offended)

Me: Right... (Clears throat)

Mai & Me: We do not own Naruto or any of their characters.

Me: But I totally own Mai.

Mai: WHAT? You do not! I own myself!

(bickering continues)

Mai Kimiko made her way through the small streets of Konoha, strolling, deep in thought. The sky was a blood red, as the sun was setting over the cliffs that portrayed the greatest ever Hokage. Tsunade was the latest addition to the huge faces, and Mai was slightly awed by how well they managed to capture her grumpy, strong, yet proud and intelligent form. It was Mai's first ever time in Konoha, you see, as she was sent here from the Hidden Village of Sand as one of the best young ninja. Something about gaining more experience in the world… the exact reason slipped her mind. But the security in this place sure needed some working on. She basically got in without causing even much of a fuss. She needed to report this to Tsunade, as well as why she's here.

Mai breathed a heavy sigh. All she really wanted to do right now was to go to sleep, mainly because the journey had been very long and tiring. The fact that she was told to depart as soon as she got back from her last mission didn't help, either. She shuffled towards Tsunade's office, but when it came into view she had to heave another sigh. There were two more guards at the entrance. It was quite a bother, as although the last couple didn't give her many problems, they did nearly catch her. She had to use her ninjutsu to create a little cat that jumped out of the bushes and made their 'oh-so-highly-skilled' nin-dogs chase after it. Another thing that Mai couldn't stand was a poorly skilled dog. Instead of getting violent ugly Rottweilers, they could have beautiful and intelligent Labradors or Retrievers. They can also help stop criminals as they have awesome teeth, and they could train them to be guide dogs for the disabled and blind. You'd be killing like fifteen birds with one stone. Seriously.

She crept up around the building, since it wasn't exactly square. 'hmm… having round buildings is quite a good idea… it gives the guards more view, and intruders no corners to hide behind.' She glanced at the guards, who were busy discussing how great 'Ichiraku's Ramen' was. She rolled her eyes. It was nice to have a good atmosphere in the work place, but this kinda took the piss. She looked up the building, and just as she predicted; there was a balcony there. She placed her hand on the smooth wall, but although it was slightly curved, it wasn't impossible to walk up. And the paint seemed to be firmly stuck to it. 'Lucky!' She grinned, happy at the opportunity to use simple techniques instead of thinking up millions of scenarios and plans.

But first, she had to make sure nothing was going to ruin it. She looked at her long hair, which carelessly fluttered in the wind. It had caused her many problems, but she refused to cut it off. She felt naked without it. She drew a small circle in the air with her forefinger, and a thin thread of chakra formed, and its ends met, causing them to merge together. She slipped it onto her hand and proceeded in tying her hair up in a neat ponytail. She was also wearing a skirt, which unfortunately wasn't short enough to allow her to move comfortably in combat situations, as it was right down to her knees. But that was no problem. She hated wearing shorts and trousers; it was just not her style. She preferred to look more feminine, and it always made the enemy underestimate her. Her skirt was held together along the bottom with a thread of chakra. She released it, and the black skirt fanned out in the breeze.

As you have probably guessed by now, her specialty was using chakra threads. It was the ultimate skill, really. It always came in useful. She was quite lazy, and preferred to be able to summon things rather than actually get up and go to get them. In the sand country, she was quite famous for them. Kankuro was a master puppeteer, and their skill with chakra threads was comparable. Actually, she would go as far as saying that she was better. She could make chakra threads that would never snap, no matter how much weight was put on them, and what's more, she could maintain control of her chakra threads the whole way down them. But she hated puppets. She could never bring herself to use them, and that was probably because she was terrified of them when she was little. I mean, have YOU seen Kankuro's puppets? They should be burnt. The amount of kids they frighten! No wonder Kankuro's practically the only one to use them. Her specialty lay somewhere else.

Now that she was prepared, she formed her hand seal, and focused chakra to the bottom of her feet. Then she casually walked up the wall, and over the guards. It was just as she predicted; round walls were quite hard to walk up. Her foot slipped once or twice, but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. She decided to use her chakra threads to help her up. Without much thought, she released some threads from the fingertips of her right hand and made them entwine in mid air, loop securely around a column on the balcony, and come back down into her hand. Now all she had to do was swallow portions of the chakra back, and it would pull her up itself. No need for energy wastage.

Then, disaster struck. As she was hanging just above the guards, she totally forgot about the pocket she opened in her little pack before, when she took out a kunai against the guards at the gate just in case. She saw a shuriken slip out of her bag, and begin falling straight down- and typically, the guard stood right underneath it. She watched the blades spin around in mid-air, reflecting the setting sunlight, and began to panic.

Through her mind flashed the images of the shuriken falling and hitting him on the head… blood pouring over his eyes as he kneels over on the floor… the other guard looks up and sees her just hanging there… Tsunade-sama jumps out over the balcony, her huge breasts blocking out the sunlight and she lands, fist down on Mai's face…. A little squeak escaped her tight throat, as she watched the shuriken fall, almost in slow motion. She realised she needed to do something, but her mind was blank, and beads of swear appeared on her forehead.

CHAKRA THREADS!!! She thought. Releasing more chakra from her hand, she extended her chakra rope, and made it drop her down sharply. At the same time, she bent forward and released a thin chakra thread out of her other hand. Concentrating so hard it almost hurt, she willed the chakra thread to catch up with the shuriken. The shuriken fell, with the thread chasing behind, gaining on it… It's too late; the tread won't make it in time! Thought Mai desperately; already planning her escape, but the thread finally attached itself onto the shuriken. If the thread had taken one millisecond longer, it would have been too late. The shuriken was now hanging about a centimetre above the guard's head.

Thank god! She thought, gulping down air after realising she had been holding her breath for what seemed like years, now. Okay. I'm all right. Lets continue. She started to reel the shuriken back in, still shaking slightly. She felt her foot slip on the wall. She was loosing her grip… and it was probably because of the awkward position she was hanging in… So she forced the chakra to zoom into her hand. The shuriken flew towards her, and the sharp blade cut into her hand. 'Damn!' She hissed, as her scarlet blood seeped through her skin; a visual representation of the stinging pain she was experiencing. She formed a protective layer of chakra on her hand. It would be bad for the oozing blood to drop on the guard's head, especially after all that trouble she went to. Still holding the shuriken in hand, she made her rope of entwined chakra pull her up, and finally managed to scramble onto the balcony.

Right in front of her was the door leading to Tsunade's office. She could see her sitting in front of the desk, through the window next to the door. Mai crouched on the ground, and sighing softly she put the shuriken back in her bag, and closed it firmly. She put her hand on the floor, her nails grinding into the wooden brown surface.

Damn it! She thought. that could've been bad! It could have led to an international war! I can't believe I slipped up like that. But it was a little strange. There were only around four guards at the gate, and then two at Tsunade's office. Surely the infamous Konoha had better security than this? She straightened up. Of course, it had all been Tsunade's plan. She had a team of highly skilled ANBU members working to protect her safety. They probably saw Mai from miles away, and reported back, and Tsunade then allowed Mai to roam freely. But why would she do that? Mai shrugged. Tsunade was weird that way.

Mai: okay! okay. fine. You own me. (Sulks)

Me: Ha! told you so. Anyway. Did you guys like that? Please feel free to review so you can help me pick out mistakes... they REALLY bug me. And and and... Suggest pairings! I'm wavering between a few guys... But no lesbian pairing please, lol. If you really want, I can put some mild mild mild yaoi in later, but thats waaaaaay ahead.

Mai: Yeah. Don't Naruto and Sai not just go together? Do you see it??? Do you see it???

Me: Right. If you say so. Erm. See ya next time!

xoxox