Chapter 1:

The New Teammate

I stared at the three idiotic Genin. I growled inwardly. I had been sitting here the whole time, glaring at all three of them, and they STILL hadn't noticed me. A few times it seemed like the Uchiha realized something was up, but never did he challenge me or stare at me pointedly. They all stood on a bridge not very far from the tree I hid in, the pink-haired idiotic girl saying something about how she hadn't blow-dried her hair today, followed by the blonde idiot, clad in an orange jumpsuit that looked like it was WAY to hot for this weather, saying something bout how he hadn't brushed his teeth today.

I shook my head. Idiots. ALL of them.

I sat crouched in the tree I had already been in for an hour, and waited along with the Genin down there. Finally, the gray-haired Jonin appeared, saying something about how he had gotten lost down the 'Path of Life'. Wow. What a lame excuse to be late.

"Well, anyway... This is sudden but... I've nominated you three for the Chunin Selection Exams."

There was a pause.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU THINK THIS MAKES UP FOR-" The pink haired girl began, but was again cut off by the Jonin.

"Here are your applications." The Jonin handed a slip of paper to all three of the team members. Suddenly, the orange clad kid freaked out.

"Kakashi sensei, I love you!" He shouted as he leaped up and tacklde the Jonin.

"Hey stop! Let go of me!" The Jonin growled as he pried the kid loose. When the kid settled down and looked at the application happily, the Jonin continued.

"Though this is just a nomination. All three of you have the choice wether or not to accept it. Those who wish to take it should fill the application out and turn it in to Room 301 by 4 PM tomorrow. Oh, and for the exam you'll have an additional teammember." There was my cue.

I leaped out of the branch and landed lightly on the bridge beside the Jonin, leaning against the railing, my eyes closed. I smirked as the team freaked out at my appearance. Then, I opened my eyes, causing them all to freak out again. Well, except for the Uchiha. He only narrowed his eyes at me, but otherwise he didn't seem to really care. My piercing yellow eyes glared at no one, but I dared any of them to say something, and, of course. The orange clad idiot did.

"What's with the freak?" He asked, and my eyes quickly shot over to him.

"Freak?" I snarled, baring my teeth at him. His eyes widened in shock and I snarled. "I'll have you know I can rip you limb from limb in two seconds flat."

I could hear his heart as it sped up, and could see the Uchiha's eyes glint in anticipation out of the corner of my eyes. The Jonin cleared his throat, and I suddenly remembered his name. Kakashi, that's right.

"Right, well guys. This is your new teammate for the exams. Her name is Koinu Hashitaki. Koinu, meet Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Naruto Uzumaki." He said as he first motioned to the Uchiha, then the pink-haired girl, and then to the blonde idiot.

I studied the three seemingly for the first time ever.

The Uchiha had light gray eyes and pitch-black hair, which made me hate him all the more. I hated night. Atleast around people. He wore a blue shirt and white shorts, his headband was tied firmly around his forhead. Sakura had pink hair that ran to the bottom of her shoulder blades. She wore a pair of blue-green shorts underneath a red dress that split at the sides. She wore her headband like it was a hairband, and her eyes were two innocent green pools. She striked me as a weakling, easily. The blonde idiot, Naruto Uzumaki, wore an orange jumpsuit thing, with his headband tied firmly around his head. He had two sparkling blue eyes, though they were cautious of me right now.

While I analyzed them, they analyzed me.

They analyzed my jaw-length pitch-black hair. My headband tied firmly around my forhead, and most of all: My piercing yellow eyes. I wore a pair of black pants, and a black shirt, though I wore a brown jacket over that, unzipped. I had pockets in side of my jacket, filled with scrolls and pills and tools and things of the such. I yawned and adjusted my headband slightly, my tongue running over my canines as I yawned.

"Sensei... this chick freaks me out." Naruto mumbled.

"She seems like she'd bemore of a burden than anything too." Sakura chirped in.

I snarled, causing them all to look at me.

"Sakura...doesn't that mean something like cherry blossom? I'd have to say you're probably the weakest ninja here right? Even this idiot of a blonde kid could probably beat you down in two seconds flat, right?" That seemed to hit right on it's target. Her eyes dropped to the ground, though Naruto growled.

"What's your deal? You walts in here and act like you can do whatever you want!" He yelled, and I smirked.

"Because compared to you three, I'm like a god." I said, my yellow eyes resting on him and daring him to do something about it.

Which is, of course, what he did.

"Why I oughta!" He growled as he pulled a kunai out and charged me. I stood there calmly, hands in the pockets of my jacket.

I ducked underneath his arm as he lunged forward to stab me. I took a step back and smirked as his leg slammed through the air, right where I had been a second earlier. Naruto growled in frustration, only causing me to chuckle in amusement, before I stood up straight. He lunged at me with his free hand, and I stood calmly. I waited until his hand was a few inches from my face, before my left hand snapped up and caught his hand. I then brought my foot up and kicked the hand that clutched his kunai, sending it spiraling across the bridge and in to the water below.

I smirked before pivoting and kicking him in the stomach, sending Naruto skidding across the bridge, and slamming his back in to the railing. He groaned and slid to the ground, glaring at me, I only smirked in response, before looking at Kakashi and holding out my hand. He handed me my registration paper, and I turned to look back at my new teammates. I smirked at Naruto, then at Sakura, and then alstly at Sasuke. Sasuke smirked back. Huh, he was the only one who had ever smirked back at me. My smirk grew. He would be an interesting kid.

"I think I remember you now. Naruto Uzumaki, the kid who acts like no one can beat him. The kid who put graffiti all over the Hokage's faces. The kid who failed his graduation exams, what? Three times? Oh yeah, not to mention the kid who'll do anything to get attention for himself because he was shunned as a kid. Well, let me tell ya." I then turned my eyes back on Naruto, though they were filled with more... malice this time.

"You have no idea how little the pain you've felt is, compared to others." I snarled, and my eyes darted for a split second towards the Uchiha. So this was the last kid of his clan, huh?

"Well, see ya tomorrow, kiddos." With that, I disappeared to take a break for the rest of the day.


I arrived the first of anybody. I showed up about an hour after the sun had risen. I climbed and sat on one of the roof's supporting beams, lounging around and waiting. Many people showed up, a bunch were stretching and hanging out outside. I rubbed my face, my registration papers in my jacket pocket. My temporary teammates, atleast hopefully they were temporary, were nowhere to be seen from where I could see anyway. Then I heard Naruto's annoying voice. Man, if these guys became my new permanent teammates, I sure hope he hits puberty quick. Otherwise, I'll smack his annoying little mouth off of his face.

"Hey, Sakura!" His voice was like nails on a chalkboard, even if I couldn't see him.

"Oh, uh... hey." She replied back, and I narrowed my eyes. Something was a little... off with her today.

"I can't wait for this thing! There's gonna be a lot of strong guys!" He laughed, and went off in to some daydream and began chuckling to himself, and then I spotted them as they walked underneath me.

"Speaking of strong people, where's Koinu?" Sakura asked, I smirked. That was my que. I leaped down silently and landed lightly behind Sakura. I tapped her shoulder, and she flipped out. When she spun around and saw that it was me, she glowered. "Don't scare me like that!"

I shrugged. "Sorry, can't be helped." I then shouldered past her and began walking through the academy towards room 301. Man, it'd been a while since I'd walked through there. Probably like, what? 3 years? Maybe 4 now? Longer than these newbs anyway.

As we reached the second floor, I was surprised to find a scene going on with two kids whow ere like, two years older than me. They seemed to be trying to keep the weaklings out of the exams. I narrowed my eyes at the sign over the door. It read 301, though I knew it was room 201. I smirked, and looked at the kids. These guys had to be proctors or something. I watched as a kid with a weird hairdo and thick eyebrows rushed one of them, only to get knocked back.

"Hehe, you think you'll be able to pass these exams with strength like that?" One of them smirked.

"Well, actually yeah. I think I could." I piped up. The few people who had been standing in front of me turned and diverged to make a path between me and the 'Genin'. It seemed that everyone in the room was now looking at me.

"Yeah, and while you're at it you should take down that illusion. We are, after all, only on the second floor." Sasuke chimed in, only a step behind me. I smirked. So he had noticed it too huh?

One of the 'Genin' smirked. "So you saw through that, huh?"

"Yeah, and you two proctors might wanna scurry along... I'm fairly certain that there are some rather pissed off kids here." I snarled, my eyes glinting dangerously. The proctors narrowed their eyes at me and smirked.

"Congratulations to the freaky yellow-eyed girl and the only Uchiha left in Konoha." One of them laughed. I growled dangerously. "But sadly, you still haven't proven your worth to me."

One of them disappeared and suddenly reappeared behind Sasuke. His eyes widened in surprise, but he acted quickly. He spun around and blocked a punch aimed for him. The proctor smirked before pulling his shoulder back for another punch, and Sasuke retaliated by going in for a kick. However, the punk kid who had his butt handed to him (the one with the eyebrows) leaped in between them. His hands shot out, catching Sasuke's leg and the proctor's arm. He didn't flinch, and his arms barely even moved from the weight of the impact. I raised an eyebrow. Impresive.

The boy pushed Sasuke's leg and the proctor's arm away, causing them to stand naturally. He shrugged his shoulders, as though he was just now feeling the pain from the weight of their attacks.

"I don't believe the Hokage would exactly be... happy at ruining his Academy." The kid replied coolly. I narrowed my eyes. Like anyone in this room cared. He shrugged his shoulders again and turned around, walking back to his team members. I narrowed my eyes, before turning to look at Naruto and Sakura, Sasuke a few feet from beside me.

"Alright, guys. C'mon. Let's hit the third floor and show all these losers how it's done." I smirked, causing Naruto to laugh with me the first time since I'd met him. Which, was only yesterday, but still. It's the thought that counts, right?