In the cool morning air, Hatake Kakashi's silver hair blew in the
wind, his visible eye half open. A small sigh sidled from his mouth. He
slowly lifted his head heavily from its tilted position to gaze down the
road...still no sign of Naruto. An obnocious grunt could be heard from
behind him. Uchiha Sasuke walked up to Kakashi and stood there, his hands
in his pockets, also looking down the road.
"He's still not here?" he asked, not expecting a response. Kakashi didn't give one, he merely titled his head back to its previous position to stare at the ground. His eyes shut and he inhaled deeply. Sasuke lifted his eyes towards the morning sky. The sun was getting warmer by the minute, he could feel it on his face. A few moments passed and finally, footsteps were heard.
"Hmmm?" uttered Haruno Sakura from Kakashi's right side. She looked up to see Uzumaki Naruto walking towards them. Her eyes narrowed and she let out a small moan in annoyance. Stupid Naruto...making us wait like this, she thought.
Naruto stretched widely and yawned, a look of renewel on his face.
"Goood morning!" he said happily, his hands behind his head, a large grin on his face.
"It's about time you showed up, Naruto..." said Sasuke, "Let's go already." He started to head off the direction of their training area in the forest beyond the road. Sakura gazed after him, and looked up at Kakashi for a protest. He didn't say a word, just unfolded his arms and gestured for her to follow suit. Naruto was still smiling, and turned quickly on his heel to follow behind Sakura. Kakashi walked about 2 meters behind them all, dragging his feet slightly.
Sasuke was the first one to reach the training area. It was a small clearing in the forest, where the grass was mostly worn down. There was also a few dead tree trunks spotted here and there, with numerous scrapes and holes in them. When Kakashi reached the very center of the clearing, he rose his hand in the air to make a starting remark to his pupils; however, just when he was about to, an ear-splitting crash cut through the air. An explosion of debris cascaded into the clearing.
"What the-?!" stammered Naruto, looking in the direction of the disturbance. A moment passed; all was silent. Then, a yell was heard, and it seemed to be distant, but just as Sasuke was going to ask what it was, a person burst through the trees and into the clearing. They landed hard on the ground, and skidded. Sakura screamed softly and grabbed Sasuke's arm, who made a face of disgust and tugged away. Kakashi and Naruto both moved closer to the person, who was still lying on the ground, surrounded by dust from their fall. When the air was clear, a girl wearing faded blue clothes was revealed. Her face was covered completely by her long brown hair.
"A-are you...okay?" Kakashi asked the girl cautiously. She still wasn't moving, but just as he went to shake her shoulder, she moaned and slowly started to get up. She extended her right arm to push herself upwards and looked up at the company, with a look of intense concentration in her blue eyes. She seemed to be trying to decide whether they were enemies or not. She gritted her teeth and preceeded to get onto her feet. When she did, Naruto noticed her arm had a long slash up the side.
"What happened? What was that huge explosion?" he asked eagerly, eyeing the cut. She looked at him coldly.
Sasuke came up from behind her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around and took her dagger from him, which he saw stuck in a nearby tree. It was thrust into it from the explosion, and he figured it was hers. She took it hesitantly and nodded in thanks.
"...I was trying to rid your forest of a demon." she said shortly. Naruto blinked twice, his mouth agape.
"What demon?!" He asked in surprise. He had never known there was any demon in the villiage, other than the one embedded within his body.
"It was a small demon, don't worry. I got rid of it before it could multiply." She didn't explain any further. Instead, she put her dagger in her belt.
"Who are you? I have never seen you before." Asked Kakashi, after eyeing her intently.
"My name is Juri Kinjo. I am not from the Hidden Leaf Villiage, that is why you have never seen me before." She began to brush off her sleeves, when Sasuke tapped her on the shoulder. She replied with a gaze.
He studied her eyes for a moment, then asked "What villiage are you from?" She waited a moment before answering and then smirked.
"I don't know." she answered curtly. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion and then smiled.
"So...you're a wonderer?"
Kinjo nodded and then looked him strait in the face.
"You're from the Uhiha clan, aren't you?" Sasuke was startled for a moment. Then, he nodded and looked up at Kakashi, who was saying nothing. "I want to see your ability. Are you up to fight?" She had a light in her eyes that was not there from when she was lying on the ground. Then, they looked dull and burnt out. But now, they were burning with ambition as if a light inside her was now aglow. Sasuke grinned and agreed.
Meanwhile, Naruto was being silent, which was odd for him, and looked on to the two who were about to fight with a hunger. There Sasuke goes again, always getting attention from the girls...and he's showing off at the same time! I'm sick of it! But...I am watching with Sakura...hehe... he thought.
"I wonder where she came from..." said Sakura, half to herself, as she studied Kinjo's clothing. They were unlike any she had seen before, very vintage, she thought. Naruto shrugged in response, even though Sakura did not notice. Kakashi was watching, interested in seeing what the fight would be like.
"Are you ready?" asked Kinjo. She stood there stiffly, her gaze fixed on Sasuke. He replied by performing a hand seal. When she saw this, Kinjo slowly took out her dagger and posed for the upcoming attack. This should be quite interesting.
"He's still not here?" he asked, not expecting a response. Kakashi didn't give one, he merely titled his head back to its previous position to stare at the ground. His eyes shut and he inhaled deeply. Sasuke lifted his eyes towards the morning sky. The sun was getting warmer by the minute, he could feel it on his face. A few moments passed and finally, footsteps were heard.
"Hmmm?" uttered Haruno Sakura from Kakashi's right side. She looked up to see Uzumaki Naruto walking towards them. Her eyes narrowed and she let out a small moan in annoyance. Stupid Naruto...making us wait like this, she thought.
Naruto stretched widely and yawned, a look of renewel on his face.
"Goood morning!" he said happily, his hands behind his head, a large grin on his face.
"It's about time you showed up, Naruto..." said Sasuke, "Let's go already." He started to head off the direction of their training area in the forest beyond the road. Sakura gazed after him, and looked up at Kakashi for a protest. He didn't say a word, just unfolded his arms and gestured for her to follow suit. Naruto was still smiling, and turned quickly on his heel to follow behind Sakura. Kakashi walked about 2 meters behind them all, dragging his feet slightly.
Sasuke was the first one to reach the training area. It was a small clearing in the forest, where the grass was mostly worn down. There was also a few dead tree trunks spotted here and there, with numerous scrapes and holes in them. When Kakashi reached the very center of the clearing, he rose his hand in the air to make a starting remark to his pupils; however, just when he was about to, an ear-splitting crash cut through the air. An explosion of debris cascaded into the clearing.
"What the-?!" stammered Naruto, looking in the direction of the disturbance. A moment passed; all was silent. Then, a yell was heard, and it seemed to be distant, but just as Sasuke was going to ask what it was, a person burst through the trees and into the clearing. They landed hard on the ground, and skidded. Sakura screamed softly and grabbed Sasuke's arm, who made a face of disgust and tugged away. Kakashi and Naruto both moved closer to the person, who was still lying on the ground, surrounded by dust from their fall. When the air was clear, a girl wearing faded blue clothes was revealed. Her face was covered completely by her long brown hair.
"A-are you...okay?" Kakashi asked the girl cautiously. She still wasn't moving, but just as he went to shake her shoulder, she moaned and slowly started to get up. She extended her right arm to push herself upwards and looked up at the company, with a look of intense concentration in her blue eyes. She seemed to be trying to decide whether they were enemies or not. She gritted her teeth and preceeded to get onto her feet. When she did, Naruto noticed her arm had a long slash up the side.
"What happened? What was that huge explosion?" he asked eagerly, eyeing the cut. She looked at him coldly.
Sasuke came up from behind her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around and took her dagger from him, which he saw stuck in a nearby tree. It was thrust into it from the explosion, and he figured it was hers. She took it hesitantly and nodded in thanks.
"...I was trying to rid your forest of a demon." she said shortly. Naruto blinked twice, his mouth agape.
"What demon?!" He asked in surprise. He had never known there was any demon in the villiage, other than the one embedded within his body.
"It was a small demon, don't worry. I got rid of it before it could multiply." She didn't explain any further. Instead, she put her dagger in her belt.
"Who are you? I have never seen you before." Asked Kakashi, after eyeing her intently.
"My name is Juri Kinjo. I am not from the Hidden Leaf Villiage, that is why you have never seen me before." She began to brush off her sleeves, when Sasuke tapped her on the shoulder. She replied with a gaze.
He studied her eyes for a moment, then asked "What villiage are you from?" She waited a moment before answering and then smirked.
"I don't know." she answered curtly. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion and then smiled.
"So...you're a wonderer?"
Kinjo nodded and then looked him strait in the face.
"You're from the Uhiha clan, aren't you?" Sasuke was startled for a moment. Then, he nodded and looked up at Kakashi, who was saying nothing. "I want to see your ability. Are you up to fight?" She had a light in her eyes that was not there from when she was lying on the ground. Then, they looked dull and burnt out. But now, they were burning with ambition as if a light inside her was now aglow. Sasuke grinned and agreed.
Meanwhile, Naruto was being silent, which was odd for him, and looked on to the two who were about to fight with a hunger. There Sasuke goes again, always getting attention from the girls...and he's showing off at the same time! I'm sick of it! But...I am watching with Sakura...hehe... he thought.
"I wonder where she came from..." said Sakura, half to herself, as she studied Kinjo's clothing. They were unlike any she had seen before, very vintage, she thought. Naruto shrugged in response, even though Sakura did not notice. Kakashi was watching, interested in seeing what the fight would be like.
"Are you ready?" asked Kinjo. She stood there stiffly, her gaze fixed on Sasuke. He replied by performing a hand seal. When she saw this, Kinjo slowly took out her dagger and posed for the upcoming attack. This should be quite interesting.