Konahagakure. A few short years before the 9 tails would attack. Not that anyone was aware of that, at the time. She wasn't. She was about to graduate from the ninja academy. She'd get to go on missions, and fight a lot! She was brilliant, and would surely graduate on the top of her class, well, probably. Bah! What did grades matter, when missions were to be held? Real missions!
Anko Mitarashi was lost in thought, out in the training fields, far too excited to decide what to do first. She could practice throwing kunai or shuriken, beat on one of many uprightly fixed training logs or local trees (be nice to nature). Anko really wanted to spar with someone, ah, but alas. She was all alone. Anko sat against a training log, looked up at the sky, closed her eyes, and smiled. Who cares if she was all alone right now? All was right in the world.
Well, she was all alone. Upon opening her eyes, she saw two peering back at her. Well, "peering" may have been an understatement. Make that understatement of the year. It was more like two geysers with sparkles of excitement gushing out of them.
"What-cha-doin'?" asked the stranger.
"Gyaaah!" Anko jumped away from the log.
"Ga-woo! hee-hee-hee!" The stranger giggled. On top of the log stood a girl, no more than 8. "I scare-ded you!" She was wearing a bright blue dress, though the color had nothing on her eyes. She had long, loose, black hair, cut hime style. She stood triumphant in Anko's over-reaction, since that was totally what it had been. "What are we playing next?" the stranger asked.
"Who's playing, you brat?" Anko launched a fist at the stranger. Stupid kid, showing up out of nowhere. I'll show you!
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A few hours of playing/attempted malicious assault later, both kids were laying on the ground, unable to move anymore.
"Ha... that was fun." The stranger wheezed.
"Fun?! You were having fun?" Anko snapped.
The stranger looked devastated.
"I was. Weren't you?"
Anko opened her mouth to say something, but stopped, since that something was 'yes'. Then, Anko's brain came back to her. She sat up, though her muscles groaned. "I was chasing you because you appeared out of nowhere! You are the enemy! I am totally going to catch you!" Wait. That might have been the wrong thing to say. Stupid brain!
"Ah! I'm the bad guy today? Let's switch for tomorrow! That way you can have fun, too!"
Anko twitched an eyebrow at the girl. Maybe she's retarded. No. This kid snuck up on her. She has to be an enemy ninja.
"Who are you, anyway?"
"Aoi!" she smiled. "What's yer name?"