AN: So, this is my first attempt at a serious, multi-chapter, Naruto story. This idea has been floating my mind so I simply began writing. I'm not finished, probably not even a third of the way through, and I've already gone back, changed, and rearranged. This has certainly been an interesting project for me. I'm now certain of my first few chapters so I'll begin posting. Don't be surprised to see the rate of my posting slow down as I catch up to where I am in my writing. Please review; I really want the feedback on this, especially because of the time I've invested in it. If there are problems, I will clear them up and not let it spread through all of my chapters. I have no fear of going back over chapters. I totally rewrote about three of them already.
A pretty blond woman ran through the forest, loose, long hair flying out behind her, determination on her face. This was something she just had to do, because it was her own fault that this was happening. The woman bit her lip, reminding herself not to think about it, not to think like that. An inner part of her knew it was true though and would not let it go. She would have to ignore it for now.
The forest flew by her, undefined blobs of green and brown. No one was here, she could sense that and yet she continued on gut feeling alone. He was here and she would find him. Her blue eyes searched the rapidly passing landscape for any signs of life but found none. That did not mean much though; he was a ninja after all.
As she dashed along the branches, the trees began to close in around her. The pretty blonde was now deep in the forest. An inner voice told her she should turn back, that she had gone too far and the others would be waiting for her. She ignored that too.
A clearing opened in the trees ahead and she slowed to a halt at its edge. Around the clearing, the ground moved up sharply, blocking the view on two sides. Her blue eyes were not focused on this though, but rather on the raven-haired young man who currently had his back to her. This didn't matter, she still knew who he was.
Slowly the young man turned around, being acutely aware of her presence. Red eyes met her own cerulean blue ones. If he was surprised to see her, it only showed in a quick widening of his eyes. At first, neither said a word nor stirred from where they stood. Then, as though having thought things through and coming to a decision, the boy took a fighting stance.
Blue eyes showed hurt at this as the woman took a position of defense. "I was hoping we wouldn't have to do this ototo-san." She said, the last word coming out softly. "Hn" was his only response at first as he continued to take her in. There was not anything particularly special about what she wore, normal Kunoichi mission clothes. Everything she wore was black, from the tight fitting top to the knee length skirt, which had slits up her thighs. Her hair was a bright blonde, one he had only ever seen on one other person. Someone he refused to think about now, although, her intense blue eyes did nothing to dispel the similarities.
Narrowing his eyes he said "Why would you even care ane-san?" sneering at the last word as though it were a joke. 'I've always cared.' She thought to herself, biting her tongue before she could say a thing. She didn't deserve to say such things. Not getting a response from her, he said "I'm not going with you."
"No, I wouldn't expect you to." She said, " But you are going with the friends who still care very much for you." The woman responded in a hardened tone. At this, the young man went to action, aiming a well-placed kick at her.
The woman, however, blocked it easily, sending him flying behind her. The young man, not to be outdone, landed on his feet and went right back into action. He continued with his attacks, and she continued to block almost every one with little effort. The young man just became more intense in his attacks, forcing the woman into more aggressive action. Taking advantage of an opening she sent him flying with a roundhouse kick to the chest.
"I know you too well, what makes you think you have a chance?" she asked him, a cocky tone in her voice. Getting pissed off the man stood and again attacked. This time the girl used a jutsu to protect herself and the young man grinned. This was going to be her downfall. Then he noticed something unusual, he couldn't read her jutsu, couldn't see through it. "Don't expect your eyes to help you." She said laughing, "I knew your brother, remember?" 'Knew' he thought to himself, as he blocked her 'hardly describes it all, too weak of a word.'
Slowly the young man wore the young woman down. He continued to increase his intensity, realizing this wasn't going to be an easy fight. At first, he had tried to conserve energy and chakra but now he wasn't holding back and she was having to work twice as hard. 'God...she has just as much stamina as…' he trailed off not allowing himself to go there.
Knocking her around quite a bit he took a moment while she was down to summon the chidori. No way was he losing to her. He wouldn't lose to her any more than he'd lose to him. The blonde was running low on energy and chakra at this point. Seeing the chidori she knew this wasn't going to be pretty. She had some powerful moves of her own but could any of them stand up to the chidori? Dodging his advance she grounded herself and prepared to take him on.
Suddenly a voice came from the woods surrounding them "Back off of my cousin!" the angry voice said. Ignoring the young man to whom the voice belonged to, the raven-haired man continued. Summoning the last of her chakra to her hand, the blonde haired woman began to make it swirl until it was a ball of swirling energy in her palm. She held the rasengan up just in time to block the chidori and felt herself slide backward with the impact.
Suddenly the raven-haired boy was knocked away from her by a yellow streak. The other young man, who shared the same bright yellow hair as her, was now facing the raven haired boy. A pain registered in her stomach. Looking down she saw blood beginning to form.
Apparently the chidori had gotten further than she had realized. She had been running low on chakra, it shouldn't be so surprising that he had pierced her defenses. Besides, the rasengan had never been her specialty. A smirk almost crossed her face, he had gotten strong, very strong. Slowly her hand moved to her abdomen, running through the blood forming there. She looked up in time to see the two boys going at it just before she passed out.
AN2: Totally confused yet? Good, if this made total sense then I'd have to check your mind to see if there is some kind of psychic connection between the two of us. For those wondering, ototo means little brother, ane means big sister. Please correct me if I used those incorrectly, I tried to do my research. I know, I suck at writing fight scenes but I think I got my point across. Please let me know what you think, the good and bad! Press the pretty blue button, you know you want to.