Well, this is my story (obviously). I don't own Naruto to get that out of the way. This story has OC characters, so if that's not your thing, don't say I didn't warn ya. I'll put up the first two chapters to be fair and you can tell me if it's worth continuing or not. Oh, and I'll have descriptions of the OC people up later so you can know about them and what they look like and all that good stuff. So, I think that's it. Enjoy..

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Chapter 1

"The Hokage? What business do you have with the Hokage?"

Anko and Kurenai headed for the location that the travelers had specified for them. There had been sightings of a pair of female kunoichi. The odd thing was that the two of them didn't have any identification of what village they were from. Tsunade dispatched Anko and Kurenai out to find the pair and bring them to Konoha for questioning. The two Konoha-nin didn't think the unknown kunoichi were much of a threat because they hadn't really caused much of a disturbance. They didn't rob, attack, or kill anyone, but Tsunade sent them out anyway for the traveler's comfort.

Anko and Kurenai were now 7 hours into their journey and sunset was about half an hour away and they decided to make camp. That is, until they saw a figure sitting with their back turned in the clearing with what looked like a silver-colored wolf by her side. The figure, which was actually a girl that couldn't be over the age of 16, looked over her shoulder with a grin. "It's about time you Konoha ninja got here. We've been out here for three days already. I thought the travelers would've got you guys to come out here earlier."

Anko took out a kunai and Kurenai followed suit. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

The girl stood, as did the wolf. Now that they were both standing, they could see that the wolf was almost as tall as the girl's waist. The girl patted the wolf's head. "Ginaki, why don't you go get Ally and let her know the Konoha people finally showed up."

The wolf glanced at Anko and Kurenai once more before disappearing into the woods. Once the wolf was gone, the girl turned her attention to Anko and Kurenai once again. "So, I'm guessing your orders are to take me in and you will fight if need be... Blah, blah, blah..."

Anko's gripped tightened around her kunai as Kurenai answered the girl. "So, are you going to come, or are you going to put up a fight?"

The girl smirked. "Going peacefully wouldn't be as much fun!"

Anko immediately jumped into action and rushed at the girl at full speed. Kurenai was almost completely sure the girl wouldn't have enough time to react, but amazingly, the girl pulled out a kunai of her own and blocked Anko's. She mock-frowned. "Well, aren't we impatient!"

Anko growled and threw a punch, which was blocked. The girl responded by sweeping her foot, catching Anko's feet, causing her to fall flat on her back. The girl made a move to attack Anko, but Kurenai appeared and delivered a swift kick to the girl's stomach, making her fly quite a few feet back. She landed in a roll and brought herself to one knee. She poked her stomach and winced. "Oww..." she whined. "Two against one ain't fair!"

Kurenai smirked. "Not everything's fair. You want to try again?"

Anko stood and mirrored Kurenai's smirk. "Or are you too scared?"

The girl's care-free attitude slipped just a bit as the corner of her mouth twitched downwards, but then she pulled out another kunai and grinned. "I'll take you both on!"

She charged at the waiting kunoichi and swiped at both of them. The three striked at each other without much luck until someone shouted into the clearing. "Kiomi, what the heck do you think you're doing?!"

The girl, Kiomi, as she had been called, paused for only a moment, but that was all that was needed for Anko to get in an uppercut. Kiomi was once again flying backwards and landed at the other girl's feet. Kiomi sat up and winced as she rubbed her jaw. The wolf, Ginaki, took it's place by it's owner. The other girl stood over Kiomi and slapped her in the back of the head.

Kiomi glared up at her as she put her hand where she'd been hit. "Ally, what was that for?!"

Ally frowned down at her. "That was for getting into a fight with the people we're supposed to ask for help."

Kiomi pouted. "But they attacked me first!"

Kurenai opened her mouth to protest, but Ally paid no mind. "You provoked them, I assume?"

Kiomi looked down at the ground and mumbled, "Maybe a little..."

Ally sighed and dragged Kiomi to her feet. "What am I gonna do with you?"

Kiomi rubbed her still-throbbing head. "Nothing, I hope."

Ally shook her head and turned her attention to Anko and Kurenai. "Sorry about that. She just likes to jump in, feet first, into a fight."

Kurenai glanced slightly at Anko and nodded. "Believe me, I know."

Anko and Kiomi glared at Kurenai and Ally at the same time and shouted defensively, "Hey!"

Ally dismissed Kiomi and remembered the object she held in her hand. "Oh, yeah. Here's you sword."

Kiomi took it. "It's not a sword. It's a katana."

Ally rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She turned backed to the other kuniochi. "Anyway, we have business to attend to. We need to talk to the Hokage."

Kurenai frowned. "The Hokage? What business do you have with the Hokage?"

Kiomi answered. "We need help."

Anko scoffed. "With such a battle-ready person like you, who woulda thought you need help?"

Kiomi's face was serious, which surprised Anko and Kurenai. "I'm sure you'll probably hear when we tell the Hokage, but we really need to speak to her."

Kurenai thought for a moment before nodding. "Alright. We'll take you. But we're gonna keep a close eye on you two."

Ally nodded. "Thank you."

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Seeing as how the sun had already set, the four decided it would be best to make camp and take off in the morning. Kurenai offered to take first watch and Anko the second. Anko was asleep on a branch in a nearby tree. A sleeping Ally was leaning up against a tree. Kiomi was awake, reclining on the branch of a nearby tree also, with Ginaki curled up against the base of the tree. Kurenai looked up from her place by the fire and saw that the girl was awake. She decided to try and find out more about her.

"So, Kiomi, how long have you and Ally known each other?"

Kiomi was a bit startled by the question, but answered anyway. "About 10 years."

"Is it just the two of you?"

Kiomi shook her head. "Our other two friends stayed where we came from. Amaya and Megumi."

"You know them just as long?"

"Yeah. But the three of them grew up together."

"How'd you get to know them?"

Kiomi smirked at her. "Aren't you full of questions?" She sighed and her smirk faded. "Our clans were in a war. I was on one side and they were on the other. My clan lost and my parents and sister were killed and I had nowhere to go. Their clan took me in."

Kurenai was speechless. She attempted to speak several times, but didn't succeed.

Kiomi attempted to smile in her direction. "Don't even think about feeling sorry for me or I'll kick your ass!"

Kurenai scoffed. "Yeah, like you did before, huh?"

"Oh, believe me. That wasn't my best!" Kiomi said with a smirk.

Kurenai raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.

Kiomi looked back up through the trees at the full moon that hung in the sky. "Why don't you get some sleep? I'll keep watch."

Kurenai debated for a moment before nodding. "Alright. But be sure to wake Anko up for the next shift. You don't need to stay up all night."

Kiomi merely nodded.

As Kurenai settled down to get some sleep, she wondered why she was trusting Kiomi to take watch. Why wasn't she worried that she'd kill her and Anko in their sleep? Why was she trusting someone they had only met that day? Kurenai wasn't sure why, but she felt that it was okay to trust Kiomi. As she gave in to sleep, she hoped she wouldn't regret her decision.

End Chapter 1