And there they were

Sacrifice...so many lost lives for peace in the new world. Friends, enemies, family, loved ones; as easily as they came into this world, they left it. But for all of those deaths and loss, a bond can be established between those who continue living. Those who have passed on knew that the lives they left behind would be picked up by those who remained walking on this Earth.

The Akatsuki, the Dawn, wanted this new world to be under their rule. Pein, believing he to be a god, stood above all with his power. He believed causing pain into this world would teach everyone a lesson. He murdered one of the legendary sannin, Jiraiya, as a testament to his unstoppable power. Not long after that, Sasuke Uchiha succeeded in his revenge against Itachi Uchiha.

But, the battle left Sasuke badly wounded, allowing Madara Uchiha to swoop in and try to take him for his power. Naruto Uzumaki, however, would not allow this to happen to his 'brother'. Furious, Naruto stormed towards where Madara was keeping Sasuke. Pein and Konan quickly were dispersed to stop him for getting Sasuke back. The battle was long and grueling, but the two head leaders of the Akatsuki were finally defeated and destroyed. Pein was showed he is, indeed, only human.

Naruto finally reached his destination; Sasuke and Madara Uchiha. Madara Uchiha knew how to control the 9 Tailed Fox sealed within Naruto, which made it incredibly dangerous for Naruto to be even near him. Naruto, being blinded by his own determination, charged at Madara, trying to run straight for Sasuke. As Madara was preparing to take control of the Kyuubi, Sasuke stepped in and made sure that did not happen.

Together, Naruto and Sasuke defeated Madara Uchiha. The Akatsuki was now defeated and gone. Sasuke, with his revenge now complete, decided to return back to a normal life. However, he did not want to return to Konoha like Naruto planned. Instead, he wanted to return to Otokagure to rebuild the village under his own rule. After much convincing, Naruto finally accepted this and allowed Sasuke to go.

15 years went by and during that time many things had changed. Sasuke now had a family with children. Sasuke's plan to recreate his clan was succeeding. Otokagure and Konoha now had an alliance, just like Konoha and the Sand Village. Naruto, the 6th Hokage, made sure of that. The building of the two nations was at its birth.

Another 15 years went by; leading up to 30 years since the defeat of the Akatsuki. Sasuke's children were now having children of their own. Most of them were at genin level now. The genin and other levels of ninja could travel back and forth between the 2 countries. The genin of Otokagure could come to the Chuunin exams in the Leaf Village as well...

Naruto suddenly stopped reading the opened scroll in front of him. He closed his eyes, leaning back in his chair. The sunlight from the window shone in through, lighting up his Hokage office. Naruto gave a soft scoff at all the memories that were playing themselves in his mind. Suddenly, a soft knock echoed throughout the room. Naruto opened one of his blue eyes, looking at the door curiously.

"Come in," he said, sitting back up and straightening his back. The door knob turned and clicked open, revealing one his scouting ninja. The ninja poked his head in respectfully, looking at Naruto shyly.

"Sorry to disturb you, sir, but I came to inform you that the final rounds of the Chuunin exam are going to begin soon. You should hurry and get there," said the ninja, fully stepping into the room. Naruto gave a small grin before nodding. He stood up and for that moment, he was the spitting image of his father. He stepped out from behind his desk, heading towards the door.

He suddenly stopped and turned around, grabbing the traditional Hokage hat. He put it on carefully, the wide rims instantly shielding his mass of spiky blonde hair. He nodded to the ninja and stepped passed him, heading to the outdoors to walk over to the Chuunin stadium.

"So, who is competing this year?" asked Naruto, trying to start up a conversation with the scouting ninja.

"Oh, well uh...the most talked about genin is Yasou and Ta Sanin Uchiha. They are brother and sister..." said the ninja, his voice trailing off in the end. Naruto looked at him curiously, raising a slight eyebrow.

"So, the Uchiha have finally started coming back to the exams? Impressive," Naruto said, flashing one of his old playful grins. The ninja looked at him shyly before nodding and giving him a small grin of his own. They walked the rest of the way in silence, Naruto nodding and waving to all the people who were parting the way for him.

They all cheered, cooed, and awed as Naruto stepped towards the stadium. He made the climb along the tall stairs up to the tallest balcony to watch the fighting. The moment he stepped on the last stair, the bright sunlight lit up his vision, causing him to put a hand over his eyes to block out the sun.

Before he could, however, a dark shadow crept over him, blocking the sun's harmful rays. Naruto blinked a few times before seeing the person's face. A huge smirk tugged at his lips as he stared up into Sasuke Uchiha's face.

"Nice to see you again, old friend," said Naruto, stepping up to match Sasuke's eye level. Sasuke looked much older now, indeed. Years of fighting and turmoil were written across his face, but he was still very good looking. His hair was in its usual spiky fashion. His dark eyes looked at Naruto dully before he gave a smirk and turned his head, letting out his usual,

"Hn."

Naruto grinned at Sasuke before taking his seat, Sasuke not seating far away from him. Naruto looked down at the field below him, remembering when he first appeared in this stadium after being chased down by a bunch of bulls. Naruto smirked as he saw someone familiar walk out onto the field below.

The flurry of pink hair instantly caught Sasuke and Naruto's gaze. Sakura looked up at them before turning her head to view all of the audience who had come to see the battling. She took a deep breath before her voice suddenly rang throughout the entire arena,

"Welcome to the final rounds of the Chuunin exams!"

A loud uproar from the audience met Sakura's announcement; people stomping, clapping, and cheering from all corners of the stadium. Sakura grinned for a moment before continuing,

"As you all know, the winner of these final rounds will be crowned a Chuunin! Our first match is between..." Sakura gave a long pause, making the audience lean forwards in their seats. Sakura's green eyes darted left and right before she finally said, "Between Yasou Uchiha and Ta Saini Uchiha!"

The stadium rumbled with the viewers' approval. Sakura looked to her left to see her student Ta Sanin walking out onto the field. Ta Sanin's black hair shone brightly in the sunlight while her gleaming eyes were filled with excitement. Sakura then turned her to the right to see the almost spitting image of Sasuke walking out on the field.

Yasou's hair was jet black and spiky. His Sound Village headband gleamed on his forehead while his armor was wrapped tightly around his body. His underclothes looked similar to Rock Lee's except it was black and looked a tad better on him. Sakura grinned at both of them as they stepped up near her. They didn't even look at her; they only stared at each other.

Here they were. Face to face. It was what they had both been waiting for; their chance to show each other what they were made of. Brother versus sister for the title of Chuunin. The tension hung through the air like a kunai waiting to strike its victim. Yasou looked at his sister Ta Saini through his black bangs, a smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.

"Heh...you ready sis?" Yasou called out to her, his chest out slightly to show his confidence.

"As ready as I'll ever be. Bring it...ya sissy!" Ta Saini taunted, her dark eyes glinting with laughter at her own joke. Oh how that name enraged Yasou to the point of no return. His head lowered slightly as his glare darkened. Ta Saini could sense his rage building and knew what was coming next. A loud gong rang through the stadium, initiating the battle to begin. A huge uproar came from the crowd around them, their voices and shouts echoing around the arena.

Yasou stood still for a moment, continuing to glare at his sister. His eyes began to widen as their once dark form took forth a crimson red. His eyes swirled and glowed brighter as he channeled his chakra to his eyes. There it was...the Sharingan. This was his last charade to win this battle. Obviously he knew his sister wasn't capable of such a thing. No one has ever heard of a female Uchiha ever capable of activating the Sharingan. It was just not possible.

Yasou suddenly lunged toward his sister, his fists flying with a furry of speed unlike anyone has ever seen. But, as if not even thinking twice about it, she blocked every one with ease. She jumped back, rolling her body in a graceful back flip about 10 feet away before landing in a crouching position, a grin plastered on her face.

'He's not so tough! I'll show him!' she thought to herself." You have to do better than that!" she shouted to her brother as she stood up slowly, her hand reaching behind her towards her kunai pouch.

"Oh I plan on it!" said Yasou, running straight for her with dust and debris flying up behind him. Ta Saini reached in her pocket, pulling out 3 throwing stars and shot
them towards Yasou. They whirled and whizzed through the air, moving in different direction. They struck him square in the chest, causing him to freeze. He stood there for a moment, looking shocked at the sudden impact.

'HA! I got him!' she thought, mentally congratulating herself on her aim.

His body collapsed on the ground face first, lying still and rigid. Ta Saini raised her eyebrow at her fallen brother for a moment, sensing something odd. All of a sudden Yasou turned into a wooden log.

"Substitution no jutsu...that means..." Ta Saini's blood turned cold as she whirled around, only to have Yasou's fist slam into her stomach, instantly knocking the wind out of her. As her body doubled over in pain, Yasou twirled his body around before slamming a butterfly kick into her chin, throwing her yards away from him. He landed skillfully, smirking at Ta Saini as she lay on her back in the dirt.

Yasou took a deep stance, his hands weaving hand signs in a huge blur. With his Sharingan he seemed untouchable.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Flower Jutsu." Yasou's finger touched his mouth and he spit out an incredible flame. He was an expert at the Uchiha fire style techniques which made his jutsus stronger than most. Several fireballs with shuriken shot out towards a struggling
Ta Saini. She began to move her hands in unrecognizable hand signs. The flame, along with the fireballs, seemed to hit Ta Saini and she was shrouded by flames.

The flames crackled and popped around her. Seeming like the battle was over, Yasou turned on his heel, ready to leave when out of no where the shuriken flew towards Yasou and the flames by Ta Saini diminished.

"Heh...that was my Bouka no Jutsu :Fire Proof Jutsu. A technique that I and Sakura Sempai created to counter your fire style moves. It's completely ineffective to use fire style moves against me." A red form of chakra surrounded her.

'What?! Why didn't my Sharingan pick up her movement? What...what's
this!?' Yasou thought to himself, his crimson eyes widening at his sister.

Ta Saini's chuckle echoed all around the arena as she opened her eye wider. Her left eye seemed to glow like blood. Yasou took a step back, stunned to see the Sharingan activated in his sister's left eye. It had one pupil in it, making the black with red send shock waves down Yasou's spine.

"Oh ...you also didn't know that I recently discovered the secret kekki genkai, the Sharingan. You may have both but I'm just as formidable with one. So watch out...here I come!"

Ta Saini bolted towards a shocked Yasou. He was out of ideas. That jutsu was supposed to end it all. She was getting closer and closer but he seemed to be locked in his own thoughts. His body was unmovable as his opponent reached her destination.

"Ho Kunai Kuchiyose no Jutsu; Fire Release: Fire Kunai Summoning" Kunai made from fire appeared in her hands. The bouka no jutsu along with this jutsu allowed Ta Saini to not be burned during the summoning of the fire kunai. Ta Saini threw the kunai towards Yasou, and in that instant he seemed to wake out of his trance. He jumped back, dodging all of them. He stumbled back slightly, staring at her feet, trying to read what she was going to do next.

In a flash she disappeared, making his Sharingan eyes dart left and right, trying to sense her chakra. The moment he looked ahead of him, Ta Saini's eyes were directly in front of his, causing a loud gasp to be caught in his throat. He shook his head quickly as she was about to strike him again.

"Taren Ken: Match Fist" Yasou started to throw punches at Ta Saini. This Taijutsu skill made the user throw an incredible amount of punches towards the opponent. Before any punches could hit Ta Saini, she used her Katon: Ho no Tate; Fire Release : Fire Shield.
This used the anti flame chakra around to make an immense fire based shield around her, capable of blocking all Taijutsu attack. As soon as the first blow hit her chest, Yasou's arm bandages simultaneously began to burn.

"AHHHH...my hands!" Yasou yelled, stumbling back a few steps away from her as he stared down at the burning skin on his hands.. This was her chance. While Yasou was hurt she could pull off her final jutsu. Ta Saini pulled out her scroll from her waist, gripping tightly in her hand.

She bit down on her thumb hard, allowing blood to fall down from the digit as the scroll flew open. She slid her bleeding thumb across the parchment, the blood smearing across the white paper.

"Summoning Jutsu: Fire Salamander!" with a puff of smoke the scroll disappeared and a 3 foot long Salamander named Hinote appeared.

"Ready Hinote? Do your magic!"

The Salamander released its tongue and wrapped around Yasou's body. Yasou struggled against the powerful muscle but to no avail. Hinote gripped him tighter and let a flame soar out her mouth and onto her tongue. It struck Yasou so quickly he didn't even have time to scream in pain.

Ta Saini let it burn for 5 seconds, the flames reflecting off her one crimson eye and her other dark eye. She closed her eyes as the flame finally died away. She heard the puff of smoke as Hinote disappeared. She slowly reopened her eyes, her Sharingan disappearing to reveal her dark eye once again. She stared down at her unconscious brother, parts of his outfit smoking and singed.

Another loud uproar came from the crowd, making Ta Saini look back up at them. They were all chanting her name, screaming and hollering about a wonderful victory. She lowered her gaze back to her brother and slowly took steps towards him. He still remained unconscious, his chest moving up and down slowly as he breathed gently.

She kneeled next to him, toning out the loud crowd in her ears. She sighed and gently pushed back one of his bangs, slowly leaning in and planting a soft kiss on his forehead.

"Sorry brother," she said, standing up and staring down at her brother once again, "but I had to be the one to win this battle." She turned her back to him, slowly stepping towards the exit of the arena. She glared ahead of herself, her dark eyes glinting dangerously.

'I had to do what I had to do, Yasou. I had to show you what it is like to be the weak one in everyone's eyes. This was my only chance to show everyone that I can as strong as Sasuke Uchiha as a genin,' she thought to herself as she stepped through the large stone exit of the arena, 'and I don't plan on ever letting that title down.' She disappeared down the dark corridor, the screams of the crowds still echoing all around the arena.