Just to make this clear for the chapter, Keiko-Mei is one to get very bold when bored. She does anything possible to releive her boredom, which you will later notice in the chapter.

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Chapter One - Rare Words Of Wisdom In A Moment Of Boredom

"Lady Tsunade?" Tsunade quickly shot up and tried to make herself look like she was working.

"What is it, Shizune? Can't you see I'm working?!" Shizune rolled her eyes and entered the room with Ton-Ton in her arms.

"She's back." Tsunade stopped her hurried paperwork and looked up, blinking a couple times before sighing.

"I see. Send her in to give me that report." Shizune nodded and soon, another young woman entered.

She was tall and beautiful, but her face showed no emotion. Her eyes of deep amethyst were seemingly dead to the world, but were still alert. They studied her surroundings with utmost caution.

Her hair, a green-black color, was long. So long, in fact, that the young woman had to wear it in a high ponytail, but it still reached to the top of her ankles. It was a miracle in itself that she hadn't tripped, not to mention that it was in the best of condition.

She was dressed in a pair of green combat shorts, reaching only to her knees and wore a long sleeved khaki colored shirt. Over top of the shirt, she wore a jonin vest. Around her hands, the woman had wrapped bandages. Blood dirtied the obvious injuries, but it didn't seem to bother her in any way.

"Keiko-Mei. I'm surprised you're back so soon." A curt nod was her response and Tsunade watched as the female jonin placed a scroll on her desk.

"Ah, so that's the medical scroll I asked for?" Another nod.

Tsunade's eyebrow twitched.

Why won't she speak?! I know she's not mute, Kakashi informed me of that. Twelve years ago, she spoke quite a bit. She was quite the talker.

"You've gone and completed the mission fast. You can have some time off." Keiko-Mei tensed and furrowed her brow in what looked to be protest, but still kept silent.

Time off? What good will that do me? I don't have any reason to want to stay here. Missions are the only interesting different thing in this village.

Keiko-Mei then nodded and looked at Tsunade questioningly.

"That's all, but you might want to clean up those hands." The jonin nodded again and turned quickly to leave, closing the door behind her.

Tsunade let out a breath and then yawned before falling back asleep over her paperwork.


Keiko-Mei leaned against a tree with her eyes closed, just listening to the sounds of nature.

This is one thing I can do with time off. Nature is so peaceful.

Her eyes suddenly opened and she reached out, catching a kunai in her palm, ignoring the fact that it had ripped her newly wrapped bandages and cut into her wound.

Instead, she merely glanced in the direction the kunai had come from. She locked her eyes with those of a pink haired girl, whom she recognized as Sakura Haruno. A genin of Kakashi Hatake's team.

"Oh! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?!" Keiko-Mei felt a stinging sensation in her hand and allowed her eyes to flicker towards her re-opened wound.

Blood surrounded the kunai in her palm, but she nonetheless nodded and flicked the kunai back towards the girl. Then, she turned her attention to her hand and sighed.

Well, it was an accident. Still, she obviously needs to practice on her aim. Kakashi's not doing his job very well.

"Oh, you're bleeding! I'm so sorry!" Keiko-Mei blinked and returned her gaze to Sakura before walking away to go clean up her newly opened wound, but, something made her stop.

It was the radiating feeling of guilt, which she felt coming from the genin. The poor girl probably thought she was mad.

Great. Now I'll have to stick around.

Keiko-Mei spun back around and made her way back over to Sakura, before yanking the kunai out of the tree and smirking as she handed it to her.

Well, I might as well teach her what Kakashi is obviously failing to do.

Sakura took the kunai hesitantly.

"I'm sorry, um-"

"Sakura! There you are!" Keiko-Mei looked up and blinked when she saw the rest of Kakashi's team.

Naruto Uzumaki, the son of the Fourth Hokage. Sasuke Uchiha, the only surviving member of the Uchiha clan. Then, there was Kakashi Hatake himself. The Famous Copy Ninja.

Keiko-Mei took a step back and then sighed.

Great. Now there's more people who are staring at me. Expecting me to speak. Thanks Tsunade, you just crushed what self-esteem I had left just by making me take some time off.

Keiko-Mei frowned before spinning around on her heel and beginning to walk away.

I was going to actually have some fun too. That Sakura really needs to work on her aim. Maybe I should hang around a bit and just watch. Just to make sure no one bloody gets killed.

And hence, Keiko-Mei leaned up against a tree, five feet away, and smirked slightly at the team. Kakashi eyed her, also smirking slightly under his mask when he saw the blood on her hand.

"It seems your targeting was off, Sakura. You need practice." Sakura bowed her head and Keiko-Mei rolled her eyes.

Maybe you should actually teach her instead of reading that perverted book of yours. Well, good thing I've decided to stick around. I'll help those students of yours when you refuse to.


Kakashi was generally surprised when he noticed Keiko-Mei continuously stopping by the training grounds whenever they were training over the next five days.

Her always caught her watching the genin carefully, a roll of bandages always in her hand, making him smirk slightly.

So, she's watching to make sure no one hurts themselves in training. Considering that she was the one hurt by a stray kunai thrown by Sakura, she's also probably watching to make sure I'm doing my job.

"Kakashi Sensei, who is that?" Naruto suddenly asked, tearing the jonin from his thoughts.

Kakashi flipped the page of his book.

"Keiko-Mei Hiyoshi. A jonin. She's strange, I know, but she means well. Always has." Sakura then piped up.

"I've noticed her around. I've heard rumors too." Kakashi frowned slightly at this.

Of course you have. There are always rumors about Keiko. Ever since that day, there's always been rumors.

"It doesn't surprise me." He murmured quietly.

"But, just to humor me, what exactly have you heard?" Sasuke grunted.

"She's mute and has killed hundreds." Kakashi chuckled and flicked to the next page of his book.

"Well, I can understand people thinking her mute, but I can assure you, Keiko-Mei hasn't killed unless it was to protect herself and her comrades."

"So, is she mute?!" Naruto asked, rather loudly.

Kakashi heard the blonde soon grunt in pain from a blow he received from Sakura.

He changed the page and chuckled again.

"No. Keiko-Mei isn't mute. She merely stopped speaking twelve years ago. No one really knows why, but I've got a suspicion."

Like the death of the Fourth. That was approximately the time when she stopped speaking.

He kept his thoughts to himself.

"Hmm." Kakashi glanced up at the sound and smirked when he saw Keiko-Mei's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I think she knows we're talking about her. Go back to training."

"Yes, Kakashi Sensei." Naruto and Sakura mumbled in obvious disappointment.

Sasuke couldn't care less. At least, he acted that way, but Kakashi knew better.

They wanted to learn more about her. Too bad. I'm going to keep all I know about her to myself. At least until she speaks-

Kakashi's trail of thought was interrupted when he felt his book being taken from his fingers so suddenly. He immediately knew just one person that could surprise him like that.

"Keiko-Mei, give me back my book." He heard the surprised gasps of his students at how easily this woman taken the book from his fingers.

They had tried several hundred times, never succeeding. Now, a woman that they didn't even know, had done it so easily.

Keiko-Mei laughed quietly at everyone's reaction as she leaned up against the tree, beside Kakashi and flipped the book open.

She shook her head and then began to read the book from where Kakashi left off.

Usually I wouldn't dare bother to read such a thing, but I just want to bug the hell out of him. And, considering I'm the only jonin who would even remotely stand a chance against the almighty Copy Ninja, I think this is the perfect way.

"Keiko-Mei, I've never known you to be this bold. Are you trying to start a fight?" She shrugged and looked to him briefly.

Her usually listless eyes, answering the question instead of her voice.

No. I'm just really bored. These books of yours aren't half bad.

She glanced over to his students and smirked before looking back to her fellow jonin.

I think I'm going to just steal yours.

Kakashi sighed and then stood up.

"Don't even think about it." Keiko-Mei raised a brow.

Is that a challenge? I advise against it.

"Keiko-Mei. Give it back." Of course, by that time, she had spun around on her heels and began to walk away.

He blinked and then began to follow her.

"Give it back."

"Maybe you should take this time with your students, Kakashi. I'll just hold onto this for a little while longer." Kakashi stopped walking as he heard her voice, so mature and amused, yet so distant and cold all the same.

Keiko-Mei glanced over her shoulder and smirked as she turned her attention back to the book in her hands. Then, she continued on her way.