Rin was walking through the town, having disapproving glances and whispers directed towards her. She didn't care and seemed to be more interested in her hand. Her dirty, blooded hand from over the years. Why do you protect that woman? She stuffed both her hands in her front pockets and continued to walk. Two loud arguing voices interrupted her deep trance, causing her to look up at the culprits.

"Shut up Pig-chan!" A pink haired girl with short hair yelled, obviously pissed off, her eyes a mix of blue and green. She seemed to be talking to a blonde with ice blue eyes that had no pupil. The pretty blonde's hair was in a ponytail.

"I wouldn't be talking Forehead-chan!" the blonde replied, Rin rolled her eyes and seemed to land her eyes on a shy, timid cute girl. She had long navy hair that reached a bit above her hip, her eyes had no pupil and were a pure white. She seemed uncomfortable around the yelling ones. Rin's eyes flicker as she remembers the girl and decided to avoid the group. "Right Hinata?" Rin passed through them, in the process bumping the blonde lightly with her shoulder. "Hey! You there! Come back here and apologize!" Rin continues walking. "God…what a bitch." Rin turns around and walks back to them, surprising all three of them.

"What?" her attitude showed that she didn't care, causing the blonde's anger to rise with pink haired one also.

"You bumped into me and I want you to apologize!" The blonde yelled.

"Ino…" Hinata started but the pink haired girl signaled to stop, "But Sakura-" She looks familiar and she didn't do anything wrong…but I can't say that…

"Be quiet, We'll handle this." Sakura cut Hinata instantly.

"What if I don't want to?" Rin said coolly. Ino grabs her by the shirt roughly, Rin seems calm.

"Or else."

"Or else what?" Ino boiled and Sakura seemed to have her back.

"Or else I'll make you!"

"Oooooooh." Rin rolls her eyes, angering both girls.

"Stop!" everyone looks at timid Hinata with surprise. "P-please stop, she didn't d-do anything wrong a-and I know her." Ino and Sakura exchange glances and they both sigh. Ino lets go of Rin's shirt and walks away with Sakura, leaving Hinata. "I-im sorry for them, t-they don't mean harm."

"Mhmm." Rin says, not really listening.

"U-uh…the part of knowing you wasn't made up…I do know you…" Hinata's voice was soft and quiet, Rin looks at her with the corner of her eye. "Y-you saved m-me when I was little when I was getting bullied and beaten." Silence. "I'm sure it's you, you had two boys with you-" Rin's eyes sharpen, scaring Hinata.

"You got the wrong person. Bye." Rin turns around and continues to walk on, ignoring Hinata's calls.

"W-wait." She whispers and gives up. I'm sure you were that girl, I'd never forget her and her companions…but what happened to you? Where has your big unhesitating smile gone?

Rin passes a dirty blonde girl that had her hair in four ponytails that go in all directions. She had sea blue eyes, she was holding a big folded fan on her back. She stopped then looked back at Rin and called her out. "Hey, you're the new girl right?" Rin glances at the girl then continues on. "I'll show you around, I'm going to meet up someone actually." Rin stops and turns back to the girl, examining her up and down. "Hey, I'm just telling you 'cause you seem lost." The girl shrugs a bit and Rin walks behind her. The girl smiles cockingly a bit. "I'm Temari of the Sand Village." Rin's eyes flicker a bit.

"Rin…." They walk in silence until Rin begins to speak, "Do you know a guy named Gaara?" Temari snorts a bit.

"Know him? I'm his sister." Rin shrugs a bit. "You met him?"

"Ya and his friends."

"You mean Naruto and the others?" Rin nods, "Wow, you just had the misfortune of meeting them first. So what'd you do?"

"I beat them up." Temari's eyes widen a bit. "Don't worry though. I got stopped before I got to Gaara." Temari looks at Rin weirdly then her expression softens as she sees a laying figure in the distance.

"HEY! SHIKAMARU!" Temari yelled as they got closer.

The Third Hokage and Gaara had the worst luck and were forced to carry an unconscious Naruto and Kiba, and have an injured Sasuke leaning on them, who walked with one hand to his injured face. Now they were in the hospital watching over all three of them. The Third was standing next to Sasuke's bed, watching over an annoyed Sasuke.

"Does this bother you?" The Third asked, already knowing the answer.

"Yah, so can you quit staring." Sasuke mumbled, knowing very well that the Third had heard him.

"I have a few questions to ask you."

"So do I." he replied.

"What did Rin do exactly?"

"….I don't know. She just landed one blow and I sent me back. It didn't hurt then the pain erupted throughout my body like the pain was spreading then I kind of blacked out for a second."

"…huh." That was all that the Third Hokage said, with a worried yet happy smile. Powerful and smart like her mother….i wonder if there's more that they share in common…

"Now it's my turn. What did she do to make me feel that intense pain?" Sasuke's eyes sharpened with seriousness.

"I…honestly don't know. She must have done a home-made trick so I can't say that I know." Sasuke fell into serious thought. "Don't push yourself, some things are better left unsolved." Naruto and Kiba stirred around. A blonde with two long bangs and a low ponytail comes in the room, she has a huge chest and purple diamond on her forehead. She has brown eyes and is overall pretty. "Tsunade."

"Hey, I'm the Fifth Hokage now, not a kid."

"We all know that, you old hag. Your actually fifty years old." Naruto mumbled with an evil big grin, giving a smirk on all three guys and sending him a big fist punch to his head. "What was that for you old hag? I'm a patient!" Naruto complained while rubbing his bump covered head.

"You seem healthy enough to call me an old hag yet not healthy enough to get the punishment?" Tsunade snorts and smiles a bit as she checks up on all three of the injured boys.

"Stupid girl…she caused me to go to the hospital…" Naruto grumbles.

"Hey I'm not happy about this either genius." Sasuke replied.

"Hey! I'm trying to-"

"Stop trying idiot." Sasuke's smirk grew as Naruto steamed with anger.

"I hate you."

"I hate you too." They look glares as they say those three words. Tsunade signaled to the Third and he sees. He gets up and walks over to her as they edge to the back of the room, Gaara's eyes locked on them.

"So what really happened?' Tsunade questioned.

"Just like I said, I don't know. Kids these days can be stronger than me…"

"Sensei, you gotta do better than that." Tsunade mocked with her hand on her hip. The Third chuckled and nodded.

"Yes, yes. I can't hide anything from my student. Now let's see…where should I begin? Oh, you know that little girl I took in, Lily?" Tsunade nodded with a faraway smile.

"We used to play with each other…she was such a sweet girl, she had good luck, helped with my gambling."

"Her daughter, Rin, attacked them, thinking they wanted a fight…" Tsunade's eyes grew a bit darker as she saw where he was going at.

"…so she's from THAT village…that disgraceful village…to have not been killed… she must be strong." Tsunade observed, still in memory lane.

"…she has her father to thank for that." Tsunade's eyes fill with hate.

"That fucking bastard is a no good-" her words were filled with hate and venom.

"Tsunade…cursing at him doesn't make him any better than he is, even though it would be so much easier if the world was like that."

"I know…but I always hated that brat…ever since I met him I always thought he was a sleazy, sneaky thing, just like the rest of them."

"…The village has been corrupted and always will be…lily's children had a bad environment but I doubt that stopped them…" Tsunade shakes her head sadly and catches the eye of Gaara.

"…It's her….isn't it sensei? …I want to meet her." Tsunade crossed her arms, making a decision.

"Be patient with her…she's different from Lily."

"It's all right! I can handle her!" Tsunade reassurance failed as the Third looked blankly at her, a sweatdrop on the back of his head.

No, I don't think you can. The Third smiled, "Be nice to her…she's has a rather rough life." Tsunade nods and the Third walks out, giving one last glance to Gaara then to the boys.

The boy named Shikamaru has fairly long jet black hair tied in a spiky ponytail, narrow brown eyes, and has earrings on both ears. He has his hand behind his head, lying in the green field, watching the sky. He looks up at the yell of his name with an irritated expression. "Oh, it's just you Temari." He sighed of relief as he sits up a bit unwillingly. He switches his stare to Rin then back to Temari, "Am I supposed to ask who this is?"

"Yes." Temari said bluntly and instantly. "Her name's Rin, apparently she beat up Naruto, Kiba, and Sasuke but didn't have a chance to go after Gaara." Shikamaru raises his eyebrows. "That's what I said."

"…Troublesome." He muttered, causing Rin to flicker her eyes.

"I have to go look around, see you later Temari, Shikamaru." She used no honorifics in the name, as if she knew them her whole life. She begins to walk toward the forest, her left hand in her pocket.

"Stay out of trouble brat!" Rin raises her right arm up, giving a casual good-bye sign. Temari smiles cockingly as she mutters, "Cocky bitch." Her words had no ill intention as she spoke yet they were so blunt. "So what's up crybaby?" She sits down next to Shikamaru with that same smile.

Rin continued to walk deeper into the forest and found herself in front of a boy. He had long brown hair that is tied a bit above the end of his hair that reaches around his waist, his eyes had no pupil and were a pure white, similar to Hinata's. He glares at Rin with veins popping out around his eyes, and soon a girl comes out, breathing hard.

"Neji, I just finished training how about you-?" she stopped as she looked at Rin, surprised but on-guard. She has brown eyes and long brown hair, which she wears in Chinese-style buns on either side of her head.

"Tenten, you know her."

"No she doesn't." Rin replied, observing Neji's every move, not giving Tenten a second glance. "You have Baykugan…just like Hinata." Neji relaxed a bit as he heard a familiar name.

"You know my cousin?" Neji asked slowly, staring deeply at Rin's expressions which seemed to never flinch.

"Yah, just met her when I explored the village. She's a quiet shy girl, she has the same eyes as you." Rin walks closer to Neji but Tenten walks to him first.

"Who're you?" Tenten asked suspiciously. She's pretty! Ugh! But…she does look cool…

"Rin." Rin replied. Tenten seemed amazed as her jealousy wore off, Neji and Rin were so similar. The facial expression, the demeanor, and the hair. All of it. It seemed Neji also noticed. A long silence passed, Rin broke it. "Bye." She starts to walk away as the other two look at each other and shrug. This was the first meeting as their destinies began to entwine together. A rather peculiar destiny.