Hidemi had gotten up extra early that morning for some refreshing history lessons and some extra training with Akoto now that she had Treje. Sword in hand, she swung her katana in a downward slash at Akoto causing him to leap back into Treje's trap. Black shadowy chains jutted up from the desert sand and wrapped around Akoto to restrain him, leaving Hidemi with the back of the blade at his throat.

"Alright! You beat me again, Hidemi. And I wasn't holding back that time." He exhaled quickly when Treje released him and was sucked back into the sword.

"It's thanks to you and Treje. If it wasn't for you two, I wouldn't be this strong." Smiling brightly, she rubbed the sheath of the sword slightly before looking at Akoto who seemed concerned about something. "Are you alright, sensei?"

Looking at her, he smiled. "It's nothing. Go on home and get ready, don't want to be late."

Waving bye to Akoto, she left the training grounds and ran to the manor. Getting ready, she put on her typical light purple geisha dress with the white sash, her wooden sandals, and her weapon pouches. Grabbing the paper from her father that the Kazekage wrote, she hugged his neck and ran out the door. Yes, although she is blind she can see through sound and vibration.

Reaching the academy, she stopped outside and looked up as Treje helped describe it to her in her mind. Once she felt confident enough, she went inside and up to the man sitting at the desk.

"Are you Hidemi Kawachi?" He asked, his voice a little off sounding. Maybe he was sick?

Nodding once, she smiled. "Yes, sir. Is this where I sign up for today's gennin exam?"

"Indeed it is, but you're blind. Doesn't that bother you?" He asked before she plopped the note on the desk he was sitting at.

"This is a note written by the Kazekage explaining my specific case. If you still say I cannot take them then you will be going against the Kazekage's word and that is treachery." She grew more serious as she knew the man wasn't going to take her seriously.

Taking the note and reading it over, he sighed. "Here is a paper for you to fill out about yourself. Once you hand it back to me, go to the third room on the left." Handing her the form and a pen, he watched as somehow she began writing all her information down. But, it was thanks to Treje who took over her arm and did the writing for her.

When the form was done, she handed it to the man and received a card to give the waiting instructor. Bowing in thanks, she headed off down the hall and to the room he told her to go to. Stopping at the third door on the left of the hall, she took a deep breath and opened the door. Heading in, she could hear some students mumbling while the sound of someone clearing their throat shut them up.

"Who are you?" A deep masculine voice questioned her as she approached.

"Hidemi Kawachi." She smiled softly as she handed him the little card. He looked at it then at her before nodding.

"Alright. Go take a seat and I will start the explanation." The Jounin spoke louder than before making sure to keep everyone's attention while Hidemi slipped into a empty seat.

"This exam is just like the academy exam except you will have to take a written test before it. It is to test and see what you know, so if you fail the written test but pass all three exam tests you can still become a Gennin, but if you fail the exam tests and not the written one you will fail and have to go through the academy. If you fail both the exam and the written test, you fail. Cheating is automatic failure and expulsion from every going to the academy again." He grinned deviously. "Now, let's get on with the written test."

A chuunin walked down each row and passed out the test papers. When everyone received one, the test began. Since she couldn't see, she let Treje take control of her arm once more while she listened to him read out the questions so she could answer them though if she got it wrong, he told her and made sure he wrote down the right answer. She could hear the sounds of tapping pencils on the desks, even the breathing of some anxious students a distance away from her. Once Treje finished writing all the answers for her, he released his control of her arm and let her flip the paper over.

An hour mark was what they had been given, determined by the mark on the clock. It had been fifty-eight minutes when the final student stopped writing and the man collected all the papers. "Good. Now on to the exams."

The Jounin then had them all stand and follow him out of the exam room and down the hall. They we're led out of the hallway and into what would be a gym where two Shinobi sat at one table that was against the nearest wall while another table sat across the room covered with brand new Suna headbands that another chuunin was handing to the ones who passed.

The exam consisted of three tests; the transformation jutsu test, the clone jutsu test, and the unique jutsu test. Each consisting of performing the jutsu perfectly. Of course she could pass this, but the unique jutsu was going to be tough. Maybe she could use one of her demon possession jutsu? Unsure, she heard the instructor begin calling off names one by one. Emia, Orichio, Sayumi, Hiroshi... One by one they went. Hidemi sat quietly waiting for her turn when she suddenly felt a familiar chakra. Turning to look at the door way, the vibrations she felt when he slowly entered the room told her exactly who it was. Gaara. He stopped and looked at the instructor when the man had just called his name.

He walked up to the table and waited for the men to give him the first test. Hidemi giggled, not realizing that she had done so aloud.

"What is so funny?" Gaara asked, his deep voice somewhat confusing her as she could see from the vibrations that he was clearly her age.

"I am sorry, Gaara-kun." Smiling softly, she looked at where he stood. "I just think it's funny how someone as powerful as you has to take the test, instead of just surpassing the whole thing."

Was this girl crazy for calling him kun? A lot of the other kids thought as they watched as Gaara looked her over with that normal blood thirsty look he gets when he finds someone interesting. Well, she is dead most of them thought.

"What is your name?" He asked as he locked eyes with her. As he stared, he couldn't help but feel an emptiness inside her eyes. Was that from him? Or was that from her?

Hidemi stared back at him for a moment, at least she hoped she was staring back at him. She could sense the Chakra within him becoming more disturbed as the silence went on. "Hidemi Kawachi. And you are Gaara, correct?"

He nodded once before performing each of the exam tests flawlessly which really impressed Hidemi. She watched his vibrations as he retrieved his headband and then left. Or so she thought until she spotted an eye made of sand in the top back left corner of the room. Was he watching for a reason?

"Hidemi, please walk over to the table and wait for the proctors to tell you which tests to do." The instructor said as he looked at the clipboard he was holding.

Doing as she was told, Hidemi walked over to where the two men sat at the table and bowed respectfully. Both of them looked at her, taking in the note that she was really blind. The man on her right cleared his throat before speaking.

"Let's start with the transformation jutsu." He wheezed out as if he had breathing trouble.

Nodding once, Hidemi threw together the proper handsigns that Akoto taught her and transformed into her father, Tatsuo. The two Shinobi looked over the transformation and nodded in approval.

"Very good, Miss Kawachi. Now show us your clone jutsu." The man on the right wheezed out once again.

With another simple nod, she released the transformation and threw together the correct hand signs to summon ten of her imp clones, they we're ordinary clones until contracted with a demon.

Yet again, they we're impressed and approved of her jutsu. She knew what was coning next which was the unique jutsu.

"Impressive. Now, show us one technique only known to you." The man smirked wondering if she was gonna stump this one.

Taking several steps back, she bit her thumb and marked symbols that were unknown to the men on the floor. Once she was done, Hidemi threw together several hand signs before pressing her palms to the floor.

"Demon Possession: Fiery Kick."

Her skin soon turned black along with her hair and her eyes fluttered faintly yellow. Fire then surround both her feet as she performed several advanced taijutsu kicks. When they finally approved after a long bewildered silence, she released the jutsu and sighed as she exhausted a bit of her Chakra as demon jutsus take a bit more Chakra from greed.

"Hidemi Kawachi, you have passed both the written test and the full exam. Go to the table across the room and receive your new Suna headband. Congratulations." The man on the left smiled warmly as he hadn't spoken the entire time. He handed her a brand new ninja I.d badge and certification.

Bowing respectfully, she headed over to the table where the final Shinobi stood. Reaching out, she picked up a crimson clothed headband. Smiling, she tied it in the center of the white sash she wore. Leaving the academy, she ran at ninja speed toward the clan manor with a wide smile on her face. She was excited, honestly.

Gaara's POV...

That girl was so strange...what is wrong with her?

Standing in front of the Kazekage, he was receiving his first mission with his older siblings. Deciding to not let her confuse him, he tried to focus on the mission at hand. But, something was tugging at his mind about her.

Hidemi's POV...

Standing in front of all her clanmates, she smiled as they praised her for doing such a good job. Her father was laughing heartily with a loving arm on her shoulder.

"So, I heard from your instructor that when they asked for the transformation jutsu you turned into your old man!" Tatsuo laughed as he patted her shoulder. "That's my girl."

"Hehe, had to show our clans strength." Smiling, she looked up at her father happily. "I go back tomorrow to meet my new sensei and team."

Smiling proudly, Tatsuo was truly happy for his daughter as he knew her mother would be too. "Good job, Hidemi. You are going to make a fine leader some day." Patting her head, he smiled once more before going to talk to some of the headsmen.

When it started to get late, Hidemi slipped away from the party and headed to her room where she slipped beneath her silken covers and slipped into a peaceful slumber.

The next morning, Hidemi had gotten up and was picking out an outfit. Sliding through the choices, she grabbed out a red geisha dress decorated with dragons and slipped it on with red arm warmers and black sandals with her headband tied around the black sash she wore on her waist.

Quickly eating breakfast, she headed out the door and toward the academy. Today she was meeting her new sensei and team, that should be fun. When she finally reached the academy, she headed inside and took a seat in a vacant desk with the other patiently waiting gennin.

It seemed like ages had passed when the instructor finally came in holding a clipboard. "Alright, kids listen up. I'll be reading off each team of three and which Jounin will be leading the team. Every Jounin will come in to get their team, you will also be setting out on your first mission today."

Going on a mission right away? That sounds crazy, she thought.

'Well, what do you expect as a ninja?"'Treje chuckled deviously in her thoughts.

He was right, of course. With a sigh, she waited patiently.

"First will be... Ikari, Sanji, and Toko. Your Jounin is Isanagi." He said as an older male Jounin walked into the room with dark sunken in eyes. The three got up from their seats and followed the Jounin out.

"Alright. Next is... Aikio, Mina, and Tojiro who will be led by Ryujin." As soon as he said the Jounin's name, he appeared from a fiery vortex with a smirk. This man had vibrant wild red hair and dark tan skin.

Once they followed him out, the instructor looked down at the clipboard. "Alright. Kosei, Ryosei, and... Hidemi. This team will be led by Yusuke." The instructor shuttered a second before regaining composure.

Suddenly a tall, pale skinned man walked in. He wore a black sleeveless leather trench coat, a mesh shirt with a red bandana to cover his mouth an nose from sandstorms, black torn pants, black boots, and a black long billed hat that shaded almost his whole body. Beneath the hat was a mess of wavy brown locks that reached his shoulders. He had a strong jaw covered with five o'clock shadow. His eyes were a cold icy blue that seemed to pierce the soul.

Getting up, she looked around to see who her team mates we're when she saw two boys stand up that looked completely identical except one had black hair and the other had white. Both had lightly tanned skin with bright blue eyes and wore the exact same clothing. A black sleeveless hooded vest, black ninja pants, black sandals, and bandages around their wrists and hands. Following the twins and their scary new sensei, she couldn't believe she was the only one wearing any color all on this team. Following them all the way to the cemetery, she stood their with a chill eating at her spine.

"Now that we are here, let's have introductions before we go on this bloody mission." His voice was gruff and deep as he glanced between the three of them. "Guess I will go first. My name is Yusuke Norinaga. I like spicy foods, I hate several things. And my hobby is being a ninja bounty hunter. Now, whose next?"

"I will go." The twin with the white hair lazily raised his hand. "My name is Kyosei Mayumoto and this is my brother, Ryusei Mayumoto. I like sharp things, I hate overwhelming smells. My hobby is giving massages and knowing all the pressure points." He then looked at his brother.

"I'm Ryusei. I like sentimental things...I dislike a lot...my hobby is roaming the cemetery at night..." The black haired twin spoke in a soft, almost whisper masculine voice. He seemed to be more of a loner.

"Guess you're last, girly. What's your name?" Yusuke looked at her, wondering why his cold stare didn't seem to bother her.

Nodding once, she smiled. "My name is Himedi Kawachi. I like spicy and sweet foods, I dislike the rain. I am completely blind and my hobbies are painting, training, and sword mastery." Placing a hand on her katana, she giggled softly.

"Well, now that we all know each other. Our mission is simple. We are assisting the nearby market with their animals an livestock. Feeding them, collecting eggs from the hens, you get the idea. I hope you three came prepared." The pale Jounin chuckled deviously with a twisted grin. "You three are doing all the work, I'm there to make sure you do it."

Shockingly, there was no protest from either three Gennin. They got up and followed Yusuke through the village till they reached the market that had been on the other side of town.They knew today wasn't going to be an easy one.