Author's note: Still don't own them. Yet... Eh, but for now, the character's I made up will have to do.

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"Kana! Hey, Kana!" My team mate called at me from the other end of the block. I turned around and placed my hands on my hips.

"Honestly Kyo, can you be any louder?" I sighed as he halted in front of me. Only he would've recognized the playful flash in my eyes.

He grinned widely, showing off his canine teeth. He was part of the inuzuka clan, and his dog was already full grown. Brown shaggy coat, beady black eyes, and seriously sharp teeth. If he could stand, he'd be taller than a full grown man.

His dog, Ankuro, licked my hand and whined, his way of telling me he wanted me to pet him. I did so by scratching behind his left ear.

"I see you're back from your solo mission? You were only gone a few days." I said, not really surprised. Kyo was known for his skills. He'd only recently become a Jonin and was as competitive as Nara, Shina. In fact, missions were the only thing he could ever take seriously.

"Well, first off, it wasn't exactly solo," He reminded me, and Ankuro glared at me purposefully, "Plus, the guy was a coward. It was a piece of cake!"

In other words, the guy had some serious skills. Kyo could be a bit full of himself. Okay, not a bit, alot. Either way, his assassion mission was a success.

"So when are the next Jonin competitions? I wanna be there to root you on." Kyo said with a nudge.

"They haven't been announced yet." I replied. We both knew I was hoping to become a Jonin, and then move on as an ANBU. "I still don't get how you passed and I didn't." I sighed.

"Hard work and skill." Kyo bloated. "Keep in mind that I want to be the next hokage."

"Actually, I think someone else already has that in the bag. Konohamaru-San, remember?" I pointed out.

Kyo's face fell. "Oh yeah." He mumbled. Suddenly he spotted something behind me and chuckled. "Speaking of which..."

I turned around to see what he did. "KKKKAAAAAAAANNNNAAAAAAAA!" A little girl screeched. It was Mikari.

Mikari was Konohamaru-San's daughter. She only recently became a genin and was obsessed with the fact that my father was her father's role model. She insisted that I be her's. She was unusually short for her age. She looked eight when she was really twelve. She had black hair that was thick and could barely be held back in her pony tail. Her eyes were a pretty copper and her face was dotted with light freckles. She wore her head band as a belt, just like I did.

Her copper eyes were wide and her face hysterical. She rammed into me and hugged my waist, practically suffocating me. I staggered back in surprise, knocking into an amused Kyo.

"Kana!" Her words became so mixed together, I could barely understand what she said next, "Neeko said I couldn't tell but you want to be an ANBU and asked me if I ever heard anything about their doings I should tell you right away because you want to know everything about them and-"

"MIKARI!" A voice yelled.

Mikari squeaked and hid behind me. The voice belonged to Naru Neeko, also one of Mikari's team mates. He was like a younger version of his dad, Shikamaru, who was one of the most important members of the ANBU team.

His black eyes widened as he spotted me and froze, terrified.

"K-Kana Chan!" He yelped, stepping back slightly.

Mikari stuck her tongue out at him as she peeked out from behind me.

"You told her!" Neeko said furiously.

"Tell me what?" I demanded.

"The ANBU are posted all around town. There's been rumors that a possible ally is coming. They don't want you to know about it cuz the hokage doesn't want you to come face to face with him for unknown reasons." Mikari said this as quickly as she could. I understood every word.

"How interesting." I murmured, turning around to glare at Kyo. His dad was also part of the ANBU.

"How come you didn't tell me? I thought we told each other everything!" I growled.

Kyo threw his hands up defensively. "It was for your own protection, Kana. I wanted to tell you, but my dad explained to me how that knowledge would put you in danger. This guy is as much of a possible enemy as he is an ally. Plus, he used to be in allegiance with Oruchimaru-"

Oruchimaru. There was no way I was going to ignore this. This was personal. I started towards the hokage building.

"Kana, no!" Kyo grabbed my arm as I shoved past him. "You're not going to break into the Hokage's office on your own like that! ANBU are posted all over!" He said. I turned and twisted my arm out of his grasp. I smiled coldly.

"Then you're going to help."

Kyo shook his head wildly and Ankuro whined in protest. "There's no way I'm going to help you break into the Hokage's office. You won't convince me. Not this time."