There's an open meadow not far from where I am now, it would be a good place to train. A nice open space just outside the leaf village, not only would I be able to train, but I'd be able to see if anyone is returning, and if anyone is injured. Plus it will give me an advantage to see if Shikamaru's little plan is in action. But then again, there are a lot of trees here that give me coverage. I could also go to the highest trees around here and I could see everything from one part of the village to the other, including the medow.

It's been a good two hours when will they perform this 'surprise'. It is part of the job of the niga that you must be able to wait for long period of times. But my new 'team' is no where to be seen, even with my advantage they aren't viewable. I guess they didn't have the plan in effect for today.

I jump off of the tree branch I was perched upon, and made my way down to the dirt road underneath the large dense forest. Keeping in the shadows, I carefully make my way back to the villiage. Making meantal notes on the way. The location, possible areas that would be useful for sneek atacks, ambush, or cover. After all my brain is my own personal dictionary when it comes to the different villiages.

I entre the gates once again. I wonder if there are any good areas to eat. I've heard this Naruto charater likes to eat at this one place. That would be a good area to gather information on him. Only the problem is, I don't have any idea where it is. I'll have to walk around the villiage and try to find it. The only thing I recall people saying is that it's a ramen resturant.

Reasturant upon resturant, but I don't have enough money at the moment to pay for any of the food they provide. Moving can be quite costly. I might as well just go home, seeing as my budget clearly doesn't fit that of the citiy's.

Fifteen minutes away. I hate having to walk alone. It's so awakard! Even though I've had to walk alone for a fair bit of my childhood I sohuld be used to this, and being alone. But I'm just not! I'm fine living alone, that doesn't bother me one bit, yet I somehow find it unbarable to walk alone. I guess it's a fettish of mine. Someone's tapping my shoulder which gets me out of my train of thought. I turn around to see Shikamaru. "You can take your hand off your kunai, it's not like I'm going to hurt you or anything." He says. Yeah right, he's the one that doesn't want me as a member of his team. "What do you want?" I ask, keeping my hand by the kunai.

"You were wandering amilessly around the city, you looked lost. Anyway, people have heard about you and would like to meet you. So there is going to be a get together in the medows in a few hours. Don't be late." And with that he was off. This 'get together' if you want to even call it that, is likely the test he's been planning. I'm finding it harder to trust this guy.

Ten minutes have passed. I shouldn't have to go to this. What am I saying? I don't have to go to this! It's not like I'm being controlled and I have to go there or I'll lose my job. But then again if I don't go he could use it to his advantage. Shikamaru could get the people I'm supossed to meet to have that attack he was planning on earlier. Ugh! I don't know what to do! There are both pro's and con's to this 'get together'. It would likely be best to go, so the possible people to test me would be lower.

Three minutes to get there. I'm in the middle of the village. I likely won't make it there on time. It's worth a shot. But just incase Shikamaru is planning anything I'll stay to the edges of the village.

I've made it to the gates without being detected, I have one mintue to get there. this time the trees would give me more coverage.

I've arrived at the meadow. With ten seconds to spare. There are in fact people here. Many I haven't seen. Shikamaru is there with them along with Ino and Choji. Maybe he wasn't planning anything this time. They are in full view of anyone who would want to attack them. They are a bunch of sitting duck! I'm standing in the cloest tree to the medows. No time remains. But I am here on time. Even if they can't see me.

Meanwhile in the meadows…

"Where is she?" Ino asked.

"How should I know!" Choji said.

"Hey, Shika, were is this girl you were talking about earlier?" Naruto asked.

"Watch out!" Kiba yelled to Naruto, Shikamaru pulled him aside to avoid the kunai.

"WHO THEW THAT!" Naruto yelled.

"Everyone get in a circle formation, so we can defend all angles easier." Kiba said.

Back in the tree's

Perfect, right where I want them. I guess that was a bit over the top to throw a kunai. I hadn't aimed it at anyone. It was supposed to be something to get them on they're feet and aware. Someone intercepted my kunai, meaning someone else is here. I have to go into the open in order to help them. I jump off the tree and head to the meadow's where the rest stand.

"You're late." Shikamaru said.

"Actually I wasn't, I've been in that tree for five minutes." I said as I pointed to the tree I had perched myself upon.

"Were you the one who threw the kunai?"

"The first one yes, but not the second one. My kunai was intercepted by another."

"So there's someone else here."

"Yes, and they are good, but not good enough."

"What do you mean?"

"They are from Sunagakure."

"Did you get a glimpse of them."

"No."

"Hey there Shika." Said a blonde woman.

"Temari! It's good to see you. Did you thow a kunai at us?"

"Ya, but another kunai hit it. I don't know who's it was."

"It was mine." I said as I steped next to Shikamaru

"I see so you had the same idea as me."

"Yes it seems so."

"What idea?" Shikamaru asked

"You were sitting in the middle of the field like a bunch of sitting ducks." I said.

"I haven't met you before, what's your name?" Temari asked me.

"My name is Hazuki." I said.

"It's nice to meet you."

"So how's Gaara and Kankuro?" Shikamaru asked.

"Ask them yourself." She said. And as if it was planned and rehearsed two people came from two opposite sides of the field.

"Gaara is that you?" I asked.

"Hazuki?"

"Yeah, how've you been?"

"Wait a second! You two know eachother?" Tamari asked.

"Yes, we meet on a mission a few years ago." I said.

"Gaara, why didn't you tell me about this?

"I didn't find it important enough for you to know."

Conversations arise between them, everyone in a state of that they were in before. Only a bit more aware than last time. They all seem to be having fun. I should leave so that I'm not a bother to any of them. I slowly make my way away from the everyone.

"Wait."

"Who are you?" I ask

"I'm Hinata."

"I'm leaving, I don't want to be a bother to anyone."

"B-but you won't. We wanted to meet you."

"That's not what it looks like. No one seems to want to meet me."

"Well they do. They just don't know how. Come with me. I'll introduce you to everyone."

"This is Kiba. Kiba this is?"

"My name is Hazuki. It's nice to meet you."

"Hazuki, huh. I think I may have heard that name before."

"Hazuki, I have to go. Introduce her to other people, okay kiba?"

"Okay." We both said.

"So, Hazuki what made you come here?" Kiba asked

"Are you talking about the village or this gathering?"

"The village."

"I guess it was time to come back. I've been gone for almost my whole childhood."

"Where have you been?

"All over the place really."

"Okay then. I'll introduce you to some other ninja of our village."

One by one I'm introduced to the youth of the villiage. Neji, Sakura, Shino, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Sai. And last but not least there is one last person with blonde hair.

"And this is Naruto." Kiba said a little unwillingly.

"Nice to meet you" I say with a smile, I bow slightly. Naruto, looks at me dumbfounded.

"Who are you?" He asked. Kiba rolled his eyes.

"I'm Hazuki."

"One minute." Naruto said, went over to Kiba talking to Kiba then looking in my direction, and back to Kiba. Leaving me alone. As flattering as it is to be invited to something like this, I just don't think I fit it.

"Hey Hazuki, come here." Ino said.

"What is it?"

"This!" she said as she threw a type of food towards my direction. I jump out of the way. Making the food hit Sakura. She was not pleased at all. The two of them went at it, throwing all type of foods at eachother. Causing everyone to be distracted. Giving me a perfect time to slip away. But as I reach the woods I'm not able to move my body. I turn around to see Shikamaru in his shadow position jutsu.

"What the hell! Let me go!"

"Why?" he asks

"Because I don't want to be here! I don't want to be here with all these people! I'm not used to it and it makes me uncomfortable! You wouldn't understand, you don't know what it's like to be abandoned by someone." I yell with tension in my voice, resisting the urge to cry, but even so I could feel tears forming in my eyes. I break his jutsu and turn around. I turned around just in time to avoid him seeing the tears stroll down my face, running away from everyone and heading to the town.