Chapter One: A Wild Naruko Appeared!
"I'm going to be the first woman Hokage ever, and I'll be stronger than all of the Hokage's combined! Dattebane!"
Naruko Uzumaki became a Genin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves the spring after she turned twelve, discovering that she was the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-tailed demon fox. Her assigned teammates were Sakura Haruno, a girl that had been rude to her in the past when she chose Ino over the lonely Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha. The latter was Naruko's self-declared rival, the last of his clan besides his older brother Itachi, and the one who stole Naruko's first kiss during an argument in class. Her Sensei was Kakashi Hatake, the infamous Copy-ninja that treated Naruko and her teammates more like children then they deserved at first. As a tomboy and an orphan, she kept her hair cut like a boys, wearing an orange pair of pants and jacket over a tank-top that usually stayed covered unless she took her jacket off; a rare occurrence. Determined despite her lack of skills, she trudged on with her new team and sensei, working towards her dream.
"All he wanted was for you to be happy… he didn't even get a chance to be himself, he wasted his life, for you! Doesn't that make you feel bad!"
The team's first big mission was to a small village in the land of Waves and protect the bridge builder Tazuna from trouble until the bridge between the village and the mainland was completed. They faced off against Zabuza Momochi and his gender-confused companion Haku, and it was to both sides advantage the main offender- the gangster after Tazuna's life- turned on Zabuza before any real damage could occur. Taking down the troublemakers, Kakashi faked their deaths and let Zabuza and Haku leave, with the warning they would go after them personally if they attacked anyone from Konoha. Once home, the team's relationships became more complicated and stressed.
"I'll never give up, I'll never run away, hell, I'll kill you if I have to for my friends that have saved me, that's a promise dattebane!"
With the Chuunin Exams, Naruko and her teammates face off against ninjas from their own village and those abroad. Making promises and getting even stronger, Kakashi's team also became more distant once it was revealed Sasuke had been marked by Orochimaru for capture. Chaos erupted during the fight between mentioned Uchiha and Gaara of the Sand, and the Third Hokage's three students faced-off, their apprentices helping the defense for the Leaf. When Sasuke lost, Naruko faced off against the other Jinchuuriki, weakly hugging the boy once their battle was over in an act of forgiveness. She later warns a friend-turned enemy that they won't trust them ever again, making the girl severely saddened but understanding.
"Why are you leaving us, leaving everything, leaving me?"
After their new friends - and enemies- left Konoha, Naruko tried to help Sasuke get past his curse mark, but their relationship turns to the worst. Time is no longer on the side of Naruko, and her rival leaves the village under the cover of night, Sakura getting her to promise his return. Fighting life and limb, with an eventual loss of more than hope and friendship, she refuses to cry in front of anyone… until she is visited by Kakashi a few days later once she'd gotten home from the hospital. Breaking down in front of him, he helps her come to the decision to go train with Jiraiya before attempting the Chuunin exams again.
"Ah… I've missed this place… but Naruko is back for good now! Dattebane!"
After two-and-a-half-years, passing the Chuunin Requirements Exam (for Genin wishing to become Chuunin without teammates), lastly gaining bust, waist-length ponytails, and brawn, Naruko returns to Konoha, filled with new determination to save Sasuke. Though now, not for the reasons of bonds she had in the past. Becoming part of a special squad with Kakashi and Sakura, the teenage girl is shocked to find out from one of her traveling companions that Gaara has been captured by Akatsuki. Meeting with the international platoon assigned to now protect the Jinchuuriki hosts, they make a rescue plan at Suna's hospital, Team Kakashi setting out to save Gaara while the international team goes to find the two-tailed Jinchuuriki along with the other seven and protect them instead. As the story goes, Sasori dies by the hands of Sakura and Chiyo, and Gaara is revived, Naruko giving Gaara her best wishes before Team Kakashi and Team Guy leaves.
"I made a promise, and I'll sure as hell keep it! I may be an idiot, but I'm your idiot, and that isn't going to change any time soon…"
With Kakashi in the hospital, Team Kakashi is given two new team members to make up for the empty space, but their first impressions of each other are far from good. Sai, with his frank and tact-less way of speaking any other way than by the book, and Yamato, a quiet man that can intimidate with a stare, make the two girls uneasy. However, when given the opportunity to go after a lead on Orochimaru ( aka- Sasuke), they 'grin and bear it' best they can. Having fabulous teamwork by this point, the plan backfires, only to turn in their favor when Sai is captured by Orochimaru. At Orochimaru's hideout, Naruko and Sasuke clash, leading to another unsuccessful attempt to save Sasuke. Returning home, Sakura, Sai, and Naruko's relationships as teammates improve slightly, though Naruko is downhearted by her interaction with the Uchiha.
"I'll do whatever I can for you, but… I feel so… useless like this, dattebane."
Death hit the ninja world hard, starting when it was reported Yugito Ni had lost her tailed beast but had retained her life because of the international team. The loss of Asuma caused his students to go and take out Akatsuki members Kakuzu and Hidan with the help of some of their friends, but when Deidara of Akatsuki killed himself in an attempt to kill Sasuke, it was reported a Konoha ANBU cell saved both the lives of Itachi and the younger Uchiha, but disappeared with the former. While trying to help Konoha by sneaking into Amegakure, Jiraiya was killed, and Naruko went into Sage training. When Pein's attack on Konoha lead her to return early from training, she discovered the deaths that had been for her, but gained confidence from her father's spirit instead of falling into sorrow. Convincing the Akatsuki leader his means were wrong, the lives were restored, Pein giving up his life in the process. Konan, his quiet companion, promised Naruko that she would hold her true to her promise of change and left with the hint of secret allies in places you wouldn't expect them.
"You call me usuratonkachi, and tell me to run… but someday, you'll be begging for me to stay. Remember that, dattebane."
Only a few days after the Pein attack, Naruko decided to stop sleeping in the woods and took shelter in Kakashi's house, the pair taking an unexpected step beyond the bounds they'd had in the past. In the early hours of the morning, she became scared, and returned to her sage training without saying anything to anyone before she left. Unknown to her, Danzo set a plan into action not long after she left. One order was for ROOT members: Capture those on the list, kill those on the other, and remain unseen to the villagers. Immediately, several of Konoha's finest escaped the village or stayed behind in secret, getting as far from the warlord's sight as possible. Some people found each other, others were left on their own for a time, but when Naruko completed her training almost a year from this incident, she was furious at the discovery. Meeting with Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki, she trains to be able to control and bond the nine-tails. A few months before this story starts, Naruko finds Kakashi leading a cell of rebels, and learns more details of that night, becoming hell-bent on taking out Danzo and the others… even if it meant killing Sasuke.
"You've forgotten who's daughter I am and what I stand for. I won't take this lying down, as a matter of fact, when have I backed down ever? Someday we'll kick Danzo and Akatsuki's asses, go home, and party long and hard, because Naruko Uzumaki is going to be the true Rokudaime! Dattebane!"
Now, the rebel cells are starting to plan their offence against Konoha, their leaders meeting after an almost three-year separation. Let's see how things are with them.
"Let's make sure that when we contact the other groups we'll have clear reception." Haru Jin, with his eyes closed, prepared to use the Ninjutsu developed by the Yamanaka, wincing when he made the first contact, Yuki Senken and Hirumu pushing chakra into him. "I-Inoichi… can you hear me?"
In Konoha village, Inoichi nodded, surrounded by Hinata, Tsunade, Kurenai, Shizune, and several others. "Roger that."
"Shikaku."
Brushing his hair out of his eyes, Kakashi and Naruko watching him carefully, he groaned. "Eh, yeah…"
"Ibiki."
Watching the clouds in the sky around the Kumogakure coastline, an eager Killer Bee keeping an eye on the surroundings alongside Team Guy, he nodded to himself. "All clear."
"… and Shibi."
Hiding under the Great Naruto Bridge, the Aburame nodded to his companions, sighing. "As sharp as a grasshoppers song."
"Good." The ex-ROOT member had sweat wiped from his face by Yuki. "Okay… first official meeting between the rebels of Konoha. It's nice to hear from you- what's your current status?"
"With us in Lightning country, we're going over strategy plans, gaining intel from the Raikage through Killer Bee-sama's students. In fact, Raikage-sama supports the cause and has been forming his own version of a 'rebel army' like Kiri and Suna already have." Ibiki reported.
"Well…" Shibi paused. "It's cold and rainy as usual, but our secret interface of the village is almost perfected. Two members of the old 'International Protection Group' for the Jinchuuriki are working with the higher-up ninjas for recruitment."
Shikaku yawned. "Well, we have Naruko… I guess that's the best we've been able to come up with on the home front."
"Yeah… Asuka's birthday went without much incident, but Danzo isn't focusing too hard on our village as he is trying to make making treaties with the other Kage's an their daimyos. However, he's not getting much success with that…" Inoichi shifted in place, getting an encouraging pat on the back from Tsunade. "We've made infiltration into every level of ninja here, and have many allies…"
"Fantastic." Sweat trickled down the side of Haru's face. "Anyone else have something to share? I'm getting worn out and I'll need my energy for when we all gather together…"
"Just one thing." The men heard the voice of Guy getting close to Ibiki.
"…Go on." Haru said. If he has anything to say during this meeting it must be important…
"The 'Ex-Akatsuki' and similar rouge-nin groups have been on the move, and their movements suggest that they're trying to contact us." He said clearly.
"How could I have forgotten that?" Ibiki sighed. "He's telling the truth."
All the men listening in on the conversation went quiet for a moment.
"… The only thing I can say for now is to ignore them unless they approach you first, and capture them if they're not going for an attack." Shikaku said, and the others agreed.
"So, meeting adjourned unless I'm contacting you about the meet-up in Ame approximately one month from today?" Haru said, his nose starting to bleed from the effort.
"Yes." All the other men answered, and the moment the connection was broken, Haru collapsed into Yuki's arms.
"Well, don't go and strain yourself like that again kid." Hirumu muttered. "We need you."
"Hirumu-san, remember that he outranks you here." Gaara said, and she shrugged, eyeing that Sakura was closer to him than usual. "You did a wonderful duty to us today Haru Jin."
"I'm not as good as my aunt, wherever she may be, but thank you Kazekage-sama…" He closed his eyes, Yuki treating his minor wounds.
"No need to thank me." He turned to Sakura, motioning for her to leave. "Get your rest, we have much planning to do in the morning…"
Once they were to his suite, Sakura felt Gaara wrap his arm about her waist and pull her flush against him with her back to a wall, his breath in her face.
"One month and this nightmare will begin to end… and I'd just started dreaming…" He murmured, and she blushed, looking into his eyes. "Will you miss it?"
"Of course I will." She smiled with her eyes, putting their foreheads together. "I don't really plan on going back for long afterwards anyway…"
"… I still have trouble with you being with me this way…" His voice seemed to hold some longing from a different time, gently running a hand through her long, cotton-candy-pink tresses. "But you know what it would mean to me for you to stay forever…"
She smirked. "Oh hell yeah I do… Now…"
At her change of tone, he looked from her hair to her face with slight confusion. "Yes?"
"How about we enjoy the last month by giving your laundry lady a hard time again." She winked suggestively.
The room seemed to get very warm for the Kazekage. So without missing a beat, he hooked her legs around his hips, using his arm to support her back as he carried her to the bed, her hands already undoing the top of his high-necked shirt and making the desire rise. Every time she touched, kissed, held him he felt truly accepted and loved from this girl-no, woman- that had nothing but herself to offer, as did he.
Grinning, a woman with off-black hair with many piercings in her ears sipped a sake, putting back her hood and turning to the cloaked figure next to her. "You okay?"
They nodded, pale, thin hands around the glass they were using for water. "It is weird not being close to him… and being surrounded by society in general…"
The soft, feminine voice made Toshi Jin sigh. "You'll just have to get used to it… I mean, since you've been declared dead for almost six years now…"
"Right." Her dark brown eyes observed the older woman before thick lashes returned to the water. "But when will we be done here in this insignificant village?"
Slightly pouting, Toshi almost absentmindedly began to draw in the dust covering the bar. "Tonight… I just hoped you'd be more willing to hang out without him for a change. I mean, I haven't been with the man I've always cared for in years, one night-"
The other woman stood, and Toshi dropped the act, shaking her head and standing. "Okay, we can leave."
"Good."
Paying for the drinks, she put her hood up, following the taller woman with a slight spring in her step through the light snow. "Happy now?"
"Very." The woman looked about herself, admiring the weather, snow getting into her thick and dark eyelashes. "… Jin-san?"
"Yes?" She asked, confused, stepping over a piece of debris in the road. I'll let it go that she didn't call my by my name again…
"What was your true reason for staying with us and becoming rouge when you found out we were still alive?" She watched the snow fall, gathering her cloak closer around herself.
Slightly surprised, she chuckled, keeping in step with the woman, looking to the sky. "That's actually a loaded question to me, but… I have an answer I'm sure you'll understand soon enough; I had nothing to go back to."
Raising a dark eyebrow, the woman glanced at Toshi with surprise. "But you've mentioned your 'man' several times already…"
"He wasn't mine." She admitted, smiling wryly. "At least, I didn't get the chance to say anything before I left and you two took over things…"
"… I'm sorry…"
"I'm okay with it." She shrugged, waving a hand. "Better than the alternative of getting caught by Danzo and… you can get the rest."
Nodding, they headed towards a waterfall that had remained unfrozen, slipping through it, sealing the secret entrance. Both dropping their cloaks, it was revealed that Toshi was barely taller than the woman as she wasn't wearing geta. They walked to the main 'room' in the cave, getting comfortable in the chairs set up. A muscular man wearing many bandages and a baggy long-sleeved shirt was sharpening a sword with a stone.
"Nice to see you back." He said, not looking up from his work. The woman smiled gently, going to his side, throwing a senbon and embedding it deeply in the wall.
"Nice of you to ignore me." She said, closing her eyes. He chuckled deeply, Toshi simply moving across the room and unloading the wares.
"I wasn't ignoring you…" He said, and it was revealed he was Zabuza Momochi grinning.
It seemed the woman was pouting, and he put his hand on her cheek with a smile. She nuzzled his face, and he pulled her onto his lap, bringing her closer to him and sliding the sword away. His hands stopped roaming when someone clearly made a noise in the back of their throat.
"Eh Zabuza, don't start getting it on with her before you get to the bedroom…" Toshi drawled, pulling out a packet of ramen. "I know you don't like that… Haku…"
"Have you contacted one of the nine-tailed Jinchuuriki's accomplices yet?"
Sasori sighed. "Takaya… since there's hardly anyone in the rebel units that hasn't come into contact with the 'Akatsuki' name, it's difficult to find them…"
"Try harder doll-boy." The woman snapped, and Obito put his arms around her waist, pulling her close to him and sliding his mask to the side to look at her with innocent eyes.
"Takaya…" He said in a childlike tone. "Calm down and play nice… Sasori-sempai is trying his hardest along with the others while training Kiyoshi…"
"…" The puppet master looked with slanted his glare at Obito. "How did you know about that?"
A lighter laugh was heard, the darkness and purple fading from Takaya's eyes, turning into a gentle brown. "Oh Sasori, we know almost everything going on in these caves… besides what Konan and Hidan are doing while that poor kid is asleep…"
The awakened Xian broke off into giggles while the two men became uncomfortable.
Getting up from his seat, Sasori shrugged. "I'll be off in my room working on my puppets…"
"What about that doll that's in the caves? Will you be working her too?"
He wanted to groan in irritation. Takaya's back… that was fast… "For the last time, no."
Walking down the hall and away from the laughter behind him, he seemed relaxed, instead turning from the main hall to his cave/room. The pieces of scrap and half-carved puppets greeted him, a sent of wood polish in the air. This calmed his irritation, and he grabbed his tools, prepared to work.
Only a few short hours later, Sasori realized he was hungry despite his lack of activity, but before he could stand up and go to the 'kitchen'…
"Sasori-sama…"
He looked up to see the little girl with black hair, brow eyes, and dark skin crisscrossed with black strings watching him. In her hands was a tray with a bento on top of it, and she blinked, blushing shyly as she handed it to him.
"Xian-sama and Obito-sama… told me that Haha-san* made this for you…" She looked down as he took the tray, rolling his eyes, taking a bite of the first thing he could impale with a chopstick. "So what are you working on?"
He chewed, raising an eyebrow at the girl's hand reaching towards his puppets, strings going through her fingertips and brushing at them. Finishing his food, he managed, "More puppets… though, they're designed differently…"
"Really?" She asked, sitting down next to him and reminding him how small the almost-five-year-old was and reminding him of a happier time.
Shaking his head internally, he nodded, pulling real strings to make the puppet move. "It's more of a… traditional method of puppet arts."
Passing the small puppet to the girl, she used her own strings to move the puppet, smiling. "Look! I can do it better than you Sasori-sama!"
Watching her closely, he closed his eyes and smirked. "Not truly… you'll have to train much harder to be anywhere near my level."
"Can you train me?" She asked, looking determined, and Sasori hid his surprise.
"Only if your… er… parents agree to it by tonight." He said. "Don't keep me waiting or I won't give you another chance."
"O-Okay!" Getting up, she almost tripped on the way out, and he blinked twice.
What did I just get myself into? Have I gotten soft with a new human body? He mused, working on the puppets, waiting for the girl to return.
Looking over the Hokage monument, atop the Fourth Hokage's head, Kiritsu sighed and crossed her arms. Her bangs swayed softly in the wind, and her hair was in two waist-length braids, making her look very professional in her cloak.
"Ready to go while we still can?" Juugo asked, appearing next to her. She didn't answer him until Suigetsu and Karin stood next to him, the latter looking depressed. "… Kiritsu?"
Blinking, she seemed to come from a deep thought. "Yeah. I'm ready to go… let's get going…"
Shaking his head, Suigetsu swung his arms around, taking off at a run away from the village, the other three keeping in pace with him.
'Little one, I'm glad you're leaving that snake…' A voice in Kiritsu's head said, making her frown and respond. I'm leaving because of Niisan and the others, not because I truly want too… if Sasuke had chosen to come with us it would be different…
After a few hours, they'd gotten almost to the border of Konoha and a country between the nation and Iwagakure.
"We'll rest for the night…" Kiritsu ordered, making some hand seals and performing a summoning. "These two will alert me if something goes wrong, alright?"
The group nodded, ignoring the small lizard-like birds that shot off to guard the campsite. Leaning against a tree, Kiritsu slid down and rested with her eyes shut tight.
*Flashback*
*Before Sasuke gets to Otogakure*
Watching Kabuto closely, Kiritsu blushed and smirked, hugging him around the side. "If you mess with Orochimaru's medicine you might accidentally kill him before Sasuke comes…"
"Oh, he'll be fine. I'm adding something to… improve… his situation while it lasts." He smiled, turning to the girl about his waist and ruffling her hair. "Pet, why are you so concerned for Sasuke's arrival?"
She bit her lip. "From what I know about Naruko, they're… close… so I doubt she'd let him go without a fight…"
He laughed, turning back to his work. "It'll be fine, you'll see. Now be a good girl and prepare a room for our new guest… and send for the Sound Four's fifth member to pick him up, okay?"
Her tan face seemed to pale slightly. "B-but… Kimimaru… niisan needs him… and… he's sick-"
"He'll be fine. And if he isn't," Kabuto looked at her from above his glasses sternly. "It'll be his last service to Orochimaru."
Walking out of the room, she seemed troubled…
*Beginning of Shippuden*
Kiritsu spotted Sasuke eyeing her as Kabuto walked away, an irritated expression on his face.
"What, jealous?" She asked, and he glared.
"Like I'd be jealous of a girl that's with a guy… what… eight years older than you?" He shrugged, and she looked upset. "Couldn't you choose someone closer to your age?"
"You're the only one here close to my age." She pointed out, looking at him out of the corner of her eye, leaning against the wall. "After what I've done with such an older man, would you even touch me?"
Looking at her, he narrowed his eyes, looking determined. Walking up to her, he put his hand on her chin, tilting it up to his view and smirking.
"Not like that, smartass." She tried to look down, but he didn't allow that.
"Hn. I know what you mean… but to answer your question…" He got close to her face, pulling back and letting her go the last second. "Maybe when you're older…"
Her jaw dropped. "I'm fifteen you asshole."
"And I'm sixteen." He walked down the hall. "You have time… plenty to decide what you really want in your life, the decisions that could kill you or save you…"
"You're one to talk since you've damned yourself." She called after him, and once he was out of sight, shook her head, going to Kabuto's lab.
*End Flashback*
"Kiritsu."
She started awake, blinking at the sunlight that was being blocked by Juugo and the two small dragons.
"Good, she's alive." Suigetsu smirked. "Looked like you were having a… rough dream, eh?"
Growling under her breath, she sat up properly, brushing off her front. Juugo lent her a hand to get her on her feet, and she grabbed her bags. "Not really, at least, if it had been, you definitely weren't in it."
"Damn, well, at some point I'll be in one of your naughty fantasies." He smirked before his head was taken out by Karin's fist.
"Shut up you!" She said, adjusting her glasses and turning to the smaller teen. "Why did we bring him?"
"Because we needed him…" She shrugged, running off. "Now, keep close until we can find those rouges; we don't know who else is out here…"
Watchful eyes followed the group of late teens, and a chuckle flowed through the person's lips.
"Well, you're going to meet the people you're looking for very soon." He said, laughing more to himself as he pursued them.
AN: Yeah, I mentioned OC's last chapter… well, you got them and most of the major changes I've done to the plotline, but at least I left off where last chapter began and came to a full circle… and I introduced another one of the characters I GB'd… trust me, there's more where that came from…
* Haha-san is a way of saying 'mommy' in Japanese. The woman she's referring to isn't her biological mother, but you'll figure out more of Kiyoshi's story later.
~You don't necessarily need to read what's below this part, but feel free ^^ ~
OC's- Non-rouges
Haru Jin: An ex-ROOT that had a bad attitude before he was trained under Danzo, as killing his companion instead made him kind. An orphan of the Kyuubi attack, he was taken care of by his aunt until she became ANBU, and became ROOT. Before the beginning of Shippuden he was assigned a teammate of Yoko and Yuki, under his aunt's teaching. He was still rude to the girls, but had utmost respect towards his aunt, slowly gaining tact and becoming close to Yuki.
-His clan is originally from a Suna-Iwa area from before the Ninja Countries were formed, but they moved to Konoha once it was formed, and they specialize in a form of the Yamanaka's clan telepathy. With concentration, they can contact several people's minds and fully enter it, aka; seeing, hearing, tasting, and feeling the things the person they're contacting are. It requires a large amount of chakra, and assistants are usually used to ease the strain.
Yuki Senken: Daughter of a (deceased) Hatake man and Tenshi Senken (MIA). A reserved and insecure girl from being captured and tortured for being a Senken, she was taken into a group of 'roaming-nin' (ninjas that are loyal to their nation but don't train there) and became more skilled. She is ambidextrous and well-known in her clan's abilities, but lacks confidence in herself without her companions support.
-Her clan is considered between Hyuuga and Uchiha on the stats charts, seeing as their doujutsu has levels yet is limited by simple bonds/emotion. In the first level, which is always active, your intuition is heightened to a supernatural level. In the second, the eye turns red and vessels surrounding the eyes become engorged with blood, giving the user controlled visions of the future, causing headaches after an extended period of time. The third and final level, which is dangerous and difficult to master, has the veins even more prominent, the sclera a pink tone while the iris is a darker red, causing the eyes bleed. You can get visions of the future in real time, though it is suggested that you limit usage for fear of blood-loss and body pains from overextension.
Hirumu: A Sunagakure Jonin, and old member of the 'international squad', her life is closely linked to the Kazekage and his family. Before Gaara went 'good', he'd killed her teammates, and once he'd had his change of heart, he helped her get promoted to Chuunin and personally apologized for his actions. She's a bit of a spitfire, but holds herself back unless there is a need for sarcasm.
OC's-'Rouges'
Xian-Takaya: She has two personalities, Xian being her 'good' persona and Takaya being the 'bad' persona. As leader of the 'Akatsuki Defectors' group, she is in a relationship with Obito, and her only high-strength powers are the ability to resurrect with the assistance of a hew host body to take over with the soul of the lost person, and she is proficient with a several-lashed whip.
Toshi Jin: Haru's aunt, an ANBU that for a time was Haru, Yuki, and Yoko's Jonin-sensei. She specializes in her clan's Jutsu, and her favorite weapon is a set of tessen (metal fans). Before the Hidan and Kakuzu arc, she found out about some Kirigakure missing-nin 'returning from the dead' and disappeared.
Kiritsu Ryuuchi: Her mother was found by Orochimaru, and with some experiments, she was born with Orochimaru's DNA and her family's Kekkei Genkai. She grew up very loyal to Orochimaru once her mother was prevented from escaping the hideout and brainwashed, keeping close to Juugo ( a brother figure) and Kabuto. By Shippuden she's become the equivalent of 'ANBU' in Otogakure and is Kabuto's bodyguard. Though the girl has no dislike for Naruto and the others they aren't who she has given her alliance to, but hasn't made any attempt to attack them.
( More to be added over time as introduced)