Over the past few weeks my team and our sensei have been sent to the Land of Waves. We were supposed to guard a bridge builder and Naruto kept getting into fights with him. We also met two ninjas named Haku and Zabuza. I was the first out of my team to control my chakra and stick to the trees due to my training before on it. I then fought Zabuza and Haku for the last time on the bridge. I must say, it was fun.
I sit on my rooftop gazing down at the villagers going about shopping and kids playing unknown of me watching them. I smile lightly as it is early in the morning and we've only gotten back yesterday. Sasuke is with me right now we have started a close friendship we don't speak a lot just train and hang out...quietly…I talk he listens and talks occasionally.

"It's 7:00 A.M. We're supposed to meet Kakashi at this time." Sasuke says. "But we know he'll be late like always." I let out a slight giggle and Sasuke grins. A cool breeze caresses my cheek and blows a few strands of hair in my face. Brushing them back I look up at the sky.
~Flashback~
Rectangles of ice came from the ground as it got colder. They appeared in all directions leaving me and Sasuke boxed in. A masked ninja appeared in all of them. 'A Kenkai does it do?' I thought.
"Time to find out" I said aloud and darted forward going to try and get out. Instantly I felt a searing pain as needles came flying at me. Falling back I pulled some of them out.
"That was foolish..." Sasuke says.
"It was the only way to find out, unless you have something." I replied standing up again.
"I don't want to kill you." Haku said and launched needles at Sasuke this time as he tried to get out.
"I'm here to help." A familiar voice said. I looked behind me and saw Naruto.
"NARU-CHAN YOU IDIOT!!!!" I shouted whacking him outside the head. "BAD FRIEND BAD!"
"I came in here to save you!" He whined jumping away from me.
"We can't get out, now how are we supposed to."
"I got an idea." Sasuke said standing up. He made hand seals and put his hand to his mouth breathing fire out as he took a deep breath. It hit the ice and as it went away we were all shocked to see it failed.
"You'll need allot more fire to melt my ice." Haku said.
~End Flashback~

~Another Flashback~
Sasuke jumped in front of Naruto as you made it outside the ice. Needles rained down on him as he fell to the ground. Naruto seeing this asked him why.
"I don't know why you idiot... My body just moved." Sasuke said before passing out. I growled as my eyes flashed to burning crimson at the same time as Naruto's. My clothes began to change as My hair grew longer and a reddish color. A long sword appeared in my hand as I gripped it tightly and narrowed my eyes on the ice wall were Naruto held Sasuke.

Haku looked back and saw this. He watched me charge forward with a fiery path behind me. The fire engulfed my body as I jumped up and pulled the sword down cutting straight through the ice as the flames melted the ones near by. Haku had moved to a different one in time to dodge my fury.
"Whats the matter? Chicken?" I taunted running after him again. Naruto watched. 'What happened to Niko-chan!?!' The blonde ninja asked himself mentally.
Shattering all the ice mirrors Haku was out in the open now. I panted, but still held my fighting stance holding the sword pointing it at Haku.
"I've got you now." I said and darted forward. Doing a fake out I tricked Haku and cut his arm as he moved quickly to dodge it. Making hand seals he made the ice mirrors again. Needles showered down on me as I blocked a few. One got my shoulder and I dropped my sword and fell to my knees. The fire around my body died down and disappeared. My eyes went back to blue and my hair got shorter as it turned back to it's blondish brown color and my clothes returned to normal. Naruto's body became engulfed in orange chakra "Niko-chan!" He shouted. I stared at him and Sasuke.
~End flashback~

'I've gotten stronger... I can now use my first stage of Kaihen' I think. Looking at my watch I noticed it's 7:30 now.
"Might as well head out." I whisper standing up.

"Yeah…" Sasuke replies.

Instantly I jump to the next rooftop with him following me and continued 'til we finally jump onto the ground. Hearing the river we walk over to the bridge and stand beside Naruto.
"How come you were late Niko-chan?" Naruto questions completely ignoring Sasu-chan.
"I knew Kakashi-sensei would be late so I decided to sleep in Sasuke and I had a sleepover last night as his place cause the building next to mine is under construction." I lie glancing a Sakura to see her jealous face. We had been up the entire time training at Sasuke's place then I cooked breakfast (seeing as, even tough he's been alone a long time, he can't cook to save his life.) and sat by the lake together I like Sasuke now he's not a total jerk just lonely and...Superior... the jerk…

"Oh..." Naruto says slightly suspicious.

I look over at Sasuke and smile he grins back and this just makes Sakura more pissed, just to top it all off I told Sasuke I felt sick and hug him and he hugs me back slightly. Sakura's jaw drops and she goes over to punch me, but Sasuke senses her coming and flashes her a glare with a quick,

"Fuck off annoying bitch." And Sakura sulks away.

After a half hour Kakashi finally shows up by landing on the bridge railing and Sakura and Naruto immediately yell at him for being late. I laugh lightly as Kakashi scratches the back of his head and smiles under his mask.
"What's your excuse Sensei?" I ask, I don't call him 'my child' with the rest of team 7 anymore because he gave me a talk on 'respecting my elders'.
"I got lost on the path called life today." He says and jumps down.
"Liar... We saw you this morning... You were eating breakfast." I say with a sly grin. Kakashi scratches his head again.
"I thought I saw you with Sasuke on the rooftop." Kakashi says and ruffles my hair. Then Naruto starts in on how he wants to do a hard mission and then he went into a reverie of how he's gonna beat Sasuke etc. etc.
"Earth to Naru-chan, earth to Naru-chan, come in Naru-chan." I say in my space-man voice.

"Reporting in for duty Niko-chan. What should I do?" He replies in the same voice.

"Base says: Snap out of it."

"But I'm explaining how I'll…" And he's off again only this time using the space voice.

"Naruto!" I call waving a hand in front of him. No use, I sigh then resort to violence. I smack him outside the head and he jumps back as he looks around to know who did it. I smile innocently and point at Sakura.
"Sakura-chan why did you hit me?" Naruto whines.
"I didn't hit you Naruto." Sakura replies confused. I mouth "yes she did" and nod slowly.
"Why don't we just go and do our missions." I say and walk off. Over the day, Naruto found ways to ruin every mission and it just seemed to annoy Sasuke, Sakura, and even me.
~Later in the afternoon.~

I sigh and walk down the street after all my missions are done. I hear yelling and dart towards the noise. Konohamaru is being held up by a strange boy in black with weird make up...and cat ears? On the boy in black's back, is a weird mummy like shape wrapped and strapped to his back. Beside the boy is a girl with blonde hair and a lavender outfit with a giant fan on her back.
"Stop it, we're gonna get in trouble later." The girl warns.
"I want to play around before more annoying people come." The boy in black replies. Konohamaru squirms in the guy's grip.
"Let me go!" he shouts.
"You're very energetic." The guy says.
"That's it." Naruto shouts dashing forward at the guy ready to punch him. The guy just looks at him as his hands do a weird movement and Naruto falls on his face.
"Konoha Genins are weak." He concludes. He raises his hand and curls it into a fist as he is going to punch Konohamaru.
"Hey! Idiot with the make up on!" I shout. Everyone turns and sees me standing there making hand signs and probably shaking a tad. Kankuro stares at me as two eyes appear on both sides of my body and I smile he drops Konohamaru. He freezes there unable to move.
"Hey Kankuro are you okay?" The girl asks waving a hand in front of him. After a few minutes Kankuro snaps out of it and shakes his head.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" The guy now known as Kankuro shouts.
"That was a small taste of what your gonna get if you mess with my friends. It'll hurt next time." I warn with an angry expression. Kankuro just ignores me and snatches up Konohamaru again.
A rock then whizzes from a tree and pegs Kankuro in the arm. He drops Konohamaru and grabs his arm as blood spills.
"Who did that!?" Kankuro shouts. Sasuke stands in a tree tossing a rock in the air and then catching it.
"Naruto you're not cool anymore." Konohamaru says he and his friends gaze up at Sasuke.
"Hey kid, come down here," the guy says. Sasuke glared at him. "I hate kids like you, who think they're so clever." He grabs the thing from his back and pulls it off.
"Hey! You're going to use Karasu?" The girl asks.
"Kankuro, stop," a voice says, it's strangely familiar in some distant way. Everyone looks at the mysterious person.
A reddish brown haired boy, is clinging to the bottom of the branch with his feet. His forehead bares the Kanji symbol of "Ai" (Love). But he looks too mean to have such a tattoo. His entirety seems familiar but I don't seem to remember him.
'I didn't even sense this guy...' I think staring up at the mysterious boy. The boy scans everyone with his sea green eyes and pauses on me with a hint of surprise on his face. "Niko?" He whispers to low for anyone to hear. "Niko?" He asks a little louder.

I still don't remember him so I say nothing; he turns his gaze to the boy called Kankuro.
"Kankuro why do you think we came all the way here?" The younger boy asks Kankuro.
"Gaara..." Kankuro starts, clearly afraid. "They started it by running into me!" He says in a very childishly pointing at Konohamaru, Naruto, Sakura and Konohamaru's friends.
"Shut up!" Gaara growls and narrows his eyes on Kankuro. "Or I'll kill you." Sand goes around the unnamed boy as he appeared on the ground now.
"S-s-sorry" Kankuro stutters.
The three sand ninja walk past me and the others. The read head gives me final look and nods to himself. Sakura questions them on why they are there. Explaining the alliance Wind and Fire have and that they can't enter the village without permission. The girl holds up a pass to show everyone.
"It's a traffic pass." She states.
"As you've already guessed, we're Genins from the Hidden Sand located in the Wind Country," the girl explains. "We came to this village to take the Chuunin Selection Exam."
"Chuunin selection exam?" Naruto mumbles. "What's a Chuunin selection exam?"
"You all really must not know, do you?" The girl crosses her arms.
"Naruto," Konohamaru says giving Naruto a 'I-can't-believe-I-know-this-and-you-don't' look. "You can advance from a Genin to a Chuunin if you pass the exam."
"Really?" Naruto asks gleefully. "Then I should take it too!"
The group from Hidden Sand turns to leave.
Sasuke calls after them.

"What's your name?"
"Me?" The girl asks pointing to herself.
"No the one with the gourd on his back." Sasuke says, "Who are you?"

The red-head turns around and stares blankly at Sasuke.
"I'm Sabaku no Gaara." He says. "I'm interested in you, tell me your name."
"Uchiha Sasuke" Sasuke replies. Gaara looks at me next and I stare into his sea green eyes. They seem so familiar but I can't place my finger on it.
"You the one who used that paralyzing Jutsu. What's your name?" Gaara asks.
"I'm Matsudai Nikoyaka. Niko for short." I say trying to think of how I know him. Gaara nods with a little smile on his lips and turns to leave again.
"Hey don't you want to know my name?" Naruto shouts.
"No..." Gaara replies. "I'm not interested in you." Then the three sand Genin jump away.

'The exams sure came quickly...' I think to myself twirling some of my sandy hair. 'That guy... why does he seem so familiar!'
"Niko-chan let's go." Naruto says fed up with everyone wanting to know about Sasuke and not him. Unknown to us guys, three sound ninja watch from a tree branch.
"What do you think Dosu?" One of them questions the one with only one eye showing with unusual clothes on.
"We have to keep our eye on the black haired one from Konoha, The one with the gourd, and that girl." The middle one known as Dosu says pointing at me.
I smile and leave with Naruto to get something for lunch, knowing Naruto, it's ramen. Sitting at the ramen stand Kakashi comes and sat down with us.
"Yo Kakashi." I say giving him a smile as my bowl of ramen gets placed in front of me.
"Hey Niko." Kakashi says.
"What have you been Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto questions while stuffing his face with the noodles.
"None of your concern Naruto." Kakashi replies as I eat mine slowly and humanely.
After I swallowed I go on creating a conversation with Kakashi.
"We ran into some Sand ninjas today. They picked on Konohamaru till a boy with red hair came and stopped them." I say.
"I see..." Kakashi says not fully listening (obviously) but still hearing some of my words.
"I don't know, but the boy with red hair seems familiar to me. Would you know why Kakashi? After all you were friends with my parents." I ask curious.
"Well, I did take you to the sand village once." Kakashi says. "But, I must leave now, so we can discuss later." Before I can question him more Kakashi disappears in a puff of smoke and I sigh finishing my ramen and paying for it.

~With Kakashi~

Jounins and Chuunin Examiners gather in the Hokage's office, the Hokage asks those who are teachers of newly graduated Genins to step forward, and give the Hokage some recommendations.

So, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma stepped up. Genins who have completed over 8 missions are eligible to enter, so no 8 missions completed, no entry.
'There's no doubt,' Iruka thinks to himself grimacing. 'It's still too early for them.'
"Hai(Sure). From the 7th Squad I lead, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Matsudai Nikoyaka," Kakashi says expressionless. "I recommend those four to the Chuunin exam under my name, Hatake Kakashi."
~Back with Niko~
Sighing after Kakashi left I get up and go to the graveyard. Talking lightly to my parents I stand up and look at the sky. It's dark but still there are faint traces of color wanting to engulf the night sky but failing and slowly fading away and most likely around 9:00 P.M. I say a prayer and run off to my house. I try to sleep but I can't. I change into black straight leg jeans and a crimson shirt with spaghetti straps.
I walk from my bed to the window and open it up. Climbing out I sit on the roof and stare up at the stars 'til my eyes land on the moon. The light casts from it glimmers down on me as my eyes shine with the light.
"Tonight's beautiful..." I whisper in awe. I start to get lost in my thoughts when I snap out of it seeing shadows move a few rooftops over. Staring long and hard I can make out a silhouette of someone. It's starting to get me paranoid so I climb back inside and close my window then get into bed.

I stare at the ceiling thinking of the shadow before falling asleep.

~The next day~

Sunlight shines through my window as I get up and stretch. Doing my morning stuff I grab an apple and go out the door to meet my team and to see Kakashi.
"Damn it! Why is Kakashi-sensei the one who is always making us early and he's the one late when he's the one who called us in?" Sakura whines.
"Yeah!" Naruto agrees.

"Meh…" I shrug, I don't really mind him being late, it's just a sign of age that I can bug him about later.
"How is he going to compensate a girl who woke up late and had to skip blow drying her hair?!" Sakura shouts beyond pissed.
"If you knew he was coming late, then why did you even come early in the first place?" I ask her.
"You're right," Sakura says miserably.
"I woke up late too!" Naruto adds thrusting an arm to the air. "So I didn't get to wash my face or brush my teeth!"
I give him a weird look and step away from him.
"How dirty!" Sakura mumbles.
"No wonder he smells so bad..." I mumble to myself.
Sasuke glances at the overhead beam and sees that Kakashi has finally showed up.
"Good morning everyone," Kakashi greets. "Sorry I'm late, I had to do a few things..."
Sakura and Naruto jab a finger towards him and presume him a liar, you know, the usual. Kakashi jumps down to the ground and says that he'll get to the pointing instead.
"I recommended all of you to the Chuunin exam so..." Kakashi says and hands us each an application. He says that it is by choice and that we aren't forced to do it. Naruto gets all happy and embraced Kakashi saying that he loves him. Kakashi tells him to get off and puts him down back on the ground. Kakashi tell us that if we want to participate, we have to sign the application and arrive at the school five days later at three o' clock in room 301.
Naruto gets even more excited and starts saying Chuunin exam over and over...and over…
We are all slowly walking home as Naruto stares at the application form. I wave a hand in front of him.
"Naruto you still with us?" I ask.
"He was never with us to begin with." Sakura comments and I ignore her.
"Y-yea... The Chuunin exams must be full of strong guys." He says. I nod in agreement. Sasuke is pondering about Gaara and if he'll be able to beat him or maybe something different I only make guesses, I on the other hand am thinking about Gaara but for a completely different reason, I was wondering where I had seen him before, he is just… beautiful I think to myself blushing slightly. Sakura starts having doubts about her abilities as a ninja and thinks she shouldn't participate.
Later in the day Genin from all over, enter Konoha to participate in the Chuunin exams.

~Few days later~

I'm walking out of the cemetery and towards my training grounds. Humming a soft tune while on the bridge, you know quite a hard tune too it is the ABC's backwards. I feel like someone is watching me and pray it's not Barney with an axe. I come to an abrupt stop and scan the area around me. Something isn't right. I hear a snap and jolt around to see a mysterious man.

"Barney?" I ask getting into a fighting stance.
"What? Er…ahem…I mean I'm here to knock you out of the Chuunin exams little girl." The guy replies confused.
"Not even in your dreams Barney-chan." I say as he charges forward going for a swift punch. I dodge it and while he is caught off guard by my speediness, I kick him high into the air. Flipping back he lands on the railing. Growling lightly he charges at me again this time with kunais.
I pull one of my own out of my pouch and block his kunai inches from my face. Then with a smirk I twist it so his kunai falls out of his hands and I hold his wrist. Then with a good high kick I implant on his jaw I send him back.
"So Mr. Purple Dino in disguise, Think you can take me now?" I ask.
He makes a hand seal and disappears leaving me with a satisfied smirk.
"I don't need to train today." I say and go off to find Kakashi. I still want to ask him about that Gaara guy. After walking around for hours and still no sign of the copy-cat ninja I give up and walk home. Jumping on my bed I slowly drift off into a deep sleep.

~Dream~

Gaara stood in a field of wild flowers, Niko stood beside him smiling sweetly. Gaara pulled Niko close and landed a passionate kiss on her lips Niko kissed back. The moment seemed perfect. Suddenly that same dark figure appeared behind Gaara. Gaara pulled away from Niko and turned to face him. The dark haired figure pulled out a sword and sliced Gaara in half. Gaara's body turned black then disappeared.

"Gaara!" Niko yelled.

"We must go now young one." The man said.

"But Gaara…. you killed him!" Niko shouted.

The man grabbed her wrist and pulled Niko away.

~End dream~

~With Kakashi~

Later in the night, Kakashi sits on a roof waiting for an arrival. The man appears behind him and Kakashi asks how they did.
"Although we went through the trouble of setting up a preliminary exam... All nine rookies passed." The man says and he changed into Iruka. "It seems that they are growing fast, just like you three said…although Niko's and Naruto's maturity levels…well I doubt they've matured much since they were seven." He smiles slightly and Kakashi does the same in return.
"But the real Chuunin exam isn't going to be that easy," Kakashi says. "It all depends on their abilities now."

~New Dream~

"Kakashi.... Why are we here again?" A younger Niko asked.
"I'm here to speak with the Kazekage about something concerning your father. Why don't you go play for a bit." Kakashi told her while ruffling her hair.
"Okay" The young girl said and ran off to find something to do. She traveled throughout the village exploring everything. No one seemed to pay attention to a young child like her so she had some trouble with dodging a few things.
Taking a left she walked down an alleyway and out through the village gates.
"I think I took a wrong turn...." She said looking at the desert sea. Niko climbed up on a sand dune and lay down as it took all her energy.
"Hey Kid!" A mysterious voice shouted. Niko sat up and looked around. Turning behind her, she saw a tall cloaked man as he reached out to snatch her up. She let out a scream as he grabbed her arm in an attempt to kidnap her.
Closing her eyes she felt him drop her as she opened her eyes back up she saw sand cover the man and blood was everywhere.

~End dream~

I shoot out of bed panting as I look around. Trying desperately to figure out if that was a dream or a memory or something that should just be forgotten I take a hot shower hoping that will calm me down. After I get dressed and blow dry my hair and eat some instant ramen (I made the mistake of letting Naruto buy groceries for me) I go outside the dream still haunting my mind the shower didn't help...

~Chuunin exams~

Me, Naruto, and Sasuke stand waiting for Sakura to arrive. After a few more minutes she finally does despite me hoping she wouldn't. (Remember I hate Sakura)
"Ohayo, Sasuke-kun." Sakura says.
"Ohayo," Sasuke replies to her. 'Sakura's acting weird now...' I think, and quickly put an arm around Sasuke's shoulders, which makes Sakura jealous.

"Sasu-chan…" I whine.

"What Niko-chan?"

"Do you remember this technique?" I ask doing a seal and transforming into the nude Sasuke.

Sakura receives a nose bleed and starts yelling at me to never, ever defile the image of Sasuke-kun like that ever again. Sasuke joins in and agrees with her on the never doing that ever again. I sigh and transform back then lean on him.

"Sorry Sasu-chan, did I make it to small?" I tease and both he and Sakura get a blush and one of those looks.
Inside the school, there's a commotion with the entrance to room 301. Two guys block the doorway and prevented anyone from entering.
"What's going on?" I ask no one in particular.
"Let's go see," Sasuke orders still annoyed with me.
"You're going to enter the exam with that kind of level of a ninja?" One of them asks. "You're pathetic."
"You should just leave," one of them with a clogged nose says. "You guys are still young." He sniff his nose and muffles a cough.
"Please, let us through!" A Chinese girl begs them. She walks up to them, only to be beaten back with her teammate who suffered the same.
"How cruel..." One Genin murmurs.
"What did you say?" The guy with the clogged nose asks. "Hey, we're being nice to you. We're saving your butt. The Chuunin exam is difficult you know."
"We've seen those who gave up being ninjas or even injured really badly when they took the exam," the guy with a bandana says.
"A Chuunin is a commander of a squad," stuffy nose says. "It's the commander's responsibility for failing any missions and the death of their teammates."
"Besides," the other guy says. "What's wrong with thinning out those who won't pass anyways?"
"That's a sound argument," I say and walk up towards them. "But I'll pass." I stand just beyond their reach now. "Undo this genjutsu you just made," I continue. "I'd like to get to the third floor."
"What's that girl talking about?" A Genin whispers to another. "I don't know."
"Oh? You noticed?" They ask me.
"Yeah, but I bet Sakura noticed first." Sasuke says. "Her Genjutsu knowledge is the best on our team."
"Oh right, That's right I did." Sakura says first softly then loudly. The room changes back from 301 to 201.
"You're pretty good at detecting things. But that isn't enough." The stuffy nose ninja tells me and goes to kick me. I jump out of the way leaving Sasuke there. He simply went up to hit the ninja as well.

"Child abuse is wrong!" I shout.

Sasuke and stuffy nose almost make contact when a strange looking ninja in a dark green spandex appears catching their feet.
The guy releases them, and the stuffy nosed guy gets back up to this feet. 'He stopped Sasu-chan's kick?' I think. 'Is that chakra flowing through his hand?'
"Hey, you broke the promise," A white-eyed guy says. "You're the one who didn't want to gather attention from something that stands out."
"Sorry, Neji," the guy says. "But..."
"She must be why," the Chinese girl shakes her head.
The guy walks past Sasuke and I and approaches Sakura. "My name is, Rock Lee!" He introduces to her. "You're Sakura-san, right?"
"Uh, yeah," Sakura says.
He gave her a thumbs up and a grin. "Let's go out together! I'll protect you with my life!"
Sakura turns blue and her eyes become little black dots. "No way..."
"Why...?" Lee's happy expression goes away.
"Well..." Sakura murmurs. "You're…uh… too unique for my taste."

Naruto laughs.
"Hey you!" The guy named Neji calls after Sasuke and me. "Identify yourselves."
Naruto takes notice, and is extremely angry. "Again with Sasuke and Niko?! Kuso(shit)! Kuso!"
"You're supposed to tell me who you are before asking," Sasuke answers.
"Agreed" I say, nodding, and pretending to be professional.
"You're a rookie, right?" Neji asked, completely ignoring Sasuke's previous statement. "How old are you?"
"I'm not obligated to answer that," Sasuke answers. I grin and hug him.

"Good Sasu-chan! Funny Sasu-chan!" I say smiling away.

"What the fuck are you doing?" He asks me.

"Praising you!"
"What?" Neji growls. The Chinese girl blushes at the sight of him. Sasuke turns around and sees Lee, Naruto, and Sakura with their hands on the wall in defeat. I let go of him still giggling.
"I'm too unique?" Lee mumbles.
"Everyone always ignore me..." Naruto adds.

"I'm hopelessly in love…" Sakura says.
"Come on cheer up!" I say and smile. "Sasu-chan, Saku-Chan, Naru-chan, let's go!" I suggest.
Lee pulls himself together and his teammates and himself watch as me and my teammates walk away from them.
"Sasuke, Niko?" Neji whispers. "Uchiha Sasuke, and Matsudai Niko?"
"Do they interest you?" The Chinese girl questions.
"Yes. He quite does, Tenten," Neji replies. "And that other girl, do you know anything about her?'
"I think she's Matsudai Nikoyaka. She graduated as the top female rookie of the class," the Chinese girl named Tenten answers.
Upon hearing my name, Lee springs up from his depression. "You know, if Sakura-san won't go out with me, then maybe Nikoyaka-san can!" Lee raises a fist from the sudden possibility. "I still have a chance!"
"I doubt she'll go out with you either," Neji says crossing him arms.
Lee goes back to the wall and his teammates start to walk without him. Lee soon remembers something he has to do. Tenten stopped and turn to face him.
"Lee, let's go. What are you doing?" She asks.
"You two go ahead," he replies. "I have to do something, first." With that Lee walks the other way out. Tenten asks Neji what Lee's problem was, but Neji says he doesn't know and doesn't really care.
The two guys who blocked their way were behind the door. "Those guys must be Kakashi's and Gai's. But I guess they passed the application turn in phase." They transform into grown men and watch me drag the guys by their hands, while Sakura walks sullenly behind us.
"Looks like we can enjoy ourselves with the candidates this year," a guy with a bandaged nose says.
"Yes, as examiners of this exam," the other guy replies.
Team 7's walking up the stairs and Naruto's looking miserable.
'This will be interesting....' I think to myself.
Team 7 reaches an empty room with giant columns and an opening at the end of them. We continued walking until we hear a voice.
"Hey, you! The one with the sharp eyes."
Everyone turns around and looks up to see the guy in green standing on the fourth hallway stairs. He stares down back intently on the others, and Sakura freaks out and hides behind me.

"You again?" I asks with a raised eyebrow.
"What do you want?" Sasuke asks.
"Will you fight me right here, right now?" He asks.
"Fight you right here, right now?" Sasuke replies.
The guy jumps down and introduces himself as Rock Lee. "You're supposed to introduce yourself before asking the other person's name, right?" Lee asks. "Uchiha Sasuke"
"So, you know my name," Sasuke scuffs.
Lee switches to a fighting stance. Lee answers that he'd like to fight Sasuke because he is a descendant of the great geniuses, the Uchiha clan. He switched his attention to Sakura, who flinches in reaction. Lee blushes from the sight of her.
"Sakura-san...Nikoyaka-san" Lee blushes. "I love you!"
Sakura freaks out and spins around like an idiot. "I hate those eyebrows!" She screams and shivers. "Your hairstyle, your fuzzy eyebrows, everything about you is too unique for me!" My eyes widen as I back away against the wall.
"Uh.....You don't even know me...." I say still freaked.
"You're an angel," Lee says softly.
'He doesn't even know me....' I think with my eyebrow twitching. Lee then blows kisses at me and Sakura. I dodge and hide behind a column as Sakura dodges. She then dodges the final one while doing an interpretation of the matrix and sits up with a lump on her head.
She is panting. "That was close..." She whispers looking at the hearts that were stuck to the column. I come out cautiously.
Naruto clenches his first as the pupils in his eyes disappear and veins appear on his head. "Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke. It's always about Sasuke Bleah!" He shouts.
"YOU KEEP YOUR KISSES TO YOURSELF!!!" I shout.
"I COULD HAVE DIED DODGING THAT!!!" Sakura screams along side me. Lee looks sad.
"Aw.... Don't be like that." He says. Sasuke looks at Lee with no expression on his face.
"So you're challenging me even knowing my lineage." He asks. "In other words your a fool,"
"Oh yeah!" Sakura agrees with a fist at her side. Sasuke tilted his head.

"Aw come on, don't be so rude to bushy brow!" I say.
"So dog-brow.... Do you really want to learn." Sasuke begins. "What it means to be an Uchiha?"
"Absolutely." Lee says simply with a hand up.
"HOLD IT!" Everyone turns to see Naruto standing there with an unamused look. "Let me handle dog-brow... He'll be toast." Naruto says. "Just give me five minutes."
Lee turns serious. "I have no interesting fighting you. Only Uchiha" He says. Naruto charged forward in anger.
"Story of my fucking life! Sasuke this and Sasuke that! 'til I could just PUKE!" He shouts. Naruto brings his arm back to punch Lee. In one simply tap with his hand on Naruto's Lee knocked Naruto down. Then dodges Naruto's kick and spins him.
"Gale force Technique!" Lee says and Naruto goes spinning into the wall and gets knocked out.
Lee stands up straight again.
"Mark my words." He starts. "None of you will beat me."

'He's strong.' I think to myself. 'Just seeing that technique on Naruto proved he's not to be under estimated.'
"I am the greatest fighter of the Junior Ninja in Konoha leaf village." Lee adds.

"This could be fun. I accept your challenge." Sasuke says. I look at the clock. Time wasn't on our side.
"We can't. We have less then a half-hour to submit our applications. We have to go." I say pointing at the clock. "You know time? Tick tock? Let's go!"
"Don't do it Sasuke!" Sakura begs.
"This will only take five minutes." Sasuke replies and runs at Lee.
"SASUKE-KUN!!!" Sakura shouts.
Sasuke goes to attack only to have Lee move fast to use his own move.
"Konoha Hurricane" He says doing a spin as Sasuke dodges the first one. The second is coming for his head.
"He has no time to duck." You say watching Lee's fast movements.
"I have to block." Sasuke whispers and puts his arms up to block it. Lee makes a hand sign as Sasuke is sent back as his attack passes the block.
"SASUKE-KUN!!!" Sakura shouts.

'What the hell....' I wonder as he hits the ground and slowly gets back up.
"I thought Sasuke blocked it." I say.

Lee's standing up straight in his usual pose

Sasuke stands up straight and stares at Lee. Sakura looks surprised as she looked at Sasuke's eyes.
"Th-that looks like...The Sharingan!" Sakura says.

Lee narrowed his eyes.
"Oh Sasuke he's the best." Sakura whispers.

'It's the same kenkai Genkai as Kakashi-sensei's only a lower level. Still he should be able to penetrate Fuzzy-brows technique.' I think smirking.
Sasuke runs forward again as Lee gets ready. In one swift move Lee kicks Sasuke in the jaw and blood comes out as he was sent into the air.
"Looks like Sasuke couldn't copy his move..." I say.
"My Sharingan couldn't see through his techniques....then that means." Sasuke says.
"Exactly...Their neither Martial arts nor illusion." Lee says and disappears. Naruto begins to wake up as he sees Lee appear behind Sasuke in the air.
"SASUKE!" He shouts.
"Oh...Kagebuyo...Shadow of the dancing leaf." Sasuke says.
"That's right, No ninjutsu. No trickery. My moves are strictly physical." Lee says. "As hard as you may find to accept it... ...If your Sharingan eye can see into the heart of every ninja art well enough to duplicate it, as it is said to, then you know what I say is true." Lee pauses as they are still in the air. "I'm sure your Sharingan is invaluable against Gen-jutsu and Ninjutsu, with their formalized rules, sign-casting, and chakras... But physical Taijutsu arts in their pure form are a very different story." Sasuke's eyes widen.
"How?" He asks.
"Even if you can perfectly perceive and understand my movements, you lack the speed and strength to counter them. You haven't had the physical training necessary to keep up with me! It doesn't matter what your eye can see if your body's too weak to act!" Lee's bandages start to come undone.
"There are too kinds of strength. The kind you're born with...And the kind you get from back-breaking work. Your Sharingan is natural born Genius. I hear it runs through your family. What I have, I got through Blood, sweat, and tears!" As Lee keeps on talking his bandages keep on unraveling, I listen and watch.
'What's Lee doing?' I wonder. 'No ninja would waste time explaining, unless....'
"In other words your subtle arts and my physical prowess make us a complete mismatch! Let me prove it to you!" Lee narrows his eyes yet again. "This move of mind, exceeds your genius completely."
Lee's eyes widen as a pin wheel comes flying out and strikes Lee's bandages pinning them to the wall.
"HALT!" A voice shouts. Me, Naruto, and Sakura turned to see a turtle there.
"That's enough Lee," The turtle says.

As Lee tries to get free Sasuke's still going down towards the ground.
"What's happening..?" Sasuke asks.
"SASUKE!" Sakura shouted as she, Naruto an I run to catch him. I catch him and I ask to see if he's alright then look at Lee and the turtle.
"Sasuke are you alright?" Sakura asks.
"He's trembling, he couldn't even defend himself." I say in a gentle tone.
"You... You...Saw" Lee says with a sorry expression to the turtle.
"YOU KNOW THE RULES LEE! THAT MOVE IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!" The turtle shouts.

'What's the deal with the turtle?' I mentally ask.
"Please forgive me Sensei...I was only..." Lee says.

'That turtle is a summoning.... It must be his Sensei's summon.' I think.
"Dog-brows teacher!" Naruto exclaims. The turtle narrows his eyes and Lee had a weird look on his face. (I think Lee always has a freaked out look on his face it's a little weird...)
"I...I… Wouldn't have used that reversal move...I meant..." Lee says trying to apologize.
"Hey, Hey!" Naruto shouts.
"What?" I ask.
"That's a turtle...right?" Naruto asks pointing at it.
"Obviously." Sakura retorts.
"What's the deal? Can Turtles become ninjas?" Naruto asks.
"Don't ask stupid questions...That's not his sensei it's his sensei's summon." I reply rolling my eyes. They of course aren't listening to me.
"YOU FOOL!" The turtle shouts. It looks angry. "Do you think I care about your feeble excuses? Consider the repercussions of a shinobi warrior. Any shinobi warrior--BADLY explaining all his secrets!"
"Y-yes sir!" Lee says.

"I hope you are properly prepared." The turtle says calming down a bit.
"Y-yes sir."
"Well then...He's all yours Master Gai." In a puff of smoke. A guy with the same hair do and even bigger eyebrows then Lee appears in a funny pose.

"Ah the Exuberance of youth. You're all full of it." He says. Mine, Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto faces go blue and pale and our eyes widened in horror.
"HE'S GOT THE BIGGEST EYEBROWS YET!!" Naruto shouts.
"THEY'RE ALMOST ALIVE!" Sakura exclaims. "And that same dorky do....They're uber eyebrows..."
"I've never seen anything like them…" Naruto says. Lee turns towards team 7 with an angry expression.
"H-hey don't try to make fun of Master Gai!" Lee shouts.
"Oh shut up!" Naruto roars. "I don't even know what to make of it, with all the freaks popping in here!" Naruto shouts.
"Lee..." Gai says. Lee turns to face Gai.
"O-oh yes sir" Lee says,
"Idiot!" Gai shouts and smacked Lee sending him flying back. Lee sits up and they are both crying. "L-lee..."
"Gai..-sensei." They then hug with a huge sunset and water works. By now I'm laughing my ass off with Naruto.
"Doesn't it give you that warm fuzzy feeling?" Naruto asks grinning and pointing at them.
"Don't be an idiot they're up to something!" Sakura shouts.
"I doubt it Sakura." I said. After that's over Gai looks over at us.

"He's looking at us..." Sakura says nervously.
"By the way! How is Kakashi?" Gai asks. No one answers. "I'm asking you!"
"You know Kakashi-sensei?" Sasuke says still in my arms. I stare at Gai and then in one flash he was gone. My eyes widen and I look around for him.
"I should say so! We're arch-rivals!" Gai says with a hand under his chin from behind us. 'Omigod! Code red Barney alert!'
"How'd he!?" Naruto asks looking behind himself.
"The score stands at Fifty-to-forty nine. I'm stronger then he is." Gai smiles with a little sparkle on his teeth.
'He's so fast... His speed is even greater then Kakashi's' I think.
"As you can see Gai-sensei is totally amazing!" Lee says. Gai then tells us to forgive him for Lee's actions. He releases Lee from the wall as he was wrapping his arm up me and Naruto see his hands. Lee and Gai walk off as we walk up the last flight of stairs to the classroom. Kakashi appears in front of us.
"Glad you made it after all Sakura." Kakashi says smiling under his mask,
"I knew there was something up." I say skeptically, "What would have happened if Sakura didn't show?"
"Well normally I would have had to keep you from entering, but since your here as well Niko it wouldn't be a problem. I talked with the Hokage. He's making an exception and letting you still participate in this squad." Kakashi says. I smile as he wished us luck and I run in.
Everyone's eyes widen except mine as they look at all the ninjas. I move slowly away and towards the back to sit somewhere. I look around and see the sand ninjas in the back by the corner. I look at Gaara quickly and still can't figure out what's so familiar about the red-head. Moving slowly I sit by the window a bit off from the sand-nins. Kankuro notices me and walks towards me.
"Hey Brat! You're the one I met week ago..." He says. I look at him.
"Your point." I ask in an old person voice. Kankuro gives me a weird look that says 'wtf are you doing that for?' and continues.
"Why are you with those weaklings?" he asks.
"Those 'Weaklings' Are my friends and teammates..." I growl back in my normal voice.
"I think they're idiots...." Kankuro mutters.
"I don't care what you think!" I snap standing up getting ready to head back to my team when Temari and Gaara come.
"Hey Niko-san!" Temari calls smiling. I turn to face her.
"What can I help you with beautiful?" I ask in my Elvis voice.
"Erm…" She says not quite sure to make of my comment the continues, "You looked familiar.... Before I saw you at Konoha gates... I thought I've seen you before..." She says.
"You don't look familiar to me...but...he does" I say nodding towards Gaara. I look at him for a while and he looks taken aback but still stares right back at me. I bow to Gaara showing respect.

"Yello Mr. I-like-to-bore-my-eyes-into-peoples-souls, I think we've met before the incident a few days ago, I don't remember you much but hi again for old times sake right?" I ask putting my hand out for a handshake, he looks at my hand then to his siblings as if deciding something, he puts his hand in mine and we shake. I let go and walk off.