The warm sun poured down on the pair of them sitting on the bank of the river. Yuri held her pole loosely with her naked feet dangling in the water. Her father had actually fallen asleep after telling her stories he claimed to have made up, but she knew he had actually experienced himself. She pulled at a tug on her line and was rewarded a small fish. Her puppy lay in its basket a few feet away from her. It stumbled out the basket and barked at the slimy fish. Yuri picked her up and kissed her behind the ear. "Aye, Aya, it's just a fish." She laughed when the puppy scrambled from her grasp and went back to barking at the fish.
Four fish later, two of them larger than she'd ever seen, she put her things against a tree and lay in the grass with her puppy lying on her stomach. Her father stood several feet away cleaning their dinner. She stared at the blue sky adoringly. Aya nuzzled her chin gently, pulling her attention to her small white face. Her puppy was jealous of the sky? She smiled and rested a warm hand on the animal as she turned her attention back to the sky. Some of the most amazing ideas she had ever gotten had come to her while she was watching clouds float by. It was so relaxing. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply the sweet scent…of freshly clean fish. She made a sound before drifting off into sleep.
A large hand shook her gently. Her father smiled down at her with Aya clasped in one hand. "Your puppy tried to run away. But she is too small and didn't get far."
Yuri yawned and stretched loudly. She reached for the puppy with drowsy eyes. "Hmm. Don't run away, Aya. Someone might find you and kill you." She snorted when she saw how round the puppy's eyes had gotten. Could she actually understand her? She gently dropped Aya into her basket and got her other things so they could head home.
She, her father, and Aya sat in the backyard listening to the fish grill. Her father stood and began running from one end of the yard to the other. Aya soon jumped up and followed at his heels. She barked happily each time she passed Yuri. Yuri jumped up and tried to climb on her father's back, but he evaded her easily. She laughed and chased him. The puppy managed to get a hold on her father's shirt. He stopped running and looked down at the animal with wide eyes. Yuri jumped on his back. The puppy let go and trotted ahead of them with her head held high. "Well done, Aya!" She wrapped her arms around her father's neck and laughed as he bounced her from one end of the yard to the other. Barking happily, the puppy continued to follow in their steps.
They ate in silence: Yuri dreaded leaving her father behind to go on another mission. She stared at Aya sitting in a chair at the table looking from one person to the other. Seriously, could that animal understand the tension in the house? She cleaned up the kitchen and kissed her father on the cheek as she went into her room with Aya at her heels. She pinned her hair up and climbed into bed after a shower and quick brush of her teeth. She made sure all her things were packed.
It was dawn when she woke. She slipped on her black tights and short green skirt with a fitting long sleeved black shirt. She put on her sandals and grabbed her bag. Her father sat on the couch gazing out the window. A strong feeling of love and appreciation for him came over her. She kissed him on the cheek and left out the back door. No doubt Tsunade or Shizune would be waiting on her with wide eyes. The hokage's mansion was nearly deserted, save fore dozens ANBU soldiers and overnight workers. She found Tsunade nursing a headache while Shizune read to her from a list of what appeared to be missions they had just received. The woman sat up suddenly when she saw Yuri in the doorway.
"Miss Onigatu. Your mission has changed slightly. The prince is still going to the land of ice, but he has to make a stop along to way to retrieve…his fiancé. I assigned you a partner…" Tsunade frowned. "Do you hear that?"
A small blush crept into Yuri's cheeks as she opened her bag to find a yelping Aya. "I apologize. I didn't know she would be in here. She usually sleeps in her basket."
"You don't have time to take her back. The prince and his lady must be at home in two days. Now, go!" Tsuande rolled her eyes when the puppy barked at her.
"Yes, hokage-sama." She lifted Aya from her bag and frowned with apprehension. Why was her pet suddenly becoming attached to her? It had barely been two days since she got her! But that was the whole point of her getting a pet, right? She wanted someone she could travel with. "Aya, I'm going to put you in the pocket on the side of my bag, be as quiet as possible." She laughed when the puppy barked happily.
The prince was shorter than Yuri's five feet and ten inches. She could not hide her embarrassment when the man looked at her as if she was some type of alien. She was relieved to see their teammate approaching. He was dressed in black pants, a black shirt, and a jounin vest. He was followed closely by what looked like a bear. Yuri chewed her tongue in horror as she realized it was actually a dog. A dog that big?! She nodded to the man with the wild brown hair, but couldn't help but stare at his dog. She turned away from him quickly when she heard Aya whimper in her bag.
"I'm Kiba." He told the prince in a hoarse voice. The prince, a man with black hair almost as long as Yuri's nodded and began to walk ahead of them. Kiba stepped closer to her with his nostrils slightly flared. She stared at him bewildered. "What's that smell?"
"My shirt." She rolled her eyes at him and caught up with the prince. She walked in front and Kiba in back with the prince talking about some things she didn't understand and hoped to never understand.
He had violet colored eyes that liked to steal glances at the woman when he thought she wasn't looking. She walked with a cat like grace and moved as if she was in fact related to the animal. The prince had an urge to ask her what exactly was so special about her that he could not stop thinking about it, but he decided against it. H was due to be married in a week. There was no way someone would know another woman had suddenly caught his eye, even if she was beautiful and imposingly taller than him.
It was later that night that they arrived in the land of iron. The woman set to marry the prince was short with a thick waist. Her long brown hair fell to her knees in ripples of curls. Yuri thought she was beautiful. She could tell by the look on Kiba's face that he thought the same. She reached into her bag to remove an agitated Aya. The puppy glowered at her for a second before lapping her face with wet kisses. Yuri laughed and put her down.
"That's what you were hiding?" Kiba asked from behind her.
"Yeh. She snuck in my bag and I didn't have time to take her back home." Yuri kneeled and held her hand out. The puppy ran to her. She nearly screamed when the dog that had been with Kiba leaped in front of her and growled. She raised her hand, but hesitated in hitting him. Her eyes darted to his master, who stood watching them with suspicious eyes. She grabbed the large animal by the waist and thrust him away. She snatched up Aya.
"You know, stealing puppies is an offense." Kiba said haughtily. Akamaru stood beside him with his teeth bared. "It's okay, Akamaru." The dog relaxed, but did not remove his eyes from the puppy in Yuri's arms.
She gently put Aya back into her bag and smirked at him maliciously. "I didn't steal the puppy. I bought it from a guy." She crossed her arms over her chest. The blueness of her eyes melted away suddenly until they were their natural color.
"What's wrong with your eyes?" Kiba stood his ground as Akamaru began to growl.
She touched her face and gave a nervous laugh. "Sorry. My jutsu wore off." She lifted her hand and did several signs before pressing her hand over her eyes. "Better?"
"I suppose so." He said in an uncaring manner. Had he seen eyes like that before? He narrowed his eyes at her. "Keep your pup close. Akamaru hates the dog that sired her."
"Aww was he in a love triangle?" Yuri burst into laughter. Aya poked her head from the pocket on the bag and barked happily. "Quiet, Aya, we're still on a mission." The dog gave a soft bark before disappearing back into the bag.
They left three hours later once the prince had slept for a bit. The woman, Tumiko, walked slowly with her head held low. The way she walked infuriated Yuri, not just the pace but the demeaning manner. She stopped in front of them, causing the prince to walk straight into her.
"Why are you walking like that? Speed up! You have a wedding to get to. And hold your head up!" She frowned at the woman then stared at the prince. She grabbed Tumoiko and put her on her back. Her eyes darted to a stunned Kiba. "You carry him. We'll make it there by tomorrow night if we do it this way." She breathed a sigh of relief when he nodded in agreement.
They made it to the land of ice before the sun had set the following day. Each was clad in cloaks. The prince hugged his sisters and father tightly before introducing his fiancé. The entire ordeal made Yuri suspicious of everything she saw. But she wasn't there to do anything but deliver the prince and his strange bride. The prince welcomed them into his castle and even had them down to attend the wedding.
Yuri lay outside underneath a large cherry blossom tree with her wide eyes staring at the shining stars overhead. She shot up straight and rested her hand on a kunai in the pouch at her thigh. Her hand snatched up Aya as she flipped out of the way of a group of shuriken. She dived behind a tree and dropped the puppy into the front of her shirt. Whoever it was really needed to work on throwing their weapons. She smirked and peeped around the tree. A kunai lodged itself into the area beside her face. Gotcha. Two kunai and two shurikens shot from her hand. She flipped into the tree and rested her hand on her knees. The person cursed loudly. Kiba limped from behind a group of bushes.
"Damn, woman." He tore a shuriken from his leg and one from his side. He sat down and stared at the wounds with irritation.
"Maybe you shouldn't sneak up on innocent women." Yuri removed a yelping Aya from her shirt and rested the puppy on the ground.
"Innocent?! Is this a joke?" Kiba growled at her.
She rolled her eyes and stalked towards him with her hands in tight fists. Fighting an urge to beat him over the head until he was unconscious, she kneeled beside him and ran a cold finger over his puckered wound. Blue chakra illuminated the darkness as she healed his wound, pushing her chakra in it to fuse the skin close. She moved to the wound on his side. Aya barked happily at the light. She clumsily climbed up the back of Yuri's shirt, throwing her concentration off for a fraction of a second. She rested on her master's shoulder and watched with curious eyes as Yuri finished closing the wound. She couldn't help but smirk.
"You fight and you heal?"
She stood and dusted off her pants. "I'm supposed to kill and heal. It's what I was raised and trained to do." She nuzzled a barking Aya in the side.
"Uhh we have to go to the wedding together tomorrow. Under the continued façade that we are a loving pair."
"You just tried to kill me. If that isn't loving, I don't know what is." She held her hand out to him. When he didn't accept, she narrowed her bright blue eyes at him until he reached for her hand; she pulled him into a standing position. "I would never actually date you though. You can't throw kunais or shurikens for shit." She dodged a well-aimed punch from him. The ground cracked slightly when his fist slammed into it. Hmmm. Her laughter could be heard all the way back to the castle. She leapt into the tree to avoid another punch. His fist slammed into the tree and severed it in a clean half. Her eyes widened in surprise. She was pulled back to reality when Aya yelped as the tree fell to the side. She jumped from the tree and landed several feet away from him. Aya wiggled herself to the ground and ran towards the bushes barking. Yuri lifted her arm and was thrown back slightly by the impact of Kiba's foot. "Are you really trying to kill me?"
He growled, his eyes glowing a bright yellow color as he lunged for her. She flipped forward and grabbed his fist. What was that old trick her father had taught her again? She smiled at her aggressor as she released his arm and caught his leg. One. Two. Three. She let go of his leg and flung him towards the tree in the distance. She ducked and rolled behind the stump when she heard him or a clone rise from the bushes. He ran at her madly, almost foaming at the mouth. Wait, where the hell was Aya? She lifted her hand and cloned herself. This guy looked wild. Thank heavens she was as flexible as she was. She leaned back and flipped backwards so that her foot smashed into his face. He grabbed her leg and yanked her forward. Her other foot slammed into his face, but he wouldn't let go. Her clone jumped into the air and barraged the rabid Kiba with powerful kicks and punches.
She rolled away. She did a quick jutsu. "Rising mountains jutsu!" Her hand formed into a fist as a large piece of land jutted into the air from the ground. Kiba dodged this easily as he ran at her again. Her clone kicked him in the side of the head hard. Yuri stepped out of the way of a kunai, which strategically lodged itself in her clone's chest. The cloned disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Rabid Kiba crouched behind her on the tips of his toes and his claws. Kiba crouched down onto all fours, matching the clone of him. And she had thought he was just joking around with her. She pouted slightly. Aya was heard in the bushes barking loudly. She leapt into the air, stepping on the face of the rabid Kiba and diving into the bushes. She grabbed Aya and jumped out of the bushes just as the two Kibas ripped it to shreds. With Aya back in the front of her shirt, she landed softly and smiled at the pair of them glowering at her. "Honestly, it was a joke." She laughed and lifted her hands as if admitting defeat. Did he really want her to fight him?
"I don't take swings at my ego as jokes." He growled the sentence out.
"Well, I'm sorry. But stop attacking me before I fight back." She cursed when Aya jumped out the front of her shirt and ran at the rabid Kiba barking. Her stomach fell until she felt as if she would throw up. She ran forward with a deep frown on her face. Rabid Kiba lifted his hand, but the other Kiba slammed into him. Yuri gave him a strange expression as she picked up a fuming Aya. It was kind of cute. Kinda. She lifted the puppy in the air. "Aya, you are not made for fighting. Puppies must be quiet and invisible when their masters…" She gasped when the rabid Kiba turned into a very large and angry dog.
"She's kinda made for battle. Too bad you don't have any of our clan's blood in you. Looks like you two might almost be as good as us one day." Kiba smirked and walked back towards the castle.
Ego-trip much? She clutched Aya almost painfully as she retrieved as many weapons as she could. The puppy rested on her shoulder barking softly. Yuri sighed. If only she could understand exactly what her little friend was saying. She put the puppy on the ground so she could look closer in the trees for several kunai she was missing. Aya ran towards her with one of them in her mouth tightly. The puppy dropped it at her master's foot and disappeared again. When she returned she had the other kunai in her mouth. Yuri caught her when she leapt into her arms. "Smart girl, Aya. Smart girl. You get a treat when we get back."
Yuri stared at the bride and groom blankly. Was that some kind of joke? She had had to escort the groom into the room. The prince's father had escorted the bride in. Why the hell hadn't the bride's mother come then?! She tapped her foot gently as she stood next to him dressed in a pastel yellow kimono with matching heeled sandals. Her long black hair was piled on top of her head in dozens of curls. Her blue eyes stared daringly into Kiba's smirking face. She bared her teeth to him and turned her attention back to the droning priest. Never again would she allow herself to be tricked into something so tasteless and pointless. She wanted to scream and tear the building apart.
She had to dance with the prince first. Weird. She plastered a fake smile on her face the entire time. She ignored the different men approaching her and telling her how beautiful she looked. Of course she looked beautiful. She was the most exotic thing in the room with her blue eyes and brown skin. Her fake smile actually turned real when the most handsome man in the room approached the table she and Kiba occupied. His shiny green eyes sparkled as he bowed to her and offered her his hand. She blushed furiously as she allowed him to sweep her across the floor.
They moved at a fast pace, as if the man knew she was actually a ninja hired by their ruler. He twirled her at a speed she knew was faster than normal, but it did nothing but cause her heart to race. Gazing into her blue eyes with an emotion she couldn't place, he held her closely. She moved her feet quickly and smiled at him each time their hands met. People moved out of the way as they danced around them at a speed and skill that none of them could match. Yuri realized she was actually enjoying herself. She jumped into his arms when the song ended. Her eyes caught an annoyed Kiba gazing at her from the table. She gave a man a quick peck on the cheek and went back to her scowling partner.
"Honestly, dear, do you do anything aside from looking menacing?" She laughed at the look he gave her.
"I'll have you know that guy wanted more from you than a dance." He said with a smirk. "Naïve."
"That's fine, Kiba. It's not like I plan on actually giving him or any other man what they expect or want when they look at me." She slammed her hand down on the table lightly and forced a smile for him. "I'm ready to retire. Let's go."
"Wait. That girl over there has been watching me since we got here." He said as he cocked his chin towards a thin girl with short silver hair.
"She looks twelve, Kiba." She shook her head angrily as she stormed out of the room and up the stairs.
The room she and Kiba had been forced to share was a spacious one. He slept on the couch and she took the comfortable bed. She took the kimono off and slipped into more comfortable attire: another pair of spandex pants and a tight black shirt. She frowned when she realized Aya had not run out to her yet. She did a quick scan of the room and looked in the mirror so she could see underneath the bed. She leapt into the air and got a grip on the ceiling when she saw the man hiding underneath her bed. He rolled out with Aya clutched in his arm. His hand was closed over her mouth tightly. He threw the puppy away. Yuri's heart filled with dread when her pet slammed into the wall and fell limp to the ground.
She growled and dived for him, he evaded her initial attack, but she caught him in the back of the head with a strong kick. He flicked a kunai at her from underneath his coat as he fell to the ground. She flipped away and lowered herself until she was in a crouch almost. Her eyes darted to the immobile white body that belonged to Aya. She lunged for him again, assaulting him with kicks to his stomach and punches to his chest. Her hand did a quick jutsu and she slammed her flat palm against his chest. A large amount of blood shot from his mouth. He grabbed her and dug his gloved hand into her arm. She kicked him in the face and jumped onto the bed. Her head felt so heavy. She lifted her hands to do a jutsu to contain whatever it was he'd poisoned her with, but she knew it was too late. If she had done it when he'd first scratched her instead of flipping onto the bed. Damn. She fell into the mattress face first.
Her eyelids fluttered closed. Not because she couldn't see or because her body was going numb, but because she could feel her jutsu she used to hide her eye color fading. He slapped her hard on the face and then ran his hand over her toned thighs. He pressed a sloppy kiss against her lips and bit at her neck hungrily. Yuri prayed he would be done soon so he could just leave. She would hate for Kiba to walk in while they were doing this. Kiba! She groaned and tried to move any part of her body she could. The poison had obviously been one that attacks chakra. Smart man. She heard and felt him standing in front of her. He unzipped his pants and opened her mouth widely. Of course her mouth was wet as a sponge. He slapped her again until she opened her eyes. He stared at her for a moment. A realization, almost like a horror, settled into his eyes. He looked around the room and lifted a kunai he held in his hand.
Akamaru rushed him. The man slammed into the wall with such force that several chunks of brick fell to the ground. Akamaru bit down into the man's side angrily and threw him to the other side of the room. Where the hell had he been hiding all that time? She smiled inwardly as the man finally came around. He looked at her again and tried to get away. Was it her eyes? Why did people always fear her eyes? He jumped out the window. Akamaru perched himself over the ledge barking loudly. He ran to the bed and licked Yuri across the face. Big change from earlier. He trotted over to where Aya lay on the floor. He nudged her several times until he got a weak whimper from the puppy. Yuri's heart leapt with joy. She made another sound in the back of her throat to get Akamaru's attention. The big dog strutted over to her showing off his superiority because he had actually managed to scare the foe away. She would have laughed if her body was capable of moving. After another pointless sound from Yuri, Akamaru went to the door and began to bark loudly. She closed her eyes and began to meditate. That was the best thing she could do until someone arrived.
The door was flung open so hard she was sure it was torn from its hinges. Kiba saw her sprawled out on the bed and probably assumed she was asleep until Akamaru began to bark at him. He leaned forward and stared Yuri in the eyes. "Akamaru says you are alive, but he doesn't know what's wrong with you. I sent one of the servants for a medic. I'm going to look at Aya." He pat her on the shoulder and went to a panting Akamaru. The bigger dog nudged the puppy again, eliciting a loud whimper. Kiba stroked the dog's soft fur and turned to find Yuri's cold eyes on him. "She's fine, just a few broken bones, but she's so small. I'm going to try and heal her if the medic-nin can't. Is that fine?"
Yuri blinked several times and closed her eyes again. The point of her meditating was to slow her heartbeat. Her heart was quickly pumping the poison into her blood. She was more than sure she would be okay in a few days. Her eyes fluttered open. Kiba stared down at her with a look of concern. "Uhhh."
"I told you that guy was bad business. I can't believe you let him take you!" He smirked and walked over to his dog that appeared to be smiling from their conversation. "Good thing Akamaru stayed here instead of you kicking him out." He growled when Yuri rolled her eyes.
A man in long red robes strolled towards her with a large bowl of clear liquid. "We already knew what it was when your friend called for us. This has been happening for weeks now. We couldn't save the first two victims, but we finally perfected the antidote." He ran his chakra-laced hands from her head down the length of her body. He lifted her arm and pressed it against his mouth tightly. Yuri's eyes widened in pain. Kiba moved forward, but he could tell from the sound she made that she was fine. The medic spit green substance into the bowl where it turned pure and blue. A small woman wearing large white gloves stepped forward. She lifted the chakra from the bowl so delicately it looked as if she feared she might break it. She pushed it down Yuri's throat slowly.
It was almost daytime when the two medics were done. Yuri was moved further up the bed and covered with a quilt. The medic had given her something to put her to sleep. She dreamed about running through large fields with her father chasing her. The wind blew threw her long black hair. He was close enough to her so that it brushed his thighs. She rolled herself into a ball and sped forward. He told her that was cheating. She jumped up suddenly and turned to him with a large smile. A shinobi never cheats. A shinobi uses what gifts he or she has to win. That is not cheating. She stuck her tongue out at him and ran when he grabbed for her again.
"Do you know what kind of poison it was? The medic nins wouldn't say." Kiba lay on the couch staring at her.
"It was a chakra draining poison. I didn't want to seriously wound him in case he was part of the royal family. He resembled them so." She turned her head. "A mistake Papa told me to never make."
"You've been asleep for almost two days. I sent the hokage a message about what happened. If you are stronger, we can go." Kiba said slowly.
She sat up and nodded to him eagerly. "That would be for the better. I fear I would kill the man if I see him again." She slid from the bed and began to stretch: first her toes, feet, legs and pelvic region. Her eyes stared questioning into Kiba's as she began to stretch her abdominal muscles then all the muscles above it. She shook her head until the curls on her head fell loose and cascaded over her shoulders and back. Done. She went into the bathroom for a quick shower.
Kiba was gone when she came out with the towel wrapped around her. She threw the towel away and dressed quickly. This time in dark blue spandex pants and a matching spandex shirt. She combed her hair straight and put it up in a tight ponytail. Ready. She grabbed her bag and opened the door. Kiba stood there smiling with Akamaru at his side and Aya cradled in his arms. Yuri's eyes widened with delight as she pulled her trembling pet into her own arms. She kissed Akamaru on the head and gave Kiba a kiss on the cheek. She walked past them down the stairs where the prince and his new wife stood waiting for them.
"I am glad to have had you here for this time. Thank you." He hugged her tightly. She bowed politely to the new princess. The prince gave her a shiny red box as a gift. She laughed nervously as she took it. Kiba put it in his bag.
They walked slowly because Yuri did not want to cause Aya any pain. No matter how much Kiba insisted the dog was too deep in sleep to feel anything, she insisted they walk slowly. She made a sling across her chest and rested her puppy there so she could walk quicker. Kiba's mood lightened when he noticed their pace had picked up. Yuri hummed different songs as a source of comfort for Aya. She began to hum louder when Akamaru trotted over to her. Her hand dug into the thick fur on her head so that she scratched him behind his ear.
The land looked the same. Well the forests in the land did, anyway. Yuri pulled off her makeshift sling containing Aya and laid it down beside a tree. She sat in the dark staring at the sky. Kiba lay on his staring at the same starless sky with Akamaru's head resting on his broad chest. She gazed at them with admiration for the relationship they had. Hopefully, she and Aya would have a relationship similar if not better than theirs. She stood and waved to Kiba that she was going for water. The only response he gave when he looked at her was a raised eyebrow. She went into the forest with her hand resting at her side she stopped behind a tree suddenly. Did she hear voices? After a few seconds, she moved forward with an unmatched quickness.
The river was actually to the side of the forest. It trailed down in a small waterfall from a tall cliff. She squatted and dipped her water bottle into the spring. Her eyes, which she did not cast down, spotted several figures in the trees. She slipped her full water bottle into a pouch hanging at her hip. She stood and pressed her fists against her waist. "I see you." Her heart sped with excitement as she leapt into the tree and moved from branch to branch following them. She extracted several shurikens from her pocket and flicked them forward; the man dodged them, but he did not see the one she'd thrown ahead. Great deliberating by her. She chuckled when the piece of metal struck the man in the back. She flipped from the tree with her leg extended. It slammed down on the man's shoulder. Her other foot pressed into his back where the shuriken was lodged. She pushed it in further and twisted her foot angrily. She kicked him in the head and landed neatly in a crouched position. Slam. She flipped out of the way of a hard punch.
Much to her surprise, her attackers turned out to be only two people. One crawled in pain behind her and the other stood in front of her with a large smile. She raised an eyebrow and let out a whistle so loud in pitch that the man did not hear it. The man stepped into the light from the moon and smiled at her maliciously. He stared her straight in the eyes and lifted his hand, which was clad in a type of thin metal glove with sharp claws. "I hoped you would die the last time we met. I won't let you live this time, Orochimaru."
"What?" She backed away from him and dodged his attacks swiftly. Her foot slammed into his face. She kneed him in the stomach and ducked just as his metal glove swung at her head.
"Don't play that innocent tone with me. I saw your eyes when you were on the bed. I see them now. You evil snake." The man attacked her relentlessly. She dodged him smoothly until she was backed up against a tree. "Time for me to right your killing my father's sister."
She hated killing people that she did not understand. She forced as much chakra into the palms of her hands as she could. She dodged his attacked and slammed her palms into his chest quickly. She counted six quick, hard hits. Then, she formed her right palm into a fist and slammed it into his chin with a scream. She saw the expression on his face as he flew away from her. She lowered her fist and looked at the man staring at them with wide eyes. She took a knife from her pouch and slit his throat. She did a quick fire jutsu and burned the man's body. For some strange reason, she enjoyed watching her attackers suffer. She rested a hand on her hip as the man who'd tried to rape her lay on his back choking on his own blood. A small smile stretched her pink lips. She flipped her hair, which had broken free of its ribbon, over her shoulder. Her eyes shined in the moonlight as she lifted her head and sneered down at him.
"I knew it was you. Bastard." The man choked out.
Aha! Just who is Yuri?!