2.
It took smelling salts to finally wake her up. A shinobi had tied her thoroughly to the chair, facing them. Neji stared at the girl curiously. She'd been out of it for a while. The girl's head slowly lifted upright. She opened her eyes about a minute later, staring blankly. The Hidden Leaf shinobi stared back before the fifth Hokage, Tsunade, asked the question all of those present were thinking.
"Who are you?"
The girl seemed to have a little trouble focusing on Tsunade for a minute. Her eyes still stared blankly, no emotions being given away at all.
"My name is Saya Oshiro."
Tsunade's eyes narrowed.
"You are not of the Hidden Leaf Village, that is certain. Where are you from, and why are you here?"
The girl paused before speaking once more, her voice very weak and dry.
"I come from the Land of Stone, and I'm here to become shinobi."
There was absolute silence. Tsunade spoke again after another moment.
"Shinobi? Why would you become shinobi here? You have your own ninja village, right?"
The girl nodded.
"Yes, but female aren't allowed as ninja in my village. I had heard of the Hidden Leaf Village, and how they treated people as equals. So I came here."
More staring. Tsunade folded her arms.
"Ninja stick with their own village. There is no exception for you here."
The girl wasn't giving up without a fight.
"I don't think you understand. I have applied hundreds of times to train, to all sorts of villages. None will take me. This village is my last hope. I've traveled months on foot to get here. And you're just tossing me right back without even giving me a chance? Some shinobi you are," there was absolute fire in the girl's eyes now, her passive state gone.
Tsunade hesitated. A man by the name of Kakashi Hatake spoke up.
"Tsunade, maybe we should give her a chance," he said reasonably, considering the girl.
Tsunade uncrossed her arms, thinking hard.
"We'll accept you if you have skill. We will house you at the Academy until tomorrow morning. And then," Tsunade's eyes gleamed with a challenge, "we will see if you are worth becoming shinobi."
The girl seemed to accept that, and slumped in her chair as two Chunin untied her. They tied her hands back behind her back once she was released from the chair. They led her out of the room. Neji looked round to Tsunade. She looked irritated. Kakashi was figuring some sort of mental puzzle. Neji turned to his team. Lee looked about ready to explode with excitement for finally getting to train that morning. TenTen appeared confused. Well, the day had started interesting enough. Possibly a new competitor, and one from a totally different nation. How exciting.