The second chapter of the Unknown Uchiha. Please rate and review!


"Who are you, may I ask?"Sasuke demanded a little scornfully.

"You don't sound very appreciative to someone who just saved your wife's life" She answered back, amused.

"Nonsense, I bet Aniki-san did all the work and you're just taking all the credit for it." Sasuke said indignantly.

"Why you don't know half of it, you little creep….."The woman was cut off by Itachi who immediately said "Sasuke, she's speaking the truth, she did protect Sakura. With her life."

Everyone was surprised to hear this. "R-Really" Sasuke stammered.

Itachi nodded grimly. "I arrived seconds before her last jutsu ripped Madara's arm clean off."

"Could have defeated him if I had my full power. But I couldn't have killed him though" the girl said regretfully.

"Arigato, Miss….uh…Miss…uh…"Sasuke looked at her enquiringly.

"Miss Sayaka." Sayaka said smirking at Sasuke straight forwardness.

"Maybe this decision wasn't right." she said in a serious tone. "Perhaps I should have gone back to Kirigakure."

"No, I forbid it, baka"said a wise and warm voice from the other side.

"Tsunade-sensei!" Sayaka exclaimed. "It's nice to see you again Sayaka, you have grown to be a wise Shinobi." She smiled at the excited girl. "Partly under your training, sensei." Replied Sayaka.

"You know her?" Naruto asked in surprised.

"Baka, of course, she isn't calling me sensei for show" Tsunade said rubbing her temples.

"She started training me when I was two years old; I learned all her abilities in a year." Sayaka explained, like it was the most normal thing in the world.

"TWO!" Naruto cried in shock.

"Impossible" said Neji, astonished.

"It isn't impossible, I'm a quick learner" she said in an annoyed tone.

"I-I g-guess we s-should take them b-back home"Hinata said nervously.

Sayaka looked at Hinata with interest. "I presume that I'm in serious trouble" Sayaka turned to Tsunade, sighing.

"That's right; really, whatever possessed you to go their side I don't know, your already rank five in the bingo book."

This was news to the others. The top ten criminals in the bingo book were known to be serious criminal offenders.

"Well, what do you expect from a person who was raised by bunch of S-ranked criminals. Besides…" Sayaka bit her lip, and said, "Remaining in the Akatsuki would put me in serious danger of getting killed by them."

"Why?" asked Naruto, surprised.

"Welllll….." It was pretty obvious she didn't exactly want to answer that.

"Well, I think that…" Sasuke started, however nobody ever got to find out what he thought for a bush nearby started shaking and Sai, who had been quiet all this while, took a kunai out and approached it with caution.

However, he was a little taken aback when he felt a gentle touch on his shoulder. Sayaka slightly pulled him back with a stunning smile.

Then she let a piercing whistle escape her lips. A creature jumped out of the bush.

"Ikimono"she said satisfied looking down at a young and beautiful lion cub.

"You have a pet lion" Tsunade said, wondering what other surprises the girl had in store for everyone.

Sayaka nodded and then took the cub in her arms. It licked her lovingly and then cuddled into her arms comfortably.

"You're so lucky you're comfortable anywhere as long as you're with me."She said smiling down at the cub.

Suddenly Neji spoke. "You've got to rest haven't you? I'm sure you're tired."

"Yeah, I guess you're right but I don't take a long time to heal."Sayaka said

"But I do" Itachi said. "Not everyone has your impossible amount of stamina."

"I guess not" Sayaka said, grinning.

"You both are to take a chakra test tomorrow. Come on Neji, lead the way" Tsunade said in a professional tone.

"Hai!" Neji said. With that they all left.

(Five hours after reaching Konoha)

Sayaka lay in a bed in the Uchiha guest room. She had come here along with Sasuke, Itachi, Sakura (who was back to normal), Temari and that red-headed guy (she doesn't know Gaara's name yet).

"Okay I've been sleeping for five hours. That's a long time. Seriously what the hell is the time?" She took a peek at the watch.

"3 in the morning," she thought to herself, distressed.

"Enough sleeping, time to get up" She got up silently so she wouldn't wake Ikimono.

Sayaka then opened the window and then leapt out onto the street.

She took a deep breath and then looked around. "Where should I go?" She thought as she made her way through the streets. Then she spotted the Hokage monument. "That looks nice. I'll go to the top."

Somehow she recognized all the areas even though she had never come to Konoha before. By the time she pondered over the reason why she had already reached the top. She made way through the jungle and as she reached the cliff, she noticed a figure sitting there with both feet dangling from the cliff. "

"Who is that?" Sayaka thought feeling puzzled.

She hid behind a tree. However it was too late. Whoever it was had already sensed her chakra. "Come out whoever you are."Gaara's voice said sharply.

She came out and looked at him earnestly. "Oh, it's you." he said shortly.

"Uh-yeah, its okay I'll leave you in peace." Sayaka said.

"No, it's okay. I'd like a bit of company"Gaara's tone softened.

"Okay then"Sayaka said uncertainly.

She sat down next to Gaara. There was an awkward silence. Gaara broke that silence feeling very uncomfortable.

"What kind of places did you visit?" Sayaka was surprised.

"Oh, just the usual, Kiri, Kumo, Suna, Iwa, you know."

"Suna?" Gaara asked.

"Well, it's a long time ago. Suna holds a special place in my heart because I made my first and only friend there."

"Really?" Gaara asked getting interested.

"That's right, but enough about me, tell me something about yourself." Asked Sayaka kindly.

Gaara was surprised at how easily she spoke to him, a former jinchuriki and Kazekage

"Well I guess I don't really have anything to say that you don't already know."

Gaara said a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, I understand."Sayaka said. Then came the silence again. "I don't get it, who are you, don't you have a family."Gaara asked curious.

However then he realized that it was quite a personal question so he decided to keep his mouth shut.

"You shouldn't worry about me minding or not, I've been asked this question a lot of times. Actually I don't know whether they're really alive or not, however I don't care." Sayaka said as if reading his mind.

However Gaara could not help hearing a little sadness in her voice. She then slowly got up and said to him, "Well Kazekage-san it was nice talking to you but I must get back. It's getting a little chilly out here. Don't you have to go back too?" "Not really, I can't go to sleep. "Gaara said grumpily. Sayaka giggled. "Okay, see you in the morning then."

Sayaka got ready for her chakra test and set out with Ikimono at her heels. It was a cold morning and so she had shawl wrapped around her. "Ikimono you have to show them what you've got today" Sayaka said solemnly.

Ikimono nodded as if she understood. People stared at the strange couple but Sayaka paid absolutely no notice. Finally they reached training ground #44.

"Well, this looks nice, what's it called, oh! That's right it's called the forest of death. Now who thought of a silly name like that?" Sayaka wondered aloud.

"The first Hokage thought of it that's who." A voice from the other side said.

"Oh, say, who are you?" Sayaka asked the guy with the lazy expression.

"My name is Shikamaru Nara, head of the Nara clan" Shikamaru said lazily.

"Well Shikamaru it's nice to meet you can you tell me the way to the central tower." Said Sayaka.

"Actually I'm on my way there so why don't you come with me." Replied the lazy genius.

"Thanks I appreciate it." Sayaka said gratefully.

"So is there something else going on there as well, Shikamaru?" Sayaka asked him.

"No, I'm supposed to go to your match. It seems that you have to battle a member of the Konoha 13 since we're all your age." Said Shikamaru.

"Are they powerful?"Sayaka asked eagerly.

"Yup, all are powerful but the ones you need to watch out for are Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, myself, Sai and Neji Hyuga, although someone who defeated Madara Uchiha is not easy to beat at all so I guess it's okay. By the way do you know this is where we held our preliminary round of the chunin exam? "

They had reached the tower by the time they had finished talking.

"Well, good luck, maybe you'll need it." Said Shikamaru.

"Thanks see you later." Replied Sayaka.

With that they went into their separate ways, Shikamaru to the gallery above the arena and Sayaka to the centre arena.

"I wonder who'll be chosen." Neji said aloud.

"Could be any of us." "She has the power of youth on her side." "I hope I fight her, bring it on. Dattebayo!" "I talked to her; she doesn't seem a drag like most of the other girls."

However all the whispering and shouting stopped when the four judges entered the arena. The judges were the Hokage advisors Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, Tsunade Senju, the fifth Hokage and Sabaku No Gaara, the fifth Kazekage.

"I presume you know why you're here, today is the day when one of you fights Miss Sayaka…."

"Okay, bring it on, can I fight her?" Naruto said excitedly

"Silence! Not a word from anyone. We are about to find out who will fight her" Tsunade boomed.

Names were showed for a millisecond then changed. Then at last it arrived at a name. A name which worried both Naruto and Neji very much. Hinata Hyuga.

"Well here goes." Sayaka grumbled, cursing that she had to fight this timid girl whom she didn't want hurt.

"Hinata Hyuga you are chosen to fightSayaka will you please step into the arena."

Hinata jumped down and looked at Sayaka nervously. Sayaka, even though she was a little pissed off by not getting to fight a guy, she gave a kind smile which gave Hinata a little more confidence.

"Well when you think you're ready." Tsunade said uncertainly. Apparently this had been the Konoha elders' choice, not her's or Gaara's.

They had not even been told about it. Tsunade would definitely have protested. What were they thinking by putting the gentle Hyuga heiress against the rough and tough S-ranked criminal?

"Well Hinata-san, do we start or what?" Sayaka asked.

"H-Hai!" Hinata said timidly.

Sayaka got into a battle stance which was unknown to the others.

"Begin!" Tsunade clear voice boomed.

Sayaka immediately disappeared while Hinata frantically looked around, activating her byakugan.

Suddenly she felt something whiz past her. She tried to hit it but it was useless. Sayaka was at a level of speed which could not be tracked by the Mangekyo Sharingan itself. Everyone watched mesmerized by her speed.

"S-Sasuke can you see how fast she's going" Naruto stammered. Sasuke shook his head and turned back to the fight. He couldn't miss this fight.


Authors Notes: 1) Itachi Uchiha is still alive because the author wished him to be.

2) There's isn't a big scene over it because the author wishes to put it later.

3) The author does not wish to disclose the identity of the mysterious young woman; you'll have to keep reading to find out!

4) As you know there are jutsus with short-middle-long range and there are groups for the Allied Shinobi Forces, thus the 'Any Range' Squad is a special section with Shinobi who can attack from any range.

5) As you might have noticed Sai is slightly intimidated by Gaara. The reason for that is because after three years he's finally learnt some emotions.

6) The mysterious stranger has the nickname 'Lioness of Blood' and has a pet lion (Ikimono) because she's generally associated with lions and basically cats. The reason for that shall be displayed in later chapter as per the Author's wishes.

7) Just for your info. Naruto and Hinata are seeing each other. Hiashi Hyuuga is still ignorant of this 'seeing each other' thing.

8) The mysterious stranger knew Nawaki as well.

9) The mysterious stranger gives the chakra test to determine how strong she is. She's put against Hinata due a reason which the Author does not wish to disclose as of now! (This decision was made by the Konoha Geezers)

10) If you people have any other questions you may contact the Author who goes by the name of Gaara99.

AND FOR THE FINAL TIME PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW! Sayonara! Thanks to Cherry Blossom who reviewed for the previous chapter!