Chapter 2: The Fight

Disclaimer: Naruto and all related characters are copyright Masashi Kishimoto. The mysterious person in black is copyright me!

Nothing. There was nothing. Not even a foot print.

Well duh, she thought to herself, they've been gone for over a year! She had searched the main hangar thoroughly and hadn't found a shred of evidence indicating as to where her prey was now. Try as she might to hold it down, she felt a wave of despair threaten to take her. "BAKA!" she screamed, hearing her voice reverberate or the rusty roof beams.

Kakashi opened the door to the main hanger of the abandoned warehouse. The beam of daylight fell upon a figure shrouded in black. The head turned, but a tunnel-like hood prevented a face from being seen

"Who are you?" Kakashi demanded, "State your village name, and your business!"

"I do not have a village," came the reply, "and my business is none of yours."

"It's my business if you threaten my village." Kakashi retorted.

The stranger turned right around to face him, one hand resting on her hip. It was clear she did not see him, flanked by three more strong ninja, as a threat.

"But you don't know my business, so you couldn't know if I'm a threat or not."

"State your business and you won't get hurt." Sasuke drawled tonelessly.

"Hn. I seriously doubt you could hurt me."

Sasuke cocked an eyebrow and smirked. "Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?"

The girl laughed quietly, "I don't think you know what your dealing with."

What did she mean by that? Sakura wondered. Naruto seemed surprised at the statement as well.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sasuke scoffed, "You're not human?"

She didn't reply, but slowly pulled off her hood. She wore a black mask like Kakashi. Dark brown hair streaked with silver fell into her eyes and over a headband that was... blank? Her eyes were lined with dark paint that seemed to run down her cheeks like tears until they disappeared under her mask. The eyes themselves seemed to be changing colour, alternating between a yellow and an orange, glinting with gold sparks.

"Why don't you fight me and find out?" She said her eyes practically blazing.

"I wouldn't want to hurt you too bad." Sasuke replied.

The girl's eyes exploded with red and gold. "I'd love to see you try." She said dangerously as she unclasped her cloak and let it fall to the ground beside her.

Konohamaru's description fir her perfectly. She wore a long-sleeved shirt and pants. Netting encased her arms and there were bandages wrapped around her hands. The re was a sporting a pouch around her waist and a kunai strapped to her right thigh. A katana was sheathed on her back. Like everything else, it was black.

"After you," Sasuke said, going into fighting stance.

"I insist," came the reply.

"Just fight already!" Naruto cried, exasperated.

Sasuke ran at the girl, pulling his fist back as he did and threw a punch at her. She grabbed his wrist easily and flipped him over her shoulder. Naruto laughed at the shocked look on his teammate's face as he stood up.

"Okay..." Sasuke said as he dusted his pants off. How did she do that? he thought to himself. But there wasn't time to think about it as his opponent began circling him. They did this until he thought he saw an opening and tried a kick to the back of her legs. She blocked him, though, and he found himself on the ground again. Naruto was laughing uncontrollably, but Sasuke took no notice as he lashed out his leg to knock the girl off her feet. Somehow, she jumped his kick and did a flip right over him.

"Are you just gonna dodge and block, or are you gonna fight?" He asked her, getting up again.

"If you say so," she said, her eyes now a light purple flecked with silver.

They spent the next few minutes trading blows and blocks until the girl jumped up and gave Sasuke a spinning kick to the side of the head. He looked at her in amazement as her crashed to the ground for the third time. Naruto had stopped laughing and was now standing wide-eyed and open-mouthed, mirroring Sakura's expression. They stared as the girl seemed to stay suspended in the air for a few seconds before twisting her back and landing on all fours, one leg stretched out to the side.

Sasuke wiped off the blood from a cut lip as he stood. As his opponent unwound her braid from around her neck, his eyes turned crimson. She looked at him with a start.

"You're an Uchiha," she said tonelessly. It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

"That's right," he replied, "Shall we?"

"Of course," Her eyes turned a deep maroon.

"What's with her eyes?" Naruto asked Sakura.

"I don't know," she answered, furrowing her brow, "It looks just like the Sharingan!"

As Sasuke and the girl continued their clash, he began to realize something. My Sharingan doesn't have any effect on her! He looked at her eyes, they were identical to his, except a different colour. Wait... Her eyes were spinning the opposite direction of his!

That must negate the effect of my Sharingan! he thought. Knowing it was useless, he disengaged it.

The girls eyes had distracted him, and when she saw this she began hitting harder and faster. Sasuke was soon battered up against the wall. With one fluid motion, she drew her katana and held the point to his throat. There was a look of utter disbelief on his face and he was breathing heavy.

"Kill me quickly," he said, admitting defeat.

Sakura screamed as Kakashi tensed, ready to pounce; but there was no need. The girl snorted and let her blade fall to her side.

"Why should I kill you?" She asked, "I got kill point, that's good enough. I don't kill for pleasure, you know. Besides," she added, sheathing her katana, "killing you would be a waste of a talented fighter." Her eyes were bright blue, and from what he could tell, she was smiling.

"Please understand," she said turning to Kakashi, "I am not a threat to your village. All I want is any information on the whereabouts of Python."

"I haven't heard anything about Python in over a yea," he answered, "But our Hokage might have some information."

"Would you please take me to him?"

He nodded. "By the way, I'm Hatake Kakashi, and these are my students, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruna Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke. If you won't tell us your village, could we at least know your name?"

"I'm Quidam, though some called me Youko,"

" 'Youko'," said Sakura, "Demon?"

"The chose the name well," Sasuke said, "you sure as hell fight like one."

"You flatter me," Quidam said, picking up her cloak, "I'm only half."

Author's Note: Okay, please tell me if you like the whole fighting scene! The chapters will get a bit longer, don't worry! It just seems like there's so much more when you write it out on paper, you know?

Big thank-you to Arrow of Hikaru, my one (and only) reviewer! You don't know how much that one little word boosted my confidence in this story!

Quidam's Eye Colours:

Yellow orange Intrest/intregue

Red-gold Anger

Purple Amusmant

Blue Happiness/contentment