"We did it guys!" Naruto said with a smile after Kakashi left. "Yeah!" Nina said with a smile, shifting her weight to her left foot. "Okay, let's give these missions our all!" Naruto said. "Naruto, Nina... I'm looking forward to working with you again." Sakura said. "Ditto!" The two teens said. "To Team 7!" Nina cried, raising her fist in the air. "Team 7!" Sakura and Naruto cried along with her, copying her actions.

"That's it for the test. What do you want to do now?" Naruto asked once they left the training field. "If you don't have anything planned, why not come see Lady Tsunade with me?" Sakura suggested, "I want to let her know the test went okay." Nina put a finger to her chin in thought. "We should huh... Okay, let's go to the mansion!" Nina said. Naruto agreed and the three started to run back to the Leaf Village.

On the way to the mansion, Naruto and Nina stopped outside Ichiraku Ramen. "Huh. It's not open yet." Nina said. Naruto's stomach growled. "Ugh... I need some ramen..." He groaned. Nina laughed. "Come on you two, let's get going." Sakura said, running past. "Hey! Wait up!" The two left behind yelled.

"Lady Tsunade," Sakura called as she, Nina, and Naruto walked in he office, "We made it through Kakashi sensei's test!" Tsunade nodded, examining the looks on the teen's faces. "I see, and judging by the looks on your faces I'd say you passed. Well done." She said. "Hey Grandma Tsunade," Naruto started, "Any chance you have a mission for us?" Nina nodded in agreement. "Naruto what are you talking about? We just finished the test!" Sakura said. "Yeah, but that match against Kakashi sensei wasn't enough. I'm still pumped." Nina said excitedly.

"When there's missions to be done, I can't hold still." Naruto complained. "I don't know where you two get your stamina." Sakura sighed, shaking her head. "Well it's good to be eager." Tsunade said with a small smile. "You mean-!" Tsunade cut Nina off by raising her hand. "That being said, I can't give you a legitimate mission yet. All I have are a few simple tasks." The Hokage finished.

"No problem!" Naruto said. "We'll take it!" Nina added. "Alright, choose your mission." Tsunade said, sliding two papers to the edge of her desk. One was for giving trading licenses to some shops around the village; the other was for a man outside the Yamanaka flower shop. "What about this one first?" Nina suggested, pointing to the one about the man. "Sure!" Naruto agreed. "Sakura, you go with them." Tsunade ordered. "Understood..." Sakura sighed.

"This is gonna be easy!" Nina said with a big smile. "Let's go to the man outside the flower shop first. I want to hear more details." Sakura said. "Right." Nina and Naruto said, walking out of the office with Sakura close behind.

A few minutes had passed and the three came upon a man with a fearful look on his face while pacing back and forth. "Was it you who requested this mission?" Naruto asked, walking up to the man. Nina and Sakura stood to the side, examining the mans reaction. The man stopped and looked at Naruto. "Yeah I've been waiting for you... Hey..." The man trailed off, his eyes widening when they landed on Nina. "Ah! What are you doing here?!" The man shouted, pointing at Nina. "Me?" Nina asked, raising an eyebrow. She hasn't done anything since she got here!

"You just got back! Did you do something already?" Sakura asked, sending Nina a wary glance. "I did not! I've been with you the whole time!" Nina protested loudly. "Liar! I saw you on the Leaf Highway glaring around angrily!" The man accused, "There was so much murder in your eyes, I decided not to see my girlfriend in the Hidden Sand Village!" Nina's eyes narrowed. There were few names she didn't like to be called, and a liar was one of them. And he was blaming her for his nerves? No way! "Now listen here you idio-" Naruto hooked his arms under Nina's and covered her mouth, dragging her away quickly with a nervous expression before she finished her sentence.

"Don't even think about licking my hand because you and I both know that won't work." Naruto said as they rounded the corner. Nina stayed silent, staring at the ground. "Are you calm?" Naruto asked. Nina paused before nodding slowly. Carefully, Naruto took his hand off of Nina's mouth, and removed his arms from her body. "Why'd you stop me?" Nina asked, crossing her arms, turning to look up at Naruto with a glare. "Because we have to help the client, not curse him out." Naruto said with a laugh. "But he called me a..." Nina didn't want to finish. She hated that word with a passion. "I know," Naruto said, placing a comforting hand on her head, "The quicker we get this mission done, the quicker it's over. Okay?" Nina have him a look before nodding and walking back over to where Sakura was. Naruto stayed close behind her in case she lashed out again. "Are we ready?" Nina asked, not even giving the client a second glance. Sakura nodded and started to walk towards the village gates. "Come on let's go." Sakura said.

Nina stopped at the section of the Leaf Highway where the road forks. She glared at the figure ahead with intent to kill. "Huh? Nina?" Naruto looking at the figure ahead, stopping beside the real Nina. "No, something's different." Sakura said, stopping on the other side. The fake Nina wore the same clothes, but a different color. The shirt was navy blue, and the shorts were green. "I don't know which aura is stronger." Naruto gulped, looking between the real Nina and the fake. The malice in the air could be cut with a knife. "It's just like the man said. I can feel a sense of danger." Sakura said. The fake said nothing. 'This chakra... It's just like mine... This isn't good...' Nina thought, going into a battle position. The fake charged almost immediately after. Swinging her fist, 'Nina' grazed the real Nina's bare shoulder. There was, what looked like a burn mark where the fake Nina touched. 'Oh no! It can steal chakra just like I can!' Nina thought with wide eyes. "Nina!" Naruto yelled, running to help his friend. "Stay back!" Nina shouted, keeping the fake's attention, "You can't let it touch you!" Naruto fidgeted in his spot, wanting to help. "It must have the same abilities as Nina does. So that means it can steal chakra." Sakura said, while she observed more red marks appearing on Nina's torso and arms.

"What?" Naruto asked. "I saw it during the bell test. When Kakashi sensei hit her with his chidori, it disappeared as soon at it touched her skin." Sakura explained. They both gasped at their friend and the fake. Nina had gotten behind it and wrapped one arm around its neck, the other around its waist. "You're no match for the real thing!" Nina growled. Her entire front side was burning, but she was stealing the chakra out of the fake as well. She then let go and jumped away. "Now!" She called to Naruto and Sakura. They both nodded and threw a paper bomb at the fake. After the smoke had cleared, and a doll laid in the fakes place.

"This is all... Because of a stupid doll?!" Nina panted, glaring at the thing. Naruto walked over to it and put it in his items pocket. When he looked back up at his friend, he gasped. Her arms, stomach, and half of her face looked like it was covered in blood! "Nina!" Sakura cried, running over to her. "I'm fine." Nina said, but when Sakura placed her hand on her shoulder, she winced and fell to her knees. "We need to get help!" Sakura said as Naruto took off his jacket and wrapped at around Nina before picking her up bridal style. He brushed her fringe in front of the half of her face that was red and frowned when she winced at the contact. "S-sorry... N-Naruto..." Nina said, leaning tentatively against his black shirt. "What are you saying sorry for? Hold on, I'm taking you to Pervy Sage." Naruto said with an uncharacteristically serious face. Nina nodded and closed her eyes, focusing on regaining her energy. "I'll go talk to the man and tell Lady Tsunade what happened." Sakura said. Naruto nodded and started to run back to the village. He had last seen Jiraiya outside the Ramen shop.

"Pervy Sage!" Naruto shouted to the white haired man. Jiraiya turned around with a smile, but his smile fell as soon as he saw his other student. "We need to get her somewhere secure. Now." Jiraiya ordered as he started running, Naruto following. "Why not go to the hospital?" Naruto asked. "Not an option." Jiraiya said. "Why?!" Naruto asked again. "It's not my place to tell." Jiraiya answered.

Jiraiya soon found Kakashi and stopped beside him. "We need to use your home for a bit." He said. Kakashi raised his visible eyebrow before his eye landed on Nina in Naruto's arms. "Follow me." He said. In a matter of minutes, the four were in Kakashi's house and Nina lay in Naruto's arms. She seemed to have passed out on the way. Once Naruto had taken his jacket off of her, Jiraiya inspected the damage, his fingers hovering over her red skin. "Naruto, I need you to go get Tsunade." Jiraiya said. Naruto started to protest but the door opened and the woman herself walked in. "There's no need for that." She said, looking over Nina herself. "Naruto, you need to leave the room." Kakashi said. "No way! I can't just leave when-!" Naruto stopped yelling when a soft touch on his cheek made him look down at Nina. Her eyes were halfway open and she had a small smile. "I'll be fine. Go wait outside with Sakura." She said softly.

Naruto gave Nina a worried look before placing her down on Kakashi's bed. "I'll be back." He said before leaving. When the door shut, the three adults turned extremely serious. "What's her condition?" Tsunade asked as her hands glowed green and she placed them over Nina's heart. "Her control over the thirteen tails had slipped during that battle. We need to put a temporary seal so she can regain her grip." Jiraiya said.