--FLASHBACK--

Flame's flashback is about fragments of her past. This one part is in Flame's point of view. Anyway, she sees someone with medium long blondeish yellow hair with two red streaks. It had looked like that girl that Kakashi had told us about... I think her name was Zamina. Well, anyway, I walked closer to her... She pushed me away and threatened to kill me. Then, someone with short yellow hair and holding a sword. He was with another person with silvery gray hair. That person looked like Kakashi. Well, when they got there... Zamina left. "Thanks..." I said. They helped me up and took me to 'Kakashi's' house. I rested there until the next day...

--END FLASHBACK--

The next day in present time, Flame jumps up. She started thinking that the flashback was a dream... Whatever it was, it pained her to remember it because she couldn't go back to sleep. She glanced at her watch. '2:00 in the morning... I'm probably the only one in the village up.' Flame thought to herself. Sasuke wakes up 30 minutes later, and kicks Naruto awake.

Flame-"Morning, guys."
Naruto-"Good morning, Flame!"
Sasuke-"Morning... You look like you had a nightmare. What's up with you?"
Flame-"Nothing."

Flame smiled to the both of them for the first time. They were both amazed because they had never seen her smile before. She always looked sad because her parents were killed. And probably by that Zamina person!

Sasuke-"Well, me and Naruto are going to go train for the next 3 hours. Wanna come, Flame?"
Naruto-"Please come!! We wanna see how strong you really can be!! After all, your kunai and shuriken were the only ones that hit Kakashi-sensei!!"
Sasuke-"Please don't remind me, Naruto."
Flame-"Uh... Sure, I'll come along. I suppose I should do something with my life."

Sasuke and Naruto both smile at Flame, and Flame smiles back. They head to the open area where they fought Kakashi, and won... Where they became true Genin and not have to go back to the Academy. Sasuke and Naruto both took out a kunai, and Flame did the same thing.

Flame-"What exactly are we supposed to do?"
Sasuke-"Climb trees."
Naruto-"Without using your hands."
Flame-"How do you do that? It's impossible... Unless we're supposed to jump?"
Naruto-"No jumping. Watch me!"
Naruto focuses his chakra into his feet. He runs toward the tree and starts climbing. Eventually, he slips and gets ready to fall. With his kunai, he makes a mark on the tree. He lands safely on the ground.

Flame-"Wow, that seems hard, but fun."
Sasuke-"It is hard. Well, let's start."
Flame-"Ok!"

Flame and Sasuke pick up their kunai. Naruto stands next to Flame. The three of them focus their chakra into their feet. A few seconds later, they start running towards the tree. Naruto and Sasuke only make it halfway up on their trees, then they fall. They make the mark with the kunai, and land safely on the ground. The two of them watch Flame go up the tree. A minute later, Flame slips, and makes a mark on the tree. She lands safely on the ground too. The two boys look amazed at Flame... They looked at where her mark was. It was pretty high up. The two boys then start asking her a bunch of questions.

Naruto-"Wow!! Neither one of us have ever gotten that high!!"
Sasuke-"Yeah. How'd you do it, Flame?"
Flame-"Well, I just climbed the tree! Just focus totally on the tree until you feel how much or less chakra to climb the tree."
Sasuke-"Cool. Well, it's 5:30. Kakashi-sensei told us to head to the Academy so we can get our first mission!"
Flame-"Yay, our first mission!!"

The three of them head for the Academy and wait outside. Naruto and Sasuke stand against the walls of the Academy, and start waiting for Sakura or Kakashi-sensei. Flame sits down and tries to catch her breath. She was the fastest Genin that came from the Academy. A few minutes later, Sakura comes.

Sakura-"Hey, guys! Is Kakashi-sensei here yet?"
Flame-"No..."
Sasuke-"He should be here... I'll kill him!!"
Naruto-"Can I help?"
Sasuke-"Sure. You, Sakura, and maybe Flame can..."
Flame-"I can do what?"
Sakura-"Kill Kakashi-sensei. He's always late. What's up with you, Flame?"
Flame-"I'm fine..."
Sakura-"You're staying with Sasuke and Naruto in that alley, aren't you?"
Flame-"Yup."
Sakura-"They train every morning."
Flame-"I know. I'm better than the both of them!"
Sasuke and Naruto-"Don't remind me!"

Sakura and Flame laugh, and eventually Naruto and Sasuke do the same. However, someone comes in and breaks their laughs. It was Kakashi's girlfriend, Zamina Salvatore!!
Flame-"Who are you?"
Zamina-"I'm Zamina Salvatore... Your sensei's girlfriend. I already know your names."
Flame-"Ok, well, where's our sensei?!"
Sakura-"Yeah, he's always late!"
Zamina-"He's sick... I'll be your sensei for today..."
Sasuke-"Are you even fit to be a sensei?"
Naruto-"Yeah, what he said!!"

Zamina glares at Sasuke.. She immediately recognized him as one of the last members of the Uchiha clan. After Zamina gets ready to speak, Kakashi comes around the corner.

Sakura-"He's not even sick, you dumbass!!"
Kakashi-"Zamina... Did you?"
Zamina-"Yes... Kakashi."
Kakashi-"You'll have to excuse her. She's like that sometimes. Also, to answer Sasuke's question. Yes, she is fit to be a sensei. She's a special jounin. One rank higher than me."

Zamina looks down on the ground. Flame walks over to her and puts her own hand on Zamina's shoulder. Zamina looks up at Flame. She recognized her as the last member of the Pegasus clan. Flame steps back to where she was sitting. Kakashi opens the door to the Academy.

Kakashi-"Zamina, we're going to have to go pick a mission now... We'll be back in a few minutes. Okay?"
Zamina-"That's fine. I wanna be alone anyway."

Kakashi and the Genin walk into the Academy. They head to mission room. The four of them start looking at the two types of missions they can do, 'C' Ranks and 'D' Ranks. Flame and Naruto look at the 'D' Ranked missions, while Sakura and Sasuke look at the 'C' Ranked missions. Kakashi reads his book, Make-Out Paradise.

Naruto-"We found one, we found one!!"
Kakashi-"What does it involve, Naruto?"
Flame-"Watching over a bridge builder. We've gotta take him to the Village Hidden in the Mist."
Kakashi-"Ok. It's a 'D' Rank, so we can do it. Is that ok with you, Sasuke and Sakura?"
Sakura-"Sure!"
Sasuke-"I don't care..."
Kakashi-"Ok!!"
5th Hokage-"Ok. Squad 7 is gonna take this mission. You guys should go to the village entrance and exit. The bridge builder will be waiting there."

The 4 of them head to the village entrance and exit. They looked around and saw no one.. Eventually, the bridge builder showed up.
Tazuna (the bridge builder)-"These are the fools that are protecting me?! They're just kids... Except gray hair."
Kakashi-"They're also ninja. I also have a name. It's Kakashi Hatake."
Sakura-"I'm Sakura Haruno."
Sasuke-"Name's Sasuke Uchiha."
Naruto-"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the next Hokage!!"
Flame-"Name's Flame Pegasus... And don't underestimate me."

Flame has a serious look in her eyes. She probably thinks that something's not right. Whatever it is, it won't matter... Yet. Starting today, Squad 7, consisting of Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, Flame Pegasus, and their leader, Kakashi Hatake, will start their first and hardest mission of all!! Going to the Village Hidden in the Mist and protecting Tazuna the bridge builder!!