Chapter 4 - Konoha's Crush (Part One)

I lightly breathed in the air as I gazed at the hall in front of me, the tall man in front of me had a large smile on his lips his bright purple hair had been tied back into a tight ponytail letting the loose strands dance in his eyes, he wore a flak jacket with a long sleeve shirt underneath and a set of dark pants, his forehead protector tightly tied around his forehead.

I shifted on my feet looking up at him seeing him peering down at me, after the sealing process was done to one of my seals, we had trained most of the time, Ren and Shima at points had helped me as well seeing that it would help them improve their skills, I hadn't met my brother yet apparently he was going to come to the chunin exams with his friends and watch.

Katsu had talked to me still, when she had tried to control me during my preliminaries, it was as if she hadn't cared about it and forgot about it. I grounded my teeth hearing the cheers continued to pump at the person outside, it was a sand village genin, Temari, she is indeed beautiful with teal light eyes and sandy blonde hair. I felt the the two hands on my shoulder, I stared at Ayato.

"You practiced a lot, you exceeded the limits I set for you." He gave me a breath taking smile, he actually meant his words, "you made me proud, my student." I felt the smile swell on to my lips, catching him surprised as he quickly returned the smile, what was this feeling? Pride? Joy?

'It's called happiness.' I blushed a bit seeing as Ayato had caught me off guard and returned to my monotone state, 'I am still here.' This was the first time in a month I heard Katsu's voice, she had been quite the entire month leaving me alone, I felt the hand touch my head softly patting it. "Show them everything I taught you." He smiled down at me returning to his tall height.

I licked my lips, "good luck, Kiyomi." I felt my fingers itch to wrap him in a hug, "sensi." He stared at down at me for a few moments waiting for me to speak to him, I heard Katsu laughing in the back of head. I had never thought about it until this moment but Ayato had trained me for a long time, gave me shelter, helped me make friends and I had never shown exactly how thankful I was too him.

"Thank you for everything, Ayato-sensi." He looked shock now, I could see the faint blush on his cheeks, we had never called him sensi a lot mostly the guys resorted in calling him old man. I turned towards the bright light now, feeling the heat touch my exposed skin and the wind softly rustle through my hair. I wanted to make him happy, show that my sensi I had gotten stronger over the years.

I began to walk towards the blinding light in front of me as it slowly swallowed me up, my heart thumped in my chest as I was welcomed with the wild cheers from the stands, I could already hear the yells from Naruto, Ren and Shima and even Kiba. I watched ahead of me as there was a girl smirking, after her match with Tenten it seemed like an match was easy for her.

Particularly I had spotted one person in the crowd that had stood beside a girl and guy, the boy in the middle with bright purple eyes and black raven hair catch my attention, he was shocked and so were the people beside him. I narrowed my eyes seeing as he yelled my name, Hayashi, he had gotten taller and a little more built when I had seen him.

He wore the usual flak jacket and long sleeveless shirt and dark pair off pants, his hair messed and not tamed, 'makes you wanna show off even more, doesn't it?' I heard the cocky tone, making me face the girl in front of me. "Gonna forfeit." She tilted her head a bit raising her eyebrows as she did so, I watched as she held on to her fan quite tightly.

"I take that as a no." She raked a hand through her hair before glancing around the stadium. I watched as she rushed forward clenching her fan, "if you don't come at me I will than." She shouted her voice echoing off the tall walls of the arena. I jumped back a bit making her miss, "hey I didn't start the match." The examiner shouted a little to loud.

'Eager, much?' Katsu seemed to be interested in Temari, liking how she acted bold and confident in her actions, suddenly she flicked her entire fan open swinging back to my way, I felt the gasp slip from my lips as I wasn't expecting it, I watched as the thunderous winds launched towards me, I leaped up dodging her attack successfully, I sighed leaning against the tree.

She seemed angered by my actions, "you like running don't you." I watched as she held the large fan in front of her now, it had showed the three stars. 'Get ready for this now.' I heard Katsu shutter.

I bent my knees forward as the shade blocked the raging sun from my eyes, she thought I would dodge it again, I leaned forward a bit and began to perform the hand signs, feeling the smirk grown on my lips. "Powerful Fireball Technique." I breathed out heavily as the flames attacked the winds, diminishing them into the thick air crowded with fog.

I heard the thump of jumping back, 'maybe you should try taking her fan.' She's right, Ayato mentioned that if we had the ability to take its greatest weapon from them, in Temari's terms that was her fan. I licked my lips as feeling the smirk on my lips, shall we get started?

Hayashi's POV

"Isn't that your little sister, Kiyomi." Asuna spoke in a weary voice, she seemed faint looking at my younger sister. She had her long blonde hair tied in a ponytail, I had met her in the hospital when I was getting check-ups for my arm at the time, she started talking to me and we became good friends after that as to how she knew my younger sister was a mystery to me.

"She's only what eight or nine now?" I tuned out my best friend's voice as I clenched tighter on to the railings, I hadn't believed it when I heard rumors about a kid returning from training for almost over a year, I never thought it would have been my sister yet she stood tall and emotionless in the center of the field as she faced against a older genin.

I gulped, this sand genin that had gone by the name Temari proved to be ruthless in her match, I just hope that Kiyomi is going to okay going against her, she's only so young to be taking a chunin exam and fighting in the finals, my heart swelled with pride, my sister had easily surpassed me with flying colors it was easy too notice that.

The crowd cheered and cheered, "in the exams I heard she had ripped off her opponents leg without moving, she just basically focused on her chakra." I heard the man whisper to someone else, I stiffened, "which one?" The man asked. "The smaller one, she was brutal, heh. This will be a good match." I heard them agree in sync, I gripped the bars tighter seeing as both Asuna and Kaito give me unsure glances.

There was a sigh from Kaito, "I heard the same thing from one of my buddies." He ran a hand through his dark brown hair glancing at me than Kiyomi, "apparently she used both a wind jutsu and a magnetic jutsu, complex pair." Asuna nodded in agreement, s-she ripped someone's leg off. No way that's my Kiyomi, the girl that would be clumsy and fall over pebbles.

That's not her.

"She changed." I whispered as I looked at her, her eyes skimming mine for a moment as I shouted her name, I wanted her too win but I also wanted her to lose, I couldn't stand the sight of her being in the finals and put up with all that stress. I couldn't stop myself from jumping on the balls of my feet, this was my younger sister who didn't even hit her double digits yet.

(P.S- I accidentally said she was a year and a half younger than Kiba, she's actually nine right now.)

Her bright blue eyes that seemed enchanted with coldness shown no sign of happiness, her beautiful long raven hair tied into a ponytail that moved in the winds current of the gentle winds of the bright day. "I am sure she will win." The crowd had began to become more quite as the her opponent Temari began to talk, "gonna forfeit." From her tone I could tell she was confident, but just being couldn't in this exam wouldn't get you into the finals without strength.

When Kiyomi hadn't replied and kept her lips sealed, the girl titled her head with great interest, Kiyomi had been a cry-a-baby at a young age and would hurt herself than I would remember Kiba coming out of no where and would check her, some interesting bond they both have. The girl raked a hand through her hair, I watched as she began to dash forward at Kiyomi with her large fan grasped in her fingers.

I watched as Kiyomi gently landed back her steps light as a feather, I noticed the change in her stance as she opened her large fan and swung it at Kiyomi, who looked slightly startled. Suddenly the dominant winds ruled the air for a split moment as Temari sent deadly winds charging at Kiyomi her figure disappeared. "Powerful Fireball Technique." My eyes widened as the fire destroyed the dangerous winds, "that's a chunin level jutsu." Asuna gaped.

Fog tainted the area as the crowd blew up with cheers urging the fight to continue out of no where Kiyomi appeared, her speed quick and nimble catching even me off guard at her movements, she launched a powerful roundhouse kick to Temari's side, Temari immediately drew up her fan but narrowly missed as Kiyomi kicked her hard in her cheek.

I watched as Temari stumbled to the side as Kiyomi flipped backwards with ease and bent her knees into a crouched position I grinned proudly as the corner of Temari's lips showed evidence of blush red blood. I see so Temari prefer's long range combat instead of close since swinging that large fan of her's takes energy and she needs to develop quicker reflexes.

"Dammit." Temari wiped her lip with a curse, "I thought you only knew how to do wind." She narrowed her eyes at Kiyomi while my younger sister leisurely looked at Temari as if she was playing with her like a toy. "You take to long." I heard Kiyomi say, her voice gently and sweet but it was cold, colder than any ice I had every touched before.

Suddenly there was a loud shout that made Kiyomi glance up to the voice, "use that new jutsu you learned!" The boy shouted, he was with the other genin members that had participated and were waiting to go. A smirk crossed on to her lips for a few seconds, she began to create hand signs I couldn't keep up with making my head turn, suddenly sparks began to form in her hands both her hands.

I leaned forward I know that jutsu. Temari's lips curled into a silk smile making my toes curl in discreet, "is that-" Kaito spoke in shock he realized it as well. Lighting sparks grew in the palm of her hand than small spark of fire as well making me raise my eyebrows in confusion. The crowded thumped and I felt my heartbeat become more erratic than ever before.

The sun gleamed on both of them, Temari lifted her fan exposing three of the circles on her fan I heard her faintly shout, calling them moons before, I watched as the wild wind launched towards Kiyomi with energy without restraint, Kiyomi had both her hands with the lighting balls slowly forming she had nothing to protect herself with.

The winds launched at her and I heard the crowd gasp as her body vanished it was a wind clone, where is she? My eyes searched for the girl trying to find, that was when I had spotted her above Temari, now she held on to two large sparking balls of thunder. I felt my lungs shout her name until they began to ache, this was my sister, she was always clever, but this clever!?

With the fog crowding the area Temari looked for her still not noticing it was a clone since it was wind and mixed creating more fog, the shadow of Kiyomi's figure beard down at her the last moment as I heard Kiyomi say the words to a jutsu I knew oh to well. "Dual Lighting Shocks." That was Ayato's move, one of his trademark moves, which consist of two lighting balls that had been wielded with both wind but it had been the first time I had seen fire included which made me confused a bit.

She pushed her right hand forward slamming it down on to the girl creating a large ball of fierce wind that made everyone grip their seats as the sound of cracking earth filled my ears, this was my sister. . . . .How did she become like this?

The fog cleared as Temari laid on the ground her chest moving up and down but didn't look in the best shape, "not done." Kiyomi's voice made the crowd scream with cheers as she jumped high as a bird the lighting sparks flowing down from her wrist, she raised her left hand towards Temari. The girl had been barely breathing by the looks of it and with this second ball of lighting I wasn't exactly sure if she could survive it.

Kiyomi had pushed forward as she pressed her left hand into Temari's stomach making her lips part as the blood tainted the air, a strained cry let out into the air as Temari's body was slammed harder into the ground and the fierce winds returned but filled with a much clear intention. I gulped as Kiyomi's second ball of the lighting had hurt the arena itself, she looked down to a unconscious and bleeding Temari and took a step back.

"Winner is Kiyomi."

I was indeed happy for my sister, but what scared me the most was the fact that she had escaped that match without a single scratch.

The chunin examiner spoke as the clouds danced in the arena, I gulped seeing as Kiyomi stared at the crowd without emotion, she glanced at Temari's body briefly as the cheers erupted, suddenly beside Temari's body appeared a boy the large gourd on his back brought attention, his eyes hardened at Kiyomi who blankly stared. The examined eyes widened and so did everyone's, "w-wait what are you doing down here." The boy with bright red hair caught the alarm for everyone.

His fair skin seemed paler than every with fierce green eyes, suddenly the cap from his gourd had popped rolling on to the ground, "that's Gaara the one from the sand village." One of the men behind me whispered as the crowd was silenced wondering what each one of them would do. Kaito and Asuna gasped, "that's the Jinchuriki from the sand village if what I heard was right." Asuna lowly claimed.

I focused my eyes back on to the pair as the examiner had gotten between them, "this isn't a match up wait until you have your turn next." He glanced at Gaara and back at Kiyomi who was walking away as the medical unit had helped carried Temari's damaged body out of the arena, "good if they buy sometime for the Uchiha kid before he get's here." One of the chunin had spoken.

"Thirteen-tails." Kiyomi stiffened her body completely still for a moment, than suddenly the sand from his gourd rushed at her, her back still turned to him. I gasped as I screamed for her too turn around but it seems like she was already ahead, "I don't want to fight you." She spoke as Gaara's sand floated around him like a shield, it was a interesting jutsu that was new too me.

"Heh, you kids wanna fight, go at it will we wait for the Uchiha." The examiner let a smirk on his lips as he took a few steps back with his hands tucked into his pockets, Asuna gasped beside me, "she already used up her chakra, didn't she." Kiyomi glanced in my direction, "you get him,Yomi! Show those punks!" The wild energetic voice shouted beside Naruto, I raised my eyebrow looking at the boy.

"Thirteen-tails." He mumbled darkly suddenly the sand rushed at her a evil feature crossed Gaara's face, "he has the intention to kill her." Kaito whispered as he leaned on the railing further, Kiyomi narrowed her eyes at him and for a second I thought he had attacked her with clumps of sand, oh how wrong had I been.

Kiyomi had appeared to be behind Gaara, she twisted her body in the air landing a strong cheek in his cheek making him fly back, she landed on the ground gently and stared at Gaara who seemed angered by this sudden action, a faint bruise had began to form on Gaara's cheek making him clench his fists harder as he stared at her. I heard both Asuna and Kaito gasped at my younger sister, "is that really her?" Kaito asked gently he was still in a state of shock as well.

Then suddenly a whirlwind of leaves became in the center, their had stood Kakashi and the boy known as Sasuke Uchiha, the leaves danced in the air leaving the two to stand in the arena, Kiyomi had locked eyes with Sasuke who stared at her quietly and with that she turned around making her way back to the entrance she came from.

Kiyomi's POV

"That was awesome." Ren claimed as he tackled me in a hug I watched as feathers had began to dance in my view, my eyes widened as I clasped my fingers together into the release position, Ren and Shima followed quickly as we tightly clenched on to our hands. A genjutsu?

I watched as Kankuro had taken off, I watched as Shino had fallen along with the rest. "Dammit." Shima breathed out as we untangled our hands, "the sand betrayed the leaf." Ren lowly exclaimed seeing as Kankuro and a bandaged Temari appeared with their sensi, I narrowed my eyes at them. "We have to abort the mission." I heard their sensi shout causing the two to yell.

"What's going on." I gulped at Ren's words, seeing as the chunin examiner had taken his place in front of Sasuke, the battle had developed a lot before I had gotten here. "Take Gaara and retreat." I looked to the red-haired boy on the ground clutching his head tightly as if it would shatter into millions of pieces, I shifted my feet looking as they gripped him in their arms.

"Retreat with him." I leaped over the railing seeing as their sensi eye's widened, "shit." The chunin examiner looked eyes with me for a slight moment than I watched as Temari and Kankuro held on to Gaara rather tightly, my eyes widened as I looked to the see a large box around a certain area my eyes narrowed at that, I spotted the Hokage, 'old man.' He was being held hostage.

"Ren, Shima go after them." I nodded towards the direction as the trio of sand village ninja jumped over the wall of the arena, they nodded disappearing as Sasuke followed them by the orders of the examiner, "where you going?" The sensi asked darkly as he looked at me, I dodged the shuriken he threw at me and dashed towards the Hokage.

Katsu.

'What do you want.' She seemed grumpy, I gulped as the examiner looked at me strangely as I flew threw the air towards the building where the Hokage was, as if I would let them touch him when I was here. I promised dad I would loyal to this village and protect this old man if he ever needed me too. You know that barrier? I never seen it before it was definitely eye-catching.

'Seems familiar.' I narrowed my eyebrows at her she knew exactly what I wanted and decided to play with my emotions in the most crucial moment when I needed her. Can you get it down? I watched as the Anbu had gathered around unable to enter, I clenched my teeth as the Anbu caught sight of me.

"Old man." At the sound of my voice I locked eyes with him, "Kiyomi." He breathed out, his usual cigar had now been taken out his mouth as he stared at the man across from him. The man across him was taller than him with pale skin and golden eyes, purple markings that were around his eyes as the fang like teeth peeked out from the corner of his lips.

I reached my fingers out watching as both man had gotten ready for the battle, "don't touch it kid." I turned my head to the sharp voice, it was deep and gravely, he wore a bird mask and dressed in a Anbu classical outfit. "Anyone who touches it turns to flames." I narrowed my eyebrows at his words spotting as four people had put up the barrier.

"Kiyomi, get away from here, you will be off no help." Old man spoke as he tighten the knot on his head as the pale man across from his easily licked the leaking blood from his fingers, "I made a promise to dad." I grumbled, I heard the light chuckle and I stared at him in wonder suddenly they rushed at each other quickly, both doing hand signs at a fast speed making me feel envy.

"Dammit." I heard the Anbu man grit his teeth in anger, two large coffins had popped up from the floor it creaked open making a gasp scatter among the group of Anbu's out slowly came the figures of the first Hokage and the second one, I gasped, who was this man? 'Orochimaru. He was one of the old man's discipline.' I gulped, he is not normal.

I blanked out as I focused much more harder on the conversation on with Katsu, 'he thought he was a good pick for Hokage but when he wasn't picked he left the village, I guess he wants revenge.' She bluntly explained, how do you know all of this? She let out a dark chuckle as if amused by my question, I felt my seals burn for attention.

'Like I would tell you.' I shook my head seeing as the Anbu sent me a look, both fire and water clashed the elements had acted wild upon my view and suddenly the trees blocked my view as it sprouted from the ground. I breathed out again, 'don't tell me you wanna get in that fight?' She laughed at my thoughts.

If I do?

'Well your a madman, do you even know how to get in?' I shook my head again, I didn't this is a B-rank jutsu I don't think it's possible for me to get through that barrier, is it?

'You forget who I am.' My eyes followed the vines that tangled with the trees, you know a way in, 'heh. I do.' I waited patiently for her to tell me how to get in, yet she remained silent killing me.

'You ready to accept the consequences.' I nodded my head, the wind blowing through my hair as the sweat built at the corner of my head, 'take the bandage off.' I gulped as I began to unwrap it the Anbu man walked towards me as I unwrapped the bandages, he gasped at it, "seals?" His voice was dangerously low for his tone.

'Activate seal one and two.' I began to shiver I could possibly lose to insanity if I wasn't carefully with this, Katsu could have attempted to take control if I ever was fatigue while using these seals. I huffed as I bent into my knees into the release position fear crawling on my skin, I nervously tried to swallow my fears as I concentrated harder.

I lifted my finger and bit into it drawing blood on to the first seal which had lit bright and began to hurt my skin, than I trailed the blood onto the second one. Clenching my teeth in the process I watched as pain flowed through my body and my eyes began to ache, once I release one seal it would expand the amounts of chakra I am able to use, since each seal has a certain release I able to also expand my abilities.

This was the result of Ayato's unique way of sealing my power.

"Give up kid." I heard the male voice inside the box, he smirked at me, I will get in this box. 'Hey, this is gonna hurt like hell.' I swallowed as I stepped forward, the Anbu looked at me, I watched as the two tails around me spiraled in the air and twisted in all directions, "Jinchuriki?" The Anbu man I spoke previously too before, I felt the explosion of massive chakra in my body I shudder at this, I felt powerful.

'Let's hope you chakra can act as a protection barrier.' I nodded to her words watching as my fingernails extended as I pressed my hand onto the barrier, I felt the fire taunt my fingers but I focused the flow of chakra creating a harder barrier around me, "what the hell." The Anbu's cursed beside me, "I think I can only get in." I spoke as my hand reached through the barrier.

"I-It's impossible for anyone to get in." The man inside of the box spoke his voice shocked as my complete arm had reached through now, I clenched my teeth harder as I heard the clashes of weapons break me out of my concentration, I pursed my lips as I pushed myself harder into the box I brought my other hand as I reached inside my fingers brushing the tall looming trees inside.

"Your getting in!" The bird faced Anbu claimed as he stood beside me his tone shocked, my muscles gave a small spasm as I took a step inside the box. I sighed as I jumped over onto the tree's, no way am I letting the old man get hurt, I grounded my teeth as the fire taunted along my exposed skin, 'you can't feel it now because of the adrenaline, you will later.' She seemed extremely calm in this situation.

"Dammit. Someone got in, alert Orochimaru." I heard one of the men yell in the boxes, I began to form the lighting balls in my hands this time I focused on it and had tried to add a spiraling wind around it, I clenched my teeth trying to mold my chakra with closed eyes. 'Not bad for a first time.' I looked down to my hands seeing the spark float into the crisp air and the sharp wind spin around it.

I internally grinned as I looked ahead, the two Hokages had been busy with the old man, I jumped quickly focusing the rest of my chakra on to my feet for the burst of speed. I dropped to the ground within seconds of my breath as it released, I slammed the lighting wind balls into the stomachs of both the old Hokages making them fly back hard hitting the wall.

"Kiyomi." The old man spoke, I watched the pale faced man smirk at me licking his lips as if I was his new prey. I bent my knees holding a kunai in front of me, "old man. Stay back and gather some chakra, think of a plan, I'll keep them busy." He sharply gasped behind me, "that's crazy." I felt the tails around me wiggle excited by his comment.

"I wanna show how much I improved." Orochimaru let out a laugh, "a Jinchuriki?" He challenged me, "alright. You wanna fight, kid, come on." I took a deep breath feeling Katsu in the back of my head. 'I don't mind being used only for today.' I lifted my thumb to my lips and bit into it as I dragged it on to the seal, I felt the next tail appear and the flood of energy consume me.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.