The moon shone brightly that night, although you would not know it. Dark shadowy clouds descended blanketing the entire village in darkness. The gentle thuds of shinobi on the prowl could be heard on the rooftops. These shinobi were not from this place, no, they were on a mission. To identify and capture one stranger that had been kept secret from all the other shinobi villages.

Kate was in a deep slumber when they expertly opened the locks to her apartment. She did not hear them walk through the small rooms, nor did she hear them enter where she was sleeping. She was blissfully unaware of the impending danger that she was currently in. One of the shinobi pulled out a clean white rag, dripping with chloroform. The rag hovered over her lips for but a moment before a sudden glint of a kunai shot through the wrist of the shinobi making him cry out in pain. Kate awoke and seeing that she was surrounded leaped out of bed towards the door. However they were faster and better trained, quickly catching up to her. A scream escaped her lips as their cold hands grasped one of her arms.

A sudden burst of orange and black exploded through the window and began to disable each intruder. Soon they were all sat in the middle of Kate's bedroom tied together with rope. Naruto was crouched tightening the ropes when Kate went over to him.

"Hey, Naruto. How did you know that they were in my room?" Naruto suddenly stiffened as he attempted to think of an excuse. Finding he could think of none that were convincing enough he told her the truth.

"Well, Kakashi told me to keep an eye on you. You know so much and can't really defend yourself so you're an easy target for enemy shinobi villages." Kate looked at him skeptically but accepted his answer.

Kate looked over at her clock. 03:00 am. Great. I'll never get back to sleep. Kate could never go to sleep after midnight. She could sleep through it bet never after it.

"Hey Naruto. Can we do some training?" Kate asked hopefully. She would rather do something usefull with her time then lay about waiting to be attacked again.

"Sure if you want. More chakra control?"

"Can we do some ti jutsu training too?" Naruto nodded. Kate asked him to leave for a few minutes so that she could change. He stood in the kitchen and waited patiently. He thought about the things that Kakashi had told him and wondered if it was really possible. If Kate could really be... The door opened and Kate entered the kitchen in her shinobi gear. Naruto smiled and they walked out of the flat towards the training grounds.

It only took a few moments to get to the training area as Naruto had them run silently. However Kate wasn't exactly silent but it was to be expected of one who had done no training. When they got there Naruto told Kate to sit on the rock that she had been on before. Kate complied and sat quietly.

"Ok Kate. Tonight I want to see if you can do a simple transformation jutsu." Kate looked at Naruto skeptically.

"You don't want me to do the 'Sexy jutsu' do you? Because that is really gross." Naruto scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously.

"Oh, you know about that huh? No, I want you to transform in to... Me!" He decided happily. Kate sighed and stood. She looked up at the shining moon, it was still hanging in the sky and radiating light from its beautiful form. It was true, Kate loved the moon. When ever she looked at it she felt stronger, better and happier. Closing her eyes Kate made a hand symbol and concentrated.

Once again Kate found herself surrounded by white light. She looked up and saw the moon. For some reason, it could enter her mind. Then the cool sensation of water was at her feet. She saw the chakra puddle but it was no longer a puddle. It had become a small pool. Not too deep or wide but there was more than before. The chakra encased her body again and altered her form.

A sudden white cloud surrounded Kate. Naruto watched astounded. He had not even shown her the hand sign yet. The smoke cleared revealing a perfect duplicate of Naruto.

"Did I do it?" Kate asked. Almost perfect. She had changed her appearance but still sounded the same. Naruto smiled and patted Kate on the shoulder. Then his eyes changed. The glimmer disappeared. He gripped her shoulder, dragged her to the edge of the tall rock and released. Letting her fall. Kate's eyes dilated as she saw Naruto become smaller as she fell. Turning the ground was fast approaching her easily broken self. She closed her eyes and waited to crash into the hard dirt. After a few moments of not feeling pain Kate opened her eyes. She saw that she had landed crouched with her hands steadying her. Kate stood and saw Naruto before her looking stunned. Running she gripped his jacket.

"What the hell was that?! Naruto answer me!!" Kate demanded.

"You have amazing reflexes!" Was all that he was able to say. He seemed to be in a daze staring straight through her. Anger boiled inside Kate. Pulling back her arm she punched him full in the face. Naruto stumbled backwards and seemed to return to his normal self.
"Sorry Kate I don't know what happened..." Naruto's gaze drifted to the ground.

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[Flash Back]

"Naruto, if she is who we think she is... Kate could be in real danger. You must test her. Three simple tests, you must do this. For her own good as well as the rest of the village. She has already completed the first test of knowledge, she is a quick learner and knows thinks that she shouldn't. You must next test her physical abilities, reflexes, adaptability, persistence and strength." Kakashi walked over to the window over looking Konoha. He looked down and saw Kate walk past. Naruto went over and stood next to the Hokage. Both their eyes followed Kate until she was out of site.

[End Flash Back]

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Naruto looked back up at Kate.

"Do you want to continue with the training?" Secretly he hoped that she would give up. Then he would know that the tests were no longer necessary. Kate stayed silent for a few moments, seemingly considering her options. Then she looked back at him with a gleam in her eye.

"I am not going to stop my training. I want to enjoy this while it lasts. But if you try that again you will regret it." Naruto sighed, he knew now that it was going to be true. Although he had to be certain, so the testing had to be completed. Naruto nodded and Kate readied herself.

"Ok Kate time to teach you some moves!" Naruto said beginning to show her some ti jutsu forms.

The first light of dawn painted the lands with streams of coloured light. Kate and Naruto had now been training for three hours. Beads of sweat appeared on the skin of both student and teacher. Kate had taken in the forms quickly and the two were now freestyle sparring. Although Naruto was winning Kate managed to hold her own during the course of the match. Naruto then struck Kate square in the stomach sending her flying. Kate landed quite gracefully in a crouched position. She stood and then charged back at Naruto. The evidence of their sparring match was obvious by the state of their clothing and minor injuries on their skin. Their strikes moved so quickly you wouldn't believe that Kate was only a beginner. She managed to block most of his blows but some got through her defences, however the same was true for Naruto, it just happened less often. The sound of clapping stopped the two as they turned to see the source of the interruption.

In the shadow of the trees a figure stood applauding the sparring match that he had just witnessed. Feeling that it was the right time to reveal himself the figure stepped forward into the light of the new day. There stood someone that Kate immediately recognise although she could hardly believe it. The fangirls would have a field day with this. Kate thought absent mindly. Although she couldn't explain it, there he was. Sasuke.

Naruto imediatly ran over and began to chat with his old friend. Kate however was stood like a statue. What the hell?! How much have I missed? I knew that they all seemed older but- Kates thoughts were interupted by a memory. Something Naruto had said. "Yea, He became Hokage about a year ago." Kate then began to wonder how far ahead of the manga this place really was. I wonder if they are the same age as me? Naruto kinda looks seventeen but he doesn't act like it. Then again I don't know any seventeen year old guys that act their age. They are either too mature or Naruto. Kate suddenly was bought back to earth by the presence of some one close to her.

Kate stiffened and turned slightly to see Sasuke walking slowly around her. He kind of looked like he was inspecting her. He then stopped next to Naruto and spoke to him so softly Kate couldn't hear what they were saying. She gave them a looked of confusion and then Naruto began to speak.

"Oh. Kate this is-" Kate then interupted him bored with people telling her things she already knew.

"That is Uchiha Sasuke. The last of the Uchiha clan apart from Madara who helped Itachi destroy the clan." Kate then slumped to the floor with her back on a tree. It had only just occurred to her how tired she had become. Her body was not used to any form of movement apart from the flicking of manga pages, typing on keyboards and walking to the fridge and back from the sofa. She closed her eyes and sighed. The sun was warm on her skin and she could see a red glow behind her eyelids. Then the glow disappeared leaving black. Kate opened one eye and saw that Sasuke was crouched directly in front of her. His eyes showed a glimmer of intrigue but nothing else was present. She jumped in surprise and yelped a little.

"So you do know things that you should not." He stated calmly.

"Erm, have you ever heard of personal space?" Kate remarked nervously. Sasuke smirked and stood back. He then turned to Naruto and said some from of goodbye and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Kate wondered when he had returned. Kate noticed that he was still taller by Naruto, but only by a small amount now. Also his hair was basically the same but longer. He wore a jonin jacket and looked like he had just jumped out of a piece of fanart. "Hey Naruto" Kate called. He walked over and sat next to her.

"Yea" He leaned on the tree with his arms behind his head.

"When did Sasuke come back?" Naruto looked over at Kate.

"I thought that you had all the answers." He smirked. Kate looked at the ground.

"My knowlage only goes up to just after Pain destroyed Konoha." Naruto closed his eyes and looked very comfortable.

"Oh, so you are about two years behind then." Naruto smiled and Kate looked up at him.

"So you are seventeen then?" Naruto nodded and continued.

"Danzo had given the order for Sasuke to be killed. He had been a missing-ninja for over three years, so it seemed logical at the time-" Kate suddenly interrupted.

"So what happened?!" Kate leaned towards Naruto subconsciously wanting to know more.

"Lets just say that I managed to convince him to return. He had two major goals when I first met him. One, to avenge his clan. Two, to rebuild said clan. So I convinced him that if he destroyed Konoha then he couldn't do that. It took alot to convince him though. We fought several times before he came home. In fact he only came back recently, after Kakashi became the hokage. Now Sasuke is working to rebuild his clan and their status. Although it seems that no one in the village is good enough for him. I even heard a few rumors that the head of Hyuuga clan offered him Hinata, to mix the great clans and to see if a new more evolved kekkei genki would from but... Sasuke refused. He knew that Hinata did not want him and he had no real desire for her." Kate sat up and rested her head on her hands.

"So how does he plan to do anything if no one is good enough. Oh well." Kate then stood up. "I'm really hungry and i really wanna try the famous ichiraku ramen." Naruto jumped up at the mention of ramen and began to walk. Kate began to follow but then stopped. That reminds me, I need a job. Kate then went to catch up with Naruto. They walked together in silence as Kate was deep in thought. "Erm, Naruto on second thought I think i might just go home and eat whats in my cupboards." Naruto smirked and looked down at her.

"You don't have any money do you?" Kate smiled and looked up at him.

"Nope not a penny!" Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Ok, because you are new here I'll pay for you." Kate smiled.

"Thanks Naruto. Hey do you think you could help me find a job?" Naruto's smirk widened.

"Sure, at the pace your going you could be a fully fledged genin by the end of the week." Kate stopped at stared at the back of his head.

"Are you serious?!" She asked disbelievingly. He stopped at gazed back at her.

"Well yeah, now come on I'm starving!" Naruto continued to walk. Kate grinned happily and practically skipped over to Naruto. Then when she was side by side she stopped as she felt like a pillark.

Soon they arrived at ichiraku's ramen stand. It was now roughly eight in the morning and they were just opening up. Kate imediatly recognised the old man and his daughter. They sat down on the stools and ordered two bowls of miso ramen. It was done in a matter of minutes and the pair began to dig in. The streets were quite busy with people getting along with their lives just walking past. Then another person entered the food stand. When I say another person I mean another person and his dog. Kiba sat down next to Naruto and ordered a bowl.

"Whats up Naruto?!" He asked happily. Naruto slurped the last of his ramen and the responded.

"Hey Kiba. Oh nothing much. We were just training." Kiba's eyebrow raised.

"We?" He leaned back and looked at Kate. The then sat back in his stool.

"Whos that? I don't recognise him " Kate then began to choke on her ramen after Kiba spoke. Naruto spun around and gently patted her on then back.

"This is Kate. She is new to Konoha." Naruto corrected him. Kiba then looked horrified.

"I am really sorry I just didn't realise." Kate stared at the counter blankly.

"It's ok, I get that alot..." Kate then stood and walked out of the shop. Kiba slapped his forehead with his palm.

"Shit! I seriously didn't realise. I just assumed she was a guy 'cuz of her..." Kiba pointed to his scalp. "You know-" Akamaru whined a little at Kiba.

"Never mind Kiba. Just try not to do it again. Thanks old man!" Naruto left some money on the counter and followed after Kate. Kiba stayed slumped over his ramen. What kind of name is Kate any way... He grumbled to himself.