Sorry, it took long. I've been so busy with School, work and Hw. Any how here is the next part. I already started the next pat, so hopefully it will be up sooner than this was. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Emi's POV

I walked along with Naruto. We talked, well he talked and I would write, about our childhood and all the trouble we caused. You see a lot of the times I was right there with Naruto, helping him pull off pranks. I just never got caught or in trouble. I guess people just assumed I was innocent. A quiet child is the best, right? We rounded the corner, nearing our meeting spot, towards a flight of stairs. We hadn't even climbed all the steps when a voice called out to us.

"There you are. You're late!" I looked up to see Sakura and a surprisingly, an on-time Kakashi. I raised an eye brow in question. He simply shrugged. I turned my attention back to Sakura who was reprimanding Naruto and I.

"Really? I expected this from Kashi and Naruto, but not you." she exclaimed. I just shrugged. I don't give a shit. Sakura sighed. I think she knew that. "What ever, lets just go. We're going to be late," she commanded and started walking. Kakashi sensi followed her. I turned to Naruto and wrote: Has she always been like this?

"Haha, yeah," Naruto chuckled. "Before she was even more annoying." I made a horrified look. How is that possible? Naruto read my question and answered,"because Sasuke was still around." A silence fell upon us. I remembered the day he betrayed us and felt the village. It was the same week I became a temporary member of Team 7.

Flash Back

I sat outside the Hokage office. I had just got called in and on my day off too. The whole village is in a frenzy. Sasuke was kidnapped apparently. But I'm pretty sure he was willing. He was always a power hungry, revenged obsessed bastard. I never trusted him. So I say good riddance. But what the hell does this have to do with me? I've been waiting out here for a couple hours now. I let out an aggravated sigh and dropped my head back on the chair. I. Am. So. Bored. More minutes passed. Nothing. I felt my eyes grow heavy and I was just drifting of to sleep, when two jonins ran by. I over heard their conversation:

"They're back?"

"Yes, but alone.".

"So it's true? Sasuke abandoned the village?"

"Yes."

I smirked at this. We don't need people like him any ways. Well, now I'm awake. I sat up straighter. I examined my nails. Not that I cared about what they looked like, I just don't have any thing better to do. I heard foot steps and echoing voices sounding through the hall way. I stopped staring at my nails and folded my arms across my chest. The voices became louder. A moment later Kakashi walked around the corner, Naruto and Sakura in tow. Kakashi looked at me for a brief second before entering the office. I watched them as the three entered. I was searching for any signs of what happened exactly. The door had closed and I was still staring. Feet shuffling broke my concentration and I swivelled my head to the source of the sound. And instantly my expression harden. My jaw locked, a frown formed on my lips, and my eyes were set in a glare. It was the sand siblings.

What the hell where they doing here? I watched them as they sat down in the chairs across from me. I figure if they are here and acting so calmly, then they're supposed to be here. Some would have already taken care of them, if not. The blonde girl, Temari I think, sat directly across from me. To her left was the puppeteer, Kankoru. And to her right. To her right, sat the red headed demon. Sabaku no Gaara. He sat there with his eyes closed and his head rested back. I gave him one glance before returning my eyes to the other two siblings. They shifted a bit in their chairs. Awkward tension filled the corridor. I stared intently at Kankuro, watching him squirm a bit under my eyes. I silently chuckled to myself, now I was just having fun. I heard a voice cleared. I turned my eyes away from Kankuro. Temari met my gaze. She gave weak smile before speaking.

"Hi," she paused. I guess waiting for me to respond, which I didn't. "My name is Temari. This is my brother Kankuro," she nudged him while speaking," Say hi."

"I don't want to," he grumbled.

"Just do it!" she commanded, irritation cutting into her voice.

"Fine. Hi," he greeted awkwardly waving his hand.

This was good enough for Temari and she continued her introduction, "And this is my little brother Gaara." I know. I thought to myself, I know all of your names. You just don't forget people like you. Not after what you did. "Why don't you say hello, Gaara?" she asked nervously. Gaara didn't move or open eye. He sat still in the same position and gave no indication of responding. I looked back to Temari and Kankoru. I knew they were waiting for some sort of reply. I merely raised an eye brow. Seriously? What was her point in all of this. Reading my mind she answered, "Look we're trying to make amends here and rebuild our alliance with the Leaf." I scoffed. I took out my note pad and wrote. Here's a tip: Don't attack other people's villages. Then you wouldn't have to worry about this kind of shit. I held it up for them to read. "Well, this is great. So glad we patched up things," Temari answered sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and looked away from them. I really didn't care anymore. My attention had waned.

"Why don't you speak?" a voice asked. We all turned ours heads in surprise. It was Gaara. He stared at me waiting for his answer. I didn't respond. At that moment Shizune, poked her head out of the door.

"The hokage is ready to see you now. Sorry, you had to wait all of this time," she spoke. I rose up and walked towards the door.

Kankuro called from behind me, "Wait, we didn't get your name!" I didn't turn back. I just rose my right arm over my shoulder, flipping them off as I entered the office.

The office doors closed behind me. I looked around the room, scanning every one's faces. Two jonin stood behind the lady Tsunade's desk. Shizune took her place beside Lady Tsunade. The remaining members of Team 7 stood in front of her desk. Well, Kakashi stood in front while Naruto and Sakura stood off to the side a bit. Everybody held solemn expressions. Natuto's face I couldn't read. He stood with his head down. I felt my playful mood recede. I walked forward tentatively. I stopped when I stood even with Kakashi. Lady Tsunade sat at the desk with her hands folded in front of her face. Nobody said any thing. The glum mood mixed with my anxiety about why I was here was starting to weigh down on me. I fidgeted in place.

"You're probably wondering why you are here," Tsunade finally spoke, breaking the silence. I wanted to reply 'Ya think!?' but instead I simply nodded. "As you might already know," she continued,"Sasuke has abandoned the village. That leaves team 7 a member short. And seeing that, as of recently your team was disbanded, you're a new member of Team 7. You will be filling the vacant spot on Team 7 temporarly. " I just stood and stared at her. I was shocked. This really wasn't what I was expecting. "Are you okay with that?" she asked after my lack of response. I gave a gentle nod. "Well, then it's settle. From now on Kakashi is your sensi. You are to report to him." I nodded again and took a side way glance at Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto. Neither Sakura or Naruto looked at me. They were to wrapped up in what happened with Sasuke. I looked away. Kakashi must have caught my stare, because he gave me a gentle squeeze on my shoulder. "That was everything. You're dismissed," Lady Tsunade concluded.

"Come on," Naruto said before following Sakura and Kashi-sensi. I smiled at the memory, as I followed Naruto. Sure, it sucked Sasuke betrayed us, I wasn't really upset about it. Because of him leaving, I got to become a member of Team 7. It's brought me and Naruto even closer. And now, I actually have a Team and Sensi who care about me, even if it's for a short while. Which makes everything kind of okay, even if every one else doesn't like me or trust me. I caught up and fell into step beside Naruto. I smiled a little, not that any one could see.

"What?" he asked with a grin. I gave him a shrug. "You're smiling," he answered. I gave him the 'what look'. "I know you are," he sighed dramatically, "I can see it in your eyes." A thought crossed my mind and I felt giddy. I sucked in a huge breath, but before I could start Naruto cut me off. "Don't hum the song," he stated. I exhaled my breathe and my slumped my shoulders. He chuckled. "But really, why were you smiling?" he asked again. I took out my notepad and flipped to an empty page. I just was thinking about when I became a member of Team 7. Naruto read my answer over my shoulder. I watched his face as he read. He turned to me, smiled, and bumped my shoulder. I shoulder bumped him back. "I'm glad You became a member. " said Naruto, smiling. A mischievous look crossed his face. "Because if you hadn't I would never have learned your secret!" he exclaimed. The smile dropped from my face and I punched him hard in the shoulder. "OI!' he exclaimed, jumping away from me. I wrote furiously. Shut the hell up! You promised not to tell! Asshole! I waved it around his face. By now he was laughing uncontrollably. And I was getting irritated. "Just calm down," he tried say, but laughter interrupted in between the words. I punched him again. "Ow! Stop!" he exclaimed. Sakura and Kakashi turned around.

"Whats going on? What so funny?" Sakura asked. Naruto tried answering, but couldn't because he was laughing too hard. Finally he stopped laughing enough to respond.

"Nothing, Sakura-chan. It's just Emi being crazy. . .again." he answered. I narrowed my eyes at the last part. A mischievous grin crossed his face. Sakura rolled her eyes before turning around and continued walking. I walked beside Naruto with arms crossed over my chest. I stared straight forward, ignoring him. He nudged my shoulder, trying for my attention. I ignored him and continued as I was. He nudged my shoulder again. This time I reluctantly looked at him.

"You know I would never tell right?" he asked solemnly. "I swore to you I would never tell anyone about your secret or that day. I never have. Never will. Do you believe me?" His blue eye stared intently into mine. I nodded. "Good." He gave a small smile. I looked down and started thinking about that day I had a mission with Team 7. The mission was to deliver a scroll to Iwagakure, in the Land of Earth. The mission was going well, until we were ambushed.

Flash Back

Kakashi paused and held up is hand. We all stopped. I tensed up. I could sense they're presence. I tried to listen for any sounds. Possibly pin point they're location.

"Why did you stop, Kakashi-sensi?" asked Naruto. He stood there looking around bewildered. God, leave it up to him to not notice.

"You Baka!" Sakura exclaimed. "We're not alone," she whispered to him.

"Really? Where? I don't see any one." Naruto replied in loud voice. Shit. At this moment a kunai came flying towards me. I dodged the kunai and it planted itself in the tree behind me. I landed on a tree branch a couple feet over. Everyone else turned and faced the direction the kunai had come from. Out stepped six men from the shadows. They wore ninja clothes but had no head bands.

"Well what do we have here?" a man in the middle asked. He stepped forward from the group of men. "Leaf Shinobi, eh? Then you must be the squad with the scroll we're looking for. Tell you what hand it over and you won't get hurt. . .too badly," he finished, smirking. The men behind him snickered. Kakashi-sensi stepped forward.

"Sorry, but we can't do that," Kashi replied calmly.

"Guess we fight then," the leader answered.

"I guess so," replied Kakashi as he grabbed a kunai from his belt and took a fighting stance. Sakura and Naruto followed suit. I crouched down, getting in my take off stance. I'm fast. I have speed as an advantage. So I have surprise on my side. I doubt any of these men will think of me as a threat. Well, they're wrong.

"Oh well, at least it won't be much a of a fight. We'll end this quickly." the leader answered cocky.

"OI! Who do you think you are?" Shouted Naruto. Oh my god. "You're under estimating us." Now we was standing, pointing a finger towards the leader guy. "I'll kick your-"

"Naruto!" Kashi cut him off. "We don't have time for this." Thank god. The last thing we need is Naruto pissing these guys off. I watched them intently. Searching for any signs of their move. Seconds passed and then ninja flashed. Instantly one of the men stood in front of me. One was facing off with Naruto. Two of them had corned Sakura. I had just enough time to see Kakashi flash off with the leader and another guy hot on his trail. The guy in front of me flashed forward. I jumped up and swung out of the way using the branch above. I swung over the branch and came back around on the other side, catching the guy off guard. Using my momentum, I landed a good kick to his side. He jumped back after the impact. I landed and put my hands in front of me. He ran forward and I ran to meet his attack. I flashed and appeared right in fron of him. It surprised him and he didn't have enough time to stop and dodge my attack. I landed a sequence of seven blows. Four to his arms and shoulders and one directly to his chest. He flew back with his arms dead at his side's. I had hit his pressure points, effectively blocking his chakra and muscle movement. I felt a presence behind me. I turned around to see an eighth man. Bastard! He was hiding the whole time. I tried to dodge his fast, but I was too late. His fist made contact with the side of my face. I flew back and I my vision swam. Something hard struck me in the stomach. I coughed violently. Making my head throb. My body went limp. I wasn't unconscious I was dizzy and I felt the world rolling.

When I finally came to, I stood up my legs were shaky. I looked over to my comrades. One guy lay discarded on a branch. Naruto was fighting the guy who knocked me out. From here I could tell Naruto was roughd up. He had a bruised on the side of his cheek. I looked over to Sakura and my stomach dropped. One guy was holding her, while the other hit her. She looked liked she was in bad shape. I could see bruises all over her. I frantically looked around for Kakashi, but he wasn't in sight. I looked back to Sakura. One of the guys had pulled out kunai and was cutting her. She screamed in pain. Naruto started yelling and desperately tried to get past the other man. In his desperate attempt, Naruto left himself open. The man punched Naruto in the gut and he went flying back into the tree. I jumped from my tree branch to the next one. Instantly the man confronted me. I engaged him as best as I could. I manage to land one blow, but it wasn't enough. I didn't have the strength or energy. I heard Sakura cry out again. I made the mistake of taking my eyes off my opponent and looked towards her. She was now passed out. And in this time, the guy hit in the chest and I flew back. Some point Naruto had rose and he was fighting the guy again. But he too didn't have the strength or energy.

I watched helplessly as my comrades were getting the shit beat out of them. I struggled to stand, but I just fell back down. Fear rose up in me. I can't lose them. They're the only friends I have here. I did the only thing that was left to for me to do. I screamed. My lips twisted with the sound, ripping the stitching around them. I felt blood trickle from the tears.

"STOP!" I screamed with as much strength I could muster. Every one stopped and stood still. They turned to me. "Get your hands off of them!"I snarled. The men holding Sakura let go of her and the guy fighting Naruto let him go, taking a few steps away. The men stared at me in horror, having no control over there actions. I breathed heavily. I didn't know what to do now I had made them stop. "Just leave. Get the fuck out of here," I stated. With that the men fled out of sight. I leaned back against the tree in relief.

"Emi?" Naruto called. Crap, I forgot he was there. I sat waiting for his re-action. " You have- You wha What was that.?" he asked. My eyes widen.

"I-I don't know." I stuttered shocked. He nodded. I felt panicked. I started rambling, "I swear. But I swear I only use it then I really need to. They were gonna kill Sakura. I-"

"Emi," He cut me off, " it's okay. I promise I won't tell. okay?" I nodded my headed, blinking back the tears I didn't even know had formed. "Now, come on. Let's go find Kakashi."

"Okay, " I answered smiling.

We reached the building where the meeting was being held. It was an auditorum near the hokage office. Sakura and Kakashi entered first. Before entering Naruto turned to me.

"Ready to be bored to death?" he asked smiling. I gave a sarcastic face. He chuckled and then entered the building. I followed right behind. The whole room was filled. Everyone was already here, which meant we were the last to arrive. And they're all watching us. Great. Just great.