Naruko opened her eyes and she was in an unfamiliar room. She sat up wincing in pain grabbing her side. She noticed Sakura was in a chair by her bed fast asleep, her eyes drifted to the window and she saw it was dark out. She got to her feet careful not to wake Sakura, wincing in pain as she did. She found her way to the bathroom, she removed her top to get a better look at the bruises that she got from the one of the Seven Swordsmen, although she wasn't sure which one but, the giant sword was a dead giveaway that he was one of them. His Suiton Jutsu hurt like hell so that didn't hurt her theory about him being one of Kirigakure swordsmen.

Her hand began to glow green as she finished healing her wounds, it took longer than it should have because she was as skilled as Tsunade, but it was the best she could do. She decided to do some training so she quietly entered the room and grabbed her workout clothes baggy sweatpants and a tank top. She quickly dressed before sneaking out the house. She knew that if Kakashi caught her leaving he wouldn't be happy with her. She didn't know where she was going she just ran until she was sure that she wouldn't disturb anyone.

Sasuke had noticed her leaving and decided to follow. He saw her stop in the middle of a clearing so he decided to stop in the cover of the trees. He watched silently as she stretched wondering how anyone could bend like she was.

"Hey… Ero-Teme, I know you are there so there is no point in hiding," she called out not looking at him. Sasuke stepped out from the shadows of the trees as she turned to face him.

"So why are you stocking me?" she asked with a smile.

"I am not stocking you I am just doing my mission," Sasuke said coolly.

"Right," she said smirking and Sasuke glared at her, "Sasuke can I ask you something?"

"You can ask I won't promise that I will answer," Sasuke replied.

"Do you remember the first time we met?" she asked softly turning away from him. The first time he met her was back at the mission station but something told him that wasn't what she was talking about.

"Hai," he replied.

"Lair, then what was the promise you made me?" she said smiling, "but it's ok…I didn't think you would remember."

"Hn," he was the only thing he could say.

"Would you like me to refresh your memory," she asked, "if you beat me in a fight I will tell you but if you lose I won't tell you until you can beat me."

"Fine," he said smugly.

"Don't think this will be easy Sasuke-kun," she said in a mocking tone. He lowered himself into a fighting stance ready to fight, Naruko charged for an attack he went to block it but got around his defense with ease and landed a right hook to his jaw. The blow knocked him off his feet. He sat up rubbing his jaw, he had known that she was fast but he didn't think she would deliver such a blow.

"Come on Sasuke don't be a little bitch I didn't even hit you that hard," she said causing him to glare at her. No one had ever dared to talk to him like that before especially a girl. 'Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu,' Sasuke shot a fire ball at the girl and when the smoke cleared she was gone. The next thing he knew a pair of arms were wrapped around his mid section. He was lifted off his feet and pulled backwards and before he crashed into the ground he throw out his arms to catch himself.

"I thought I had you there," she said as he got away from her, "but if this is the best you can do you will never find out."

He launched another attack aiming a punch for her chest but she dodged it by falling back into a flip her foot came up and made contact with his chin knocking him back. The second her feet hit the ground she launched herself at him. She grabbed his arms as he fell back and pulled him into her as she kneed him in the face releasing his arms as he made contact with her knee. He hit the ground and she landed on top of him.

"It looks like I win," she said smiling a kunai pointed at his throat. He was completely outmatched by her. He had never expected her to be this good. She pulled the Kunai back but she stayed on top of him, "I totally kicked you ass!"

He remained on the ground looking up at the happy-go-lucky blond, and then he noticed how her shirt hugged her usually hidden curves, "Sasuke…is there something in your pocket I didn't notice earlier?"

"Hai…I have a scroll," he lied quickly.

"What kind of scroll?" she asked her head tilted slightly to one side.

"One that contains family secrets," Sasuke said hoping that she would buy his lie if she didn't this could get very embarrassing.

"Wow I know my family scrolls are huge and this one is rather small even for an average scroll…but still I want to see it…can I see it?" she asked excitedly.

"No," he said causing her to pout.

"Fine, be like that Teme."

"Are you going to get off me?" Sasuke asked a little annoyed.

"No," she said crossing her arms.

"Fine then," Sasuke said sitting up and pinning Naruko on her back, his dark eyes boring into her blue eyes, their faces inches apart. Sasuke lowered his head so the distance between them was almost none existent, he heard the sound of a snapping twig and he looked up to see a person wearing a light pink and blue Kimono, they had dark brown eyes and long black hair.

"Sorry I didn't mean to disturb you," the stranger said bowing.

"You didn't disturb anything," Sasuke said coolly.

"He just a little sour he got his ass handed to him," she replied.

"I see," the stranger said with a smile, "Are you both Shinobi?"

"Hai…but I am the better than the Little Teme here," she said patting him on the head.

"My name is Haku," the stranger said smiling.

"I am Naruko," she said happily, "and this is Teme."

"My name isn't Teme," Sasuke said glaring at her.

"Are you sure?" she asked titling her head slightly.

"I am positive," he said just as coldly, "My name is Sasuke."

"I think Teme fits you better," Naruko said.

"It was nice to meet the both of you," Haku said with a bow before walking off.

"He was cute," Naruko said, Sasuke turned and started off back to the house, "Teme wait up!"

When they arrived back Kakashi and the others were sitting at the table eating breakfast, "Sasuke after breakfast we are starting training," Kakashi said reading his book.

"Kaka-nii-san, are you going to finally teach me Chidori?" Naruko asked jumping up and down Sasuke watching out of the corner thinking he was really going to need a cold shower, "We both know I am fast enough."

"Fine I will teach you," he said he knew he would regret teaching her this Jutsu but ever since she had seen him use it she has been bugging him to teach her.

"You are the best Kaka-nii-San," she said hugging him.

"What are you going to teach us?" Sakura asked.

"I am going to teach you to climb trees," Kakashi said.

"Hn," was Sasuke reply.

"Without using your hands," Kakashi amended, "it will help you with your chakra control."

A month had nearly passed and night had fallen when they all returned from training Tsunami had dinner waiting for them. Naruko sat down beside Kakashi with a big smile while the others practically crawled back into the house.

"Why do you guys bother to try so hard? No matter how hard you train you're still no match for Gato's men. No matter what glorious claims you make or how hard you work, when facing the strong the weak will only end up getting killed!" Inari shouted tears streaming down his face.

"Whatever kid I am not like you," Naruko said turning back to Kakashi.

"I'd hate to be like you! You don't know anything about this country yet you're being so nosy! What the hell do you know about me!? I'm different from you, you're always clowning around and acting cheerful, you don't know how hard life can be!"

Naruko's smile vanished and her eyes flash red for an instant, "So it's ok for you to pose as a star of a tragedy and cry all day? Just keep crying forever you Baka! You are such a little bitch!"

"Naruko you said enough!" Sakura said as Naruko got to her feet and started out the house without another word as Inari ran off to his room.

"Sasuke, Sai go keep an eye on her…but give her space," Kakashi said getting up.

"Can I join you?" Kakashi asked when he found Inari, the little boy didn't say anything so Kakashi took that as a yes, "Naruko didn't mean to cause any harm by what she said…sometimes she doesn't use her head. Tazuna-San told us about your father. Naruko never knew her mother and she barely sees her father, she doesn't have any friends…they smile at her and whisper behind her back…people have tried to assassinate her more time than I would care to count most of them from within the village. Before she became a Shinobi and even after that she wasn't allowed to wonder around the village without an ANBU guard. She has never had a friend…but I have never heard her complain once she tries to look on the bright side of things."

The next morning Naruko was still asleep when they were getting ready to head out she had worked herself to hard getting out some pint up aggression, "take care of Naruko for us while we are gone," Kakashi said as he and his team went off to accompany the bridge builder. And about an hour later Naruko woke up and she wasn't happy.

When Naruko arrived at the battle Kakashi was fighting Zabuza while Sasuke and Sai were fighting, "Kakashi where is your little blond Kunoichi, I rather liked her," Zabuza said, "and it seems she is the only one of your Gaki worth fighting. But I will make you a deal, hand her over and I will allow the bridge builder and your Gaki to live."

"I will never hand Naruko over…I would rather die," Kakashi said.

"Then that can be arranged," Zabuza said charging ready to swing his massive blade. But a foot collided with the side of his head knocking him off balance.

"Naruko…" Kakashi started but it wasn't Naruko who had kicked him.

Haku was getting ready to throw more senbon at the two weakened Genin, but the mirror he was in was shattered from behind and he barely managed to jump to the next one as Naruko ripped through the mirror with her Rasengan landing in front of the two boys. She looked back at the two boys who looked like pincushions at the moment, "can you two stand?" she asked.

"Hai," Sasuke said getting up his knees threatening to give out at any moment. Sai nodded as he got to his feet.

"I am going to get you out of here so when I make an opening I want you to run," she said her eyes darting from mirror to mirror she noticed that the one that she had broken just seconds before was starting to repair itself.

"There is no escaping my Jutsu," Haku said coolly. A ball of chakra formed in Naruko's hand her eyes still jumping from mirror to mirror.

"On my mark," she said coolly, then she charged forward ignoring the senbon raining down on her as her Jutsu smashed into the mirror, Sai and Sasuke were both laying face down on the ground she sprinted over to them and threw them out of the dome before it closed again.

"You could have escaped," Haku said, "but instead you saved your friends…you have the power to do it again?"

She tried to move but her body was starting to feel heavy, "it looks like my toxin is starting to take effect."

'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu,' five more Narukos appeared they all created their own Rasengan but spikes made of ice shot up from the ground and ripped thru the clones. Naruko fell to her knees, just as Sasuke woke up to see this, his eyes changed from their normal black to red. He had awakened an incomplete Sharingan.

"Naruko!" he called out to her she turned to look at him her eyes were no longer blue but red her wounds were all starting to heal and a strange chakra was swirling around her. It was like nothing Sasuke had ever felt before. She vanished from sight and all the mirrors started shattering until Naruko caught Haku shattering his mask. The mirrors all broke apart the second the caster hit the ground Naruko stood in the center of where the dome once stood. Sasuke noticed that someone rushed passed him towards Naruko. The red chakra that had formed around her was starting to dissipate as a man with long white hair placed a seal of some kind on her forehead and she fell back and he caught her.

"Haku we are leaving!" Zabuza called out, "this isn't a fight we can win."

"Hai, Zabuza-San," Haku said walking up beside the form Kiri Shinobi.

"Look at this the Kirigakure no Kijin is running away like a dog with his tail between his legs," Gato said.

"You didn't pay me enough to fight a Sannin," Zabuza said unconcernedly. Gato glared at Zabuza as he and Haku left him there to deal with the remaining Shinobi. Sai and Sasuke started to regain more strength as they pulled out the senbon that riddled their bodies.

"Kakashi I take the half on the right and you the left and the last to finish pays for drinks when we get back?" Jiraiya asked smirking.

"Sounds find to me…Sasuke keep track on who finishes first," Kakashi said walking up to the Sannin. Jiraiya placed Naruko on the ground.

"Ready Kakashi?" Jiraiya asked smirking.

"Hai," the silver haired Jonin replied. And off the two Shinobi went ripping through Gato's men like they were nothing, Sasuke rushed to Naruko's side to see that she was awake.

"It looks like that's two you owe me," she said smiling weakly. When Kakashi and Jiraiya finished with Gato and his men they walked over to where Naruko was still lying on the ground.

"Naruko are you alright?" Kakashi asked.

"No you are going to have to carry me," she said her eyes still closed.

"Lair," Jiraiya and Sakura said at the same time in a deadpanned tone, Kakashi shook his head and bent down and picked up the young Kunoichi who was smiling brightly.

"I don't mean to sound rude but…who are you?" Sakura asked looking up at the older Shinobi.

"Kids these days, what have you been teaching them if they don't know who the Great Jiraiya is?" he asked Kakashi.

"We heard Zabuza say you were a Sannin," Sasuke said.

"He is one of the three Legendary Sannin, he is one of the strongest Shinobi Konoha has ever produced and he is Hokage-Sama's Sensei the Gama Sennin," Kakashi explained.

"You forgot he is the world large Hentai," Naruko added. Sasuke couldn't help but to wonder how powerful this Jiraiya was. Zabuza didn't even want to try to fight this guy and he had no problem trying to take on Kakashi who had a Sharingan and apparently renowned for copying over a thousand Jutsu. Then something clicked in Sasuke's mind.

"You're Ero-Sennin," he said causing the Sannin to trip and fall on his face.

"What are you talking about?" Sakura asked.

"Remember when we first got the mission Naruko said that she would rather Ero-Sennin or Baa-Chan to go with her," Sasuke said coolly.

"That was before she saw Kaka-nii-San," Sakura said in a sly tone. Naruko just stuck her tongue out at her.

"Are you sure that you can't walk?" Kakashi asked.

"Hai," she said happily.

A week later they were heading back to Konoha. The bridge had been completed Inari didn't want them to leave or more specifically he didn't want Naruko to leave. Tazuna had decided to name the bridge after Naruko.