Summary: Uzumaki Heisei, jinchuruki to Kyuubi no Yoko, heiress to the Fox Clan, and wielder of the Fox Fang. She's put on the team of nightmares, a stuck up emo pretty-boy, an embarrassment to kunochi's everywhere, and a lazy ass teacher. And then there is the sensei that is there to help Kakashi teach, Makura Reikou, a brilliant shinobi, that happens to be a girl.

"Normal talking"

'Thoughts'

'Kyuubi Talking/ Other demon talking'

'Kyuubi Thoughts/ Other demon thinking'

Jutsu being used

"Flashback"

A/N: Alright. For the pairing... SHIKAMARU HAS WON! Anyways, there will also be onesided pairings for...

Ita/Heis - Close second, 6 votes from tied with Shika

Kiba/Heis - only one vote... poor Kiba-chan

Neji/Heis - three votes... ouch.

Gaara/Heis - 10 votes! Go gaa-chan!

Haku/Heis - Four...so sad...

Cho/Heis- More friendship than a one sided..

OC/Heis - Will be introduced after the time skip...

Newfound Serenity

Chapter four

The training for the battle

Previously

Reikou smiled as Heisei finished reading and took the scroll back for the final time writing in a few words and handing it back to her and motioning her out.

Your training starts tomorrow. Be prepared for hell young one.

Heisei smiled softly and left her sensei's room before going downstairs to tell her team that Reikou was awake and left once more and went up to her bed and collapsed into sleep.

Present

Heisei awoke the next morning drenched in ice cold water. She leaped up shivering as her sensei smiled at her. "Rise and shine little one. Today you get the experience of a brand new hell that will leave you exhausted."

Sakura who had woken up as Heisei yelped from the cold water glared at the two. "It's not even sunrise and your already running about you idiot?" She seemed to not notice Reikou and she looked up startled as she felt a small amount of killing intent focused upon her.

"Haruno-san. I would appreciate it if you did not speak that way to the little one." Reikou's golden eyes glittered dangerously with malice as she took in the first generation kunnochi.

"Reikou-sensei? Why are you up so early?"

"I'm taking Heisei to train. I would invite you to come along, but from what I heard from Kakashi about what happened last night I believe you need time to yourself." The woman twirled around her tri-colored hair showing as it flew around her she marched away clearly angered.

Sakura turned to look at Heisei in anger. "Look what you've done now idiot! Now Reikou-sensei won't train me!"

"That's your own fault bitch." The blonde haired kunochi retorted. "Besides, I'm sure that it's not just your behavior from last night that is keeping her from training you. I'm sure she can see that you have such little chakra that you wouldn't make it through the training."

Sapphire blue eyes glared angrily at her and Heisei stood up, grabbed some clothes and walked out to take a shower. She stormed past a slightly shocked Kakashi and Sasuke. Both whom had woken up upon hearing Heisei's yell from being hit with cold water. As their eyes followed her they saw her turn into the bathroom and Sasuke shrugged before returning to his shared room. Kakashi as well re-entered the room and looked at Sasuke.

"You seem to be very uncaring about what transpired this morning. Aren't you the least bit curious?"

"I could care less about the dobe and that pathetic fangirl. They're not teammates. They're useless creatures placed on my team."

"You really shouldn't say that. For all you know someone just might end up kicking your ass Sasuke-chan." The rough voice of Reikou came from their open window. "Heisei very well could not only become the next Hokage. But something far greater. Something that I myself too will become. I just won't be as powerful as her. We both are powerful souls. We have suffered through much. We are nine that cannot be repeated. There are seven other souls like me. I know three of them. The other four are left a mystery to me. But we have gone through a hell at least ten times worse than what you have gone through.

"Heisei has had it worse than all of us. But her soul is the purest. I have killed without remorse. I have become a demon, and I will admit it. When I was back in my home land, I killed the one who told me my brother was dead. I have never felt pain for killing him. I don't, nor will I ever." She paused taking a swipe from her sake bottle before continuing, "Your life's dream. To kill your brother, you have said that you will do anything to kill him. But here is something for you to take in."

Her eyes had become lifeless and the golden eyes were locked on obsidian black eyes. Sasuke shivered at the lifelessness of her eyes. "You have a wall in front of you. You can go through it, or you can go around it. Sure if you go through it fast, but you get hurt in the process. When you go around, yes it takes a while, but neither you nor anyone else gets hurt. Think about it."

Turning from them she jumped out of their window seal and headed back towards her own window and jumped through. Exiting her room she went downstairs to see Heisei packed and ready.

"Got food for all day?" Heisei nodded her head. "Hai, ano..sensei?"

"Hm?"

"You know the thing that you used to take the poison out of my hand?"

"Hai."

"Could you teach me how to do that?" Her head was lowered, as if she was waiting to be attacked for asking. Her head whipped up though when nothing happened, "Yep, was plannin' on doin' that sometime during this training."

Heisei grinned broadly and said happily, "Arigatou sensei!"

Reikou just smiled and shook her head before walking towards a clearing. As they entered Heisei let out a gasp of astonishment. "R-reikou-sensei! This is were we are training? It's beautiful!"

The clearing was large with a crystal clear lake towards the edge of the trees. From it lead a small stream where they could see small groups of fish swimming through it. The trees where tall and flourished with beautiful green leaves, just on the edge of the lake was a tree that went higher than all the others. In the middle of the tree was a small hole in which a nocturnal owl poked his head out blinking the sun out of his eyes before spotting them and turning back into his tree.

"That's what I said when I first came here. I discovered this place when I was just starting in the hunter division of ANBU. I figured you'd like it."

Heisei grinned broadly at her sensei before sitting down in front of the lake. Reikou squatted next to her and the next words that came out of her mouth sent Heisei flying into shock.

"So, how much has Kyuubi-sama taught you so that I know where to start off." Heisei's head snapped towards her sensei in astonishment. "W-what are you talking about." Cold gold eyes landed on her form. "Kyuubi-sama has taught you. Your eyes speak it. I know as well, my biju taught me and still to this day teaches me. Now, tell me. What has he taught you so far?"

Her sapphire blue eyes dimmed slightly as she said quietly, "I have been taught Kage bushin, tree walking, most of the Uchiha Katon jutsus, and a few Suiton jutsus."

Reikou smiled softly and pulling out a scroll sat down and pulled out a writing utensil. When she finished she rolled it back up and handed it to Heisei. Raising an eyebrow she un-rolled it and dropped her jaw slightly.

Training Regimen

Chakra control - 6:00-7:00

Taijutsu/body work- 7:00-9:00

Break - 9:00-9:15

Jutsu practice - 9:15-11:30

Lunch - 11:30-12:30

Genjutsu - 12:30-2:30

Break - 2:30-3:00

Spar - 3:00 - ?

Reikou smiled at her as she looked at her in shock. "Alright, it's six 'o clock now. Soo...Time to start on your chakra control. We'll be water walking. Now, what you do is similar to the tree walking. Only you have to keep a constant flow, you are floating on the water. Not sticking to it. So, focus your chakra and step onto the water."

Reikou set a foot on the water as it sunk a bit she sent a slight bit more chakra and balance atop the water setting her other foot out she repeated the process till she got to a fair distance out. "Now, do what I did." she called out. Heisei following her exact example set a foot on the water. As it plunged in she added more chakra and made her foot float. As she got to where Reikou was she stood beside her.

"Now, do the same thing, only do a handstand on the water and keep afloat. Go." They continued on till seven 'o clock rolled around and moved to taijutsu.

"Start with fifty push ups, 100 sit-ups, and oh...five laps around the clearing. Do it in whatever order you want. Go." As Heisei set to the task set to her she noticed Reikou meditating in the middle of the field. As she finished up Reikou's eyes slid open.

"Now, where gonna start off with the kitsune style of taijutsu. I'm sure Kyuubi-sama was going to teach it to you so I'll go ahead and do it." Reikou stood up stretching her limbs out and grinned. Motioning with her hand she led Heisei to the biggest open space in the clearing. Settling into an unfamiliar stance she looked up at Heisei.

"This is the stance of the Kitsune." Her legs were set out in front of her body and spread out, her arms hung between her legs with her hands clenched in half fists. Her body leant forward and her head was lowered to be even with her torso. "Try to copy this stance."

As Heisei attempted to settle into the stance she heard Kyuubi speak up.

'Set your feet wider apart kit. Good.' Reikou smiled as Heisei corrected her footing. She finally set herself into the right position and Reikou grinned broadly at her. "Now for the fun part." Reikou leaped forward at a clone that had popped into existence and let her hands fly at it in completely random patterns before finally sending a kick at the clone's head dispersing it. She turned to once again address Heisei.

"Ask Kyuubi-sama what I did. And then do what he tells you to."

'Kyuu-otu-san?'

'She truly pulled off the Kitsune style. All you have to do, is dodge and attack at perfect moments. Then, when you get the right moment, claw your heart out. We'll have to give you claws so you can really pull this off. Your sensei has them, somehow. But she dosen't show it.'

Heisei inwardly nodded and then watched as another of Reikou's clones popped into existence. "Attack it." Without hesitation Heisei leaped forward like a blonde missile and set to work on the clone. When her attack finally stopped Reikou smiled and the clone disappeared. "Good, now we can move onto my style." Her face lit up in a feral grin as she looked at Heisei.

Said kunnochi could only gulp in fear at the look her received.

'Kit. I do believe that this is where hell begins.' Heisei shivered involuntarily but when she looked at her sensei she was looking to the edge of the trees. "Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura. Out here. Now."

The three named stepped out of their hiding spots to be confronted with the furious gaze of Reikou. "You were spying why?" Kakashi had the smarts to rub his head sheepishly before saying," Just curious as to what you were doing. Interesting style that one. Mind teaching it to these two?"

"Can't be taught to them. This is Heisei's natural right of taijutsu to learn. It is after all her otu-san's and my superiors taijutsu. If she wants me to teach it to these two they can have a go. But it will be neih impossible for them to do it. They'd have to be fast as Heisei, strong willed as her, and have the back breaking stubbornness of a fox. Somethings that they don't have."

Reikou eyed them coolly and turned back to Heisei. "As I was saying, your turn to learn my style." Just then though, Sasuke interrupted. "Why do you take so much interest in the dobe anyways? It's not like she needs the power. If anyone needs it. It's me. I have to kill Him."

"Oh? Well, let me just step right away to help the little priss." She snarled angrily. Turning around she stepped onto the lake waters and motioned for Heisei to follow. As the young blonde walked out upon the water as well both gennin let their jaws drop. Their jaws dropped further as Reikou's voice floated out to them. "Now, since we'll be fighting on water it will not only increase your control and reserves but we can have all the fun of doing water based attacks in a special spar."

"What are we doing in this spar sensei?"

"I want you to test out your new style." Reikou herself settled into a stance that not only confused Heisei and Kyuubi, but shocked Kakashi.

"T-That's his taijutsu. Reikou! You can't use that!" Reikou turned her head and fixed a glare at Kakashi. Turning back to her student she nodded for her to start. Heisei analyzed the stance. Her left leg was bent forward in front of her right leg and her body lent forward. Her left arm was extended behind her and slightly out of her body. Her right arm was bent ready to strike with a half clenched fist.

"Begin." The two leapt at each other and Heisei let loose a flurry of punches that was dodged by Reikou as she swayed back and forth between them. Finally she lept forward her right arm swept out and caught Heisei's side knocking the girl flying back and skidding on the water. As Heisei stood back up she panted heavily and glared at her sensei angrily. She flew through hand seals before calling out, "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" As the fireball shot towards her Reikou stopped channeling the water to her feet and allowed herself to sink into the water. As the fireball flew over her head she leaped back out of the water and settled back into her stance. "I said use the style. Ask how to use it."

Heisei's eyes widened and she slipped her eyes closed entering her mind. 'Kyuu-otu-san? How do I use the style?'

'I was waiting for you to ask. Let her attack you. Dodge and block till she has an opening.'

'Arigatou Kyuu-otu-san.'

Opening her eyes once more she again settled into the stance and motioned for her sensei to come at her. Reikou let loose a smirk and flew at her a kunai in hand. As the dance continued between the two kunochi the two gennin and jounin on the shore could only watched amazedly. "Sensei?" Sakura asked quietly as she could.

"Hm? Yes what is it Sakura?"

"How can they stand on top of the water?"

"Ah, it's a more advanced kind of training that you guys will be receiving today."

Sasuke glared hatefully out at the two kunnochi. "Why is it that the dobe gets this special training when we don't?"

Kakashi sighed and shook his head. "Because, eventually Reikou would like to take Heisei on as her apprentice due to their shared condition." Sasuke and Sakura shared a glance with each other before turning to Kakashi. "Can we start training now Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi nodded his head and led them over to a group of trees. "Today, we shall be climbing trees." His eye curved up into a smile and the two gennin sweatdropped. "But Kakashi-sensei! We already know how to climb trees. With your hands and feet!"

"Yes, but can you do it without your hands?"

"How would we do that Kakashi-sensei?"

"Simple Sakura. Focus your chakra down to your feet, and go up the tree. To start off with you should run. Here, I'll demonstrate." Kakashi headed towards the tree and at the foot, concentrated his chakra and began to walk up the tree. Reaching a branch he stood upside down. "This is what will happen once you have mastered this exercise. Letting his hold on his chakra go he fell and flipped to land on his feet. "Now, take a kunai and mark your progress. I'll go check to see what the other two are doing. I'll be back in a moment."

As he left them he heard the clanging of metal and saw the two kunnochi's in a draw both had a kunai to the others throat. Reikou waved her other free hand and the two backed away from each other. Reikou nodded to Heisei who quickly ran from the water and collapsed under a tree almost instantly falling asleep for her nap. Kakashi raised his eyebrow and turned to look at Reikou.

Said woman was sitting on the lake shore drinking her sake and motioned for Kakashi to sit. He did and began to ask her questions, "What is it that your teaching her?"

"Nothing that wouldn't be taught to her later on. What are you teaching the other two?"

Kakashi glared at her, "Tree-climbing. I'll have you know both of them are pissed off because they aren't as far as Heisei is."

"And that's my fault? Maybe you should have taught them before this." Came her angry retort. "You go ahead and wake Heisei. Tell her that she has an extended break and that we'll begin jutsu training after lunch, that when she gets back we'll work on genjutsu."

Kakashi looked at her for a moment, "What do you want me to do with her?"

"Let her watch the other two, she can help them out on the tree climbing at the very least and at the very most show them a bit of what being teammates is about." Shooing her fellow jounin away she turned to stare at the lake hearing Kakashi wake Heisei up.

"Kakashi-sensei! I was in the middle of something." She whined looking up angrily at the jounin whom had woken her from her nap. "Reikou wants you to work with your teammates for a while. She said when you get back you'll do genjutsu and after lunch you'll do ninjutsu." Heisei smiled and followed after Kakashi whom had taken off in the direction of her other two teammates. When they reached them Sakura was sitting atop a branch and Sasuke had made a fair few marks up his tree.

"Well well. Looks like out of the two of you. Sakura's doing the best. Looks like the Uchiha clan isn't all it's cracked up to be. A girl can do better than you Sasuke." Kakashi's comment unknowingly brought on a bout of anger from Heisei.

"I'd be surprised if Sakura couldn't handle her chakra Kakashi-sensei. She has so little of it she shouldn't even be up and walking around." Heisei looked at her teacher in annoyance as he turned to glare at her. "You shouldn't say such things Heisei. You'll never be able to work as a team if you don't get to working together."

"Yeah! Besides, if you had paid attention in class you'd know that females naturally have less chakra than males!" Sakura's snobbish retort floated from her position in the tree. Heisei let out a growl.

"No, let me explain it to you in a way you'll understand. Like you've downloaded in your head, chakra is the mixture of spiritual and physical energy. You think that males are naturally born with more chakra. Let me tell you Sakura. True males are born physically stronger, but females are born spiritually stronger. You attain more spiritual energy through battle, the only reason females have less chakra is because they're like you. A woman who dosen't focus any part of themselves on taijutsu will amount to nothing. You and your kind bring nothing but shame to us real kunnochi. Fangirls are just civilians who shouldn't have stepped foot into the world of shinobi. You Haruno Sakura are no better than a slightly strong civilian." Heisei let loose a deep glare at her before turning and heading back to her sensei.

"If you want to be strong, don't be a fucking fangirl. And actually focus and care about your training." The words floated back to them as Heisei stalked away.

Kakashi turned to Sakura. The young gennin had tears in her eyes as she looked at Kakashi. He looked sympathetically at the girl before sighing, "Sakura, as much as everything she said hurts. It is all completely true. Shinobi kill, they live under two great rules. One is 'Those who disobey the rules are trash, those that leave behind their comrades are lower than trash. The other is simply the rule of life. Kill or be killed. It is the way that we all live by." Sakura looked like she would collapse in tears at anytime. "You still have a chance to change Sakura. Work hard now so you can prove you can truly be a shinobi."

Sakura nodded and wiped at her eyes. Going back to the bottom of her tree she began the climb again, pushing herself to her limits.

Reikou and Heisei

"Wow, didn't expect you to be back this quick Heisei. Alright, well since your back anyways, let's get started on genjutsu. How many can you do?"

Heisei looked up at her and seemed to be in deep thought, "None."

Reikou sighed and shook her head. "Can you dispel them?"

"I think so. Does a chakra charge dispel them?" She received a nod from Reikou, "Then yeah, I can dispel them."

Reikou sighed, "Alright. Well ask Kyuubi-sama if he thinks you have any potential at all for genjutsu and if you do then have him teach you. We'll change the genjutsu for meditation so that Kyuubi-sama can teach you. Go ahead and ask him." Heisei nodded before seating herself and begin meditating.

'Kyuu-otu-san?'

'Hai kit?'

'Do I have any potential for genjutsu?'

'Hm...You have some. Only for high human or any demonic genjutsu. So I'm gonna guess that Reikou-san has told you to have me train you in this time?' He received a nod in answer and sighed. 'Alright, then we'll start with tree death. Focus chakra to your mind, picture the tree wrapping around a targets body and then release your chakra at that person. This should ensnare them within the genjutsu.'

Heisei followed his instructions within her mind upon Kyuubi and she laughed when he looked bewildered at the demonic looking tree holding him.

'Sweet Kami kitling. This is an evil looking tree you've wrapped me in. Who knew you had such a dark mind?'

'Well I have the one and only Kyuubi no Kitsune to thank for that.' He merely shook his head as he dispelled her genjutsu. 'Now you need to practice that. It took you a good hour to contract that up. Besides you should be getting back to your world soon neh'?'Heisei nodded and slipped out of her meditative state and looked at Reikou. Standing up and stretching she poked her sensei's shoulder. A fist came flying at her as Reikou awoke from her nap. "Opps. Sorry bout' that. I have a bad habit about doing that when someone wakes me up." Heisei nodded her head in understanding. "Now, time for lunch for you, then we do ninjutsu, a break, and then a final spar."

Heisei nodded and pulled out a bento box and began to eat. Reikou who sat on a rock had pulled out a small pack. She could smell something sweet. Looking up she saw her sensei eating an ongri. Heisei grinned and turned back to her bento finishing it off she took her last thirty minutes to lay down and relax. As the thirty minutes passed Reikou stood up and walked over to Heisei. Nudging the gennin with her foot Reikou grinned widely down at her. Heisei groaned and rolled over opening her eyes she stood up and sighed. "Time to start already Reikou-sensei?" Said jounin nodded and motioned for Heisei to follow her.

Walking over to her pack she bent down and removed a small scroll. Setting it down she pulled out two more like it. On each was written a name of a jutsu. On a yellow scroll was, Raiton: Raikou Dageki on a brown scroll was, Doton: Daryuu Endan, and finally on a tan scroll was, Futon: Daitoppa. Reikou looked seriously at Heisei.

"These are all jounin level techniques and I want you to use them wisely. Understood? For the next week we'll be training on these three during this time. You know the secret of Kage Bushin correct?"

"Hai, sensei."

"Good, we'll use that to speed up the training. Now, which one would you like to start on?"

"The Futon jutsu."

"Good, now open the scroll and follow the directions. I'll be back in two hours to see what you can do. Go ahead and begin." With a nod from Heisei Reikou disappeared in a puff of smoke.

One week later

Heisei, through her hard work had managed to master the tree bind genjutsu, Futon: Daitoppa, Doton: Daryuu Endan, and the beginning grasps of Raiton: Raikou Dageki. Her taijutsu style had improved greatly and she had managed to get a very good grasp upon water walking. The other two gennin had managed to master the tree walking exercise and both had started on the water walking but hadn't gotten far in it.

As they finished off dinner an exhausted Heisei rested her head on the table. The night before they had been told about Tazuna's grandson and the tragedy of losing his adopted father. Inari, who was sitting across the table from Heisei watched her with tears threatening to overflow from his eyes. Finally unable to take it he stood up and slammed his hands on the table. "Why do you even try anymore!? You're all just going to die by Gatoh's hands! He can't be deafeted!"

Heisei lifted her head tiredly, "Hm?"

Inari turned his attention to her. "You! You piss me off. Your always so happy and laughing all the time! You don't know anything about this country! Why do you care!?"

"Urasi. I'm not like you." She mumbled placing her head back on the table.

"You shut up! You piss me off the most out of all of this! You don't know anything about pain! How could you!? Your always laughing and smiling! I'm sure that back home you have a nice loving family that cares about you and you never have to worry about anything!"

Heisei's face became shadowed by her bangs as she stood up. But from behind the long golden hair an icy blue gaze stared at him. "You really think that Inari? Do you really think I could look you in the face without knowing pain? I'll have you know that I have no one. Not a single person. My mother, father, everyone is dead. I never even got the chance to know them. They died the day I was born. In my village, I'm hated because I was born on the day that a demon attacked. But you know what? I've learned to move on. I don't hate the village as much as I should. Trust me, I have tried to get away. One way I tried to get away didn't work," Here she glared at Kakashi, "So I've learned a new way. I put the past behind me. I moved on. You should do the same." She turned away and started to walk off muttering about stupid old men, certain jounin, and failed suicide.

"She was treated so horribly in her childhood she many times tried to take her own life. Eventually, she met three people. One whom will be with her for the rest of her life and then two others. They are Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji. She has a man at home whom she considers a grandfather but he's not related to her by blood. The current Hokage is that grandfather figure, he's also the same old man that stopped her from escaping her hell. The certain jounin would be Kakashi here."

Tsunami shivered and Tazuna and Inari looked at Reikou in shock. "H-how many t-times?"

Kakashi's saddened voice was soft as he asked, "Do you mean in her life or the last year before she met her first special person?"

Tsunami gulped, he was trying to soften the number for her. "W-whole life please."

"Two-hundred-twelve attempted and failed suicides. One she did die, she was revived soon enough though and that one was the last. She met her precious person then."

"Ano...Reikou-sensei?" Reikou's eyes slid over to Sakura, "The other day, you said that taijutsu of Heisei's...you said it was her otu-san. She seemed to know who you were talking about, but if she never met her parents how did she know who you were talking about?"

Reikou didn't answer as she closed her eyes. It was a long moment before the answer finally came, "I am not at liberty to tell you Sakura. There is a law banning all but Heisei and Sarutobi-san from speaking of it. Heisei is not supposed to know but because of that succeeded suicide she knows, and is not bothered by it. If Heisei ever wishes to tell you, she shall tell you. But not before."

Inari looked sadly at Reikou before taking off after Heisei. When he came across her he hid behind a nearby tree.

Heisei herself had gone to another tree and had proceeded to attack it. She muttered to herself as she beat the living daylights out of the poor tree. "Stupid Inari. Stupid Kakashi-sensei. Stupid oji-chan. If they would all just leave me alone! I would be at peace with Kyuu-otu-san." Sending a vicious punch at the tree as she finished her mumbled thoughts she sat down on the ground. "If I could just figure out a way to help Kyuu-otu-san..." Suddenly she seemed to freeze and let her eyes slip closed.

'Kit. If I could tell you that I could come out in the real world through a small bit of blood and a promise would you do it?'

'What do you mean otu-san?'

'If you promise me that you'll be just a bit happier I will grant you a summoning contract for myself. I will be small, but the more chakra you give me the bigger I will be. Eventually I'll probably give you the fox contract. This is just the Kyuubi contract though. So what do you say?'

'Do you really mean it otu-san? I'd love to!'

'Alright, place your arm in my cage kit, and brace yourself. I'll be giving you a tattoo that will hurt a bit but all you'll have to do is focus a bit of chakra and swipe blood over it and you'll be able to summon me.' Heisei grinned broadly at her foxy father and placed her arm within the cage. After a small sting she removed her arm and looked at her arm in wonder. A complex seal covered her arm and she smiled at her father. 'Arigatou out-san.' She fazed from her mindscape and opened her eyes standing up she stretched and looked at her arm. Biting her thumb and concentrating a bit of chakra a small fox popped into existence.

"That's the way kit! Now, how 'bout we work on the raiton you still need to master?" With an eager nod from Heisei she preformed the hand seals for the jutsu and watched as seven lightning bolts struck the earth. "That's all I can get so far. It's suppose to produce alot of them though. What am I doing wrong?"

Inari who had been shocked at the appearance of the fox was even more shocked at the lightning that struck the earth. "You need to spread out your chakra. Your condensing it in a small area. That's why so few are appearing. The few you produce are very strong and the more you make the weaker they'll be. But you have a greater chance of hitting your target." Heisei nodded, "Makes sense. Thanks!" She grinned and focused a large amount of chakra among the clearing and performing the hand seals she called out the jutsu, "Raiton: Raikou Dageki!" With a wide grin she watched as 15 lightning bolts struck earth right before she passed out in exhaustion.

The next morning, a long black haired person dressed in a pink kimono strood through the forest. Said person carried a basket and as they passed the clearing they noticed an out of place black and red blob in the center of destruction. The small clearing had been destroyed by what seemed to be electricity. The kimono wearing beauty bent down.

'That's one of the ninja who fought with Zabuza-sama.' Reaching out a hand the fake hunter-nin froze as Heisei stirred. Her eyes blinked open and the nin gasped. She had the most beautiful blue eyes the nin had ever seen. Meanwhile Heisei was inspecting the human in front of her. Taking in his adam's apple and lack of the female anatomy she looked at the boy in the face. "May I help you sir?" Her voice was light, yet cold.

The man shifted back from her and smiled, "I just noticed your hita-ate. I was wondering if you were a ninja?" Heisei cocked her head to the side. "If you knew I had a hita-ate, why wouldn't I be a ninja?"

The man shifted uncomfortably. "Anyways, I'm Haku, you are?" He extended a hand to her and she grasped it using it to help her into a crouching position before standing. "My name is Uzumaki Heisei."

"Spiraling Serenity? Interesting name that." He smiled softly at her. "Well since you seem to be a ninja may I offer a word of advice?"

Heisei smiled at him, "Advice in the world of ninja is always well taken. Especially by one such as me who receives little more than scorn for something beyond control."

Haku seemed startled before smiling sadly at her, "Do you have someone precious to you to protect?"

"One and only one. And I can only keep him alive by keeping myself alive." Haku looked at her confused, "What do you mean little girl?"

For some reason she found herself spilling the information to this unknown man, "Jinchuruki. Human sacrifices cursed to a life of misery. Me." She smiled at him and continued, "My otu-san. The one sealed in me, I have to keep him alive. To keep him alive, I have to stay alive."

Haku suddenly grinned at her, "Then do you know why it's always good to have someone precious to protect?"

"So you can become truly strong. For only when you protect can you live. To destroy is not a life, it's a living hell." Heisei's head lowered and she looked at the ground. Shaking her head slowly, "But you can also live a life of hell protecting the ones you love. Keeping otu-san alive, I live threw hell everyday. But I don't care, hell or high water, I will survive for him." Looking up she grinned determinately at Haku.

Haku returned her grin, "Good, I hope to see you again." Standing he turned and just as he was about to leave her voice floated to him.

"I'm sure we'll see you sooner than you'd think, hunter-nin-san." When he turned to look at her in shock she had stood up and was walking away, the black haired shinobi helping her.

"Just who was that dobe?" Sasuke's angry voice cut through the soft forest sound like a hot knife through butter. Heisei looked at him and shrugged away from him before leaning on a tree. "He's a friend that much as I'd like to see him more, I doubt I'll ever see again after the next time. She sighed and shook her head. Sasuke sat there confused.

'What the hell is she talking about?' Sasuke opened his mouth to speak when Heisei cut in, "Ya know Sasuke? The path you walk, will end in nothing but pain for you. Me the path I walk is painful, but will end in happiness. You throw everyone away when you should be holding them close and happy. You should want the attention you get. Your lucky. Me? Not so much, more likely than not, even if I were to die on the most important mission and saving every person on my team. I wouldn't be carved on that sacred rock back home, and I'd be wiped from all of Konoha's memory. You, no matter what you'd do they would praise you. You could betray them, come back, and they'd still kiss the ground you walk on. Embrace the time you have on this Earth Sasuke. Everyone's time is limited."

Striding forward she passed him and continued on despite her pain till she was out of his sight. Sighing she headed home with her limp and entered the home of their client before passing out on the couch. She never noticed the sad gold eyes that landed on her as she drifted into unconsciousness.

Next Morning

"We're heading out Tsunami-san! If Heisei wakes up tell her we went ahead to the bridge!" Kakashi's lazy voice called out from the door. Reikou was sitting just outside on a porch step. She had adamently refused to leave Heisei. But Kakashi had told her that if she did not follow orders she would be dropped from the mission and the team. Reikou let out a growl as Kakashi passed her and stood up.

"I hate you ya know that Kakashi?" Her angry gruttal voice came from next to him as she glared at him. "Zabuza should be coming any day now and we need all the man power we can get."

Kakashi merely sent his eye smile at her as he continued reading his book. Reikou nevrously played with the sword haning on her right hip. Suddenly a low growl came from beside her and she turned her head to see On-you and In-you standing beside her. Grining widly she picked up the pace and caught back up to Kakashi. "Rember, if and when Zabuza comes, he is mine. Understood?"

Kakashi nodded fearfully at her and let out a sigh as she grinned even broader before striding past him, when he noticed the two wolves beside her he inwardly let out a gasp. The three gennin had told him about them, they were appantly very unique wolves. He sighed and continued with his reading.

Back at Tazuna's house a commotion had started up. As the two samaurai walked through the door and took hold of Tsunami Heisei awoke. Her ears pricked up as she heard, "Get your hands off my kaa-san!"

"You know Zori, we do only need one? What say you we kill this little squirt?" Tsunami let out a yell, "If you kill him I'll bite my tounge and let myself drown in your own blood!"

She neednt have worried though as Heisei came into existence slamming her foot into the faces of the two samurai. "That's what you get for hurting innocent people!"

She looked at Inari and grinned, "See Inari? Hero's do exist, we just always come at the last moment!" Her smile was infectuous and soon Inari was grinning too. Tying up the two she set them outside and tied them to a tree as well. Then turning to Tsunami she asked, "Where's my team Tsunami-nee-chan?"

"They went to the bridge. You should hurry and catch them. Your two sensei's seemed unsettled." Heisei nodded her head, "Thank's Tsunami-nee-chan." Turning she ran out the door at full speed and soon enough had appeared at a mist enshrouded bridge.

"You fucking bastard. You just had to bring reinforcements didn't you?" Reikou's feral voice rang out over the bridge and Heisei could feel her sensei's anger. She shivered, she could feel the energy of On-you and In-you. She also noticed the dome of Ice mirrors not far off. Deciding her sensei would be fine she took off into the mirrors. She came across a Sasuke covered in needles and a masked Haku.

"So Haku. It's come to this now?" She looked sadly at the mirror Haku was hiding in and she could smell the shock radiating from him, "I told you what I am. You don't think it wouldn't have its benifits would you? Gotta keep the assains away somehow." Her face was sad as she smiled and looked at Sasuke. "It would be better if you didn't see what comes next Sasuke." Turning to Haku she asked quietly, "Could you knock him out please Haku? Don't kill him please." Haku nodded sadly and appeared behind he distressed Uchiha before placing a hand in the correct position to knock him out. Turning to her he nodded and phased back into the mirrors.

"Time to finish this 'eh?" Haku recived a small nod in return and without a moments notice the two blurred into existince already beginning the fight between friends. As they flew at each other words of remorse exchanged themselfs. A punch in the face shattered Haku's mask, "I'm sorry," a kick in his abdomen, "Truly I am." With a punch to his chest he crashed down into the floor of the bridge. "I never wanted it to be this way Haku." A small drible of blood trickled from Haku's mouth. He coughed slightly and grinned, "It's alright. I just wish I could protect Zabuza-sama." He closed his eyes with a sigh and his mirrors melted away. Sakura who had been watching the dome of ice let out a gasp as she saw inside.

Sasuke, was a human pin-cushion. Heisei was standing over the enmy speaking to him like old friends completly ignoring her teammate. Sakura felt a great rage take root upon her. Tazuna saw how distressed Sakura was, thinking that she was simply upset that Sasuke was hurt. "You know, if I go with you, you won't be defying your sensei's orders." Sakura nodded and they ran across the bridge to where Sasuke, Heisei, and Haku where. Sakura let her rage take control of her.

"You bitch!" She screamed pointing to Heisei, "Your probably happy Sasuke-kun is dead! I bet you planned this with this- this- this transvestite!" She yelled pointing to Haku. Running foward she struck Heisei across the face. When she looked up Heisei's eyes where on her. She hadn't moved an inch from where she was after being struck.

Her cold blue eyes where icy and empty as she looked at Sakura. "You think Sasuke's dead? Show's what you know, he's still breathing. You see the rise and fall of his chest? It means he's still fucking alive. And Haku here?" She said coldly, "Is no fucking transvestite. He's a good friend. And when you insult my friends I have no other choice than to kill you. He has in no time at all become someone precious. He has joined the few. Now you've insulted him." She turned her face to look at Sakura and Sakura had to restrain a gasp of fright.

Her eyes held a primal rage as they bleed red. The whisker marks on her face enlongated and became jagged. Her cannines extended and poked from her upper lip. A snarl traced her features and just as she was about to leap Haku spoke, "Save your energy Heisei-san. She is not worth it." Haku stood on shaky legs and Heisei immediatly let her anger flow away and rushed to help Haku.

"Please Heisei, if only one thing, keep your sensei from killing Zabuza-sama. We have been hoping to find a place to live, I think Konoha could be that place. Would you be willing to let us come with you?" Heisei nodded instantly and picking up Haku completly she ran foward to intercept her sensei.

Only to find Kakashi standing infront of Reikou ready to take a blow from Zabuza's sword.

"Zabuza-sama stop!" Haku yelled out. The man's sword froze mid-swing and he turned his head to see Haku being carried on Heisei's back. He looked confused a moment before chuckling. "Would you look at that, looks like your student has become friends with Haku. I see no real reason to fight anymore." He set his sword back on his back and grinned.

"Truce for now?" He held out a hand and while he expected Kakashi to grab it Reikou's grabbed it instead.

"Truce. Shall we spar back in Konoha?"

"What makes you think I'm going there?"

"If you don't go, I get to kill you." She said it with a smile and he let out a laugh. "Alright, agreed." Her smile became a grin and just before she collapsed on the ground she murmed, "Good."

Heisei rushed over and setting Haku down beside her sensei she looked over Reikou's wounds before setting to work bandaging them. Meanwhile she reported what had occured inside the dome of mirrors and when she got to the point of Sakura attacking her she stopped.

"Is that it?" Kakashi asked suspicously.

"Hai, Kakashi-sensei." Her voice was sad, "I don't belive you Uzumaki Heisei." Kakashi said. Turning to Haku he said, "What is she leaving out?"

"I'm sorry Heisei-san. I have to tell him." Haku looked at her sadly as she merly nodded. Turning to Kakashi he said, "Sakura came into the dome. She saw the Uchiha passed out and immediatly thought the worst. She saw myself and Heisei-san speaking to each other and belived that she and I had conspired to kill him. She turned on Heisei-san and attacked her." Kakashi looked stunned and he was shocked when he heard Reikou.

"That bitch. I'll make sure Sarutobi-san stops her from entering the Chuunin Exams." Seeing the shocked looks she grinned cheekliy. "Takes alot more to knock me out than just what I've been through today."

Zabuza shook his head laughing. But it stoped quickly as an all to familar voice rang over the bridge. "Geez Zabuza. Your suppose to be a demon. You couldn't even kill a woman and some kids? God you shouldn't be a demon! You should be a mouse!" Gatoh laughed heartily at his joke and the hundred or so thugs behind him did as well.

"Now, since it seems Zabuza has turned on me, kill everyone and then ravage the town!" A group of yells rang through the army until a malicious aura settled on the bridge.

"You think people are tools or something? Zabuza is no demon. But would you like to meet one? We have two here, but one should be enough for you." Heisei stood infront of the group and her hair shadowed her eyes. When she looked up what was once innocent sapphire blue was now a murderous red.

Her claws had come forth and her teeth had once more enlongated. Settling into the kitsune style she grinned malicously. "Watch and learn Zabuza." Leaping foward the massacre began. Within moments a majority of the army had been slashed to pieces. She fell back panting. "Now, your turn Zabuza." Said 'Demon' grinned and leaped foward as well his sword at the ready and was soon destroying the remaning army. Heisei had fell to the ground between her sensei and Haku. She panted heavily and looked up at Kakashi. "You might want to go get the other two gennin and Tazuna Kakashi-sensei."

Falling back to the ground she looked at the two faces beside her and grinned. "I've become so lucky to have friends like you." Collapsing into a well deserved rest she didn't awake again till the next morning and she felt better than ever. As she looked around and noticed she was in her room she sat up and took off down the stairs. The rest of her team was downstairs and she grinned waving to them.

Sakura hunched her shoulders and turned away while muttering something about, 'demons' and 'blonde bitches' Reikou growled at her in anger and she shivered walking over to stand next to Sasuke. "If you'll get dressed Heisei, the bridge is finished and we can head home now." Heisei nodded and zipped back up the stairs changing into her normal attire and packed up her belongings. Smiling at Tsunami she hugged her good-bye along with Inari. After shaking hands with Tazuna she returned to her team and they headed out from the house.

Inari ran out after them calling out, "We've named the bridge Serneity Bridge! May it never fall!"

The gennin and Kakashi turned to look at her. Reikou smiled, "That is a good name for the bridge." As they came to the end of the bridge they met up with Zabuza and Haku. Smiling and waving at them they went ahead and headed back tworads Konoha.

'It's good to finally be going home.'

A/N: THERE! IT IS FINALLY FINISHED! After a computer crash, no document word on the new computer, getting a laptop. HAVING WORD ON SAID LAPTOP! It's finally up! YAY! Ahem... Anyways, I hope you enjoy this. Next time most of the other one-sided pairings will appear! Yay! But I'll let you know now. Don't expect to much lovey dove stuff. Not really old enough to write that stuff. If I know about it...that's a very scary thought. (friends in the background "HELL YEAH THAT'S SCARY!") Ahem... Yes well. Thank you to every reviewer and to all of those whom have voted for the pairings! Now. I got one question for ya'll. Should Reikou be paired up? If so, who with?

Thank you again for being patient my peps! Peace out and happy new year!

- RageingFlame