"Kaya, are you alright?" Itachi said calmly when Sasori carried her into the Akatsuki hideout.

"I'm okay," Kaya replied and got off of Sasori's back.

"You're hurt!" Konan said and quickly inspected the young ninja before going and getting some bandages. When she saw the wound in Kaya's shoulder, she sighed. "Come on, child let's go fix that shoulder."

Kaya followed Konan into another room and the rest of the Akatsuki sat on the couch.

"Why does she always get herself into trouble that causes injuries?!" Pain sighed.

"I have no idea," Sasori replied. "But whatever the reason, she's pretty tough to handle it and say she's fine."

Deidara nodded. "She will be a strong ninja one day."

"After her training," Hidan added.

"And how long will her training take?" Kakuzu asked.

"Quite a while," Itachi answered. "She may be strong now but she's not as strong as us yet."

Zetsu nodded. "She could even be stronger than us when her training is finished."

"She'd better not be stronger than us or I'll flatten her!" Hidan joked.

"You will not!" Kaya laughed and hit him over the back of the head.

"Ow," Hidan complained.

"Deal with it," Kaya poked her tongue out.

"I could fight you now you know."

"I know," Kaya smiled. "But you won't."

Hidan stood up and looked down at her with an evil smile.

Kaya looked up at him and smiled back before racing off and hiding behind Sasori.

"Why are you hiding behind me!?" Sasori said as Hidan sat back down. "He's not really gonna fight you."

"Uh.... I knew that," Kaya said and sat next to Deidara.

"Yeah right," Deidara laughed.

"Shut up!" Kaya growled and tackled him off the couch. Everyone laughed. Kaya smiled.

Deidara got up and picked Kaya up.

"Hey! Put me down!!!"

Deidara shrugged and put her on the couch and dodging another tackle.

"Damn it!!!" Kaya grumbled, lying on her stomach on the floor. "You weren't supposed to move."

The others laughed and Kaya rolled on her back, looking up at Deidara who was grinning. She gave him an evil smile and threw her leg forward, knocking Deidara off his feet and he hit the ground, making Kaya crack up laughing, holding her stomach.

"Kaya, take it easy," Itachi said. "You need to rest. Now go get some sleep."

"Aw, but, but, but........"

"No 'buts," Itachi said. "Now get up and go get some sleep."

Kaya put her arms up and waved them around in her 'attempts' to get up. "I can't get up."

"You're not even trying to," Sasori said.

"Shh, I know that!" Kaya replied with a smile.

Hidan got up and cracked his knuckles. Kaya shot right up and hid behind Sasori again, looking at Hidan from over the red-head's shoulder.

Hidan laughed. "Now go get some rest."

Kaya sighed. "Fine," and she turned to walk to her room, dragging her feet and walking slowly.

Itachi shook his head. "She's one funny kid."

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"Katana, get up!"

Katana felt someone nudge her and she put her hand up and waved at the person with a mumble. "Go away..."

"Katana, it's time for training!" Kiba growled. "Now get out of bed, lazy."

"Who are you calling 'lazy'?!?!?!?!?!" Katana grumbled and jumped out of bed, standing and facing Kiba.

"Well that certainly got you up," Kiba smiled. "I should do this more often."

"DON'T YOU DARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Katana growled.

Kiba shrugged. "Come on, we have to meet Kurenai at the training field, remember?"

"Yeah, of course I remember," Katana said with a cold voice and walked with him to her front door. "There's a lot of things I remember."

Kiba sighed. "I'm sure she didn't mean to say what she did."

Katana was silent as they walked out into the village. "Let's drop it."

They joined up with Hinata and Shino and they walked towards the training field in the forest.

"I'm bored!!!!!!!" Katana complained, leaning her back against a training post. "When is she getting here?"

"We only just got here ourselves," Shino said. "You're really impatient."

"I know," Katana sighed, sitting down and patting Akamaru. Kiba was sitting in a tree, Hinata was looking around, Shino was sitting on the grass.

"Hi guys."

They all turned and looked at their sensei as she came towards them. "Did you have a good night sleep?"

"No," Katana mumbled. "I was awake half of last night wasting my time out in the forest."

Kurenai didn't hear it and moved on. "Okay, I want all of you to show me your special Jutsu's before we start training. Hinata, you first."

Hinata looked a little nervous but put her hands together, closing her eyes. "Byakugan!" she said and her eyes snapped open, the veins around her eyes popped out and were clearly visible.

"Whoa!" Katana exclaimed under her breath.

Kurenai nodded. "Very well done, Hinata. Kiba, you're next."

Kiba jumped down from his tree and pulled out a scroll from one of his pockets. He pulled it open, bit his thumb and ran it over the scroll, making a trail of blood. The scroll was quickly rolled up and Kiba made hand-signs with it in between his hands. "Summoning Jutsu!"

A lot of smoke rose up and when it disappeared, there was a lot of dogs by Kiba's side, including Akamaru.

Katana was just a little bit stunned, she didn't expect that.

"Shino," Kurenai said and Shino stood up.

He made hand-signs. "Bug clone Jutsu."

Katana watched with a bit of fright when she saw probably more than 100,000 tiny bugs come out of his shirt. Then they multiplied.

Katana jumped up and hid behind Kiba.

"What's your problem?" Kiba asked her, looking over his shoulder. "Are you scared of bugs or something?"

"No," Katana said sarcastically. "I love bugs, that's why I'm not strolling over there and saying hello to them!!!"

Kiba sighed and watched as the bugs went back into Shino's shirt. Katana went back to Akamaru.

"Katana, your special Jutsu?" Kurenai asked as Katana sat down.

Katana sighed inwardly and stood up again. She thought of which Jutsu's she could use. She didn't have many. She knew that her Water Dragon Jutsu was kinda special and her Armato Sumorata was very special, as it was her Kekkei Genkai.

Kurenai looked at her. "Katana?"

"I'm thinking," Katana replied and thought to herself. I could use my Armato Sumorata. But then I could risk hurting everybody like I did to Kaya all those years ago. No! I won't risk it. I'll just have to use my Water Dragon Jutsu.

Katana walked towards the small river beside the Training Field and made hand-signs. "Water style, Water Dragon Jutsu!"

Suddenly, the water started moving in an unnatural way and it rose up, taking the shape of a dragon-like creature with big yellow eyes.

"That's cool," Kiba said and Katana made the dragon disappear into the water again before returning to her friends.

"Okay," Kurenai said. "Now that I know your special abilities, you must each use them against me to defeat me."

"What!?" the four Genin exclaimed.

"You heard me," Kurenai smiled. "You have to defeat me with those techniques."

"Can we use other techniques as well?" Kiba asked.

"No," Kurenai answered. "You have to use the techniques you showed me to defeat me. You will do this task together."

Kurenai suddenly disappeared. Her voice sounded from the trees. "You must work together."

"How can Hinata use her Byakugan?" Katana wondered. "What does it even do?"

Kiba smiled. "We'll show you later. Let's go guys."

Katana followed Kiba, Shino and Hinata through the trees with Akamaru already at Kiba's side.

They jumped through the trees and stopped after a short while.

"Hinata," Kiba said. "I want you to check out a kilometre ahead."

Katana waited anxiously for what was about to happen.

Hinata nodded to Kiba and put her hands together, closing her eyes. "Byakugan!" her eyes snapped open and the veins around her eyes popped out. She stared ahead, making Katana more and more curious as to what was happening.

Hinata's eyes returned to normal. "She's fifty metres ahead."

Kiba nodded and Shino turned to Katana. "Hinata can use her Byakugan to see as far as she wants ahead of her or in a 360 degree circle. But the Byakugan has one blind spot."

Katana nodded blankly, confused.

"Now let's go," Kiba said. "Before Kurenai moves on."

The four teammates jumped through the trees again and stopped when they saw Kurenai looking around. She was near a small stream with the occasional fish jumping out.

"Okay, Shino," Kiba smiled. "Your turn."

Shino nodded and Katana hid behind Kiba as bugs came out of his body. "Bug clone Jutsu," Shino said as he made hand-signs and the bugs multiplied.

Shino pointed ahead and the bugs went straight for Kurenai.

Kiba quickly pulled out his scroll and bit his thumb, running it across the open scroll, making a trail of blood. The scroll rolled up and he made hand-signs with it in his hands. "Summoning Jutsu!"

Katana heard a rumbling in the ground, not sure as to what was going on. Kurenai was fighting and jumping away from the bugs Shino sent after her, she neared the small stream.

Suddenly, holes were made in the ground and dogs jumped out of them and held Kurenai to the spot, not allowing her to get away.

Kiba and the others jumped down and Kiba waited until the bugs returned to Shino's body. "Katana, you're up."

Katana nodded and ran to the stream, quickly making hand-signs, closing her eyes and concentrating. She felt the Chakra flowing through her body. "Water style, Water Dragon Jutsu!"

A small whirlpool formed in the water and it rose up behind Katana, the air around it making her hair sway to one side. The water took the shape of a dragon, its yellow eyes shining.

Katana still had her eyes closed, and her hands didn't break the hand-sign.

The water dragon came crashing down towards Kurenai and hit directly. Water was everywhere and the dogs were gone, Kurenai was on the ground, soaking wet.

"That was well done," Kurenai laughed. "You all did brilliantly."

Katana opened her eyes and let her hands fall to her sides, walking over to them with a smile on her face.

"You guys deserve a break," Kurenai said. "You can take the rest of the day off."

"What!?" Katana complained. "I want to train more!"

"We can train tomorrow."

"Okay," Katana sighed. "But I'm training really hard tomorrow."

Her friends laughed.

"Let's go back to the village," Hinata suggested.

The others nodded.

"Race ya's?" Katana said.

"Yeah, sure," Kiba smiled and the four teammates ran together through the trees and back towards the village.

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Kaya hit the ground hard, lying on her stomach with her hands just in front of her. She looked over her shoulder at Pain, breathing hard and she got up on her hands and knees.

"Kaya, come on, you're not even trying to attack me!" Pain said. "You haven't landed one punch and we've been training all day!"

Kaya sat up, her back turned to him and she quickly made hand-signs.

Pain noticed it and went to attack her but she disappeared. He stopped. "Now where did you go?"

"Right here."

He turned around, she wasn't there.

Suddenly, his feet were knocked from under him and and was kicked in the back, thrown forwards and hitting a tree.

"How was that?" Kaya asked.

Pain got up. "That was good, young Kaya. Now, show me that it wasn't a fluke."

What!?!?!?! Kaya thought. Damn he's a tough trainer. He's the strongest of the Akatsuki and he expects me to be able to defeat him?!?!

She sighed, she had one trick that could take him down. But she would need to get him distracted so she could focus enough Chakra to do it. She made hand-signs and a clone appeared, she disappeared.

Her clone went for Pain and they fought. Meanwhile, Kaya was making hand-signs, thinking of the twelve animal signs that made up the Jutsu. Rat, Bull, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Boar.

Kaya's clone was defeated and she jumped down from the tree, holding her hands in the last hand-sign. She knew Pain had not seen this Jutsu, but by the expression in his eyes, he was trying to figure it out. Too bad he's going to find out too late, she thought.

"What Jutsu is that?" Pain asked.

"Fire style, Twin Fire Dragon Jutsu!"

Pain was shocked when Kaya became a log. He turned around just in time to see a massive ball of fire escape from Kaya's hands as she blew out her breath and it took the form of a dragon, its yellow eyes shining down at Pain.

In an instant, it came crashing down towards him.

He jumped up as it crashed to the ground. He laughed. "Nice try, Kaya."

Kaya smiled. "I know."

Pain frowned as he saw the smile but didn't have time to dodge the next fire dragon that hit him from behind. He fell on his back and blinked, looking up at a smiling Kaya standing over him. "How did you do that?" he asked.

"It's called the Twin Dragon Jutsu, in case you missed it," Kaya grinned. "Meaning one fire dragon was waiting to strike, seeing as the first dragon was an open, far-ranged attack and easy to avoid."

"Very clever," he breathed and Kaya walked towards his feet and put her hands out. He took them and she helped him up, but he was wobbly on his feet. "Let's go back to the hideout." He tried walking but he stumbled a little.

Kaya sighed and put his arm over her shoulder, slowly walking and helping him. They slowly made their way back to their hideout.

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"Whoa, for once, Kaya's not the one being helped back home!"

"Shut up," Pain said and sat down on the couch, Kaya sat beside him. "It was a tough training session, okay."

"Who won?" Hidan asked.

"Me!" Kaya smiled, putting her hand up like a child.

The others looked like stunned rabbits. "You beat Pain!?!?!"

"Yep," Kaya said and leaned back, putting her hands behind her head. "With a Jutsu he's never seen before."

"And what Jutsu would that be?" Sasori asked.

"It's called the Twin Dragon Jutsu," Kaya explained. "The first Fire Dragon is let loose as an open, far-ranged attack, making it easy to avoid. While the defender is distracted dodging the first Fire Dragon, the second one comes up and attacks from behind when the defender least expects it. As Pain figured out today."

Pain put a hand on her head. "You did well, kid. You're getting stronger all the time. It's been months since you were misbehaving and running away from your training. You didn't even run off on me, even though I wouldn't be able to catch you."

Kaya smiled. "I finally understand that running off and messing around won't get me any stronger. If I want to be a strong ninja like all of you, then I need to train."

"She's also getting smarter," Sasori joked.

Kaya looked at him and stood up, walking over to him. He looked scared for a moment but she smiled. "That must mean I'm smarter than you now."

"Hey!" Sasori said and jumped up.

Kaya poked her tongue out at him and ran for it.

"Deidara, help me out," Sasori said and Deidara got up and reached the front door before Kaya could.

Kaya skidded to a stop and jumped out of the way before he could grab her. She ran for the back door, Sasori had his arms crossed leaning his back against it.

"Damn it!" Kaya complained but smiled. She ran to the side and jumped out the window, landing in a crouch position from the two story fall.

"Get back here, Kaya!" Sasori said and Kaya ran for it through the trees. She stopped at a nearby stream and caught her breath, wondering if Sasori and Deidara would find her.

Suddenly, she was grabbed from behind and picked up, being taken closer and closer to the stream.

"Oh crap!" Kaya said and turned around, looking at Sasori. "Are you gonna throw me in the water?"

"Maybe," Sasori smiled.

Kaya was let go and she fell towards the stream. She quickly grabbed Sasori's hands and pulled him in with her.

Kaya was under the water for a few moments before breaking the surface and looking up at Deidara, who was smiling. "Having fun there?"

"Yeah," Kaya replied and put her hand up. "Now help me out."

Deidara grabbed her hand and was about to help her out of the water but she pulled him in, laughing as he and Sasori were soaked. She climbed out quickly and grinned. "See ya."

"What!?"

Kaya took off her cloak and ran off at lightning speed, laughing as she went.

She continued to run through the trees, laughing, knowing that Sasori and Deidara wouldn't be able to catch her. The only person that could catch her was....

"Hi, Hidan," Kaya mumbled as she was lifted off the ground by the back of her shirt.

"You know I can catch you," Hidan smiled.

"You suck!" Kaya growled. "You always spoil my fun! Just because you are as fast as me."

Suddenly, Sasori and Deidara came out of the trees, soaking wet and exhausted.

"Hi guys," Kaya smiled. "Did you have a nice swim?"

"No, thanks for asking," Sasori grumbled. Kaya knew he wasn't really mad. She and him had always been close, ever since the day she joined the Akatsuki all those years ago. He had been the one who calmed her fears and he was the first member that she trusted.

"Let's get you back to the hideout," Hidan said.

"Why?" Kaya complained. "You'd better not tell me I need to rest."

"Okay...." Hidan sighed. "We won't tell you then."

"You always want me to rest after training! I don't want to rest, I want to keep training!"

"But you can't over do it. You know what happened last time you did that," Sasori said.

Kaya sighed. "I know. I got a really high fever and I was all sick and stuff. But I want to get stronger!"

"Yeah, and you will," Deidara said. "And you have plenty more years to train and get stronger."

"But, but, but....." Kaya tried the puppy dog eyes and the puppy pout. She knew it worked on Pain.

"No 'buts'," Hidan said. "The puppy eyes don't work on me. And even if you don't want to go back. I've still got you by the shirt."

"Damn it," Kaya mumbled under her breath as Hidan carried her back to the hideout and she crossed her arms, grumbling all the way back.