At home, the two siblings were awaiting the next day. Kakashi was eager to see what would happen, but Toshiko didn't think too much about it. She would rather wait calmly than be inpatient.

"Aren't ya nervous?" Kakashi curiously asked as he flipped a page of his favorite novel. He chuckled slightly under his breath as he continued to read, but pay attention to any other sounds at the same time.

Toshiko's reply came later than expected. "Not...really." she blinked and sat next to him on their favorite couch. It was a dark shade of green, with pillows that were a lighter shade than the base color. The pillows had small attachments of strings at each corner that were a dark blue haze. On the pillow, gold thread embroided the sides and spun around in the center to make colorful and vibrant designs. It was these designs that caught Toshiko's wary eye and made her scoot over to the closest pillow. She picked it up and hugged it, placing it on her lap as her arms draped across the furry square.

Her sky blue eyes focused on the pillow for a minute, then shifted over to the reading jonin. "Well...I am sparring with the last member of the Uchiha clan...who has a lot of experience and was marked the Ninja Academy's number one student..." the young girl's voice faded as she lowered her head into the green pillow. Her gray hair smoothly fell forward, covering her left, unexposed eye.

"Nah, I'm not nervous at all." a smile covered her face as she shifted her position to look up at Kakashi. "Why? Are you?"
This sudden question made the sharingan-bearer laugh.

"Me? Please." Kakashi scoffed and folded his legs underneath him, then leaned on the right arm of the couch. Now he was in a more comfortable position for reading. "You have to be kidding me," he continued, his voice growing clearer as he took the time to remove his mask while he spoke. "I'm not worried. Curious, yes, but not worried. I know what you're capable of, Toshiko. Something tells me that you're going to be able to hold up that spar pretty well." a smile darted across his face as he gently shut the book and placed it on the table beside the couch. Then, he turned around and looked over to his younger sister, then he shifted quickly and grabbed Toshiko's shoulders. He suddenly threw her off the couch and jumped up on his two feet.

Toshiko quickly reacted to this by doing substitution jutsu as soon as she hit the ground. A log thumped in her place as the real kunoichi jumped up and lunged at Kakashi's back. Then, she glomped the older male and clung to him like a fly landing on a spider's web.

A grin could now be seen on Kakashi's maskless face.

"See what I mean?" he looked over his shoulder to stare at his 'student'. "You have cat-like reflexes." he smirked silently to himself, then began to chuckle. The reason for his sudden laugh was that he knew something that she did not, for ever since he had taken care of her, there had been a secret that he had confined from his sister.

His sister was the host of the ten-tailed lions; two elemental beasts that had jumped into her body when she had been five. It had happened while Toshiko had been residing in Orichimaru's layer years before. Kabuto, a young and restless 9 year old back then, had taken care of the girl that was six years younger than he. At the time, Kakashi was busy with his own ninja training, so the Yakushi child had to care for the girl. Kabuto had been training to be completely loyal to Orichimaru during that time, but secretly he still took care of the young Hatake. He even grew to silently befriend the child, and once promised to never let her be exposed to Orichimaru. Since Kabuto still had a bit of good in his heart, he was hoping that he could give the little girl a chance at life by letting her stay away from evil.

One day, Kabuto decided to see what would happen if he took two lions, fiddled with its blood cells, and turned them into demons. Possibly, he could make a whole new weapon for Orichimaru. The test worked and he put away the two lions, one with water element and once with fire element, in a large confinement in the basement of their current hideout. Toshiko happened to wander near the room one day and decided to poke around inside. The lion demons, dubbed Aqua and Fira due to their elements, immediately lunged at the available target. Now they could host a body and be of use.

The sudden burst of energy had completely collapsed the five-year old girl, and left her in a coma-like state. Kabuto showed up thirty minutes later to find a young Toshiko glowing vibrant colors of red and blue. Using all the power that he knew at the time, he managed to calm her down and settle her somewhere else. Since those demons had been made by the 11-year old Kabuto to work evil, he knew that she couldn't be near him anymore. He knew that if he could make evil, then he himself could be evil, and he had promised to never expose the young girl to such essence.

Since he was 11, he knew that the child's brother, Kakashi, would be around 16. Kabuto also knew that the older Hatake would probably be in ANBU, but he decided to take the risk of returning her back to her original home. So one day, he took Toshiko, wrapped in a blanket, and set her on the window of the Hatake residence. He then gave the girl a hug- the last hug he'd ever give anyone but himself. Then, forever trying to forget the girl he still cared for, he disappeared back to Orichimaru's lair and grew to become the sannin's personal assistant.

Kakashi had eventually found Toshiko near his house, figured out her history and that she indeed was his sister, and he took care of her ever since. He found out about the demon in a note that showed up near his door days later. It had been from Kabuto.

Now, eight years after that, he still hadn't let Toshiko know. He knew that she eventually had to find out, but it wasn't going to be soon.

"You're almost like a lion, in fact!" Kakashi laughed as he snapped back into reality. He tilted forward, flipping the girl over and in front of him. Then, he grasped her waist and turned her around so she would face him. Suddenly, he paused. "What? What's that look?"
Toshiko now had an evil smirk on her face. This wasn't a very evil smirk- it was just a look that basically yelled 'you're going to get hurt now.'

"Oh...nothing." Toshiko jumped up and kicked Kakashi's leg, forcing him to stumble forward a bit. Then, she jumped up again and slammed her fist onto his back, making him once again stumble forward. Kakashi, though, being more experienced, quickly substituted himself as a log, then turned around and pinned the girl onto the floor. He held her arm out, and his other hand was occupied on her neck, which he applied a bit of force to.

"You're just lucky I'm not Sasuke." he mumbled playfully, then let go and allowed the girl to warily stand up. He then jumped back onto the couch and looked at Toshiko. "So, ya ready for tomorrow?"
Toshiko suddenly began to laugh. "Yeah, why not." she grinned and pounced on him, then wrestled momentarily until she found a good laying position. She placed her head on his left arm, then turned to face the couch and closed her eyes. She felt a smooth hand stroke her hair softly as she fell asleep.

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"Good morning!" Kakashi cheerfully yelled in Toshiko's exposed ear. It was five in the morning, and like ordinary people, Toshiko was fast asleep in her bed. Well, of course, she was asleep. Then Kakashi happened to burst in and scream at the top of his lungs into her eardrum.

"GAAAAAHHH!" Toshiko shot out like a rocket, then clung to her older brother. She shivered in shock, then looked over to her prime suspect. Her frown turned into a small snarl as she watched the smile on Kakashi's face grow wider. "I. Hate. You."
"C'mon. It's time for you to fight." he mumbled, then shook her off and calmly walked out of her room. Two seconds later, as Toshiko was getting dressed, Kakashi walked back in. He was firmly and nicely dressed, from top to bottom. Toshiko blinked in confusion. How did he dress so fast?

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Team 7 awaited in the fields. It was just another normal, average day. Only one thing was missing; Naruto's usual shoutings.

"I'm not even going to bother today." the blonde groaned and slipped down into a sitting position, then bowed his head and looked at the ground. "I'm tired of yelling. What's the point, anyway?"
"You finally understand." Sasuke spoke, his usual cross-legged pose in hand. He closed his eyes as he rested his chests on his upraised fists. "You loser."

Sakura really wanted to say something to back up Sasuke's comment, but as usual, nothing was on her mind. With a sigh, she began to pace around the field. Finally, she spotted two figures in the distance. "There they are!"
"About time." Sasuke scoffed, then looked up. He smirked in a fashionable way. "Alright. I've been waiting."

"Hey guys." Kakashi grinned and waved his free hand. His other hand was safely tucked in the comfort of his vest pocket.

"And as you all know, Toshiko's final fight is today." he looked over to his sister, who was smirking to herself silently. Kakashi's sudden suspicion arose, but he said nothing. "Sasuke, are you ready?"
"Psh." the young boy looked up to his sensei and jumped up. Then, he nodded.
An approving grin appeared on Kakashi's masked face. He knew no one could see it, and so this grin grew wider. "Whenever you're ready, you're free to-"

He was cut off by a sudden burst of wind dashing by him. Kakashi blinked and looked around. Where was Toshiko and Sasuke?

They were on the open field, fighting already.

Toshiko and Sasuke had their turn of attacks. The female ninja would usually strike above the waist, but when the pattern seemed clear enough, she'd bend down and kick down below the knees. Once or twice she tripped Sasuke, but he would always kick while he was down, therefore making Toshiko fall as well.

One one of those kicks, Toshiko wasn't able to stand back up as fast as the other times. Sasuke took this chance to quickly perform a few seals. "Fireball no jutsu!" he yelled as he connected his index and thumb into the shape of an 'o'. He blew in that little hole, then watched as fire shot out from the little space. Toshiko couldn't move and was at once burnt by the sudden strike.
"Argh!" she yelled, covering her face with her arms. She stood there for a while as she tried to get over what just happened. During that down time, Sasuke decided to attack with several kicks and punches, one of those attacks sending her flying back ten feet across the field. The young girl snarled as she skidded to a halt, then looked up at her opponent, who was looking down at her with his arms crossed. A smug look rested upon his face.

"You're not going to win..." Sasuke began to chuckle. The chuckle turned into a smaller, yet longer laugh. "Look at you. Just look at you." his usual smirk stayed on his face as Toshiko tried to stand. Finally, as she did, you could see a small trail of blood form on the corner of her mouth.

"Ha." Toshiko smiled and folded her arms. "We'll see." she then disappeared in a small dash. Sasuke began to look around, confused. Where did she just go?
Suddenly, there was an echoing sound of laughter. It was Toshiko's laughter. It seemed to come from the sky, but anyone would know that she wasn't up there. "Duckbutt..." she chuckled, throwing Sasuke off-guard. Suddenly, another cry rang across the fields. "Water jet no justu!" she yelled, appearing beside Sasuke. She had been there the whole time. "Take this, duckbutt!" she exclaimed, sending giant streams of water shooting towards Sasuke. Since she was right next to him, the jets hit precisely their point, and with much more force. The force of the hard water stung worse than a hornet attack, and the ninjas went flying back. Even Toshiko, bearer of the water, was launched backwards, since the pressure had ammounted on both of them.

Toshiko hit a small bush that caught her and pushed her forward, making her fall on the ground. Sasuke kept going until he slid to a stop, ten meters away. There was noticable blood on him now. He snarled, not willing to give up yet. He jumped up and raised his arm, ready to use his chidori. A blue energy orb formed on his hand as he ran across the field, over to Toshiko. "Raaggghh!!!" he yelled as he hit his opponent square in the stomach with his powerful chakra burst. Drops of blood coughed out from Toshiko's jaw as she was launched back further into the bushes. Now Toshiko began to use her own power strike to hit him back. They sparred some more, now focusing more on genjutsu than anything else. Toshiko even proceeded to use her Water Jet Jutsu one more time. She managed to knock him down for five total minutes. During that time, she focused on getting her energy and chakra back.

Finally, they both sat down, panting heavily. Sasuke slowly rose to his feet, Toshiko soon following.

There was a long moment of silence.

But suddenly, Sasuke fell to his knees. He looked up at Toshiko who was about to fall herself, but she solemnly stood up.

"It's not...the end..." he grunted, still looking up at the kunoichi. She just smirked at him. "Duckbutt. You misunderestimate me." she bit her finger, drawing a bit of blood. Then, she put her hand to the ground and summoned up her best friend- Khaki.

"Khaki go!" she yelled, then watched as her dog began to run towards the fallen Sasuke. She bit his arm and shook her head violently, then Toshiko ran over and kicked Sasuke's neck, slamming his head onto the ground.

"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled in dispair. She stumbled back and held her hands up to her face. "Sasuke!"

Sasuke did not move. After a while, he lifted his head, then looked angrily at Toshiko. He snarled as he felt the ninken jump on his head and sit happily. "You...you little..." he growled, ready to jump up.

"Sparring over." Kakashi mumbled, getting between the two. "Let's rest...specially you, Sasuke. You took some hard hits." he looked over to Toshiko and winked with his visible eye, then motioned the two over to the shady spot of the field.

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"Nice job, Sasuke." Sakura commented as she looked over to the black-haired boy, who was bandaging some of his large wounds. There were only two- one on his arm and one on his side. The boy looked over to the pink-haired girl and frowned. Then, he continued on tending his cuts.

Sakura sighed and looked over to Naruto, who was excitedly chatting with Toshiko.
"But how?! That's a lot of energy! You have to teach me! Sensei says I have to work on controlling my chakra, and you seem to do it pretty well!" Naruto grinned and rubbed the back of his head as Toshiko rubbed her sore arm. She cupped her hands together, blew inside them, and rubbed her hands together for heat. That, and she wanted the feeling back in her hands. "I just learned from the best, Naruto." she looked over to Kakashi, who smiled down at her. Toshiko grinned and looked over to Naruto. "But I'll help ya, sure. We'll meet up someday."
"Yeah, that's more like it!" he grinned and raised his hand, sending a thumbs-up to the heavens. "Believe it!"
Toshiko began to laugh, making Sasuke groan. "Please, don't say that again." he mumbled, then watched as Toshiko limped over to his side.

"Good fight." she commented, once again blowing on her hands for the feeling. Sasuke just stared at her.

"I didn't lose." he plainly said.

"I never said you did."
"You never said I didn't, either."

Toshiko raised her hand to respond to that, but then began to think.

"Wha..?" she blinked, then began to chuckle. "Sasuke, you smart little..." she started, but stopped when she saw his smart smirk. She laughed and playfully punched his bad arm. On purpose. "Duckbutt."

"Grayhead."

"Duckbutt."
"Grayhead."
"Duckbutt."

"Class dismissed." Kakashi suddenly spoke before Sasuke could retaliate. He helped Toshiko up, then looked over to the others. "Bye bye. Toshiko won't be seeing you anymore."

Everyone stared.

"Yes. I'm not lying this time. She goes to Asuma-sensei's team tomorrow." Kakashi smirked and folded his arms, then watched as Khaki ran over and jumped on his shoulder. "Good-bye all." he said, then disappeared in a puff of smoke. Toshiko nodded at everyone. "See ya around." she whispered, then disappeared in a puff of smoke as well.

"Goodbye." Everyone said at the same time, then began heading home. Before Naruto disappeared, he grinned happily. "I get free training!" he yelled, dancing his way home.

Sakura snarled to herself. "She'll pay for what she did to Sasuke." she mumbled as she went to her house.

Sasuke finally disappeared, but before the smoke cleared, his voice could be heard. "Grayhead."