"Anako, we need to stop. We've been traveling for two days straight. You're exhausted." Inza said, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"No Inza. I'm fine to continue. We're only a day away." I said, standing up. I got light headed and Inza caught me from falling.

"We're going to stop. I think there is a small village up ahead. We'll stop there for the night." Inza said. "Get on my back. You're too tired to walk."

I grumbled a few swearwords and got on his back. Inza then jumped through tree after tree. We were both silent and I watched as the sun slowly went down. Nightfall was upon us and Inza was right about a village being there. He set me down and we walked until I saw a hotel.

"There." I said, pointing.

"This is where I leave you now. I'll be outside your window in case there are any enemy ninja around." Inza said. I nodded at him and made my way to the hotel entrance. I walked in and was greeted by the woman at the front.

"Hello young lady. How can I help you?" The little old woman asked, smiling at me.

"I'd like a room for the night please." I said, taking out my money bag and handing her some money.

"Right this way dear." She led me to the room that I was staying in. She opened the door and moved aside for me.

"Enjoy your stay."

"Thank you."

I shut and locked the door and set my bag down on the ground. I took off my shoes and laid down on the bed. I didn't realize it, but I was exhausted. I decided I'd take a shower before going to sleep. Grabbing my night clothes, I went to the bathroom and showered. Once I was finished, I changed into my night clothes and placed my hair into a bun. I made my way out of the bathroom and sat down on the bed again. I laid down and just look at the ceiling. Slowly, but surely, I fell asleep.


"Almost there, Inza." I said, jumping down from a branch. Inza nodded at me. I continued going the pace I was and suddenly I came face to face with a cliff. You could see the ocean perfectly from there.

"Oh wow." Inza said, looking over the cliff.

"This is amazing!" I said, gapping at the scenery. Sure, Konoha was beautiful, but this is just amazing.

"It's beautiful. That's for sure."

"There!" I said, pointing at some very large mountains. I could see the clouds and I knew we were here. Inza and I made our way to the mountains and came face to face with a large chain-link fence. "We're here."

Two Kumo ninja spotted and they made their way over to us. "State your business."

"I am the medical ninja that Konohagakure sent." I said.

"Oh right. Lord A said you'd be arriving soon. Follow me." The second ninja said.

I followed him into the village and gasped at how amazing it was. I've been to other villages, but this was amazing. The ninja led me to this large blue structure that was built into the mountain. This is just too wild. We went inside and I followed him until we got to almost the top. He knocked on a door and I heard a voice say enter. We entered the office and I looked at the guy on the couch. Holy shit. That guy is freaking huge! He has on this jacket with no shirt on. His blonde hair was slicked back and a barbell was in his hand. A man about the same size stood by the window. I couldn't tell if he was looking at me or not because of his sunglasses. The chakra I was sensing from him was immense. I looked closely at him and realized it was like the same chakra Naruto has in him. This man is a jinchūriki. A woman stood next to the Raikage's desk. She must be his assistant.

"Lord A, this is the medical ninja that has been sent from Konoha." The ninja said. After he introduced me, he left. I looked back at the Raikage.

"Ahh; it's about time. Was there a delay?" The Raikage asked.

"I was out on a mission when Lady Tsunade got your letter. As soon as I got back, I made my way here." I said.

"What's your name?"

"Anako Sarutobi." I said.

"Hmm. So you're Hiruzen's daughter…" He said.

"Yes I am." I said.

"Catch." He threw the barbell at me and I caught it with one hand. I set it down on the ground and gave him a funny look.

"Umm, do you want it back?" I asked, scratching the back of my head. Dangit. Naruto is rubbing off on me.

"Actually yes, I would." I picked it up with one hand and threw it back at him.

"Wow, that girl is strong." The man from the window sang. "I bet she can pack a punch."

"Alright! Mabui! Get me two ninja right away. I want to see this girl fight. If she can catch that barbell with one hand, then I definitely need to see her fight."

"Yes sir." She left the office and I looked at him.

"I came here to be a medical ninja, not fight." I said.

"I want to see you fight. By the way, you can call me A. Over there is B." A said and pointed to the man at the window. "After we see you fight, I'll show you where the hospital is. You'll be staying here with me and B."

Mabui came back with two ninja. One has brown hair, brown eyes, fairly large size. The other is blonde, black eyes, same size as the other guy. Both used lightning nature.

"This is Jurou and Haru. These will be the two you fight." A said. "So follow us!"

A ran to the window and busted out of it with Jurou and Haru following him. B followed after the two and I gapped at the window. I turned to Mabui and she had an irritated look on her face.

"That's the fourth window this week." She said, writing something down on her clipboard.

"Do I have to go out the window too?" I asked.

"It'd be best too. I personally would use the doors, but A likes to bust the windows and walls of this place. I'm Mabui by the way." She said, sticking her hand out. I grabbed it and shook it.

"My name is Anako Sarutobi; nice to meet you."

"Come on Anako!" I heard A yelling at me.

"I guess I better go. I'm sure I'll see you in a bit." I said, smiling at her.

I went to the window and jumped out of it. I used my skills to land in front of A and them. A told me we weren't fighting there, but at their training grounds. I followed them; everyone stayed silent as we made our way to the training grounds. A stop all of a sudden and I looked around the grounds. This place is all rocks isn't it….

"B will hold your bag." A said. I took my bag off and handed to B.

"Thank you." I said.

"Yeah, no problem." B sang. I had a feeling that B rapped or sang everything he said.

"First you'll fight Jurou." I made my way to the middle of the training grounds and stood across from Jurou. I saw him smirking and I gave him a slight glare.

"This girl looks weak. I'll defeat her in a heartbeat."

"Why don't you quit talking and put your money where your mouth is, pretty boy. Or are you afraid of losing to a little girl?"

"Alright then, begin."

I slammed my fist into the ground and watched as it shattered completely. Jurou gave me a scared look while A and B gasped. I ran at Jurou and kicked him in the stomach. He flew back and slammed against the rocks. I ran at him with blinding speed and he moved from being punch. I punched the rock behind me at the whole thing came crumbling down. Haru was suddenly next to me, lightening on his hand. I ducked out of the way and grabbed his arm and flung him away from me. I noticed Jurou running at me and I went behind him and sent electricity into his nervous system. He fell to the ground and freaked out as to why his body wasn't moving properly. One down, one to go. I looked at Haru and he had lightening in his hand again. I made the hand signs:

Ram → Horse → Snake → Dragon → Rat → Ox → Tiger

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet." I whispered.

I shot the two dragons out of my mouth and Haru moved out of the way and hid in the rocks. I sighed and rubbed my forehead. I was getting tired and wanted to end this soon. Haru ran at me and he didn't use his lightening this time. I got my left hand and made the Rasengan. I dodged Haru's attack and hit him the stomach. I didn't see the kunai in his hand until I felt it going into my shoulder as I hit him. He slammed back into the rocks and then landed face first into the ground. I didn't make it powerful enough to hurt him badly. I grabbed my shoulder and looked at the damage I had done to the training grounds. I heard clapping and looked at A.

"Very nice. You are definitely Hiruzen's daughter." A said. 'She destroyed half of the training grounds and she didn't even use that much chakra. I can feel that she has so much more. Not only that, she managed to get behind Jurou and damage his nerves system. She has to be a lightening user to be able to use electricity like that. And that Rasengan. It's just like the Fourth Hokage that I battled long ago. This girl is truly something else.'

"Who is your master?" A asked.

"I have had multiple. My two main ones though are Kakashi Hatake and Tsunade."

'Just as I suspected. She's been trained under Tsunade. That's where she gets that monstrous strength from. I bet if we arm-wrestle like Tsunade and I did long ago, she'd be able to handle it without ease. I wonder…'

"Come here." I walked over to A and he put out his fist. I looked at his fist and then him.

"What do you want me to do?" I asked; confused as to why he had his fist out to me.

"I want you to bump fists with me." He said. I looked at B and he nodded at me. I raised my left arm and bumped my fist with him. A wave of air came from our bump and A looked at me and smiled. "I acknowledge your skills as a shinobi. Welcome to Kumo."

"Thank you for allowing me here." I said.

"Now let's go to the hospital."

"Wait; let me check on Jurou and Haru." I said. I made my over to Jurou first. He kept trying to move but his nerves system wasn't allowing him too. I placed my hand on his neck and my hand glowed green. "There, you should be able to move just fine now."

"Thanks. Sorry about the comment I made before. Guess you were right about me getting beat like a girl." Jurou said, standing up.

"You underestimated my power." I said. "But I accept you apology." I left him and made my way over to Haru.

"What did you do to me?" He choked out.

"A shinobi never shares their jutsu secrets." I said. I turned him over on his back and put my hands on his stomach. My hands glowed green and he shakily say up.

"I still hurt."

"I'll take you to the hospital since you're not completely healed." I said, standing up. I grabbed his arm and pulled him up. I placed his arm around my shoulder and put mine around his waist. We walked over to A and the other two.

"He's not fully healed yet. Since we're going to the hospital, I can take him there."

'She disregarded her own injury to help the others.' A thought. "Alright, let's make our way then."

We were silent as we made our way to the hospital. B held my bag for me still as I helped Haru. Once we were at the hospital, a nurse led us to a room so I can put Haru in there. I laid him down on the bed and helped him.

"You should be okay in a couple days. I'll be back to treat you." I said.

"Thanks." He said.

"Come Anako, I need you to check out the medical ninja that's been injured." A said. I nodded at him and followed him to a different room. He opened the door and I looked at the blonde guy in the bed. He was awake and was looking out the window. He turned his head to look at us.

"Lord A." He said, forcing out a smile.

"This is Anako. She is your replacement until you are nursed back to health. Anako, this is C."

"Nice to meet you." I said, walking over to him. "May I ask how you were injured?"

"I was on a mission when it happened." He said.

"Okay. Well for right now, I am going to evaluate your injuries and we'll go from there."

"My left leg is fractured, I have several fractured ribs, my right wrist is sprained and I have a nasty cut on my chest." He said.

"I forget you're a medical ninja yourself. Firstly I heal your minor injuries. As a medical ninja you know broken bones can't be healed right away. Your leg and ribs should take about a month and half. That is if you strictly stick to bed rest. If not, it'll be longer." I said.

I grabbed his wrist and my hands glowed green. Once I fixed his wrist, I moved the sheet and looked at his chest. Sure enough a big cut laid there.

"Do you only have two main medical ninja?" I asked, looking at A.

"Yes. The other one, Riko, is out due to maternity. C is the one that goes out on missions." A said. I nodded my head and looked back at the injury.

"Can you please hand me my bag B?" He nodded and handed me my bag. I took out some cleaning material and looked back at C. "This might be a little painful."

"I don't mind. As long I am healed."

I nodded at him and walked over to the sink in the bathroom. I washed my hands and grabbed a towel. I put the rubbing alcohol on it and put it on C's cut. He winced and I placed my hand on his ribs, calming him down. Once the cut was clean, I placed my hands over his chest and the cut was gone soon after that. I went back to my bag and took out some pills. I sat C up and handed him the pill.

"Take this. It'll help with the pain." I said, handing him the cup of water that was sitting on the stand.

"What is it?"

"It's a numbing pill that I have made. It'll numb the pain for 12 hours." I said.

"You made that?" B asked.

"Yes I did." I said. C took it and gulped down the water. He laid down and he then looked at me.

"This stuff works well." He said. "I can't feel anything."

"Now just because you can't feel anything doesn't mean you can just get up and do whatever you want. You're still hurt." I said in a stern voice. He just nodded at me and I grabbed my bag from the chair. "We need to leave him be for now. I'll be back in the morning to check on you." A, B, and I left his room.

"Since C and Riko are the main medical ninja, I am putting you in charge of that duty. Will you be able to handle that?" A asked me.

"Yes, when Lady Tsunade or Shizune are unable to be at the hospital, I am third in charge." I said.

"So I trust that you'll take care of the hospital?"

"Yes sir." A nodded at me and looked at B.

"Come on then. It's late and there is no need for you to be here right now." A said. "You can come back in the morning."

"Okay, do you think I can get something to eat? I haven't eaten since this morning."

"Yes of course. I will head back to my office and B here will take you to go get food." A said.

"Okay. Thank you A." I said, smiling at him.

We walked out of the hospital and A made his way to his office while B and I stood there. I looked up into the dark sky and looked at the stars. The sky is really pretty here. I turned to B and smiled at him.

"Hi B, I'm Anako, we never properly introduced ourselves." I said, giving him a warm smile.

"I'm Killer B, but you can just call me B." He rapped. "Hey, you fist bumped with A, fist bump with me too." He raised his fist to me and I bumped it. The same thing that happened with A, happened with B. "Alright, I like you girl. I'm going to call you Little A, since your name starts with A. Big A and Little A. I like that! Oh yeah!" I laughed at how enthusiastic his is. In a way he reminded me of Naruto. I have a feeling I am going to enjoy my time here in Kumo.

"Quit day dreaming Little A and let's go eat." B waved his hand in front of my face.

"Sorry about that." I said, scratching the back of my head. I followed B to the nearest eating place and smiled as he took me to a ramen shop. We entered the shop and we sat down.

"Ahh, Killer B, what can I get you and your lovely friend today?" The guy asked with a smile.

"Go ahead Little A."

"I'll take the pork ramen please."

"I'll take the same thing."

"Alright: two pork ramen; coming right up."

"I hope you like ramen." B sang, turning to me.

"I love it." I said.

"Good. They make it good here, yeah." B sang. I smiled at him and the man set the food down in front of us.

"Thank you." I said, grabbing my chopsticks and digging right in. I looked at B and he gave me a funny look. "What?" My mouth was full of food when I asked.

"Females your age are always worrying about weight and shit. You just dug right in without a thought."

"I love to eat." I said, finishing my ramen. "I don't worry so much about that stuff. I do enough exercise to maintain this body."

"I am just liking you more and more every minute." B sang, he got out a book and started to write something down. Then he began to rap to me.

"That's so awesome!" I said, laughing at him.

"It's letting late isn't it? Don't want to worry my brother." I felt my heart tug a little when B said 'brother'. B was generous and he paid for my food. After the ramen shop we went back to the blue building. B led me to A's office again and A smiled at us.

"I'll show you where you will be staying Anako, follow me." A said, standing up and leading me to the leave below his office. I walked next to B and then A stopped at a door.

"This is your room." He opened the door and I surveyed the room. It's a simple room. The walls are painted a cream color. The bed looked like a full. A nightstand was on the right and a dresser was across from the bed. It was sort of how I had my room. The closet was simple as well. "There is a bathroom just down the hall to your left. If you need anything in the middle of the night, please come get me or B. Have a good night and we'll see you in the morning."

A shut the door and I set my bag down on the bed. I took out my pictures and placed them on the nightstand. I got out my night clothes and proceeded to the bathroom. After doing all the bathroom necessities, I went back to my room and shut the door. I looked at the clock on the wall. 10:45. I pulled the covers down and laid down. After settling in, I fell asleep.


Chapter 09! :) Here is Anako's story! And I made sure I kept A, B, and C in character. Jurou, Haru, and Riko are all made up characters. Please read and review! Also, today in my psychology class, my teacher was talking about death by suffocation and I just started laughing and thought of Deidara and Tobi! XD

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