Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… Only the plot and OC.
Angela: I'm not going to try to force you anymore…
Sasuke: I'm sorry. The song is degrading.
Angela: Let's begin the story now…
"Welcome to the forest of death!" Anko said.
"Creepy name…" Sakura shivered.
"Oh please. I bet that place is full of butterflies and unicorns." Kyoko said sarcastically.
"Okay, grab a form and sign it." Anko shouted.
"Wait, why?" A girl in the crowd asked.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just a form that says we aren't responsible for your death. You know the basics…" Anko explained. The girl who asked the question looked like she regretted asking the question. "Okay, each team will have a scroll, your objective is to get another team's scroll that is opposite of yours. There is the heaven and earth scroll."
"So does that mean that only half of us will pass?" Sakura asked.
"No duh Sherlock." Kyoko said. Sakura gave her a glare.
"Yes. Now get your scrolls and go to your assigned gate." Anko explained. Kyoko was signing her paper when she saw Shikamaru.
"Shika!" Kyoko shouted running up to him. She was almost to him when Ino stepped in her way. "Ino?"
"We're enemies now, we will do anything to win so go away." Ino said firmly.
"Come on Ino, this is stupid. Kyoko is our friend." Shikamaru said.
"Whatever. I'll go." Kyoko said. She was full of anger but she kind of understood what Ino was saying. In the Chûnin exams everyone is your enemy except your teammates. Kyoko signed her paper and headed towards Sasuke. "Did you get our scroll yet?"
"Sakura is getting it now," replied Sasuke.
"Oh, okay." Kyoko said. Her eyes were focused on the boy with red hair. "Do you know that person?" Kyoko pointed to the boy.
"Yeah, well sort of. Naruto, Sakura, and I met him a couple days ago. He was picking on Konohamaru, so we stopped him. Why are you asking?" Sasuke said watching the red head.
"Is his name Gaara?"
"Yeah, it is. How do you know?"
"It's nothing really." Kyoko whispered and started to walk towards Gaara. But then Anko told everyone to go to their gate. Kyoko turned around and headed towards her gate. If that was really Gaara, then she was determined to talk to him.
"On your marks, get set, go!" Anko shouted. The gates in front of the genins sprung open. They all dashed in, eager to find another scroll. Kyoko, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were running until they got to a clearing.
"Let's set up some traps." Sasuke suggested.
"I need to go to the bathroom," Naruto whined.
"Why didn't you go before?!" Kyoko shouted with a tick mark on her head.
"I didn't have to go then." Naruto said running over to a tree.
"Not there, you idiot!" Sakura shouted, hitting Naruto on the head. Naruto went behind some bushes.
"Hey, I'm going to look around. See if there are any enemies around." Kyoko said and jumped into a tree. Kyoko was jumping from tree to tree when a shock of pain went through her. She fell to the ground and groaned, "He can't be here. It's impossible… What could he want that's here?" Kyoko got up and wiped the dirt off her clothes. "The Sharingan! He's here for Sasuke!" Kyoko leaped into the trees and headed back to her team. Kyoko heard Sakura scream. When she got to the clearing, she saw Naruto lying motionless and Sasuke trying to protect Sakura. "Sasuke! Sakura! Are you guys alright?"
"Kyoko! Run!" Sasuke shouted.
"Kyoko. You have grown." The Grass ninja said with a grin.
"It's really you…" Kyoko gasped, "Stay away from my friends!"
"Your friends? I only remember that sand boy, wasn't he your only friend?" The Grass ninja snickered.
Flashback
"Gaara! We have to go now or we will be late for the festival!" A five-year-old Kyoko shouted while putting on her sandals. She was wearing a white kimono with purple petal designs. Her purple hair was tied into a ponytail with a purple flower stuck to it.
"Hold on!" Gaara shouted from upstairs. Minutes passed when finally Gaara came trudging down the steps. "I don't like this…" Gaara was wearing a black Kimono that had white dots on it that looked like snow.
"You look nice. Now let's go! I want some ice cream!" Kyoko squealed with delight. She grabbed his hand and pulled him out the door. They were walking through the streets looking for the perfect ice cream. They walked by a stand that was selling some jewelry, when a ring caught Gaara's eye. It was a silver ring with a purple diamond.
'I should buy that for Kyoko. I know that she'll love it. I should give it to her at the firework show. How am I going to buy it without her noticing?' Gaara thought to himself while Kyoko pulled him through the streets.
"There's no good ice cream stands!" Kyoko fumed.
"We have been here for two hours just looking for your ice cream! We haven't even done anything fun at all!" Gaara shouted. He didn't mean to shout; all he wanted was to stop looking for ice cream so he could buy the ring.
"Gaara…" Kyoko whispered with watery eyes, "You're a jerk!" Kyoko ran away crying. Gaara started to walk back to the stand where he saw the ring.
"Can I get that one right there?" Gaara asked the owner.
Firework Show
Kyoko was sitting under a tree. The tree that Gaara and her picked out before the festival. It had the best view.
"Kyoko-chan. I got you some strawberry ice cream." Gaara said in a small voice.
"I don't want it!" Kyoko shouted.
"It has strawberries on it." Gaara said, waving the cup in front of her face.
"I'm only doing this because I like strawberries." Kyoko said with a pout and took the cup. Kyoko looked at Gaara, his hands were behind his back.
"Can I sit here?" Gaara asked.
"Sure. Why not? It's our tree." Kyoko said quietly, "What do you have behind your back?"
"Oh nothing… just something for my best friend." Gaara said in a singsong voice.
"Oh… I see… Wait a minute… I'm your best friend!" Kyoko said with a little light bulb popping over her head. "What is it?" Gaara laughed at his friend and took the box out. He opened it and waited to see her expression. Her tiny eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. "It's so… beautiful!" Kyoko jumped on Gaara and gave him a big hug.
"This ring will represent our friendship!" Gaara said smiling. Kyoko gave him a little peck on the cheek. His face turned bright red matching his hair. Then the fireworks went off. One by one the night was illuminated with bright lights.
End Flashback
Gaara always stuck to her through thick and thin. He was her best friend.
"I know you want that ring of yours back. Don't you?" The Grass ninja said with a smirk. He reached into his pocket and took out a silver ring with a purple diamond. Kyoko gasped.
"I thought I lost it." Kyoko said.
"Oh no, after you passed out that night I took it, as an insurance."
"Insurance?"
"This ring means a lot to you. I just need something that would bring you to me."
"Give it back to me!" Kyoko growled. She charged at him, but another shock of pain went through her body. Shock after shock went through her body. "Please… Stop!" Then she felt it, the seal started to break. The marks crept over her body, covering her body and face with black marks. She screamed in pain.
"Kyoko!" Sasuke shouted. He grabbed Sakura and headed towards Kyoko.
"No… Stay away." Kyoko shouted painfully. Her world started to turn dark. Before she faded she whispered, "Run Sasuke."
Sorry it took a while to get this one out. My week has been busy! Hope you enjoyed it. What will happen to Sasuke? What about Kyoko? Who is that grass ninja?
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