Hiya! So what's up? Anyway, I'm back with another chappie. I hope I'm welcomed with open arms. So this is the 8th chappie and I'm DELIGHTED by the nice feedback. Keep on reviewing please.

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Danicasharp

Shifuni

Teamworkiskey(I think! Gomensai)

BTW: Madara's Eye Of The Moon plan hasn't been revealed in my story.


(Where we left off)

"Oh you it's you, who the hell asked you to interfere." Sayaka said, sulky because of the failed suicide attempt.

"Well, what if I stopped you willingly?" Gaara asked her.

Sayaka looked a little taken aback for a moment and then looked at him coldly. She sort of limped over to the edge of the Hokage monument and slowly sat down as she winced in pain when she put pressure on injured hand. She then started healing her injuries.

Gaara watched for a little while and then sat down beside her. Sayaka frowned but said nothing. She sat there, hugging her knees and watching the full moon shining on Konoha and moving in between the clouds.

Gaara decided to break the silence. "So, don't you sleep at night? How come I see you here?" He asked her, trying to get rid of her hostility towards him. He succeeded…. somewhat.

"I can't sleep for more five hours unless I'm injured." She said softly but firmly, losing some of her rigidness but not looking at him.

"You are injured." Gaara said, glancing at her bandaged knuckles, which was still bleeding profusely and staining the bandages.

"A mere coincidence. I wasn't when I came here." She said, still not looking at him.

"Were… you upset when you saw that necklace?" Gaara hesitantly, but the urge to know was too great.

This time Sayaka looked at him. "Were y-you the one who brought the necklace?" She asked, restless under his eager gaze.

"Yes, it was me. So you actually paid attention to it. I thought you were too involved with the fact that you were an Uchiha." Gaara said, his lips twitching slightly at her distressed expression.

"Nooooo….I was just a little shocked, okay maybe I was really shocked but what expect when you've spent 18 years of life thinking you were a loner." Sayaka retaliated, flustered but with much, much ease.

"I see, by the way, Naruto-san thinks the ramen is better than Ichiraku-san's. I think he meant it to."

"*HMPH* If that old man can cook ramen then I can kill the Juubi. No one exactly knew tom-boys could cook but I can."

"Right, I also found out tom-boys could cry." Gaara said, smirking slightly.

"It was hay fever, for your information." Sayaka said sulkily.

"Hay fever? But it's September…." Gaara broke off at her glare.

Even though they spoke no words after that, they knew something. They knew, that fate had brought them together and made them friends…..yet again.

After that night they met each other at the same spot each night. They talked about themselves, their interests, dislikes, jutsus. It was strange, seeing the two of the most friendless, unsocial of people, sitting and talking there. (Not that anyone could see them). The two couldn't exactly chat, as many people can with friends. It was beyond both of their inner, true personalities. They would talk quietly or just watch the moon. Although Itachi knew where both went he didn't stop them. He was just glad Sayaka had made a friend but Itachi knew inside that this relationship going deepen beyond friendship.


"Sayaka-san, Tsunade-sama has summoned you and Itachi-san." Sakura said, entering the house. It had now been 8 days since Sayaka's arrival.

"Hai, Sakura-san, I was aware of that. I will go now with him." Sayaka replied, putting on her sandals.

She and Itachi silently made their way, through the crowds of Konoha, into the Hokage tower.

"Sayaka, Itachi, I have to tell you both something. Even though you both are now ranked Jonin and have no need for a team, you must have one whom you can identify yourselves. A team helps you develop the quality of working with others." Tsunade said, grimly. She had heard Sayaka's story only just and wasn't very surprised. That flash of red in her eyes was most definitely the Sharingan.

"Hai, Tsunade-sama, what do you suggest?" Itachi asked her calmly.

"Well, Itachi-san, I think you should go back to your old team and Sayaka-san given a new one." Tsunade replied.

"By old team do you mean Hana Inuzuka and Hitoshi Daisuke of the Daisuke clan (OC)?" Itachi questioned.

"Hai, Hana is there however…Hitoshi is no longer with us. By that I mean he has breathed his last. He was a great loss to the clan. Instead his brother, Masahiko Daisuke (OC) has replaced him. We never looked for your replacement"

Sayaka looked at Itachi's expression. It was blank, showing no traces of emotion about the information on Hitoshi. Sayaka, however, had known him to long to be fooled. It was too blank, that must mean he does care…a lot.

"Well Tsunade-sama, what 'bout my team? Which lucky group gets me?" Sayaka asked her brightly.

"You are in team Gai." Tsunade said shortly.

"MAITO GAI! ISN'T HE THE ONE WHO MAKES HIS STUDENTS DO A 100 LAPS AROUND A 1 KM FIELD IN A DAY!"Sayaka cried out, groaning.

"Gomensai, Team Kurenai's Sensei Kurenai Yuhi is juggling work and her child, Team Kakashi will become overcrowded because Sai-san wasn't removed and Team Asuma doesn't have a sensei. Don't worry, you have two other people who hate it as much as you."

"And the third member doesn't hate it?" Sayaka asked Tsunade.

"He's the next generation of Gai." She replied.

"Great." Sayaka grumbled.

"The members of Team Gai are Maito Gai, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji Hyuga." Tsunade stated the names.

"Hai, Tsunade-sama we understand, don't we Itachi-sen…..nii san?" Sayaka nudged him slightly because he was in a sort of trance.

"Huh…Hai." Itachi replied, his mind still far away.

"Well, Sayaka you may go meet your new team they are in training ground #41 which is the central field. Itachi, you shall meet your team tomorrow in the same training ground at 17:00." Tsunade said.

"Hai Tsunade-sama." They both bowed slightly and stepped out of the room.

"Well, I'm off to witness my new team, where are you going Itachi-sense…..nii san?" Sayaka asked him, cursing herself for not being able to say nii san.

"I don't know." Was Itachi's short reply.

Sayaka nodded understandingly and immediately got the message that he didn't want to reveal where he was going.


(At the training ground)

Sayaka decided to first witness the team from far and then meet them. She stood at a distance of 300 metres and hid in the trees. This is where she put her extremely sharp hearing skills to use.

"Gosh, it is really hot here." Tenten commented, not in a complaining voice though.

"It is not something that our youthful youthfulness can't handle." Lee said, giving her a thumbs up sign, much to her annoyance.

"Well remember not to make a fool of yourself in front of Sayaka-san." Tenten said, rolling her eyes.

Neji, who had not spoken until now, was frowning hard.

"Come out whoever you are." He said calmly, not flinching from his position of leaning against the tree.

Sayaka was surprised because she thought that she had chosen a very safe distance and a distance which ninja could very rarely detect.

"Your sensory skills are very good, I'm impressed." Sayaka said, stepping out of the trees.

Neji looked a little taken aback but managed to keep a straight face.

"Gomensai, Sayaka-san. Why didn't you come out?" He asked her.

"I guess I wanted to judge you for myself for a little while. You don't mind, do you?" Sayaka said.

Before Neji could answer Gai came trotting in. He flashed her one of his smiles with the ping in the teeth and the thumbs up sign as anime sweat dropped off Sayaka and Tenten.

"Welcome Saaaaaayakaaaaa! Welcome to Maito Guy's incredible team of youthfulness!"

"Ummm….Arigato I guess." Sayaka said, her lips twitching because of her urge to burst out laughing.

"Well Neji, Lee, Tenten, This is your new comrade Saaayaka Uchiha!" Maito Guy shouted, practically deafening the four.

"Well I'll leave the you to make friends." Maito Guy yelled, suddenly puffing into thin air, leaving three of them (Excluding Lee) a little dazed.

"Well, that was a little quick for him." Neji said.

"Make friends? That sounds like something you would say to a four-year old. It's absurd." Tenten protested.

"Well, I don't mind much, I think it's funny." Sayaka shrugging and smiling.

"So you're an Uchiha, How is that?" Neji said, raising his eyebrows as he knew how important it was coming from a powerful clan.

"Well, I was abandoned as a child because I was the younger twin of Sasuke-sa*SIGH*nii-san. I know, unfair, isn't it?" Sayaka said, pretending to be indifferent when, on the contrary, it pained her to speak the words.

"Very unfair, that's so mean. Well I hope you'll be happy here. We aren't like the most powerful or anything but we can put up a pretty good fight." Tenten said, smiling at her cheekily.

"Oh I wouldn't be too sure about that. You're the team that went through the clone jutsu during the capture of the Shukaku. You're the only people who actually managed to get out of it. The other hundreds either died of exhaustion, starvation or dehydration." Sayaka replied with a grin as well, liking Tenten's ready smile and modesty.

"So, may I know your fighting techniques." Sayaka asked them politely.

"Hai, I fight with my clan's kekkei genkai, the byakugan and its gentle fist techniques, which require Taijutsu . Actually our whole team fights with Taijutsu. Lee's attacks are pure physical Taijutsu and Tenten's is specialization is in weaponry, she's the only long distance shinobi in our team. What technique's do you use?" Neji said politely. (A++ for Neji Hyuga for politeness).

"Well, I know medical ninjutsu due to my one year training with Tsunade-sama. I use elemental jutsu for offence and I use puppetry for a summoning. Oh and I have a lot summoning jutsus." Sayaka said, frowning trying to remember the various things she uses to fight.

"Shouldn't you have your clans Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan?" Neji asked her.

"Yes, I'm supposed to have, but I don't know." Sayaka said.

"I'm sure you do, there was a flash of red in your eyes while you were fighting." Tenten commented.

"How come I'm the only one who doesn't know about any goddam flash of red in my own eyes? By the way, is it when my eye stings a little bit." Sayaka said sarcastically

"Hai, it must be. All Dojo Kekkei Genkai require a little stinging in the eyes. The evolved version of the Sharingan, the thing you call Mangekyo, stings a lot more. But not very much, though. Besides, would you like to see if you have it?" Neji explained.

"Hai, I think I will." Sayaka said absentmindedly, while thinking:

"I think it may not be so bad here. Am I finally settling down?"


A/N: I hope you liked it. I'll be seeing you again in the next chapter.

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