A/N: I almost forgot it was Tuesday

"Talking"

"Thoughts" and sound effets

"Telepathic speech"

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Previously

She turned her back to him and waited for his decision. When it was reached, the boy turned and she felt the gorg on her back. With her legs crossed and the scroll now sprawled out in her lap, she pulled and molded chakra from Gaara.

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Chapter 10: Cover up

Yuyake walked into the Hokage's office with a very upset Inoichi Yamanaka in her they had both properly disturbed the working official, the clan leader took center stage. "That took longer than expected, but I hope the results were worth it?" The third spoke in high hopes. When the young girl had come to the office with no recollection of her where abouts previous to her return to the scene of abduction, the Third Hokage asked Inoichi to explore her memory to catch her lie or explain her ignorance.

"They're Blocked," The Yamanaka spoke in contained rage. What a waste a time that had been. Searching the mind of a Bokuso-chi, especially an official, was a taxing task. Their minds were mazes of thoughts, memories, and jutsu they never used. Things were never separated chronologically, but by relevance. It was stupid. It was annoying. It was chakra-draining and time consuming. He'd spent just about all his chakra in the search, and it was fruitless.

Confused, the Hokage inqured further into the findings to which the male of long hair responded," The memories and thoughts of and during her abduction have been sealed with a jutsu. From what I can tell, it's a strong one, and can only be unsealed by the person she made the memories with, her captor," each syllable was ground out through clenched teeth.

A frown contorted the Elder official's face, "I see, if that is all then, compile a report of your findings in a file and bring it to me when complete," was ordered of the two. "Uh. With all due respect, Hokage-sama, my daughter, Ino, will be entering the Chunnin exames, and I would like to train her for them," A smile graced the Hokage's lips, "Of course, I understand, I'll expect your detailed report after the exams," he turned to the girl, "And if you are entering the exams as well, I'll award your the same extension," He continued, and Yuayke lit up.

A furious nod and she sped towards the window, kicking it open and pouncing off the slanted roof into the structure of the village. "Good thing that's over! Now... one more thing to take care of. . ."

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It wasn't hard to find Kakashi. He had been on his way to inform the Hokage and others that his children would be eligible to participate in the Chunin exames this year.

The Jonin was oddly surfaced from submersion of his usual book. He just hadn't been in the mood lately, reading such materials were, though barely, distracting him, and being distracted was what led to the lost of a student. His student. The small girl had been added to his reoccurring nightmares. She would just stand there, innocent and clueless, and when he took a moment to glance around at their surroundings for potential threats, she'd be gone. Darkness in every direction beguiled his senses. Where had she disappeared to? Where was-

"Yuyake" he spoke aloud just as the girl parted dust as she descended into his path. Her appearance shocked the male into a halt. The girl waved as she stood to her feet before the haunted man and smiled. Kakashi felt disbelief, but shielded his expression from the emotion. "What happened?" The girl took a moment to ponder. Where had she been? "Uh... Apparently my memories were sealed, I have no idea how I was kidnapped and where I was during it..." she informed in genuine dumbfound.

"How did your mother take that?" The abrupt arrival of the girl was... baffling. He wasn't sure how to take it? He was relieved but worried simultaneously. What had they done to her? She could be a ticking time bomb like Rin...

Maybe she was an unwilling spy? Maybe she wasn't even here and he was under attack and in a genjutsu? So many questions and they bristled his sense to catch any tell-tell signs of the options.

None.

The girl nodded and pointed to the Hokage tower, and Kakashi followed her digit. He never questioned her switch between mute and telepathy, to him it was logical. While it was the only method of speech for the Bokuso-chi, some, especially children, didn't posses enough chakra to waste on mere words. They chose carefully which words they could spare, and replaced them with gestures.

"You reported to the Hokage as well?" Another nod. That was relieving, since the copy ninja was certain he wasn't in genjutsu now, the check up with the village leader ruled out all other possibilities of her being a threat without her memory. The only question now was why kidnap her?

CHOMP!

Kakashi tensed comically, Eyes rounding out to circles of white pain. The heck? Looking down, he saw Yuyake had bitten his hand. As soon as she noticed his attention, she released his palm from her teeth. Her face read her bemusement with his frolicking mind. "Sorry, I've been a bit distracted lately," The jonin smiled and pulled the familiar glossy-covered book from his pouch. He couldn't describe how he felt. It was like he'd just released a deep breathe he'd been holding since she'd left. It loosen his chest and relaxed his body and mind; it was comforting.

Just over the book, he caught the sight of the small Bokuoso-chi's face falling to a concern countenance. Shifting his gaze slightly, he regarded her, "I suppose you're worried about your status on the team," The girl jiggles her head for yes. Her eagerness tingled the heart of the man before her. How could he kick her off the team after what happened? "If you want your spot, it's yours, now the only issue will be telling Sakura she's off..." he quieted the last part.

"There's also the problem of your mother," The grey haired male mentally braced for the inevitable disagreement. "Kakashi-sensei! Yuya!" The two turned, surprised to see the Leaf's yellow ball of energy. What was Naruto doing here? When he was upon the two, he turned his attention his teacher, "We... we want Yuyake back on the team!" That didn't shock the ex-anbu. The words were like a sweet kiss to the brown girl's heart. They trusted her that much? Just like that, the kiss turned acidic. She'd betrayed them on their first mission...

She wouldn't do it again.

"Is that so?" a lazy dark eye slid over to the rueful girl. "What about you Yuyake? Are you willing to go into the Chunin exams this year?" Sunset eyes gleamed at the offer and the owner nodded. "Then it's just about settled then," Kakashi handed Yuyake an application form, "You'll need this. Bye" and he was gone.

Waving smoke out her face, the brown skinned girl flung herself at Naruto in a hug. "Whoa! Yuyake!" They fell to the ground, and the smile they shared right then is one for the memoir.

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Later, Yuyake was in a training field, sure, the sun had since hid behind the horizon from the moon, but it mattered not. And she was Iruka's last stop. He just wanted to make sure all his students were ready for such an exam as the Chunin. They could actually die there, if not ready, so he approached in the same attire as before.

The first mistake she made was being so absorbed; he was able to easily get behind her as long as he was as quiet as the crickets. The closer he closed in, the more his disappointment grew. She held so much promise in academy and for her to have fallen so low as to be the first one too fail his test-

Mistake.

The man was below the Kunoichi, grasping around for his air as she held a kunai to his throat. Her silence was like a looming threat of undetermined intentions. Would she let him live, or die? He had messed up. He had gotten too close and let her faux ignorance lull him into a self-damning sense of smug. Now he laid at her mercy. The small girl felt a smirk upon her lips when she saw the brainwaves leave the figure beneath her. A jab to the throat was all it took to release the log of its beguiling mirage.

Those brainwaves seemed familiar. . .

What ever, doesn't really matter. . .