Rain's Truth (Rain Part I) 9- Visitors

*Two months later*

"Good morning Sakura-chan! Kiro-kun!"

"Good morning Naruto-kun!" Kakashi is late again. Sasuke and Naruto look at each other and then look away. What is wrong with them? Ever since we got back from Nami no Kuni.

"Hey, Kiro-kun."

"What?"

"How would you react if…I said…that I like you?"

"Do you?"

"Huh? I'm just asking."

"Well, I would ask you if you liked me as a friend, or more than that."

"Well…"

"You're blushing, Sasuke."

"Huh?! Oh, sorry."

"Sasuke, are you okay? You've been acting weird since that fight with Haku. Especially since you ran in the way to protect me and Naruto."

"Have I?"

"Yea, you have."

"Kiro-kun, you…you like Naruto right?"

"Yea, I guess. He's funny. But you know? I like you too."

"Huh?"

"You're my best friend. I like both of you as friends." They fight over me too; it's not just a rivalry to see who can get stronger.

"Kiro, are you coming?"

"Oh, yea!"

*After the mission*

"Naruto-kun, it's because you push yourself too much."

"Can't you take care of yourself?"

"God damn it! Sasuke!"

"Naruto! If you don't calm down, I'll finish you!"

"Teamwork seems to be suffering lately." I nod slowly.

"Yea! Yea! You're the one ruining our teamwork Sasuke! Always hogging the spotlight you bastard!"

"I don't see what you like about him, Kiro-kun." I shrug. "That's you, you moron. If you want me to stop making you look bad, then just become stronger than me." I sigh. Looks like those two are worse than ever. Sasuke is biting his thumb, meaning he's troubled about something.

"Okay, that's it for today. I have to go submit this mission report."

"Then I'm going home. You coming, Kiro?" I smile.

"Actually, I was planning on going to the training grounds."

"Wait Sasuke-kun! How about right now we work on our teamwork. Just the two of us."

"You're worse than Naruto!"

"If you have time to bother me, you should practice a jutsu or two. Frankly, your ability is below Naruto."

"Sasuke-kun…" He shrugs and walks off. Kakashi disappears and Naruto freaks out.

"Sakura-chan! Forget Sasuke, let's train together!"

"Sakura-san, are you okay?"

"How do you stand living with him?" I shrug.

"We're the same type of person. And besides, we tend to stay out of each other's business."

"But you two are really good friends right?"

"I guess you could say that."

"Hey! You said you'd play ninja with us, Bro!"

"What's a ninja doing playing ninja?"

"Anno…Sakura-san?" She seems really upset. I'm going to have to hurt Sasuke later.

"Hey Bro! Who're those girls?!"

"Hey Konohamaru-kun."

"Whoa, good job bro. She's your…girlfriend?"

"You brats are very perceptive." Sakura punches Naruto.

"Wrong!"

"Bro!"

"How dare you!"

"Hey Leader, don't die!"

"You ugly bitch!" She's snapped.

"Anno…Sakura-san, calm down huh? They're just a bunch of know it all brats huh. We can't go around killing people that haven't done anything." She pounds Konohamaru and starts walking off. "Naruto are you okay?"

"Damn it. That ugly huge forehead…is that really a girl? Seriously bro."

"Run. Konohamaru." Sakura turns and chases them down. Konohamaru runs into someone and the pursuit stops.

"That hurts." Sunagakure ninja!

"Konohamaru!"

"That hurt you little piece of shit."

"Don't. We'll get yelled at later."

"I'm sorry; I was messing around and…"

"Hey fat ass let him go!" Oh shit.

"Look, it was an accident. And besides, that brat is the grandson of Hokage-sama. How about you put him down and we all forget this ever happened huh?"

"Who are you?" I frown.

"Kono yaro…!" I crack my hands and walk towards him. "Does it really matter who I am? Really? Now, if you don't want to get hurt, I suggest you put down the little rat."

"And what are you gonna do if I don't?" He goes to punch Konohamaru and a rock hits his hand.

"What are you bastards doing in our village?"

"Sasuke-kun!!"

"Another guy who pisses me off."

"Get lost."

"You're outnumbered anyway."

"You again? Listen you little bitch…"

"What did you call me?" I reach for a kunai and glare at him.

"You think you can take me? Bring it on little girl. Unless you're not really a girl." He pulls the thing off of his back.

"You're going to use Karasu?!"

"Kankuro, stop it." I look up and see a kid with brownish red hair and a giant gourd on his back standing in the tree close to Sasuke. "You're an embarrassment to our village."

"Ga-Gaara."

"Losing yourself in a fight, how pathetic. Why do you think we came to the Leaf Village?"

"Listen Gaara, they started it and…"

"Shut up. I'll kill you."

"Okay, I'm sorry."

"I'm also sorry. Really sorry." Looks like that guy in the tree is the leader. That's a surprise. But then again, he has the look of a murderer in his eyes.

"Sorry to you guys." He disappears and reappears between the two others. "It looks like we're here a bit too early but we didn't come here to play around."

"I know."

"Let's go."

"Hey wait!"

"What?" Sakura steps forward.

"You're ninja from Sunagakure right? You may be allies with Konoha, but it's forbidden for Shinobi to enter each other's village without permission. State your purpose, depending on that, we may not be able to let you go."

"Ha, talk about clueless. Don't you know anything? You're right; we're Genin from Sunagakure, here to take the Chunin Selection Exam."

"Chunin Selection Exam?"

"You're clueless. I'm going home. Oh, your names…Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara right? Try to keep to yourselves while you're here."

"And who are you to order us around?"

"I'm not ordering, I'm just warning." I leave and go to the training grounds.

"Hey did you hear? For the first time in five years, there are going to be rookies in this Chunin Exam."

"No way! It's probably just some stubborn Jounin competing or something."

"No, the story is that four of them are the students of Hatake Kakashi."

"The Hatake Kakashi? Interesting. In the end though, it has a sad sound to it." That voice!

"Neji-kun?" I walk around a tree and stare at the three of them.

"Kiro-kun?" I nod. This must be his team.

"Who are you?"

"Izuri Kiro desu. You must be Lee and Tenten." They nod and look at Neji.

"You know each other?"

"Yea. It's been what? Six years?" I nod. "How's your new place working out? I haven't seen you since…"

"It's great. The Chunin Exam?"

"Yea, haven't you heard?"

"I just did." So Kakashi-sensei is letting us take the exam?

"Oh, Kiro-kun, you should be on one of those teams right?" I nod.

"Yea. Under Hatake Kakashi."

"Eh?!"

"Neji-kun, you never said that you were on a team with a pair of idiots…" He shrugs.

"What did you say?!"

"I'm not trying to pick a fight. If that's what you're assuming. I'm just saying. Well, since this area's occupied, I guess I'll get going. Are you guys gonna apply for the exam?"

"Yea."

"Then I'll see you around."

"Okay." I run to Ichiraku and sit down.

"Izuri-san, it's rare for you to come in here. Is something going on?"

"No. I would like a bowl of Pork ramen please."