This is getting so long for just one episode. I'm tempted to skip just about everything just to get to the next parts. But, I think I might just keep it at this pace as well so I have time to think up more scenarios for Kiyo and Kanemaru. Any requests for anything?

"Hey, Sasuke. Can you hear me?" Naruto said. "Yeah, I hear ya."

"Good. Because I have a plan."

"Now you think about teamwork?" Sasuke asked.

Kiyo forced a smile to her face and giggled lightly. Her usual self wouldn't be doing this, but this was Genin life she was reliving. She could afford to relax a lot and make mistakes.

"You ready guys?" Naruto asked. "Cause we're about to go wild."

Kiyo looked at Naruto in surprise. Go wild... That pulled at a heartstring but she quickly pushed it away. She could think about him later. That was the past, this is now.

"We're going to bring this guys down." Naruto said. Kiyo had no clue if the two boys talked or not, but they seemed to both know what was going to happen. Oh well. Guess I'm guarding the old man for now.

"Stop you guys! I told you to run!" Kakashi yelled. "Your mission is to guard the bridge builder. Not fight him. Stay with your mission!"

Kiyo laughed. "They're not going to listen to you. Kakashi. I'm sorry. But it's the truth."

"Hey bridge builder?" Naruto asked.

"Well, you can just forget about me. This happened only because I wanted to live. Look how that worked out. So, do what you have to do to save your sensei." Tazuna said.

Kiyo grinned. "You hear that?"

Then Zabuza began to laugh. "You haven't learned a thing, have you? You're still just kids playing ninja. You know, when I was your age, my this hand was already tainted by enemy blood."

Kiyo wasn't surprised. But the Genin were.

Zabuza described his Graduation Exam and how he had to kill everyone else in order to pass. That's when he struck. He charged forward and elbowed Sasuke so he flew backwards. Followed by the elbow driving down into Sasuke's stomach. Kiyo waited, even though Kanemaru had his claws out and ready to go.

"Wait for it..." Kiyo whispered.

Zabuza stepped on Sasuke and pushed his foot down, making the Genin cry out in pain.

"Stop it!" Naruto yelled. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" And the many Naruto's appeared all around the water clone. He put a hand on his sword and Kiyo watched as his eyes scanned the clones around him.

Kiyo knew if she ran in, she would risk hitting the real Naruto who was somewhere in there. She had lost him by now. The Naruto's all drew a kunai each. "Here we go!"

Kiyo jumped in as Zabuza released Sasuke and pulled him out of the way. She looked over him as he was watching the Naruto's. She healed his internal wounds and then stepped back again as the Naruto's exploded away from Zabuza.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled and threw something up into the air.

Kiyo watched as Sasuke jumped up and caught it. Sasuke unfolded the shuriken and held it in front of him. She smiled to herself as she smelled Naruto in the shuriken. Good job, Naruto.

Kiyo moved out of the way so Sasuke would have a clear target. To Zabuza, the real one. If he was as smart as she thought, he would go for that target and not the clone. Sasuke jumped up, threw his arm back, and swung his arm forward, using gravity to boost the shuriken's speed and trajectory.

"Shadow Shuriken." Kiyo muttered as Zabuza caught the first shuriken and looked at the second coming at him. That second one was Naruto. Kiyo hoped her senses would be okay after all this. Trying to differentiate clone from real, tool from person, and location of it all. Usually her smell was her best sense if she wasn't sick.

Kiyo watched as Zabuza jumped over the shuriken, which you have to give him credit for that looked like a hard jump in the position he was in. And it turned into Naruto. I was right, thank goodness. She then questioned why she doubted herself. One should never do that.

Naruto threw a kunai at Zabuza who was forced to remove the jutsu holding Kakashi in place in order to save himself. Kiyo clapped quietly as Naruto explained the plan.

"Don't brag." Sasuke sighed. "You just lucked out."

"Oh well, it still worked." Kiyo said. And for the rest of the awesome fight, Kiyo had to just stand with Sasuke and Sakura with the bridge builder. It was honestly boring and she wanted to jump in, but she wouldn't be able to do much but provide a distraction for both parties.

Then, Kiyo smelled another person around. She looked up and saw a young person, about their age, Wearing a mask with the Hidden Mist Village symbol on it. She knew what the mask meant, but something wasn't right about it. The person looked to young. Well, Kiyo wasn't one to talk. And why were they just standing there, watching them? She could guess it was a girl, but you can never know these days.

She focused back at the fight as Kakashi knocked Zabuza away and into the tree. She helped Naruto out of the water as it receded away back to where it was supposed to be.

Now, for some flashbacks in Kiyo's POV

I was eight years old, and I was joining my new team. I graduated earlier than my class and was quickly working my way up to Jounin. I was given a quick run-in and my new team. Apparently it used to be a team of three boys and a female Jounin. One was a natural at Genjutsu and the other was a blacksmith's kid so he was handy with weapons of all kinds. The Jounin was apparently much like myself according to Lord Hokage. Cho-sensei was very creative with ninjutsu and was good with taijutsu. She also created a few of her own jutsu that I hoped to learn.

Kanemaru was on my head, blunt and tiny claws holding onto my long hair. He was still a new puppy and could fit into my pocket. He preferred the open air so I had to live with him pulling at my hair and scalp. I heard the sound of battle ahead of me in the training ground. I jumped into a tree and stood up, looking down at the two boys below. It was my new team.

Kanemaru yapped and I felt his tail wagging. He wanted to go meet them.

"Okay. Just wait until they are done." I said softly, reaching up and petting his head.

The boy with a katana, Michio, I believe, was locked in a one-on-one with the other boy, Kiroichi. So far, it was just kunai knives and shuriken being used. But from the cracks in the ground and all the dents everywhere, I'm guessing there was ninjutsu used previously. I was very interested in the many cuts in the trees, though. It looked like claw marks more than blade cuts.

Then the sounds of metal on metal changed.

I looked and saw Michio's sword was glowing a deep blue and looked more like a shield now. These guys were good...

"Now done!" Came a loud echoing voice from below me.

I looked down to see a woman was there. Cho-sensei.

"Hai." Both boys said and Michio fell down to the ground and breathed deeply. Kiroichi didn't look to great either.

"Our new teammate has arrived." Cho-sensei said, making me look down at her. She was looking at me with amused blue eyes. I smiled at her as she waved me down.

I jumped down and heard the boys begin to talk.

"Our new teammate is a girl?"

"She looks really young."

"How old is she?"

"Boys, be nice." Cho-sensei said. "Why don't you introduce yourself?"

I turned around to look at them. I closed my eyes in a grin. "I'm Kiyo Inuzuka! This is Kanemaru. And I'm going to be the best ninja in the world!"