Well, hiya. How are you guys? I'm fine, just fine. So I'll get on with the story.

QUESTION: WOULD YOU LIKE A RIVALRY BETWEEN GAARA AND SOMEONE OVER SAYAKA? IF YOU DO THEN INCLUDE THE ANSWER IN YOUR REVIEWS, 'KAY?


(A three year old girl came running in)

"Grandma! They bullied me again in the academy. I don't want to go there again."The little girl pleaded.

"My dear, if you want to protect yourself from these kind of people then you must learn to endure this." The old women said.

Unlike other grandmas she wasn't jolly or fat. She was thin with sympathetic brown eyes. Her grey hair was tied In a ponytail.

"My dear, It's time I tell you something. When no school or place of learning takes you, accepts you, then you have the school of pain to go to."

"Where's that school, Grandma Hozuki?" The little girl asked, her eyes wide.

"That, my dear girl, I don't know, nobody knows. It's a place that one goes to once a lifetime in the least. It's one of the most renowned schools in the world. But lessons are learnt the hard way there. Hard lessons, hard way."

"I want to go to this school of pain. Grandma, I really want to." The girl said, looking at the taken-aback old woman.

"No, you must always try to avoid going to this school." The grandma said hastily.

"But why? You said it was the most renowned school ever." The little girl asked, confused.

"Because…you'll understand when you grow up. But promise me one thing. Promise me that even if pain burdens you in a hundered different ways, you will never reveal your state until the right time comes. Bear it proudly and bravely until the right time comes for you to tell."

"But Grandma, how will I know when the right time is?"

"The right time is when you find a person you can trust, love, respect. Someone who will stick to you no matter what. But promise me that until you find the right person, you shall not say a word." The old woman urged.

"I promise"


(Sayaka's taking a walk)

"*SIGH* Why am I allergic to the thing I love most?" Sayaka groaned, looking longing at a huge round piece of cheese.

*GAH!* 200 Ryos. I doubt I have even have 1 Ryo with me. I guess I'll have to play the gambling game and get money."

"You gamble?" A voice asked her from behind.

Sayaka turned and saw Kiba standing there with Akamaru, who was growling a little at poor Ikimono. (Sorry forgot to mention her).

"Well, these are desperate times my friend." Sayaka sighed, shaking her head.

"Well, I don't exactly get to do a lot missions but my teammates and I compensate by babysitting our sensei's daughter, Asuka Sarutobi (Asuka: tomorrow's fragrance) while she goes for a drink with Kakashi-san and Guy-san." Kiba said, shrugging.

"Yes, well, I am good with kids and I love them but no one exactly trusts me yet." Sayaka said, blankly as Kiba smiled.

"I guess not. You'll have to earn trust here. Too bad, there are too many goody-two-shoes in Konoha. It'll be good to be bad once in a while." Kiba said, grinning wickedly.

"I want to see this so-called legendary copy-cat ninja." Sayaka commented.

"Well, see ya." Kiba said, putting his palm up and walking away.

Sayaka started walking again.

"Yeah, so where was I? Oh right, a victim of luck. Someone who sucks at gambling, Someone…..like Tsunade-sensei" Sayaka smiled in delight.

"Perfect, It's genius. I found a perfect victim. Tsunade-sensei is a loser in gambling. But she's an addict. I feel mean, but I'm desperate….." Sayaka trailed off as she heard an unattractive and complaining voice.

" It's so unfair, all the guys in Konoha are taken. And Sakura-teme gets to take Sasuke-kun. And that new girl, Sayaka, Have you seen her height? She's probably as tall as Sasuke-kun. Disgraceful. God but I got to admit she's is drop-dead gorgeous. The men of Konoha will probably be buzzing around her like bees around a honey pot." Ami went on and on about how unfair life was as her gang nodded and nodded until their heads were about to fall off. She could talk freely as this was on the deserted part of Konoha, on a bridge below which was a river.

A/N: You know the one Team 7 met with Kakashi who always gave excuses for being late. That one.

"How dare she bad-mouth Sakura-san. I'll get this girl whoever she is." Sayaka thought, enraged.

However, diplomatic Sayaka didn't go over and give them a piece of their mind like Naruto or Kiba might have done. Instead she walked over to the river and collected water in the palm of her hand.

Then she walked past Ami, spraying the water on Ami and making it seem as though it was an accident.

"What the hell….." Ami said, staring at her wet t-shirt which Sayaka had most intelligently targeted and hit.

"Gomensai, I meant to drink that water but I spilt it. Oh how clumsy of me!" Sayaka said, pretending to be sorry. Ami wasn't fooled.

"Why, you did it on purpose. Ugh, how dare you, a bloody outsider, disgrace me, the daughter of the richest man of Konoha. Who are you anyway? Probably a daughter of some lower class villager." Ami, who had only heard Sayaka's name and seen her, commented.

"Well, that's what you get for bad-mouthing Sakura-san. And as for who I am…" Sayaka smiled evilly.

"….You're excellently bad at reading backgrounds. I'm from the Uchiha clan. Sayaka Uchiha, twin of Sasuke Uchiha. You know, the clan which Sasuke-nii san actually belongs to, or were you too busy with his looks to care?" Sayaka said sarcastically.

Ami's mouth dropped as Sayaka disappeared into thin air.

"Weird, really weird. I'm so sure she's lying." One of her companions said.

"Don't know. But she sure cares a hell lot 'bout Sakura." Ami said and walked away


(Walking still)

"Thank god I got away from that horrible shoujo." Sayaka muttered to herself, not watching where she was going, crashed into someone.

She stumbled backwards and fell on the ground.

"Owwww…." She groaned, rubbing her hand, which she had scraped on the rough road.

"Gomensai, Sayaka-san" a polite voice said apologetically.

Sayaka's eyes fluttered open as she found herself looking up at Sai, who was holding out his hand.

"Arigato, Sai-san." Sayaka said, letting him take her hand and lift her up.

"Why is your hand so warm?" Sai asked, surprised.

"It's nothing, just immunity thingy I have every time I enter someplace new." Sayaka said rolling her eyes while Sai smiled slightly.

"See yeah then." Sai said looking into her eyes directly yet again.

Sayaka also blushed slightly as she watched his retreating back. She was annoyed with herself. She had always found blushing weird and girly. Yet why did she always do it with Sai…..and Gaara.

"Speaking of which, didn't Tsunade-sama instruct me to meet her along with Gaara-san? She calculated the time in her head as she didn't have a watch and realized she had five minutes to get to the tower.

Sayaka wasn't exactly the type to panic but nevertheless quickened her footsteps.

Soon she reached the tower just in time to see Gaara go inside.

"Sayaka-san, I must ask you something. How would you like relocating once more?" Tsunade asked her.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean relocating as in outside Konoha."

"Where?"

"Maybe…Suna." Tsunade said wearily, expecting an outburst.

Outburst she got.

"But…but you can't do this to me, I've been here for just over week and I can't adjust this much. You have to pick someone else for whatever purpose" Sayaka retaliated hotly.

"Sayaka-san, we need someone who can be the ambassador. Gaara-san needs to stay in his village. He's the military leader for one of the great five nations. Madara will be sure to jump at the first chance he gets to attack one of the great villages. You're the only good ninja we can spare who knows a lot about Suna. Those tests which require the students to pick one of the five villages to study, have been carried out in both the Akatsuki and the five villages. Most of them picked Iwagakure from our village because they thought it was uncommon. Unfortunately, all of them ended picking Iwa. So Sayaka-san I need you for this mission. You picked Suna when you were in the Akatsuki." Tsunade sighed and looked hopefully at the young lady.

"Fine, but I shall want some mint." Sayaka said, pinching her fingers.

"20,000 Ryos a month."

"50,000"

"25,000"

"55,000"

"34,000"

"43,000"

"Deal"

"Good, and…." Sayaka stopped as she saw Gaara standing there, without speaking.

"Well, do Sasuke-nii san and Itachi-nii san know?" Sayaka said, turning back around.

"Hai, they have been made aware of the news. By the way Sayaka, we are celebrating new year. It's a day before your departure. I must suggest strongly to come for most of the shinobi of our and our neighbouring lands shall be present. You, as one of the last living members of the Uchiha clan, should be present. I'm helpless about this, as this is the decision of the elders and Daimyo." Tsunade said.

"Hai, I shall try to be present. But no promises."

"By the way Sayaka, you shall have to be formal. The men shall be wearing robes and the ladies shall be wearing…..Kimonos."

"Kimonos!"


"Kimonos…..Kimonos. She expects me to wear Kimonos." Sayaka sighed and kicked a stone away while she walked home with Gaara.

"Well, you're clan, from what I've read, had ladies who were mostly house-wives. I expect that the outsiders think that you will be of that sort." Gaara observed, as Sayaka went into a thoughtful trance.

"This is outrageous! I will not allow myself to be judged according to my clan. I'm me, period." Sayaka said angrily.

"Well I apologize for you having to leave again, but you see…." Gaara stopped as Sayaka cut him off.

"It's all right. I understand, I won't allow Madara to kill anymore." Sayaka bitterly as Gaara's same nagging thought appeared in his mind.

"Why does she hate Madara so much?"


A/N: Well hope you liked it. Reviews and constructive criticism are welcomed.

LONG LIVE JAPAN! DATTEBAYO!