Sometime before the match between the Uchiha Brothers...

Gaara feels Sion's forehead. She has developed quite a strong fever in less than a day...

"This looks bad." Gaara puts a cool damp towel on Sion's forehead. "It looks like you'll be missing your brother's match, Sion."

Sion grabs her father's arm. "Don't tell Zahiro. I don't want him to worry about his big sister, especially right before a very important match."

Gaara nods. "I've sent your uncle Kankuro to find your mother. She'll be here soon. Just rest."

Haruka walks into the room. "Uncle, the match is about to start and you're still here?"

"Sion isn't feeling well," Gaara explains.

Haruka walks up to Sion, moved the cool towel and felt her forehead. "Yep, this looks bad. But, Uncle, you're not planning on missing Zahiro's match, are you?"

"No, but I do need someone here to stay with Sion, just in case it gets worst." Gaara stood up.

"I'll stay and keep an eye on her," said Haruka.

"No. Matsuri should be coming here soon. She'll know what the best thing to do. After all, mothers know best, right?"

At that moment, Kankuro enters the room.

"Matsuri's just downstairs." Kankuro walks to his niece, moved the damp towel and feels her forehead. "This looks bad."

Sion is starting to get annoyed with the repetitive sound byte. Matsuri finally enters the room.

"How's my daughter?" Matsuri moved the towel and feels her daughter's forehead...

"Mom, if you say that 'this looks bad', I swear I will kill you..."

Matsuri is surprised. "How did you know I was going to say that?"

"What took you?" asked Gaara.

Matsuri looked at her husband. "Would you believe that I saw a pink-haired Shinobi flying over Konoha when I was out for a walk?"

Naruto G2 Vol 1: New Heroes of the Leaf

Chapter 14: The Chunin Exams: Semi-Finals

Part 2: Kitsune and Tanuki

By: PikaFlash

Disclaimers: All character(s) and series belong to their respective owner(s)...

A/N: By the way, I have started on the prequel of this fanfic, Naruto G2 Zero, which focuses on the older OCs of the second Generation like Yuki, Setsuna and the Jonin senseis...

It is right after the match between the Uchiha Brothers. Naruto and Yuki were impressed at the way the two brothers fought.

"At least this ended with both brothers alive," Naruto mumbled.

"I didn't quite catch what you said, father," said Yuki.

Naruto simply smiled. "Sorry, just talking to myself."

At that moment, Gaara and his wife walked to the VIP box. "Forgive me," apologized Gaara. "My daughter wasn't feeling well, so it took a bit of a while to find someone to take care of her while she rests."

Naruto nods. "I understand. You're concerned about your daughter and your son's match is about to begin."

"It was a dilemma on figuring out who should stay behind to watch her..."

Flashback

"I should be standing guard because she's my cousin!"

"No, I'll protect her because she's my favorite student and niece!"

"Oh, so I'm not your favorite, Uncle Kankuro?"

"Well, maybe if your father wasn't so fat..."

"Don't call my father fat! And besides, don't you hate kids?"

"Enough!" yelled Gaara, effectively putting a stop in the argument between Haruka and Kankuro. They both know that while Gaara does not have Shukaku in him, he still controls sand and if angered enough, he might be willing to crush anyone he catches with his sand...

"Kankuro, Haruka, both of you are going to stand guard while Matsuri will take care of Sion," ordered Gaara. "We can't afford to let anything happen to Sion if it gets worst."

Both Kankuro and Haruka nod as they accepted the order.

End Flashback

Sanae Uzumaki is sitting on a bench, waiting for the announcement for her match...

'Everyone... I will show all of you that even the daughter of the Hokage is strong enough to be a future Hokage to protect this village.'

The night before...

Sanae and Yuki were sitting at Ichiraku's Ramen, waiting for their Ramen...

Yuki smiled. "Just two more battles and you're guaranteed to be a Chunin."

"What about Hikari?" asks Sanae.

"Well, if she scores well, she'll get to be promoted to Chunin as well."

"Someone talking about me?" Hikari sits next to Yuki at the table. "Now that we don't need to fight each other anymore, I think it's safe for me to provide some moral support for my sister." Hikari waves at Ayame. "The usual for me, please!"

Hikari continues. "You're the only one in our family left to reach the finals. So, we all have to root for you..."

"Don't forget about us too." The Uzumaki siblings looked up to see their parents, Naruto and Hinata standing in front of the Ramen stand. Naruto grinned.

"It's been a while since we last had a family meal together. So why not make this a special occasion?"

Naruto sat next to Sanae. "Sanae...Hikari. You two are very important to me. It didn't matter to me which one won or lost. From what I saw, I am very proud at the way you two fought."

The twin sisters return the same grins to their father.

Two more Shinobis arrive at the Ramen stand.

"Got room for us?" Riku asks.

"Even though you beat my student today, Sanae, you're still my cousin," said Nagi. "The least I could do is offer my support."

It was only a matter of time before more family members arrive, for example: Uncle Konohamaru and Aunt Hanabi with their daughter and son-in-law...

"Hey, don't forget about us," said Konohamaru. "You can't have a party without us."

"Oh Konohamaru-kun, you could at least say some words of encouragement to Sanae." Hanabi smacks the back of her husband's head.

"It's been a while since we've had Ramen from this stand," said Rei. "Nothing can beat the Ramen from this shop, isn't that right, my husband."

Rei's husband was wearing a straw hat in an attempt to cover his face. "Well, since we are surrounded by family members and the some of best Shinobis that Konoha has to offer..." Fire Country Daimyo Azuchi Kazama removes his straw hat. "I know that I am in good hands."

Yuki smiled at his Cousin-in-law. "Don't worry. You're in good hands. In my hands!"

Rei sighs. "Oh, stop it, Yuki."

Sanae rolled her eyes. 'I don't know how many people Ichiraku's Ramen can cater to, but if any more friends and family come here, I think it will really become a party...'

Today...

Sanae yawns. 'Uncle Neji and Auntie Tenten arrived. Even Grandpa decided to join in. To make a long story short, everyone decided to send me their well wishes. Speaking of everyone...'

Sanae begins a mental conversation with her inner fox. 'Kai?'

'What is it, child?' came a reply.

'Don't you have any words for encouragement for me?'

'Not really, if you're up against that Tanuki kid.'

'I guess you're right. But Kai, don't interfere with this fight like you did against my sister.'

'I'll try my best not to, but considering your opponent, if the situation calls for it, I may not have a choice.'

Sanae smiled. 'Then, I'll just have to make sure that doesn't happen.'

Sanae's conversation with Kai is suddenly interrupted by an announcement. "Would Sanae Uzumaki please come to the arena? Your battle will begin in 5 minutes."

Sanae picks up her weapons scroll and puts it in her jacket pocket. "Now let's show everyone what Sanae Uzumaki can do..."

Sion slowly sat up on her bed, feeling slightly better. "He wants blood. He can sense Zahiro is about to fight someone very powerful."

Haruka was sitting by Sion's bed. "If that's the case, we need to get as far away from here as possible. If you lose control when Zahiro is fighting, we could end up causing an incident...not to mention the damages."

Sion stops Haruka. "No. Take me to the arena. I'm going to give 'him' what he wants to see. I think that will satisfy his bloodlust..."

Haruka watched Sion slowly move herself to the bathroom to get herself ready...

'You're carrying a very strong burden for your brother, Sion. Especially when you have volunteered to trap Shukaku's mind in your body just so that Zahiro won't end up being like Uncle Gaara when he went for his first Chunin Exams.'

Naruto and Gaara are waiting for their offspring to enter the battlefield.

"Well, Gaara. Your son is up against my daughter. Are you worried about him?"

Gaara looks at Naruto. "I'm more worried about the people watching the match. I do hope you have some sort of wide-range Genjutsu that could put them to sleep in case things get out of hand."

Naruto did not answer.

Sanae enters the battlefield, where Zahiro is waiting.

"It's been a long time since we were face to face...Sanae." Zahiro notices the surprised look on Sanae's face. "Don't you remember? Your family came to Sunagakure a few years ago and you stayed over with my family."

Sanae crossed her arms, trying to remember a trip to Suna. "Actually, I don't remember. It's been a very long time since I traveled to Suna and I don't remember much that happened while I was there."

"Ok. One night, when everyone else was sleeping, the both of us had a talk on the roof of my home. Do you remember?"

Sanae has no idea what Zahiro is talking about. He signs. "Alright, looks like I'm going to have to refresh your memory."

Asakura looks at the two candidates. "Alright, the battle between Zahiro and Sanae Uzumaki will begin! Ready, Go!"

Sanae begins the battle by pulling out her two daggers, Kitsunemaru. Sanae takes out another pair of daggers and fused her four daggers into the shape of a large 4-point Shuriken. Then, she throws the Kitsunemaru Shuriken at Zahiro. Zahiro quickly creates a wall of sand to block the projectile. However, Sanae somehow caused the Shuriken to split into two, making causing two half of the spinning Shuriken to move around the wall.

Zahiro quickly forms a wall of sand to block his sides, but one pair of spinning blades was able to land a slight scratch on Zahiro's cheek from behind, causing it to bleed...

Naruto is surprised when he saw the bleed on Zahiro's cheek. "What the? I thought his sand would protect him from anything..."

Gaara explains. "Zahiro can control sand using his own willpower, but it would not protect him because the sand does not have a will of its own. When I still had Shukaku in my body, most of the time, he was controlling the sand which is why most attacks could barely touch me at all, even from behind. Because Zahiro only has Shukaku's power, but not his mind, the sand will protect Zahiro only when he commands it to. But after this, Zahiro will also be aware of his rear because your daughter can control the movement of that unique Shuriken of hers."

"By the way, Gaara, who did you choose to seal Shukaku's mind into?" Naruto asks.

Gaara sighs. "It wasn't an easy decision on my part. Containing Shukaku's mind is not an easy task, and I've been doing that throughout my childhood. However, my daughter volunteered herself for the job."

Two Suna Shinobis arrived at the arena.

"The match only just started," Haruka said. "If we find a good seat, we might get a good view of the match."

Sion weakly nods.

--

Zahiro felt the cut on his cheek. It was only a minor cut, but it was enough to tell him that his back is exposed. 'She is very smart. It is the very same trick she used on her sister yesterday.'

Sanae caught her returning pair of Kitsunemaru daggers. The other pair caught in Zahiro's sand disappeared in a puff of smoke. "Time for round two, Kitsunemaru!"

Zahiro is calmly watching Sanae. "I won't fall for the same trick twice, Sanae," he said

"Well, that sand of yours might pose a problem, so I came up with something that could work." Sanae does a hand seal that Naruto is very familiar with. "Kage Bushin no Jutsu!"

Sanae summons an additional four Shadow Clones, each holding her own Kitsunemaru Shuriken.

"See if you can block my Kage Bushin Kitsunemaru combination!" Sanae and her shadow clones threw their Kitsunemaru Shurikens at Zahiro.

Zahiro dodges each of the five spinning blades. Sanae smiled. "Not bad. You dodged five. How about dodging ten this time?"

The five Shurikens suddenly split into ten more Shurikens.

Zahiro quickly analyses the situation from the last time Sanae used her same technique. 'She used four daggers to form one large shuriken. Splitting her Shurikens into two means that there are two daggers forming the Shurikens and she must intend to split it again...that means that twenty flying daggers will be flying around me. I'll just have to blow them away...'

Suddenly, a blonde in her orange jacket appears in front of Zahiro, preparing to land a kick at his head. However, Zahiro's sand quickly blocks the kick and grabs Sanae's leg. Zahiro used the sand to fling Sanae to the wall. As Sanae hits the wall, she disappears in a puff of smoke.

'She tricked me again!' thought Zahiro. 'She was using the same move so that I would be focused on her weapons and not her! And as a just in case it failed, she sent a Kage Bushin to attack me instead of herself.'

The flying Shurikens suddenly disappeared as Sanae retrieved her original weapon.

Sanae was spinning her daggers using the holes on the handles. "Looks like that bit of trickery didn't work."

Zahiro pulls out a small sand gourd. "Now it's my turn to make a move." Once the top of the gourd is removed, Zahiro suddenly gains a burst of speed, putting himself right in front of Sanae. Sanae quickly jumped backwards, hoping to put some distance away from her opponent. It wasn't fast enough as a sand claw appears around Zahiro's right arm and slashed Sanae at her side. But the sand claw couldn't cut through Sanae's jacket, leaving her unscratched as she jumped away from Zahiro.

"At that fast speed, only a Shinobi who saw that sand claw would have a chance to survive that attack," Zahiro said. "But I didn't see you activate your Byakugan and my claw couldn't cut that jacket of yours."

Sanae looks at her orange jacket. "This? My brother gave it to me during the one month break." Sanae spins around, showing off how the orange jacket looks on her. "It's blade-resistant and could withstand most Fire, Wind and Lightning-based Jutsus. Plus, it looks good on me."

In the stands, Hikari sighed. "That girl is always showing off whenever she gets the chance..."

Inoryou looks fascinated at the jacket. "I wonder if that jacket comes in purple."

"I thought that such a thing was only a rumor as most blade-resistant materials are hard to acquire," Shikami said. "If that jacket couldn't get torn to shreds, which means that the research on more protective vests is nearly complete."

"Wrong," said Hikari. "The research is already complete. The problem is at what cost if you want all the protection you get. The regular flak vests that most Chunins and Jonins wear provide only basic protection only around a certain area, but the flexibility helps Shinobis easily move around in battle. The Jackets will provide more protection as it covers the arms, but the problem is that as the battle goes on, your body will build up heat and it will increase fatigue in battle due to the lack of ventilation in the jacket, using up more stamina than necessary."

Hikari looks towards her sister. 'However, there must be another reason why she is wearing that orange jacket...'

Sanae calmly looks at Zahiro.

'I just remembered. Even though there is a short interval between this match and the final match so that I can rest, the longer I drag this fight out, the more chances for Chidori to find my weak spots. But I was hoping to end this match with the Kage Bushin Kitsunemaru, but something made me stop. I guess I was slightly psyched out by Zahiro after what he said...'

"It's now or never!" Sanae activates her Dojutsu. "Byakugan!"

'If I can stop him from using his sand by attacking his Chakra paths, then victory will be mine!'

"So, she is going to use Taijutsu." Gaara looks at Naruto. "Ninjutsu and Genjutsu would have been better choices against Zahiro's sand. Remember Rock Lee?"

Naruto simply nods and smiles. "Sanae knows that any Ninjutsus she uses in this match may be seen by Chidori and the only time she can use Genjutsu is under certain conditions," Naruto explains. "Taijutsu is her best choice in this situation. I'm sure you remember yesterday's match between my two daughters. Sanae's Taijutsu has improved, possibly close to Neji's level when I fought him."

Sanae readies herself by getting to her Juken stance.

"What are you doing?" Zahiro asks.

"I'm going to use a bit of Taijutsu," Sanae answers. "Perhaps you'd like to sample a bit of my gentle fists."

"I doubt you can touch me with your Gentle fists!" Zahiro swings his sand claw at Sanae as Sanae attempts to land a palm strike onto Zahiro. However, Sanae's hand instead caught the sand claw, drawing a bit of blood.

Sanae smiled. "You fell right into my trap now that you are too close to me." Sanae focused her Chakra in her other palm.

Zahiro spots the sphere of Chakra in Sanae's palm. It's the Rasengan. On instinct, Zahiro quickly recalls the sand forming the sand claw and cover his entire body.

With Sanae's Byakugan, she easily spots the movement of Sand covering Zahiro's body. 'Looks like I have to that Jutsu instead...'

Flashback

Sanae is standing on a roof in Wave Country with her brother looking at the sea...

"I killed someone today!" Sanae screamed. "And this time, I saw it with my own eyes."

"You did what you had to do to survive," Yuki said. "Especially against an enemy Shinobi who is clearly stronger than you. If you can't handle death in front of your eyes, especially by your hands, then you have no right to be a Shinobi..."

"It's not that." Sanae sat on the roof. "That night when Mom got kidnapped...I was the one who killed those Jonin, not you. You lied to me because you were afraid that I would be called a monster like how Dad was treated during his childhood."

Yuki closed his eyes. "Yes."

Even though Sanae killed before, this time is different because she is aware of the killing. "But I don't what this to happen again...losing control and hurting innocent people. I can't just rely on Ina to suppress my Chakra if she isn't around..."

Yuki nods. "I know. The whole purpose of the trip was to help control your Chakra. Juken was the best way for doing that. It was just a coincidence that those guys from Kirigakure are here and we gut pulled into their fight. Besides, I doubt the guy you killed was innocent. He is a missing-nin from Kirigakure, wanted for treason because he attempted to overthrow the current Mizukage. So, if it makes you feel any better, at least you saved Kirigakure the job of eliminating one of their biggest threats."

Sanae nods, feeling only a slight relief after hearing Yuki.

"But, I must ask you not to use that combination again unless it is absolutely necessary. It uses up a lot of Chakra and there is a chance that, I may not be able to suppress it and you could end up killing yourself..."

End Flashback

'You only said that I'm not allowed to use that combination, but you never said that I can't use this Jutsu!' Suddenly, red chakra began to enter the Rasengan.

"You think your sand can protect you from this attack?!" Sanae slams the red chakra filled Rasengan at Zahiro's torso. "Rasen Kitsune Tsume!" (Spiraling Fox Claws)

Zahiro is suddenly engulfed in a sphere of red chakra claws, striking him in all directions. Once the chakra sphere has dissipated, Zahiro fell face first to the ground.

"Come on, you don't expect me to believe that you were knocked out by that attack?"

Zahiro slowly picks himself off the ground, with cracks appearing on his body and clothes. "You knew about my Armor of Sand. I guess it's true. You really can't hide anything from the Byakugan."

Sanae is doing her best to hide her fatigue, but Zahiro could easily spot it...

"That Jutsu took a lot out of both of us. My Armor of Sand makes my body heavy, so I use up a bit more stamina than usual and you somehow applied a bit too much of your Chakra in that last attack. But it's too late!"

Sanae is too slow to react to a large sand pillar rising up from under her feet. The pillar rose to a few feet over the ground. Zahiro quickly discards his sand armor to quickly race up the pillar towards Sanae...

'Guess Zahiro is being careful not to have a repeat of yesterday's match with Shikami.' Sanae looks at the pillar with her Byakugan. "This pillar has a lot of Chakra holding it up. And I can't tell where he's going to attack me from, no thanks to the interference from the Chakra holding up this pillar. So, what is he planning, isolating me on the top of this pillar with nowhere to run or hide." It was at that moment Sanae realizes Zahiro's intentions.

Sanae's Byakugan is having trouble trying to see through the Chakra holding up the pillar. Because of that, Zahiro can use the pillar to mask his presence.

Inside the sand pillar, Zahiro prepares for his final attack. "This final move will end this fight!"

Zahiro bursts out of the sand behind Sanae, with a sand claw ready to strike Sanae. The sand claw hits its intended victim...or so Zahiro thinks.

What the sand claw hit is Sanae's orange jacket. "She used a Kawarimi on me! Where did she go?"

A jacketless Sanae is now behind Zahiro, surprising him.

Sanae mentally explains to the reader what her plan is. 'This is why my jacket is colored orange like my father's jacket. It is meant to be a distraction, so that I can attack Zahiro from behind!'

Sanae spins around and lands a kick at Zahiro's back, kicking him off the sand pillar.

"This time I win!" Sanae lands a finishing leg drop on Zahiro's shoulder, sending him to the ground.

Hikari simply shrugged as she watched her sister from the spectator's seats. "Yep, I was right," Hikari said. "The way she fights is almost like Dad."

Naruto smiled. "Well, Gaara. Looks like my daughter has beaten your son."

"It's ok," Gaara said. "You win some, you lose some. Though, I was getting a bit worried that your daughter would...you know..."

Naruto nods. "Same here, but I think Yuki has done a good job in ensuring that Sanae is suppressing her Chakra. After all, even if she has a lot of Chakra, her body is still young and may not be able to handle the excess Chakra."

Sion smiled and closed her eyes. "Oh well, better luck next time, you stupid Tanuki."

"Did you say something, Sion?" Haruka looks at her cousin.

"Nothing. Let's go back to the hotel before Uncle Kankuro finds out that we snuck out," Sion begins to leave the arena. "I doubt that puppet I left behind would fool him any longer."

Haruka smiled. "Good idea. Though it's a pity that my student lost..."

Zahiro is down. He is completely exhausted. Sanae, on the other hand, lands on her feet in an almost perfect landing, slightly losing her balance.

Asakura looks at both Zahiro and Sanae. Zahiro is clearly in no condition to fight. "Zahiro is unable to continue! Sanae Uzumaki is declared the winner of this match!"

Sanae slowly walks to Zahiro. "It's been a long time, but I remember now...you're the Kazekage's son," said Sanae. "It was that night that you couldn't sleep."

Zahiro smiled. Even if he has lost the battle, at least Sanae remembers. "Yes. You aren't really good at remembering things, are you?"

"Too many things happened, so I won't go into detail," Sanae explains. "You could have said something during the start of the exams or something?"

"You are a hard person to get to, Sanae," Zahiro explains. I never had the chance to talk to you."

Zahiro slowly picks himself off the floor. "I'll need to rest for a bit before I can do anything else."

Once Zahiro is brought to the medical room for a quick, Yuki enters the room and looks at Sakura. Sakura nods, knowing that Yuki needs to talk to the defeated Genin. She leaves the room with the other medical staff, leaving Yuki and Zahiro alone in the room.

"How are you? I hope my sister didn't hurt you too bad..."

Zahiro sits up. "I'm fine. I just never felt this exhausted in my life..."

"After a bit of rest, you'll feel fine," said Yuki. "After all, I may not look like it, but I am a trained Medic-nin, but not as good as my girlfriend or her mother."

Zahiro could tell that Yuki has a motive to be here. "You're not here to check up on me," said Zahiro. "Is this about Sanae?"

"Considering that you two are in almost similar situations," Yuki said. "I was worried that she would lose control of herself when she fought you. Did you feel anything unusual during the fight?"

Zahiro shakes his head.

"Ok, then maybe I'll have to ask your sister." Yuki walks to the exit. "You'd better rest. After all, I'm sure you want to watch the final match to see what happens to the person who defeated you."

Once Yuki has left the Medical area, he decides to make his way back to the Hokage's personal box when Sasuke suddenly grabs Yuki by his white jacket and pushed him to a wall. "It took me a while to find you and now that I got you, there's a lot of explaining you owe me, Uzumaki."

Somehow, Yuki did not chose to fight back. Not because Yuki doesn't have the same attitude as his father Naruto. Yuki is ready for any action made by an angry father, since Setsuna warned Yuki that her father might come after him for some answers.

"Why does Setsuna have the Mangekyo Sharingan?" asks Sasuke. "Is that why she is afraid to see me all these years?"

"She is not afraid of you," Yuki replied. "She has some unfinished business with a former student of yours before she is fully ready to have a proper father-daughter discussion."

Sasuke quickly calmed himself. It is hypocritical of him to be angry over the betrayal by one of his students, since he was a traitor himself, but the major difference is that same incident lead to the death of Yuki and Setsuna's close teammate on the same day. But once Sasuke saw Setsuna's eyes, he easily deduced what happened.

"So, I assume that she got the Mangekyo Sharingan around the time that my own student betrayed Konoha?" Sasuke asks.

Yuki nods. "But I promise you one thing. As long as my body still holds breath, I won't let anything bad happen to Setsuna."

Sasuke released Yuki. "You love my daughter, don't you?" Both Sasuke and Yuki stared at each other...

"Yes," was the answer.

Sasuke simply nods. "It was very clear to your parents, Setsuna's mother and I that you two are meant for each other. So, just promise me one thing. If you truly love Setsuna, protect her at all cost or else I will personally send you to hell to bring her back. Got it?"

Yuki simply nods.

End of 14

No Post-Fanfic Segment this chapter, but here are some quick comments by the OCs before the final match...

Aoi (Nanaya): I can't believe of all my students to make it to the finals, it had to be those two...

Riku: I'd probably expect Sanae to make it this far. It is Chi Uchiha I'm surprised about.

Nagi: Hyuga Pride and Uzumaki Cunning do make an interesting combination. I doubt she would be as good as she is right now if she was my student.

Miyabi: It doesn't matter who wins this fight. Just do Konoha proud!

(Inner) Raikomaru: Chidori, don't make yourself look bad or else I'd be extremely embarassed at losing to you.

Inoryou: Chi, if you become a Chunin and I end up on the same team as you, I don't mind letting you do all the work...

Shikami: How long does this have to go on?

Chohi: I don't mind being here if there's some good food after this.

Shirai: (Unavailable to comment because he is not at the arena at this time...)

Garu: Do you best, Sanae!

Hikari: Sis, you're as unpredictable as ever. Do this for yourself, after all, it is your life.

Setsuna: Chi, it doesn't matter if you win or lose as long as you show the world the power of the Uchiha.

Yuki: Sanae, Chidori. Whatever the outcome, this is not the end. Because we haven't left the beginning...

Other Characters Profiles 3

Rei Sarutobi (Monkey Princess - "Hey, nobody asked for your opinion!")
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Lavender-White
Former Jonin Sensei: Neji Hyuga
Info: The daughter of Konohamaru and Hanabi, twin sister of Riku and extremely fond of monkeys. Currently the wife of the Fire Country Daimyo. Before she left Konoha, she was a high-ranking Jonin who aided in suppressing the Hidden Sword Rebellion with her twin brother, cousins and fellow Konoha Shinobi. So even if an assassin successfully sneaks past most of the Daimyo's guards, they have to face Rei before they can reach their intended target.

Azuchi Kazama (The Fire Country Daimyo - "The people are the very foundation of a country. If I fail to protect them, that means I failed as a leader.")
Hair Color: Reddish-Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Former Jonin Sensei: Neji Hyuga
Info: Before he became the Fire Country Daimyo, he was sent to Konoha for his own safety. Azuchi somehow convinced the previous Hokage that he wanted to train himself to be a Ninja, so that no other Shinobi would be able to easily assassinate him when he becomes the Daimyo. What he didn't expect is to marry (and be protected by) a Kunoichi with prestigious ancestry. (Being the great-granddaughter of the Third Hokage born with one of the most powerful bloodline that has existed).

Soba Asakura (Punching Bag - "Come on, I've taken much worst hits than that.")
Hair Color: Dark Orange
Eye Color: Black
Former Jonin Sensei: Neji Hyuga.
Info: Rei's former Genin Teammate, now Proctor of the current Chunin Exams at the level of Special Jonin. When he was a Genin in Neji Hyuga's team, he would somehow get injured, even in D-Rank missions, but he will always pull through any injury. He hates his first name, so he prefers to be called by his family name.