It was the night before the tournament and we had just gotten back from visiting the hokage. He was impressed the three of us had managed to finish the forest in less than a day, and that I had managed to spook all the proctors and people working the exams. I'm sure emerging from the forest covered head to toe in blood was a little unsettling for them. When the other konoha genin team came out the only one who managed to pass was Asuma, one of his teammates had given him their own tile. My first match was against a Iwa ninja named Shiku I knew absolutely nothing about him. Asuma was against Itachi and Shisui was up against another Iwa ninja names Kento. I had absolute confidence that my team was going to win our matches, which may have been cocky, but I'm supposed to have faith in my teammates. Right? But that meant in the second round one of us would have to fight twice.
"Okay kiddies off to sleep the lot of you." Sensei instructed after it got dark. We laughed at the 'kiddies' but went to bed like he instructed. When I closed my eye's an image of the three cloud ninja popped into my head, I quickly banished the thought and reached for Shisui's hand. He didn't question me just laced his fingers in-between mine and rubbed my hand with his thumb. I repeated sensei's word in my head over and over 'killing someone doesn't make you a bad person, liking it does.' it was a hard mentality to get into since I was used to my life where is was absolutely bad, even if it was in self defense people would still judge you. I had to keep reminding myself I wasn't in that world anymore. I focussed on Shisui's hand in mine and drifted off to sleep.
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I lurched into sitting position, waking up from a bad dream. I had been getting them ever since the forest. It took me a moment to orient myself. Shisui and Itachi were sleeping on either side of me, my hand was still wrapped in Shisui's I carefully removed it and ran my hands through my hair.
"good thing your up, it's almost time for breakfast." sensei spoke as he came out of the bathroom, I nodded to him and shook both of the boys awake. Itachi sat up slowly with wide eye's blinking rapidly he brought his hands to his face and rubbed his eye's. One of my great pleasure's in this world is waking him up because he is just so gosh darn cute.
"Time for breakfast you two." I said cheerfully watching them both wake up. I went to the bathroom to get dressed and brush my teeth, I left with my hair brush in hand so one of the boys could use it next. My hair reached down to my butt in large ringlets I always wondered how long it would be if I straightened it. Each morning and night it look me nearly ten minuets to brush out all the knots, it kind of made me want to chop it off but I loved my hair far to much, and I had a feeling my mother would actually kill me. "Tomorrow we finally get to go home!" I said excitedly as I ran the brush through my hair. "Shikamaru and Sasuke are probably so big!" I sounded excited about that but I was honestly scared to see how much they had both grown in the time we had been gone. I was scared of all the time we missed.
"I bet you Sasuke's temper has only grown." Shisui said stepping out of the bathroom in his usual clothes.
"Mom is probably counting the day until Itachi gets home, so she can have a break." I said giggling at my mom's flustered face when ever she is alone with the little boy for longer than a day.
"Dads probably your back, last time you where on a mission longer than two weeks every time someone would walk near the house he would jump up and check if it was you." I smiled, what can I say, I was a daddy's girl. A few hotel staff came in with a small table and breakfast for us. We said our thanks than dug in. "Shisui when we get home you are staying for dinner because you are going to need my Moms cooking after all this." Itachi said frowning at the hotel food. Its not that it was bad, It was just, bland.
"Sensei, maybe your wife and Shikamaru want to come over too. Shikamaru and Sasuke are the same age so it might be nice for them to make friends. I don't know what he will turn into if Sasuke keeps only playing with clan children." I shivered for effect, Itachi made a 'hn' noise in agreement.
"I would have to ask my wife, but that sounds nice." I made a whip noise and Shisui laughed. "Happy wife happy life" Sensei said. "take note of that boys." there was a knock at the door, stopping our conversation. Sensei got up and opened the door revealing Shinku, Kuranai, Radio, and Asuma.
"We were heading to the stadium and thought it would be nice to head out together." Kuranai explained.
"Give us a second!" I called to them, the three of us started attaching our weapon pouches, once my weapon belt and thigh strap were on I helped Shisui with his tanto strap, he didn't really need help, I just liked to do it for him. "Okay lets head down!" we walked down the street getting many glares from the citizens. "So Asuma, are you nervous?" I asked the tall boy.
"Well I'm pretty aware I'm seriously outclassed but I intend to put up a good fight." he answered looking straight at Itachi, who nodded back to him. "how about you guys?"
"Only about having to fight each other." Shisui laughed. "And that Kina will have to fight the two of us in a row." We had made a pact saying that we would fight each other as hard as we could, but we all knew I outclassed them.
"It was a little stupid to put you guys against the only Iwa ninja left in the exams. Though I'm sure they believe their genin can take you." Shinku stated. "This is where we leave you." we were at the entrance of the stadium, the four of us competing had to go to the ground floor of the arena and the other floor had to go to sit with the other audience members.
"good luck, and remember to keep the matches long." Sensei reminded us.
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Right step, weave, duck, block, block, jump back, duck. Shiku was getting frustrated, throwing more and more careless shots, but I just continued to dodge him. He jumped back to catch his breath, his shaggy black hair hung over his forehead protector, he a few hand seals and pointy boulders shot out of the ground towards me, I shot myself back but they kept coming towards me, I could have just jumped to the side but what would be the fun in that. I jumped to the small patch of tree's and channeled Yin chakra into them, encouraging them to grow, branches shot out towards Shiku, he dodged but more would pop out and follow him, a branch caught his foot and quickly wrapped around his leg. I jumped down from the tree, and walked towards him, I summoned 6 small wind rasengans that most of the audience couldn't even see, directing them with flicks of my fingers the exploded around him throwing the boy around like a rag doll. He grabbed a kunai and chopped the branch that held his leg slowly getting up still shaky from the explosions.
"I didn't think there was anyone still alive who could do wood style." Shiku said pointing to the now weirdly shaped tree's.
"There isn't, that was Iryo ninjustsu." so many people didn't realise how deadly iryo nins could be. Shiku came at me again with two kunai in his hands, I dodged but this time he was a little faster. I did hand seals as I dodged. "Wind release: wind cutter jutsu." Shiku's eyes went wide and he jumped back, that attack from that close up would have turned him into splatter of blood in no time at all, He screamed in pain as slashes appeared all over his body, they were all shallow so he didn't need to be worried about immediate death. I put my hands up magneto style taking all the oxygen away from him, he grabbed his throat and his chest heaved as he tried to breath, than his body crumpled.
"Mujakina Uchiha wins." The proctor said quickly as I approached the boys unconscious body, making it seem like I had the intent to kill. I smiled and skipped off to join the other contestants. As I reached the area where Itachi, Shisui and Asuma were, Asuma looked at me unapprovingly.
"That was only ten minuets Kina, your supposed to drag out the matches." he scolded.
"It would have been to obvious if I dragged it on any longer." I said trying to justify myself.
"They guy didn't have any attacks except some earth style jutsu's and taijutsu, both of which she made look like child's play." Itachi told Asuma.
"She showed her speed, her wind jutsu, her wind rasengan, and that freaky thing she does with plants. She put on a good show, so don't worry about it Asuma." Shisui said in his carefree voice. "It was a good fight Kina"
"Next fight, Asuma Saratobi against Itachi Uchiha." there was so cheering since the whole audience was the people of Iwagakure.
"Good luck you guys." I said as they left for the arena. I sat down beside Shisui noticing the Iwa ninja sitting several feet away from us for the first time, I only noticed now because he was giving me a death glare. Shisui put his arm around my waist noticing the boys glaring too. I ignored him and focussed on my brothers fight. They definitely dragged it out, there was allot of hand to hand combat, and jutsu's but in the end Asuma was out of chakra and was forced to concede, unlike in my fight the proctor would not let Itachi get off with just knocking him out, they wouldn't mind if Itachi killed him. Itachi helped Asuma walk back to us, they both had a few cuts and bruises blooming across their skin.
"Here let me heal you." I got to work on Asuma first since he had more cuts than Itachi.
"That was a good fight you guys, there was a second I almost though Asuma was going to win." Asuma laughed a bit.
"Itachi let it look like that." once I was finished with Asuma the proctor called out the next fight and Shisui got up to leave.
"Good luck and be safe okay?" I said to him, he looked back and smiled than left to the arena. I healed up Itachi than turned to watch Shisui's fight. They where doing hand to hand combat and Shisui had the upper hand, he landed a punch to the guys face, and it crumbled. Rock clone? Someone shot out of the ground burying a kunai in the left side of his back. I screamed, all three of us watching stood up and ran to the railing. Shisui body flickered away from the Iwa nin than collapsed to his knee's.
"Call the fight! Call the fight!" I screamed to the proctor, I saw a smile go to his lips, he was definitely not calling the fight. Shisui got up painfully, I cried watching him flinch in pain. Shisui's opponent came at his fast, Shisui was able to dodge, but one hit got through his defences, the Iwa ninja hit Shisui hard in the side where the kunai was buried, Shisui coughed up blood. "SHISUI!" I yelled, Itachi grabbed my hand squeezing it in his own panic. Shisui looked up at me, smiling. A look of determination slide across his face and he went on the offensive. He body flickered behind his opponent pressure pointing his left arm, right as the other boy turned Shisui body flickered to the opposite side pressure pointing his other arm, than giving his neck a quick chop knocking him unconscious, Shisui pulled out a kunai from his pouch but before he could make a move the proctor called the fight.
"Shisui Uchiha wins." it was hard to miss how bitter his voice was. I jumped over the rail and to Shisui's side holding him up carefully. "Good thing your here. Next fight is Mujakina Uchiha against Shisui Uchiha." I gave him a cold glare. And the temperature
began to drop.
"It's fine Kina it barely hurts." Shisui whispered, stepping out of my hold.
"Begin" the proctor said after the Iwa boy had been removed from the arena. I took out a scroll from my belt pouch and placed it open, putting my chakra filled hand on it.
"Summoning!" I yelled, water began pouring out of it and in a few moments the arena was covered in six inches of water.
"Water storage seal?" Shisui laughed weakly, I frowned at the paleness of his face and the blood dripping down his back, pinking the water around him. I made the air get colder, which was hard to do without feeling angry but was possible. Once the air was cold enough I summoned wind to swirl around me, it would pick up water which quickly turned to snow once the snow was so thick I couldn't see the audience, I quickly went to Shisui's side, hastily removing the kunai, he screamed in pain. "A little warning would have been nice." I pulled up his shirt revealing a gapping wound and made fast work of healing him.
"There all better." I pulled his shirt back down, he caught my hand giving it a quick squeeze.
"Thanks Kina." He smiled brilliantly, colour was already coming back to his cheeks. "Now lets give them a show!" I stopped the wind and the snow fell to the ground the audience collectively gasped at seeing my hand in his, Shisui brought his other to my face. "Don't hold back on me okay?" He spoke loudly so people could hear. I smiled at him.
"Wouldn't dream of it." I did quick hand seals than released Wind cutter jutsu. Shisui effortlessly body flickered out of the way. I spun around quickly as he came at me with a kunai, I dropped down to kick his legs out I continued the kick for the full circle knowing Shisui would just body flicker behind me, and he did, jumping up at the last moment he narrowly missed have his leg swept out from under him. I flipped onto my hands kicking my legs into his side. It hit him and he grunted from the blow. I flipped back onto my feet. He both shot our selves back going through the same hand seals.
"Fire ball jutsu!" We yelled out at the same time spewing fire out of our mouths. The Fire balls met in the middle but I could feel his over powering mine, I through wind cutter into mine, and he body flickered away from my blast zone. I turned around quickly as several shurikan came at me, a simple wind gust sent them away. He came at me again and I narrowly missed a fist to the face he was fast, but I was faster, I forced him into defensive as I threw a barrage of punches lacing my arm with chakra to increase the speed. He body flickered away, before I could even turn around to where he was now he yelled out
"Wind release: Gale palms!" three shurikan and a large gust of wind came at me but it was easily dodged by channeling chakra into my legs. When did he learn wind release? I took in a big breath running though the necessary hand seals.
"Wind release: Vacuum blast barrage!" I let go of the chakra filled air in my lungs sending wind blades in all different directions. The arena was filled with dust and before it could settle Shisui popped out kunai in each hand. "Sorry Shisui I have to end it now if I want to have enough Chakra for my next fight." I said quiet enough so only he could hear. Pumping chakra through my body and Iunged at him so fast it almost made me dizzy grabbing hold of his shirt and arm, I quickly changed direction flipping him hard onto his back, I pinned his arms down with my feet and crouched over his chest kunai aimed at his throat.
"I concede." he said smiling up at me. I hopped off of him giving him a hand up as he rubbed his back.
"Mujakina Uchiha wins." The proctor called out loudly, and surprisingly there was a roar of applause. I dusted off my clothes, ugh I was going to need a serious bath. Shisui wiped some dirt off of my face.
"good luck on your next match." he said before going back to the stands. Itachi was coming out as he was going in.
"The next match is Mujakina Uchiha against Itachi Uchiha" He met me in the middle of the arena we gabbed the back of each others head and brought our foreheads together. It was sensei's idea, pull at the audiences heart strings before they watched twins fight each other. We backed away.
"I wont hold back sister." Itachi spoke loudly getting a few gasps from the audience.
"I'd tell dad on you if you did." I joked.
"Begin!" the proctor yelled, I noticed he retreated into the stands where Asuma and Shisui were this time, probably being caught in mine a Shisui's fight. Itachi came at me with chakra enhanced speed, putting me on the defensive, I dropped down to sweep his legs, Itachi knew my fighting style better than anyone, he vaulted off my shoulders landing several feet behind me and knocking me over, I could feel him building chakra, I quickly summersualted out of the way as I felt a heat wave coming towards me, I weaved towards him so he couldn't just fire off another fireball.
"Wind release: Gale palms!" I clapped my hands together sending a strong gust of wind and shurikan at him. Itachi dodged the shurikan but his movements were sluggish due to the wind. I ran at him using wind to push me forward, he flipped back away from me, running through hand seals, I brought out a summoning seal, placing my hand on it water began to pour out I used my chakra like a shell to hold the water and as Itachi let off a fire ball I made a wall of water to protect me from it, as his fire evaporated the water I would put more into the chakra shell. I let what was left of the water fall once his fireball had died. I moved towards him but felt a wire press against my foot. I quickly vaulted myself backwards as five different explosions went off. That kid and his trip wire. I felt my chakra replenish as Yuki gave me some of hers. "Wind release: Vacuum blast barrage!" I shot wind blades in all different direction. I channeled wind chakra into a whip, as he came out of the dust clouds I wrapped the whip around his ankle pulling his leg out from under him, he landed on the ground in puff of smoke. Replacement jutsu. He came charging at me from behind, but stopped as my wind whip wrapped around his wrist, I pulled hard and he was yanked of his feet and landed with a thud in front of me, jumping on top of him I positioned a kunai at his neck.
"I concede." He smiled up at me, I thought I would find it hard to battle him like this but I actually had allot of fun, and by the look on his face so did he. I got off of him helping him up
"Mujakina Uchiha wins!" The proctor yelled body flickering beside us. He grabbed my hand and raised it up over my head. The crowd cheered loudly. Shisui and Asuma came into the arena running towards me, Shisui grabbed me into a bone crushing hug spinning me around, both of us laughing, once he put me down I was scooped into another big hug from Asuma only to be hugged yet again by Itachi, but he didn't try to break my ribs so that was nice."Good job kid, you definitely impressed me." The proctor said, I smiled at him surprised by his compliment.
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It's not everyday the hokage visits you at your hotel room. Both teams where eating dinner in our room, celebrating, and talking about what we would do when we got home in two weeks. There was a knock on our door, and I jumped up to get it, when I opened the door to see the third hokage and four anbu I almost slammed it back shut I was so surprised.
"Lord hokage?" I asked in a very surprised voice.
"I came to congratulate my son and the rest of you for your performance in the exams" he said in his old gravely voice.
"Oh well come on in, we were just celebrating!" I said backing up and letting him and the anbu in. "Maybe even the anbu can join us for dinner if they henge before taking of there mask." he nodded.
Its not everyday the hokage and four anbu join you for dinner.