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Chapter 1

Kakashi stood in the rain before the memorial in his drenched, dark green flak jacket that extended down to his waist. The memories from that awful day flooded back to him, causing the surroundings around him to become a blur. He was so entranced by the memory that he couldn't feel the stinging impact of the rain in his face.

Moments later, the sound of someone's feet sloshing through the mud caught his attention and broke him away from his thoughts. Someone was approaching, but was advancing at a slow, steady pace and still at a far distance. For a while, he had heard the visitor trudge slowly through the forest and stop at the foot of the hill. He sensed that the traveler was not of any danger to him since the person approached him directly.

The traveler waited patiently for Kakashi to pay his respects to his fallen comrades. At this time, Kakashi took this opportunity to test how much patience his visitor has. After an hour of standing in the rain, he finally turned to face the visitor due to boredom.

As he turned around, the stranger in the cloak threw a kunai aimed for his exposed eye. A direct hit, however Kakashi was not fazed at all. He falls to the ground and is replaced by a log.

"Kawarimi no Jutsu, a substitute skill." the opponent whispered softly.

From a distance hidden by the trees, Kakashi observed the stranger who wore a white cloak spotless of any traces of mud. He found it strange, considering the current weather. Judging by his opponents' figure, Kakashi assumed it to be a woman. He observed several items the person carried. On her right leg she had on a Shuriken Holster laced around her thigh and her Kunai Holster hung loosely around her slim waist. Another item strapped to the Kunai Holster was a wooden flute and across her back there sheathed a sword. By the size of the sword, he believed it to be a single edged Katana. Kakashi could not get a good glimpse of her because the hood of her cloak hid her face partially.

Three sharp items were directed towards Kakashi's hiding place. With fast reflexes, he easily dodges them. The girl then sends another shuriken with a surprise that activates a trap, sending several knives in Kakashi's direction. The silver head, Jounin easily dodges the shurikens. Kakashi is rather impressed by the stranger's abilities. However, while dodging the trap, Kakashi left an opening. His opponent sought after the opportunity and quickly moved behind him, delivering a kick in the air aiming straight for Kakashi's masked face.

Bringing his hands up instinctively, Kakashi blocks it with his left hand, then grabs his opponent's leg with his right hand. With her small fists, she punches, but her blows to Kakashi was blocked with his left hand. Beginning to become frustrated for not having laid one single scratch on her target, she then kicks high above with her remaining leg, forcing Kakashi to raise his hands up to protect himself. However, that left his waist open, giving her a chance to punch him in the stomach.

Kakashi became aware of the plan and he immediately let go of her and jumped back. His opponent once again tries to punch Kakashi but he blocks the punch and jumps back. Suddenly, Kakashi reached for his vest pockets and surprised his enemy by not pulling out a weapon, but a little book covered with a plastic cover that kept the rain from soaking the pages. This motion angered the challenger.

Without looking at his opponent, Kakashi ducks to doge from her incoming kick. While still reading the book, he punched the girl in the abdomen sending her backwards, but she gained control and landed on her feet.

Drawing her sword from the sheath on her back, he stopped reading and took interest in her choice of weapon. Kakashi observed the Samurai style katana to be razor sharp. He noticed another thing about the blade. The blade has a cloud-shaped temper line (hada, in Japanese). This represented the fine craftsmanship of the katana. Kakashi slid his little book back into his pocket and waited for her to make the first move.

She charged him straight on. Aiming for his heart as the target and lunged forward. Surprising Kakashi with her combination, at the last minute she switched her stance and spun her sword around to strike him in the side. However, with little effort, the Jounin disappears and reappears behind his opponent. His opponent predicted his movements and was already aiming for Kakashi's neck as she swung her sword. It hit the metal plated gloves that Kakashi wore, while causing an obnoxious chime to ring throughout the forest. Waiting for this opening, he spun around her left side that was left wide open and hit her left shoulder with enough force that a loud crack emitted from the blow.

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Note From The Author: Sorry that I took so long to post it. :D I hope length of this chapter is okay. :D I don't really know when I'll be posting the next chapter, since I'm going to be pretty busy for a while. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! :D Thanks again for reading my first Fanfic:D Have an awesome week!:D

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