Naruto's mouth dropped open as they entered one by one. The first was a short, brown-haired individual who actually skipped into the room. She wore a short, tan-colored dress and a mid-length, long-sleeved jean jacket. A pair of loose jean leggings went over her black boots. The beads dangling from their sides made a loud noise each time she moved. Her belt and headband were also made of jean material, and her sand hitai-ate overlapped the belt. Suddenly, she stopped skipping. Smiling, she greeted everyone in the room. "Hi! My name is Emi!"

Shortly after, the second one girl entered. She was of average height, and had straight, black hair with red bangs. Glaring at everyone in the room, she walked over to where Emi stood. She moved around comfortably in her baggy, black capris. Her short-sleeved, red fishnet was worn over a black shirt, and studded, black armbands adorned her bare arms. Two leather belts were crossed about her waist, holding two large fans. Her hitai-ate covered her neck. Only when she reached Emi did she introduce herself. "The name's Asuka."

The last one to enter was also a girl. She was much taller than her comrades and, being the only one who wore makeup, she appeared to be the oldest. She wore all black: fishnet, pants, trench coat, gloves, and boots, and was covered with chains. They laced around her waist and neck, and her boots, also containing chains, sounded everytime she stepped. Her long, jet-black hair, tipped with blue and red, trailed behind her as she made her way towards her teammates. When she reached them, she turned to face the ninjas. "I am Dawn."

Silence followed, and the air grew heavy with tension. The Genin and Chunin were taken aback by the group's being all female, but the Hokage and Jonin's reason was much more different. They had felt the powerful aura surrounding the girls despite attempts to suppress it.

The silence was broken by Emi. "Yay! We're Konoha nins now!" She yelled, hugging her friends.

Naruto snapped out of his state of shock. "Wh-what the hell is this?" he cried, unable to hold it in any longer. "They're all girls for crying out loud!" He then pointed to Emi. "And she's got height and hyperness issues!"

Emi observed him, "You're not exactly tall yourself." she said. "Hmm...in fact, I think I'm taller than you..." She broke into a smile, and laughed.

"Huh?" He was confused. "What are you lau-"

Suddenly, Asuka was in front of him. "Hey! Don't talk about Emi like that!" she snapped at him.

"AAAAAAHH!" He jumped back. "H-how did you get here so fast?"

"I teleported, dobe. You so need to get shot." She waved Naruto's orange jacket in front of him. "Missing something?"

He gaped at her. Looking at himself, he was, sure enough, missing his jacket. Gripping his dark blue shirt, he looked back at Asuka. "No way! Give it back!"

She smirked. "Heh. No chance of that." She disappeared from his view and reappeared next to her laughing friends. "It's mine now." Putting on the jacket, she asked, "It looks nice on me, don't you think?"

Naruto was at a loss for words, and most of the Genin and Chunin were laughing at his predicament.

"Close your mouth," Sasuke told him. "You look like a fish gasping for air."

They laughed even more. "Serves you right for mouthing off!" one commented.

He looked at them with narrowed eyes. "Oh, shut up!" he said, crossing his arms.

"Well then," the Hokage interrupted, "Moving on."

The three girls bowed in respect to him, and Emi apologized for the diversion.

The Hokage smiled. "No apologies necessary." He gestured to a nearby Jonin, who swiftly handed leaf hitai-ate to each of the them. "I now present to you your new hitai-ate."

Once again, they bowed to show their appreciation.

"This meeting is now over." he declared.

Everyone filed out, and the Genin approached the girls. Stomping to where they stood, Naruto challenged Asuka to a fight over the ownership of his jacket.

She smiled at him evilly. "Fine with me." She grabbed her two fans, and opened them. "Ready when you are."

Emi, Dawn, and the others looked on as the fight went under way. Sakura and Sasuke joined the two, and introduced themselves.

"I'm sorry about all the ruckus Naruto is making." Sakura told them. "He's a bit of a bonehead, but I'm sure he means no harm."

Emi smiled at her. "Not at all." she said, and looked at the fight. "Actually, I think Asuka's having fun. I haven't seen her this happy in a while."

Sasuke and Sakura just stood there, dumbfounded. "Happy!" they asked.

"Yeah, I agree with Emi." Dawn said. "She sure looks motivated."

Chuckling, they returned to watching the action.

Asuka had just deflected Naruto's shuriken when he decided to close in on her for hand-to-hand combat. With a wave of her fans, a gust of air sent him flying into a nearby tree.

"Hey!" he sputtered. "Isn't that the move what's her name did? Temari or something?"

"And what if it is?" She prepared to send him flying again.

Naruto's mouth dropped open. He seemed to be doing that alot today. "You know her?"

"I'm from Sunagakure, of course I do," she replied smugly. "And if I'm right, she, along with Kankuro and Gaara, should be around here somewhere, preparing for the last phase of the Chunin exams." She swung her fans.

He was getting tired. After colliding with a tree a second time, he could not bear to stand. Sweat dripped off his tanned face.

Asuka, on the other hand, had no hint of tiredness. She sighed. "I was right. You so need to get shot."

"What?" he cried, struggling to stand. "Even if I can't beat you, I'll bet I can beat that shorty over there!" He pointed to Emi.

She laughed. "If you can't even beat me, what makes you think you could beat her?" She teleported to where he stood and tripped him with a fan. "This is pretty much over." she concluded, sitting on his back and pinning him to the ground. "The pretty jacket's mine."

"Not so fast."

Asuka looked up.

Sasuke positioned himself into a fighting stance. "It's my turn now."