Wow, 4 reviews for one chapter. That's my new record. Go me. Also, my beta has now read all of the manga, and I have seen all of the anime, so this might be a bit more, non-auish. I don't know. But continuing on, sorry for the long wait (to those of you who were waiting.) and I redid the first chapter and included some charcter descriptions of Antonio, Hanabi, and Akira. So you can go look at those if you want. Now it's time to write.

The five hooded figures looked at the three-man team in front of them. "Do you remember the plan?"

The only female on the team looked back with silver eyes. "Of course we do. You will be able to make your move during the fights, just as you plan."

The man who spoke before smiled under his hood. "Excellent. Do not disappoint us."

"Hai, hai. We won't." Said a boy with brilliant yellow eyes.

"Alright guys. It's time to go. See you later, senseis." The final boy said, uneven bangs slightly above eye blue eyes.

The three walked away from their teachers, towards the quiet village of Konoha.

-

A dark-haired man was standing in front of a boy.

"Do not use that move until it's time. We don't need to announce my presence until then."

"Of course. And the other two? Are they just sacrifices for the ultimate goal?"

The question went unanswered as he replied, "You know your purpose, and they know theirs. You people can't die until you have served you purpose. After that, welcome death as you wish. That is all."

"Hai."

-

Konoha
Two days later

Since Sakura had let them out of training early, Antonio, Hanabi and Akira were walking the streets of Konoha towards the Hokage monument. Hanabi was talking to the other two about her "Leet ninja skills", Antonio was talking about some hot babe he had seen recently, and Akira was just walking with his hands in his pockets, lost in his head. As they passed the Ichiraku, Hanabi noticed three people she had never seen before. It was obvious from their forehead protectors they were foreign. Instead of the leaf sign, they had 2 interlocking diamonds. Being herself, she walked up to them and quite bluntly said "Who are you?"

The three looked at her, and then her forehead protector. The girl walked forward. She was as tall as Hanabi, with waist length blue hair and silver eyes, with bangs long enough that she had to part them to see. She had on a loose black tank top and some tight black pants on. Part of the scar running from her right shoulder to her middle back was visible. Her forehead protector was (surprisingly) on her forehead. "I was taught that it is customary to give one's own name before asking for another's."

"I'm Hyuuga Hanabi. These are Masaki Antonio and Knight Akira," she gestured to the two boys behind her. "There, now that I have introduced us-"

"I can kick your ass," said Antonio said abruptly.

"Antonio, that's not what I was-"

"Oh really?" the girl asked.

"No fighting yet, Rayna," said the boy next to her with blue eyes. He had brown hair that fell in uneven bangs across his forehead, a scar running across his left cheek. He had a loose white T-shirt and a pair of jeans with a rip in each knee to allow full flexibility of that joint. He had his forehead protector looped around his belt.

"But come on Ghost, he started it," she said.

"No," Ghost said.

"Yeah, he has point. I don't need to hurt someone as weak as you," Antonio said.

"Scratch that. Kick his ass Rayna," Ghost said as he sat down to watch.

"Okay."

Rayna began to walk towards Antonio as he made a few hand seals. "Kokuangyou no Jutsu (Bringer of Darkness)"

At once, the area around the two groups was cast into darkness. 'Genjutsu. Okay.' Rayna made a few hand seals and produced two clones. Once that was done, she crouched down and put her ear to the ground and smiled as she heard a ping as one of her clones was destroyed. As she heard another ping, she leapt off to her left and swung her foot in an arc. She felt it connect to something solid as the darkness disappeared. Antonio was on the ground a few feet away, a bruise forming on his right cheek. She ran at him and was about to hit him again when her legs stopped moving. She looked down at her feet and saw that they were encased in ice. A path of ice was tracing itself back to where Ghost was sitting on the ground.

"You didn't have to hit him that hard Rayna. He's still a gennin don't forget," he said.

"But still, he called me weak," she said.

"And you have now proved him wrong. Besides, I'm hungry and you have my money. Now let's get some food like we planned to."

"Oh fine, let me out."

Ghost dispelled the jutsu and stood up. He and the other boy walked over to where Rayna was standing as Antonio got up off the ground.

"I can keep fighting!" he yelled.

The boy who kept quiet during the whole looked at him with yellow eyes. He had straight golden hair that went down his back, tied at the end with a simple piece of black string. He wore a white T-shirt with dark mesh over it and had on a pair of gray shorts, with his forehead protector around his left arm. "Shut up. You try to be all cool and act tough in front of your little girlfriend over there, but in the end you get your ass kicked in one shot. I really hope this isn't the team from Konoha that's going to be in the Chuunin exams."

"Auzzie, you don't have to be so harsh on the kid," Rayna said.

"It's true. He just jumped into a fight without even taking the time to try to figure out your fighting style. It's not my fault he's an idiot."

"Auzzie. Quiet. If I remember correctly, I still kick the crap out of you, and you know almost all there is to know about me, although I doubt anybody knows me better than your sister, and in more ways than one" Ghost said sharply.

"And just what are you saying by that?" Auzzie asked. Turning to Rayna he said, "Care to explain?"

"Ghost, shut up!" Rayna said.

Ghost just chuckled to himself as he walked into Ichiraku. Rayna followed him, and Auzzie was about to walk in when he heard Antonio say something about the fact that he didn't go out with Hanabi. He paused and turned towards them. "So you two don't go out?"

"No. Why would I want to go out with a loudmouth like her?" Antonio said, earning him a look from Hanabi. A look of impending doom.

"Hyuuga Hanabi."

Hanabi looked at Auzzie. "What?"

"How is your sister doing?"

"How do you know my sister?"

"Most of Fire country knows of the famous Hyuugas and their Byakugan. So naturally, I know of you, your sister, and the rest of the family, branch and main. I also heard that she is now head of the Hyuuga clan. Is that true?"

"Yes. Why do you care so much?"

"Is she strict about what you do?"

The question took Hanabi by surprise. "No, not really, why? Wait a second, you can't just answer a question with a question. Tell me, why do you care?"

"You'll see soon enough." And with that, Auzzie disappeared into Ichiraku.