Do you think it matters what they think? No. We are Uzumaki! We will never bow to the whims of anyone, much less three hidden villages that attack due to fear! ~ Uzumaki Shiba, to three jōnin during the battle of Uzu.

Right when the meeting was over, Kira gave Hiruzen a smile, before she disappeared, showing that she was actually a shadow clone. That actually surprised more then the Hokage as they didn't expect someone like Kira to know the shadow clone technique. The Hokage on the other hand, was more surprised by the fact that Kira had said that she wanted to adopt Hinata into the Uzumaki clan, but she had sent a shadow clone instead. The only reason that she would that would be if there was something a lot more important that she had to deal with.

Unfortunately for Hiruzen, the reason why she sent a shadow clone was a lot different then what he was thinking. The real reason she sent a shadow clone, was because she needed to get some new clothes. She had tried wearing her forehead protector on her head like normal, but eventually she found it uncomfortable, as well as the fact that she had been wearing the same type of clothing for years now, and she wanted to change her clothing style. Sha had went to close to seven stores, before she actually got what she wanted.

Her long red hair, was now loose, and free as she had her forehead protectors around her neck instead of on her forehead. As for her clothes, she had a loose fitting, dark red shirt, while she had a jacket, that was in a similar fashion to Hinata's in the sense of it being baggy to hide things, such as developing bust size. Instead of it being a tan color, however, the jacket was a deep blue, that looked close to black, that also had an Uzumaki swirl on the right arm, and just above her heart. Along with that she had a pair of actual black pants on, that ended right in a perfect spot to show her ankles. As for her feet, she wore a pair of open toed sandals.

In honesty, Kira chose the jacket, for multiple reasons. The first being that she was starting to develop faster then most girls. Kira had gone to the hot springs with Hinata at one point, and she noticed that she was having the same problem. When she saw that, Kira got the idea to wear something like that so that she could hide her development without having to wear a shiashi wrap. The other reason why she chose the jacket, was because it was extremely comfortable. The jacket, was perfect for not only hot weather, but cold as well. It seemed that the jacket she chose, had a way for you to put cold water into it, so that you could have something to regulate the temperature of your body, while also having padding so that you could have protection from cold weather as well.

When Kira had finished with her outfit, she noticed a boy standing outside staring straight at her. After a bit of looking, she noticed that he was the same boy that had confronted her in the Hyuga compound that one day she had talked to Hiashi. He had long brown hair that was held back by a forehead protector. He also had a plain white shirt, and plain black shorts on. What Kira noticed the most, however, was the fact that his eyes held... curiosity, among other things, when looking towards her.

When he spotted her looking back at him, however, he decided that watching from a distance was not needed, and he walked straight up to her with a blank look on his face. When he stopped three feet from her, she stopped as well, and gave a soft smile towards him "Your the Hyuga boy that saw me leave the compound that one night. I hope your doing well?"

"Perfectly fine." He responded in an almost cold tone "I believe your name is Kira Uzumaki, correct?"

Kira gave a nod to him while also tilting her head "Is there something you needed from me? I'd be more then willing to help, but only if you ask."

The boy's face didn't show anything, but he did say "My name is Neji Hyuga. You intrigue me, in honesty. That isn't what I have come here for however. I won't your help with something, if you would follow me."

Kira gave a small nod, before she created a shadow clone, and had it bring her clothes home, while also tell her team that she would join up with them in about an hour. Once that was finished, she turned to Neji, and followed followed him to wherever he was bringing her. She didn't seem surprised, though, when he ended up bringing her to a training ground that was empty. Once he activated his Byakugan and looked around, he looked towards her, and said "I have heard that Uzumaki's are seal experts."

"Ah. I see. You wish to spread your wings." Kira stated, slightly shocking Neji "I know about that monstrosity of a seal, the caged bird seal. I would be more then willing, but the problem would be your clan elders. I have seen how they work. They want nothing, but exactly what they believe is something that is within their right. As the main house elders, they believe it is their right to enslave the branch house. Also, I do not know how you treat members of the main house, but Hinata, formerly of Hyuga, was banished from the Hyuga household."

That actually caught Neji's attention. Slowly his expression, changed from shock to anger. While Kira was surprised that Neji was angry about that, she didn't say anything, as Neji yelled "What is the reason that she was banished?" When Kira was about to say something about the elders he got into her face and yelled "WHY WAS SHE BANISHED?!"

"I was going to say 'The clan elders, said that she was not a Hyuga, as not only is her affinity, not earth like most Hyuga, but it is wind, something that is the opposite of wind. That coupled with the fact that the Jūken is unnatural to her... In a nutshell, she was banished because of the petty whims of the main house elders." Kira stated with a deep frown.

"Father was right." Neji whispered "The most of the main house is corrupted. Kira. Would you be able to take the caged bird seal off of my father first? He will have the right to challenge one of the main house elders, for his spot, and it will show that the branch house is just as important."

Kira gave a nod, before she said "First, may I take a look at yours? I need to see the seal, before I can provide for a counter seal."

Neji gave a nod, before he took off his headband. Kira got closer to Neji, to the point that her face was nearly an inch from his, but she didn't notice his slight blush, as she studied the seal. After a few seconds, Kira pulled out a blank scroll, and undid it, before she placed a hand on Neji's head and said "Fūin: Fūin kopi mekanizumu!"

Neji, felt a slight discomfort on his forehead, but other then that, nothing happened, as Kira then placed her hand on the blank scroll and said the same thing she did before, and an exact copy of the caged bird seal appeared on the blank scroll. What was different, however, was that all of the mechanics, and mechanisms of the seal, had appeared on the scroll as well, showing things that only a seal master, by normal standards, could even hope to understand. After a few minutes of studying the seal, and Neji just sitting there quietly, Kira sighed deeply, in disgust at the seal "I'm going to kill those basterds. Neji, do you see this mechanism here?" Kira asked while pointing at one that looked like a eye.

"Yes, I do. Why? What is it that I should know?" Neji asked in a confused tone.

"This right here, this seal mechanism, it prevents all the chakra from reaching a certain area, and only leaving, say half making it. This damned mechanism. It's stopping your eyesight from reaching what is should. Say you can see a hundred and fifty feet now, you should be able to see twice that." Kira explained with ever-growing anger "There are a couple more in here that act as a modified slave seal, as well as some that actually prevent you from using parts of your brain!"

"You mean to tell me, that the main house has set it up so that even if we could get through the pain of the seal, they would still be better then us?!" Neji yelled in anger.

"That's exactly what I am telling you. I would place the seal on them if I had the choice, but I would have to face the back-lash. You on the other hand, should go. This will take awhile for more to find a proper counter seal, that won't make you brain-dead in the process. You should expect it, after the Chūnin exams in five months." Kira stated.

"Why so long?" Neji asked slowly.

"This is the second- no third, most complicated seal I have ever seen, Neji. There are so many components and mechanisms in this, that if I get even the tiniest thing wrong, your brain turns to mush. I wish I could get it to you sooner, but I have other duties along with my team, so the progress will be slow." Kira said in an apologetic tone.

"If it means getting this seal off of me, and the rest of the branch house, then so be it." Neji stated in a convicted tone, before he held his hand out to Kira "I want to thank you Kira Uzumaki."

Kira gave a smile towards Neji before she slapped his hand away. At first Neji took it wrong, and glared, but then Kira gave Neji, a hug while saying "Don't worry about it. If you want to make it up to me, then let me help you. This is the biggest challenge I've had yet, and it helps someone in the process. That's thanks enough."

Again, Kira missed the blush that Neji had on his cheeks, but it didn't matter as, they both let go of the hug, and Kira walked off with the scroll in hand and a cheeky grin. Neji just sighed at the giddy expression Kira got from having a challenge with the seals, but when someone cleared their throat, Neji looked back to see his teammate, Tenten, looking at him with a raised eyebrow, and a knowing look. His response, was to just scowl, and look away, which evidently was the same direction that Kira had went.

2 weeks later:

Things with team 8 had actually been going fairly well. For one, the team had perfect teamwork mechanics, and something that surprised Kurenai even more, was the perfect teamwork, that Hinata and Kira had. Kurenai had decided to have Kiba, and Shino work together against Hinata and Kira, and it actually was a one sided battle between the two teams. Kira, surprising her team even more, had actually dropped into the Uzuken stance, that Hinata had made, and covered, every weak spot that Hinata had while the two were fighting. In the end, Kira and Hinata had won, with little difficulty, as well as not getting much more then a scratch.

When it came to missions though, Kira and Kiba both complained a lot about the D-ranks. In the end of the time that the team needed for the wave arc to start, by Kira's speculation, they had completed close to 24 D-rank missions. In that time, not only had the team learned about each other more then before, but the team had grown into a sort of family, including their sensei. It honestly seemed to surprise Kurenai when the two girls tried to include her in a 'girls night out' as well as the whole team trying to include her in other things involving them when she had the time.

Right now, the team was sitting in their training grounds, alongside team ten. Currently Kira was sitting across from Shikamaru, a shogi board in between the two. While it wasn't obvious, the two were currently at a stalemate, with the other trying to figure out, and intercept, the other. Eventually Shikamaru had moved a single piece, while saying "Itsumi."

Kira looked around hard at the board, before she sighed deeply and said "That was a good game Shikamaru. I can see why your Sensei says only a Nara can beat you in shogi."

"Don't feel to bad. You had me on the ropes a few times there Kira." Shikamaru stated with a small smirk.

"Yeah yeah. Your a genius you know that? But then again, it's to much work to get perfect grades, isn't it?" Kira asked with a small smirk.

"Yeah. It's to troublesome, I'd rather spend my time watching the clouds." Shikamaru stated while falling backwards.

"The clouds are nice to look at, but I'm the type who can't sit still, so it doesn't interest me as much." She responded back win a sigh.

The two continued to make small talk for awhile, until an Anbu with a cat mask appeared in the clearing. Kurenai was the first up, and the cat Anbu said "Team 8. Hokage-sama wishes to see you."

While everyone on the team, including Kira, was confused as to what was going on, they didn't question it, and instead decided to go to the Hokage tower instead. When they arrived at the tower, they immediately saw team 7 there as well. Kira immediately ran up to Shiro, who seemed nervous about the whole situation, once everyone was there however, Hiruzen cleared his throat and said "As you both can see, I have both of your teams in here, but for completely different reasons, that will end up the same. Team 7 has requested a C-rank mission, and as It has come to my attention, that you will not always work with people you know well, I am sending both your teams on this mission."

Kurenai's eyes widened at that, as she asked "How will the pay be separated then? If it's between 8 people, we won't get much more then a normal D-rank."

"I have thought of that, and I have stated that this will be the only C-rank mission that your two teams will do together. This is more for experience the anything after all, and I believe this will help reinforce the teamwork, of those who lack it." Hiruzen stated while giving a pointed look at team 7.

Kakashi laughed nervously, but he did say "Ah... I don't see any problem with that. It will help with situations involving people we aren't used to working with."

Kurenai nodded, before she turned to Kakashi and said "I'll work with you, but if I see you reading Icha Icha, one time while we are not this mission..."

It was a well know fact that Kurenai hated perverts with a passion. The threat she left hanging, promised to bring unreal amounts of pain, and suffering, to Kakashi if he so much as held an Icha Icha book while they were on this mission. Needless to say, every male in the room, that were not the genin, subconsciously shifted their legs.

"N-no! No need to worry about that Kurani-san! I promise I won't do anything like that!" Kakashi stated with a nervous voice.

A cough, brought their attention back to Hiruzen "If you are quite done, I am going to introduce the client. Send him in please."

The door that lead to where the client was, opened up and it showed an old man, with a a bottle of sake in one hand. He looked to two teams over before he said "What the hell is this. There are a bunch of super brats here, especially the short one, and the mutt."

Kiba was first to react to what the client said, as he charged at him yelling about kicking his ass. The second to react was Naruto as he charged at him saying he was going to kill him. Kira sighed, as she quickly appeared in front of both, and yelled "Knock it the hell off!" In a very karin like fashion, which also knocked both of them out " You can't kill the client. We are supposed to protect him remember?"

Kakashi sighed, before he said "We can meet you at the gate in twenty minutes. Everyone should grab everything they need, until then I'll stick with the client.

All of the genin nodded, before they disappeared to go grab everything they needed. Kira was the one who was going to be the most worried when it came to this mission, but that was because she was finally going to see her mother again for the first time in close to six years. She didn't know if Kunia was going to be pissed about what her mother did, but it was obvious at Kira was going to be especially pissed about the situation. Her mother up and left for God knows how many years, and she left a little girl in charge of a clan. Thinking back on it, she understood as it made her mature faster, so she could be ready for the Shinobi world, but it pissed her off as well due to the fact that she hadn't said anything the whole time she was going. Not one letter, message, or anything.

One thing for sure that was going to happen when she saw her mother, was she was going to give her an ear full.

So what did you guys think? Make sure to send a reveiw so I know how you think this story is going.

ok when it comes to the poll here is the current vote.

Neji Hyuga: 4

Rock lee: 1

Shiro Uzumaki: 1

Kiba Inuzuka: 0

if you don't want these four, make sure you vote as to change who she ends up with! Also don't be afraid to send an Idea for someone else as well.

Until next time!