On to Chp. 2!!!

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3rd Person POV

Kakashi finally stood up from his position on the ground and faced Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto (with his book still in his hand). "Congratulations... you actually completed her training... You're dismissed until tomorrow, see you then."

All three of them nodded and waved goodbye before retreating back into the village. Sora smiled at them and then gazed up into the sky, "They aren't too bad! Most ninjas my age would treat me like trash.. but they treat me like an actual person!"

Kakashi chuckled and tucked his book away, "...They're only a few years younger than you Sora.."
"So they are... Now if I recall, the fact that I'm not tired after eating the green rice means that I get to keep your perverted book!"
"...fine..." Kakashi pulled the book out again and handed it to Sora, "Now I need to leave... ja ne" and with that Kakashi disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
"... Hah... Kakashi isn't all too bad.." She smiled and start walking back to the village to catch a little bit of dinner before going to sleep, 'come to think of it, where the hell am I going to sleep? I heard that someone moved into my apartment, and I'm almost broke.. I can't stay in a hotel room again!'

Next Day

"-she was able to read your mind?"
"Yeah, but I bet it was some kind of mind trick.. I don't believe it one bit Iruka-sensei!!"
".. I wouldn't be so fast to judge that Naruto..."
"Hey! I resent that- hey there she is! SORA-SENSEI!!! Over here!"

Sora POV

I was walking through the streets when I heard Naruto call my name. "Eh?"
"Over here Sora-sensei!" Naruto was waving profusely at me, causing everyone in the little shop to sweat drop at his enthusiasm.
"Alright, I'm coming! Hold on Naruto before you wind up injuring yourself.."

I stepped into the shop and bow slightly before taking the seat next to Naruto, and when Iglanced up, I saw….
"Iruka!"
"Sora?" I smiled and gave him the thumbs up before pushing Naruto aside and sitting across form Iruka.
"HEY! I was their first sensei!"
"Hey, squirt I haven't seen Iruka in years! I think you can let me revisit my old buddies!"
"Buddies?! He's your superior!" I get an anime vein and punches him in the head.
"...baka ninja... doesn't know the strength of his own mouth..."
"Sora-san! It's wonderful to see you again, how did your mission go? I'm guessing a success?"
I nodded and grab Naruto's bowl of food and begin to eat it, "It went better then expected since not many ninjas are seen out on their own at this age..."
"I see... I heard you got into a fight with... with Sasuke's brother?"

I glanced up at Iruka, then glanced at Naruto's unconscious form, and for a moment Itachi's face flashed through my mind, but I merely shook my head and wove Iruka off, "Don't worry about it... So this Naruto kid's your friend?"
"Yes! Actually, when he was younger not many people would be his friend.. he grew up quite lonely.."
"... sad... " I muttered, remembering growing up the same way, people making fun of her. But, at least people recognized my strength... or at least most of the time they did.

Normal POV

"So how are all the little ninjas doing at your school?" Sora asked, while shoveling another chopstick full of BBQ pork into her mouth.
"Hah! Well, they're doing quite well! Every year they seem to surpass the last years graduating class.."
"That's good then, I thought they'd be getting worse every year or something!"
"No, of course not! Although, the chuuin examination is getting much more difficult to pass."
"Keh, at least it'll knock some reality into those head-strong punks.."
"Hey, if I don't recall, when you were younger you were headstrong too Sora!"
"I 'still am' a kid Iruka! And it looks like Naruto's coming to.."

Naruto moaned and clutched his head, trying to get the pounding sensation to dissipate, and once it looked like he was happy with his result, he glanced around in a dazed manner.

"...Where am- YOU!! It was you!" Naruto exclaimed accusingly pointing his finger at Sora.
"...me? You must be mistakened Naruto, I just arrived!"
"AND YOU ATE MY FOOD?!"
"pft."
She rolled your eyes and waved him off, "I got here and ate some of your food. So what?"
"SO WHAT?! You ate my food!"
"So? What do you want me to do about it?"
"BUY ME A NEW BOWL OF FOOD!"

Sora frowned slightly and pulled her money pouch out of her sash, "Sorry Naruto, I'm broke."
"WHAT?! But I worked hard to get that and now you- and then AND WHY?!!"
"Keh, you worry too much. I'll repay you, I never stay in debt for too long."
"I find that very hard to believe Sora-sensei!"
"Wanna bet? I know what you want, and I can give it to you!"

Naruto paused and stared seriously into Sora's eyes, "You mean it?" She nods solemnly and then stand up, motioning for him to follow her. Naruto glanced at Iruka and then at her departing figure, "Ja ne Iruka-sensei!"
"Bye Naruto.. Have fun!"

Outside

Sora stood outside the shop waiting for Naruto to come out, it didn't take long before she saw him leap out of the shop and grin at her, "Alright, so show me how to become Hokage!"

Her eye twitched and she whacked him on the head, "Unfortunately for you, I'm not allowed to tell you how to do that. From what I've heard, you know precisely how to become Hokage, you just have issues in the execution process."
"I RESENT THA-"
"-anyways, I know that you want a date with Sakura neh?" Naruto's frown instantly transformed into a gigantic cheesy grin.
"Don't even open your mouth yet alright Naruto? I can help you get a date with her on the following conditions: 1.) You'll forget about this little debt thing with the food, and 2.) you won't act like an idiot."
"ALRIGHT! Sounds good! Let's get started, should I ask her out right no-"
"Hold up, my third rule is that you will do exactly what I say when I tell you to; otherwise I can't promise you a date with Sakura."

Naruto eyed Sora suspiciously for a moment, his thoughts of suspicion were normal to her; nobody really trusted her, but Sora had learned to live with that fact. It was a cold hard fact of life that she had gotten used to.

"Alright, I agree!"
"Fine by me then" Sora extended her hand and he shook it, grinning continuously while plotting on how to get Sakura to go out with him.

"Pft... Really Naruto, when I last saw you I thought it was simply an infatuation, but apparently it really isn'-"
"Wait, 'last time'? I've never seen you before in my LIFE!" Sora tilted her head to the side and knocked him lightly on the head, "You don't remember me Naruto? Sheesh.. you have a worse memory than I thought you did!"
"Would you stop insulting me!"
"I call it as I see it, and you Naruto, have a horrible memory."

Naruto's eyebrows furrowed in thought, and past memories of his life in the village flashed before her eyes. Finally after a moment of thinking, Naruto stopped and glanced up at her dazed form; seeing all his memories was perhaps a little foolish. Sora really didn't want to know all of his memories, just enough to blackmail him!

'Well.. I definitely have enough to blackmail him now...'

"Hellooo... are you okay Sora-sensei?"
"..Keh, of course I am, now let's get a move on.. Something tells me this will take a while.." she tucked her hands into the folds of her uniform and begin walking away from Naruto, but he quickly jumps up and follows her.

"So why haven't you been here in so long anyway?"
"Well, I had a mission."
"All by yourself?! But only Jounins are allowed to go out by themsel-"
"Maybe you need to open your shallow mind to more possibilities!" She flicked his head with her thumb finger, causing him to fall over on his side. Unfortunately, he recovered quickly and continued interrogating Sora along the stone path.

"The mission must not have been very hard huh? For a girl your age to go out all by yourself I mean.."
"...Naruto, if you're going to look at things like that, you're not going to get anywhere, which means.." Sora stopped walking and counted off your fingers in front of him, "No date with Sakura, no chance of becoming Hokage, no chance of beating Sasuke, and inevitably your downfall."

Naruto squinted his eyes at her before hmphing and chasing after her again. "So when are you going to help me-"
"-get a date with Sakura? When I feel like it... I need to talk with some of the other shinobi about the testing that's going on right now..."

Naruto's grin slowly dissipated and became a small frown; he didn't say anything though, he let Sora continue. 'sigh... Why am I such a sucker for a sad look?'

"...but I guess that could wait. I'll help you train after your training with Kakashi alright?"
"Alright!!!" Naruto leapt up in joy and gave Sora the thumbs up, before stopping in his steps and turning back to get to the village.

"Ja ne Sora-sensei! Arigatou!!"

She chuckled at his excitement and watched him sprint back into the village with new-found hope. Sora let out a tired sigh and began trudging towards the edge of the forest, while silently cussing herself for not finding a place to stay for the night.

Forest: Sora POV

"Oh well... I guess I can train a little before hitting the sack then." I nodded to myself and tried to convince me that it was good to 'be one' with nature. I stepped into the training clearing and saw someone already using it? '..Is that-? No.. that's Sasuke!'

He was working on his speed, and from the looks of it, he had been training for a while. He must have never left the clearing!

"...Hey."

Sasuke stopped with his training and glanced up at me, he nodded in my direction and prepared himself for another onslaught of hardcore training. I watched him carefully; studying his moves as he disappeared and reappeared in different areas of the clearing, until I smirked, stuck my foot out at just the right time and...

Sasuke POV

"..oof.." I hit the ground hard and fast, and immediately glared at Sora, but all she did was smile and wave at me. She let out a small laugh and extended her hand to help me up, I hesitated, but took her hand and allowed Sora to pull me up. She let out a puff of air and sat down on the ground.

Regular POV

"I've heard a lot of things about you, Uchiha Sasuke, but how do I know to believe any of it? I've heard you're pig-headed, quiet, strong, smart... but shouldn't I have reason to doubt all those traits?"
"... you think too much." Sora let out a laugh and jokingly pointed at him, "Me? You're the one who's always quiet, so I beg to differ."

Sasuke chuckled and leaned against the tree next to her. The wind blew lightly across her face and then doubled back over Sasuke's face.

"...What level ninja are you?.."
"Hm? ... It doesn't matter." Sora could tell he wanted to know, but she were not partial to answering that question; made her feel self-conscious, if you will. Instead, she smiled at the sky and commented, "Well, I'm only about a year older than you... You can fit the pieces together, you're a smart guy Sasuke!"

Sasuke glanced warily at her before cracking a small smile and then staring off at the stars, "You should be getting home Sasuke... You have training tomorrow and unless you want to be pummeled, I suggest you get some rest."
"..I don't need rest." Sora frowned and then scoffed at his response.
"Don't be so stubborn Sasuke; you know that you need to sleep, and any other ninja would know their limit. Perhaps you need to learn yours."
"That's just it, I have no limit, I will surpass my brother no matter what."

Sora couldn't really reply fairly to that remark, since she personally knew his brother, very well too, so she stayed silent and admired his determination. Sora stood up and started to walk across the clearing, to a more enclosed area where she could rest.

"Well, if you're not going to leave, then you're going to have to deal with me training as well. I'm resting here for the night, so if you continue training after me, please try not to get yourself killed; otherwise I'm responsible!"

Sasuke stared indifferently at Sora; but quickly understood when she started taking off the outer layers of your uniform. She notice a slight tint on his cheeks as she began to 'strip', but quickly reassured him, "Don't worry, I'm just taking off the uniform part, I'm still going to have the basic training necessities on."

A sense of relief washed over Sasuke's body, causing Sora to merely grin at your power, '..Maybe being a girl isn't all that bad after all..', she thought silently.

"Alright.. let's see.. we'll divide the clearing in half so you can use half and I can use half.. you take that half I'll take this half, that way we'll never have to clash with each other while we train."
"...Right.." Sasuke murmured before turning his back to Sora and continuing his training.

She grinned in his direction and then closed her eyes, a look of utter concentration written across her face. Without even thinking, Sora's mind and body became one as it functioned without thought.

Cut, jab, slam. Left hook, right kick, round kick. Tail spin, collect flames, ice.

A series of complicated motions flew around her body, sending dust and wind up in different directions, and small explosions to pop up in random area. Sora was flying faster then most could follow with their eyes. That is until someone sliced your arm, throwing her slightly off course. She paused in your movements and landed swiftly on the ground, glaring at Sasuke.

Sasuke POV

"You have a huge flaw in your technique." I stated knowingly, my smirk becoming all too apparent on his face. "When you jump up in the air you have 2 seconds of complete vulnerability to attack.." Sora smirked at my observation and nodded, "Yes, you're right, there's a flaw in that technique. One of the few techniques I've been unable to perfect, but I can change that easily."

She let out a yawn and start over to her pack, "I'm going to sleep now, so you can continue training if you wish."
"...you're sleeping out here..?"
"mm...yes.."
"..why?"
"...no ... money... broke... tired... mmmfzit.."

I was silent as I watched her rise slowly with every breath of air, and right before I began training again, I heard her mutter, "... that was just my practice... not my real skill..." I cracked small smile in Sora's direction before stopping my training all together and sitting down under a tree across from her. 'I don't need to train anymore... Sora... so familiar... what mission did she leave for... why are her techniques so... familiar...'

I let out a reluctant sigh and gazed into the sky; there were no clouds in the sky, and the full moon illuminated everything under it's view. I avoided staring across the clearing, in fear of seeing Sora's sleeping form. There was something about her that reminded me of Itachi... a long time ago, before he became part of the Akatsuki. '...must move up to a branch.. unsafe to sleep on the ground..', but eventually my eyes began to close and before I knew it, I had fallen into a deep sleep.

Next Morning: Normal POV

The next morning, the sun's rays warmed the ground, smiling upon all of mother nature. The birds were still beginning to awake, and only one lone melody could be heard through out the entire forest; it's sweet tune coursing it's way sweetly through the crisp morning air. As if just from hearing it's sweet melody, the trees began to sway calmly and the animals awoke from the slumber, until--

"SORA SENSEI!!! Sora sensei???" Naruto came tumbling through the bushes so fast he didn't notice Sasuke asleep under the tree he was passing.
"UWAHHH!!!" Naruto tripped over Sasuke and tumbled across the clearing straight into Sora's sleeping form, but right before they hit her, they hit something else.. a barrier, and went flying across the clearing straight into a tree. Sasuke glared at Naruto and kicked him away.

".. you dumb ass.." Sasuke muttered while wiping some dirt off his uniform.
"Hey it's not my fault! What'd we hit anyway.. Did Sora-sensei deflect us somehow?"

Naruto walked over to her sleeping form and tried to poke her, but he hit an invisible barrier instead. "What the...?"Naruto squinted at her face; nope, she was dead asleep.

"Well.. If I can't shake her awake.. then I can yell at her.. right?" Sasuke gave Naruto a disgusted look, but Naruto disregarded it and shouted at the top of his lungs, "SOOOOOORRAAAAA-SEEEENNNNSSSEEIIII!" Sasuke winced at the sharp tone in Naruto's call, but Sora didn't flinch at all. Naruto glared at where he assumed some invisible barrier to be, when Sakura arrived.

"Oh? Sasuke-kun, Naruto? You're already here for training?"
"Yeah, but the baka sensei won't wake up!"
"Don't call Sora-sensei a baka!!" Sakura thwacked Naruto on the head and then walked over to her. It was obvious she weren't dead, since there were deep and even breaths coming from her mouth.
"Naruto-kun, she's not dead in any sense, she's just in a deep sleep."
"--But Sakura-chan, she isn't waking up!"
"BAKA!" Sakura exclaimed again while crossing her arms and glaring at him. Naruto merely pouted and continually tried to break down the 'invisible barrier', until after a dozen failed attempts he exclaimed, "Gah, I give up! Whatever that thing is around, she doesn't seem to be waking up.. And where's that damn teacher of ours.. he's always late..."
"...you rang...?" Kakashi appeared right over Naruto's shoulder, causing Naruto to jump up in shock, and Sakura to giggle in mock.

"...what are you complaining about now..?" Kakashi placed his hands on his hips and cocked his head to the side and regarded Naruto in a lazy fashion.
"There's something wrong with Sora-sensei!!!" Kakashi glanced at her, and then cocked an eyebrow at Naruto, "...yeah?... there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her to me..."
"You're kidding me! Look at her!"

Naruto pointed at Sora yet again, but Kakashi had a look of indifference on his face. "... your point is..?"
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?!" Kakashi let out a patient sigh and pointed at her.
"Sora-san has a very special type of chakra. She told you before that her chakra is constantly flowing. I'd think you would have figured it out."
"...the ultimate defense..." Sasuke murmured under his breath, and Sakura glanced at him, ".. the ultimate defense.. how?"
"It's not hard to understand Sakura... you're smart enough..." For a moment Sakura too was silent, but a look of realization dawned upon her face and she nodded with respect. Naruto glared at Sasuke and then glared at you, "I still don't get it!"
"Baka." Sasuke muttered, "Can't you see that because her chakra constantly flows, she's constantly under protection. Even without being conscious she'll self heal and defend herself from enemies."
"... oh.." Naruto muttered while glancing at Sora's body, "So then what are we going to do until she wakes up?... will she ever wake up?"
"Of course she will... watch." Kakashi strode slowly over to her and leaned in as close as he could to her ear, and finally muttered something indistinguishable to Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura; but her? Oh boy did she react. ..

"WHAT THE HELL?!!! GET THE HECK AWAY FROM ME YOU PERVERTED BAKA--.. oh... good morning!" Sora had leapt up in response to Kakashi's whisper, managed to blow up the sand in the clearing, and knocked over the tree behind her.

'... she can do all that just from being surprised?! Note to self: never get Sora-sensei upset...' Sakura thought silently.

Sora POV

I glanced around in a confused manner, until my eyes landed on Kakashi's smirking face. "YOU." I stated in an annoyed tone.
"... me?"
"Yes, you."
"What about me?"
"Why did you say that?!" Kakashi put a finger on his chin and began to ponder about the question, but Naruto leapt in front of Kakashi and waved his arms in front of me , and began 'interrogating'.
"WOW That was so cool Sora-sensei! What did Kakashi-sensei say to you? Are you going to help me anytime soon? Why were you sleeping out here anyway? I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULDN'T--"

thwack

Normal POV

Sora thwacked Naruto on the head with a bored look on herface, and then started counting off numbers with her fingers, "1.)No, it wasn't very 'cool', 2.) Kakashi-san said that that perverted Jiraiya was watching me sleep, 3.) Yes I'll help you, if you can stop being hyperactive for five minutes, 4.) I was sleeping out here because I felt like it, and 5.) I wouldn't wake up because I was sleeping, dumbie!"

Once Sora had finished answering all of Naruto's questions, Sakura and Sasuke were staring at her as if you were some strange extraterrestrial, until Kakashi broke in and wove them off, "...I'm here on time for once... and now all you can do... is stare at Sora-san?.."
"No Kakashi-sensei!!"
"...fine... come on... we'll leave Sora-san... let's go train!" All three of them nodded, and began to follow Kakashi out of the clearing; of course Naruto was slightly wobbly on his feet considering how hard Sora had thwacked him.

Once they were out of sight, she let out a huge sigh of relief; when Kakashi had whispered that Jiraiya was watching her, Sora had instinctively tried to destroy everything within a twenty foot radius. It's not that she hated Jiraiya; he was a funny (if not slightly stupid) guy, and he was exceptionally strong. Jiraiya was the student of the 3rd Hokage, and the sensei of the 4th, and he was one of the three legendary sennins. No, she didn't hold any grudge against him for that, it was more of his past time activities...

A sweat drop slid down Sora's forehead just thinking about it... Countless times she had wound up having to punch/kick/force Jiraiya away from her, because of his 'peeping tom' tactics. She sat back down on the ground, and leaned her hand on her bag. Sora glanced down and see Kakashi's Come Come Paradise book, which sparked another thought about Jiraiya.. '... he's the one who writes those perverted books...'

She grinned and began picking up her stuff to go into the village, when someone came running through the clearing.
"Sora?!! Sora-san!!"
"Nani?" She looked up and see Iruka running through the clearing, a look of relief clearly radiating off his body once he saw her.
"What is it?"
"The Third wants to speak with you! Immediately, it sounded quite important!"
"Alright, coming!" Sora stood up and smiled at Iruka, and he began leading her off to the village...

That's it for now!!! Ja ne!!!

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