Chapter 2: "I want the chakra inside you"

"Is Kakashi-sensei late for everything?!" whined Sakura as her and her teammates waited at the training area for Kakashi.

"Probably," replied Naruto "I wonder if he found out who that girl was yesterday?"

"I hope so…that's still troubling me," Sakura replied becoming suddenly serious.

"Why does it bother you so much?" Sasuke asked, "It's not like we can know every ninja in the village, and just because she said that we had met before doesn't mean that we actually did…"

"I know…just…I don't think that she was bluffing," said Sakura looking at the ground.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI YOU'RE LATE AGAIN!!!!" Naruto yelled.

"I'm sorry, I got lost on the path called life," Kakashi explained.

"Did you find out who that girl was yesterday?" Sasuke asked.

"You seem pretty interested for someone who didn't seem to care just about three seconds ago," said Naruto.

Sasuke just shrugged and looked away.

"Yes, I did, her name is Sayuri, but none of the Jounins or Chunins in the village seemed to know much about her," Kakashi replied, "or where she's been for the past couple of years. Apparently she hasn't been in the village for quite some time,"

"Sayuri…" Sasuke said softly to himself as he looked at the ground.

"Is something troubling you Sasuke?" Kakashi asked.

"No, let's just get started, I want to practice my Chidori today,"

"Should we put her on a team?" Hokage-Sama asked.

"Well if you're not worried about the death of her teammates, than yes," replied the man sitting before the 3rd Hokage.

"It is to my knowledge, Raikou, that she can be controlled,"

"This much is true, but no rule or order that I give her can come in conflict with the first rule that has been given to her,"

"First rule?"

"Yes, the incapability to let herself die if it can be prevented, she will do as she sees fit to give herself a higher survival chance than her teammates, and she will look out for her own well being before she will look our for theirs…"

"Very well, you will give her the order to not harm anyone until told to do so otherwise, and she will learn the only skill that she has not seemed to have acquired yet, teamwork,"

"Well she does work best when on her own, it is what she was made to do,"

"Yes I understand, but until then she will work with the most capable team to handle her if she seems to get out of hand,"

A smile spread across the man's face "She will not get out of hand, and even if she did no one could control her,"

"You are dismissed Raikou" Hokage-sama said with a note of finality in her tone. With that he stood and left the room. Sayuri was standing outside waiting for him.

"I'm assuming that you heard every word Sayuri?"

"I have,"

"Well than you know where we are headed,"

"Again," Kakashi ordered.

Sasuke stood there out of breath, and almost out of Chakra for this was the second time he had been ordered to create the Chidori. Sasuke looked up at Kakashi and just smirked. What else did he expect him to do, just stand there after only one?

"HEY!" Naruto yelled, flailing his arms, "WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LEARN THE COOL MOVES?"

Both Sasuke and Kakashi ignored him and Naruto turned to Sakura.

"I think that Kakashi is pushing Sasuke-kun too much," Sakura said, her voice full of worry.

"Hmph," said Naruto turning to get a look at Sasuke who was running at the tree, "I guess he does look like he's getting rather tired,"

"Someone is coming," said Sakura suddenly.

Sakura and Naruto both stood and they looked over to where Sakura had sensed someone coming from. When two people emerged from the surrounding forest they stepped back in shock. It was that girl again, hood pulled low over her face. The girl and her escort, who turned out to be Iruka, walked towards Kakashi and Sasuke who had stopped at sight of the visitors. Sasuke fell over and sat on the ground, totally tired out. Iruka stopped to talk to Kakashi, who was eyeing the girl with great apprehension. The girl seemed to be looking at the ground but they were not sure, do to the hood over her eyes.

"I wonder what they're doing here?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know, let's go find out,"

Naruto and Sakura started walking towards them.

"…is this OK?" they heard Iruka finish.

"Well if it's ordered by the Hokage, we don't have much of a choice," responded Kakashi.

"Haha that's true," Iruka said, putting his hand behind his head and laughing, "hey Naruto,"

"Hey Iruka-sensei" said Naruto as he and Sakura approached with some caution.

"You don't look in high spirits today. How about I take you out after your training for some ramen? My treat," Iruka smiled.

"RAMEN? ARE YOU SERIOUS? I'DE LOVE TO IRUKA-SENSEI!"

Iruka laughed, "Come by after your training and we'll go out," and with that he left them.

Sasuke was still on the ground in exhaustion, looking up at the girl. Everyone's attention but Naruto's, who was dancing around and singing about ramen, was on her. She did not remove her hood but stood there quietly as the sun set behind her. When Naruto finally noticed that everyone was serious, and he was the only one singing and dancing about, he stopped and Kakashi broke the silence.

"Hokage-sama has ordered Sayuri to train with us and become a member of our team," he stated.

"WHA?…" Naruto and Sakura both exclaimed.

Sasuke who was on the ground just staring at Sayuri gave a deep breath and finally passed out from exhaustion.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura cried hurrying over to his side, "Kakashi sensei you've pushed him too far!"

Kakashi turned around to face them "He'll be fine…" he started

Naruto stared at the new arrival, who had finally taken her hood down, and smiled at Naruto. Breath taken by her beauty he said absolutely nothing.

"Unusual for you to have nothing to say…" she smirked.

"Uhh…"

"I'm taking Sasuke home to rest, you may go now and come back tomorrow at the same time," Kakashi said Sasuke in his arms.

Kakashi, with Sakura close at his heels, departed leaving Naruto and Sayuri standing in the training area alone.

Sayuri moved towards Naruto who was still just standing there stupidly out of shock of the news. She moved right up to him they're bodies almost touching, and her mouth was at Naruto's ear

"I want the chakra inside you," she whispered, "The power of the Nine-tails will be mine,"

With that she left, leaving Naruto standing there, frozen in fear. Fist clenched he left the training area as darkness fell over the village. How would she know about that? he asked himself. Who was she anyway? She came out of nowhere claiming to know everyone when no one could remember her. We should get some answers tomorrow he thought.

"IRUKA-SENSEI OWES ME RAMEN!" he yelled startling the people near him as he took off down the street towards Iruka's house.