Whew, it's been a while.

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ANBU 164, the ninja sent by the Hokage to trail team 1, was currently keeping out of sight behind the team. She currently sat on the roof of the Fire Lord's mansion. She had been watching the team for the past two days. Today was the last day, and tomorrow the Fire Lord would come back.

The past two days had been ridiculously uneventful. The ANBU had maintained a vigilant watch for two days straight. She had remained in the shadows the entire time. She didn't complain of course, this was what she had trained for. However, she couldn't help but wish that this mission would be over soon...

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Minato had decided that the 15 year old Kosuna was the cutest girl he had ever met. She had raven black hair that flowed behind her perfectly. She was taller that Minato (well, most girls were anyway. He was the shortest of Team 1) and very beautiful. She wore a white kimono and spoke with a commanding voice.

"Shiro, how are you feeling?" she asked in a stern voice. Shiro, upon arriving at the traditional mansion, had searched the grounds, and then fallen asleep. He had promptly slept for the rest of the mission.

"Ehh..." came the resounding grunt from the room Shiro was in.

"Get up, sensei! You need to train us!" Minato yelled.

Crap, that's right... Shiro thought. "I'll be out in a second. You three go out to the training grounds in the back. Princess, you better watch, too. I don't want you by yourself."

Shiro slid the door open. His hair was more unkempt than usual. He walked towards the bathroom. From in the restroom, a "well, get going!" could be heard. The three of them, plus Kosuna, scrambled to go outside.

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"Ok, I've decided to work you three individually. Follow my clone over to the training spot, and we can begin." Shiro said, making three clones. The three of them separated, and took each team member to a part of the training grounds.

The training grounds themselves were purely state of the art. There was a waterfall and a large pond, a large copse of trees, and an open field. Minato had followed Shiro to the pond, Masaru to the open field, and Rei to the forested area. The original Shiro stayed back, and lay on the ground, closing his eyes.

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"Minato, I've decided that since you have a liking for your mother's jutsu, that we're going to focus solely on your chakra control." Shiroclone said.

"Awesome! My mom taught me to climb trees without my hands." Minato replied.

"Good, good. I want you to walk on water, using the same method." Shiro demonstrated by walking out to the middle of the pool, and then walked back.

"I got this! Let's go!" Minato said. He clasped his hands together, concentrating his chakra to his feet. He foolishly ran out onto the water, at a breakneck pace.

"This isn't too hard-" he didn't finish, because he was now submerged in the water. Sputtering and spitting up water, he crawled out on the far side of the pond, completely drenched.

"Minato, you need to keep a steady stream of chakra going. The water itself is always changing and shifting, and you need to be aware of that. Try again."

"Huh... Here I go!"

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Masaru stood at the ready position, opposite Shiro.

"Don't be so jumpy just yet. I've decided that since you have basic skills in earth jutsu, that we'd expand on that." Shiro said.

Masaru glanced at him. Perhaps I can see his special ability...

"Ok, these are the seals-" Shiro performed the quick succession of seals "-and the jutsu is called Earth Wall jutsu."

Shiro performed the jutsu once again, and a large earthen wall emerged from the ground, standing about 8 feet tall. "This jutsu is a defensive one. The more chakra you put into it, the stronger it will be. Normally, it's about a C rank jutsu."

Those words fell on deaf ears to Masaru. Masaru performed the jutsu, and the earth wall emerged flawlessly. Shiro was taken aback by the strength of the wall. It was obvious that Masaru had put all of his chakra into it.

"Well, that's good. But you need to ration your chakra. What good is a defensive jutsu if it reduces your fighting ability to nothing?"

"Sensei, that's what these are for!" Masaru replied. He clasped his hands, and one of the pearls emitted a blue hue.

"That may be true, but you still need to rationalize your chakra. Try again."

"Earth Style: Earth Wall Jutsu!"

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"Rei, we're going to work on your taijutsu." Shiro said to Rei. The two were standing in the copse of trees.

"Sensei... my taijutsu is already good." Rei replied.

"Yes, but I'd like to incorporate some ninjutsu. Here, lemme show you what I mean." Shiro took a fighting stance, and faced a tree. He quickly performed seals. "Fire Style: Brilliant Burst Jutsu!"

Shiro's hands became bathed in a bright red-white light. He performed a quick punch to the tree, and the tree exploded in a flash of heat and fire.

"I don't want you to try anything of that caliber right now. Here are the seals." He walked her through the necessary steps to prepare for it. She tried it the first time, and her palms barely glowed. When she struck the tree, nothing happened.

"This jutsu is about releasing the fire chakra in your hand. Try visualizing that, and give it another try."

"Fire Style: Brilliant Burst Jutsu!" Rei cried, slamming her fist against another tree.

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After several hours of working, all three of them were tired. Minato had eventually mastered walking on water, to the point where he could almost do it unconsciously. After this, Shiro and told him to now climb the waterfall using chakra. This task had proven to be an even greater challenge. He hadn't succeeded, only making it about half way.

Masaru, who had mastered the jutsu almost at once, had trouble limiting his chakra. Shiro had pointed out that Masaru's greatest weakness was that he wasted too much chakra. Masaru thought that he simply had a low chakra reserve, for which he had appropriately solved. The rest of the training had been to improve Masaru's chakra limitation.

Rei's training was actually the most successful. She had mastered the jutsu that Shiro taught her. While she couldn't use it to the full extent Shiro could, she could use it effectively.

All three sat down at the dinner table, exhausted. Minato slurped up noodles that Kosuna had made, Masaru quietly ate his, and Rei yelled at Minato to act more respectful. They had laughed and carried on, and eventually went to bed, glad that their mission would be over soon.

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"Water Style: Hell's Sea!" a loud male voice emanated. Shiro woke with a jolt, and was instantly submerged underwater.

What the? An enemy attack! I must find the princess...! He swam to the top, where the water was slowly filling the room. Swimming outside the room into the hallway, he found Kosuna and Masaru.

"Try and find Minato and Rei. I'll guard the princess." Shiro said, and Masaru nodded in compliance. Masaru dove beneath the surface, in the direction of Minato's room. Kosuna was knocked out.

Shiro grabbed onto her, and looked towards the ceiling. His eyes flashed a dark blue and lightning shot at the ceiling, blowing a hole into it. He jumped out, and landed on the roof, Kosuna in tow. The surrounding landscape was completely submerged, with the roof of the mansion acting as an island. He couldn't see any enemy ninja yet, but he saw Masaru and Rei swimming up to the edge of the island, carrying an unconscious Minato. Emerging from the water, they ran up to him, threw Minato down, and got into a ready stance.

"Sensei, where is the enemy?" Rei asked.

"I'm not sure yet. I do know the enemy is way out of your hands, if he or she can perform this powerful of a water jutsu." Shiro responded.

"Water Style: Shark Bullet!" yelled the voice, and six thin water sharks flew up out of the water, looped around the sky a bit, then flew towards the team's formation.

"Quick, get down!" Shiro yelled. His eyes turned a dark blue again, staying that color this time.

There it is again! I'm definitely asking sensei about it! Masaru thought.

Shiro looked at the incoming technique, and a large earthen wall emerged from the ground.

That's the technique he taught me earlier!

The earth barrier nullified the water technique. Shiro jumped upwards, and a large earthen pillar emerged below him, and he stood on its tip, scanning the surrounding area.

"Well well... I never thought I'd fight a former Moon Village ninja." Said the voice.

"Show yourself!" Shiro yelled.

"Hahahahaha....AHAHAHHAHA!" the voice maliciously laughed. "Water style: Ice Pinnacle Jutsu!"

Four ice pillars emerged, a person on each one. Shiro looked at them, and noticed each one was from the Hidden Mist village.

"What do four water ninja want with the princess of the fire country?"

"What is a Moon ninja doing with Leaf Ninja?" the same voice replied. This man was clearly the leader. He was average height, had spiky brown hair, and a small sword on his back. The man to his left was taller, and had large forearms. His hair was a deep green, with the headband tied on his forehead. The woman to his left had a kimono on, with sea-green flowers printed on it. Her hair was brown as well. The final man to the left was bald, and wore a blue jounin outfit.

"That is none of your business!" Shiro yelled. He turned to the three below him. "Quick, run! I'll take care of these idiots!"

"Idiots?!" the woman yelled. "I'll kill you!"

She leapt at him, while performing a jutsu. "Water Style: Ice Claws!" Three talons of ice emerged from her hands. (AN: Think of Wolverine from X-Men) She swiped at Shiro, who jumped. Her blow landed on the earth pillar, shattering it. Large boulders that formerly composed the pillar fell down, and Masaru and Rei ran, both in different directions.

Crap, they forgot Minato! Shiro thought, dodging more strikes at him, all while in midair. As the boulders fell, Shiro saw Minato grabbed by a quick blur. He couldn't take note of anything else, as the woman had attempted a strike again. She was above him, and she swung down. He crossed his arms like an X, and blocked the incoming blow. He was sent flying towards the ground as a result.

Before he could retaliate, he heard another jutsu echoed across the make-shift island.

"WATER STYLE: ICE WALLS JUTSU!"

The sea of water came up and formed a large wall of ice. It fell down, dividing the mansion in two. Another wall was formed, dividing the mansion into four separate sections. Masaru and Rei were in one section, Shiro and the feisty woman were in the other, the ANBU and Minato were in the third, and a now waking Kosuna was in the last.

Of course, Shiro knew none of this. The large ice wall, far larger than Shiro could have jumped over, had preventing him from knowing that. He had to defeat this woman. She continued to swing the claws at her, and he dodged. His dark blue eyes looked at her, and a fierce gust of wind knocked her back, landing her on her back, feet up.

"Hahaha... Those damn eyes!" she said, standing up. "Your Nin-Kitsu eyes! Oh, how I want those eyes!"

"You're going to take my eyes, freak?" Shiro responded. His composure had changed. He didn't speak with lazy undertones anymore. He was serious. "There's a reason why these eyes are called the greatest of the kekkei-genkai!"

He looked at her again, and small stone pillars surrounded the woman, limiting her motions. She slashed at them, slicing them in half, freeing her. However, as soon as she did that, the got hit with another blast of wind.

"HAHAHA! I've heard that those eyes can create any elemental ninjutsu technique! So far, I've only seen two jutsu. I think I'll test that theory!" she giggled.

"Water Blades!" Her ice claws melted, and crescent water blades flew at Shiro.

He looked at them, and a spiral whirlpool formed vertically between him and the blades, acting as a shield. When the shield absorbed the water blades, the entire shield turned to ice, and launched ice needles at her. She jumped out of the way, performing more seals. An ice dragon emerged from the large ice wall, and flew at Shiro.

"Take this, bastard! My most powerful technique!" she yelled. "Ice Dragon Jutsu!"

"Your most powerful jutsu? Quiver in fear as this technique falls before the power of my eyes!" Shiro yelled, almost demonically. Lightning struck the ground around him. The clouds split, and a white light emerged. A lightning dragon came from the heavens.

"This would be my most powerful technique. I call it Lightning Dragon Slayer!"

The woman screamed in fright, and watched as the electric dragon defeated her ice dragon, and it flew towards her, striking the ground before her. The blast was enough to send her flying backwards, hitting the ice wall, knocking her out. Shiro walked over to the ice wall, looked at it, and blew a hole in it. He climbed through the wall.

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The ANBU had Minato under her arm. Her other free hand was holding a kunai, which was pointed at the bald man.

"Sir! You are in violation of the Mist-Leaf treaty! Put your hands up so I can take you to the Leaf Village!"

"Hahaha, silly Leafer. You think I'd do that?" He said in a slight feminine voice. "Prepare to die."

The ANBU put down Minato, and threw the kunai at the man. He dodged it, but was surprised when the ANBU threw another one. He regained composure, and dodged this one, too. He was further surprised when the two kunai encircled him, with wires tied to them, tying him up. He looked at the ANBU, laughed at her, and then exploded, sending ice needles everywhere. At this point, Minato woke up.

He stood up, dusted himself off, and looked up to see a man explode.

"What the?!?" he said, ducking, dodging the needles.

"You're awake?" the ANBU said. "Minato Uzumaki, you need to lay low and let me deal with this." She said.

"What...? Ugh... Wait..." Minato stared at her. Before he could say anything else, the bald man emerged from a puddle behind Minato, and pressed a kunai to his neck.

"Die, brat!" the bald man said, and made the motion to stab Minato's neck. Before he could finish, he hit with three shuriken.

"Don't touch him!" the ANBU yelled. She threw a windmill shuriken at the man. Minato, scared, fell to his knees. "Stay with me, Minato!"

The man dodged the shuriken, and performed a quick jutsu. "Water Jet!" A high pressure pout of water blasted from his mouth. The blast hit the ANBU, and blasted her hooded robe off. Underneath was the standard ANBU gear. Minato stared at her, look of shock on his face.

"Aya...?"

The ANBU had pink hair, down to her upper back.

"I guess my cover's been blown." She took off her mask, revealing light blue eyes, and a face reminiscent of Sakura's. "Aya Uzumaki, at your service!

"Now, I need your help Minato! I don't think I can take this guy by myself. You've got dad's shadow clone jutsu, use it!"

Minato stood up, and clasped his hands together. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Minato clones, around 20 in all, ran towards the man, ready to attack. The man, using taijutsu, defeated the first few running at him. A few more clones ran towards the bald man, who stomped on a puddle, while performing the necessary seals for the jutsu.

"Ice needle jutsu!" Ice needles blasted and hit the rest of the clones, defeating them.

"Sis, what do I do...?" Minato asked, in desperation.

"Nothing! Let me handle this now." A sphere of blue light formed in her hand. "RASENGAN!" she yelled. She shoved the sphere into the man, sending him spinning into defeat.

"Cool!" Minato said.

"Come one brother! We need to find the others!" She said, launching another rasengan at the ice wall, breaking a hole into it. She climbed through the hole, and Minato followed. On the other side, she saw a familiar face.

"Aya?"

"Shiro?"

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Done! Here's Aya's character bio:

Aya Uzumaki: The 19 year old daughter of Naruto and Sakura. She is an ANBU. Her style of jutsu is similar to her father, but she cannot use the shadow clone jutsu. She seems to know Shiro.

On Shiro's kekkei-genkai: this eye technique allows him to reciprocate any elemental jutsu. Well, mostly any. He wouldn't be able to do any other kekkei-genkai, or stronger jutsu, such as the lightning blade. He could perform the powerful Dragon Slayer jutsu because that's one that he made. Oh, and his entire eye, pupil, iris, and all, turns blue.