It was midmorning the next day in Konoha. Life was continuing as normal in the village. The civilians ran their business, the ninja took missions and the Xiaolin Dragons continued to train hard with their new friends. It wasn't easy learning a style of fighting that was completely different then what they were use to. Even if they had picked up the basics they still had a ways to go. Same with the ninja and learning to use chi based attacks. They might be able to pull it off for a few minutes, but it still took a lot of concentration. They had to be able to pull it off automatically when battle came.

At the moment Kimiko was at the Academy training grounds with Konohamaru and his friends Moegi and Udon. She was trying to teach Konohamaru how to fight using her style and her Apprentice level move, but it was very difficult. The only thing she managed to teach him and his friends was to wear fashionable and functional clothes. At the moment the boy was wearing fireproof pants and shirt with his scarf expertly tied behind him so he wouldn't trip. "Okay let's try it again. Drop into your battle stance. You're right leg should be back and firm while your left leg is extend from your body. Left arm out with your palm up your right arm extended back with your palm down like this," Kimiko demonstrated.

"Like this?" Konohamaru asked trying to mimic her stance, but his legs not quite matching.

"How are we doing?" Moegi asked mimicking Kimiko stance. She almost had it, but he weight was shifted wrong. Poor Udon couldn't get his arms outstretched enough.

"Not quite there yet. Your all trying really hard, but we're not progressing as far as I would like. The thing is the three of you haven't been able to pick up the basics of Xiaolin. Not to mention Konohamaru I thought we'd be further with the Judilea Flip by now, but you haven't been able to summon an ember. I don't know if its cause you're a male or I'm a lousy teacher."

"What's being a guy have to do with anything?"

"Your not a lousy teacher! Your very patient with us."

"Maybe we're not trying hard enough."

"I don't think that's the problem at all," a voice called out. The group turned and saw Iruka Umino strolling over to them. He had been inside grading some papers and saw the quartet outside. He decided to see if he could help and possibly learn more about the Xiaolin Warrior at the same time. "I hope I'm not intruding."

Kimiko clasped her hands and bowed. "Not at all Iruka-sama. I would welcome the help of teacher of your standings. After all the wisdom of ones elders are a great gift."

"You don't have to be so formal. Iruka-sensei will do just fine. Why don't you tell me what the problem is and maybe I can help."

"I'm attempting to teach Konohamaru and his friends the basics of Xiaolin, but they are having troubles picking up. Also Konohamaru is having difficulty using chi to perform the move I selected for him. It may be a little advance for him, but I believe he can pull it off. I admit I'm also having trouble. I can't get my body to move properly when performing standard taijustu. I don't know what to do. I've never had to be a teacher before."

"Hmm. It could be a difference in use of power and your rank. Tell me, Kimiko was it, what is your rank in comparison with out system?"

"I'm a Shoku warrior sir. It is similar to Special Jonin. Since you have Jonin teach Genin I didn't think there would be a problem."

"She's not a bad teacher Iruka-sensei really! She's been really working hard with us!" Konohamaru spoke up. He felt he had to defend the girl and his friends did the same. All three thought she was a fantastic teacher.

"I don't doubt she isn't a good teacher, but her level makes it hard for her to connect with you. Let me see both of you in your fighting style stances. Then I want to see you use your usual power sources to perform a move. I think I know what the problem is, but I want to be sure," Iruka said. He observed the two noting how different their stances were and when they used their powers it was obvious where the problem was. "Okay I think I got the answer to your problem. Your fighting styles are near opposites. Both of you have trained in your style for so long its taking your body a little longer to adapt to a different style. With a little time it won't feel so strange to your body. As for your power source, tell me Konohamaru what is chakra?"

"Chakra is the mixing of mental, physical, and spiritual energy. When molded through a series of hand seals it allows a ninja to use it to perform ninjustu and genjustu. One can also use it to increase power when performing taijustu."

"Yeah and it flows through our body using our chakra coils!" Moegi added.

"We learned this in class. What does that have to do with anything?" Udon asked.

Iruka didn't answer the trio. Instead he looked Kimiko in the eye. "What is chi and how do you use it?"

"Chi is the living life force in all things. All people have a chi core inside them and the energy can be good or evil depending on several factors. In rare instance elemental chi energy will connect with a person core giving them the ability to use that element to fight. In my world fire chi has always been paired up with a female. I found it strange it would connect with Konohamaru, but I guess it could be because he's good at turning into a girl. I use it by focusing on my chi core and letting the energy flow. It's similar to your chakra methods, but not exact. Is that the problem Iruka-sensei?"

"I think so. Konohamaru, when you first tapped into your chi core did you use the same methods for when your molding chakra?"

"Um no they said to focus inward and feel it. I did that and connected. I tried to that again, but couldn't. So I started trying to tap into my chi the same way I use chakra. Was that a mistake?"

"I'm afraid so. All four of you are trying to learn something, but your going about the wrong way. You keep trying to do it the same way you've always done it, but that's not going to work. You have to adapt and try new methods. Why don't you try doing that chi-based attack one more time? This time do it exactly like Kimiko tells you."

So Moegi and Udon got behind Konohamaru to help him perform a back flip. Iruka was spotting while Kimiko issued instructions. "Remember feel the fire inside you burning. Focus that burning sensation to your legs and let the energy flow. It helps to say the words properly so you know what you want the power to do. Understand?"

"Okay I'm ready! Judilea Flip Fire!" Konohamaru shouted. He leaned back and let his friends helped him with his flip. As he was flipping tiny embers appeared on his legs burning brightly. He landed in a split and the embers disappeared. Still it was a lot better then he had been doing. "Did you see that? I was on fire!"

"Yeah! Maybe next time it will be real flames!" Moegi cheered.

"The probability of you mastering this move have just increased dramatically," Udon added.

"Great job Konohamaru! For the first male with fire chi you sure are burning brightly!" Kimiko said happily hugging the boy. She turned to face Iruka and bowed again. "Thank you for your assistance Iruka-sensei. I wouldn't have been able to solve the problem without your help."

"I'm sure you could have. About your taijustu, it seems to me learning from the Academy students aren't the way to go. If you're interested I could teach you the basics in exchange for learning some of your Xiaolin. I'm also a bit curious about your schooling system if you don't mind talking about it."

"I would be honored to be taught by you Iruka-sensei. I would also be happy to teach you and tell you about my schooling. Shall we begin now?" Kimiko asked as all her students stood by her side. It would be very interesting to say where this would lead.

Near the top of a rocky outcrop Neji and Lu were fighting each other. They had decided it would be safer to train out here, then risk striking one of the Hyugga's buildings. It wasn't going that great for either of them. Lu was struggling to perform the basics of Gentle Fist. Likewise the prodigy of the Hyugga's clan wasn't doing to well with Xiaolin. He also hadn't been able to execute the Apprentice level move, so it was very frustrating.

Lu panted hard and growled. She was a Shoku leader! She wasn't going to give up until she got at least one attack right. Roaring she went after Neji again intending to slam her palm hard into his shoulder. Neji deflected her and then sloppily used a Xiaolin move to push her back. "That was pathetic! Your balance was completely off and the power behind your attack was minimum!"

"I could say the same about your attack. You stance was off and you couldn't even strike at me properly. I suggest that you work on that."

"Oh really you think? Well pretty Chico you want try using lightning again? Grab your board we're going to be boarding down this mountain in the next five minutes understand?"

Neji's eyebrow twitched angrily at being called Chico again. He didn't understand Lu at all. How could a girl who came from such a prestigious family and wealth act like wild and brash person? "I'm not going to risk breaking my neck traveling down a mountain path on a flimsy board."

"You will if you want to learn how to use lightning chi! Besides I outrank you so you have to do what I say! What is your problem with me? You've been resentful of me since you discovered you're my counterpart. I want to know the truth so spit it out."

"I'm not resentful I'm confused. You come from a great family of wealthy. Your country places great emphasis on tradition and reputation. I just don't understand how you can act so reckless and brash. It makes me wonder how you ever proved yourself worthy to be a leader," Neji replied coolly. He observed her body language noting she was both pissed and sad about something.

"I though you of all people would understand that tradition isn't everything. My parents are the third richest couple in Spain. That meant private schools, charity events, and conformity at all times. I was suffocating under it all. I didn't feel like I was in control of my own life so I rebelled. Do you know why I picked extreme sports?"

"No, I don't know. It would seem to be a poor choice for rebellion."

"It's the perfect rebellion and it also ties into our lightning powers. Extreme sports require a lot of practice and control to perform correctly. If you don't you could hurt yourself. At the same time you have to let go. Let the risk of danger creep into the situation. If you don't then you're just kidding yourself. Neji, you are always in control of a situation so you got that part down. But you never let go and take a dangerous risk trusting that things will work out. Example you could actually take your friend Tenten on a date instead of contemplating it. I could be perfectly behaved, but I don't. So that's why I chose dirt boarding as the training exercise for learning to use lightning. So you ready to try it?"

Neji thought over Lu's explanation. It was actually a pretty sound argument. Maybe there was more to Lu then first appeared. Nodding his head he began strapping on the safety gear and checking his board to make sure there was no problem. After strapping his helmet on he dipped his head towards her. "You first. Are you sure I can handle this?"

"It's not that hard of a course. If you think your really going to get hurt use a swap to save your life. Remember at the height of your run try to use lighting. Ready? Here I go wahoo!" Lu screamed with joy. She carved down the path expertly performing a variety of tricks.

Neji took a deep breath and started down the path. He wobbled a bit on his board, but used chakra to stick. He zigzagged down the path and then went sideways across a rock wall. He stood on one hand a little while later. Finally he jumped into the air and tried to use his lightning power. He curled his fingers then pointed them at the ground while shouting, "Electric Fury Lightning!"

A single bolt of lightning struck the ground. It wasn't all that big or powerful, but it was better then what he had been doing. He stuck his landing and rolled over to Lu who was smiling. He removed his helmet and gave her a small smile. "Not bad for a Chico huh?"

"Not at all. What do you say we take a break and then try again? I can't let you get ahead of me."

Back at the Hyugga home both Crystal and Hinata were having their own sets of troubles. It had taken an entire day to convince the elders to let Hinata teach her family's taijustu to Crystal. So far Crystal had yet to master the basic stances and moves. Hinata was also downcast because she was struggling with the Xiaolin techniques and learning to use ice.

At the moment Hinata was attempting to teach Crystal the proper stance for Gentle Fist. Both girls were so focused on getting things right that they didn't notice they were being observed by Hinata's father Hiashi. He was very curious to see how his eldest daughter progressed with the lessons.

"Y.. Y.. you need to drop your arm a little. M.m.. move your legs apart a little. Here let me help you. I.. I.. don't understand why your struggling so much. M. Maybe I'm a bad teacher," Hinata said sadly.

"Don't even think that Hinata. The problem is our different body types. I'm taller then you and more lithe. While your share my flexibility it doesn't help when you're trying to fix my stance if you can't reach me. Body types are key to learning a fighting style."

"Hai! Crystal-chan could we take a break please? I want to ask you a few questions."

"Sure Hinata. Why don't we sit down and read some more. We got pretty far last night into Eclipse huh," Crystal replied. She pulled out the book and the two sat down to read. Hiashi used his Byakugan to try to read the book, but was surprised when he couldn't. It was written in another language. What surprised him was that Hinata could read it and speak quite easily.

The girls read a bit still oblivious to their observer. Hinata was proud of her skill in learning the English language. While she wasn't a prodigy when it came to the ninja arts her ease in which she learned how to read, write, and speak English was astonishing enough. She had also begun to learn Icelandic quite easily. As they finished another chapter Hinata gathered enough courage to speak, "Crystal-chan how is it that you're so confident and successful?"

"You mistake confidence with fear and success with worry Hinata-chan. In many ways I was like you for a long time. In Iceland parents put a lot of pressure on their children to succeed both academically and athletically. I guess that's a lot like your father trying make you just like him as a clan head huh?"

"! I always wanted to be the perfect daughter, but I never could meet his expectations."

"Yeah for years I suffered with a character flaw, which was trust issues. I didn't really trust people because I didn't know if they liked me for me or my brains and talent. Worse I didn't trust myself. It took my grandfather's belief that I would always be the best me to help me get over it. You know trusting in oneself is the hardest thing ever. I know you have a crush no real love towards someone. You should tell him how you feel," Crystal commented. She smiled slightly at how much Hinata blushed.

"W.w.w.. What if he doesn't feel the same way about me? I..I would be crushed."

"A famous writer once wrote that 'it is better to have loved then to never have loved at all'". What he was saying was that you have to risk it if you want to get anywhere. So let's get back to work. I want see you perform Mantis Kick and my ice move before the day is over."

"Hai! Okay how do I do it again?"

"Gather as much power as you can in your leg. Bring high and up close to your chest. Then jump up and sideways with the other kicking out as hard as you can. After you land raise your arms above your head while crossing your wrists. Gather as much ice and snow as you can. When you have enough bring your arms down as hard and fast as you can ending with them behind you. Remember to say the name of each move to help you focus. Okay ready go for it!"

Hinata focused her power and did as she was instructed. She brought her leg up and close to her chest. With precise timing she leaped up and kicked out sideways shouting, "Mantis Kick!" She effectively destroyed her target. Bringing her arms up she tapped into her chi. Slowly at first, but then faster she gathered up ice crystals and snow. Soon she had a small storm above her head. At the right moment she released it, "Blizzard Storm Ice!"

"Awesome Hinata! You effectively froze the target dummy. A real person would be flash frozen and unable to move for a few minutes after that. Good job."

"Yes, very good job Hinata," Hiashi said entering the room. Both girls were startled, but quickly recovered.

"!"

"Hyugga-sama. Sæll"

"I'm impressed Hinata. You have learned a new style of fighting and a long distance attack. With these skills you have reached beyond the weakness the Gentle Fist has. Also I think its quite astonishing you can read and speak another langauge. I would be happy to learn from you."

"Hai Father. I would be honered to teach you."

"I have busniss to attend to and I think I let your girls get back to training. Keep up the good work," Hiashi said. He smiled briefly as he left knowing that Hinata was well on her way of improving herself.

At the Inuzuka compound tensions were running high. Stacey was having some problems getting the familiy's taijustsu do to its destructive nature and that she didn't have a partner to help her out. Kiba was starting to grasp the basics of Xiaolin, but still wasn't quite getting the Apprentice level move. Also he was getting kind of fed up with Stacey neededing to take prayer picks. He had snapped and told her to hurry up, which she had responded with if he didn't quit she get the recipie for dog meat hamburgers.

At the momemnt Stacey was finishing up her prayers in front of her idiols. She had placed the offerings of fruit at the base and was offering her prayers to Brahama, Vishnu, and Shiva. Kiba and Akamaru were watching her curiously. He had to admit there was something admiral about how dedicated she was to her faith.

"You finished yet? We still have a lot of work to do. I want to be making things explode by the time the day is over," Kiba complained. Akamaru barked in agreement.

"Patience is a virtue you know that? With that kind of wild attidude and lack of manners is it any wonder you can't get a date?" Stacey replied getting up. She packed up her stuff and put in her bag before turning to Kiba. "Tell me something Kiba when was the last time a girl gave you the time of day? Never I bet."

"Hey that's not true! Hinata and I had a pleasent conversation a few days ago!"

"I'm talking about romantic interest. You and I both know who Hinata loves and it isn't you. If you want girls to talk with you give them respect. Now come on let's get back to practice."

"Finally! You ready to learn a new technique Akamaru?" Kiba asked. Akamaru was barking and running around excitedly. They entered the training grounds and begin practicing. For the next half hour both of them worked hard to master the others move. Stacey was finally making progress in modifying some of the Inuzuka's style for a solo person. Likewise Kiba finally mastered Iron Bear Claws once he positioned Akumara properly.

Kiba was just about to try the Apprentice level move when Stacey stopped him. "I think it would be best if you did this move without your partner. The flairing force of the explosions emminates from your body. If you keep Akamaru in your shirt he might get hurt."

"But Akamaru is my partner. I always do everything with him! I've never done any move without him helping me."

"Then your going to have to take a leap of faith huh? Kiba my faith isn't just a way of life. It brings me great comfort and joy knowing that that I believe in a higher power. This assures me that someone is watching out for me. You should try it sometime. Now remember when your peforming the move spin vertically instead of horizontally."

Kiba took a deep breath and let it out. Sighing he sent his little puppy away and got into position. He then sent a silent prayer to Kami. Tapping into his chi he started to spin upward feeling the flairing energy engulfing his body. "Exploding Spin Flair!" A small explosive energy burst eminated off his body. He landed and gave Stacey a feral grin. "How was that?"

"Not bad. Not bad at all. See what believing in a higher power can do?"

In the Yamanaka's backyard two girls dressed in pink and purple leotards with white tights were dancing to some a mix of dancing music. The reason for it was that Auara believed that Ino could increase her muscle strength and flexibility if they did a small workout before getting down to serious training.

"I pant never knew pant that dancing was pant so hard!" Ino gasped out loud. She brought up her leg as close as she could to her head and spun on the other leg. "Your muscles must be super strong if you're able to pull this off."

Auara nodded politely as she performed a grade jete jump and switched into jazz. "Dancing has improved my muscle strength and keeps me in shape. If you keep this up you won't need to diet anymore. Okay that's enough. Let's cool down for a little bit and then we can start on our taijustu. I can't wait to see if your perform Strike of the Flying Serpent or my Apprentice level move today. Here have some water."

"Thanks you're a life saver. So I notice you like our greenhouses. Is that because your boyfriend likes plants or because you grew up in a desert?"

"A little of both. Cairo is a wonderful place to grow up in even if it's in an American Embassy. But there isn't a lot of variety in the plant life. One of my favorite pastimes is assisting Dagwood as he creates new hybrid plants. So what do you and your boyfriend do for fun?"

Ino chocked on her water and spit out. "Boyfriend?! I don't have a boyfriend!"

"What about that guy Choji? You like bossing him around and care about his feelings. If that's not possessive girlfriend behavior I don't know what is," Auara rationalized.

Ino blushed slightly at that comment. The truth was that Choji was a nice boy, but she didn't know if he liked her like that. "Choji nice and all, but what would we do for a date? He's more interested in chowing down on food then doing something fun. It's not like he go shopping with me or take me out to movie. Heck I bet he can't even dance."

"Give him a chance Ino. Tell him how you feel and suggest activates. I'm sure you two could have a great relationship if you gave it a try. Speaking of try let's see you're how you've progressed."

So the two girls sparred. Auara was doing okay with the taijustu and Ino managed to pull off a decent Strike of the Flying Serpent. The best thing came when Ino successfully pulled off Sunlight Kick Light nailing Auara right in the chest. It was a very good day.

It wasn't a very good day for Callie. She was on her last nerve trying to motivate Shikamaru to learn anything from her. Likewise she was on edge with him actually teaching her anything either. Taking a deep breath she reminded herself she was a fierce shawoman, not to mention an Aussie, so she could do anything. "You know if you actually got serious about something for once instead of being lazy things might turn out better for you."

"Troublesome. Why is it that all the females in the world feel fit to nag me about what I should and should not be doing?" Shikamaru asked. He didn't like fighting girls and now one was teaching him how to use shadows in a way never expected. Why couldn't he get away from the girls?

"You know generally people nag at someone for two reasons. One, they love to do it or two they care about you. I'm just saying that girls have struggled hard to earn the respect of men. It can't be easy for your female konoichi to prove they are just as strong as male shinobe. Especially with your attitude I wonder how your crush feels about that," Callie remarked. She smirked as she saw him blush several shades and sputter.

"I do not have a crush on anybody!"

"Really? You could have fooled me. I thought you really liked that Suna girl Temari. Not that I blame you she is quite pretty. Not to mention strong, powerful, and very intelligent. I say screw the different villages and go for it."

"Can we just get back to practice please?"

"Sure, I'll drop it for now, but you know I'm right. Now if you pull off this move I'll reward you with a classic dish from my homeland. Remember gather as much shadow as you can by your feet. Then slide forward while pushing out with your arms. This will cause the shadow to solidify into a dark mass capable of knocking over an opponent. On the count of three. One, two, three!"

"Shadow Sweep Darkness!" Shikamaru shouted. He slid forward and pushed his arms forward. He watched in amazement as his shadow grew in size and solidified into a mass. It struck the practice target nearly slicing it in half. "Never seen my shadow do that before."

"Shikamaru-kun you've only just begun to tap into your full potential. Come on lets get back to work. You still have to teach me."

In a secret hot spring Kurenai, Anko, and Chakra were taking a break from the intense training they had been doing. It helped that both women had tested to be fire types so Chakra could show them how to perform some of her techniques. Likewise Kurenai had been helping her with breaking through illusions and Anko had fun trying to draw Chakra's blood. At the moment they were just sitting down relaxing and talking about their lives and men.

"So your saying you and your husband not only made it through over a hundred men bleeding half to death, you still manage to kill your target? That is what I call dedication!" Anko remarked. She loved having a fellow torturer with her. It made life that much more interesting.

"Trust me it wasn't so much dedication as a need to shove a sharp blade up the guy's ass. If we hadn't taken him out right then and there his drug ring would have expanded. We couldn't have that much pure cocaine entering the country that hired us. By the time Lao Shi finished carving him up even his competitors got the message. That was a particularly bad day," Chakra said. She sighed and sank deeper into the water trying best to fight back tears.

"Your Order of Concordia reminds me a bit of the Guardians Asuma joined for awhile. Both groups will do whatever it takes to complete the mission and save lives."

"Your right Kurenai. Still I find it hard to believe a badass girl like yourself would go so far to save a brother that cursed you. I mean your twin brother cursed you into a demon! He betrayed you, turned people into jungle cats including your kid, and he tried to take over the world! You should have carved him up and killed him not save him!"

"Anko, if had carved him up I would have died as well. The curse linked us because of our blood relationship. Yeah my brother made a lot bad choices, but I would have made a worse one if I had killed him. Sure I would have been freed and my soul sent to the afterlife, but would that have undone all the damage he caused? Saving him was the only path I could take even if it cost me much."

"I still think your crazy. People who betray others like that don't deserve a second chance. They deserve to be skewed."

"Anko enough! You know in some ways Chase is like you. He's seeking redemption for past mistakes just like you."

"Kurenai I'm nothing like that guy! What kind of guy trusts a talking bean into giving you ultimate power and glory?"

"Why don't you ask him that? You know I was wondering something Anko. Just here this out and if you think it's a bad idea you have every right to decline. Since getting his soul back and turning human my brother has been trying everything possible to earn redemption, but its not going so well. I was thinking that a strong, intelligent, not mention deadly women could teach him a thing or two. Why don't you guys spend Saturday evening together getting to know each other? You could teach him a lesson and my brother could learn to respect women better."

"You want me to go on a blind date with lizard breath? Hey I may like snakes and I admit I can be psycho, but I'm not insane! Anko Mitarashi doesn't date period!" Anko stated. She drew a kunai and was about to launch it when Kurenai grabbed her wrist. "Kurenai let go now!"

"Hold up Anko I think it would do you some good. Its not like she's asking you to fall in love with her brother. All she's asking is for you to spend a night with him helping him learn how to really make up for past mistakes. I can't think of a better teacher then someone who went through a similar situation. Besides just think how tasty his blood will be after you get through using him as target practice," Kurenai pointed. Secretly she was hoping that a night out would cause Anko to lose some of he craziness.

"You mean I get to drink lizard blood. Hmm now that you mention it I can boss him around like my own personal slave all night. All right you convinced me. Tell the victim I mean your brother the glorious and sexy single Anko Mitarashi expects to be picked up seven o' clock sharp on Saturday!"

Chakra laughed heartily and agreed to tell her brother. She was about to tell her the best way to get under Chase's skin when she felt a presence watching her and the girls. Without saying a word summoned her powers heating up the springs until the water turned into a thick wall of steam blocking the three women from view.

Lord Jiraiya, who had been taking a break from his spying mission to conduct 'research', was cursing his bad luck. He here was about to add the details of an exotic beauty with gold eyes and black hair with green sheen to his notes, and a steam cloud had to cover them. "Just my luck! Now how am I supposed to conduct my research?"

"What research would that be? The desecration of women?" An icy cold voice said from behind him. Gulping he started to turn only to be slammed against a rock face with a tainto blade pressed up against his throat. His eyes looked up into the ones of a fully dressed exotic woman who looked extremely pissed off.

"How did you? Never mind my dear I can explain! I'm Lord Jiraiya the Toad Sannin! I was just conducting some research for my next book and I," Jiraiya started to say before the blade was pressed further into his neck drawing blood.

"I don't give a damn who you are or how powerful you are! NO ONE BUT MY DECEASED HUSBAND SEE'S ME NAKED! UNDERSTAND!" Chakra growled. When Jiraiya nodded she released her hold dropping him to the ground and sheathing her blade. "You disgust me."

"No my dear there is nothing wrong with appreciating female beauty in its natural state! I'm sure an experienced warrior like yourself can understand why men like me need to see it so often."

"All I know is I use to kill people like you for a living. I assassinated rapists, child molesters, and even human traffickers. My God one of my student's was nearly kidnapped and forced to be a prostitute by men with your pervasion. Did you ever think of the pain you were causing others?"

Jiraiya didn't have anything to say to that. He didn't think he was hurting anyone by spying on them. Still he had to say something or she might just castrate him. "I'm sorry I didn't think."

"No you didn't put where your going you'll have plenty of time to think. Maybe even come up with a new book concept. Flaming Phoenix!" Chakra shouted, unleashing her most powerful technique. A giant flaming bird appeared in the sky. It swooped down and picked up the stunned Sannin and flew him off to who knew where.

"Man I wish I could have helped you with that! That was incredible!" Anko crowed.

"I haven't seen anyone handle a pervert like that in years. Your lucky he was caught off guard otherwise he would have beaten you. Hey where you're going?" Kurenai asked.

"I need to get back to hotel. I need to distress! See you ladies later," Chakra called out. Activating the Jewel of Charta she vanished from sight. Unfortunately she was to far away from the hotel so she landed just outside the clearing next the memorial rock. "Great now I'm going to have to wait for it to recharge. Might as well start walking huh whose there?"

Kakashi Hatake was keeping his silent vigil at the memorial stone. He was lost in thought once more about the deaths of his team, family, and mentor. He was so absorbed in his task he didn't notice someone was approaching him from behind. Suddenly a twig snapped and he reacted attacking whoever was behind him.

Chakra had mere seconds to react as the Copy Ninja struck. She barely managed to doge his attack. "STOP ITS ME!"

"Yo sorry about that I didn't mean to attack you. It's just a gut reaction you know?"

"Really and here I wanted to have my head detached from my shoulders. I didn't mean to intrude on you. I was just curious to who else was here."

"Well now you know. I should get going. I'll see you later," Kakashi started to leave when Chakra's next words stopped him in his tracks.

"Its not a weakness to remember those who have died you know. It helps us keep their memories alive. I guess warriors like us have painful lives don't we."

"Don't! Don't try to understand me okay? You can't possibly understand my life. To you it's nothing more then make believe, but to me it's my life and its very real!"

"Kakashi-san I wasn't belittling your pain. I apologize if it sounded like that. You're right of course I can't possibly understand what you've been through. But I've been through similar situation."

"Somehow I really doubt that you could have lived a life like mine. From what I saw you had a perfect life until your brother turned evil."

"Now who's judging whom based on TV? Do you know the two reasons we told Lady Tsunade about you guys being a TV show/magna in our world?"

"No, I don't think she mentioned it. What does it have to do with anything?"

"Plenty. The first reason we told her was because we needed credibility. Stating facts that no one could possibly know unless it was broadcasted can boost your credibility. Don't you agree?"

"You have me there. What was the second reason?"

"Honestly? We thought you would be flattered. I mean hello you and your fellow ninja are an inspiration to thousands of kids. They love reading about you. Several people question and talk about your lives trying to determine how they would react to a similar situation. I don't know if the world is better place with you guys, but I do know without your show a lot of people would be sad. It would be a great personal loss."

Kakashi thought over her words. Ever since their arrival here he had been wondering about them. He didn't think they truly understood their way of life. That the Dragons were trying to change their way of thinking. Yet he knew they were all learning from one another. Musing he looked at the young women before him and asked her something, "You mentioned loss, that you understood what my pain. What did you mean by that?"

"Again I apologize if I'm overstepping my boundaries here. It's just after 1527 years of life I can find very few people I can relate to. I loss my parents when I was ten along with my whole village to an earthquake. A year later Dashi took us in, but I still had to prove myself worthy to be taught. Years later I loss my Master, my brother, and my best friend went into the future so I loss him as well. Wondering for centuries making friends only to have them die. Finding love and watching him die saving my own life. Leaving my son in the care of others for seventeen years. I understand a lot about pain."

"How do you deal with it? If I had lived as long as you I think I might go insane yo with all that pain."

"You learn to deal with it. Truth is the pain never goes away, but it can be easier to endure after a time. I would love to tell you more about sometime," Chakra said as she started to leave. She stopped and turned back towards him. "Um I happen to have some secret info about an upcoming mission you might be interested in."

"Oh and what kind of mission is that?"

"The kind where you're stuck watching a bunch of teenagers all night. The Dragons got permission to have a party at the end of the week along with a sleep over. All your students are invited. It's a night just to act like teens is all. Lady Tsunade was going to ask one of you Jonin instructors to be the chaperon. Master Fung can't do it because he and Lady Tsunade are spending the evening together and I just set up my brother up on a blind date with Anko. You know Kurenai and Asuma will go on a date to get out of this mission. So unless you want to end up with baby sitting duty with Gai I suggest that you and I go out on Saturday."

"Whoa hold on a minute! I don't date period! I mean no offence, I'm sure you're a lovely women, but I'm not looking for anything serious."

"Kakashi-san I'm not expecting anything romantic okay? I have no desire to peek under you mask if you're worried about. It's your business okay? I just want to enjoy the company of a nice man for one night okay? Simple dinner and movie, with maybe a little dancing or strolling along the night will be fine. That is unless you really want to play chaperone all night."

Kakashi shuddered at the thought of spending all night with partying teenagers. It was enough to make him throw up. Plus the fact that Charka wasn't interested in his face was a bonus. Giving her an eye smile he nodded. "All right. Time to see if reading my Icha Icha books pays off in real life. What time should I pick you up?"

"Party starts at five so pick up me up two hours late. I can handle the kids until then. Well have a nice day!" Chakra said. With a flick of her wrist she vanished leaving Kakashi wondering what he got himself into.