I do not own any part of Naruto. The only thing I own is my OC Sora. Thanks for reading!

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves."

Sora was in shock, to say the least. The Hokage was the most important person in the village. He was their leader. This could have very bad outcomes. She was afraid. She didn't want anything bad to happen. She was tired of bad happening. The Hokage once again noticed her distress.

"My dear, please relax. I only have a few questions for you. No harm will come to you." He assured her. She visibly relaxed, if only a bit. He smiled at her. "Now, what is your name, and where do you come from?"

"M-my name is Sora Hayashi. I am from a small village in the land of tea." She answered softly. He seemed to ponder on this information for awhile. The silence was deafening. Sora fidgeted about in her bed and clasped her hands together. "Um, Hokage-sama..." She trailed off losing her confidence. He looked up at the shy girl.

"Ah, I am sorry. An old man can get lost in his thoughts." This lightened the air a bit. Then he had a serious face once more. "Sora, the doctors told me they found something unusual, something of which you are well aware of." She began to get nervous again. She didn't want to talk about it. "Show me." He ordered. She knew she had no choice. As much as she didn't want to say or do anything. This was the Hokage. Sora sat up more in bed and turned to show him just what everyone called her monster for.

-Kakashi-

The white-haired ninja was taking his time to meet his students once more. He always showed up late. He always stopped at the KIA stone to honor the fallen. Both to those he knew and those he didn't know. He was on his way back from there now. He flashed and appeared on top of the bridge like normal. He was ready for the barrage of sound that was to come his way.

"YOU'RE LATE KAKASHI-SENSEI!" His two most energetic students yelled. The quiet Uchiha even looked a little peeved. Kakashi smiled and put one hand behind his head.

"Well, you see-"

"LIAR!" The two yelled interrupting their sensei. He sighed, this group of kids was too rambunctious. He jumped down in front of the three to give them their next few missions. All D-class of course. These kids were too green for anything harder, according to the Hokage.

"Sensei. What happened yesterday?" Sakura had calmed down and tilted her head to the side in asking. The other two perked up as well. They had been wondering about it since it happened.

"I found someone unconscious in the woods."

"Well, who is he Kakashi-Sensei?" The blond asked loudly.

"I have no idea." He said with an eye closed smile. His students looked disappointed. "Maybe later, we will stop by to check in on our new mystery." He said.

Each of them looked even more curious than before. Naruto was almost jumping from excitement. No doubt he thought it was a rouge ninja or something. Sasuke looked a little less bored than usual, and Sakura looked anxious. "But first! New missions for now!" Kakashi said jovially. Naruto face planted. He was tired of these tasks. "Okay, we have to clean up more garbage, weed a garden, and repair someone's roof." He said listing the tasks off. His students begrudgingly took off for their first task. He chuckled a bit at their lack of enthusiasm. Then his thoughts went back to the girl. He did hope she was okay but then turned his mind to other tasks of the day, blocking out the thoughts of the lost girl.

-Sora-

Sora turned back and faced him. His face was that of pure shock but he soon regained control on his emotions. He coughed into his head to try and cover up his surprise.

"Sora, this is quite the unusual phenomenon." He stated, looking back up at her. She refused to look him in the eyes. She was scared he would see her just as everyone else has. "My dear, please do not be afraid." He said as if reading her mind. She hesitantly looked up. In his eyes, she saw no anger or fear. Just genuine surprise and something softer she couldn't name. "You wouldn't happen to want to tell me how this happened?" He asked. She gulped and shook her head no. Hokage-sama sighed.

"H-Hokage-sama?" He looked up at the girl. She looked contemplating, working up the nerve to say something.

"Yes?" This prompted the girl to ask.

"This is a ninja village, yes?" Her stutter now gone, the Hokage eyed her curiously.

"Yes, it is."

"Is there a way I can become a ninja?" She asked looking him in the eyes. He saw raw determination. She wanted this.

"You are quite late for starting to become a ninja." Sora looked down and disappointed but tried again.

"I am strong. Physically. I can run far and I understand how chakra works. I can use it on my feet at times. Please. I want to be strong. I need to be strong." Sora begged him. He was surprised that she knew anything about chakra, let alone focus it. He frowned. She might not be too far behind. She didn't know much about taijutsu or ninjutsu, let alone genjutsu. But she had drive. She seemed weak to him right now, but even he would be weak after such a trek. He sighed.

"I will give you a probationary time. I will give you a month to increase your shinobi skills and then test you as a genin. If you pass then you can become a leaf ninja. If not, then you won't." Sora's eyes lit up.

Thank you so much Hokage-sama!" She was much more comfortable with him as she jumped up and held his hands in gratitude. He chuckled at the display.

"I will assign you a teacher for the month. I will get back to you on who it will be. For now, you need to stay in bed and get better. I will return with a teacher and a place for you to stay." He said kindly. She bowed her head in respect to the Third and thanked him once more. This girl was an interesting one. That is for sure. The Hokage smiled once more before leaving the girl alone. She sighed and leaned against her pillow. She was excited and ready to prove herself.

The door opened again, and a nurse walked in with a tray of food. Not saying a word the nurse set the tray down, took one look at Sora, then bolted. Some things never changed. Sora's mood went down a bit at the fear in the nurse's face. She looked at the tray and began to eat. She said she'd get better so that the Hokage would let her in. She needed to succeed.

-Hokage-

He called in one of the teachers at the academy and was patiently waiting at his desk for him to arrive. Not a few seconds later a knock was heard at the door.

"Come in."

The door opened to reveal a spiky haired ninja with a scar across his nose.

"Iruka, I have a task for you."