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Chapter 2

Kanea awoke with a start in the middle of the night. She was among the party that was bringing her sister home. It took a Saei woman for the binding ritual to work, and since she was the only direct Saei woman besides her sister, she was taken out of her nice warm bed and made to camp in the middle of the desert. She sighed and looked around, making sure she was safe before standing up and walking to the edge of their little camp. It was five of them to bring her back. Kanea, Nikamaru, Masaharu, Taiki, and Youta were the unlucky few this time. It did strike her odd that her uncle AND her cousin were among the party, but she brushed it away quickly. Kanea looked to Suna, looking hard to see if she could see her missing sister. She quickly gave up with a sigh and returned to her sleeping bed. She looked over to where her uncle was sleeping, knowing that he wasn't really sleeping at all. She could tell when people where faking it, and he most certainly was.

Gaara of the Sand drummed his fingers on his desk, reading a scroll sent by the Konoha Hokage, Tsunade. Knowing that he hadn't been told the whole truth, and was turning over a new leaf to not torture people as much, he requested information known about the Saei Clan of Cloud.

Gaara of the Sand, Kazakage of Suna:

The information you requested is very vague, and most was blacked out. There was someone who didn't want the records to be known. I am trying to find out information about who could have erased these files, as well as on the clan itself. What is known is the clan was first seen by a wandering woman named Azusa who married a Cloud ninja and had a daughter Fukiyo. The Kekki Genkai is known as the Noxlight and they are able to control electricity.

I did research on the runaway girl as well, and apparently she has done this before. She is the next in line for clan leader, and has either injured or scared away any possible suiter for marriage. All clan leaders must marry before their twentieth birthday, when they are named the clan leader. She is nineteen, and will be twenty in three months. Kiera is the daughter of Masami and Saeka, granddaughter of Fukiyo herself. It is said that this girl has complete control over her Kekki Genkai and is a force to be reckoned with when angry. Until this matter is resolved, I request that these three messengers remain in Suna with you. Also, due to your upcoming birthday, the one in particular 'requested from me' to no end to visit.

I wish you a happy birthday and that this matter be resolved without any trouble.

Tsunade, Hokage of Konoha.

Gaara looked up to the three people standing at his desk. The loud blonde smiled enthusiastically upon his completion of the letter, the pink haired medic looked at the blond and rolled her eyes, the long haired Byakugan user just stared forward waiting for a response.

"Naruto, what does this mean here, when you 'requested' from Tsunade to no end to visit?" Gaara asked with a small smile. He knew exactly what it meant but found his stories humorus.

"Oh well granny wouldn't let me go at first, but I left her a few reminders about how much I deserve to go in her office on sticky notes." Naruto explained. Sakura snorted and looked at the Kazakage.

"More like he left three hundred yellow notes covering every square inch of her office when she was doing rounds in the hospital. She was so mad when she saw them that she decided to send Naruto away so she wouldn't kill him." She laughed at his pout.

"And what about you two?" Gaara asked the stotic Hyuga.

"Sakura wanted to visit with the hospital and update their medical database, and I was granted a vacation, and wished to come here." He answered, as if he was giving a report to his Hokage.

"Very well, there is a three bedroom apartment used for visiting Konoha shinobi about a block from here, I'm sure you remember where it is Naruto." Gaara shuffled his papers into an organized pile and looked at the three with a slight smile. "Please make yourselves at home."

Kiera woke around two AM, dressed in her metal outfit and began stretching for her morning workout. She practiced a few kicks and punches, even though she was mostly a weapons fighter. There were times when she was unarmed and hand to hand combat became necessary.

Closing her eyes for meditation she set her goal to hold the Byakugan for at least two minutes. The girl consentrated hard and soon made a few hand seals that activated the Byakugan. The pain came full force, but she held it. Her eyes adjusted to the light and her surroundings but a rush of chakra to her head made her loose her focus and her eyes returned to normal. She re-steadied her breath and heart rate and stood up off of the floor.

"Damn, not good enough." She scolded herself. The sun was still four hours away but she could feel her family getting ready to reclaim her.

"I think we should be aware of what the Cloud nin are doing this morning. Naruto, would you like to accompany me?" Gaara asked as they were walking out of the tower.

"Sure!" the blonde said loudly, happy to be able to assist his friend in any way. Sakura and Neji also agreed to take a trip around town, but more to see the sights than to watch other shinobi.

"Are they them?" Naruto whispered to Gaara as five figures walked toward them.

"Hai." He answered and readied himself to speak with the clan leader. He was a tall imposing man who had long dark blue hair and dark blue eyes. The paleness of his skin indicated that he wasn't used to being out in the hot desert sun, and that it was going to take a toll on him before noon. On his right were a man who looked like a younger version of him, and a girl who was not even a teenager. On his left was the messenger who asked his permission to enter his village, and a blonde shinobi with a guard symbol on his vest.

"Good morning Kazakage." The leader said bowing, the others bowed deeply as well. "I am truly sorry about the inconvenience, but my niece does not respect her people enough to stay where she is needed." He said with a small fake smile.

Gaara merely bowed and looked over the shinobi present. The leader turned to the young girl and nodded to her. The girl did a few rapid hand signs and shouted "Noxlight". Her eyes became a pale blue similar to Neji's and she scanned the village.

"She is coming towards us, Uncle." The girl said in a bored tone. Neji was silently intrigued with the young girl's Kekki Genkai and made a mental note to research it in the future.

In the distance, a hooded figure started walking straight toward where they were all standing.

"It seems she wants to go home after all." Gaara said unamused.

"Oh no my Lord, she just wants us to back off. This is her predator march, and she wants us to know she is not backing down." The messenger Youta exclaimed nonchalantly.

The girl was now a hundred feet away and closing in. The leader, Nikamaru sighed deeply.

Twenty feet and the girl stopped.

"How do you want to do this Uncle, five against one or are you going to fight me yourself? I will let you decide." She spoke with a hint of boredom in her voice. Her position was relaxed and even lazy, but the five other Cloud members were rigid with anticipation, like she was a lion ready to pounce.

"Why don't we skip all this and you come home?" Nikamaru suggested.

"Oh please, you don't think that will actually work do you?" she teased. Gaara and the Konoha shinobi watched the interaction with interest.

"Kanea dear, how are you today?" the girl's voice turned a different note. She asked as a concerned sister would. "You did bring sunblock right?" she asked with a hint of worry. The younger sister smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Of course I did Kiera, do you think I am crazy or something?" she answered, putting her hands on her hips.

"Of course I don't think you are crazy, I know it!" Kiera teased. Kanea stuck her tongue out. The air between them pure loving sister to sister teasing.

Kiera finally removed her cloak, and shook out her spiky blue hair. She had a smile on her face as she threw her cloak to the ground. She adjusted the gloves on her hands which where both leather and steel, and checked her whip at her side.

Gaara found it hard to look away from the strange girl, she was literally glowing in the sun with all the metal she was wearing. Sakura couldn't help but notice that her outfit must weigh at least a hundred pounds, without the bull whip. Neji saw to her chakra channels which were surrounded by a blue presence, as if a protection barrier.

"Shall we take this further away, I don't want to cause trouble in this village." She said, taking a good look at Gaara.

"Oh I don't think that will be nessisary Kiera." Her uncle said calmly and rushed to her front for an attack. She blocked it easily, but became too overconfident she didn't watch the others. Masaharu came in from the back and placed the seal on her back. Kiera cursed herself for falling for the trap and stopped moving. She looked at her sister who was wide eyed in fear, and to her friend who looked just plain angry. She closed her eyes as Nikamaru made the hand seals.

And then the pain came. She screamed loudly and fell to the ground, Kanea rushed forward but was stopped by Kiera's words.

"Don't sister! You know what will happen to you if you get too close!" she ground out at another wave of pain rushed through her body.

"You never listen, do you? I have taken care of you all these years and this is how you repay me, by running off any chance you get." Nikamaru shouted over the girl's screams.

"Uncle no!" Kanea screamed.

"Please master, you'll kill her!" Youta shouted.

"My lord, please think about this!" Taiki restrained Youta from assisting his friend.

Blood started to come out of her mouth and Naruto couldn't hold back any more.

"Stop it you bastard!" he rushed forward, to be stopped by Neji.

"He is using her body's electricity to burn out her chakra channels, if you get too close you will get electrocuted." He explained, with anger in his voice.

Suddenly sand started pooling at Nikamaru's feet and traveled up his body, Nikamaru lost his concentration and Kiera stopped screaming. Sakura looked to Neji who gave her a nod that it was now safe. She rushed to the girl placing a hand over her heart.

"She needs to get to the hospital right away." She said shakily. Naruto nodded and picked up the unconscious girl.

Gaara was standing in front of the Saei leader with a deep anger in his eyes.

"You come into my village and torture your own niece, you are to leave immediately and be lucky I am being so generous." Gaara spat. He looked over to the sobbing girl, being held by the messenger.

"You two may return in two months to speak with the girl." And with that the sand started to dissipate and the Cloud shinobi made their retreat.

"How is she?" Gaara asked as Sakura exited the room the girl was being kept in.

"Sleeping. That vial man nearly killed her though, it will be a while before she can use chakra correctly. There are other things I am worried about as well Gaara." She lowered her voice and ushered him into the room. The girl was wearing a simple grey shirt and sweat pants now and looked peaceful in the cold hospital room.

"She has scars on her chakra channels, this has happened to her before. I think this time he was trying to kill her in front of her sister to make a point. Also, there are deep scars all over her body, mostly knife wounds. She isn't a shinobi, I checked. Her sister is a genin, but Kiera was removed from academy when she was a child, and never went back. This girl has an enormous chakra reserve and it looks as though she knows how to use it properly. But Gaara, this girl has been beaten to a pulp from the inside out. It is my perfessional opion that she not be released to her family until she is stable to make that decision. There is even a by-law that gives to a power to house a person from another village if you think he/she is in danger in their village." Sakura pleaded with him with her eyes to not let her return to that monster.

"I will see what can be done, Sakura thank you." Gaara bowed slightly and took a last look at the girl sleeping in the bed. In a flash he saw himself laying there. He shook his head and the vision had gone.

"I cant believe that jerk! What kind of uncle would try and kill their own niece?" Naruto paced around the apartment, waiting for Sakura to get there. Neji watched the blonde with growing agitation.

"Naruto, sit down. Pacing will not bring Sakura home any quicker." He reasoned and Naruto sighed and plopped down on a chair.

Dreams plagued Kiera's sleep, she heard her sister's cries, Youta's screams of protest, her mother's voice telling her stories of her family, and her father's last words.

"Kiera, be strong. Don't let them bring you down, you are stronger then they are not just in power. Use it." And the sounds stopped, and she was able to sleep at last.

A/N: here you go! Please read and review!