BloodyCrystal: Here's the next one, set after the Chuunin Exam third round prelims, but sometime before the finals.
Pride
She had beaten her opponent with expected ease, shooting the girl out of the air after batting her attacks away like the bugs they were. She had laughed about it, mocked her opponent in front of everyone else. And deep in her heart, another small rent had been torn, bringing a tang of salt to her eyes. She had ignored it, as always, until she was alone.
Then she had allowed the pain to well forth. It always hurt, crushing dreams that were similar to the ones she had once held. The little leaf wanted to be a strong kunoichi, a better dream than most female ninja that age. She had pride to spare, probably from training with her powerful teammates. But it hadn't been enough.
The little leaf would come back stronger, maybe as an equal—or maybe the weapons-user would win the next fight.
Pride would bring the fight.