DISCLAIMER: NARUTO ISN'T MINE!
Your/Kimi's POV*
Sasuke and Kakashi continue to train until it gets dark.
"Let's call it a night; Sasuke's chakra is quite low." states Kakashi.
You and Sasuke walk over to where Kakashi is; he rolls out a couple of mattresses.
He begins to roll out a third one, "Wait, Kakashi-sensei. I want to sleep back at home." You interrupt him.
"Home? At Naruto's? Okay." He says, shrugging.
Sasuke looks to you, annoyed.
"Well, Cya. I'll be back tomorrow morning." You say, turning to run down the mountain.
You quietly travel through the rest of the forest.
Once you reach the streets you begin to walk.
You go towards Naruto's house but stop.
'Last time I saw Naruto, he was comforting Sakura.' You think.
'She might be at his house; I don't want to ruin any moments' you turn.
Noticing that you are not really tired, you walk.
You walk through the quiet, empty streets of Konoha.
You notice a certain dark haired girl sitting outside of her mansion.
"Hey Hinata-san." You say, wandering over.
"Hi Kimi-san." She replies, "What are you doing out so late?"
"I'm just wandering around Konoha." You say, adding a smile to the end of your sentence.
"Oh," she says, "Do you want to come inside?" She asks politely.
"Sure." You say as you follow her into the mansion.
The rooms inside of the Hyuuga mansion are sparkling and white.
You can feel the stares of the servants as you follow Hinata through the halls.
Hinata continues to lead you through the snow white path; your mouth stays open in awe the whole time.
You follow the quiet girl into a large, mauve coloured room.
"Ahhh, Sugoi!" you yell, looking around the amazing room.
A boy and girl sat at a table in the middle of the room.
The boy looked up, it was Neji.
"Arigato, Neji-sama!" you chime, mocking him.
"Loser." He mumbles as he turns his nose up at you.
You growl at him and look back to Hinata.
"Kimi-san. This is my imouto, Hanabi-chan." She says, gesturing to the small girl next to Neji.
"Hi, I'm Kimi!" you say, smiling at the young girl.
She looks up and you see the similarities between her and Hinata.
'You can definitely tell that they are siblings.' You think, staring.
"Let's go, Kimi-san." Hinata says as she pulls you to the table.
You follow her and sit down next to her little sister.
You now know what they were doing.
Neji was teaching Hanabi about chakra control.
'I heard about the Hyuuga way of fighting, gentle fist.' You remember the one time that Orochimaru had you train with and then kill a Hyuuga who had made his way into the tunnels.
Hanabi was listening to Neji but finding it hard to understand.
"You must focus your chakra through your hands and into your opponent." Growls Neji.
'Neji really is a terrible teacher, he can't explain things properly'
"Hanabi-chan?" you say, patting her on the back, "Imagine that you are pouring all your chakra into your fists."
She looks at you, concentrating.
You hold out your hand and she looks at it confused.
"Use your Byakugan." You instruct her.
She does as told, her eyes widen as do Neji's and Hinata's.
"Then, you imagine that the chakra is building up too much pressure. It is so full that you are unable to feel your finger tips." You say nodding.
She nods too.
"And finally, release the Chakra through your finger tips, thus giving you a burst of chakra." You smile as the girl thinks about the concept in her head.
"Saito-san?" Neji looks to you, confused.
"How are you able to do the 'gentle fist'?" Hinata finishes for him.
"I learnt it." You say, smiling.
"But it is a Kekkei-genkai." Neji growls.
"Nope, it is not." You say putting your finger into the air, "The Byakugan is a Kekkei-genkai. I can't see the chakra points as you can."
"Then why bother to learn the technique?" He asks, still confused.
"Because, Neji-kuun." You tease, similar to Sasuke, "I do my homework."
The three ninja look at you even more confused than before.
"I memorised the points and their positions." You say bluntly.
"Nani?" Neji looks to you, furious.
"I was bored, so I read a whole heap of books." You say, making up a quick excuse, "I read… a lot."
"I don't believe you." He says, even more furious.
"Just try me." You say, grinning.
Neji immediately jumps to his feet, in his battle stance.
'Why can't people just live with the fact that I am not an average ninja!' you groan.
"I don't want to fight you, Neji-kun." You say, turning your head.
"I won't take no for an answer!" he yells, pushing his palm forward.
You can see it gliding towards your shoulder.
Your hand meets his arm as you deflect it easily.
You bring your other hand around and begin to prod several spots on his arms.
He moans in agony as you stop all the chakra-flow in his two limbs.
His arms flop to his sides as you grin.
He growls at you and slowly makes his way out of the room.
Hinata and Hanabi are watching you, their eyes open wider than before.
"Do you want to give it a try, Hanabi-chan?" you ask her.
"Umm, Kimi-san?" Hinata starts, "It's a bit dangerous to let a child practice on a person. She could severely damage your chakra points."
She looks to you, worry strewn across her face.
"Don't worry Hinata-san; I am a pretty strong ninja." You say, patting her on the back.
Hanabi is looking at you, excitement in her eyes.
"Really?" she asks.
You can hear the similarities between her voice and Hinata's.
"Sure." You say, standing with your arms out.
She runs at you, palm out.
Her hand collides with your flesh but the impact is minimal.
"Hanabi-chan, you mustn't force the chakra out. Try to let it naturally flow."
She nods and steps back again.
She continues to use you as a human punching bag until later that night.
Hinata and Hanabi offer for you to stay longer but you say no thanks.
"Hanabi-chan, you can't practice this on any other people unless your teachers tell you that you are ready. Okay?" you ask the small child.
"Okay." She says nodding.
Her small arms wrap around your waist as you feel the warm chakra from her body.
"I'm leaving now." You say as you step out the door.
Hinata and Hanabi wave to you as you walk away.
You see the pale eyes of the Hyuuga boy, watching you from around the corner.
"Cya Neji-kun!" you yell, he whips his head back around.
You laugh as you continue to walk down the street.
The streets of Konoha are quiet and ominous.
You continue to wander around them until dusk.
The sun shines brightly through the trees of the forest as you head back to the training grounds.
You reach the summit to see Kakashi and Sasuke training.
"You're late." Kakashi says, not looking up from his perverted book.
"Sorry, I was training with Hinata-chan and Neji-kun." You say, bowing.
Kakashi looks to you, his eyes scanning.
"How?" he asks simply.
"How what?" you ask him back.
"How were you training with the Hyuuga family?" He asks you, more probe-like.
"With the Gentle fist." You say and begin walking towards Sasuke.
Kakashi drops the subject.
"Wanna spar?" you ask, readying your stance.
"If you can handle it?" Sasuke challenges.
"Oh, you're on!" you yell, pouncing.
He grabs a shuriken from his pouch and launches it to you.
You avoid it easily.
Sasuke continues to throw many more weapons to you.
Some of them you catch and launch back.
You laugh.
"Is that all you got?" you tease him.
He tenses, "Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu!"
You laugh, "Easy as pie."
A large fire begins to come from Sasuke's mouth.
You shield yourself using your snakes as you fly straight through the Jutsu.
Sasuke continues to blow, causing the flame to grow.
He begins to run out of breath.
As the fire dies down, he doesn't expect to see you still running through the flame.
When you jump from the last of the flames, he gasps.
You land on top of the Uchiha, laughing.
"I think I win!" you yell, jumping up.
You hold out your hand, Sasuke takes it.
"Nice try." He whispers as he pulls you back to the ground.
"Hey! That's not fair!" you yell, pouting.
He laughs and walks back towards Kakashi, leaving you in the dirt.
You get up and frown, trying to burn a hole into Sasuke's back with your glare.
He doesn't feel it.
Sasuke's training with Kakashi continues for a few more days.
You decide to use it to create your own new Jutsu.
You wander off into the green forest again.
You can feel the wind energy flowing within you.
You tense and untense your muscles.
'It feels so good, I haven't done this in a long time' you smile to yourself.
You decide to work on using a wind-type Jutsu, it's your strongest.
You are quite used to creating and designing new jutsus.
Orochimaru had forced you to perfect and perform more and more jutsus.
"He actually prepared me for this." You though out loud, chuckling.
"Who did?" You jump at the sound of Kiba's voice.
"No one." You say, spinning on your feet to face the Inuzuka.
"What are you doing out here, all on your own? Kimi-chan?" he asks you, ignoring your answer.
"Uhh… I'm training." You say, smiling.
"Really?" he looks excited, "With whom?"
"With myself." You say pointing to your chest.
"How?" he asks; you wish he wouldn't ask so many questions.
"By working on my own Jutsu!" you smile.
"Haha, no seriously." He says, laughing.
"I am serious!" you frown, 'I guess most Genin don't know much about chakra manipulation' you think.
"Really?" he asks, "Can I watch?"
"Nope." You say, tapping your nose, "You might spill my weakness to all your friends. And then I would never make it through the exams." You say.
Kiba pouts, 'Oops, I forgot that Kiba didn't make it through the preliminary rounds' you think.
You walk over to the boy and wrap your arms around him.
"Don't worry Kiba-kun, this way it will be a surprise." You pull back to smile.
He smiles back, "Okay, I'll just go train with Hinata-san and Shino." He says, bounding off.
Kiba's POV*
'I wonder why Kimi is so secretive about her jutsus.' You wonder as you leave the Kunoichi behind.
You smile and head towards Hinata's mansion.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"What are you doing here, Dog?" Neji answers the door.
You growl before realising the reason that you are there.
"Is Hinata-san here?" you ask, tilting your head, 'Haha, I feel so feminine'
"Yes, Hinata-sama is here. Why might I ask do you want to know?" he asks, frowning.
"First, you may ask. And second, I am here to ask her to train with me." You growl back.
"Kiba-kun?" Hinata peeks around a corner and smiles.
"Mother, father, I am going out to train!" she yells before running out the door to see you.
Neji frowns and you stick out your tongue.
"H-hi K-Kiba-kun." She stutters.
"Let's go get Shino." You say smiling.
She smiles back as you both walk to your teammate's house.
"Shino's house always creeps me out." You think out loud.
"K-Kiba-kun!" Hinata shushes you as you look up to see Shino standing in front of you.
"Oh, Shino!" you yell, panicking, "How are you?"
"I'm fine. I was just walking; I wanted to get out of my creepy house." He growls.
"So you heard that?" you say, rubbing the back of your head, "Sorry."
"Oh don't, mind me." He says walking off.
'Now I've done it.' You think, looking to the ground.
You and your teammates continue to walk towards the forest to train.
Sasuke's POV*
You have not seen Kimi for a few days.
'I wonder what she is doing.' You think, 'Is she watching us right now?'
"Sasuke." Kakashi calls to you. "The third round of the Chunin exams will be starting today at noon." He says, smiling.
You look to the sun and quickly work out the time in your head.
"But sensei, that is in half an hour. Shouldn't we be heading there now?" you ask him.
He smiles more intensely, "No Sasuke, we must be fashionably late." He states putting his finger in the air.
You laugh and frown as you continue to build up your chakra to prepare for the exams.
Your/Kimi's POV*
You run through the forest towards the battle arena.
"I don't… want… to… be… late!" you said between breaths.
As you were running you saw Naruto, he was also running towards the arena.
"Naruto!" you yell, "Aren't you supposed to be at the battle arena!"
"Yeah, so are you!" he yelled back.
You laugh as you run towards him; you continue to run with him the rest of the way.
"Naruto?" you ask.
"Yeah?" he looks to you.
"Why are there bulls running after you?" you ask him, pointing behind yourself.
"It's a long story." He replies and you laugh.
You, accompanied by Naruto, run into the battle arena.
Both of you huffing.
Quickly, you compose yourself and walk to the line of Genin waiting.
You can see Shikamaru, Neji, Shino, Temari, Kankuro and Gaara.
No Sasuke.
'He is probably trying to fit in some last minute training, I hope he doesn't take too long' you frown.
Your eyes cross a certain somebody sitting next to the Hokage.
He is dressed as the Kazekage, leader of Sunagakure.
'He has disguised his body but I know that chakra anywhere, Orochimaru.'
He glares at you and you avert your eyes.
"The first fight will be," the proctor reads out, "Uzumaki Naruto vs. Hyuuga Neji. Would all other Genin leave the battle arena." He sounds like he has rehearsed the speech many times.
You and the other Genin walk up to the watching platform.
The fight begins.
"You can do it Naruto!" you yell, smashing your fists against the railing.
A fist print is left behind.
Some of the Genin whisper at your sudden outburst.
'None of them have seen any of my strength' you smile, 'I can give them all a surprise'
Naruto and continue their fight.
Naruto wins and won't shut up about his victory.
Then is supposed to be Gaara and Sasuke but Sasuke still isn't here.
They postpone their battle until last.
Shino and Kankuro are supposed to fight but Kankuro forfeits.
'I wonder what is going on; those sand ninja are really suspicious.'
The next fight was between Shikamaru and Temari.
The fight went on for a while, as Shikamaru planned.
Shikamaru had Temari in his shadow possession when the match ended.
He forfeited, saying it was "Too troublesome."
Next was supposed to be your fight with Dosu.
You frown when you notice that he isn't there.
"Dosu has not arrived, and therefore will be disqualified. Kimi-san will move forward to the next round." Says the proctor.
"NANI?" you yell, everyone looks at you, "DON'T I EVER GET TO FIGHT?"
They all frown, the other Genin laugh.
Gaara laughs in an even more evil way.
'I bet he had something to do with this.' You glare at the red-haired ninja.
The crowd begins to grow wild.
They throw drinks and scraps into the arena.
You can hear them calling something sounding like, "U-CHI-HA!"
'Damn you Sasuke hurry up!' you mentally yell at him.
Just at that moment, as if he had heard you, Sasuke appears in the arena.
The drinks and rubbish cease to be thrown.
The crowd cheers.
"Hmph!" Naruto stands next to you, pouting.
You laugh.
Sasuke and Kakashi look around.
Sasuke spots you and smiles.
You wave and he begins to wave back before his ego kicks in.
He freezes and continues to put on the strong, cool act.
You laugh.
Sasuke looks to Kakashi, who seems to be enjoying this, "Am I late?" he asks, as if he didn't know.
"Uhh, no." the proctor says, looking at his watch and frowning.
Sasuke smiles slightly before turning to Gaara.
"The next fight is between Uchiha Sasuke and Sabaku no Gaara." states the proctor.
You sit and watch as Sasuke and Gaara get into their fighting stances.
'Watch out Sasuke, Gaara is no push over.' You think back t o your previous fight with the sand nin.
Flashback
"You disturbed my sand," says Gaara in a low voice, "now you die!"
The sand begins to rise up around you; it closes over both your feet.
Temari looks at you and shakes her head.
You smile again, and they look confused.
You can feel a sensation in your feet, it begins to creep out and up in between you and the sand.
Gaara's eyes widen, as does your smile.
Sasuke watches your every move; he is the only one who knows what is going on.
You, leap out of the sand trap as a bunch of snakes explodes from the sand.
Gaara looks surprised, "Sabaku Kyuu!" (Desert coffin) he yells repetitively, trying desperately to crush my snakes.
Back to the present
'If I didn't have my ultimate shield, Gaara would definitely have destroyed me.' You think.
'Or at least have put a strain on my body'
Sasuke dodges Gaara's sand for the first half of their fight.
"What are you doing Sasuke!" Naruto yells from next to you.
You smile and continue to watch the intense fight.
After a while, Gaara begins to get annoyed.
He retracts all of his sand into a tight ball around his body.
'Oh no.' you think, 'he can't be.'
"Gaara." Temari whispers, she and Kankuro tense.
"Crap." You say, balling your fist.
Gaara begins to mutter several chants from inside of his ball.
Sasuke, not knowing what he was getting into frowned.
He jumped back to the other side of the stadium.
'Oh no Sasuke, don't' you think, too late.
He grips his wrist, "Chidori!" he yells as sparks begin flying.
The sparks grow wilder and wilder.
Sasuke, still gripping his arm begins to run towards Gaara.
His fist held out as he pierces the shield.
"AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGG!" you hear from inside the shell.
"CRAP!" you yell, Temari and Kankuro look at you, confused.
"What's wrong with you?" they ask.
"He's doing it, isn't he?" you frown.
Temari gasps, "How do you know about that?" she asks.
"None of your business!" you growl as you watch the fight.
"IT-IT'S MY BLOOD!" Gaara continues to scream in horror.
Sasuke smiles.
"NO SASUKE! THIS IS NOT GOOD!" you yell, he looks to you, hurt.
'Damn this kid and his misinterpretations' you sigh, "LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO GAARA!" you yell.
His hurt turns to surprise as the demon inside Gaara begins to creep out.
Sasuke pulls his arm back in horror.
The rest of the crown gasps.
All except for Orochimaru who grins under his mask.
The ball around Gaara begins to collapse as the semi-beast begins to wobble.
"Come on Kankuro, it's time." You hear Temari whisper next to you.
You frown.
The two sand ninja appear next to Gaara just before he collapses.
They catch him and loop his arms around their shoulders.
Sasuke, still faint from the fight looks at them, stunned.
The sand ninja begin to run as the stadium fills with a sleep Jutsu.
"Release." You whisper, bringing your hand to your face.
You jump up to where Orochimaru is sitting, still with his smile plastered across his face.
He grabs onto the Hokage and pulls him up onto the roof.
You run but get blocked by another Jutsu just before you could get in.
"DAMN!" you yell.
After standing, helpless for a while you decide that you should help the other Genin.
They had all gone after Sasuke, who in turn gone after Gaara.
You passed a couple of ninja, still fighting.
Shino was fighting Kankuro, just like they were supposed to in the Chunin exams.
Temari had already been defeated.
You frowned as you ran faster to catch up to team 7.
You cannot believe the trouble that the team had gotten themselves into.
Sasuke lying on a tree branch, almost unconscious.
Sakura pinned to a tree by the Shukaku's sand.
And Naruto, he was sitting on a giant toad, fighting Sabaku no Gaara.
"You guys really screwed this one up." You say, letting out a sigh of exhaustion, "Why do I always have to clean up these messes?"
Sasuke glares at you, his curse mark slightly covered his face.
"I'll start with Sasuke-kun." You say, casually walking over to him.
You smile and hold out your hand.
He grabs it and tries to help himself up.
You begin to suck the curse mark's effects out of him and into your body.
The tadpole markings begin to cover your face.
Sasuke's eyes widen, "Kim-" he begins, worry shaking his voice.
"Don't worry." You whisper as the markings continue to cover your body.
"Senei no Yoroi." You whisper as your armour breaks off.
The curse continues to cover your skin.
"Damn!" you whisper, Sasuke still holding your hand.
You use your chakra to force the curse mark into your body, absorbing your father's power.
Sasuke's eyes relax with relief.
"See? I told you not to worry." You say bubbly.
'Damn. That was close.' You think.
"Now for Sakura-san." You say jumping to the tree that she is on.
She squirms, "No Kimi,… I… don't… want… your help." She gasps, anger and fear mixed in her voice.
"Well, you're going to get it." You growl 'ungrateful.'
You place your hand on Sakura's head, "Senei Bunshin no Jutsu." You whisper as her eyes open.
Snakes begin to cover Sakura's body.
She whimpers slightly as their skin rubs against hers.
"Don't be such a wuss! I thought you were a ninja." You say.
She frowns and endures the snake's intimacy.
They continue to cover her body, with a slimy surface.
The slime slowly begins to harden over Sakura's body as horror hardens over her face.
"Don't worry." You say, "I wouldn't let anything happen to my friend."
She smiles as the snake skin finishes covering her body.
"Release." You say, touching her forehead.
The skin begins to move, Sakura's now weak body drops from its grasp, as a Bunshin of her grows inside of the snake skin mould.
A now unconscious Sakura lies on the ground.
You pick her up and wrap her in snakes for protection.
The snakes carry her away to a safe place for the time being.
Sasuke watches you with amazement in his eyes.
'This is not the time to get all starry eyed Sasuke.' You growl.
You walk over to Sasuke and sit next to him, watching Naruto.
"Shouldn't we help him?" Sasuke asks, worry in his voice.
"Nah." You say, "This is a fight between Jinchurikis."
"What?" he asks, you just shake your head.
You and Sasuke sit and watch the fight for a long time.
Sasuke is obviously annoyed.
You can tell it is because Naruto still fighting against the person he couldn't beat.
"Don't worry Sasuke. It is much more complicated than a normal fight." You reassure him.
"What do you mean?" he asks, still annoyed.
"They are battling against their inner demons." (double meaning haha)
"Inner demons?" he asks.
"Yeah, their beliefs and their ways of life. Their Nindo." (Way of the ninja) he frowns.
"What about my Nindo?" you hear him mumble.
'Poor Sasuke, I just wish I could tell him all I know.' You wrap your arms around the grumpy ninja next to you.
Sasuke's eyes widen and he jumps at the touch but soon relaxes.
He breathes heavily for a while but then his heartbeat slows.
The toad that Naruto was on has now turned into what looks like the Kyubi.
"What are you doing Naruto?" you growl, watching intensely.
The large fox begins to run towards the Shukaku that had awoken from Gaara.
He sticks out his claws and fangs and rams them into the tailed beast.
Shukaku roars.
Naruto leaps off of the foxes back and onto the Shukaku.
"Gotta… wake… him… up." You can hear him say between breaths.
He grabs onto Gaara's shoulders and head buts him.
"What?" you say, jumping up.
Sasuke looks up to you, confused.
He then sees Naruto, "Naruto!" he growls.
The small red haired boy begins to fall from the now disintegrating Shukaku.
The sand begins to blow away with the wind.
'Poor Gaara' without thinking you summon a group of snakes to cushion Gaara's fall.
He lands on the soft snakes and they disappear.
You smile as you run to catch Naruto, also falling from a great height.
He lands in your arms with an, "OOF!' you laugh at his attitude.
"Why?" Gaara starts, you and Naruto look to him, "Why would you risk your life to save someone other than yourself?" he looks confused.
"For love and friendship." Naruto says, smiling to the fallen sand Nin.
He then turns his head slightly so he is making eye contact with you.
"Why?" he says again, referring to the snakes that broke his fall.
"Because I get your point, I understand your pain." You say walking off.
"You will never know my pain!" he yells back to you.
"I don't need to prove myself to you!" you yell back, anger now clear in your voice.
He frowns as he apologises to his siblings.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto screams as he runs to the snake-clone of his beloved Kunoichi.
He looks sad, "Sakura-chan? What happened to you?" he cries.
"Naruto!" you yell! He looks to you tears in his eyes, "She is over there." You point to the girl lying on the ground, surrounded by snakes.
"Sakura-CHAAN!" he yells in joy realising that she is alive.
You laugh.
"Let's go." You say, leading the team back to Konoha.
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