Haruto's 'list'

Itachi had cornered the two Jonin that came after him. Before he could give a killing blow, however, his kunai was blocked by a bizarre shaped shurinkens; its design suggested it was a Demon Wind Shurinken, yet there was something off about it. It soon became clear that the shurinken was being controlled, yet Itachi was unable to identify its origin. Then he finally noticed a lone ninja passing by; he immediately threw several shurinkens at him.

"Don't tell me you think you can hit me with those wimpy things," he snorted.

"Who are you?" Itachi retorted.

"Whatever… Get lost, 'cause I'm busy. Let's see…target number 12…name: Kabuto Yakushi. Former Leaf shinobi, recently branded a traitor for consorting with Orochimaru the Snake Freak against the village. Target number 13…name: Uchiha Itachi. Branded a rogue Nin by…what the…?! Great…another Sharingan Moron. I hope he doesn't come here any time soon in the mood I'm in," snorted the boy.

"You are Naruto, yes?" said Kisame annoyed.

"And you're a fish-faced freak. What's your point?" he retorted.

"Itachi, isn't he the one we're after?"

"Hai…get him."

"Come here you little…!"

Naruto avoided his attack and kept walking, mumbling all the way while reading, as if he were trying to memorize something. Kisame tried again and this time Naruto noticed his headband.

"Oy, Asuma-san! Is this guy a rogue Nin?" called Naruto. The next page flew on Naruto's book; he looked at it and said, "Never mind."

"Heh…so there's a rogue Mist Nin in the village. It's about time I had some fun around here!" said Naruto evilly.

"Odd…since when does the village dobe have a black book with names of rogue Nin?" said Itachi before he went to kill Kuranai again.

"Oh no you don't!" said Naruto as the shuriken from earlier struck Itachi again; even though Naruto hadn't thrown it.

"And to answer your question, you Sharingan Moron, I just got the updated version of the Black Ops Bingo book an hour ago. My old one was four years outdated."

"Since when are you allowed to have the bingo book?!" said Kuranai.

"Since I graduated from the class when I was nine. Oh course, then again you didn't know when I graduated so…" smirked Naruto.

"Wait a minute…Naruto, why are you wearing your goggles and not your headband?" said Asuma, the sensei for Shikimaru, Ino, and Choji.

"Because they won't give my headband back to me. Hopefully they'll reconsider after I suggested the trade..."

"What trade?"

"A mask for the headband."

A second shurinken comes flying at Naruto, who catches it with practiced ease. Attached to it are a note, a headband, and a certain mask. The note read: We have considered your suggestion of allowing you to keep your original headband and not your mask. We agree to this and have also agreed to let you work with our Black Ops force.

"Finally! It was weird not havin' my headband around my neck!" said Naruto as he tied it securely around his neck like a scarf.

"Wait a second…a Black Ops shinobi and wearing it around his neck? You're Haru, aren't you!" said Kuranai.

"Duh…Wasn't it obvious? Why else would I ignore a rogue shinobi from this village?" snorted Haru.

"Haru…who's Haru?" said Kisame and Itachi.

"Wouldn't you like to know Fish Face!"

"Itachi, since this kid isn't our target, can I…?"

"Yes…he is unnecessary. Kill him."

"Kuranai…who would win in a battle of power, a rogue shinobi or a kunoichi in a bad mood?" said Haru.

"I've heard this joke before. The kunoichi would win," said Kuranai.

"It isn't a joke. But you did get the answer right. The kunoichi would win because there's something that most people don't realize about girls. They hit harder when they're angry at something!" said Haru as she punched Kisame. When her fist made contact with the rogue Nin, he was literally sent flying! A shurinken flies out of nowhere and frees Kuranai.

"You two can deal with the Sharingan MORON. I've got some issues with the fish face."

"Who are you and what village do you hail from?" asked Itachi.

"Can't you tell?!" said Haru in surprise.

"I can see you're obviously a Leaf Genin…but you don't seem like the average Genin here at all."

"That's because I decided to help out after the last incident. Because I was originally born here, the elders let me stay and help repair the damage my comrades did."

"So…you weren't raised here. That means you got lucky and were allowed to stay. Interesting. Kisame! Kill the brat, but take her shurinkens; they're unusual enough that they may be worth looking at!" said Itachi suddenly.

"Will do… I was hoping you'd let me kill this runt anyway!" said Kisame. He tries to strike Haru with his sword, yet he misses yet again, this time with a different result. Haru jumped on his sword and smirked.

"Your overgrown cheese shredder can't hit me, idiot."

This comment causes his sword, Samehada, to attempt getting the arrogant Genin OFF. It responds with a flurry of spikes directed only at Haru. She grins…and blows them all away from her by using her shurinkens.

Unlike most shinobi, Haru doesn't carry around ANY of the normal sized shurinkens. She only carries her custom-made throwing stars that greatly resemble the Demon Wind Shuriken. She considers regular shurinkens too weak, even when chakra is added to enhance them.

Itachi is caught off guard when Samehada released the spikes; he didn't expect the sword to be so offended. (Samehada is a sentient sword which means it's alive.)

"Kisame…why are you taking so long to kill this boy?" said Itachi, starting to become annoyed.

"What…did…you…call…me?!" said Haru through gritted teeth.

"A boy, a pathetic brat. You're as bad as my little brother was."

"I…AM…NOT…A…BOY!!! I'M A KUNOICHI, YOU MORON!!!!" roared Haru angrily.

"What? Then why are you dressed like one?" retorted Asuma.

"Watch it pal. You're close to landing on my 'list'. And the only one I have a score to settle with right now is Jiraiya the pervert!" said Haruto.

"What list?" said Itachi.

"A certain idiot I know once called it my 'soon-to-be-dead list'. Anyone on it better watch their backs. I've been known to bring out demons that rip people to shreds."

"You almost had me for a moment there. There's no way you can release demons to do you bidding without getting killed in the process," said Itachi.

"Who said I was a normal girl? Unlike you lot, I can bring demons to this world to kill for me. They really don't care anyway…if it's me that brought them that is. Anyone else, they tear them apart until it's almost impossible to pick up all the pieces."

"Show me…" said Itachi, who still didn't believe her.

"And give you the opportunity to copy it?! Fat chance, you imbecilic Sharingan Moron."

"Ouch… She got you good on that one, Uchiha Itachi," said another Sharingan user.

"Hatake Kakashi."

"Not bad Haru-chan. Why is it that you can hold your own against high-level shinobi and your brother can't even handle the usual ones?" he joked.

"I paid attention in class. That's the only reason that I was allowed to skip half the courses in Black Ops training."

"So you claim."

"What do you want, Kakashi?" replied Haru.

"I came here to see how these two were doing. I got worried when I sent them to deal with the two I saw earlier."

Even with Kakashi fighting as well, they were still in trouble thanks to Itachi. When Itachi unleashed his Mangekyo Sharingan, or Kaleidoscope Copy Wheel Eye on them, Kakashi told everyone to close their eyes. The only one who ignored his order was Haru; she just covered her eyes with Naruto's old goggles.

"Like he could kill me with that half-assed move," she said bored.

When Kakashi was sent to Itachi's Genjustu, Haru was taken too because she didn't follow Kakashi's warning. As Itachi tortured the two of them, he was shocked that Haru didn't even show any pain or scream.

"Odd…do you not feel my blade, little brat?" said Itachi.

"I feel it. I've developed a particular technique to deal with ridiculous Justus like yours."

"Oh? What might that be?"

"Easy…I just remember that there are worse places to be than in a Genjustu. Take my home for example…"

"So you claim. So you claim," said Itachi before he continued his attack. Haru continued to show no response whatsoever; this completely caught Kakashi and Itachi by surprise. When the Genjustu faded, only Haru was able to remain standing. Kakashi collapsed from the pain.

"Impossible…that girl withstood your assault with the ultimate Sharingan?!" said Kisame in shock.

"Of course I withstood it! What the hell did you expect?! I went out into storms that came close to literally scrape the skin off of me and leave only bones, and that's only if I were very lucky!" snorted Haru.

"What kind of storms?" said Itachi, who had decided to see if he could copy her trick.

"Do you really want to know, or would you prefer I show it to you directly?" she smirked; she had one trick that not even the Sharingan could duplicate.

"Show me. Otherwise you're bluffing and I will have NO use for you at all."

"Suits me just fine. I had a feeling that I would use this Jutsu soon, and that's why I had it cut to match that knucklehead."

"So that's why you looked like him!" said Kuranai in surprise.

"Yup…now, to deal with you morons," said Haru as she brought out what looked like strands of hair… "Summoning Jutsu!!"

At first, nothing noticeable happened other than the wind dying down. Then, the whistling started. She threw the strands at Itachi and Kisame; a whirlwind erupted in the direction she threw them at. Soon, a full-blown windstorm appeared and the rogue Nin were in the middle of it. Sand blew everywhere, surrounding anyone caught in the storm; the wind was moving at such a speed that it could kill. When the wind died down, Haruto was amused to see them both still standing alive.

"So that's the country you hail from. No wonder you could injure me and survive an attack from Kisame…" said Itachi.

"You can't tell where someone is from by their Jutsu, Itachi," said Kisame.

"In her case I can. She doesn't like the Mist village, she deals with demons, and the storms can scrape the skin off completely. Obviously she's a Genin from Sunakagure."

"Kazehana Haru. I was permitted to live here due to the fact that this village is where I was born," said Haru calmly.

"How old are you?"

"They said you were a genius…but after that question I think they were off!" said Haru annoyed.

"What?"

"Don't you know anything, Itachi? Never ask a woman her age." Kuranai said, trying not to laugh.

At this point, Haruto's least favorite Jonin arrived. He helped Kakashi and the others; Itachi decided that to remain in the village would be a waste of time. But his decision came too late.

He had made…the LIST!!!

"This is new. I've never had 2 people on the 'list' before," said Haru calmly.

"I still don't get this 'list' thing. What's this about?" said Gai.

"I call it a 'list' because it has the names of people I'm inclined to send demons after and kill them. The first person I put was the Kazekage, who… (unfortunately for me)…died thanks to Orochimaru. He was the only person to tick me off enough that I wanted to kill him."

"So what happened? Why didn't you?"

"I tried, but the damn bodyguards always stopped the demons from inflicting mortal injury to the bastard."

"So what now?" said Asuma.

"I'm going after Itachi. If he's after my brother, then I have to stop him."

"How will you do that? Itachi killed his entire clan except for Sasuke, and a good majority of them were highly-skilled Jonin!" said Kuranai.

"Simple. I do the one thing he can't copy, even with that Sharingan of his. And since he can't copy it, he can't counter. Though how he survived that mini-sandstorm I'll never know."

"How were you able to bring that out anyway? I didn't see you use any blood required!" said Gai.

"I take it you were watching?"

"Right around the time Kakashi collapsed."

"Then you saw the strands of hair I threw. I don't need to use blood to summon that, I use my hair. They're not too different."

"So tell me more about your list. You mentioned that one of the Sannin was on it. Care to explain why?" said Kuranai.

"He pushed me and Naruto off of a cliff with jagged rocks jutting out everywhere. I can understand why he did that to Naruto, but to go out of the way to knock me out and push me off with him? That really pissed me off. So he ended up on the 'list'."

As Haruto spoke with the Jonin, Sasuke came in. Another shinobi burst in asking if it was true that Itachi had returned as was after Naruto. Sasuke bolted out at this, searching for his brother or Naruto. Haruto decided it would be wise to find her brother before either Uchiha did.