Chapter 2

Black eyes watched as Ari sparred. She was covered in blood and sweat poured down her forehead. She had made two clones to make her training more intense.

'She has good chakra control,' the person thought, 'Able to create a clone to take her place in class, yet still have enough control to make two more to train against.'

Ari, though only 6 was very skilled. She knew training like this would wear her out and she would definitly be asleep early tonight, but thats what she wanted.

She was so caught up in her training that she almost didn't notice the figure standing by the tree. Quickly she flung one of the clones she was fighting into the air then all three spun to face the intruder.

"What do you want?" Ari snapped at figure partially hidden in the trees.

The figure moved from the shadows and into the clearing facing her.

Ari instantly recognized the person but did not relax her stance, though the two clones had disappeared, her kunai raised in front of her for protection.

"Uchiha," she said, eyeing him suspiciously, "Shouldn't you be at the academy?"

"Shouldn't you?" he questioned.

"I am at the academy."

"No," he said taking slow steps around her little form. "Your clone is there. You are here."

Ari turned to watch him as he circled her. She was tiny for her age which made him seem a head taller then she was.

"Well, i am done now so you can leave."

Before she could blink he was standing behind her. She spun to face him, the kunai in her hand slicing through the air to strike him, but he caught her arm before she could hit and twisted both arms behind her back.

Ari gritted her teeth in pain and hooked a foot around his leg in a quick sweep causing him to fall backwards, but his grip didn't loosen and she fell with him. Quicker then she thought was possible he had her pinned to the ground, arms behind her back, and was sitting on her legs.

"Get. Off. Me." she hissed, glaring at him. She could feel the kunai that was still in her hand pressing painfully into her back.

He returned her glare with a blank stare. His black eyes stared into her purple ones. Without saying anything he released her arms and began to stand up. Ari saw her chance and she took it.

As his weight lifted off her legs her knee came up and she could have cheered with glee at how much pain he was going to be in. Her glee was short lived though because he grabbed her leg, spun in a circle and threw her away from him. She landed a few feet away, skidding to a stop as her back connected with a tree, her eyes shutting in pain.

When she managed to open her eyes she saw his face and then felt her cheek explode as his fist connected with her face. She crumbled to the ground but, when he knelt down next to her, her purple eyes held malice as she glared at him.

"Don't try that again." He said softly, his face still not showing any emotion as he stood, then disappeared.

Ari slumped to the ground. She didn't have enough chakra left to heal any of her wounds.

'I hate you, Itachi. I hate you.' she thought, slipping into unconciousness.

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