A/N: Hey y'all. Here's the next chapter and… yeah. It took me about four months to write the ending fight scene… Sorry. I even just gave up and punched it through so sorry for the crappiness of it. So, please enjoy, and any comments are welcome.

Temari entered her well-furnished hotel room provided by Nara Labs and slid off her heels. Walking deeper into the room she eyed the fruit basket on the counter and swiftly grabbed an apple as she passed by and after taking a bite she walked into the bedroom and there found her luggage that had been brought up by, whom she presumed, Kiba.

She's glad she had locks on them.

Setting the apple on the nightstand Temari pulled out a comfortable shirt and shorts, after sliding into her nightclothes she resumed eating her apple and found her way to the large panned window in the living room. Pulling open the blinds Temari took in the view of Konoha as the sun began to set behind the tall buildings, creating cascading lights as they pass through.

Turning away she made her way back to her new bedroom and grabbed her phone that was lying on the bed. She quickly dialed a number and waited for the other side to answer.

"…Temari?" Came the familiar voice in her native language.

"Gaara. How are you? How's everything going?"

"Everything 's fine."

"Anything new?"

"You've been gone for a day Temari. Nothing's change."

"Well, I was just checking. It's been night for a while over there. Is Kankuro making his rounds?"

"He is. How was your first day?"

"Fine I suppose. I checked into the lab where they're containing Weapon #3654. All seems well. They're in the process of running diagnostics. The researchers seem quite knowledgeable. They threw some big words at me and told me I was in the way and 'asked' me to leave."

"Sounds like scientists."

Temari let out a small chuckle. "You got that right." On the other end Temari heard a beep followed by muffled voices.

There was a small pause on the other line. "…Gaara?"

"Sorry Temari. I'm picking up something on the scanner. I'll call you tomorrow."

"All right. Talk to you tomorrow. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Temari hung up the phone a sunk down into the couch. Picking up the control she turned on the TV and found the news station. Automatically she recognized the scene. It was the road that she was on when they hit the traffic jam on the way to the labs.

"And this is the scene at today's traffic incident at Bondai and Natsune. As you can see the damage was kept to a minimum and contained by what looks like what was once was a Porsche. This incident was caused by Sado Yuuki who was attempting to rob the Fire Country bank until he was confronted by Konoha's self proclaimed protector: Uzumaki Naruto. After running into the crowded street he threatened to detonate a bomb he was concealing and by using the car Naruto was able to protect the surrounding area from any serious damage and fatalities. Thankfully there were no injuries and Sado has been put into custody.

Back to you Masahi."

The scene switched to of newsroom with two well-dressed anchors sitting behind a desk with the Konoha Symbol of an abstract leaf décor behind them.

"Thank you Ami." Masahi replied. "Now, I heard Naruto had a fun time with the bomb. How did that turn out?"

"Well, spectators had an interesting show. One of Naruto's copies did get caught in the explosion but he was seen shortly after helping with crowd control and posing for pictures."

"Did he have to use the Porsche though? Of all the cars- why the Porsche?" The anchor asked, laughing."

"Good question. I think he'll have a fun time explaining that one to his lawyer."

"Well no one was hurt and that's the important thing."

"It is indeed."

"On to other news-"

Temari clicked off the TV and sighed. She was already bored. It would be about this time that she would be starting her nightly prowl of her city. Instead she found her laptop and settled in to do her paper work. There wasn't a lot to do but it would keep her occupied for the next hour. Tomorrow she would begin her next day getting acquainted with the facility and the scientists and partake in their discussions and meetings.

Once finished with today's paperwork Temari had the idea and decided to look into the hotels 24hr gym. Normally she burnt a lot of energy hopping atop the buildings of Suna and beating up the bad guys, but she rightfully could not do that here and, as she was right now, she knew she would sleep badly tonight. After changing into a comfortable pair of work out clothes she headed to the gym where she would work out heavily into the early morning.

A few, uneventful weeks passed since coming to Konoha. Temari had adjusted well to work at Nara labs and had become a useful asset to her nation's project, much to the surprise of the other scientists involved in Weapon #3654. Apparently, they did not expect her to be so adept with scientific terminology and advanced theory. No longer did they seem to inwardly groan when she dropped by to check on the project and seemed to tolerate her presence a bit more than when she first began work here.

Ino was a chipper as always and still escorted Temari most places inside the facility but she now was not with her at all times when Temari idly sat in the common area while she worked on her reports. After getting to know Ino a bit she discovered that the girl wasn't all that bad. She was still quite annoying at times, in her opinion, but she seemed to have a good heart beneath her superficial surface. She talked very fondly of her two friends, Chouji and Shikamaru quite often, and a friend name Sakura, although she normally mentioned the later in a vindictive tone. It was one of those friendships where everything was a competition- even silly things.

Temari was sitting in one of the common areas at the moment and it was all most the end of another uneventful day and she began gathering her things to leave with plans of following through with her same routine: Go home, talk to Gaara and listen to Kankuro boast about how much fun he's having taking over her nightly shift, eat, and exercise for hours on end.

Ino, who was not far away as she aimlessly chatted up a group of co-workers, approached Temari and sat down next to her. She crossed her legs and turned to Temari with a suspicious smile.

"Want to go out tonight?"

"… Excuse me?"

"All you've done since you got here has been work as far as I know. Why don't you have dinner with my friends and me? We'll be eating at Chouji's family restaurant tonight. Even I have to admit that it's good stuff."

Temari thought for a moment but decided that anyone who willing "hung out" with Ino was not someone whom she would like to seriously associate with.

"No thank you. I think I'll stay at the hotel and catch up on things."

"Oh come one Ms. Sabaku. You're caught up. All you ever think about is work."

"You have no idea what all I think about."

Ino idly laughed like Temari made some sort of lame joke but still continued on persistently. "You can meet some of my friends that I've told you about. Believe it or not I actually have some very interesting friends that you would have to see to believe."

"Oh, I believe you."

Ino sighed when she figured out that she wasn't getting anywhere and turned around with an audible huff. It was obvious that she was not used to being turned down by anyone.

"Well, have fun with your evening then. I'm going home to get ready."

"Have a good night."

"You too." Ino replied as she stood and left Temari to herself to gather her things.

Before she knew it she was back at the hotel and watching the Konoha news. Not much was going on in the city that concerned her directly and when a segment on dogs needing a home came on she was grateful when her phone rang."

"Hello?"

"Temari!" It was Kankuro. "You'll never believe what just happened tonight."

"What? You finally became a man? I told you before Kankuro that your dolls don't count."

"Haha, very funny." Kankuro deadpanned, "But seriously, you know the Udo crime family?"

"Yeah…," Temari replied.

The Udo family was a part of Suna's top crime rings and all most all ways had a hand in highly illicit dealings, typically in trafficking. Though, of course, they keep their activities distant enough where it's nearly impossible to trace back to them so the courts can't seem to touch them. If it weren't for her father and what he did she would have had a hard time figuring it out on her own. And she was on hell of an excellent detective in her opinion.

"Well… I took them down."

Temari paused for a moment. "What do you mean you 'took them down'? You didn't just go in there and 'take them down', did you?"

"Of course-"

"Kankuro, if we just barged into every place storing criminals without proof of their wrong doing we could be viewed and twisted into being the villains! Again!"

"I know Temari! But that's just it. I got the evidence!"

"… What do you mean?"

"Well, I caught up with one of their men who was involved in trafficking of some drugs into a warehouse and guess who was there, believe it or not."

"Who?" Temari asked with genuine curiosity.

"Hideki Udo." Kankuro replied with satisfaction.

"No way! Why was he there?" She asked in astonishment.

"Well apparently Daddy didn't know that Hideki wanted a more hands on role in the family business. The fight was awesome! They had three three people with super powers. One was really strong, one had some sort of sonic voice thing going on, and there was this super hot chick that could do all this crazy crap with her body. No joke. This fight was epic. I almost thought about calling Gaara for back up but, since I am the man, I was able to take them all out plus the normal goons and Udo.

Can you believe the stupid kid? On his personal phone he had serious contacts with known criminals and in his pocket was a letter from Ken Udo himself to one of the drug cartel leaders!"

"What an idiot! Was he wanting to sink his family?"

"It gets better! Once the cops got there and found out for themselves they went to arrest Mr. Udo and I followed them, of course."

"Of course."

"So they go up there and did their typical police man job and took him to jail."

"Kankuro, you do realize that both him and his son is going to be out before you know it. They have some of the best lawyers in Suna for just this reason."

"Oh I know, but at least there's proof that they're the bad guys now, and now they can't even sneeze without the police coming down on them. They might be out soon but I think it will now be easier for us to go after them when we need to."

"You did good Kankuro. Wish I was there."

"You should! Man Temari, you missed one hell of a fight tonight. I haven't seen action like that in years!"

"I'm seeping in jealously," Temari replied sarcastically, but in truth… she really was. "Well, the night's still young. Maybe you'll see more action tonight."

"I hope so. You're really missing out. But I should go; I'm still on the clock. I just wanted to give you the updates on my most resent awesomeness."

Temari rolled her eyes. "Alright. Goodnight Kankuro."

"Night Sis."

Temari closed her phone and tossed it onto the coffee table. Letting out a large sigh she sat back into the cushion of the couch. She was happy for Kankuro for certain but damn it, that should have been her. All she's done since she got here was play her little role of Temari while Kankuro gets to have all the fun at home. It was ridiculous. Gingerly tapping her fingers against the arm of the couch Temari looked out the window, watching day slip into night.

"Screw this." She uttered as she threw herself from the couch and marched to her room.

Pulling open her drawer she rummaged through her clothes until she found what she was looking for and placed the garments neatly spread out on the bed. Looking down she eyed the black armored outfit that she used for her alternate identity. Frustrated, Temari began to pace back and forth in front of her bed.

"Damn it Temari; this isn't why you're here. You shouldn't even have brought this and you can't jeopardize your family and company just because you have an itch… Maybe if I'm careful… I haven't made that many connections here and I've been here long enough nobody could really trace her arrival with mine… Okay. Decision made. I'm going out. I won't do anything but I'll blow off some steam. Get this out of my system. No big deal. I'm sure no one will even notice if I'm careful..."

"Okay," she quickly exchanged her current outfit with the tight body armor.

She slipped four hair ties on her wrist and faced a mirror where she quickly tied her hair up in her iconic quadruple ponytails. After she was finished she grabbed her boots and slid them on, also grabbing her mask that she still kept in her suitcase that she kept in her closet. While inside she also grabbed her trench coat that would easily cover most of her outfit. After putting on the coat she slipped her mask into an inside pocket and after checking herself in the mirror she headed out the door.

Now this is what Temari was talking about. The freedom of leaping atop rooftops that was stories above hard unforgiving pavement in a tight black leather outfit with the wind whipping through your hair. She was amazed that she kept herself from this for as long as she had. Looking at Konoha through these eyes and feeling it through this body gave her a whole new perspective: everything seemed crisper and much more alive. It was still not Suna but it was a welcomed change that made her feel more alive than she has felt in the past weeks.

Even though she hadn't found anyone to fight since being out, Temari was still having a good time. In comparison to Suna, Konoha was practically crimeless thanks to their personal army of a multiplying hero that is Naruto. While Suna basically had her and Kankuro with Gaara in the shadows to protect their streets Konoha had about five hundred on constant patrol, and after a while I guess people just got tired of their nefarious plots being thwarted time and time again before they can get a step out of their door.

Stopping on one of the lower buildings Temari decided to do a little reconnaissance on what was going on on the streets beneath her. While doing a quick scan her eyes locked on to a familiar blonde that was currently blocking an entrance to some restaurant called "Chou."

"And I thought Konoha was bigger than this. This must be the restaurant Ino was talking about." Temari thought as she decided to listen in to what was happening below and why Ino was trying to keep whomever from leaving.

"No. We haven't even been here thirty minutes. You're not leaving yet!" Ino statted firmly as she rooted herself in place in the doorway. Temari couldn't hear what the other party was saying, because either he or she wasn't speaking up or Ino's voice just carries, but whatever it was just made Ino more angry. "Darn it! You've been spending too much time in that stupid lab. We never have a chance to hang out anymore… That doesn't count…. And neither does that! We're having some quality friend time that you are not going to miss out on so just turn your butt around and go sit back at our table… Stay out of this Chouji!"

"Will you listen, I'll make this up to you next time but I just got a text saying that a portion of text was just deciphered and I'm needed back at the lab to run some more tests," said a man with a annoyed voice as he delicately pushed his way through the petite blonde.

"It can't wait 'till tomorrow?" Ino pouted.

"Sorry, but I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow," he replied as he began to back away."

"Fine! Be that way." Ino retorted loudly as she sharply turned and walked back into the restaurant."

Temari saw the young man let out a frustrated sigh as he turned and began to walk down the sidewalk toward the building where she was perched. It was then that she made the connection. This was the same guy she saw the first day she was in Konoha, standing on the observation deck. It was hard to believe that this guy was friends with Ino. He just didn't look like the type to associate with her; he was too… unkempt and she expected Ino's friends to be a bit more posh looking, even the guys.

Call it a lack of better things to do, or whatever else you want, but she felt like tailing a bit out of curiosity. Why she was curious she didn't know, but Temari was never one to question herself. As he began to walk past the building she was on she walked beside him on the roof, watching him from above. The man turned back and eyed where Ino was once standing and then reached into his pocket and pulled put a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. He paused for just a moment to light up and return his pack and lighter to his pocket.

"Okay Temari, this is getting creepy. You have no reason to be following him. You know where he's going and he's obviously not going to do anything besides smoke while he gets there… Wait a second."

Temari paused in thought while she looked across the street where now a suspicious redheaded woman that has been walking along at a distance began to cross the street toward the man walking along in his own world. With the way she was walking toward him it was clear that Temari wasn't the only one tailing him tonight.

"Now what are we up to?" Temari muttered as the woman closed in.

She planned it out to where once she reached him he would be passing an alley and once she was finally close enough she very nonchalantly grabbed him by his arm and "forced" him deep into the alley.

"Hey, what in the hell are you doing," he growled as she walked him along before he was finally able to pull free.

"Shut the fuck up." She replied vulgarly. "Make one damn sound. One fucking peep and I will gut you here and now before anyone can fucking get to you. Understand?"

"What do you want? My wallet or something?"

"You stupid piece of trash. Do I look like a fucking petty crook?"

"Than just tell me what you want so we can both get on with our lives."

"He's taking this all rather calmly," Temari thought as she pulled back on her calf, stretching.

"You really are stupid. My friends and I know that your little laboratory would pay a nice sum to make sure that you are in all… most of your pieces."

"So it's a ransom you're after? That's unique." He replied sarcastically.

"Shut up! What the fucking hell do you know, huh? Now listen here. We're going to go on a short casual walk and if you do anything anything to draw attention you will start loosing parts, got it?"

"Sorry, but I am not going anywhere with you."

Stealthily the man laid his left had over his right and began to move his thumb over the silver watch he was wearing. Quite suddenly a large humanoid appeared behind him with large muscles and a bandage covering his eyes. The way he looked seemed something out of a twisted nightmare and also the way he seemed completely void of emotion as he grabbed the man and twisted his arms around his back, breaking his watch in the process. The man let out a cry of pain as he was forcibly repositioned.

"Uh oh. Where did this guy come from? I better stop screwing around."

Temari thought as she decidedly leapt down between the man and the redhead, pushing a light wave of airflow around her and outward before standing to face the redhead. Now, Temari is used to getting multiple responses when she suddenly arrives to a scene. Mostly cries of surprise and fear, some strings of curses, even some foolish sense of cockiness but this was her first encounter of ignorance.

"Who the hell are you?" Both the man and woman exclaimed. The woman seething in anger while the man seemingly plain confused.

"Oh? You've never heard of me? Well not too much surprise. I'm not from around here."

"Than it's not your damn fucking place to interfere so leave before I send you to the fucking coroners!

While the new strange blonde in the very tight leather outfit and strange quadruple hairstyle spoke to his attacker. The man noticed that the grip on the large monstrosity holding on to him begin to loosen. He didn't seem to be responding to what was happening in any way and he thought that to be very odd. The monstrosity's grip was still not loose enough to escape but he could move his arms just a bit more.

"It would be appreciated if you just call off your thing back there and leave before I really interfere."

A dark smirk formed on the lips on the redhead as she eyed Temari menacingly. Suddenly, two more humanoid creatures appeared on either side of Temari, flanking her as they rushed her. One was a man with the top portion of his head wrapped in bandages with even more bandages that appeared to hold him like a straitjacket, while the other had long grey hair that hung long over his tilted head, this one carried a giant knotted club as a weapon. Temari pushed a gust of wind underneath her as she did a quick back flip steaming with graceful finesse as she rounded and landed out of her attackers path.

The two attackers rounded without hesitation and once again preceded her while the redheaded woman looked on, not joining the fight. The one in the straitjacket charged at Temari who easily dodged him, while the other circled around and began to try to wrap his arms around to subdue her. Temari let loose a quick gust of wind that sent the two creatures sailing into the brick wall in front and behind her. Monotonously, the two rose again and the one wearing the straight jacket advanced again while the other hung back. He jumped forward, lunging at Temari, and what she thought was her making a simple evasion she soon found that the other had somehow managed to maneuver in her desired path without her noticing.

"How did he get there?" Temari hastily thought as she turned to block the club that was hastily coming down at her.

She threw up her arms up in defense and created an air barrier that slowed the club enough that she was able to move aside before it smashed into the ground, leaving a deep impact crater on the pavement. After adjusting herself to once again face the general direction of both of the offensive attackers, including Tayuya, she raised her arms and summoned a strong force of wind that she was sent flying toward them. Both creatures jumped in front of the redhead in a protective stance as the sharp wind wrapped around them in a whirlwind. Deep gashes from the wind formed across their exposed flesh and thick blackish blood began to bubble out of their should be deadly wounds.

"Hey!" Came the deep voice of the victim behind her. She wuickly turned to see him backing quickly away quicly from the large humadoid creature.

Temari rushed over to him and began to roughly push him away from the action and away from the nearby crature.

"How did you get out?" Temari asked. "That thing had you pretty tight."

"I'm flexable, while she was distracted I was able to squez out."

"Ah, flexable, right. What do you mean 'While she was distracted?'"

"Well, they're tied to her. She's obviously controlling them. While she was busy dodging your attack I was able to get away. I really think we should get out of here. There's too many of them and they all se-"

"I asked you a question, not your opinion." Temari barked as she pushed the glaring man further back, out of harms way. "N,ow watch how it's done." She stated confidently as she once again faced Tayuya whose three goons were now in a protective guard around her. "Think they're going to protect you?" Temari muttered.

Temari reared her arms back and a rush of whipping air surrounded her in a tight bubble. Pressing her arms forward a quick bust of wind spiraled directly toward Tayuya. The three creatures put up a tight protective guard but none were any match for the tornado like spiral that came hurtling toward them. The three creatures faded away quickly as the sharp wind overtook them. Beyond them Tayuya could also be seen caught in the furry of the mini tornado that was summoned by Temari that sent her spiraling into the pavement with the debris of the bricks and shattered glass that was pulled out with the blast. The effects of the burst could be also seen onto the next street where poles where leaning to the sides and more shattered windows and cracking walls.

Shikamaru stood dumbstruck as he watched Temari finish her work and nonchalantly turn toward him with a scary, yet beautiful smile.

"Well, what do you think?" Temari asked, almost cheerfully, as the alley walls continued to crumble behind her.

He wasn't sure how to respond to that question after the destruction that was just caused or with the fact that she very well just might have killed his attacker. This strange vigilante definitely lacked all forms of subtlety and he had to admit was even scarier than his mom… but he supposed he'd have to thank her this time.