When Michiko woke up, she felt completely refreshed, and stretched her arms and legs before walking into the fighting area, seeing the Genin lining up already. She smiled at her friends, but she got an uneasy feeling about one with silver hair and glasses, a Konoha headband on his forehead. 'I've never seen him before…' she noted, standing beside the other proctor. As the Hokage said the rules, Michiko's eyes and mind started wandering as she scanned the groups of Genin, smiling at her friends and glaring at the Sound nin, making them flinch. She felt eyes on her back, and her shinobi instincts made her tense, her eyes narrowing as she inconspicuously scanned the room again, seeing the Sound ninja sensei, his gold eyes familiar, making a shiver race down her spine, and she looked away.
The names were being picked randomly on the screen already, and she watched it intently, wondering who'd be first. When she saw the names, her heart nearly stopped. She saw everyone else go onto the viewing platforms, noticing that the silver haired Genin was no longer among them. 'I should stop zoning out…' she scolded herself mentally, and stepped forward with the other proctor. As he said the rules, she looked anxiously between the two boys, looking worriedly at Sasuke. 'If he can't use his chakra, then how in the world is he gonna win?'
As the fight began, worry dug its claws into her heart as the other shinobi drained Sasuke of his chakra. Kakashi saw Michiko's hand twitch, but she restrained herself from stopping the fight, and Sasuke wins by using a new move, Lions Barrage. Kakashi caught an exhausted Sasuke, gave Michiko a reassuring look, and left with him. She sighed with relief, when Shino and Zaku, the Sound Nin that had his arms snapped, came down to fight. Michiko glared at Zaku, but wasn't worried for Shino, who expertly defeated his opponent. It was then that she noticed the Sound ninja sensei was no .longer there, and she felt an uncomfortable feeling settle in the pit of her stomach. The next match was Sakura vs. Ino, and Michiko felt uneasy. 'I know they won't hold back…''Then that's for the best…it's the only way they'll get any stronger…' Michiko had to agree with her Bijuu on that, but wasn't about to admit it.
When the fight started, Michiko knew they were holding back, and she sighed, saying, 'I guess they WON'T fight with all they've got…' 'Aren't you relieved?' 'I thought I would be…I'm not sure anymore…' When the two girls put their headbands on their foreheads, Michiko saw how much harder they were fighting, and a small smile graced her face. When Ino cut her long hair, Michiko's jaw literally dropped. 'It's official…Ino just lost her mind…' But Ino's trick worked, and when she was about to make Sakura forfeit, Naruto shouted some sense into her. Ino released Sakura from her jutsu, much to Michiko's surprise, When the fight ended in a tie, Michiko lifted up Sakura as Asuma got Ino, and went onto the viewing platform. She checked their pulses, making sure they were okay, and turned to an anxious Naruto, a lazy yet worried Shikamaru, and an eating Chouji. "They'll be fine…they just need some rest…"
She went back down as the other names were being chosen. Tenten vs. Temari. Michiko felt her heart stop when the two came down, thinking, 'They could kill each other!' 'That's too bad…' 'I can't let it happen!' Michiko knew Tenten didn't stand a chance from the beginning, and dreaded what Temari would do to her. Temari used her fan to use the weapons against the brunette, and she fell on the closed fan. 'TENTEN!!' Temari threw the unconscious girl, and she was about to land on the sharp weapons scattered about. Michiko moved as fast as she could, catching her friend in time, and checked her out quickly, and gave Temari a hurt, disappointed look, making the Sand Nin look guilty, before giving her to Gai, saying, "She'll be fine…she just needs to rest…"
The next fighters were selected, and Michiko saw Shikamaru and the Sound kunoichi, Kin, ready to fight. She held her breath, and saw the fight unfold before her. When Shikamaru won, her smile was brighter than Kakashi had seen it since she had gone into the Forest of Death. The next fight though, took the smile off her face in an instant. Naruto Uzumaki vs. Kiba Inuzuka…