Sand: here's chapter 5

Mana: it's about time

Sand: I owe nothing but Mana and Shinigami. Sora-Imoto owes Kiiro, Keiko, and Himaru, and Fluke … i think. Oh and Nina's parents are Ino and Sai, Sai took Ino's last name when they got married (but that's just cuz I don't know Sai's last name ….. if he has one)

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11 year old Mana Inuzuka sighed and rolled onto her back. She was laying under a tree in the Academy playground, while the other students played. Her best friend Nina Yamanaka, sat leaning against the tree reading a book, petting Shinigami, who was laying next to her.

"Well, well, well what have we here? Looks to me like a Mutt and a Barbie." Mana rolled over and looked up as Nina looked up from her book. Standing before them with sneers on their faces were Haroki Uzumaki and Keiko Nara.

"Awww what Uzumaki, you miss you're brother so much you have nothing better to do than bug us?" Mana asked knowing she touched a nerve. Ryo had been traveling and training under Jiraiya, like his father had. He had been gone for a few years now.

"Shut it, Inuzuka." she snapped, glaring full force at the pink haired girl on the ground.

"Yeah yeah, whatever." Mana yawned rolling back over.

"Don't ignore us Inuzuka." Keiko growled.

"Back off you two we're not in the mood." Nina said turning back to her book. Suddenly Mana stiffened, raising her head in the air she sniffed once, twice. Her eyes sparkled happily as she jumped up and ran towards a group of boys who were 'playing ninja'.

"MA-NA WHERE ARE YOU GOING!!" Nina shouted as she, Shinigami, Keiko, and Haroki chased after her. Mana shoved through the boys grinning when she heard this:

"So where have you been, man?"

"Yeah, Ryo where've you been at?"

"RYO!" she cried shoving through the last of the boys and throwing herself into the blonde boys' arms.

"Eehh? Mana-chan is that you?" he asked startled as he shifted his weight and wrapped his arms around her so they wouldn't fall.

"OF COURSE it's me, who else has pink hair in this village, besides me and my mom!" she cried squeezing him, he laughed.

"Well, it's good to see you again Ryo-kun." Nina said as she carried Shinigami through the crowd.

"Good to see you too, Nina-chan," he replied as he set the shorter pink haired girl back on her feet.

"Nii-chan!"

"Ryo-nii!!" Nina and Mana were shoved out of the way as Keiko and Haroki hugged Ryo.

"Hey you two, how have you been? You haven't been messing with Mana and Nina, have you?" he asked.

"No we haven't." The two girls said at the same time.

"Tch, yeah sure you didn't." Nina and Mana said sarcastically.

"Class's are now resuming." all the boys sighed that the announcement had stopped a fight from breaking out.

5In class5

"Now I will be calling out your teams and team leaders, no comments, protests or questions till the end." Iruka-sensei called.

"Hai Sensei!" the class said together.

"Team 7 with Konohamaru as their leader is Nina Yamanaka, Mana Inuzuka, and Ryo Uzumaki." Nina and Mana high-fived, Ryo winked at the two girls who grinned back. Keiko and Haroki glared at them.

"Team 8 with Moegi as their leader is Keiko Nara, Haroki Uzumaki, and Koji Hitakuru."

"And finally Team 10 with Udon as their leader is Hiruto Takeshi, Suzu Azumari, and Kyo Rock (Lee's son)."

5Meeting Konohamaru5

"Well, I'm Konohamaru, I'll be your teacher so how about you tell me something about yourselves." he said staring at the two 11 year olds and one 12 year old in front of him.

"Weeeell, I'm Mana Inuzuka and this is my puppy Shinigami, we work as a team. Ummmmm, I like Ryo, Shinigami, Nina, my parents some times my brother, fighting, running, and dancing. I dislike Haroki, Keiko, people who think girls are useless because their girls, annnnd my dream is to be ….." Mana trailed off and blushed, "Uh, never mind."

'Hmmmm, interesting.' Konohamaru thought as he watched Nina and Ryo beg the dog-girl to tell them her dream.

"I'm Nina Yamanaka, I can perform my mom's mind control jutsu, I like Shinigami, Mana, Ryo, Hiruto, my family, reading, painting. I dislike Haroki, Keiko, and egotistical people, except Mana. And my dream is to be a great Medical Ninja." the pale-blonde haired girl smiled at her best friend, who was pouting at her.

'Maybe this team won't be that bad.' was Konohamaru's thought as he watched the two girls.

"I'm Ryo Uzumaki, son of the Rokudaime Naruto Uzumaki, I can use my father's Rasengan, my mother's Byakugan, but not as well as my mom or sister, I like fighting, reading, my family, my friends, Mana, and Shinigami. I dislike people who hurt those I care about, or people who hurt others. My dream is to be an ANBU captain" both girls giggled and hugged each one of the boy's arm.

'Interesting, I see Bro's son is just like him. And he seems very protective, especially of those two.' Konohamaru thought smiling as he watched the three interact.

"Ok, team tonight there is going to be a festival, invite someone to go with you, as a date, but don't get too comfortable, because we Jonin teachers will be giving you a test during the festival, we want you to enjoy the festival, but we also want to see if you can do that while being prepared for an attack at any moment. You meet with your team before going to meet your 'date' so we'll meet at the gates tonight at 7:00, don't be late, see you then." and with a poof of smoke Konohamaru was gone.

"Hey Mana, you wanna be my date for the festival?" Ryo asked turning to the shorter girl.

"Sure!" she responded cheerfully.

5Preparing for the Festival5

"Ow! Mama don't pull so hard." Mana with a puppy-like whine.

"Well then, why don't you get your father to brush your hair while I get your kimono ready." Mana nodded, took the brush from her mother and ran down the hall, and down stairs into the living room where Kiba was sitting with Shino.

"Daddy, could you finish brushing my hair so Mama can get my kimono ready?" she asked.

"Sure thing Princess." Kiba answered patting his lap, Mana scrambled into her fathers lap and listened to his conversation with Shino. Soon the smooth movements of the brush being pulled gently through her hair, and the rumble of her father's deep voice were putting her to sleep.

"MANA! You're kimono is ready!" her mother called, with a sleepy sigh, she slid out of her father's lap, took her brush and ran back up to her room.

5Meeting the team5

"Hey guys!" Mana called as she ran up, for once without her puppy. She was wearing a light grey kimono that had black moon flowers on it, her hair was brushed and clipped back, for once, and she was wearing three silver bracelets on her right wrist. Hidden in, and under her kimono were numerous weapons, to make up for lack of her puppy partner.

"Hey Mana-chan, don't you look cute." Konohamaru greeted, smiling down at her.

"Thank you Sensei you don't look so bad yourself." she replied.

"Come on! Come on! To the festival!" Nina and Mana cried.

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Sand: I would have wrote more about Mana and Ryo's 'date' but I wanted Sora to be able to write SOMETHING, Japanese words: Hai is yeah, yes, right, Imoto is little sister, Sensei is teacher

Mana: let's hope she writes soon.

Sand: till next time!

Mana: Read and review! Please and Thank you!