Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

"Shibo-chan, we have to get you training more." Orochimaru watched over Shibo, who was making some dango.

"But, father, why?" She looked up at him, and blinked.

"There is a special mission everyone is preparing for, and you should, too."

"But, I haven't even been here for a year! Father, can't I get used to this place before being sent out?" Orochimaru stole one of the sticks of dango, and ate a piece. Shibo gasped, and tried to get it back, but Orochimaru held it high above her head. One of the snakes stole another stick, and gave it to Orochimaru. Shibo yelled, and tried to get that stick back. But, Orochimaru held them above her head. He walked off, leaving Shibo with only one stick of dango.

"Damn you and your fresh dango-wanting…" Shibo got the last stick, and walked off.

Shibo and Orochimaru were outside, it being a cloudy day. Shibo looked around,

"Father, what will I learn today?"

"Summoning jutsu." Shibo went pale, and looked at him.

"You're kidding me, right?"

"Why should I? I'm serious." Orochimaru took out a large purple and black scroll, and set it on the ground. Shibo walked over to him, and kneeled in front of the scroll.

"Dad, I thought I already signed the contract…"

"You didn't, but you have a summoning already, remember?"

"H-Hebi-chan?" Orochimaru nodded. Shibo opened the scroll. She sighed, and looked up at Orochimaru, wondering what to do next. Orochimaru kneeled down next to her, and pointed to an empty space.

"Sign there, Shibo-chan."

"In what?"

"Your blood. What else?" Shibo sighed, and bit her finger, she wrote her name down in the blood.

"Is that all, father?" Orochimaru took Shibo's hand, and smeared her blood all over her palm.

"Now, press down the print, and you're done." She nodded, and pressed her bloody palm underneath her name. She hissed as a flat black snake crawled up her sleeve, and half way down her back. She removed her hand, and pat her back.

"Great, now how am I supposed to summon?"

"As normal." Shibo glared at Orochimaru. She sighed, and rebit her finger. She smeared the blood down her arm, and weaved the same signs that her father does. She slammed her hand down,

"Summoning jutsu!" In a poof of smoke, a snake the size of Shibo appeared, and looked around. It slithered into the trees. Shibo followed it, and climbed on top of the snake.

"Damn, I can't summon at all…" The snake poofed in a cloud of smoke, to be replaced by a girl the same age as Shibo. She had deep purple hair, bright yellow snake eyes, slightly paler skin with black markings on her cheeks and down her neck, as though she was a tiger. She wore a beautiful and flowing purple and red yukata.

"Get off, you're crushing meeee!" Shibo jumped off, and helped the girl up. The girl hugged Shibo.

"Hi, master, it's been such a looooooong tiiiiime~!" Shibo laughed, and hugged back.

"Hebi-chan, it's been forever!! I missed you soooo much!" The two of them giggled, then looked at Orochimaru. Hebi bowed, and Shibo pulled on her red bow. Hebi gasped, and held her yukata, but the bow didn't come undone.

"Now, now, you two. Don't try to start such a stupid fight when you two need to train." Shibo snarled lowly, and hugged Hebi.

"But, it's been sooo long since we last saw each other! Can we have at least a day to each other? Please daddy??" Shibo clinged to his sleeve, tearing up. Orochimaru sighed, and pat her head, looking away and blushing.

"Fine, then, just one day, then you two have to train together." Orochimaru vanished as Kimimaro walked into the field. Shibo smiled, and ran over to Kimimaro. Hebi followed, but she needed to take off her shoes before she could run. Kimimaro hugged Shibo, and Shibo hugged back. Hebi bowed, and Shibo looked at Hebi.

"Kimimaro-kun, this is Hebi. We were selected to be master and summon the day after we were born." Hebi smiled, and nodded.

"We also are close friends, we haven't seen eachother in almost nine years, tis all. I hope I can stay in this realm for a long time." Shibo hugged Hebi, and stuck her tongue out.

"Of course you will! I won't let you leave! We're like sisters, so I can't let you leave or get hurt!" Kimimaro chuckled.

"My, my. You two are closer than my real brother and…" He looked down. Shibo whimpered, and hugged Kimimaro.

"I-it's alright…I promise I'll convince father to have Kabuto stop experimenting on Komacki-kun. I promise, I promise…" Hebi looked sad.

"M-master, who is Komacki…?"

"Komacki-kun is Kimimaro-kun's little brother, our age. I-I don't know much, but, all I know is that Kabuto, our medic, is experimenting on him." Hebi hugged Kimimaro.

"I-I'm sorry, Kimimaro-sama…m-my brothers and sisters are so close, and yet…master lost her twin brother, a-and your brother…" Kimimaro hugged Hebi and Shibo.

"Don't fret. We talk every day we can. It's just that some days…" Shibo covered Kimimaro's mouth with her hand.

"Enough. Don't make yourself more upset then you should. I'm the one who should be sad, not you, okay?" Hebi giggled, and covered Shibo's mouth. Kimimaro covered Hebi's mouth, and they all laughed.

Shibo set up Hebi's futon in her room. The snakes loose in her room were slithering all around Hebi. Hebi was talking to them, and petting the Burmese python.

"Shibo-sama, I have a feeling you like Kimimaro-sama." Shibo blushed, and wiped her nose.

"S-so what? It's not that bad to love someone, isn't it?" Hebi smiled.

"I can tell he also shares the same love back. D-does Orochimaru-sama approve of you two being together?" Shibo shook her head, and grinned.

"That's what makes our love stronger. Not many people of our being together, but, we do what we want!" Hebi tilted her head, and closed her eyes.

"What would happen if your father found out?" Shibo glared at Hebi.

"Don't you dare tell him! If you do, I'd-!" Hebi shook her head, and hugged Shibo. Shibo calmed down, and sighed.

"I'm sorry, Hebi. I should trust you a lot more, huh?" Hebi nodded and smiled. The snakes went over to the door, and started slithering on top of eachother. They fell down once, and regrouped, and fell down again. After the third knock, and the snakes' fourth attempt, Shibo opened her door. It was Kabuto, glaring at Shibo.

"Oh, hello, Kabuto. Do you want me to take my pills?" Kabuto gave Shibo a container of red pills, and stomped down the hall. Shibo closed her door, and the snakes slithered up and around her legs. She took a pill, setting the container on the table next to the door. Hebi tilted her head,

"Master, who was that and what did you just take?"

"That was mine and father's personal medic, Kabuto. He's the bastard who's experimenting on Kimi-kun's brother, remember? And the pills were for my heart." Hebi nodded. She laid down on the futon, and the snakes all slithered next to her. Shibo giggled, and Hebi started laughing.

"H-hey, you guys can't go up my yukata! S-stoooop!!!" She jumped up, three snakes falling out of her yukata. Shibo laughed, then looked back at the doors.

"I wonder why he was in such a pissy mood?"

Kabuto sat in his room, a figure in the corner. Kabuto rubbed his temples,

"Denma-sama, that poison better kick in, or else I'm history."

"It will, Kabuto-kun~ If it doesn't, it'll make her lose her voice for good~" Kabuto smiled, and stood up out of the chair.

"Then, shall we go eliminate our little 'hassle'?" Denma walked out of the shadows, and opened the door. Kabuto went first, Denma following shortly behind.