Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Sasuke would never had left and Sakura…would probably die…or go with Orochimaru…either way I'd be fine with it.
This chapter is dedicated to my flipping awesome Beta LostxandxLonely. You rule!
Kohana was deep within her book walking beside her two male teammates when she finally heard Naruto screaming her name at the top of his lungs.
"What?" she asked innocently looking at her three staring teammates as she closed her book.
"You've been reading for two hours straight!" Naruto said glaring at the book in her hand with disgust, "How many times have you read that thing?"
Kohana shrugged, "Lost count after the thirty-eight times." She was just about to go back to reading when Naruto suddenly swiped it out of her hands, "HEY SWIPER NO SWIPPING!" she yelled lunging for her book.
"NEVER!" Naruto yelled shoving the book deep within his own pack.
Kohana made a face; she loved Naruto a lot but the boy didn't have the slightest clue how to clean up after himself. She's seen his apartment plenty of times to know that his pack which was ten times smaller was probably worse. "Aw just keep it ya loser." She muttered crossing her arms over her chest, "I gotta another copy at home."
Naruto rolled his eyes, "I don't get why you like it so much Hana-chan." He said as they continued to walk, "It's about a clown that kills kids."
Sasuke gave Kohana a strange look, "I thought you hated clowns."
She nodded, "I do and that book is why." She shivered a little, "Clowns are evil."
Sakura let out an annoyed sigh mainly because she thought Kohana was being childish and she had to walk by Kakashi up front while Kohana got to walk by Sasuke in the back. "Clowns aren't evil." She said it in her 'I Know Everything-You Know Nothing' voice, "They're suppose to make you laugh."
Kohana glared at the back of the pinkette's head, "Anyone who smiles twenty four seven is evil in my book. Why is he smiling, eh? What does he, Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Michael Jackson know that we don't?"
Everyone stopped to look at her like she was crazy (except Kakashi he could understand her reasoning PERFECTLY) "Come on people think about it!" She groaned rubbing her forehead, "Clowns, Barbie, C.P.K. and M.J. are ALWAYS smiling! Why? BECAUSE THEY WANT TO EAT OUR SOULS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY! AND IF THEY GET OUR PRECIOUS SOULS THEN WE'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN AND SEE ELVIS IN CONCERT!"
This time everyone was looking at her kind like this o.0;
"Are you done?" Naruto asked as she took in deep breaths.
Kohana took in one more breath before nodding.
The group continued on with Kakashi and Sakura up front, Tazuna in the middle, and Kohana, Sasuke, and Naruto in the back. It was way to quiet for Kohana's taste and it was starting to make her really uncomfortable. She had to have some sort of noise or she'd start remembering…. She reached into her pouch at her hip to retrieve her Ipod but low and behold it wasn't there. That's when she remembered that she had left it on her bed when she was packing.
'Damn my short attention span!' she cursed mentally groaning out loud.
"What's wrong now?" Sasuke asked still looking up ahead of you all clearly trying to concentrate on the surroundings.
She sniffed a little pathetically, "I left my Ipod at home."
Naruto gasped in mock shock, "Oh no! Not you Ipod!" His teammates stared oddly at him (except Kohana she's about to pounce on him.) "THE WORLD IS GONNA END!"
BAM!
"OW!" Naruto cried out rubbing the huge whelp that he had thanks to the super strength that Kohana's mother had taught her and her sister before she died, "What was that for?"
"For being an asshole!" she yelled angrily.
"Super sensitive bitch!"
"Dumbass!"
"Harlot!"
"Shithead!"
"Slut!"
"MONKEY SHIT!"
………………………….
"HA!" Kohana laughed in triumph, "I win!" she stuck her tongue out at Naruto who was still rubbing his pretty sore head.
Kakashi let out a tired sigh, "I'm glad my hair's already gray, if it wasn't it would be pretty soon with this bunch."
"HEY WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN!" Kohana and Naruto yelled at the exact same time.
Kakashi stopped to look back at the two fuming kids, "Exactly what it sounds like."
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Kohana sighed tiredly as she leaned back away from her unconscious sensei. She had spent the last hour checking him over for any signs of injuries but found none. She had concluded that the use of the Sharingan must have exhausted him. She just wished he'd wake up already; she needed to get something off her chest.
With another sigh she jumped up and decided to go for a walk to calm her frazzled nerves. She told Tazuna where she was going so that at least one person wouldn't freak out. As she walked through the forest she felt a little homesick; well more like family sick. She missed her grandfather and Konohamaru very much.
'Is this how Saki felt?' she wondered sadly playing with her necklace. She tensed when she heard a twig snap. Grapping a kunai from her pocket she swirled around to see Sakura looking a little scared.
Of course you'd be too if someone were holding a razor sharp kunai to your throat. Especially if said person hated your guts.
"Um….Ka….Kakashi-sensei's awake." She managed to stutter, "He wants to talk to all of us."
Kohana remained silent kind of enjoying watching Sakura squirm. She snickered a bit before pulling away and heading back to the house. When she waked into the room Kakashi was staying in she saw her sensei sitting up looking really tired. Naruto and Sasuke were both sitting across from him with stony looks.
"You shouldn't be moving yet." She said moving over to her team with Sakura following behind her. Kohana plopped down in between both Sasuke and Naruto while Sasuke sat to the left of Sasuke.
"Don't worry about me." Kakashi said with a chuckle, "I'll be fine in a couple of days. But what we really need to focus on is Zabuza.
Sakura looked confused, "But why sensei? He's dead?"
Kohana shook her head, "I don't think so."
Sakura frowned at her only female teammate, "No offence Kohana-chan." The pinkette seethed, "But Kakashi-sensei himself declared him dead. He had no pulse. How do you explain that?"
Kohana glared daggers at the pink haired girl, "Well no offence to Kakashi-sensei Sakura-chan." She said sarcastically leaning over Sasuke's lap, "But I've been raised to be a medic nin since I was a toddler and those needles missed all his vital organs. And as for the no pulse thing that's really simple but I don't think your small brain can handle it!"
The two girls were now face-to-face glaring each other down. Sakura didn't seem to find a suitable comeback so she settled for an insult instead, "Your grandfather should have gotten rid of you when he got rid of your rotten sister!"
Sasuke barely had time to grasp Kohana by the waist as she lunged for Sakura who screamed and jumped over by Naruto who was just acting indifferently about the whole ordeal.
Kohana struggled for a while against Sasuke before she realized what was going on and froze. Sasuke had her pressed tightly against his chest making her wonder how the hell she ever could consider HIM a girl.
"That's enough girls." Kakashi said sternly frowning at the two as Tazuna walked in, "Now I want you to both sit down and listen."
Sulking Sakura sat down by Naruto greatly distending herself from Kohana who had been pulled down by Sasuke to rest in his lap.
"What the hell do you think your doing?" she asked glaring at the youngest Uchiha over her shoulder.
Sasuke smirked as he leaned in to whisper in her ear, "Keeping you from killing Sakura. How'd you like to explain her death to your grandfather?"
Kohana knew he was right but she didn't like the feeling in the pit of her stomach…it was so weird. But a quick glance Naruto's way had her changing her mind. Sakura was glaring at her Kohana who was giving her a wide grin spread as she leaned back resting her back on Sasuke's chest. She'd make that pink haired bitch regret even thinking of Saki.
Kakashi cleared his throat making his students look at him, "I believe Kohana's right." He said only adding to Sakura's fury and Kohana's grin, "Those needles missed all vital organ's it was only later when I consider a potion."
Kohana nodded, "That's what I was thinking too." She noticed the others confused looks, "There's a potion that when taken will make you appear dead. Your body goes through rigamortis and your heart is only beating enough to keep you alive. I think needles were coated in it."
"Exactly." Kakashi agreed with a nod, "Which means Zabuza will be trying again."
"Well what do we do?" Sakura asked clearly annoyed, "You can barely walk, let alone fight!"
Kakashi chuckled, "I don't need to be able to fight to teach you four how to climb trees."
The four Genins stared at their teacher in confusion.
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"I get it now!" Kohana said in triumph as she watched her teacher slowly walk up the tree, "It's about charka control isn't it sensei?"
"Very good Kohana." Kakashi said proud that at least one of his students got it right, "Now you four try."
A kunai landed at each of their feet. Quickly grabbing the kunai all four of them took off at a dead run. Naruto and Sasuke barely made it off the ground before they lost control landing on their asses.
"Hey that was pretty easy," Sakura said sitting on a branch.
Naruto gapped at her before noticing Kohana wasn't there.
"Where's Hana-chan?" he yelled making everyone look around for her.
A kunai was thrown from somewhere above landing at Sasuke's feet followed by a giggle before Kohana appeared one branch higher then Sakura.
"Sorry." She said sounding sincere though her eyes glittered with mischief, "But the view was really pretty."
Naruto and Sasuke gapped opened mouthed at her while Sakura just glared sending more negative Karma her way. Kakashi on the other hand chuckled, "Well look at that. It looks like Kohana's getting closer to being the Hokage then someone else."
Kohana rolled her eyes. Seriously they'd have to torture her before she'd ever willingly become Hokage, "And maybe the 'Great Uchiha Clan' isn't so great after all."
Kohana cringed a little, "Gawd Sensei that was even to cold for my taste." She muttered before noticing a girl with long black hair walking through the forest. She couldn't quite put her finger on it but there was something familiar about her.
"Hey Kakashi-sensei, can I be excused to explore?" she asked as Naruto and Sasuke tried to climb again in vain.
"Sure just be back before sundown."
She rolled her eyes at the authority in his voice, "Okay dad, jeez I'm not a little kid." She muttered jumping out of the tree to land on her feet before darting off into the forest.
It didn't take long to find the girl clearly searching for herbs.
"Your one of those kids I saw climbing trees." She said with her back still turned, "You're the only one who made it up to the top….?" Her statement trailed off clearly waiting for a name.
"Tanaka Kohana." She said giving the fake last name her grandfather had instructed her to give.
"Kohana-chan." The girl repeated giving her a smile, "It's nice to meet you." Kohana was getting a little uncomfortable; this chick kept staring at her chest!
"I like you necklace Hana-chan." She said moving closer, "Am I to assume that you already have a yang?"
Kohana shifted a little, "my older twin sister." She looked at the ground in sadness, "But I haven't seen her in years."
The girl chuckled a little moving closer, "That wasn't what I meant. Yin is considered the female while Yang is considered the male. That's how it's seen in couples. So do you have a yang?"
Kohana's eyebrow twitched, 'Oh…my…god…am I being hit on by a girl?!'
"Nope and I'm not looking for one, later…..freak." she said quickly before darting back to the clearing as fast as she could.
"Well that was quick." Kakashi mused as Kohana burst into the clearing breathing heavily, "What happened?"
"Hit…on…" she gasped dramatically making Sasuke and Naruto look at her with worried/angry faces. "BY A GIRL!"
"Are you serious Hana-chan?" Naruto asked.
"I am so cereal it's not funny." She shivered, "She even called me Hana-chan and asked me if I had a Yin to my Yang."
Naruto growled, "ONLY I CAN CALL YOU HANA-CHAN!"
Kakashi frowned looking down at his rather freaked female student, "I don't think you or Sakura should wonder off anymore by yourself."
Kohana shook her head, "No need to tell me. I'm not going anywhere by myself without Naru-kun or Sasuke so at least then it'll be perfectly clear I'm straight." She glanced a wicked grin at Sakura, "But I'm pretty sure she's your type Sakura. You'd have fun picking flowers and brushing each other's hair."
Sakura silently trembled as she glared at the ground.
Kakashi then proceeded to give Kohana and Sakura a lecture on getting along and working together. He was only three seconds in it when Kohana get a far off look.
"Naru-kun you're like Fruity Pebbles." She mused interrupting her sensei's speech, "Kakashi-sensei you're like Cap N' Crunch….x-rated version."
Kakashi rolled his eyes while Naruto frowned a little mumbling, "Why fruity pebbles?"
Kohana didn't even glance at Sakura as she spoke, "Haruno's Special K. Just plain old Special K."
Sasuke smirked in amusement until she looked at him with a big smile, "Sasuke your like Reese's Puffs."
He snorted rolling her his eyes, "And pray tell what are you."
Kohana looked up pretending to think before looking back at Sasuke with a sly smirk, "I'm defiantly Lucky Charms."
Kohana spotted Sasuke walking down the path heading to the forest. Having already pissed Sakura off for the last two days she decided that it was Sasuke's turn.
"HEY SASUKE!" she screamed jumping on his back.
Out of reflex Sasuke bent forehead and clasped his hands behind him to keep her from falling…for some reason.
"What do you think your doing monkey?" he asked sounding annoyed.
Kohana frowned, "You know I hate it when people call me that," she pouted laying her chin on his shoulder as they continued into the forest. "It's really annoying."
Sasuke smirked, "And your not annoying Saru-" he was cut of by Kohana's hand covering his mouth.
"Put me down," she ordered the lightheartedness gone from her voice, something that he had never witnessed in all the years his known her. So he let her go barely able to hear her feet hit the ground.
Quickly she was standing in front of him her hazel green eyes were serious also something he had never seen.
"My grandfather doesn't want my real last name known outside of the village." She said in a whisper, "He thinks it could be more dangerous for me and my team if I went by my real name."
The Third Lord's thinking was reasonable. If an enemy was to learn that Kohana was Konoha's Hokage's granddaughter the outcome could be disastrous. It was better that Kohana's identity was kept secrete not just for her safety and the safety of her teammates and the missions.
"So what is your name?" he asked as they continued to the clearing they had been using for training.
"I'm going by Tanaka," she replied playing with her necklace. "It was my mom's maiden name and technically there's no living Tanaka's left…or at least to my knowledge."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "You don't even know if you have a family?"
Kohana glared at him, "I have a family motard. My brother, sister, and grandfather are all the family I need. I've never met my mother's family. They didn't approve of my father so she never spoke of them. My grandfather tells me that they're dead."
Sasuke was just about to say something when Kohana suddenly clasped his arm in a steel death grip. He turned to look down at her; her face had suddenly lost all of it's color and her eyes were the size of saucers.
"Sasuke it's her!" she hissed under her breath staring towards the clearing.
Sasuke looked to see a girl with long shiny black hair dressed in a kimono with a black choker around her neck.
The girl was slowly getting up, revealing Naruto sitting on his butt looking a little worn out. "Oh and I'm a boy."
Kohana's eyes nearly bulged out of her head, "SHE'S A BOY!"
Both boys (Kohana: So not possible she has to be a girl! Me: No she's a he…I mean he's a he.) turned to see Kohana still tightly grasping Sasuke's arm with a look of shock on her face.
The hermaphrodite smirked when as he/she recognized Kohana, "Hello again Hana-chan. Has anyone told you that your really cute when your flustered?"
Kohana blushed a deep crimson making Sasuke a little…mad? Why was he mad? He shouldn't care.
The stranger's eyes fell on Sasuke who was currently glaring daggers at him, "I assume that he's your Yang?"
Before either could speak Naruto jumped up, "NO WAY! HANA-CHAN'S TOO GOOD FOR SASUKE!"
Sasuke turned his glare to the fuming blonde while Kohana moved behind him motioning Naruto to shut his face. Even if this chick was a guy; she was totally freaked out by him…her…it.
"Well this has been fun but I have to go now." The hermaphrodite said pleasantly with a smile turning to Naruto, "It was nice meeting you. I hope you find someone to protect." He then turned to Kohana and Sasuke, "It was nice to see you again Hana-chan."
As he walked pass the two Sasuke instinctively put himself in between the stranger and Kohana.
"That was the most awkward situation that I have ever been in." Kohana said after he was gone. "Even more awkward then when grandpa gave me the 'Birds and the Bee's' talk." She shuttered a little at the memory, "That still gives me nightmares."
Sasuke smirked a little just imaging the pain the Third Lord went through when he had to give that little speech. It was kind of an amusing thought.
"Hey Sasuke!" Kohana screamed pulling him out of his thoughts, "Help me get Naruto back to the house. He's pushed himself too hard."
Naruto frowned as he pushed Kohana's hand away, "I'm fine Hana-chan, I can get up by myself." His knees gave out and he crumpled back to the floor.
Kohana smirked, "See? You're pushing yourself too hard Naru-kun. I can heal most wounds but I can't fix you if you DIE because you over used your chakra."
Naruto's blue eyes went wide, "You can actually die from that?"
Kohana sighed in frustration as she slapped her forehead muttering something along the lines of an insult under her breath.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "Of course dope. Now let us help you."
Naruto frowned but didn't stop them from getting him up to his feet.
"Besides," Kohana said with a warm heartfelt smile to her two male teammates, "That's what friends are for."
Sasuke turned his head away hiding the blush that had just consumed his face.
'What's happening to me?' he thought trying to calm his frantic heartbeat, 'How did she make me freak out like that with just a smile and those words?'
'I'm going soft.'
Motard: Moron/Retard
I know this chapter isn't very much but trust me when I say that if I had made it longer I'd be in jail. I pretty much hated this chapter but did it because it was good for Sasuke and Kohana's relationship and for Sakura bashing oppourtinity's.
If you find something wrong like from the Manga please remember that this is a FANFICTION, I can go anyway I want with it. If I wanted Sasuke to sing at the top of his lungs, "I'M SO PRETTY!" I could. Also the Yin and Yang thing; really don't know if it's true or not. I just watched the second Mulan movie where her parents give them the amulets and kind of went off of that.
So please review. They help me get through the day. Seriously some of them really help.