Hey all! So, here is another chapter for everyone to enjoy. Not as long as the last one, but this week has been tough. However, next week, I will be on Spring Break!!! I will still post the new chapter on Thursday, so don't worry about that. Happy reading! ^_^

11. Sharingan vs. Soshigan

When the sun rose the next day, the two had already begun to spar while Kakashi read his book again. The two genin were warming up their tai-jutsu techniques before they moved on to their ninjutsu then to their special abilities. Both have come quite far in their abilities and Kakashi seemed to be taking great pride in their achievements. Yuki had pretty much lost all hesitation when it came to fighting her own friends and her speed for her physical attacks was remarkable. While Sasuke would rest, she would practice using her chain-blade on pieces of wood or Kakashi would be willing to become a moving target. Kakashi was extremely proud of his daughter and he held great confidence that she would make a Chunin in no time.

Sasuke, in retrospect, was far superior to Yuki. His speed had become immense and Yuki was finding it extremely difficult to keep track of him. She could find no time to counter his attacks and would lose almost every one of their spars. Yuki even tried to use her Soshigan to slow him down but he would counter that tactic by using his Sharingan to see right through her evasions. Yuki even questioned if he was powerful enough to fight Kocha, or perhaps Kakashi.

"Alright, you two!" said Kakashi around mid afternoon. "It's time for your last training session with your Sharingan and your Soshigan." Both of them came to Kakashi and listened to him while they drank from their canteens. "You have both progressed extremely well during your training out here. I have no doubt that you both will put up a good fight at the exams. Even your special abilities have improved. Now, since we only have a few days until the exams, I want to see you both give it all you've got."

"Yes, sensei," both of them nodded.

Yuki and Sasuke finished their lunch and proceeded to their opposite sides of the area. Yuki took a deep breath and readied her Soshigan. Sasuke started off by darting toward Yuki. Yuki dodged the quick assault by engaging in a dodge roll. When she was in the clear she pulled out her weapon and aimed for Sasuke's ankle. The weapon wrapped around Sasuke's ankle and Yuki pulled to threw him to the other side. Sasuke landed in a dusty heap and Yuki smiled when she saw Sasuke's body laying face down on the ground. Her face grew cold when Sasuke turned into a large stone. Yuki immediately evaded to the left to dodge Sasuke's attack as he came up from the ground. It was Yuki's turn to show some quick moves.

While Sasuke was in the air Yuki charged and leaped into the air. She reached his height and swiped her leg into his side, launching him far to the right. Yuki landed onto the ground in a cat-like position but Sasuke maneuvered himself so that he could land on his feet. He's good! Yuki clenched her teeth. Really good.

"Use your techniques!" Kakashi shouted. "Your tai-jutsu is not the only thing I gave you!"

"Soshigan!" Yuki shouted as she made a hand sign. Her pupils began to swirl into a spiral and small symbols appeared all around it. Yuki could see activity from every aspect of life due to her training. She could now see who was using what element and counter it within a split second. She noticed a disturbance in the sand but thought that it was just the wind and desert creatures moving it. Sasuke had already activated his Sharingan and was watching Yuki extremely closely. Yuki made the first move by trying to throw a ball of air at Sasuke but he easily dodged it. While making her movements, Yuki could sense the air around her body as it changed according to her movements. She could feel the air being "recorded" by a mysterious force. Is that how the Sharingan works? Yuki thought. He's able to record time and space in order to predict my movements?

Sasuke quickly countered her attack by speeding up to her side and punched her across the face sending her flying to the right. She landed on her back just as she saw him leap into the air making multiple hand signs. Her eyes widened as she could see the air around him change into a very hot hue. She quickly began to make hand signs as Sasuke shouted, "Fire style: Fireball Jutsu!" A stream of fire bulleted toward Yuki as she completed her incantation.

"Aero Element: Wind Barrier!" A sphere of wind formed around her but Yuki could suddenly feel her chakra quickly drain away. Crap! She panicked. I can't stop the jutsu! Kakashi immediately noticed that something was wrong and countered Sasuke's attack with an earth jutsu. A wall of rock stopped the attack just before Yuki fell to the ground. Sasuke landed and ran over to Yuki's side asking, "Yuki! What happened to you?"

"I-I don't know." She said weakly. "My chakra suddenly went low…"

"I pushed you too hard." Admitted Kakashi. "I'm sorry, Yuki. You should rest now. I think you will be okay for the exams."

"Are you sure?" Yuki breathed.

"Don't worry, Yuki." Smiled Sasuke. "You put up a better fight than Naruto. You did great."

"Thanks, Sasuke." She blushed. Kakashi helped her to her feet and took her toward the camp to rest. As he laid her down he felt a thirst for blood and looked toward a rock wall. "Come on out!" he called. "I thought I sensed a thirst for blood."

Yuki turned her head slightly as Sasuke looked toward the same rock wall. A boy stepped out that Yuki recognized quite well. Her blood began to boil but she was too weak to express her anger. Gaara of the Sand stood in plain sight with his arms crossed.

"Is there a reason you came here to disrupt our training?" Sasuke asked.

Gaara took a long look at Sasuke and finally said, "You and I share the same eyes. We both thirst for blood and revenge. We will see whose thirst is stronger."

"I guess that means you and I will be fighting in the exams?" Sasuke smirked.

"Looks that way." Gaara glared back.

"Excellent." Said Sasuke. "Sorry about your luck, Yuki." Without tearing her gaze on Gaara, who was now looking back at her, Yuki stated, "Kick his ass, Uchiha."

"We will see." Gaara put his arms to his sides and calmly walked away. With Sasuke still staring after him Kakashi rubbed the back of his head and said, "Well, now that that's over," he turned to Sasuke. "Sasuke, there is something that I would like you to try."

"What is it?" Sasuke asked.

"Come over here." Kakashi led Sasuke to another area with plenty of rock walls. Sasuke looked around and asked, "Shouldn't we wait for Yuki?"

"No." Kakashi answered. "This jutsu is for you and you alone. Your skills that you have obtained to this point make you the perfect candidate. Yuki, however, does not have the same control over her chakra as you have."

"Fine." Said Sasuke. "What is it?"

"I'm going to teach you my signature technique." Kakashi replied. "The Chidori."

Yuki awoke after a few hours and realized that it was nearing nightfall. She rubbed her eyes and noticed that the two men were still gone. She stood when she heard a large clamor coming from further down the path. Yuki cautiously followed the sound to see Sasuke and Kakashi standing in front of a large rock face with three gigantic craters that were smoking. Was he practicing his fireball jutsu again? Yuki wondered.

"Alright," said Kakashi. "It looks like you're good for three bursts."

"What if I tried to do more?" Sasuke asked huffing.

"Trying to go over your limit is risky." Kakashi told him. "You can easily over exert yourself and your chakra will drop to absolute zero. In the worst case scenario, you'd die."

Yuki became stunned. Not good! She thought. Sasuke's the time that will go over his limit if it's necessary…especially against Him.

"Just don't overdo it, Sasuke." Said Kakashi. "If you just stick to the three burst limit you should have no problem in the exam. Now, let's take a break and see how Yuki's doing."

"No!" growled Sasuke. "I know I can do more!"

"I've already told you, Sasuke." Said Kakashi calmly. "Too much can kill you."

"I don't care!" Sasuke looked at Kakashi demandingly. "I need more power! I have to in order to beat him!"

"You think you can beat Itachi just by a mere show of force?!" Kakashi roared in a way that it made Yuki tremble. "Look at yourself, Sasuke Uchiha! Do you even hear what you are saying? I understand that you want to avenge your clan but you're going about it the wrong way! Searching for more power will only bring you more greed and devastation. You will be able to beat Itachi, just not today."

Sasuke growled and stormed off toward the camp. He marched past Yuki without even looking at her. She had never seen him so angry before. "You can come out now." Said Kakashi calmly. Yuki stepped out of the shadows and walked toward her father.

"What was that all about?" she asked pointing behind her.

"Sorry you had to see that." Kakashi rubbed the back of his head. "He needs to straighten himself out."

"I know." Said Yuki. "But I kinda feel for him. Even though I can't really remember how my family died, I still want to avenge them."

"And you will." Said Kakashi putting a hand on her shoulder. "But as I said to Sasuke, not today. Now, you both need to rest up. The exam is only a few days away." With his arm wrapped around her the two walked back up to the camp, where Sasuke was watching in secret.