Naruko walked down the road her head held high as her tormentors watched. some looked in pity. how could they have treated the Yondaime's daughter like this? Others glared at her with renewed hatred, knowing she was the demon, having killed the Yondaime's child and took her place.

But Naruko did not care of the villagers, she wondered if Itachi might visit. she had been waiting… hoping. but she had not seen him.

"Naru!" She turned to see Sakura running towards her.

"Hello." She said coldly. Sakura winced,

"I just wanted to apologize."

"For?" Naruko seemed suspicious.

"Treating you like a dunce. your smarter and better than me. i only wish I were as pretty." Sakura admitted.

"Oi forehead!" Ino and Shikamaru were down the road a little. Sakura winced. "Billboard brow I'm talkin' to you!" Naruko flipped her the bird and grabbed Sakura's arm and began dragging her away

"where are we going?" She asked

"Were going to help you not be teased. and be a better ninja."

"NANI?"

"I said cut it off." Naruko growled.

"Why? i love my hair. What about you?"

"I'll cut mine off too."

"But your hair is so pretty…" Sakura trailed off.

"Well, for one, We are officially Shinobi. long hair gives them something to grab." she smiled "For second, it grows back."

"I guess youre right." she sighed and sat down for the hairdresser. Naruko smiled and gave instructions to the hairdresser.

"Oh." Sakura opened her eyes to the mirror. her bangs had been cut into a fringe brushing her eyebrows and her hair reached her shoulders neatly. the edges of her hair had been dyed black. Naruko's hair had been cut in a neat ring around her chin and had red streaks put through it.

"Oh… thank you Naruko." Sakura smiled

"If you want Sasuke to like you then you have to ignore him. become an amazing Kunochi. become better than him." Naruko smirked.

"But hows? he's an Elite!" Sakura asked.

"I am a clanless orphan and I am better." Naruko shrugged "I'll see you at practice tomorrow."

The next day Sasuke was waiting for the girls to show when they showed up, Naruko and Sakura had transformed overnight. Sakura now wore a red tank with black nin pants. her hair was short and cool. Naruko now had a long sleeved red turtleneck and black nin pants. she had a neko mask tied to her hip, and she may have looked good in long hair but she looked just as good short.

"Uh, Is Kakashi sensei going to be late again?" Sakura asked

"Do dogs have nasty shits?" Narko returned.

"Right." Sakura sighed "Then can you help me learn a few jutsu?"

"Sure. your chakra levels aren't high enough for a lot of mine, but I can teach you something I suppose." she made a string of handsigns and slammed her hand into the ground. a condor sizes raven appeared. it was missing a few feathers on its back. it had a large scroll strapped to its back

"You called Mistress?" it croaked deeply

"Thank you Katu. I need my jutsu scroll." Naruko smiled Sakura was standing behind her fearfully of the bird who could probably shove his beak through her head, said burd twisted his head around and pulled a scroll out of the holster on his back. Naruko took it "Thank you Katu, Kai!" the bird vanished.

"So do you know your Chakra nature Sakura?" Naruko asked.

"No."

"Do you know what a chakra nature is?"

"Yes."

"Do you know how to check it?"

"No." Sakura shrugged. Sasuke watched the exchange in slight interest. He watched Naruko laugh softly, then pull out a slip of paper

'Channel your chakra into this. I suppose you don't need me to explain what natures there are?" A shake of the head "Alright then." She channeled chakra into her slip of paper 'Watch Saku, see how one half crumples and the other slices in half? that jeans i have two natures, Wind and Lightning. I can't use them both due to the fact that My chakra coils are not developed enough, so, I just use my wind a little since its stronger."

Sakura nodded, hers became wet. "Oh! is that water then?"

"Yes!" Naruko smiled "You know I think that means that we could combine jutsu… water and wind for storm?"

"That sounds cool!" Sakura's voice went high again and she blushed at Naruko's flinch 'Sorry."

"Alright, don't have many water Jutsu on here since I can't use Water Jutsu, but my Sensei had Water nature I believe." she searched through the listed jutsu, there were a lot

"Do you know all of those?" Sakura's voice was weak.

'Oh heavens no! I plan on learning them all by the tie I become a Chunin." She glanced at Sakura, who's apple green eyes went wide in surprise. 'here we go. Water Style hand of waves. We can start you off on transformation exercises. She stands up, and rolls up the scroll. Sakura follows her to the river, and Naruko makes a furrow in the ground, "I want you to move the water down the urro with your chakra, when you can do that you can begin on the jutsu."

"Alright Naru!... what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to meditate for a little to calm my chakra and then I'm going to try and master my Wind Explosion jutsu."

"One more question? Why do you have to calm your Chakra?"

"If I can trust you one day I'll tell you." Naruko smiled, and moved off. Sasuke still sat under the tree while Naruko sat on a rock and began to meditate.

Naruko entered her Mindscape, and walked up yo the bars

"Nee,Kitsune-kun are you alright? you seem a little aggravated today?"

"Theres odd strong chakra nearby…' The Kyuubi snarled

"Well… I'm sure we are ok… Old man won't let us get hurt and I'm sure Oji is near by and can get there if someone tries to harm us… and if all else fails you can protect us.Z" Naruko smiles. Kyuubi sends her a searing red glare and she smirks "I mean Sasuke Sakura and I. not this filthy village."

"You must hate them as much as I do." Kyuubi's voice rumbled nearly to himself.

"You know i do, for what they did to Ita-kun." Naruko grumbled "Can you calm your Chakra? I promised myself I'd have this one down…"

'Alright Kit, I'll allow you a window of peace." Kyuubi said jokingly.

Naruko opened her eyes. the sun had moved a little. Sasuke was moving through Katas of Taijutsu and Sakura was kneeling by her water, trying very hard to move it. she stood and began channeling her chakra, a mixture of her own and Kyuubi's, knowing that if she did that it would be more powerful, more deadly. her eyes were cold as she went through the handsigns and held her hands together, reddish blue ball of chakra began to form, she concentrated so hard, beads of sweat rolled down her face. she threw the ball at a rock and it exploded against it, she fell to her knees, spent, she looked up, there was a small crater, littered with deeper gashes

"Oh… I did it!" it was then that Kakashi showed up

'Oh I.. wow Naru-chan congrats." He poofed next to her. She spun around and punched him where the sun don't shine. He squeaked and fell to his knees

"oh…"

"Thats for being late."

It was then that Sasuke decided he would never show up late. Ever.

Right, for those who enjoy this story, sorry for the wait, for those who don't, why are you reading it you weirdo? Sorry it was so boring, the next one will be better, much more exiting, more feely too. Ttfn dearies

-Ari the Fox