Liana sat next to Lee while Neji was still standing against the railing on the other side of the veranda.

"Don't worry, he will get around," Lee said as he wrapped his arm around her for support.

"Thanks, Lee, you know when to cheer me up," she said and gave him a peck on the cheek while he turned red.

"Wow, I never got a peck from any girl before now. Now I am fire up and ready for training," Lee said and stood up while running in place.

"Lee, it was only a peck, just settle down," she said and guided him back down onto the seat.

"I know but I never had a girl peck me on the cheek," he said.

"Yeah, but don't over react like that again," she said as Tenten and Gai sensei arrived.

"Alright, who is ready to run," Gai sensei asked.

"I am Gai sensei," Lee said as he stood back up and raised his hand high.

"That is what I like to hear. Let's go, you ready Liana," Gai sensei asked.

"Yeah, I'm ready," she said as she stood up and put her book back in her pouch.

"Alright, let's go, just try to keep up, Liana," Gai sensei said as they all started to run.

Liana started to run after them and was able to keep up to them.

Guess running from thugs does come in handy.

"Well, you sure can keep up with us," Gai sensei said as everyone was running.

"Yeah, bet I could beat you," she said.

"You beat Gai sense, that is impossible," Tenten said.

"Really, if I lose then I will run one hundred more laps while being attacked," Liana said.

"Alright, I accept your challenge but what if you win," Gai sensei asked.

"Did not think that far, I did not think you would actually try to race me," she said.

"Well, now I am," he said as he ran faster.

"Alright, now we are talking," she said as she ran faster to catch up to him.

Liana caught up to him and were running neck to neck with him.

"You sure are a fast one, that is what I like to see in my students," he said as she smiled.

"That is great but I will beat you," she said and ran ten yards ahead of him.

She ran twenty laps around the village still ahead of Gai sensei.

Running away from thugs really helps me run in training, who would of that.

Gai's POV

Gai and everyone else have all ran twenty yards and Liana was still ahead of Gai.

"Wow, no wonder they put her with us. She has far exceeded past their genin," Gai said.

"Yes, she is a great ninja that is nothing to question except how she got so strong," Lee said.

"Yeah, normally no one can out run you, Gai sensei," Tenten said.

"Neji, can you see if something is different about her," Gai asked.

"Byakugan," Neji said as his Byakugan took place in his eyes.

Neji's POV

Neji activated his Byakugan to get a closer look at Liana's system. He saw she was normal like everyone else but saw great fear inside her.

"Something is wrong," he said.

"What is it," Tenten asked.

"When I saw her system when we met, it was normal but this time there is great fear inside her. She must be using a memory to help her run like this. Do you know anything about her past," Neji asked.

"No, what about you guys," Gai sensei asked.

"Only the drawings she drew of herself crying and bleeding from many places," Lee said.

"Really, where are these drawings," Gai sensei asked.

"In a book in her pouch," Neji said.

"You saw this book as well," Gai sensei asked Neji.

"Yes, she had a drawing of my father in it," Neji said as he discontinued the Byakugan.

"Sorry, Neji, alright let's show her how fast we can catch up. I want to see how she handles herself while being attacked if she loses," Gai sensei said as they all ran faster to catch up to Liana.

I saw something else though, I saw great fear that her chakra looked like it was about ready to attack us.

Liana's POV

Liana was on the fortieth lap when she saw everyone else was catching up to her.

"You four won't beat me that easily," she said as she ran faster and was on the second to last lap.

One more lap to go.

Liana looked back to see they were not behind her.

"Looks like I win," she said and looked back forward at the finish line to see they were all there.

What, they were just behind me?!

"Surprised to see us," Gai sensei said as Liana stopped before them.

"Yes, how did you all get ahead of me? You were all behind me," she said.

"We snuck around you using the forest and ran as fast as we could so you would not see us until now," Lee said.

"Well, guess I will be running more laps while being attacked," she said.

"Yes but tomorrow, you look like you are about to pass out right now. Let's get something to eat in celebration for you keeping the same pace as us," Gai sensei said as she nodded and fell to her knees.

"Liana," Tenten said as she bent down next to her.

"I am fine, I have not run like that for some time," Liana said as Tenten nodded.

"Alright, let's get something to eat and talk some more," Gai sensei said as Tenten helped Liana up and walked with her to the ramen shop.