Yay, new chapter! This one is really long since I owe it to my fans, because apparenly BRR65 does have fans [laughs], and yet BRR65 has bad news. Becasue her computer is so stupid and old, I now have to print the story out and then re type the section, but I am still able to update now, it's just going to take time. So enjoy! Remember vote! (Go to very important and then reveiw for your vote, I shall have a deadline of, oh july 10th.) also remember :Review, comment, ideas and all that good stuff!


It had been a month and Miyuki finally felt she was at her standard fighting skill. She practice and trained everyday and would even run into the hyperactive ninja when she didn't feel like cooking. She made herself become who she once was, but she knew she would really never become her old self, it just couldn't happen, especially with Orochimaru so close. she was at constant guard and spent most of her time in the jounin lounge with Kurenai and Asuma when she felt threaten with the presence of a snake.

Today she walked lazily to the Chounin Exams. she wore her boots, black leggins, short shorts, and a long sleeve that not only expsed her stomach, but her right shoulder as well. Her headband tied tightly on her forehead, yet bangs still covering her right eye. Even though she wasn't really the teams sensei, she had promised Naruto that she would cfome to watch him. She then realized that these past few weeks, this boy had grown on her, becoming a brother she wished she always had. Standing up at the stands, she stayed in the back; far away not to be seen but close enough to watch the matches. Of course, Naruto was up first.

'Alright my little knuckle head, show them what you can do.' Miyuki thought, crossing her arms, leaning against the wall. 'Naruto's the underdog of the match, Neji is more than ikely betted to win hands down, but I've seen what naruto can do, he won't lose so easily. He's gong to be Hokage someday, he can't lose.' She thought as her eyes lighten a bit.

And sure enough, like she always was, she was right and through sheer surprise from everyone else, Naruto was able to pull through. Miyuki smirked and got up, 'Might as well congradulate him personal.' She thought entering the room. She glanced over seeing that Shikamaru's match hand begun, but walked up behind the blond. "Hey kid, nice win." She said ruffling his hair.

Naruto turned, and instantly smiled when he saw her, "Miyu-chan?! You saw me? I was awesome wasn't I?" He said hugging her.

Miyuki smiled, "Of course I did, You won against all odds, I'm bery proud of you."

He pulled back, "I got to win." he paused, "Miyu-chan, do you know where Sasuke is? I mean I know he's with Kakashi-sensei, but he's late.."

She gave a slight sigh, "Oh, who knows? But mark my words Naruto, they'll arrive at the last minute in some fashion one way or another." She said looking aat eh finishing match. 'he better be on time, or I'll make sure he's never late, I'll burn his book.' She thought before disappearing then reappearing next to Genma.

Genma looked at her, "I'm surprised you're here Miyuki, worried?"

Miyuki shook her head, "No, how much time are you giving Sasuke to show up."

This time Genma sighed, "Half an hour, but I know it'll be another hour, you know Kakashi's never on time."

She looked at him, then glanced to the Hokage and saw the Kazekage, then back to Genma, "The Kazekage's here?"

"Yeah, something with the treaty with them, plus his children are in the finals, you just missed Temari's match." Genma said chewing on his seabon needle.

"You're still going to let that Nara kid pass though? He thinks at least ten steps or more ahead of the enemy, you got to admit, that's pretty impressive for a kid his age." She said staring into nothing.

"So you were watching." Genma said looking at her, "Seems you're still as observant as ever even half blind."

"You do know you shouldn't threaten someone when you have a seabon in your mouth right." She said frowning and looking at him.

He held his hands up defensivly, "Well I'm just saying, even with that, you can still be in ANBU."

Miyuki shook her head, "No no, not me, not in there anymore, my eye's a blind spot and could let accidents happen." She muttered before the wind started to pick up and both jounin's turned around seeing the wind die down and seeing Kakashi and Sasuke.

"Yo are we late?" Kakashi asked half lazily.

"Oh no, you just got bumped to being last and then wentover the time limit by 15 minutes but no you're not late." Miyuki said sarcastically, and face almost blank.

Kakashi looked over to her and couldn't beleive what he saw. she lokoed different, even her chakra seemed different. He looked over to see Naruto running over to him, "You're late!" The blonde harrassed.

Kakashi sighed, "Sorry, but since you're going to harrass me, how about we leave and let Sasuke's match start, hm?" He said ushering the kid to go back while Miyuki and he started headed to the stands.

Miyuki waited a minute before turning on her heels coming face to face with the silver haired ninja. "You. I should burn your book right now." She hissed at him.

He held up his hands up defensivly, "I was teaching him a last minute jutsu I promise."

She turned slightly growling, "I swear, you need a working clock slapped to your wrist."

he smiled, "Concerned for my well being?"

"No I'm concerned for Sasuke's well being, damn if I'll let him fail the chounin exams because you lack the ability to keep track of time." She hissed sharply.

He blinked a bit, somthing wasn't adding up, he grabbed her arm gently, "Miyuki are you alright?"

She looked back at him before giving a sigh and brought her voice down, "No, something's wrong. I don't know what it is but something is." She leaned in a bit closer, "I don't trust the Kazekage or his children., Haven't you looked into thier eyes? How that Garra kid almost killed Lee in the preliminaries? Orochimaru's here somewhere, I have a bad feeling that Sand and Sound are connected."

"Miyuki.." Kakashi said letting go of her arm. "We have a treaty with Sand they wouldn't go against us." he knew it sounded like he was doubting her, but he never did, it just confused him on why she would say that.

"Treaties are jus words, the only thing I ever see as a treay is action that proves you won't do anything rash or offensive. Words are something that can be forgotten quickly, written or not. Something's not settling with me Kakashi, i don't know why or how but it is."

He nodded, "I'll keep an eye out then, you've never been one to cry wolf, and I don't see why you would start now. And you've never been wrong on those intuition things you have." He said as they continued the climb up.

As they got to the top of the stairs, Miyuki leaned against the wall, watching the match from there. Kakashi looked at her, "Aren't you coming?"

She shook her head, "I can see everything from here." She said camly, crossing her arms.

Kakashi only nodded and walked down to met Sakura.

Miyuki stood against teh wall, 'something is definitely not adding up with me. it's just a werid feeling.' she looked down at teh match that sonsisted of Sasuke and Gaara, and she was startled when she heard the sounds of birds.. 'Oh he didn't.' she lloked at the back of kakashi's head, 'He taught him chidori?'

She looked back at the match and began wondering what was going on. Sasuke had struck dead on, right into the large sand engulfing Gaara into a ball, adn shee heard two screams. One coming from Gaara, meaning he had been hit, and Sasuke, who had been hit with spikes that had jetted out of the sand.

It was as Sasuke moved away that the sand fell, showing gaara had been hit in the shoulder, and he looked shocked and surprised that he had been hit.

But that wasn't interesting Miyuki, what she saw was an ANBU in the audience. 'Why's ANBU here? There's no problem.' She thought, then realized her eye lids were becoming heavy. she quickly released the genjutsu and curssed slightly, 'I knew something bad was going to happen!'

Without hesitation, she instantly had two kuani knives out, throwing them to each side, each hitting a sand or Sound ninja dead on. She felt her instincts kick in, "Gai, Kakashi, it's an invasion, keep the civillians protected don't let anything happen to them!" She half yelled taking her kodachi out swiping at a few ninja.

She saw the ANBU, who she realized was a fake, and catching the person off guard, she appeared in front of them her kodachi slashing at eh mask. As Miyuki took a step back, the mask crumbled, showing Kabuto's raged face. "You!" She hissed dodging his kick.

"Looks like you've regained your fight spirit! I guess I'll have to break that again." Kabuto said thrusting his kunai in her stomach.

There was a pause as blood dripped from the wound, but the body disperesed, blood splashing on Kabuto's cloak and the ground. Miyuki reappeard and held the dragon sign. "Burning Dragon." She hissed.

Instantly Kabuto felt as if he was on fire, and he ripped his cloak off desperately trying to escape the searing heat of the blood. he held his burnt shoulder, "I see your blood is useful for more than finding antidotes. Impressive are the Ryu clan."

Miyuki didn't faze, she kept him in a dead lock her left arm was cut by her own hand. The clone was a forbidden art of her clan she had stumbled on on her own and realized it was not only dangerous but coud let the enemie's guard down. "A Forbidden art for a forbidden fighter, i seems like a fair name for one such as myself is it not?" She said her eyes now showing something no one had seen in a long time: Defiance and Determination. Without hesitation, she snapped her fingers, black flames hitting Kabuto and flinging him into the arean where Ganma and Baki were fighting. Miyuki appeared next to Genam.

"Geez Tatsu, just add another player to the match huh?" He said, his seabon in his hand.

"Just don't die alright?" She said seriously but still had a bit of coy to it.

Genma smirked, "Good ole Tatsu's back."

This time Miyuki smirked, "Funny how she has a strange way of showing herself when she fights isn't it?" She looked up to the Hokage seeing a strange purple barrier. "I have a feeling that's not the Kazekage up there." She muttered.

He only nodded before resuming his fight with Baki as Kabuto regained himself and rushed forward towards her. She snapped her fingers, the flames easily catching him and throwing him agasint the wall. 'He's letting himself get hurt... he's putting up a false sense of confidence in me.' Miyuki did a few hand signs and the ground rose up, and resembled a claw and smashed into Kabuto's body.

but he disappeared, and appeared on her blind side, sending a cheap shot and making her crash to the ground. As she skidded back, she threw a kunai stopping a man in his tracks.

"Tatsu!" Genma yelled to her.

Miyuki looked to her blind side Baki held a sword, adn there was a sound of metal on metal. Miyuki gritted her teeth as she was just barely holding against Baki's sword, and had to start using two hands. 'damn tag team..' she skidded back and felt the wall hit her back, adn before Baki and Kabuto could really attack her, three jounin stood in front of her.

Miyuki slightly thanked Kakashi, Gai and Genma, and regained herself. Genma looked back to her, "You okay Tatsu?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." She paused catching her breath, "What about you three?" she said, noticing the scratches and cuts on the three men.

Gai nodded, "No one can stand up to the Mighty might Gai!"

Miyuki restrained herself from hitting the man, before looking at Kabuto, "Alright you lapdog, I know this is an invasion, but there's got to be more, Orochimaru seems to be like the type of man to hold a grudge."

"Always could hit the nail on the head, couldn't you Miyuki?" He said smirking, "Yet I've realized that you only talk tough when your protected."

She didn't fazed, she knew what he was doing, it was a trap for her to come out defensless. She sheathed her kodachi and dropped her weapons walking pass the three jounin and stood in the middle, "Now anwser my question." She almosted hissed.

Kabuto smirked, "You take bait so easily."

She kept a glare, and her fist clenched. Kakashi caught on, 'Damn it Miyuki you knew? Yet you still went?!' He thought taking out a kunai.

"Back off you three." She hissed, but her venom wasn't aimed at the joiunin, only to the enemy. "Now answer my question before you start ticking me off."

Again Kabuto smirked, "I don't think we should tell you anything. you're just a handicapped Jounin."

Miyuki now knew more than ever that kabuto was trying to get on her nerves, and she only clenched her fist before relaxing and smirking, "then how in the world did you get hurt by a handicapped jounin?" She said looking at him.

she hit a nerve and Kabuto took out a kunai and dashed at her, she side stepped and rammed her knee into his stomach and turned slightly giving her punch more power, hitting him in the chest and knocked him back. "Emotions can be easily manipulated and used on one's side, remember that Kabuto, since you seem to favor that rule." She said half teasing half smirking.

Genma knew that voice, he remembered one misson he had helped Miyuki with before she had left, he could never understand how a girl so young could be so talented and matured beyond her years to be able to put up with his wise cracks. "Tatsu's finally back." He muttered to the two jounin beside him.

Miyuki froze with pain as it ran through her viens and she hit one knee, holding her heart, 'No, when did he even havethe chance to poison..' She stopped and wiped her cheek, seeing blood, and cursed, ' when Baki's sword crashed down.. man, i thought he didn't hit me..' She felt more pain rush through her body, and couldn't stop the yelp that escaped her lips.

"Miyuki!" Kakashi yelled at her, and took a few steps forward.

"Don't you dare come here!" She yelled trying to catch her breath, "Their weapons have poison, you get hit by them and you're going to be out. Genma, you didn't get hit by Baki's sword did you?"

"No ma'm" He replied.

"Good." She muttered as pain surged through her viens.

Kabuto smirked, now getting up, "Look who's so high and mighty now that the poor little Ryu can't fight with poison in her system."

Miyuki caught her breath and gave a smile. "There's so much more you don't know about me.." She shakily got out before holding Tora, and flames errupted around Kabuto, burning his left arm. She let the flames disappeard and she was slightly out of breath. 'I can't keep up with this, not when so much of my chakra is concentrating on the poison.. If he comes in close range I'm screwed.'

It was then that Miyuki and the others saw the purple barrier crumble down, and Kabuto looked back before cussing a bit before turning to the jounins. "Consider yourselves lucky." He said before disappearing, along with Baki and the rest of the invading shinobi.

Miyuki watched them disappear and relaxed, her head hanging low, trying to focus on something other than her pain, and with it starting to lightening up, 'Good, at least it wasn't a high dose, before the day's out, I should be able to move.' She felt a hand on her shoulder, and looking up she saw Kakashi.

"Are you alright?" He said kneeling down next to her.

She gave a light smile, "Are you kidding me, I'm fine I'm fine, don't worry, take Gai and check on the Third." She looked back to Genma, "Genma, go check the stands see if there are any casualties." She looked back at Kakashi, "Are you and everyone else alright?"

"Just a few scratches, nothing too serious, just take it easy til I get back to you." He said standing up and he and Gai disappeared, and Genma ran into the stands.

Miyuki sat their for a second, catching her breath, and slightly angery at herself. 'that was too close, If I couldn't have beaten Kabuto.." She growled, 'This last month has been nothing but vain, I'm still so far behind.' She shut her eyes, getting up, holding her cut arm, 'i need to get stronger, I can't rely on people saving me or luck breaks.' She opened her eyes, her eyes almost blank, 'I need to start saving others.'


Dramatic no? yeah probably not. anyway thanks for reading, rember v.r.i.c.! (vote, review, ideas, comments)