A/N: Is it interesting so far??? XD


The girl jumped swiftly from branch to branch, her heartbeat racing. In attempt to shake off her pursuers, she quickly but clumsily was able to create 3 shadow clones, who she instructed to move in opposite directions. She then returned to her flight. After she was certain she was alone, she stopped to breathe and calculate where she was. The severe overwhelming of forest told her she was near Konohagakure, but she couldn't be sure. As she plopped herself down near a shallow river, the girl contemplated the best place to go. Certainly not back there. But can I risk the endangerment of Konoha? God! Why does this keep happening to me?! Sighing, she took out a bottle of peroxide, leaned over the river, and preceded to dump the contents of the bottle into her hair. The overpowering smell of the liquid burned in her nostrils. White hair could be a good look for me, she joked with herself. She couldn't waste anymore chakra for disguising her appearance, but just in case she decided to hide in Konoha... She sighed and sat back in the sun to dry her hair.

After about an hour or two of waiting, she heard several footsteps coming her way. The girl grabbed her belongings and hid herself in the nearest tree. She spied down from her hiding spot, hoping no scent of peroxide was still lingering in the air. Shoot-if He's with them they'll be able to find me in no time. She began to sweat lightly at the idea of being dragged back to that Hell Hole; this time they would watch her more carefully. But, to her relief, it only seemed to be Genin from the nearest village: This was good, because then she would know where she was. She listened carefully to their conversation.

"OH PAH-LEASE! " yelled one platinum haired girl. "That idiot has no talent whatsoever! I can't believe my next mission is with him," she sneered.

"Hey!" this time it was a pink haired teenager. "Naruto has a lot of skill! Way more than you, Ino-pig!"

"You're sticking up for Naruto? Have my dreams been realized? Are you over my darling Sasuke-kun?" The Ino-pig seemed to be filled with joy at the thought.

"As if! My heart belongs to my Sasuke-kun!" screeched the one with pink hair.

"Would you both shut-up?!" asked an angry brunette boy. Ino-pig and Pink hair both stuck out their tongue at the same time.

"You're just jealous because no one likes you, Shikamaru," spat the Ino-pig.

Pink Hair giggled, adding "Except Temari-chan! I bet you guys'll have pineapple haired babies!"

Both girls laughed uncontrollably, while Shikamaru stomped off angrily, covering his ears as the two girls continued to bitch. So caught up in their argument, no one noticed the white haired ninja, sitting in the tree, eating up every word of their conversation. Did they say Naruto? The girl examined the trio, trying to figure out whether or not they were heading back to the village. After an intense surveillance, she decided they were heading back to Konoha. She followed them, not being noticed, even when all conversation had ended. She couldn't help but smile when the final sentence of their seemingly endless talking was "Do you smell peroxide?"

She continued to follow them silently, leaping from tree to tree, spying on the teenagers like a hungry predator. I can't afford to make any mistakes. she thought. If they found her, not only would she have to attempt to use her nonexsistent chakra, but they would take her back and never again would she see the light of day. They'll keep me locked up this time...no more sun, no more wind, no singing and...her eyes started to water...and no Naruto...

She stopped abruptly when she realized that she had lost sight of the trio. She searched desperately, her heart racing. But she didn't search very hard. Her heartbeat sped up at the sight of the giant green doors. To her surprise, she wasn't relieved that she had a chance of escaping her pursuers. She wasn't relieved that she could feel the wind on her face, or the warm sun on her back that she enjoyed so much. Only one word, one name raced through her head: Naruto.