Chapter 2: Dormant Memories

We followed Kakashi sensei to the stadium. It hadn't changed a bit and we stood in the shadows and watched all the participants carefully. We were given orders to simply protect the Hokage and show ourselves only if we saw Orochimaru. I scanned the participants carefully and I noticed a blond boy standing in the front with a determined look on his face. He looked like the forth Hokage and I instantly knew I was looking at Naruto Uzumaki, host of the nine tailed fox. My eyes fell on a raven haired boy who stood behind him. He looked familiar and it was then I realized that it was Sasuke. My breathing grew heavy as I recalled the dark night that still gave me nightmares.

"Itachi sensei! I can't this jutsu I am trying you know but it too difficult. If I had the sharingan I could have learned it easily."

I heard him chuckle and I looked at him angrily "Sensei my father is an Uchiha so why don't I have the sharingan."

He looked at me with a smile on his face and said "Chihiro you have many talents you do not require the sharingan. A ninja must not solely rely on his kekay genkai but he must train his body and mind to achieve real strength."

Ah I never got tired of his philosophy. Can I meet Sasuke tomorrow I haven't seen him and you tell me so much about him." His smile fell immediately and he started staring at the ground.

"Im afraid he will be busy because he has started attending the academy so you cannot see him." He replied without looking. "Oh! I see and you have a special mission tomorrow as well. Maybe I can see him on Sunday it will be a holiday after all. Can I go on the mission with…."

"No!" He said immediately. I was taken aback by his sudden and loud reply. Usually he was always so calm and he never replied with such a tone. He noticed the shock in my eyes and quickly added "It is a secret mission for the Hokage and no other Uchiha is allowed to take part in it."

"But I have kept my mother's name and Im hardly an Uchiha." I protested I didn't want to let him go on the mission alone because he had been acting strange all month as if he was always fighting with himself.

"Enough Chihiro this mission is mine so I will drop you off at captain Kakashi's place". He noticed the intense disappointment on my face and politely added "Chihiro it's too dangerous and I don't want you to be in any danger. You know Kakashi will take good care of you so calm down." He then patted my head and gave a rare smile." I know you are worried about me but I am fine and one last thing, I want you to stay away from the clan they are not acting the way they should be so be careful and stay with Kakashi." With that he got up and left me staring at him. His last sentence had a touch of warning to it.

"Chihiro watch it or you will fall in the stadium focus this is very serious." I snapped out of it and looked at Takashi who gave me a serious look.

"Sorry taka!" I whispered.

"Chihiro can you handle this or not." Asked captain Ryo.

I turned my gaze towards Sasuke and watched his hand cover the mark on his neck.

"I can do this captain Ryo. I stopped running a long time ago." I replied with a determined look on my face. We saw two names flash on the board and one of them was Sasuke's.

"So it begins!" said Raiden.

Authors note

Thanks for reading guys. Sorry I didn't update for a long time. It's just that im gonna give my o levels exam soon so I really don't have time. In the next chapter there will be an awesome fight so stay tuned. Pls read and review. All sorts of reviews are welcome.