A/N: Okay, here's yet another chapter. Not my best work in my opinion but hopefully you all like it! As always I only own Reyna, everything recognized is property of Masashi Kishimoto and anything beyond that is the property of a friend who will remain anonymous! Enjoy!

ATTACK

Reyna followed the same path that Jiraiya had taken only moments earlier, her head bowed as she contemplated what Kayha had just told her. She wasn't really paying attention to where she was heading, instinctively stepping around and out of the way of the several people that she came across as she stepped back out of the arena and headed slowly around the corner.

"Reyna, what are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be inside, watching the fights and…whatnot?" Jiraiya's voice stopped her in mid-stride.

"I needed some space…some air," she answered quietly, remaining where she was as her former teacher stepped up beside her.

"And why would that be now? Don't tell me that Kakashi finally stepped over a line and you're mad at him," Jiraiya laughed until he finally got a look at her face. "What's happened?"

Reyna shook her head and started off again before Jiraiya stopped her with a hand on her arm. She turned her gaze over to him briefly and sighed, leaning against his side slightly as she shook her head again; this time however, he knew that it was in defeat.

"My father is no longer a concern, it would appear," she muttered, her head against the side of his shoulder and he steered them into an alley.

"Oh? Isn't that a good thing?"

"One would think so, wouldn't they? It's not that I'm not relieved, I mean, now I don't have to worry about having to deal with the bastard again. But…he was still my father," she replied, leaning back against the wall beside Jiraiya.

"True, but you said it yourself, several times over; he was a cruel and sadistic bastard."

She nodded, "There is that, and it won't actually take me that long to actually get over that. It's the fact that while I may have gotten rid of one threat I seem to have gained another that's a hell of a lot more powerful and I really don't think I have the strength to fight."

"And who would that be?" he asked, genuinely concerned now since there were very few people that Reyna truly feared.

"Zeke, the same person that's after Kayha and according to her, he makes her look like a newborn kitten when it comes to strength and power. He's another one of her kind, only evil."

"That does pose a bit of a problem, doesn't it?" She nodded and he continued, "Well then I guess you're just going to have to suck it up and stay here for a while after the Exams so that you can train with Kayha, at least figure out the best way to defend yourself."

Reyna nodded slowly, "I suppose that would be the best plan of action."

They both snapped their heads up and looked back towards the arena as a crash sounded, followed by the frightened cries of the citizens closest to the place. Reyna immediately pushed away from the wall, but was stopped by Jiraiya's hand on her shoulder. She cast a glare at her former teacher who only shook his head.

"We need to secure the villagers. There are ample enough ninja and ANBU, not to mention Kakashi, Naruto and Kayha. Come on, we will see to the civilian population," Jiraiya instructed and she found herself immediately falling in stride beside him as they headed towards the fleeing civilians.

While Reyna was heading out of the arena, Kayha was slowly circling the area, looking for the threat she knew was nearby. She knew that Naruto would be starting his fight by now and cursed the bastard she was looking for because she was going to end up missing it. It wasn't long before she came across the man she was hunting and without a thought the two attacked one another.

It didn't take long before the raven haired man she was fighting stepped back and started to change. His skin cracked and peeled, turning blue-grey and scaled while his eyes turned into pools of inky black. Spikes sprouted along his arms and spine and Kayha growled as he unfurled ragged wings the same color as his skin now was. Without hesitation, she began her own shift. Blood red eyes glared at her opponent as she unfurled her own wings before the two once again launched at one another. Now, however, they took to the skies.

Below her, Kayha heard the startled gasps of the civilians below them as they slowly realized what was taking place above them. Kayha struggled, throwing everything she had at her opponent in an effort to end the fight quickly, but she was finding that Zeke had sent on of his more powerful soldiers after her this time around. As she darted in with yet another attack, he brought his fist down into her stomach, knocking her back towards the ground. With the wind knocked out of her lungs, she couldn't stop her downward descent and crashed into the middle of the battle arena. Carefully she pushed herself back to her feet and shook her head to clear it.

"Ow, son of a bitch; now that really freaking hurt. This is a challenge," she muttered, but the silence that reigned over those present.

That silence only lasted until Kayha's opponent landed lightly on the other side of the arena. At that point ANBU sprang to protect the Kages whom had also launched to their feet. Kakashi sprang to his feet as well, ready to aid where he was needed but in the back of his mind he couldn't quiet the voice that asked where Reyna was. Naruto immediately leapt to Kayha's side.

"Naruto, you need to get clear of this fight. You aren't going to be able to help me this time. Protect the others," Kayha muttered to her friend before adding, "Especially Gaara."

Naruto nodded and scrambled towards the Kazekage who was on his feet, hands braced on the railing in front of his seat as he watched, ready to pull Kayha to relative safety if he needed to do so. ANBU were trying to pull him away and get him to safety but he refused to move, his gaze fixed on the battle that began again below him. Tsunade was the only other Kage who did not head for safety with the ANBU. Yamato stood behind her, his hardened gaze on what was happening in the arena and the other two Leaf ANBU stood next to him. Kakashi quickly made his way to them as well even as Kayha drew her sword and faced her opponent once again.

Several minutes passed as the two exchanged blows, Kayha was already bleeding from several wounds but it never seemed to slow her down. Finally she saw her opening and dove for it, sword swinging towards his neck as she moved. While he moved to defend against that attack, a water whip formed in Kayha's hand and that was what she truly attacked with. While he struggled against the tightening grip of the whip, Kayha swung again, this time dislodging his head from his shoulders. She glanced up at Gaara who was still staring and slowly beat her wings until she dropped down beside him and Naruto. ANBU immediately moved to stop her, but Gaara held up a hand, stopping them.

"See? Now that was a damn fight…but I broke another freaking nail," she whined, leaning against the railing even as she returned to normal.

Tsunade shook her head, "Well, I guess that's going to end this Exam."

Kakashi glanced over his shoulder at the sound of footfalls and raised a brow as Konahomaru came into view even as Naruto complained, "What? But…but…"

"Aw, don't worry about it so much, Naruto. There's always the next one," Konahomaru stated.

Slowly the last of the observers shuffled out of the arena and Konahomaru grabbed Naruto's arm, "Hey, I got a new Sexy Jutsu!"

Naruto grinned, deciding that maybe a bit of fun would do everyone some good, "Awesome. Well, let's see it then!"

As the smoke cleared around the transformed Genin, both Naruto and Gaara let out a strangled noise before launching towards the laughing form of Kayha that Konahomaru had used for his Sexy Jutsu but he dodged their advance and ran off down the street. As they chased the laughing, still transformed, Genin they passed Reyna and Jiraiya. Reyna shook her head, not even wanting to know, while Jiraiya joined in the chase. Reyna turned her attention back to heading for the arena when Kakashi, Yamato, Tsunade and a few others appeared from around the corner and she stopped short.

"What happened?" she asked and Tsunade turned a glare on her.

"And where the hell were you at?"

"When we heard the crash, Jiraiya-Sensei and I got the civilians in the area to safety. There were more than enough ANBU and other ninja to ensure the safety of you guys, so we focused on the village. Why? What the hell happened?" Reyna answered, her gaze flying over those present and sighing in relief when it appeared that no one was seriously injured. Kayha had disappeared from the group after they had headed out of the arena.

"I'll explain it later," Kakashi told her and she quirked a brow but let it drop.

A/N: Still fighting writer's block, so sorry this was a bit shorter than usual. Hopefully I'll get through this soon! As always please review and feed the muse!