Hm... sorry for the late update of the chapter, it was just I couldn't get it long enough for my taste.. but now it's at least six pages worth so I hope it's ok!

Warning: Contains public affection, blood & murder and a giggly Naruko

I laughed and steered the takoyaki (1)Kakashi held to my mouth. He chuckled and poked my nose with the oily food, making my grimace before hastily drying it off. Then –like nothing had happened- he pulled down his mask and quickly took a bite before he covered his face again. I laughed and leaned against his arm. "I hope I'm not the only one having a blast?" Looking up at him, I saw wrinkles in his mask, screaming about the wonderful smile he smiled. "You're not." He gently kissed my head and I blushes slightly and looked down at the ground. "By the way, you really look good now."

And with that, he pulled me towards a booth that sold my favorite festival snack; Watame(2)! "One big watame please." The old man on the other side smiled and walked away, then returned with a see-through bag filled with rainbow coloured watame. Kakashi paid the man, then handed me the bag with a smile. "It's still your favorite, right?" I grinned and quickly opened the bag and took a handful of the cotton candy and started happily eating. Slowly, I stopped and looked up at Kakashi, who simply smiled and walked with me.

"Kakashi… you want some?" He nodded and grabbed my wrist, pulled down his mask and ate while smirking at me. I blushed and looked away before I suddenly felt my head being turned and felt Kakashi's lips crash against mine. He tasted cotton candy and I easily giggled into the kiss.

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It couldn't be described as anything else. They gossiped about me. Just behind my back! I turned around and glared at the female duo through my mask, but neither of them made any attempt to cover it, and continued! That damned Hyo probably couldn't keep her mouth shut. "Okami-san, Inu-san, is there a problem(3)?" That made them straighten up and shake their heads stiffly. "N-No, Neko-senpai." I sighted and ruffled my bangs, then turned away and headed towards Jiji's office.

I stood just outside his office, when the door opened and Anko smiles at me. "Ah, 'Neko'! Just the person I wanted to see!" I smiles under my mask, but soon it faded away as she grinned widely and backed me up against the wall. "So… what's up with these rumors about you and that copycat, eh?" I actually blinked, before I growled. That damned Hyo couldn't keep her mouth shut could she? "What rumors Anko?" She grinned wider and begun to toy with my right bangs, humming a melody as she did. "About you becoming oh so close, and that you were sucking each other's faces off at the festival yesterday…so tell me, Kitty-chan." She closed her eyes and smirked, showing her teeth. I sighted and pushed away her hand before I pulled her closer by her shoulder. "They… are as true as you want them to be. But you have to keep your trap sealed or else…" She grinned and waved her hand dismissively and took a few steps back. "Hai hai, just remember that I'll be the brat's godmother then." She winked and walked away quickly.

I sighted and knocked on Jiji's office, and opened shortly after hearing 'come in'. He sat there as usual, hidden by thick layers of smoke from his pipe and smiling slightly. "Ah, Naruko, what can I do for you today?" I smiled and closed the door before I removed my mask and sighted. "I'm here for my anbu duty at the final part of the chunin exam." He smiled and blew out another cloud before he put down his pipe and made sign for me to come closer. I walked over to the desk and leaned against it as he looked through a few papers. "How do you manage all the paperwork Jiji? Your desk is always clean compared to your secretary's desk. He chuckled, then pulled out a paper for me to read. "It's called working without taking breaks, which is very sufficient." I smiled and brought the paper close and quickly read through it until I saw my codename.

"The second civilian tribune, is it?" He nodded and picked up his pipe and sucked quietly on it a little. "It's not only civilians, but also off-duty ninja. You'll be keeping watch from behind if anything happens." I looked up from the paper and looked at him. "What should we anbu do if there's any trouble?" He blew out a white cloud before he looked at me with his Hokage-look. "If it's a simple outbreak caused from the matched, restrain them. But if it's a ninja attack, retreat and wait for the signal to attack." I nodded and bit my lip. "Naruko, have you heard anything more from Jiraiya yet?" I shook my head silently, then handed him the paper back. "Only that there's a small chance of Orochimaru doing something." He nodded gravely, and lay the paper back. "In that case, I'll inform my anbu and jonins. You may leave, Naruko." I nodded and placed my mask over my face before I walked over to the door. "And it's good to hear that the two of you are starting to go out in public Naruko." I blushed and glared over my shoulder before I closed the door and walked away.

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The matches was about to start, and Kakashi and Sasuke hadn't arrived yet. In the middle sat Ino and Choji, while Tenten and sat on the other side in the middle. So everyone was split. I sighted and leaned silently against the wall. Then Hinata and Kiba walked up the stairs, chatting, well Kiba was talking and Hinata came with a word or two. I smiles softly behind me mask and looked around. Suddenly, I heard something about a change, and perked my ears to hear what they said. When they didn't say anything however, I growled and crossed my arms. The first was Naruto's match and I grinned behind my mask, hoping to see what Ero-Chichi had thought him.

Naruto and Hyuga Neji faced each other of, both with serious faces. Then, it started. At first, it was pretty much a one sided battle, in Neji's favor. But soon he fell for Naruto's prank using Kage bunshins, only for Neji to shock the entire stadium with kaiten(4). A jutsu that makes the user send enormous amounts of chakra from the entire body as he spins. And it was supposed to only be known within the main family of the Hyugas. Just moments later, I bit my lips as he used Hakke Rokujuyon Sho. The mere sight of Naruto curling up on the ground tore my heart to pieces, but I stayed put and took a quick look around the arena before my gaze settled on the one next to me.

"Neko-san.." Raicho (5)was standing there, but his usually stern and somewhat know-it-all aura wasn't there. And the fact that he actually called me Neko-san made an alarm go off. "Raicho-san, why aren't you outside where you're ordered to stand guard? Okami-san won't be happy to see you disobey orders." He bowed slightly and looked around. "Hai, but he said that I was to guard here instead." I had placed the bait, and oh so gracefully had he been fooled into my trap. I quickly got out a kunai and discreetly poked the flesh above his liver with it. "W-what are you doing, N-Neko-san!?"

"Shhh… I don't know who you are, but I know for sure you're not Raicho-san." I heard his breath going slightly faster, and felt his heart beat faster. "W-why do you say that, Neko-san!?" I chuckled dryly and placed my hand on his shoulder, keeping him in place. "Raicho-san doesn't like people with higher rank than him, which makes him never apologize, bow before anyone other than Hokage-sama and he never calls anyone –san. Also, Okami-san is his womanly subordinate."

The man in my grip sighted, then chuckled darkly. "So that's why Orochimaru-sama has his eyes on you as well." My blood started to go cold, and I pushed the kunai harder against his black cloak. "Could you be…" He chuckled again, and I suddenly felt his hand on my wrist. I gripped the kunai tighter and I felt the kunai start to cut into the cloth. "Oh, serious are we?" He snickered, and I gritted my teeth. "Like hell I am, you're going to get a once in a lifetime exclusive date with my friends at T&I… Kabuto." I held him there for a while, pushing the kunai slightly deeper as I thought of what do with him, when a coughing fit broke out. Turning my entire body instead of just my head, I looked at Hinata, blood rolling down her hands as she coughed loudly.

"Oh how unfortunate. And the only medic nearby is me…" His intention soaked his voice and words, and I bit my lips as I pushed him towards them. "I will plunge this kunai in your neck, rip your head off your body and put it on a fucking stake if you dare to even try to do anything funny…" He chuckled darkly, but complied completely and soon we faced Hinata and her frantic teammate. "I'll take a look." Kabuto said calmly, and I smiled behind my mask. "Who are you?" Kiba's eyes landed firstly on Kabuto, then on me. "Well, I am no one suspicious." I bit back a growl and gently scraped the kunai against his side as I walked past him to help Kiba with Hinata. "I'm Neko, and he's Kakko-san(6)."

I gently lay Hinata down on the ground while glaring at Kabuto. Kiba sat silently to her right, and Kabuto's hands started to glow a slight green. I hurriedly sat down next to him and placed the kunai against his side again, giving him a silent warning. 'I know the difference between healing and hurting' "H-hey!" Kabuto's hands moved to hover over her chest, and I closed my eyes to concentrate. To find out if he hurt her or not. "Don't worry, I'm a doctor." I nodded softly as I felt Kiba's gaze land on me, but snorted in my mind. My grip around the kunai tightened softly as I felt that it actually was healing he did, but the cost being that Hinata fell unconscious.

I shot a short glance towards the match and bit my lip harshly as Naruto once again lay on the ground. But again, he stood up and I felt my heart skip a quiet beat. "How about you get your friend to the hospital? Despite how well Kakko-san did, it's best for her to be monitored." Kiba nodded, and quickly hoisted Hinata up on his back and gave us a short 'thanks' before he walked down the stairs. I poked his side with the kunai and gave him a short nod in approval. "You're more cooperative than I could imagine." He chuckled darkly and shot me a glance before he looked over at the match.

"Naruto-kun's better than expected, isn't he?" I looked at him silently, then nodded. "So, what kind of trouble is Orochimaru up to today?" He chuckled again, and I pushed the kunai closer to his skin. "It wouldn't be as entertaining if I told you, Namikaze-san." My grip around the kunai tightened, and I had to hold back the urge to just stab the man right there, though I'm not sure why I didn't do it. "That's true, but then again, playing games with the enemy is always so much more exciting." Kabuto snickered slightly, one that reminded me of Orochimaru's sickening mad-man laughter. After that, we fell into a scarily comfortable silence. It was like one that you didn't feel the need to break, but the tension below was too thick to even be cut if Baa-chan started chopping at it with her super strength and an ax.

I jumped slightly as Naruto suddenly was enveloped in red chakra. He used the Kyuubi's chakra, and to make chakra flow though his tangetsu once again too! And with incredible speed, he jumped up and threw shurikens. They were shot back at Naruto with kaiten, but misses as Naruto got ready to attack with a kunai. The exchange was short and intense, but I felt a smile grow under my mask. Only moment later, they met again, kaiten against Naruto's enchanted power and speed. Smoke and dust covered the arena, only to make my throbbing hart even further. It felt like forever, until two holes started to become visible as the dust settled down. I bit my tongue and tried my best to cast a few glances at Kabuto… just to be sure he didn't pull any trick on me. My heart almost stopped the second Neji climbed up, and walked or rather dragged his legs along towards the hole where Naruto lay. I got ready to look away, when I started to hear faint… cracking and narrowed my eyes at the ground below Neji. Naruto suddenly jumped up and got a hell of a hit on Neji. The Hyuga fell to the ground and stayed down. And when Naruto was pronounced the winner, I had to flex my entire body not to jump up and cheers loudly like the rest of the stadium.

I leaned against the wall and found myself surprised that I had retrieved the kunai from Kabuto's side. The crowd shouted, boed and even went as far as to throw thing at the examiner. The Suna genin Kankuro forfeited at the spot, and I mechanically turned and looked at Kabuto. "So even Suna's involved?" He chuckled and straightened up. "You are quicker finding things out than I though. I'm impressed, Namikaze-san." His tone told about a large smirk on his face. "Oh please, you strewed clues all over." Another chuckle, and I actually had to shake my head. No one's supposed to get along with their enemy!

I groaned as Sakura forfeited also, immediately making the examiner move over to the next match… again. It was Shikamaru and the Suna genin Temari, who flew elegantly down on the rather destroyed arena. My eyes moved up on the Kage booth, and sighted, suddenly feeling extremely tired. I turned and glared at Kabuto, and I knew that he smirked under his stolen mask. "Sweet dreams, Namikaze-san…" A damn genjutsu! How bad did he think I was! I gritted my teeth and let my body fall and closed my eyes, even though I did my best to send enough chakra to my ears so I could hear what was happening.

Suddenly everything went quiet. It was starting, surely. I forced my hands together and pushed chakra to my brain to get rid of the genjutsu. My eyes opened, and Kabuto sat with his back to me. I pulled out a kunai and poked his neck. "And I, who thought I'd gotten a new friend… I'm sad Kabuto." He chuckled forced. A loud explosion from the kage booth made me jump back. "I knew it!" I quickly scanned the arena, the Suna team had jumped down into the arena to aid Gaara, and the other Konoha jonin with Kakashi, scanned around too. I growled as Kankuro and Temari ran away with Gaara and Sasuke following them. There suddenly appeared Oto ninja around Kabuto, and they jumped down to the front.

I jumped down next to Kakashi and growled loudly, cursing my carelessness. Gai looked at me and nodded , then got out a kunai. I noticed Kakashi suddenly blocking an Oto ninja just in front of Sakura, who looked at him with huge eyes. The enemies soon jumped on all awake ninja, and it took me back to the war. I tore off my cloak and got out two kunais and started kicking, slicing and hitting my way through them all.

"Naruko, behind you!" I spun around and just barely managed to block a kunai, but it managed to dig into my mask, deep enough for the mask to crack apart and for the kunai to rather harshly poke my forehead. The ninja face palmed down on the floor, and a smiling Gai gave me a quick version of the 'nice guy pose', then spun around and hit a poor ninja through the wall. I smiled and turned again, managing to stab a ninja in the stomach and kicked him off. And then jumped to the back where Sakura were waking up Naruto and the already awake Shikamaru. "Sakura-chan, you four are going after Sasuke-kun right?" Naruto woke up, making doggy like whimpers. "H-hai, Naruko-sensei." I stabbed a ninja in the side and kicked him away. ¨

"Pakkun, keep them safe, 'kay?" The little dog sighted his acceptance and I sat down and quickly made the four look at me. I constantly looked over my back. "You need to be careful, but do your best to protect each other and the village." I leaned close and grabbed Sakura's neck and pulled her close as I placed a kiss on her forehead. She blushed and it almost looked like she was ready to cry. I chuckled as I did the same with Shikamaru, and when it came to Naruto, I smiled slightly as I kissed his cheek. "Don't you dare dying on me, 'kay? ...Go!"

It continued forever, and I could only sneak a few short glances towards the barrier that had formed around where Jiji and Orochimaru were. But it helped, it seemed like the time went faster by the few times I heard Gai's excited shouts over how he was winning this challenge. Kakashi and Gai's stupid rivalry could be irritating, but when I was fighting, lI oved hearing the two.

Just as I kicked a Suna ninja, another one came back me, a sword raised as a blood thirsty grin grew on his face. It was just like the many nightmares I had had after the Iwa ninja took my eye. I couldn't even say why I was scared, but I was more scared then I ever had been(6). The blade suddenly flew down towards me and not even managing to think, I turned around, holding my ears as I felt tears threatening to spill. My head fell back and both my eye and mouth fell opened as I screamed out in pain. I could feel the cold blade cut through my skin, flesh, muscles and scrape against bones. Biting my mouth shut, I turned around and lashed out on the man with my two kunais. He didn't expect me to turn and attack, so I easily killed him. As I landed, the pain suddenly dawned upon me again and I struggled to keep myself steadily on my feet. I could feel my legs shaking and it felt like I had grown a second heart where I was wounded.

Sudden sounds of agony and the sound of flesh against metal. An arm gently wrapped around my waist. I looked up and saw Kakashi, also soaked in blood. "K-Kakashi…" My hands covered my mouth and I closed my eyes as I coughed. Looking at my hands, I saw my own blood mixing with the enemies'. "… I r-really hate s-swords." Then everything started to blur together. Colours, forms, sounds, everything just became one big mess.

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Disinfectants, rubber and cold metal. I only needed those smells to know I was alive in a hospital. No matter where you are, when you are there, it always smells the same. …that and sickness. Opening my eyes, I winced big time as I tried to sit up. My back hurt like a bad year, and my head was throbbing. Though I was kind of glad there wasn't anyone there to see me wake up, all broken and that. With that thought, I smiled and rubbed my eyes as I moved my legs to the side of the bed, leaving them to dangle for the shortest while before I painfully slid down from the bed. My stitched wound rubbed against the edge of the edge of the bed, if only slightly.

Closing my eyes for a short while, I took a deep breath, and then made my way towards the cardboard coloured closet. To my surprise, one of my summer dresses hung there and I immediately grabbed it and staggered towards the bathroom.

I sighted in content and walked out with the sickening hospital gown on my arm before I threw it on the bed and clumsily twirled around, smiling as the dress flew around me. Closing my eyes, I stopped the childish twirling, and opened my eyes as I opened the window. The sky was almost free for clouds, and the sun coloured the entire village in warm colours. I smiles and leaned out slightly. Suddenly, I opened my eyes and look out towards the lake in the village. "You're … kidding me…"

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I had managed to get away from the hospital and walked towards the lake, determined to check out the special chakra signature I had felt earlier. It was only by luck I managed to walk quickly and quietly enough to pass Asuma and Kurenai as they walked towards the market. After sending a quick thank-you to Kami-sama, I walked out on the path that led to the rather remote area. The lake shined in the sunlight and I smiled slightly as I straightened up, then look up and smiled wider. Sorry, but I couldn't help it! It had been four years after all…

...Ta da! *jazz hands* So what do you think? Sorry I just had to have a festival and thats stuff! Just had to :3 (Sorry 'bout the mistake in years since Itachi left the village! Six and four years is quite a large difference, rigth? Sorry! x3)

(1)- Takoyaki is a fried squid ususaly on a stick... I think or something with squid anyway, really popuar

(2)-Watame is cotton candy! Who doesn't love cotton candy!

(3)- Okami means wolf and Inu means dog, pretty standared names, I know

(4)-Kaiten means heavenly spin, that dome of blue chakra, you know? Probably Neji-san's favortie move... May he rest in peace

(5)- Raicho means grouse, which is almost the most common bird in Norway and I needed a bird name.. firdt thing that came to mind!

(6)-Trauma, and I think I'm correct in saying she suffers from swordphobia, don't you think? xD

Ok, I'll be all searious now *takes a deep breath and closes eyes* Rangiku9815 came up with a brillint plot for a little of the story, and shortly after, we staretd to create this story togheter. It's both on their and mine pages' and the story's called 'The life of two Jinchuriki'. And I can't wait to write it and share it with you! Because the plot's genious and Rangiku9815 really deserves loads of love for their work!

So 'til next time, check out the story on either mine or Rangiku9815's page, review, fav and follow it please, 'cus it'll turn out epic, I promise you!

Ja Ne!

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