A/N: What do you think so far? I've got the chapters and stuff all planned out, so all I have to do is type! I'll make sure to stick to my one chapter a week, but if I can upload sooner, I will! Please rate and review, and enjoy the second chapter of Control.

I do not own Naruto/Naruto Shippuden, that belongs the Kishimoto-sama. I do, however, own the Kokawa clan, Mako, Miwa, all my other OCs, and the plot.

Chapter 2- Survival of the Bells!

"Miwa, WAKE UP!" someone yelled in my ear. I growled and reached for the kunai I keep under my pillow, throwing it at the voice. I heard a squeal, then a growl, then a sloshing sound. An ice cold bucket of water was poured over me, making me jump ten feet in the air and cling to the roof of my room. I looked down, only to see Mako laughing and rolling around on the floor.

"I hope you go die in a hole." I hissed, retracting my "kitty claws" and falling, turning myself to land in a crouch. I snatched some clothes and made my way into the bathroom, turning on the water to warm myself. I let the water pour over me, turning my dark red hair black and making it hang limp over me. I sighed and pushed my hair back, looking down at my scarred body. I sighed and tilted my head back, looking at the lavender paint of the bathroom ceiling. A kunoichi's body should not be beautiful, unscarred, or perfect. A kunoichi should not worry about her looks, her hair, her outfit, I thought to myself as I finished rinsing the soap off my body and turned the water off. I flung my wet, darkened hair over my shoulder to dry it, but decided to leave it be and let it dry naturally. I dried the rest of my body and pulled on my official kunoichi outfit I had bought yesterday: a black muscle shirt, fingerless black gloves, neon blue knee length "second skin" pants, ankle high zori, with my headband tied like Naruto's, and my bow slung over my shoulder, my quiver on the opposite shoulder. I glanced at myself in the mirror, and decided to leave my hair down until it dried and walked out of the bathroom, not hearing anything. Mako must have gone for a run. I walked down to the kitchen and picked up a few apples, putting them inside an extra pocket on my quiver, keeping one to eat as I checked the clock. 5:30 a.m., I was thirty minutes late. I shrugged and kept eating my apple, walking out of my house, my wet hair hanging limp around my waist as I walked. I got to the training ground about 15 minutes later, seeing the rest of my team there already, Naruto asleep, Sakura trying her best to flirt, and Sasuke looking bored.

"Hey guys!" I called, walking up to them. Sasuke and Sakura looked up, both looking confused, while Naruto just opened one eye.

"Miwa? What'd you do to your hair?" Sakura asked, clearly confused. I picked up a still wet strand of my near black hair, examining it for problems.

"Um… I washed it?" I said, cocking my head to the side, confused.

"It's black!" Sakura exclaimed. I sighed and wrung my hair out, getting the water out and making it lighten to it's usual rusty color.

"There. Better?" I asked, flipping my long, flowing hair behind me, still not bothering to put it up. Sakura and Sasuke were staring at me, while Naruto was asleep again, having practically seen me naked once.

"Wow… your hair is so long and pretty, Miwa-chan… how'd you get it this long?" Sakura asked, her eyes wide. I sucked in a deep breath, and let it out, running my hand down my face.

"Well… Sakura-san, I promised someone I would never cut my hair again when I was little. I… I promised my mother the night before she died that I would keep my hair long and beautiful like hers, so she could always… always brush it. She brushed it right before... well, it was the last time. About 3 hours later, Mako and I came back, only to see a man with a large sword chop my parents' heads off. I shielded Mako, so he wouldn't have to see that, but I will never forget it. I yelled at the man to go away, because Mako had started crying hysterically, but… he just… came at me. He threw Mako against the wall, making him unconcious, and tortured me for the answers to my clan's kekkei genkai, but I was too young to know about it. The man almost killed me… yeah, so basically, I keep it like this for my mother. I feel like it's the only tying me to her anymore." I stated simply, my head lowered. I felt a pair of arms wrap around me, and turned to see my blonde best friend hugging me. I smiled softly and hugged him back, resting my head on his shoulder. He had lost his parents, but Naruto had never known them. I was 6 or 7 when my parents were murdered. I had lived and loved them for years. It hit me harder, because I had seen the deed be done. I still had occasional nightmares about the bloody stumps that had been my parents' necks.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun. I'm gonna take a nap now." I said, gently disentangling myself from Naruto's arms. I laid back, letting my long, loose hair flow around me as I closed my eyes. Nothing could've prepared me for what I saw.

It was around 8 o'clock at night. A pair of young twins were heading home from their friend Naruto's apartment, later than usual. They arrived at their home, giggling as they went to find their parents. The young girl, with her hair down and flowing around her back, stopped laughing suddenly, pulling the young boy behind her. There was blood all over the walls. Blood on the floor, even some splattered on the ceiling. The two children silently followed the blood trail to their parents' room. The girl took a deep breath,then slammed open the door, only to see her parents get beheaded. She shielded her brother's eyes as the sword came down, and there were two thumps, along with blood splattering everywhere. The girl swallowed her ramen she had eaten with Naruto and blinked back her tears, staying strong for her brother.

"GET AWAY FROM MY MOMMY AND DADDY!" the girl screamed, pointing an accusing finger at the older ninja. The ninja chuckled darkly, moving too fast for the two Kokawa survivors to register where he was. The man grabbed little Mako by the scruff of his neck and threw him into the wall, knocking him unconcious. Little Miwa was scared stiff, but remembered her training and quickly pulled out a kunai to defend herself and her brother, but the man quickly disarmed the girl. He picked her up and pinned her against the wall by his huge sword, using a crescent cut out of it to hold the girl up by her neck.

"What do you know about the Mizukorichi? Or the Kazekasaizuma? Come on, brat, you have to know something!" the man whisper-yelled. He pressed the sword farther into the wall, causing a thin line of blood to form across the girl's throat. Suddenly, a pop was heard, and the room filled with ANBU.

"Momochi Zabuza, you are under arrest for deserting your village, and the murder of two of the last four Kokawas." One ANBU said, stepping forward. the man, Zabuza, growled, pulled out a kunai, and stabbed me through the stomach, then through my leg, letting the kunai stay imbedded in my leg as he disappeared in mist. I looked down, only to see blood covering everything, my body, the floor, the walls, except now, it was a mix of mine, and my parents'.

"MOMMY!"I screamed, jolting awake. I was breathing heavily, tears in my eyes, and my hair a mess. I felt a stinging sensation in my leg and my stomach. I looked down, only to see my fingernails leaving a thick, bloody trail across my skin, shredding my clothes. I removed my fingers from my skin, letting the blood pour out as I ran my now red hands through my hair, getting blood in it and pulling out strays. I attempted to calm my breath, and after 5 minutes, I succeeded. I took a deep breath, and looked up, only to see everyone, including Kakashi-sensei, staring at me.

"Yo, Uncle Kakashi. How long was I out?" I asked, stretching like nothing had happened. I winced when my new cuts stretched, making them bleed more. I looked down at the deep scratches, but snapped my head up when something white hit my head. I automatically caught it as it was going down. It was a roll of bandages. I smiled at my uncle, who smiled back, before he continued explaining the rest of the exercise to me and my team as I wrapped myself up.

"If you don't get a bell by the time the timer goes off, you get tied to the post with no lunch. You may use any means necessary to get the bells. You won't get them unless you are prepared to kill me." Kakashi said, his smile still in place.

"But sensei! You could get hurt!" Sakura exclaimed, sounding worried.

"Yeah, you can't even dodge an eraser!" Naruto exclaimed, laughing. I sighed and inspected my nails, attempting to get some of the blood out of them. I heard a yell, then silence. I looked up, only to see Naruto being held by Kakashi, Naruto's kunai pointed to the back of his own head. I growled, my overprotective-best-friend side coming out as I reached for my bow. I grabbed it, along with a white arrow, taking aim at my sensei.

"Seems like you are ready to come at me with the intention to kill. Alright… begin." I let my arrow fly into the sudden smoke, hoping to land a hit. When the smoke cleared, I was the only one there, along with a patch of ice.

"Tch. Dammit." I whispered. It was futile to try and hide now, everyone could see me. I sighed and picked out a regular arrow, fitting it to the bow as I walked steathily into the shadows. I heard a rustle behind me and whirled, only to see Naruto hanging upside down, looking pissed off. I smiled and grabbed a kunai, carving 'YOUR WELCOME, NARU-KUN' into it before fitting it to the bow and letting it fly. The arrow flew, straight and true, breaking through the rope and pinning Naruto to the tree, keeping him from falling. I left him there, setting out to find Kakashi-sensei on my own.

"Hello. Looking for me?" a voice said from behind me. I whirled, fitting another arrow and aiming it straight between my sensei's eyes. He smiled and disappeared.

"Come on, Uncle Kakashi, how many times do you think I'll fall for that?" I called, jumping up and away from Kakashi, who was under me. I shot an arrow, but it missed. I blew my hair away from my face, looking around for the silver haired man. I fired arrows as I saw his shadow move, but that was all I could see. I fired arrow after arrow, but only when I heard a poof did I know I had wasted all my arrows. I stilled, quieting my breath to hear the movements of Kakashi-sensei. I heard a ding not far off, and ruffled my eyebrows in confusion, the sound breaking my concentration.

"Time's up." a voice whispered from behind me. Something wrapped around me from behind me,tightening, until I couldn't move. Kakashi popped up in front of me, smiling. I snarled at him as he pulled on something. I felt myself leaning forward, until I toppled over, landing on my face. I winced as my nose began to bleed a little, but Kakashi just laughed as he dragged me over the forest floor. I managed to manuever myself onto my back, wincing every time Kakashi carelessly dragged me over a root.

"Yo. Looks like none of you got a bell. That's okay, you don't need one. You don't have to worry about it." Kakashi said, smiling like he wasn't dragging poor little me behind him.

"Um, Kakashi-sensei? Why are you dragging Miwa behind you?" Sakura asked, peeking her head around to look at me. I let my hair cover my face in shame, refusing to look at anyone. Suddenly, someone pulled my head back harshly by my hair. I growled in the direction of the Kakashi clone, about to attack, but stopped short when I saw the real Kakashi. He had a foot of Sasuke's back, and a kunai to his throat.

"Sakura. Kill Naruto now, or Sasuke dies!" Kakashi yelled, tightening his grip on Sasuke. The clone also tightened its grip on my hair as I tried to get free. Sakura looked torn between saving her crush, and facing my wrath.

"This is a decision you could be faced with on any mission you take." Kakashi said, releasing Sasuke, whose ego looked hurt. The clone also let go of me, but seconds later, flesh and blood replaced the fake, and a very real kunai was placed at my throat. I felt the wind increase, blowing my hair around my face as Kakashi held me around the waist, keeping me up.

"This time is serious. Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura. Fight each other, to the death, or Miwa dies right here." Kakashi stated, no joking, amusement, or underlying tone of bluff. The genins' eyes all widened, but Kakashi proved he was serious when he threw a kunai, releasing Naruto from his binds. The two boys glared at each other, before doing handsigns.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

"Fireball Jutsu!"

Multiple Narutos popped into existence, Sasuke's fireball killing them off as fast as they kept coming. I shrieked, pulling against Kakashi, which caused the knife to dig into my neck even more.

"Dammit, you bitch, let me the hell go! Asshole!" I screamed, squirming. I felt the kunai slip from Kakashi's hand, a strong gust of wind blowing it to the perfect path to set me free. The knife scraped my arm a bit, but nothing serious. I whirled, punched a stunned Kakashi, and tapped into my true speed, focusing in on Sasuke, who was going after Naruto with a kunai, with Naruto confused from all the smoke. My lips pulled back into an animalistic snarl as I crouched, then shot off, disappearing to the naked eye. I appeared in front of Sasuke and did something that I never expected even myself to do.

I punched Uchiha Sasuke in the nose.

"Naruto!" I yelled, backing away from the Uchiha, who was holding his severely bleeding nose and staring at me. I disappeared, grabbing Naruto and hauling ass out of that smoke. A hand grabbed my hair, and I threw Naruto out of the smoke, turning to hold a kunai to the person's throat. As the smoke sleared, I saw it was Sasuke, his face covered in blood, his eyes shining in anger, his face contorted in rage. I smirked at the boy.

"What're you smirking for, Kokawa? We're in a standoff." Sasuke spat, pushing the tip of his kunai closer to my throat.

"Miwa, Sasuke, that is enough. That is the exact reason you failed this exam. Why do you think they put you on three and four man teams? Teamwork is the key. I suppose you could have another shot after lunch, but don't give Naruto any, it's his punishment for trying to eat before everyone else. If you disobey my orders, you will fail. Kay, bye!" Kakashi said, bored. He waved and poofed away. I pushed Sasuke's kunai away with my own, smiling softly at the boy, before walking over to get a lunch. I opened the box and wrinkled my nose. Rice and sushi. I sighed and stood, walking over to Naruto, who was saying he could go forever without food.

"Naruto. Shut up." I said happily, using my chopsticks to stuff some rice into my best friend's mouth. His eyes widened, but he happily chewed.

"Miwa! What are you doing? You'll be failed!" Sakura whisper-yelled. I shrugged my shoulders and kept feeding my friend, who looked content. Suddenly, a strong wind blew around me, almost like a warning. I turned, only to see storm clouds covering the bright blue sky. I stood and pulled a kunai, ready to defend myself, and Naruto if necessary.

"Miwa. I told you not to feed Naruto. What excuse do you have for disobeying my orders?" Kakashi bellowed, pointing an accusing finger at me.

"Well, you said all that crap about teamwork. Might as well try it." I said, smirking at my sensei.

*5 MINUTES LATER*

"WHAT?! YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH, AND ALL FOR A STUPID TEST?!" I screamed in my sensei's ear, before storming off to my house. That…

Was the worst test EVER.

A/N: I know I'm 3 days late, but I won't be on the next chapter, which will have small fluff, and a new POV. Again, sorry! Rate and Review!

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