Fifteen minutes.-
Mari stood holding her side and panting slightly before looking down at the three genin who were all tied to the stumps near the memorial stone. "You're all strong in your own different ways. I can tell you're all going to be powerful ninja. Just remember to always fight to protect the people you care about, if you don't complete a mission you may be treated like scum but to leave your teammates to die makes you worse than that." She said before cutting the ropes that held them and stepping back.
Kakashi laughed slightly when he heard what she said before looking at his team " well then how about i treat you all to ramen." He said, waiting for naruto's reaction.
"Ramen!" naruto shouted "I love you Kakashi sensei." He said before trying to hug him.
Mari laughed as she watched Kakashi try to push naruto off him before heading out of the training area. She jumped slightly as Kakashi appeared beside her. "After we've eaten I want you to come with me to see the hokage. There are things you need to tell him about." He whispered in her ear.
"Hey Kakashi sensei do you like mari-chan?" naruto said in a loud voice right behind them. Mari blushed slightly before looking into the distance. "Naruto!" sakura shouted before hitting him on the head hard. "Sakura- Chan what was that for?" he whined.
"Come on guys." Kakashi said sighing slightly before taking a seat on one of the stools at ichiraku ramen stand. Mari took the seat next to him and naruto sat in the middle of the group of five.
"Well hello, what will you be having today?" teuchi said.
"Can I have a miso ramen with barbecue pork." Naruto said loudly before waiting for the rest of them to order.
"Itadakimasu." Naruto said as he ate his ramen as quickly as possible. When Kakashi and Mari had finished Kakashi put his hand on Mari's arm and pulled her out, leaving the money for everyone's food on the counter. "We're going to see the hokage now." He said before vanishing with her.
Hokage residence- hokage's office-
The hokage looked up as Kakashi and Mari entered his office, without saying anything he gestured them to the seats in front of his desk. "You have something to tell me?" he said his eyes on Mari's face.
"Yes, I need to tell you that I know the hand signs for a number of jutsu's. In the place where I am from we see your world as though reading a story, from that I learnt how the different hand signs make up the different jutsu's." She said before looking down.
The hokage chuckled slightly at her reaction "its ok Mari, I'm glad that you've told me about this. I'm not surprised you didn't tell me you had a lot on your mind last night." He said before looking up as two people walked into the room.
"Hiruzen what is this about you allowing someone from outside of this village to become a shinobi without telling the council first." The female advisor said before finally noticing that Kakashi and Mari were in the room.
"This is the women I told could become a kunoichi of this village, I've allowed this because she has a power that will be helpful to this village as well as allowing her to protect herself." He said gesturing to Mari. "Kakashi what do you think of her abilities?"
Kakashi stood and bowed to both advisors before telling them about the training they had been through during the day. "I believe that she would be able to pass the jonin exam without problem." He said before bowing again and sitting back down.
The male advisor nodded "I can see that she would be a valuable asset to this village. Now that I have met her I agree with your decision to name her a shinobi. For the time being i would advise you to let her remain with kakashi's team seven." He said before turning and leaving the room.
After leaving the room he looked at his fellow advisor "she's a lot more capable than we thought, I believe that she will be an excellent addition to that team. Plus if she is at the level Kakashi says then she will also be able to better protect the kiyuubi host."
Inside the office the hokage looked at them both before smiling slightly "so Mari what do you think of Konoha so far?" he said watching her closely as he waited for her reaction to the question.
" i love this village, for the first time in a long time i feel as though I'm being accepted for who i am rather than being persecuted for daring to be different." She said sighing slightly at the memories of her past.
"Before you leave I'd like you to fill out this form, I know you're a leaf shinobi but this will just make it official." He said "I suggest you use the name that we have come up with to protect your true identity." He added "so your twenty four are you?" he said as he looked down at her form. She noticed Kakashi's sudden interest out of the corner of her eye and blushed slightly. "Yes I am." She said before smiling slightly " I have an unusual power, I've had it since birth, I'm able to sense the emotions of the people around me and can also read their thoughts but only if they have any harmful intentions to the people around me. I can also move things with my mind." She said lifting the paper on his desk slightly before lowering it back down again.
"Kakashi, I know she's staying with you at the moment but I can find her an apartment of her own if you would like me to." The hokage said watching them both as he spoke.
"She can stay with me as long as she likes, there's enough room in my apartment after all." Kakashi said before glancing at Mari and smiling when he saw her blushing.
Mari nodded "I'm fine with the arrangement as it is; I'm used to living with my brother." She said before suddenly stiffening and looking down as she remembered everything she'd lost when she'd been brought here.
" don't worry about the things you've lost look to the future." the hokage said as he watched kakashi put his hand on her shoulder. it's been a long time since i saw kakashi like that with anyone. i wonder what the future holds for them both? he thought smiling slightly as he watched them leave the room.