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Broken Angel
Chapter 22: Start of the Tournament
"What is the reason for this meeting?" Baki, the head Sand Jonin asked. He was currently standing alongside his fellow Jonin from Suna, Taki, and Konoha.
"Yeah Kakashi, any particular reason you got us up at the crack of dawn?" Asuma Sarutobi inquired as he lit a cigarette.
"I'm sorry to disturb you all so early, but there was something I needed to inform you all of. I didn't get the chance on the way here, otherwise I would've taken care of it then." Kakashi apologized as he stood before the crowd.
"Well alright, what do you need to tell us?" A Taki Jonin asked.
"I needed to warn you all, since we're all allies, of a particular threat here in the school. The Fourth Hokage asked me to ensure you all knew so that no one loses their students due to a mishap." Kakashi told the gathered mass. Hearing that sobered up most of the sleepy Jonin. A threat to ones Genin was taken very seriously, no matter which village you were from.
"What kind of threat? I thought this was a school?" Baki replied, earning nods from his fellow Jonin.
"It is... however, here at the school is a particular student. A young girl, who holds an immense power. She is a Fire Ronin that goes to school here." Kakashi informed them.
"A Ronin, going to school here? What kind of threat is that? Ronin are the weakest of the weak, and the kids here are no better then Civilians." A Suna Jonin replied with a scoff.
"Yeah, I'm not seeing the danger, Kakashi." Asuma agreed.
"Well, maybe if you all let me finish, you'd realize that this Ronin, achieved Chuunin rank at 8, Jonin rank at 10. She is almost 15 years old by now, and from what I can tell about her abilities given our interactions... she's an S-Rank threat." Kakashi informed them darkly. All of the Jonin tensed at that. One did not simply joke about S-Ranked threats. The fact that it was Kakashi Hatake who was delivering the warning, amplified its magnitude several times over. S-Ranked threats were on a whole other level, often times able to take on teams of Jonin with remarkable ease. More often than not, when dealing with an S-Ranked threat, the best shinobi, the top Jonin, or the most elite Anbu teams were needed to deal with them. Needless to say, something that powerful, far outweighed what even the most skilled Genin could deal with.
"You've got to be kidding Kakashi? An S-ranked threat? Here? You said she was a fifteen-year-old girl?" Kurenai Yuhi questioned aloud; disbelief evident in her tone.
"I'm not joking. Last year she killed a member of the Leaf Anbu black ops corp. She also possesses an incredible amount of control over her chakra, so much so that she can cast Genjutsu even though her reserves are beyond even Kage level." Kakashi informed them all.
"Why are you telling us all this? Is she a danger to us?" Baki asked.
"She's a danger if you upset her. She was raised by Shinobi, and thus holds the same level of paranoia as any one of us. She'll lash out, if threatened, and with her level of power, she could easily cripple one of the Genin. I wanted to warn all of you. If you value your students' lives or careers, ensure that they are on their best behavior, or she'll target them, and then she'll push them into doing something illegal, something she can use to kill them, and walk away blameless." Kakakshi explained to the gathered Jonin.
"She can do that. Just legally murder anyone she wants?" Kurenai asked with a bit of surprise.
"Much like in the Elemental Nations, there's something here called an honor duel. If you give her a legitimate reason, she can legally call a duel. If you refuse then you have to fulfill one of her demands, which could be anything from handing over your secret techniques to killing yourself, to baking her blueberry waffles. These duels can be to the death, so yes... she can legally kill anyone she wants by calling a duel. Of course, there has to be a reason for the duel, so one of you would have to insult her, her house, or attempt bring her or her friend's harm. Just know that she can and will use this right to legally kill anyone who pisses her off. So don't let your students get mixed up with her. She resides in Slytherin house, you'll figure out who she is quite quickly as she's the star student here at the school. Keep an eye on your students or they'll find themselves maimed, or worse." Kakashi finished up his warning.
Most of the Jonin quickly departed after hearing that. All eager to find their students and pass on the warning. Only a few remained like Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi.
"So Kakashi, what didn't you tell us?" Asuma asked.
"Yeah... who is this girl? How in the world is an S-Ranked ninja so far from the Elemental Nations, and what is she doing in this school?" Kurenai added.
"This girl... Riley is her name, she's the Fourth's eldest daughter. She left six, nearly seven years ago. What I didn't tell any of them, is that she's a Jinchuriki. And while she only possesses the Demon Fox's soul... it's speculated that she may be in contact with it, and that she may have received training from it." Kakashi informed his friends.
"Oh wow." Kurenai stated in a surprised whisper.
"How do they know? I mean... why do they think she's being trained by it?" Asuma inquired.
"The Anbu she killed last year... she did it with a poisoned strike. Lady Tsunade detected traces of demonic Youki in the poison. To this day she still hasn't come up with a cure for it. Riley shouldn't have any Youki in her body. She just has the Fox's soul. It's believed that the beast is training her. Maybe even teaching her some of its abilities." Kakashi informed them.
"Damn... Alright... so steer clear of her. Got it." Asuma said with a nod.
"Try your hardest. She's not that bad once you get to know her, however, she can go from ice cold to the fires of hell in a split second so watch what you say. If you do come into contact with her, don't bring up the village, the council, the elders, her family, any of that. I'll have my hands full enough keeping Naruko from starting a fight, I don't want to have to deal with one of you losing a student as well." Kakashi ordered them. Earning nods, the three departed.
-Later-
A first year Hufflepuff was racing through the halls as fast as he could. He was going to be late for his next class if he didn't hurry, so he was moving at top speed. He rounded a corner and immediately plowed right into an older kid.
The firsty fell down, though he was quickly grabbed by the front of his robes and hefted off the ground.
"Why don't you watch where you're goin' you little punk!" The older kid growled. The young first year knew he was in trouble, this guy was a ninja. He wore an all black jumpsuit, had purple makeup on his face, and had a giant thing on his back that was wrapped in bandages.
There was a blonde-haired girl standing not far behind with a bored look on her face.
"Come on Kankuro, let the kid go, remember what Baki said, be on our best behavior." The girl stated.
"Not until this little punk apologizes for running into me." Kankuro replied.
The First year whimpered as Kankuro leveled a slight amount of killing intent at him. The two ninjas were used to dealing with people raised in the Elemental Nations who could take a bit of KI, but this poor kid was muggleborn, and had no hopes of resisting. The tiny amount of KI caused him to seize up in fear.
"Aw look... he's scared." Kankuro mocked. He was about to say something else when a quill shot into the back of his hand. Being just a quill, it didn't do much damage though it did break skin and stick.
"Why don't you let the kid go, ya big bully!" Came the voice of one Naruko Namikaze, alongside her was her squad.
"Why don't you make me, ya little bitch." Kankuro replied with a snarl as his hand shot towards the wrapping on his back. All three of the Konoha genin tensed for a fight at his movement.
"You're gonna use crow?" Temari asked with a bit of fear.
"You should apologize." The first year muttered fearfully.
"Why is that?" Kankuro asked in reply, just barely hearing him.
"The Slytherin Queen doesn't like bullies." The first-year puff replied, his eyes filled with fright.
"Like I give a shit what this queen likes. Besides... she's not here." Kankuro replied mockingly.
As he said that, he felt a weight on crow, and he noticed that the three Konoha nin, were wide eyed and staring above him.
"Ka-Kankuro." Temari whispered in surprise.
"Suna trash... Apologize! Now!" Came a menacing voice from above him. He glanced over his shoulder to see a beautiful young woman, around his age standing on top of Crow.
"Uh... he-..." Kankuro was about to refuse when the girl released a fraction of her KI and placed her foot on the back of his head, her heel resting on his neck. From how she was positioned, if she kicked off of him, she could easily snap his neck, severing his spine.
The boy trembled slightly and let out a nervous chuckle as he held up his hands, showing that he wasn't gonna do anything.
He felt her foot retreat and the weight on Crow disappear.
"Apologize." The girl ordered as she stepped in front of him and glared at him.
"Heh, heh, heh, sorry kid. I'll watch where I'm going next time." Kankuro sputtered out with a fearful chuckle as he struggled to keep his breathing steady.
"Good... now say your sorry kid." Riley ordered the young Puff, who instantly apologized.
"Now off to class with you." Riley shooed him off.
The first-year puff didn't wait to be told twice. He shot off at top speed, eager to be away from the menacing shinobi, and the angry Slytherin Queen.
After the first year was out of sight, Riley shot a glare at the two Suna ninja. "I don't take kindly to bullies in my school, especially those that pick on children. If I catch either of you picking on a student again, it won't be pretty."
Temari and Kankuro nodded furiously as she leveled a bit a KI at them. Not even Gaia had ever been able to terrify them so easily.
Riley held them in her glare for several long moments when she lifted her gaze up to the ceiling.
"Ichibi! Keep an eye on your teammates. Make sure they stay in line, or I'll kill them!" Riley shouted up into the rafters.
Everyone looked up and spotted a girl, hanging upside down from the ceiling.
"When did she get here?" Sakura asked, aloud.
"Probably just after my sister." Naruko replied.
"You'd be wrong then. She's been here the whole time. I'm not surprised you couldn't sense her. Only someone with decent sensing skills could detect her, she was hiding well." Riley replied in a neutral tone.
Naruko let out a growl as Gaia appeared in front of her siblings, via sand Shunshine.
"My apologies for my idiot teammates. They won't be causing trouble again." Gaia stated.
"Ensure they don't. And keep the Ichibi in check. I wouldn't want to have to come to blows with such a lovely young woman." Riley replied, releasing her glare and offering Gaia a charming smile. The One-Tail' Jinchuriki stared back at her curiously for several long moments.
"I did not get your name?" Gaia stated after a moment.
"Riley Uchiwa, and yours?"
"Gaia no Sabaku." Gaia replied as she turned and started to walk away.
"Temari, Kankuro... If you value your lives... never go near her again." Gaia stated lowly.
"Why?" Temari asked, as they walked alongside her.
"Mother is terrified of her." Gaia replied, causing both Kankuro and Temari to seize up. Not only did she know what Gaia held, but what she held was terrified of her.
'Who the hell was that girl?' Both couldn't help but wonder as they headed away.
"We didn't need your help. We could've handled those punks." Naruko growled at her sister.
Riley looked right at her sister with a bored expression. Riley's Blackish Blue eyes pierced right through Naruko, almost like she wasn't even there. The two locked eyes, and a pregnant pause occurred, it took a moment before Riley finally asked, "When the hell did you get here?"
"I've been standing here the whole fucking time!" Naruko shouted back, angrily.
"Oh, sorry. I must not have noticed you. Speak up next time." Riley responded, shrugging and shaking her head. She kept her outward expression neutral but, on the inside, she was grinning like the Cheshire cat. She intended to have a bit of fun with her 'dearest' sister, see if she couldn't get a rise out of her.
"I did speak up!" Naruko growled.
"Oh? Is that what that shrill whistling noise was? Gods, it sounded like it was coming from another hall. Well, shit. I best go find you a step ladder so we can continue this conversation without that mishap occurring again." Riley poked fun at Naruko's height as she picked at one of her ears.
"Damn you! Uh... fine! Let's have a chat, Narumi. It's been so long since we've had one of those." Naruko stated as she cracked her knuckles and took a step forward.
"Sorry, no clue who that is. Names Riley. Riley Slytherin Gryffindor Uchiwa." Riley replied with a mock bow.
"Hmph... so you're the runaway Uchiha? You don't look like much." Sasuke commented.
"Uchiwa... not Uchiha. If you're going to be a cunt, you might as well get your facts straight." Riley replied.
"Uchiwa... a worthless name, taken so you could run from your betters. You're no better than any other branch family member." Sasuke stated in a condescending tone.
"Yeah! You're just a coward who ran away from the Leaf because you couldn't handle your sister being cool." Sakura shot out.
"Wow... I had kinda hoped that Kakashi's team wasn't completely full of idiots... but... alas, it seems karma has finally caught up to him." Riley stated in reply, a smirk touching at her lips
"You're just a worthless nobody. I don't know why mom and dad took it so hard when you ran away. No one wanted you there. Now you think you're so cool cuz, you got a school of weak little children to respect you. You have no clue what it's like to be a real ninja! All you've done is beat up bullies... while I've been busy fighting real criminals like Zabuza Mamochi." Naruko boasted, trying her hardest to look down upon her sister, which was difficult because Riley was a good seven inches taller than Naruko, whom for some reason hadn't yet hit a major growth spurt, probably her poor diet.
"Gods... all I hear whenever you speak is 'Eeeeeeehhhhhhhhh!' It's like listening to an airhorn. It's all unintelligible babble. I, for the life of me, can't understand the shit pouring out of your cunt mouth, you're gonna have to enunciate more clearly." Riley replied as she rubbed her temples and did her best not to start laughing in Naruko's face. Riley wanted to so badly, but she feared that if she started laughing, she wouldn't be able to stop, and that would just leave her open to being attacked, which she knew Naruko was likely to do, given her agitated state, and aggressive stance.
Riley simply couldn't help herself. Now that she was here, standing before her twin, she could clearly see the power difference between the two of them. Naruko, for all of her skill, for all of her training, for all of her privileges, was still so weak in comparison to Riley. She wasn't even the uncontested strongest on her team, Itachi's little brother looked to be about as strong as she was. Despite having everything literally thrown at her, Naruko was still just a kid, and Riley found it to be the funniest thing in the world. Even if Riley gave up training right now, and gave Naruko another three years to catch up, she still would be a bit weaker than Riley was without the Mangekyou, and a lot weaker than Riley was with the Rinnegan.
"Wow... given all the bullshit that you spewed when we were kids about being the best, you sure as shit didn't live up to it." Riley couldn't help but say.
"Fucking Bitch! I don't care if you killed some no name Anbu! I'm gonna kick the shit outta you!" Naruko screeched at her taking a step forward.
"Come on, bring all four feet of you." Riley mocked in reply as a feral grin tore across her face. She truly hoped Naruko did something stupid, so that she had the chance to teach her a lesson.
As Naruko stepped forward, Riley did as well, and seeing Riley advance on her caused Naruko to come to a halt, surprise and a bit of fear, flashing in her eyes. Sasuke and Sakura, also looked surprised, not used to seeing someone challenge the Hokage's daughter like that. Naruko kept her glare, but felt her stomach drop at the vicious look on Riley's face. Her danger senses were tingling, her actual danger senses.
Naruko had to struggle to not back away, her sister needed to learn a lesson. She had made her parents cry, and Naruko wouldn't forgive her for that. She wouldn't allow the stories people told about Narumi to stop her, she was the Girl-Who-Lived, a hero. Heroes didn't back down, no matter what.
Naruko grit her teeth in rage as she drew upon her anger to stay rooted in place. She tried to think up a witty comeback, eventually something finally came to mind. "You're just a pretender!"
"Pretender?" Riley replied curiously.
"Yeah... you go around pretending you're some great warrior. You go around pretending like you're some amazing person. But you're none of that! All you are is a coward who couldn't make any friends back home, and couldn't do anything to earn her parents' affection! You pretend like you're so great, but it's all an illusion to make yourself feel better. You've always been a nobody, Narumi. Always. You could have been so much more. The eldest daughter of the Fourth Hokage. You could have been great, but instead you ran away, and now you spend your time hiding in this school, pretending you're something you're not! INSTEAD OF TRYING HARDER, YOU JUST RAN AWAY! LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!" Naruko shouted back in reply, her fists clenched, and her face red from yelling.
Riley continued to glare at her for a moment, her muscles tensing to give Naruko a beating the likes of which she'd never forget. Before she could move though, she felt the presence of someone above, watching the exchange. She knew who it was, it was Kakashi. She knew he'd have to step in and stop her. Despite their friendship, he was a Leaf Shinobi and Naruko was his student, he was duty-bound to stop Riley from pounding Naruko into paste. Riley didn't want to fight Kakashi, and she didn't want him to have to stop her. So instead, she allowed her tension to fade. Despite the disrespect she felt towards Naruko's words, despite how much she felt the bitch deserved it, at the end of the day, she just wasn't worth it.
"You done?" Riley inquired, acting completely unfazed by Naruko's outburst.
Naruko let out a growl of frustration as she pulled on her own hair.
"Look at you acting all cool! Everyone back home knows about you! They all know that you're just a coward! Now you're here trying to be cool so people will like you! But that's all gonna change now! The two coolest people in Konoha are here! Naruko's the Girl-Who-Lived, she killed the Dark Lord when she was a day old! AND SASUKE WAS THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR! HE'S THE BEST!" Sakura screeched at her in full fangirl mode.
"If I looked up, 'Annoying cunt', in the dictionary, I'd find a picture of you, wouldn't I?" Riley inquired, as she used chakra to muffle the sound entering her ears, so that Sakura didn't screech away her hearing. Sasuke and Naruko weren't as lucky as both of them cringed at her yelling.
"While annoying, she isn't wrong. You're no one. You're nothing. Just a false Uchiha who shouldn't even have our eyes. Maybe I should fight you, and show you where your true place is... beneath me." Sasuke growled out as his Sharingan spun to life. It had two tomoe in both eyes. Riley turned her attention to him, meeting his Sharingan as her own spun to life, causing him to tense up.
The sight of the Sharingan in her eyes, caused Naruko to also feel her nerves begin to fray. From watching Kakashi fight Zabuza, she knew what the Sharingan could do at it's fully mature level. But Narumi had two, and her eyes could supposedly go beyond the Sharingan, to a level above it. A level she knew nothing about, and neither did Kakashi when she had asked him about it.
Riley took in the boy's gaze for a moment, taking note of the intensity of his eyes. Despite being a bit of an annoying little twat, there was an intensity to Sasuke's eyes. His Sharingan would be incredibly potent when it fully matured, possibly even more potent than Itachi's. Hell, Itachi's little brother may one day have a Sharingan as potent as Shisui's was, and that was not a speculation that Riley made lightly. She held Shisui to a very high standard, but the proof was in the pudding, as the saying goes. Sasuke had that potential in his eyes, but he wasn't there yet, not even close.
So with that, Riley let out a chuckle and shook her head, her own Sharingan fading from her eyes.
"Sorry, bud... but... you don't have the right, uh... 'equipment', for me... and uh... I'm not sure I have the right kind for you either." Riley stated giving him a curious look.
Sasuke and the rest of team 7 gave her a puzzled look as they dissected her reply. It was Sasuke who figured it out first. "Are you insinuating that I'm gay?!" and with that Sakura exploded into a storm of screaming and yelling. She was shouting to anything and everything that there was no way 'her' Sasuke could be into boys.
"Wait... did you just say you're gay?" Naruko asked, as she slapped a hand over Sakura's mouth silencing her.
"Well... I like tits, don't really have a preference for what they look like, big or small, I just like to picture myself running my hands over them. I daydream about eating girls out, two girls in specific. Speaking of which, I've got two girlfriends, and when either of them walk by, my eyes find themselves almost magnetically drawn to their perfect asses. And well, just counting today, I've spent about thirty-five minutes with my tongue in another girl's mouth. So... yeah. I think that means I'm gay. In fact, I'm sure that means I'm gay." Riley replied as she scratched her chin and listed her reasons, earning blushes from the three Genin as she did.
"B-But what about your duty to your clan?" Sakura asked as she recovered from her embarrassment.
"My duty?" Riley responded with a bored look.
"Yeah.. You need to help repopulate the Uchiha. You have the Sharingan, therefore it's your responsibility to help rebuild." Sakura informed her.
"She isn't wrong. When you're finally returned to Konoha. You'll be placed in the CRA. The council's already decided upon it. You may be a nobody. But you're a nobody who lucked out and gained an enhanced version of the Sharingan." Sasuke stated. The way he did so, made it seem like a factual bit of information that had no room for disagreement. He didn't appear to feel anything for it, other than declaring it, for what it was. He didn't seem all that interested in Riley, at least in a physical sense, than again, he didn't seem all that interested in a lot of things beyond training, if what Kakashi had told her about his students was correct.
"How does it feel Narumi? To know that you're nothing to the village but a baby maker? That's how much you mean to them." Naruko tried to get under her skin with this new information.
Riley turned her gaze back to Naruko, but displayed no negative emotion on her face, merely raising any eyebrow at her statement. On the inside, Riley let out a snarl that was mirrored by Madara and Kurama. Knowing now that the Leaf intended for her to be a baby-maker, and nothing more, secured it in her mind, she was absolutely never going back there.
"Well... it's funny you ignoramus's would mention that because, technically, your 'council' and your Hokage, have absolutely no power over me. I'm a fire Ronin. Jonin Rank. I've been asked by Britain to repopulate all of my families, including the Uchiwa, Britain doesn't have many bloodlines, and they really want mine. So they aren't going to let your little council, do anything to me, without endangering the alliance we share." Riley replied with a smirk.
"Like that means anything! This is a country of weaklings and once the Daimyo has had everything explained to him. He'll order your return to Konoha, and when threatened by the lord of the Land of Fire... this little country doesn't have a leg to stand on." Sasuke stated with smirk of his own.
"Yeah... these guys wouldn't dare go against the daimyo. Not when he could send the Fourth to kick their asses. You're not as untouchable as you think!" Sakura gloated.
"Okay... few things. First the Daimyo's an idiot. If he tries to order me to Konoha, I'll resign, and join another nation's shinobi... maybe the Land of Earth... or Iwa." Riley began, the threat causing all three to blanch at the idea. "Second the Land of Fire has a lot of bloodlines and the Daimyo is far too stupid to know the difference between them. He's more interested in the money and power he's gaining from trading with Britain and all of their allies. And finally... I'm head of three Most Ancient and Most Noble families. The political power I possess in the magical world is thus, that ordering me around in such a way would be political suicide for the Fire Daimyo. The nobles of the Land of Fire would feel threatened by such actions and would immediately pull their support from him. His advisors would never allow such a thing to happen, so they wont threaten such a powerful noble, such as myself, without a very good reason. And in case you were wondering, creating more Sharingan users, isn't a good enough reason for them." Riley informed them with a chuckle. All three stared at her for several long moments, taking in her words. She was right in all cases, there was very little in all actuality that could be done to force Riley to go back to the village if she really didn't want to.
"Well, yeah that might be true, but you have nothing to really offer anyone. I mean it's not like you're a landowner or anything..." Sakura replied, regaining her footing. She smirked with a superior look, as she believed she had caught her.
"Actually... I own half of this castle, and the lands it sits on, and it wouldn't be hard to buy out one of the governors. Some of them are really greedy. All I need is to buy one, and this castle, Hogsmeade, and the land surrounding both, would fall under my command, since I would have more then 50% control over it. Not to mention I own an island. Along with two more castles, one from Slytherin, and one from Gryffindor. Which reminds me, I need to go check those out... maybe have Dobby get to work cleaning them up." Riley replied with a smile, which turned thoughtful as she remembered her other properties.
"Also... I'm still the Black heiress... which means, I've got another title, and another plot of land coming my way when Sirius gets sick of the position. Which knowing him and his lazy ass, won't be long. He's already sick of the Wizengamot meetings and is ready to pass off the chair to me the first chance he gets. Oh! Did I forget to mention, I hold two seats, three when I get Sirius', on the Wizengamot as well? So technically I belong to the ruling class here in Britain... so when you say the government here will ship me off... take into account... I am the government." Riley informed the three with a condescending shake of her head. All three little Genin just stared at her... especially Naruko.
Naruko was beyond shocked to hear just how much political power her sister held in this land. I mean sure she was the Hokage's daughter and would be the next leader of the Namikaze clan, but that only mattered within' Konoha. Riley held some power over a nation of millions.
"Now... I do believe you three should be off right about now. I've wasted enough of my precious time with you dingleberries and I have a class to go teach, so bye." Riley stated as she turned and started to walk off.
"Wait! Fight me!" Sasuke called out, before Naruko had a chance to say anything further.
"Why?" Riley replied.
"I need to test my strength so that I can surpass my older brother." Sasuke replied.
Riley just stared at him for a second before nodding, and in a burst of speed, none of them could hope to follow, even with Sasuke's Sharingan, she was gone.
Sasuke barely had time to register that she had vanished before he felt all of the air in his lungs leave his body. He then doubled forward just as vomit rushed up his throat. He had just enough time to see Riley standing next to him, with her fist buried in his stomach, before the vomit came rushing out.
Riley stood off to the side of Sasuke as he vomited up the contents of his stomach. She had a bored look in her eyes, as she watched the fledgling Uchiha drop to his knees, clutching at his stomach and sucking in air, his own eyes wide in disbelief.
"You have a long way to go before you can best Itachi." Riley stated coldly as she turned and walked away.
Naruko and Sakura, both stood ramrod straight. Their jaws were hanging open, neither could believe how easily Sasuke had just been bested. Sakura was surprised because in her mind Sasuke was the best and he was just dominated like he was nothing. There was no way, that Riley could be human if she could do that to someone like Sasuke. Naruko on the other hand, knew that Sasuke was on the same level as she was. Without the Fox's chakra, he could win in a fight against her, especially if he used his Sharingan. To see her rival, utterly crushed by her big sister, like he was an insect, was beyond shocking.
"Those stories can't be true... She can't be that strong!" Naruko thought to herself as her gaze lowered to one of her hands. Her eyes widened further, as, to her horror, she realized that she was shaking in fear.
"I... Didn't... Even... See... Her... Mo-move..." Sasuke grunted out as he struggled to regain his breath.
"And... what have we learned?" The three heard the familiar voice of Kakashi ask.
"Sensei?" Sakura stated turning to find their sensei standing off to the side with his arms crossed and a disapproving look in his eye.
"Ya know... I wouldn't have thought that I needed to have a chat with you Naruko about staying away from Riley. But I guess I'll just have to say it. The three of you... Stay. Away. From. Her." Kakashi informed the three with a stern look.
"But sensei..." Naruko began to reply.
"No buts... this is coming from your father. You are to focus on the Chuunin exams... not Riley." Kakashi stated.
Naruko turned her gaze away from him, cursing silenty to herself for several moments, finally she turned her eyes back to him and spoke.
"Why do you call her that? Her names Narumi." Naruko muttered sourly.
"Because I respect her enough to call her by the name she chose." Kakashi answered in reply.
"What about mom and dad? They gave her the name Narumi... don't you respect them enough to call her that?" Naruko shouted back at him.
"No... not really. It's because of their mistake that she changed her name, and cast aside her past. So I won't deface her choice by calling her a name she hates, and I wont try to make sensei or Lily feel better by calling her by the name they gave her. They did this... so they have to live with it. Her name's Riley now... they and you, will have to get used to it. Now... let's take Sasuke to the infirmary. Don't want to be injured when you start the Chuunin exams do you?" Kakashi asked as he picked Sasuke up.
Naruko simply glared after Kakashi but followed none the less. It burned her to know that Narumi was so much more powerful then she was... she had no clue why that was... but she'd find out. She'd find the reason for her sister's freakish power... and then... she'd finally make her pay for leaving.
-Later-
"So... you're really gonna try for Chuunin huh?" Riley inquired as she sat with her friends.
"Yeah... I think Draco, Theo and I have a great chance at making it." Katie replied.
"You think we're ready?" Theo asked.
"I think... you only grow when placed in difficult situations. I want the three of you to try your hardest. But remember, failure exists in every aspect of life. You'll make us all proud no matter how far you get. So push yourselves, but don't fear to fail. Fight as hard as you can, and if you have to lose... go down swinging." Riley told the three with a grin.
"So... anyone trying for the mixed tournament?" Ginny asked as she braided Luna's hair.
"I'll try out." Riley answered, earning similar answers from a few of her friends.
Riley glanced around at her friends and noticed Daphne sitting slightly off to the side. She seemed deep in thought, and now that Riley thought about it, she realized that Daphne had been awfully quiet since the start of the year.
"Hey Daph... what's up?" Riley asked. Daphne shot her a surprised look which she instantly schooled in that typical Ice Queen way of hers and replied 'nothing'.
"Come on Daphne, you've been silent all year. What's wrong?" Pansy inquired, jumping into the conversation.
"I said, nothing!" Daphne snapped in reply. Causing Pansy to hold up her hands in surrender.
"Daphne... if somethings bugging you... you know you can tell us?" Hermione offered.
"I'm just... busy with my studies this year... just a little tired that's all." Daphne stated as she rubbed her temples. It took a moment before she noticed Riley staring at her.
Riley stared her down for a few seconds her eyes narrow. Daphne held the stare unflinchingly, though out of the corner of their eyes both girls could see Tracy giggling.
Riley let out sigh before shaking her head and standing. She walked over to Tracy, grabbed her by the arm, and Shunshined away with her.
"Shit!" Daphne hissed as she shot up. "Luna where'd they go?"
"What makes you think I know?" Luna asked in reply.
"You always know!" Daphne fired back.
Luna stared at her for a moment before replying, "Probably the Chamber of Secrets."
Hearing that, Daphne vanished from sight.
"What the hell was that about?" Katie asked.
"Riley's about to stumble onto another key, me thinks." Luna muttered.
"What does that mean?" Pansy asked.
Luna just stared back for a moment before smiling. After a moment she started singing... "Daphne and Riley sittin' in a tree..." Hearing that the whole group burst into chatter or laughter.
"No way! Daphne? I never would've guessed the Ice Queen was into girls." Katie stated with a laugh.
"That's impossible. Daphne's father would never allow her to date a woman. He's had plans for both his daughters for years, to marry them off to heirs of other families to increase his own political power." Pansy argued in reply.
"Unless... he caught Daphne experimenting over the summer and shifted his plan." Hermione offered. Everyone stared at her for a moment, waiting for her to elaborate, finally she caught the hint and stated, "Tracy told me."
"Oh Wow! Daphne's dad caught her... 'experimenting'? What does that even mean?" Draco asked.
"You really wanna know?" Hermione asked, earning nods from the whole group. Hermione told them, "Let's just say, Daphne and Tracy have always been... close."
"Wow... Never a dull day in this group, is there?" Ginny declared as all of the gang began to chat animatedly amongst each other.
-Elsewhere-
"Alright Davis... explain. What's up with our resident Ice Queen?" Riley asked. She and Tracy were currently standing in the chamber and Tracy was a giggling wreck.
"Daphne's a little... flustered about a task her father gave her over the summer." Tracy replied with a giggle.
"What kind of task?" Riley inquired.
"Oh... well you know. She's getting to be that age... and it's time to start putting the moves on certain... influential figures... if you catch my drift." Tracy replied still unable to stop giggling.
"Oh... I see. Her father has set her to task in wooing one of the many influential heirs here at Hogwarts, and Daphne's about as romantic as a cold stake through the heart." Riley replied which for some reason caused Tracy to laugh harder.
"Yeah... hehe... let's just say her dad caught her kissing someone over the summer, and he nearly had a heart attack. But when he recovered, he came up with a brilliant plan and gave her the order to start a relationship with a certain someone." Tracy replied, as she tried her hardest to reign in her laughter.
"Oh... well... I'm not really into guys... but I'll offer her what advice I can... maybe she can talk to Pansy, or hell... I hear Ginny's been getting around. Fleur could offer her some tips too." Riley stated.
"I'm sure she'd love to hear from you." Tracy stated as her face turned red, and she fell to the ground laughing her ass off.
"Okay... what the fuck is so funny?" Riley asked.
"TRACY! NOT ANOTHER FUCKING WORD!" They both heard Daphne shout as she came bursting into the chamber.
"I gotta remember to lock that door." Riley muttered as Daphne raced across the room, slowing when she was about five yards off, she continued towards them with a furious look on her face.
"Hey... Daphs... it's all right. I didn't tell her anything too... private." Tracy giggled then let out a yelp as she dodged a stunner from Daphne.
"Out!" Daphne hissed with murder in her cold blue eyes.
"Love ya babe." Tracy stated cheerfully as she ran out of the chamber.
"What the fuck?" Riley asked as she watched the exchange.
"Sorry about that... She's an idiot." Daphne grumbled as she composed herself.
"So... you're having boy troubles?" Riley inquired.
"No... I... no... not... boy troubles." Daphne replied after a moment.
"But Tracy said..." Riley started to reply but was cut off by Daphne holding up a hand to silence her.
"Okay... what's going on?" Riley asked after a moment of silence. Daphne stared at her for couple seconds almost as if gauging whether to tell her or not. After a moment she let out a sigh and started pacing back and forth in front of her. It took a moment, but she started to explain.
"Tracy's my best friend. We've known each other since we were in diapers. She confided in me two years ago that she was bisexual. During this summer... she told me she had found a boyfriend... I felt... I didn't want to lose the opportunity... so I confided in her that... I thought... that... I... … … might..." Daphne's voice started to get really light as she was fiddled with her wand. She had also averted her eyes away from Riley who was giving her a confused look.
"You might?" Riley urged her to continue.
"I told her... that... I thought I might be... a lesbian. But I wasn't sure. So... she offered to help me figure it out... when I asked how... she kissed me... and... we kept kissing... for a while... until my dad found us..." Daphne explained. Her normally pale complexion now glowed red with the heat of embarrassment.
"Wow... he must've been pissed?' Riley guessed.
"Yeah... he was... not really the kind of thing he wanted for his heir. My mother tried to stand up for me... but my father was way too furious. He left the house in a rage, and we didn't see him again until the next morning. When he returned, he wore a big smile, and apologized for storming out. He told me that it was okay if I was gay, that I could still help raise our house's standing, like I've always tried to do. He told me... to try and get in good with a certain someone... so that... we could increase our house's standing... and... well... that's why I'm so... flustered..." Daphne explained. Riley could tell it wasn't easy for the Ice Queen. She never really talked about her home life, and never revealed her emotions like this.
"So, who's the girl?" Riley asked.
Daphne just gave her an unamused look, before sighing, Riley could be so dense at times.
"Fine... … Lady Gryffindor Slytherin Uchiwa... would you do me the honor accompanying me on a night out?" Daphne asked. Riley stared at her for a moment. She could just barely detect a hint of fear, and maybe desperation in Daphne's eyes... it was minor... but it was there.
Riley stared back at her for a moment as she finally realized what Daphne was getting at. She'd never really thought of Daphne like that before. Never looked at her in a romantic way. Daphne was attractive, and the fact that she had the same characteristics as Fleur meant that Riley would, on occasion, steal a glance at her. Daphne's hair was the same blonde color, it was long and straight, her icy blue eyes were alot like Fleur's they even had similar faces, having sharper features, and appearing demure, when it came to displays of their emotions. There was plenty there for Riley to like, she had just never taken notice of it before, due to Daphne always seeming like the kind of woman who was unattainable. Not knowing that Daphne was into girls, also made her seem completely out of reach so Riley never really looked at her like that.
Still, the idea of dating a beauty like Daphne was an enticing one. There were also the political benefits, if something developed between them. The only real problem Riley had with dating her was that Daphne almost never showed her emotions and was a very private person, so Riley knew next to nothing about her hobbies, her likes, her dreams. She didn't immediately know if the two of them were even compatible. At least with Katie, Riley knew that they shared alot of interests, and hobbies, with Daphne, there was far more mystery.
"Tell me something first... when Tracy kissed you... did you like it?" Riley asked, deciding to see if she couldn't poke through that Ice Queen persona that Daphne used as a mask to hide her real thoughts and feelings.
Daphne blushed a little and had to clear her throat a few times before she could answer. "I don't really know. I was too startled by my father, to really recall how it felt."
"Okay... well... let's help you find that answer real quick so you're not wasting your time." Riley stated as she stepped forward and took Daphne's hand. Daphne let out a yelp of surprise as Riley pulled her over to a nearby wall. She moved Daphne forward and pushed her back against the wall.
"Rile..." Daphne tried to say but was cut off as Riley lips met hers. Riley pressed Daphne against the wall and pressed her body against hers.
Daphne didn't struggle against the action she even let her lip's part lightly as she felt Riley's tongue intertwine with hers. Riley felt Daphne's free hand slide across her hip as the two continued kissing. After a few moments of a passionate tongue wrestling session the two girls parted.
"So... did you like that?" Riley asked with a smile, her eyes lighting up at the intensity Daphne returned in the kiss. There was more emotion in that than Riley had ever seen in the Greengrass heir. It was definitely interesting, and more than a little exciting.
Daphne was blushing brightly but managed a nod.
"Alright... well now that we know... sure, I'll take that date. But uh... you don't have something with Tracy, do you? I mean I don't wanna get between true love or anything?" Riley inquired.
"No... we're just friends. Good friends. Plus, Tracy's a free spirit. And I'm pretty sure she's gonna end up a swinger." Daphne replied.
"Speaking of which. Who's her boyfriend?" Riley inquired.
"Apparently she caught the eye of an older puff. From what I hear she helped show Cedric Diggory, just what kind of bitch Cho Chang is, so he broke up with her. I guess the two started talking and then they started going out over the summer." Daphne stated.
"Chang? Wasn't she one of the girls bullying Luna and Hermione last year?" Riley asked. Daphne nodded in reply.
The two stood in thoughtful silence for a couple of moment, before Riley finally spoke again.
"Cedric... wow... she scored high. Prince of the Hufflepuff house. Age not an issue for them?" Riley asked.
"No... Cedric's on the younger side, he may be a seventh year but he's only seventeen. While Tracy's actually on the older side. She'll be fifteen in a couple of weeks, so they aren't really that far apart. They're keeping it quiet this year, so it doesn't stir up any problems, but it's not like they're hiding it... they're just... not broadcasting." Daphne informed her as she regained her Ice Queen composure.
"Hm, interesting... Hey... did it get cold in here?" Riley asked as she let out a breath and to her surprise it came out visible.
Daphne looked around for a moment before registering that it was in fact a lot colder than it had been before.
"What happened? Why'd it get so cold all of a sudden?" Daphne asked.
Riley glanced around for a few moments before activating her Sharingan. She looked around and noticed a lot of Daphne's chakra in the air. And it was slowly pulling back towards her. 'What's going on grandfather?'
'It looks like that make out session caused her to release a bit of her chakra into the air. Maybe that's why it got so cold?' Madara suggested.
"Hey... maybe she's the one making it so cold? I don't sense any malevolence in her chakra so it can't be darkness that's making it cold. Maybe this has something to do with her bloodline?" Kurama offered.
Riley made a face for a moment before pulling out her wand. She channeled some fire magic into the end of it, and to her surprise she watched as the flame began to slightly gravitate towards Daphne.
"Hmph... it seems that surprise make-out session broke through your mask long enough for your Kekkei Genkai to finally reveal itself." Riley stated.
"Really? What do you think it is?" Daphne stated as she reached her hand out to the flame. The closer she got to it, the more it tugged toward her.
"I can feel a tiny amount of drain on my magic. You're pulling the energy out of the fire. You must be doing it to the surrounding area as well. That's why it's so cold. Your bloodline is some kind of heat or energy manipulation. Ha... I guess that Ice Queen title, really is appropriate." Riley said with a chuckle.
"Wow. Do you think you can teach me to control it?" Daphne asked.
"Yeah, I think we'll manage. Right now, try pulling your chakra back. We'll practice this later. Now that we know what it is, we can learn to adjust it." Riley told her. Daphne did as she was told. It was surprisingly more difficult this time around but after a couple of moments she had managed to draw in all of her chakra.
"I can't believe kissing caused that to happen." Daphne stated, giving Riley a curious look.
"Magic has always been strongly tied to emotion. I'd bet money it got pretty cold in the room when you and Tracy were making out, which is probably why it got more intense, you sunk into each other for warmth. You're a pretty reserved person Daph, so it doesn't surprise me that it took this long to trigger your bloodline. If I had to guess, passion, or lust may be some of the more strongly tied emotions, to your bloodline. We'll just have to see." Riley offered as an explanation, earning a nod of understanding from Daphne as she took in her words.
Afterwards the two walked out of the chamber. They found Tracy at the entrance with a knowing smile on her face.
"Not a fucking word." Daphne hissed as she walked by. Tracy and Riley shared a look before they both started to giggle. The three quickly made their way back to their friends and prepared for what the future may bring.
-Later-
"So... how was your date?" Katie asked. She and Fleur had cornered Daphne after her date with Riley. Riley had made it a policy of hers to always try a date or two before introducing them to her other girlfriends, just so she could see if she liked this new girl enough to take it further. Needless to say, after getting Daphne to lower her mask, long enough for them to actually have a date, it turns out, she was quite fun. Which came as a surprise to Riley, whom had never seen Daphne in any other mode, other than Ice Queen.
Turns out when not hiding behind a mask, Daphne was actually really cool. She was knowledgeable about a great many things in the wizarding world. And enjoyed discussing philosophy. Her passion however turned out to be Literature. Daphne loved to read fantasy and adventure stories.
"Yes. Did you have fun?" Fleur inquired.
Daphne looked immensely uncomfortable. She knew she was going to be confronted by Riley's other girlfriends the second she agreed to a second date. She had been dreading it, since she knew both girls, and knew how much they loved Riley.
"Come on... tell us. How was it?" Katie asked again. Daphne couldn't tell if the two were being antagonistic or, if they were generally interested in her date.
"It was fine. We had a picnic out by the lake... we talked... everything was fine. Quaint, you could say." Daphne replied in her typical stoic fashion.
"Good to hear. Let me know if you ever need any tips. Riley loves to hide what she likes by dropping subtle hints." Fleur informed her.
"Yeah... welcome to the sisterhood. Hope you stay Daph." Katie stated with a smile.
"Uh... okay." Was Daphne's reply, as the two girls smiled and walked off.
"That was weird." Daphne commented as she turned and walked off. She could just barely hear Fleur and Katie laughing in the distance, what about, she didn't know.
-Another few days later-
The days passed quickly. The shinobi spent their time in class either bored, or tense. They were paranoid about being in a foreign land, surrounded by strangers. That is until they realized that most of the students were just idiot kids... many no better than civilians when it came to their aspirations. Eventually the ninja calmed down. The Shinobi bounced around to different classes and learned a bit about the different kinds of magic. Nations like Kumo, and Iwa paid especially close attention to their lessons as they hadn't really integrated with those beyond the borders of the Elemental Nations before, so they were getting a fresh new look at magic.
The most interesting class was between the Konoha ninja, Slytherins and Gryffindors in DADA. Moody was probably Riley's favorite teacher. He was sporadic and he yelled often, which startled the kids around. Riley liked to test her friends by seeing how many times they could avoid jumping whenever Moody would shout his trademark slogan "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" needless to say, she thought Barty's impression was spot on.
Riley was sitting next to Draco, watching as the students filed in along with about twelve Konoha genin, including her sister and her squad.
After everyone was settled Moody began to write 'Unforgivable Curses', on the chalk board.
"Alright class... today we'll be learning about the Unforgivable Curses. Who can tell me how many there are?" Moody asked. Many kids raised their hands, though you could tell the Gryffindors were uneasy.
"You, Mr. Zabini." Moody called.
"Three sir." Blaise answered calmly.
"And they are so named?" Moody inquired.
"Because they draw from pure hatred toward the victim and cannot be utilized if the person does not hate who they are casting the spells on. Using any of them is forbidden by the ministry." Blaise answered.
"And will earn you a one-way ticket to Azkaban. Correct." Moody finished for him.
"Now... the ministry says you're too young to see what these curses can do! I say Different!" Moody informed them as he spun around and started writing more on the chalk board. "You need to know what you're up against. You need to be prepared. You need to find a different place to stick your chewing gum mister Finnegan."
Everyone turned to spot Seamus with gum on his finger. He looked at a fellow Gryffindor next to him and muttered, "Bloody guy has eyes in the back of his head."
"And hears across classrooms!" Moody shouted as he tossed his chalk at Seamus who ducked out of the way of it.
"Alright. Who can give me the name of one of the curses?" Moody inquired with a viscous glint in his eye. A couple students raised their hands.
"Weasley! Stand. Give us a curse." Moody ordered as he walked up to Ron.
"Well... my dad did tell me about one. The Imperious curse." Ron stated fearfully in reply.
"Yes, your father would know all about that one, wouldn't he? Gave the ministry quite a bit of grief a couple of years ago." Moody muttered as he walked over to a jar and pulled out a large spider. He then turned to the rest of the class. He cast Engorgio on the spider so that it became large enough for everyone to see. And then he cast "Imperio."
The Spider then jumped out of his hand and onto a student's desk. "Elegant, isn't she?" Moody asked as the students all started to laugh. Even the shinobi found it amusing. That is until the spider landed on the head of the blonde Yamanaka.
She tensed up and everyone could see she was trying not to scream. "Maybe I should have her do a dance next." Moody suggested as the Spider landed on Riley and Draco's desk and started to tap dance. The two watched it with amusement in their eyes, though they and all of Riley's friends that were present knew the gravity of what was happening. Training with Riley had attuned their senses to pick up subtle meanings. They knew what Moody was trying to get across.
"What are you laughing at?" Moody asked as the spider landed on Naruko's face. She went cross eyed and froze in fear. "She's completely harmless, unless she bites, then she's lethal."
"What should I have her do next? Jump out the window?" Moody asked as the spider jumped and slammed into the glass window. She then fell over an open jar of water and hung there in the air. "Shall I have her drown herself?" Moody asked darkly.
And hearing that, all of the laughter died, and the kids suddenly came to the somber realization of why this spell was so evil.
Moody levitated the spider back to his hand and addressed the class. "Scores of Witches and Wizards claimed that they only did You-Know-Who's bidding... under the influence of the Imperious curse... the question is... how do we sort out the liars?"
"Greengrass! Stand." Moody ordered. Daphne elegantly rose to her feet, her face a schooled form of disinterest.
"Give us another curse." Moody ordered.
"There's the Cruciatus." Daphne answered.
"Indeed. Sit." Moody told her as he walked over to the front desk and sat the spider down. He then looked at it and cast Crucio. Everyone in the room could hear the spider scream and squeal in agony. The Slytherins had neutral schooled looks, while the Gryffindors shifted uncomfortably. The shinobi watched with mixed levels of interest or disgust at what this spell could do, the one Aburame seemed particularly distressed by the Spider's squeals of agony.
After a few moments, Moody let up and picked the spider back up. "Alright... now onto the last curse." He walked over to Riley's desk and set the spider in front of her.
"Give us the curse." Moody ordered.
"Avada Kadavra. The Killing Curse." Riley answered with ease.
Moody nodded a few times before pointing the tip of his wand at the spider, "Avada Kadavra." He hissed and a green bolt of light hit the spider, and it dropped dead.
"The Killing Curse. Only one person has been known to survive it. And she's sitting in this room." Moody stated as he walked over to Naruko. Naruko shifted uncomfortably in her seat as Moody stared down at her. Riley could tell Barty really wanted to lash out at Naruko, a symbol of the man who helped bring an end to the last war. He kept himself in check though, and instead took a swig from his flask, which Riley could smell was Polyjuice potion.
"These Spells are scary. But the first two are just simple genjutsu." Sakura pointed out.
"Yeah. The first used genjutsu to make you follow commands, while the second gave a sensation of physical pain. A shinobi wouldn't fall for either of them." Ino added.
"Vapid eyed whores." Riley muttered under her breath, though loud enough for Draco to hear, causing him to laugh.
"What's so funny blondie?" Sakura asked indignantly.
"That you think these augurs of the dark arts, are simple genjutsu. I truly wish you the best of luck against a dark wizard. When he casts the Imperious curse on you and makes you perform unsavory acts with him, you let me know, if you still think these are simple genjutsu." Draco replied with a laugh.
"What do you know about Genjutsu? Nothing. That's what." Sakura shouted back in reply.
"She's right. These curses are nothing compared to ninjutsu." Sasuke added with a smirk.
"Mr. Malfoy... care to back up your claim?" Moody asked with a gleam in his eye.
"Genjutsu is the art of using your chakra to affect another's senses and place them into some form of illusion. In order for a genjutsu to work, you must directly affect the sense in question like sight, sound, or smell. Genjutsu can be broken by first realizing you are in a genjutsu and then somehow disrupting your chakra enough to break the illusion. That or physical pain can break it too." Draco replied with a grin.
"Excellent answer, Mr. Malfoy. I see you have been taking Ms. Slytherin's lessons to heart." Moody stated with a chuckle.
"So he knows how genjutsu works. So what? It doesn't mean she's wrong." Naruko stated.
"Lily taught you magic right?" Riley asked, startling her sister.
"Uh... yeah." Naruko replied.
"Does she, or the tutor they hired for you, know the dark arts?" Riley asked.
"Uh... No. They're twisted and evil." Naruko replied.
"Then shut up about something you don't know anything about. You're making a fool of yourself, as you'll soon find out." Riley stated coldly, earning a chuckle from Moody.
"She's right. All of you stand. I'm going to cast the Imperious curse on you. You're going to show me if you can fight it off." Moody stated as all the students rose to their feet.
A couple of moments later and the laughter began. Moody began casting the Imperious curse on them one or two at a time. He made the students do dances, or sing, even got creative with a few. Like Kiba Inuzuka and Sasuke. Neither could resist the Imperious curse and Moody forced the two to kiss, which earned Kiba a beating from Sakura and Ino, while Sasuke was busy vomiting on the floor. Not even Naruko could resist the curse, she and Draco ended up performing a beautiful duet of 'I'm a little teapot.'
By the end both were blushing from embarrassment. Finally, it was Riley's turn, and everyone watched closely. "Imperio."
"Why don't you dance for us?" Moody suggested.
"No." Riley answered with a bored look, earning a chuckle from Moody, and a surprised gasp from everyone else.
"How about you sing for us?" Moody offered.
"I think I'm good. My singing sucks. I much more prefer to dance." Riley replied.
"Then dance." Moody told her.
"Sorry. No one here is skilled enough to make me dance. Besides, my dancing usually involves lots of explosions." Riley answered with a bored look. Earning another chuckle from Moody.
"Well... it seems the rumors about you are true Ms. Slytherin. You truly are skilled. Why don't you have a seat?" Moody offered with a smile.
"I think I'll stand over there." Riley replied. Proving to everyone that Moody held zero control over her. She stepped off to the side and let out a sigh. She could feel the grips of Moody's influence fade away as the spell was released. His attempts to manipulate her was met with failure, largely due her ability to recognize her own thoughts from thoughts that weren't her own. Living with two other conscious thinking entities in her head, made it easy for Riley to determine what was and wasn't her own inner monologue, meaning she could simply refuse to do what it suggested. She had no idea how far her resistance to such manipulations went, and she hadn't known for certain if she would be able to resist the spell going into it. Now knowing that she could, she'd have to investigate just how resilient to it that she was. She'd have to have Sirius use it on her and see if he could get her to do anything, if not than chances were good that she could resist the spell from almost anyone, save for maybe Voldemort himself.
"Well done. Now... who here thinks that was a simple Genjutsu?" Moody asked, earning embarrassed looks from the Konoha nin. They had tried to break it, but failed so either it was a powerful illusion or something else entirely.
-Later-
Eventually the drawing for the Triwizard Tournament came. It would be held today, the drawing for the mixed tournament would be the following day. All of the students and shinobi were gathered as Dumbledore began the drawing. For Durmstrang the two students were a seventh-year boy, by the name of Dmitri, and the other was surprise, surprise Victor Krum. The two boys shook hands as their school cheered for them and they departed from the room. From Beauxbatons was Fleur, and another girl named Diana. The girls shot each other looks, and Riley could immediately tell they didn't like one another. It took only a few moments for Riley to recall that Diana was the girl whom was one of Fleur's major bullies in school.
From the Elemental Nations there were going to be four champions, chosen at random from those who entered. The first was a Konoha genin... a Nara by the looks of him, who seemed shocked his name came out of the goblet. A blonde girl on his squad had a viscous smirk on her face as she pulled him to his feet. You could just see the agony in his features at being forced to do something... a typical Nara.
His teammate in the tournament was a Kumo genin with bright red hair(Karui). She had a sword on her back, and a stern look about her.
The next was a rain ninja whom had spiky brown hair and a re-breather mask on (Oboro). His teammate was an Iwa genin with short black hair, (Kurotsutchi)
Finally, they did Hogwarts. The first champion was Cedric Diggory. He earned cheers from all of the houses, even Slytherin. As Dumbledore waited for the second name, Riley could just barely see the imposter Alistair Moody, he looked right at her and winked right as the last name came out.
"Riley... Riley Gryffindor Slytherin Uchiwa!" Dumbledore called out, and like that the room went silent.
Riley stared at Dumbledore for a second before letting out a sigh and playing her part. "Oh Joy." She muttered as she walked up next to Cedric who gave her a curious look.
"Well isn't this a surprise." He noted.
"I didn't enter." Riley said as she stood next to him.
"You didn't?" Cedric replied with confusion.
"Nope. I couldn't have, even if I wanted to. I may be a Ronin, but as a Hogwarts student I have to play by their rules. I'm not old enough." Riley replied, clueing Cedric, and those nearby into why it was so strange that Riley's name had come out. Technically, she shouldn't have even been able to enter.
"Well... at least it isn't some unprepared fourth year. I'm sure if anyone can handle what this tournament has to throw at us, it's you." Cedric offered in reply.
"Thanks Cedric." The two then shook hands and walked out of the room. Dumbledore looked ready to follow and investigate this, when he heard gasps fill the room. He spun around and spotted fire shooting out the goblet, along with another slip of paper. He caught it and read the name aloud.
"Naruko... Naruko Namikaze." The whole room somehow became even quieter. Kakashi shot a look at Naruko who was wide eyed.
"Naruko?" He asked.
"I didn't put my name in sensei." Naruko whispered back with a worried expression.
"Naruko... go." Sakura urged as she noticed Dumbledore looking at them.
Naruko sheepishly got to her feet and walked over to Dumbledore, he handed her, her name and gestured towards the exit. Naruko walked that way. Suddenly very self-conscious of all the eyes on her. She had no clue about the part she was about to play in the starting of a new war. If she had known... she would have fought fate, with every fiber of her being.
-TO BE CONTINUED-
Alright theirs the chapters. Heat Absorption won out for Daphne by a huge margin, so... sorry guys who voted for the others. I also started new relationship. Wanted it to begin a different way then the others. It's time for the tournament to begin... can't wait to hear what Minato and Lily think of this. Also in the next chapter see the explosive reunion between Sirius, Snape, Minato, and Lily. See ya then JA NE!
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