19: A New Chapter Begins: The Chunin Exam!

Suiren Uzumaki: The disclaimer: I do not own Naruto cause if I did then Sakura wouldn't be a useless fangirl in pre-shippuden, and Naruto would have his father's smarts while keeping his mother's personality and knows about seals and how to use to them. I do, however, own Ryurama Senju, Yuki Senju nee Miran, Raika Miran (Senju), & the White Tiger Summoning Contract (A/N: If there is already a White Tiger Summoning Contract…then please ignore the last part). Remember to Read and Review to let me know what you think. Also, if you don't like any twist that I might make then stop reading and find something else to read plus don't leave a review that's a flame or I will find a way to block you. Ja ne!

…My Line…

A month later after the return of Team 7, Raika Miran was just finishing getting ready in her bedroom by tying her hitai-ate around her forehead. The greenette looked into her floor length mirror to look over her clothes which as always was a mid-thigh length, sleeveless, firm fitting, outlined in white, purple kimono held closed by a dark brown obi, and mid-lower arm length, outlined in white, purple metal bracers that stops at her first knuckles over a wrist to elbow length, tight, blue arm sleeves. She was also wearing a pair of upper-thigh length, firm fitting, dark green biker shorts.

The green hair Genin let out a sigh as she looked herself over once she was finished while her mind went to the second C-Rank mission that her team took two weeks after they had returned. That mission had ended up with the team's leader, Kakashi Hatake, deciding that Sakura Haruno wasn't fit for the Shinobi life. Especially, since their second C-Rank mission was a bandit camp extermination, the Haruno almost got the whole team killed because she had to kick up a fuss about killing another human even with them being sorry excuse of humans. However, her chakra control had the Hokage sending the pinkette to learn about Medical Ninjutsu at the hospital while also removing her from Konoha's ninja force. So, Team 7 is like the other teams with Kakashi leading and training Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and her much to the green hair 12-year-old's relief.

With one, last look in her mirror, the green hair Genin ran out of her room to go and get started on breakfast for her and Naruto, who had stayed over the night before. The blonde walked downstairs dressed in his by now familiar outfit that made him look like a mini-Yondaime Hokage with his own little touches especially with his hair starting to look the same as the man. Raika smiled at the Uzumaki as she placed a glass of orange juice in front of him though every time that she looked at him, the greenette couldn't help, but marvel over how much Naruto looked like the Yondaime Hokage that she was starting to think that maybe the man was her friend's father. However, she couldn't be sure until Naruto reached either Chunin or the age of 16 which ever came first.

"Morning Naru," Raika greeted as she finally placed a plate of food in front of him.

"Morning, Raika," the blonde returned with a yawn.

"Well, eat up and I'll meet you at the meeting point," she told him while placing his bento in front of him.

"Huh?" Naruto looked up at her confused. "Where are you going?"

"I have an order of new kunai and shuriken to pick up," she answered. "Plus, I want to see if my Tantō is finished being sharpened."

"Oh, okay," the blonde said with a shrug as his friend left the kitchen.

"I'm going to go now, Naruto," she informed him as she put her boots on. "And please for the love of God don't start a fight with the Uchiha?"

"No promises, but I'll try!" he called in answer.

The greenette let out a sigh at that before rolling her eyes.

'Well, that's as good as I'm going to get,' the Miran thought. "Make sure that you lock up when you leave!"

"OKAY!"

With one last sigh, the female Genin ran out the door and closed it behind her before she took off for the shinobi store.

...My Line...

After he finished eating, Naruto cleaned up his mess before walking out of the door once he put his shoes on, locked the door, and left through the gates that he locked as well. He then tightened his hitai-ate before he started to stretch out with smile.

"Okay, wake up," the blonde said to himself. "Here we go. Rock and roll!" He then took off running. "I'm ready!"

...My Line...

Raika walked up a shop that has a sign with a kunai and shuriken while a katana was under them showing it which announced it to be the Weapon's Shop. When she opened the door, a bell rung alerting the works of a customer.

"Welcome to the Higarashi Weapon's Shop," a male voice greeted.

"Hey, Kenji!" the Miran called back.

"Ah, Raika, are you here for your order?" a man with fading black hair and brown eyes asked as the greenette walked to him.

"Yes," she answered with a nod. "Is it alright if I take a look around? I want to find Naruto a birthday present."

"Oh, right, October 10th is coming up in 4 months," the man said before shrugging. "Sure, go ahead. I need some time to gather up your order anyways."

"Take your time and thanks," she told him as she moved through the shop.

Raika had just reached the aisle with the normal Shinobi weapons when a man about the age of 29 walked up to her.

"Hey, Miran-chan," a very familiar cheerful voice greeted making the Miran to jump in surprise.

"Jesus Christ," she breathed as she turned to glare at the man, who had dark hair and blue eyes. "Tobi?"

"Yup," the unknown Uchiha chirped.

The greenette raised an eyebrow as she felt the Transformation Jutsu in use, but Raika noticed that she had to really sense for it.

"Not a bad Transformation Jutsu," she told him. "I have to actively sense for the Chakra."

Obito give a smug grin.

"Well, Tobi is a good boy," he cheerfully chirped though all he got was a deadpan look from the Genin, who then went back to her shopping. "So...what is Miran-chan looking for? Maybe Tobi can help?"

This got a soft smile from the younger ninja.

"I am looking for a birthday present for my best friend," she answered. "Naruto has taken an interest in sword play like the rest of our Clan, but I'm not sure if I should go with a Tantō or a Katana."

The Uchiha looked thoughtful though he did wonder if he should make a suggest as he would like Naruto too easy to capture for the Kyuubi.

"How about a Tantō to start out with and when he can take on and either win or draw with a Kenjutsu Specialist in a fight, he can then upgrade to a Katana," the dark hair rogue finally suggested.

This made a brilliant smile come to the Miran's face.

"That's a good idea," Raika said as she clapped her hands together.

Obito watched her walk away with a blush on his face before he shook his head.

'Get a hold of yourself, Obito,' he growled at himself.

He let out a sigh before following after her as she headed over to the Katanas and Tantōs to look for the right Tantō for Naruto.

...My Line...

Unaware of what Raika was doing besides getting her Tantō and normal Shinobi weapons, Naruto ran up to where Squad 7 was supposed to meet at.

"Good morning, Sasuke," the blonde greeted him having decided to be the bigger person. "What's up?"

"Where is Raika?" the Uchiha asked him.

"She'll be meeting up with us later," the Uzumaki informed him. "After all, she had an errand to run."

Sasuke nodded his head to show that he understood.

...My Line...

Kenji Higarashi watched in surprise as Raika Miran giggled at something the man, she was talking to, said. To Kenji, who has known the Miran for years, Raika seemed to be the type, who wouldn't go for those like Sasuke Uchiha or...anyone, really. But, here she was standing in his shop and seemed to be flirting with a gentleman, who was at least 17 years older than her, it makes him wonder what her father, Ryurama Senju, and her godfather, Minato Namikaze, would do if he saw this...no wait, he was happy not finding out, thank you. Kenji also happens to be one of the few, who knew that the greenette was a Senju, and he was keeping his silences about it.

"Raika!" he called out making the two of them to look over. "Your orders ready for you!"

"Alright!" she called back. "I'll be right there, Kenji!" The greenette then turned back to the dark hair and blue eyed man. "I have to go, Tobi."

"Alright," he chirped. "Tobi will see Rin-chan some other time."

"Of course," she agreed with a nod before walking over to the counter while Tobi left through the door.

"Here you are," Kenji said as he placed the items on the counter.

"Can you add this, too, please?" Raika asked as she placed a sheathed Tantō with brunt orange wraps around the handle on the counter.

"Of course," the Higarashi agreed with a nod. "Going to get Naruto started on Kenjutsu, huh?"

"Yes, he seems interested in it, so why not," she answered with a shrug as the Miran watched him ringed everything up before she paid the price. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," he told her as she walked towards door. "Come again, Raika!"

"I will!" she called back as she left.

Kenji smiled softly before going into the back of the shop.

'Your girl is going to be just fine, Lord Ryurama, Lady Yuki,' he thought with a slight laugh.

...My Line...

Naruto, and Sasuke all looked over at the sounds of footsteps to see the Miran running up to them.

"Hey!" she called with a smile as she waved. "Sorry, I'm late, you three! I had some errands to run!"

The greenette came to a stop near the Uzumaki, who noticed the bag in her hand.

"What is that Rai-chan?"

"Don't call me that!"

"What's in the bag?"

"I almost forgot," the green hair Genin said as she pulled out an orange. "I got us all something to snack on while we wait for Hatake." She handed the orange over to Naruto before pulling out a tomato and handing it to Sasuke. "Shisui told me once, before he died, that you liked tomatoes, so here."

"Shisui?" the Uchiha asked after taking a bite of the tomato and swallowing.

"Shisui Uchiha," Raika answered. "Or better known as Shunshin no Shisui (Shisui of the Body Flicker)." She reached up to her Tantō with a sad look. "He and I were close back before he died." She then blushed taking the dark hair Genin by surprise. "In fact, I guess you can say that I had a bit of a crush on Shisui." The Miran looked thoughtful. "I mean, he looked totally girly, flaky, and a crybaby, but he was an awesome Shinobi when one get to it and around his looks."

'That Tantō must have belonged to Shisui,' the Uchiha thought as he looked at the greenette.

...My Line...

The three Genin of Squad 7 all stood together on the bridge as they waited for their Jonin Sensei to show after two hours.

"Hey, guys," the lazy Jonin greeted. "Good morning. Sorry I'm late. I'm afraid I got lost on the path of life."

"Wha?" Naruto yelled.

Raika snorted.

"The day that's true is the day pig's grow wings and fly," she snarked.

Kakashi pouted at that while the rest looked amused before Naruto then moved to stand in front of the Hatake looking determined.

"I'm ready for the next Ninja Mission Sensei," Naruto told him with glee. "And hey, come on. No more of this dumb beginner stuff. I'm talking a real mission so I can show what I'm made of. I got to break out and burn it up." Raika sweatdrop as fire appeared in Naruto's eyes. "See!"

"Uh...right. I get it. That's great Naruto. Now take it easy would ya?"

'Sasuke,' Naruto thought as he turned around and glared at Sasuke. 'He's always rescue everyone on our mission trying to grab all the glory and make me look like a chump, but he'll won't get the edge on me.'

The greenette just let out a sigh as she shook her head while Sasuke just looked indifferent.

'Today's the day,' Naruto thought as he imaged himself saving Sasuke.

...My Line...

Sasuke was shown having been hurt badly before Naruto appeared out of nowhere to deflect a kunai.

"Ha," the blonde laughed. "What's the matter? Can't take care of yourself, Sasuke?"

...My Line...

"YA KNOW!"

Raika looked at him surprised that he yelled out of nowhere while Kakashi, and Sasuke looked annoyed all at the same time.

"Let us know when your down fantasizing Naruto so we can start the mission?" Kakashi asked. "Alright?"

"Right," Naruto agreed.

The greenette let out a sigh as they headed out for their mission.

...My Line...

Raika, and Sasuke where all pulling up weeds while Naruto glared at Sasuke before he turned to his part of the yard looking determined to beat Sasuke.

"Well, I'm going to beat Sasuke anyways," he told himself.

The greenette hair female let out a sigh as she looked at Naruto.

'Why me?' she thought as she looked up at the sky before she went back to taking care of her side.

...My Line...

Naruto was standing in front of a pile of weeds and herbs laughing like it was no big deal to which Raika face palmed at. As while the Uzumaki was smart and a good shinobi, the blonde still had his stupid moments…like right now. The Uchiha, however, watched as their client walked up to Naruto looking pissed.

"Hey, you!" the client called.

Naruto turned around before smiling at her.

"Oh, hi lady," the blonde greeted as Rin groaned knowing where this was going. "I got rid of all your weeds for ya." A sweatdrop appeared on the back of the greenette's head. "Pretty cool, huh?" It then that Naruto noticed the pissed off look on the woman's face. "What's wrong?"

'What's wrong really?' the Miran thought. 'Some one murder me, please?'

"You pulled the weeds, but you also pulled up my plants," the client informed him. "Those where special herbs I've been growing and you...DESTROYED THEM!"

Raika watched as the client beat Naruto to a pulp holding back a laugh while Sasuke just smirked at the scene.

...My Line...

Sasuke, Naruto, and Raika were cleaning the lake while Kakashi was reading his porn book and every now and then the greenette went from glaring at the book like it was the devil itself to picking up the trash feeling like she could be training instead of cleaning and all of these the lame missions that they were doing. The green hair Genin looked up from what she was doing when she heard Naruto shouts of shock and fear and before she could react Sasuke had beaten her to punch and saved Naruto from going before, he could hit the bottom of a waterfall.

"You are such a loser," Sasuke told him.

Naruto growled at Sasuke while Raika let out a sigh, and Kakashi, well, he was just...he was still reading without a care in the world.

...My Line...

Raika smiled down at the cute little Inuzuka wolf pup that she was walking as the pup's panted with happiness as it sat by her feet while her Uchiha teammate watched Naruto get dragged by a hug ass dog while Kakashi sat in a tree reading...you guessed it...his orange porn book again.

"Hey, hey," Naruto called out to it. "Not there. We're supposed to go the other way. Hey! I'm talking to you!"

"What a loser," Sasuke stated making the greenette to look at him.

"And of course," Raika spoked up with annoyance in her tone. "He had to choose the biggest dog."

The two Genin watched as Naruto, who was being dragged by the big dog, towards an off-limits field making her to face palm.

"Stop pulling, would you?" Naruto asked the ask. "You're not supposed to go over there!" Naruto panicked when he noticed the field. "That's not a place for dogs it's a mine field!"

Raika, and Sasuke let out a sigh of annoyances while Kakashi just...well you know what he's doing before Naruto and the dog came back out only Naruto was the only one that was burned.

'Oh, for the love...seriously someone just kill me now?' the Miran thought.

...My Line...

Squad 7 walked down an alleyway though the female Genin and Sasuke had to help Naruto.

"You need to be more careful, Naruto," Raika told him. "I'm still learning Medical Ninjutsu after all."

"You really are just one big problem," Sasuke told him.

Naruto glared at the Uchiha.

"SASUKE!"

The greenette was quick to get between the two boys.

"Knock it off you two," the Miran said softly as she held her hands up in front of her. "We're on the same team remember?"

"You too soft on him, Raika," the Uchiha told her.

Kakashi let out a sigh before he finally looked up from the book.

"Guess we're not making a lot of progress on the teamwork thing, huh?" the Hatake asked.

"That's right," Naruto agreed. "Our teamwork is all massed up and it's because of you, Sasuke!" Sasuke started to walk away. "You think your better than everyone else!"

"Not everyone," Sasuke told him. "Just you. Face it. I'm better and stronger then you are. It's a fact." Sasuke stopped walking and looked back at him while the two girls looked at both of them in worry. "Unless you have what it takes to prove me wrong."

"Come on," Raika spoke up again. "We need to act like a team, you two." 'Though I wonder if it's possible for them to get along worse than before?'

Naruto and Sasuke glared at each other before the Uchiha look darken as he thought about Haku.

'I don't have time to waste on Naruto and these lame missions,' he thought. 'There's still ninja out there, who can out fight me. I've got to hon my skill so I can beat them.'

Raika looked back and forth between the two male members of the team.

"Alright guys let's call it a day," Kakashi suggested reading his book again. "You can beat each other to a pulp some other time." The greenette was looking at the book with a very dark look. "Anyway I've got to file my report on this mission."

"Whatever," Sasuke said as he turned around, "I'm out of here."

It was then that the Hatake also left to give his report about the mission.

"Naruto," Raika spoked up. "We need to get going if we were going get our errands down before we train."

"Right," the Uzumaki agreed before he blinked at the sound of something moving before he turned around to see a square rock with eye holes in it. 'A square rock?' He then walked forward a bit making it to follow him before he started to run back and forth with the so called rock following him only for the blonde to pull to a stop and spun around to point. "That's the worse disguise of all times! There's no such thing as a square rocks! It's completely obvious!"

Raika watched this in amusement though she did roll her eyes.

"You saw through my Camouflage Jutsu again," a familiar male voice said. "Your slick boss. Just what I expect from my greatest rival!" There was an explosion with pink, yellow, and blue smoke before the sounds of coughing was heard. "I think we used a little too much gunpowder your guys."

Three young kids were shown before they looked up at Naruto.

"I'm Moegi," the female of three said. "The sassiest Kunoichi in pre-school. Check me out."

This made the greenette to raise an eyebrow.

"I love algebra," one of the males said. "Call me Udon!"

"And I'm the number one Ninja in the Village," the last one of three said. "Konohamaru! And when we are all together…"

"We're the Konohamaru Ninja Squad!" the three finished together.

The Miran let out a sigh as she shook her head.

"Naruto, we have go," she spoked up getting their attention.

"RAIKA!" the young Sarutobi cheered upon seeing her.

"Hello, Saru," Raika greeted with a smile.

"Yeah, I knew it was you, Konohamaru," Naruto said before he noticed something. "Hey, what are those things? Those goggles your wearing on your head.

The goggles that all three of them were wearing were the same style as Naruto's own pair, but different colors. Moegi's own pair was pink, Udon's was blue, and Konohamaru's own was yellow.

"You wear goggles, remember?" Konohamaru asked. "We're copying you."

"Oh."

The Miran let out a sigh as she shook her head.

"Naruto, we have to go," she spoked up getting their attention.

"RAIKA!" the young Sarutobi cheered upon seeing her.

"Hello, Saru," Raika greeted with a smile.

Moegi looked at the greenette in awe as Konohamaru had told the two of them about their bosses' best friend.

"Hey! Where are you two going boss?"

"We have errands to run," the Uzumaki answered. "So, do you want something?"

"He's just trying to be cool," the young Sarutobi told Udon as Moegi walked up.

"You know what we want," she told him. "Are you busy now?"

"I have to train, ya know!" Naruto answered. "Besides, Raika told me that she'll start training me in Kenjutsu if I prove to her that I can take care of a blade."

"What?!" Konohamaru yelled. "You promised that you'll play Ninja with us today! Come on!"

"Oh...huh...did I say that?" he asked. 'If I say yes then this kids will keep bugging me all day and I'll never get any training done.' Tears ran down his face like a waterfall. 'And I'll have to say goodbye to learning the Uzumaki Clan's Kenjutsu for a whole year!'

"A ninja playing ninja?" a familiar voice asked as a certain pink hair female walked up. "That is so twisted."

The pinkette looked at him with a dead look

"Gah, hey Sakura."

'I can't believe that I was removed from my shinobi forces while this idiot is still apart of it,' the Haruno thought. 'Unbelievable.'

'She's staring right at me,' Naruto thought. 'I think I'm turning red!'

Before he started to laugh like lunatic.

"Hey, Boss, whose that girl anyway?" the Sarutobi asked before he looked back at the Haruno. 'The way she's staring at him is like her eyes are daggers.' before it looked like he had a light bulb moment. "I get it. You're a smooth operator Boss. Come on. I know that she's your…" He held up his pinky. "Girlfriend."

"HELL NO!" Raika yelled while Sakura became pissed.

"Well, you can tell that she's really crazy about me, huh?" Naruto asked with a blush before he felt shiver of doom go down his spine as he looked over at the glaring green hair Genin.

"That's it!" the pinkette yelled before she punched him in the face.

The punch sent him flying back awards.

"BOSS!" Konohamaru yelled as Naruto hit the fence.

"NARUTO!"

"What kind of Girlfriend are you?!"

"Are you trying to get arrested Haruno?" the Miran asked as she glared at the pinkette. "You are a civilian now, so you can't hit a shinobi."

"Naruto should be the one, who is a civilian, not me," the pinkette growled.

"YOU IDIOT!" Raika yelled as Konohamaru between the two girls as the other two ran over to the blond looking worried.

"I think she croaked him," Moegi stated.

"Oh no," Udon said. "We've got check his plus!"

"YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT BEING A KUNOICHI OR ABOUT THE SHINOBI LIFE!" the greenette shouted. "IT IS NOT ALL SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS! WE ARE TRAINED TO LIE, CHEAT, AND KILL TO PROTECT!" The green hair Genin hand inched for her Tantō. "WE DON'T DO THOSE THINGS FOR FAME OR GLORY, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SLEEP SAFELY AT NIGHT WITHOUT HAVING AN EYE OPEN!"

The Haruno flinched as she had never seen the Miran so pissed before and looking ready to kill.

"Raika-sensei is right," the Sarutobi agreed. "Plus, you are also a witch and your ugly, too!"

However, this just pissed the pinkette off even more and had her attacking him, too.

"SARU!"

"KONOHAMARU!"

"You…" Raika was shaking with anger as her eyes flashed with murderess intent. "Leave right now Haruno or I will take you to T and I for attacking the Hokage's grandson."

Sakura looked like she was about to cry before she turned to leave.

"Hey, Konohamaru, are you okay?" Udon asked.

Both the Uzumaki and Sarutobi stood up with groans.

"I don't even think she's human," Konohamaru stated. "Did you see how wide her forehead?"

This made the pinkette to stop before turning slowly towards the four of them with a deadly look on her face.

"SAKURA HARUNO!" Raika yelled as she rushed off after them seeing as they screamed and took off.

…My Line…

However, as they ran the Sarutobi pulled ahead only to bump into someone.

"Do you need something?" a male, who was wearing a cat suite and what looked like make-up, asked as a blonde female with her hair in four pigtails stood next to him.

The others all came to a stop and looked at them in surprise.

...My Line...

"Alright," Iruka Umino said as he took the report and looked it over. "Thanks for the report Kakashi-Sensei." He looked at him then with a smile. "How is Naruto and Raika doing? Are they getting along with the others?"

"Hmm," the Hatake hummed as he looked at the Chunin. "Well, Naruto gets along with Raika, but seeing as their childhood friends, so it's not really that surprising while with Sasuke...it's slow going."

"It's been so busy around here," Iruka said. "I haven't seen Naruto and Raika since they got back from Nami no Kuni. I'm a little worried about them."

"Well, as you know, Sasuke is in our group and Naruto sees him as a rival," the silver hair Jonin informed him. "It puts a bit of a strain on the group, but it also pushes Naruto to excel so he's making an amazing progress. Someday his skills maybe so strong that they'll match the person that he most respect in the world...you, Iruka-Sensei." He gave a slight smile. "As for Raika, she's really coming along as a Medical Kunoichi, but she can't stand everyone on the team that's not Naruto."

"You don't say?" the Umino asked with a smile. "Raika did complain about you and the Uchiha, but never once made a complacent about Naruto."

The Hatake gave him an eye smile at that.

...My Line...

A flew over head of where Team 8 was training making the female Jonin look up in thought.

'Hmm, I wonder,' she thought with narrow red eyes.

...My Line...

'Huh?' the male with brown eyes thought as he looked up. 'Now?'

Team 10 where all sitting and resting after completing some missions though Shikamaru Nara was looking at the man.

...My Line...

"Konohamaru!" Naruto yelled as the cat boy was holding the kid up by his scarf.

"So, does this hurt punk?" the make-up wearing male asked as he tighten his grip.

"Put him down, Kankuro," the female told him. "Or you know you'll pay for it later."

"Hey, I'm sorry," Sakura spoke up. "It was my fault."

"Damn straight it is," Raika growled.

'Who are they? What are they?'

"You better take your hands off of him right now!" the blonde yelled making the boy to look over at them to see the forehead protector.

'So these are Konoha's Genin?' Kankuro Sabuku thought. "We've got a few minutes before he shows up so let's mess with these punks, huh?"

"Let go of me, you jerk!" Konohamaru growled as he started to kick the older boy.

"Your feisty, but not for long," the boy said.

"Put him down!" Naruto yelled as he charged forward, however this made Kankuro's eyes to open as he glared before he moved his fingers on his free hand making Naruto to trip over nothing. "What the? What was that?"

"You're a Leaf Genin, too?" the older male asked. "It would seem that your village is filled with a bunch of wimps.

'Their outsiders from somewhere, but what are they doing here?' the pinkette thought.

"Ugh, Konohamaru!"

"Konohamaru!"

"Konohamaru!"

"Hey, cut it out," the Sarutobi groaned. "It hurts!"

"That's it!" the blonde growled as he stood up. "Drop him now or I'll take you apart! You got that, you fool?!"

"You're the fool!" the Haruno told him as she put him in a headlock. "Making threats isn't going to help Naruto."

"For once, Haruno is right, Aniki," the Miran agreed with a sigh.

"Your annoying," the make-up boy stated. "All of you. I don't like runts or any other scrawny weaklings. So, when a wimp like this starts shooting off his mouth...I just want to break him in half."

This made Naruto, Sakura, and the other kids to gasp in shock.

"Fine," the girl said with a sigh. "But, I'm not involved in any of this, ok?"

'What's this guy's problem?' Sakura thought. 'This is getting ugly.'

"First I'll take care of this squirt and then I'll waste the other one," Kankuro told his teammate as he raised his fist.

Raika growled under breath before she moved using the body flicker.

"I would put Lord Hokage's Grandson down if I were you," the greenette said.

As the green hair Genin appeared behind Kankuro while holding her tantō against his throat.

"Raika!" Naruto yelled.

Behind him, Moegi had stars in her eyes as the greenette had moved fast before anyone knew what happened and as an added bonus she was beautiful. The orangette wanted to be just as fast and just as beautiful Kunoichi as the Miran.

"I thought I told you to put Lord Hokage's Grandson down…" Raika stated with a growl to her voice. "NOW!"

Just then a rock flew through the air and hit Kankuro's hand making him drop Konohamaru. The Miran then moved to join her blonde teammate and the children as they looked towards the trees to Sasuke Uchiha sitting on the branch.

"You're a long way from home and way out of your league," the Uchiha told them.

"Sasuke!" Sakura shouted with joy.

'Well, well,' the blond hair girl thought. 'Local hottie.'

"Naruto! Raika!" Konohamaru cried as he ran over to the blonde and greenette.

The Miran knelt to front of the Sarutobi and took his face between her hands that were glowing green.

"Are you alright, Saru?" she asked softly as she ran a diagnostic jutsu over him.

"Y-yeah," the 8-year-old stuttered as he blushed.

"Oh, more wimps to tick me off," Kankuro mumbled.

"Get lost," Sasuke ordered as he crushed the rock that he was throwing up and down in his hand.

"So cool," Sakura cheered with a little girl.

"How come you're not cool like that?" Konohamaru asked as he looked at Naruto.

"Ah, what'd ya mean?" Naruto asked. "I could have taken that guy out in two seconds flat." Konohamaru looked away not believing Naruto one bit. 'Sasuke, your always trying to make me look back in front of everyone.'

"Hey, punks get down here!" Kankuro called up to the Konoha Genin. "You're the kind of pesky little snot I hate the most. All attitude and nothing to back it up."

Kankuro pulled his puppet off his back as he got ready to fight Sasuke who just sat in the tree glaring at him for his earlier comment.

"What?" the blond girl asked. "Are you going to use the Crow for this?"

"Kankuro back off," a monotone voice said. "You're an embarrassment to our village."

Raika froze up along with Sasuke before she looked over to see a boy with messy red hair, sea green eyes, and a tattoo of love in kanji over his forehead with a gourd on his back.

'What the hell?' the green hair Genin thought. 'How come I didn't sense him at all?' The greenette narrowed her eyes at the red hair male. 'Now that I can sense him…I can tell that he is just like Naruto, but worse. Why did Suna send an unstable Jinchuuriki to another village for?'

"Hey, Gaara," Kankuro greeted nervously.

'When did he get there?' Sasuke thought. 'He didn't even make a sound. Only Jonin at Kakashi's level are that smooth.'

Raika looked over at Kankuro before looking back at Gaara though those blood thirty eyes of his are what creep her out the most.

...My Line...

"I have summon you all here for a very important purpose," Hiruzen told him. "Seeing as your fellow Jonin here, I'm sure that you realize what this is about."

"So, soon?" Kakashi asked. "I thought that we would have a little more time."

"I'm sure that the other lands have been notified of the event," Asuma said. "I've noticed that some of their Genin have already arrived here in the village."

"And?" Kurenai asked. "When do we start?"

"We'll begin in one week," the Sarutobi stated.

'That's pretty short notice,' the Hatake thought.

"Take heed," the Sandaime told them. "Exactly 7 days from today on the first day of July the Genin will be gathered with only the best being selected as Chunin."