Kimiko

The next morning found Kimiko groaning as she listened to Iruka-sensei explaining some of the rules for the upcoming exam. She looked over to see Naruto being hounded by girls as he stared as a pink haired girl with a longing look on his face, as she stared at the Uchiha with the same look.

'Stupid fangirls. I can't even talk to my friend.' She thought as someone sat beside her making her look over and smile.

"Hey Ryunosuke, where were you?" She asked her friend as he sighed.

"I was with my family training again and forgot to wake up." He sighed letting his head fall and smack the table getting a giggle from her.

He was a year younger than her, he had black hair with a few silver streaks going through it. He was about as tall as Naruto, and was training to be a weapons specialist. He has green eyes and wore his families armored robes.

She smiled resting her head on one of her hands while looking at her groaning friend as she started to play with his hair.

"Rough time huh?" She asked.

"Mm."

"Maybe you shouldn't train so much at night." Rai said looking over at his friend.

"Mm."

"You know, Ryu maybe you should tone it down on the training a little be and not pull all nighters five days out of the week?" Kimiko suggested.

"Mm." He grunted getting a laugh from the other two.

"Yo Kimi-chan!" Kimiko groaned but smiled at her last friend Santi. He tanned with black spiky hair onyx eyes. He was wearing a blue t-shirt and black ninja pants.

Santi! You know I hate it when you call me that." She said pouting as the older boy came and ruffled her hair getting a snarl from her.

"Don't touch my hair jerk!" She growled.

"So are you ready for the exam this year?" He asked waving his hand at the girl as her eye twitched.

"Yeah, I think so. What about you Kimiko-chan?" Rai asked as she sighed.

"I don't know, Naruto said that he and his mom were going to help me with my clone problem." She said as Ryu sat up and they all looked at her and then their classmate.

"As in that Naruto?" Santi asked pointing at the blonde being stared at by his fans making the other boys shiver.

'Poor bastard.' They thought.

"Yes that Naruto, I met his coming out of one of my hiding places." She said making sure not to say where incase one of the kids told their parents.

"Oh, that's really cool of him. So does he know about the you know what?" Santi whispered as she nodded.

"His mom was the container for it before me." She whispered as they all went wide eyed.

"That's cool. So what did you guys talk about? Did you actually get to meet The Red Death in person?" Santi asked as she smiled and nodded.

"Wow, what was she like?" Ryu asked.

"She was very kind and understanding, she's really nice." Kimiko smiled as Ryu nodded.

"Just be careful Kimiko, you remember the last person that was nice to you." He said as she shivered.

"How can I not." She mumbled remembering the pain she felt in that lunatics basement as he carved her up.

The three fell silent and turned their attention back to Iruka.

"Now who can tell me what the First Hokage was famous for?" He asked as she heard a groan from Santi making her smile before raising her hand.

After school was out Kimiko sighed as she waved to her other friend before being grabbed and pulled down an alley.

She looked up to see Naruto with a scared look on his face.

"Naruto? What are you doing? Why are we running?" She asked as he pointed behind them.

"NARUTO!!!!" She paled and shot ahead of the boy after seeing a wave of fan girls chasing them.

"Hey wait up!!!" He called after her as she rounded a corner with him right behind her and the fangirls not far behind.

He lost her at the end of the alley and could hear the girls closing in before someone grabbed his collar and pulled him behind a dumpster.

"Here put this on." Kimiko ordered as she walked out and sat down. Just as he was finished putting on the coat a herd of girls entered the alley.

"Hey!" Kimiko looked up to see Ino another one of her classmates glaring at her.

"Where is Naruto-kun Kimiko?" She asked.

"I just saw him head down that way." She said pointing the opposite direction of where he was.

"Naruto don't run lover!" A girl yelled as the horde stormed down the road.

"Wow thanks Kimiko! You're a life saver." He panted as she smiled.

"No problem." She said as he looked around.

"How did you know about this place?" He asked a she looked down ashamed.

"This is like a home away from home, if you know what I mean." She said as he looked at her wided eyed.

'Here, this place is filthy!' He thought shocked.

"Yeah sorry but it was the first place I thought of, you can just put those clothes over there." She said pointing to a pile under a tarp.

'How can she live like this?'

"So are you going to show me the Shadow Clone Jutsu?" She asked as he blinked before a light bulb went off in his head.

"Oh yeah! Come on I'll show you the way." He said as she stopped him and pointed to the sewer.

"Trust me, you don't want your reputation tarnished and no offence they are trying hard enough to kill me and I don't need them trying harder thinking I'm trying to seduce you." She said as he sighed.

"I understand." He nodded and pulled the manhole cover off slipping in and pulling the cover back on

After a while of navigating the sewers the two came out to see Naruto's backyard.

"Ha! I knew we would find it soon!" Kimiko smiled pulling him from the sewers.

"Ugh and it only took three hours navigating." He sighed.

"Oh stop complaining at least we're out of the sewers and we can get to training, I really want to learn so I can pass." Kimiko turned back to him as a smile went across his face.

"Ok come on, we're burning daylight." He said getting a nod from her before heading to the backyard.

(One month later)

Kimiko frowned as she looked at her report card. She had failed once more.

'I don't think I'll ever get to be a ninja. That's all I want to be, I want to be a ANBU commander, why is that so hard to grasp!?' She thought. Her few friends had come by to try and cheer her up but to no luck.

"I'm sorry about you failing Kimiko." She turned to see Mizuki, one of her teachers smiling at her.

"Oh hey Mizuki-sensei." She sighed as he came over and kneeled down beside her.

"Hey don't be so down, listen if you want I think I can talk to Iruka and the Hokage about getting a special makeup test. I know how hard you've been working and with this test we can see what you're not getting and work on it if all else fails." He smiled while she beamed and hugged the man.

"THANK YOU MIZUKI-SENSEI!!" She cried before pulling back as he chuckled.

"No problem, meet me here in about four hours so I can have some time to talk to the Hokage and Iruka. Oh and don't let anyone else know about this since we don't want others to think you're special." He said as she nodded and ran off to kill some time.

'Little fool.' Mizuki smirked before vanishing.

Later that night Kimiko met up with Mizuki and could see Iruka and the old man beside him.

"Hello Kimiko, Mizuki and Iruka have brought to my attention of this make up test. Now I have approved it and will have guards stationed through the Hokage Tower along with a Shadow Clone there. You must steal the Forbidden Scroll Seals and are able to get it back to here, You will be graded on stealth and how you handle yourself on this mission." The Hokage said getting a nod from the two teachers.

"Will do old man." She said before taking off down the road. As they watched her go Iruka and the Hokage went up in smoke as Mizuki panted.

"Ugh, Shadow Clones really do drain you." He sighed before a smirk went over his face.

Kimiko smiled as she made it to the Hokage office and into the Hokage vault where she spotted Scroll of Sealing.

'Bingo' She smirked before pulling out a handful of powder before blowing it into the room making her smile at the wires in the room.

'Great.' She groaned as she maneuvered through the traps before grabbing the scroll and making her way back while closing the vault.

"Kimiko? What are you doing with the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing?" Kimiko froze and turned to see the old man looking down at her.

SEXY JUTSU!!

In an explosion of smoke and a beautiful woman with only a couple of puffs of smoke covering her private parts. The woman smiled and winked at the powerful ninja as he rocketed back with a nosebleed. As Kimiko released the jutsu she looked back at old man.

"Pervert."

She made her way out of tower and towards an old house where Mizuki was to meet with her.

Iruka was thinking of what the Third Hokage said to him.

(Flashback)

"Iruka."

"Sir?"

"I know that you can understand Kimiko's pain. Never to know the love and affection of a mother and fathers love. The warmth of a family or friends."

(End Flashback)

'That day I lost my parents to the Nine Tails. I blamed Kimiko and saw her just like everyone else in the village that lost a loved one.' He closed his eyes thinking of that day.

'But as I watched her, I saw myself in her. Always looking for attention in some way, good or bad.'

"Iruka-sensei!" He heard followed by banging on the door pulling him from his memories and got up to see Mizuki at the door.

"What's going on Mizuki?"

"Kimiko has stolen the Scroll of Seals!"

"What!"

(Abandoned house)

Kimiko groaned as she looked at the scroll.

"I already know the Shadow Clone Jutsu. Oh this looks good, Burn Style- Land of Ashes." She grinned.

"Well I better get to work."

(Hokage Tower)

"Lord Third! We can't just ignore this and write it off as some prank!" A leaf nin said.

"You know what that scroll contains, if it gets into the hands of another village our way of life could be destroyed!"

"Very well, bring Kimiko to me at once." He said as they all shot away looking for the girl.

'Kimiko, where are you?' Iruka thought as he jumped from roof to roof.

(Abandoned building)

Kimiko panted trying to catch her breath.

"There you are! It's all over." Iruka said as she smiled up at him.

"Hey sensei. I was waiting for you, where's Mizuki-sensei and the old man?" She asked as he looked confused.

"Waiting for me?"

"Well yeah, you remember right. You Mizuki-sensei and the old man said to meet here after I got the scroll so I could pass." She said confused herself.

"Kimiko, what are you talking about?" He asked before he heard a whizzing sound and pushed Kimiko out of the way.

"Kimiko! Give me the scroll! Iruka has betrayed the village!" Mizuki yelled as the girl looked frightened.

"Kimiko! Get out of here, don't let Mizuki get the scroll!" Iruka yelled as Kimiko looked between the two.

"What's going on?" She whimpered as Iruka pulled a kunai out of his leg.

"Mizuki has betrayed us. He wants the scroll for himself." Iruka panted.

"What?"

"Kimiko, Iruka is lying to you. Just like everyone else is lying to you." He grinned.

"Don't tell her Mizuki! It's forbidden!"

"Do you know why everyone hates you?"

"DON'T DO IT MIZUKI!!"

"It's because you have the Nine Tails sealed in you." He grinned.

"It's because of you that Iruka's parents are dead. You killed them, you are the Nine Tailed Fox." He grinned flinging the giant ninja star on his back towards the girl.

SHULK!

Kimiko looked up to see Iruka over her with a pained look on his face.

"Why? I killed your parents!" She cried as Iruka smiled.

"Don't be stupid, you didn't kill my parents Kimiko. You are not the Nine Tails, my parents died protecting me and the village they loved. Don't listen to Mizuki, you're a great kid Kimiko you're just like I was when I was your age." He panted as the girl looked at him with tears in his eye.

"I'm so sorry Kimiko, I should have done more for you. I knew you needed someone but I was blinded by hate to you thinking just like the villagers." He said pulling the star out of his back.

"But you're nothing like the demon. You're a great student and I could never ask for a better one." He said as she sobbed.

"You need to run Kimiko, get out of here. You can't let the scroll fall into Mizuki's hands. The scroll has forbidden jutsu that could be used to destroy the village." He groaned.

"What about you?" She asked as he smiled.

"Don't worry about me, I'll slow him down so you can get the scroll to ANBU." He said as she hesitated.

"GO! GET OUT OF HERE!!" He roared as she scrambled away and into the forest as Mizuki landed behind Iruka.

"You saw that look in her eyes? She will become the death of this village. You mark my words." He said.

"Once I kill the demon I'll come back for you." He smirked before heading off into the forest.

"I won't let you hurt her." He groaned standing up before taking to the forest.

(Forest Clearing)

Kimiko panted as she listened to them.

"Why do you keep trying to protect that demon?" Mizuki asked.

"She's the one that killed your family!"

"I don't care what you say, you're not getting your hands on that scroll."

"Like you can stop me, don't you get it? Kimiko and I are the same, both beasts who want revenge against the village that wronged us." He smirked.

"That's just how we beasts are."

You're right, that is how beasts are. But that's not how Kimiko is." He smirked.

"Kimiko is a hard working girl that puts her heart and soul into it, sure she messes up and people jump on her but her suffering only makes her stronger. That's what separates her from beasts and monsters like you." He smiled.

"She is a ninja of the Leaf and she will never betray her people no matter what." He grinned at the glaring traitor.

"You really believe that don't you? I was gonna save you for last but now." He glared taking off the other giant ninja star.

"You're going to die here!" He yelled and moved to kill Iruka.

"NO!" Kimiko appeared from the treeline slamming her fist into Mizuki's face.

"YOU WON'T LAY A HAND ON IRUKA- SENSEI!" She growled as Mizuki got up.

"I'm going to make you suffer you little shit. All in front of Iruka!" He growled as she glared.

"Bring it asshole!" She said going through hand seals.

"What is that?" Mizuki asked taking a step back.

"The last jutsu you will ever see." She said as a shadow clone slammed into his back.

"BURN STYLE- LAND OF ASHES!!" She yelled slamming her hand onto the ground as a wall of fire erupted from the ground covering the distance between them.

"AHHHHHHHH!!!"

Kimiko watched with horror as the chuunin was covered in fire screaming in pain before collapsing dead before he even hit the ground.

"Kimiko, come here." She turned to see Iruka staggering over to her.

"Sensei, you shouldn't move." She said rushing to his side.

"I'm ok, really." He smiled down at her.

"Close your eyes Kimi." He said as she huffed but smiled closing her eyes before she felt something wrap around her forehead.

"Ok you can open them." He said as she looked up at him to see his headband missing making her touch her forehead.

"This is.."

"Congratulations Kimiko on passing the exams." He smiled before she slammed into his chest.

"THANK YOU IRUKA SENSEI!!" She yelled hugging his chest while tears trailed down her face with the biggest smile on her face.

"You earned it Kimiko, now why don't we give the nice ANBU back the scroll." He said getting her to pull back to see ANBU in the trees looking down at them as one jumped down.

"Hehehe, sorry bout this." She said handing the scroll over to the man.

"Kimiko Mori huh? Good work, I'll be keeping my eye on you." He said before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.

She smiled and looked over at Iruka who chuckled at her.

"Keep it up Kimiko and you'll be getting to your dream before you know it." He smiled while a few other ninja came through the woods.

"Come on Iruka-sensei, lets get you some help." She said helping him up.