Chapter 4: White Bleeds Into Red

Three years later:

Jai stood proudly upon a high-up building pole, fondly looking down on Konoha she'd missed for two years. Her eyes roamed all over her home, with a warm smile she chuckled when she realized Konoha hadn't changed really at all. There were a few subtle changes like new shops, new houses, and basically new upgrades and instalments as well as other changes that were seen only if you observed closely. Jai wasn't sure if it was the fact that two whole years passed, and she expected the village to have changed dramatically, but Jai was half relieved and half disappointed that it hadn't changed much. It had been so long since she'd been within her hometown, she almost unsure even if she would lose her way once she was down in the roads. Had the people changed? What about Naruto?

Indeed, she had wondered about Naruto quite a lot, and Sasuke too. Since Jai couldn't figure out her thoughts, she simply left it be so everything could fall into place. Once that decision was made she could train easier, and train harder, too. She could think properly, thank Kami.

The whole thing with Sasuke is absolutely ridiculous anyway. Absolutely ridiculous.

Letting go of thoughts of Sasuke, Jai jumped down into the streets to mingle. She deliberately bumped into some people just to talk.

It was the first time she had spoken to anyone other than Blue in a whole two years – which had it's ups and downs. First, her and Blue created a deeper, stronger bond while the wolf demon tutored her, trained her in her clan's and Blue's power, and strengthened Jai in every way possible. And the downside was Jai was afraid she had either become mute, or wouldn't be able to stand her old friends – especially the loud-mouth Naruto. Jai had definitely matured had become a more powerful kunoichi, as well as a more rounded person as well.

Jai's outfit had changed now, which was quite typical really, but she wanted a new change of clothes for her new self. She wore a black top with an X design on the back, and had a v-neckline with a fishnet shirt underneath, both tops were fitting yet not too tight, which was how she liked it. The sleeve's were long , but she did like to roll them up to her elbows on occasions when she wanted her hands accessible. She wore standard black ninja shoes and black pants with her pouches, the shorts covered by a slightly ruffled skirt that came down to mid-thigh and liked to swish about a lot, slits in the sides so that Jai could access her kunai and shuriken, her elegant katana on her back (which was a nice convenience of inheritance from her mother and father in their will, it turns out). The skirt was cut off at the front, and continued to fall down the backs of her legs comfortably. (If you go to photo bucket and type in anime ninja, you get lots of pictures like these).

Jai's hair had grown out down her back so she looked a little wild but natural, her body that of a lean, mature woman now. Her face had matured, she was no longer a child, her eyes full of open-ness and a unique wisdom almost like that of a child, her dark hair framing her face and fall elegantly down her body.

With her hands on her hips, Jai admired everything about Konoha that she had missed. The ice cream shop, the people, the little kids running about. She couldn't help smiling brightly at anyone who walked by her, (giving her strange looks as she did, too) as they were the first people she had ever gotten this close to in sooooo long. Blue had taken her into the forest to live two years in training and solitude, away from people. She could feel that she had matured since she had last been in Konoha, body and mind, and although she was modest about it, Blue had insisted that her accelerated learning of all jutsu's, skills and technique's had pushed Jai past her limits, and she now had higher chakra reserves, her threshold thousands of times higher (Blue made sure that she had plenty of physical AND mental training) and her fighting skills were awesome.

Now she was back, Jai was laughing to herself as she walked among the people of Konoha, (still getting strange looks) and just mingling and walking around, getting familiar with things again.

Everything HAS changed! Didn't look like much from above...

She watched the new faces of little children running about, playing ninja, and other faces who used to be the little ones were older... Even the grannies had gotten more wrinkly.

Shudder.

"Bakamono! AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I THOUGHT YOU HAD CHANGED-" Came a scream that could only belong to one person, who sounded foreign but so familiar at the same time.

"Sakura?" Jai murmured in horror as she stumbled upon a matured Sakura shaking Naruto around like a rag doll. Naruto wasn't fully in orange now, he had grown up too, Jai noticed, and had some black in his new and improved jumpsuit. Sakura had a different outfit, and her pastel pink hair was still kept short. (You know how she looks) Jai marvelled at the woman's strength in shock, horror, and awe. Tsunade seemed to have rubbed off on her.

Jiraiya, Naruto's trainer, was standing behind Naruto, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, and a slightly older Konohomaru looked like he was smirking earlier, but now had a look of horror and fear on his face as he stared at Sakura and Naruto. Jai was almost tempted to cover his eyes like a parent would when a little kid saw a mature movie.

Heh, I'm glad you matured, Jai. Blue confessed in Jai's mind, who was smiling brightly, before she ran full speed ahead towards the scene, not hearing Blue.

"AND HERE I WAS BAKA, THINKING AFTER TWO YEARS SOME SENSE WOULD BE DRILLED INTO YOUR THICK HEAD AND- OOF!"

She was cut off when Jai glomped both Sakura and Naruto together, throwing them to the ground and effectively ending their argument while giggling.

"Hey guys!"

"...Jai?" Sakura asked, calming down.

"Hey, Sakura!"

"J-Jai-chan..?" Naruto stuttered underneath her, blushing a deep shade of red on his cheeks as he felt how mature Jai had become. After all, they were 17 now.

"Hey, Naruto!" She said and stood, bringing them both up with her in each hand on their collars like they were as light as kittens.

Jai dusted them off quietly one by one as they both stared at her. Finally she looked at the both of them in the eye, who were standing there gobsmacked.

"Nani?"

"Is that really you, Jai?" Sakura asked, then began to look at her from all angles. "My God! You look so different!"

Jiraiya smirked pervertedly from the background then projected crudely, "Jealous she's grown some fine boobies, ne, Sakura?"

Jai glared harshly that promised death while she covered her chest, rounding on the older man, who was older by like, 50 years.

God that's creepy.

But, Jai had grown up, she was no longer naive when it came to men's desires, so she didn't have to pretend to go red, gasp or stutter. However, she still wanted to get her kick in.

Jiraiya was equally puzzled at how she didn't blush in embarrassment, for he had proclaimed it quite loudly, but it just all the more proved how she had grown. However, Sakura was a different story altogether.

"...I shouldn't have said that, should I?" Jiraiya asked rhetorically when reality smacked him in the face. He realized who he was talking to, the very girl who was trained under Tsunade, the woman with unbeatable strength, and the demon holder of the legendary Wolf lineage of Demons, who had undoubtedly trained Jai as her own kit.

Simultaneously, both kunoichi launched their shrieking selves at Jiraiya, and began a vicious catfight, beating the Sannin to a bloody pulp.

"HENTAAIIIII!"

"HOW DARE YOU STARE AT MY CHEST!"

"HOW DARE YOU CALL ME SMALL!"

Slowly they both stood back up, leaving a bloody pulp of an old man on the pavement and calmly shrugged off imaginary dirt off their clothes, Jai liking how she gave into the little inner child every once in a while. Beating up a Sannin was fun.

"Thank you for the assistance, Sakura." Jai told Sakura professionally.

"He deserved it, the hentai-baka. Good work, Jai." Sakura replied formally as they both finished their grooming.

Naruto was staring at Jai awkwardly as the two girls hi-fived.

She's just as scary as Sakura...

"Your eyes..." Sakura drawled in awe, suddenly up close to Jai. She had only been able to see them when they were up close.

"...Nani?" Now the girl was confused.

"They're... purple?"

"Oh..." Jai felt around her eyes, as if it would tell her her eye colour. "Well aren't I lucky?"

"How can you not know your eye colour?" The pink haired kunoichi asked, raising a curious eyebrow.

"Well when you lived in a forest for two years without the privilege of mirrors then one doesn't. And I don't imagine many people's eyes change that much anyway." Jai answered with bright smile, just noticing how Naruto was checking her out and blushing, not even noticing that he was doing it either.

She's grown, eh kit? The Kyuubi within him purred. So much stronger now, it's almost time until she'll go into heat...

Stupid pervy fox! Stop it with the images! Naruto growled in his head, really checking Jai out now. She's real pretty now... He drooled.

Don't even try to be modest, Kit. She's beautiful. A Woman, kit. Our hime's ripe, and strong. She'll bear a strong litter...

Just the thought of it made Naruto start getting a nosebleed, while half of him was flaring at his demon for referring to Jai in such an animalistic way.

"See something you like, Naruto?" The very girl they were talking about in his head prodded with a sly smile as the Uzumaki zoned out.

"N-N-NO!" He stuttered quickly.

"Sure." Sakura smirked as Jai and herself said the same thing. Jiraiya and Naruto were promptly having nosebleeds, although the Sannin was still disfigured and twisted, but no longer writhing on the ground. Jai laughed out loud and forgave them, knowing it wasn't worth it to hold a grudge. And besides, she was just so happy to be seeing them.

Ne, ne, Jai? Blue prodded teasingly, calling Jai by her name was a special privilege her holder got after spending a year in training. My, how's Naruto's so handsome! The wolf- demon began doing a fan-girl gush over him. These years apart has done him good!

"How've you both been?" Jai asked, hands on her hips, trying to ignore the very happy wolf demon inside of her, trying to occupy herself and began thinking about how slightly bothered how she was still a bit shorter than the both of her old teammates.

Sakura 'hmf-ed' and crossed her arms as she looked at Naruto. The Kyuubi-holder rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"As normal as it can be for being with the pervy old man..." Nauto said through his teeth.

"Hey!" The sage shouted in the background.

"How's it been goin' with you? How's Blue?" Naruto asked, although Kyuubi was getting restless inside him because he was so close to his Hime they weren't touching- that and the mark's left on her so long ago had long since faded.

Hime's changed so much, her scent's so alluring... Let me have her, kit. Hime...

Shut up! I can't listen to Jai-chan when your rambling!

"-But she's alright, ya know. We've grown together and I've learned so much from her." Jai ended, and Naruto had to pretend he understood everything with a gigantic grin.

"Hehe... That's great, Jai!"

At the blonde's response, Jai deadpanned, realizing that he wasn't listening the whole way through. "...Thanks, Naruto."

"Say, how about we all get some ramen for old time sakes?" Sakura asked for the first time in a long time.

"Yeah! Sounds good!" Naruto jumped in the air and Jai high-fived Sakura before they made their way to the ramen store.

...

"What about me?" Jiraya asked dejectedly, all alone.

...

"PRETTY WOMEN!"

Later, in the Hokage's office, after a run-in with a weird dude who attacked them for no apparent reason- they were now being introduced to the same dude who attacked them for no apparent reason by Tsunade and the other other dude's from ROOT.

His name... Sai.

"I-It's YOU!" Naruto pointed an accusing finger at the boy in question, who was smiling. Badly. Sakura would've joined Naruto in the finger pointing, but she was busy reminiscing at how much he resembled Sasuke. Jai's thoughts had gone down that road too, but she surprisingly she just felt flat- after the search team hadn't brought him back two years ago after he left, it had hurt. During her time with Blue, although the wolf-demon valued Sasuke as an incredibly potent (in more ways than one) potential future mate, she helped Jai to let go of Sasuke and to accept his choice of power. So she did what she had to do, she let him go, and moved on.

Now she just felt the normal feelings of slight sadness- because she faced herself and realized she did have feelings for the Sasuke Uchiha- but that was the past now, and-

"Hmm, hey dickless, ugly, and slut." Sai smiled at the three of them as if he had just told an incredibly funny joke. Jai felt as if she was knocked backwards by a bulldozer as they're eyes all widened to an impossible size, then all three of them exploded at the same time.

"WHHAAAAT?"

What is it with men today? Blue asked within her, although it went unnoticed. First Jiraiya, now Sai.

Jai held both her teammate's back via headlock before they practically devoured the poor guy- whom she didn't like one bit- nuh, uh –not one bit. So she settled at scowling at him.

Yamato, the new sensei, sighed.

This is going to be a nightmare. He thought to himself, shaking his head.

"We're going to be a team from now on, so we won't be fighting. We've got to work together to bring back Sasuke-" The name stopped all three of the fighting Konoha ninja's. (and two Kunoichi, might I add).

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked in disbelief.

"The teme?" Naruto's mouth gaped open.

Jai mulled it over in her head, choosing to remain silent.

Things just got interesting, ne, Jai?

"And we have to be a team to bring him back."

"No way! I am not working with that bastard!" Naruto burst out, pointing once again accusingly at the still smiling Sai.

"You have a problem with it, dickless?" Sai responded calmly, and to Jai's slight dismay, still smiling. All three of them wanted to rip off that smiling face.

"Shut up, Sai." Jai responded, holding the Kyuubi holder back again. "Calm down, Naruto." He immediately did as he was told with a small blush, then stood back to his full height. Jai wanted to put this guy- whoever he thought he was- back into place. "If you want to work with us, then you better earn your place around here, Sai. You may not have good people's skills, coming from ROOT and all, but from now on consider yourself completely disliked, and for those nicknames-"

"Your right, I don't have good people's skills." Sai smiled. (I'm going to get tired of typing this sentence aren't I?) "I had no idea you all disliked me so much. I've read that people like you better when you give them a nickname."

That's completely blown out of context. Jai wanted to say.

"They are meant to be playful, nice nickname's, Sai." Sakura ground out, deadpanning.

"Too late, those names have stuck. It's a shame you dislike me, I like ugly girls like you."

It took both Naruto and Jai to hold Sakura back.

"Alright, this is getting us nowhere!" Yamato declared.

"From now on, don't speak!" Jai solved for their new sensei. "Or we'll come up with a horrible nickname for you too!" She growled at Sai.

Sai smiled (grr) and cocked his head.

"I would like that very much, Slut. I'm looking forward to it."

And the roles of who was holding who back were reversed, and Naruto socked the jerk in the jaw.

As they were camping for the night after their full day run, the team sat around the fire. Sakura and Naruto were officially pee-d off, and Jai even more so. Sai seemed to pick on her the most. Why?

"You're just so much fun, Slu-" Then Naruto socked him in the jaw for the second time that day before he could finish that sentence.

"Stay away from Jai, asshole!"

Jai sighed, and pulled Naruto on the other side of herself to separate the boys.

The tension between Naruto and Sai was thick, although Sai seemed to have an oblivious air about it. The original team 7 –minus you know who- stuck together around the fire, while Sai sat with Yamato on his own on the other side of the flames, a smile still on his face. It's a surprise his muscle's weren't hurting.

Jai was subconsciously leaning into Naruto, since she was the closet to the perv, (that's what Jai had dubbed Sai) and instantly Naruto wrapped an arm around her, the feelings between them obviously hadn't dissolved after two years. Sakura smiled when she saw this.

The two tents they had were put up, since there was five of them, the original team 7 opted to sleep together, leaving the other two alone. Jai retired early, everything from the day just overwhelming her. Silently conversing with Blue, who just couldn't stop reminding her how much Sai looked like Naruto.

Jai thought back to the Chunin exams, their first mission, and everything they had all been through together. She remembered how Sasuke had stood in front of her when Gaara asked her name just before the exams, when Sasuke was bitten in the Forest of Death... When he left. And how Naruto failed to bring him back, the search team coming back barely alive.

During the two years she was away, Blue had picked the secluded location for a reason- because half way through the year was when she would be having a trial heat. She remembered it- A whole week of agonizing heat. And there was a secret package with it too, wolf/neko ears and a tail, to resemble her wolf-demon. She was constantly hot, aroused, and wet all week. She bathed in the river every single day to cool herself down, and even that didn't help. Just when she thought she wouldn't be able to take it anymore, it ended. Thank God.

"Jai?" Sakura asked as she entered the tent, seeing Jai stretched out on her back on her sleeping bag.

"Yeah, Sakura?"

"What are your feelings for Naruto?" The pinkette sat down and rolled out her own sleeping bag, lying on it next to Jai. "You two looked pretty close."

Jai smiled fondly. "Naruto's a great guy, he really is. I like him a lot. What about you? Have you... moved on from Sasuke?"

Sakura didn't know of the night that Sasuke left, about the kiss, or the marks, Jai conveniently kept that from her because it would only wound her.

"I hoped so. I let him go, Jai, but... It just irks me that Sai..."

"Looks like him."

"Yeah. That."

They were both silent for a few minutes, and Sakura absently turned her head to look at the girl Sasuke had affections for. It didn't take a genius to work it out, but Sakura had inwardly denied it until the day Sasuke left.

You were always in his plans, Jai... You were in his head, in his world all the time. When we were Genin, he only ever looked at you. He always ignored me and Ino-pig. I can see it now, it's just what Tsunade-sama predicted...

Jai turned her head to take a look at her friend who was staring at her in her own world, going unnoticed by Sakura because of her thoughts.

You were included in every plan he thought out in his head. Never me, or Ino-Pig, or any other girl... Only you Jai. He's going to come back and take you... Sakura whispered longingly in her head with a frown. He left for power to secure his future with you... And Naruto's only ever talked about you in our letters... You're so pretty, and yet...

Sakura bit her bottom lip. Two powerful best friends are rivals for you. They'd tear Konoha apart for you.

"Sakura?"

"Naruto's a great guy." Sakura said, breaking her trance like silence. "He'll protect you. He'll probably be better for you than anyone you'll ever know."

"You're probably right, you know." Jai said with a fond smile, not noticing how her teammate was watching her. "After all this time, I came to the conclusion that Sasuke's just, well, selfish. And I don't have room for selfish people in my life." Jai giggled as she returned her gaze tot the boring grey ceiling of the tent. "And if I love Sasuke..." She noticed Sakura's gasp. "As my teammate, I should let him go if he really wanted to leave. And so I forgave him in my mind."

"Sakura..." Jai turned onto her side to face her teammate and friend. "I just... well, I didn't like how confused and abandoned I felt, we all felt... And that we needed to move on, become stronger, and grow up. He obviously didn't need us like we needed him."

"Oh Jai..." The pinkette sighed empathetically. "We all felt like that when Sasuke left." They sat up and hugged together, both of them shedding a few tears. When Naruto came in later, he didn't understand why they were laughing and giggling so much, and why both of them were crying together. They had formed a strong bond, too, as it would seem. Naruto scratched his head as the question plagued him. Was she still liking the teme?

Who are you going to pick, Jai-chan?

Next morning, Naruto woke up next to Jai, whom had curled next to him in the night. The blond found himself blushing a little bit, since his arm around her waist kept her snuggled cutely and tightly into his chest, her head on his other bicep like a pillow. A fond smile spread across his face, one that was rare on a stupid (or so portrayed) loudmouth who wanted to become Hokage. Naruto brushed some hair out of Jai's peaceful face as he continued to smile, his body protectively curled around hers as they fit together perfectly.

Ya really are beautiful, Hime. He thought to himself in a whisper, somehow knowing that although he slept, his Kyuubi had put him in this position, and was watching over her, now listening to him too.

He leaned down and kissed her temple softly, closing his eyes for a second, before he pulled back and opened them again.

She really is, kit. She's been in heat already.

What? How could that be? On instinct Naruto began looking for marks of another mate on Jai's neck, but found none.

Kit, do you doubt our Hime? Blue had taken her into a secluded location for a try out period of heat as well as training, so no one would be able to find the scent. But now Hime's so close I can smell traces of it in her scent. When I get my hands on that wolf when she next goes into heat, she'll be all mine.

Naruto began blushing heavily at the last sentence.

I want Jai too, you pervy fox! She'll be mine, not yours!

I haven't had tail for hundreds of years, kit-

I didn't need to know that!
- Instinct will guide you anyway once you smell the scent of a female in heat. Any ordinary male would lose their minds in lust, that's why Jai had to be alone when she went into a trial, or otherwise she'd be defenceless against males.

Naruto growled at that. I'll protect her no matter what!

That's good to hear, kit. The Uchiha's hurt our Hime, however. She doesn't know what she feels for the Uchiha. The Sharingan wielder made it seem as though he's disappeared completely from her life, and he has, but something else is cooking. I don't trust how he just up-ped and left Hime.

That teme! You don't just 'up and leave' someone so special! Naruto seethed. Just wait until I get my hands on him!

Keep on the lookout, kit. You failed once to bring him back, we don't know what he's planning-

Naruto wasn't listening to the fox who was indeed wise beyond Naruto's seventeen years. He can't have Jai no matter what! Believe it!

Jai began to wake up, feeling so warm pressed into a warm, hard yet soft, body. She tilted back to find that Naruto, her best friend, was the one holding her. She smiled warmly.

"Good morning, dear Naruto." The blue-eyed boy felt a grin plastering itself contagiously onto his face as well.

"Mornin' beautiful Jai." He pulled their bodies (still in sleeping bags) closer. With a contented noise, his intended uke snuggled closer to him. "Jai... What do you feel for Sasuke-teme?"

"Well I had a great night's sleep too, thanks." Jai grinned.

"Really Jai." Naruto's face dropped in seriousness.

Jai decided to be blunt and face Naruto, who was searching her eyes.

"Naruto, to be honest, I'm more leaning towards you as my future mate." Jai smiled. Blue purred deeply within her, and both demon holder's demon began to get restless at her statement. The Kyuubi roared in excitement as Naruto's grin almost cracked his face, before he showered his Jai in kisses as she squealed and giggled under him.

With her back turned to the two and her eyes still closed, Sakura smiled and fell back asleep.

Naruto held Jai with a fiercer passion and protective instinct than ever before, when suddenly Jai was in his neck, and bit him. He was taken back at how willing she was, committing to him so quickly with a mark on his tanned skin. Naruto grinned with afterthought, however, he would make sure he still held all the masculinity in this courtship.

In Orochimaru's lair, days later, Jai, Naruto and Sakura were running through darkened halls, closer and closer to the explosion that had resounded moments ago, and closer to Sasuke. Naruto pushed on determinedly, leading the other two females.

I'm gonna bring ya back, teme! Even if I have to drag ya by the ear.

Jai's inner demon was purring at the thought of seeing the Uchiha again.

Ooh I can sense him! My, he's powerful now!

Blue, be quiet. Jai shushed, almost rolling her eyes at how Blue was still trying to keep variety despite how Jai had picked Naruto as her mate. When she reminded her wolf of that, Jai simply 'tsk'-ed and said choices change.

You know how I stick to my choices.

It ain't official though. God, the drama in your life, huh?

For once, Jai could agree with her demon.

Tell me about it!

Jai began to literally see the light at the end of the tunnel. She kicked harder against the ground.

Suddenly-

There was light.

Jai gasped as her eyes got used to the light. They were within a crater of some sort, and she was staring straight at Sai, who had his sword drawn, and looking straight at another figure above and outside of the crater. Blue shuddered within her, telling Jai that this was him.

Swivelling on the spot, Jai followed Sai's line of sight.

"Sasuke-kun..." Sakura next to her murmured in awe.

Jai gasped at who she saw standing a hundred feet away from her.

Standing tall, with black ninja shoes, and legging things on his legs, purple hakama and with a purple, thick rope around his waist holding up the pants, an open chested white shirt- almost as if begging to have the area exploited- a handsome jaw and face, and dark bangs, emotionless eyes, stood Sasuke Uchiha, with a curse mark adorning his shoulder. Those black eyes flashed, however, when they focused on Jai, whose own breath hitched.

"Sasuke...?" Jai too murmured, although a little louder, watching a small smirk tug at the corner of Sasuke's lips like he heard her.

My Jai-chan... He murmured in his head. Jai cringed.

"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted, and it seemed to echo throughout the earth...

The Uchiha took in his rival. Not so much orange anymore, he'd grown taller, lost his childlike features, and was standing near his Jai. Sharingan eyes briefly flashed, seeing a mark on the usuratonkachi's neck. The features on the pale, handsome face turned into a frown, drawing his katana verrry slowly.

He stepped forward, hand embracing Naruto's shoulder, standing close to his former best friend. It was like the touch froze Naruto, he couldn't move away.

"Jai's grown, hasn't she, Naruto."

He could feel onyx eyes staring emotionlessly at the mark on his own tanned neck, and couldn't help a smug smirk. Naruto's eyes narrowed at the hidden challenge in Sasuke's whisper, although his blue eyes still stared forward. The Uchiha's arm moved as if to embrace the blond, but rather to impale him with his katana. Sasuke's lips smirked, dark eyes watching the other, bringing down his arm.

Suddenly, clang.

Jai's own elegant katana had blocked Sasuke's from getting close to even Naruto's jacket. Sharingan eyes remained emotionless, watching Jai's own purple eyes narrow protectively. Sasuke inwardly smirked, calculating. A change in her eyes along with maturity, she had grown faster than he had predicted. With a hidden piece of information, Sasuke filed it away in his brain or further use.

"You're not touching Naruto."

Sasuke ignored her statement.

"That... was the correct way to block my attack."

Then Naruto was shoved away like a ragdoll, falling to the ground in pure shock, and awakening the rest of the group from their minute of dazing at Sasuke. Sasuke, however, never removed his intense gaze from Jai, her teammates insignificant in his own mind as he charged his full sworded chidori.

Jai was trapped in the gaze. Her hands were moving on her own as they're katana's clashed, hers skilfully, like the katana was an extension of her own arm, his out of new interest.

Sakura's breath hitched in amazement as amber sparks started to fire off of their blades, Jai's attacks actually getting faster. Sakura had never seen Jai so fast before, or skilled. Both Sasuke and Jai looked like they were caught up in a dance, and only Sai's movement from her right pulled her out the daze she was in as he pulled out a scroll, a brush and ink did the two get interrupted.

I'm not supposed to stand about! This isn't what I've been training for! Sakura screamed at herself, but her feet refused to move. She couldn't interrupt these two intense fighters.

Sasuke was enjoying their little battle, she had improved immensely, to the point of them both fighting even to each other. This was the first contact he had with her for three years, and he was going to savour it. A small smirk crossed his lips let it slip that Sasuke was testing her, and watched her beautiful eyes narrow. Jai cut across Sasuke's shoulder to bring him back to reality, and smirked as his own smirk slipped. Movement in the corner of Sasuke's eye brought him back to life. Sai, now having brought four ink lions to life lunged at Sasuke before he moved as quick as light.

Sasuke was behind Jai light as air, standing behind her like a guardian angel, at least a head taller than her now, arms around her and katana thrust towards her teammates, namely Sai, and Naruto had recovered. A deadly look was present in the glaring, dark onyx eyes of the Uchiha, that only moments ago was keen with interest and fond amusement. No one had seen him move...

The lions halted at the last moment in their attack to stop from ripping Jai to shreds.

Then...

POOF!

Jai re-appeared next to Sakura, nothing but air within Sasuke's arms. Everyone present was startled despite how simple the technique, but the Uchiha was the first to give a deadly smirk, Sharingan blazing as he took her in intensely, suddenly back on top of the cliff.

"So full of surprises."

"Don't you know it." Jai grinned. Sasuke's eyes then held momentary longing within them.

"Come with me, Jai-chan." But Jai was so hyper aware of everything else that she was lost in the emotion within his dark orbs, then remembered herself.

"No. I can't."

Naruto clenched his fist, but was about to charge at the bastard when Sakura beat him to it, chakra pumping into her fist.

Sasuke's eyes returned to being cold and emotionless as they focused on Naruto's Rasengan, a chidori already formed within his own blade, and leapt off the cliff at Naruto. Yamato, seeing that with Sasuke's height and gravity advantage, (and also being on the receiving end of the very lightning technique) grabbed Naruto's collar and pulled him away.

Sasuke's eyes widened then at who he was about to crash into with a fully charged Chidori. Jai.

Her own pretty eyes widened, before she disappeared. The wind had picked up towards the top of the cliff again, and the other shinobi who had picked it up, followed it with their eyes, Sasuke's Chidori cancelling out.

There, standing proud upon the cliff edge was an unknown figure, holding Jai near. He stood tall, feet spread, wore the usual ninja attire, but with canine teeth and eyes. His hair had a slightly wild do, and Sakura had to stop staring at him. In fact, everyone did. Including Jai. But the man was giving a glare that rivalled Sasuke's own towards the Uchiha.

"No one touches my sister, Uchiha Sasuke."

Lol, how was it? Cliffhanger? Lol. Any comments? Any suggestions? Anything? Tell me what you think, please!