A/N: here's the finishing touch

A/N: here's the finishing touch! See you all on my next story!!

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Chapter 19 – Epilogue – four months later

I made my way through the aisle and into a seat. I was back in Canada, a year after the fight. I still had to hobble around on crutches, as the wound hurt every time I put pressure on it.

"Are you sure that they're here?" whispered Kiba anxiously in my ear, "what if it isn't?"

"Their mom's wouldn't lie to me, they love me!! I also double checked the casting call. All three of them are on the list," I hissed back.

The lights of the Winspear Centre dimmed as the Northern Junior Honour Band walked on stage. I had made sure that we sat in the front row, just so that they would see me.

Morgan walked on, carrying her flute, flowed closely by Emilie with her flute and music. They were busy scanning the audience for familiar faces. Danielle walked on, carrying her clarinet and her folder. She saw me and I waved gently to her. Morgan looked down at where Danielle was looking and almost burst into tears. So did Emilie. After all, I flew down here of my own accord and decided to come see them play with a band.

After the show, which was fabulous, I made my way down to where they were talking to new friends. Swinging my crutch, I hooked on to Morgan's leg.

"So it was really you!" came her reply. She gave me a huge hug.

When I returned home, I found a stack of letters on my bed. Internet was still prohibited by Tsunade, and nobody knew that.

The first was a postcard from Disneyworld, from Danielle. The second was a letter from Kate, who had just returned home from visiting Japan and promised me that a parcel was on its way. The third was a business-like letter, with no visible return address. I opened it up…

I had been accepted as a genin. It seemed that with the fight, I had done some pretty complicated jutsu and, with the aid of stolen memories form the ones that I inflicted havoc upon, I was to find a group to join so that I could compete in the chunin exam.

The doorbell rang, and Kiba walked in.

"So, ready to train for the exam yet?" he asked

"More than you'll ever be, you sly dog."

So what happened in the chunin exam? That's a different story.