The Path of Light (Book One of The Choice Of An Uchiha)

Distractions

~Alai~

It was hard getting Kashi out of bed this morning, after I got dressed in my usual outfit, I went in to wake him up I got caught in a trap. Stupid Kashi, He LEFT me trapped there too!

When he finally decided to let me down, it was about ten in the morning. I was up there for five hours.... He didn't even really let me down, he just kinda poofed us to the academy where a bunch of Genin were.

"YOUR LATE AGAIN!" Sakura and Naruto tried to lecture Kashi but I had no patience today, let me repeat what he did... I was stuck up there for FIVE HOURS. As soon as I could register that I was free I pulled a Kunai from his pouch and swung it at him. He dodged and appeared on the other side of the hallway, I didn't hestiate to take out my bow and fire away.

"I regret teaching you how to properly use those."

"Well who's fault is that!?"

"Alai, there's no need to be THAT dramatic." Sakura tried reasoning with me, but I simply cut her off. "Yes there is Sakura, I tried to get Kakashi up on time, but he set a trap. A trap in which he left me in for FIVE HOURS!"

Kakashi smiled from across the room. "Oh my,  you used my actual first name, Well then, let that be a lesson to you."

"LET THIS BE A LESSON YOU JERK!" I ran up to him before he could manage to get away and kicked him in the jaw, he quickly recovered but he sure as hell got the message.

"Why don't we get back on point. It's good to see you here Sakura." Kashi smiled to Sakura before explaining what would have happened if she had decided not to participate.

At first I was listening, but something caught my eye. A certain red head in the distance ignoring his siblings chatter as always, but this time while he looked at me I couldn't help but over hear Kankuro and Temari.

"Why are we taking orders from him anyway?"

" 'Cus he's working with Dad."

"I still don't get it though, why would Dad want to work with him. I mean, who the hell is Orochimaru anyway!?" When Kankuro mentioned that name, Orochimaru, I thought for a second.

'Orochimaru, he sounds familiar, from where I wonder.'

I was about to return back to my team's conversation when I heard one thing pull me back in.

"I don't know Kankuro, the only thing Dad told us was to enter the exams and watch the Uchiha boy."

"Oh watch him? I kinda like the idea of beating his face in more."

"Kankuro stop, we can't touch him remember? Not til the finals..."

"Psh, Tell that to Gaara."

I looked away from Gaara and pretended that I hadn't heard a thing until I saw all of the Genin enter the room for the first exam. It was only then that I turned to Kashi to ask. "Hey Kashi, does the name Orochimaru mean anything to you?"

"Where did you hear that name?" His attention was completely turned to me when I mentioned that name.

"Someone said it, they said that they had to work with him. I've heard it before from somewhere."

"Alai, who said that?"

"Tell me who he is first!"

Kashi sighed before giving in. "He was one of Juraiya's team-mates until the Hokage found out that he was experimenting on people in the village. When he was exiled he joined the a group of s rank criminals,  probably the one Itachi is in, but not even they could stand him apparently. He was thrown out a few years ago."