Turning of Time (Naruto Fanfic) [hiatus]

Turning of Time: Chapter 34

__Sara Pov__

Thankfully there wasn't another nights stay in a hospital awaiting me for when we got back to Konoha. Also, thankfully, we got back to Konoha in about half the time because of Gai. I was a little ticked he had thought of me as training, but he's pretty mentally retarded, so I'll forgive him.

After stopping by the hospital, having them healing my wound the rest of the way, I went to see the kids. They were just getting out of school and I haven't really seen them in the last three weeks thanks to all the training and missions.

When I finally got to the school playground I saw something that made my blood absolutely boil.

Ayaka, Daiki, and Junichi were all standing on the playground, but they sure as hell weren't playing. They were surrounded by a gang of boys, who were being their stupid eight year old selves. That still didn't make me forgive them though.

Ayaka was openly crying while Junichi was trying to comfort her and Daiki faced them with balled up little fists. Remaining out of sight I walked up to the scene. When I got close enough I heard one of the boys shout:

"Losers! You guys don't even have parents and you think you'll be ninja?" he jabbed. The two were completely unrelated, but he made it seem like they were.

Another boy went on with the insults, "just look at Ayaka! Her eyes are creepy, like a rainbow threw up in them!"

"Junichi is such a teachers pet too! He always does everything the teacher says and never talks!"

"Daiki is just a coward!"

The boys didn't say another word as I appeared in the center of the ring. I glared at them all individually in utter rage.

"Move it girly! We aren't scared of you, even if you are a ninja! You're probably just some weaksauce person who brings the team down!" One shouted out. He was obviously the leader as the others shouted out in agreement.

I knelt down and gave him a close eyed smile, but it was cold and I felt him flinch a little. "So what would your name be?" I asked in a tone of masked calm.

"I'm Gerard!" He said, recovering from his momentary shock and boasting his name as if it meant something.

"Well then Gerard, how about a little contest? You see, I am a really bad ninja, but I'm kinda like these kids mom. I get really protective if someone hurts my kids, ya know? So let's throw shuriken, I'll even take you all on."

"Fine! No way any of us will lose to a pathetic girl like you!" Gerard shouted. The other boys chorused agreement.

They led me off to the training hall attached to the academy. There was a target set up at one end of the open area and I looked at it in disinterest. There they stood in a line and I stood next to them. They took turns throwing shuriken at the log at the same time as me. Each time I would throw mine and knock theirs out of the air, then mine would embed itself into the center of a ring. When they had finally all gone Gerard walked up to me again.

"So you can throw some lousy shuriken, but that doesn't make you a good fighter!" he yelled.

"I don't want to hurt you though, even if you picked on my kids," I said thoughtfully.

"Ha! You won't be able to hurt any of us!"

"If I prove that I'm a good fighter to you, will you leave these three alone? As well as any other kids you're bullying?"

"Fine! But in order to do that you have to fight us all at once!" Gerard shouted into my face. I paused and looked as if I was considering it. There were 10 or so boys around me, but they were, for the most part, untrained. I let a slightly worried look come over my face and Gerard smirked.