Uchiha Change

Chapter 22- Blooming Flower

"Natsumi that's what some shinobi battles are like," Naruto told the blonde, as she watched the 'leaf' shinobi being carried off.

"Kushina Akumu and Ino Yamanaka," Hayate said both girls looked at each other, but Kushina wasn't worried, she was dead weight, just like Sakura. If she could talk her out of the match like she could talk Sakura out of matches, then it wouldn't waste her time.

"You're not taking me seriously," Ino shouted at the raven once they were in the fighting ring, in fact the girl was in a position that her lazy team mate took.

"You haven't showed me or anyone, that you deserve to be protected," Kushina told her. If she could pull the rose tinted glasses off one of these girl's, then her week was worth it.

"What does that mean?"

It means Ino, that you care more about your looks and boys," Kushina didn't like fan girls and almost all of the genin female in the leaf were like this, save for a few "Your team might believe you, but if you came from where I did, you'd be dead in a second,"

"Came from?"

"Aren't we going to fight?" Kushina didn't like the purple clad girl, but she wanted to get this done as fast as she could, even if she had to trick her enemy. 'Shadow clone jutsu'

"A text book trick,"

"Text book? The illusions... you might find they pack more of a punch," Kushina didn't know why she was talking, it seemed this time was wrapping off on her and she had to get her skills back in order, without waiting, she attacked her. Ino was trying to defend herself, but it wasn't working and soon Kushina throw her over her shoulder, kneeling on her back "Taking you out was easy... so weak,"

Ino didn't know, how she was taken out so easily. The girl barely used any chakra and here she was on her back, before Ino could even move she felt something on her throat, a kunai. She didn't know Kushina and she didn't know what the girl's abilities were, but they were better than her own.

"Ino, surrender or I'll have no choice,"

Natsumi didn't know that her older sister could be this cold, but she guessed she was family and that would never be directed her, at the same time the kindness that Kushina and Naruto showed her would never be shown to the others.

"What is she doing?" Sakura asked them. She looked like she was ready to kill Ino and her team wasn't even reacting.

"Kushina isn't always like this, but on the battle field only your worse gets shown," Natsumi told her. Sakura just looked at her with disbelieve "On the battle field you have to kill or be killed, this is what Kushina grew up with, can you really blame her?"

"But Ino -"

"If she surrenders, nothing will happen to her," Naruto said cutting Sakura off "And before you question me, not only am I her team mate, she's also my sister, so I know her better than anyone else,"

Ino didn't know what to do, if she moved her do anything, she doubted that Kushina would blink twice as she slit her throat. This was also an eye opener, she was weak that it took the raven just using basic Taijutsu to take her down, her clones did nothing they just stood there in case they were needed.

"I surrender,"

"Winner Kushina Akumu,"

Kushina got off the girl's back and put her kunai away, it seemed she might have put too much pressure into her grip, as there was a thin cut on Ino's throat "Sorry about that,"

"Sorry about what?" Ino said as she got to her feet, she didn't have time to think about since Kushina was pulling her back to her team. She felt nervous when she saw green chakra around Kushina's hand.

"I don't know a lot of medical Ninjutsu, but this should be enough for the cut on your throat,"

As soon as the cut was gone, Kushina went back to her own team, leaving Ino with a goal and it didn't have to do anything with Sasuke.

"Sakura Haruno and Natsumi Uzumaki,"

"Good luck Natsumi," Haku said to the girl, she was nervous and worried, but she was able to keep up with her and many couldn't, so all she had to do was believe in her.

"Haku don't worry," Kushina said as she sat down "Natsumi started training her ass off, when we met her and she'll be fine,"

"Hello Sakura," Natsumi said standing in front of the pinkette, the only thing that she had over her was chakra control and that wasn't good enough, when you had nothing else to back it up. Book smarts also weren't going to get her far, not without the needed training.

"Natsumi," Sakura knew she was the dead last, but she was also trained by the demon of the mist. She also knew that Haku, Naruto and Kushina would have helped her train, not only that she was sure that Kakashi helped her as well.

Natsumi decided to go with the same route as Kushina, quickly making three shadow clones. Sakura made some clones, but unlike the blonde's hers was an illusion and didn't stand a chance. This fight was most likely going to be faster than Kushina and Ino's.

"You bitch," Sakura yelled. She hated Natsumi, her pranks were annoying and she never took anything seriously, how could someone like this become stronger than her Sasuke-kun and then reject him! Any one should be honoured that Sasuke wanted to fight them, but both Natsumi and Kushina blew it off, like it was something they didn't want.

"Bitch? I'm a bitch?" Natsumi had enough, all Sakura ever did to her was belittle her and put her down, she was sick how Sakura thought everyone was going to save her, because she thought she was 'cute' "I may be a bitch, you the ugliest little slut I've ever met. Bet if Sasuke asked you, you'd do anything he'd ask, too bad you're to fucking weak,"

Sakura was going to yell something, until she felt something hit her in the back of the neck and she blacked out, Natsumi didn't brother catching and she fell to the floor with a thump. She didn't listen when Hayate called her the winner, she just went back to her team while Sakura was being carried away to the medical clinic.

"What do you want Ino?" Natsumi asked the blonde, she had just seat next to Kushina when she noticed Ino coming towards her. Kakashi was upset at his female student, but it seemed that the only real student he had was Haku and she was trained by someone else.

"I was just wondering if we could sit here?" Ino asked the blonde and raven's. Naruto just looked at her and shrugged, Natsumi just smiled at her.

"We?" Kushina asked the blonde, then she noticed the three behind her, really she didn't care. All she wanted to know was who was fighting who and when Haku and Naruto would fight... hopefully not each other "Never mind, I don't care,"

"Who do you think will next sis?"

"Natsumi I don't know,"