Kakashi was getting tired. He didn't think that a small little girl no taller than 5 feet and no heavier than 80 pounds, could get so heavy within a walk. She was asleep, laying across his shoulder, no doubt having tired herself out from her panic attack. That was even obvious to him. He didn't see her as a threat. Only a scared little kid. He thought back to when she skillfully dodged the kunai and threw two back at them. A very skilled little kid.

The one thing that troubled him though, was that fact that she knew their names. All of their names. He had never met such a peculiar girl before. If he had, he would have remembered it, but no such thing happened. He thought back that moment.

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The girl look up, tired and exhausted, her eyes red and puffy from crying. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "I-Iruka?" She spoke in a shaky tone. Iruka's eyes widened. Maybe he just recognized her. His theory was shattered when she turned to him. "K-kakashi?" His visible eye widened. She then turned to his other two comrades. "A-Asuma and Shikaku too?" Their eyes widened too. They all stood there in shock.

Asuma crouched down. "How do you know our names?" All surprise was gone from his face. He was just suspicious now.

The girl tilted her head like she was thinking about it, not even fazed by Asuma's rough tone. "Does it matter?"

~

He shivered at the thought. It was so.. so... strange. He didn't understand how the girl could know their names. 'Could it have been a new jutsu?' He thought to himself. 'Yeah that has to be it.' Iruka, who was in front of Kakashi, began to slow down, so Kakashi did the same.

"We're almost here." He spoke up, turning to look at the rest of us. "Don't forget we have to tell him all the details." Shikaku and Asuma, who were behind him, nodded and slowed down.

They traveled up the stairs toward the Hokage's office at a slower pace since Iruka could tell he was getting tired from holding her. He looked back at the grey haired man and smiled. "Are you getting tired of hold a little pipsqueak old man?"

Kakashi sighed. "Yes. I'm afraid I am. The weight of a of five pound girl puts too much stress on my shoulders." He waved his hand lazily but dismissively.

Asuma put a hand to his chin, deep in thought. "Hey," he started. "Don't you guys think it was weird that a girl that we've never seen or heard about knows our names?" He voiced the question that was on all of their minds. They all nodded their heads in agreement.

"That is odd alright." Shikaku looked up to the sky. "That is a fact that we must tell the Hokage." He closed his eyes and scratched the back of his head. "What a drag.."

Iruka chuckled. "Like father like son." He reached the doors to the office and the two ninja nodded their heads, recognizing his entourage. They eyed the girl wrapped in rope and one raised an eyebrow, but both wisely chose not to speak. Iruka rapped quick and short on the door. There was a pause before a muffled, "Come in" could be heard. Iruka stepped in with Kakashi, Asuma, and Shikaku right behind him.

The Hokage raised an eyebrow, just like the ninja outside, when he spotted the girl. The four ninja walked into the room in a single file line and respectfully stood at attention.

The Hokage waved his hand. "Please sit." The ninja sat immediately except for Kakashi. He slowly moved the girl off his shoulder trying not to wake her, and laid her on the ground in front of him before sitting himself. The Hokage folded his hands and placed his elbows on the table in front of him. "Explain everything to me in detail." He glanced at the girl. "Especially her." He added pointedly.

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Each of the four ninja took turns in relating information. Every once in awhile, one of the men would stop, causing another to pick up the story.

When they were finished, the Hokage grumbled to himself. "So," he started and the ninja stiffened. "She knew your names." They hesitantly nodded. "And she seemed to have pretty good combat skills." They nodded again. "And she didn't know where she was." Once again, they all nodded. "And she was at the exact center of that light." Shikaku sighed.

"Yes lord Hokage." He said wearily.

The girl started to stir, not yet opening her eyes. They all leaned in closer to get a better look. She squeezed her eyes tight before slowly opening them. Her fringe still covered her right eye, but her left eye was bright green in color. Despite that fact, the Hokage could tell that there was no sparkle in her eye, but there was something else. He couldn't quite tell what else lied behind though. Her eyed widened.

"D-did I fall asleep?" She spoke in a shaky tone of voice.

Kakashi smiled under his mask at her. "Yes you did. You were light as a feather though." Shikaku snickered and Asuma coughed, trying to cover that fact that he was laughing. Iruka grinned at him.

She narrowed her visible eye. "I'm not that heavy Kakashi." She emphasized his name to let him know that she was most definitely talking to him.

The Hokage raised an eyebrow. "So she does know your names."

She moved her gaze to him. "I know all the important characters Hiruzen Sarutobi."

All their eyes widened. "You know his actual name?" Iruka was stunned.

She closed her eyes and sighed. "I don't like to repeat myself."

A smile tugged at Asuma's lips. "Good one kid."

She glanced at him. "I feel bad for you." She looked up at the ceiling. "All the drags you will have to hear." She shook her head. "I wonder how you'll stay sane." He looked at her like she had grown a second head.

"Anyway," the Hokage cut in. "What is your name little one?"

She glared at him. "Don't call me that." She then looked to the side. Like she was listening to something.

"No." She startled him. "No." She said again. "He's not supposed to die by my hand." The ninja all stared at her with wide eyes. "No. He's essential to the plot line." She then realized they were all staring at her. "Did I say that out loud?"

The Hokage chuckled despite the situation. "Yes you did." He decided to ask her again. "Can you tell me what your name is?"

The smile that had been slowly creeping onto her face faltered. "I don't want to tell you."

"Oh really?" He challenged. "As long as you are in the leaf village you are at my mercy. I could even kill you if I wanted." The four ninja stared at him with wide eyes, horrified that he would so that. He winked at them and they got the message, softening up a bit.

She still stared at the ceiling. "Please do."

Her comment startled all of them. She asked to die? Why? She spoke again. "I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm ruining the carefully crafted plot line."

The Hokage sighed and focused on his desk. "Do you know where you are from?"

There was a silence before any words could be heard. "A place very far away." There was sadness in her voice but she hid it very well.

He turned to her. "Well would you like to stay here for the time being?"

She raised an eyebrow, but sighed when she saw he really wouldn't take no for an answer.. "Why not..."

"Good." He turned to Kakashi. "Could you find..." He trailed off remembering he didn't know her name.

"Just call me Zeta for now." She said without looking at him.

(A/N That name is pronounce zay-tah. Fun fact: that's the next letter in the Greek alphabet, if you didn't notice already. Her brother's name, Rho, is also a letter in the Greek alphabet.)

"Alright." He looked pointedly at the grey haired ninja. "Could you find Zeta a place to stay temporarily?" Kakashi nodded and he moved to undo the rope when Zeta, as they now know her, spoke up.

"That won't be necessary." She closed her eyes and concentrated. Seconds later the rope slipped off her thin body. She stood up and tried to smooth her wrinkled clothes out. They all stared at her in disbelief.

Iruka's jaw dropped. He had to pick it back up before speaking. "You could have just done that at any time?"

She nodded her head. "They told me I could." The group had a feeling it was no one in the room.

Kakashi put a hand on her shoulder. The Hokage nodded. "You are dismissed." Kakashi and Zeta then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

The Hokage turned to Iruka. "I'm going to have her tag along with you to the Ninja Academy." His eyes, which had shrunk down to normal size, were now widening again. "I know this is going to put pressure on you but I think it would be for the best. We can keep an extra eye on her while seeing how she handles other kids." He sat down, trying to get more comfortable. "I might even enroll her once I send some people to test her abilities." The three remaining ninja's eyes widened. "Go tend to Naruto and your class now Iruka. You are dismissed." The Hokage nodded his head and Iruka bowed respectfully before exiting the room.

He next turned to Asuma. "Asuma, I need to you get at least two ninja following her everywhere she goes." He looked away for a split second. "I do believe she is innocent but I cannot say I trust her yet."

Asuma stood up. "That's smart. I would do the same too. Frankly she doesn't seem too bad, but something is definitely off about her." He bowed and the Hokage nodded his head in approval, letting him know that he could leave. He disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

The Hokage finally turned to Shikaku. "Shikaku," He began. "I need you to talk to the three people on this list and make sure that they are free a few days from now. I'll need them to test Zeta's abilities." He quickly wrote down four names on a loose piece of parchment and held them out for him to take.

Shikaku nodded and stood up, taking the paper from him. "Do you have any idea what her real name is?"

The Hokage sighed and shook his head. "Not the faintest idea, but I hope she will eventually tell us."

The ninja sighed right along with him. "That might take a while. What a drag..." The Hokage nodded his head to the other man, and he too disappeared in a puff of smoke.

The Hokage turned away and faced the window, thinking about the girl. She was different and not necessarily in the best way. 'Her eyes. Her eyes...'

~ Elsewhere

Neither Kakashi nor Epsilon spoke as they were looking for her new home. Kakashi had managed to find the girl a place to stay, but she hadn't said a word the entire time. No thank you, no I hate you, no nothing except for the occasional grunt or two from walking. He spotted the house by the color. It was a dark blue with golden trim. There were windows on both the first a second floor. Yes it had a second floor. In fact in was the only one in that area with a second floor. 'Well the owner wasn't lying when he said you couldn't miss it.' Kakashi thought to himself.

"You're right." She spoke out loud. He glanced at her suspiciously. 'Was she just thinking what I was thinking, or was she just talking to thin air again?' He looked back to the house, he decided to go with the latter, seeing as that the more likely of the two options. They arrived at the front door and and she put her hand out, palm up. He dropped the key into her hand and she placed it in the lock. It turned, and with some effort, she pushed the door open.

It was a nice house. The first floor had a brown couch and two chairs that formed a semicircle around a large television and had a coffee table in between. Off to the left there was a kitchen with a island table in the middle. It had all the appliances and cookware a person could ever need or want. In between the two was the stairs which led upwards, but he didn't know what lied up there. Probably the bathroom and bedroom. It might had even had extra rooms.

Zeta cleared her throat and walking inside. He followed her in, not knowing what else to do. She patted the couch and dust went flying. She waved her hand in front of her face to rid of the dirt near it. She walked over to check the fridge. She opened it, took a quick sniff and immediately closed the door scrunching up her nose. He didn't even want to know what was in there.

A ANBU appeared next to Kakashi and whispered in his ear. He listened and then was handed an envelope. When the ninja had disappeared, he turned to relay the message to Zeta. He cleared his throat to grab her attention. She look at him with her bright green eyes and a bored expression on her face.

"You have today as a free day to do whatever you need to do with your house or yourself to get ready for tomorrow." She raised an eyebrow like she was asking, 'And what is happening tomorrow?'

"You will accompany Iruka to the Academy." He stated and she deadpanned. "Though you are not officially a part of the Academy, you will attend and you might even be admitted once your skills have been tested."

She turned away from him and continued to inspect the interior of the house. "I don't have any skills."

He shook his head. Thinking about the small battle in the forest. Now that he thought about it, she was acting different from when they first met. Before she was scared, but now she was less emotional. Less caring. "Anyway, that doesn't matter. The Hokage wants to test your skills regardless if you think you don't have any."

"Fine." She said, giving in. He didn't expect her to agree so easily. He didn't know why he thought that, he just assumed that she would put up some of a fight like she had in the forest.

He then remembered that she was new in Konoha. "I can also send someone to show you to the Academy if-"

"I know where it is." She cut in. He sweat dropped. Of course she did.

He walked over to her and handed her the envelope of money. "This is for food and other things that you may need until you start earning money on your own." She took the off-white packet and slid it under her arm. She turned away and started up the stairs.

She paused and looked back to the jounin. "Need something?"

He shook his head. "No. I'll leave now." He turned away. "If you need anything you can ask me." He waved a quick goodbye before jumping into a nearby rooftop. He spotted two ANBU positioned around her new house. 'I knew it.' He thought. 'Of course the Hokage didn't trust her. It wouldn't be smart if he didn't.' He then bounded away onto the next building, heading back to the Hokage's office to report to him where she would be living.

~~

Epsilon sighed and smacked her palm to her face. She let it drag down her face and fall off. She had just realized that he had left the door open when he left. She slowly walked down the stairs and to the door. She grabbed the handle to close it when she felt a presence. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a shadow quickly dart away. 'Figures.' She thought to herself. 'I knew he wouldn't completely trust me.' She closed the door and headed up the stairs. 'I would be concerned if he didn't. I don't even trust myself...' And with that she was up the stairs.

There were two doors on her left and one on her right. She looked ahead and there was one at the end of the hall too. She opened the door in her right. It was a bathroom painted in shades of dark green. The room wasn't small, but it wasn't the master bath. The tub/shower was on the far wall with the sink on the other side, and the toilet in the middle. The were even a few fake plants in there. It reminded her of a forest. She made a mental note to replace the fake plants with real ones. She then closed the door and went to the first room on the left.

She opened it and it was a wash of light blue and white. It was a guest bedroom and it reminded her of the ocean. There were a few seashells on the dresser next to the wall. The bed was queen sized and the backboard was the only side touching the wall. It had light blue sheets with white pillows. There was fishnet behind it, and on the opposite side of the dresser was a large window with white curtains that matched with the blue walls. She closed the door and headed to the second room on the left.

She opened this one and it had white walls that were padded. Her guess was that it was a training room considering the amount of dents and slash marks there were int he walls. She could use it for something else should the need arise, because the fact that the room was virtually empty. She closed it and moved on the the last door at the end of the hallway.

Epsilon reached out her hand to grab the handle, but stopped, centimeters away, and pulled her hand back to her side. Something was off about that room. The voices got stronger in there than they were for the rest of the house. She hesitantly brought her hand back up to grab it again. Her hand shook as she slowly placed it on top of the handle. She grasped it and opened it quickly. She glanced as a figure jumped out the open window. She ran to the window, which was one that you could sit in, and leaned out the edge. She glanced around, not finding the shadow that had jumped out the window of the two story house. The voices then disappeared. She sighed, leaned back, closed the window, and locked it tight. She then turned around, getting a glimpse of the room she was in.

The walls were a deep shade of purple which complimented the pure white and fuzzy carpet. Yes, all the other rooms had wood floors but this one had carpet. The ceiling was a light purple at the edges and got darker as it got closer to the middle. By the center, the ceiling was black. In the middle or the room facing the door was a queen sized bed with white sheets. The backboard was black in color and had swirly designs, and the pillows up against it were purple. On the right side of the bed, the side that she was on, there was a window that extended from the walls with a couple of purple pillows, which she was currently sitting on top of. On one wall next to the bed, there were two large sliding glass doors that lead out onto a large balcony. Beside the window that she sat in, there was a large black round chair that looked like a single person couch. On the other side was a desk with a chair and an empty glass case above it. 'Wonder what that's for.'

On the bed's left side there was a dresser, a hammock, and another door. The hammock was in the corner next to the bed, and it was mostly purple with some had black designs. She then walked over and opened the door. It was the master bathroom. The tiled walls were black and the tiles on the floor were shades of grey. There was a band of small gold tiles on the wall that circled the room. A large room at that. On one side was a giant bath tub and on the other was a HUGE, HUGE shower. One that she stood in the middle stuck her hands straight, and spun, she wouldn't even get close to touching the wall. It had dual head shower hoses that faced each other and sprayed water in opposite directions. She nodded her head in approval, even though she was confused about why they even did that in the first place. On the opposite wall, there was a double sink with black marble and a long mirror. Both the master bed and the master bath reminded her of space. Then, she got an idea.

She rushed into the bedroom and took out the Naruto book. She quickly stuffed it in the bottom left drawer in the desk. She dropped her phone charger on top of the desk and took out her phone. It somehow had internet and there was an infinity symbol next to the full battery symbol. 'Interesting...' She stuffed it back in her pocket and ran down the hallway, picking up the envelope of money she didn't realize she had dropped. She took out the money and stuffed it in one of her coat pockets. She already knew how much there was. She could tell by the weight, and it would be was too much for what she wanted to do. She wasn't going to use much of it anyways. She bolted out the door, almost forgetting to lock it behind her, as she ran to the market.

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 Why hello there. I don't know how often I'll be able to update because I'm doing midterms right now and I've got TONS of homework. Who knows when I'll get the next chapter out. I'd also really like if you could leave comments on how well I did and what I can improve on. Thanks! ;D

~Violet569