The papers were signed and dated. You had filled them out the best you could. The only portion of the application that would cause problems was the last page.

Jutsu and chakra development.

Something you knew nothing about. The only upper hand you had in this application was something very few people have heard of. Which you are hoping to show rather than try to explain it in written words.

A stone of Gelel.

It was implanted inside your body the day you were born and has caused you chaos for years. As you grew into a young woman the stone grew with you. Over time you had gotten used to certain aspects of its power and could use it in many ways. However, if you aren't careful the stone could destroy an entire village and it is completely out of your control if you tap too far into its power.

That is why you are here. In hopes to find a certain shinobi that knows what this is and teach you how to use it properly.

"Approach." The dark haired jonin says. He sits in line with four of his fellow ninja taking applications and screening them. If the applicants are worthy they will move into the next room for physical testing.

You can't help but feel nervous. Even though this is the seventh time you have done this in the seventh land, with the millionth jonin, it doesn't get any easier. It still stirs your nerves giving you butterflies in your stomach.

You approach his desk and slip the paper in front of him. He barely looks up at you, that is until he reads the last page of your application.

He pauses.

You cringe.

He looks up from under his bandana and double takes. Eyes wide, his mouth falls open. He swallows and you scowl at his expression. A very common expression you get. The shinobi beside him pauses to take a look as well. Things were getting awkward so you decided to break the silence.

"Is there a problem with my application?"

The jonin blinks twice and looks down at the paper. He clears his throat.
"Ahhh....a few things. The last page is blank....did you mean to do that?"

In monotone you reply.
"Yes."

"So you don't know any jutsu?"

You sigh and sweep your crimson strands of hair to the side. He follows your movement seemingly fixated.
"No I don't. That's why I am here."

"And you know nothing about chakra development?"

You bite your bottom lip knowing exactly how this is going to end and it is very disappointing.
"No."

He takes in a deep breath giving you another once over then turns to his fellow jonin who is still gaping at you. They lean back in their chairs flipping through your application and whispering amongst each other. By now you are feeling utterly embarrassed as you caught the attention of the other applicants around you. Everyone seems to be whispering about you, some of the comments are disrespectful and rude. Others are completely sexual and demeaning. You are starting to regret coming here...

After several agonizing minutes the jonin nod to each other and seem to have come to a conclusion. The dark haired ninja places the papers carefully in front of himself and begins to explain.

"Hana, we appreciate your application. But without the basic knowledge of jutsu and chakra development you won't get far here. I am not sure if we have a sensei for you as the ones at your level only teach young aged genin."

You blush profusely at being placed at the level of a five to ten year old and stare down at your application. This was your last attempt at finding the ninja who will teach you how to control the energy inside you. You didn't even care about jutsu at this point, you need to learn how to control yourself or by the time you hit twenty one the stone's power will be too strong to stop and you will become a literal ticking time bomb.

You clench your fists at their disapproval then slam them down on the table. You're losing control. Eyes watering, you plead to him.

"Please, this is my last chance to get this under control. I need your help!." You watch him as he runs his eyes over every feature of your face. You both stare at each other for what seems like an eternity before he responds.

He sighs.
"Alright. You're one lucky girl, as I'm not easily persuaded in these situations. But for you I will pass you on to the next test. Although, I can't guarantee you'll get any further than this.." He pounds a stamp down onto your application, reading accepted in red and hands it back to you.

You breathe out in relief. You can't help but take his hands in yours and thank him deeply.

His cheeks turn a very noticeable shade of red as you praise him for being so kind.
"Ok, ok. I get it." He says breathlessly. You release him and he removes his bandanna, fanning himself with it. "Move down the line girl, before I change my mind."

You smile sweetly at him and make your way through the door to your left and into the next room.

As you walk in, you are hit with a smell of sweat and judgment. You look around the room and see ten jonin lined up against the wall at the far end. The room looked similar to a dojo or sparring area as it held a platform in the middle with perimeter lines. It was bright here due to the floor to ceiling windows to the left and right. In the center, the roof was open to the air and sky bringing a nice light tone to the room. Not what you were used to that is certain. Most dojo's you had trained in were outside in the wilderness, or in a basement of some random house.

You scan the room until your eyes fall on the ten jonin watching your every move. It was then you realized you were the only applicant here.

A silver haired jonin walks into the middle of the sparring ring.
"Come in, shut the door."

You take a deep breath in and bow then shut the door quickly. You approach the middle of the sparring ring.
Subtle whispers you can't hear echo around the walls.

The silver haired ninja holds up his hand.
"Quiet." He says firmly. "Come closer." He flicks his fingers beckoning you forward.

You do as he says and enter the ring stopping at the first perimeter line.

"Application."

Deep breath... You hand it over and watch as he does the same as what everyone else has done. Flip pages until they stop at the blank page at the back. You hug yourself trying not to show how anxious you're feeling.

"What's this? They passed you?" He looks you up and down. "Oh... I see why."

That was rude.
"Why is that?" You ask.

He glances up from reading the rest of your application.
"It's nothing. I can't move you any further, I'm sorry. Thank you for coming out." He throws the application back at you and it scatters across the floor.

Shocked at his rude behavior you let out a small spark of the stones power. As if your mind has shut off for a fraction of a second the stone unleashes and freezes him in place.

You can hear his breath hitch at the feeling of losing control over his own body. Quickly you come back to reality and see your hand stretched out at the silver haired ninja holding him steady. You release him, cursing yourself for letting the stone take over again.

He stares at you with a dangerous flare in his grey eyes. You swallow hard.

"I'm sorry...but...please let me show you what I can do." You explain in almost a whisper. Heat rises to your cheeks and a bead of sweat drips down your back. God you wish you weren't here right now.

"What did you just do?" He asks.

"If you give me a chance to show you. I promise you won't be disappointed."

He tilts his head, examining everything his eyes can see. He looks back at one particular jonin with interesting looking eyes, who is leaning against the wall crossing his arms. A handsome man with shoulder length raven hair. He shrugs and shakes his head.

The silver haired jonin turns his attention back to you and moves in closer. Fear rises inside you and that anxious twist in your stomach squeezes a nervous hum from you. As he towers over you, his deep eyes attempt to catch your own. You stare at the floor breathing shaky breaths. Then his scent wafts into your nose making you forget the towering disapproval staring down at you. He smelled really really good. Like you would do anything to snuggle up to him type of good. He lifts your chin forcing you to look into his eyes.

"Fear has no place in this room." He says in a deep voice. "Let's see what you got." He releases you and walks back to the jonin standing by the wall.

"Y-yes, sir." You scramble to pick up your papers and quickly hand them back to the silver haired ninja. He scoffs as he takes them. You're going to show him exactly what you got.

You walk slowly back into the ring and position yourself on the left side with your hands clasped behind your back waiting for your opponent.

"Who wants to start?" The jonin asks.

The raven haired ninja steps forward.
"I'll start. This won't take long." He cracks his knuckles and enters the ring ahead of you. You raise your fists and he doesn't even bother. That just fuels your motivation even more as you are growing tired of being chastised. Just because you know nothing about jutsu or chakra energy doesn't mean you can't hold your own in a fight. These shinobi are in for it.

The silver haired jonin holds out his hand. "The rules are, be mindful of your opponent. This is a demonstration of skill not a fight to the death. Leave your emotions behind. Anyone who leaves the ring perimeters is out...Ready?" You nod and trigger the stone's energy, letting it flow around your body to heighten your speed, strength, and agility.

"Fight!"

The raven haired jonin stands still waiting for you to move. Fine, you'll go first...

You take off at a speed any Jonin would know. But these jonin have underestimated you and it comes at a shock to the ninja. In a flash you are within inches of his torso stooped low in a lunge position. You punch twice which he blocks gracefully. His recoil?, a back handed fist soars across your vision and you duck dodging it easily. You pull more energy from the stone for extra speed and round to his backside in a fraction of a second. He gasps as you float by and you spin slamming a heavy foot into his back reinforced by your stone. He is shot across the room hitting the windows and smashing right through them. Still holding your pose, you lift your leg high in the air and shift your weight then return to a lunge position snapping your fists in place.

Silence...the room was daunting.

You lower your fists and turn to the silver haired jonin. The look on his face was priceless. Shocked, mouth gaped under his mask. You memorized that look in your mind. There is no better feeling than blowing away a man who had just treated you as if you were nothing.

As satisfying as this was, it wasn't even close to what you could do. God help them if they push you too hard.

The raven haired jonin enters the room again holding his back, as furious as ever.
"What the hell was that?"

Another jonin, steps up to the plate. A shorter, more plump man with a shaggy chin.
"Akatsuchi! Show this girl what a leaf jonin is all about." The raven haired jonin says angrily and repositions himself against the wall to watch.

Akatsuchi nods, although there is an obvious nervous look on his face. You may be out of his league as well. You get into position again this time leading on the opposite foot.

"I'm not sure what you're playing at, but I think you can handle a little jutsu." He says as he falls into his own position.

You trigger your stone again making sure its energy is at a safe level to use.
Before you can blink he is on the move barreling towards you. Quick fists pummel at your upper body. Each packed with a powerful punch. Dust spills off his fists as you block and dodge. This must be some kind of earth jutsu. You match his moves with your defense and grow tired of it. It was the same moves over and over again so you decide to put a stop in his cycle. You use the stone to manipulate the air around you pulling dust that has spilled on the ground. In a swift force field you throw it on him blinding him for a few seconds. Now it's your turn.

In two movements you leap into the air and attempt to land a fist into his face. But he was smart and had already anticipated this move. He has set up a barrier with earth jutsu to protect his face and throws a capsule of hard rock around you. You are now locked into a thick boulder.

You had to give him an A for effort, it was a great move and for someone who does not hold the power you do it would be the end of this face off. But this is nothing.

You cross your arms gathering energy from your heart where the stone lies. Once it has reached a substantial level to decimate you release it. It explodes out from around you but you don't stop there you freeze the earth in place before it tears apart the room. It hovers around you mid air and you look around. Etching each and every awestruck face in your mind. #smirk

You turn your gaze back to the plump little man and raise your hands in the air. The rocks and rubble begin to swarm around you. Gently so as not to hurt him too badly you release the earth back onto its summoner. He blocks many pieces but is still hit with a large rock and is thrown back out of the ring.

Every jonin, except for the silver haired ninja, erupt in protest. The silver haired ninja raises his hand and the room grows quiet once again.

A pink haired ninja approaches the jonin and places a hand on his shoulder.
"Let me show her what a real fist fight is." 

"Very well, Sakura. Make us proud."
She bows her head and approaches the ring. By now you have repositioned yourself ready to go. It has been a good warm up so far.

"Wait!" The jonin leader says. "Yamato. You too."

The jonin gasp.
"Two at once?" The raven haired ninja asks.

"I think she can handle it." He replies.

Yamato nods and enters the ring on the other side pushing you in the middle between Sakura and himself. Well...this will be interesting....

You gather your energy, although it is brimming on a dangerous level from that last tap. You will need to calm it down soon or you'll lose control.

"Ready?"

Fists up.

"Fight!"

Both jonin lead. Swiftly with impressive strength they swing punches and uppercuts at elite level. Sakura leaps into the air backing her hit with power...damn she is strong. If any of those haymakers hit you, it is going to hurt something fierce. You dodge it although it clips the side of your jaw, forcing you back a few feet. But there is no time to deal with that now as Yamato is drawing chakra for yet another barrage of splintered wood to send your way.

You stumble back landing on your palms dodging the first barrage and push yourself up leaping over the next splinters of wood. In mid air you zone in on a larger piece. You swiftly trigger your stone and redirect its path towards the pink haired ninja who stands unknowingly watching you. Her eyes widen at the realization but it is too late to move out of the way, now you regret your instinctive decision. This may hurt her badly.

As you land on your feet in front of Yamato, the splinter of wood soaring towards Sakura stops suddenly. The room becomes thick with electricity. Low and behold the jonin you have had your eyes on this entire time stands before Sakura arm stretched out holding the splinter firmly. Impressive...

"I've seen enough!" He says glaring at you.

However the other ninja are far too worked up with fury to stop. They egg Yamato on and he comes at you in full force hailing punches and kicks which you barely block. You take on quite a beating before your stone gets the better of you and you release it.

You crouch down, cross your arms then explode the power out sending a shock wave through the room that shatters every window in the building. Then the room grows dark and hazy....

......That dizzy feeling again, that frightening loss of self control. You black out in an instant praying you don't kill everyone in the room. Praying for their safety. This was your last hope and you fucked it up...you really fucked it up this time.