Sorry for the long wait everyone!! But I have a good reason, at the moment I've been using these laptops we get given in NSW... I think it's only in NSW, and wattpad is blocked on them, so I've been having to send it to my email, and then upload on my phone. So it's a lot of trouble to do it that way. So so so so sorry!! And this chappy isn't even all that big. I am so so so sorry again. but I will be getting a none school laptop for my bday, which is really soon!! YAY!! So that means more uploads!! Yay Yay!!

I think that csd14|| has a lot of chappies dedicated to them. So I think I will give the chappy to someone else this time. I hope you don't mind csd14|| you really are a dedicated fan for being the first to comment and answer the question so many times. But let's give the chappy to someone else. K?

So this chappy is to skyuni!! The second to comment and answer the question!!

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Chapter 15

Darn it! I stuffed up again. I focused my chakra into my feet again as I was still sitting down. The bird did another flip in the air, and I gritted my teeth. Concentrate. Don't let anything distract me. No stupid useless girl, no none caring best friend, no ignoring Sensei, and no questioning duck. Just me, the bird, my chakra, and focus.

I took a breath and I kept my breathing even the whole time.

When I felt no sun in my face after an hour of my chakra staying on the soles my feet, I knew it was time to go back to the house. I opened my eyes; still holding the chakra there. I saw that the sun was down.

I looked for Tazuna's house. When I saw it not too far away and I flew down to the house. I saw Sasuke and Naruto walking to the house. I jumped off the bird in front of them. I didn't look back.

"Emi!" Naruto shouted, running to my side. I saw Sasuke walk faster to catch up to us. "How's your training going? Where did you go anyway? Did you reach the top of the tree?"

"Hn," I answered, and I sped up towards the house. He caught up when I was climbing the stairs.

"Emi, why did you just say Sasuke's word?" He asked me but I ignored him. I refuse to be nice to him. I've been nice and encouraging to him, defended him over and over. Defended him when Sakura, his oh so great crush, picks on him yet he ignores me. I'm sick of it. He can be her best friend for all I care.

When we walked into the house, I could hear people in the kitchen, so I headed to there.

I waited until Naruto and Sasuke sat down, before I did. I sat down next to Sasuke and Inari. The only one in my team who hasn't been mean to me or ignored me.

I felt Sakura glare at me, and I turned my head and I glared at her.

"How was your fly?" Sakura sneered at me, and my hand flinched to my pouch, ready to kill her.

"Educational," I muttered, and then I looked down at my food as it was placed in front of me by Tsunami. "Thank you," I said, in a cheery tone to her. "How's your training going Sasuke?" I asked him, ignoring Naruto. See how he likes it. He talks to the person I hate, ignoring me, and then I'll talk to the person he hates, ignoring him.

"Hn," Sasuke answered, looking at me weirdly, I sighed, and I rolled my eyes.

"This is really fun! It's been a while since I ate with this many people!" Tazuna exclaimed, ignoring the dark energy that's surrounding me.

I looked at Sasuke and Naruto as they eat with such speed. My eye started to twitch. When they finished their food. They both jumped up, their bowls in the air, yelling. "I want some more!"

Sakura froze, and I looked at the table, dropping my head on the table as the two glared. I heard them puke, Sasuke almost puked on my lap. I jumped up in shock. Standing on the chair.

"Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke Uchiha! Eat slowly, and do not, Sasuke, this one's for you. puke on people! Especially me!" I growled at them, I even bonked Sasuke on the head once.

"If you're going to puke, don't eat!" Sakura shouted, slamming her hands on the table. I glared at her.

"No one asked for your opinion, billboard brow!" I growled at her, and she glared at me.

"You either, useless girl!" Sakura snapped. I glared at her, before I smirked.

I crossed my arms. "I'm better then you. At least I helped with the whole Zabuza thing. You didn't do anything," her jaw dropped, and I think everyone was watching us in shock.

"You could have killed him, but instead you let him get away. I bet you are on their team. You keep saying how great your brother is, even though his a rouge. I bet you don't even have a brother!" Sakura stated with a smirk forming on her lips, and then I looked at her with such hatred.

"My brothers real, I wouldn't work with Zabuza. I am a Konoha ninja. The reason why I didn't kill him was because I would have killed all of you with an explosion, and my E2's are sometimes made wrong, and they explode, instead of implode," I snapped.

"Sakura, Emiko! This is disgusting!" Kakashi yelled at us, and we both looked at him. "Emiko, where did this come from?" he asked me! Why not Sakura? Oh that's right, because I'm the one who he things isn't a girl!!

I glared at him. "I'm angry at everyone on this team, besides Sasuke. Which is really messed up. And say I'm being a brat, when I know I am in a way, tell her that to," I pointed to Sakura. "Because she's being worse. Annoying too. And I have an excuse to being one!" I explained.

"Your being the biggest brat. Just because you're an explosive freak , and that's it, not able to do the training, " Sakura yelled, "it's stupid, you'll never be able to do it!" that did it.

I glared at her. "If you're in a life or death situation. I will let you be killed, screw Kakashi's teamwork," then I stood up and walked out of the kitchen.

When I was outside I jumped up onto the roof. I pulled my legs to my chest, I felt my anger drift away.

I shouldn't have let my temper go like that. I felt tears run down my face. I couldn't help it though. She provoked me in the forest. I was basically called a boy, Naruto's been ignoring me. But I'm being a brat about it...

"I'm so stupid," I muttered, sniffling I shook my head quickly. Before looking at the sky. "Deidara. I need my brother right now. I feel like everyone hates me right now. I feel like I could die, and no one would care. But I'm being a brat. Like Sasori said in the letter. I guess his right, I am a brat."

I saw a blur of orange run out of the house. I knew it was Naruto. "Naruto!" I shouted, and he stopped and looked at me. I waved him up. He ran to me, and jumped up. When he was near, I hugged him. "I need my brother," I muttered, and he hugged me back.

"Why are you so mean to Sakura?" My eye twitched and I pulled away, hurt in my eyes.

"Why are you defending her when you never defend me? You praised her, then didn't do a thing when she hurt me with her words. I do it for you, but you don't do it for me?" I asked, and his eyes widened.

"I didn't know her words hurt you. Your just so strong Emi, I didn't know that I needed to defend you. You seem to be able to do it on your own," Naruto explained to me, and I shook my head.

I bonked him on the head. "I'm your sister in every way but blood. That makes me a sensitive girl. It slowly builds up over time for me. I hide it, and then I explode like I did. It doesn't help that I'm on my own when it comes to her. Everyone wants to protect perfect Sakura and thinks highly of her, and everyone thinks explosive happy Emiko can handle herself. And I can. But it would help if I had someone on my side, not against me. Or at least think about thinks before they speak," I explained to him, and he nodded his head.

"I'll try harder to help you, Emiko! That's a promise!" He beamed at me, and I beamed back. We hit each other's fists, before Naruto ran towards the forest.

I sat down on the roof once more in silence this time. After about half an hour, I heard the sound of cruchers(sp??) on the roof. Knew Kakashi was going to turn up. My eye twitched, ready for the yelling.

"Emiko," He started, and then sighed. "I heard what you told Naruto," I sighed.

"I'm a brat, yell at me, scream at me, then get lost, before I have another emotional breakdown," I said bluntly. Then I sighed.

He chuckled at me, sitting down next to me. "I'm sorry for upsetting you today. I don't forget that you are a girl, but you just not as emotional as most. That I do treat you harsher then Sakura," I glared at the sound of her name. "Would you really not save her if she was danger?

"That I do mean. She wouldn't do it for me. And if I did do it, she wouldn't be thankful for it, she's call me useless, probably say. 'Sasuke would have saved me!' in that stupid girly girl voice. She's mean to my best friend. And shows off. She has a prefect little life, and doesn't know when to shut her Jashin damned mouth," I growled, and Kakashi sighed at me.

"Your jealous of her," my eyes widened in shock. "She has everything you don't. A family to go to when she gets home. Someone who likes her and hasn't learnt the life of a ninja, outside of a village like you did."

I laughed at him at that. "Your wrong sensei. I'm glad I'm not ignorant of the real world. I've got all the family I want. And my love life... I could care less about it really, I still find boys stupid. You included Sensei," he chuckled at me.

"You are one confusing little girl," my eye twitched at the word little. "And you are a good ninja. You do need help on your close range fighting though. You can't realise on your art all the time, Emiko. It's good, but one day, it's not going to be enough," He warned me, and I chuckled.

"I'm working on it," I put my hands to my legs, and I pulled off my training weights that are hidden in my long boots. "I've been wearing training weights since Guy sensei began training my speed. But I guess I need to train my taijutsu some," I explained. I saw Kakashi's eye wide. I smirked.

"You've been wearing training weights this whole time?" I nodded my head. "Do you still train with Guy?"

"I won't disrespect your training though, so I've stopped, just do basic training I used to do with them from time to time," He nodded his head at me, slowly.

Then he ruffled my hair. "Try not to kill Sakura, alright? She's not perfect, and doesn't understand real life yet," then he got up, and walked away.

I sighed and I laid down looking at the stars above me. I smiled. "Deidara. I wonder if you're looking at the stars like I am right now. Are you thinking about me, missing me like I miss you? I hope so, brother," I heard a noise, and I turned my head. To see Sasuke, I sighed.

"Tell me," he ordered and I sighed, sitting up. Patting the spot next to me. He came and sat down.

"It seems I'm going to have three heart to heart's tonight. If Sakura comes up here and wants one too, I am going to rip her head off," I muttered under my breath. Then I looked at Sasuke. "What do you want to know?"

Third person.

Finally, Sasuke was going to get the information he has been waiting for. He is going to find out. "Do you know Itachi Uchiha?"

Sasuke watched Emiko carefully, waiting for her answer. "Yes," Sasuke froze. So she does know him, but how? That's what Sasuke wanted to know.

"How?" Sasuke asked Emiko bluntly. Not beating around the bushes.

Emiko chuckled. "My brother is in the same group, I think. They came to my house that was hidden really well when I was younger. He took my brother away from me," Emiko told Sasuke. "And he knocked me out with those stupid Sharingan of his," Sasuke frowned at this. So his brother destroyed another life.

"So he's the one you want to punch in the face?" Sasuke asked, remembering from the introductions of that day.

Emiko laughed, remembering that day too. "Yep, and I will see him again. My brother is with him, so if I find him, I find my brother. I might just find my brother one day too, without going through yours. But either way. I'll see that brother of yours, its set in stone and I will punch him in the face for knocking me out and taking my brother away, that is for certain," Emiko snickered after she spoke.

Sasuke gritted his teeth. "One day, we might be on different teams," He stated, looking at the girl beside him.

He couldn't hurt her if they were. But, if their brothers are friends, and she'll be on his side... then she might protect Itachi from him.

"Nah, if your wondering if I'll get in the way of you revenge, don't. Itachi mocked my brother's art, and my brother can hold a huge grudge against people for years and years. Held one against me for a whole year, for hiding his clay when I saw four. But no one can handle my pouts. Not even your brother's partner, I had him wrapped around my fingers just by smiling," Emiko explained to Sasuke, as Sasuke filed this into his mind. Word for word.

"You love your brother, don't you?" Sasuke asked of the blonde girl. The girl smiled happily. Before nodding her head once.

"More than my art, Sasuke. Which is a huge feat. Naruto is like a brother to me, but he only just retches to my love for my art," Emiko told her Uchiha team mate.

Sasuke's heart dropped, but didn't understand why. "Do you think... you'll even love anyone as much as you brother?" Sasuke asked without thinking. He froze, but Emiko actually looked thoughtful over the question.

She shrugged. "Ask me that some other time, Sasuke. Right now, my emotions are jumping around this useless mind of mine," she meant it as jokingly, but Sasuke didn't see it that way.

"You're not useless, Emiko. Sakura's just jealous," He growled. Emiko's eyes widened as she looked at her team mate in a whole new light. "You're a good ninja, better than her." she laughed, and patted Sasuke's back. Sasuke looked at her.

"I know, she's annoying," Emiko told Sasuke bluntly. Sasuke nodded his head in agreement.

Suddenly, Emiko yawned, stretching her arms about her head. Sasuke frowned, feeling sleepiness take over too.

Emiko jumped up, and then she froze. She dropped her head in annoyance. "I'm in a room with Sakura, great," She said sarcastically.

Sasuke then said, without thinking. "You can stay in Naruto and I's room," Emiko looked in shock at Sasuke. He coughed a little bit. "I'm sure you've stayed over at Naruto's a few times, it'll be like that," he explained, standing up.

Suddenly, Emiko threw herself at Sasuke, hugging him tightly. Sasuke become rigid in her arms. "Thank you Sasuke, you are nice when you want to be," she complimented the boy.

Sasuke's face became red. "h-h-hn," he muttered, before slowly hugging the girl back. He rested his head on her's. "So, our fates are intertwined then?" Sasuke muttered, and Emiko sighed.

"I guess so. I should just stick by you, and I'll find my brother that way, eh? How about it Sasuke? Can you deal with me, until you get your revenge?" she asked of the boy. He sighed.

"You, I can deal with," Emiko smiled into the boy's chest, slowly letting go of him. When Sasuke saw the smile on her face, he couldn't help but smile a little too.

"You're a good friend, Sasuke," his heart dropped at the words.

It was then, Sasuke realised it. He was slowly, but surely, falling for the girl who was right in front of him. In all her artistic glory.

Oh god, this is not something he was prepared for, at all.

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, the pairing isn't set!! But it's an option for her. And no, I'm not going to have Naruto and Emiko as a pairing, their siblings that's it. nothing else, and I'm a huge fan of Hina/Naru pairing. Or even Hina/Kiba, but no Naru/Emi okay??

HERE'S THE QUESTION! it should be obvious what it's going to be!!

Who do you think Emiko should be paired with? Sasuke? Gaara? Neji? Any of the Akatsuki guys? (NOT DEI-DEI!)Anyone but Naruto!! so get that thought out of your minds people, out out out! if I get a big reaction to this question I might make it continued question along with the other questions of somehow make a poll or some. I don't know yet. So, tell me your answers and character who you think she would be good with, even a reason if you want.

See ya next upload!!