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While the other girl had left for work, Fuu had been training, her body drenched in sweat as the blonde girl greeted her. A large amount of logs scattered the area, all of them pierced with kunai and shuriken, and many of them sliced in two or burnt.

Through her thick, wet strands of hair, she stared at Tera with a gaze that could match only that of a katana. "So you've returned." She took in a long, ragged breath, her hands on her knees.

Fuu's deep blue eyes formed into slits, her body still hunched forward, her hands on her knees, her irises directed at Tera. With a small pop as she stretched her back and stood up, the darker haired girl placed her hands upon her hips and gave a large, challenging smile. "Well, I'm here now, aren't I? Show me."

The darker haired girl couldn't help but grin a bit evilly. Competition always made her blood pump a bit fast, creating more adrenaline than she usually had. "That was pretty good..." She cracked her knuckles then pushed her hair out of her face. "Now its my turn to show off."

In one smooth movement, Fuu went from standing completely straight forward to sideways, one foot angled outward a bit. Her hands were placed against her chest in the sign of the tiger, her blue eyes slits between her dark lashes.

Wind Style Jutsu: Chakra Shuriken Renegade!

Fuu herself appeared not to move, though within the next instant all of the logs about the dock were completely destroyed, each piece stabbed at its center with shuriken. With a smile, she moved out of her stance with the same grace as before, smiling at the blonde with hands on hips. "Well? How was that?" Even if on the inside she was glowing with pride, her voice was humble and sincere in her questioning.

With the other girl's sudden dismissal, Fuu began collecting her shuriken and kunai, her face covered by her long hair. It wasn't like she was looking for praise... no, not at all. What she wanted the most was praise from Asuma-niisan and her father. Even if he was Hokage, he could still show his little girl favor but--

She gave a soft sigh. "You know, the point of forbidden jutsus is that you aren't supposed to use them."

She hung her head a bit, her somber eyes falling onto the water. A heaviness over her heart formed, making the Sarutobi girl turn fully away. The loneliness that Tera felt, or living alone, of only protecting herself... Fuu knew it all too well. Oka-san...

"Father was Hokage long before I or my brother was born. He was always protecting others... protecting the entire village. When I was born, I killed my mother. Father spent more time with the villagers and nii-san spent more time training or on missions. I had to learn and take care of myself."

With all her might, Fuu tried to hold back the tears that were coming to her eyes. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. A shinobi must...

"You shouldn't use forbidden jutsu... even if its to protect yourself... there are reasons why they're forbidden. You could... you could hurt yourself." How many times have I come home to hear father or nii-san speaking of those who have used forbidden jutsu that has killed them? Or worse...

A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. Fuu shut her eyes and tried to stop her ears from the crying that came before her. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them. A shinobi must not let their emotions control them! Pain only made things worse, and Tera was making a chaotic pit in the dark haired girl's stomach.

Why were so many people alone? Tera, Naruto, Sasuke... and here Fuu stood, alone but with people beside her. "Your not alone, Tera. Who do you think I am?! No one?!" It felt better to be angry... Better than the sickness withiin her stomach of being sad.

She wanted to collapse, to fall, to scream, to run away, to slice herself open, to die--anything but have to deal with this. If life was fair. If life was fair then!... Fuu choked down a tear at that thought, pictures of her deceased mother floating through her head. "STOP IT!" Everything was hurting. Why wouldn't it stop? Why did she have to stay here and wait for Tera? If she hadn't then she wouldn't be feeling so empty!--or she wouldn't have realized how empty she was.

The dark haired girl took a shaky step forward, tears raggedly coming from her eyes. "You don't get it... do you?" Her fists were clenched tightly, painfully, her nails digging into her skin and making her palms bleed. "That... none of that... none of it matters!... Who ever said... said that you had to be part of someone's family... so that they aren't alone?... Huh?! Who said?!"

Fuu turned away, her head bowed. No matter what she did, she couldn't help people. Maybe it was impossible for her to become Hokage because of it. Her eyes landed upon her bleeding hands. "Hell." She brought her palm to her mouth and licked the salty blood away. After another minute or so she decided to go home, her feet like lead and her hands stinging. When she got there no one was about, so she helped herself to some rice and bandaged up her palms.