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Nadeshiko Uchiha was skipping along after her father, Itachi, and his partner Kisame. They were going to the Hidden Leaf Village, Konoha. Itachi had something to check on and he didn't trust the other members of the Akatsuki with his daughter, except Sasori. He had always had a soft spot for children. Nadeshiko was only ten anyway. Nadeshiko looked like her father, except her eyes and hair was a little lighter, due to the interception of her mother's blonde hair.

Nadeshiko was wearing her favorite red dress that ended right before her knees and had a color that was white. The color had a red string tied in a bow coming out of it where it met near the middle of her neck. Her hair was up and she had two bunches of hair on the top of her head in ponytails, the rest of her hair falling and framing her face, ending where her face ends.

She yawned and jumped in front of Itachi, putting her arms up for her to pick her up. He smiled and picked her up, slinging her across his back. She rested her head against his shoulder closed her eyes.

Kisame looked back at the father and daughter, he usually didn't like that sort of thing but he would have never thought Itachi would make a good dad. He had volunteered to hold Nadeshiko's bag and was secretly looking at the contents in it. Her cherry wood flute was sitting on top of her clothes at the brim of the bag. That's what was so special about her, she did her jutsu through the music coming out of her flute. That is mainly why she is with Itachi, if there was nothing special about her she would be thrown on the streets most probably.

. . .

The next morning Nadeshiko was bouncing up and down with a skip to her step, although she always had a skip in her step it was more prominent now. She had her flute in her hand as they were passing through the forest. There had just been a war at Konoha and they were going to pay a visit. Apparently the Third had died, and the funeral was this afternoon. It was lightly drizzling.

"Don't wander off," Itachi told her. " 'Course not!" She winked as she ran ahead but not far enough so he couldn't see her.

"misty," She murmured as they neared the south gate. As they walked in the ninja tried to stop them but Itachi put him under genjutsu and he passed out. They continued their walk. Kisame picked up Nadeshiko and put her on his shoulders, "Be quiet," he commanded. She saluted him and nodded as they walked further in the mist.

As they got farther into the village the fog receded and Itachi told Nadeshiko to look around but not to tell anyone her name is anything other than Nadeshiko. She nodded as she skipped of. She was currently looking at a ramen shop, they didn't have time for breakfast this morning and she had been very hungry. Her thought were interrupted when she was pushed by someone, she looked up to see a boy, he had spiked yellow hair and blue eyes, he was a ninja. "Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going!"

"It's okay."

He saw her look longingly at Ichiraku's Ramen. "Naruto." Naruto put his hand out and she looked at it curiously and finally put her hand in his in hesitation. "Nadeshiko,"

"Naruto!" Ichiraku walked out from behind the kitchen, "The usual, do you have a pass?'

"Yeah!" Naruto cheered as he looked for something all around. "Where did it go?" He started stripping looking for the pass and ended up in his underwear.

Nadeshiko stifled her laugh. When Naruto ended up finding it behind his headband and ran of. She had a bad feeling in her stomach and she took out her flute.

"That's to bad, it was just getting fun. They don't know how lucky they are." Nadeshiko stopped on a bridge, she saw her father and Kisame we just finishing fighting. Itachi turned and looked at her. "It's time to go," He said and smiled at her. She smiled back and looked at the four behind them. She cocked her head at the man wearing spandex and giggled a little. He was holding a mad with gray hair and there was a woman and a man behind him. The man was smoking. Itachi motioned for her to go over there and she did, he grabbed her shoulder with a tight grip and they disappeared.

"Who was that girl?" Kuraine asked, "I don't know but she has some connection to them, whoever they are," Gai said. "Might be a hostage, but I've never seen her."

"Must be," Asuma replied.

Gai motioned with his hand for the three to leave, "let's get Kakashi to the hospital," They nodded and set out. . .

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Nadeshiko Uchiha