"Oy, Kakuzu…" Hidan turned his head to me.

I glanced up from Hamlet and looked at Hidan.

We were in the living room. Hidan was lying on the couch watching t.v., and I was in the lounge chair re-reading some of my old books. It was our day off today. No one else was in the headquarters today.

Hidan just squinted his eyes at me, as if he thought really hard from reaching this conclusion. "You have a girlfriend right?"

I glanced back down at my book. Not really reading it. But just staring at the page as to make it look like I'm reading.

"I desire not to put those types of labels on a relationship, but I'm seeing someone if that's what you mean." I replied calm non-caring voice.

Hidan stared at me for a long time before he just laughed.

"Hahaha! Man, shit, Now it'd be hilarious if you told me you were seeing someone like the Fifth Hokage or some shit like that…"

My eyes widened. I narrowed them at Hidan in a near death glare. How the hell could he have known? I made it sure to the best of my ability to keep this as secret from everyone. Hidan stared at my eyes, and his own widened at my reaction. I cursed Hidan for being one of the few people who can actually read my, as Kisame called it, "Poker Face".

"NO SHIT!" Hidan exclaimed. "Damn, Tobi was spreading a bullshit rumor about you fucking the Hokage, I thought he was full of crap!"

I extended my arm and punched Hidan square in the jaw. "I am simply seeing that woman. Nothing more." I growled.

Hidan cracked his neck a couple of times before replying to me like nothing happened, "But… You're in a relationship with the Hokage and all that shit?"

I glared menacingly at Hidan. "Yes." I replied simply.

Hidan shrugged. "Oy, Oy, Oy, no need to get angry. I won't tell a damn soul about this, seriously."

I glared longer at Hidan, knowing he wasn't the best person in the world that could keep secrets.

Hidan smirked. "Cross my heart and hope ta…. Ya know…seriously" he rolled his eyes.

I glared at him and tried to continue to read Hamlet. "You better be careful or I'll be deciding the cause of your death Hidan."

Hidan rolled his eyes. "There you go again….. Nah really man, I won't tell no one. I'm just curious. I wanted to know if the rumor was true or not. And now that I know…"

Hidan repositioned himself on the sofa. I felt a little skeptic. What would he ask me?

"She's the Hokage, a damn powerful lady, and you're an Akatsuki, a rouge ninja in search of Jinchuuriki. How the fuck did you two meet?"

I paused. I slowly closed my book and looked upwards, thinking. That takes me back.

Hidan smirked and laughed at me. "Probably some dumb cheep ass casino or bar, or both." He snorted. Maybe the idea of me getting drunk and gambling was humorous to him. Gambling is something I would never invest my time on. Even if I was plastered out of my skull.

"No." I said simply thinking back.

"It wasn't a bar, or a casino."

Hidan cocked an eyebrow.

It was ironic it was the First Hokage's house that I met her. Ironic because it was my mission to assassinate the first Hokage. Ironic because it was a stealth mission. Ironic because I was discovered, by a little girl. No older then Five or so. My eyes were wide and my breathing was raced as this little girl found me in the middle of the night, only a few steps away from my goal of Hashirama's bedroom. I was frozen for a few brief second, weighing my options. I could just kill her quickly and silently, and silence her. The only problem, this particular assassin mission did not require unnecessary killing. My village only wanted Konahakure Hokage's head. I was supposed to spare as many of the villagers as I possibly could.

The Little girl stared at me with wide brown eyes, completely unafraid of me. She then said to me, in a quiet voice, so as not to wake the First Hokage, "Hello, Stranger."

I stared at her. "You're…. not from here are you, Stranger?"

I held my ground against the small girl. As long as she was in the way between the Hokage's room and me, I could not act. I could kill her, but it would result in a bad mission report, plus, it could risk her screaming for help.

"Yup. I see that headband. You're from the Waterfall Village, for sure, yep."

She stared at me, then seemed flustered by the fact I didn't say anything, or maybe it was my intimidating glare, or how I tall I was compared to her small frame. I was more confused as to why she wasn't scared of me. A masked foreign ninja this close to the Hokage late at night in the middle of warfare between our villages, you think she would understand what is going on.

She then spoke up slightly. She had a tough tomboy voice. "My name is Tsunade, granddaughter of the Hokage, and bigger sister to Baby Nawaki."

My eyes flickered. Granddaughter to the Hokage. That could come in handy. It would be better if I take her hostage here.

"Now what's your name?"

My eyes narrowed. "Why." I replied in my own deep voice.

She stared at me. "It's honorable for an opponent to know the name of whom their fighting."

I tried not to chuckle. The idea of a five year old girl fighting me is suicidal. She'd die in one hit. I conceded to her request. "My name is Kakuzu from Takigakure."

The little girl who's name was Tsunade smiled. "Pleasure to meet you, . Brace yourself!" She said and charged me. I dodged easily, and as soon as I turned to hit her, a tree branch rammed me in the stomach. I found myself trapped immediately with coils of wood. I found myself facing the raging furry of Hashirama Hokage. Tsunade expression changed. She looked scared for me. I glared at the brat. So ruined my chance of a successful mission. I smirked remembering. I sure didn't go down that easy though, I remembered. That battle lasted until the sun rose. I was near close to death, I remember the small girl yelling at her grandfather to stop, which distracted Hashirama, I was able to get away, back to my village. Where they imprisoned me for failure. Still, I lived.

The circumstances in which I met Tsunade were indeed odd. She was Five when I was in my mid thirties. It was a very informal introduction to a small girl and a chapter of my life I thought wouldn't matter.

"OY! KAKUZU!"

I glanced at Hidan. "Were you even listening to me? I asked how the fuck you met, huh?"

I smiled under my mask and turned back to my book.

"Just victims of unfortunate circumstance, nothing more."

Hidan glared at me and huffed, and turned back to watching tv.