Author's Note: I've written a story similar to this one, however, seeing that the plot wasn't very good, I re-did the entire story. There is very little Japanese used in this story. At the end of every chapter, there will be the translations for the words. When and if you R&R please tell me if you find any mistakes/liked the story. You could also include what you think would make this a better story. Also, my homepage leads to a picture of how the oc is supposed to look. Every Sunday I will post another chapter of this story, unless I say otherwise or the story is complete. Thank you for taking the time to read this! Hope you like it!

The trees swayed in the cold breeze. Dark clouds shrouded the light from the sun. The path in front of them was covered in snow. Naruto threw a huge snowball at Sasuke, hitting him in the back. He laughed as loudly as possible.

"Shut-up dobe!" Sasuke yelled, turning around to face him. Naruto continued laughing. Silver scooped up an even bigger snowball. She hurled it at Naruto's back, accidentally hitting him in the head.

"Silver-chan! That's unfair!" Silver ran ahead of Naruto, trying to catch up with Kakashi and Sasuke. Her foot came out from under her as she slipped on ice. Sasuke appeared in front of her, holding her up.

"I guess that's payback for me saving your life, huh?" Silver said, looking up at Sasuke, who was still holding her in his arms.

"Not even close… Be more careful," He mumbled, standing her upright.

"You okay, Silver-chan?" Naruto asked, standing right beside her. She nodded her head, smiling. "Hey, hey, Kakashi-sensei? Since the mission was a success, after we tell Tsunade-baachan how about you take us out for some ramen?"

"I wouldn't count on it… I have to go and get some rest…" Kakashi replied, reading his Icha Icha Paradise.

"Ahhh, come on Kakashi-sensei!" He continued reading his book. "Hey do you guys smell that?" Naruto interrupted himself, sniffing. The air was filled with fumes, smoke from a fire. They all took a sniff.

"It's smoke…" Sasuke said, looking around.

"There must have been a fire a day or two ago, because there's no smoke that I can see," Silver retorted, staring up at the dark sky. "I guess we were gone for a long time…" Kakashi, Sasuke, Silver, and Naruto continued walking until they soon arrived at the Hokage's Tower.

"The mission was a success," Kakashi said in a stern voice.

"Very good," Tsunade sighed, looking melancholy, "You will receive the money earned from completing the mission. I will call you in when I need any of you again. You are dismissed." Kakashi used his teleportation jutsu, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Silver, not being as skilled, started to walk out the door. "Silver-chan… I need to talk to you… Alone…" Silver turned around to face the Hokage. Tsunade sighed. Naruto and Sasuke continued to walk out the door, stopping when they were out of sight. The boys hid behind the corner where they could just hear the conversation. Tsunade's voice was low. She was very sad. Something had happened. Something that upset her.

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Sorry this chapter was so short. It'll be longer next week. Please R&R