Chapter 3

*Dream*

A young Kanari was running around the playground in her home village.

(AN: A different village from the burning on. The Village hidden in the Heavens is her home village)

Kanari was wearing a sky blue shirt that had the clan symbol on the back, black capris, and black sandals.

Kanari turned to see her mother, father, and older brother Tamaki smiling at her. She sent her own goofy smile back to them as she climbed the stairs to the slide.

After she slid down it she ran to where she had last seen her family, but as she got closer she noticed two men with a red and white fan symbol on their back. Her mother looked at her in horror and ran toward her, but she stopped abruptly.

Her mother's eyes widened as she whispered, "Ka-na-ri, run."

Kanari then noticed the red liquid that came from her mother. Tamaki appeared beside Kanari and lifted her up. He ran as fast as his feet could carry him. Kanari then witnessed her father run to her mother's side, but the same fate happened to her father.

"Momma! Daddy!" Kanari screamed as the tears rolled down her face.

*End of Dream*

Kanari woke up with a start feeling like someone had just been choking her. Her heart was pounding like and drum, and her head hurt like she had just slammed it into the tree behind her one hundred times.

After she had calmed down she looked around and noticed that she had been propped up against a tree with an Akatsuki cloak draped over her lap Kanari then saw Kisame and a cloak less Itachi looking at her. Kanari, who was usually impassive, glared at the two men, and turned her head to the side where she didn't have to look at them directly.

Kisame broke the silence as he said, "If you run you won't get far."

Kanari replied in an even and calm voice, "Hn. I have no clue where I am so why would I run. I mean going back to the village is out of the question since it would take me a while to figure out which direction it is. Plus I have no supplies only but the weapons on me, and I don't know if there are streams near here or not. So I am left with only one option and that is staying with you two for a chance of survival. Also I'm not that stupid since I figured out my odds of running away and having a successful get away would be slim to none."

Kanari smirked as she saw the look on Kisame's face change to shock as he stared at her. Kanari found it amusing that she could shock almost every person she met with her logical come backs since they thought she was a girl she would be dumb.

Kanari then closed her eyes and started to drift off, but as soon as she was drifting off to sleep she felt herself being lifted up and flung over something hard. Her eyes shot open as her abdomen started to hurt after it made contact with whatever hard thing it was that they had flung her over. Which she quickly discovered was a shoulder. She looked in front of her and noticed that Itachi was the one carrying her since he still had yet to put back on the cloak that draped over Kanari earlier. She looked up and met by the sight of the ground, and the sight of Kisame's feet coming into her line of view.

Kisame bent down to look at her face to face.

"You got some attitude, little girl," he said.

"Hn," was all that she said to him.

"Kisame, leave Kanari-san alone," came the smooth voice of Itachi as he began to walk.

After about an hour of walking, Kanari got tired of being carried and wanted to walk. Knowing her odds of them letting her walk was more than likely slim to nothing she decided to find her own way of getting the Uchiha to let her go so she could walk. Kanari thought of many ways, but she couldn't think of any that would actually work. Then her foot twitched because of the breeze had it the bottom of her foot just right and she had a great idea that she knew would work.

Kanari smirked as she sent her foot flying into Itachi's abdomen. Itachi let go of her and feel to the ground. Kisame ran to his partner's side instantly as Kanari landed on her feet with some grace.

"I don't need to be carried like a sack of crap," she said, "I've been able to walk since I was two without any help."

Kisame extended his hand to his partner, and Itachi took it great fully glaring at Kanari as he stood.

"You know you could have just said something," Kisame growled.

"Even if I did you wouldn't let me down," She said coolly, "And for your information I don't like to be carried, and I especially don't like to be carried by a Uchiha."

Kanari glared back at Itachi with so much hatred that if it were food it would feed a 3 whole villages with some left overs. Kisame who stood in between the two looked between the both of them.

"What does my clan have anything to do with me carrying you? Why does it matter?" Itachi asked calmly.

"I don't have to explain my reasons," she replied coldly as she turns her back to him just inviting him to attack her so she could take out all of her frustration on some one.

Kisame came to stand in front of her, and bent down to eye level.

"I think you should answer him, Kanari-san. Itachi-san doesn't really talk that much, and when he does he doesn't like to be blown off or ignored," he said warningly.

Kanari looked him straight in the eyes.

"Well he can just GET OVER it now can't he?" She said it loud enough for Itachi to hear.

Kisame was taken aback by her tone of voice and how she said what she said as if she was talking to a child. He looked over at his partner and noticed the death glare he was giving Kanari.

'This is going to be a long interesting walk home,' he thought to himself as he hung his head, 'Why does it have to be me stuck in the middle of this? I'm going to need something strong to drink after this mission is over with.'

Kanari turned back around and sent her own look back at Itachi that basically looked like a 'Do-it-I-dare-you' look. Kisame then got their attention when he said, "Itachi-san leader-sama doesn't like to be kept waiting."

Itachi nodded in agreement and Kisame started walking. Although Kanari sent one last glare toward Itachi and began to follow close behind the blue fish man, but not without first using what little chakra she had regained back to help her senses, and to keep her guard up.

Itachi followed behind her wondering what the Uchiha clan could have done to affect to affect a girl from such a faraway village.