It was hours later that Naruto, Sasuke and Kaika finally arrived at the hideout. A lot had been going on there for the past hour, and Sasuke had finally decided that they should leave. Sasuke had been planning on heading back to the village as soon as possible after the conversation, but the situation was getting complicated by the way Kaika was behaving, so they wanted to wait and see what she was going to do.

"I will take care of you two, but that doesn't mean you have to follow my orders. We're all going into battle with you here to protect Konoha from those who would harm us or try to use the Kyuubi in their own way."

Kaika shook her head before turning away. She wasn't even sure what to say, where to begin. When Naruto and Sasuke entered the compound, the redhair looked up with a grin. "We'll will be waiting there for a while. I'm sure the Hokage can handle this one."

"What are we doing there?" Sasuke asked as he stood beside the redhair.

"It's not so bad, you know; I've been watching your friends in your little village for a while now. They're all fine and dandy, you and Kyuubi, and then there's me."

"Listen," said Naruto in a stern voice. "I really want to know what's going on. So drop the friendly act and start talking."

Kaika was surprised by the aggressivness in the boy's voice. "Alright, alright. Here's what's going on..."

And Kaika explained to the two young ninjas the situation. The Fourth was back, some people said he was changed. Others like her and the Hokage were claiming he didn't really change, it was more like he dropped his act.

She went on about how the Fourth was after power, recognition, always pushing his limits farther and farther. Always learning new ninja lore, always fighting, slowly climbing the ranks until he reached the level of Hokage.

"That reminds me of someone I know..." smirked Sasuke.

"Hey! I might want to be Hokage, but that doesn't mean I'm ready to kill for it."

"Um, well, anyway," continued Kaika, explaining that the Fourth had his own group of followers, also wearing masks, wearing purple robes and generally being up to no good.

"I noticed something, the Fourth seemed, not in control of himself..." started Sasuke.

"Yeah, he might be under a genjutsu, as ambitious as he was... is... I doubt he'd go as far as attack Konoha." said Kaika.

"What was happening back there? I can understand the Fourth attacking, the explosion could be a powerful grouped jutsu, but what about the sun?" asked Sasuke.

"Well, the Fourth was really skilled in teleportation jutsu. But it seems he was also conducting research with time."

"Time manipulation jutsu? Impossible" muttered Sasuke.

"And yet, here we are..." concluded Kaika.

There was silence for a while. Then There was silence for a while. Then Kaika sat up. Naruto and Sasuke were deep in reflection in the hideout. Inside was an impressive display of wooden furniture, from the kitchen to the living room. There were even piles of books, scrolls and loose papers. A small fire was burning in the corner, providing a bit of warm and moving lighting to the living room.

"I'm going to take a bath" said Kaika. She stood up, and then walked across the living room to Naruto, who followed in her wake. "Oh, thank god! I'll need to go into the bathroom."

"Umm, you want to go first?" asked Kaika.

"Why do you say that?" asked Natuto.

"I mean it's like, when I think about it, I'd rather just wait. I'm sure you'll be just fine" replied Kaika with an apologetic smile before heading back in the living room where Sasuke was.

Kaika opened the door. She turned to the side, and looked over to see Sasuke sitting on the floor with his head leaning on his hands. He looked so calm, like he knew what he was doing. He'd been sitting there waiting for her; she hadn't noticed. She stood up, and walked over to the door. She took a deep breath, and walked through the door to sit down at the kitchen table. She looked up to see Sasuke standing up on the other end of the table. "What are you doing?" asked Sasuke.

"Just getting myself ready for dinner," replied Kaika. She stood up, and took off her shoes and sat down at the table, next to Sasuke, and they both looked at each other with a look of confusion.

The two sat there for a while before the two ate. In the kitchen that night, Kaika got the plate out of the oven and took out a small pot. She poured some broth over the potatoes, and set it over the noodles, then placed it on top of the noodles. Then she started to cook the noodles; they weren't too thick, but it made the noodles taste better; she was very careful to not get them too tender. The broth was boiling when they started eating, and she had to be careful not to over cook them, as they would start to brown, and not get very thick.

They ate and talked, Sasuke talking more and less frequently, and Kaika talking more and more often. It was starting to look like it had been an hour since they had eaten.

When Naruto was done, it was Sasuke's turn to take a bath and relax, Kaika politly refusing her turn. Sasuke took a shower. AAs Sasuke left the shower, it was Kaika's turn to take a bath.

"Why don't you go get cleaned," Sasuke asked Kaika as he watched her go to the bathroom.

"That's what I'm going to do," said Kaika, sounding a bit confused, as she headed to the bathroom. Sasuke smiled as he looked in there, she had her hands out, she had her pants on. Sasuke grinned at the sight and watched as she pulled them down, but she was still wearing her bra and panties, as soon as Sasuke got the idea he looked over at her. She still had her hands out but now she was looking at the mirror, he just smiled.

Sasuke smirked and he watched as she slowly slid out of her panties. He noticed her breasts and he thought she was pretty small for her age.

Naruto was already sleeping. Sasuke waited until she finished, her body was hot from the shower. A faint smell of shampoo was present, but it was a faint smell that was only there at a very very low level. She walked to the bathroom. Her slender teenage body was hot with sweat running down her body and her small butt was covered by a tight towel, and the rest covered by what she was sure was a pair of tight white cotton slippers. He had to admit it… she was pretty sexy.

"Oh... hey," she said as she stepped out the bathroom. "You're still up?" Sasuke gave her his best smile. Her soft voice was just as beautiful as before, and he could tell she was still a very naive girl.

"I am," simply answered Sasuke, still focusing intensly on her. "And you?"

"Y-yes. I'm fine, I'm going to get ready. I'm glad you're here. You know, But I think we should probably go sleep." She said this with a very umcomfortable, but not very angry tone that only made him more comfortable. "I know..." he said. "Did you have fun?" he asked her, "You should if you're going to be a girl... You're not even that young," he continued.

She laughed, which was the most adorable thing he could have imagined. "And that towel too is too tight... that's ridiculous..." he whispered.

"It's fine. It'll loosen up once I sleep." she laughed, and that was almost too cute for words. "Sasuke... I have to go sleep now. I'm not going to leave the house. I'm going to need your help." He didn't get what she was talking about, but the fact that she felt so comfortable in front of him was so nice.

"You have no idea what I'm capable of." he said.

"So do you."

"I have a brother," he began, as she walked out of the bathroom. She walked to the window and looked up at the sky. The sun was setting and Sasuke was feeling pretty tired all of a sudden.

"His... name... is... Itachi..."

Kaika waited for a bit, making sure Sasuke was really asleep. He didn't see her make her genjustu while looking at the window.

"What a pervert," she whispered to herself, as she walked to her bedroom, and locked the door. Twice.