Chapter 4

The next coming weeks were rather peaceful allowing Kage and Madara to currently be on a fishing trip. Having the worst of their work done they decided the needed some time to play, as well as get some fresh dinner. Dinner looked like a rather slim chance however as neither of the boys were getting lucky with bites today.

"Shame Izuna couldn't join us." Kage complained as he watches his makeshift fishing line.

"He said he had other plans for the evening, likely meeting that girl." Was the simple reply offered.

"You know, that day i came to chat to you guys about the attack when i got back home she was there."

"Oh?" Madara asked intrigued.

"Yeah she looked as if she was looking for something or someone, and odd enough all my patients were asleep at the time, or maybe that's cause there wasn't anyone to flirt with her and upset Izuna." Kage jokes.

Kage turns his attention from the line expecting to see Madara amused but instead saw his friend in deep thought. Thinking on his words as well back to his feelings on it at the time it was suspicious but nothing bad had come of it. Looking back to his fishing line he felt a tug on the other end so he tried to tug back, but he missed the fish anyways.

"Yeah the situation seemed suspicious to me at the time even but i checked everyone and they were all fine coincidences do happen." Kage reassured his friend and with a sigh adding, "It is something to keep in mind however i just wish i had asked her name, oh well plenty of time for that when getting our info to mess with Izuna for ditching us."

"Oh absolutely." Madara finally responded now laughing.

The rest of the fishing trip was rather quiet for the two. Kage had very little luck while Madara did manage to catch a couple fish. Gathering their things they said their goodbyes and went for their respective homes. Opening his door Kage was greeted with the same silence as his everyday life.

"Back home again." he said in an less than enthusiastic voice.

Putting his gear away he would step back and take a look around. Some of his things seemed misplaced. He didn't remember moving anything at all strange. He activated his sharingan to quickly scan for signs of chakra but finding none deactivated it and went to lay down on his bed.

"I must be going crazy." he thought out loud to himself.

Little did he know spying into his window from a little ways away a figure would be moving out of sight. Despite not knowing this he was careful for the next few days thoroughly checking his food, medicines, and equipment before using it. He even went as far as to tell Madara about the strange happening although telling him not to worry as it was likely just paranoia.

A week later he would just be starting to feel easy again walking through the Uchiha camp noticing Izuna and the girl taking a stroll to what seemed like the direction to the river. Nerves instantly gone and a mischievous look now on his face he carefully followed being sure to conceal his chakra as to not be noticed. They did indeed go to the forest like he expected but something felt off. Kage noticed movement in the trees a few feet away.

"So how has your day been going so far Kana?" Izuna's voice rang out.

Taking note and watching for more movement Kage listened in on the two. He however was growing worried as he sensed a few chakra signatures about along with the movement so it was odd of Izuna to not notice. A bad feeling was creeping up on him and quick as, while still concealing himself, he prepared to act to defend his friend if needed.

"Oh it's fine Izuna." She answered him.

"That's good," Izuna responded cheerilly, "Anything you'd like to do today?"

"Actually yes but there are some things I need to go get first." Kana replied adding, "It a secret but since I know you will miss me here you can keep a hold of this." She teased handing Izuna a flower Kage immediately recognized.

The flower, it was the same one he saw on his floor the day he came in and saw her in his home over his patients. He watched as she moved quickly, in the direction the chakra signatures were, and as Izuna sniffed the flower immediately falling to the ground unconscious. This was bad as People now emerged and were heading towards Izuna.

Sharingan came quickly as he lunged from his hiding spot between the men and Izuna doing hand seals on the way. Giving them all a look of bloodlust that stopped them in their tracks momentarily before they tried to rush him Kage would take in a breath. It was a jutsu that allowed escape he learned from Madara, it irritated the enemy as well making it hard to track. Fire style: Hiding in ash jutsu, releasing his breath a large cloud of ash engulfed all of them. The strange men were all forced to shut their eyes some of them coughing while Kage quickly and quietly grabbed his friend and rushed him over to Madara's house where he would inform him of what had happened.