When Dosu and Kidomaru got to the hideout they discovered two things.

One was that the secret entrance Dosu remembered was still accessible and unguarded.

A plus.

The second was that there was hardly anyone there. And the very people they were looking for were among the absentees.

A minus.

Kidomaru shrugged. "Maybe we could break into an office and see if we can get any information on where they might have gone?"

Dosu ignored him and snuck through the halls. He had wisely opted to ditch the grass cloak. He found some sleeping chambers and began peeking in.

"Yo, quasimoto, what's the game plan?"

"Sh." Dosu found the one he was looking for. He managed to pick the lock and tried to see if there were any traps. "Kidomaru, how about you go first." He motioned him to go in.

Kidomaru narrowed his eyes. "No. You want me to see if there's any traps?"

Dosu shrugged. "Worth a shot."

Kidomaru sighed and removed his headband, revealing his third eye. Dosu couldn't help but stare at it as it scanned the room and doorway. "There's a tripwire at the threshold, other than that it looks clear." The eye caugh Dosu's baffled gaze. "What?"

Dosu shook his head and looked away. "Sorry, it's just..."

Kidomaru smirked. "Weird?"

Dosu remained silent.

"I know it looks weird. And I know the arms weird people out. If you wanna ask questions about it you can." He stepped over the tripwire.

Dosu followed him and went to the desk. "Perfect, this is the room I was looking for." He held up some medical documents signed by Kabuto. "If there's anything worth knowing, it's here." He began shuffling through papers. "Also...does that eye have a tear duct? Like what if you get dust in it?"

Kidomaru snorted. "Yeah it has one. Find anything?"

Dosu chuckled. "I certainly have." He held up a map. "Looks like our ultimate brown noser has an appointment with someone at Tenchi bridge. He's got notes about it on the back..."

"Lucky for us the guy is meticulous huh?"

Dosu nodded and folded up the papers. "Let's keep these and leave."

Kidomaru put up a hand to stop him. "Wait. If Kabuto is betraying Orochimaru, wouldn't he destroy any trace of a meeting with as a spy?"

"Maybe Orochimaru does know, and it's not a betrayal...it's a trap."

Kidomaru smirked. "Looks like we just pinpointed where Orochimaru, Kabuto, and that Uchiha shit are gonna be."

Dosu turned back to the desk, seeing a few other tidbits. Medical reports on Orochimaru, along with progress reports on Sasuke. He took all of this as well.

By the time they got in contact with Tsunade the mission at Tenchi bridge had been completed as a failure.

Kidomaru shrugged when Dosu told him the good news. "I don't really think Sasuke would come back with them to begin with, honestly. I remember the look in his eyes..."

Dosu sighed and lay back on the bed. "I don't really care about Sasuke. Besides, the mission wasn't a total failure." He held up the medical documents and progress reports on Sasuke. "We know how much time we've got left now, and what Sasuke has been doing all this time."

"Even if this was a failure, it's nice to be out in the sun and free. Hopefully the hokage will take this as a sign that I'm trustworthy and I can start going on missions." Kidomaru spread his arms out on the bed.

On the way back to Konoha they passed by two men in Akatsuki cloaks, one with his face covered and the other carrying a scythe. Dosu's eyes widened. "Akatsuki!" He whispered. "We've got to tell lady Tsunade!" He began going faster, praying that he and Kidomaru hadn't been noticed.

Luckily they hadn't, and Dosu was walking through the hokage offices when he bumped into some blonde guy with orange clothes.

"Oh, sorry, didn't see you there!" The blonde grinned.

Dosu narrowed his eyes. He swore this guy looked familiar...He would have remembered someone wearing, of all the god awful colors in this world, orange.

"No problem. Is lady Tsunade in her office?"

The blonde nodded. "Yeah, I just came from turning in a report on a mission..." He looked sad.

And then it clicked.

"Oh! You're Naruto Uzumaki!"

Naruto laughed. "Yeah, that's me!"

Dosu frowned. "You're the nine tails if I remember correctly..." His eyes widened. "You're in danger."

Naruto frowned. "How did you know I'm the nine tails jinchuuriki? And what're you talking about I'm in danger?"

Dosu shook his head. "I can't explain right now, but we met once. I was on my way back from a mission when I spotted two Akatsuki heading towards Konoha."

Naruto nodded and grinned. "Right! I'll get a team together and stop them!"

Dosu tilted his head. Could he really be this stupid? "That sounds like a horrible idea. I'll report to lady Tsunade and you stay out of this."

Naruto growled. "Hey, who're you to try to order me around huh?"

Dosu scowled. "Well, for one, I'm a jonin. And I hear you're still a genin, is that correct?"

Naruto growled louder, looking pissed. "Oh yeah? I'll show you what happens when some random guy orders me around! Dattebayo!"

Dosu rolled his eyes and pushed him aside, going to lady Tsunade.