HELLO! Sorry that took so long but this took me forever to type up! I've been kinda out of it for a while anyway. School's been a killer too, way too much homework for me to handle in one night. Especially Biology... damn bio, who's gonna need to know what kind of amino acids make up rRNA? Well I don't plan on it... ugh. Anyway, that's enough ranting for me today. This Chapter was written by yours truly, and the next one by LeaCat. Don't forget to check out her stories! Enjoy!

Chapter 6: Meeting the Hokage and Confessions

"Phew! That was a close one!" sighed Kara after the chat with Lea. "I still can't believe that Neji had actually smiled!" she squealed.

"From the sound of that, I have the thought that you have a crush on him." smirked Lea. Still draped over Hinata's shoulders.

"N-n-no!! Why would I?! I like Neji, but not, you know like like him!! B-besides, you know who I like!"

"But he has a girlfriend!"

"Pf-ft! Yeah, a sophomore! She's the same age as me! Just... prettier,big chested, preppy and obviously more interesting than me..."

"I hate preppy people! They annoy me to no end!"

"I know! Well, except Juliette... she's just crazy and dresses like one..."

"Yeah, I wonder what she's up to?"

"A-ano, may I ask who this Juliette is?" Hinata asked meekly. She was in between the two in the conversation. Lea and Kara looked at each other, then at Hinata.

"Well, Juliette is a very good friend of ours. She's back where we come from." sighed Kara, who seemed to be a little homesick.

"I met her before Kara did, but once they met, they hit it off."

"I'm bouncin' off the wall again. Woah! I'm lookin' like a fool again..." hummed Kara. Lea and Hinata stare curiously at Kara. "What? I miss my ipod...and stuff." Hinata had no idea what an ipod was and wasn't about to ask. Lea rolled her eyes.

"I need a Dr.Pepper..." she sighed. Lea then proceeded to droop and look rather depressed. Kara then got up off the bed and headed towards the window. Lea looked up suspiciously.

"What are you doing?" Lea asked. Kara ignored her and put her front paws on the window sill. As Kara stared out into the yard, and the nearby wood, there was a loud gurgling sound that came from her stomach, which was followed by a large burp.

"G-gomen Kara-san! I'll go and get you something!" Hinata stuttered. She then rushed off the bed and towards the door.

"No, no. I'd prefer to get something fresh and on my own. I'll go into the wood and find something." Kara said and was about to jump out the window.

"Kara. What if someone sees you? Did you forget I've got free reign of the area? I could get you something from the pond." offered Lea. Kara shook her head.

"You know I'm not a big fan of seafood. Besides, I need to move around anyway." Lea sighed and looked at Kara. She would have to agree with Kara. Lea knew all too well that when Kara was antsy, trouble would start if she was kept in one place.

"Just don't get into trouble. And make sure you're not followed when you return."

"Yes, Mom." And with that, the wolf jumped out the window.

Kara landed softly on the ground, and looked around before heading towards the woods quickly and quietly.

"Okay, now, what to do..." said Lea thoughtfully. She glanced at Hinata, "Would there be anything that you would like to know about Kara and myself or where we're from?" Hinata pressed her fingers together, feeling silly to ask her questions, but decided to ask anyway.

"Well..."

"Shimatta! I'm so bored! There's nothing in the village's hiding places. I wonder if Shikamaru or Neji found anything." said Naruto as he was jumping through the wood. He then spotted something not too far ahead him.

A large wolf was running on the ground and was going slightly faster than Naruto. 'What would a wolf be doing here?' he asked himself. Then the wolf began to slow to a stop. Naruto landed on a low branch about 20 feet above the wolf.

It was a rather large wolf maybe at 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet at the shoulder. It sniffed the ground and seemed to be looking for something. As it sniffed the air, Naruto saw the black markings under its eyes. 'Just like Doggy Girl!' The wolf suddenly tensed up and stared straight ahead. It slowly began to creep forward, keeping its body low to the ground.

After a few moments the wolf dashed forward at an impossible speed. Naruto rushed ahead to keep up with the wolf. The wolf was in hot pursuit of a rabbit, who was dashing for its life. A quick turn from the rabbit threw the wolf off balance and it ended up running into a tree. The wolf let out a small whimper as it shakily stood up.

It shook itself and sniffed the air and ground. The fiasco with the rabbit repeated itself over and over again. 'Does this thing ever give up?' thought Naruto as he watched. After the th rabbit chase and tree destroying run, the wolf quickly looked around, ears up to gather any sound. SNAP!

Naruto had stepped on a twig.

The wolf spun around and looked towards Naruto, who had managed to hide behind the tree trunk. He heard the wolf howl and a small flash of light appeared. Naruto glanced around the trunk and noticed the wolf had disappeared. 'Where did it go?!' thought Naruto as he landed on the spot the wolf was last.

Listening hard, Naruto heard a crinkling noise nearby. He looked around and saw something on the ground about 10 feet away. Carefully Naruto picked it up and looked at it. It looked like a candy wrapper with words he couldn't't't read. He then heard a slight munching sound about 5 feet away. Following the sound he saw a hand throwing a wrapper similar to the one he had recently picked up.

Jumping onto the tree's lower branches, he looked around the tree from above.

"Yum! Yum! I love you Snickers! You too, Milkyway and how could I forget you Hershey!" smacked Kara , as she gobbled down the candy. She wiped her chocolate mustache off on her sleeve.

"Oi! You're that girl the ANBU were chasing!" Kara jumped and looked around. Looking up she spotted Naruto standing proudly on a tree branch. "Now I've got you!"

"Ahh! Shit! Damn it! Crap! Friggin' A!" along with several other curses, Kara screeched and scrambled to escape. Naruto was down in front of her before she was on her feet.

"You're coming with me DoggyGirl! You're not gonna escaped me that easily!" Kara was too flustered to say anything. There was a flash of light and Kara was dashing as fast as she could run in her wolven form. Naruto was a bit dazed, but quickly dashed after Kara.

"So that's why Bush sucks and I hate cheese." stated Lea to a confused Hinata.

"A-ano, why are there so many different kinds of cheese?" asked Hinata. There was a loud smashing sound and Kara scrambling to get into Hinata's room via window. Hinata and Lea rushed over to help Kara. Kara was panting hard and began to babble.

"Lea! We've got to go!"

"What did you do?!"

"Well, I was trying and failing at catching that god damn rabbit, so I sat down behind a tree and transformed. I was eating some of my stash when Naruto saw me! He's heading here right now!!!"

"What!?!?! Kara you IDIOT!!!!! I can't believe you!!" Turning to Hinata, Lea and Kara were about to say a temporary goodbye, when they heard a loud yell from Naruto. "I can't believe you were stupid enough to lead him here!! You DUMBASS!!"

"I panicked okay! I didn't think!"

"We'll be back later Hinata."

"HINATA!!" shouted Naruto in the background. Before Hinata could blink Kara and Lea were gone. Naruto had just entered Hinata's room as the other two left. "Hinata! Are you alright? Did those two hurt you?"

"N-n-no"
"Good! Tell Neji. I'm going after them."

"H-hai..." With that, Naruto was off. Hinata was left in her room, rather confused on what to do. Tell Neji, or keep it to herself. If she did what Naruto asked he wouldn't be upset with her if she didn't. If she didn't, Kara-san and Lea-san would be able to escape, but the house would be watched constantly. If they were captured they may be executed for attempting to , possibly, 'kidnap' Hinata.

Like when she was very young. Her father would make sure of that. "What should I do?" Hinata whimpered as she slumped down against her door and began to silently cry.

"What should we do? The ANBU are probably not far behind Naruto." asked Kara as she and Lea dashed through the woods.

"Not to mention Neji probably heard the shouting from Naruto. So Shikamaru and Neji are probably on their way as well."

"I don't want to think I'm blind again! If we're caught we'll most likely be shipped to the Strict Correctional Ninja Prison, or something like that. I can't remember the exact name."

"Wha?"

"It's a super high security prison where ninja who have committed serious crimes are kept and pay of their debt to society. The ninja Mizuki, who was a teacher with Iruka is kept there. He had bribed Naruto in order to get a forbidden scroll."

"What did he bribe him with?"

"An official ninja headband and a certificate of graduation from the ninja school."

"Why would Naruto want that?"

"Naruto was unable to graduate for uh, 3 years, I think, and desperately wanted to get some respect When he stole the scroll, he learned how to use the Shadow Clone Justu. Mizuki is a very dangerous ninja, well not as dangerous as Orochimaru, but still dangerous. Not to mention there are other ninja much more dangerous than him being kept there. I would be extremely warm there since the prison sits in the middle of a volcano."

"Be serious, Kara, a volcano?"

"I am serious...do you really think I would joke about something like that?"

"Yes."

"Stop it! We don't have time for this." Lea rolled her eyes as they continued to run.

"Naruto! I came as soon as I heard." said Neji, who was followed by Shikamaru. "So those are the two escapees?"

"Hai! They may not look like it now, but I know the wolf is one of them. I saw her change."

"They're pretty fast for two foreigners. The cat seems to be slowing down though." said Shikamaru as he caught up.

"You're right, it must not have much stamina left." agreed Neji.

"Kara..." Lea panted. " I can't keep up much longer."

"I've noticed, here, let's stop for a sec. Get on my back. Stay in your cat form though, it'll be easier to carry you."

" 'kay." Kara stopped on a branch and helped Lea onto her shoulders. Seeing their chance, Neji, Naruto, and Shikamaru surged forward.

"Hang on! I'm gonna have to use my haste ability to put more distance between us." said Kara once Lea was on her shoulders. As Kara surged ahead, Lea dug her claws into Kara. "Not THAT tight!" screeched Kara, looking over her shoulder at Lea and then at their pursuers.

When Kara tried to place her paw on the next branch there was nothing but air."Shit!" Both began to descend fast towards the ground. Kara was hit by a few branches on her muzzle and her left paw. With each hit , she let out a loud yelp of pain.

A few moments later they landed onto the forest floor with a loud crack. Lea leaped off of Kara and sniffed Kara worriedly. Kara yelped as Lea's nose touched her paw and continued to whimper.

"They've exhausted themselves it seems. The wolf looks to be badly injured." murmured Shikamaru,as they landed near Kara and Lea. Neji took a step forward and Lea spun around hissing and puffing her self up protectively. A loud growl emitted from Lea's chest as she glared at Neji.

"Ha! Serves you right for trying to steal the Byakugan!" shouted Naruto.

"Byakugan!" said Neji as he closely examined the two creatures. The cat's heart was beating fast, and the wolf had a broken wrist and paw, along with a slight rib and jawbone fracture. There was a flash of light and Kara and Lea stood in their human forms before them.

Both were breathing hard. Kara swayed a bit and clutched her forearm. Lea stood slightly in front of Kara glaring with Kara. The amount of killer instinct released from the girls caused the trio to take a step back.

"Need...blood..." growled Kara, "I don't care... who's but, I need...blood!" Kara was about to charge forward, but Lea stopped her.

"You can't leave me out of this! Let's see how strong you guys really are..."

"Prepare yourselves for a whole lot of hurt!" growled Kara. Lea then became invisible, while Kara focuses power. Just as Kara was about to release the orb she was powering up, Shikamaru had her in his shadow control.

"Heh, not so strong now are we?" he smirked, careful not to look at Kara's face to avoid Saimingan (eye hypnosis). Kara smirked back.

"Don't underestimate your opponent." Kara's hand that was holding the orb shakily moved towards her broken hand and wrist.

"Kage Bushin No Justu!" There were several clones of Naruto looking about for Lea. "Come out and fight, you coward!"

"I am not a coward! I'm simply using my abilities to my advantage. What about you? Using clones because you can't do it on your own?" retorted Lea as one of the ten clone disappeared.

"N-no!! I'm using my skills like you are!" Poof! Two more clone disappeared. "Neji! A little help here! I'm being picked off like flies here!"

"What do you think I'm doing?!" shouted Neji, as he desperately looked about. "Shikamaru, what's wrong with you? You look like a statue!" Kara grinned as her orb was absorbed into her hand. The fingers twitched once the orb was completely absorbed.

"I've finally gotten that perk down. Raw power can be transformed into anything after all..." Kara laughed as she said this. "Do you know what happens when you insert raw power into an organism? It can become alive if dead, dead if alive." Kara cackles. "Would you like to see?" A small orb forms on the tip of her finger. Raising her hand a little less shakily than before, she flicks it into a nearby tree. The tree then began to wither and ultimately died. Kara cackled again. " I need sugar! And blood contains sugar!"

"Kara! What about your candy? Don't you have any more?"

"I've got a few, but I'm saving them for emergencies. Then again, I guess this would be considered an emergency." Kara shakily reached into her pocket and pulled out a Milkyway. Shikamaru glanced at Kara's face. Kara's eyes met his. His eyes glazed over as she took over, Kara's face twisted into a grin as she unwrapped the candy bar. "Release!"

Shikamaru's shadow returned to him. Kara simply smiled as she chewed. "It wouldn't be much fun if he was a zombie, so I'll just release him."

"Go ahead, as long as you don't go crazy like you just did a few moments ago. " Just before Kara released Shikamaru, Neji stepped in. Kara jumped back and crouched slightly, ready to defend herself. Kara then held her hands in front of her and acted like she was clutching something. Soon enough a double handed sword formed with her raw power.

Both of them charge and begin to fight. Neji throwing punches and dodging Kara's sword. Kara making attempts at jabs and slices. Kara was panting heavily, having used up most of her stamina. One blow to the head or gut would surely cause a blackout.

Lea had destroyed all of Naruto's clones. Stamina running low, she became visible.

"Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" Naruto had made several more clones. Two went to snap Shikamaru out of the hypnosis, three to help Neji, and three to help him. One helped him prepare the strongest jutsu he knew.The Resengan.

Lea was busy fighting off the clones and Kara was busy with Neji. The real Naruto then charged at Lea with his ball of chakra.

Out of the corner of her eye, Kara spotted Naruto charging at Lea. Pushing Neji back she shouted at Lea.

"Look out! Lea! Get out of...oof!" Lea looked at Kara, who was now on the ground unconscious. Neji had landed a solid blow to her stomach, while she was shouting at Lea.

"Resengan!" Before Lea could react, Naruto was in front of her and thrusted the ball of chakra into her gut. Lea was thrown back wards against a tree, and buckled over in pain; coughing as she clutched her stomach. Struggling to stand, she hobbled over to Kara's body and then collapsed. The last thing she saw was Kara attempting to rise.

As Kara attempted to rise, she glanced over to Shikamaru, 'Release'. Then went unconscious once again.

"Wha?! What happened?" said Shikamaru once he was released. He glanced at the two escapees on the ground, then at Naruto and Neji."Were they much trouble?"

"A bit, but we've also got to put into the account that they were exhausted from the run. We better contact the ANBU, we're going to need to make sure they stay out for a while." answered Neji, glancing at Lea, then Kara.

"Nah! I could of handled both of them myself!"grinned Naruto as he pointed to himself proudly.

"Those two are more troublesome than you think. I'll go and notify the ANBU and Hokage-sama. Stay here until we can safely transport them. And to be on the safe side, restrain them the best you can. I'll return as soon as possible." Before Naruto could object, Shikamaru was gone. He looked at Neji and turned towards Lea and Kara.

"Come Naruto, we should do as Shikamaru asked. Besides, we really don't know their full potential anyway." said Neji, as he pulled some of the wire he had out and walked over to the two girls. Cautiously, he sat Kara and Lea up against each other, back to back. Just as he set up Kara, her eyes shot open and she began to mumble in a language he couldn't understand.

She lunged forward, arms stretched out and hugged Neji. Completely caught off guard, Neji froze and blushed slightly.

Seeing this, Naruto began to snicker. The girl continued to mumble, closed her eyes, and began to slump. Neji quickly sat her up again and wrapped the wire tightly around them. Naruto simply snickered even more. Neji's blush hadn't completely faded yet but his face wrinkled into a face of annoyance."You could help you know!!" He snapped at Naruto.

Naruto stopped snickering and sighed. He took out a bit of his own wire and wrapped the girls together as well. Once finished, Naruto and Neji sat down against two separate trees and awaited Shikamaru's return.

" Alright, this way. It's not much farther." stated Shikamaru as he led ANBU to the battle area. As they came closer to the area, a loud shout rang out not too far ahead. "They must've woken up!" He and the two other ANBU sped up towards the area.

"Ack! I can't believe this happened again! I wish I wasn't so distracted." sighed Kara as her head drooped.

"Be careful what you wish for, Kara, you just might get it! You and that wish of yours was the cause of all this mess!" retorted Lea, who scowled as she spat the words in English. " If I were you, I'd be worrying more about what's gonna happen to us."

"Than a damn wish? Yes, I know, that's what I'm worried about! What are these wires made of anyway? I could really use this stuff."

"Oi! Stop talking in a different language!" shouted and irritated Neji. Who was still wondering what the Kara girl had mumbled while she was unconscious. Was it important information that the Hokage should know? Some kind of cry for help or a search for companionship other than what she already has? He could ask, but it was unlikely she would answer or even remember.

"I bet you feel pretty stupid now, huh?" smirked Naruto at Lea and Kara. Lea simply glared at Naruto and Kara began to shout insults in English.

"Oh yeah!? Well I think you're a beep beep beep beep who doesn't know beep from BEEP!!!" Naruto just sat there with his arms crossed and a confused look as Kara continued to throw more insults out but in Latin, German, Spanish, French, and Russian. Both Neji and Naruto stared at Kara in amazement, while Lea simply laughed and smirked. Of course, Lea could understand every single word Kara was screeching.

Just as Kara was about to start in Hungarian, Shikamaru and the two ANBU arrived. Kara glanced at Shikamaru and continued to rant in Hungarian. Shikamaru raised an eyebrow and nodded at the ANBU. The ANBU appeared in front of Lea and Kara. Both stopped talking and were silent. Both of the ANBU narrowed their unseen eyes suspiciously. Each ANBU took out an unusual looking pill and knelt in front of the girls.

'This can't be good...' thought Lea, as she eyed the pill in the ANBU's hand.

"Psst! Lock it up and throw away the key?" whispered Kara. Lea gave a slight nod. Both Kara and Lea reached up, pulled an invisible zipper across their mouths and threw an invisible key. The ANBU looked at each other and then proceeded to force Lea and Kara swallow the pills.

Both Kara and Lea kept their mouths tightly shut, as the ANBU attempted to pry their mouths open. Just as the ANBU managed to shove the pill into the girls' mouths, both of them clamped down hard on their fingers. Both ANBU winced at the pain. Kara then released the ANBU's finger and spat the pill out. The pill flew towards Naruto, who deflected it with his headband. The pill flew back into Kara's mouth Kara made a few choking noises and then went unconscious. Lea, on the other hand, was forced to swallow the pill when her head was tipped back. Once the girls were unconscious, the ANBU gave a sigh of relief as they stood up.

"That should keep them out for about 6 hours. Which will give us enough time to put them into tighter confinement at the Strict Correctional Ninja Prison." said an ANBU, as he examined his injured finger. "We better get moving if we want to get there before they wake up."

"Hai!" they all answered in unison. The two ANBU took Kara and Lea, and headed towards the prison, with Naruto,Neji, and Shikamaru following close behind.

Clank! The loud clanking sound of a heavy steel door made Lea flinch at the sound. The cell was pitch black, even for Lea's cat-like eyes. She couldn't feel any restraint on her, so she moved cautiously around the cell. Everything around felt and smelled the same, cold and hard. As she crawled around aimlessly, her head hit the "bed". There was a thin mattress, a blanket, and flat pillow about 2 inches off the ground. Lea continued to scan the room using her senses other than her vision. Her hand touched a bowl and a tea cup not too far from the "door". Carefully Lea stood up and stumbled around towards the door. As she placed her hand on the door, she felt a jolt of fire like electricity surge through her body. She yelped and pulled her hand away.

"Ofuda." she said to herself. 'There must be ofuda all over the rooms walls and door.' She rubbed her hand to ease the pain and heard a soft cry.

"Kara?! Kara is that you?" She shouted as close as she safely could get to the wall where the crying was the loudest. The crying quieted, followed by a few hiccups.'Gotta be Kara'.

"Lea? That's you right?" Answered a small voice, which was followed by a hiccup.

"Hai, don't get too close to the walls, they're covered with ofuda."

hic"I found that out the hard way. I've got some kind of metal blindfold over my eyes. Its got ofuda all over the clasp that keeps it on. hic-a, I don't want to die. We're considered dangerous and are thought to be after the Byakugan. hic We were with Hinata and knowing her father, he'll believe we were going to kidnap her and attempt to get us executed.hic

"Don't worry Kara, we'll be fine. We'll just have to wait it out. Do you really think the gods would allow us to be killed if we are doing their bidding?"

"Maybe...hic Hey, Lea?"

"Kara..."

"Do you know what time it is?"

"Do I look like a cuckoo clock to you?"

"Sometimes... especially when you squawk...hehe..."

"Talk about lightening the mood."

Kara giggled. There was a creaking noise as a rush of light emitted into Kara's then Lea's cell. Lea winced at the sudden rush of light. Kara was completely unaffected.

"Alright you two, let's go. Hokage-sama will talk to you soon. Let's get some food in you first."

Lea walked towards the door and out of her cell. A prison ninja waited for her. Kara on the other hand, had to be helped up, since she was unable to see. Lea called Kara's name and took her hand. One ninja was in front of them, while a second one was behind them. The head ninja lead the way to the cafeteria. Lea lead Kara who was followed by the second ninja.

As they passed the other cells, cat calls and whistles rang out. Both Kara and Lea made loud, rumbling growls until they passed the cells and entered a small room. There was a table and several chairs around it. Lea helped Kara sit in a chair, and sat next to her companion. Two bowls with some kind of soup and a few rice balls were placed in front of them. Lea sniffed the food suspiciously, and then handed an onigri to Kara.

"Kara..."

"What?"

"Rice ball."

"Where?"

"In front of you. Put your hand out and I'll put it in your hand."

"A-alright..." Kara took the rice ball and slowly ate it. Lea gobbled down her two rice balls and gulped down the soup. "Rice ball please." asked Kara and was handed another onigri. When she finished, Lea put the soup under her nose. Kara sniffed and wrinkled her nose in disgust.

"I can smell the fish..."

" It's food. Why are you complaining?"

"I'll just have a Snickers." Kara reached into her pocket and shock came over her face. "Ack! Where's my candy?! I want a Snickers..." Kara turned in a random direction, " Lea, where's my candy..." Lea sighed and turned Kara's head facing hers.

"How should I know? I didn't take anything."

"Your 'Sneekers' are being tested for anything suspicious."

"Hokage-sama!" The two ninjas who had escorted Lea and Kara, immediately stood up straighter as Tsunade sat down.

"Alright, before we doing anything more, you can tell us who you are."

"Lea Cat."

"Kara Wolf."

"Why are you here?"

"To help someone." answered Lea.

"Who?"

"Hinata Hyuuga." Lea answered again, while Kara remained silent.

"What do you want with her?"

"Nothing."

"So you're not after the Byakugan."

"No."

"Lea...I'm scared..."

"Let me speak then Kara."

"Is there anything else you want to tell us?"

"That we mean no harm and are no threat."

"Anything else?" Kara began to quiver. She had never been interrogated like this before. She then cried out.

"Yes! I have a confession..."

"Kara..."

"I confess, I'm a virgin!!"

"What the HELL?! Kara! You MORON!! Why would that be relevant to this?!"

"I got nervous okay!!" Lea rolled her eyes and turned towards a confused Tsunade.

"Will you please remove my friend's blindfold? She tends to freak out like this when she can't see anything." Tsunade nodded at one of the ninjas. The ninja walked up behind Kara and removed the blind.

"Simply a precaution." explained Tsunade. Kara blinked and sighed. Happy she was able to see again. "Alright, you're free to go."

Well There you go! Sorry once again no preview except the title of the chapter. Hehe, Lea's got the notebook and she's got other deadlines to meet, jeez she so busy I barely get to hang out with her anymore. Sniff... poor Kara...all alone... goes and cries in a corner. But! Thanks for reading and reviews are greatly appreciated!

Chapter 7: Hinata's Confidence and Goodbyes