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Riz was early meeting with Kurenai the next day, and was told they had a mission. The mission was going to last at least a week and she was given the choice to go on the mission, or to go ahead and join with another team the next day. She chose to join another team unless they wanted her to come. It was a C-ranked mission and after saying hello and goodbye to Hinata, Shino, and Kiba, she went to Kashi's apartment. It was locked and she sighed.

"Okay, so he obviously doesn't want me in there." She frowned and went to the training grounds. She found his team there, but he wasn't. She scanned the area and found him in a tree. She smirked and snuck up behind him, pushing him out of the tree. His team looked up in shock when he landed on the ground.

"Kakashi-sensei? Is something wrong?"

"Continue training." He glared up at Riz.

"Why are you here?"

"Is it a crime to come see you? Naru-chan, Sasu-chan, Pink-chan, yo!" Naruto and Sakura waved, Sasuke just glared at her.

"You need to say hello Sasu-babe-chan!"

"Hi." Riz smiled and turned back to Kashi.

"I'm supposed to switch teams tomorrow. Nai-chan, Hina-chan, Bug-chan, and Pup-chan have a mission."

"So you decided to interrupt my team?"

"No, just you." He sighed.

"Okay! We're done for today!" Riz smirked.

"Awww, you didn't have to stop the training just because of me." He shrugged as Naruto came over.

"Why'd we stop so early sensei?"

"Because he's taking me on a date Naru-chan. It was just decided."

"A date?! You two are dating?! How cool, dattebayo!" Kashi winced.

"Okay Naruto, go now."

"Bye Naru-chan!"

"See ya!" He ran off to tell Sakura and Sasuke.

"Do you really think it was a good idea to tell him that?"

"What do you mean?"

"He's going to tell everyone."

"So?"

"Including Sasuke."

"… Oh. Do you think he's going to be mad?"

"At me."

"Why?"

"He'll take it as betraying you."

"That makes no se- Oh! I get it. Oops. Well, it can't be fixed now, so let's go on that date."

"I never said I was taking you on a date."

"No, but I did." He grinned and grabbed her arm.

"Well, since I am taking you out, I get to choose where."

"What?!" He raced off, Riz in tow.


Riz glared at Kashi's amused face.

"I can't believe you."

"What did I do?"

"I can't believe you let me drink ten freaking bottles!!" Kashi laughed and dodged the chair she threw at him.

"Don't tell me you didn't enjoy it!" She threw the table at him.

"Except for the hangover this morning, how I can't remember half the night, and how I have now been hit on by nearly half the village, male and female? I loved it. Never let me drink that much again."

"Maa, I like you being drunk." She pinned him to a wall.

"Then do you not like me now Kashi? I'm not drunk right now."

"I was only saying that you're a happy drunk, unlike some people." She glared at him and began to walk away.

"Hey! Where are you going?!"

"I'm supposed to meet with Guy, remember? I'm not going to be late." She raised her hand as she left, "I'm sure you can get down by yourself." Kashi stared after her and sighed.

"She's the one that always loved going to clubs."

xXx

Kashi met Riz at Ramen Ichiraku that night. She glared at him as she approached.

"What did I do?"

"You're too happy."

"Did your day not go well?"

"He's insane! Guy and Lee are both insane! I had to stay near Neji and Tenten to not lose it! What is with them?! Youthfulness this and springtime that, what does that even mean?!" Kashi laughed.

"They're always like that. You'll get used to it. Come on, I'll even buy this time." Riz sighed but smiled anyway.

"Thanks."


She woke the next morning to someone knocking at her door. She groaned when she remembered she had to meet with Guy again and went to open the door.

"Tenten? Did you need something?"

"I came to get you. We're not meeting at the training grounds today and I know Guy-sensei forgot to tell you."

"Oh, okay. Thanks. Come on in."

"Thanks."

"Want anything? Tea?"

"Sure." Riz nodded and went to make some tea. She came back with two mugs and sat down at the table across from Tenten, handing the cup to her in the process.

"Well, where are we meeting then?"

"We're meeting at the river today. I think we're sparring today, which is a shame. I wanted to do target practice." Riz laughed.

"Of course you did. You're good at it! When are we supposed to meet?"

"In about two hours, I just happened to be passing by and thought that I might as well tell you now."

"Thank you. Well, since we have time, why don't we go do some target practice by ourselves?" Tenten's eyes widened.

"Really? You want to? That'd be great! Let's go!" Riz laughed again.

"Hold on! I still need to get ready anyway. And yes, I would love to challenge you in this. It'll give me a chance to find a better nickname for you."

"Why do you need a nickname for me?" Riz shrugged.

"Habit I suppose. I do it to everyone. For example, Lee is Frog-chan, Guy is Spin-chan, and Neji is… well, I'm not sure. He's more difficult than people usually are. His cousin was easier." She smiled and Tenten laughed.

"And you don't have one for me yet?"

"Not quite. I have a few ideas, we'll have to see what sticks." Tenten smiled and finished off her tea.

"All right then. I'll wait here while you get ready, and then we can go to target practice. There's this new place set up just for it!" Riz got up and took the cups to the kitchen before walking down the hall to her room.

"Really? I was thinking about taking some targets into the forest or something and going from there, but we can try it. We can have a mini competition with it!"

"Only if you're ready to lose! I am a weapons master after all!" Riz smiled to herself, this was going to be fun. She got ready quickly and met Tenten at the door and they headed to Target-n-Hits. The walk there was silent, but not awkward, and Riz spent it thinking over what she knew of Neji since he was the hardest one to think of a nickname for. Tenten stopped in front of the only building in the vicinity.

"I'm assuming this is it Ten-chan."

"Ten-chan?" Riz only smiled.

"Shall we?"

"Let's go!" She rushed in and Riz grinned before following her. They quickly paid and stood side-by-side, ready to begin their contest.

"Get ready to lose!"

"Don't be so sure Ten-chan. You shouldn't celebrate before you have the trophy."

"Then let's start!" A whistle blew and the dummies started to pop up at random. They both threw at them.

Five minutes later and neither one had hit anything, much to Tenten's annoyance and Riz's amusement. Their kunai and shuriken had intercepted each other's each time.

"Stop doing that!"

"Doing what?"

"Intercepting my weapons!"

"Wouldn't it defeat the purpose of competition if I simply let you hit them?" She growled and focused on the field again as the bell rang again. They continued like that for a while, Riz laughing whenever Tenten would glare at her.

Half an hour later and their session was almost over. They both became more focused and eventually actually began hitting things as target appeared quicker and up to ten at a time.

xXx

"Tenten! Atsura! Over here! Hey, what's wrong Tenten?" Lee shouted at them from beside Neji. She glared at him as Riz laughed.

"Well, You Sure Seem to be in a Wondrously Youthful Good Mood Today Atsura!"

"Of course I am. Unless you have a reason not to be?"

"No! Today Nearly Defines The Greatness of the Springtime of Youth and Happiness!" He gave her a thumbs up and flashed a bright grin as she cringed inside.

"I am going to have to stop this eventually, but I can't do that without blowing my cover now. Why did he have to become like this! He wasn't this bad before!"

"Okay, we are sparring today! Pair up and Embrace this Delightful Day Given to us For the Springtime of Our Youth!"

Lee instantly paired himself with Neji, and Tenten groaned as she went to pair up with Riz.

"My Mind Has Been Changed! Neji, Tenten, and Lee will all spar together, and I shall challenge Atsura!" They all turned to him.

"What?!" He turned to Riz's shocked face.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Yes! Why do you want to spar with me?! You're their sensei! Their jounin sensei! I'm a chuunin! I don't want to spar with you!"

"But I have to see how well you do without either of us holding back!" Riz froze.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, you were holding back the last time we fought, just as I was. You beat me then, but this time, I Shall Come Out Victorious! Let us begin!" He grabbed her arm and dragged her away from the confused genin to start their battle.

"I never said I wanted to spar with you!"

"Such Unyouthfulness! You absolutely must! I am not giving you so much of a choice in this matter! It has all ready been settled. And if I do not win, I shall do one-thousand jumping-jacks and 500 laps around the village!"

"I have a better idea."

"Oh really? Well what is it?"

"If I win, you have to stop shouting, challenging me, and not wear green or any spandex for a week."

"All right then! But be sure that I will win!"

"Wait, don't you want to make a bet? What happens if I lose?"

"Well, you will help me to get my Hip and Modern Rival Kakashi to wear this wonderful outfit for a week with me!" Riz cringed.

"Deal, but can it be a week while I'm on a mission or something? I don't want to see my boyfriend in that."

"You don't know that you'll lose just yet! Don't give up-! Boyfriend?!" She tilted her head.

"He didn't tell you? He asked me out quite a while ago. About a week or so ago actually."

"Congratulations on your successes in Love! It must be such a-"

"Can we just start all ready? Unless you've decided against sparring with me."

"Yes! Let us begin!" He took off his weights and got into position. She sighed and simply stood there, waiting for him to make the first move.

"Begin!" He charged, faster than the last time and hit her in the side. She flipped in the air and caught his arm as he tried to hit her. She smirked and twisted his arm to send him flying. She landed lightly and watched him, no expression on her face. He appeared behind her and did a spin kick. He looked around when she turned into sand.

"Very good! To be able to dodge me even at full speed! Let's see how w-!" He stopped talking as she attacked him, sending him flying into the air and chasing after him. He was caught in a whirlwind of paper, holding him there and cutting him. Hardly seconds later, she was above him, sending him crashing back down. She landed in a tree and watched him get up and look for her. She looked over and saw Neji, Tenten, and Lee watching their battle. She came up behind them.

"You do realize you're supposed to be sparring with each other, ne?" They spun around in time to see her leave, ending up behind Guy again. She grabbed his arms, took his legs out from under him quickly and tied him up with chakra wire. She dumped him on the ground and went to sit underneath a tree.

"I win."

"Yes! Very well done!" He turned to his team, "Would anyone else like to try?" They all shook their heads, making Riz laugh.

"Come on, I'll make sure to hold back, and you can make your own conditions." They all shook their heads again.

"Tenten, why don't you challenge her to target practice?"

"I did this morning! I all ready lost!"

"You guys are boring." She leaned back and closed her eyes.

"I'll fight you." She looked up.

"Neji?" He nodded.

"You have to agree to my conditions."

"Let's hear them."

"You must fight blind and can only use taijutsu." She blinked before smiling.

"You paid attention, didn't you? All right then, I did promise to let you set the conditions, but let's make this a competition, ne? Is there anything you want if you win?"

"I'll take your ring as a souvenir." Riz stopped smiling.

"No. No one gets this ring."

"Then you forfeit?" She glared at him.

"No. Fine then, deal. But, if I win, I have the perfect outfit for you to wear for all of tomorrow." He smirked.

"Fine, but it is not my destiny to lose."

"We'll just have to see about that. Now, am I getting a blindfold for this? Or were you planning on actually blinding me?"

"I Shall Help You With This! I Have a Blindfold on Me!" Riz didn't even bother asking why he had a blindfold with him and let him tie it on.

"There you go! So, Neji will get this ring? Odd, it looks familiar…" Riz yanked her hand back and punched him, making sure he was out of the way.

"All right. I'm ready. We can begin anytime, and I promise to use only taijutsu."

"Begin then." He got into his stance and she decided to take the offensive. She charged at him, jumping away when she sensed his chakra spin around him.

"What was that?!" "Hyuuga main branch rotation technique?!" She jumped away again and pressed her fingers together to help her focus. She sensed him looking for her and as soon as his chakra sense was directed elsewhere, she shot out at him. He saw her and barely dodged before striking out at her. She couldn't manage to get away in time and got hit with his sixty-four palms technique. As soon as he stopped, she left again. She ended up in a tree, assessing the battle so far.

"Shimatta! I knew I needed more practice fighting like this! It doesn't help that he's pretty good. So, what would be the best strategy for this?" She knew the answer before she had finished asking the question and sighed before jumping down.

"I quit." She was met by silence and she took off the blindfold, "You're pretty good Neji." He half smirked.

"Hand it over." Her hands clenched and she glared at him, ripping the ring off and throwing it to him before disappearing in a flurry of paper. They all looked at Neji.

"She didn't seem very happy with you Neji."

"Well Done Neji!" Lee and Guy both gave him a thumbs up as Neji looked down at the ring and smirked.

"Neji, I need to see that ring first!"

"Why?" Guy didn't explain and took the ring to inspect it.

"That's… impossible… Training is done for today! We'll regroup here tomorrow!" He disappeared.


Riz stood in the middle of the newly made clearing in the forest and looked around at the fallen trees. She glared at them and twitched.

"SHIMATTA!" She screamed out as she set them on fire. She left the clearing to burn after making sure it wouldn't spread and headed to the store.

She bought ten bags of jerky and thirty bottles of whatever alcohol happened to make it into her hands.


Kashi entered her apartment an hour later and did a double take. There were random bottles strewn about, combined with empty bags of jerky. He looked around and saw that all the traps were de-activated before heading farther into the apartment. He made it to the living room before he found her. She was lying in the midst of at least fifteen beer bottles and four jerky bags, all empty. Kashi walked over to her and kneeled down, pushing bottles aside to do so.

"Atsura? Answer me. Hello?" He sighed and shook her slightly, "Atsura? Come on." He sighed, "Riz, wake up Riz. Come on now, don't make me take you to the hospital."

"… No!" She jerked up, smacking him in the process. She looked at him, taking a minute before she figured out who it was.

"I'm sorry!" He waved her off.

"It's fine, but why are you drinking so much? What's wrong?" The last thing he expected was for her to burst into tears.

"I'm sorry! I'm so, so, so, so sorry!"

"Riz, calm down! Tell me what's wrong."

"I'm sorry! It's my fault! I lost and he took it and, and… I'm sorry!"

"Riz? Shh, it's okay, calm down love." She shook her head.

"No it's not! I lost!"

"A fight?" She nodded.

"And you made a bet on it?" She nodded again.

"What did you bet?" She began bawling again.

"The ring!" He looked at her in shock.

"The Akatsuki ring?"

"No you idiot! Your ring!" She glared at him, quickly switching to a confused, then depressed expression when he began to laugh.

"You kept that? You've been wearing it this entire time, even when you're acting as someone else?!" He quieted as he realized how serious the situation really was.

"Excuse me! I'm so sorry for not wanting to completely break from everything!"

"… I'm sorry Riz. Who has it then?"

"… Neji." He blinked.

"Wait, you lost to a genin?"

"I could only use taijutsu…"

"So?"

"And was blindfolded." Kashi sighed and smacked his forehead, rubbing at his eyes.

"I'll bite. Why were you blindfolded?" She pouted.

"Because those were the conditions."

"Well, at least Guy or someone doesn't have it."

"Ano…"

"Riz?"

"Guy had seen it before the fight, and it's possible Neji let him look at it." Kashi groaned.

"Why did you bet it in the first place?!"

"Because it was the only thing he would have!" He sighed.

"Fine, it'll be fine. Come on, let's get you cleaned up and into bed."

"I'll be fine, I'm sober now."

"You just had-"

"Kashi, I actually don't get drunk easily, unless I allow myself. I was drunk, and snapped back talking to you. Okay?" He sighed again and pulled her up, trapping her in his arms.

"Fine." She squirmed.

"Let go."

"No."

"Kashi!"

"Are you whining?"

"… No."

"Liar."

"Am not!"

"You can be such a little kid."

"And you can't? Besides, I am younger than you."

"Maa, and so cute too."

"I'm starting to think you're a child molester." He laughed and she turned around in his arms. She smirked and kissed him. He kissed her back, his eyes widening when her hands came up and pushed him away and onto the couch. She laughed at his shocked and confused expression before he grinned as well.

"Maybe I was." She rolled her eyes and sat next to him, putting her head in his lap.

"I'm strangely okay with that. Can you wake me when you leave?"

"I'm leaving?"

"Doesn't look like it." She cuddled into his lap, quickly falling asleep. He smiled down at her and shifted until they were lying next to each other on the couch.


Guy stood outside Riz's door, after three hours of pacing, heading to the Hokage, reconsidering, and repeating the entire cycle. He stood there for a minute and sighed.

"Perhaps I should've gone and told the Honorable Hokage! No, this is better. This way I can figure it out before she gets in trouble, and my Eternal Rival is dating her so he probably knows about it, and since he doesn't mind…" He kept arguing with himself, his hand poised to knock, when the door opened.

"What do you want Guy?"

"Ah! Kakashi, my Eternal Rival!"

"If this is about another challenge, I'm shutting the door now."

"No! It is not! Although a challenge would be Wonderful, I have come for a different reason! I needed to speak with Atsura!"

"About?"

"About her wonderful performance today and her show of Youth!" Kashi didn't move.

"I'm assuming you saw the ring." Guy's smile fell.

"Yes, well, I was going to congratulate her as well." Kashi sighed.

"Come on in then. You'll have to wait until she gets out of the shower though."

"I do not wish to interrupt! Perhaps I should come back another time?"

"Sit Guy. I'm sure you've been going crazy because of this." Kashi walked off and knocked on the bathroom door to tell her that he was there. A minute later and she was out.

"Would you like some tea Guy? I would offer something else, but…"

"She drank all the alcohol all ready." Riz glared at him and went to make some tea, calling from the kitchen.

"Ask any questions now Guy. I'm not going to have you beat around the bush."

"Yes! Well, do you know of the Uchiha family?"

"You're beating around the bush Guy. We used to be pretty good friends too. You can be more direct." She came back out and set a cup in front of him, "Don't forget though, starting tomorrow, you're not allowed to wear any thing completely green, or anymore spandex."

"Of course!"

"And no more shouting. Now, let's get this over with. You know the truth, I'm sure, from looking at the ring. I'm assuming you want to know why I'm, one, alive, two, back in Konoha." He nodded slightly.

"Well, that makes it so much easier."

"Quiet Kashi. I have an idea, but I would like to have permission first. Guy, do you know about the Tsukiyomi?"

"No."

"It's kind of like a genjutsu you can't get out of and only the Uchihas' can use it. I would like to put you under it and just show you everything, in order to save time."

"How is that saving time? Wouldn't that take longer?"

"No, at most, it will only take two minutes in reality, but you'll be, in a way, living it out. I'll have it speed through things you know and things of no relevance."

"I will get out of it, right?"

"Of course! It will be taxing on your mind, but it shouldn't actually hurt, and you should be able to handle it." He nodded.

"All right then. Go." She bit her lip and nodded, activating the sharingan.

"Tsukiyomi." She whispered before he slumped forward. Kashi just let him fall, heading towards the kitchen.

"Oi! Where are you going?! You are NOT stealing my food again!" She went after him, pulling him away from the fridge.

"Hmm? You aren't tired?"

"It's been four years Kashi, I have gotten better."

"Maa…" He started to go through the pantry and she tripped him.

"There are a few places I could hit you, and I know you won't be thanking me for it." His eyes widened before turning to the doorway where Guy had just staggered in.

"Guy! Are you all right? Any bad side effects?" He shook his head.

"So, that's what really happened? Did you know all of this Kakashi?"

"I wasn't put under the Tsukiyomi if that's what you mean, but she told me a summary at the very least." Guy nodded and stared at Riz.

"You should go home and rest, there will be time to talk tomorrow."

"No, I shall stay and-!"

"Go. I know you need some time, and you're probably feeling the effects from the Tsukiyomi. You must be tired." She grabbed his hand and began to lead him to the door, Kashi following her.

"You don't have to come Kashi, I'm just taking him home."

"And I'm just coming with you."

"Hn. Over-protective much?" She didn't wait for an answer and stepped outside. She paused before shrugging and disappearing. They ended up just outside of Guy's place and she led him inside, making sure he had something to wear tomorrow, since she wouldn't let him forget about their deal, and got him into bed before exiting. She didn't even flinch as Kashi pulled her to him and they appeared back in her apartment. She tried to get away from him, but soon gave up and sighed.

"I really need to re-set the traps." He chuckled and led her into her room, pushing her onto the bed.

"You need to sleep, I don't care if you're sober now or not."

"Kashi, I meant it when I said I was fine and that I needed to re-do the traps."

"I'm sure you'll be fine for one night."

"But you don't know that! You never know when you're someone going to try and assassinate you, or torture you, or even just destroy your room, or-!" Kashi put a hand over her mouth.

"Calm down. You're in Konoha, not an Akatsuki base, you'll be fine." She nodded slowly and pulled her head away.

"Right. Sorry. You're going back to your apartment now, right?"

"I suppose."

"I'll meet you at six tomorrow morning and we'll head to Guy's. I need to be sure he's all right."

"Why do I have to come?!"

"Please Kashi? Besides, we need to make sure he won't wear that green thing."

"I'll be busy."

"We can visit Obito afterwards. I'll even be late meeting with Guy's team." Kashi sighed.

"You're not going to give up on this, are you?"

"Nope."

"Didn't think so."


They stood outside Guy's door, waiting for him to open it. After two minutes, Riz knocked again. Another three minutes passed before she looked to Kashi.

"Can you tell if he's in there?"

"Can you?" She shook her head.

"Not by much. There's something alive in there, but I can't tell if it's him. Maybe he's asleep."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Weaker chakra signature." He nodded and knocked again. Riz walked around to the back.

"I can't see him anywhere, and the chakra signature won't get stronger no matter where I am."

"Maybe he all ready left."

"But where would he be?!"

"Why would I know?" She came back to him and kicked the door in, instantly setting off about five traps set there. She caught the kunai and dodged the rest, heading inside to look for him.

"Stay there Kashi, it's amazing how many traps are set in here. It's like an obstacle course."

"Probably like that on purpose."

"I found him!"

"Where?"

"He won't wake up. Get your ass over here."

"But you said-"

"NOW!" He winced and entered the apartment. A few minutes later and he was in the bedroom.

"I noticed that there were a few traps unsettled when I came in, and it looks like he's unconscious. It can't be from the Tsukiyomi because he wouldn't have woken yesterday and made it home at all then. So he must have been attacked. I made sure he got into bed fine last night, so he didn't hit one of his own traps. This must've happened after I, we, left." Kashi nodded and began to look over him while Riz investigated the apartment with the sharingan.

"There's a faint chakra signature here, other than mine and Guy's of course. I can't tell whose, but I can track them down. Maybe they were thieves, did they take anything?"

"No. They had to have been shinobi, to get past his traps and be able to knock him out so easily, unless you found signs of a struggle?"

"No, and even then they would have been shinobi, to be able to beat him. So, it was either someone really fast, or someone that could hide easily and mask their chakra well. That leaves almost every shinobi, including some genin."

"Well, we should get him taken care of and then find out who it was."

"Right. Take him to the hospital while I go talk to the Hokage." Kashi nodded and Riz left, racing over the rooftops. She made a new record getting to the Hokage's. She strode right past the ANBU stationed outside and went into the office. He looked up at her with mild surprise.

"Is there something wrong Atsura?"

"Guy was attacked last night, he's unconscious and Kakashi's taking him to the hospital now. I want permission to track down whoever it was that did this."

"How do you know it was last night?"

"I walked with him home last night after he came over to congratulate Kakashi and I for getting together since he just found out. He was fine then. I had gone to see him this morning to make sure he kept his side of our deal."

"Deal?"

"We made a bet on our spar. If I won, he wasn't allowed to wear spandex or all green."

"And?"

"I won. Do I have permission?"

"Why do you want to so badly?"

"Because I can!"

"You're still on the probation, and as such, I don't think-"

"I can't just leave it alone like that!"

"Well, I suppose it'll be fine. You'll go with a team. Give me a minute and I'll set it up." An ANBU appeared and the Hokage gave him orders to get two other people and he left.

"Who's in the team."

"I have assigned Kakashi and Iruka to go with you."

"Really? This makes an interesting team." She turned when the door opened and the ANBU let Kashi and Iruka in. They greeted her and Iruka was filled in on what had happened.

"Now go." They all nodded and left.


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