Author's Notes: I'll be submitting every two weeks sometimes once a week...

Song: A secret I cannot tell Author: Jay Chou

Amaya's POV

Amaya looked toward Kakashi as he came into full view trying to get past her barrier. 'So that's where you were hiding my little stalker.' "Oyaji, you my friend are a very good actor which I am grateful. I am going to transport us into the forest real quickly," Amaya did the hand signs and left clones inside the barrier. After making sure the area was secure she began. "You probably know the gist of my mission from the summons the Mizu-kage sent you. I also know you have some loyalty toward the mist and I hope you will use it to help me. I am supposed to take care of you for two years which will be my alibi but I will do it nonetheless to the best of my ability. I am researching the Uchiha massacre and have come to a standstill. The library can only hold so much information. Tell me, where can I gain more information?" Amaya waited expectantly for the old man to answer. He silently mulled over everything then his eyelids opened to show his clouded vision that saw nothing and yet so much more.

"I do not envy you of your mission because my brother was sent on the very same. He disappeared five months after it started." Amaya's hope rose 'so that is one pixel that fits into this picture. I knew otou-san had sent me to care for this guy for a reason.' Ryuu continued. "However I do appreciate any assistance you may give me in my condition. Although my loyalty lies with Konoha I will assist you because your father did the same for me by moving me here. My brother sent me a message before he disappeared. He said, 'Look in the monkey's mouth. The one that looks over all of the West Forest will tell all.' That's all that I know. You could also try searching the Uchiha Compound with permission." Amaya hm'd and thought 'Look in the Monkey's mouth. I do not understand what a monkey has anything to do with this? Is it a metaphor? A symbol?' She released the jutsu on her barrier, in two seconds her clones were forced to dispel. 'Well Hatake-san that didn't take you long. I believe that 'I will take Reimei-san for a walk.' Amaya devised a way to get the stalker out of her hair. She transported Ryuu to a fruit stand.

"How about a short stroll Ojii-san? We can get some food for lunch along the way." Ryuu nodded with a small smile of joy as he smelled the fruit nearby. Amaya guided her "grandfather" through the streets. Now that she had almost everything out of her mind for the moment she took to looking closer at the old man. He had a shock of silver hair with white roots making it look like a white fire beneath the silver. The man's eyes were closed. Horizontal scars went across from the corner of his right eye to his left. One other large scar showed like a jagged A on his right temple. For a man in his late seventies he was healthy. He still had muscle that was not atrophying it seemed. Somehow he had accustomed his chakra to help him guide around the people and objects. Amaya stopped her observation and guided Ryuu through stores and streets. The journey left them at a dango shop. Amaya had finished her own dango when a hand suddenly latched onto her shoulder. Amaya stopped. "What do you want?!" 'Here I am in Konoha for three weeks and someone just had to put their hand on my shoulder it better not be an admirer.' She grumbled but turned around to find a pest.

"Funny, I don't remember you being this annoyed." She met with an eye that was smiling in the annoying upside down kind of way.

"Hatake-san? How are you doing?" She feigned innocence and surprise while she looked and Kakashi. Amaya hoped he would not bring up the clones and the barrier in public. The silver haired man was staring at her gouging her reaction as he answered.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go out for a spar." Amaya gave him a glance then took her time pretending to think of a reply. She put her fist up to her chin. 'Well, that could be a not so public place but I still won't tell him anything. I am on a mission after all.'

"What time are you planning on having the spar and when?"

"Hurry up, I want to go home!" Ryuu's voice rang behind Amaya and he impatiently tugged on her hand childishly.

"It's at training grounds 6. Be sure to be there at five." Ryuu decided that it was the time to act his part and came up to Kakashi in a threatening way and pointed his finger at him.

"Young man, you had better have my granddaughter home by eleven. No exceptions" Kakashi appeared amused but his voice remained neutral as he answered.

"Alright Ojii-san I'll have your granddaughter back by then." The whole time Amaya had groaned and put her head in her hands embarrassed. Kakashi grinned at her then waved good bye. 'So at least the genius is acting casual about this. Although he already suspicious of me I'll have to lay low for a while and do my research more inconspicuously.'