Authors note: Hi! Thanks for another review :) I'll make this chapter a good one!

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Tokashi screeched as the women's frail body fell to the floor, becoming a mere pile of dust. She stared wide eyed at it.

Kakashi growled and looked around them.

"This must be some genjutsu of some type."

"Shirani! Look at her! Does that look FAKE to you?" Tokashi panicked, falling to her knees and scooping up the dirt.

"This is impossible, Tokashi. Calm down and help me break this!" Kakashi pulled her up and made a hand sign.

Tokashi inhaled deeply, copying him.

Their surroundings shattered.

"Told you it wasn't real."

"Less talking, more finding." The girl ran down the hallway.

She ran into a room, gasping slightly.

"What now?" The ANBU asked behind her.

"This... this house is a maze?" She whispered.

They stared at the endless hallways before them.

"Oh great! We'll never find her." Tokashi mumbled angrily, ears bent down.

Naruto squeaked, causing her to look down at him.

He squirmed in her arms.

"You... You want down?" The blond was placed on the floor. He shakily got up and waddled towards the maze.

Tokashi scrambled after him.

"Naruto! Don't you dare go running off in there!"

The boy turned, blue eyes staring pleadingly at her.

"... Pwease?" He asked.

The teen froze, mouth hanging open in amazement.

"You... You just said please!!" She stuttered.

Naruto cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Pwease, mama Tokashi?" He asked again.

Kakashi watched as Tokashi squealed loudly.

"HE CALLED ME MAMA! HE CALLED ME MAMA!" She jumped around happily.

Kakashi and Naruto groaned.

"Tokashi, remember Shirani?" The man growled.

The neko stopped abruptly.

"SHIRANI!" She screamed and ran into the maze, scooping Naruto up on her way.

"Gah! TOKASHI WAIT!" Kakashi ran after her.

The female quickly turned the corner, stopping and perking her ears up as she looked down the next to halls.

"Toka-"

"THAT WAY!! HURRY UP!" The girl once again sped off into another direction.

This went on for a couple of hours. Kakashi racing after the teen, while she and Naruto zoomed down every hallway they could find.

"To-... Tokashi... Slow... down." Kakashi panted.

The girl plopped down, gasping for air.

"We didn't... find her...," She said sadly.

"And to make matters worse, were lost in here as well." The two moaned.

"That's why you shouldn't go running off into a maze. Especially this kind." Kakashi lectured.

He flinched as they both heard a scream.

"That was Shirani!" He said quickly.

"This time wait-" He tried to tell the girl, but she had already bolted away.

"This is going to be a long day..." He got up and began to look as well.

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Shirani screamed again, backing away from the shadow.

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" She ordered it.

The thing jumped closer.

"SHIRANI! STAY BACK!" Tokashi yelled, leaping in front of the terrified women.

"GET BACK YOU LITTLE..." She stopped as it entered into the light.

The girl dropped her head, sighing loudly.

"Shirani... it's just a frog..." She growled at the lady.

The other looked over her shoulder, still hiding behind the younger girl.

"Oh... I guess I-I over reacted..."

"... Really... I never would have guessed..." Tokashi said sarcastically.

Shirani blushed and held her hands behind her back, stepping away from her.

"I'm sorry..."

"It's ok. Just, please, don't scare me like that again." She began to walk away.

Shirani turned back to the frog. It croaked at her. She gasped and ran after Tokashi.

They found themselves in a large room, filled with stain glass windows and twisting stairs reaching high above them.

"Wow... Look at this place." Tokashi whispered, looking around the place.

Shirani inspected a statue of a large bird-like creature.

"Where are we?" She asked, wiping some dust off of the stone animal. It's eyes suddenly sparkled a bit.

Shirani backed away, heading quickly over to another statue.

Tokashi, on the other hand, was snooping around the stairs. She noticed a small, pink flower on the railing. Her free hand brushed away the ivy covering it up.

"It's beautiful." She said quietly, about to touch it. Her finger tips lightly tapped the plant. Tokashi hissed in pain and withdrew her hand.

Naruto tried to touch it. Tokashi grabbed his smaller hand and yanked it away from it.

"Mama Tokashi!"

"No. That's a mean flower." She told him, wincing still from the pain in her hand.

She got up to the second floor and placed Naruto down on the floor next to her.

She sat down, clutching her finger.

"Grrrrr... What's... Wrong with my finger..." Tokashi made out of her clenched teeth.

Naruto scooted closer to her hunched over form.

"What wrong, mama?" He asked her.

"Nothing... Just stay right there... Ok?" She opened one eye to look at him. The blond looked at her sympathetically.

"... Ok..." Tokashi shut her eye again, the burning feeling becoming stronger.

"Gah!" The girl fell forward, face hidden underneath her red hair.

Her body trembled noticeably.

"Tokashi! What's wrong!?" She heard Shirani gasp and run over to her shaking body.

"My hand... Flower... Stairs..." She grunted out, tail twitching with her ears.

"I can't hear you clearly. Can you sit up?" Shirani asked, rubbing the girl's back soothingly.

"I-I don't... Know..." The women helped her up.

She was squeezing her finger tightly.

"Can I see you hand please?" Tokashi wrenched her arm away from the wound.

Shirani looked at her hand, confused at what it was.

The skin was pink and raw, tiny black line's covered it.

"Did you touch something spiky? Kind of like a cactus or something?"

Tokashi shook her head no.

"Well... Did you burn yourself?" Shirani asked, examining her other fingers.

Her mouth opened, gasping at the sight.

Tokashi's other fingers were turning white, starting in the middle and spreading outwards.

"What... What is it?" The teen asked painfully.

"I don't know... But it's not good at all."

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Authors note: Did you like it? I tried my best to make Tokashi's injury sound real. I know it's short, sorry...

Here are some options for what you guys would like to see in my next chapter:

A. Tokashi and Shirani are captured by ninja and Kakashi is left to search for them

B. Tokashi's injury becomes worse and worse, causing the girl to faint and leave Shirani to take care of her while she continues searching for Kakashi

C. Naruto sneaks of while Shirani and Tokashi are talking and gets lost inside the large mansion

Please. Give these some thought and comment your answers on this chapter.

Since I'm on at least 5 minutes a day to check my stats and all, I'll see your votes and choose which one in about... 2 to 3 days. :)

With sincere thanks,

Tokashi