Frowning, I sighed. Pakkun was loyal, faithful, and had never failed to succeed at his mission…so why did he fail this time? I sat quietly, eating, head kept low but not conspicuously low, hoping they would move on, not noticing me.

"Tenzou! Oh my god! Look!" I heard Naruto say. Keeping my eyes down, I kept eating, even though all I wanted to do was look up guiltily. Suddenly, I felt people standing by me. "Hey….didn't think we'd see you here!" Naruto's voice said, right above me. Fuck. Looking up, I expected to see fury…not…happiness from those cerulean eyes. Swallowing, my brain was trying to figure out what to say when, "Master Woshana! It has been forever! Mind if we sit down?" Naruto said happily. Ahh, I was wearing the same disguise as in my old mission. He was in cargo pants and a tee shirt, very unassassin like. Tenzou was in a cape, black pants, and a long sleeved shirt. Both masks and hitai-ate were hidden. Seems they realized we shouldn't waltz in in Leaf wear. I noticed that Tenzou was giving me an odd look.

"Master Woshana?" Tenzou asked, voice tinged with curiosity.

"Yea! He came and taught us taijutsu at the Academy." Naruto supplied. I realized that Naruto was looking at me. Ah, I hadn't responded. Adjusting my voice, I smiled, nodding. If I sent them away, it would be more obvious.

"Of course." Realizing that Yamato was going in a code name, I assumed that Naruto might as well. "I do apologize, but I do not remember your name…"

Naruto smiled. "Nami. The name's Nami." He said as he sat down, Yamato sitting down next to him. Smart boy…abbreviating his last name.

As the waiter came and took their orders, Naruto smiled at me. "So, how has it been? Have you had great adventures?"

I smiled. "Well, I have had adventures, but I don't know if they have been great. You?"

Naruto frowned. "Well, we've had adventures, but our companion left us on our last one." His face darkened with anger.

"Oh…" I said, uncomfortable.

"Nami…" Yamato warned.

Naruto glared up at Yamato. Suddenly, a light went off in his eyes. Turning back to me, he opened his eyes, putting big puppy dog eyes in place. "Master Woshana…you've traveled a lot, right?"

"Well, yes, I have." I asked, internally wary but not showing it. I cannot let it be known who I am.

"So…you know lots of people?" Naruto asked again. About then, the waiter came, setting down their food. As Naruto dug in, I weighed how to answer this.

"Of course I do, why?" I asked, as I finished my food.

"Do you know Hatake Kakashi?" he asked around a mouthful of food.

I weighed best how to answer this. If I said yes, he may enlist my aid to help find Kakashi…, which would keep me from my mission. If I said no, it would seem odd, as I know that I am known because of my eye…and my curse. Sighing, I nodded. "Hai. I do."

Naruto perked up. "Have you seen him here?" He looked over at Yamato. Yamato was eating…knowing him as I do, I knew he was studying me, trying to figure out what was bothering him…which was probably why I seemed so familiar.

I took the appropriate time to "think", and then shook my head no. "I am sorry, Nami, but I have not."

Naruto frowned, but nodded. As the men continued to eat, I had finished. After a bit, Yamato got up, leaving Naruto and I alone. After Yamato was gone, Naruto looked at me. "Master Woshana?" he asked, quietly.

Looking up, I noticed Naruto seemed deep in thought. "Yes, Nami?"

"Why would Kakashi leave his teammates?" Naruto asked, quietly.

"Knowing what I know of Hatake, I am sure he had a good reason. He values comrades highly." I said, carefully walking a fine line.

"Maybe cause he doesn't trust his mates." Naruto frowned, looking down at his empty bowl.

"I'm sure that is not it. Anytime I spoke to him, he was very proud of his teams." I said, wanting to comfort him.

"Yea, right. Well, thanks Master Woshana." Seeing Yamato, Naruto stood, laying some money on the table.

"Enjoy your stay here, Nami." I said, wanting nothing more than to hold him…, which was the furthest thing from what I could do.

()()()

After finishing up and paying, I left. As I kept searching for information, I had to keep out of view of Naruto and Yamato. Finally, twisting through the alleys, I came upon two men carrying a dead body. Stopping, they sat the body down. "Hey, you…what are you doing here?" The brunette man said to me.

I raised my hands innocently. "I got lost…I was trying to find the Inn I was staying at."

One of the guys walked over to me suspiciously. "What Inn?"

I named the first one I had seen upon entering the village... "Sikame's". Studying me for a moment, he then shrugged and went about telling me the directions to the inn. Nodding, I walked off, sliding into the darkness after I went around the corner. I assumed another position, where I could watch secretly. The men walked into the building with the body. Reading the sign, it said "Entrance C"…whatever that meant. Storing that away for future knowledge, I saw other people entering and leaving. Finally, I saw a purple haired woman in Akatsuki robes walk up to the men that were now exiting without that body.

"Did you deliver Tayiata?" she asked. They nodded. Speaking to them quietly, she then walked away after a few minutes. Slinking through the shadows, I followed the woman. Finally, I had to scale the wall. Keeping to the outside, I could hear the woman speak. "He has found a way to breach our walls. He is here."

"His father may have been a great leader, but he raised a fool." I bristled. How dare they talk about Minato or Naruto that way…but what do they need with Naruto?

"I do not trust it Nagato…why would the jinchurriki come here…knowing you are here?" Freezing, I narrowed my eyes. I could feel the fox bubbling inside of me, feeding on my anger, my lack of sleep, and my frustrations with life in general.

"Because we have Jiraiya…and Kakashi will do anything to make Naruto happy."

()()()

Making my way back to the Inn for the night, I needed to regroup. Shit…they know I am here…and they know part of what I want. Frowning, I unlocked the door and went in. As I took off my disguise, I stripped, stepping into the shower. Cleaning myself off after three very smelly days, I let the water warm my body. As my thoughts wandered, I closed my eyes, thinking.

Blue eyes haunted my thoughts. Rubbing my eyes, I wished I could just forget him. It would make things easier. However, now Naruto was in the forefront of my thoughts because he was on the Akatsuki's radar. Damnit…why? Stepping out of the shower, I was towel drying myself dry. Shaking my head, I had to figure out a way to get up to this Nagato character…then he could lead me to Pain…I just felt sure of it. That woman was with the Akatsuki and was in Amegakure…which is where this Pain was. However, she was not Pain, as she did not have red hair or the piercings.

Suddenly I realized, too late, that there was someone else in my room