Hey you guys this is Chapter Twelve already, geez I never thought I'd get here lol, I'd like to thank you all in general for reviewing on my story because it makes me very happy to know some people like my writing onto the reviews

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Atashi drowsily opened her eyes, blinking out the sun that caressed them. Her head was pounding as her eyes adjusted to her surroundings. She was in a….. forest? She blinked, trying to remember how the hell she had gotten to where she currently was.

She sat with her back against a tree, a straw hat and high collared cloak obscuring her sight. Gingerly she reached up to remove the headgear, afraid that any movement may reopen her wounds.

She felt nothing, not pain or even bandages for that matter, rubbing against her skin. Carefully, maybe even cautiously, Atashi pulled up the cloak's black sleeve to find that her left hand was completely healed, although the skin was slightly lighter than the rest. Whoever it was that saved her from death was skilled in healing jutsus although they slightly lacked in keeping the skin pigment similar. Well whoever it was that helped her, she owed him or perhaps her, her life.

She sighed staring up at the sky that was visible beyond the tree tops. The light smell of wood burning met her nostrils as she finally started to take in her more immediate surroundings.

At her feet lay an empty bottle. From the look of the designed label, one that had previously held alcohol. The leaf ninja raised one of the sleeves of the cloak she wore to her nose and sniffed it. It smelt of blood, sweat and alcohol.

"Okay, so my savoir is either a drunk or he spilt some alcohol on his cloak before he put it on me. I hope it's the later of the two."

Beyond the bottle was the embers and remains of the campfire, other than that, there was nothing else nearby. 'Hmmm… this only proves that my savior is a ninja, since there isn't ant trace of a presence other than my own.'

She shut her eyes and listened to the sounds that echoed throughout the forest region. It was peaceful; birds gently singing, leaves rustling in a light breeze, water babbling as it flowed past her camp somewhere in the background. It was then she realized just how thirsty she was.

Climbing to her feet with the support of the tree behind her, the kunoichi stumbled through the underbrush to the river about twenty meters from the fire. She felt dizzy and nauseated but she had expected that from all of the blood loss she had experienced.

'I really can't believe that I almost killed the wind shadow… I am going to be in deep trouble when I get back to Konoha.'

She collapsed next to the running water source, panting slightly from the walk. Atashi cupped her hands and scooped water into them in order to drink. The cool water washed down her throat, banishing away the dry feeling.

Discreetly she glanced around, feelingthe feel staresof many eyes on her. She caught sight of hidden shinobi among the trees; they seemed to be waiting for her to do something.

Slowly, the leaf diplomat stretched her arms skywards with a yawn; out of the corner of her eyes she could see all of her enemies become slightly tense. It made her smile to herself, not they could see that because of her high collar.

Replacing the smile with an emotionless mask, the black haired girl unbuttoned the long cloak from the inside and let it flow off of her back and onto the ground behind her. They all flinched bring their weapons to attention, feeling as if the kunoichi had caught onto their presence. But instead of attacking Atashi bent over the water and washed her face of any possible dirt or grime that may have been clinging to it.

Letting the cool liquid drip off of her face, the girl opened her eyes to stare at her reflection. What she partially saw made her eye twitch furiously, 'Good Kami-sama, I look like freaking Uchiha Sasuke with this haircut!' or that's what she thought unable to clearly see her face due to the water that rolled off her skin to disturb the water below.

Shaking her head slightly, the young shinobi stood up, brushing the dirt from her loose black pants. 'Wait…. Since when did I wear black pants!' in fact since when since when had she worn any of the attire she currently wore? Her normal attire was replaced by black, a lot of black. Instead of a fishnet top, she wore a clingy black tank top, her sandals were black, hell the bandages that bound her torso were black! Atashi started to wonder whether or not her underwear was black.

Pushing those thoughts away the black-clad girl realized something else; whoever had saved her had also changed her clothing. 'Great. Now my savoir may be an alcoholic and a pervert. I'm just so lucky.' At least whoever they were, they had enough sense to put and refill her kunai holster on the correct leg, although he or she seemed to have moved her forehead protector to…. well her forehead. "I already know you're all hiding in the trees, you might as well come out!"

As a response the fourteen shinobi appeared behind her, all of them wore grass insignia on their hi- ate. "What is your business here kunoichi?"

Atashi shrugged, "None, all I know is that I woke up here."

"That is a lie girl! I have seen the likes of you about the villages in our country," the tallest of the grass nin said stepping forward; he seemed to be the leader among the men.

"You must have me confused with someone else because I have no idea what you are talking about."

"The hell you don't! I think I would remember the Akatsuki scum that helped to steal our demon container and you nearly killed me."

'Akatsuki?' "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up a minute there buddy. What the hell is an Akatsuki?"

"Don't play games with me girl, you're part of that organization."

"Never heard of it," Atashi replied cleaning the dirt from underneath her fingernails.

"That would be a lie since you wear the attire of the group!"

The female ninja snorted, "So anyone who happens to be wearing all black is part of this group? C'mon now be serious."

"I'm not talking about your underclothing. I'm talking about your cloak."

"Look, I'm not whoever the hell you think I am, so back off. I don't feel like fighting." Atashi bent down to retrieve her cloak when a shuriken flew by, narrowly missing her face. She raised an eyebrow as she raised her head upward to stare at the fourteen man force.

"Kunoichi my orders are to kill any Akatsuki member I may come upon, so whether or not you wish to fight me is not your choice." As if on cue the ninjas scattered from the group and surrounded the black haired girl.

Atashi observed her surroundings coming up with a plan of action against the group almost immediately. She swung the cloak up and around her body, using the heavy material to cover up her hand seals. A second later the cloak floated to the ground as fourteen Atashis now stood before the grass ninjas. As fast as they appeared, they were gone, all of the black haired kunoichi running in different directions. Two seconds later, the shinobi went after their own clone separately, with orders to kill on sight.

Atashi stole a quick glance behind her to find that she was indeed being followed by a single ninja. 'Excellent. The idiots decided to split us into one-on-one pairings. I fear that if they would had stayed together, I have no clue what I would have done.' She stopped and spun to meet her opponent.

The shinobi hesitated as his target ceased to run. That hesitation told Atashi everything; all of her pursuers were Chuunin except perhaps there leader who might be Jounin. She smiled with wicked glee turning to face the grass ninja, knowing that this battle was her's.

Her opponent stumbled to a stop becoming obviously scared of the girl. He regained his balance only to fall to the ground again unconscious. 'Now to get the rest of my prey,' Atashi thought locating the next closest chakra signature.

The twelve Chuunin were easily taken care of, their lack in experience Atashi deemed pitiful. Now her only target was their Jounin leader, who was slowly discovering the unconscious bodies of his subordinates, all of which were guarded by a shadow clone. As her second to last clone dispersed, the ex-diplomat concealed herself in the area that surrounded her last clone. She had a clear view as the leader carelessly rushed in and destroyed the clone. He was very unstable, completely consumed by his raging emotions. With a snarl the grass nin ravaged the clearing trying to pinpoint Atashi's position.

After five minutes, the Jounin stopped his frantic searching and collapsed in the shade of a tree. The kunoichi stared at the man in disbelief, 'My god it seems that they'll make any idiot a Jounin these days, good lord. O mean I feel embarrassed knowing that he is considered on a same level basis as myself.' She shifted her position and watched as the man remained motionless under the tall shrubbery. 'This is almost too easy, oh well take what life gives to you and don't question it.'

Atashi moved from her position in the tree to the forest ground, moving with the grace of a dancer to her opponent's side. He didn't even detect her presence. "People who let emotions get in their way, do not make good shinobi." The man jerked around to catch a glimpse of the black haired before she pinched the nerves at the base of his neck, rendering him unconscious.

Wiping away the salty liquid that had collected on her fingers when she had pinched the Jounin's neck, Atashi made note of her surroundings once again, making sure there wasn't anybody else hidden nearby. Satisfied after a chakra sweep, the diplomat decided to gather the fourteen man team and tie them up using wire acquired from searching through her opponent's pockets. Out of the search she found explosive tags, smoke bombs, plenty of kunai, shuriken and senbon not to mention a bingo book, all of which the kunoichi took into her immediate possession.

After a brief inspection of her handiwork, Atashi went back to her campsite to find that it remained undisturbed; with a sigh she came to the decision of departure. If her savoir wanted a thank you or something, the kunoichi was sure that he could find her. Atashi went back to the river, hat in hand to find her cloak which lay open in the middle of the clearing by the river. It appeared to be like ant other cloak from the inside, so what made this cloak so easy to identify? Shaking the natural debris from the clothy folds, the female ninja held it up to get a better look. She sighed in irritation now understanding the reason why they had identified her with this organization. The freaking cloak was decorated with red clouds! Whoever ran the organization had no sense of style or discreetness.

With little care or thought, Atashi rolled up the cloak and stuffed it into the backpack she had taken from one of the ninja's squad members. 'Don't want to be caught again with such a beacon on. Now to get back to Konoha so I may report to the Godaime, Orochimaru and the Kazekage's plan.' Tracking the sun's position, the kunoichi started off in the direction the river flowed, guessing that perhaps somewhere along the river there would be a town or maybe even a main road that would lead her to find out just where exactly she was.


After about half a day of non-stop travel, Atashi found a town. With a smirk on her lips, the kunoichi pulled her hat over her eyes and proceeded into town. The atmosphere was peaceful and actually quite relaxing compared to the extreme dry and hot weather of Suna. It was a nice change after six months in that hell.

The kunoichi passed a ramen stand and paused, her mouth salivating over the dilious smells that hung in the air; on cue the girl's stomach growled hungrily. Desperate, Atashi rummaged through her pockets searching for any loose change that may in able her to feed her food deprived stomach. Out of her pockets she pulled, lint, lint, scrap paper, more lint and enough money to buy her the entire ramen stand and Uchiha complex. 'Sweet Kami-sama, I'm rich!' Satisfied with her finds, Atashi entered the ramen stand and took a seat at the counter, sliding her backpack off and onto the floor besides her feet.

"Good evening and welcome honored customer. Is there a specific dish you desire to order?"

Again the ninja's stomach, earning a laugh from the owner of the stand and a deep blush from the owner of the stomach. " I'm sorry. I haven't eaten yet today, sometimes my stomach prefers to speak rather than me."

The owner laughed again leaning onto the counter. "Yes, that has happened many a time to the customers who visit my stand. So what will it be?"

Atashi tapped her finger to her chin, pretending to think hard about the order she was about to make. "One miso ramen with extra vegetables."

"Hai. And is there anything you'd like to drink with that?"

"Green leaf tea with lemon if you have any."

The owner nodded, turning around to start the order. The black haired girl remained silent as the ramen and tea were put before her. She picked up her disposables chopsticks and murmured her thanks under her breath, before slowly devouring her food.

"You're not from around her are you?"

Atashi shook her head slurping up the rest of her noodles, "Nah, I'm from fire country traveling through the country on my way back from visiting one of my aunts who live in the capital."

"Oh really? So where so you exactly live there? Near Konohagakure perhaps?"

"Not really, I live with my mom in one of the tourist villages, but I do have some family in hidden leaf."

The owner remained silent as Atashi started once again to eat her cooling ramen and vegetables. Eventually the bowl was empty but Atashi's stomach still growled loudly wanting more ramen to fill in its emptiness. "Ummm… make that another miso ramen if you would."

The owner laughed again as put on more water to be boiled. "Didn't you mother ever teach you to remove your headgear at the table," the owner scolded jokingly lowering the noodles into the boiling water.

"Ah, sorry it must have slipped my mind," Atashi replied sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head. Her hand went to the clasp that held the straw hat to her head and unbuckled it. While pulling it off, the kunoichi's forehead protector became caught, thus being removed messily from her cranium.

She set the hat down onto her backpack as she watched the man dump the noodles and vegetables into the bowl. It sat on the counter, steamy goodness caressing the air. Without noticing, drool dribbled slightly from the side of the kunoichi's mouth. Luckily she predicted the ramen man's movements and was able to wipe the saliva away before he noticed.

The man's jaw dropped open as the bowl hung limply in his fingers. "Your parents allowed a pretty little thing like you to travel around through ninja countries with an escort!"

The ex-diplomat's eye twitched at the comment, even as flattering as it was. The ramen man was like almost in his thirties, like Genma-sempai's age. He was cute but the idea that he found an underage minor like herself attractive was pushing her limit. "My parent trusts me more than she trusts herself, besides who would want to attack little old me?" Atashi gave the man her most innocent look and laughed as his reaction was a complete double-take, followed by a slight nosebleed which made it change into a nervous chuckle.

Again the girl's stomach growled angrily demanding the food that was just out of her reach. "Oh sorry here you are," the owner set down the bowl an d smiled widely, "Enjoy."

"Thanks I undoubtedly will." The second bowl didn't quite disappear as fast as the first had but its contents did manage to disappear even if it was somewhat slower. Atashi sighed with a smile, feeling fulfilled by her meal.

"So that will be one thousand and eighty yen plus tip," the owner said with a wink.

Atashi pulled a Ryou from her pocket and placed it on the counter, "Meal and tip. Enjoy." The black haired female picked up her bag and slung it over her shoulders, keeping the straw hat in her hands and walking away, leaving the stunned man to stare at the money that she had just given him.

It was already dusk and the sun was about to disappear from her sight. Atashi smiled as the fading light finding it rather convenient, but then she remembered she had no idea where she was. Reentering the ramen stand, she found the owner cleaning the bowl, the Ryou she had payed with still on the counter untouched.

"Hey ramen man, you might want to take your money off the counter, not everyone can be trusted not to be greedy."

The man jerked in surprise nearly dropping the bowl. "I-is there something else you need?"

"Yeah, I was just wondering about accommodations for the night, like where's the bet place to stay in town?"

The man paused to think, absentmindedly drying the bowl off with his shirt. "I would suggest the inn on the main road into town, its supposed to be one of the best in the country."

Atashi nodded her head thoughtfully before thanking the man and going off the find the inn. The inn wasn't at all difficult to locate and by the first step into the building you could easily tell how it was one of the best places in the country; it was absolutely amazing. The establishment had a beautiful indoor garden with a mini waterfall guided by pipes that pumped water from the stream that flowed through the center of the building having branched off from the river that ran by the back of the building. They even had tamed exotic birds inside the building. The black haired girl stood on the entrance completely in awe by the sight. 'There should be more inns like this in Konoha. Then I would live there rather than in my shabby one room apartment.'

"Miss if you are going to stand there all day, I'm afraid that I'm going to have to ask you to leave."

"Ah, sorry. I was just surprised by the beauty of your amazing inn. In all of my travels I've never seen anything like it " 'And let me say I've seen more of the world than you'll ever hope to see.' She stepped towards the desk that was hidden to the immediate left of the entrance.

"So how may I help you," the desk worker smiled happily, hate discreetly laced in her voice.

"I would like a room for the night if any are available."

The female employee smirked as she looked through the room listings and then slammed it shut, "I'm sorry , we currently have no rooms available for use."

"Oh, what about this room," Atashi asked pointing to the room at the front of the book with no name signed to it.

"Oh… well that's the honeymoon suite."

"its not in use according to this, so you do have a room available."

"you want the most expensive room meant for the newlywed couples that come to stay here? Its is one and a half Ryou to rent."

"Money is not an issue for me, so if you'd give me the papers to sign, I'll take the room."

The female behind the desk mumbled angrily, dropping the papers on the desk, "Sign on the dotted line and that'll be two Ryou."

"You said it was one and a half Ryou."

"The additional half is to insure damage coverage in case of an accident." The kunoichi shrugged, scribbling her initials on the parchment and dropping the Ryou onto the counter. The woman's eyes seemed to bulge from her head seeing the money that was carelessly dropped onto the desk; she swallowed loudly pushing the money into her hand and handing Atashi the room key. "S-straight down the first hall to your left, r-room twenty-one."

Atashi took the key silently giving the receptionist a nod before walking down the hall. It remained perfectly silent as the kunoichi searched for her room which happened to be on the farthest side of the building. When she arrived there , she held out her key to enter noticing for the first time the charm that hung from the keychain; it was in the shape of a large pink heart with largely printed letters that read 'the love shack'. She rose an eyebrow but shrugged it off, putting the key into the waiting lock. It turned with ease allowing the door to open silently.

Despite the lack of light, Atashi could see in the room perfectly. In short, it was huge, approximately the same size as the lounge at the entrance. It had a kitchenette, its own bathroom, a large sitting area near the window and a king size bed. The kunoichi deemed that she was in heaven.

Slipping off her sandals, she stepped onto the smooth wooden floor, making her way through the room, her higher alertness and intelligence taking charge. The sleeping quarters was very open with a large amount of space between the furniture, making it easier for enemies to walk around.

Taking off her pack, the female ninja started to pace the room, taking in the feel and sounds. Stopping at her bed's side, she dumped the contents of the back pack out onto the bed. Explosive tags were out of the question, as Atashi wanted to remain civilian like as much as possible, so instead she gathered senbon and wire and started to set up trip wires that would throw senbon. She sighed thinking it would be rather convenient if she had bells on the senbon as an extra precaution, but it was not a resource she currently had access to. Finished with her traps, the girl went back to her bed and shoved all of her weapons back into the bag before dropping it onto the ground.

Now all that lay on the bed was her trusty straw hat and the stolen bingo book. Grabbing the book, she jumped onto the bed, bouncing up a couple of times before settling on her stomach. Flipping through the handy ninja handbook, she found herself right between Genma-sempai and Asuma-kun right where she had been ever since she became a Jounin, but seeing the picture of herself, she twitched in slight annoyance; it was still the picture of when she first became Jounin at the age ten. 'This thing must be really old if they are still using that picture.'

She paged through to the front, finding that Zabuza demon hidden in the mist was still in the book when he had died over three years before. 'Stupid book, guess I'll have to get a newer one off of someone else,' Atashi thought throwing the book beside her pack while kicking her hat off the bed.

It hit the floor and the kunoichi could hear the metal of her headband clatter on the ground. Kicking down the covers, Atashi settled onto the bed, falling fast asleep within five minutes. Moonlight found its way into the room to caress the sleeping figure and the forehead protector.

The illuminated metal showed a deep gouge through the leaf insignia.


A/N: yeah so that was chapter 12 took me a while to type it not to mention a lot of stuff happened since I last updated, my mom had her baby and I had my birthday thus I am now sixteen Muhahaha. Anyways I left you on an important thought what exactly happened with Atashi after she left Sunagakure….. Who know? Lol…. Well I do so you'll just have to see what happened next update. If you have any questions feel free to ask AND PLEASE REVIEW that is all