Kisame washed his hands in the Akatsuki bathroom. The room was completely empty, with several stalls open, signaling that Kisame was alone. As for the reason Kisame went to the bathroom, he did not need to release anything from his bladder, nor did he need to wash his hands.

He was there for another reason.

And, hopping down from the ceiling, that reason came.

"Hello, Kisame." A voice said behind him. Kisame finished washing his hands, and began to dry them.

"What do you want?" Kisame said, not even bothering to turn around.

"Oh, don't talk like that, Kisame dear. And why won't you face me? It's very impolite…" Kisame sighed, then turned around. He saw a woman wearing an all black cloak with a cape. The woman had blue hair that hung to below her shoulders in spikes. One single strand hung from the left side of her forehead. As for her build, she had a fair hourglass figure, toned from years of training, though Kisame could not see it.

He knew all that already.

"The cape is new." Kisame observed. The woman shrugged.

"We went to snow country, hoping to find some leads." She said. "Anyway, I have a message from the leader…" she said.

"Leader says, that since Akatsuki is preparing for a war with Konoha, that soon, that there will be opportune time to take the sealing statue." She said, in a slightly more serious tone than before. "When that time comes, I and another will help you take it."

"Fine." Kisame said. "While the Akatsuki is distracted, we take the statue. Understood." Kisame said nonchalantly.

"Also, does Nagato suspect anything?" the woman said in a questioning tone. Kisame looked at her.

"No. He has no idea whatsoever. He is becoming too obsessed with his goal being completed, that it blinds him into seeing the truth." Kisame paused before speaking again.

"Although…" Kisame began. The woman instantly frowned.

"You suspect someone else?" the woman said, reading Kisame's thoughts exactly.

"…Itachi." He replied. "Itachi is growing suspicious of me disappearing randomly, and then appearing as if nothing has happened. It's tough to fool him, even when his Sharingan is inactive." Blue hair paused before answering.

"Keep an eye on Itachi. No one must know of our existence to this earth." She turned away.

"See you later Kisame…" the woman instantly disappeared.

"Goodbye Seiya." Kisame whispered. He paused, contemplating the earlier conversation, then walked away from the bathroom, not seeing the man with red eyes hiding expertly behind the wall.

"OWWWWWW!!" Naruto cried in pain. "IT HURTS!!"

"DEAL WITH IT!!" Aizu angrily replied back. He and Naruto had been training all night. Naruto still had the chakra seal implanted on him, but he was slowly becoming better at utilizing and generating his chakra. He and Aizu were still going at it. But Naruto had had enough of this training!

He quickly formed some hand seals, and threw a shuriken.

"Shadow shuriken jutsu!!" Instantly, the shuriken multiplied and became a hundred shuriken. Naruto collapsed, for that was all the chakra he had left. But he had not used his chakra in vain, because they all hit Aizu, and he collapsed as well, bleeding from every pore. Naruto gasped.

"I KILLED MY TRAININTG MENTOR!!" Naruto cried.

"Be quiet, I couldn't be killed by you in a million years." Aizu said from behind him. Naruto became instantly confused.

"When did you use a shadow clone?" Naruto said, still lying on the floor of the forest.

"Uh, hello? Master of the shadows?" Aizu said. "Annnyway… nice job with the shurikens. You're training for today is done."

"We've been here for three days!!" Naruto retorted. Suddenly, his mind snapped.

"OH CRAP!! I'M ON A DATE WITH HINATA TODAY!!" Naruto screamed in terror. He mustered all his strength, and managed to sit back up.

"Aizu-sensei!! Take the chakra seals off me! Quick!!" Naruto said in panicking mode.

"I'm not allowed to take them off until you've completed your training." Naruto's mouth fell open.

"But I need to get to Ichiraku Ramen now!!" Naruto said.

"Well then, you'd better get going." Aizu said as he lazily sat on a rack.

"I hate you…" Naruto malice as he walked away, trying to run.

Sasuke walked on, completely encased in his own thoughts. Small sweat beads were formed onto his shocked face.

"Hey Sasuke, what's up?" Kiba said as he and Shino walked by. Sasuke didn't even answer, or look at them for that matter as he walked onwards towards a destination that was unknown to him.

He found that destination to be a tea shop. Looking at it blankly for a second, he decided to go it. He opened the doors and was greeted by the aroma of coffee beans. Sasuke walked slowly to the counter, 

and took a seat. The seats next to him were empty, so that was a plus. A woman behind the counter walked to Sasuke.

"Your order?" the 40ish looking woman said. At first Sasuke did not reply. Then, Sasuke realized that the woman was talking to him.

"G-green mint please…" Sasuke muttered. The woman went to the back of the shop to prepare Sasuke his order.

Sasuke was still lost in his thoughts. The dream he had last night…

FLASHBACK

"Surprised to see me, Sasuke?"

END FLASHBACK

He knew that voice… the voice of Itachi.

But Itachi was dead.

…Wasn't he?

FLASHBACK

"It means… That nothing… is ever… what it seems to be…" Itachi disintegrated into dust.

END FLASHBACK

Of course… why didn't he realize it before… The Itachi he killed must have been a fake! One of those human- body- substitution things!

Sasuke's mind flipped back to reality, where he saw a green liquid in a cup, waiting for him. he drank it, and it tasted very good. Sasuke turned back to his thoughts.

First of all, why did Itachi say that he was glad when Sasuke killed him?

And why did he suddenly appear in the Tsukuyomi world when he slept?

Just what the hell is going on here?

"Don't look so tense, Sasuke." A deep voice said beside him. Sasuke immediately hurled a kunai in the direction of Itachi's voice. However, there was no Itachi, and the kunai sailed through the air, where it hit a wall, putting cracks into it. The shocked customers stared at Sasuke, and then the manager woman kicked him out.

Sasuke brushed himself, and continued to walk.

He had heard Itachi's voice. He knew it.

…

Just what the hell IS going on here…

Ichiraku Ramen stand

Hinata stood waiting for her Naruto- kun. She had been waiting for an hour now, and was wondering what Naruto was doing all this time.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Hinata, Kiba and Shino were in some nearby bushes, with Kiba spying on Hinata with some binoculars.

"He's already an hour late! I knew he would disappoint Hinata!" Kiba said angrily.

"…why do we even need to be here?" Shino asked. Kiba turned to him.

"Because, we're waiting for Naruto to make Hinata cry, so that when he does, I'll be here to make it all better for her." Kiba said in a matter-of-factly tone.

"Don't you mean 'we'?" Shino raised an eyebrow.

"That's what I said." Kiba added. Suddenly, they heard a slight sound to their right. They turned, and they saw Naruto. As did Hinata.

"N-Naruto!" Hinata ran over, and helped Naruto to his seat.

"That lucky idiot!" Kiba cursed. "He showed up right as Hinata was leaving!!"

"…Actually, I think she would have stayed there all night." Shino sweatdropped. But Kiba didn't hear him, because he was already spying on Hinata and Naruto.

"Sorry I'm late Hinata… ow…" Naruto said. "Training was rough…"

"I-It's okay Naruto-kun!" Hinata said happily.

"But to make it up for you- here!" Naruto said, handing her an entire bouquet of flowers.

"O-OH! Naruto! T-Their beautiful!" Hinata said, taking the flowers and examining them.

"Just like someone I know…" Naruto said, smiling at the completely red Hinata.

"Your order!" a voice said. They turned to the counter, and Ayame gave them their respective orders of Ramen. Hinata a beef and vegetable cup, and Naruto an extra extremely largeness cup with just about everything on it and more.

"Alright! I need to replenish my energy!" Naruto instantly dug into the cup, making slurping noises here and there, as Hinata laughed at the sight. Then, she dined into her own, and the tow ate in peace.

Which was immediately disturbed by the following line.

"NARUTO YOU JERK!!" a voice screamed. Naruto and Hinata turned towards the sound, but they saw nothing. Quickly slurping his noodles, Naruto asked

"Hinata, did you hear someone scream?"

"I think…" Hinata replied. Shrugging, the two went back to their meals.

"Dangit Kiba, you almost blew my cover!" Shino said, restraining Kiba.

"DON'T YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DOING!?" Kiba yelled. "HE'S GOING TO LET HINATA ENJOY HERSELF, AND THEN HE'LL DUMP HER!! WE HAVE TO STOP HIM BEFORE HE DOES IT!! AKAMARU!! ATTACK NARUTO!!" Kiba yelled again. Akamaru whined, asking what was wrong with Kiba.

"...Kiba, as your friend, I must say that your sense of logic is very… illogical, and does not make any sense whatsoever." Shino said. "Are simply venting your anger out on Naruto for another reason?" Shino said.

"There is no other reason!" Kiba said angrily. "I want to beat Naruto into pulp because he deserves it!" Kiba walked away bitterly, not even bothering to care that Akamaru hadn't followed him.

Back in the bushes, Shino simply stared at the sight that was once a good friend of his. Akamaru whined at Shino, saying in dog: what's wrong with him?

Unfortunately, Shino had no such answer.

"Don't worry, I'll help." Shino said. A bug crawled from Shino's arm, and stuck itself to Kiba, who had just turned the corner.

Back with Naruto and Hinata, Naruto had just finished his second bowl, and was ordering a third.

"So, how did you two enjoy your meals?" a feminine voice asked.

"Good miss!" they both replied. The woman turned to fetch Naruto's third bowl, when Naruto saw that the woman he talked to Wasn't Ayame. This one had blue hair that hung to her waist.

"Hey, you're not Ayame!" Naruto said.

"Oh, forgive me for introducing myself!" the girl said. "My name is Kazumi, and I'll be working here for a little while."

Sasuke looked at his bed. The last time he was here, Itachi had visited him. Now, he wasn't so sure with the idea of falling asleep

Then again, it's not like he could stay awake his entire life…

Sasuke put a dreamcatcher by his window, hoping to ward of whatever evil spirit had tormented him. after staring at it for a couple of minutes, he went back to sleep. He toosed and turned, but for some reason, he couldn't get comfortable. Sasuke opened his eyes so that he could deal with the problem

And was met by eternal darkness.

Sasuke quickly stood up. He was once again, in the Tsukuyomi world.

"Where are you Itachi…" Sasuke said, holding his sword in front of himself.

"Hm. Straight to the point, are we?" a deep voice said, much clearer than the last time Sasuke was here.

A man stepped from out of the shadows. He wore a black cloak with red clouds on it. His eyes were red, and his hair was black.

This was the man known as Uchiha Itachi. The most evil man in the world.

"Surprised to see me again, Sasuke?" Itachi asked. Sasuke made hand signs, then electricity surged through his sword.

"I will kill you!!" Sasuke shouted as he leapt forward. Itachi simply stood as Sasuke swung his sword through his body.

Literally, through his body.

It didn't even hit him. Sasuke couldn't stop his momentum, and accidently ran into a nearby wall, which somehow got there.

"If you're done fooling around, join me at the table." Itachi said, pointing to a table with two chairs that suddenly appeared. Itachi calmly walked and sat down. Pausing first, Sasuke joined Itachi, seeing as how it would be impossible to attack him.

"What do you want." Sasuke glared at Itachi menacingly. Itachi chuckled a bit.

"Well, if you really wish to know… we need to have a brother to brother talk…"