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-Two Days Later-

"Yes, we finally reached the Earth Nation!" Naruto cried in relief as we ran through the cliffs. "Although this is where we came for our last mission…"

"What does it matter if we came here on our last mission as a team?" Sorra frowned.

She had been really calm the past couple days and didn't get too angry even when Naruto and Sakura got into several fights. Even though Kakashi didn't show it, he was concerned that she might have a major episode from hiding everything. Sakura hit Naruto on the head, evidently irritated with all his talking.

"Sorra, are you doing okay?" Kakashi asked quietly over his book as he walked next to her. The other two were ahead of them.

"Just been thinking a lot," she replied back as she pushed her hood back as she looked up at the cloudy overcast above the jagged rocks that towered over them. "I told you a couple days ago that I dealt with emotions easier if it's all in my head. His death was inevitable and we learned information. Chimera isn't gone if Tsihano is still alive, it never will be until he is in his grave."

"Is Tsihano the one who started it?"

"Yes, he started out as a simple scientist experimenting on rats and such. One experiment gone wrong gave him the idea to create soldiers like me. His true goal was to start a war and use us like pawns or simple tools," Sorra lowered her head and looked at the two in front of them. "He kinda thought we'd work like jinchuuriki, to have everyone fear us but want to use us for their problems."

"Sounds messed up," Kakashi muttered and she laughed quietly.

"I believe he had to many experiments back fire and too many head injuries in his life time," Sorra smiled and looked up at him.

"Hey Kakashi, how far from where we need to be?" Naruto called back and Kakashi looked at him.

"I believe about three hours if we keep up this pace, but if we ran, then we'd get there in the hour," Kakashi shrugged and Naruto started running off while Sakura followed. "They didn't even let me finish."

"That's what you get for telling them that," Sorra shrugged as she created a water clone that ran after the two enthusiastic ones. "I know a short cut. Care to join?"

"Oh really? I didn't know there was one here on the border," Kakashi asked curiously as he created his own clone. Sorra smirked then jumped up the cliff faces to the top and started jumping over the cracks. Kakashi jumped up and followed her. "Not really a short cut, just using common ninja senses."

"Exactly," she laughed. "We go straight and cut the time in half."

Kakashi smirked and followed her. Below them, they could hear Naruto cheering and Sakura yelling at him. Sorra kept ahead of him as they raced along the top of the cliffs. They reached the village in no time and Kakashi signed them into the hotel they were going to stay at and got settled as they waited for the other two of the team.

"Who knew you could be so juvenile Kashi?" Sorra laughed as she pulled off her coat and katana and set them on the couch.

"Why do you call me that?" Kakashi asked, genuinely curious why she called him by the nickname she gave him.

"Huh?" she looked at him, her face completely blank.

"Why do you call me Kashi, not Kakashi?" Kakashi asked as he pulled off his Jounin vest and set it in the corner.

"Why not?" Sorra shrugged as she looked down at her hands. She pulled the sleeves up and started unwrapping her hands and smiled. Kakashi looked at her hands and saw that they were healed with no sign of a scar. "It's nice having that."

"Sorra, your avoiding the question," Kakashi stated and she laughed.

"Course I am," she looked back up at him as he stood on the other end of the room. "Why does it really matter to what I call you? It's just a name; it doesn't make you who you are."

"Why do you say that?"

"Actions speak louder than words, Kakashi," Sorra spoke quietly as she got to her feet. "I'm going to go enjoy the hot springs."

"There is no separate baths…"

"Like I care?" she looked at him bored. "I'm going to go relax."

She left and Kakashi stared at where she had been in surprise.

I slipped into the hot springs casually and walked over to an empty corner of the springs with an arm over my chest. I sank into the water so my chest was covered.

"Are you a ninja?" a young girl came over. She had bright green tipped black hair and emerald green eyes.

"What would make you think that?" I asked and looked at her.

"Um… I saw those scars on your back as you came over."

"How do you know that they aren't just animal mauling?" I asked seriously.

"I don't, I'm not a ninja," she spoke sadly and I smiled.

"Yes I am a ninja from the Fire Country."

"How did you get those scars?" she asked.

"I was on a mission and the person I was going after had control over animals so they are animal mauling," I shrugged and she looked at me in awe.

"Seems like you have a fan," I heard a familiar voice nearby and turned and saw Kakashi coming over. He had a towel over his face to hide his lower face. "Naruto and Sakura just arrived and are in the room being briefed."

"Ok," I shrugged as he sank into the water close by.

"Are you a ninja too?" the girl turned to him and asked brightly and I laughed.

"Seems like I'm not the only one with a fan," I smirked, glad that the water was white from all the minerals. "Why are you out here?"

"Some people come to relax," he looked at me with his right eye while his left was closed. "So little one, what's your name?"

"Kina Grenkatsu. My mama is right over there. She has the same hair as me," she smiled. I looked over and saw a woman coming towards us, her long black and green tipped hair going down to her waist. Her eyes were blue and were slightly narrowed. "Hi mama!"

"Kina, I told you not to wander off," the woman spoke calmly.

"Mommy, they're ninaj!" Kina giggled.

"Oh really, what are ninjas doing in Takono?" the woman narrowed her eyes and looked at Kakashi and I.

"Is it a crime to go somewhere to be able to relax?" I asked calmly. "Your little girl seems quite fascinated with ninjas."

"Indeed, a fascination we are trying to stop. People like you are nothing but trouble. In your society, isn't it some kind of crime for an old man to be with a young girl?"

"Mama, be nice," Kina whined.

"Unless you consider a 28 year old male old and a 19 year old female a little girl, you must mistaken us for someone else," Kakashi spoke a little coldly. "Isn't it harsh to judge others just by appearances and what you think they are doing?"

"I'm ready to get out," I spoke ignoring the woman as I stood and brought an arm across my chest.

"You're a criminal if you have a mark branded onto your skin," the woman snapped and I narrowed my eyes at her.

"You know nothing of our world as you so put it so don't be accusing others of such things. I am a soldier and a shinobi, I have rank, you do not so back off before I start insulting you," I spoke coldly as I walked past her and grabbed my towel at the edge and got out. I walked back into the locker area and pulled on the robe provided and saw Kakashi come in with a towel around his waist. He grabbed his robe and put it on as well and we walked towards the room we rented. "People like her irritate me."

"She had no right to say things like that," Kakashi agreed. "So how did you get those scars on your back?"

"Pervert," I hissed and entered the rooms before he could say anything else. I released my clone jutsu and gained all the information from the debriefing as Kakashi's clone disappeared.

"How long have you two been here?" Naruto screeched and I had to cover my ears at the volume.

"We ran across the top of the cliffs," Kakashi spoke as I slowly lowered my arms back to my sides. "We've been here for about a half hour. If you hadn't run off so fast, you could have been here earlier too."