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It was sunny and really warm today. The birds would chirp here and there as they passed by, oblivious to what they couldn't see. Rini stared out the window, watching them fly so freely, something she couldn't do. Her mind went back to almost a week ago when Hidan left, the other members were moving also. She was to stay here and keep surveying, send summons every few weeks to check in and give the information she gathered. Pein and Konan had come up with a legitimate reason for Hidan leaving and for her to stay that satisfied Haru enough.

A few days ago Naruto's team and Gai's team came back from their mission, Rini couldn't face them especially Sakura. She avoided them for the first two days but Naruto eventually caught up with her. They ate lunch at some ramen shop that Naruto loved and had a long discussion. Rini had started it by asking what to do when people you love are fighting against other people you hold dear. Naruto mentioned a friend he used to have but didn't use their name as he explained that they hated each other, but became best friends. He must have noticed that she didn't completely get it so he used another example.

"When I was still in the academy I had a mutual friend with my rival. They were nice, the go between for us but one day stopped showing up. Later we were told that she had moved away suddenly and after class I snuck out and ran to where she lived. It was there we met up again, we searched around but never found anything." Naruto had told her with a sad expression.

"Then what? Did you three ever meet again?" Rini had asked, entranced by the story.

"It was a long time later, after team 7 had been assigned. It was awhile after the chunin exams, we had just finished a mission in the land of Snow when we met on the ship. We all came back to Konoha and she lived here again. Due to a mission we were given later on she was emitted into the hospital. Then she went missing." Naruto's face had looked grief stricken and Rini guessed that suddenly disappearing wasn't the full truth. The blonde was leaving things out, other events after the hospital. She didn't push; obviously it was a sore spot.

Ever since the discussion they had she slowly began to mix with the two teams again, well not really Gai…he was just weird. Now she mostly visited Kakashi, he was in the hospital and was reading his books much too quickly.

Rini frowned at the sky; Naruto's new team member was a really pale, a real so pale it's like paper pale, and he had attacked Shikamaru, Naruto, and Choji plus her earlier today. It turns out that he was also Naruto's new member and a guy named Yamato was the new leader while Kakashi was in the hospital. Team 7 had already left for there mission and wouldn't be back for days.

"Hey, don't you have practice with Ms. Ame?" Kakashi asked as he continued to read his book.

"Oh, yeah," Rini replied, surprised at how late it was. "See you later Kakashi."

"Be careful out there, Rini." Kakashi advised as she slide the door shut behind her. Kakashi didn't realize that his words would lead to something.

Rini arrived a few minutes late but Ame dismissed it as ok, and then began the lesson. Rini observed that Ame was uneasy and kept fidgeting every few minutes. The lady was very impatient toward the middle of the lesson, ridiculing when Rini would mess up slightly and at one point she was sure that Ame was going to beat something with her bow. By the end Rini was glad to leave.

She wheeled herself around town for awhile, stopping to look in clothing shops. She looked at all the open toed shoes that she would probably never be able to wear, the sleeveless tops that she couldn't wear without a jacket, and things that would expose her back or bandages. It was months ago, during a check up by Itachi and Konan when they told her never to expose her bare back to any one besides them. It confused her then and still did now, she wasn't able to see her back since she was basically frozen and just recently she began dressing herself, which was embarrassing.

After leaving the store she went back to Haru's, he wasn't home yet. She headed toward her room, put her sketch books away and went to the bathroom to change her bandages on her legs and shoulders. She stared down at her legs with a heavy frown, normal reaction, the reason she wore them was because her legs were a little blue in color and covered in some marks that were healing. Her shoulders were the same only they weren't blue. After smearing a special cream on her shoulders and legs she bandaged them up.

She left her violin in the bag attached to the chair and went outside. By now it was dark and stars were shining overhead. She began to name several constellations that Pein had taught her, yes Pein knew astrology. After a few minutes her mind began to wonder to other things, it was then she tensed.

Something was out there.

She could make barley make out the breathing noises but they were there. She carefully wheeled over to the edge of the yard; hands fingering the blades hidden just next to the wheel, out of sight, then a chill ran up her spine as the trees swayed, leaves blew from the trees ominously. The night seemed to freeze as she paused just before the edge, then she peered over the fence. Nothing was there.

Sighing she wheeled backwards and the spot erupted into explosions of flames.