Still six months ago

When Rina was close to the Leaf village, she used her transformation jutsu. If anyone in the village recognized her, they'd have to have a Kekkei Genkai more powerful than Sharingan. She looked so different. Rina changed her appearance in almost every way. She had long, dark red hair with a black headband in her hair. She wore a dark blue, sleeveless shirt and a skirt that covered her right leg with black leggings under. Rina had moderately tall, black boots and fishnet gloves. The only thing she couldn't change was her jade green eyes.

As Rina walked into the village, she was greeted by two men in what looked almost like a small shed.

"So, you're the Jounin from the Rock Village?" one of them asked.

"Yes. Obviously you got the letter."

"Of course," the other one said. "You look a bit young for a Jounin. How old are you?"

"I'm sixteen, though I'll be seventeen in a few months."

"How did you become a Jounin? I know the Rock Village is desperate for them, especially in the North side because of all people who can't take a hit. But still, sixteen is a bit young."

"I was tutored, and most of my clan lives in the South side, which is where I was born. I moved to the North side after a while. The teachers at the academy told me I'd become a Jounin at around this age."

"I haven't met a Jounin your age in a long time. Either way, it's a good thing you're here. Our Chuunin are out on missions, and most of our Genin won't even be able to get up for at least a month. If Akatsuki does attack, they have good timing."

"I heard about the Hokage's death, but I never did hear who killed him."

"Orochimaru. He destroyed the village and killed the Hokage. He's the reason all of this happened."

"Tell me about it…" Rina mumbled.

Rina went around town to see everything, and she saw a familiar face. She saw Tenten, who'd come to the Rock village when she requested help. Of course, Tenten didn't notice, since Rina looked different than before.

"So, you're the Jounin here to protect the village," said a voice Rina hadn't heard before.

"Yes, I am."

"Well," he said as Rina turned around, "Normally I don't encourage getting help from other villages, but I guess there can be an exception after all of this happening."

"Well, I have heard that Akatsuki is planning an attack sometime in the next month, so I'd expect you to need as much help as you can get, although I'm only staying for ten days, considering the other four were counted in traveling here."

"Well, that should be about all we need. Anyway, I'm sure you've heard of the Sannin of the Leaf Village. I'm Jiraiya…" he said, waiting for an answer. "Well, you have a name, don't you?"

"Oh, right. I'm…" Rina had to think of a name. "Itsu," she said, remembering her cousin from the South side, Itsumono.

"Well, I'm glad we met. You'll be here a little while, and I'll be out on a mission soon. The note did say you're one of the best Jounin in the Rock Village, so I guess you're someone I can trust."

"Good. You won't be regretful," she lied.

Idiot. These guys trust people way too easily.

Of course, Rina never trusted anyone. She knew they'd turn on you. How did she know that? Look at the situation she's in now. Everyone trusts her, yet she'd be the cause for their death if she could. Right now, she'd only think of the mission and staying in disguise.

Still, Rina was surprised. Even the Sannin didn't recognize her in any way. These people were easy to fool. Rina was still nervous about Kakashi, knowing that he could possibly recognize her. As mentioned before, she couldn't change her eyes, and they were still the jade green they were before. He may be able to recognize her, but she wasn't too scared.

Rina went around the village for a few hours, considering she had gotten there a bit after noon. She thought it logical to go ahead and find an inn about an hour before sunset, and then find someplace to eat dinner.

While she walked out of the restaurant where she'd eaten dinner, she saw some familiar faces. At the entrance of the inn where Rina was staying, she saw Naruto and Sakura. They looked much different than before, yet she could still recognize them. Both were bandaged and looked horrible. Obviously it was from the Chuunin Exams. Rina felt sorry for them, and knew they would look much worse if they got in the way of her mission. She wouldn't want that to happen, but she'd have to.

Rina went inside, discarding the thought of hurting anyone. She couldn't think about that. She hated the thought of hurting anyone who hadn't done anything wrong, like what happened to her mother and sister. Rina would never turn into a monster like her grandmother…