A certain auburn haired girl was walking through the halls of the ROOT headquarters. Everyone that saw her bowed respectfully, though she just ignored them. Someone whistled at her, making her stop in her tracks. Her glittering green eyes glared at the boy as a shadow knocked him against a wall. She resumed her walk toward Danzou's room.

She knocked twice before entering. Danzou was sitting on a large chair. She bowed quickly before raising her head. 'Just wait... I'll get out of here eventually...' She snarled inwardly.

"Kai-Linn... Do not think such things..." Danzou ordered. "You'll never escape... and your little Akatsuki will not come for you either..."

"Gomen nasai..." She whispered.

"I have a mission for you..." He tossed a scroll at her.

Kai-Linn caught it and looked up at him. A flurry of kunai's shot at her. She jumped to her feet and gracefully spun away from the kunai. She spotted a paper bomb on the scroll. She pulled it off and threw it out the window. She glared ever so slightly at him.

"You are improving... but your guard is still low."

She sighed heavily before turning to the scroll...

'Mission Rank: S

Mission Type: Assassination

Return: 3 months

Teammate: Sai

Target:...'

Kai-Linn drew in a sharp breath as she read who her target was. She looked at Danzou from under her hair. A low growl rippled from her throat. Danzou's eyes narrowed at her and she stopped growling, but did not cease her glare.

"You actually expect me to assassinate the man who saved my life?" She hissed. "Because if you do, you're crazier than I thought..." Chakra shot to her hand and the scroll started to burn in blue flames.

"Just accept it, Kai-Linn..."

Kai-Linn saw Sai resting against the wall. She glared at him with her bright emerald eyes.

"Don't even think about it... I will win in a battle either way." Sai said blatantly.

"I don't care!" She cried. "Do you actually think I'll just go to the hideout and kill him just like that! I love Itachi... I would never–"

"Would you like to bet your life on that?" Danzou interrupted her rant.

She glared at him and saw that he was serious. She shook her head. Danzou looked at her with serious eyes.

"You will complete this mission..." Danzou sighed. "And while we're on the matter..." Kai-Linn looked up at him. "Uchiha Itachi doesn't care... he doesn't love. He killed his own clan without a second thought... what will you accomplish by saying you love him!"

Kai-Linn blinked. She turned away before heading out of the room. Sai shook his head and left for his own room to pack. Kai-Linn entered her room and sighed heavily. She lifted her hand to her neck, where she found the charm. She felt it for awhile before packing.

She now wore a black kimono top with black pants. Under her kimono sleeves was a senbon launcher, the needles coated in her own poison. She had a katana on her back.

Kai-Linn headed out of her room to see Sai waiting patiently. She glared at him before they disappeared in a flurry of leaves.

Akatsuki base

Itachi stared out the window of his room, clouds blocking out the moonlight and tossing snowflakes on the ground. It had been months since Kai-Linn's disappearance. The Akatsuki had made a temporary base out of an old military fort in the Snow Country, and frankly, he hated it. It was always snowing, which meant most of the scenery was covered by white. Not to mention it was always freezing.

Ever since Kai-Linn left, all hell broke loose in the Akatsuki. Pein rarely gave missions, Konan stopped doing her origami, Deidara stopped trying to blow stuff up, Tobi was always quiet, Kakuzu, Zetsu, and Kisame never left their rooms, and, before he died, Hidan had stopped the rituals and was constantly praying.

Itachi had heard rumors in the nearby village about a young girl going around assassinating people. One man witnessed the entire thing. In disguise of course, Itachi had asked to describe what the man saw.

"I have to say, I thought I was dreaming when I saw it... there was a shopkeeper dead on the ground. Standing over him was a young girl with brilliant green eyes... and shadows dancing around her. She had spotted me and I just barely escaped."

Itachi snarled. 'Kai-Linn would never kill anyone innocent...' He sighed, grabbed his cloak, which was now quite heavy for the weather, and went outside for a walk.

Above him, on top of the fortress, a slim, cloaked figure stood. Their chakra was suppressed and their eyes were the color of moonlight. Their short hair was put into a small ponytail. They watched the cloaked Akatsuki member trudging through the snow. They barely sensed their comrade's chakra in the forest. With a heavy sigh, they jumped off the roof.

Itachi tensed as a wraith-like figure appeared in front of him. As a reaction, he tossed a kunai at the figure. They stepped to the side as the kunai whizzed by.

"What are you doing here, boy?" Itachi growled.

"Oh, gee, thanks!" The person cried. "I have every right to be here! And for crying out loud, I'm a girl! Do you need proof!" They removed their ponytail, running a gloved hand through their auburn hair. "For now, this is the only proof you get..."

"K-Kai-Linn?" He blinked, flabbergasted.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!" She rolled her eyes. "We've got an oblivious winner..."

The Kunoichi ran up and hugged him tightly. Itachi looked down at her and stroked her hair. She looked up at him and smiled widely. That made him tense ever so slightly, but she didn't notice.

"Aren't you cold?" He asked as a strong wind brushed past them.

"A little... but I'm... Meep!" Itachi swung his arm under her legs and around her shoulder, picking her up. "I-Ita-kun?" Her face flushed lightly.

He smirked slightly and jumped into the hideout. Sai watched them from the woods. He sighed before jumping toward a village.

I didn't know what else to do... please review! New chapter up soon