Anakin sighed as he and Ahsoka stepped into the caf shop on Dubrillion. Aurra Sing sat there, with a hologram of Naruto standing somewhere in completely weird clothes. Naruto smiled at them; she looked tired.

"Naruto, Aurra," Anakin nodded at them.

"Anakin, Ahsoka," Naruto returned. "I'm sorry for calling. I know you're busy. I need to ask you three a favor." She looked around her cautiously. "I have three blood siblings that are missing. Aurra, I need you - and when I get back to the Temple I'll pay you - to ask around, see if there's any mention of someone that looks a little like this." Her holoimage vanished to show a picture of a digitally-aged young woman. Aurra frowned a little.

"That's not taking into account her being dead or not dead," Naruto said, appearing again. "Or any injuries or anything. Her name is Tayuya. Anakin... I'd like you to get in touch with someone. His name is Itachi Uchiha. I think he's a bounty hunter for the Black Sun."

Aurra's eyes widened. "I can put him in touch with him," Aurra said to Naruto and Anakin. "But why?"

"I need the location of three people," Naruto replied. "Two of which I know are connected to the Black Sun: Sasori and Deidara. Karin is the third one, but I'm not sure if she's connected to the Black Sun or not."

"So which ones are your siblings?" Anakin asked, feeling no jealousy.

"Tayuya, possibly Karin and Deidara," Naruto said, jumping at something on her end. "Anakin - one last thing. Can you ask Master Yoda if he's ever heard of a Sith named Kurama?"

Anakin nodded. "Sure can."

Naruto nodded. "Alright, I think that's it." She bit her lip.

"Tell me," Anakin ordered.

"Can you do me one more favor and check on my Padawan at Rishi Outpost?"

Anakin's jaw dropped.

"You left him -"

"The masters ordered me here on my own," Naruto said, her face pinching a little. "Please." Her eyes begged him.

Anakin shrugged. "Sure."

~:~

Rex patted the little Padawan on the shoulder. The kid had been extremely brave, facing droids and using the Force like his master had told him, using the Force to destroy the outpost. Now, they were camping in the canyon, no longer having a ship to go.

Cody eyed the Padawan. He looked calm, perfectly at peace.

Cody's transmitter beeped.

"Yes?" he asked cautiously.

"You okay down there?" Anakin Skywalker asked, a shuttle flying down in the canyon.

"Yes, sir. Is that you in the shuttle, or should we be expecting someone less friendly?"

"If that's you in the canyon, then yes, that's us setting down now," Anakin said. "How's the kid?"

Cody glanced at the Padawan, who looked half-crushed and half-happy at the same time.

"Disappointed you aren't his master," Cody said honestly.

The shuttle opened, and Anakin stood there with Ahsoka. The group of clones slowly filled in, and Konohamaru shoved himself into the front of the shuttle.

It lifted off, and Anakin spoke.

"Good thing you guys blew up the station. Greivous, another Separatist general, just appeared." Anakin looked exhausted. "We're headed to Kamino to head them off. I've sent a friend with a message - Naruto should be there soon."

Konohamaru nodded.

~:~

Itachi looked through the records that Black Sun had (which were few). Why he was doing this? Oh, right, he'd been paid. He was putting a death sentence on his head, just casually looking through the Black Sun's files.

K-45 spoke. "I have found it. Should I download it?"

"Yes," Itachi said quickly. "Hurry and then upload it to my personal holopad. Save a backup in case."

K-45 nodded. "Finished. Shall we go?"

Itachi nodded, slipping out of the room -

"Hey, you shouldn't be -"

"You did not see us," Itachi said, waving his hand and impressing his will upon the Falleen male. "You will go about your day without ever recalling that you saw us coming from here." It was too risky to kill him, in case he was a member of the Vigo, the council of higher-ups that Itachi eventually answered to. After he was satisfied (and the Falleen was basically a drooling mess), he left.

He walked through the hallway, cortosis blade out. Sure, he could avoid the blood if he wanted to, but he was far more practical than just to rely on his shoto-saber. Relying on his shoto-saber the way a Jedi would rely on their lightsaber was just idiotic.

He used the Force to push a human so hard that he remained there. If he was dead, he was dead.

His eyes widened as he saw the awaiting amount of sentients around his ship. There was little hope for him and K-45 to get out alive -

Mentally, he slapped himself. He drew the Force around him and K-45, creating a Force-based illusion that made K-45 look like a mouse droid. Itachi moved forward confidently, using the Force to make them shift, and start talking among themselves while still keeping up the cloak. When he got on his ship, he canceled the Force cloak and initiated the closing of the ramp. He set his cortosis blade aside with a small sigh. K-45 moved into his room, ready to shut down when they took off and entered hyperspace.

He got into the cockpit, only to stop and withdraw his shoto-saber.

Xizor sat in the co-pilot's seat.

"Ah," Xizor said, standing. "Itachi. Going somewhere?"

"Have a job elsewhere," Itachi said quietly, eyes flicking around. He still didn't sense Xizor - and bit back a curse as the reason made itself known. A ysalimir lizard sat there.

"Why does everyone know about ysalimir lizards?" Itachi blinked as he realized he'd spoken aloud. Xizor smirked at him. "Where is your bodyguard?"

"Looking for a Padawan."

Itachi cursed in his mind. With a twitch of his finger, one of the buttons on his wrist was pushed.

K-45 came out.

"You called, Master?" Itachi was glad he was being serious instead of sarcastic.

"Escort Xizor off my ship," Itachi said coldly.

"No need. I'll leave for free." Xizor took the ysalimir. "You are one of the best bounty hunters I have, Uchiha. However, find yourself in such a position again, I will not hesitate to order Guri to eliminate both Padawan and Jedi." Xizor passed with the ysalimir lizard, and Itachi waited until he was sure Xizor was gone to hook his shoto saber back onto his belt.

He sat in his chair.

"Get the information to Sing," he ordered K-45. "I need to get out of here."

He took off, switching off his communications system and ignoring Coruscant Control.

He would destroy the Black Sun, even if it killed him.

And he'd start with Xizor's family.

~:~

Naruto glanced at her mother. Anakin had called her to tell her she needed to get to Kamino immediately, and that there was very little time left before the Separatists attacked there with a general who she'd never heard of. Her mother was trying to act like this happened every day.

Naruto made up her mind, taking out her beskar armor.

"Kaa-san, I'd like the family crest painted on my armor before I leave," she announced grandly.

Kushina turned to her, a sad smile on her face.

"Alright."

~:~

Naruto looked at Spark. "Ready, buddy?" she asked the droid with a smile.

"I am."

Naruto whirled to see a haggard-looking Karin standing there, her hands up in the universal sign for peace. Naruto took out her lightsaber, ready to stop her if it became necessary.

"Karin." Naruto was... Glad to see her. Kind of. "What do you want?"

"I want to get revenge on Sidious," Karin snapped. "He tried to kill me - and he taunted me with this." She took out a holocube slowly, then tossed it to the other, younger woman.

Naruto turned it on. A family picture was there.

"I know you're my little sister now," Karin said as Naruto continued gazing at the holo picture. "I'd like to get revenge on Sidious... And maybe get to know you."

Naruto turned the holocube off. "We're not - I don't think I can 'get to know you'," she said. "But come on. Unless you want to go see Kaa-san."

Karin shook her head miserably. "Not yet. I was the one to try to blow it up."

Naruto swallowed. "If you betray me, Karin... I'll kill you."

She meant it, too.

Karin nodded and tossed her weapon to Naruto.

"Keep it." She tucked her hand back into her pocket, and Naruto let her up the ramp.