"I heard the war is ending soon." A rough looking man said to another as they passed. The other man's face twisted into a scowl. "I'll believe when I see it." He said. Kagome wished she could hear more, but they were gone quickly, twisting through other rough looking people towards an incoming boat ready to dock.

"Girl." Zabuza's voice cut through her attention of trying to hear snippets of conversation around her. She realized he had gotten several paces ahead; she jogged to catch up, and they boarded a decent sized ship with large white masts. Zabuza said nothing, but she noticed that many of the crew members shied away from them as soon as they saw his sword.

"Kagome" She offered, he just grunted at her.