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Chapter 38: Plan of Attack

Song of the Chapter:
Cry for Eternity – Dragonforce
Reason: Kazumi's current situation and her decision to face the danger she has put herself in.

Kazumi and Kisame were in a cave in the forest owned by the Nara clan. It was amazing what connections could do. Kisame was already asleep upon being reassured by Kazumi that the genjutsu she has cast would prevent unwanted visitors from locating them. Kazumi looked at the katana at her right hip with a smile. Kakashi-kun…

Flashback

Kazumi did not know why, but when she told Kisame she was going on a walk, his nod reassured everything going on… that nod strengthened her resolve. Walking out of the cave, she used a teleportation jutsu and ended up at the Leaf Village gates. She was admittedly surprised when she was walking through the gates, unharmed and with no questions asked about her recent comings and goings. Walking through, she did not understand why she walked over to the dango shop. Her breath caught when she saw familiar silvery hair. "Kakashi-kun?"

How he moved so fast, Kazumi did not understand, but she was soon engulfed in his warm embrace. "It has been too damn long…" Before he can say anything, she pressed a finger to the lips that were about to speak.

"Sorry about that mission stuff with Tsunade…" and before Kazumi could finish, Kakashi pulled his mask down and kissed her. His visible eye softened seeing her kiss him back. Unwillingly, both parties pulled away for air. "Sorry for all this shit going on."

"Apology accepted." He pulled up his mask to the disappointment of the many people who did not notice him kissing someone earlier. Taking her hand, he pulled her towards the Hokage's tower. "We know you're planning something." Kazumi nodded as she ran with him at his side.

"Yeah… I cannot do much with Chieko and Hideaki being in the base, but if everything goes how we want it to…" She held Kakashi's hand tightly. "We will finally be together."

The Copy Ninja's visible eye did a happy crinkle. "About time." She raised an eyebrow at the shinobi who just smirked. They entered Tsunade's office and endured interrogation major.

End Flashback

Kazumi was curious as to when she returned, Kisame did not question Kakashi giving back one of her katanas, but she had the suspicions that Kisame knew. Another thing Kazumi noticed was Kisame's sneaky behavior, but she at least was relieved to know that he was not plotting another. She smirked when she saw what was undoubtedly a scarf tied around Samehada. Major blackmail Kisame-san…

Flashback

Kisame may not look like it, but to those who knew him, he was the perfect gentlemen. Being a ninja sometimes deposited him in unfavorable circumstances such as fighting a lady, especially this beautiful lady. This lady he really did not want to fight and his reluctance somehow conveyed itself to the kunoichi. The senbon wielder did not seem pleased. Kisame sighed. "Can we just pretend to fight? I really don't want to fight but I have to stop you from helping Tsunade. To be honest, I know our mission to is snuff out Tsunade, but the kid can't do it. She has done many other murders, but with all this stuff going on in her personal life and the fact I just detected Kakashi Hatake's chakra really complicates this mission." The dark haired kunoichi raised her eyebrow.

"To be honest, I really don't wish to fight you either." She was greatly relieved when Kisame backed up his words by putting down his giant sword and he felt likewise when the senbon were back into the various hidden pockets of a kunoichi uniform. Smiling she stuck out her hand, "My name is Shizune and from the files, you are Kisame Hoshigaki correct?"

Smiling, the shark like ninja shook Shizune's hand. "That is certainly correct. If I remember right, aren't you Tsunade's assistant?" Smiling the woman nodded.

"Yup; Tsunade-sama taught me a lot about medical jutsu." She relaxed and even went over to a cabinet in the room they were about to fight in. Pulling out a sake bottle and two cups, she offered some to Kisame. "Want some?"

The blue man chuckled. "I swear you must have known me from a second life. Hells yes." Laughing she poured them some sake. Her thoughts were floating in happiness as the two continued to talk about every random thing, currently oblivious to the events in the Hokage's office.

Ten minutes later, Kisame sighed as he had put down yet another cup of sake. Smiling, Shizune had refilled his cup and they both had a faint blush. She looked at her hands for a moment. "I will take away the drunk feeling. Want me to take the feeling away from you two?" Kisame nodded and grinned widely.

"Damn that has to be nice. To drink loads and be able to take that hellish feeling away…" Shizune laughed.

"Too bad that Tsunade-sama gets drunk so fast that she forgets she can use that jutsu too…" Kisame roared with deep laughter as Shizune walked over to him and began to heal his headache. Kisame did not know why, but the deep purple blush he acquired had not vanished and was even beginning to deepen. Shizune did not know why, but she moved closer to the former Mist ninja.

They moved closer to each other before Kisame's arms wrapped around the small kunoichi as they inched towards each other for a kiss. The alcohol was not completely removed from either of their body's and so the next events were rather blurry but they remembered being in a passionate embrace when Kisame feel off of his chair. Samehada was dislodged from where it was sitting on the way and sliced its way through the sake cabinet. Turns out Tsunade keeps a rather hefty amount of explosive chemicals in there…

End Flashback

Kazumi looked closely and easily recognized the garment around the sword. Smirking upon remembered the meeting with Tsunade, if she did not know better, Kisame was out on a walk of his own.

Kakashi looked at the sword next to him. The message he had willed to not faint until she wrote again. The plan is now in motion. Next course of action: retrieving all three of the Uchihas.