After I recovered, Danzo was elected the new Hokage. Oh how I hated that man. Almost everything that went wrong was his fault. He's the one who convinced Hanzo that the original Akatsuki was dangerous, making Yahiko die. He ordered Itachi to kill the Uchiha. He worked with Lord Oreo, letting him escape and experiment in return for some 'working' people to join his organization. He made Sai be the emotionless person he is today. He was one person I was definately not going to save.
He was also the person who refused to let me see any of the rookies I had become friends with. The others, including Naruto, only had enough time to apologize for avoiding me before they were sent away. I was put on house arrest because "in this time of turbulence, a shinobi from another nation should not have a chance to weaken us further" and he "never agreed with the treaty to begin with."
Danzo thought I was too powerful, and wanted to find a way to control me. As long as I "cooperated" I would be free to return to Suna the next time he met with Gaara.
I had a way to get back at him, though. He asked me about the future, and I told him half truths. I left out his death, a pointless one without killing his enemy, someone less than half his age. I told him only enough to make him arrogant and overconfident.
I told him that he convinced the leader of the samurai, Mifune, to make him the leader of the Army to protect Naruto and Killer B from the Akatsuki. He and his team make it safely to the next Kage meeting, which is the 5 Kage Summit.
I left out that, on the way back, he would be attacked and killed by Sasuke for revenge. I know the future would be much worse if he lived. I also left out that, while he did succeed in becoming the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces, it was found out right afterward that he used a genjutsu to influence the other Kage, and so was removed from office by the other Kage. They decided for Kakashi to become Hokage instead, but Lady Tsunade recovered before that, so there was no need for a sixth Hokage yet.
Because I answered his questions, he agreed to escort me to the 5 Kage Summit. Instead of escorting me, I abandoned him on the way there, growing wings and flying as fast as I could. As soon as I reached the border, I turned into my wolf self. Gaara would be so surprised.
Before I made it to the meeting point I flared my chakra. Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari came and found me.
"Kira!" Temari yelled, running in front of the other two and hugging me. "I missed you so much! Do you know how unbearable it is to live with only boys? You might still be a wolf but at least you clean up after yourself."
She let go of me and I bounded over to Gaara, knocking him over and licking his face. It felt normal to do when I was a wolf, though I'd probably be embarrassed about it later.
"I missed you too, Kira. It's good to see you again. I heard you've been causing trouble, you must have had a good time."
I jumped off of him, pushing him back up with my head. Then, in a flash of purple, I was myself again. I gave him a hug, then pulled back and twirled in a circle.
"What do you think? I'm a person again."
The three of them just stared at me in shock.
"Wow, I didn't think you would all just be silent. What, am I ugly?." I picked with them.
"N-no, we were just surprised." Temari said.
"And who could ever call you ugly? I've been living with a total babe this whole time!" Kankuro said, making the victory sign.
"Is that really you, Kira?" Gaara asked.
"Really and truely."
I liked being Kira, I wasnt going to change my name to the one I was born with. That would be too confusing.
"I missed you all, too. You might not miss me for long, though. I talk a lot more as a human."
Gaara looked away with a blush, saying "I would never not miss you if you were gone. You're my best friend."
That should have thrilled me, but it made me kinda sad at the same time. Fortunately, I was distracted before Gaara could notice the change in my expression. Temari did catch it, however. I could see her thinking to herself.
What distracted me was a familiar chakra flaring. Konan! Turning back to Gaara, I quickly told him what was going on.
"A previous Akatsuki member switched sides and Allied with us. I offered her a place in Suna, if that's ok with you?"
"You're the one with special knowledge. Can we trust her?"
"Yes. She'd do whatever is necessary to help us defeat the person who took over leadership. She and her team were tricked into their actions by a master manipulator."
"Then I don't mind. You're responsible for her actions, though. Watch her during the Summit."
"Aye aye, sir." I saluted with a giggle, then grew my wings. At their shocked demeanor, I smiled. "What, you couldn't think that I wouldn't find a way to use them as a person. Where's your faith?"
Then, I hirraishined to Konan. As I suspected, she was flying in the air over a field. Flapping my wings, I stayed up beside her.
"Gaara agreed. You are welcome to join the Sand village as long as you don't mind being under surveillance for a little while."
"That is fine. Do you happen to know who will be watching me?"
"I will. Come on, let's go."
I put my hand on her shoulder, teleporting to Gaara. We appeared beside him just as he was entering the building the 5 Kage Summit was going to be held in. Luckily, Konan wasn't wearing her Akatsuki cloak (I'd forgotten to check before popping off), so once Gaara confirmed who we were we were given a room to stay in. Once we got there, I plopped on one of the beds.
"Oh man. I wanted to be there for the Summit. Bummer." I complained. I had wanted to mess with Tobi, who I'd decided to call ObiTobi. I liked giving people nicknames.
"Am I holding you back? You didn't have to do this, you know."
I tilted my head to look at her. She was sitting on the other bed, looking guilty.
"No, you're not. Anyway, you're more important than messing with some Kages' heads. I didn't think I'd be able to go, anyway. Gaara already has two guards."
"Why are you so familiar with Lord Kazekage? Even I called Nagato Leader-sama." She seemed hesitant to ask, maybe she was shy or nervous.
I looked up at the ceiling.
"I'm his best friend. We've known each other since he was about ... 3, maybe 4. I call him Gaara because it makes him happy, I can tell. He might not talk a lot, but, if you know him well enough, you can see what he feels in his eyes. I'm the only person who's cared about him for as long as I've known him, and calling him by his name shows him that I care about him."
I was blushing lightly by the time I finished. By what Konan said next, I could tell she was thinking along the same lines as Temari.
"You two really love each other, huh." She sounded so longing that I suddenly remembered that she had loved Yahiko, but thought it for the best to focus on their mission. (For those of you who prefer NagaKonan, I got this from Naruto Couples Wiki, so don't blame me.)
"I'm sorry, you know, for what happened to Nagato and Yahiko. I know what happened. The man who convinced Hanzo that you're group was a danger is going to die soon."
"I know I shouldn't be, but I'm happy about that."
"Yeah. He's crazy, and definately a villain. With him gone, the world has a chance to change for the better."
We fell into companionable silence before I decided it was too quiet.
"Konan, do you want to train while they're busy? I'd enjoy it very much if you could teach me you oragami style jutsus."
"That's a kekkei genkai. I can't teach just anyone."
"I can copy any kekkei genkai, so do you want to?"
She looked at me with a smile.
"Sure. That'll definately give Madara a shock."
I grinned back.
"I'd learn anything that would do that."
With that, we moved the chairs and couch out of the living room area and took battle positions. Konan was a great teacher. After the war, I definately needed to convince her to be a Jonnin sensei. She'd do great with kids.
