Kida stayed with Naruto for the rest of the day, and well into the night. Finally, when she had to leave, she hugged him. "Sleep tight, little brother."
He yawned, but tried to hide it. "But you don't have to leave yet!" "I have to, Naruto, I didn't tell Kakashi-kun where I went. I'll come back tomorrow, okay?"
He nodded sleepily, and closed the door slowly. When she got to Hokage's hut, Kakashi was already there, reading his book. "Kakashi-kun!"
Kakashi looked up and she hugged him. He smirked. "Huh. And I thought –I- was late."
"I had to talk to Naruto. Heh, guess I lost track of time."
"Don't worry about it. C'mon, we'd better get you home, you look like you're about to fall asleep right here."
She laughed. "Oh I do not." She fell over and he caught her. She looked around at the ground surprisingly. "Okay, maybe I feel a little sleepy." He grinned and stood her up straight, and with his arm around her waist, they headed to his house.

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Kida changed into her pajamas, which was a tank top that cut off at her stomach, and baggy, comfortable pants. She slid open the door to the bedroom, and grinned. Kakashi was sprawled over the bed on his stomach, with his shirt in his hand. She smiled gently and pulled the blankets over him. 'Well, at least he got his pants on.' She crawled under the blankets next to him, and he rolled back on his back. She snuggled against him and rested her head on his shoulder; he had moved his arm for her and wrapped it around her.
The night was filled with pleasant dreams for both of them.

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Early the next morning, a short while before the sun had risen, Kakashi inhaled deeply and opened his eyes. He looked down at her and smiled, kissing the top of her head. She stirred a bit, but in no way made it seem like she woke up. Kakashi got out of bed slowly, and started to change his clothes.
"Hmm? Kakashi? Where are you going? It's too early for training."
He turned around and saw Kida looking down at him from the pillows. He walked over slowly and sat on the side of the bed. "I have to go do something, love. Go on, go back to sleep, I'll be back when you wake up."
She mumbled something into the pillows about him better being home when she got up, and he kissed her cheek. He finished putting on his clothes and walked out.

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The sun rose high in the sky, and the light beamed down through the window onto Kida's face. She opened her eyes slowly, and glanced around. Big surprise, no Kakashi. She sat up and wobbled to the bathroom, and Kakashi walked out of it. "Hey, good morning sunshine."
He hugged her and kissed her. "Have a nice sleep, baby?"
"Mmm hmm." She snuggled against him, still cold from just waking up. "I thought you were gonna be right there when I woke up!"
"Hey! That was bad timing on your part!!"
"Is that so?"
"Yeah, it is."
She kissed his collarbone, and he stopped talking. Finally, he spoke again, though broken. "I-I-I have to go get Naru-''
She made puppy dog eyes at him, and any will that he had left had dissipated. "Don't you wanna stay with me?"

Kakashi did indeed leave, about 2 hours later.

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Kida jumped up and down on Naruto's bed, and he grumbled loudly. "Up up up up up! Naruto! Ohhhh, I have an idea." She got down really close to his ear and whispered. "Naruto, Sasuke just ate all of your ramen!"
Naruto bolted up and jumped out of his bed. "SASUKE!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!" He blinked rapidly, and turned around to see Kida. She sweat dropped and waved a little. "Hiya Naruto!"
He blinked. "I thought Kakashi-sensei was coming."
She scratched the back of her neck. "He says he'll find us later. He's pretty tired right now." She looked down at Naruto. "Well? How bout it? We'll go get Sasuke and Sakura and we'll see how well you all match up."
"Match up against what?"
She looked back at him. "Against me."

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Sasuke looked around the area boredly. In all honesty, he really didn't feel like coming today. But still, training was training, and he had to get strong.
Sakura piped up at Kida. "What's our mission, though?"
She jumped down from a tree branch. "Each of you must land one blow on me. We start in exactly two minutes."
Sakura blinked. "What? Each of us?"
"Yes, each one of you. Sometimes, in these mock battles, one or more people stand back and wait for the others to get the job done. When you are assassinated, however, that doesn't cut it. You have to fight. Thirty seconds."
Naruto blinked. "But what about-?"
"GO!"
Sasuke was the first to attack, which was surprisingly unlike him. Usually, he would watch others attack first and find out the enemy's battle strategy. He used Fire Dragon Blast, and Kida dodged it by focusing her chakra in her feet and jumping high above the ground.
The battle went on for some time, and Sasuke was panting. Naruto and Sakura were sitting off on the sidelines and very carefully watched. Sasuke looked around. 'Damn! How is she using moves from different countries?? It's not just one, it's all of them!'
Kida crossed her arms and leaned against a tree. "Heh. Seems like you've nearly figured it out, Sasuke. Okay guys, let's take a break, I have to show you something."
Sasuke sat down in between Naruto and Sakura. Kida looked down at them. "You guys might be wondering how I'm doing moves from all over the world. And yes, it is very rare for shinobi to have more than one styles of attacking. Well then, I'm a rarity." She lifted up her black shirt, and each of them stared. She had hitai-ates from every single country, from thunder to sand. Naruto blinked. "How do you have all of those? A few of those are enemies of Konohagakure!"
"Most villages don't put much thought into orphans. They usually think that a lone traveler was killed and their child wandered to their village. So when you want to become a ninja, yes they work you harder, but still they don't think much of it."
Sasuke looked up. "I thought you were a Shadow shinobi."
She held out her arm and held it palm up. A black list of kanji tattoos were there. Her arm read 'In the shadows lurks'
Naruto whistled. "Whoa!!!"
She smiled. "You wanna see what I can do?"
"YEAH!"
"Alright." She walked out to the middle of the arena, the three of them watching carefully. She closed her eyes and made the hand signs quickly. Suddenly, she disappeared.
The three of them stood up, Naruto jumped on the place she had been. "Hey! Where'd she go?!"
"My favorite jitsu, Shadow Teleportation!"
They looked up and saw Kida hanging upside down in a tree. She blinked and looked near the entrance. "Hey Kakashi-kun!"
"Hey Kida-chan. Good afternoon everybody! You see, this morning I found a baby bird and-"
"LIAR!!!!"