Italics represent Yori's thoughts.

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Chapter 4

Commence the Starting of the Mission

Yori woke up to see two strangers by her side. When she moved, she realized that her hands and legs were bound by rope. Yori painstakingly wormed herself to a sitting position, so she could see them clearer. "Who are you all?" "Easy now, girl. We were just thinking about how good you were after the fight last night." Said a guy with a black and red coat and a sliced Konoha forehead protector on his head. When she heard what he said, she remembered the intruder she killed, consequently reminding her of Jae and Ennai's deaths. "So?" Yori mumbled while she looked away. Obviously she hasn't get over their deaths. "Well, the person who tried to kill you was the number 1 young assassin, and you killed him." Yori finally knew what was happening around. " So you sent that guy after me?"

They never answered.

"WHY?" Yori asked loudly. The ninja with raven-black hair laughed for a while, then pulled at her hair like as if he wants to rip it off. "Well, we are trying to test YOU! To see if you really are as good as people say, and to know if you're qualified to enter our clan!" Yori did not react when he let go of her hair. Either she had tried to ignore it, or she was too happy to feel any pain. Did she heard wrong? The Akatsuki clan actually invited her! This is her big chance! Yori would very much wanted to say she wanted to join, but to do that would be downright stupid, so she pretended not to be interested. "Did I even want to come in the first place? Why qualify me, then?"

Remember… pretend to be angry… Yori told herself.

The man beside the raven-black hair replied," We don't readily accept those who come here, we pick them ourselves. Even if they don't want to, we'll make'em." Yori shifted herself nearer to the guy, and said," What can make me?"

Don't lose myself… must succeed… it's now or never…

" Your country." "Huh?" "We can trouble them, but if you agree, we can consider." Yori pretended to be surprised and growled," Why you…" "So?" "…ok."

"Hmm…" the guy in cloak mumbled, before walking off with the man, leaving her alone. WOOOOOOOHOO! Perhaps the word 'ok' was truly from her heart.

After a while, she was taken to a dark room. She was with two ninjas (one she met earlier in the tent) and in front of her was a masked person on a throne, wearing a mask. "This is the ninja you were trying to find, Itachi?" "Yes." "This girl is hardly older than the youngest ninja in our clan, and her strength…" " The death of Claws is enough to prove her strength. She is truly a baby-faced assassin." "Claws? Oh, I see. However, I would like to test her again." The man in mask pointed to Yori, and said," Get information on Naruto the demon fox from Gojon, one of Konoha's ninja. Do you accept it?"

Yori nodded her head hard.