Thank you all for the reviews! I'm really sorry that this update took so long, but I really lost my inspiration. If this chapter sucks, it's because I'm forcing myself to write it for my faithful fans that have stuck by for the past eight chapters. Thank you all very, very much! (Bow)

Oh, and by the way…if Tsumi seems like a Mary Sue for the next while, well, don't blame me. Somebody please inspire me!

Yes, well, my writing style has changed so much since my last update that it hurts to see how poorly I used to write. It's almost been a whole year since I posted the first chapter up, and I know that I won't have time to write more around then, so I'm going this early! Of course, I'm terribly, terribly sorry!

If I wrote something that was terribly wrong, please notify me! I'll change it immediately (i.e. something about Tsumi that was totally wrong, like her hair colour or something)! Man, I can't even remember what this story's about…so sorry!

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Chapter Nine – Mission Accomplished?

"Would you stop staring!" she hissed and pushed Itachi off the tree branch.

"That hurt, you bitch!"

"Fuck you!"

"Anytime," he smirked and she pushed him off the branch right after he had climbed back up onto it.

"Oh shut up please?" Kisame sighed and shook his head. 'Working with these two idiots…couldn't somebody else take my place? I hate that bastard…'

"Oy, Hoshigaki! Will you snap out of it?" she waved a kunai in his face. "What do you want?" she turned to Itachi with a glare.

"You." And he fell off the tree once more.

"I still don't see why you went through all the trouble of killing five stores just to get her that," Kisame wondered.

"She's my property," Itachi explained, despite how he hated explaining so very much, "and I don't want any of those idiots chasing after her like love struck dogs while she's walking around in sexy clothes."

"Arigato," she purred.

"You disgust me," Kisame spat at the pair as they started making out again. Jumping to a few more trees closer to the village of Konoha, he scanned around. "What did the boss say our target looked like again?" He received no reply. "Guys…?" He turned around and turned back to face the pitiful little village in front of him instead. Grabbing a kunai, Hoshigaki whipped it at the pair behind him. "Answer the damned question!"

"Aww, you bastard!" Itachi scowled. "I was having fun! Why'd you have to ruin it—OWW! What the hell is wrong with you!" he bitched.

"Your blood tastes good."

"I'll bet the Kyuubi's blood will taste even better if we can catch the damned shit sometime within this week," Kisame reminded her, and she leaped from tree to tree and landed in a back alley.

"Sayonara!" she winked seductively at her companions.

"Remember to give us any information you find," Kisame yawned.

"Don't go fucking other guys before I get to!"

She shrugged. "See you later, boys!" Walking off, the two men in the trees watched in fascination as her short and slick black hair blew freely against the wind and shone brilliantly against the sun. She wore a tight, black, revealing shirt that fit her quite perfectly; a really, really small skirt that was also jet black (and it made her ass look huge, as Itachi had noticed); and what looked like…combat boots. Her collar still remained on her neck for she hadn't even bothered to find a way to get it off of her, and Itachi knew that she'd snap it off eventually.

"I didn't know she had those clothes," he arched an eyebrow.

"There's plenty of stuff you don't know about her," Kisame said and rigidly cut himself off. He had said too much already.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

"You're hiding something. Spill the beans before I kill you."

"If you say so…"

Back where Tsumi had run off to…

…she was at a bar, with some sick pedophilias grabbing at her ass. Taking another shot of strong alcohol, she called the tallest waiter over, and tapped her fingers on the counter as she waited. Winking at him as he came over, he nodded very, very slightly. "What would you like, miss?"

'Call over the tallest waiter after three shots. Tap your fingers on the counter as he walks to you, and wink when he gets there. If he asks what you would like to order, order lemonade to go. He should come back with a paper bag and inside there should be a pile of documents and files instead of your drink,' she recited in her head.

"I'd like a glass of lemonade to go, if you will please."

"Sure thing," he replied and went back to where he was before. Tsumi watched as he ducked under the counter and looked around cautiously. Seeing as nobody was there, he pretended to make lemonade and put it in a Styrofoam cup. Checking once more, he threw it into a garbage can and came back with her paper bag. "Here you go, miss."

"Arigato gozaimasu," she nodded briefly and tipped him well as she walked out of the bar, punching a geezer in the face as she went.

…in the forest…

Itachi was tapping his foot impatiently. "If she dares to go and—"

"—I'm back!" she interrupted him. Making sure that nobody was following her, she leapt into the trees and handed Kisame a paper bag.

"Well done," he complimented as he eyed her closely and opened the bag. Pulling out a stack of paper filled with words and pictures; the history of the Kyuubi and its current vessel. "Excellent. A job well done," Hoshigaki smiled for the first time in ages. His smile soon faded as he saw Tsumi and Itachi on the forest floor, doing you-know-what.

"You sicko!" Tsumi screeched at him. "Go somewhere else!"

Doing what was required; he darted around in the trees and was soon out of sight. He headed for his own sources of information. The shinobi of Konoha weren't all good. He smirked at the thought of it. Gathering more information, he reached Ichiraku's ramen bar and saw the vessel eating away happily with a chuunin. 'So this is where he appears frequently,' he sniggered and hid his face well. 'Stalking this boy in his noticeable orange jumpsuit is going to be so simple!' The thought of it made him feel all evil inside as he ordered some ramen for himself.

Back in the forest…wait, let's not go there. Back in Sasuke's house…

Sasuke is, actually, out right now. Sorry, come again!

Back at the ramen bar…

Kisame was so busy eating away at his tasty seafood ramen that he didn't even notice Naruto make his exodus of the place.

Back with Kakashi and his three man team of students…

"Bastard! Don't aim so well!"

"Are you an idiot? What else am I supposed to do? Aim it at something like a tree?"

"You two, stop it!" a girl's voice tried to calm her companions down.

"It's no use; just let them fight it out," their teacher said as he sat down on a rock and started to read his adult books.

"Sensei! How can you say that!"

"Just pretend it's like a spar," he said and he waved her off.

In the forest…

"Will you stop biting me!"

"Your blood tastes good!"

"Oh shut up! You know what? I don't even know why I bother going out with you."

"That was harsh."

"Don't sneer at me!"

"I'll bet you can't resist—"

And a girl's voice burst out laughing so loudly that the fallen shinobi rocked in their graves.

Back with Kisame…

Kisame Hoshigaki was one fiend. He either had a little patience, or was willing to wait for days for the smallest little things. He was either really hungry or he wouldn't eat at all. And right now, he had little patience and was starving like hell as he stared at the little vessel bearing the Kyuubi in it.

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were off having a little break as Kakashi continued to immerse himself in his book. The sun was starting to set, and the moon and the stars were already visible in the sky that looked like spilt ink; blotches of colour here and there, mixing together and then making something that looked entirely beautiful.

"Sasuke, hold me!" the girl said lazily.

'Ah…so that's Itachi's brother; the other Uchiha. They resemble each other…'

"Sakura, you're drunk."

"I'll hold you, Sakura!" Naruto offered, but was shoved to the ground.

"I want Sasuke to hold me!"

"You drank too much."

'And he points out stupid things and makes short comments just like his brother…'

"Sakura!"

"Shut up, Naruto!"

"I'm leaving. Good bye."

"Sasuke-kun! Wait for me!"

Kisame watched the girl trip over a fallen branch.

"Sasuke…"

"Sakura, I'll take you home!"

"Back off Naruto! I want Sasuke!"

Bang.

"Naruto, you carry her home." Dropping the branch, Sasuke turned on his heel and walked off.

"Eh…?" Picking up the limp form of the girl, Naruto carried her off to her house, and Kisame followed him.

A few days later…

"Hayashibara. Get your ass over here."

"What do you want now?"

Itachi wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed his lips to hers.

"I told you to get over here!" Kisame almost thundered.

Breaking free from Itachi's grasp, Tsumi approached him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into him. "Hai?"

"Dammit, it's no wonder she gets so much information!" Itachi said aloud and got a kick aimed at his face, which he hadn't bothered to block. "That hurts, bitch." She aimed another kick, but he stopped it by grabbing her ankle in mid air. He thrust her backwards and she landed on her wrist with a crash. Tsumi kneeled down before a rock in front of her and stared at it curiously. The fact that she was wearing a mini skirt, her blood red thong revealed itself from under her clothing as she stuck her ass up in the air to get a closer look at the rock. Ignoring sneezes and the sound of rushing liquids, she went about with her examination of the rock.

"Hey guys," she started, "look what I found!" Turning around, she saw the two men lying on the forest floor in pools of blood; they'd been knocked out. She walked towards the two and kicked at them. "You're just as bad as those old geezers in the pubs and bars," she scowled and pulled out a piece of paper and writing materials. She copied down what she saw on the rock and destroyed it immediately.

Hours later, the two finally stirred and regained their consciousness. "Where is she?" Itachi rubbed his head.

"Seeing as her stuff is gone, I'm assuming she went to take a bath," Kisame pointed at the pile of missing stuff. Itachi stood up and brushed himself off. "Are you going to spy on her?"

"………" And he walked off.

Shrugging, Hoshigaki sat down near their stuff and started to wonder what would happen after they caught the vessel. 'We can't destroy it, but if it decides to unleash the beast…I'm assuming that those two can handle it. I can drain some of its chakra…but wait. I'm definitely thinking too far ahead.'

"You pervert!"

"Oww!"

"Those two…they'll never learn, will they…" Kisame sighed. "I know so much but I can't say anything…this is frustrating. Is Itachi going to pretend for the rest of his life that he has no idea what's going on? Is he going to stand by her side and act as if nothing was wrong?"

"Stop it you sick bastard!"

"Oww!"

'How long are they going to go on like this…?'

"Let go of me!"

"Quit with the beating!"

"Let go of me first!"

"Stop punching first!"

"You bitch!"

"Ah! That burns!"

"Itachi!"

'It's a surprise that the enemy hasn't found us yet. At this rate, we'll get demolished if those two don't learn to control themselves…'

A while after Kisame had fallen asleep deep in thought, the two came back. Tsumi was back in her regular form, and Itachi couldn't be more pleased.

"What a waste of chakra!" she whined.

"Shut up; he's sleeping." Itachi pointed towards Hoshigaki.

"Oh…I didn't notice."

"It's alright; it was nearly impossible to sleep with you two guys around, anyway," Kisame opened an eye.

"Ah! Gomen!" Tsumi chuckled.

"Right…did you find anything? I saw shards of rock near where we fainted," he murmured.

"What did you guys faint from?"

"Ehh…nothing!" Itachi lied.

"You're lying through your teeth, baka!"

"What!" he responded stupidly. "No I'm not!"

"That just gave it away."

"……"

"Back on track," Kisame interrupted, "what did you find?"

"I was busy examining a rock while you were examining my ass," Tsumi explained and the two looked away from her and hid their faces, "and I found another message on it. I copied it down onto a sheet of paper and then blew up the rock incase anybody was tracking us."

"Good move. So what are we supposed to do?"

She handed him the paper.

TBC

So what do you think about this one? I thought it was…I don't really know. It's kind of weird, I guess, but that could just be me. And here you have to review! Ahahahaha! Ttfn! Ta-ta-for-now!