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AN: Wow I'm sorry for procrastinating on this people. But I've been trying to find stuff to make this a long chappy.

Chap. 5

Team Gai were once again hunting for Lee. They still were unable to find any life signs of anyone. But Gai still strongly believed that Lee was still alive. He wasn't sure how but something told him that Lee was still kicking and breathing. Neji and Tenten weren't so sure but there were a lot of times when Gai was right when he went by his gut instincts. They just hoped that this time that his instincts were right.

"An urn?" Lee stared at a small gray terra jar that stood in a tiny little shrine in the back of the cave. Incense burned in front of it giving off a lavender scent.

But what was giving his full attention too was a photo of a man who was in his very late twenties. He had short ebony hair that fluttered halfway down his neck. His eyes were emotionless like Kaida's. But it was very obvious that the man in the photo was Ryuji himself because he remembered seeing an older photo of the same person before he and his comrades started the mission.

"Yes. The real Ryuji has been dead for five years." Kaida explained. "He died from an attack of stone ninja that entered the ancient grounds. But he died to save his student. The student killed off the ninja for killing her teacher."

Lee tore his gaze from the miniature shrine and stared at Kaida. "Student?" He repeated. This was becoming too much. "He was already dead. So Kaida knew the entire time that one person was an imposter. But how does she know about Ryuji? Wait…he died to save his student. The student was a she. Does this mean…that Kaida?"

"Kaida was the student you?"

She only nodded. "Wow. Well I'd be pissed off too if someone was impersonating my sensei."

"So now you know why I couldn't let that imposter live."

"Hai."

"Good. So why were you trying get that imposter."

Lee was about to answer but then he suddenly remembered that he was a prisoner and he was only being healed for answers. "I'm still not going to answer that." He answered.

Kaida's eyebrow slightly twitched. "Damn." She thought. She let out a loud sigh. "I want you to stay in bed until that fever is gone completely. As for me, I'm gonna go train someplace close by to the cave. As long as you're here I'm not letting you outta my sight."

"Not even to relieve myself? A man does need his privacy."

Kaida paused for a second, she too was thinking of that. She knew that if she let him out of her sight to do that then he might escape. "Do you need to go?"

"Yes."

"Then yes. But if you try to escape I'll catch you and drag you back here injured or not."

"Arigato." He said. He tried to get up but it was painful and the bottom part of his jumpsuit was falling off. Kaida silently guffawed at the sight. "Pitiful human."

She went over and offered her hand. Lee paused while staring at her. "For a captor she's a lot…different." He thought.

"I don't bite." She said without a smile. Lee took the offer and was pulled up to stand. He quickly grabbed the bottom part of his cut up body suit to keep it from falling down to hi ankles. "I have clothes provided for you." She said as she went to go bring the clothes for him to replace his non wearable bodysuit.

She gave him a short men's kimono and a pair of drawstring pants. "If you run away I'll catch you and drag you back." She called as he went to an out of way area to change.

"Don't worry about that." He thought, "I can sense that they're still alive and they're looking for me. They'll find me. But as for you whether you'll try to kill us for leaving, you'll be smited."

He returned in his new clothes. Kaida didn't show it but she was surprised that he returned. She was sure that he would try to flee. "Why didn't you try to run away?" She asked giving him a hard stare. Lee was taken aback at first but then flashed a shiny smile and gave her his 'good guy' pose. "Because I know they're still alive and that Gai-Sensei will not give up on his youthful! He will use the 'Power of Youth' to track me down!" He smiled with a ping.

She just stared at him. Once again he mentioned this person and this time he was conscious. She couldn't take it anymore. She had to ask. "Who the hell is Gai? You mentioned him multiple times in your unconsciousness and your notebook." She asked showing a sliver of curiosity.

At the word notebook he scrambled back to the cave and began shuffling around through his stuff. "Oh my god where is it! Where's my precious notebook!" He cried out. Kaida just stared at him. "What a weirdo."

"It's not here. It's still back where your comrades were." She answered. Lee stopped scrambling through his stuff and stared at her. "Why? And how do you know that?"

"Because I left it there."

"But that notebook was sacred!" He whined.

"Geez get over it. Now who is Gai?"

Lee's emotions switched from teary eyes to fiery eyes. "Gai-Sensei is the one who helped me become a great ninja that I am today. He is also a great role model of youth. I want to be just like him and if it weren't for him I wouldn't be where I am today. He is truly amazing." He began to get teary eyed again.

Kaida thought back to when she saw them all unconscious before she took Lee. She remembered seeing a man who looked incredibly identical to Lee. "Would that also include looks and clothes?" She asked with a raised eyebrow at him. Lee twitched, angered that she was making fun of Gai. "Don't make fun of Gai-Sensei!" He growled.

"Calm down little turtle. Now that I know you won't ditch go back and rest yourself up."

Lee shook his head and gave her the 'good guy' pose again. "That won't be necessary. I'm going to train."

"Nuh-uh, you need your rest. Those wounds will reopen if you do any training today."

"But I must get stronger. I am a genius of hard work! And one day I will pass all bloodline limit geniuses with my hard work!" He protested. Kaida looked at him not like all the hard stares she threw at him. She studied him.

Despite his thick eyebrows and shiny bibbed haircut he had a fined chiseled body from all the training he's done over the years. The way he carried himself, he showed self-confidence and determination. His eyes also showed determination, hardship, and kindness. His hands had many scars from all of his training. She looks at them for awhile. His hands reminded her of her sensei's hands. "Sensei…" She mumbled in her mind.

She finally shook the thoughts away and focused on her prisoner. "If you rest now. I'll let you do some light training tomorrow. Besides those wounds need to heal."

"But I need to move around. I get bored if I stay in one spot." He whined. She shook her head at him. "How bout later when you wake up from a nap or something we'll take a walk? I bet you have about a million questions on your mind at the moment." She answered never once showing a smile ever since he got here.

Lee Quietly studied her. "She's a lot like Gaara in a way." He thought. "Could she possibly be a Jinchūriki? If so then why does she live out here and how long has she been here?"

His train of thought was interrupted by fake coughing. "Now go rest, lay down or something. I'm gonna be around someplace." Kaida answered, grabbing a scroll and kicking off her normal sandals to put on her training sandals.

"Where are you going?" He inquired.

"Like I said before I'm gonna train close by to the cave."

"Can I train with you? Please? I need to keep up my strength to beat all future geniuses like my rival!" He was hoping to get out of resting himself up because he also needed to get stronger.

"No, ask me again human and I'll put you to sleep."

Lee shut up again feeling defeated. He was going to lie down until he heard a loud grumbling noise. It was his stomach screaming at him. Kaida sighed and shook her head. "There's fruit over there. I'll be back with some fish."

She put her simple sandals back on again and grabbed a fishnet. Lee just nodded, embarrassed about his stomach being so loud.

The sound of thousands of birds chirping was deafening to the ears. To Kaida it gave her comfort. Knowing that no one was near and the mystery of the forest did its work.

STORY!

There was a story behind the forest and why it was called Moriko. One that too few had the knowledge of. Centuries ago a sprite who took the form of a very young human girl lived in the forest and her name was Moriko. She protected the ancient grounds from the outside world. People who trekked through the forest for hunting purposes could find no game. Others who came to look for the sprite were sent in circles until they gave up.

On the day her physical body faded, her spirit scattered throughout the forest giving the grounds and living organisms its own brand of protection. Through out the years it became a legend, to a myth, then to the point it nearly became forgotten.

END OF STORY!

Kaida finally reached a creek which leaked form a large lake and from that a natural spring from a mountain side. She began to quickly work. She stretched the net across the creek. She pinned a part of the net down at the bottom of the creek with kunai. Then she pinned the rest of the net down with kunai that the net was stretched to all ends but not tight like trampoline tight. The object was that if any fish upstream were spooked, they'd have to go downstream and they swim right into the net.

Once that was done she traveled about thirty to forty feet upstream. When she was satisfied with the distance between her and the net, she moved stealthily towards the creek again.

FLASHBACK

Kaida was nine and was still short. Her chocolate tresses were now past her shoulder blades. Her emerald orbs shone a sliver spark of life in them. Her garb was now of colors to blend in the forest.

Today she didn't have to stay at the net and wait for the fish to swim into the net. This time she got to go with her sensei to watch him how to catch the fish. She followed Ryuji-Sensei closely behind but in stealth like a predator hunts it prey. She learned from him that creek fish were much smarter than fish from a lake or a river. Because somehow if a slight noise that is not normal to them or if seen they get spooked and swim far upstream or downstream.

Ryuji-Sensei put up his hand up in signal for her to cease. He turned to her and whispered "Now I want you to watch and learn this jutsu that can also be used not just for this but in battle as well."

"Hai Ryuji-Sensei." She whispered. Ryuji did a set of hand seals and aimed his palms toward the creek. Then he called out. "Raizou ikazuchi wo utte!"

Lightning shot forth from his palms to the creek creating a chain reaction. The aftermath was a horde of dead or paralyzed fish floating down the river towards the net.

After gathering all the fish in the net to haul back to their home, Ryuji turned to Kaida. "After we preserve the fish I'm going to teach you that technique."

"Hai Ryuji-Sensei." She answered. They both trudged back home with almost equally heavy loads. During the way back home Kaida had a question on her mind. One that has stayed on her mind for years. Finally she gathered up the courage blurted out. "Ryuji-Sensei why did you take me in?"

Her sensei stopped mid-step and looked off in the far distance. He was silent for a long suspending moment. Kaida tried to read his expression but failed. "Uh-oh did I say something I shouldn't have?"

Finally her sensei spoke up. "Because you did not show any fear to me when I tried to kill you like the others have." He answered solemly. "Also on that night I became a missing nin and I decided I was going to need a subordinate to carry on my techniques." He finished. A long silence followed after. "That's only three quarters of the truth" She replied quietly. Her statement caught him off guard. "Which part?"

"The part of needing a subordinate."

He smiled. "You've been getting better at interrogating Kaida."

"Arigato sensei. But is there another reason you took me in? It seems you have not told me everything."

Ryuji was silent once again he knew perfectly well why he took her in, but he wasn't sure if she could handle it.

"I'll tell you when you are older Kaida. Now let's get these fish back home and preserved before they reek and attract unwanted attention. Kaida's attention was averted back to the fish and her hunger. "Hai Ryuji-Sensei."

END OF FLASHBACK

Kaida shot out her palms. "Raizou ikazuchi wo utte!" Electricity came forth and electrocuted the entire creek. Dead fish came to the surface and floated downstream. She climbed in the creek to gather the fish into the net.

MEANWHILE...

Team Gai had no progress what so ever one any human life. Neji decided to activate his Byakugan. He looked for signs of life until. He gasped and skidded to a screeching halt. Gai and Tenten noticed this instantly and stopped as well. "What is it Neji?" Tenten asked earnestly.

"Did you find something?"

"Is it Lee?"

Neji was silent for a minute and spoke. "I dunno if it's Lee. But it's definitely a person."

"Where?" They chorused.

"Northeast one hundred meters; That way."

While Kaida was hauling the fish back to camp when she felt the presence of others. "Shit. It must be them." She thought. "I need to throw them off."

She began to think quickly of what to do until it hit her. "I got it."

"Kage bushin no jutsu." She whispered and five Kaidas appeared. The five clones looked to Kaida for orders. "You four become sound ninja and you become my prisoner. What I want you to do is to throw off the humans looking for my prisoner." She explained. "I want you people in an X formation. You two in the front, you two in the back and you in the middle."

"Hai. Henge."

The five clones turned into the sound ninja and Lee. Two sound nin in the front and back and Lee in the middle. "Now go and throw them off." She ordered.

"Hai." And they fled in their X formation.

Kaida pick up her haul, cloaked her chakra presence and went on her merry way.

End of Chapter five.

Ok I wanted to make it longer and add another flashback and continue with Team Gai finding Kaida's chakra presence. But then I wouldn't know how to end it there so I'm gonna end it here and add the next flashback in the next chappy.

So are you people shocked about Kaida's connection to Ryuji? There were clues pointing to the answer in previous chappies. I'll try and see if I can add a little bit of NejixTenten in the next chappie. If not then definitely in chappy 7.