"Kasumi, no, don't go that way." Kakashi says, steering Kasumi from the quick route he had showed her the previous day. Looking at him confused, every time Kasumi tried to say something Kakashi would hush her up. "Why this way?" She finally was able to ask. Kakashi shook his head with a smile and said, "A black cat crossed before you, anyway, I want to show you something." Though Kakashi wore a mask over his mouth and nose, you could see the smile fading in his eyes. Walking through a lightly wooded area, they approached a large polished stone that stood higher than any normal adult. Looking up at the stone, Kasumi saw many names inscribed on it. "W…What is this?" Kasumi muttered in curiosity, studying the stone with inquiring eyes. "This is the place where all the names of those who died in action are engraved. It is an act of respect and honor." Kakashi says, looking at the stone as if he is about to cry. Noticing this, Kasumi bows her head respectfully while waiting for Kakashi to leave for the meeting. Continuing to gaze at the rock, Kakashi suddenly spins around and walks in a different direction, Kasumi not realizing it until a couple seconds later. "Wait up!" Kasumi yells, running towards him with an outstretched arm. Only looking back for a brief second, Kakashi briefly smiles at Kasumi.
"Kiba… How do you know Kasumi?" Hinata asks shyly, looking at Kiba with inquiring eyes. Looking up at Hinata with a shaky smile, Kiba doesn't make eye contact. "I knew her as a child…" Kiba says looking at Akamaru with a slightly embarrassed look. 'Akamaru… What am I going to do? This is going to change everything.' Akamaru responds with a cock of the head, as if asking Kiba why he thought he would know. After Hinata leaves, Kiba lays on his bed with Akamaru on his chest thinking of Kasumi. "Not a day passed, that I didn't think of her, Akamaru. I know that it sounds odd but, when we looked in each other's eyes… It was like watching the rain fall as you lay outside, smiling." Kiba muttered, one hand petting his dog and the other reaching up into air like he was reaching for something.
"Kakashi-sensei, you're late, AGAIN!" A blonde boy wearing an orange jumpsuit yells, pointing a finger at Kakashi. Shrugging, Kakashi motions for them to look at me as a lean up against a tree a bit back. Trying to hide his shock, Sasuke snickers and leans up against the pole behind him. "Kakashi-sensei, who is this girl?" The blonde boy asks. Looking up from his book, Kakashi looks at the boy with an odd look. "Didn't I tell you? This is your new teammate, Kasumi." Kakashi tells the blonde boy, motioning for him to go to her. Nodding, the boy runs over to Kasumi with a large grin plastered across his face. "I'm Naruto, your new teammate! Believe it!" the boy exclaims with a hyper tone before he begins asking thousands of questions at hyper speed. Looking up at him with wide eyes, Kasumi raised a hand and slapped him to shut him up. "Slow it down kid, I don't speak gibberish" she yelled as she grasped him by the shoulders, digging her nails into his arms.
"oooookkkkkk, mmmmmyyyyy nnnnaaaaammmmmeeeeeee iiiiiiisssss" he began, stretching his sentences to the extreme. With a small growl, Kasumi clenched her hands, causing her nails to dig deeper into his arms. "Ow!" he yelped in pain as his warm blood trickled down his arms and all over Kasumi's hands. "Wait…Didn't you say your name was Naruto?" Kasumi asked, reminiscing on the name of the guy Hinata is supposed to like. "The one and only! Believe it!" looking up with a big grin, Naruto exclaims.
Her eyes widening, Kasumi realizes that he indeed was the obnoxious kid Akamaru had warned her about. Naruto's very presence was too overbearing for Kasumi so she leaned up against a tree and began spacing out again. She began remembering the time she spent studying with her mother and one of her friends. By age eight her mother had taught her all she knew, considering tons of jutsus of both parents. She reminisced that she had to leave all of her mother's things in a small cave guarded by her wolf Yuki, and thought of how she needed to bring Yuki back along with the items. "Oh Yuki…" Kasumi thought aloud as she drifter away in her memories.
The girl sits in a field with her mother and a small boy with a ponytail. The three of them sat cross legged, the two children facing the mother. The boy had brown hair was all one length and would have reached mid-neck if it wasn't pulled up. His small brown irises were encumbered by the white space surrounding them as they darted back and forth as he read. Her mother continued to teach them Latin, as they sat there and quickly absorbed the information like a sponge. The third year of teaching them Latin, the children were quite good though they were only six. By this time, the two children could have whole conversations in Latin as they sat under a tree playing board-games the boy brought. The boy was her best friend, even though he was a year younger than her. He came every morning and always left at noon, wishing he could stay longer.
"Kasumi… You ok?" Naruto says waving his hand before her face, Kakashi on one side and Sakura on his other. Looking at her with a worried expression, Naruto felt her forehead for a temperature. "Get off me!" Kasumi yells, pushing Naruto into the other two.
After the Hokage left his office for lunch, Kisame snuck out of the office to report back to Itachi what he had heard in the office. Opening the window and closing it behind him, Kisame tiptoed on the roof to make sure he wouldn't be caught. Using a jutsu that increased his speed he jumped from rooftop to rooftop until he was where he could exit the city. Itachi had a cozy hideaway close to the Akatsuki base where he and Kisame stayed. "Itachi, I have news! The fourth left us more than the fox-boy, he left us the heir to both wave and fire country!" Kisame yells with joy.
"The Heir you say…?" Itachi asks turning himself towards Kisame. This seemed to intrigue Itachi, for you could see it in his raven eyes. Nodding, Itachi was sure that his prank to Kisame was actually a good idea. Kisame grinned revealing his sharp pointed teeth, for he knew exactly what Itachi was thinking. Convert the girl to work under Itachi and they would be unstoppable. Itachi was a former shinobi of Konoha but had betrayed them when he brutally murdered all but one member of his clan. "Itachi… what do you want me to do?" Kisame asked with a predator's smirk. Raising his head high, Itachi's chiseled jaw looked more gorgeous than ever in the sunlight. His pale skin gleamed in the light as he smiled, the smile being a very rare thing. "Itachi…?" Kisame asked backing up a step. Quickly realizing what he was doing, Itachi snapped back to reality and looked Kisame in the eyes. "I'll do this… Myself." Itachi says as he stands up. Looking at Itachi wide eyed Kisame nods. "What do you know about this 'heir'?" Itachi asks as he prepares his things for the trip. Smirking, Kisame began to tell Itachi all he had heard from the Hokage and the others in those few days.
"I said go away!" Kasumi yells as she stomps away her long raven hair blowing in the wind. "Kasumi, come back here now" Kakashi says calmly holding something in his hand. Ignoring them all, Kasumi continues to walk away. "You have left me no choice" Kakashi whispers as he looks at the little black gadget in his hand. On the gadget was a button, a knob, and a small light bulb. Pressing the button, Kakashi watched Kasumi fall to her knees shaking. "Oh my god!" Naruto and Sasuke yelled as they ran to Kasumi's side to see if she was alright. "What's wrong with her? What did Kakashi do?" Sasuke thinks to himself as he runs to her, starting to show emotion for once. "Sasuke is worried about her? He's never worried about me…" Sakura thinks as she looks at the guy she has been crushing on from childhood. Shaking it off, Kasumi gets up with an angry look. "What the heck was that!" She screams, her fists balled at her side. Kakashi walks up to her and places a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry Kasumi but this is for your and the city's own good" Kakashi says as he holds the gadget tightly. With a glare Kasumi yells, "What is it though!"
"Kiba…?" Hinata asked, looking at her teammate with a concerned glance. Ever scene Kasumi left he had been in a daze and wasn't acting like himself. "Kiba...? Are you alright? Please... Tell me whats wrong..." Hinata asked, reaching for Kiba. "Nothings wrong" Kiba mumbled, standing up and walking out of the room, Akamaru tagging along behind him. Hinata suddenly felt useless and like a terrable friend. Her almost white eyes watched Kiba walk out the door and she continues to watch him using her special ability. "K...K...Kiba... Whats wrong...?" she stuttered, getting up from the couch and leaving his house. Silence followed Hinata as she walked down the cracked sidewalk.