Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto, not me.

Warning: Mild language and violence.

Chapter 13

After 2 weeks, Daaku was finally fully recovered from his battle with Kakashi. Now was the time to capture Mayu and bring her to Obio. He realized that if he had killed her that day, 2 years ago, he wouldn't be paid to capture her now.

The sound of the alarm clock woke Kakashi up. He reached to push the snooze button, because he wanted to sleep longer. He then noticed a note by the alarm clock. He picked up the note and read it:

Kakashi,

I guess this is sayonara. I don't know if I'll ever see you again. But I want you to know that I really care about you and you've been a really good friend to me ever since I arrived here. I know you care about me too, but don't come after me. I don't want you to get hurt or killed. This is my problem and I'm the one who has to deal with it. Tell Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura sayonara for me, and that I'm glad that I got the chance to meet them. Oh, and Kakashi, I'm happy that we meet too. Sayonara.

Mayu

OXOX

Kakashi couldn't believe it. He knew as soon as he finished reading the note, what it meant. Mayu was going to find Daaku and fight him by herself. He quickly got dressed, grabbed some kunai and scrolls, and went out the door. He knew he had to stop her. He didn't want to lose her now.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were waiting on the bridge for their sensei, because they were told that this was the day he could resume training them. Naruto was of course, complaining about their sensei's lateness.

"Maybe, he's not fully recovered yet." suggested Sakura. Just then, Kakashi came running right pass them.

"Kakashi-sensei, we're over here!" Naruto shouted to him.

"Can't talk now!" Kakashi shouted back and kept on running. The 3 genin wondered where their sensei was heading in such a hurry. So they decided to follow him.

Mayu worked her way through the forest. She knew it would be the best place to fight Daaku, because there was no one around to get caught in the crossfire. But first she had to find him. She began to wonder if he was even still in the area.

Then she sensed some needles (Like the ones Haku used on Zabuza and Sasuke.) coming her way and managed to dodge them. Then she heard a similar voice say, "Damn, and I was hoping to knock you out in one shot." Mayu then turned to face Daaku.

"What do you want Daaku!" she shouted at him. "If it's me you want, then come at me! Just leave people who aren't even involved out of this!"

"What? Are you upset just because I killed your copycat of a boyfriend?" Daaku asked her.

"You'll pay for what you did to Tenshi and Kakashi." she said.

"Tenshi?" Daaku replied in confusion. "Oh, was that the name of that worthless little genin I killed 2 years ago?"

"He wasn't worthless!" Mayu shouted at him. "He could have been something! You had no right to take his life like that!"

Then Daaku noticed the necklace Mayu was wearing. "Hey, I once killed a konoichi wearing a necklace just like that." he said.

"What! You killed Chiyuu too, you bastard!" Mayu responded.

"I kill a lot of people." said Daaku. "You can't expect me to remember all their names now, do you? Now if you come with me quietly, I won't have to hurt you."

"Like hell, I will!" Mayu yelled as she threw a suriken at him. He successfully dodged it.

"So, you wanna play it the hard way?" he said. "Fine, we'll play it the hard way."

Then he came at her with a taijutsu attack, and Mayu also used taijutsu to fight back. As they fought, they seemed evenly matched in taijutsu. But then Daaku managed to punch Mayu in the stomach, which caused her to recoil in pain. From there, Daaku started to beat the crap out of her. By the time he was done, she had a bloody lip and a few bruises.

"Now will you be a good girl and come with me?" asked Daaku. But before Mayu could answer, a kunai nicked Daaku on the shoulder. Daaku looked in the direction the kunai came from and his eyes widened in shock.

A.N.: I know, I know, I hate cliffhangers as much as the next person. But how else am I gonna get you people coming back for more. Remember, please R&R.