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Part 2

The community was to full of activity to notice the pair of newcomers entering their gates.

Merchants were fixing their stalls; buyers were gawking at the display in them.

"A Festival in a small town like this?" the taller one of the two asked.

" It will be easier to get information," his companion replied.

The conspicuous twosome abruptly stopped at a crossroad.

Kisame mumbled something to Itachi and the Sharingan-user nodded.

The shark-man grinned, " I choose left,"

"Right,"

Kisame wheeled around and walked away, leaving Itachi standing, once again alone, at the intersection.

Lifting his hat gently Itachi scanned the area. It was indeed a small village and one would feel claustrophobic if he would stay in the same place for a while. And so Itachi turned right into a narrow street with less people.

"Did you hear?" a man whispered leaning closer to his companion who was sitting across from him.

"About?" asked his friend, returning the man's excitement over the gossip. The male, who spoke first, looked around the room.

"They found a forbidden scroll, right here in Jukin."

"Oh," his acquaintance said and leaned back, " I've heard about that already, it's just a rumor, Rai."

Rai nearly jumped up from his seat, but instead took a sip of his green tea. His mind reeled with thrill about the information he was going to supply.

"No my friend, they really found one. I heard the village councilor say it himself. Details were excluded, but I found out that a girl had came across it by the caves or whatever…"

" I think you're going deaf,"

"Well I think the scroll is as real as this restaurant we're sitting in,"

"Excuse me…"

The two men turned their heads. A boy stood before them. The red clouds on the boy's cloak reminded the two of splattered blood. The young man's face carried no emotion, however his stare could shatter ones soul.

Rai let out a chuckle, " is there something we can do for you young man?"

"Yes," his voice betrayed his age, " could you tell me more about this forbidden scroll?"

Itachi left the restaurant pleased. He never would have thought about getting information this early in the mission. The Uchiha also praised his age. Being young had its advantages. That Rai man thought him nothing but a teenager with an overactive imagination and a thirst for something interesting in this boring village.

His red eyes took note of where he was. The road appeared to extend to infinity, but Itachi kept walking at a steady pace.

The sun still shone mightily and preparations for the festival were still taking place.

CRASH!

The deafening sound resounded above all the noise of the busy activity. Sellers, buyers and browsers halted what they were doing, but did not care much to investigate what was going on.

Itachi didn't seem to be bothered either. He walked toward the sound in the same pace and abruptly stopped. It must have been Kisame and his grotesque ways of getting information, but before Itachi could think anything else someone skidded in front of him blocking his path.

The person was looking downward, although any idiot would have guessed it to be a girl. Her brown hair fell over her shoulders, because of her strenuous breathing. Finally the girl looked up. The teenager's eyes widened a little and Itachi become aware of her breathe stopping when she looked straight into his eyes. Sapphire mixed into blackness.

"THIEF!" the roar of a man's voice tore the two's eye contact. The girl looked behind her and then to Itachi. She gave a bow, " Sorry," she said and hurried past him.

"STOP THIEF!" a bulky man shouted. He paused a few feet away from Itachi and clutched his side. His face was red from the running. The man composed himself and tapered his beady eyes. When he could not find what he was looking for, he turned to Itachi, " boy, have you seen a girl, about your age with blue eyes and brown hair?"

"No," he replied to the man and moved ahead. There was no use in getting involved in this petty crime. Kisame was expecting him and helping an over-weighted man was, for the Uchiha, time consuming and less than productive.

A/N: part 2 complete! So this was their first meeting... I wonder what's gonna happen, hehe. Ok Till tomorrow