I held onto the letter and decided to wait until just before I leave and ask the Hokage to give it to Gaara after the Exams.

Because we didn't get a return letter after a week, the Hokage chose a few people to escort me back to the Hidden Pass. One of them was the Ambu guy who had brought me back from the park when I'd run off. I was told I could call him Yunshu. As we traveled, I struggled to keep myself from running ahead of them. When we came to a river, we stopped for a short rest, though they didn't seem very tired.

"So, are we following the river or will we just cross it?" I asked as the break ended and I stood at the edge of the water.

"I'll create an earth style bridge so you can cross."

"You guys make everything so difficult." I giggled a little and began walking across the water. I turned, expecting an astonished face but being reminded they wore masks. "Let's play a game! You're it!" I tagged Yunshu and began running across the water. They didn't tell me to wait, in fact they played along. Yunshu tagged the other guy, the guide. His name was Zhinan, but I just called him Z. Z tagged the girl, Biao. She chased me through the forest. She never tagged me though.

"Don't go easy on me just because I'm a kid!"

"I'm not, you're just very quick. If I could use my jutsu then I would've gotten you by now!" She called after me as I ran.

"And if I could use mine then you'd never find me!"

I stopped in my tracks. Somebody stood in the path, his body hidden by a cloak. He was tall and fat, and I could see his smiling face under the hood.
"Um...hello."

He grabbed my arm as the others caught up with me. I cried out as he lifted me up.

"You must be Nuji. You don't look like much, I wonder why he's so interested in you."

"Release her!" Biao demanded as they neared. The man began to smirk.

"Please, don't hurt them. Don't-"

I was caught off by the sound of somebody getting stabbed. It sorta sounded like...Shwap. Shwap. Two people fell to the with a thump. I should've known better.

I felt myself fall to the ground but couldn't move...and my vision began to blur…

I was so dark as the two men stood over me…

The chapter's so shorrrttttt… I've been a blocked with this story though. Sorry.