A.N: Yea I know everyone wants me to go straight to vacation but important plot key is coming up. Dun worry there will only be like two more chapters till we get to the United States but I've been needing some Uchiha lovin (minus Sasuke lolz). Oh and like with Hidan I tried making Tobi as close with his actual character as I could which means he is not a brainless idiot who always talks about himself in the third person. Read and Reveiw please!!

disclamer: I don't own any of the characters of Naruto nor do I own the Disney movie Mulan.

Chapter Twenty-three: Hunt Me Uchiha

"You sure you can go Sasori?" I said still not sure if it was a good idea for him to go since his grandmother had said no to him.

"Yea I'm sure for the hundredth time," he grumbled as we walked together to the training grounds for some morning warm ups.

"Yea okay," I sighed and jumped off into the trees with a swoosh sound behind me. I wanted to find Itachi so maybe we could go together to pick me out a sword. He had said after all that he would teach me but I hadn't seen him in days, he was even skipping the Morning Meet, which was pissing Pein-sama off.

I stopped in our usual privet training area but he wasn't there. My heart sank, I really missed him in my heart and soul and it scared me that I didn't know were he was. I could however feel the print of his and my chakra here. I could feel the two energies twisting together in the breezes that would some how get in-between the trees and through our training spot.

His chakra was a strong feeling and burned with the flames of his element but at the same time was cold somehow. My chakra on the other hand felt a bit weaker since I didn't usually give off to much chakra when I'm fighting except when I turn into a dragon.

"Where are you Itachi-sampai?" I wondered out loud and walked around the perimeter of the training area. I didn't know much about tracking but if Zetsu could do it so could I…wait a minute why didn't I just ask Zetsu for help?

"Zetsu-san!" I pounded on the door of Tobi and Zetsu's room. The door opened and I almost punched Tobi in the chest.

"Jen-chan what is wrong?" he asked putting his hands on his hips to show he was slightly annoyed.

"Um do you know were Zetsu is?" I asked and he nodded "…could you tell me?"

"Oh right! He's sleeping but you could come in I was just making some coffee," he said and I fallowed him in.

"Coffee?" I asked not having had anything but tea for the last three months.

"Yea would you like some?" he asked with a smile in his voice.

"Yes, I'd love some!" I said excitedly before tripping on something on the floor.

"Oh be careful it's kinda messy," he said walking to the coffee maker that was hissing quietly.

Messy however was an understudy. The room was a pigsty! There was stuff all over the floor. Two full garbage bags in the corner, clothing littered the floor, and there were potted plants everywhere! There was a radio on a coffee table instead of a TV that was playing some Japanese hard rocker.

"What's with the plants?" I asked and Tobi chuckled softly.

"Isn't it obvious?" he asked handing me a cup of coffee. "There Zetsu's"

"Right," I muttered stepping over a pile of cloths so I could get to the sofa. I glanced around but I could only see one bed. "Um were is Zetsu-san?"

"I don't know actually…maybe in the wall or the floor," Tobi said.

"Oh…"

"Jen-chan you wanted us?" said the cool voice of Zetsu. I blinked looking up and he was coming out of the ceiling. "You woke us from a deep sleep you know!"

"Huh sorry Zetsu," I said with a smile and he just blinked at me. "I want you to find Itachi-sempai."
"He has been gone for a while," he sighed jumping down from the ceiling. "What do you think?" "Pein-sama will end up telling us to find him anyways, he's been skipping classes."

"So well you help?" I asked sipping on my coffee.

"Of course," he said "but I'm hungry!" "Let's find Itachi first." "Oh fine."

"Okay sweet," I said taking a long drink of my coffee. "Shall we start?" Zetsu nodded simply and Tobi gave an army salute.

The three of us set off with me checking Itachi's favorite hang out stops, Tobi asking the others if they'd seen him at all and Zetsu…well I wasn't really sure what Zetsu did since he just melted into the ground and disappeared. I questioned Tobi about it but he just shrugged.

For me the search was dry. His chakra was easy to detect but all I could find were old thumb prints of were he had been at one time or another. Tobi was even less lucky, though Kisame was Itachi's roommate he hadn't come to the room for nearly a week and a half. It was puzzling how a student could just disappear with no one noticing but this was a ninja school after all.

"Sasuke," I said seeing the younger sibling as I was walking back to the temple. He was walking with Naruto, Katie, and a long haired boy. I knew it wasn't Haku since this boy was wearing the Fire Tower colors. "Hey Sasuke," I called making the group turn to look at me. Katie gave me a wary smile while Sasuke gave a dull glance Naruto glared daggers and the other boy stared at me with creamy white eyes. I walked over being as non-threatening as I could. "Hey um I was wondering if you would have any idea were your brother is…" I said making Sasuke's glance become icy "he's been missing for a while and the rest of us (except maybe Deidara) have been rather worried."

"What are you, Itachi's girlfriend?" Naruto snickered pointing up his pinky finger.

"No!" I said defensively "but he's my teacher and he promised me that he'd teach me to sword fight but I can't find him."

"Right," Naruto piped.

"Be nice baka or I'll kick your face in," Katie growled finally coming to my defense.

"Anyways have you seen him?" I asked looking back at Sasuke.

"No," he said before turning away.

"Fine!" I growled sick of the snobby boy already "I'll just find your stupid brother myself." I turned on a heel and did a fast teleportation jutsu landing in the hallway of the Akatsuki Temple. "Any luck?" I asked seeing Tobi leaning on the wall his arms crossed.

"Nah nobody knows were the little weasel ran off to," he said before giggling at his own pun. I smiled but wasn't in the mood to laugh at his cute joke.

"Found him," said Zetsu's nicer voice as he popped his head out from the marble floor.

"Really?" I blinked still a little jumpy about the plant man just appearing.

"Yea well he's not doing so hot," he said, "he's at the hospital."

"Got any idea why?" Tobi asked with a worried tone.

"No we didn't stay to long," he sighed and added, "his family was in there and we couldn't hear over Mr. Uchiha's yelling."

"Yelling for what?" I demanded pressing my brows together.

"Something about dishonoring the clan," he shrugged his yellow eyes always unblinking.

"Of course," I muttered a flash from the Disney movie Mulan coming back to me. "I'll go see him then."

"I'll come too," Tobi announced.

"Hum fine but be good okay? Don't make to much of a seen we just want to see what's up with Itachi."

"Of course I'll be good," Tobi said as if insulted "Tobi is a good boy after all!"

"Right," I said rolling my eyes "lets just go okay?"

"Right chief," he said cheerfully giving another salute "let mission Weasel Hunt come to an end eh?"

This time I laughed as we walked together. "If Itachi heard you busting his chops he would kick your ass Tobi."

"Ha don't bet on it," he said more seriously then it was meant to sound. I narrowed my eyes a little but said nothing.

The trip to the hospital was a silent one but I didn't mind any time when Tobi was silent gave me time to think. We entered and went to the front desk were a sound temple student was sitting lazily. He was about Itachi's age maybe older but his longish hair was white and tied back in a pony tail. He had big circle glasses that he pushed up the bridge of his nose as we came over.

"We came to see Uchiha Itachi," I said in a business like tone. "Could you tell us what room he's in?"

"Hmm let me see," the guy muttered opening up a binder that was on his desk. "Oh yea he's on the third floor room 368 are you a family member? Only family members are allowed in his room."

"Oh…" I said the hope suddenly drained out of me.

"Wait I'm related to him," Tobi said coming up next to me "he's my nephew."

"Okay name please?" the sound student asked getting a pen.

"Uchiha Madara," he said making me blink in surprise.

"And she's with you?" the guy asked pointing to me and Tobi or 'Madara' nodded. "Alright I guess you guys can go," he said with and shrug and Tobi led me off.

"What was that all about?" I whispered as we walked through the halls of the hospital. "How can Itachi be your nephew if you're younger then him? I didn't even know you were a Uchiha!"

"Shush!" Tobi growled making me shut up quickly. "I'll explain later okay? But for now your sempai is hurt so you should go and take care of him."

"Uh okay," I muttered until he pushed me into a room. There was a single bed that was crowded by a few people. "Um hi?"

Someone looked over at me and I narrowed my eyes a tiny bit. It was Sasuke and he looked surprised to see me again. We lost eye contact with a soft push behind me making everyone around the bed look up.

"What the hell are you-…Oh sorry," said a man who was staring over my shoulder at Tobi. "What do you want Madara?"

"Well I am Itachi's uncle aren't I? I should have a right to see Itachi-san." Tobi replied briskly walking into the middle of the room.

"And what does she want?" asked the man with brown hair cut below his ear lobes and had the tiered marks under his eyes as Itachi did.

"I am under Itachi-san's teaching," I said a little annoyed I'm being talked of as if I'm some sort of disgusting object "I to have a right to see him."

"You have no right to-"

"Father," Itachi's voice said from the bed "she is my student and she is right."

I quickly went over to Itachi's side nearly pushing Sasuke out of the way to get to my sempai. Itachi had wrappings of bandages and healing scrolls over his eyes that were stained with blood. His skin was sickly pale and looked wet with sweat. He looked utterly terrible and I just wanted to cry.

"Itachi-sempai," I muttered absent-mindedly touching his hair that was damp with a cold sweat but still very soft. Without me realizing the woman standing by me put a hand around my shoulders, she was very beautiful with long black hair like her sons and lily-white skin. Her eyes were ebonies that glowed with a somber fire.

"He'll be okay," she said softly "he's having trouble with his eyes but the medic ninjas are doing a wonderful job in helping." Her voice was very calming and reminded me of how I though my mother's voice sounded. I couldn't remember the actual tone in her voice but I could recall the feeling it gave me and I was happy for that.

"Oh," I said not sure what to say still randomly stroking Itachi's hair. I couldn't really tell what Itachi was thinking the only thing that pointed out that he wasn't dead was his smooth steady breathing.

"Jen-chan," Itachi said making me pull back my hand for a moment. "You said you wanted to learn swordsmanship correct?"

"Uh huh," I said pushing his bangs away from his face "that's why I went looking for you."

"You went looking for-…right well once I get out of here we can buy you a katana."

"Alright," I said, "when will they release you?"

"In a week or so," he sighed and his mouth twitched as I brushed his cheek with my fingertips.

"Do you want me to tell the others were you are?" I asked still playing with his hair "everyone is very worried."

"Hmm just Pein…and Kisame too alright?" he said, "I don't want a crowd of people in here, it's crowded enough with my family here." His lips curled into a smile and so did mine. We stayed there smiling at each other dumbly before he spoke again. "However I wouldn't mind you coming whenever you want I don't want your studies to become lacking."

"Alright I'll come over tomorrow," I said with a grin "do you want me to bring anything?"

"Paper, pencil, do you have colored pencils?" he asked.

"I do."

"Bring them too," he ordered and I gave him a skeptical look though he could not see it thanks to the bandages that covered his injured eyes.

"Alright I will," I said with a goofy smile. "I'm glad your okay Itachi-sempai."

"As am I," he sighed again as I pulled away from his bedside.

"See you in the morning," I said and he nodded. I quickly walked passed his mother and father did a quick glare at Sasuke for lying to me and left the room with Tobi at toe.

"So tell me Tobi," I said giving him a small smirk "who are you really?"