Hey all! It's KRISH-un yet again, and I am excited for CHRISTMAS!!!!! Sorry to all of you who don't celebrate it, but I'm really excited! I got a progress report from my school today, and I have all good grades! Includingan A- in Japanese! I'm so happy!

Thank you to everyone who reviewed! It's so nice to hear what you think, and I'm looking forward to my cookies!

On a slightly sadder note, this is my last chapter for a few weeks. I'm going on Christmas vacation, and I want to spend it with my family. Well, no, that's a lie, I'm being forced to spend time with my family. So, expect my next update in the first week of January!!

Enjoy!

"Say WHAT?!" Chikazi practically screamed.

Sasuke sighed, "You heard me, Chikazi. We're going to a former hideout of Orochimaru's to get supplies. If we're going to fight Itachi, we're going to need them. He's not going to go easy on us."

Chikazi scowled, but agreed. She slowly made her way back to her tent and packed up.

Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin were all already ready. Chikazi soon joined them. "I guess we're all ready, Sasuke." Suigetsu said, smirking.

Sasuke nodded, then turned his back on them, "Follow me, I will leave you if you fall behind." All of them knew this last comment was directed at Chikazi, the only one who would have a chance to fall behind.

Chikazi scowled, but followed the other three when they took off.

They ran for hours. Sasuke kept finding himself looking back at Chikazi, making sure she was keeping up. She seemed to be tiring faster than the others, but that was to be expected, with her only knowing the basics of being shinobi.

Karin noticed Sasuke checking on Chikazi. She moved forward so she was next to him. "Why do you keep checking on her?! You told her that if she falls behind, we're leaving her! If she falls behind, she falls behind, Sasuke-san!"

Sasuke kept staring ahead, "I know what I said, Karin. Is a sensei not allowed to check on their pupil?" He smirked to himself as Karin slowed so she was behind him again.

After a few more hours, he stopped. In front of them was an array of HUGE buildings. All the members of Snake, except for Sasuke, felt their eyes widen a little.

Chikazi stared open mouthed, "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn…!" She whistled. "That's really cool!" Her eyes zero-ed in on a sign on the front of one of the buildings, "Abandoned? Why does it say that, Sensei?"

Sasuke smirked, "You'll see, Chikazi."

They walked in slowly. After a few minutes, Suigetsu looked around, smirking "This dump is a hideout? I'll be damned…"

Sasuke turned to face him, "Like I said, It's one of Orochimaru's old hideouts. My clan used it as a weapons storehouse. We can get weapons and medicine here."

Suigetsu's mind had already turned to other things, "All the hallways look the same here. Hope we don't get lost." He smirked again at the thought.

Karin coughed, "The air in here is so stifling! It's hard to breathe!"

Chikazi snorted, "Get over it, Princess!" She found herself coughing too, however, right after she said so. Hypocrasy is a horrible thing, ain't it?

"Excuse us!" Two voices chimed.

All the members turned around. The sight before their eyes was not what they expected. "Huh?!" Karin exclaimed.

Sasuke smirked, "Denka, Hina. How have you been?"

The two cats on the ground smiled up at him, "If it ain't Sasuke!" One crowed, grinning.

"What'cha here for?" The other one asked, a huge Cheshire cat grin on his face. This one was crouched lower to the ground than the other.

To everyone's surprise, Sasuke answered them, "Weapons, medicine… and a few other things. We need supplies for a big fight."

Karin started to say something, but Suigetsu cut her off, "These things-!"

Suigetsu bent down, "Talking Tanukis, awesome." He extended a hand out, "C'mere boy!" ((I think that Tanukis are magical creatures in Japan. They take the form of animals. Correct me here too if I'm wrong.))

The first cat that had spoken snarled violently. Suigetsu jumped back, quivering from slight fear, "Whoa!" Chikazi burst out laughing at him.

Sasuke silenced her with a look, and then sighed, "They're shinobi cats. Don't mess with them unless you want to become a human scratching post."

The second cat suddenly chimed in, "Didja bring us any goodies, Sasuke?" His grin got even wider, seeming that if he smiled any more, his face would split in two.

Sasuke pulled a bottle of something out of his pocket, "How about a bottle of catnip?"

"C'mon." The fist cat said, "I'll bring you to see the elder cat."

Chikazi snickered as Suigetsu straightened up, "Nice, Suigetsu, nice…" She snickered again, and then moved up to follow Sasuke.

Suigetsu growled at her, but followed the other four, who were, in turn, following the shinobi cats.

As they entered another room, Chikazi took a step back with minor revulsion. Karin prodded her roughly in the back, "Keep going, s.l.u.t."

Chikazi sighed, but kept going, as much as she didn't want to.

Inside the room, there were a ton of cats. Also, this was what creeped Chikazi out, there was an old woman dressed as a cat.

Suigetsu paused in the door as well, "So… many… cats!" He murmured to himself.

Chikazi leaned over to him, "Any reason why there's an old lady dressed like a scary neko in the middle of the room?" She whispered.

Suigetsu disguised a laugh as a cough, "No, I'm not sure."

All the members of Snake's eyes widened again as Sasuke bowed to the scary neko lady. "I've come to repay my debts to you, Elder cat."

Chikazi's mouth dropped open. The only other human in the room pulled over Jugo to the side and started holding shirts up to him. Karin tried to get several normal cats away from her legs. Suigetsu bent down and greeted some normal cats by scratching behind their ears.

Sasuke and the creepy neko lady started talking. Chikazi got bored after the first few sentences, so she sat down and was immediately overrun by cats. She laughed softly, not wanting to disturb Sasuke and the scary neko lady. She lay down and was immediately covered by happy cats.

After a while, the cats got off of her, and she could hear again. "So you are going to find Itachi, then?" The scary neko lady was saying.

Sasuke just looked down, his face solemn.

The lady went on to talk about how Sasuke and Itachi had been like as kids, until Sasuke cut her off, "I've already made up my mind a while ago, but I thank you for all your help." He slipped her some money, then stood up.

They got Jugo fitted for a new shirt, which was a curtain. They also collected a bunch of supplies, and then were on their way.

After they had run for a while, all five of them stopped. They were going to split into teams that consisted of Jugo and Suigetsu, Chikazi and Sasuke, and Karin by herself. Suigetsu smiled very sharkily, "Let's rock!" He and Jugo jumped off.

Karin took a sidelong glance at Chikazi and Sasuke. Chikazi was off looking at a particular plant, so she took advantage of the opportunity. 'Hell yeah!' She thought to herself.

She attached herself to Sasuke's side. "Oh, Saaa-suke-san! I've wanted to be alone with you for soooooooooooo long!" She grabbed his arm.

Chikazi spun around, and watched the two of them with steely eyes.

Sasuke just glared down at Karin, "Get moving." His cold tone betrayed no emotion.

Karin huffed, and started to walked away, until Chikazi's mocking voice filled her ears, "Alone…" The other erupted into laughter.

Karin burn with anger, but she kept walking and jumped into the air, as Suigetsu and Jugo had done before her.

Chikazi controlled her laughter, "S-Sorry to laugh like that, Sasuke-sensei, but that was so funny!"

Sasuke just shook his head, "Whatever, Chikazi-seito. Let's get going." The two, master and apprentice, set off to adventures unknown.

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Oh, just so you know, most of this chapter was taken from the manga, except for the stuff with Chikazi in it. So don't comment on the dialogue. It wasn't me.And seito means student, if anyone was wondering.

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