Sasuke felt the cool morning mist on his legs as it slowly dissipated. Despite his fears of Oji hearing him he cupped his hands around his mouth and called out again.

"Kali!!!!" again his voice flowed around and through the trees before falling to silence again. Sasuke jumped when he heard rustling in front of him. It was faint, but noticeable. "Kali...?" Sasuke whispered. Kali stood up staring straight at Sasuke.

"So you came," She said softly. Sasuke felt himself sigh in relief. She ran to him. Sasuke was startled at first when she embraced him, but put his arms around her lightly. "But you wanted to get off of this island, didn't you?"

"I was worried about you. Are you okay?" She stepped back.

"I'm getting by, but that's normal." She looked down with a pause. "Sasuke, why do you care about me?" Her question caught him off guard and he thought for a second.

"Because… I just do." Sasuke struggled. "I don't want you to go through this alone." Kali looked up.

"You mean you want to come with me?" He nodded. She thought hard. "Ok, I guess you won't listen to me about leaving." She smiled wide up at him. "Let's get going then!" She took his hand and they departed.

"So where exactly are we going?" Sasuke asked as they walked.

"There is a large tower a little north of here. That's where the last of the cursers is."

"Who are they?"

"The one's you fused me with this spirit so long ago. It's not much of a curse now that I'm used to it, but their intentions are what tick me off. Most of them have died by now except for one. He's still waiting for me to return and rid him of his life."

"He wants you to kill him?" Kali stopped and looked at him.

"As far as I'm concerned he is. The whole group wanted me to exact revenge on the people who brought them to this island, but I wasn't about to let them control me like that. When there were only four left three killed themselves and the fourth is mine." She continued walking. "They have this…thing that makes me not think straight. I'm not quite sure what it is exactly, but I know this guy knows how to use it well and I've never been able to get to him." Her voice deepened with aggravation and she stopped. "That's why I discouraged you coming." She released his hand gently. "I'm afraid of what I'll do by mistake."

"Don't worry about me, Kali," Sasuke said, stepping beside her. She smiled but didn't look at him.

"Ok, if you say so." The continued silently.

The three ninja stopped at the old building Sasuke had been to earlier. Oji wasted no time in continuing directly toward the building he knew Kali would be going to.

"Wait!" Sakura called out. Oji stopped and looked back. "Can you at least explain what's going on with Kali? Or maybe where we're going!" Oji thought without motion.

"No, I can't," He said bluntly, "Because I myself am not clear on all of the details. Because of what I do know, I have more reason to withhold the facts from you. I can tell you that when we get to where we are going there will be some things going on that we won't be able to control. Kali has to do this and Sasuke has jumped in without thinking. I'm almost afraid of the unstable situation we've found ourselves in." There was a moment of silence before he continued at his pace. He knew this was going to end quickly whether it is a happy or sad ending. He hated to be unprepared like he was but there was little he could do. All that was left to do was get to Kali as soon as possible.

Naruto followed silently. He had barely kept up with what Oji had said and now he felt a little concerned. What if they've jumped into something too deep? Naruto shoved the thought away. Kali and Sasuke needed their help and that what they'd get.

Kali and Sasuke arrived at the building. The sun was just peeking over the roof of the run down building. Run-down seemed to be an understatement to Sasuke. The walls were filled with so many holes it was surprising they were still standing. Not to mention it must have been standing for ages and was engulfed in a sea of vines.

"Welcome, Sasuke, to my nightmare," Kali said. She was extremely nervous about this but having Sasuke with her helped ease the fear. She drew her kunai and Sasuke did the same. They entered the building cautiously and Kali led the way to the center room. Inside was just as worn down as the outside with vines and rubble everywhere. Sasuke activated his Sharingan and studied everything. There were many doors to other smaller halls and rooms. Sasuke heard something click to his far left and spun around to see what it was. A man stood in a far doorway with a large weapon leaning on his hip. He loaded it and aimed it angrily at Sasuke.

"I don't care who you are, but get out before I"- He started before stopping at the sight of Kali emerging from behind Sasuke.

"Miss me, Kinas...?" Kali growled. The man seemed surprised at first.

"Well, you've changed your brother, little miss. Trying hard to socialize, I see." He smirked, "Well, at least you tried!" He fired his gun and a javelin launched forward. Both Kali and Sasuke jumped out of the way; Sasuke went to the left and Kali jumped toward Kinas. A rope connected the spear to the gun and Kali gripped it and pulled back. Kinas was yanked forward as she ran to him. Kinas couldn't dodge being off balance and Kali punched his face hard. He flew back into the dark room followed by his attacker. Sasuke ran up to see better.

Kinas had broken a table in his fall and had scrambled behind some crates. Kali lunged back behind them but soon reappeared. She was on all fours again and her ears were back. She had her tail down and was shaking all over. Her eyes were shut tight. Kinas approached as she backed up. He laughed.

"You forgot I had this, didn't you!?" He laughed, brandishing a deep blue amulet. Sasuke jumped. That must be what Kali was talking about! "Alright, cursed one, I want you to listen to me, got it?" Kali said nothing. It was obvious she was in pain and fighting the curse. Kinas looked at Sasuke then pointed angrily. "Kill him!! Kill him NOW!!" He yelled. Sasuke gasped lightly before looking at Kali expectantly. She looked up with red eyes and snarled. She stepped in front of Kinas and closer to Sasuke.

"Kali snap out of it!" Sasuke said before dodging Kali when she lunged at him. He took out his kunai and blocked her attacks. He didn't want to fight her; he knew she had no choice.