"Ahh, I've taught you two so well." Oni said putting her hair back up and smoothing it. "Let's go trick us a Hokage."

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO

As the three girls came down the stairs they were met by Deidara. Who, being the angel he was, handed each of them a to go cup filled with coffee, and had creamer and sugar on the counter.

"Thank god! CAFEINE!" Oni said ripping open 2 packets of sugar and pouring a good amount of creamer in her coffee, before mixing it with a spoon. Then she took a tentative first sip, to see how hot it was and if it was to her liking. "Mmmm, perfect." She said popping some bread into the toaster.

"So Dei-kun, How'd you sleep?" Oni asked, sipping on her coffee.

"Pretty good, un. And you?" He asked, also drinking coffee.

"Good. Slightly rude awakening from Sakura and you, but otherwise fine." Oni replied.

"I slept fine." Ino said stretching out like a cat.

"Same here." Sakura added stirring her coffee.

"Alright, Dei-kun, you get to hang out here for a while, while we go to set everything up." Oni said.

"Actually I think I'll leave you here with a good friend, make her some coffee and you'll be fine." Oni added with a smile.

Then a quickly as she said it Oni bit her thumb and made a bunch of hand signs that ended with 'tiger' and she said: "Summing no jutsu!" And with a big puff of smoke, there was a panda with light purple eyes and yellow-gold bows on her ears.

"Konichiwa, Oni-sama, Ino, Sakura. What can I do for you today?" The panda asked in a light and happy tone.

"Konichiwa, Ame. I Need you to keep this nice man some company while we take care of some business." Oni Told the panda.

Ame actually looked like a cross between a panda and woman. She was shaped like a woman but her face and head was panda. She wore a purple cosmos patterned kimono with a yellow-gold belt around her waist. She also had human like arms, legs, hands, and feet, but they were covered in a short layer of fur. The fur covered her body and was colored the way a panda would be.

"Hai, Oni-Sama." She turned to Dei, waiting an introduction from her master.

"Deidara, his is Ame. She Is the panda equivalent to Gamabunta. Ame, this is Deidara. You can call him Dei."

"Pleased to meet you, un." Dei said standing up to bow.

"Hai, it is a pleasure to meet you as well, Dei-san." Ame answered, with her own bow.

"Well, we're off. Be back in a little while. Dei explain what's going on to Ame." Oni said with a wave as she walked out the door, coffee in hand.

"Ame-chan, do want me to summon Tora?" Sakura asked, stopping in the door way.

"Yes! That would be wonderful. I haven't seen Tora since the… incident." Ame replied, smiling at first but it faded to something of a grimace.

"Hai." Sakura bit her thumb and made the same hand signs that Oni did earlier, "Summoning no jutsu." Tumbled lightly from her lips as she placed her hand on the ground, making a puff of smoke appear. When the smoke cleared, there sat a white tiger version of Ame.

"Konichiwa, Sakura-sama, Ino, Ame. Who is this?" She asked pointing at Dei.

She had a white tiger head with the same green eyes as Sakura. She wore a cherry blossom patterned kimono with a grass green belt around her waist, her tail stuck out of her kimono. She had a matching green bow on her left ear. The tops of her ears were pierced with small gold studs.

"This is Deidara. You can call him Dei." Sakura said letting Ino out the door. "You three can hang out here for a while. Dei explain the situation while we're gone. Don't let anyone see you three. Bye!" Sakura waved her hand and closed the door. Dei got up and locked it.

"So, Dei-san, why is the Akatsuki looking at our masters?" Ame asked sitting down on one of the stools at the island.

"Because of their skills, un." He said sipping more of his coffee, "You ladies want a cup of coffee, un?"

"Yes, I'll have one. But what skills specifically?" Ame asked smoothing the bottom of her kimono.

"I'd like a cup, too Dei." Tora said with a smile.

"First, they are skilled medics. Oni and Ino are strategists and interrogators; Sakura is the best torturess around, un. We also need more Kunoichi, un, the one we do have can't fulfill all of the missions that require a woman, un. Finally, they are the best Kunoichi in the Land of Fire, un." He told them with a smile, then handed them mugs filled with fresh coffee.

"Good to know. Do we get cloaks too?" Ame asked with a smile.

"I don't see why not, un. We'd just have to give Sasori your measurements." He said taking another sip of coffee. "We could get you hats, too."

"Yay!" Ame said clapping her hands together.

"You guys are on edge whenever Oni and Sakura are around, un."

"Yeah, it's a force of a habit. My last master was very strict and demanded perfection." Ame said before taking another sip of her coffee.

"Same here. We've known each other since we were born but we never really talked until Oni and Sakura-sama signed the summoning contracts." Tora added with a smile. "And now we're best friends."

"We calm down after about 5 minutes." Ame said sipping more coffee.

~WITH THE GIRLS~

"Oni?"

"What is it Sakura?"

"What if were denied vacation?"

"Then we leave at some other time. But, I know she's gonna give it to us. She still feels bad about, everything that's happened to our families." Oni said kicking a rock. Ino nodded.

"She still pays me extra for missions and after my shift at the hospital." Sakura said looking blissfully at the ground, a light smile on her face.

"Let's do this already!" Ino said walking right up the steps of the Hokage's office, Oni and Sakura behind her.

All three girls looked at the door in front of them.

"You do it." Oni said pushing Sakura forward.

Sakura took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Enter."