Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I do own Jose and Miyu.

Scrolling along

Miyu sat in the bushes, waiting. She was anxious to see Jose again. There was something about him that made Miyu feel content. Something in Miyu told her it wasn't right to be with him, but she enjoyed his company so much. Miyu held her head tightly. Why can't I remember?

Minutes later

Jose came to a halt in front of the bushes. He felt so tense. "Miyu are you there?" a rustle caught Jose's attention. "It's you Miyu..." The lost words were lost as Miyu embraced Jose in a hug. Returning the hug Jose whispered, "I'm glad your safe." After the two finally let go of each other, Jose took a moment to gather his thoughts. "We should leave now." Miyu nodded and the pair jogged to the west gate.

30 minutes later at the library's entrance

Kakashi turned to the rest of his team, "Any trace of him so far." No one answered. "It's obvious he was here by the looks of that." Kakashi pointed at the thin veil of smoke left after a certain building was extinguished. "Are you sure you can't pick up his scent Kiba?"

"I can smell him, but it's hard to tell which way he went." Kiba explained. "There's too much chakra and smoke in the area with too little of his scent. The scent that is still here doesn't lead anywhere. There's just patches of it here and there."

Kakashi studied the ground. "His fire chakra must have burned his smell. Let's go back to his apartment to find something with a solid smell." All the ninjas jumped back into the village.

Meanwhile, A mile west of the village

Jose came to an abrupt halt. Masquerading out of the village as tourists went surprisingly well, but Jose was too tired to continue. Leaning on a tree Jose gasped, "Sorry... we'll have to... stop for a bit." Miyu nodded, her eyes seemed different, more caring. I must be really tired. Jose sat on the ground and pulled the scroll he had retrieved from the library. "We could look at this while we wait." Miyu sat right next to Jose. Unsure of how to react, Jose opened the scroll a few inches. Jose began to read. "Caution. The following techniques are highly dangerous and difficult to control. DO NOT mix the following with wind or earth chakra. The result will be highly..." The rest of the warning was too faint to read. Jose unfolded more of the scroll and came to the actual text. Once again, Jose read out loud, "Before you can practice our techniques, you will have to learn to live with fire. Fire, heat, and flames are just the basics. Any who cannot command these will most likely die trying to learn our secrets. First technique: Dragon style:dragon breath." Jose stopped to catch his breath. Jose scanned the instructions. He then placed the scroll on the cold grass.

"Is something wrong?" Miyu asked.

"I-I don't know if I can learn this. This is really advance stuff. We should just keep going." Jose stood up. Something caught hold of Jose's arm. It was Miyu. "Just try." Jose stood dumbfounded. After a few seconds he replied, "Alright."

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