Field Marshall Axurhotep of the Grand Imperial Dawn Guard, Deidra and Sasori proceeded to Vine country. At a slower pace then the two Atakski would have liked. The fact that the Field Marshal was stopping to change out of his sand ANBU disguise to change back into his original uniform.
"Is it really that important what clothes you wear when you turn over the jinchiuriki?" Sasori asked. "I hate to be kept waiting and I hate to keep people waiting.
"M-m-m-my apologies b-b-but it is inappropriate for an officer to meet a chief of s-s-s-state without wearing a full dress uniform." Field Marshall Axurhotep answered.
"Atakski isn't a country," Deidra said. "You're not meeting a chief of state."
"P-p-p-pain is the leader of the Land of Rain." Field Marshall Axurhotep said as he strapped a long cylinderto his back. "That makes him a chief of state." Deidra and Sasori where both surprised at this news. Neither of them had known that Pain was the head of the Land of Rain.
"How did you know that?" Deidra asked.
"The thousand eyes of the empire see all." Field Marshall Axurhotep answered. "A better question is why are you working for someone who didn't trust you enough to tell you?" The two missing nin pondered this as they headed out to their base.
Back in the hidden leaf village Naruto was describing his reoccurring dream to Temari.
"That is similar to Gaara's dream but in his the chalk circles are already drawn so is the symbol of a fist surrounded by a winged snake. He gets up from the picture written in blood and gestures at the circles." Temari said. "And the poem he recites is:
He's the power behind Empires
From the Reich clear back to Rome
He wants all that you have
and he'll take it from your home"
"Could they be having different parts of the same dream?" Shikmaru said from the corner. "It could be different verses of the same poem:
My father staked him through the heart
My Grandpa took his head
They stuck him in a box of leaches
still he is not dead
He's the power behind Empires
From the Reich clear back to Rome
He wants all that you have
and he'll take it from your home"
"Though I have to admit I don't like nature of what they are describing," Jariya said. "An immortal being with a desire to conquer and steal."
"And what could the circle mean?" Shikamaru said. "Who ever the guy with the chest wound is he really thought we should see it. Could you draw us a picture Naruto?"
Naruto drew the circles in what was clearly a very squiggly and improper fashion.
"I want you all to go to the Hidden Sand Village," Tsunade said. "Try to figure out what the circles could mean and what they look like when drawn right."