Kin's POV

I watched Sasuke as he slept. His breathing was abnormally loud in the silence of the room, and even more so to my sensitive ears. It wasn't often that I watched Sasuke sleep, this was in fact the first time I had done so. It was also the last time.

I had already said my goodbyes to Shisui and I knew where I was going. I knew I was ready to leave after the ANBU mission. That was the point of going along in the first place. I had needed to test myself, and I had passed.

But just because I had the skills I needed didn't mean I wanted to go. I didn't want to leave Sasuke and his random hugs. I didn't want to leave Mikoto and her tendency to feed anyone and anything that crossed her path. I didn't want to leave Shisui when I had finally figured out a way to break free of his mind controlling genjutsu and beat him to a pulp. And I really didn't want to leave Itachi behind when he had taken over control of his clan, and in doing so taking his own life in his hands.

I forced myself to stretch and walk out the door into the hallway. Mikoto was in the kitchen , I could hear her rattling through the cupboards. I slipped into the room where Mikoto was leaning on the counter with a steaming cup of chamomile tea. I sat in front of her for a moment, debating how to say goodbye.

I looked up into her eyes, then did the only thing I could think of. I bowed low to the ground and rose up again looking at Mikoto's stunned face. I looked at her and her cup of tea for a moment before I left the house and made my way to the edge of town. I curled briefly around the legs of a very surprised Hatake Kakashi, who was guarding the southern gate that night, and slipped out into the darkness.

"We'll be back kitten."

"Yeah, but no one will recognize us. Except for maybe the Third and Shisui. Which way to Suna?"

"Just follow the road for now. Hopefully the crypt will still be intact after all this time. It's been at least a thousand years since the jutsu we need has seen the light of day."

"Why do I get the feeling that this will be so much harder than just breaking and entering?"

"Because we not only have to get into Suna through its only entrance past guards that don't normally see a cat walking in from the desert, we also have to break into the first Kazekage's tomb and then into the crypt underneath it to get what we need."

"Great. It'll take a week."

"Maybe a little more than that."

"Fun."

….

"Ok, it wasn't as difficult as I expected it to be. I thought that there would be more traps, and that the guards would at least be awake."

"Stop caterwauling and start memorizing the jutsu."

"Hey! I used a lot of chakra to get us here before the sun rose! Stop complaining."

"But kitten, the faster you memorize it the faster we can get some sleep."

"And you aren't helping. How do scrolls last a thousand years anyway?"

"No idea."

Shisui's POV

I stumbled in the door with Itachi. We were just back from a mission and I was really hoping to get a nice cup of tea and a shower. We made our way to the kitchen and I entered first.

"Shisui, would you care to explain why the cat just bowed to me? That was not normal and I demand an explanation!"

"Mikoto! What are you talking about!"

"Chibi just came in looked me in the eye, bowed, and left. And I know you've been sparring with that cat at night mister! Explain!"

I looked over at Itachi for help. His sharingan were on, not a good sign.

"Can I get a cup of tea first?"

"No. Start talking."

"Uh, her name isn't Chibi and she's kind of a demon and kind of not a demon." I flinched when Itachi raised one eyebrow.

"She was originally human but ended up fused with a demon cat due to an experimental jutsu so she left to go see if she could get her own body back?"

"Sit down and tell us the whole story from the beginning dear cousin." Dang, Itachi was not in a good mood. And neither was Mikoto. I would have to be fast if I didn't want to end up in a jail cell for at least a month.

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Short chapter this time. I hope it shows some amount of storyline though. The next time we meet the cast is just before the chunnin exams. So expect a time skip. I'll put it in the chapter of course but I figured I'd mention it.

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