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Tsunade continued her walk; she had a long day full of work tomorrow.*

The next morning Tsunade held true to her promise to Jiraiya.

She summoned for any anbu that were not on any missions, only to be rewarded with two young newer members of the anbu.

The first anbu was Shin. He had been an orphan before joining the Anbu. At the time he was undergoing special training under Danzo; thankfully Tsunade still was able to use him until he was sworn in to Danzo's little club of darkness. He was a young man, strong, reliable and would be great for this assignment. He had fair skin that went along with his gray hair and lightly colored eyes.

The other anbu was a girl by the name of Ami Kurokawa. She was very young, like Shin, and was a very capable young kunoichi that had just joined the Anbu. Ami had been brought over from Kumogakure while she was a young girl. Konoha had been able to keep her existence a mystery to all. When Ami had first found out she had been from another land she was scarred that Hiruzen would send her back. They thankfully didn't and she was asked to choose where she would like to stay. Ami had picked Konoha. She had been under the careful watch of Tsunade as she did not want her to fall under Danzo's clutches. She had long brown hair and unusual blue eyes.

Tsunade has previously gotten to know these shinobi and knew very well that their personalities were practically opposites. Shin was very similar to Naruto in which he was upbeat, loud and impatient. Ami had been the quiet kunoichi, a lone wolf style of ninja and someone who didn't talk to anyone except for those that she was close to.

"You two are some of the brightest and youngest anbu members we have in Konoha. I'm assigning you to a mission of great importance."

"All right sounds awesome!"

Tsunade smiled as Ami rolled her eyes at Shin.

"It is an honor Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade drew a long breath as she began to tell the tale that Jiraiya had told her.

After the basics of the situation were given, Ami carried a blank face while Shin had tilted his head.

"This boy Frederick; you two are assigned to capturing him and taking him away from the akatsuki. You must bring him here to Konoha in any way possible. He is a mystery in any and every way possible to us. That makes him dangerous; it also however makes him vital to Konoha."

"Do you know his location?"

Tsunade shook her head.

"He was taken away by this location," as Tsunade pointed to the river on Ami's map.

"The akatsuki are mysterious but a great threat; they consist of some of the strongest and most feared rogue ninja in the entire world. This will be your most difficult mission to date and one of the most important. If you are able to find any additional intelligence along the way then that would be fantastic. The most important thing however, is getting the target back safely. Do not prioritize information if it means jeopardizing the objective of the mission."

Ami nodded her head while Shin merely raised his arm.

"We got this Lady Tsunade-sama!"

Tsunade smiled.

"Dismissed," and with that the two anbu exited that office.

Ami looked over to Shin as she began giving him instructions.

"Listen carefully Shin; pick up any supplies you may need and meet me by the front gates at dusk. I hope you're light on your feet."

Immediately, Ami dashed off to prepare herself for the journey ahead, leaving Shin with a perplexed expression.*

Shin then set off to the local market. He purchased some food that would not perish easily. The shopkeeper at the market always enjoyed the presence of the young man. His witty words and great energy added life to a rather boring day whenever he would visit.

The next place to visit was the anbu headquarters where he would leave Sai a note and pay an important visit to Lord Danzo. He and Sai had both started root training together, but that was something that really brought the duo together; going through the same experience with someone always made for a great and better understanding of who they were.

When he arrived he immediately went to seek out and speak to Lord Danzo.

"Why is it that you have ignored today's training Shin? You of all people should know the consequences of this action."

"Lord Danzo-sama. I was summoned by Lady Tsunade. She has personally picked out a mission for me."

Danzo looked at him with an annoyed expression.

"Are you going solo?"

"No sir, I've been assigned to work alongside Ami Kurokawa."

Danzo's expression lightened up just slightly.

"Ah yes, that's the girl that Tsunade won't let me lay a finger on. She has something special about her…very well Shin you are cleared to partake in this mission."

"T-thank you Lord Danzo-sama."

"I also have a task for you to undertake while on this mission. Find out everything you can about this girl. Do anything and everything in your power to get closer to her and find out her abilities and potential."

"Y-yes Lord Danzo-sama."

Shin was no fool; he knew very well that Danzo would not forgive him if he messed this one up. The pressure of being under his command was sometimes surreal. It at times made him feel as if he was betraying the entire Leaf Village…but what choice did he have? He had been orphaned and developed through Danzo. He wrote down a quick note for Sai that very easily read:

Yo SAI!

I'll be back in a couple of days probably for a super awesome mission. Danzo even approved it! Anyway keep up the good work buddy! When I'm back I'll show you how it's done! Keep up those fantastic drawings!

You Buddy,

Shin

It had been a great note in his opinion. Shin then gathered his kunai and shuriken and packed up his food items. He tied his sword to his back and put on his anbu mask.

When dusk arrived he found himself at the grand gates of Konoha waiting for the very same kunoichi that had told him not to be late.

Finally after some waiting Ami arrived; she motioned for Shin to follow her and they then began their journey together. He would have to find out what kept her whenever they decided to rest.*

I hope you enjoyed! In case you didn't know, Shin is a real character while Ami is another OC. Big important plot points got to be established you know? Hahaha well anyway I'll have another chapter up in a few hours or by tomorrow morning depending on schedule, most likely up in a few hours though. Oh and don't search up Shin too much because then you'll find out what happens to him and that'll be cheating! J