"What's with the look?" Kabuto asks with a grin on his face.
"If sensei has anyone to worry about messing up his plans, I'd say there's a greater risk with you than with me." Iysha says, glaring at Kabuto.
"I know my place, unlike a certain Konoichi we both know." Kabuto says, a grin spreading across his face.
"Oh, shut up already!" Iysha shouts as she throws a blast of fire at Kabuto. With one more smile, Kabuto disappears before reappearing across the field next to his teammates. Iysha says in relief, but when she turns around, she's face to face with Hayate. "Oh, hey Hayate. What's going on?" She asks, smiling warmly at the Jonin in front of her.
"Who was the Genin?" Hayate questions, looking at her with interested eyes.
"Just a student of one of my past senseis." Iysha says with a shrug.
"Hm..." Hayate mutters before giving her a skeptical look, only for the two of them to turn when they hear Anko walk up to them.
"Hayate...what is it that you need?" Anko asks, looking at Hayate with questioning eyes.
"Just talking to Iysha here. Well, I suppose I should get going." Hayate says before turning to Iysha. "Have a good day." He says.
"See yuh later, Hayate." Iysha says with a smile as she watches Hayate disappear in an explosion of smoke.
*God dammit, Hayate. You said you'd wait till your exam!* Anko mentally shouts, glaring in the direction Hayate had disappeared in before turning to Iysha, who's smiling.
"Well, apparently I can't talk to anyone without someone interrupting." Iysha says, shaking her head. Anko sighs.
"Hey Iysha?" Anko asks. Iysha looks at her in confusion.
"Yes?" Iysha asks.
"Who was your sensei before you came to Konoha?" Anko asks, looking at Iysha with interested eyes. Iysha goes completely still as she turns away from Anko.
"Why does it matter?" Iysha asks.
"I was just wondering." Anko says in a light voice. Iysha sighs before walking away from Anko.
"It doesn't matter." Iysha says before leaving.
"Be careful, Iysha." Anko mutters as she looks at the spot Iysha had disappeared from with worry-filled eyes. She hears someone come up behind her. When she spins around, she sees none other than the Hokage. She goes down on one knee, and bows her head. "Lord Hokage." Anko says in an even voice.
"Hello, Anko." The Hokage says, smiling down at Anko with a kind look. Anko stands up, and watches as he looks around.
"Is there something you need, my lord?" Anko asks after a moment.
"Have you seen Iysha around anywhere?" The Hokage asks, turning to look at Anko with worried eyes.
"She just left...why? Is something wrong?" Anko asks, automatically jumping to the worst possible conclusion.
"I need to talk to her about some things. Do you happen to know where she was headed off to?" The Hokage asks, looking at Anko with hopeful eyes.
"No. I'm sorry. I didn't ask her." Anko says, lowering her head.
"Well, when you see her, tell her I need a word." The Hokage says as he turns away from Anko.
"Yes, Lord Hokage." Anko says, bowing her head. With that, the Hokage disappears.
*What kind of trouble did you get yourself into?* Anko wonders.
Meanwhile, Iysha's walking along, when she hears someone come up behind her.
"What do you want, Dosu?" Iysha demands, not even bothering to turn and look at the boy.
"Well now, looks like you haven't lost your touch." Dosu says with a grin in his voice.
"What do you want? Shouldn't you be off getting ready for the exam?" Iysha demands in an emotionless voice.
"The boss told me to keep an eye on you for as long as I'm able." Dosu says with distaste in his voice.
"Which isn't going to be for that long." Iysha says as she spins on her heal and smiles as she pulls out a kunai. She disappears momentarily before reappearing behind Dosu with the kunai to his throat. "Tell our dear master that he doesn't need to send anyone to watch me." Iysha says before bringing the bud end of the kunai into the side of Dosu's neck, knocking him unconscious.
Five hours pass, leaving Iysha walking around a pond. She feels someone come up behind her, before she can spin around to see who it is; the person casts an immobilization jutsu on her.
"What the hell!" Iysha shouts, trying to break the jutsu. When she looks up, she sees a strange ninja from the grass village. "Release me, grass shinobi!" Iysha commands, glaring at the ninja with contempt.
"You are in NO position to be giving me orders." The grass shinobi says with an irritated look on his face. "My little bitch." The ninja says as a grin covers his face. Iysha's eyes grow wide as she watches the grass shinobi run at her.
"Orochi-" Iysha begins, but he clamps his hand over her mouth before she could finish his name.
"Nuh, uh. No need to let everyone know that it's me." Orochimaru says, waving his free hand's pointer finger back and forth in front of her. He takes her face in his hand, and makes her look at him. "No one better find out. Understand me?" Orochimaru demands, looking at her with angry eyes. She nods her head. "Good." He says as he lets go of her face. She falls to her knees. He goes to walk away, but she stands up.
"WAIT!" Iysha shouts, glaring defiantly at him. He stops.