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Chapter 9 Mission Complete

"Alright little kunoichi it's time for me to head out." Kakashi had waited for nightfall before taking his leave. She picked up his flak jacket off the couch as he finished putting everything back into the pockets of his pants and his waist pouch and walked it over to him. She held it up for him and he slid it on. "Thank you Maiha." He turned and faced her as he zipped it up.

Her body posture was more soft and affectionate than before and he had allowed her to move closer into his personal space. She gently placed her hand on his arm, "Okay Kakashi, you take care of yourself. I'll see you when I get back," She flashed him a bright smile. "Please tell Lady Hokage that everything is going well. I am a few days over schedule and I wouldn't want her to think that I failing her. I'm sure that's why she sent someone to check on me."

"I'll let her know. I'll see you when you get back," he said softly and stood with her for one more moment before jumping out the window and into the night. He hadn't expected the events that had transpired to happen, but he was able to keep her from knowing why he had checked on her.

Kakashi couldn't help but think about the incident on the way back to Konoha. It was done, there was no way to take the action back now but how would it change their relationship? Their parting felt more sincere than usual and her body language toward him was different as well. She would understand that something between them couldn't possibly happen; they were too close to be romantic, right?

It was confusing to say the least. Only for the sake of the mission, nothing more. He pushed it out of his mind again.

After Kakashi left that evening, Maiha began to evaluate the incident as well. Now he was associated with an act so pleasurable, that the sheer thought of it was a tease. It was an exciting and new feeling that she had experienced but it puzzled her as well. Why would something that she had done before with men on missions not make her feel any sensation of gratification? It was still a primal need after all. But with Kakashi the episode felt like it had pulled at something deeply rooted within her and awakened something inside and all it took were just moments of intimate contact that went no further than an incredible kissing session.

A few days had passed since her unexpected visit from Kakashi and he had returned to the village to debrief his own mission to Tsunade.

After he finished, Tsunade kept him in her office a bit longer. "I don't want to worry you Kakashi but Maiha has not returned from her assigned mission yet. I understand your relationship with her and I thought that you would want to know."

"Oh, uh, she is doing well; her mission is going according to plan."

Tsunade paused for a moment with a raised eyebrow, "Oh and how would you know this?"

"I knew her allotted time to complete the mission was about to expire so I swung by the village on my way back just to check." He was a little anxious on how the blonde would react to his actions.

Tsunade paused again in thought, checking up on her I see. "Well I am glad things are going well for her. You seem well yourself, with such a dangerous mission I am surprised that you turned up unscathed."

"Well that would be thanks to Maiha."

"I see she patched you up then. Ai always spoiled you with medical attention outside of the medical building. Are you having Maiha stitch you up now too?" she teased him a little, "Make sure that you stop by the hospital and have someone check you over."

"Well that won't be necessary Lady Hokage."

"Kakashi I know you don't like going over there but this is not an option it's an order." She told him sternly.

"As I said that will not be necessary."

"Kakashi!"

"Maiha took care of me."

"I heard you the first time. Now go get checked out." she hissed.

"Maiha, uh, healed me."

Tsunade's menacing face changed to one of bewilderment. "She did what?"

"My injuries weren't serious at all just a few lacerations and bruises."

"Let me see."

Kakashi sighed and showed her the least embarrassing area without stripping down.

"Did you know?"

"No Lady Hokage I did not. She mentioned that Ai and showed her a few things but had no formal training. She asked me and I let her try to see if she could still do it."

No wonder this girl has no direction she has been pulled in so many different ways she was indecisive on choosing a path. "Thank you Kakashi you are dismissed."

"Yes Lady Hokage." On his way home Kakashi had wondered if he said a little too much and hoped that he did not cause a problem for Maiha.

Night began to fall and it was time for Maiha to head out on the town. She was full of confidence boosted by the quick recovery after being put in a tight spot, keeping her mission moving forward. She was happy Kakashi was there to help her pull it off. It added more excitement to the mission, like they were a team. Not to mention the incident in the alleyway, which she was still reeling from.

Tonight she was going to make something happen even if it meant pushing her limits. Maiha prepared the apartment as she did each night given the possibility that she may not return and stashed a small bag of belongings in a distant area in case she had to flee immediately.

She returned to the apartment, dressed for the evening and with her new strategy in mind, headed to the bar at which she saw the organization most frequently. That evening she found them early and put her new plan into action. Maiha knew that he always noticed her walk into the bar as it was a hangout populated by men that knew how to treat a woman in only one way, as a sexual object.

Upon her entrance she chose a seat up by the bar where it would appear that she was ignoring him but she could still keep tabs on what he was doing. Maiha could tell that he was getting frustrated by her changing their little game. She got up to leave and started walking out the door, but was quickly approached by two of his men.

"The Boss wants to see you." One of them said.

"Oh, so he sends someone else to do his talking for him, does he? Tell him I have lost interest in our little game." Maiha pushed by them and walked out onto the street hoping that she had not just made a mistake.

She heard footsteps coming up behind her and Maiha readied herself to take on the assailant blindly in order to not raise alarm. She studied him and came to the realization that this person held no more chakra that the ordinary man. Once she knew what she was dealing with she responded accordingly. The organizational leader had pushed her into an alleyway and up against the wall spinning her around to face him.

"So you're tired of our little game are you?" he slurred slightly. He had a gravelly voice that reeked of alcohol and cigars.

"You could say that," she began in an aggressive tone. "I figured since you didn't return my advances, you weren't interested, so I have decided to change my mind. A girl has to satisfy her needs." she said, hoping to tease his pride.

He looked her over with a dirty smirk on his face. He leaned onto the wall with a straightened arm, hand placed just above her shoulder. She could almost see that primal switch flip on. He stuck two fingers between her cleavage and pulled at the front of her dress. She played along exhaling heavily and flashing him the same dirty look and then bit her lower lip. She broke him, he spun her around and pressed her up against the wall and pushed up the skirt of her dress. He took out a kunai and as she heard it cutting through the material of her undergarments she quickly though of a way to regain control. Her reflexes were substantially quicker than his allowing her to spin around to face him once the other side had been cut.

"You move so quickly to the ending, think of all the things that you could be making me do if we were inside somewhere, and I would like you to make me do things" she drew slowly with a devilish grin as she gently stroked his chest with her index finger and brought her face closer to his.

He thought about it momentarily, returned the same grin and replied "Let me take you somewhere where you will do as I say how I want it done."

"Show me the way," she replied obediently. Her mind stared processing the event with great speed. She was alone, no back up, about to enter who knows where and with very little equipment to defend herself. After all there is only so much you can fit into a slinky dress. Maiha had her ninjutsu and taijutsu but if she were to be overpowered she would most likely be killed. However, there was no turning back now, weeks worth of surveillance and planning where at stake here and she wouldn't let it be all for naught. She refused to return a failure. It seemed like the visit from Kakashi had brought back her old habits of biting off more than she could chew and once again landed her in a tight spot only this time there was no life line. There was no stopping what was about to happen, no safety net and no one to remind her to take a step back and refocus. The Hokage is gonna have my ass for this, she told me only surveillance and now I'm into a full blown reconnaissance mission.

He aggressively escorted her to his hideout. It was no wonder that it couldn't be seen by the naked eye it was hidden underground well outside of town but not too far from the trade route.

As he pushed and pulled her, Maiha paid close attention to all the landmarks along the way from the alleyway by the bar and through a labyrinth of tunnels once they entered the hideout.

"To the left." He said sternly as he opened the door and pushed her in.

"Tell me what you want." she said again, swapping into a submissive role.

He slid out a chair from the table in the large poorly lit and dank room, and he sat down in a lazy posture "Dance for me."

"As you wish." Maiha began to move slowly, swishing her hips and smiling at him. While she moved, Maiha kept an eye on him and checked over the room trying to see if there was any information she could seize. As she returned to the front of him she straddled him in his chair. Hooking her feet around its back legs and leaning backwards, arching her back, Maiha then moved so her chest was in line with his face. She could feel his hot breath on her skin and how his breathing patterns accelerated. When she came face to face with him and he lifted her off his lap as he got up from the chair and spun her around bending her over the table. He pushed up her skirt again and took a step back. Since she had lost her undergarments in the alleyway the only barrier between them now was what he had on.

"I'm gonna enjoy this," his words rolled out over a pleasurable but deviant laugh.

Up until this point Maiha never had a mission that required the level of kunoichi skills she was about use. Not to mention this would be her first time… ever. What a way to lose my virginity.

The rank of her past missions only required her to use her other skills with undertones of seduction but this time in order to save her mission, it didn't seem like she would be so lucky. She heard him unbuckling his belt, and then the material of his pants rustling as they hit the floor. I hope this is over soon, I feel so dirty and he hasn't even started yet.

There was a knock at the door.

Saved if only for the moment.

"Damn it, I told you that I didn't want to be bothered!" he yelled.

"Boss, it's important, there has been a development in the next shipment!" one of his men yelled from the other side of the door.

"Looks like we are gonna have to pick this up later," he exhaled heavily as he pulled his pants back up. "I'll have one of my men escort you to a room where you can stay."

Playing it up Maiha continued the charade, "You promise you'll finish this later?" she asked as she pulled her skirt down. "I would hate for you to be…disappointed."

"I shouldn't be long." Looking at her once more, he left the room.

One of his men entered the room and grinned when he saw her. Though the look he gave her made her uncomfortable as it reminded her of the showing of a wolf's teeth before it attacks its prey, it was part of the mission.

Most likely they wouldn't bother with her until the boss had finished so she was safe for now. The man took her through the tunnels and again Maiha memorized everything along the way. The number of men, their chakra levels, rooms and their contents including a larger storage room and what looked to be a planning room.

Their journey through the maze of tunnels placed them in an area at the other end of the hideout. The man pushed her in and locked the door. She quickly scanned the room for something to carry any documents that she found. Something light and portable. Maiha thought, looking over the room.

Her eyes landed on an object in the corner. An arrow quiver! Perfect! This will do nicely, I will be able to throw it over my shoulder and keep my hands free. She placed it close to the door so that she could grab it easily on her way out.

Once she began to plan her escape, she had noticed that many of his men were out about the town, considering her current situation that would be to her advantage. Her location in the lair was beneficial as well; she would be able to fight her way out making an ambush from behind less likely. Now all she needed was for him to make his entrance to start the ball rolling.

Maiha heard footsteps echoing down the hallway. She positioned herself on the bed, sitting on the edge, hiked her skirt back up and opened her legs so that he would be more concerned about his sexual desires than the environment around him. "Sorry about that I had some business to attend to," he said as he entered the room and shut the door behind him. As his eyes focused on her position and what she was revealing, his mind seemed to jump right back into primal mode.

"I thought I would remind you of where we left off since it was business before pleasure," she began smiling. He came closer to her. "Now it looks like I have business to attend to in order to pleasure you," she pulled on his belt buckle allowing her to rise to a standing position. She put her hand on the back of his neck looked into his eyes and then moved around behind him.

Once out of direct view Maiha slid a sharpened kansashi, hidden in her hair, out of its place. She pierced the side of his neck with it, killing him instantly. Maiha then moved towards the door, grabbed the arrow quiver as she went and began to make her escape.

Maiha moved throughout the underground tunnels stealthily taking out each man that she came upon with the kansashi.

When she finally made it to the main planning area she managed to find a blind spot to hide in order to determine how many men were in the room, three by her count. She took the pins out of her hair that held it up and unscrewed the top dumping a handful of senbons out.

Her only option was to use the element of surprise and try to take them out by strategically puncturing vital areas and killing them. This would be one of the most important parts of her mission; all the documents that Konoha needed to collapse the whole organization were in this room.

Maiha readied herself and burst into the room, spraying needles in all directions and swiftly finishing each man off with the kansashi. Though there were three men she was still able to overtake them and keep her mission moving forward. She quickly moved about the room collecting maps, lists of buyers, shipments and drop points, and other storage facilities, rolled them up and placed them in the quiver before exiting the room and closing the door behind her.

Maiha knew she was now in the belly of the lair. From this point on it would most likely be more difficult as the men would be returning from town soon. I need a plan B. If I rig this place to blow I can get out of here if I am confronted. I have all the information that Konoha needs Lady Hokage will just have to work with it. She made her way to the weapons storage and was pleasantly surprised that there was equipment already prepared for her plan.

Pre-made exploding notes and pouches most likely for easy sale were at the ready for her to just grab and go. She did take some time to give the room a good once over and took into account the large amounts of black powder present. She got a little nervous at that point. This is gonna be a big explosion I am gonna have to time it just right so that I get out of here. She took what she needed from the storage room and rigged up the hallway with the exploding notes closest to the storage room and the pouches closer to the exit so that she could activate them behind her. She had nearly reached the entrance when she finally encountered some young shinobi.

"Hey what are you doing out here!" one of them shouted.

"What does it look like, I'm taking this place down it's rigged to blow and if you don't want to be a casualty I suggest that you leave now," she said as she dangled the exploding pouches in the air. Most of the men ran and only a few stood to fight. Maiha used shadow clones to assist her in her escape by running behind her with exploding pouches in order to detonate the lair. She moved the quiver in front of her body to protect the information that she had gathered and ran as fast as she could away from the underground lair. Even though she had put some distance between her and the explosion, it was so massive that she sustained some collateral damage from shrapnel. Her back had been riddled with metal fragments, splinters from the surrounding trees and burns from the powder residue. I have to get to my equipment bag and get out of here. This area is going to be crawling with shinobi. She could feel the searing pain of the foreign material that the blast had embedded in her skin. I have to keep going if I stop now my chances of making it back with the information will diminish.

She made it back to her bag, donned herself in her dark ninja apparel so that she could move through the cover of night quietly and undetected. After changing, she popped a soldier pill in her mouth, destroyed her personal effects and took off into the night toward Konoha.

She travelled through what was left of the night and into the next day before she had to drastically slow her pace. At this rate, if my body holds up I should be there by nightfall.

She was right; as the blanket of darkness fell over the village she entered the large, welcoming gates.

She immediately proceeded to the Hokage's office where Genma was standing guard. She pulled off her mask and asked "Is Lady Hokage in?"

"Yeah, she is. Are you okay?" he asked hearing that she was out of breath and looked to be moving rather slowly.

"I'm okay I have to get her this information, I am just returning from a mission."

He eyed her uncertainly but said, "Go on up Shizune is up there as well."

"Thanks Genma," she said and continued up the stairs. Maiha knocked on her door. "Lady Hokage, it's Maiha I have brought you intel from my mission."

Shizune came to the door and let her in. "Maiha, I have been expecting you, I talked to Kakashi a few days ago and he had told me that he had a run in with you."

"Oh," she panicked a little. He wouldn't say anything about what happened don't worry she said to herself. "Here is the information on the organization that you sent me to check out," Maiha redirected the conversation.

"What, how were you able to obtain these? You were only supposed to observe and then return to the village," Tsunade said. "In fact you should have been back a week ago."

"In order for me to gather the information that you requested I had to change my planning to complete the objective. I was taken into the underground hideout. It was only then that I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to gather what information I could to bring back to Konoha. Since I was alone I had no choice but be destructive."

"How could you be so reckless? Taking that approach was way too dangerous for your level. You were in over your head and should have aborted the mission." Tsunade was fuming but continued her debriefing.

"And the hideout?"

"Destroyed,"

"The Boss?"

"Dead." Maiha began to turn pale and her stance began to waver. It was then that Tsunade noticed the small blood droplets on the floor. Maiha dropped to one knee. Shizune ran over to Maiha and as she touched her back felt the thick wetness of blood.

"She is injured Lady Hokage," Shizune forced out. "By the looks of it she has lost a lot of blood." Not long after Maiha slumped to the side and lost consciousness.

When she came to she was in the hospital and lying on her stomach. "Ugh," she grunted under the discomfort of the shrapnel left in her back. She looked around the room. Hospital huh, well at least I am home.

One of the nurses entered her room to check up on her and noticed that she was awake. "Hey you're up, let me go get Miss Haruno so she can check you out ok, be right back."

A few minutes later Sakura entered the room. "I am glad to see you awake so soon."

"Hey Sakura, nice to see you though I wish the conditions were better. How am I doing?" Maiha asked.

"Well your back and legs sustained a lot of damage, superficial as well as some deep wounds. You had burns that looked like they were from a black powder explosion. We were able to extract all the superficial metal and wood fragments but the deeper ones will require more treatment," Sakura informed her.

"Oh, okay, what will I have to do for treatment?" Maiha asked.

"Oh it's pretty grueling," Sakura said trying to keep a straight face. "You will need to take a nurse with you to the bath house twice a day every day for the next week and sit in the hot springs in order to soften up your skin. The nurse will then extract the rest of the shrapnel from your back. Looks like you shouldn't have any scarring."

"I was excited all the way up until you said extraction, but I guess I'll have to listen to your medical advice," Maiha exhaled jokingly and they both laughed.

"I have given you antibiotics and pain meds for the next few days so be sure to be compliant with those orders and you will remain comfortable and keep the infection away. I will discharge you tonight after your second treatment. Oh, and by the way Lady Hokage wants you to stop by her office to finish your debriefing tomorrow. She seemed pretty irritated with you."

"Yeah I kinda went a little overboard on my surveillance only mission."

"Ah I see. That makes your injuries a little more explainable and Lady Tsunade's tone. Well at any rate you should recover just fine."

"Thank you for all your care Sakura I really appreciate it," Maiha said

"You're welcome," Sakura said as she smiled. "Okay I am off to finish my rounds, the nurse will be back in shortly to do some more extraction, see you later," she said with a quick wave.

The nurse returned just as Sakura, said a few moments later and continued the extraction procedure. It took some time but the nurse finally finished with her back, and buttocks. She had just begun work on Maiha's legs when a second nurse came to the door. "Excuse me Maiha-san you have a visitor would you like to see them or would you like me to ask them to come back later?"

"Is he tall silver haired and handsome?" Maiha asked with a smile.

Both nurses blushed and the one that came to the door replied, "Um yes."

"It's okay you can let him in." Maiha knew that most of the women in Konoha had some sort of a crush on a shinobi but from the bath house talk she quickly realized that with his mysterious identity Kakashi was one of the favorites. She propped herself up on her elbows, unknowingly exposing the curvature of her anatomy.

The nurse doing the extraction made sure the sheet covered her buttocks and continued pulling the shrapnel from her legs. A few minutes later he entered the room. "Hey there Little Kunoichi, I heard you were back in town," he paused noticing her current condition and lack of attire, "A little worse for wear though, I see." Though her body was riddled with shrapnel he couldn't help but notice her bare silhouette. He had never seen that much exposed skin of her body, not to mention specific features somewhat protruding out from her side. Even though it was Maiha, it was difficult to keep his eyes off the curves of her body. He tried not to focus too much on her but it was difficult to hold a conversation, one because it was impolite not look at someone while you speak to them and two, how could a man not look at a naked woman's silhouette. He swallowed hard trying to keep his thoughts on the right track. It seemed what had happened between them the week earlier still had an effect on him.

"Yeah you know I have a fetish for blowing things up I just couldn't resist," she said with a laugh "I was just on the receiving end of a little collateral damage." The humor she found in her own situation interrupted his thoughts as he laughed along with her.

The nurse straightened, gathering her equipment as she went, "That's it for now, I'll return in a bit to get you and we'll go to the bath house."

"Okay, thank you."

"Maiha what am I going to do with you?" Kakashi said shaking his head trying to focus on something else in the room.

"What do you mean?" she said returning his smile.

"I promised Ai that I would watch over you."

"Oh Kakashi you know that you can't hold my hand through life. I knew what I was signing up for when I took mission status. Even though you still call me Little Kunoichi, which I really don't mind, I am an adult now."

"I know, I just don't like hospitals and I really don't like to see my comrades in them."

"Well trust me, if I could avoid being here right now I would. Having metal and wood fragments pulled out of my backside is not the way I imagined spending my free time."

He couldn't help but chortle at her, "Is that why you are on your stomach?"

"Hey don't laugh at me; I had a very successful first solo mission. Unfortunately, I did sustain injury, but I should be good as new in a week," she boasted.

"Well I am glad you have returned in decent condition. I just wanted to stop by and check on you after I heard you were here. Is this your first time?

"Yes actually it is."

"Try not to make it a habit the food here is awful."

"I'll try not to," she said laughing knowing that Kakashi had spent his fair share of days and nights in the medical building.

"Oh and try not to let the week at bath house spoil you. Sakura already told me about your grueling treatments."

The nurse returned to the room "Okay Maiha-san time to go."

"Sounds like that's my cue as well, I'll see you later little kunoichi," and he exited the door in his normal saunter.

"I brought you something to change into, as soon as you are ready we can head over to the bath house," the nurse said.

"Ugh, I can't wait to have a proper bath. No offence, but a bed basin bath just doesn't do the trick." Maiha slipped on the scrubs provided.

"None taken, I can only imagine," she smiled. "You ready to go?"

"For the bath house you bet!"

Once at the bath house Maiha slipped into one of the private baths and soaked away. I have missed this luxury while I was gone. It's more important now to me than ever I think it may be the only way to rid my skin of that vile man's residue.

"Okay Maiha-san, it's time for the fun part," the nurse joked.

"Extraction time huh? Remind me next time to forego the explosions."

The nurse laughed, "I'm sure you did what you had to do." Once the nurse had extracted what she could they made their way back to the hospital. "Why don't you return to your room and I'll let Miss Haruno know that you are ready for discharge"

"Okay thanks."

Sometime later, Sakura walked into the room "Okay let's have a look at how things are going." Maiha disrobed and allowed Sakura look over her. "Looks pretty good, I still want you to continue these treatments as well as the medications I prescribed."

"Yes ma'am. Bath house twice a day, oh and meds too," she added laughing, "thanks Sakura."

"You're welcome. You are now being officially discharged. I believe that Lady Hokage is still in her office if you want to head over there to finish your report."

"I will do that, thanks again Sakura for all your help," Maiha gave her a smile and headed out the door and over to the Hokage's office. Might as well get his over with. It sounds like she's pretty mad even if the mission was a success.

AN:Big thanks to all those who are reading and following along. Remember it's a work in progress so there's more to come, it is in the romance section after all. Reviews are appreciated.

As always thank you to my incredible Beta cheekylips.