The next morning Genji awoke from her deep sleep. Slowly, she opened her eyes. She saw a figure standing beside her bed. Her eyes widened as she realized who it was. Quickly, she sat up.
" Milord!! You-..You look different.." Was all she could manage to say. He laughed manically.
" Haven't you noticed? I have a new body now. Yes. My curse is gone.. But I can still feel a bit of the pain." He explained. ".. But there is another reason I need you here." He said. Her eyes widened once again.
" What is it that you need, Milord?" She asked.
" Well. Since you're already here in Ice I thought it would be a good idea to set you up on a mission of mine. The Shinimasu clan is becoming stronger. It has become apparent to me that the village leader will be near death in due time. In a result.. Ari will take his place. She is the heir to the clan, and I need you to require her skill level. Watch her every move. I need this information!' He ordered. She nodded. Orochimaru turned and looked at the clock on the wall. It read 8:57. Genji was puzzled in his sudden interest in the time.
" Milord? What is it??" She asked. Orochimaru's attention shifted back at his servant.
" Everyone must be awake by now?.. Wouldn't you agree?" He asked.
" Oh, Yes! Thank you!" She exclaimed as she walked towards the door. He grasped onto her wrist as she walked by him, stopping her movement. She turned her head towards him and he faced her. She looked at him in thought. What is it that he would want now??
" Aren't you forgetting something??" He asked in a low voice. Her green eyes gazed at the ceiling. She thought about it for several minutes, but nothing came to her.
" Umm.. I don't think so.." She replied in confusion. With a quick chuckle he slowly leaned down and pressed his lips against hers. Immediately he withdrew.
" Now, off you go." He ordered in response as he let her go and turned his back to her. She looked at him one last time before exiting the room.
As Genji walked down the hallway, she noticed Hikari leaving her room.
" Hikari!" Genji called. The young Shinimasu turned and smiled.
" Good-Morning." She responded, as Genji got close.
" So, How has training been going??" Genji asked. She crossed her arms behind her back and smiled.
" Ari has me on a strict training schedule now that my visits with her are limited. When I go back home in Rain I have to train with Dieki-Kun." Hikari explained. Genji nodded.
" I have to go talk with my father now. I'll see you later." Hikari mumbled as she waved good-bye.
Genji walked down the hallway once again. A figure with long black hair entered a room and it caught Genji's attention. Curiously, she peered inside the room through the door crack.
Ari was inside shuffling through a pile of papers. As the ninja looked through the papers of wanted criminals, she saw a picture and dropped the whole bunch. Papers spread everywhere and she bent down and picked the one particular one that caught her attention.
" Those eyes!" She started. " I remember those eyes!!" She shouted in shock, recalling the day Ice allied with sound. It was Orochimaru's picture she was looking at. She stared and noticed something. In the background of the picture was.. Genji!!
Genji works for Orochimaru!??" She said to herself. Hearing this, Genji rushed back to the guest room. Orochimaru was there and they left. He somehow knew Ari would find this out.