I knock on the door of the Hokage office. "Come in." A voice says. I walk in. "What did you need, Misaki?" Tsunade asks. I take a deep breathe. "I have a plan." I say. She looks at me seriously. "What is it?" She asks. "I want to infiltrate the Akatsuki." I say. She looks at me, surprised. "I will not allow that to happen." She says. "I have another reason why I should do it." I say.

"And that is...?" She says. "I want them to train me. Nobody here can train me. I already know all the jutsu and techniques from all the jounin in this village and I already learned from you. I can't have Jiraiya teach me because he is Naruto's sensei. Jiraiya needs to focus on getting Naruto stronger to face the Akatsuki and to...get Sasuke back." I say.

She sighs. "How will you even find them?" She asks. "I've been keeping track of them. They have a few hideouts and recently they have been staying at an hideout near here, about...20 miles." I say. Her jaw drops. "How come you didn't say anything sooner?!" Tsunade says. "It's not that I didn't want to. I couldn't. I had just recently found out about their hideout about 2-3 days ago. It took me awhile. Just because I'm a ANBU at this age doesn't mean I'm a prodigy. I earned my spot, not by talent but by hard work." I say with venom.

Tsunade calms down. "I'm sorry, Misaki. I'm just so stressed that I just took it out on you." She says. "It's alright. Are you okay with the plan?" I ask. She thinks about it for a moment. She sighs. "Alright." She says. I smile. My smile starts to fade. "What's wrong?" Tsunade asks. "I don't want you tell my dad. I don't want him to worry. In fact, tell them that I betrayed them." I say.

Her face scrunches up into a frown. "Misa-" I cut her off. "It's the only way. I don't want them clinging on to the fact when I'm coming back. They need to believe that I will be gone forever because I am there to gather information for you guys. Please..." I say. Tsunade sighs. "Alright, as you wish." She says. I smile, but behind it is a frown. I don't want to leave, but it's the only way if I want to grow stronger and protect Naruto and others.

"Please do not tell my dad the truth. I will write a letter for you to tell them of my 'intentions'." I say. She nods. "Misaki!" She says. I turn. "At this time you will be going on a mission to infiltrate the Akatsuki to gather information about their group and intentions. Please be safe." She says. I nod. "I will." I say. I turn and walk out the door.

I let my tear fall. I hold in my sobs. I'm sorry, Tsunade. This must have been a hard decision for you. I wipe my tears away. I will leave tonight. I walk out of the building and run towards my house. Naruto is leaving tomorrow. "Hey, honey." Dad says. I smile and run towards him. I hug him with all my might.

"What's wrong, Misaki?" He asks surprised. "Nothing, I just want to let you know how much I love you." I say. He smiles and I return it. 'What has gotten into her?' Kakashi thought. "I'm going to rest for a bit. Call me when dinner is ready." I say. He nods. "Will do." He says. I walk into my room. Sorry, dad. I sat on my desk and began to write down what needed to be said and Tsunade would read it aloud to the Konoha ninjas, including dad.

By the time I was done, it was a bit dark. I start to pack my necessities including clothes, hygiene products, weapons, and medical gear. I leave a tiny note for dad. I quietly open the window. I look back into my room. This will be the last time I'm in here until a long time. I jump out of the window, heading towards the Hokage Office.

I knock on the window. I surprise Tsunade and she slightly jumps. She opens the window. "Leaving so soon?" She asks. "I have to or I won't be able to go if I do it tomorrow. I need to do it while my resolve is still strong." I say. She nods. I hand her the letter. "Tell the village when Dad finds out I'm gone." I say. "Alright." She says. She pulls me into a hug.

"Please be safe. You were always a daughter to me. I wish you luck. Come back when you think you have done enough." She says. I squeeze her and pull back. She wipes my cheeks. I didn't even notice I was crying and so was Tsunade. I wipe her tears away. "I will be back...soon enough." I say. "Be safe." I hear her whisper as I run on the roofs towards the gates.

I keep running until I see Kotetsu and Izumo. I smile at their sleeping form. You should do your job properly. I remove my smile and I run past the gates, outside of the village. I try not to look back towards the village because I might run back. Don't look. Don't look, Misaki. You have a mission to do. I open my eyes and follow my directions of where the Akatsuki hideout is.

The hideout wasn't far so it only took me 2 hours to get there. I see an opening...a cave. I walk inside. "Who's there?" Someone says. "Hatake Misaki." I say. "Why are you?" The voice says. "I would like to join the Akatsuki." I say. The person chuckles. "What rank are you?" The person asks. "S-Rank." I say. A group of people walk out of the shadows.

"Welcome to the Akatsuki, Misaki." The man with orange hair says.

Kakashi's POV

I wake up. I ended not calling for Misaki for dinner because it sounded like she was tired so I decided not to. I get off the bed and get dressed. I go into the bathroom to wash up. I go into the kitchen to make breakfast. Once I finished, I start eating. That's weird. She usually wakes up when I make breakfast or earlier. I quickly finish my breakfast and walk towards her room. "Misaki?" I say.

She doesn't answer. I knock on the door and no answer. I open the door slightly. "Misaki?" I say once again. I fully open the door to see her not in the room. I start to panic a bit. I look through her stuff, to find a few of her things missing. I see a white piece of paper on her desk. I sigh in relief. I walk over to the desk and pick up the paper. Tears roll down my eyes as I see what she has written.

Dad, I love you.

I hope you always know that no matter what I end up doing.

Don't look for me.

You will find your answers soon.

I love you.

Never forget...I will always be your little girl.

~Misaki

I put the paper into my pocket and I run towards the Hokage Office. I don't even decide to knock. "Kaka-" She stops. She notices the panic in my face. "What is it?" She says. "Misaki has disappeared." I say. "She probably is training." She says. "She isn't?!" I say. I hand her the paper. She skims through it. She gasps. "She left?" She whispers. "We have to find her." I say.

"Kakashi, wait." She says. "Yes?" I say. "I found a letter on my desk this morning that is from Misaki. I didn't have the time to read it because I was busy. She must have dropped off late last night or early this morning." Tsunade says. "Then let's read it." I say. She shakes her head. "We should let all Konoha ninjas know about it. If we are to find her we need them to know." She says. I nod. "Shizune...Inform all ninjas to come to the rooftop of this building as soon as possible." Tsunade says.

"Yes ma'am." Shizune says and leaves with TonTon. "Why did she leave?" I whisper. "We will find out soon." Tsunade says as she puts a hand on my shoulder. I nod. We head towards the rooftop and wait for the rest of the ninjas to arrive.

Time Skip

All the ninjas have arrived to the rooftop. I heard a few questions the ninjas were asking. Tsunade coughs. It got the attention of them. "We are gather here today because we have news...Misaki is missing. She has left me this letter and I will be reading it." Tsunade says. There are a few gasps and angry expressions.

Asuma, Gai, Iruka, Kurenai, and Sakura look at me. I nod at the question in their heads. They look down at the ground. Tsunade unrolls the paper.

"By the time you read this letter, I will be long gone from the village.

Don't come look for me. I have decided to leave the village.

Have me as a rouge ninja of the village if you will.

I am joining the Akatsuki.

The reason will remain unknown to you.

Please let my father, Kakashi know that I love him unconditionally no matter what he does to protect the village.

Even if it means to kill me in the process.

~Hatake Misaki"

I hold back the tears in my eyes. Some of the ninjas look at me. "We are now listing her as a rouge ninja since she is now with Akatsuki. There will be no arguing in this matter. Keep an eye out for her, but try to not encounter her because she is an S-Rank ninja and stronger than most of you." Tsunade says. "Hai!" They say. I was a bit frozen by surprise, but then I unfreeze.

"Are you alright, Kakashi?" Asuma asks.

"My little girl is out there by herself. No matter what it takes, I will bring her back." I say with confidence.