AN: So this chapter is rather interesting. It was strange to write and i know i made Nikki rather cold to most everyone including Kakashi. That may seem out of character but she needed to be to get what she did done. So yeah i don't own naruto.

Chapter 16

Nikiya walked out of the house and looked around, finding Kakashi and Shikamaru standing nearby. "I'm going into the village." She said simply.

"I'm not letting you." Kakashi started to push her back into the house.

"I'm going no matter what anyone says. I need to get information from that shinobi that woke up." She slipped around Kakashi as she spoke, kissing him lightly on the cheek as she went by.

"I'm going with her so don't worry." The dragon smirked at the shocked looks that he got from both Shikamaru and Kakashi before Nikiya teleported away.

Just as she said she would, she stopped for ramen at Ichiraku's eating it quickly before heading for the hospital. She knew that if he wasn't there that one of the doctors would know where he was. She was halfway there when she finally decided to speak.

"So, you're like my guardian or something?" She asked the little dragon that was resting across her shoulders.

"I guess you could say that. Mother told me to. I've never had to protect anyone before, let alone a human. I'm actually surprised that you were able to summon us so successfully and keep your body afterword." He explained.

"That surprised me to after I noticed what was happening. What is your name by the way?" She asked.

"Ryo." He replied proudly. She giggled. "What?" he seemed offended.

"Just a dragon named dragon is a bit funny. That's all." She replied. "There's the hospital." Pointing at a large building just ahead of them, she jumped up to one of the rooftops and made her way up to the hospital roof, not wanting to get attention from the doctors at the entrance. It didn't take long to find where the shinobi was. A jonin stood just outside his room and she assumed there was one inside as well. A crash was heard from inside the room then a yell.

"She's here. She's so close!" A man's voice echoed through the hallway.

"Allow me to enter, please." She said simply to the jonin.

"This room is off limits to all except Tsunade-sama and those accompanying her." He answered.

"Look, I appreciate that you're doing so well guarding the guy that tried to capture me and all. But I need to talk to him. And if you're going to get in my way then I'll have no choice but to use force." She tapped her foot impatiently. He laughed lightly, looking at her petite form. "Do not underestimate me sir. I am a Sanin. I outrank you." She glared. He looked her over a bit more, puzzled. Sure, she had lied about being a Sanin. But she had been very close to it when she had been captured by Itachi so it wasn't too much of a stretch.

"I can't let you…" He stopped abruptly when Nikiya touched his arm, making him fall to the ground unconscious.

Nikiya bolted into the room to find the other Konoha jonin holding down the Hoshigakure shinobi. "Release him." She ordered, making a simple hand sign that tied the other shinobi to the bed. The jonin stepped back, shocked. "I need to speak to this man. If you need confirmation of my ability to be here have a look outside the door on your way out. Report to Tsunade-sama later." She glared at him until he left then blocked the door with another jutsu. The shinobi on the hospital bed looked terrified.

"I'm sorry for scaring you. You're from Hoshigakure, right?" She asked, smiling at him. "I'm not going to be releasing you for a little while. Considering you tried to capture me and all I don't see that as a smart idea. I just want to talk to you. I won't hurt you." She said, sitting in the nearby window seat. Ryo slipped out from under her hair and sat on her lap just out of the shinobi's view.

"Yes. I am from Hoshigakure. I am assuming that you are Nikiya-sama then. I thought you looked familiar." He answered.

"I am Nikiya. Are any of the bindings hurting you? I could make them more comfortable if you need me to." She responded kindly. A bang on the door made her jump.

"If you could let me sit up I would be grateful." He replied. She put a hand on one of the bindings, making it come off the bed and bind to the other hand where he couldn't make hand signs. "Thank you. You are as kind as you were when you were a child." He bowed his head to her after he sat up. Ryo had moved to the curtains, knowing that he would scare the shinobi if he was seen.

"Why are your people coming after me?" She asked.

"You were taken from us. Don't you want to go back home?" He asked.

"I would not have struggled as much as I did if I wanted to go back. Although I thought you were from someone else. I would like to see my home again someday. But I have a life here now. I have a fiancé that I love and a brother that I need to take care of. How would you feel if someone tried to disrupt your life as such?"

Realization dawned on the man's face. "You mean… The letter was fake?" He asked.

"What letter?" Nikiya was now thoroughly confused.

"According to your fiancé in Hoshigakure, you sent a letter years ago and again about a month ago telling him that you were in danger in Konohagakure and wanted to go back home to be married to him." He said, leaning towards her curiously.

"I sent no such letters. I had no knowledge of where I was from until today. I didn't even know I had this arranged marriage. If I asked it of you, would you go back and tell everyone that you could that I am perfectly happy where I am. I will even send a real letter back with you. I think I can set up a jutsu as well to make sure everyone knows that it's me." She explained quickly, hearing more banging on the door. She grabbed the notepad from the table nearby and wrote quickly then signed it with her blood, making a hand sign before folding it and sealing it carefully. She set it in his hands and opened the window, making another hand sign to break the bindings that held him.

"Go quickly. I do not want a war in my home of Konoha." Nikiya watched him leap out the window and bolt out into the village just as the door burst open. Kakashi and Tsunade were the first two through the door.

"Where is the shinobi?" Tsunade asked.

"Delivering a message."

AN: Hope you enjoyed yet another new chapter. Only a few more left i think. Unless it goes a hell of a lot longer than i think it will which is entirely possible. Review guys!