Itachi caught onto the slight change with his sharingan. Just on time, he jumped into Kisame's front, defending him with a kunai. The girl's hand almost reached Kisame, ready to grab onto him if not for Itachi's kunai. The girl's hand stopped just before it touched the Kunai's edge. Taking advantage of the pause in her movement, Itachi and Kisame jumped back, creating some distance between the three of them. Kisame readied his Samehada, preparing for more unexpected attack.

"Ahahahha, nice movement, brother," she said while laughing innocently. But in that situation, the innocence itself made the laugh seemed more wicked.

"..But how did you figure it out? I tried my best to make you two let your guard down after all~" she pouted in childlike way, as she paced around on the grass playfully.

"Huuuh, it's all wasted, there's no way i can gain your trust anymore, isn't it?" she said while keeping her gaze at the two.

A smile appeared on the girl's face. Then, she jumped towards Itachi. One jump was all she needed to cover the distance between them. Itachi stepped back while maintaining his defense stance. He was being very cautious. Seeing her tried to grab a hold on Kisame before, he deduced that he needed to avoid any physical contact with the girl.

"Whatever she was trying to do, physical contact seemed to be necessary," Itachi thought to himself.

Keeping his calm, he tried to continue analyzing the girl. It seemed that he couldn't use his genjutsu against her. Genjutsu worked through messing someone's chakra flow in their brain. However the girl didn't have any, which signified that trying to use genjutsu would most likely be wasted effort. So, Itachi chose to resort solely on taijutsu and shuriken jutsu while trying his best not to have any physical contact with her. The girl's nimble and irregular movement gave Itachi quite a hard time, if not for his Sharingan.

Then, Kisame jumped in. With his enormous strength, he slammed his Samehada between Itachi and the girl in an attempt to smash down the girl. The girl jumped back, right on time, and created a great distance between them once again. The Samehada hit the ground with a loud thump, cracking the earth beneath them. Surprised of the sudden sound, the birds in the forest flew to the sky, chirping loudly.

"Phew, that was dangerous.,"she mumbled, while taking a closer look at Itachi and Kisame. Her sight fell on Itachi's glowing Sharingan.

"I see, is it the eye? You seems to have special pair of eyes. Is it one of those shinobi stuff?" she asked while tilting her head.

"So she's not a shinobi," Itachi thought to himself. However, knowing that didn't make the situation any clearer.

Cautious of another surprise attack, Itachi and Kisame kept their stances. The situation was more of a disadvantage for them. They were unfamiliar with the area, as opposed to her. Also, she had the agility to cover the distance faster than Itachi and Kisame.

But then the girl cheerfully shouted, "Aaaah, it's tiring, let's stop this."

The pair frowned, confused by the sudden words. However they kept their stances firm, just in case that it was her other facade.

The girl smiled at the two. She sat down abruptly on the grass beneath her. Keeping her eyes on Itachi, she said, "Hey brother, would you two just leave? Promise me that you won't say a thing about what happened here this night though."

"It's a pity, but we can't do that," Itachi replied.

"Huuuh, why?" said the girl, dissappointed. "If that is so, then I really have to try and kill you two after all," she said as she tried to stand.

Itachi has waited for that moment. An opening. Quickly, he activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Amaterasu!" he shouted in his mind. Blood flowed out from his right eye.

"!"

Black fire spawned out of nowhere, burning the girl's long sleeve. The girl was caught off guard by the sudden attack. She quickly removed her kimono and threw it away. Making full use of her panic state, Itachi threw threaded kunai in several different direction. Some clashed against each other and changing direction intentionally, some passed by the girl's body. Then, layers of thread intertwined, binding the girl's body. The girl struggled against the thread's binding, didn't know how else to react, as she was confused by what had happened in those few seconds.

Angered by her state, she glared intensely towards the two. The wind started to blow harder and the land began to rumble. Within his Sharingan's sight, Itachi saw that the energy around her began to flow weirdly.

"Kisame!" He shouted. With his Samehada, Kisame was the only one who could do serious physical threat to her without touching her directly. The binding that Itachi has prepared earlier made it a perfect chance for Kisame to end the fight.

"Got it already!" replied Kisame, as he was already jumping towards her with his Samehada ready. All of sudden, the edge of his blade already reached the opening on the girl's neck. He stopped his attack though. He knew that the big opening that Itachi created was not for him to kill the girl, but to force her to surrender. They still needed to find out what happened for their mission report after all. That's why, they needed to force it inside her consciousness, the idea that they were the superior one.

The strange rumbling and the strong wind stopped. Whatever was coming, Itachi was glad that they were able to stop it on time. They couldn't have another unknown factor coming, it would create another disadvantage and make everything harder.

A drop of sweat flowed on the girl's cheek. She knew that she was at a disadvantage, and her life was completely relying on those men's mercy. She was pissed off, and angry. But she also felt a desire to live. She gritted her teeth and shouted.

"AAAAAARGH, FINE! I GET IT! I GIVE UP! YOU GUYS CAN HAVE WHATEVER YOU WANT! JUST RELEASE ME!"

"Not that fast, little runt," said Kisame to the girl ".. not after what you were trying to do. We're not foolish enough to let you go just like that."

"Tch! Fine! Tell me what is it you want! You guys came here for a reason, right?"

With annoyed look on her face, she continued in a muttering, "..and what's with the rice and herb anyway, it's only a bait after all.. And now you guys are angry when i tried to fool you?"

"Nah, that part is true actually. Answer us and you can have them all," said Kisame, smiling, as he thought to himself, "..if we don't need to kill you, that is."

The girls mouth formed a downward curve, showing her annoyance.

"And? What is it do you want to ask?"

"Tell us where old man Bocchon is, and everything you know about the missing workers," said Itachi with a commanding tone.

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Author's Note:

Yes, she threw away her kimono. No, she's not naked. Maybe you guys should take a look at the illustration on her once more. *Runs away before the readers are angry*

Oh right, don't allow me to post illustration, she's wearing bandage around her body, inside her kimono.