(Lily's P.O.V)
"Lily, whether or not you find the information that we need, I still want you to meet up with us before going to where I've told you earlier. Got it?"
Sasuke tells me. I nod.
"Yeah, I've got it."
"Good. Now, we'll meet back up here, alright?"
He points to a spot on the map and we all nod.
"Well then, it's time to go."
"Itachi Uchiha. I hope we can find him."
Suigetsu and Jugo say then leave.
"Well, see ya guys later."
I say to Sasuke and Karin before heading to the small town in the East.
~
I put on kimono that Sasuke had given me at the festival. Then I changed my katana into a flower and put it into my hair after I let it down.
"Alright, time to go."
I walk into the town and stopped on a busy street corner. I set a bucket in front of me then made the tiger hand sign.
"Hidden Jutsu: Song Manipulation."
I whisper to myself.
'If anyone knows about Itachi Uchiha or the Akatsuki, they'll write it down then put it in the bucket.'
I take a deep breath and I start singing.
(Le Video)
I finish my first song and I look in the bucket. It's half full with money and info.
'I think one more song will get me enough info.'
I smile and take another deep breath then started another song.
(Song - Fight Together - One Piece OP 14)
(Kakashi's P.O.V)
While looking for Sasuke and Itachi with Pakkun we end up in a small town.
"Hey, Kakashi."
"What is it, Pakkun? Did you catch a scent?"
"Yeah. It's Sasuke's! This way, follow me!"
I nod then follow Pakkun to the middle of town.
"Ah, I lost it. Sorry."
"Don't worry about it."
I say while smiling through my mask. I suddenly hear someone singing.
"You hear it too, Kakashi?"
I nod.
"Let's go check it out."
~
When we get to where the singing is coming from, I see a beautiful woman who looks exactly like Yuko Uchiha. Except, Yuko has black hair and onyx eyes, while this woman has blonde hair and blue eyes. When she finishes her song I walk up to her. I put some money in the bucket and look at her.
"Hello, young lady."
I say and she smiles.
"Hi!"
"You know, you're a really good singer."
"Thanks. Oh and I'm Yuka, Yuka Kuro. And you?"
"Kakashi Hatake."
'Yuka Kuro? This must be how Yuko was talking about! She told me that she met someone who is a lot like her when she was traveling. They both look similar, can sing, and they're both kind. Also, Yuko had changed her last name to Kuro when she first got back to Konoha. She must of done that so we'd know when we found her.'
"Would you like to get a bite to eat with me, Yuka? My treat."
I ask. Yuka looks down at her bucket then back to me and smiles.
"I'd love to."
"Uh Kakashi, I need to talk to you in private."
Pakkun says while looking around.
"I'll be right back, Yuka."
"Alright."
I follow Pakkun into an alley.
"What is it, Pakkun?"
"We're supposed to be looking for Sasuke, not flirting with woman!"
"Calm down, Pakkun. I don't like her like that. Besides, Yuko told me a little about this woman before, she might know something."
"So we're just gonna stop while everyone else is looking for Sasuke and Itachi!?"
"No, I'll make a clone and you can search with him. Alright?"
*Sigh* "Fine, but if something comes up, you leave."
"Got it."
I make a shadow clone and he leaves with Pakkun.
"Time to go back."
(Lily's P.O.V)
'Who would of guessed that I'd run into the famous Kakashi, the Copy Ninja in a place like this. He must be looking for Sasuke. I gotta stall him for as long as possible.'
I see Kakashi come back.
"I'm back. Sorry it took so long."
"Don't worry about it! Hey wait, where did your cute dog go?"
"Oh he had something to do, so he left."
"Alright... Let's go get something to eat!"
I say then grab his hand and I take him to a ramen stand that is down the street.
~
"Hey, Kakashi. Can I ask you something?"
I ask as I finish my ramen. Kakashi had finished his a while ago.
"Sure. What is it?"
"Why did you stop to talk to me. Normally people just pass by."
"You remind me of someone that I knew."
"Really? How?"
"Well... Your personality, looks, singing, and even your name is about the same. The only differences are that her name is Yuko not Yuka. Also, she has black hair and onyx eyes, while yours are blonde and blue."
"Wow that is weird."
"Have you ever met her? She actually talked about you before."
"I'm not sure. You see, I lost my memories a while back so I wouldn't know."
"I see... Umm Yuka? Do you think I could see how much you'd look like her with her hair and eyes?"
"You can do that?"
I ask and Kakashi laughs a little.
"Yeah I can. May I?"
"Sure."
Kakashi does a few hand signs then a cloud of smoke surrounds me. When the smoke clears, I see Kakashi staring at me with wide eyes.
"Kakashi, wh-"
Before I could finish, Kakashi pulls down his mask and kisses me. My eyes widen as I jump back, and Kakashi does the same.
"I-I'm so sorry, Yuka. I don't know what came over me."
"Do-don't worry it's fine. Do I look like her?"
Kakashi nods.
"You love her don't you?"
I ask with a smile. I notice him blushing since his mask is still off.
"Yes I do.... But she's gone now."
I drop my smile.
'I forgot about that. Sasuke told me that she died was killed by Itachi.'
"I'm sorry."
Smoke surrounds me again, and I turn back to normal.
"It's not your fault."
He smiles and I smile as well. We suddenly feel an earthquake.
"What's going on, Kakashi?!"
"I don't know. Let's go find out!"
We quickly run out of the shop.
"There! I see something!"
Kakashi says as he points towards the place I'm supposed to meet up with Sasuke. I see a large light.
'It looks like a bomb. What in the world is going on over there?'
"This chakra... It's an Akatsuki member! Yuka, you stay here."
I nod and walk over to him.
"Alright. Good luck."
I say. I pull his mask back up as I also slip a note into his pocket. Kakashi nods then runs off towards the light. Once he's out of sight, I run the other direction. I stop running after a while and I sit in a nearby tree.
"I can't go catch up with Sasuke now. Kakashi has my scent and if I go to Sasuke, I'll lead the Konoha ninja's right to him. *Sigh* Oh well, what can you do?"
I look at everything I gathered from before. I managed to get two birds to fly up to me. I tell the smaller bird the info about Itachi and the Akatsuki then sent it to find Jugo and let him know. After the first bird flew away, I pull out a piece of paper and a pen, and I write a note to Sasuke. I put the note and some money in an envelope, then I put Sasuke's name on it.
"Give this to Jugo to give to Sasuke."
I tell the larger bird as I give it the envelope, it nods then flew away. I jump out of the tree and stretch.
"Well, time to get going. Off to the Land of Lightning!"
(Kakashi's P.O.V)
We get to the crater from the explosion to find no one. Just their scents remain.
"Sasuke isn't traveling by himself anymore. He has three companions traveling with him."
One of my ninja dogs say as he sniffs the ground.
"No you're wrong, he has four with him."
Pakkun tells us.
"What do you mean?!"
Naruto asks. Pakkun turns to me.
"Kakashi, the forth scent is from that women, Yuka..."
"Are you you sure?"
"Yeah, she wasn't here in person, but her scent is on her teammates."
I nod then turn to the others.
"I know two of the other six scents. One of them is Deidara of the Akatsuki. The other is a woman I met in a town not far from here. She was probably buying time for Sasuke to escape."
"What does she look like, Kakashi?"
Yamato asks.
"I don't know if she used a transformation jutsu to change or not. But she looked like...like...Yuko Uchiha, but with blonde hair and blue eyes."
"Hey did she have a weird tattoo on her right arm!?"
Naruto asks.
"Now that you mention it, she did. Have you met her before, Naruto?"
"Yeah I did! It was when we found Sasuke after we went to the bridge Sasori told Sakura about!"
"Oh yeah. She calmed Sasuke down when Orochimaru and Kabuto couldn't. I believe I heard him call her Lily, but I'm not positive."
Sai says and I nod. I reach into my pocket to pull out a scroll, but I find a piece of paper.
'What's this?'
I open the paper and read the note.
~ A ninja must see through deception... You should try it sometime, Kakashi. ~
(3rd Person P.O.V)
Jugo starts putting bandages on Sasuke after they get to the inn.
"Hah! You talked about killing Itachi. But in this condition, you're barely able to even move!"
"Look, Karin, we've been going nonstop lately. We need the rest."
"Give me a break, Suigetsu! That's all you've done is rest, you punk!"
Suigetsu and Karin start fighting. Jugo finishes putting the bandages on.
"It's done."
Sasuke nods and Jugo walks over to the window.
'Where is Lily? She should be here by now. I wonder if something happened...'
Sasuke thinks as he puts his shirt back on.
"That's enough, you two! Have you gathered anything on Itachi?"
Sasuke asks and the others go quiet.
"You're in no shape to act so bossy!"
Karin yells.
"I've picked up some tips about the Akatsuki, but nothing specific about Itachi himself."
Suigetsu says and Karin shrugs.
"I got nothing."
"They seam to be targeting specific people. People with special chakra."
"Special chakra?"
Sasuke asks and Suigetsu nods.
'Naruto...'
Sasuke thinks.
"I did some talking to the animals and located a number of Akatsuki hideouts. Also, Lily sent a bird to me before we got here, and it told me the one that Lily says is most likely where Itachi is. They sense powerful, unpleasant chakra coming from all those places. That's what the animals told me."
Jugo explains.
"Wow, even lowly animals can sense chakra. Or maybe because they're so low they can... Just like you, Karin!"
Suigetsu says and Karin kicks him in the face, making him turn into water.
"What did you say?!"
Karin starts hitting Suigetsu while yelling at him.
"Kill... I want to kill..."
Jugo starts losing control. The other three eyes go wide. Suigetsu and Karin run over to Jugo to keep him from destroying everything.
"Shoot! Jugo's killing impulses has started!"
"Sasuke! Hurry up!"
Sasuke uses his sharingan.
"Calm down, Jugo."
Sasuke says and Jugo goes back to normal. All three of them fall to the floor and try to catch their breath.
"S-sorry about that."
They look over at Sasuke and find him asleep while sitting up. Jugo walks over to Sasuke and lays him down. A large bird comes in through the window and lands on Jugo's shoulder.
"What's this?"
Jugo takes the envelope that's in the Bird's mouth.
"It's from Lily."
"What does it say, Jugo?"
Suigetsu asks.
"It's for Sasuke. I'll give it to him when he's better."
Jugo says. Suigetsu looks at Karin.
"It's your fault, Karin. Screaming and making a fuss."
"What? It's your fault too, Suigetsu."
Karin says and Suigetsu stands up.
"You constantly try to provoke me. What are you up to? I've already told you, I don't intend to leave Sasuke's team for any reason."
"I'm not up to anything! I'm just trying to test your-"
"I... I need Sasuke. The only one who could replace Kimimaro... Is Sasuke. Sasuke said that he would be my cage. Right now, only him and Lily can stop my urges..."
"Yeah well, I don't about Karin, but my own cage is unlocked. We can leave anytime we want to. And yet..."
They all look at Sasuke as he lays sound asleep.
"I can understand now why Lily stayed with Sasuke all this time."
"What do you mean, Jugo?"
Suigetsu asks.
"Lily used to take care of me every now and then. I had asked her once why she stayed with Orochimaru when she hates him and all the things he's done to her. She told me that she had to stay because of Sasuke. And when I asked why she just said 'There's something about Sasuke that makes you want to stay by his side.' "
"I know what she means, there is something like that about him."
Suigetsu says and Karin nods.
"Karin, do you think you could go get some medicine for us?"
Jugo asks. Karin nods then stands up.
"Yeah sure, I'm the only one here that knows what to get."
She says then walks out of the room.
"You know, I wonder what Sasuke really thinks of us. Don't you Jugo?"
Suigetsu asks and Jugo shrugs.
"Who knows, but I can tell that Lily is his favorite."
"Well yeah that's obvious! He does treat her better than all of us combined!"
Jugo nods.
"Yeah he sure does, but that's fine with me."