A/N: Hey everyone I just wanted to say something really quick before the chapter started. So because of something I posted on my last update I will now be posting two new stories fairly soon on here. I thought you guy wouldn't be interested in seeing my other two stories six of the seven comments on the last chapter was more or less telling me I was wrong and you'd like to see the stories. That being said one new story should be up before the day is over so keep an eye out if you're interested. That being said here's the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy. 

Naruto woke up with a slight yawn as he rose from the bed he was sleeping on and began to look around the room. However, as he did he felt a slight pressure on his stomach. When Naruto looked down he saw Fuu with an arm around him. Naruto smiled seeing this and slowly moved so that he didn't wake her. The blonde then began to look around the room and saw a small bag at the entrance to their room.

Naruto walked over to the bag and opened it to see two cups of instinct ramen and a small note with the word enjoy written on it. Naruto smiled seeing this knowing that Shiro had got it for him and Fuu and walked to another part of their room with a makeshift kitchen. Naruto then opened the cups and began to make the small cups of food hoping to surprise Fuu.

However, as he was making the cup he heard some footsteps behind him and then felt a small pressure on his back. "Morning," Fuu said with a smile as she hugged the blonde from behind. Naruto chuckled slightly hearing this and turned holding the two small cups offering one to her.

"Shiro left us something," Naruto said looking at the green haired female in front of him. Fuu took the cup from him hearing this and smiled slightly.

"So where are we going after this?" Fuu asked as she began to eat the small cup in front of her.

"I was hoping Shiro would have something planned," Naruto said looking at Fuu.

"You seem to really trust Shiro's judgment," Fuu said looking at him. When she said this Naruto looked at her a little confused before panicking slightly and clarifying what she meant. "Not that it's a bad thing, you just seem to trust him on these matters," Fuu said looking at Naruto after she said this Naruto finished slurping up some ramen and looked at her.

"Of course I trust his judgment. He seems to be pretty smart, you've had to of noticed it too," Naruto said looking at the female. When he said this Fuu gained a somewhat confused expression and looked at him. "He's not very good at fighting, his kekki genki helps him but those powerful hits don't help if he can't hit his opponent. I think he tries to make up for his lack of power with strategic prowess," Naruto said looking at Fuu.

Fuu was a little shocked to hear this and thought back to all the time they had spent in Taki together. She had never thought about it before but Naruto was right during their training he had never once managed to land a hit on either of them. Naruto then stood up and looked at Fuu "Guess we should go see what Shiro wants to do," Naruto said looking at the female in front of him. She nodded hearing this and stood following behind Naruto as she did.

When they walked out they noticed another note on Shiro's door. Fuu walked over to the door and read the note aloud. "I'm going to be gone most of the day. So don't bother looking for me, maybe you could explore the town or something," Fuu said looking at the note. "Well there's goes our plan for leaving today," Fuu said looking at the note. Naruto sighed hearing this and nodded and turned to look at the female in front of him.

"I guess we'll explore the town," Naruto said looking at the female. Fuu smiled hearing this and the two began to walk down the streets. As they did the two noticed that there wasn't much that the small town had to offer. The two continued down the streets for a while until Naruto looked at the female beside him and with a slightly red face decided to grab her hand. When he did Fuu looked at him and Naruto looked away from his face a slight shade of red. Fuu smiled seeing this and intertwined her fingers with his and the two continued to walk down the streets.

As they were walking they heard some consent footsteps behind them and Naruto looked at Fuu and she nodded signaling that she also heard whoever was following them. The two then smiled and ran down an alleyway a bit excited to lure whoever was following them and as soon as they did the two quickly jumped onto one of the nearby buildings and waited for the figure to walk down the alleyway.

However they never did, it seemed like they had just disappeared. "What? Did you really think I was going to follow you into such an obvious trap?" The two heard a new voice say behind them. Naruto and Fuu both acting on instinct turned and threw a kunai at whoever was standing behind them. When they did they saw a male with long spiky white hair. The male then raised both his hands sliding a finger into the hole of each kunai and looked at them.

"Your reflexes are a bit slow but I'm sure we can fix that before time is over," The male said looking at the two in front of him. As soon as he said this the two took a defensive stance and the male held up his hands with the kunai hanging from his fingers. "Relax kids, I don't want to fight in fact I actually want to help," the male said as he dropped the kunai showing that he indeed didn't want to fight them. "My name's Jiraiya and the truth is I actually want to train you, or more specifically I want to train Naruto," Jiraiya said looking at the two in front of him.

"Train me? What could you possibly teach me?" Naruto asked looking at the male he now knew as Jiraiya. The elderly male smiled hearing this and held up one of his hands. When he did a blue spiraling orb began to gather in his hand.

"I think this would be a good place to start," Jiraiya said as the blue ball disperse.

"Why would you want to do that?" Fuu asked looking at the male in front of them still skeptical of his offer.

"Let's just say I owe it to two old friends," Jiraiya said looking at the two in front of him. The eased up a bit hearing this but still kept their defensive stances just in case.

"What about Fuu?" Naruto asked gesturing to the female beside him.

"I'm aware of your little girlfriend, and if you want then she can come too," Jiraiya said looking at the two in front of him.

"What about my other friend? He's not here but he's important too! Can he come as well?" Naruto asked looking at Jiraiya, he didn't care who this male was if his friend couldn't come as well then he didn't want to train with him. When he asked this the male seemed slightly surprised before letting out a sigh.

"I wasn't aware you had someone else with him, but if you insist then he can come as well," Jiraiya said looking at the two in front of him. "However," Jiraiya said looking at the two in front of him gaining their attention. "I'm a somewhat busy man, as well as impatient so I'll need an answer before five or I'll assume you're declining my offer. I'll be at the Lusty's bar if you decide to accept my offer," The male said as he jumped off the roof and began to walk away.

When he did Fuu looked at Naruto, "What do you think?" She asked looking at him.

"I-I'm not sure, I think we should ask Shiro," Naruto said looking at Fuu. She nodded hearing this and the two began to walk down the town.

"So how are we going to find him? His note said he'd be gone most of the day," Fuu said looking at Naruto. After a few moments of silence, Naruto remembered something Shiro had said the day before they arrived and looked at Fuu.

"I bet he's at the park, remember he said he wanted to see the fish they have here," Naruto said looking at the female beside him. Fuu nodded hearing this and the two walked down the streets towards the small park that the town had. When they arrived they saw Shiro near a small lake bent down looking in the water with a smile on his face.

"Wow they really are rainbow Koi," Shiro said slightly amazed as he looked at the fish in front of him. As he did the two walked up to him with a slight smile seeing him enjoying what he was doing, however, their smiles quickly faded when they finally reached the male. Shiro then turned around to see the two looking at him and sighed.

"What do you two want? Didn't you see the note I left?" Shiro asked as he continued to feed the fish in front of him.

"Yeah but . . . this is kind of important," Naruto said looking at the male in front of him. Shiro sighed hearing this and stood up to look at the two.

"Alright what is it?" Shiro asked looking at the two in front of him.

"Actually, it'd probably be better if we went somewhere else to discuss this," Fuu said looking at Shiro. The white-haired male was a little confused to hear this but nodded nonetheless and followed the two as they began to walk down the streets eventually returning to the building that they had left just minutes ago. Naruto and Fuu then walked into their room and Shiro followed behind them being sure to shut the door as he did.

Fuu and Naruto then sat down and looked at the white haired male in front of them. When they did Shiro sighed and looked at them. "Alright, so what's so important that you had to find me and drag me away from the Koi to talk about?" Shiro asked a little irritated by the two in front of him.

"Well we met someone earlier today, someone named Jiraiya," Naruto said looking at the male in front of him. When he said this the male seemed shocked to hear his name and Fuu noticed his reaction.

"You know him?" Fuu asked looking at him and Shiro nodded.

"To some extent, I don't know him but I know of him," Shiro said looking at the female.

"Well, he came up to us today and offered to train us? I'm not sure what we should do since the Akatsuki are still after us. He could just be one of them in disguise or possibly working with them," Naruto said looking at Shiro.

"If he's the real Jiraiya then I highly doubt that he's working with the Akatsuki but you are right to be cautious. Not to mention that if this is some kind of bluff it's an all or nothing bluff. A criminal organization wouldn't be stupid enough to hinge everything on something as risky as this, so I don't think he's with them either," Shiro said looking at the blonde in front of him.

Shiro then closed his eyes and began to think out every possible scenario that he could. After several minutes had passed Shiro once again opened his eyes and Naruto looked at him. "So Shiro what do you think we should do?" Naruto asked looking at the male in front of him. Shiro sighed hearing this and looked at the male in front of him.

"I think you two should go with him," Shiro said looking at the two in front of him. Naruto smiled hearing this and stood up a little excited.

"Great! Then let's go to Lusty's and-" Naruto began only for Shiro to cut him off.

"I'll repeat what I just said, I think you two go with him," Shiro said looking at the blonde male in front of him.

"You're not coming?" Fuu asked looking at the male in front of her.

"If he really is who he says he is then training with him is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's not something you should pass up but in this case, I have to, if we all three went it'd be just like the chunin exam. I'd just be holding the two of you back," Shiro said looking at the two in front of him. Naruto was about to speak to the male but before he could Shiro held up his hand and looked at the male in front of him.

"Yes I realize what I'm saying, yes I've thought this through, yes I know what this means for us, and yes I do have a plan for myself," Shiro said looking at the male in front of him answer all the questions he knew Naruto was going to ask. Hearing this Naruto looked at him surprised and Shiro looked up at the two. "Don't worry I'll be fine, it's because I've thought out each scenario that I'm saying this. I'm not returning to Taki, I'll find my own method of training one where I can utilize this kekki genki of mine. Then-" Shiro said as he stood up. "We'll all meet back here again, this exact town, this exact room, this exact spot. In exactly three years," Shiro said looking at the two in front of him.

The room was silent for several minutes as the three looked at each other. Naruto sighed hearing this and looked at the male in front of him. "Are you sure about this?" Naruto asked looking at the male in front of him. Shiro nodded hearing this and Naruto sighed. "Then I guess we'll meet in three years," Naruto said looking at the male in front of him. Shiro seemed shocked to hear this and Naruto smiled seeing his expression. "What? Don't seem so surprised, I trust your judgment completely. If you think this is what we should do, then I'm not going to argue," Naruto said looking at the male in front of him.

Shiro smiled hearing this and the three stood up. "I guess, this is where team twelve finally splits up," Fuu said looking at the two in front of her.

"It's not going to be forever, it's just three years," Shiro said looking at the two in front of him.

"Yeah, it'll be over before we know it," Naruto said looking at the two in front of him. Fuu nodded reassured by this and the two left the room. Shiro sighed seeing this and watched as the two walked down the streets.

'I have to become stronger for them if not then I'll be nothing but a burden on them and that's not what I want,' Shiro thought to himself as the two disappeared from his sight. As the two walked down the streets Naruto and Fuu once again began to hold hands and Naruto looked at the female giving her a smile to try and reassure her.

"I'm sure he'll be fine," Naruto said looking at the two in front of him and Fuu nodded as they walked into the bar. The elderly male looked at the two and was about to stop them seeing how young they were but stopped seeing the headbands they were wearing and let them walk past him. When they did they almost immediately spotted the elderly male from before.

As they approached the male he leaned forward with a smile and looked at them. "So?" The male asked looking at them waiting for a response.

"We're coming," Naruto said looking at the male causing his smile to widen.

"Great!" The male said in a booming voice as he looked at the two in front of him. "Just one question, what about that other friend you mention?" Jiraiya asked looking at the two in front of him.

"He's not coming," Fuu said bluntly looking at the male.

"I see," Jiraiya said as he stood up. "Then we don't have any time to waste, let's leave as soon as we can," Jiraiya said as he walked out of the building with the two following behind him.

"We're going to make a quick stop somewhere, we want to say goodbye to our friend," Fuu said looking at the elderly male who nodded and began to follow the two as they began to lead. When they finally arrived at the same building as before they noticed that Shiro had already left their room.

"Maybe he's in his room," Naruto said as he turned around and opened the door to his room only to see that it was empty as well as well as oddly clean. As if Shiro had cleaned it before he left. Naruto sighed seeing this and looked at Fuu. "He might be at the park," Naruto said looking at the female knowing that she wanted to give the male one last farewell before they left the city.

"No," Fuu said looking at the blonde male in front of her. "If he's already left then I doubt he's at the park. We should follow his example and leave as well," Fuu said looking at Naruto. The blonde nodded hearing this but he could hear the small amount of sadness that was in her voice. The two then walked out of the building and rejoined the elderly male and walked out of the town.

As they did Naruto grabbed Fuu's hand and looked at her with his signature smile. "It's only three years, I'm sure that when we meet again he'll be just as happy to see us," Naruto said looking at the female causing her to smile.

"Yeah, plus," Fuu began as she leaned her head on Naruto's shoulder. "At least I'll still have you," The female said looking at the two completely left the village.

With Shiro

The white-haired male was currently walking down a small section of the forest. He planned on going to a small company that his family owned to see what it had to offer him. However, as he was walking he heard someone talking in the distance and walked towards it to see who was talking. As he came closer to the sound he noticed that there was also the sound of running water suggesting that whoever was in the woods was by a river. When he arrived he saw two males and just as he thought the two were by a small river however what he wasn't expecting was who was standing there.

One seemed normal enough with onyx eyes and jet black hair, the other however was odd having shark-like features as well as blue skin. However what made Shiro immediately recognize them as enemies was what the two were wearing. They had on long black cloaks with red clouds on them. Shiro would have left the two but the two looked as if they were heading the town he had just come from. Which meant they were close to finding Naruto and Fuu.

Taking a deep breath Shiro threw two kunai at the two, when he did the blue-skinned male moved back to dodge the attack and his partner brought up a hand easily catching it between two fingers. Shiro gritted his teeth seeing this and looked at the two as he came out from the treeline. He knew there was no point in hiding the two were S-class criminals after all. They'd probably find someone like him in a matter of seconds.

"Well, seems like we have someone from Taki trying to delay us Itachi," The male said looking at his partner however he was silent hearing this and the male smiled seeing the male in front of him. "We have enough time for me to have some fun right?" Kisame asked looking at his partner. After a few moments of silence, Itachi looked at at the male and spoke.

"He is an enemy, so try not to take to long Kisame," Itachi said looking at the male when he said this the male drew his sword and looked at Shiro. Kisame then ran at Shiro and to his surprise despite how the male looked he was very fast and Shiro quickly raised his hands trying to stop the males attack. However, this had little to no effect as the male brought his sword to the side sending Shiro into a nearby tree.

Before Shiro could recover he felt a hand gripped around his neck and looked up to see Kisame smiling at him. "Did you really think you had a chance at beating me? From what I've seen you're a novice at best. What makes you think you had any chance of winning?" Kisame asked as his grip on the male's neck tightened and Shiro raised his hands and his eyes turned gold. When he did he launched a punch at the male and Kisame held up a hand to stop the attack.

However, when he did Shiro's fist went through the male's arm turning to water and a large gust of wind blew the rest of the water away. Shiro gasped for air when the male disappeared and looked at the now soaked ground a little frustrated. 'That was a clone? I was getting beat by a half-baked knock-off!' Shiro thought to himself a little frustrated and looked up hearing a laugh from the river.

"I'll give you credit kid, from the shock-wave that produced that could have really hurt. Seems like fighting you close might not be the best idea," The male said as he ran towards the male. Shiro quickly got up seeing this and Kisame began to flash through a few hand-signs before clamping them together. "Suiton: Ugoku Suiro no Jutsu," Kisame said as he came to a stop and raised his hand. Shiro tried to jump away seeing this but failed and was soon trapped in a ball of water.

Shiro began to hold his breath seeing this and his eyes once again turned gold before he tried to punch it only resulting in a small ripple appearing on the surface of the outside. Shiro then threw another punch and another before he continued feeling his lungs starting to burn from lack of oxygen. 'Damn it,' Shiro thought as he looked at the bubble he was trapped in. 'I know uncle said to never go past five percent but if I don't Naruto and Fuu will . . . ten percent can't be that bad right,' Shiro thought to himself as he once again punched the wall breaking through it and pulling himself out.

However, when he did Itachi and Kisame both noticed the male's arm. It was now a bright red color and steam was coming off of it as if it had been scorched. Shiro then took a deep breath and looked at the two in front of him. "Look, kid, we're in kind of a hurry and since I'm feeling generous today I'll let you leave. There's no point in continuing if you're only going to die," Kisame said looking at the male in front of him.

'Damn it he was right, I don't have a chance against them. This fight is more than one-sided, but if I don't do something then they'll find . . . That's it!' Shiro thought to himself as he rose from the ground. "I don't care! I'm not letting you get your hands on Naruto and Fuu!" Shiro said looking at the two in front of him. When he said this Kisame seemed a little shocked and with a slightly more serious expression looked at the male in front of him.

"Those are the names of the jinchuuriki we're after right?" Kisame asked not taking his eyes off Shiro.

"Yeah," Itachi said bluntly in his usual monotone voice and Kisame sighed as he grabbed his sword and pointed it at the male in front of him.

"Tell us where they are and maybe I'll consider letting you live," Kisame said looking at the male in front of him. Shiro mentally smirked hearing this and looked at the male as he got up holding his still injured arm.

'Glad to see they bought it,' Shiro thought as he gave the male a confident smirk. "If you want to know then you'll have to catch me first," Shiro said as he leaned down his eyes turning gold in the process, and began to dash through the woods taking as many turns as he could to confuse the males as much as he could. Kisame gritted his teeth slightly upset hearing this and looked into the woods. "For a kid, he sure does move fast," Kisame said as he began to walk into the woods with Itachi following behind him.

With Naruto and Fuu

Naruto and Fuu followed the elderly male for hours before they came to a stop. "We'll reach the town we're going to in three day's until then I suggest you rest. Once we arrive there we'll begin your training, but for now," The male said as he pulled the giant scroll off his back and opening. "I'd like the two of you to write your name's down in blood," Jiraiya said looking at the two. When he said this the two nodded and bite their thumbs before writing their names on the paper.

When they did Jiraiya performed a few hand-seals before slamming his hand on the ground and a toad with a scroll on his back appeared. Jiraiya looked as if he was about to speak however before he could the toad raised it's hand and looked at him. "Before you say anything, we can't sign Naruto Uzumaki," The toad said looking at the male in front of him.

Naruto and Fuu were both surprised by this and even Jiraiya had to admit that he didn't expect this to happen. "Why not?" Jiraiya asked looking at the small creature in front of him. The frog then reached around grabbing his scroll and looked at it.

"According to this another, another summons has already claimed him. Of course, if he were to refuse this then we could sign him but until then his contract with them still stands," The toad said looking at the elderly male in front of him and Jiraiya turned his attention to the blonde beside him.

"So who's your contract with?" Jiraiya asked looking at the blonde. When he asked this Naruto seemed a little nervous and looked at him.

"I-I don't know," Naruto said looking at the male in front of him. Jiraiya at first was skeptical of the male's answer but something about his tone convinced him was telling the truth.

"Well then perform the summoning technique and find out," Jiraiya said looking at the male. When he said this Naruto nodded and bit his thumb before performing the hand-seals required. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu," Naruto yelled as he slammed his hand onto the ground. When he did a familiar figure appeared in front of him, a small fox that he had spent weeks looking for after it had disappeared and he had thought died.

"k-Kitsune," Naruto said to himself looking at the fox in front of him. To Fuu, it seemed like just an ordinary fox but Naruto remembered the creature perfectly and he could tell it hadn't aged a bit.

"It's good to see you again to Naruto," The creature said looking at him.

"Sorry about this, you must be confused allow me to explain, I'm sure you remember when we first met and how I immediately bit you after you saved me. Well using the blood I got from biting you I forged your name and waited until you eventually tried to summon to reveal myself," The fox said looking at Naruto. When he said this Naruto smiled happy to see the fox again and glad to see that even after all these years he remembered who he was. "Of course I understand if you want to cancel the contract because of me tricking you but I'd be very happy if you finished it," The fox said looking at Naruto.

The blonde nodded hearing this and the fox smiled and he pulled out the scroll on his back and rolled it out in front of him. "All I need is your fingerprint in your blood," The fox said looking at the male beside him. Naruto nodded hearing this and once again bit his thumb before placing it on the scroll and fox smiled before rolling it back up. "By the way my real name is Devoss," The creature said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

Jiraiya smiled seeing this and looked at the two in front of him. "And to think I thought the Fox contract was nothing more than a rumor," Jiraiya said looking at the two in front of him. Jiraiya then sighed and shrugged his shoulder before turning to the toad. "Well Since Naruto already has a contract we'll just have Fuu sign," Jiraiya said looking at the small creature and it nodded before rolling out a scroll and Fuu once again signed the contract, then just like the fox the creature disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Jiraiya then smiled and looked at the two. "Alright now you two get some sleep and remember, I will be nearby so don't do anything to dirty," Jiraiya said as he began to walk away before stopping himself. "Actually you know what, I take that back, you two have lots of fun. I could use some new material for my book," Jiraiya said as he walked away with a perverted smile on his face. Naruto and Fuu both blushed hearing this and slowly moved towards each other before laying down and slowly falling asleep.

With Shiro

Shiro sighed as he looked at the small fire in front of him. He knew that having a campfire was a bad idea since he still had those two after him but he thought he had run far enough away to keep them from finding him. Shiro then looked at his hand which was now covered in bandages and closed his hand frustrated with himself. He hadn't even lasted five minutes against one of them. 'If Naruto and Fuu were there, they might have actually beat him,' Shiro thought to himself as he looked at the fire.

As he looked at it a sudden loud crashing brought him to his senses and he looked to his sided to see a giant dragon made of water moving towards him. His eyes widened seeing this and before he could move he hit with the attack and sent through several trees. When the dragon finally disappeared he looked up to see the same two as before looking at him. "Itachi do me a favor and keep the brat from escaping again," Kisame said as he walked towards the male.

When he did Shiro saw Itachi's eyes change and start to spin. When he did Shiro saw several dead bodies in front of him and began to panic. The first few were people he cared about being Naruto, Fuu, and his uncle, then it slowly progressed to people he recognized and then faceless bodies. 'This has to be a Genjutsu,' The male thought to himself as his eyes turned gold and he punched his side letting out a loud cracking sound. Shiro then looked to see Kisame about to swing at him and held up his arms seeing this and like before the male was hit by a tree.

Before he had the chance to escape he felt a sharp blow on his side and felt his chakra being drained from him. Shiro then quickly moved before once again being pinned to a tree by Kisame. "Now where are the jinchuuriki?" Kisame asked looking at the male in front of him. Shiro started to laugh slightly hearing this.

"I don't know which is funnier the fact you couldn't tell I was lying or the fact you think I'd tell even if I did know where they were!" Shiro said looking at the male in front of him. When he said this Kisame tightened his grip on his neck and looked at him.

"So this was all a waste of our time?" Kisame asked glaring at him.

"That's right!" Shiro said with the same arrogant smirk on his face. "This was nothing but a way to waste your time! I'd never tell the two of you where they were! So go ahead and kill me if you want! I'd never betray someone important to me and I'd do anything to protect those I love! Even take on the entire world!" Shiro said looking at the two in front of him. When he said this Itachi found himself being slightly intrigued by the male and once again used a genjutsu on the male.

When he did the male felt a massive pain in his head and Kisame turned to Itachi seeing the male's expression. "So you want him dead to huh? Well, then I won't waste any time!" Kisame said as he took the male and slammed him into the ground before he began to repeated stomp on the male's face. He then felt another pain in his head this time followed by the word "run" in Itachi's voice. Kisame then picked the male up and punched him in the face before throwing him up in the air and slamming him back into the ground.

'Naruto, Fuu, uncle,' Shiro thought to himself as he slowly looked up at the blue-skinned male that was walking towards him. 'I will,' Shiro thought as he once again tried to raise himself off the ground. However, before he could Kisame kicked Shiro sending him into a tree, and laughed as he watched the male fall to the ground. Shiro held his side as he slowly rose from the ground, 'protect you,' Shiro thought to himself as he looked at Kisame.

"Because" Shiro said to himself as he looked at Kisame. When he said this Kisame looked at him confused for a second before he watched the white-haired male full raise from the ground with a desperate look on his face. "We're friends," Shiro once again said to himself as tears began to fall from his eyes. Kisame stopped himself completely seeing the males expression and Shiro once again continued his desperate plea. Trying to dig deep inside of him to find the power that Fuu and Naruto always managed to find. "They're very important to me," Shiro said looking at the male in front of him.

Kisame then smiled hearing this and once again began to walk towards the male. Shiro then once again felt an even more intense pain in his head forcing him to wince in pain. Then like before he once again heard Itachi's voice echo in his head. "Run"

"Shut up!" Shiro said looking at the two in front of him. Kisame assuming that he was referring to something he was seeing from Itachi continued to walk towards the male in front of him. Then like before the same pounding pain returned and Itachi's voice rang in Shiro's head. "Run . . . Run . . . Run," Shiro once again began to hold his head hearing this and looked at Kisame as he finally grabbed his sword.

"I'M NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU!" Shiro screamed as the pain continued. Kisame once again laughed slightly hearing as he continued his slow walk towards Shiro.

"I'll leave the head, but slaughter the rest!" Kisame said as he began to raise his sword.

"Run" Itachi's voice once again said in the male's head. "I don't want to lose them," Shiro said as he began to argue with the voice inside of his head. Shiro then once again slowly looked up at the two in front of him and Kisame began to run towards him. "Run," Itachi's voice said looking at the two in front of him. 'They are,' Shiro began and before he could finish the same pain returned baring the same voice as before. "Run," Itachi said as Kisame grew closer to him. 'my very' Shiro thought only to once again have the same voice as before interrupt him "Run"

'dear friends!' Shiro thought to finish his line of thought to himself as he watched Kisame raise his sword.

"Wait," Itachi said looking at the two in front of him. When he said this Kisame stopped and turned to his partner with a somewhat irritated look. Itachi then looked at the young white-haired male in front of him. "You really care about them, don't you?" Itachi asked looking at the male in front of him.

"Of course, I do," Shiro said looking at the male in front of him. Hearing this only further stultified what Itachi knew to be true. He knew what it was like to have someone you'd do anything to protect, even if it meant hurting them in the process.

"How would you like me to train you?" Itachi said looking at the young male in front of him. When he said this Shiro looked at the male in pure disbelief, be trained by him? By his enemy? However, before the male could respond Kisame looked at Itachi.

"What are you saying?" Kisame said looking at him.

"He said it himself, he doesn't know where they went. However, they do know each other and from what I saw in his mind they are fairly close. They will meet again, this way even if it does take time he will eventually lead us to them. Plus you and I are no strangers to betraying people we work with, I'm sure it'll be much easier knowing we'll eventually have to kill him," Itachi said looking at his partner.

Kisame sighed hearing this and looked at the male. "Fine, but only because it's more fun to break people then actually kill them," Kisame said smiling at the thought of hearing the male scream again in pain and agony. Itachi then turned to Shiro and looked at him.

"So how about it?" Itachi asked looking at the male in front of him. Shiro looked at the man for a moment and gritted his teeth hearing the male's offer but sighed knowing that he was out of options.

"Fine," Shiro said looking at the male in front of him. Itachi then turned around and began to walk away with Kisame following behind him.