-Ayumi's P.O.V-

*knock knock knock*

"Gah! Who's there?!" I yelled from my room after shooting straight up.

No answer came from the knocker but, I did get a response out of Sayomi from her room.

"AYUMI! Just go answer the door!" Sayomi yelled.

Before I could yell back no, I heard snoring then another couple knocks.

"*sighs* Fine..." I mumble to myself, getting up and walking to the door. I open it and see Kakashi-sensei.

"Hey sensei, what do you need? Are we going on a mission?" I ask, hopefully.

"Yeah, so get ready and pack for two weeks. We aren't sure how long we'll be traveling. I'll explain the details once we start leaving okay?" Kakashi replied.

"Got it. What time do we meet?"

"In thirty minutes at the gate."

I nod and close the door then head for my room. I grab some clothes, shower then pack for two weeks. I walk into Sayomi's room afterwards. I check her clock, it was six in the morning when Kakashi got here, it was now 6:15 am. We're both gonna be late. oh well, I bet Kakashi'll be late too.

"Sayomi! Get up and shower! We got a mission soon. I'll pack your crap." I yell, standing in her doorway.

"Ughhhhh!!! Fiiiineee!!" Sayomi yelled back and stumbled out of bed, grabbing clothes and went to the bathroom to shower. Once she went to the bathroom, I quickly packed and left her a note letting her know she can head back to sleep once she's out.

After writing the note, I went back to my room and plopped on my bed, falling asleep practically instantaneously.

-2 Hours Later-

I slowly start waking up after the sun kept shining on my face. I look over at the clock.

"Probably better grab breakfast and head out..." I mumble as I get outta bed and brush my hair out.

I head over to Sayomi's room, wake her up and go to the kitchen, grabbing a couple extra waters plus one for me to drink on the way as well as several chocolate candy bars to snack on. I walk to the door, slipping my shoes on and wait for Sayomi.

After a couple minutes, Sayomi comes out and does exactly what I do; the water, the chocolate and shoes. As soon as she gets her shoes on, we leave.

-At the gates-

Before Sayomi and I can even say hi, Naruto and Sakura yell "You're late!!" while Sasuke and Kakashi look annoyed.

I grinned sheepishly while Sayomi stuck her tongue out. "Heh, sorry guys... We were really tired. So let's head out and make up for time." I explain out lateness before suggesting we make up for lost time.

Kakashi nodded and we all head out. After about six or seven hours, we stop to set up camp and rest.

"Alright Kakashi, fill us in." I state after we get a fire started and food cooking.

Kakashi sighs and answers "Well, first we are traveling to the Land of Sky, to get to Ryuugakure. Once we get there-"

"Wait, the Village of Dragon Spirits?" I ask, wondering if I heard right.

Kakshi sighs and continues "Yes. Now once we get there, we'll speak to their King, so to speak and he will inform us of the rest. I'm sure it will have something to do with an attack on their village."

I nodded in agreement. "Alright." I responded as I grabbed some food. Everyone decided to dig in after I grabbed something.

-Kakashi's P.O.V-

After Ayumi grabbed some food, we all did. All the kids seemed to be enjoying themselves. I look to Sasuke for a moment. He has the smallest hint of a smile.

'Maybe Ayumi will be the one to truly help him... Ayumi herself is an extraordinary girl. Though, I wonder what secrets she hides. I also with I knew why were specifically chosen for this mission...' I sigh quietly, pushing my thoughts to the side so I can relax the best I can.

-Ayumi's P.O.V-

I smile brightly, everyone's having a nice time. Even Sasuke! And Sakura's being nice!

"Hey guys, I'm gonna head to bed alright?" I inform them.

Sayomi stands up "I'm gonna head to be too guys."

"Night!" We say at the same time. The others nod and say their good nights to us. Kakashi also informs Sayomi and I that he'll keep watch for a few hours then it'll go Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Sayomi and finally myself. I pout a little since I'll be last but head to bed anyways. We're all taking short shifts since there's six to watch guard and we leave early, we'll change quickly.

Sayomi and I went into our tent, and after changing, we fell asleep instantly.

-3rd P.O.V-

Throughout the whole night, everything was fine. At least until Ayumi's turn came up.

-Ayumi's P.O.V-

"*sigh* This is so boring..." I mumble to myself. It's about four in the morning right now. We're heading out about six-thirty but, I gotta get everyone up about an hour before that so we can get woken up and eat before continuing on to Ryuugakure.

Right before I sigh again, I hear something. I grab a kunai and get into a defensive position when I suddenly get pinned to the tree I was standing on.

The person held their left hand over my mouth and their right holding my wrists. My kunai had fallen because I had been surprised. 'I can't believe they surprised me. I shouldn't have been so careless..'

I stare at the figure, trying to see what they look like but, they were wearing all black and most of their face was hidden by the darkness. I did catch a glimpse of their cheek though. There was a tatoo, it was a dragon that was coiling around a star and moon.

"Who are you?!" I tried to yell but, it came out muffled. The person seemed to understand though.

"Who I am is of none of your concern. Just forget this mission. Go back to your village." the man replied. He lifted his for a split second and our eyes met.

My crimson blood eyes met his piercing ice blue eyes. Opposites.

"Just drop this mission." The man stated one more time before it went all black.

'Was that you... Ryuichi... Mother, Father.. What's going on?'

-Between 5:15am&5:30am-

"Ayumi! Wake up!" I groan a little, hearing the loud voice.

"Hush Naruto..." A quieter voice spoke. I slowly open my eyes to see everyone around me. I glance down for a second, noticing I'm not in the tree anymore.

'What.. What happened..?' I wondered for a second, until it hit me. I don't know if it was him but, I'm going to find out.

"Ayumi, what happened?" Sayomi asks. Our eyes meet but, I look to the ground again.

"I can't remember. I must have been more tired than I thought. Sorry guys." I answer and lift my head up, giving everyone a small but, fake smile.

'I can't worry them. If something worse happens, I'll tell them but, until then it'll stay my secret. I just can't believe I let my guard down. I need to keep my eyes open for the rest of this mission. And when we get to Ryuugakure... I'm going to look for him. No matter what. I just hope they'll forgive me if I don't come back.' My thoughts are broken by someone putting their hand on my shoulder.

I turn a little to see Sasuke. He gives me a small smile, nodding his head to where the others are since they were getting breakfast started. I smiled back got up, walking with him over to everyone.

"Alright so fifteen minutes after we eat, we're heading out." Kakashi states. We all nod and start digging in.

Fifteen minutes after eating, we continued our journey.

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