[Ghostlily]

Lily let out an annoyed snarl, unsheathing her claws. Had Naruto forgotten about them? With a smirk, Lily slashed at the Naruto Clones' hands, breaking away from their grip. She wasn't weak, and wouldn't be treated like such.
Growling, Lily tried to throw Sakura off, then hissed, "I swear, when you get off me, I'll beat the crap out of you with all nine of my lives." When Lily started talking like that, one knew she was angry. And, of course, she did not have nine lives--at least, not that she knew of. Finally, becoming quite frustrated with this whole business, Lily began running with Sakura still on her back, and the leaped. She tucked her body into a ball, ready to roll into a somersault. Whether Sakura saved herself and jumped off, or was crushed in Lily's roll, Lily didn't care. Either way, she'd be rid of her.

[Roxianna]

Jumping at the last second, Sakura landed on her feet and started to run.  Chasing the mighty cat, Sakura shouted after her, "You'll never get away with this!  Come on guys!  I could use some help here!"  Man, were these two worthless or what!  Why didn't they help her get this cat?

[drachoth]

"STOP SAKURA!!!!!!!!! If the cat had come to do something bad in Kohona, its destiny would've been to kill us so we would get out of its way. Since it was the cat's destiny to not kill us, we should leave it alone." said a voice from the shadows.

"Huh?" exclaimed a still dizzy Naruto. "What do you mean? Who are you?" Naruto went on with questions until the voice interrupted him.

"Relax Naruto, I'm no threat." The person came into view. It was....Neji!

"Oh it's only you Neji." Naruto put a snotty tone to the words.

Neji ignored Naruto. "You better listen to me Sakura. If we trouble the cat anymore she might just go right out and kill us. I'm sure we all want to know what the cat is up to but destiny won't let us know."

"Lets change destiny and follow at a far distance and see where the cat goes. I still want to know even if it is my destiny or not." Naruto was getting impatient.

[Roxianna]

Sakura stopped running and looked back at Neji.  "Well..." she turned to Naruto.  "I don't know.  Maybe it was destiny for us to catch it..."  But maybe not.  Neji would be the one to know that sort of stuff.  "Fine, sure, whatever.  I won't chase the damn cat, happy?  But if it kills someone, you're in some serious trouble..."

[ocean fang]

(Ha ha ha....Destany rants....*coughs* anyway...)

Shino was glad neji had shown up.
"why do they listen to you better than me?" He grumbled. "I tried to say the same thing..."
Then he looked up and spoke in a  more serious tone
"Yes we must have gotten carried away, there have been just so many intruders lately, all we can do is watch the village for unfimilular faces..."
He gave a sigh of reilef. Deep down he knew the strange cat ment no harm, but he was pressured to fight anyway. Atleast now he could return to his daily routine soon.
"Who ever you are I apologize..." Shino said to the beast

[Ghostlily]

Lily glad that Sakura was finally off her back, merely glanced at Shino and snorted. She paid no attention to Neji's destiny rants, and ran off in the direction of the Hokage's office. Upon rounding a building corner, Lily quickly changed size, and looked around. Aha! The note was still there, where it had bounced to. Now the a small black cat again, Lily grabbed the note in her mouth and ran off.

***

Lily glanced around, and, seeing no one, she padded slowly into the Hokage's office. She swiftly placed the note, now a bit beat up, on the desk, and ran as quick as possible out the door and out of the city.

[Roxianna]

Tsunade walked into her offic and closed the door behind her quickly.  Sitting down at her desk, she pulled out a bottle of boze and was about to open it when she noticed the note.  Sighing, she set the bottle down and quickly scanned the page.  So, this was all about Naruto again, huh?  Rubbing her head slightly, Tsunade called one of her guards.  "I would like it if you could do me a favor.  Go fetch Naruto.  I need to talk to him."  The shinobi nodded and went on his way.

((Drachoth, just pretend that Naruto got a message.  I don't care really what you make th guard do, considering no one officailly controls him.  ^^ ))

[drachoth]

Naruto walked away from the cat scene. He was hopping that the day would get more exciting, but so far it was pretty dull in Kohona. He attempted to relive his boredness by finding someone to at least talk to, but no one would give him the time of day. They were all too busy. Turning the corner into a small alleyway, one of Tsunade's guards came rushing up to him. "NARUTO!!!!! Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you. Wait-don't answer that, no time for questions, just come with me." By the end of its little speech the guard was gasping for air. Naruto didn't know what to say. "Ummm...sure, why not" The words came out weird since he was caught off guard. "Quickly then, Tsunade needs you right now." A quizzical look crossed Naruto's face. "Well why are we in such a rush?" The guard just sighed. "Like I said, 'We don't have time!'" Naruto could tell the guard was getting very agitated. Naruto nodded, he almost beat the guard to Tsunade's office. Naruto opened the door, in a way only he could.

((Sorry, I know its a lot but I had a moment of inspiration just now))

[ocean fang]

(No what you typed is fine)

Ocean Ace threw her pack vilontly agienst the sofa.
"We've only got fifteen minutes! Lily best be here soon!" She snarled "What is she doing out there? The Akatsuki will be waiting, and if we are late I know they'll suspect something!" She sat down next to her pack with a look of more thought than rage now.
"Pein is keeping us on a tight leash. I think he knows of our allies in the leaf village. Thats why he waited till only this morning to tell us about our mission. Oh lily you best show up quick..."
She looked at the other members then stared at the empty wall.

[Ghostlily]

Pant. Pant.

Lily was now in human form. She was sick of her feline shape after the incident in Kohona. But she was tired now, and desperately wanted to rest. And, being Lily, she was all for it.
Finding shelter under a tree near a small brook, the girl sank to the ground, planning to set off for the Blue Eclipse hideout after a few moments' rest. At least, that was her plan.

"And what, may I ask, do we have here?"

Lily jumped, spinning as she did, to stare at the shadowy figure from behind the tree. Narrowing her eyes, she backed away, saying as she did, "You'll have to catch me to find out, sucker!" She was grinning madly, and in her adreniline rush, she ran. Of course, she didn't expect to be tripped quite so quickly. An gloved had grabbed her arm, and she looked up into the face of a smirking man.

'Of all the times to come out looking for me, why don't they come now?!' Lily thought, as she tried in vain to get free. And by 'they' she meant the Blue Eclipse. And specifically Kitsueki.

(Hee hee...Kitsueki...Just had to say that, Drachoth. -runs and hides behind the person who is obviously Kabuto-)

[Roxianna]

((I have been neglectful and a bad girl!!!  I shall post imediately!  Which doesn't make sense 'cause I'm typing this now, but...you get the piont.))

    Tsunade looked up from her work, not in the least bit surprised by Naruto's enterance.  He was weird that way.  "If youy have to do that, could you at least  give me some warning?  I need to talk to you.  Come in."

((I hope you realize I have absolutly no idea what Naruto's entrance was...))

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    Rista looked around at the other members.  Ocean Ace was right to be worried, what with Lily running so extremely late.  "We should go and look for Lily, but if all of us go and the Akatsuki come before we find her, then we're in trouble.  Kitsueki, why don't you go?  You'd probably be able to find her faster than the two of us."  Smiling, Rista added, "Trees and plants doen't exactly have eyes..."

[drachoth]

( Sorry I haven't posted yet. *smacks head* I've just been so busy the past few days. Roxi- I couldn't think of a way for Naruto to enter, so any way you Imagine it is fine.}


"Heh..Heh..Sorry Tsunade. I guess I just got carried away from how impatient the guard was."The guard seeing it wasn't needed anymore, stepped outside the door to watch for others.

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Kitsueki glared at Rista. "Fine, But If We Don't Come Back Before You Two Leave, Put A Note ON The Counter, So We Know Where To Find You!!!"Kitsueki stormed out of the house. It's not that she hated Lily, she was just...ANNOYING. To lazy to search the woods on her feet, Kitsueki summoned a koala. She search for what seemed an hour until she found Lily. Finally She was about to yell at Lily when she saw a stranger with her. Sh*t...This isn't going to be good.

[Ghostlily]

Lily tried to pull her arm away, but the man's grip was too tight.
"I'm guessing 'please' isn't going to get me out of this?" Lily said, grinning uneasily.

Kabuto raised an eyebrow and smirked. "No, most likely not," he replied. "Now answer me. Who are you?" Curiosity was pricking him, and he wanted to know who she was. She wasn't wearing any headband, and so her village was unknown to him.

"Lily," Lily murmured.

"Lily who?"

Lily blinked. She didn't have any other name--she'd never known her mother's or her father's name. "Who are you?" That was her strategy--ask more questions, throw him off.
Kabuto smirked again. This one wasn't afraid to say anything, and so he'd answer her question.
"Yakushi Kabuto. What village are you from?"
Once again, no answer. "You're a missing-nin? How old are you?"

Lily didn't want to answer these questions. They pricked her inner being too deep--they brought up painful thoughts.

[ocean fang]

"I'm worried but out time is wearing thin..." Ocean sighed.  "kitsuki has gone after lily who is doing lord-knows-what, and the akatsuki are expected to show soon. I guess we'll just have to go by ourselves and the other two can catch up when thier done. What do you think Rista> It would be a deadly move on our part..."

[drachoth]

Kitsueki decided to hang back in the protection of the underbrush. (Which is really tall considering she is riding a Koala.) She had no idea who he was or if he was a threat or not. He didn't seem like he wanted to hurt Lily but...you never know. Her annoying side could get to him before she did.
I hope she doesn't give anything away about us.
Damn it Lily....whats taking you so long! Just get out of there!

The air was quiet, but Kitsueki could just barely pick up the conversation. Well, she could hear what Lily was saying quite clearly, but the boy choose to speak very quietly...