"Lady Tsunade!" A girl with shoulder length brown hair and slitted pupils called to the hokage from behind her door. "Please I need to see you!" Her hair had no bangs, but the parts that would have been bangs were dyed red. She wore a simple red shirt that was cut so it exposed her stomach. A purple bulls eye adorned the front. She wore a mini skirt that matched her shirt and standard Konoha edition ninja sandals. Over her shirt she wore a grey short sleeved jacket that reached past her waist. A red fang mark adorned each of her cheeks and a yellow puppy sat on her head. It had wide black eyes and looked quite cheery, but at this moment it looked as worried as it's owner.

"Lady Tsunade!" She banged on the door impatiently.

"You may enter, Tora." Tsunade replied annoyedly.

Tora burst through the door and approached the desk of the Hokage. "Why haven't you found Daiki yet!?" She cried. "It's been a month and he's still missing! Now I'm the only one left in team five!"

"Tora. I'm doing the best I can. None of us know why he just left the village without permission." Tsunade tried to calm her down.

"I do..." Tora huffed. "He thought Megumi was captured by the Akatsuki and he went after them..." She crossed her arms. "Why would he care so much for Megumi? I didn't care that much about her, she was just a replacement for Kazuya..."

"Tora..." Tsunade sighed. "We've been through this before, Kazuya is a missing nin, you shouldn't even think of her."

"SHE'S STILL THE KAZUYA I KNEW OUT THERE SOMEWHERE!!" Tora screamed.

"Even if you could manage to find her and drag her back into the village she would have to be put in jail." Tsunade sighed. "Her father has shunned her and would never take her back. Where would she go? We'd have to punish her for what she did...Tora...I think if she had wanted to come back she would have done so already."

"You're all just cruel is all..." Tora growled.

Tsunade sighed. " As for your theory that Daiki went to save Megumi, that would make a start, but no one knows definatly where the Akatsuki resides. If Daiki even knew where it was, he didn't tell us." Tsunade explained. "If he's even alive anymore I doubt it would be possible to save him. He would be surrounded by S ranked criminals that we could never plough through so we're just going to have to wait and see."

"But..." Tora sighed. "All of my friends have been taken by the Akatsuki...Daiki and even Megumi. I want them back..."

"I admire your passion, but there's nothing we can do at this point..." Tsunade crossed her arms and leaned on her chair.

"They were my only friends...and they're all gone..." Tora sighed and pulled the puppy off of her head. She hugged it tightly. It whined pathetically at the loss for it's master's friends.

"Don't go crazy on revenge Tora." Tsunade suggested. "You would regret it. Remember what happened to Sasuke." She pulled out a pen and signed some papers.

Tora growled like a dog and stormed out of the room, making sure to knock Shizune over as she passed.

--

"What's up sis?" Kiba called to Tora. "Any sign of your team?"

"No Kiba..." Tora sighed. "They're still missing. Thanks to the Akatsuki..."

"Geez...That's tough." Kiba whistled and set Akamaru down. "How's Kilala doing through all of this?"

"She's doing fine..." Tora set Kilala down to play with Akamaru.

"Well why don't you train with me instead of mom?" He suggested. "She's been in a pretty bad mood."

"Thanks for that." Tora laughed.

"What are twins for?"

"I don't think that's the right expression." Tora laughed again.

"Let's get started."

--

After training Tora and Kiba sat down for a break.

"Kiba?" Tora asked as she drank some water. "Can I trust you?"

"With anything, sis." Kiba agreed as he helped feed the puppies who were just as worn out as their masters.

"I think I'm going to find the Akatsuki." She stated.

"WHAT!?" Kiba spat out his water. "What are you thinking!?"

"They were the only friends I had and the Akatsuki took them all!" Tora cried. "What am I supposed to do!? Stand by and let whatever happens happen!? You know I don't do that, Kiba!"

"I know sis!" Kiba cried, trying to calm her down. "And I support you!" He grabbed her shoulders. "If this had happened to Shino and Hinata I would have done the same thing."

Tora smiled at him. "You're the best brother a sister could ever want."

"Just make sure you come home safe and sound, ok?" Kiba hugged his sister. "I hate having to deal with mom alone."

"I will Kiba." Tora hugged him back. "Never give up on me. Even if everyone says I'm dead don't give up until you have proof, ok?"

"Not on your life sis!" Kiba agreed and held a thumbs up. The two had been the best of friends since birth. Their dogs were brother and sister too and were as close friends as their masters. Kiba and Tora had everything in common, they liked the same foods, the same ninjuitsu and had similar personalities. They even looked alike. Which was understandable, they were twins.

"You always look out for me." Tora grinned. "Even if I am older than you."

"Yeah! By ten seconds!!" Kiba tackled his sister to the ground playfully and Kilala and Akamaru jumped on top of them

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"I hope no one sees me..." Tora thought as she slipped out of the gate to Konoha. No one caught her. Tora was a talented ninja in many aspects. She didn't like sneaking around, she preferred the direct approach, but in this case that wasn't a very good idea. So she sped through the forests of Konoha, making sure to skip the roads so her tracks were harder to follow.

In several hours Tora had crossed the border to the land of fire and Konoha wouldn't dare cross that just to find her.

Tora started a fire and heated up the fish she had caught not long after.

Kilala yawned loudly and took a bite out of her piece of fish.

"I know. I'm tired too Kilala." Tora took a bite of her fish. She wasn't exactly a neat eater. When it came to meats she ripped and shredded through her food. "We'll get some sleep soon." She pulled out a map. "We just need to figure out where we are..."

Tora pointed to a spot on the map. "We're here and Daiki said the Akatsuki lair was in a mountain...The only places with mountains big enough are...The Land of Rivers, The Land of Rain and the Land of Earth..."

"We'll continue tomorrow." Tora concluded and pulled Kilala into her arms. "Let's get some sleep."

Kilala barked lightly in return and they closed their eyes. It didn't take them long to fall asleep.