Their Reunion

"I paid last time!"

"You're wrong, it was me!"

Shizusuki heard the arguing all the way down the street as he was walking to Ichiraku's for breakfast. For some reason he knew he would see the two ninja who were always there every morning arguing about the same thing. "Ohayou Naruto-kun, Chouji-kun!" They both looked up to see Shizusuki with his hitai-ate located in yet another area on his body.

"Ohayou Shizusuki, why don't you ever wear your hitai-ate on one place of your body, like I wear mine on my forhead?" Naruto chirped.

"Good question, why don't you? Also, ohayou Shizusuki." Chouji added.

"I don't think it would look any good with how my hair is, and plus it's just too much fun to pick only one place."

"I guess," both muttered at the same time.

Shizusuki sits down and orders the breakfast special. "By the way, was it you two who were arguing earlier?"

"Yeah, because 'chubby' here is being a freeloader and won't pay for our round of ramen."

"He's lying I paid last time, so it's his turn."

"Well, actually I-" Shizusuki was cut off due to their return to their argument. He cleared his throat, but to no avail. So he shouted at them to shutup, which had both of them quieted within an instant. "You see, last time I paid because you two were arguing, and I was getting sick of it."

"Oh yeah."

"I knew that."

"But seeing as how I already ate my breakfast and paid for it, you two might as well split your immense bill."

"I'm ok with that."

"So am I." Came Naruto's agreement. Shizusuki also noticed a sly smile appear on Naruto and he sighs.

"Naruto you skip out, and I'll catch you myself and have you work here until you cover at least ten times the bill."

The smile fades, "Hai..." Chouji laughs at him, and Shizusuki bids his farewell. Remembering what the note said, he made his way to the training grounds. As soon as he got there, he noticed he was under watching eyes. "It's nice to see you again." Said a familiar voice.

"Who are you?" Asked Shizusuki.

"Surely you know, it hasn't been that long," came the reply.

"Well, why not come out then, Sadosuke-chan?"

"Of course Shizusuki-niisan." Sadosuke appeared in front of him with a black coat on with a design of red flames around the bottom of it. Under the coat she wore a white shirt with a phoenix on it. And a pair of skin tight black pants. Her hair now black and red, her eyes red. She walks over and sits down next to him.

"Where have you been? Are you ok?" Shizusuki wanted to know.

"I'm ok, and I can't answer the other question."

"Why not? I've been so worried about you! And so have the others!"

"I...I wish you could know, but he would be mad." She turns to look at Shizusuki, "Besides, I'm not missed I know I'm not."

"What do you mean?! Lee-kun was crying! He was crying because you were gone!"

"Lee?"

"Yes! Lee-kun was crying!" Shizusuki felt his own tears well up inside him. "It was so hard when you disappeared, I almost couldn't take it anymore! I was almost going to take my own life!"

"Shizusuki-niisan..."

"Sadosuke-neechan, you were the only one I had; the only one I could go to. You accepted me for who I was even if I had a kekkei-genkai. And I accepted you, knowing you were the jinchuuriki of the Phoenix. After you left I could barely ever go to sleep!" Shizusuki was crying now. "I had the worst nightmares of you...."

"Nightmares....?"

"Yes, nightmares of you being cut just so you can learn to control something."

"Those weren't nightmares...." Sadosuke stood up and pulled up her shirt. There were slashes all over her stomach, even burn marks. "It was....... training."

"What kind of training is that?!"

"Intense, how strong have you gotten?"