Except all he reached for was an empty waistband.


    not a matter of talking, Naruto." Kakashi stated clearly, but he still hadn''t moved. If he had, then my specter would have seen right through him. I still needed to make time to really examine its new and disturbing looks, too.


    definitely a matter that can be talked through."


    alien, to put it in a word. There were certain parts that I could easily remember, but, for the most of it, everything was a blur of intent and instinct.


    not commit any form of kidnapping."


    Nope! I''m making a inference based on observation, and past knowledge." I answered easily, finding myself quite at home with the aggression directed at me. "You see, Itsuki couldn''t have kidnapped this Rin girl or whoever. He specifically told us that he left Kiri due to disagreeing with their teaching methods." I explained, holding up a purposeful finger. "Itsuki''s morals would be in direct conflict with the idea to kidnap some girl, so he''s either been framed by someone else in the higher ups of Kiri. Or Kiri needed a scapegoat for whatever that was, and they simply added it to his file after he left the village. I am more partial to the first bit as Itsuki is apprehensive at telling us the details. As such, they must have some form of leverage over him to keep him quiet instead of telling the truth."


    Nine-tails Jinchūriki for crying out loud, why the hell is he not treated like some damn hero, huh? Are all your civilians some kind of brain deficient idiots with a death wish?"


    ūriki makes it sound like there are more, but that can''t mean anything, right?" I mean, I knew that there was that demon inside Gaara, but that wasn''t some giant demonic fox. A terrifying thought hit me. "There are more, aren''t there? More creatures with powers similar to mine, I mean."


    Lightning release by copying what those Kumo-nin had done before. By the time we had figured out that Hinata was some kind of genius herself, everyone had forgotten about asking me about that little fiasco in the previous town. Still, I wasn''t too hurt with not explaining myself as I really didn''t know what it was either.