(EDITING) The Little Koizumi Girl. *Naruto Fanfiction*

Chapter 24.

Yamato and Nami was walking silently inside the forest. The cracking of dried leaves was the usual sound.

"So you really love your friends, don't you?" Yamato broke the silence, looking at Nami.

Nami turned to Yamato, surprised by his sudden question.

"Yeah. They are all I have after Grandpa Hokage and my Father died. I want to do everything I can to protect them even if I die doing it." Nami smiled at her Heicho.

"Is that so?"

"Yeah." Nami answered and clipped her hands to the back of her neck, after a while, she started humming random songs.

She removed the nettings covering her arms and legs. So her new outfit consists of the short yellow kimono-like dress. A black cloth underneath the kimono, her fingerless gloves and the black fitted clothing that starts from her mid-thigh to her feet. It was like her socks so it served a double purpose. To protect her legs and as socks.

She was surprised when Yamato suddenly yanked her back, his face was serious as he stared at the bushes infront of them.

"What's wrong?" Nami asked

As soon as Nami asked, two figures emerged from the bushes.

"How troublesome. Leaf ninjas again. Oh well, mind as well enjoy this, a little enjoyment for not being able to take the Kyuubi kid." The shark-like man grinned and pulled out his chakra-eating sword. Nami activated her clan's kekkei genkai to change to her combat appearance. Her eyes widened when she saw Kisame's chakra. It was big, maybe bigger than her and Naruto’s chakra reserve. But he mentioned about not being able to take Naruto. Did that mean they had plans on getting him?

"Kisame." Itachi said, showing no emotion. " Don't start a fight again. We need to go and report to Leader-Sama."

"Nah. Leader-sama can wait. I'll take the guy, you take the kid." Kisame said, running at the two leaf ninjas.

Nami's veins popped out of her head as she jumped out of Kisame's way. She threw a few kunai at him which he easily blocked.

"Who are you saying a kid?!" Nami shouted angrily but faced Itachi after. “And what do you guys mean on ‘taking the Kyuubi kid’? ”

“It’s not your business kid.” Kisame mocked again, attacking Yamato .

"Itachi..nii.." She slowly looked up at his face, wiping the scowl on her face. She missed her nii-chan so much. It had been 7 years since she heard his Itachi-nii's warm voice and felt his warm hug.

She ran at him, brandishing a kunai. Itachi easily lifted his right hand, clashing his own with Nami's kunai.

"I know all your moves. I am the one who taught you that." Nami heard Itachi say as she did a backflip.

"Itachi-nii.. Why? What happened back there?" Nami asked but Itachi just stayed silent staring at her. Half of his face was covered with the collar of his Akatsuki coat.

"Okay.. I'm not going to ask that again.. I just want to tell you, I don't see you like a bad guy like others do, okay. Oh! And Sasuke is really concentrating on training ya'know. He sees Naruto as his rival. If you can see them, they're like kids." Nami said. She looked at Yamato who was busy fighting Kisame-as Itachi called him.

Itachi made an invisible smile, hidden in that coat as he continued staring at Nami. It was like Nami didn't even care if she was facing a criminal, if she was facing a person stronger than her.

 But she has a plan.

Nami sighed, it was kinda weird to have a one-sided conversation with a person just staring at you. She kept a kunai at ready in case Itachi starts to attack.