Feminine Wiles

Miscalculations

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"... that means her next victim could be ... Gato,"

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The team of Leaf ninja mentally cringed as they watched the fat man sitting at a table in front of them, "I can see why someone would want this guy dead, he's disgusting ... so how do we handle this?" asked Sakumo as Gato was joined by two half naked women. The leaf ninja hoped that Naruko wasn't one of the women who were being groped by the corrupt businessman.

"We don't do anything. For now we just watch," said Shikamaru.

A cute waitress came up to their table, "Excuse me, are you boys ready to order?"

"You don't by any chance have a brilliant assassin with saber tooth tigers on the menu, do you?" asked an irritated Kenshin.

The waitress giggled, "No sorry. If you want a woman you have to go to the red light district-" A commotion at Gato's table catches her attention. "Excuse me just one second." The waitress went to see what was going on. A minute passed before leaf ninjas got up and went to look too.

Gato wasn't moving ...

Minato checked for a pulse and sighed, "He's dead." The two women who were cuddling up to him screamed and the waitress paled heavily before she turned away, but in her haste she nearly fell.

Tobirama caught her, "Are you alright miss?" He asked as he helped her stand.

"Y-yes thank you, I s-should get my b-boss." She left quickly and the ninjas continued investigating what happened.

"His lips and nails are blue ... it was a poison." said Kakashi.

"Err there's a puncture mark in his neck." said Obito as he pulled down the dead man's collar revealing a speck of blood.

One of the women sniffled, "The waitress made that when she fixed his collar."

Sakumo's eyes widened, "The waitress!" The Leaf ninjas raced out of the restaurant, but she was gone. "She killed him right in front of us ... damn."

"Wait ... how do we know Naruko was the waitress?" asked Obito.

Kakashi sighed, "Think about it. How did she know we were talking about a woman when Kenshin brought up an assassin with saber tooth tigers? No one knows about that."

Shikamaru groaned, "Now we have to start over ... what a drag." They decided to stay a couple days before leaving to see if they could find some trace of her, but they never could.

"What's going on over there?" Obito pointed at a set of flashing in flashing in the distance and the sounds of fireworks going off. They decided to go and see what was happening. When they made it to the source of the noise they were surprised to find that it was a festival on a newly finished bridge ...

As they watched the festivities and wondered where to go from here a kid ran up to them, "Excuse me, are you guys Leaf ninjas?"

Minato smiled at the boy, "Yes we are. What's your name?"

"My name is Inari. My sister told me to give this to you." Inari handed Minato a letter and went back play some festival games.

"Another admirer Minato?" asked Kenshin teasingly as Minato read the letter, he frowned when he didn't get a response from his friend. "What does it say?" He looked over the blonde's shoulder to see the letter ...

Dear Leaf shinobi,

I overheard your conversation earlier and though I don't know why you're looking for me I am flattered that a group of talented ninjas such as yourselves are searching. Whatever the case may be it seemed urgent that you find me, but I'm sorry to say I am very busy and can't help you.