Connecting the Dots--A Naruto/DCAU crossover

Manipulation

"Shino? Good, you're back." Sakura bent over the mouthpiece. "Get down here right away, we're trying to get everyone together." She turned back to face the purple-lingerie lady. "Four days ago, you say?"

"Almost five." The lady appeared to be rather anxious, she kept fiddling around with her crossbow. It probably didn't help that Sakura, Robin, Cyborg, and Neji were all staring at her. "He left around midnight, saying he had a lead, and that I shouldn't wait up for him. I didn't think too much of it for the first few days... He can get a little absentminded when he's on a case... but when it got to be three days I got nervous."

"Aaaaand... why did you bring this to us?" Cyborg arched a critical eyebrow. "Isn't this more a League kinda thing?"

"Huntress doesn't work with the League." Robin answered before the woman could. "Question does, but something tells me this wasn't a League mission." A piercing look entered Robin's eye. "But I'm rather puzzled by you bringing this to us too. You're a loner, Huntress, why aren't you tracking him down yourself."

Huntress glanced away uneasily. "I'm... not in the proper condition to fight. It's too dangerous."

The ninja part of Sakura's mind filed away that uneasiness (as did Robin's, from his expression), but the other part of her had more important matters to consider. "You two had been tracking Sasuke? All this time?"

"Question had. I was just along for the ride. He didn't say who had ordered him to find Sasuke, just that it wasn't the League. I think I have a pretty good idea who it was, though."

"So do I." Robin snorted.

Though thoroughly confused by the exchange, Sakura had other matters to consider. "Why didn't anyone let us know?"

"If you recall, the League did not take kindly to our interference in this matter." Neji noted "Even if they had known about this woman's efforts, they would not have informed us for fear we would have involved ourselves."

"With good reason, apparently." Again Robin snorted. "You realize there's no way I'm letting you guys out of here to go after him, right?"

"You realize none of us care?" snapped Sakura, turning back to the computer system. "Go ahead and try to stop us if you feel so stubborn about it, there's enough of us to handle you guys."

She could nearly feel Cyborg's glare. "Boss..."

"Let it go, Cyborg." Robin ordered. "And Sakura, you should know you can't afford any losses. Last time you went up against Sasuke, you had your whole team and were meeting him on familiar ground. You don't know anything about Gotham and you're down two members, what on earth makes you think you'll be better off this time?

Sakura's fingers paused momentarily over the keys. "He doesn't have Suigetsu with him."

"Our chances are irrelevant." Neji added. "Sasuke is a Konoha matter and must be handled by Konoha nins."

Huntress uttered a short bark of a laugh. "More or less why I came here, I suppose. Couldn't call the League, since he wasn't on League business, but I figured the ones after this Sasuke kid might be interested in doing a rescue mission."

"Miscalculation on your part. These guys aren't so much about rescue as assassination." That came from Cyborg.

"We can perform rescues as well as anyone." Neji sounded almost insulted. "Every precaution shall be taken to ensure the safety of this 'Question.'"