Darui : well. This is it.

Mika : any orders ? Commander.

Darui : just one for you. I know the sea is your territory. You can have all the fun, but don't go all out and pass out on me.

Mika laughed a little " hai ! "

Just then they could see a wave of people from afar running on the surface of the sea approaching shore.

Darui : here it comes.
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Three days passed...

Kakashi suddenly remembers something and takes out a medium sized egg.

Gai: what's that ?

Sakura: you kept an egg in your pouch this entire time ? Kakashi sensei.

Gai : are you that hungry ?

Kakashi sweatdrops " no !! It's a special egg. It holds a kuchiyose owl. Mika gave it to me."

Gai : special ?

Kakashi: it can find mika whereever she is.

Sakura: don't you already know ? Do you even really need that ?

Kakashi just smiled cheekily . He knocks the egg a little to crack it as instructed. The egg starts to shake. He places the egg onto the floor and a baby owl pops out.

It opens its eyes and flaps its wings a little. It looks everywhere a little and then waddles towards kakashi. It looks up at kakashi " ... Master." It spoke.

Sakura: kawaii !!!

Kakashi pats its head " I should give you a name. Shouldn't I ?"

" I have a name. "

Gai : oh !! It can talk quite well.

" My name is Lavender. I've been eating your chakra since you've had me by your side. I've been learning everything while I was in the egg. A dormant baby state. My name , given to me before I was given to you."

Kakashi: I see.

Lavender: how can I help you ?

Kakashi : you can find mika ? Wherever she is.

Lavender: hai. She fed me her chakra too. But she is not my master. You are. I only listen to you and her.

Kakashi takes out an envelope and ties a ribbon around Lavender's foot. " Go. " Lavender salutes with her wings and flies off.
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Mika laughs " that's where he used it ? He should save it for emergencies. "

Lavender: he's a romantic guy.

Mika : I thought I wouldn't ever get to see you again. You know your clan. You don't poof back to your world like other kuchiyoses. You live back into an egg. Restart the cycle.

Lavender: I was anxious to see who you chose too. He never cracked me up.

Mika takes the letter " hehe. Why do you think he wrote ? "
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Lavender flew back and perched onto kakashi's shoulder.

Kakashi: you're back.

Lavender: she says you're naggy. That she got it. She will take care of herself.

Kakashi: she really did what she said she would ?

Lavender: .... You know her.

Kakashi sighs " guess I'll have to nag her more in my next letter then." He smiles just thinking of it.