Micah sat in his office with the window wide open. The cold wind blowing in and occasionally a few flakes of snow. He was planning out every little move in his head. Tenkuu would be expecting him to attack, so he had to revise and find a way to do it without her expecting it. The only way to do that was the mission. Yes, the Ultimate Mission. He could send his ninja there and attack the Stealth from within. Micah laughed but it was cut short when his door opened. "Knock first before entering," he said.

Takashi walked into the office wearing a black shirt with a white wolf on the front and grey sweat pants. He looked at Micah who told him to knock first. "Sorry," he said with little meaning to it. Sitting down in a chair he looked at the open window. The air was cold but fresh. "So, what happened at the Kage's Meeting," he asked. He wouldn't talk about the fact that he'd heard Micah's laugh down the hall due to his wolf ears. And from the other day after they'd argued over the attack on the Stealth.

Micah sighed when he saw it was Takashi. "Alot of things went wrong," he said. "Some guy by the name of Cross came in and pretty much gave away my plans. Deidara is expecting us to go to war with the Stealth, and he shall get what he wants." He tapped his desk lightly. "And the Akatsuki have taken over the Death Valley and the Stealth will be the only ones willing to help out." Micah turned to Takashi. "And it looks like they're coming for the Magma too." A smile came across his face. "I've been thinking, maybe the Snow should partner up with the Akatsuki."

Takashi eyes widden with shock. "Did you just say join the Akatsuki!" Taksashi stood up. "Micah this is crazy! That's like saying you're going to just hand the village over to them without a fight. You and I both know what the outcome of the Snow being given to the Akatsuki would be like. For heavens sake, we both were Akatsuki! Try and be rational!" Takashi knew Micah was going off the deep end, but hell, this was insane! "If anything we need to be combining with the Stealth and sending ninja to the Death Valley! Micah we're one of the larger villages, they need our help, not our betrayal! Damn it Micah, open you eyes!"

Micah looked at Takashi. "You're being a chatter box. And keep your voice down, I don't want anyone hearing. I want to keep this a secret until I come to terms with Deidara if you don't mind," he said calmly. He knew that Takashi would not approve, but he wouldn't let anyone ruin this, not today, not tomorrow, never! He would rule. "Now, I need to meet with Deidara sometime between this week and next week," Micah explained. "Can you watch over the village will I do so?"

Kraven walked into the Kage Building. He was going to speak to Micah at Bell's request. It was all a matter of time until everyone knew the truth. The people who were willing to fight would rebel, while those who wanted peace would side with Micah and the village would be torn. Kraven couldn't allow that to happen as former Kage. He knocked on Micah door. "May I come in?" He asked.

"Damnit." He whispered when someone knocked on the door. "Uh, come on in," he said as he heard Kraven's voice. He looked at Takashi and shook his head. Clearly warning the other ninja to keep his mouth closed. He looked at Kraven. "Hey, what can I do for you?" He asked. He seemed normal enough. He'd have to fool them all until it was time.

Kraven walked into the room. "Hello Takashi," Kraven greeted. "I've come to ask you about what you're planning. There have been rumors. I'm sure you've heard of them. Your mother is concerned." He told Micah. Kraven was not beating around the bush with this one. "Are you seriously planning war?" He asked. "And though some may not know about this just yet, I'm only going to ask because if it's true you're going to destroy this entire village. Are you negotiating with the Akatsuki?"

Micah was stunned. How did Kraven know? How did his mother know? "I don't understand, what do you mean?" He asked. Micah couldn't let him know about his deal. It'd mess up everything. "Yes, I am going to war with the Stealth Valley. But the Akatsuki?" Micah sat back in his chair and crossed his legs. "I can't believe you'd accuse me of something so, I can't even find a word." Micah looked to Takashi. "Can you believe what he just asked me," Micah asked. He started to laugh until he felt like he had made the point that he thought this was some kind of joke.

Takashi didn't laugh. He didn't even crack a smile. "Sorry to be leaving so soon, but I have to attend to some business. I'll leave you two to talk." He said, keeping himself from growling at how disgusted he was with Micah. He walked out the door, lightly closing it behind him and walking down the hall. "I hope he kills you for betraying you village."