"Word came from the leaf village you'd been taken away by the Akatsuki. By the time, I decided to come to your aid, you're friend had left 18 hours after you were taken. It was difficult to track his trail as it zig-zagged and doubled back on itself multiple times. Ultimately, I was prepared to face the Akatsuki to free you if necessary."<br/><br/>Renkaji, decreetly so he didn't alert Gaara or Draco, had paid for the three of them and left for the village on his own. He couldn't help feeling hurt by being relegated to being a third wheel for Draco's reunion with Gaara. Deciding he'd been with them enough, He opted to do some soul searching while wondering for a while. He knew what he was feeling as it wasn't hard to place it. He'd let Gaara have the credit for saving her, he didn't want it.<br/><br/>Where it had taken He, Gaara, and Draco three days to get to the restaurant halfway to the village from the Akatsuki's hideout, he'd gotten to the village be the sun had gone down the same day he left Draco with Gaara. He told no one where he was going when he packed, he just left a letter that Kakashi had found after Gaara had inquired about him after he'd gotten Draco back safely. The room he'd had was stripped of everything but the bare essentials. It had the feel of no one had been in there at all.<br/><br/>'<span style="font-style: italic">If anyone has found this letter then realize that I'm long gone by the point this is read. I've no idea when or if I'll return. The Lord Kazekage can have the full credit for saving the Akatsuki's prisoner. There are things I need to sort out that I can't do there. I also need to make sure the Akatsuki can't find the village again. Its nothing personal, Its just about time I moved on. Drensega Renkaji</span>'