Discovering Akatsuki

Chapter 1. The girl who changed it all.

It was mid-noon when Kurai noticed the strange difference in the air.

Since she was very little she had always dreamt of fantastic things happening to her, but when none happened

she realized that, those we're exactly what they'd always be, fantasies, dreams.

Maybe that's why she didn't notice the figure walking behind her. She shivered a little, the air had gotten cold.

"Dumb Weather man" she muttered "Sunny my ass" she said.

But the cracking of a twig behind her caught her attention

"hmm?" as she bent to examinte it more closely her heart raced. "Woah, slow dow or you'll kill me" she said placing

a hand over her heart as she stood up.

She continued to walk, this time a little bit more aware of her surroundings, she wrapped her hands around herself

in an effort to cover herself from the wind.

"Maybe I should go back home..." she thought aloud. But she didn't have much more time to think about it as right before

her eyes arose a figure that made her stumble backwards.

"You're... You're..." but the words weren't coming out.

"Uchiha, Itachi" He said narrowing his eyes. Kurai's mouth was hanging open "that's..."

"Impossible?" he asked smirking "I think not" he said.

Kurai was rooted to the spot.

"What brings you here?" She asked, rather afraid of the answer.

"You"

Kurai started to run in his oposite direction, nothing that came fromt he Akatsuki was good. She was certain of that.

Halfway through her run, as she glanced back to see if Itachi was following her, she slammed straight into someone,

someone who oddly enough was as terror inspiring as Itachi. She gasped, this time shaking a little because she knew she had been

cornered.

"Going somewhere?" he said menacingly

"Anywhere far from you" she answered, but just then a third figure emerged from the shadows

"But we're not going to hurt you!" he said, in a very different tone

"Then why scare me in this manner?" She asked.

"Because they like to do that"

"Shut up Tobi" said Itachi, as he catched up with Kurai. "You have to come with us, be it by force or by will" he said

"Why?" she asked

"We don't have to answer to you" said the other guy, "now move along or I'll MAKE you move" he said inching closer. Kurai took a step backward

then started following Itachi.

"So whats your name?" Asked Tobi.

"Roura, Kurai" She said startled.

"oooh That's a pretty name!" he excalimed

"Thank you" she said bowing her head a little. Could it be a dream? maybe a nightmare?... this was her Life fantasy, to meet someone who was

supposed not to be real... but this wasn't exactly the way she was expecting anything of the sort to happen.

"Can I ask you at least.. why?" She asked seriously, and before Itachi could answer Tobi chimed in

"The leader wanted us to bring him someone from the so called 'real world' but it had to be someone who could hear us, see us and have a

certain amount of chakra"

"Tobi I'm going to kill you" said Itachi menacingly.

But whether they fought or not Kurai was just too amazed that such a thing could be happening. Certainly... Certainly this was a dream. She had

never recieved any kind of training. She just had the blind faith that someday something would happen to her. And now that it was finally happening...

"uhm... if you all exist... surely.. surely Hoshigake Kisame exists too..." she thought out loud.

Itachi whipped around "what with him"

"nothing at all... it's just... I... I think I may know you all..." she replied truthfully

"you can't know us..." said the scary guy behind her.

Kurai spun around, "you" she said "are a puppeter, with chakra stings from your hands you can control puppets. You have made yourself into a puppet, your

heart is inside a glass vase and you poison people who then die and you turn them into puppets. Lastly, your name is Sasori and you're actually the oldest member

of the akatsuki organization. Then we have Tobi. Who actually is Obito from the Uchiha clan and the REAL leader, because Pein recieves orders from him" she spun once

more and faced Itachi "Uchiha Itachi, Genius ninja, proud with a superiority complex you posses the sharingan which you used against your own brother Sasuke when

you met him at an Inn when looking for Uzumaki, Naruto. You killed your entire clan. Your partner is Hoshigake Kisame, half shark, half human he is the one with the most

chakra power. In fact he lent the leader one third of his chakra for a mission. He posseses the mighty samehada a sword made of shark skin who will only let him wield it

and it's purpose is not to cut, but to rip away the skin of his enemies"

For the first time in their life, they were stunned. She had practically read out their lives, and strategies.

Itachi grabbed her by the neck.

"how the hell did you get this information" He asked menacingly. But Kurai was smarter than that.

"I just KNOW it, now please let go of me!" she said anxiously. Itachi let her go

"That was awesome Kurai!" said Tobi in awe.

"Heh... I guess? I mean I know everyone in your world" she said.

They remained silent for the rest of the walk. Kurai was immersed in her own thoughts. -This means... I can finally meet Kisame...- her heart raced at the very thought of it

"Ne Kurai, you're red are you ok?" Tobi asked peering intently at Kurai

"oh! yes I'm fine it's just cold out here" she said smiling.

"The akatsuki is colder" he said "that's why I wear gloves all the time"

"I guess you're right" she said. -If that's colder I'm gonna catch a cold- she thought for herself.

"Sasori. Blind her" said Itachi, and before Kurai could even realize what was happening Sasori had covered her eyes with something.

"What!? why! no!" she exclaimed terrified.

"Don't worry it's just so you don't see where the portal is" said Tobi

"I'M NOT COMIING BACK!?" she shrieked

"No" said Sasori evily.

She could feel the tears burning in her eyes. Knew what would happen later that day when she didn't get home. Knew she was leaving everything. She felt someone push her

and she was free falling for a moment before her reflexes kicked in and she landed cat-like on something soft, Sasori lifted the blind and she quickly shook the tears out.

She would cry when she was alone. But never in front of them. When she looked up the most amazing sight met her eyes. She was inside the akatsuki, in what looked like

an inner garden. Zetsu was sitting under a tree, Kurai couldn't help but stare for a moment before she realized what she was doing and looked away.

Tobi had been right, it was colder here. And it was night.

They led her inside the building as she looked animatedly at everything, then into another room. Where Pein stood, waiting for them.

"So this is her" he said.

"Yes" Itachi answered

"you can leave"

They nodded and the three dissapeared. Kurai shook a little but contained herself. This was scarier that what she had always known.

"So... your name is..."

"Roura, Kurai" she said inclining her head forward slightly.

"Good you know you're-"

"Working for you as a person from the so called 'real world', yes" she said

"How do you-"

"Know all about it and this world?, I don't know. It's stored inside my mind" she answered.

Pein was immensely amused by this.

"Then you can be our information provider" He said, narrowing his eyes. "I'd like to know. What'll be of this organization?" he said.

"I am not a fortune teller, but I do know someone will die... and if you can avoid it... it'll be better" she said looking at the floor

"Who-"

"Deidara"

"Damn... how can I know your words are true?" he said

"I know everything I have to know about this world" she said calmly

"Good. You may go" He said

Kurai walked outside. No one was there, and she panicked for a minute before regaining her composture. "This place is huge... how am I supposed to get around?" she

asked out loud.

"I'll show you" said Tobi from behind a door. Kurai jumped

"Tobi! please don't do that!" she said shaking.

"I'm sorry" he said as he handed he a robe "here, this will help with the cold" he said as she put the robe on

"But this.. this is the akatsuki uniform!" she shrieked starting to take it off, but Tobi grabbed the robe and put it firmly on her shoulders.

"You can wear it. You're one of us now" he said

"If that's the case" she said and undid her hair bun, letting her hair flow freely down to her mid-thighs. Tobi's mouth hung open in awe

"Yes I know, it's pretty long. But If I'm going to be here, might as well do it in style" she said bringing out an eyeliner and highly outlining her eyes.

"You look awesome that way. Deidara will be jealous" he said.

"I don't think so..." she said as Tobi led her to another room

"You can sleep here" he said

"Whose room is this?" She asked, but just then, Kisame entered the room

"what the.."

Kurai was as red as could be. Thanks God she could always blame it on the cold. -This is it! It's him! oh my God he's much more awesome in real!- she thought

her eyes literally shining.

"Eh.. I guess you found out whose room it is" said Tobi "are you cold again? because youre all red" he said examining her face closer.

Kurai was startled "eh.. eh.. no I'm um... excuse me" she said lowering her face to avoid more humilliation as she walked out the room, leaving Tobi and Kisame inside.

"Who the hell is her?" Asked Kisame staring at the door.

"Shes our new information provider" Tobi answered eyeing Kisame curiously

"Really..." he said not moving his eyes from the door.

"Yeees... why are you staring like that at the door?" Tobi asked

"No real reason. Why were you bringing her to MY room" he asked tearing his gaze away from the door and glaring at Tobi

"Eh.. hehe well she seemed interested in you when we went to collect her" he said nonchalantly

"What!?" he asked amazed "interested?! in what way?!" he asked grabbing Tobi by the front of his shirt

"I don't know! for some reason you were the first person she reffered to"

"She doesn't know me" he said

"She does. She knows EVERYTHING about us, good thing the leader decided to find her before those people from Konoha" he said as Kisame put him down.

"really? then she wouldn't mind me asking her a few questions..." he said with an evil grin as he exited the room.

Kurai was just standing at the oposite end of the hallway with a confused look.

"Oy! Kisame I don't think it's a good idea" cried Tobi as Kisame approached Kurai, who turned around and faced him serenely

"Yeah well I still wanna ask her" he said

Kurai's heart raced -ask me? ask me what?!- she thought anxiously

"Tobi says you know everything about me... about us, the akatsuki, is that true?" he said menacingly his face inches from hers. She could feel the blood rushing to her

face as she took a step backwards.

"Why yes, I happen to know everything about you" she said.

"Well then tell me" he said crossing his arms and grinning wickedly

Kurai sighed before she started "Hoshigake Kisame, half shark, half human. Proud owner of Samehada. You have the most Chakra in the whole akatsuki. You lent 1/3 of it

to the leader for a mission. Itachi's partner-"

"Not anymore" said Pein as he appeared out of nowhere. "you were not lying when you said you knew everything. You're Kisame's new partner now"

Kurai almost fainted. The blood from her face raced down to her feet as her heart entered into a new stage of speed.

"Are you serious?" both Kisame and Kurai asked.

"Does it look like I'm playing?"

"No of course not. Sorry" apologized Kisame.

"Great because you have a mission. Right now." he said "you have to infiltrate konoha and kill as many Chuunins as you can"

"What for leader?" Asked Tobi

"We're invading and we need to have as little resistance as we can Tobi" said Pein annoyed.

"Oh can I go!?"

"No."

"Uhm.. leader... Allthough I know everything I am not a ninja" Kurai said timidly, looking at the floor.

"I am aware of that. Do you have any kind of skills you could use?"

Kurai shook her head "No, I'm sorry" she said still looking at the floor.

"What's so interesting in the floor" Tobi asked looking at the floor beneath Kurai.

"Nothing" she mumbled and turned her gaze anywhere.

"In that case, Tobi you can go. She'll be trained" Pein said. Tobi and Kisame left, and Pein guided Kurai to yet another room.

"Now, for you to have been able to see us, you should've had some certain amount of chakra" Pein said as he started making some weird drawings on a piece of parchment.

"So what I'm going to do now is check to see if there's anything else whe should've known, such as a hidden demon or anything of the sort" he said "turn around"

As Kurai turned around the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. This wasn't going to be nice.

"Is this going to hurt?" she asked

"Yes. Probably a lot" He said slapping the piece of parchment onto Kurai's back.

It was instant blinding pain. Kurai screamed her heart out as several glittering shadows sprung from her chest. Pein took a step backward.

But almost as soon as the pain started it stopped. Kurai lay crumpled up on the floor shaking.

"Well there were one or two things I had no idea about you. And by the looks of it you had no idea either." Pein said as he removed the parchment piece from her back.

Kurai was too shaken to speak, and because it seemed Pein had found what he was looking for he just left. After that everything went black for Kurai.

"Wake up... Kurai... wake up..." someone was shaking her gently

"please don't do that..." she heard herself say

"Am I hurting you?"

"yes..."

"I'm so sorry!"

"Tobi?..."

"Yes Kurai, it's me... what happened?" He asked

"Pein stuck a parchment thing on my back and.. and then it was all pain and I really can't remember it" she said focusing her eyes on Tobi's mask

"She alive?"

"Yeah"

"Someone else is here?" she asked almost in a whisper

"Kisame is here"

"how did you guys find me?"

"Pein told us to train you"

"Oh I see..." said Kurai standing up, helf held by Tobi

"Thank you Tobi... I really..." Kurai wondered why that simple little parchment had had such an effect on her...

"No don't worry it looks like something terrible..." said Tobi and he helped her out while Kisame held the door. Maybe Kurai was imagining things, but she thought...

for a very brief second she had seen something... something like concern... in Kisame's eyes.

Kurai didn't know where Tobi was leading her, she was too exhausted to think or even try to assimilate what happened around her. They passed Deidara on their way

who stared confused at Kurai before continuing whatever he was doing.

After a while they arrived at what looked like Tobi's room.

"You can sleep here for a while" he said Innocently, unaware that such an expression would have cause commotion back from where Kurai came from. But Kurai couldn't

stay awake much longer, and before she reached the bed she fainted.

"AH! Kurai!" Tobi exclaimed as her dead weight almost brought him down, but Kisame reacted even before him seizing her by the waist and carrying her to the bed where he

placed her.

"Tobi you don't react fast enough. That's gonna get you killed one of these days" He said casting a quick glance back at Kurai.

"Sorry Kisame-san! I really didn't think she'd black out!" he apologized hurriedly, but behind the mask he was smiling. There was a reason why he had not reacted, and

it came out as well as he had expected it.

"Meh, make sure when she wakes up she comes outside, we really can't afford to lose time like this" he said before walking out. Tobi stared at Kurai for a while

"Ne... I think I know why you referred to Kisame first..." He thought out loud. To his incredible surprise Kurai answered

"You think so Tobi?" she asked almost in a whisper, her eyes still closed, Tobi jumped.

"Kurai! you're awake!?" he asked hurriedly, but then he noticed she had her eyes closed

"No Tobi... I can only listen but I can't open my eyes"

"Wow that was quite something Pein did!" he exclaimed trying to imagine the scene.

"It was... but I'm glad it's over... I think that... If I sleep for a bit more I'll be ok" she said, and after that Kurai knew of nothing till what she thought was the next day.

She could hear voices, but she didn't dare open her eyes.

"Has she woken up yet?" She recognized Kisame's voice

"No..." answered Tobi

"Are you sure she's okay?" he asked

"I think she is... why?" aked Tobi

"We're losing time..."

"there's more of a reason to that than what you just said eh?" said Tobi sheepishly

Kurai regretted not being able to open her eyes. She would've died to see Kisame's face at that moment.

"Not at all Tobi" he answered menacingly

Kurai couldn't stay still any longer so she slowly sat up

"Nee Kurai! you're awake!" exclaimed Tobi

"So it seems Tobi" answered Kurai, to her surprise she felt as good as new, all the pain and exhaustion had disappeared.

"If you're feeling good enough we're gonna start the training now" said Kisame. Kurai peered in his direction timidly, maybe she was imagining stuff again

but those eyes... that she had seen expresionless... or full of anger... -No... I'm thinking stuff now. I'm having a stupid reaction to a simple situation- she thought looking

down at the floor.

"Yes. I'm okay, let's just... finish whatever I have to do" she said standing up and going out to the garden with Kisame and Tobi. Zetsu was, once again, under a tree in

the garden, as she looked in his direction they made eye contact and she smiled sincerely, leaving him quite confused; after all... no one had ever smiled at Zetsu before.

They walked till they reached a clearing

"Okay" said Kisame, bringing forth Samehada "First I'll test your reaction skills" he said

Kurai braced herself. Being a full time dancer and gymnastic student she had never faced such a thing. But she knew what she was capable of doing.

Before she had even time to prepare herself Kisame was allready swinging samehada in her direction. She jumped about 3 feet into the air and as Kisame swung

samehada at her once more she flipped backwards and jumped into a tree.

Tobi was speechless, but Kisame knew that was not just it.

"Suiton! Bakusui Shouha!" He exclaimed filling the whole place with water. "Let's see what you can do when you can't jump" he said "Suiton! Suikodan no jutsu!" he

roared as a huge shark emerged from the water and flew at Kurai. She gasped but she knew what to do. She dived inside the water, closely followed by the shark

then she instantly spun around and kicked the shark in the nose. It blasted off and the waves slammed Kurai into a tree trunk.

"Ne Kisame remember it's just a test, you're not supposed to kill her!" exclaimed Tobi as Kurai coughed some water out of her lungs.

"Meh, I'm not going to kill her" he said "well, your reflexes are okay, is there any kind of way in which you can defend yourself?" he asked

"I can only know when I fight" she said. Because she knew that saying anything would be compromising. Considering she didn't really know if she had skills or not.

"I'll fight her" said Tobi

"I guess" said Kisame as he stepped aside

"Okay Kurai I won't fight with jutsus, only taijutsu" he said as he positioned himself.

Allthough Kurai knew what would happen next she jumped into a branch and braced herself. Next thing she knew Tobi was about to punch her in the face, so she did the first

thing that came to her mind. She placed her hand in front of her face and caught Tobi's fist then swung herself from the branch bringing Tobi down with her. But nice as Tobi

was he wasn't going to go soft on her, he swirled around and was about to kick her in the back when she touched the ground and spun away in a ballet fashion.

Never once before had they encountered someone who avoided a kick in that way. But something caught Kisame's interest and it was the fact Kurai was doing all this

with her eyes closed. -That's interesting- he thought, but a second later his interest was sprung once more when she actually started dancing to avoid Tobi's punches and

kicks. Still with her eyes closed. And then suddenly she did a backflip and caught both of Tobis hands moving them swiftly to his back. Tobi was defenseless.

"Ne Kurai that was awesome!" he exclaimed

"Thank you Tobi" she said and turned to Kisame "That's what I can do" she said, this time looking straight into Kisame's eyes.

"That's okay too. Nothing that cannot be improved but.."

"It was very nice to watch" I agree said Zetsu half smiling. Kurai smiled at Zetsu

"Thank you Zetsu-san" she said bowing a little. Kisame didn't look pleased.

"Who invited you here?" he asked flatly

"No one" we can go where we please Kisame he said seriously

"But I have to agree with Zetsu, un that was nice, un" said Deidara from a nearby branch grinning. Kurai Gasped. Was the whole organization here?

"Definetely"

"Damn right"

She turned around and there were Kakuzu and Hidan looking proud. She couldn't help but smile and look at the floor, it was flattering that she was getting this kind of

recognition from men she knew were completely serious about killing and being badasses. Kisame looked like he could kill. Instead he just turned around and left.

Kurai walked over to Tobi and whispered "was this your idea?" if Kurai could have seen behind Tobi's mask she would have clearly seen the huge smile that had just settled

in his face

"You never know" he said "come on, it's getting dark"

"uh... can I stay a bit more.. alone?" she asked

"I don't think you can do that Kurai, no one is ever alone. And if I left you alone the leader would probably think we brought along a spy" he replied

"I can stay here" We said Zetsu

"If she doesn't mind, un.. I wan't to stay to, un" said Deidara

"Hey if they can stay we want to stay too" said Kakuzu

"Hell yes"

Kurai was apalled. She just wanted some time to relax and meditate. But instead it seemed she was going to have to make a show.

"Are you all staying because you think I'm going to dance?" she asked rather afraid

"Yes" they answered at the exact same time, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay then I'll dance for you one time and then we can go back"

"By the way we haven't introduced ourselves" said Kakuzu "I'm Kakuzu"

"I'm Hidan" said Hidan bowing

"Deidara, un" said Deidara with a short nod

"I'm Zetsu" we're said Zetsu

"My name is Roura, Kurai" she said bowing gracefuly.

She closed her eyes and imagined a piano playing softly... only the tips of her feet touching the ground she began swirling in time with the music in her head, jumping

and landing doing countless swirls, until she had to stop or she'd fall. When she opened her eyes she grinned and fell sitting on the ground.

She looked around. They were all silent but they were smiling too... Until Tobi broke the silence

"Awesome Kurai!!" he said clapping his gloved hands together. She just smiled and stood up, one side of her was happy... but then... there was a sadness that couldn't go

unexplained. And she knew what it was about. Kisame hadn't been there. She looked at the ground smiling, but her heart was sad.

Of course she hadn't noticed Kisame, who was hidden behind some trees. Surprisingly enough. He also carried a smile.

"Well then, un. It's late and we've got stuff to do, un" said Deidara dissappearing into the night, and to Kurai's surprise so did the others, even Tobi, but Zetsu stayed behind.

"Thank you for being nice to us" yes, thank you he said approaching Kurai

"Oh that's not a problem" said Kurai smiling. "I always wanted to be your friend" she said

"We don't understand" you don't know us he said concerned

"To be true... I do know you" she said looking once more at the floor

"How?" what? he asked

"For some reason I seem to know you all in the akatsuki, Kisame, Tobi, Itachi, Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, Sasori, Pein, Konan... even you Zetsu..." she said sitting down again

"Then you know us?" like we really are? he asked

Kurai nodded, "Because of you really are is why I wanted to be your friend. I'd see you and you always seemed lonely and sad..." she said looking up at the stars "A bit

like how I've always been" she said looking at Zetsu

"I see" we understand he said sitting next to her "how does this friend thing work?" and what is it? he asked

"well... we can always be honest with each other, and we can go to places and do fun stuff together, and we can tell secrets only to each other and promise to always be

by their side" she said solemnly

"I understand" yeah he said nodding

"Well then Zetsu come on, let's go back or the leader will think I'm a spy" she said standing up and extending her hand to help him up. Zetsu was overwhelmed, but he took

her hand and stood up, rather lightly

"Your hand is..." warm he said looking at the palm of his hand

"Oh of course, that's because I'm... well alive" she said half smiling

"Oh that explains it" pretty much

Kurai nodded and followed the path back. It had been a very nice night but... Kisame hadn't been there...

"Why do you allways look at the floor Kurai?" hmm I hadn't noticed that asked Zetsu

She looked up "well..." she turned around and faced him "This night was awesome.. but the thing is.. well..."

"we're friends... and" friends trust each other said Zetsu, the concerned look never leaving his face

"I'm sad that Kisame wasn't there" she said still looking at the floor

"Maybe he was" maybe he was hiding he said half smiling. Kurai looked up into Zetsu's eyes

"maybe..." she said turning around and continuing to walk towards the base

Zetsu cast a quick glance to his right and grinned. Kisame mouthed the words "I'll Kill you" but Zetsu just smiled mischeviously and followed Kurai quietly. As soon as they

arrived they found a commotion

"What's going on?" who died? asked Zetsu

"Nothing, un-"

"A shitload of damned new missions" said Hidan

"Nice vocabulary" said Kurai grinning

"Is that compliment or an insult?" asked Kakuzu

"I don't know" she said

"Pay attention!" snapped Konan "you" she pointed at Kurai "you're going this time with Kakuzu and Hidan" she said. Kurai was about to say something but Konan cut her short

"You argue I'll kill you"

This was not well received by more than half of the guys but they stood their place and didn't say a word except for Hidan and Kakuzu who gestured Kurai to follow them, she

smiled back at Zetsu once and followed them.

"Tell us about this guy we're supposed to erradicate... Naara, Shikamaru" said Kakuzu. Kurai gasped

"Hold your horses!!" she almost yelled. They stopped abruptly "What the hell?" asked Hidan

"He's going... oh my God Hidan ok ok... look this is what's going to happen. He's going to lure you into a trap. The Naara clan forest where he'll blow you up into a hole, thus

sepparating your body into pieces and putting you under the ground. It's the only way he can destroy you. Besides! be very careful when Kakashi puts Kakuzu's blood on your

scythe... because Kakuzu looses a heart if you cut yourself. Not Kakashi or Shikamaru!" she exclaimed almost without breath.

"So you're saying.."

"Yes.. we have to get them as far from the original place as possible!" she said

"You're fucking perfect" grinned Hidan. But Kurai was afraid, and as they continued their path she noticed her hands were shaking.

They arrived at the planned scenario. The fight begun. Kakuzu and Kurai were hiding in a tree. Kurai looked in horror as Kakashi put Kakuzu's blood in the scythe but this time

Hidan was prevented and cleaned his scythe.

"Heh, you're such a stupid idiot" he said evily

"What?! how the hell..."

"That's of no damned concern to you asshole" Hidan said. But Kakashi had noticed Kakuzu and Kurai in the tree "Shikamaru! go for the girl!" he said but to their surprise

Shikamaru didn't move instead a Kakashi clone snuck up on Kurai and cut her arm before pretending to fall.

"Ow!" she said holding her arm cringing. Hidan threw his scythe at Kakashi but Kakashi was smarter and used the same kunai he had used to cut Kurai to stop Hidan's

scythe, and as Hidan retrieved his scythe Kakuzu grabbed Kurai and ran in opposite direction. Shikamaru was about to follow them but Kakashi shot a glare at him and he stood

his place.

"Now.. where were we... ah yes" said Hidan, revealing his black and white body. "I'm fucking ending this" he said as he quickly slashed his chest accross. Kakashi smiled,

almost instantly, somewhere a bit far from Hidan a highpitched scream was heard.

"WHAT THE FUCK! KAKASHI YOU MOTHERFUCKER!" yelled Hidan charging at him.

"KURAI! What the hell?!" Kakuzu jumped as a slash appeared out of nowhere on Kurai

"Kakuzu! run to Hidan! QUICK! He's going to fall into the trap anyway!!!" she yelled trying to stay standing

"NO! you-"

"GO GOD DAMN IT KAKUZU GOOO!" She screamed before falling to her knees and coughing up blood "If I die I want to at least die knowing I was of use!" she said in a lower

tone, and almost as soon as Kakuzu left Shikamaru stepped out of a shadow and binded her, forcing her to stand up

"New member of the Akatsuki..." he said "hmm this is annoying. Why did they recruit you?" he asked

"I'd love to answer. But I really won't" she said angrily

"You don't understand" he started to say, but Kurai cut him short

"Of course I understand Shikamaru!" she said. Shikamaru was taken aback, but almost instantly noticed something and dissappeared into the night, and as he lifted the bind

jutsu Kurai fell to her knees once more, trying not to cough this time. Almost two minutes after Kakuzu and Hidan emerged from some bushes Hidan was furious.

"Explain"

"When Kakashi cut my arm he used the same kunai to stop your blade. Thus putting my blood on your scythe" Kurai managed to say, before Kakuzu lifted her and they started

running back.

It was not a pretty sight. Zetsu was the first one there, always sitting under a tree. They arrived at the break of dawn and ran quickly inside. Zetsu jumped up and followed

them.

Kakuzu ripped open the akatsuki robe and the most ugly sight met his eyes, he quickly started to sow the gaping wound close, just as Zetsu Kisame Tobi and Deidara arrived.

Zetsu cringed, Kisame just stared in blatant fury, Deidara looked slightly nauseated, and Tobi gasped "What the hell happened!?"

"God damned motherfucking Kakashi" said Hidan, his fury competing with Kisame's.

"He did that,un?" asked Deidara raising an eyebrow.

"Of course he did" said Kakuzu "He put her blood on Hidan's scythe before Hidan tried to kill him" he explained as he landed the last stitches.

"Very clever of him" said Pein as he stepped forward to inspect "and she's still awake?" he said amusedly

"I'm sorry" said Kurai avoiding Pein's eyes, but he remained silent

"Hidan you idiot" said Kisame barely containing his fury

"shut up shark"

Pein disappeared

"what the hell did you just call me you bastard?!" Kisame asked menacingly narrowing his eyes

"Hey, guys don't fight. 'Tis but a scratch" she said smiling a bit weakly. They both quit and she smiled softly sitting up

"Be careful with that" said Kisame, Kurai smiled at him. "Thank you Kakuzu" she said placing a hand over her heart.

"No... thank you for saving us" he said rather embarassed

"How did that save you, un?" asked Deidara curiously

"She knew what was going to happen" said Hidan as he explained what was supposed to happen and what really happened

"Oh that explains a lot" that's just incredible said Zetsu amazed

"How can she know all this, un?" asked Deidara

"She just knows it" said Itachi as he literally appeared out of nowhere Glaring at everyone.

"exactly!" chimed in Tobi

But at that moment Kurai couldn't keep much more track of the conversation. Her head was spinning softly driving her into a pleasant sleep

"oy... OY Kurai!" said Tobi reaching out to move Kurai but Kakuzu slapped his hand back

"She's sleeping"

"Again" said Kisame annoyed

"Well.. is there anything wrong with that, un?" asked Deidara to the amused looks of everyone.

"Of course... Of course not!" he said taken aback "you idiots" he said as he stalked out of the room

"Ooooh you're thinking what I'm thinking Deidara?" asked Tobi

"I may be, un" he said eyeing Tobi

"What are you thinking?" yeah Tobi share it with us asked Zetsu

"I can't. Not yet" he said grinning behind his mask.

"why not?" asked Hidan

"Because" said Tobi

Shortly after that they all started leaving, Tobi, Zetsu and Deidara Hid and for a while nothing happened. Then suddenly the door opened slowly and a tall figure emerged

from behind it. Kisame.

He softly approached Kurai, picked her up and carried her to Tobi's room. Not a minute had passed since he had closed the door when Zetsu, Hidan and Tobi sprung

out from their hiding.

"I knew it!" exclaimed Tobi

"Yeah, un. He doesn't know how to hide his emotions quite well yet, un" said Deidara grinning

"That's..." different said Zetsu half smiling.

And so. This is the story of the girl who came from the real world. Into the insubstantial world of the Akatsuki. Into the wonders of an age where honor was the most important.

Where love was true and endless. But above all. An age full of magic and evil, where the true meaning of life was to survive.