My friend wrote the other Akatsuki BackUps! but that's from Kami's POV! This one is from Mai's POV! Enjoy! :3
Rated K+ for a couple cuss words.
Akatsuki BackUps! (Mai's POV)
As I was walking through the forest I quietly hummed a song that had somehow popped itself into my head. I'm Mai. I am 18. I have been on my own since I was 7. When both of my parents were brutally murdered. Ever since then I have been traveling from village to village. I had been forced to grow up. I had to learn how to take care of myself because I have siblings. And being a quiet and calm child I hadn't made very many friends so when I suddenly went missing my one and only friend Kami was the only one to notice. She was the only one back in my village that was different like I was. I had lost my one and only friend and I would probably never see her again. I didn't miss very many people but Kami was one of them.
Suddenly another beings thoughts and emotions being put into my head snapped me back to reality. Curious, I stopped humming. Did I tell you why I was different? I can hear and sense anyone's emotions around me. And when the bond is strong enough I can control them. As a reflex I reached down for one of my paper kunai or ninja stars that were strapped to my thigh. But before I could get a hold of one there was a sudden black and green blur and then there was a vice tight hold around my neck and as I felt the cold metal of a kunai against my neck I called out "Who are you?" There was a small pause. "Hello." A voice said. "Do not panic. I am Densa." The kunai was still at my throat. "Ok, so can you let me go now?" I asked. "Well not unless you go willingly." He said. "Ok but where are we going? And why?" I asked. "The Akatsuki." He replied. "They need you to be Konan's apprentice. Come now, we have no time to waste." Densa said grabbing my arm and pulling me in the opposite direction in which I was heading in.
"But who's Konan?" I pressed on. "You'll find out soon enough." Replied Densa. His hand had now moved to mine and I wrenched my hand away. He turned around to look at me, probably to make sure that I wasn't gonna turn around and try to escape. The sudden stop had caused my hair to fall into my face. He turned around and continued running into a part of the forest I didn't recognize. When we arrived at a suspicious-looking cave I was hesitant to go inside at first but after thinking about it for a minute and taking a deep breath I walked inside. As soon as I stepped inside the cave an orange flash took me by surprise and wrapped itself around my waist like a coil. "Uhh . . . Densa?" I asked "Yes Mai?" Densa said turning around to look at me. "What is this . . Thing?" Before Densa could answer the orange-faced thing started talking. "HELLO! TOBI IS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE A NEW MEMBER! TOBI'S NAME IS TOBI! IT IS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU MAI-CHAN! DOES MAI-CHAN HAVE ANY CANDY BY CHANCE?" I stared at the orange and black face that looked up at me.
"Uhh yeah that's Tobi. He asks everyone that." Said Densa helping me distangle Tobi from my waist. After we got Tobi off of me Densa led me to a room that must be the leader's office. He opened the door and gestured for me to go inside. I did and my ice blue eyes instantly floated to the ceiling. "You are Mai I assume?" Said the leader turning around to look at me. I nodded and my eyes drifted to the floor nervously. When I looked down my black and purple bangs swooped into my eyes. I looked up at the leader and pushed my hair out of my eyes. " I take it Densa explained why you are here. You are Konan's apprentice. She will give you all the instructions you will need. And you are expected to follow those instructions. Here is your uniform. You are expected to wear it during all working hours. Which you will discuss with Konan." He handed me a plain white cloak with one little red cloud on it. "When you become an actual member you will get the red and black one."
I slipped on the cloak over my pants, t-shirt, and missing grass ninja headband and buttoned it. He dismissed us and Densa showed me to Konan's room and as he was walking away he turned around , gave me a thumbs-up sign and mouthed 'good luck'. I half smiled and knocked lightly on the door. A tall, blue-haired woman answered the door. "Oh hello." She said she had a calm, deep voice that was comforting despite my nervousness. "You must be my apprentice." I nodded and she let me in. She looked at me with her amber-golden eyes. "Well? What is your name?" Konan asked. "M-mai." I stammered. She smiled a friendly smile and said "When do you want to train?" "How about from 6-10?" I asked. "Sure." She replied. My eyes floated to the ground again. My hair once again drifting into my eyes. When I looked back up at Konan she had busied herself with some paperwork the leader must have given her.
"So do you have any special talents?" She asked me looking up from her paperwork. "Yes, I'm pretty good with origami, and I can read peoples minds and emotions around me." She smiled. "How good are you with origami?" Konan asked. "Why don't I just show you?" I asked. "Sure." she said. I focused my chakra on a piece of paper and folded it into an owl. When I looked back up at Konan she was smiling. "Very interesting we do not have one of those talents here." She said. "Have you met the others yet?" Konan asked. I shook my head and said "Just the leader and Densa." "Oh well why don't I take you to meet the others?" She asked. "Ok." I replied. She went down the hallway not bothering to knock just opening doors and saying the names.
"Hidan, Kakuzu, Gage, Deidara. Sasori, Zetsu, Densa, Tobi which I'm sure you already met, the leader, Itachi, and Kisame." Konan said. "Wow that sure is a lot to remember." I said. "It's ok you get used to all of them I promise." She assured me with a smile. "I hope so." I said with the first real smile I had since I got here. Me and Konan walked back to her room. She went to the desk in the corner of the room and continued doing her paperwork. " Well, I hate to send you off this soon but I have to. We need you to go get Hidan's apprentice." Konan said. "Ok where is she located?" I asked. "She is located in the grass village forest. " Konan said,. "Ok Konan I will be on my way." I said. "Ok watch out for Tobi." She called back.
I could see the exit of the cave when all of a sudden Tobi bounced up to me and said "MAI-CHAN! WHERE ARE YOU GOING? IS IT ON A MISSION? CAN I COME MAI-CHAN?" He squealed excitedly as he coiled himself around my waist again. "Not now, Tobi." I said pushing him down and off me. "OK! SEE YOU LATER MAI-CHAN!" He yelled as I exited the cave. I headed toward the forest in the grass village and as I was getting deeper into the forest I reached down and pulled up my headband which had dangled around my hips I pulled it up so that it fit snugly around my ribs. Realizing I wasn't prepared I reached down and grabbed one of my kunai just as the thought entered my mind "God I wish these ridiculous fucking kids would just stop arguing and give me some peace and quiet for once." I chuckled silently at the thoughts and then leapt out of my hiding place and grabbed one of them by the neck and pressed the kunai against their throat.
When I looked up I saw a very familiar face. It was Kami. I should have known. "Well what do we have here? Kami? I haven't seen you since we were 7! Remember me? Mai?" I felt her remembrance and relief flooded through me. "Mai!" She exclaimed. "I missed you! Where have you been?" She asked. "Oh just a missing ninja. You?" I asked. "Well when I was 12 I murdered a clan but other than that teaching little brats." I felt her annoyance again. "Oh these brats?" I asked. "Yeah." she replied. "So I would appreciate if you would let him go." She explained. " I'm afraid I can't do that, Kami. I'm under strict orders to bring you to The Akatsuki. I won't let him go unless you go willingly." She sighed. She thought things were complicated now. I almost laughed. I felt the guy I was holding about to charge but Kami stopped him.
"Whatever. I'll go. Just let him go first." Said Kami. I nodded and released him. He fell then got up and ran over to Kami. Kami walked over to stand next to me and nodded at her so-called students and said "Tell the Old Man I said suck it. It was too boring there anyway. Go back to the village." They tried to glare at Kami but failed miserably and ran off in the direction of the village. Kami reached up and drew a line through her headband. I started walking back to the Akatsuki. "Where are we going again?" Kami asked. "The Akatsuki, they need back-up people, and they want you to be Hidan's backup. You were the only Jashin worshipper that had any talent close to Hidan's. You have to spend a lot of time with him so I hope you don't mind cussing. I'm Konan's apprentice or whatever you want to call it. All we really do is make origami with our chakra." Kami sighed again. "Is it boring there? Will I be able to go on missions?" She asked. I laughed "It's anything but boring. Yeah, we will go on missions but we have to go with our partner. I don't have one yet so I don't go on missions. We already have a mini Kakuzu, his name is Gage. So you'll go on missions with him."
She looked confused but I didn't comment. On the rest of the way there we were silent. I looked at her with her magenta hair and steele-silver eyes it was no wonder why she stood out. As we entered the cave I prepared to have to drag Tobi off Kami. And sure enough just as we walked in Tobi tackled Kami to the ground and said "TOBI IS SO HAPPY TO HAVE A NEW MEMBER! TOBI'S NAME IS TOBI! NICE TO MEET YOU! DOES KAMI-CHAN HAVE ANY CANDY?" Kami shoved Tobi off and I tried to help. When we got Tobi off of her I took her to the leader's office when we walked in the leader turned to look at her. "You are Kami correct? I am sure Mai explained why you are here. You are to listen to Hidan's instructions. He will teach you everything you need to know. Here is your uniform, you are to wear it at all times during working hours, which you will discuss with Hidan." He handed her the same cloak that I had on. "Once you become a real member you will get the traditional and black cloak." Kami nodded and he dismissed us. I then led her to Hidan and Kakuzu's room then left her to her own and went to talk to Konan.
