Authors note: This story is one of those what if? stories. What if Pein lost to Jiraiya?
What if the rest of the Akatsuki were killed by the back up teams? What if Pein somehow got away, on the brink of death? Oh and if you haven't gotten it yet, this does not follow story line...

Disclaimer: I do not own any Naruto characters. You should know that. If I did own them, I wouldn't be writing a FAN fiction. Right?


Pein stumbled through the Rain Village. All he wanted was world peace. The villagers looked at their God, worried. Where was his blue haired angel? And why did it look like their God had been mauled in the last day? What demon had done this? But their orange haired God ignored them and kept walking. He had to get away, before they found him. He was bound to die anyway. But he wanted to die by his own hands, not theirs. They had taken all of them away. Kakuzu, Hidan (Well... They buried him but still, he was gone), Itachi, Kisame, Tobi, and they even killed her, his angel, Konan. For the first time in years, tears rolled down Pein's cheeks. He only found one thing of Konan's. The paper flower that was always in her hair. How he loved that flower. How he loved her. And they had took her away. Or that ANBU did at least. If he ever lived past the next few days, Pein made a mental note to track and killed that ANBU agent. Just that one ANBU. Not the others. It was time to turn over a new leaf, if he lived. Instead of using tailed beasts to command world peace, he would try to make the world a better place. Sure people might recognize him. He could get rid of a few piercings, and try to find some village that would take him in. Offer some sort of protection. Or he could just die right now and join Konan in heaven. If he could get to heaven. Praise Kami if he could just see her before he went to hell.

Pein managed to make it outside the village into a forest before he collapsed of his injuries. Careful not to destroy the paper flower, he shielded it with his half shredded cloak. 'Forgive me Konan...' were his last thoughts before he fell unconscious.