She sat alone in her office contemplating her next move. Her hospital shift had long ended and she was no longer needed for today. Even if there was an emergency the other nurses could handle it without her help. In fact, after the attack on the village by the Akatsuki three months ago, some of the normal citizens had decided to help out around the hospital anyway that they could. They had no proper training, and controlling chakra was out of the question, but the villagers were able to bandage minor wounds and give shots and medication properly once they were shown how to. It took a lot of the weight off of her shoulders, giving her more time to plan for course of action in this chess game that she called 'life'.
Now that Pein, the 'Leader' of the Akatsuki was dead (complements to her teammates little speech about creating peace and such), Madara had official stepped out of the shadows and taken his place as the real leader of Akatsuki. She found it amusing though, that the main part of Akatsuki only consisted of a few teenagers, a plant, and a fish. Yes, Madara really had outdone himself this time. After all, why not come to her for help? He could just ask her to resurrect the already deceased members. But he would never ask her to; the man had too much damn pride. Besides, his plans for the world really did get in the way of her own. And we couldn't have that, now could we?
The man would have to be dealt with the next time she saw him. He had crossed the line once he brought the younger Uchiha and the Kyuubi into it. And to think she had been the one to help him unleash the nine-tailed fox from its resting place all those years ago. But the bastard had never told her that his intent with the beast was to attack Konoha. Though she had gotten back at him for that one, the lovely scar she had given him still graced his abdomen. It wasn't like he could get rid of it; chakra formed weapons created wounds that were next to impossible to heal, and they always left a scar. Madara was still angry at her about it though; she had healed him so that he had lived, right?
And now, all of the lands were forming an alliance. An alliance for Kami's sake! This had annoyed her even more than Madara's movements did. No doubt that this would create many problems that would be sure to get in her way. Not to mention that that barbaric idiot of a Raikage was in charge of it all. That man could irk her to no end! The other Kages had agreed to it, but she certainly did not. An idea stupider than this had never been thought.
The question that remains, of course, was how to proceed. She needed strong shinobi (loyal to their villages or rouge, it didn't matter as long as they could take orders) who would do her bidding without complaint. Most shinobi right now were on the alert for Akatsuki, rogue or not. And villages didn't send out their shinobi often anymore in fear of losing more people in their ranks. Missions were even being put on hold until this whole matter was resolved. At least, that's how it was in Konoha anyway. There was a special name for all of this, one that she had personally given it: IDIOCY.
There was one option that she had considered before, and it seemed that it was the one she would have to go with. The only problem with this plan, though, was how was she going to accomplish it without being discovered by the others? Security was already at an all time high in the village; comings and goings were strictly monitored. It was possible that she could get into the morgue for her first little pet, but how she was to proceed from there was a mystery. Perhaps her soon to be pet would have a plan that she could use? After all, he had been one of the more calculating members of the Akatsuki. Though most of the times the calculations had been about money. But it was her only option at the moment and she would have to make due with it. Kami help the man if he didn't cooperate with her.
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