It was just an average day in the Akatsuki base; there was several active missions and Pein was using the quiet and lack of activity in the base to relax.
It didn't last long, sadly, as a certain loudmouthed priest had just burst through the door, looking absolutely ecstatic, and that was never a good sign. Not to mention Kakuzu hadn't accompanied him into the room.
"Sir Asshole! Look what I got on our mission today!" Hidan yelled, stopping next to him and bouncing excitedly.
Pein raised an eyebrow at him, finding the man's behavior very odd. "Yes?"
"Just look! These things are awesome! They're crazy powerful!" Hidan insisted, shoving his cupped hands toward Pein, though he had them so one hand was over the other and hid what he was holding.
Pein stared at Hidan's hands for a moment in surprise then looked up at the zealot, his interest piqued at the mention of 'powerful'. After all, what could be powerful enough for Hidan to believe it would interest him as well as be small enough to fit easily in one's hand?
Clearing his throat, Pein said in his usual professional voice, "Very well. Show me what it is then."
Hidan grinned bigger and opened his hands, but before Pein could see what it was, several small, black objects flew out of Hidan's hands and crashed into Pein's face with enough force to knock him out of his chair and onto the floor.
Hidan burst out laughing. "That's what you get for shoving a bunch of fucking metal rods in your face!"
Pein raised one hand to pry one of the objects off his face and frowned when he saw it was a magnet that had latched onto one of his nose piercings, giving him a bloody nose from the impact.
So that's what he meant by powerful...
"Hn... I know pain..." The Akatsuki leader mumbled, sitting up and trying to pick the other magnets off his face.
Hidan was still laughing crazily, clearly thinking this was the most hilarious thing in the world. "D-Don't you feel fucking stupid now, asshole?!" He jeered.
Pein fixed him with his Rinnegan eyes and a serious expression, not seeming too terribly bothered. But the fact he wasn't openly angry was a terrifying thought in itself and Hidan slowly went quiet, his giggles dying in his throat at the look he was getting.
"Heh... Uh... Sir..?" Hidan asked hesitantly.
Pein didn't reply immediately, then said in calm but low voice, "Hmph... Almost as stupid as you'll feel when I cut off your head and make you watch while I feed your body to Zetsu."
Hidan paled and took a step back, gulping nervously before turning tail and sprinting from the room in retreat, knowing better than to stick around for him to carry out that threat.
The feared Akatsuki leader smiled in slight amusement and said to himself, "That's what you get when you attempt to embarrass God."