The charismatic leader of the Akatsuki had called yet another meeting for the group of S-Ranked criminals. He now stood in the shadows, waiting for the remainder of the Akatsuki to file into the room. He ran a hand through his brightly colored hair and sighed before stepping into the light, the rest of the criminals having arrived.

"As you all know, the Akatsuki are lacking a medic-nin." he said before turning to a crimson haired member. "A proper medic. Sasori, Deidara," he said, turning to each of them in their respective order. "You are to find an Amegakure medic by the end of this week. Is that understood?"

The ones known as Sasori and Deidara nodded wordlessly.

The orange haired leader of the Akatuski, as per normal, reminded them of what they were all united for and updated them on the progress of each of the members. "…And, with that, you are all dismissed."

"Hey, where's Ankoku?" a blue haired man queried. "I know she's usually late... But never this late."

"She is on a personal mission at the moment. I have excused her from this meeting and the next one." the heavily pierced leader replied, before fading back into the shadows as the rest of the group dispersed.