Chapter 1: The Dinner Surprise
"Congrats Ino!!" Both Konan and Temari said to the smiling blonde.
"Now you get to finally go through what I had to." Konan smirked.
"Yea…not looking forward to that part," Ino said, flatly and unconsciously putting a hand to her stomach. Ichigo's prediction about Ino not being able to have children was wrong.
The 3 women, Temari, Konan, and Ino, were making the New Year's Dinner.
"Is it fucking ready yet!?" Hidan's voice yelled from the dining room table, "I'm fucking hungry!"
All 3 women rolled their eyes and loaded the cart full of miso ramen, sushi, and pokey. For Deidara and Jinta's sweet tooth's.
"About fucking time!!"Hidan said, relieved that he wouldn't be hungry anymore.
"Ah Shaddup!"Ino retorted, placing a bowl in front of Deidara and Jinta's places.
"Looks good, un." Deidara complimented as the smell wafted up his nose. His tongue-hands licked deliriously at the steam that rose from the bowl.
"It does..." Pein said with everyone nodding in agreement.
The only person not there was Tobi, who had defected from the Akatsuki 5 years ago. He had tried to dispose of the Akatsuki after they had embraced Ino's induction into the organization. He had gathered followers, including Ino's ex, to help him invade Amegakure. Ino's ex, Ryoga, was killed after he went after Jinta in revenge for Ino not loving him anymore.
"Tastes good too," Jinta said, with a mouth full of noodles.
"It's not good to stuff your mouth (un)," Both Deidara and Ino said at the same time.
"Hai." Jinta said after swallowing his noodles.
"You know Itachi-san, when are we gonna be able to meet this lady your always sneaking out to meet?" Ino said with a small smile. Itachi looked at her and said…
"I don't know what you're talking about." Simply put.
"Yes Itachi-san, when?" Kisame asked, speaking up as well. He hadn't found his special woman yet but that was alright.
"What did I say!?" Itachi shot back, glaring at the blue skinned man.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. No need to get that defensive." Sasori joked. He was actually eating and yet he claimed he no longer need food since he wasn't human.
Itachi glared at everyone and said.
"Anyone who says anything else about that will experience 72 hours straight of seeing that horrid American show, Yo Gabba Gabba." Saying that, looking everyone in his/her eyes.
"Fine. You'll have to talk about later," Pein dared to say. Itachi activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, but when he realized it was Leader-sama who said it, he deactivated.
"Anyways, Daddy, Mommy. When do we get dessert?" Kasumi asked, pulling on Konan's sleeve.
Konan looked at the little girl and said," After you finish eating."
Kasumi was one pretty little girl, you could tell she was gonna be a beauty just like her mother. She had Konan's blue hair but Pein's mysterious Rinnegan. She was a daddy's girl with his mischievous and bold nature.
"I'm graduating earlier than everyone else in my class," Jinta spoke up after the silence.
"Really, un?" Deidara questioned, turning to the blonde boy. He wasn't little anymore. He had gotten even more cuter than he already was if not possible, and was losing his babyish features.
"Hai. I've surpassed everyone in my class except Matsuri-chan. Misuki-sensei said after we take the test and pass, we'll be chuunins."
"Awesome!" Ino remarked. Everyone else nodded as all eyes turned to the doorway when a bloodied and bruised Zetsu walked in….
"What the hell happened to you!?" Kisame asked, stopping in a midforkful.
"Yea, you look like you got into a fight with the weed killer and lost." Hidan joked.
"Shut up." The white side said, actually being mean.
"We got jumped by some group." The black side explained, rubbing its bloodied hair.
"Wow (un)." Most said.
"Ino just get your ass over here and heal me!" The white snapped.
"Grouchy much, un," Deidara and Jinta said at the same time before time laughing.
"Ino…"Zetsu growled as he laid down on the floor.
"I'm coming. Don't get your petals in a bunch." She said, leaning over him. She summoned her chakra to her hands and leaned over his body healing his cuts and bruises.
"Damn Zetsu! Did someone bite you or something?!" She asked, her face displaying its confusion and concentration.
"No…" He said, thinking back to his fight earlier.
"Are you sure? It looks like a vampire or something decided to see how you taste." She said joking ever-so-slightly.
"I'm sure! That dude just hit me there!" He said, closing his eyes.
"…." Pein was at a lost for words and was thinking this thing over. His scout just got attacked for no apparent reason…..This was Zetsu he was talking about! Zetsu never gets hit, no one ever sees him.
"Dammit!" Ino scrunched up her nose as a migraine suddenly hit her.
"What's wrong, un?" Deidara asked, from next to her, he had decided to come help her out if she needed it.
"There's….."
*Flashback*
A man with shoulder length, black hair and red eyes appeared in Ino's head.
*End of Flashback*
"Ino?" Pein, Deidara, and Konan asked, noticing her black stare.
"Hmm…Zetsu, did the guy have black hair and red eyes?" She blurted out; not noticing the questioning looks on everyone's faces.
"Hai…" The white side said, seeming to have calmed down.
"I know you didn't just get that from my head!? I told you to never go in my head!" The black side yelled.
"Relax…I didn't need to go inside your head for that information." Ino said with a smirk.
"Then where?" Pein asked, he always thought Ino had to be mentally connected to the person.
"I don't know…it just popped into my head when I touched his neck." Ino said, pulling her hands away.
"Umm…Ino, you're not done healing me." The white side said.
"I know…" She said absentmindedly.
"Then stop being lazy and heal me!" He said, but in a jokingly manner.
"I'm thinking…" She said, still staring into space.
"Maybe this person has mind abilities just like you…" Itachi spoke up, adding his two cents.
All eyes traveled to him as he continued…
"..Maybe this person wants you to know who he is so he sent you a vision through the chakra link between you and Zetsu's wound." He explained.
"That is possible…" Pein said, thinking it over again.
"Let me take another look…Can I go in you head now?" She asked, all seriously.
"No-!...Fine…" The black side said, receiving a death glare from Pein.
After completing a set of hand signs, Ino called out.
"Mind Transfer Jutsu!"
"I wanna help…." Jinta said with a nod.
"Just be careful. Ino will have my head if you get hurt." Deidara said.
"Mind Transfer Jutsu!" Jinta said, totally ignoring Deidara.
"Looks like you've got yourself a rebellious child." Hidan snickered.
"Ah Shaddup, un." Deidara said, flipping the violet-eyed man off.
Chapter 2: The Mind…..
Ino viewed Zetsu's mind and was alerted by Jinta's chakra presence.
"Mother, I've come to help."
"That's alright, I guess. Just be careful and yell if you need me," She advised. He nodded and went straight to work.
After several minutes of silence, Jinta alerted Ino with the stuff he had found. He showed Ino the memory of the fight and the info that went along with it.
"Release!" Both Yamanakas said and dispelled the Jutsu.
The other Akatsuki members were alerted that they were back when they saw both eyes flicker back open.
Ino jumped straight up and pulled out her summoning scroll.
"Kuchiyose No Jutsu: The Art of Summoning,"
"Yo." Silence said, appearing out of the smoke.
Ino beckoned him closer before bending down and whispering in his ear.
"Hai!" He said, before disappearing in a puff of smoke again.
"?? Ino? What'd you get?" Pein and Deidara asked at the same time.
"Well, I have a theory…I just sent Silence to pick up an important part of my theory…." She trailed off, as she walked off into another part of the base.
"…okay…"Hidan said with a confused expression on his face. Deidara got up and walked after Ino who was actually walking slowly in the hallway.
"What's up, un?" He whispered in her ear, which succeeded in making her blush and shiver.
A tingle in her spine always ran down her back when Deidara did things like whispered in her ears or lightly touched her.
"I'm waiting for Silence to come back…."She said, distracted by his presence.
Deidara and Ino took a walk around base and came back into the kitchen where Silence sat.
"How long have you been here?" She asked, turning to him. He got up and said.
"I just got here, and I was waiting for you to get back." He said with a smirk on his face as if he dared her to get fresh.
"Do you have it?"
"In fact I do. It was a lot easier to get than I expected. I also got the book from under your bed." He smiled.
"How'd you know about the book under my bed? I didn't tell you about it!?" Ino questioned.
"Oh I don't remember anymore, I've known about it for a very long time. In fact it was a few days after you got promoted to the head chief though…."He said, trailing off.
What else do you know about that you're not supposed to?" She asked with a bemused expression.
"Hmm…." Hidan muttered, pulling a tape recorder out of his pocket. Temari rolled her eyes but silently laughed. Konan and Pein looked at each other before looking back at the dog and chick. Sasori and Kisame leaned forward, while Itachi slipped out of the room unnoticed.
"I knew about your secret garden, your tongue and belly rings, your sake collection, your fear of bugs, your very secret thoughts and such." He said, before laughing at the intensified blushing on Ino's account.
"How'd you know about all of that?!"
"Not my fault you talk in your sleep. I found your garden from the scent of flowers on your clothes. I observed the way you stayed away from Shino especially when his bugs were buzzing about." Silence said, still laughing.
"You'd better watch yourself, Silence. I know about you too. Now hand over the book." Ino grumbled.
"Tongue ring? I've never seen it, un?" Deidara said, with a confused look on his face.
"I took it out a long time again." Ino said, simply, taking a book from Silence's backpack.
She placed a thick book on the table with a satisfying thud and the other just about the same size on the table right next to each other.
She cracked it open and mumbled under her breathe. Everyone except Kasumi watched Ino flipped through the pages slowly before stopping on one and looking at picture.
"What the hell?" Hidan said, eyeing his picture in the book. It was a famous people that everyone had in their bingo books.
"Is that Konoha's bingo book?" Pein asked, stepping closer for a closer inspection.
"Yup. I made a copy like Silence said earlier." Ino smirked, flipping the page again. She stopped on her picture.
"What the-!?"
"???"
"Someone's been touching my book! My picture was not in here last time I was in Konoha!" Ino claimed angrily.
"Who though?" Pein questioned.
"Hey!" Kisame said, speaking up.
Everyone turned to him so he said.
"Where's Itachi-san?"
"He pulled a slick one on us." Temari said, looking around…
"Anyone got half a mind to go spy?" Kisame asked, with a smirk. That got just about everyone except Konan, Kasumi, Kakuzu, and Sasori.
"When you people get caught, I'm gonna laugh so hard." Sasori said about to leave when Deidara said.
"If you still can. You haven't laughed in such a while."
"Take it back…."Sasori said, not even turning around," Coz when I beat the crap out of ya, you won't be saying anything."
"Please, yeah…….."
"That's what I thought, brat…" Sasori muttered, quickly leaving the room to take care of some stuff.
"Well, let's go…maybe we can still catch him," Pein said, disappearing in a blink of an eye.
"Gosh, he's so fast." Ino snorted.
"Of course, he's leader-sama we're talking about," Kisame said, in a matter-of-factly voice.
Ino glared at him and said," Just shut up."
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"So Itachi-kun how is everything?" A raven haired lady asked, from across the small table she and Itachi were sitting at.
"Alright…. the usual. How was yours?" He asked, finally making contact with her. He stared deeply into her blue eyes.
"Alright. So many patients today. Tired me out." She said with a sigh.
"Well, what I've got planned let will rejuvenate you," Itachi said with a smirk.
(OMG…Itachi's getting freaky will someone!!!!!!!)
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"Does anyone know who that woman is?" Hidan said, from outside of the restaurant they all stood outside of. Their little group consisted of Kisame, Hidan, Temari, Ino, and Deidara. Zetsu was still healing and resting.
"I can't even hear them! This is wack!" Kisame complained.
"WE should send someone in there to get closer and attach a radio to them." Temari said. Everyone nodded and immediately pointed to Deidara and Ino.
They attached the radios to their collars and pushed them through the doors. Deidara and Ino walked in and walked over to a table near Itachi and the mystery woman.
It seemed that Itachi hadn't noticed them yet.
"Oh. My. Gosh…"Ino said her mouth flying open.
"What!?" Deidara asked, looking at her.
"I know her!! That's Ichigo-san." Ino whispered. Deidara's eyes widened and he started laughing.
"What's so funny?" A voice crackled from over the radio.
"We know her." Ino said, starting to snicker.
"Who is she?"
"You guys wouldn't believe it! It's Ichigo-san." Ino and Deidara whispered at the same time. A whole lot of gasps and shocked noises came from over the radio.
"Enjoying yourselves, Deidara-san, Ino-san." Itachi said, standing over their table. Both blondes looked shocked and smiled before saying.
"Yea…Nice to see ya here, yeah." Deidara said, with an awkward smile on his face.
"Yea, it is. I haven't seen you two in a while," Ichigo said, with a big smile on her face. Then her eyes adverted to Ino's stomach and she squealed in delight.
"Oh. My. Gosh, Ino!! You've been a naughty girl!!"
Ino turned pale before turned a very bright red. She diverted her eyes and looked outside the café to see everyone who came to spy laughing so hard they had tears coming down their eyes.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ino muttered, looking back at the overjoyed girl in front of her.
"Liar! I sense the presence of a new person…inside of you! I knew I was wrong, see you healed just like I said you would!!" Ichigo said, sitting in the seat next to Ino…. Chatting away.
Itachi sighed lightly and sat in the open seat next to Deidara.
"Women, un." Deidara said, quietly.
Unfortunately for him, both Ino and Ichigo had heard him. They both turned to him and said.
"What's wrong with us women?" Ichigo asked, leaning for in interest.
"I didn't say anything was, yeah."
"But you implied it," Ino said, adding her two cents in.
Deidara sighed deeply and leaned his head on the table, and muttered quietly to himself where no one could here him. Itachi silently chuckled to himself and watched the two women pick up the pace of chattering again.
"Well, Ichigo-chan, we haven't finished what we had to do," Itachi said, interrupting the girls' talk time.
"Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me, Itachi-kun. See ya later Ino-san, Deidara-san. Let's go." Ichigo said, getting up from the table and taking Ichigo's hand. Before they left, Itachi looked over his shoulder and activated his Sharingan. He mouthed the words.
"I will get you later."
Both blondes turned pale and got up.
"Well…that was eventful." Ino said, taking Deidara's hand. He nodded and sighed before opening the door for her.
All they were greeted to when they got out was laughter…..drop to the floor and roll over laughter. That kind of laughter.
"Well…at least we know who the mystery woman is now." Pein said, after catching his breathe for a minute.
After catching their breathes too, everybody stopped laughing as well.
"Well, let's go now…Itachi said he'd kill us when he got home." Ino said, already starting on the path to the base.
Everyone looked to Deidara, who shrugged and ran to catch up with her.
"Whatcha thinking about, yeah?" He asked with a smile on his face. He watched her daydream…about what was beyond his knowledge; she was the mind walker, not him.
"Nothing much…trying to figure this stuff out for my theory…."Ino said, trailing off.
"About, un?"
"Time will tell later." Ino smirked, trailing her fingers through his silky, golden hair. Deidara smiled in pleasure….he finds great pleasure in simple things and others…if you know what I mean ^.^
"What do ya mean, yeah?" He asked, after a quiet moan escaped his lips as Ino massaged his shoulders. She had the 'magic hands'.
"I mean what I say, time will tell when I learn more," Ino explained, with a smile on her face.
"…You'll tell me later, right, un?" He asked, laying his head on her outstretched legs.
"Right, I just don't have enough information right now." Ino said, running her fingers over his face's structure, like his jaw bone.
He was about say something else but a crackle over the radio inside of Deidara's robe sounded. He sighed deeply and took it out.
"Konnichiwa, yeah?"
"Deidara, Ino? Leader-sama requires that you both come back to the base. He has something important to tell us." Itachi's monotone came over the radio.
"Hai." Replied, getting up and brushing themselves off.
Chapter 3: Contact
Everyone, excluding Jinta and Kasumi who were sleep, sat around the Akatsuki meeting table in the conference room. They had to find a new base in Amegakure since Tobi knew about the old one.
"This is some very important information a reliable source has found….It seems Tobi has organized an organization of his old…That is out to kill us." Pein said, sitting at the head of the table.
"What!?" A collective gasps and acts of shock developed around the room.
"Dammit!!!" Hidan cursed.
"He's gonna come after Ino first then," Temari said. She never really had anything to say before at meetings but this did concern her friend.
Pein nodded his head solemnly. "I know, that's why we have to do everything we can to stop him. And you must remember, he is the one person who is stronger than me"
"What did I ever do to Tobi that made him so angry at me in the first place?" Ino wondered out loud.
Deidara looked up and said, " Before you came, me and Tobi were best friends, setting Kakuzu's money on fire, putting Itachi's hair rollers in the toilet, and breaking all of Hidan's mirrors so he couldn't look at himself."
"That was you!?" Hidan, Itachi, and Kakuzu yelled, standing up in their chairs.
"See I tried to freakin' murder Kakuzu for breaking my mirrors!" Hidan said, sitting down because Temari had intervened.
"MY MONEY!!!" Kakuzu yelled, angry tears forming in his eyes.
"…Wow…"Ino, Konan, and everyone else not affected by Deidara's pranks.
"Back to what I was saying, he's after all of us, but Ino mostly because she's the reason his hold on this organization fell apart in his eyes….He was the real leader, but when I refused to kill Ino, he went mad." Pein explained.
"Do we have a clue to how many we're up against?" Itachi asked, after calming down.
"Unfortunately, no. He's being extra careful right now I can assume."
"We must up security around here then. Until we figure out his motives, we've gotta be extra cautious." Konan ordered, she may be female, but she's second head in charge.
"Yes, Amegakure's patrol will be upped to two people now." Pein ordered, looking everyone square in their eye, " Tomorrow's patrol will consist of Itachi and Kisame."
"Hai," Voices chorused at the same time.
"Good." Both Pein and Konan smiled at the same time.
"That's all I had to share…you guys can go now." Pein said, getting and waiting for Konan so they could proceed to their bedroom…….gee I wonder what's gonna happen there, tehehe….
"Man this sucks…." Kisame said, grabbing his sword and getting up. Itachi nodded and Kisame blinked before saying.
"Oh yeah!! Nice one, Itachi-san." He smirked. Itachi's eyes flashed before he said.
"Shut up, Kisame!!" And with that, he stomped out of the room, but not before flipping the blue-skinned man off.
Deidara, Ino, Hidan, Temari, and Sasori snickered while Kisame just rolled his eyes and walked after Itachi.
"I'm exhausted!" Ino said, stretching and yawning. Deidara nodded and rested his arm around Ino's waist.
Both blondes turned back around when they heard a squeak. Hidan had suddenly decided to carry Temari; bridal style.
Ino snickered to Temari who rolled her eyes in return.
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Next day, almost time for end of ninja academy school day…
Jinta handed Kasumi her umbrella and said.
"Cmon, it's time for us to start heading home."
"Hai." Kasumi grabbed her umbrella from the blonde boy and followed him out of the ninja academy.
They had only walked a few blocks from the ninja academy when Jinta suddenly stopped causing Kasumi to bump into his back. In front of them were two twin ninjas with devious and dangerous smiles on their faces.
"Hello children." The blue haired on said. Her hair was in a long braid that ran down her back. She had on a white midriff and white matching kapris. Outlining the white outfit was electric blue stripes.
"Wanna have some fun?" The other girl asked. Her hair was red and instead of running down her back in one long braid were two pigtails. Her outfit was somewhat similar to her sister's except instead of kapris was a matching mini skirt. She had the same matching midriff and outlining it was red stripes.
"No thank you. We must be getting home." Jinta said, pushing Kasumi to the side of him and grabbing her hand.
"Aw…Don't be that way." The redhead girl cooed.
"Yea, come with us. We'll show you two a good time." The blue haired girl offered.
Jinta shook his head.
'What do I do? They're blocking the way and I can't fight them.' He thought, considering his options.
"We'll take her off your hands." The blue haired chick said, suddenly disappearing and appearing behind the both of them. She pushed Jinta forward and grabbed Kasumi.
"Jinta-kun!!" Kasumi cried, as the chick jumped onto the roof with her.
"Kasumi!!!" Jinta yelled, getting up. He jumped up and ran to go follow the running lady. Except that the redhead girl jumped in his way and kicked him hard in his stomach.
"You're not going anywhere but with us. You see, Tobi-sama requires of some children who will grow up to be villains like us. And he specifically said you two." She explained when he looked at her confused.
"Tobi?"
"Yes, Tobi-sama…Now come along." She said, suddenly charging forward and grabbing him by his shirt.
She was just about to go follow her sister when a giant sword suddenly stopped her.
"What the hell!?"
"Kisame-san!!" Jinta cried out happily, he squirmed and with the girl being distracted, his broke free and ran behind the blue-skinned man.
"Sup kid." Kisame said gruffly. He pulled his sword back and held it on his shoulder in the cool 'Kisame' pose.
"Where's Kasumi?" Itachi replied, stepping forward.
"Her twin took her and went that way." Jinta said, pointing the roof next to them.
Itachi nodded and jumped up onto it.
"Hmm…an opponent…How awesome."
"Who are you?" Kisame asked with a sadistic smile on his face. The girl had a smile of her own and said.
"Sozuki…and my sister is Kozuki. We're the dangerous duo." She said.
"I'm Hoshigaki Kisame…Let's fight, you seem like a fight-loving girl," He said, getting into his stance," Let's see how good you are."
Sozuki ran at Kisame with a very bright smile on her face.
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"Stop. Or I'll be forced to restrain you." A deep, silky voice said out, speaking to Kozuki. She turned around and gasped.
"..U-Uchiha I-Itachi." She stammered, she was so shocked, she almost dropped Kasumi. Almost...
"?" Confusion almost plastered itself to Itachi's face when he heard her stutter on his name," Do I know you?"
"No…but I'm a v-very big fangirl of yours!" She screeched, dropping Kasumi. Fortunately for Kasumi, Itachi was so fast that he caught her before she hit the ground.
"Now, there's the Itachi-kun, I've heard about." She said with a very mischievous and devious grin.
Itachi shivered and said." Unfortunately for you, I have a girlfriend already. Now if you will excuse me. I must go."
"Alright….see ya later, Itachi-kun….And fortunately for you, I don't like to fight…just like you."
He turned to leave and before he left, he heard the last sentence she muttered before she vanished.
"I'll be yours soon, Itachi-kun…."
He shook his head and jumped down to see Kisame engaged in battle with the twin. He swung out with his sword and connected with a small katana she pulled from behind her back.
"Oh Touché…I didn't think you were this good." She laughed sourly.
"You two." Kisame said, smiling as well. Jinta just sat to the side, watching interestedly as the two fight-loving people battled.