DISCLAIMER: UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT NOW NOR WILL I EVER OWN THE CHARACTERS OF NARUTO! BUT I DO OWN THE CHARACTERS KARIN AND AKIRA!
lol, i made that really big. i suppose that means you can't miss it. but anyway. This is my first Naruto fic. I hope you like it. I tried to keep the Akatsuki in character. but that is very difficult. If you can think of anyway that i can improve on my story, i would greatly appreciate any tips you may have. Ummm, what else?... oh right, I am gonna tell this to you now. Karin talks in third person (ex.: "Karin is scared." in that sentence she is addressing herself.) She is 10 years old. Akira is 17 and she is blind. She sees like bats and dolphins. Through eco-location. And Haku was their brother, which they didn't find out until about 5 years before he died. The story begins when they are running from the few remaining men that were hired by gato, just after Haku was killed. In this story i play the role of Akira. Well, i hope you enjoy. And I'm glad you took interest in my story. Thank you. Now on to the story.
Akatsuki Story
Chapter One: Akatsuki Meet Akira And Karin
I was tired of running, and Karin had passed out hours ago. We had been running from shinobi that had nearly caught us. I was carrying her on my back. I began to walk because I couldn't hear them any more. I tripped on a stone and fell. Karin rolled off of me into the cold white snow. I wrapped my arms around her and held tight protectively. I wasn't going to let anything hurt her. Then I drifted into a deep sleep.
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Next Day
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I cracked my eyes open and saw a rock ceiling. I sat up and listened to the sounds around me. The sound waves were bouncing off the walls telling me the layout of the room. I didn't see Karin anywhere. "So, you finally woke up?" said a shark faced man that walked into the room. I jumped nearly five feet in the air and fell of the bed onto the hard rock floor. I stood up and swiftly moved in front of him. As I moved, for a split second everything but me was moving in slow motion. He jerked his head towards me. "How did you do that? I didn't even see you move." he said surprised.
"Where is my sister? Where is Karin?" I asked hurriedly.
"Who?" he asked.
"MY SISTER, YOU FISH FACED FREAK!!! I WAS HOLDING HER BEFORE!!! NOW WHERE IS SHE?!?!" I yelled.
"Oh, you mean the little girl, she is fine." he said reassuringly.
"I DIDN'T ASK IF SHE WAS FINE!!! I ASKED WHERE SHE WAS!!!!" I screamed at him. My chakra was building around me. It looked like a pure white flame licking at my skin. My eyes were full of anger and hate.
"Your sister is right here." said a man from behind me that just walked in the door of the room. I spun around so fast I thought my head was going to fly off. Karin ran up to me and grabbed on. My chakra vanished and I calmed down.
"Karin is scared." she said shyly. Her stomach growled then she added, "...and hungry." I chuckled slightly. I looked at the man that had brought her in. He was tall. He had long black hair and he wore a cloak.
"Where are we?" I asked. He didn't answer, simply left the room. I was beginning to get mad. No one was giving me the answers I needed. I stepped out of the room. Karin was following behind closely. I patted my hand against my side and listened to the sound waves bounce off the walls. I realized that we were in a cave. I ran down a hall with her by my side. I could hear voices. I walked into another room and listened. I could hear people talking but the sound waves weren't bouncing off them. "Karin." I said. I put out my hand to her, palms up. She laid her hands on top of mine. She understood what I wanted. Our chakra glowed around us. I closed my eyes, as did Karin. I opened mine, and lifted my headband to my forehead, so that I could see, and then I looked around.
"What are you doing?" asked the shark faced man as he walked in.
"I am blind. My sister is allowing me to see through her eyes. It doesn't work perfectly but it does work enough to allow me to see the talking holograms. Before, I could hear them but sound didn't bounce off of their bodies, which was very confusing. So, I needed eyes. My sister is kind enough to share hers with me." I explained.
"Who are they?" asked one of the holograms.
"I'm not sure. Itachi and I found them. They were buried in the snow." he answered.
"Why are they here?" asked the hologram. I looked at the odd people that stood around me.
"Itachi didn't want to just leave them in the snow to die. And, they are from my home village. So, I wasn't about to argue." Kisame answered. I looked at the scratch across his headband. "Honestly, I think it was a good idea.? He added.
"Why do you think that?"
"Because, the older one is very powerful and extremely fast."
"Really?"
"Yes, Rei-dono. I witnessed it myself. I can even prove it now."
"Show me." The hologram said. And without a word, Kisame moved, at a speed that normal people would call quickly. He pulled his sword forward and aimed it at Karin. The moment he swung his sword, I appeared in front of Karin, blocking his sword. His shaving sword was pressing against the metal plates on the back of my gloves. The door of the room opened and I turned my head that way, to see who it was. Through the corner of my eye, I could see Karin trembling where she stood. I looked at the man in the doorway, trying to figure out, what was scaring her so much. A blond haired man was standing there looking mildly confused. He had a strand of hair that fell in front of this face, and some of his hair was up in a half-up-half-down. His hair was difficult to understand. But, like everyone else I had met so far, he also wore a black cloak with crimson clouds on it.
"Am I interrupting something?... un" he said looking at what was going on. His greenish-blue eyes landed on my vague silver eyes. I felt like he was looking right through me.
"Not really. I was just showing Rei-dono, her speed."
"Really? How fast is she?... un."
"It doesn't even look like she moves. She just teleports from one spot to another."
"What are your names?" the hologram asked me.
"I'm Akira and that is my little sister, Karin." I answered cautiously. Kisame lifted his sword and returned it to its place on his back and I put my hands down.
"Well, I have an offer to make you... give me moment." He said. I nodded in reply. Karin was clinging to me like glue, still trembling. "Deidara, Kisame. Go wait in the hall. I need to talk to Akira and Karin alone." The hologram ordered.
"Yes Rei-dono, un." The blond said, then they both left the room, shutting the door behind them.
"I want you to join my organization." The hologram said.
"Organization?" I questioned.
"Yes, we are the Akatsuki, a secret and growing organization."
"Isn't the Akatsuki a group of S-class criminals?"
"I see our reputation is becoming very much, known." He murmured. "Yes. That would be us." He said.
"If I do join, what do I get out of it?"
"A place to stay. You won't have to worry about us killing you. And a place where your sister will be safe."
"What will I be expected to do?"
"Go on missions to find out information about the nine jinchuuriki and the tailed beasts sealed within them. Occasionally, you will be expected to go capture a jinchuuriki and bring them back here."
I thought about it for a moment, considering my options. I looked at Karin. I didn't want to do anything that she didn't approve of. Especially because she had to stay with me, where ever I went. She looked me in the eye and nodded, giving her permission. "Okay, I'll join your organization."
"One thing before you make your final decision. Your sister will also be part of the organization. She won't have to go on any missions except spy missions, and in those cases, you will accompany her."
I thought it over one last time. "Karin wants to be part of a powerful organization." Karin stated.
"Alright then, it's settled. We agree to join." I said.
"Good. And by the way, I will be meeting you in person tomorrow to give you your cloaks and rings." He said.
"Okay." I replied.
"Please tell Deidara to come back in here."
"Umm, who is Deidara?" I asked.
"He is the blond man that was in here earlier."
"Okay." I stepped out of the room and didn't see him anywhere. I pulled my headband back down over my eyes. And listened for Deidara. I heard him talking down the hall. He was walking toward me while talking to another member of the Akatsuki. I listened to the sound waves bounce off of the person Deidara was talking to. "I wonder why he stays in his puppet." I said to myself. When Deidara was close enough to hear me I spoke to him. "Rei-dono wants to see you now." I said.
He nodded, "I'll be right back Master Sasori." he told the person he had previously been talking to, then walked back in the room. I followed because I had nothing better to do.
"You're here for the mission I'm assigning you, right?"
"Yes Rei-dono."
"I need you to go to Getsugakure and find out information about the Eight-Tailed Beast. The jinchuuriki was last located there."
"Okay, should I go tell Sasori-danna?"
"No, I don't want you to go with him on this mission."
"Then who is my partner?... un."
"Akira here will join you. It'll be her test run. And Sasori can watch over little Karin."
Deidara looked at me. I froze in his gaze. I didn't know why, I just couldn't help it. Every time he looked at me, my body would freeze and my heart would start pounding. He smiled.
"Understood, we'll leave at noon tomorrow, un."
"You are dismissed."
"When you're done talking to Rei-dono, I need to speak with you, un." Deidara said. And with that, he left the room.
"Are you sure Karin will be safe with, Sasori?" I asked worriedly.
"Sasori won't do anything to harm her. And I will make sure that he protects her. If anything, I think she is more of a threat to him."
"Alright."
"I'll meet you back here first thing in the morning, before you leave with Deidara."
"Understood." I left the room and saw Deidara leaning against the opposing wall from the door. He was waiting on me.
"So, you're the newest member of the Akatsuki, un."
I nodded in reply. Then I listened to the sounds in the cave. When I noticed Karin was gone, my mind went into a panic, but my body language said that I was perfectly calm. I concentrated on my hearing, searching for any traces of her.
"Is something wrong?" Deidara asked.
"What would make you think that?"
"You're frowning, un."
"My sister is gone. She vanished. I'm listening for her."
"Oh, okay, un. She's the little kid that you were protecting from Kisame earlier, right?"
"Yes."
"I'll go see if... " He stopped mid-sentence. "She's with Sasori-danna, un." He said instead.
I heard her walking with someone, coming towards me.
"Karin is failing to see the point in hiding in a puppet." Karin said to the man she was walking beside. The man didn't reply, simply gazed at her with a look of indifference.
"How did she get you to come out of the puppet?... un." Deidara asked the man.
"She didn't. I came out on my own. She just walked into my room and saw me. Now she won't leave me alone." The man replied simply, still showing very little emotion on his face.
Deidara stood up straight to face the man. "Well, get used to her. Rei-dono said that you have to babysit her tomorrow. Oh, and that reminds me, this is Akira and the little girl is Karin." Sasori looked at me. I could all but see his gaze travel over my body. "Akira, this is Sasori-danna, un." Deidara informed me. I nodded, letting him know I understood.
The day went on. Diedara showed me where everything was. He also showed me to my room. Karin's room was across from mine. I didn't mind too much. Just as long as i could get to her quickly. After the tour, i went to bed and slept peacefully through the night.
Authors Notes:
Thank you for reading my story. I hope you enjoyed it. I am very sorry for any spelling mistakes. I try to avoid them but unfortunately i am not perfect. I will try to update soon. Please R&R.
