Contravene - To go against, or Defeat.
This is a Sakura and Itachi pairing.
"She was never prepared for a mission like this. The Entertainers destroying the world around her with greed and blood lust. She was just starting to find out who she was. She never thought she could fall in love with such a lethal weapon."
I own nothing Naruto related besides this story and the words I type.
It's odd when enemies come together to face a greater threat. It's the type of thing that only happens once in a lifetime; this was that once in a lifetime.
Pein looked down at the leaders of the main five countries: Fire, Sand, Earth, Water and Lightning. Their projected figures shone along the dark wall of Pein's office.
"I realize we have been on bad terms, and this is a hard decision for all of us." Pein's piercing eyes looking around at the five. "I will get to the point. We all want the Shutsuensha gone, do we not?"
Konoha's representative spoke up. "That much is obvious, but how would we trust you?"
The blond-haired Kage's dark brown eyes gleamed at him, taking in every expression she could and searching for any faulty. If there was one thing she wanted gone, it was these blood grueling monsters and she did not want any trickery, he could be leading them into a trap for all she knew. Kage's were known to see through Deceptions; All of the Kage's eyes bore into Pein's in hesitation. The Hokage, fire's representative, was a no-bullshit prowess and from her past, they knew she was not going to let someone outsmart her. If she has the choice she would take these monsters out on her own; However, there being six Shutsuensha bases, she could not be in all six places at once.
Pein's eyes darted to her, "I think this is more than obvious. Orochimaru and I are not on the least of good terms. This is a suicide mission for me, and possibly for you all. What then, do you think I would gain from this?"
That was true... All of the Leaders knew how much sacrifice this would take. It was likely all of them would die. "Could you explain how we are to go about this, if we all agree that is."
"I was getting to that factor. I would like to make sure we all know where we are upon this agreement. You cannot back out from this once you've made the agreement."
The fire Godaime nodded, she was a hardheaded and fierce woman and could care less if Pein's projectory self came to life and came inches from her face, she was not going to back down. "As soon as I hear the plan, I will give my answer."
Pein could sigh in frustration from this woman, but he held it in. "In five years time, we will make a move. We have exactly five years and sixty-two days to train our fellow ninja and prepare them to infiltrate the Shutsuensha bases. Upon this, we have yet to find the rest of the Nine-Tailed beasts. It is our job to protect them and teach them how to protect themselves."
"Why can we not attack after we finish finding the rest of the Nine-Tailed beasts?" Another Kage's voice echoed.
"It will take five years to collect all of the required ninja to complete this task. With each tailed beast, there will be at least one other ninja who has special capabilities that will enhance our chance of succession." Pein answered, and continued. "The mission takes five years because that is when the eclipse is. This eclipse is not long, but weakens Orochimaru and his chance of collecting the Tailed Beasts will be impossible during this time."
The Mizukage spoke up, her voice sharp. "We are supposed to protect the rest of the Tailed Beasts, not drag them into danger."
"I understand that." Pein hissed, making everyone uneasy. "He has captured Four of the Nine Tails. He has brainwashed them and with no doubt, will use them against anyone who steps foot into their bases without the sole intent of business."
It was pathetic, what these Shutsuensha did. For a certain amount of money they would destroy businesses, killing people in the process without fail. The Shutsuensha's leader was Orochimaru, but the Shutsuensha's base leaders were never revealed. There was a Shutsuensha base for each country: Fire, Sand, Earth, Water and Lightning.
Pein continued, "He is no doubt training them every day. He expects us to stand up against him, he just does not know who 'we' are, or who the rest of the Nine-Tailed beasts are."
"What you are saying is, when we find who our country's tailed beast, we have to train them to protect themselves and then when the time comes, they will attack the bases withus?" The Mizukage asked in exasperation, as quiet whispers started to consume the room.
Pein blinked. "Yes."
"I'm in." The Hokage said, her chest heaving in a big sigh, and looked around at the other holograms. "Look, you fools and hush." The room instantly got quiet. "We can't afford to say no. We have to give this the best shot we have. We can't stand and watch innocent people die for the rest of our sad lives. We were obviously put on this world for this purpose, because regular civilians could not complete this task."
The current Kazekage spoke up, his aged voice ringing in everyones ears. "I understand this. I agree. We may not know why we are on such a weird earth, but we are the only ones with abilities like ours. There may not be many of us ninja, but we know if we sit here and do nothing, our gods will be displeased with us."
Next, the Raikage, leader of Lightning spoke up. "We were obviously put here for this reason. I'm in."
"I'm in," Spoke the Tsuchikage.
Everyone looked at the Mizukage, she sighed. She was young but not to be fooled for someone unwise. "I'm in."
Pein nodded, "Each of you will be assigned two of my ninja, they are not to be underestimated. When the time comes, they will step up and help educate the Tailed beast of each of your countries."
"I don't understand how we will find the beasts, nor the human who does not know he or she is a ninja. They have no comprehension that they are a ninja, or what a ninja is." Pein's eyes clearly intimidated the Mizukage, the one who had spoken.
"We were civilians once," Pein retorted, then continued. "I have my sources, and I would like that to remain confidential. However, the birth of a ninja on this world, we are able to detect chakra. This could be spiked even a little, from anger, sadness, frustration. My ninja, as well as you all, specialize in spotting chakra signals, even if they are faint. I suggest as soon as you feel this, you confront the male or female and you teach them how to conceal their chakra. Otherwise, Orochimaru's wing men will find them and kill them, they are our only hope."
The Hokage spoke up. "We discussed in the beginning, that we will have careers which will cross paths with these ninja..."
Pein nodded, glad he was getting somewhere. "Yes. You will not know each others profession. This is encase one is ever pinpointed by Orochimaru and interrogated. I will give you the information in a scroll at the end of this meeting. I have a few other things I must discuss."
"The tailed beasts..." The Mizukage shifted.
"Yes. These beasts hold an immense amount of Chakra and it is likely this mission will fail without finding these said beasts. There is no way to control the Beast from coming out of the said ninja, and when the Beast shows itself, there is no way of controlling them. It is a risk, they do not comprehend what they are doing in that form and often kill large bodies of people."
"Exactly how many nin each are we finding within our country?"
"There should be the Tailed Beast and one other ninja who played a big role in the Tailed Beasts past life. There will be a maximum of 8 ninja per tower. I am supplying two per country on Akatsuki's behalf." Pein stated.
"Do you believe we could finish said task with a ninja who is not very well trained?" The Tsuchikage, from the Earth Country spoke.
"Remember, one of them will be your apprentice. It is your job to pass on your teachings to them. Whether this be the Tailed Beast or not, that is your choice. I don't think you will... slack..." Pein glared at the man. "Any more questions?"
When no one answered, the Akatsuki came out and took their place. They were recognizable, Itachi Uchiha came beside The Fire Godaime. A man named Kisame came next to the Mizukage of The Country of Water. Another man named Hidan came beside the Raikage from the Country of Lightning, and another man named Deidara came up beside the Tsuchikage, the governor of the Earth Country. Lastly, Sasori came beside the Kazekage of Suna.
"The rest of the Akatsuki will join you later. At the moment, they are gathering information on our behalf. The information of the other Akatsuki will also be in the scroll which I give you when we are finished. Now, we will be placing a brand on you. It does not inflict pain," Pein warned. "It will be hidden and a means of communication due to Orochimaru's spies. This technique that will be performed allows you to leave your body and come into my presence at a given time."
The Akatsuki pulled out a branding scroll and handed it to each Kage. Once all five leaders shuffled to get the scrolls, they opened them and read carefully for a minute. Then without hesitation, the blonde Fire Godaime bit her thumb and signed the scroll in a blood pact, the rest followed suit. Mumbling words one by one they slumped in their chairs, leaving their bodies.
Itachi covered his index finger and the finger following it to the Godaimes forehead, a familiar notion. Kisame placed his hand over the back of the Mizukage's neck, Deidara over the Tsuchikage's hands, Hidan over the Raikage's back and Sasori over the Kazekage's heart. It seemed as these places meant something to each of the nin.
"This will take a while and create a bond between you and I." A blue haired female stepped behind Pein and at once the nin made hand signals and began to say words, putting their hands on the designated places earlier.
Falling... Falling... Falling...
Memories clashed of the Shutsuensha... The Entertainers. Swirling through their heads...
These 'Entertainers' worked in a very complex way. No one was above them, and the future children of countries were unlikely to live past the age of seventeen. This all started two years ago. It was a trap... All a trap. Orochimaru planned it all, he possessed the ability of chakra... why he insisted on keeping it secret was something no nin could fathom.
An announcement shown through the Akatsuki Leader's, the Akatsuki nin's and the Kage's of the countries eye lids.
A pale man with long black hair sitting comfily in a chair. He smile was incredulous, blood lust in his eyes. He announced he killed all of the leaders, which was true. However, these new leaders were chosen by the past leaders to fill their place if they should die. Upon such dire need, the five accepted the role. The snake like man began to explain changes.
"I rule these countries now... let's play a little game, shall we?" He smiled. "The last country living wins. There are new rules... Care to explain Kabuto?"
Another man with semi short gray hair was now shown on the screen. "There is a new system set up. There are Shutsuensha offices set up in each country." He paused, "we expect a lot of business. We will make the first attack tonight, the country that will be attacked is a mystery...
"Upon attack, it will come from a different country, the country that wasn't attacked. Meaning the country cannot attack itself. Like a domino effect, the country that was attacked will attack back... but in a different manner. From the attacked country a number will be drawn. That number coralates with any person in that opposing country. That person is to commit a public execution. If that person does not... well that means a lot more people will die.
"But don't worry! If that person doesn't feel like taking their responsibility in getting executed... well let's just say they will be well known and if anyone's family dies because of them, I don't think it will end too well...
"Also... for you business dealers, wouldn't you like to get rid of competition in another country and build an empire to expand?
"And you thought it was all for us?"
His sickly laugh echoed as he continued, "But you can't come to the office empty handed and request world destruction! We leave the price in your hands... if it's good enough, the job will get done. If not... well we will still take what you have. We would surely hate it if business was slow... So if you don't make a move, we will."
The view changed back to this man, Orochimaru. "I'll keep in touch, for now best reguards."
The screen went blank.
That night, Suna's Shutsuensha base bombed the Water country. 930 people died. In Suna, a woman was executed, she was only 39 years of age. You could expect this would get worse. Over the next year, people fought and lost their lives to The Entertainers. There were 23 attacks and public suicides. A total of 124,983 people lost their lives, there was a counter.
It had gotten worse over the next year - that is why there was such a meeting with the Leaders and Akatsuki, for once they could put their differences aside. Reality hit the nin and Leaders and they opened their eyes, they were back where they originally were looking around at the other Leaders' projections.
Pein spoke after a moment, "These marks come in different shapes. It will be rare when they become visible but only you will feel it. The rest of your information will be with you. I entrust you with it and to keep it safe and out of sight."
They had questions but in second they all disappeared and were in their own reality just where they were before they started to have a meeting with Pein.
Tsunade sat in her office, pouring herself a cup of sake and downing it. She slid her hand to the scroll that lay atop of her desk.
"Hokage/Fire Godaime of Konoha. Past Governor of Konoha in this lifetime,
Occupation to-be: Principal for Konoha High School
This is a incredulous mission which requires much sacrifice and possible death. This mission will activate within or in five years, when all of the Tailed Demons are discovered. It is your mission to keep fit aswell in Taijutsu, Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. As this mission requires two nin from your country, Itachi Uchiha will accomany you soon. Regular reports will be made to you, myself and the other Kage's to keep eachother updated. Your decision of your fellow nin is none of my concern as I trust you have chosen the most intelligent and powerful assets; you are the one who has to inform them of the mission and consequences. Contact me when you have your answer of whether they will accept or decline this mission. The second Akatsuki member who will join your team for a month before the mission is Konan. She will inspect your ninja and will test them on a mission. We will inform you more of that in the future. She will not accompany you to the base. We trust you have called upon Jaraiya and we believe he is more than fit to fill in for the Akatsuki member.
Lastly, you are dealing with the nine tailed Fox Demon, this is at your risk,
Reguards,
Pein."
Pouring herself another cup of sake, Tsunade downed it and sighed.
"Well... Here we go."
I would appreciate reviews, the negative and positive are more than welcome. This, after all is my first story. I understand some of it may not make sense, it will in the next few chapters.
I do not normally write this short of chapters. However, this is the Prologue; The next chapter will be longer.
To clear this up, the 'Kage's' are governors in this story.