Watcher Of Pain

This is my first shot at a Pein and Konan story. Two of my current favourite character's at the moment, they're cool together but their real relationship in the story at the moment is still unclear, so possible for anything.

This is a possible couple parter of a story, so most likely not a one shot, will have to see.

In this chapter it takes place when they are still kids and is just after maybe Jiraiya had left them and were left to fend for themselves. It's just a one way perspective on what could've happened in the time gap. Whatever way I enjoy writing this part and hope you like : )


Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks like a careful stream. Her small shoulders

shuddered gently as she held her hands up to her face, trying to wipe away the tears and... Trying to blank her vision from the scene that was just in front of her. Her stunning blue hair was getting more and more soaked, no matter how much of the tears she's wiped away.

"I was only gone for a bit..." She whispered to herself under the despairing sobs.

"Get up." A male voice urged in a blunt tone, face looking down at her.

"..." She didn't reply, just let out a few more tears of sadness and was desperate to just cover her eyes from the scene. She was on her bent knees, currently felt unable to get back up onto her feet.

"Get up." The male voice repeated but more bluntly.

The blue haired girl didn't move or respond, was to stunned.

When he saw that he wasn't getting the desired response he walked over to her and grabbed her shoulders and dragged her back up to her feet. He caught a shocked and stunned stare from one of her eyes as she had a quick glance at the scene in front of her and quickly turned her body around to face the opposite direction.

"What happened...?" She asked in a stunned whisper to her friend, who now had his arm wrapped carefully around her waist. "Yahiko... He's..."

"Dead." The male friend finished her sentence. "What's the matter? We've all seen tons of dead bodies before, even seen people directly killed right in front of us. That's the type of country we're in, war is nothing new."

"He was our friend, Nagato!" She snapped back with annoyance, hated the way he was talking about their supposedly 'best friend'. Knocking his arm from around her waist for a second but it came back with a firmer grasp. "Our best friend..."

"We don't need him." He hissed in return.

"What happened?" She asked bluntly, her eyes starring straight into his unusual eyes. Her eyes started to look more firm but still letting out a few tears for her now deceased friend.

Her friends eyes weren't showing any sadness or loss, remained blank and uncaring about the scene. "I just arrived before you." He stated blankly. "I'm guessing that some of the enemy shinobi got to him."

"But where were you?" She gasped and questioned. "I thought you two were waiting while I went out and tried to find some food."

"I just walked off for a bit." He brushed off her comments.

"But it's strange." She continued in a questioned voice.

"...?" He just gave her a simple questioning look.

"It's not like he was weak. We've all been getting stronger, I'm just amazed he didn't put up more of a fight." She explained in a delicate voice.

"He was weak." He replied bluntly, making his words sound like law. "So cocky and all."

"He helped us when we were all alone." She insisted, not knowing what had gotten into her best friend.

"He did his part. And we're not alone, all we need is each other Konan. I was happier when it was just the two of us anyway."

"How can you say that?" She gasped. "You even got your eyes activated because of him."

"He's done his part." He repeated blankly, wasn't totally getting how upset his friend was really being.

"Is that all friendship means to you?" She questioned with a cross expression on her face.

"He was just another stepping stone for us, Konan. Just like Jiraiya. I could see it in him. He wasn't thinking like us, doesn't feel our pain. It was only a matter of time before he left us too." The boy explained with a emotionless expression on his face.

"I just don't get you, Nagato..." Konan sighed, still letting off a few tears. Unlike her friend she couldn't get over it that easy, she just put his emotions down due to shock.

"Pein."

"Huh?"

"I want to be called Pein from now on." He turned his head and starred at her directly into her eyes with firmness, showing he wasn't kidding.

"You're getting stranger and stranger..." She replied in a whisper.

"You don't understand, Konan. But you will soon. Soon they'll all feel the pain we've gone through! And I will show no mercy." He replied and kept his face in the direction of her.

"..." The blue haired girl didn't reply to him and looked away. What could she say to that? There wasn't many words you could say in reply to that mini explanation.

"For every tear we've shed... They will pay." He continued, looking deadly serious. His arm that was wrapped around her tightened a little, possibly some form of comfort in his own way. Not that it made Konan feel any better. "Be my partner, Konan."

Konan turned her head back around to face him, confusion etched on her face. "Partner?"

"Yes. Stay by my side, work together. So we both won't ever be lonely. I don't want to be alone while doing this... You're the only one I want to do anything with."

"Why would I leave you? You're my best friend, like my brother. I wouldn't leave the most important person behind."

"What you and me have together... It's on a totally different level, no one else will understand us... But we'll always understand each other. Even without words. Partners?"

"Would we have to kill anybody and everybody?"

"What's the matter? No one else matters. Those who are involved in war deserve to be destroyed without remorse."

"... What would I do for you?" She asked in a quiet tone.

"You're strong, Konan. In your own ways. These past years have proven we'd make the perfect team, be able to show the world who we really are."

"Yea but... Killing innocent people also?"

"It will be done if it needs to be done." He replied simply, face still not showing much emotion. Only the asking emotion and a part that was possibly almost pleading with her, he wanted it that much?

"..." Konan didn't have a current word for the question at the moment and stared gently and observantly at his face. She picked up on the emotion that he was almost pleading with her, was he that serious?

"Not sure?" He glared at her, wondering why it was taking her so long to give him an answer. If it was anybody else he would've destroyed them already for just keeping him waiting, she's lucky.

"Did you see me pulverise him?!" Came a laughing voice just a little bit away.

"...?" Konan moved and left Pein standing in the same spot and walked slowly over to a small cliff and looked down. Pein slowly followed behind her and looked over too, to reveal two shinobi from an enemy country walking past. Both laughing and joking but clearly had some blood splattered over them.

"Yea! I know! He was so easy to kill! What a stupid little kid! This country is nothing but a joke, just full of emotional babies that can't even stand on their own in a fight!" The other one laughed back, so much that tears formed in his eyes.

"Ha! Pathetic!"

"...! They must've... Done it!" Konan exclaimed with anger.

Pein glanced over to her and saw the pang of pure anger and hatred in her eyes, he hadn't seen that from her in so long. Last time he saw that was when her family had gotten killed in the war, they were both feeling the same way. "Partners?" He asked again.

"...Yes..." She replied simply.

"Yes?" Showing a tad bit of happiness, to him it was the biggest smile he could ever manage. Happiness wasn't usually an expression he liked to show in any way, shape or form.

"Yes... They can't keep doing this to us." Her voice still showing anger.

Pein nodded, understanding what she was saying. "Promise?"

"Promise. As long as you don't leave my side or leave me alone either."

"I Promise, partner." Pein gave a ever so slight smile, to him it was massive.

The blue haired girl leaned forward, still with pure anger and hatred in her eyes, looking as if she was going to pounce on them. Pein quickly stuck out his arm in front of her.

"What are you doing?" She gasped. "We can't let them get away with this!"

"And we won't." Pein replied simply, his eyes locked onto their targets. "Allow me."

"You can't be serious! Take them on by yourself?" Konan continued to gasp, couldn't believe what her new partner was suggesting.

"Their nothing." He stated. "Weak even. I'd like you to just sit and watch."

"Watch?" Konan replied, her face showing she was baffled.

"I want you to watch the beginning of the pain, they'll suffer our pain." Pein explained roughly with now a smirk on his face, as if he had an inside joke. He stood and watched her gently sit herself down on the edge of the cliff, perfect watching spot.

"..." Konan didn't reply, just watched as her new found partner jumped down from their cliff and address the shinobi with nothing more than an angry stare with his unusually shaped eyes. It didn't take Pein long to get to work, soon the battle ground had become a blood field and was a very one sided battle. "...Uh..." Konan sighed to herself. Bizarrely enough watching this was like a mega relief to her and she enjoying seeing her friends killers being shredded up. It was like all her pain and anger was seeping out just like the blood that was trickling out of their enemies. "... I think I've made the right choice..." Konan sighed to herself again, actually enjoying the scene in front of her.


"Enjoyed it? My pain watching partner. Or you still feeling weird about this?" Pein asked when he remerged to where she was sitting. Not a single scratch could be seen on him, not even sweat. He looked like he'd just turned up from a walk.

"Can't believe you got rid of them with such ease and least amount of efforts." Konan replied.

"That was just a taste of what's to come to people who stand in our way, Konan." Pein answered blankly.

"I can't believe you were right..." She said in a low tone of voice.

"Right about what?" Pein questioned, with a bit of a confused face.

"Watching... I felt like... Our revenge is finally coming true. All that pain and distress that we've felt for the longest time... Washed away from me as I watched them suffer and bleed." Konan roughly explained.

Pein walked over to her and held out his hand. "Come on partner. We've got some things to be doing and some growing up to do."

Konan took his hand and let him lift her up to her feet. "Grow up?"

"Yes." Pein replied back bluntly. "To become great and powerful we must become grown up, I've already started this but you need to too. We can't be weak anymore."

"I don't know how to be a grown up, Nagato..." Konan replied in a sad tone of voice.

"Because it's you I'll let that name calling slide." He warned. "And don't worry. I'll teach you because I'm going to be a god someday."

"A god?" Konan asked with a confused look.

"Above everyone else. I'll be all grown up, powerful and strong and will eliminate wars from this world." He stated in a matter of fact voice, was totally certain it was going to happen.

"Nagato... Uh... Pein...?"

"Yes? Also from now on your the only you to call me by my name, Pein. Others don't deserve the right."

"Ok... If your going to be god then does that mean I'll be on my own then?" She asked with a worried look on her face. She'd just lost one best friend and didn't want to think about losing the other.

"No you won't, you'll always have me, Konan." Pein reassured. "As you become more grown up you'll find your own place to match with me. You will always rank above everybody else if you learn to grow up."

Konan just smiled back at him, happy to hear that even if he did become 'god' she wouldn't be cut out of the picture.

"I'm sure you'll find out what you're going to be very soon and when we find that out it'll just make our bond even stronger." He continued with explaining and trying to reassure her. He didn't care about anybody else so he had to make sure she was staying in his life permanently, like it has been so far.

"I'm glad to hear it." Konan continued to smile in return.

Pein walked past her and went over to Yahiko's body and picked it up with both of his arms.

"What are you doing?" Konan gasped, watching her partner.

"I've got a few ideas." He replied simply. "Besides, we don't want your friend just left on the roadside, do we?"

"My friend?" Konan continued to gasp but didn't get a reply to it, he just started to walk off.

"Come on, Konan." He called in a casual blank tone and turned his head slightly to look at her.

"..." Konan just sighed, she knew she wasn't going to get her answers and best to just keep going...