(Written by Aileen, this is a shared account fyi so yea...) I've always wondered if there were more Jashinists in the naruverse... so I decided to write something related to that. This is one of my first fanfics, and I've never been the best at writing, so sorry if it's not that good. Also, there's OCs in here, if you didn't read the summary. And just so you know, sorry if there's a bit of OOC. I won't be doing any pairings for now, unless it really fits or something. Rated T for language and violence even though the first few chapters won't be too bad, but just in case, you know.

I also drew the first scene, since I was going to make it into a doujin, but it too way to long. The link is on my profile page.

Anyways, hope you enjoy! :)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto.

UPDATE (11/11/14): PLEASE READ! I made a new version of this story. It's also called A New Beginning. Please check it out ;)

Tsunade stared, dumbfounded at the young woman in front of her. She had no idea what to make of the situation. Here was one of her most trusted ANBU, a gifted med-nin, and a skilled barrier ninjutsu user. Takimoto Haruka stood there obediently. How could she act so calm? Tsunade thought horrified, Dammit, she left the village on an S-rank mission with two other shinobi. And here she is, alone and covered in the remains of her comrades!

"Is there anything wrong, Tsunade-sama..?" Haruka asked innocently.

"Tell me your mission report again. I believe I didn't hear you correctly," Tsunade ordered through gritted teeth.

"I eliminated the bandits fortunately. They were very skilled, apparently, which I now understand why it was an S-rank mission. Unfortunately, Takuro and Koji were killed in the process. You said that I had to ensure that this mission was to be a success didn't you? So while they were holding the bandits down, I cut through them."

"Haruka... you're a med-nin. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAL YOUR COMRADES, NOT KILL THEM GODDAMMIT!"

At this that point, Tsunade's temper won over and she completely lost it. After at least five minutes, she finally calmed down and continued.

"You're dismissed. We will talk later."

"Hai, Tsunade-sama," Haruka bowed her head slightly and disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Tsunade thought she saw a flash remorse under the ANBU mask just before she left. She quickly dismissed it and brought her hands to her temples. Haruka surely did not help lessen the headache from that morning.

A group of boisterous genins had barged into her office earlier that morning looking for a lost pet cockroach. After searching for 30 minutes straight, they requested her help. Hell no! She wasn't going to search the entire village for a bug.

Shortly after that, Kakashi came wandering in with that perverted book of his, asking what she wanted. Tsunade had called for him three hours ago! Kakashi just laughed nervously and came up with another lame excuse.

In Tsunade's frustration, she had sighed and looked out the window, just to see Shizune stumble precariously towards the Hokage Tower with an extravagant pile of paperwork.

After Kakashi had been given his mission and dismissed, Tsunade had sat back and hoped her terrible morning would end. It didn't. Just at that moment Tonton had burst through the door that Kakashi had forgotten to close. A cat followed, hissing. Frightened to death, Tonton had leaped into Tsunade's arms and snuggled there, trembling. Two chuunins had appeared, out of breath, and dove after the cat. Papers had flown everywhere. Tables and chairs had been turned over. Tsunade had sat in the midst of the chaos, barely containing her temper. Finally, the cat had escaped the room, with the chuunins in pursuit. Who the hell had sent two chuunins to catch a simple cat? Plus, they were obviously not skilled, Tsunade now wondered, and how the heck had they passed the chuunin exams? Even some idiot genin could catch a cat. She had Haruka to deal with also.

Tsunade fumed. When had Haruka become so straightforward? Sure, she was from a rash clan of overly suicidal and religious people, but she had proven herself a powerful and loyal shinobi at the mere age of ten. Haruka always put her comrades in consideration before attacking.

Maybe her clan elder had talked her into following her religion for once. They were the damned Jashinists. They never planned ahead. They were only loyal the 'wonderful Lord Jashin-sama.' Tsunade glared at the floor. Why the hell had her grandfather let these idiots into her village? They were loyal to the death god.

A realization struck Tsunade. She frowned. Why hadn't she noticed before? Haruka had been acting odd recently. The other day, she even refused to treat a hospital patient in a dangerous condition. Tsunade sighed. She would watch Haruka closely for a few days. Suddenly, a knock on the office door disturbed Tsunade from her train of thought. She sighed again, "Come in."

Haruka jumped from roof to roof, careful to avoid people. She especially didn't want to run into her teammate, Akio, one of the many geniuses from the famous Nara clan. One look at her, he would know something was wrong. Despite being the lazy ass Akio was, nothing could quell his curiosity. She was screwed if he found out and plus, he probably had already seen how odd she was acting lately.

Seeing her apartment ahead, Haruka breathed a sigh of relief. No one had seen her yet. Quickly, Haruka slipped through the window and flopped down tiredly onto the floor. She groaned. The clan compound would've been so much comfier. The higher ups had kicked her out a year ago for not performing rituals or sacrificing things on time. She was a med-nin. She wouldn't hurt other people or herself on purpose. Not all the time at least. No way would she cut herself up on a daily basis.

Haruka glanced distastefully at the floor tiles in the kitchen. It was splattered with blood from one of her past rituals. The higher ups of her clan had personally come in to make sure she performed that damn ritual. Seeing nothing to do, she got up, changed out of her ANBU gear, and went to clean up her mess.

She hummed sadly as she filled a bucket full of water. This would probably be her last time seeing her apartment. A long time ago, Haruka had requested to join the Akatsuki as a Konoha spy. She loved her village and wanted to help eliminate the evil organization of S-rank criminals.

"I refuse. You are one of Konoha's strongest shinobi. I won't send you on a suicide mission," Haruka mockingly repeated Tsunade's reply out loud.

Haruka scrubbed the floor vigurosly with a killing intent. She would go herself. She would defy the Hokage's orders and go as a self appointed spy. So many people had requested the same thing that Tsunade had probably forgotten about her request already.

That just makes things easier, Haruka thought. I suppose I'll leave tonight. And put my acting skills in use.

"Shizune!"

"Hai, Tsunade-sama?"

"Get Haruka here! Right now! And be quick about it!"

"H-hai!"

Shizune rushed out of the room. Tsunade glared daggers at the door.

It opened a few minutes later. In came Haruka, acting as if nothing had happened. She looked curious and quirked an eyebrow.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" Tsunade raged and slammed her hands into the table. Harukai looked bemused.

She's not taking me seriously. Tsunade glared.

"Oh. I just broke into the storage of forbbiden scrolls. And killed a few civilians." Haruka looked thoughtfully at Tsunade's angry face, "Why, they were drunk and threw a bottle wt me. They wanted to take me home. You think I wouldn't lose my temper at that? And what can you do about it, Tsunade-sama? My problems are my own after all."

Without warning, Haruka flung three kunais at Tsunade and jumped out the window, shattering the glass. Shizune quickly blocked the kunais. She looked out the window, but Haruka had already disappeared into the darkness of the night. Shizune glanced cautiously at Tsunade.

"Fuck."

A dark shadow darted between the buildings. Even a trained eye would not have been able to spot it. The shadow slinked towards the outskirts of Konoha.

A figure waited near a tree. The shadow appeared next to it.

"Haruka-nee…" an ANBU slipped off her mask to reveal a girl, no more than the age of fifteen.

Haruka stared at the younger girl sadly. After a moment, she reached into her pouch containing ninja tools and pulled out three scrolls.

"Yo, Kasumi. Here's one of the scrolls I stole. Can you return it to Tsunade-sama? I trust you'll make up a convincing pretext. I'm keeping the other two, since there's jutsus I don't know about on them. It might help with dealing with the Akatsuki. "

"What about the people you killed? Are they really dead?" Kasumi cautiously accepted the scroll. Haruka blinked.

"Or course not. Why the hell would I kill fellow Konoha citizens? Well not really, since I'm technically no longer a citizen. "

"Then where are they?" Kasumi responded. She handed Haruka a scroll filled with weapons and gear, and a pack of food and extra clothes in return.

"I put them under a genjutsu. They're in a nearby village, thinking they're civilians of that village."

Kasumi stared at her incredulously.

But, knowing Haruka, her skills seemed to have no limits.

"Well, remember to meet me here once every two months or so," Kasumi slipped on her mask, "You'll know when. And please don't get yourself killed."

The two shinobi stared at each other a bit longer and then separated. Both shadows silently disappeared into the abyss of the night.

The lone shinobi woke up to the chirping of the birds. Haruka blinked. Where was she? As the memories from the previous day slowly crept back, she gasped. An ominous, but familiar chakra signature was making its way towards her. The chakra was masked so well that even an ANBU like her could barely sense it. Nearly falling out of the tree that she had been sleeping in, Haruka quickly pulled her hitai-ate off. She grabbed a kunai and slashed across the leaf symbol, breaking off all her bonds.

What is he doing here?

"Oi, I sense chakra ahead. Lots of it in fact."

"Hn"

The two shinobi continued on the way, towards the unknown chakra source.

Meanwhile, Haruka was settling down at the base of the tree. She was nervous and anxious. Taking a deep breath, Haruka pulled on her emotionless façade. If she screwed this act up, then she was a goner. The Akatsuki were ruthless murderers, and everyone knew that. They wouldn't hesitate to kill her if they got suspicious.

"Kunoichi."

Said shinobi looked up, careful to avoid the voice's eyes. She knew that voice. She had worked under him before becoming an ANBU. It was the one and only Uchiha Itachi and the sharingan might've been activated.

"Uchiha."

"My, my. Look what we have here. Who would expect such a young kunoichi to have so much chakra?" another voice called out.

Haruka slowly looked past Itachi.

"Kisame," she acknowledged. She recognized his face from the ANBU's bingo book. Here she was, facing two of the world's most dangerous criminals.

"What are you doing here, kunoichi?" Itachi asked quietly

"I don't see anyone named Kunoichi around here."

My inability to resist sarcasm will lead to my downfall.

"I asked you a question."

"Does it matter?"

"Hey, kunoichi, just answer the damn question," Kisame butted in, "Unless you want your ass kicked."

Haruka turned her head and stared blankly at Kisame.

"I'm female."

Holy shit I'm going to be killed!

Before Haruka could respond, her back was against the tree. Warm fingers pressed against her neck. Kisame frowned slightly. Haruka's blank look didn't waver, even when he increased the pressure on her neck a bit.

"You really want to be killed, don't you?"

"No, fishface, I don't plan on dying early. And I'm personally surprised you're warm-blooded."

"Cut it out."

Two heads turned at the sound of Itachi's voice.

"Kisame, we're going back to the hideout."

"We haven't even completed the mission Leader assigned to us!" Kisame protested.

Silently, Itachi gestured towards Haruka. Understanding dawned on Kisame's face.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Kisame said as he looked away. A red tomoe swirled in Itachi's eyes. Haruka knew what was coming, and was aware that the Akatuski needed a medical nin.

Step one- accomplished, she thought, smirking slightly to herself. Glancing at Itachi, she deliberately succumbed to the genjutsu.

The second chapter might be about Minecraft. Sorry about that xD

I'm currently trying to locate the actual one..