Akuma's Diary- 2nd Entry

281st day of the 389th year R.S. disappeared

I am quite frankly surprised that the Uchiha, the (thankfully) more silent one, brings me paper and a pencil to keep writing and drawing. It just amazes me that he did as I asked after the first 60 hours of doing nothing but lying in my cell bored. I guess not all Uchiha's are emotionless bastards. Not that it'll stop me from glaring at him and his 'buddies' while I'm here. Still I am thankful for even this little thing. My boredom can be appeased for a while.

Anyway, I'm really getting sick of the fact that 'Tobi' continues to control me. He doesn't do it a lot, and for a while I am happy, but nevertheless whenever I see him or any of the others I am reminded of my prison. I know that this is my entire fault. I offered Nagato the favor ten years ago never expecting that he would actually cash in on it. And out of everything else, I never expected to be controlled by Tobi. I hate him most of all. Of course I can't really do much to him but daydreaming about how I'm going to rip him apart is always fun enough.

The Akatsuki sealed away Isobu finally yesterday. I was forced to watch the whole thing. Not that I would have preferred it any other way since I wanted to see Isobu before... But I would have preferred to never be that close to the Juubi even if he is a husk right now.

He opened his eye.

And that quite frankly scared me more than anything in my long life.

The wind ruffled my fur as I sat quietly on the branch of a tree. The lake below was still and quiet as if nothing could ruin this perfect day. Unfortunately, seeing as who my company was, that was already gone.

"Why so serious Akuma?" Tobi asked happily. God his shifting moods were irritating. If I could just swipe a little to the left I'd take his head off. I was bound to the idiot until he chose to let me go, which would probably be never.

"Can we just get what we came here to get?" I asked dully staring around. My dark hair swayed in time with my tail as I sniffed the air. I never spent too much time around water, it reminded me of Usagi. And If I stood here in the open with Tobi Emiko's bugs might see and she'd most likely investigate. It would all end up going straight to Yurara who would no doubt decide to instill some justice.

"Aw you're no fun Akuma! Lighten up a little!" Tobi yelled. His whole demeanor changed to his slightly darker perspective. "Something bothering you Akuma?" I glanced at him in my peripheral.

"Yes, you are." I snarled. He chuckled before causing the both of us to jump lower. We were getting closer to the water. He stopped us on a random tree before doing a simple handsign. I watched as the water seemed to ripple slightly before going still. The birds I'd heard before were all quiet as a foreboding feeing settled around the area.

Of course I recognized this aura. It was Isobu the Sanbi.

In the center of the lake a dark circle was appearing as if something was going to surface from the depths of the lake/ocean. Which, I suppose would make a very good hiding place from anyone who was scared of a behemoth Bijuu, which would be everyone.

Isobu broke through the top of the water with a loud splash. And since I'm a cat I tried to do the first thing I could think of when I saw water. I tried to run in the opposite direction as fast as I could. I gave myself baths, thank you very much. I did not need someone to do that for me. Unfortunately I seemed to have forgotten just who was here with me.

'You're not going anywhere kitty cat.' Tobi's voice ordered. I stopped trying to run. 'We need to get him back to the others.' I was then forced to turn around and face Isobu who had a very familiar looking red and black swirl in his eyes. The Sharingan. Tobi crouched down.

"Mangekyo Sharingan."

You know in all my years I've never actually given much thought to Fuinjutsu. I mean my sisters have, a few of them, but Kai was the only one who took the Fuinjutsu arts to another level. I guess it's no surprise that he was the one to settle in Uzushiogakure and fall asleep there a century ago. He is still there, just buried under the rubble. Not that it would kill him, so we'd just left him there.

But back onto the Fuinjutsu. I should have studied that damning art more! It could have helped me to break out of my cell. Nagato had put some shield seals around my cell to keep me in and from contacting my sisters. My regrets about that particular subject aside, I have to admit that I am a little disappointed in the Uchiha for using their Sharingan for controlling something their forefather hadn't done.

You did not control demons, demons were meant to be free and do what they were supposed to do. We were created with a purpose in this world and being controlled wasn't one of them. (Of course I have no clue what my purpose is either…) But to see my fellow kinsmen treated like this? Like we were all just… just… demons! The scary 'I want your soul' kind was… heartbreaking. I may not be the most orthodox demon around but I did what I could without hurting anyone. In fact because of that I ended up saving a little Uzumaki boy. And look where that got me! Owing him a favor and being locked in here like a slave or a pet! Just because I had a tail and ears did not mean that I was just an accessory. I had feelings too.

{Sigh} But it might not matter since everyone in this damn base is of the 'no demon shall live' opinion. I'm pretty sure my karma must be good since I hadn't done anything bad. Or was being related to the Juubi bad enough?

I might as well get onto the next memory of sealing Isobu.

It had been three days now that I'd been crouched here on this cold floor watching as the most 'relaxing' of the Bijuu being sealed. Tears still streamed down my face as I watched his eyes close and his body turn into pure chakra. I'd always liked him out of his siblings. Well him and Kurama. He was a genuinely good Bijuu who was just misunderstood.

"It is done." Pein intoned. I growled low in my throat at that statement. That was the instant that my hair, tail and ears all twitched violently. I smelt some lingering hatred and betrayal mixed in with bloodlust. My eyes shot to the Juubi as his one eye opened halfway and stared at me.

I hadn't realized it but the low growl had turned into a high pitched shriek. The Juubi didn't do anything for right now as he just stared at me with his cold eyes. Knowing him, he would already be planning on ways to make me and my siblings suffer. He had been the one to create us and in the end, we'd betrayed him and sided with Rikodu Sennin. The bloodlust and Killer Intent all around me rose slightly as I felt a ghostly hand wrap itself around my throat.

My father was already trying to kill me.

I flared as much of my chakra as I could while under the Mangekyo. Not that it was enough to stop the sweat and shivers that rolled through me. The Juubi's eyes rolled closed leaving me still sitting there in fear. I was so glad that he'd gone back to sleep for now. I wouldn't be lucky though after the Akatsuki finally managed to get the last of the Bijuu.

"Akuma!" Pein ordered. Tobi tightened his control over me from wherever he was hiding, causing me to shut up tightly.

'Keep quiet. We will talk about this later.' Tobi's voice rolled over me.

"Now that we've sealed the Sanbi I expect you all to head out and find the rest of the Jinchuuriki." Pein ordered.

"Hai Leader-sama." Now this wasn't fair, I kind of expected to be offered some freedom.

'Freedom will only be your excuse to run away.' Tobi replied as Pein jumped down from the Gedo Statue's fingers.

"Let's go Akuma." My body stood up and followed behind the 'Leader' like a whipped dog. I growled at that demeaning thought.

So now here I am, back in my cell and writing while I'm being watched by the shark hanyou who seemed to be thinking on something hard. I figured out that my guard schedule shifted everyday so I never knew who would baby-sit me next.

You know, now that I'm stuck under the earth every single day, I'm starting to miss being outside. I miss sunning myself and eating the fish I caught. Cats tend to do a lot of secret things on their own but Tenshi always made sure that I had company once in a while. My sister might have been a little lazy and way too intelligent but that's just who wolves were. Besides, Tenshi was the closest I had to a friend.

The others were all busy doing their own things by helping the world, but cats and wolves rarely had to do anything. I inspired the humans to be more secretive, better liars, more perceptive and a lot more flexible. I wonder when Nagato will remember that little detail. If I don't do my job soon, the others will know something is wrong.

I miss talking with Tenshi about humans and their ways. They were horrible brute creatures but at least they did what they thought was necessary. Sometimes.

I didn't under that though. Maybe it was because I had all the time in the world but I wanted to know. What was the point of waging a war when you could die the next day, or even in a few minutes? What was the point of falling in love when that love ended up being twisted or ended in misery? Why lie about something only to have the truth twisted and used against you later on? Just… what was the point?

Tenshi and I used to talk about all those meaningless things. After all, when you have all the time in the world to do something, you tended to forget about what matters the most.

I think about why the hell these crazy Akatsuki members would agree to help Nagato and Tobi. But then again they were probably being told half-truths. Another trait I just didn't get. But they all seem like they have some semblance of a brain. I had only seen them when Tobi brought me out of here but from what I'd seen, they weren't idiots.

Deidera was from Iwagakure. He's a bomb specialist; I know that much from the smell of gun powder on him along with those C2 clays that Chiyoko plays with. He might look like a girl (not that it meant anything) but he was smart looking. How someone his age became an S-rank nuke-nin has to count for something right?

Sasori was from Sunagakure. From what I hear, he's a puppet who spends a lot of time inside another puppet. I can hear his joints creak slightly as well as the wood of his body as he moves. And since puppet masters are often poison specialists I'm guessing that he's pretty adept at those to. He's been alive for a while now if I remember correctly.

Hidan was from Yugakure. I miss seeing that village when it was a shinobi village. It was actually something. But I guess once the wars were all over and everything settled down there was no reason to keep mass producing ninja. Not that it'll matter once the Juubi awakens. But Hidan, while an 'immortal' due to his god, he's an idiot. I get that you can't die and once you can't you throw caution out the window, but I didn't get to be this old without at least learning to be cautious. It saves time when you have no time to heal in the middle of a fight. I'm not placing a lot of faith in him. But then again, humans were experts at surprising you.

Kakuzu was from Takigakure. I don't go there after the last time Emiko and I got into a fight. That's her territory and I'm not going to protest. Kakuzu is the only person who I can probably relate to the most. He's younger than I am (by a few centuries) but at least he's grasped what his partner can't. To survive you need to be careful. I wonder though, why is he with the Akatsuki? He should have enough honed survival instincts to know a lost cause when he sees one. Then again, his problem with money is his only weakness. Demons aren't allowed to have weaknesses. And I can see why.

Kisame was from Kirigakure. Again, not a place I can go after Usagi died. Although from Kisame's coloring and looks… I'm having some thoughts. Usagi was supposed to have a child the last time I'd seen her. She could have borne the little one and raised him for a few years before her death. I'll need to look into this further to be positive. (Although from his chakra levels and his looks I'm already convinced.)

Itachi was from Konohagakure. Honestly I'm still waiting for him to speak. Or to at least show something other than that blank face of his. I sense no true hostile in him though. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that he was a good soul. He is intelligent though. He reminds me of Kai, if Kai were a lot less… Kai. Something about him doesn't add up though.

Konan is from Amegakure. I met her briefly when she was younger. She was cute when she was a child. Her paper jutsus have come a long way. She really is a good friend. Minori would be proud of her for sticking with her friend through all this nonsense. Though why she can't stand up to Nagato and bonk him in the head for doing this is… baffling.

Nagato is from Amegakure. The shy little boy I met when I was younger is truly missed. I can sense the hate in him now along with the pain. Something tells me that Yahiko is probably disappointed somewhere. I'm pretty sure bringing destruction to the whole world wasn't their ideal 'peace' when they were kids. Still, I can't help but feel sorry for him. To lose someone you care about to a cruel world… I almost destroyed the world once. But Usagi… she wouldn't have wanted that. It helped that Yurara knocked me down a peg or two.

Tobi is the mystery. I know he is an Uchiha but something, well everything about him, doesn't make sense. What the hell happened to make him so hateful at the world?

These humans continue to confuse me. While at the same time, they make me wonder and think. What exactly are all these humans trying to prove? What's the whole point? I've gone through centuries watching them but I'm not any closer to the answer. I've seen them wage war, fall and stumble, and then get back up again. I do it to survive but something about them makes me think that it isn't all about survival. I was made to feel as little as possible, but it is possible to feel more than I'm supposed to?

I want the answer to these humans and I have a feeling that through this whole stupid 'captive' routine, I'll find an answer. If not, then I have until the Juubi rips out my throat.

-Akuma

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