Yes, Indeed! – Chapter 2
*Disclaimer: Bum Bum Bum, Ba Dum Ba Dum! When the Duck walked up to the computer screen, and he said to the girl, typing on the screen. "HEY!" Bum Bum Bum, "Own the Akatsuki?" The girl said, "No, why would I-Oh!" "Than one more question for you… Got any GRAPES?"*
"Why would you bring a child here?!" Konan flinched and stared at her ninja shoes. "Be… Because it…" Nagato grabbed her wrist and pulled her up from the ground. "SPEAK UP! WHY. DID. YOU. BRING IT HERE?!" Konan pulled as hard as she could, hoping to get out of the red head's grasp but failed.
"BECAUSE! It was just like YOU! It was alone and hungry, JUST LIKE YOU! Why can't you just accept it? I-I'll be the one responsible…"
Nagato widened his eyes and stared at the wailing baby who sat itself on the floor. This child would've been the perfect mirror image of Yahiko, but Yahiko was dead. "Fine." He threw the woman to the ground next to the child. "But don't expect it to call me 'father'."
"Okaasan! Look at this!" Eri ran up the grassy hill towards the blue-nette and held up a rose completely folded out of paper. Konan had taught it how to use origami, and even Pein agreed that the child's paper crafting has gotten better.
The kid was only eight years old, but still had the potential of becoming a very skilled Shinobi. It wore a blue tunic with plain black pants, similar to what the Ame Orphans used to wear as kids. Its face was exactly like Yahiko's, but instead of the spiky orange hair he had, the child had smooth hair, that was tied into a small ponytail behind its head (Sort of like Len Kagamine but with orange hair).
Konan smiled a little as she held the beautiful flower between her fingertips slowing turning it and examined the pure white petals, suddenly recalling the day they met the three legendary sannin of the leaf. Of course Eri knew nothing about them though, Konan wouldn't dare tell anyone about their past.
"Did I do a good job?" Eri asked, smiling towards his so-called mother. "It's perfect. You've gotten better, Eri-kun. I'm sure Pein-Ojisan would be impressed." The child beamed. "Pein-Ojisan" never cared about it unless it was about the kid's origami.
Just at that moment, the face full of piercings walked out the back door and motioned for the two to come inside. "We need to talk about something."
"WHAT?! We can't let Eri join the Akatsuki!" Konan quickly stood up from her spot on the mat, spilling over her plate of food. "Sit down," Pein muttered. "We have to. Tobi is joining Akatsuki if someone else doesn't. Sasori failed in battle." The child looked confusingly at the two adults talking. Who's Tobi and Sasori?
"Okaasan, what is Akatsuki?" Eri asked impatiently. Even if it wasn't important, it still bothered him that his mom and uncle were keeping things from him. Pein stared at the kid with those creepy eyes of his.
"Akatsuki is an organization I lead. They kill and capture Jinjuriki so we can one day rule the world." Konan did her best to cover up the ears of the growing child, but as the kids gently pushed away, the man continued. "We need you to join so world domination will be accomplished. But the question is… Will you?"
The child's eyes grew into large brown orbs as it realized he would have to be a murderer. He knew that ninja were supposed to kill, but joining meant it would have to slaughter for its own greediness, not for the sake of a village.
"Whether you choose not to, you have no choice. You've become a strong child." and with that, his uncle threw a purple ring across the table.
"Welcome to the Akatsuki, Eri. I'm glad you joined."
*Yep, sorry, Sasori Fangirls, but no puppet boy or SasoDei in this story! …No Yaoi at all, which really sucks, but I'm trying to make it as realistic as possible!*