Okay, so here is chapter 2. I hope you enjoy and thank you to both 17child-of-the-moon17 and Akatsuki-kitten1 for you generous reviews! I was really excited to see such positive feedback so quickly.
Running as fast as possible, both Sakura and Kaylina left the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Pushing chakra into their legs and hips, the women sped out towards the border of Fire country hoping that they could out-strip the ANBU they could sense behind them.
Finally, after a few days and what seemed liked hours of endless running, the ANBU signatures faded behind them and the girls decided that a brief resting period was in order. They would be hurting soon from the rate they had been pushing and knew better than to ignore the warnings of the human body. Stopping by a small brook sheltered by large trees, the packs were dropped aching muscles stretched on the forest floor.
"Please tell me we have time to rest." Sakura was rubbing the back of her calves and running green chakra through her legs to sooth the overused muscles. Kaylina was beside her, less hurting, but still massaging her own legs with chakra as well.
"Those signatures are gone so I think we're safe." Kaylina sighed as her aches faded.
"Hey Kaylina, we're close to the border between Fire and Rain. Do you want to push to make it to the nearest town or camp out tonight?"
"Let's push for town. I doubt that anyone this far north has yet heard of two defecting medics, but just in case, let's pull out those black cloaks we packed and keep our hair out of sight. Well….okay, your hair pinky; mine's okay. Also, refrain from using your chakra as much as possible till we know what our next moves are going to be. We don't want to promote our location before we can be sure that the Akatsuki are around."
Sakura sighed wistfully thinking that once again, her hair wasn't an average shade. Yes, there are red heads and various shades thereof, but pink? Not even Kaylina had seen a ninja with pink hair before meeting Sakura. It reminded her of peony flowers; the soft shade that grew naturally.
"Okay, let's rest for 5 more minutes and then we can go."
The ladies finished rubbing their legs down, grabbed the cloaks they needed, and continued northward. By the time the sun had begun to set, they came to a small town that was tucked into the side of a hill and protected by the dense forest on one side. Both Sakura and Kaylina agreed that a hotel with a warm shower was needed and two comfy beds to pass out in.
Finding an inn that was relatively inexpensive, Kaylina let Sakura have first go at that bathroom while she unpacked a few things and set about some basic chores; fixing broken zippers, picking out clean clothes, switching out ninja socks for ones that didn't reek. Stuff like that. Soon Sakura exited the bathroom feeling refreshed and hungry.
While Kaylina took her turn, Sakura donned her cloak and went downstairs to the tiny restaurant to find food and listen for any gossip concerning two missing and wanted medics. Hearing nothing, she returned to the room with two plates full of delicious looking food just as Kaylina stepped out of the bathroom.
"Hey, I grabbed us some food so you should come and eat. Also, I listened for any rumors pertaining to us and I didn't hear anything. Though I did hear that a pair of Akatsuki swept through town about a week and half ago. From the descriptions, I'm guessing it might have been Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki. If we can follow the rumors, we potentially can find them."
Kaylina turned this information over in her mind. One thing she wanted to know was whether any particular pair from the organization frequented this town. If so, then Sakura and her could stay here and wait. If not, then they would have to rely on word of mouth routes to try and catch up to any particular pair floating around.
"Hmmm, we have to figure out if they visit this town often. I don't want to broadcast the idea that we're looking for the Akatsuki in such a way that we get killed before we can even talk to one of the members. I'm certain that some people around here are loyal and will consider us a threat if we don't talk carefully."
"Yeah, I had the same thoughts and refrained from asking if the group that was seen would be back anytime soon. On the flipside, I let the guy I was talking to see that my headband had been cut across so I hope that he at least understood I'm a missing nin. Maybe that will get back to the Akatsuki." Sakura shrugged her shoulders and continued to eat while pondering exactly how they were to get their names out to the Akatsuki as potential recruits.
Kaylina chewed thoughtfully and decided that tomorrow morning would be a better time to observe the town and its people. One thing that Kaylina wanted to start flaunting was that Sakura and herself were medics. She knew that any town without the immediate protection and benefits of a bigger village would rely mostly on doctors passing through which meant there was never a shortage of work. By working with the locals, she would be able to hear more gossip and to promote the guise of missing-nins looking for new prospects.
"Sakura, tomorrow I think you and I should start our mission by helping the locals with our medical skills. I think that if we can insinuate ourselves into the local populace, even for a short time, we will be better able to hear pieces of information and we can pacify some suspicion of not being who we actually aren't…you know….fake defectors."
Sakura laughed quietly and nodded her agreement. After finishing their dinner, the girls retired to their beds and promptly fell asleep.
Morning came bright and early, as only morning can and the girls woke up from force of long habit. Signing, they got ready in plain, non-descript clothes and their cloaks. They walked out from the hotel onto the main boulevard that bisected the town and began looking for some kind of indication of the local medicine man or at least a gathering place for those injured to seek help.
Instead, they found a small side section of a store selling herbs dedicated to helping those who were sick or wounded. There was one room that had a cot, a chair, and a shabby, swinging light hanging over head. A desk pushed up against the opposite wall of the bed was barren. Very professional and all, don't ya know?
The owner of the store was named Tzuo and he explained that he had some amount of medical knowledge but only enough to cover scratches and bring down fevers from colds. Granted, they didn't have major accidents often, but it was difficult and long to travel to the nearest village, Village Hidden in the Rain, to find medics for anything less.
"Well, my partner and I are in town for awhile and we would like to offer our skills. My name is Kaylina and this is Sakura. We are fully trained medics that have defected from Konoha and we'll work in exchange for shelter and food."
"Hmmmm, I see. I would like to see some of your skills. Anyone can claim they're a medic, but it's different if you can prove it." Tzuo spoke gruffly and tried to appear intimidating. The truth was, both Sakura and Kaylina could see he was will into his 60's despite still being fit and the act was mostly an attempt to protect himself and others.
"I understand. Do you have someone available that we can help or do we have to wait?"
Tzuo hesitated. Ai's little girl was sick with a high fever, chills, weakness, and some kind of rash that was slowly spreading all over her body. He had given Ai some herbs for free in hopes that they would help the symptoms and ease the girl's suffering, but it had been 3 days. He told Ai if that Rika wasn't better by tomorrow, he would make the journey to Amegakure to seek help.
Tzuo looked at Sakura and Kaylina. He saw two women in the 20's who were attractive and had kind looking eyes. He thought that it was odd for missing ninjas to have kind eyes, but he reflected that they may have only recently defected so they wouldn't have had time to obtain the hard, cold look he had often seen in other missing nins. Besides, if they proved to be dangerous he would send a bird requesting the aid of the Akatsuki and that would solve any problem these two might present.
"No, you don't have to wait. There is a local little girl who is sick with something I haven't come across. She has a fever, chills, general weakness, and some kind of rash that is slowly spreading across the body. I gave the mom some of my herbs to help with the kid's discomfort, but all they do is reduce the fever for a few hours and slow down the rash. You can start with that. The kid's name is Rika and her mom is Ai. They live down the street above the clothing store that Ai runs. I'll walk down with you."
Sakura nodded to Kaylina and they followed Tzuo out the door where he closed his shop. Walking down the street gave them an opportunity to look observe the town. There were stalls selling fruits, vegetables, grains, fish, and meat product while the stores that sat behind sold clothes, jewelry, tools, weapons, pottery, and various other items. Over all the town was small, but well to do and it seemed that it was centered on a major trading route into Amegakure to boot. This would be a perfect means to start their research and find the Akatsuki.
They reached the clothing store that Ai ran and walked in. Tzuo took Ai aside and explained who and what Sakura and Kaylina were. Ai looked first suspicious and distrusting, but then gave a second glance when Tzuo kept talking. She saw a young 20 something ninja that looked open and friendly with pink hair of all things, and a slightly older ninja with sandy blonde hair that seemed to be an old, peaceful soul. Tzuo assured Ai that Sakura and Kaylina were here to help Rika and quietly told Ai that if trouble ensued, he would send for the Akatsuki and they would deal with the two strangers. Ai finally consented and asked Sakura and Kaylina to come up stairs.
"Please understand that my daughter is only 5 years old and I would ask that you treat her with the utmost gentle care you possibly can. The rash hurts to be touched and inflames when handled too much."
"When did you noticed that Rika seemed off or sick?" Kaylina asked.
"About 2 days before the rash showed up. She didn't want to play outside and she didn't want to eat anything. She looked pale and sweaty. That brings the total amount of days she's been sick to 7."
"Hmmm, have you been able to get fluids into her?"
"A bit, but I'm worried that it's too little."
They entered the room that was the little girls' and saw a pale child resting under a light quilt. Kaylina walked over and sat down on the chair that was beside the bed. Sakura pulled back the cover and Rika stirred.
"Hey kid, how are you feeling?" Sakura asked gently as she placed green flowing chakra hands on the kid's head and stomach.
"Hmm, I'm okay." Rika spoke softly and weakly and her eyes remained closed.
Sakura checked her systems and vital signs. She noticed that Rika was dehydrated, low on nutrients, and that she was suffering from rubella. Wiping her chakra through the kid's systems, Sakura cleaned out the virus and forced the rash to recede. She then eased the internal temperature back to normal. Rika sighed and opened her eyes.
"Feel better?"
"Yeah, are you a ninja?" Asked Rika as only an inquisitive, non-self-preserving 5 year old can ask.
Sakura laughed. "Yeah, I'm a ninja."
"That is so cool! And you're a pretty ninja too!" Rika squealed in delight in that cute, unbearable way that only 5 year olds can.
Sakura laughed again and ruffled the kid's hair. Ai was happy and felt more comfortable around the two missing-ninja.
"Rika needs a lot of fluids over the next couple of days and some rich food. Most of her systems are still going to be recovering from the illness even though I wiped it out. The rash is gone and so is the fever. I would say that by the end of the week, she'll be out playing with the other kids."
"Thank you both so much for you help. I was worried that we would have to travel to Amegakure to find some help. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do for you."
Kaylina turned towards Tzuo and asked that if he could spread the word about her and Sakura. Anyone with any problem was welcome to seek them out for treatment and they would be staying at the inn down the street from his store.
Two weeks passed in which Sakura and Kaylina were kept busy with helping the local populace. In that time they learned that the Akatsuki were respected this close to Amegakura and that the town's people depended on them for protection and help.
It was surprising to the two women to hear that the Akatsuki protected anyone at all. From all accounts of those who had been allowed to survive battle, the members were ruthless, powerful, and something to be feared. Also from the women that lived in town, the members were good looking and most were convinced that they lived outlandish lives and had secret affairs with powerful kunochi.
During that time, Sakura and Kaylina gained a kind of trust from the locals. It was to such an extent that it was Tzuo who visited them at the inn and told them one day that a couple of the Akatsuki were headed into town and if they wanted to disappear, he wouldn't be informing the pair of where they went. Sakura felt extremely grateful towards the man, but looked to Kaylina for a response.
"We have no problem with the Akatsuki. Since we are ninja without a homeland, we hold no ties or alliances. If this pair asks about us, please don't put yourself in a compromised position. Tell them what they want to know and even bring them here if they insist on meeting us."
When Tzuo left the room, Sakura turned to Kaylina.
"Do you think this is it? Will we be given an opportunity to explain ourselves and ask to join?"
"I have no clue. I hope that this pair is reasonable and willing to listen. I would prefer to deal with someone who is calm and level headed so that we can fully explain. If they become hostile, we may have to fight in such a way as to prove that we are capable ninja without appearing weak. We would have to peak their interest and that's difficult when you're trying to brain someone." Kaylina let out a derisive snort at the thought.
The girls sat in their room that day and waited.
"Fuck you Kakuzu. I hate you and will sacrifice you to Jashin one day you heathen fucker." Hidan spoke in a more drawled, relaxed tone. He was too hot to make good on his threat and he didn't want Kakuzu to rip his head off again. It wasn't the pain that bugged him; it was the hours that Kakuzu would leave his head in the middle of the road while he went to collect a bounty or harass some poor individual for money. On top of that, Kakuzu hadn't done or said anything to prompt the comment either so Hidan knew better than to push his luck.
Kakuzu closed his eyes for what felt like the millionth time that day alone. Hidan was too hot even though he had removed his shirt and wore his cloak almost completely unbuttoned. He was just complaining like a 5 year-old to spread the misery around. Why did he have to be immortal? Why? Kakuzu counted back from 100 in his head and reminded himself that excessive stress wasn't good for anyone's health.
"Hidan, I understand that you are hot and cranky like a child, but please act like the adult you're supposed to be. If you can't shut your mouth till we get to town, I'll stitch it shut for you."
Hidan glared at Kakuzu and remained silent. They were about an hour from a little town that straddled a trade route into Amegakure and Pein wanted them to see if there was word about some potential recruits. Surprisingly, Pein had told them that if they were to find someone who they thought would be a good candidate, they were to engage them in combat, test their skills, and if the potential recruit mustered up, knock them out and return to base with them.
So far, Hidan and Kakuzu had encountered 3 potential ninja and had killed all 3. One death had been on accident when Hidan had swung his scythe a second after Kakuzu had used his threads to immobilize the guy. Hidan had taken the guy's head off and Kakuzu had ripped Hidan's head off for being an impulse, insufferable idiot who hadn't been paying attention to what Kakuzu had been doing and consequently cost them a new recruit.
As they neared the town, they were greeted by the owner of the best inn available and were given a room free of charge. Not that any owner would demand payment from Kakuzu, but the display of generosity helped to smooth things over a bit. Hidan immediately jumped into a shower saying that a cold rinse was just what the doctor ordered while Kakuzu left for the main lounge and sat at the bar. He asked the bar tender if anyone interesting had been in town.
Said bar tender informed (read babbled) Kakuzu about the two missing nin medics and how wonderful they had been since being here. He went on to describe the variety of illness and injuries the two women healed with ease, how good looking they were, how kind they had been, and how sad it was to see such young souls on their own like that.
'The Akatsuki are in need of medics. I can only stitch people back together and I would rather not have to.' Kakuzu mused to himself.
"Where are these women staying?"
"They're down the main boulevard at the inn, sir, and another thing. They're from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, but they defected. Their headbands are slashed."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, sir. They confirm it themselves and they say that they have no problems with the Akatsuki."
"Thanks for the info, Hami."
"No problem sir, glad to be of service. Would you and Hidan like your meals brought to your room sir, or will you be dining in the hall?"
"Our room will be fine."
"Yes sir."
Kakuzu left the bar to return to the room to inform Hidan. His mind was churning with the information and he felt that he should meet the two missing ninja himself. If for nothing else, they might be in the bingo book and an easy bounty had no excuse to be missed.
Hidan was out of the shower and lounging on the bed when Kakuzu walked in.
"There are two missing medic ninja from the leaf village here in town. I want to meet them and see if they're potential recruits or bounties."
"From leaf? That's a long ass away. Why the fuck come to Rain? There are better prospects over by Wave for medic work."
"I intend to ask them."
"Are they guys or girls this time?"
"What does it matter? We'll kill them regardless if they aren't what we're after."
Kakuzu had sat down on the edge of other bed and regarded Hidan with strange eyes of red and green.
"It fuckin' matters to me stitch-ass. If they're bitches, I wanna know if they're hot."
"Because you're so attractive right?"
"FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!" Hidan bellowed. He hated when Kakuzu wouldn't answer a simple question and instead, taunted him.
"We both know I'm attractive and infinitely better looking than you'll ever be shit-head."
"Yeah, okay, believe whatever helps you sleep at night you loud mouth prick."
With this lovely exchange of words that oozed friendship, the two stopped talking and waited for dinner to arrive. Once done consuming their meal, Hidan fell asleep and Kakuzu went to shower. After his shower, he too went to bed thinking about meeting the two mysterious shinobi first thing in the morning.
Kaylina and Sakura woke up the next morning to a frantic Tzuo informing them that two Akatsuki members were downstairs and requested their immediate presence.
"Please hurry. Hidan and Kakuzu aren't patient and if there is going to be a fight, I don't want it in the town."
"Calm down. Please inform them that we just woke up and will be with them shortly."
Once the door closed behind Tzuo, Kaylina jumped up and stuffed the various scrolls and items back into their respective places. Thankfully, Sakura and her were tidy so there wasn't much to pick up.
"Kaylina, this duo is reported to be the most aggressive of all the pairs known. Hidan is supposedly immortal and Kakuzu has some sort of jutsu that keeps him alive way beyond normal standards. Moreover, both stand out for their cruelty in battle and their greed. I don't think this is the group that I want to talk to about joining the Akatsuki organization. They don't sound like they'll listen or remain level headed."
"I agree, but we don't have a choice. We're lucky we have a group here in town to talk to at all. Beggars can't be choosers."
"Fuck. Okay, well, if it comes to fighting, I'll take Hidan and you can have Kakuzu. From what I read, that'll be the best match up for our survival. I would also suggest separating them such that we're in the middle of the battle field and their on opposite ends."
"Not a bad idea Sakura. Alright let's move it, remember what Ibiki taught us to say and how. This moment is critical I feel and we can't blow it."
Kaylina and Sakura slowly walked downstairs to the main lobby. Hidan wolfed whistled seeing that the two women were in fact very good looking. Sakura glared at him, but remained silent. Kakuzu sized them up and felt for their chakra strength. Nothing surprising from the pink-haired girl, but the blonde had quite a bit of chakra, almost enough to rival himself.
"Good morning. I'm Kaylina and this is Sakura. I understand that you wished to speak with us?" Kaylina raised a slim eyebrow at Kakuzu. He was amused to see that she deferred to him rather than Hidan. Usually girls around Hidan's age addressed him first and then Kakuzu, but this one seemed to be ignoring the Jashinist. Potentially it might have had something to do with the wolf whistle. He also liked the way she wore her face mask. It made her eyes almost glow, the way his did.
"We have heard that you two are medics new to town."
"We are." 'And water is wet', Kaylina thought.
Silence stretched out and the pregnant pause became awkward. Kaylina broke it by asking, "Is there a problem?"
Kakuzu blinked, realizing he had dropped the conversation while he had been silently conversing with Pein. Pein had given him the go-ahead to test the medics and see if they were up to par.
"No bitch. Not unless you start one." Hidan smirked. He had heard what Pein had said and was eager to fight. Sakura stiffened further detesting the man before her and the way he talked to them. She felt her temper starting to rise.
"Hidan, shut up."
"Fuck you Kakuzu." Kaylina cut in before they began to fight each other.
"Look gentlemen, if you're just here to verify what and who we are, I'm sure we can satisfy any amount of questioning you have within reason. If not, then I would ask you to leave us alone. We have patients to see this morning and we're not here to fight."
When Kakuzu didn't respond, Sakura and Kaylina gathered their stuff and made for the door. It was just as Kaylina had pulled the door open that both women felt more than saw the kunai thrown at their backs. Dodging to opposite sides, they spun around and faced the two men who were on their feet.
"You will leave when I tell you to." Kakuzu's voice was cold and bored. He wanted to get out into the open, not tear down an inn that might claim damage fees against Pein. The two women quickly glanced at each other and then darted away. The pink-haired once, Sakura, he recalled, darted up the stairs they had come down earlier and Hidan went after her. He was left facing Kaylina who darted out the door and down the street. He pursued, slightly interested to see that she was fast on her feet and had a nice butt. Not that he cared or anything, he was just making an observation.
They came to the edge of the forest that protected the town and gained appropriate distance from each other. Kaylina had focused her blue chakra into her hands and shaped it like blades. She also had prepared two shadow clones; one that was already under the ground and another transformed into a kunai on her belt. Kakuzu released threads from his arms and sent half straight towards the woman while the other half punched underground and shot towards her.
She darted around the bunch sent at her chest and pushed off the ground having been informed by the disappearing clone underneath what was coming a split second before her legs would have been entangled. Kakuzu narrowed his eyes and tried again by spreading his threads a greater distance and adding more to the withering mass already attacking the kunochi.
She was managing to block his attacks and had even thrown a few blades back at him. Woo-hoo. Kaylina glanced down at Kakuzu and smiled underneath her mask. Kakuzu was surrounded by kunai that she had thrown and had dismissed them for being blades. Little did he know, that the one blade that had landed to the left and behind him was actually her shadow clone and a few other blades had paper bombs rolled around the handles. Kaylina called to Kakuzu to distract him from her release of her clone.
"You seem pretty agile for an old man. Let know if you need a break or something. I wouldn't want to wear you or anything."
Kakuzu resented being called an old man. Yes he was in his 90's but the jutsu he used preserved everything about his body but his heart. In truth he was a 90 year old man, stuck in a 28 year old body that didn't age. His temper was rising and he pushed his attacks to be faster and more brutal.
Suddenly, the paper bombs rolled around the kunai handles went off sending Kakuzu flying up into the air while twisting around. He was then promptly kicked back into Mother Earth by a blonde ninja. As he lay there, he realized what she had done and resolved to keep those blades away from himself the remainder of the fight. His respect for the kunochi rose a notch. Just as Kaylina was beginning to grin and walk towards where Kakuzu lay, she felt a massive presence behind her.
"That was a clever trick you pulled. It won't work twice." Kakuzu whispered into her ear and Kaylina shivered. For a moment she felt small and vulnerable when he loomed over like that, but she was sent flying through a couple of trees before she could gather her wits. As she attempted to get up quickly a black thread wrapped around her right wrist and left leg from underground and Kaylina cursed silently. She was pinned to the ground and unable to move from the spot. More threads laced upwards and wrapped her free hand and leg along with her waist. No matter how much she yanked, she was caught. Kakuzu walked over, disappointment clear on his face because this really hadn't been a fight and she was good looking.
It wasn't everyday that a sexy woman would go toe-to-toe with him and more rare that someone could trick him. As he walked up to the woman, he was slightly turned on to see her so thoroughly tied to the ground without fear in her eyes. Just as he was about a foot away, Kaylina laced chakra to her hands and cracked the group around her. With a slight slack in the threads, she darted away and threw more kunai at Kakuzu. Kakuzu was mildly surprised and took his cloak off to reveal more stitches.
Kaylina changed her chakra back to the blade form and realized that this battle was going to have to end quickly if she wanted to live. She charged Kakuzu and got within the circumference of his threads to engage him with a bit of hand to hand. She slashed with her chakra blades and quickly realized that whatever Kakuzu had done to his skin, her blades weren't able to cut through. She changed from blades back to ground busting chakra and started throwing kicks and punches towards Kakuzu's head. If she could knock him out, she would have a shot. The problem was that Kakuzu was really good at deflecting and returning every hit and kick with interest. Kaylina quickly starting sporting bruises that would be the nasty purple kind and her chakra was being spent rapidly.
Kakuzu separated himself from her after catching on that she was trying to brain him.
'Devious little thing' he thought to himself. He decided that she might be worth carrying back to Leader. He launched another campaign of threads, but this time, he intended to stab her. Kaylina saw the vicious looking points on the threads and retreated to chakra blades again. She modified the chakra to cut through the threads and beheaded the spear points aimed at her. Unfortunately, that didn't stop the movement of those threads and she soon found herself once again bound. Kakuzu appeared in front of her.
"I'm surprised you managed to cut some of my threads. Very few people can do that. I think Leader will be interested to meet you."
Kaylina, out of patience with him and the fight, starting to feel the pounding he had given her, replied with, "Go to hell and rot there." He loomed over her and smiled right before knocking her consciousness out the window. He made sure her hands and feet were bound before slinging her limp form over his shoulder and went to see how Hidan was doing.
Hidan was having a ball. Right after Sakura had darted up the stairs back at the inn, Hidan had given chase. He had been punched right in the face by Sakura when he had rounded the last corner. She left him sputtering blood and darted out an open window down to the street. Despite the blood on his face and chin, Hidan had grinned and darted after her.
Their chase ended on the exact opposite side of town from where Kaylina and Kakuzu had gone. Since Sakura had been ahead of him, she had stopped and turned around to assess her surroundings. Unfortunately, she didn't get long as Hidan charged straight at her without bothering to look around or stop. Swinging his scythe down at Sakura, she back-flipped out of the way and then a few more times to keep her distance. Hidan continued his pursuit of the pinkette until Sakura got tired of dodging and heeled kicked Hidan in the side of the head. This sent him flying across the road and into the hill behind him.
Quickly Sakura darted after him and laced green chakra to her hands and punched him full in the gut. The blow created deep cracks in the hill that was behind Hidan and Sakura knew she had broken ribs and ruptured organs. She became deeply disturbed, however, when Hidan smiled and grabbed the arm that was still in his gut with both hands twisted it behind her back. He pushed off the hill while holding Sakura's arm against her back in a painful manner.
"You are certainly a fucking sexy bitch. I enjoyed that last punch a lot and I'll be returning the favor." Sakura tried to keep ease away from him, but Hidan not only had a fierce grip on her arm but also had bent her over slightly and pressed himself to her so closely that his breath stirred her bangs. Sakura felt her sides tingle and tighten with the proximity.
She then stomped her foot causing the ground underneath them to fracture apart. Hidan was forced to release Sakura and seperate. Too bad he couldn't sacrifice her to Jashin. Hidan knew well enough that Pein wanted to meet these medics if they proved up to par and if Sakura's strength and agility were anything to go by, he figured the pink haired ninja would be up to par.
He streaked forward and began a barrage of attacks throwing kicks and punches like a tornado. Sakura was fast, but it was everything in her power to keep up. Still, a few blows landed and they would leave deep bruising. Sakura then got a brilliant idea and focused a tiny bit of chakra to her finger tips. Leaping over Hidan's head to dodge a punch, she twisted in mid air and brushed her fingers right against the base of Hidan's skull effectively paralyzing him throughout his body. Hidan fell face forward to the ground and began to swear a storm. Sakura bent down next to Hidan and moved to knock him unconscious with a chakra blast threw the brain when Hidan pushed himself up. Sakura was stunned.
"I just paralyzed you! How did you unblock the chakra I put in your system?!"
"Bitch please, I worship Jashin. Don't you know that I'm immortal? Anything you do to this body doesn't fucking stick for more than a few minutes."
Sakura backed away trying to come up with a new plan. If chakra blocking didn't work and he wouldn't sustain damage over battle, what could she do to stop him and win? She also realized that she and Kaylina had been separated even though Hidan and Kakuzu were too, which meant that Sakura didn't have back up.
Sakura formed some hands seals and slapped her palm on the ground. Immediately water began to soak the ground and Sakura used that water an attempt to imprison Hidan. As Sakura was trying to get him to stand still long enough in one place for the water to stick, Hidan was back to using his scythe and swinging it from any direction at Sakura. Sakura noticed that the design of the 3-bladed device wasn't so much as to kill as it was to maim. She began to gather small cuts on her arms and legs from having to deflect the object. She wasn't as fast as Hidan was, but she was smarter.
She danced around Hidan in a circle right on the water and then used a shadow clone to grab a hold of him from behind. The ten seconds that Hidan struggled with trying to get at the clone was just enough time for Sakura to enact the water prison and trap Hidan. He would have screamed curses at her if he could have, but water filled his mouth when he opened it. Finding the water too dense to move in, Hidan realized he would have to wait for Kakuzu to show up to distract the kunochi from holding the prison.
Sakura, on the other hand, was stuck in a dilemma. She had immobilized Hidan for the time being, but it consumed a fair amount of chakra to maintain and soon Hidan would be out again. Moreover, she was worrying about Kaylina and how she was fairing against Kakuzu. She was really stuck.
This was the one trapping technique she had been taught by Kakashi-sensei. Other people caught in this prison would eventually drown or become too exhausted to fight back if it were released in time. Hidan was immortal, so it didn't make a damn bit of difference if he drowned or not. Moreover, Sakura didn't have the best reserves of chakra either and she didn't want to be depleted when he got out. But again, what difference did having chakra do? Anything inflicted on Hidan's body was reversed in a matter of seconds to minutes. Not enough time for it to be effective.
Unless….Sakura severed his head from his body!
That would be the one way to stop Hidan from moving and neutralize him as a threat!
Sakura lowered the portion of the water prison such that Hidan's head was free and took out a kunai. Pushing chakra along the blade to make it a longer and sharper, Sakura approached Hidan.
"What bitch? You going to stab out my eyes? Good fucking luck, they'll grow right back."
"No Hidan, I'm going to remove your head from your body and play soccer with it. I hope you don't mind too much." She grinned sweetly and swung her blade. Unknown to her and to Hidan's great amusement, Kakuzu had just arrived with Kaylina still passed out on his shoulder and he darted to get behind Sakura before her swing cut Hidan's head off his neck.
Kakuzu whacked Sakura at the base of her skull to knock her out and the water prison collapsed spilling Hidan backwards.
A moment of silence ensued where Kakuzu pinched the bridge of his nose and Hidan picked himself up.
"Did you really get trapped in a water prison by a girl no older than 20? How pathetic."
"Shut the fuck up old man. I had it under control, I was already pulsing my chakra to break the prison before you interrupted."
"Sure, because she totally wouldn't have cut your head from your body before you got out."
"FUCK OFF! JASHIN DAMN YOUR ASS!"
"Stop screaming and pick her up. We're taking these women with us back to the hotel and don't forget to place a chakra seal on her so she can't use her chakra. And also secure her bonds. If she's like anything this blonde was, she'll be devious and figure a way out if we don't take precautions."
"Don't tell me what the fuck to do you son of a bitch." Hidan grumbled and took care of Sakura as Kakuzu had instructed. Then Hidan picked Sakura up and flung her over his shoulder and both shinobi when back to the hotel to freshen up and secure their charges.
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