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Yukiko sighed and snuggled deeper into her warm, firm pillow. The pounding throb of her headache was gone for the first time in years leaving her with a peaceful silence. Not quite silence as she listened closer. Her mind was slowly waking up and she finally realized that beneath her ear was a meaty sounding throb, almost as though...

Yukiko screamed and leapt out of the bed as she realized it was a heartbeat. She had listened to the throbbing beat of someone's heart. She crouched down in a corner, absently noting she wasn't home anymore as a red-haired and blond-haired man sat up, drawing her attention to the fact that there were two beds in the room.

"What's that, Un?" Deidara asked and yawned as he sat up and looked at his partner who was glaring at the redhead crouching in the corner of his room.

"TOBI! GET IN HERE! THIS ISN'T FUNNY!" Sasori yelled then cursed as a whimper was heard from the female. This had to be the prankster's fault. How else would a half-naked girl end up in Diedara's bed?

"TOBI IS A GOOD BOY!" A masked man exclaimed as he walked into the two artists' bedroom. He stopped though and stared at the poor girl cowering on the floor.

"What the FUCK is going on?" Hidan asked as he stomped into the room as well, Sasori's yelling having woke him up.

"How should we know, un? I woke up with her screaming in my ear!" Deidara growled at the Jashinist as Sasori got out of bed and walked over to the frightened and silent girl. He grabbed her by the wrist and tugged her up making her almost fall as her fear had turned her knees to jelly.

"Hey. I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want you to explain how the hell you got in here." Sasori said as he picked her up and dropped her onto Deidara's bed, wrapping the blond's cloak around the half-naked girl's shoulders. She clutched the material around her as she stared at the other two almost nude men. Hidan being shirtless as his usual while Sasori was in just his boxers.

"I I don't k-know. i-I-I woke up in h-his bed, b-but I went to s-sleep in my own." The girl responded, pointing at the blond whose cloak around her. Just then Pein walked in along with Konan.

Pein scowled at the new girl and was just about to ask what she was doing there when said girl froze and her eyes flashed black, the iris turning gold and on her head seemed to be a ghost inlay of the kanji for love.

A low growl was heard from her before her eyes returned to normal and the kanji faded out. Pein snagged the girl by her upper arms roughly and pulled her out of the room,the cloak falling off her.

"Hell, yes! Leave the sexy Bitch with me, Leader-Sama." Hidan could be heard saying as he followed the pierced orange headed man down the hall. A door was slammed in the Jashinist's face, a loud exclamation of"FUCK!" following.

Pein released the girl and sat behind his desk only now noticing her undressed state. A slight blush flooded his cheeks, too light to really be noticed in the dim light from his office lamp.

"Who are you?" Pein asked as he watched the red-head shiver from the cold air.

"Y-Yukiko." Her voice was so soft that Pen had to lean forward to hear her. He looked at the girl closely, realizing just then how similar to the Kazekage they had just finished draining she was. Her eyes were even absent the pupil.

"How did you enter this place?" Pein activated his Rinnengan as he asked, wanting to see if she would lie to him. He also was highly curious about it as they had a very power genjutsu covering their base. Not even Orochimaru could've penetrated it.

"I-I don't know. I woke up in the bed of the one named Dei-Deidara." Yukiko answered him. She was slowly losing her stutter and her voice was quickly becoming stronger and more confident. SHe was no longer shivering either, her body having adjusted to the chilled air. She was beginning to recognize these people as she came out of her shocked state. Somehow she had ended up in the Naruto Universe.

"Pein watched her closely, taking in her now recovered state. She was still just as pale, but she didn't seem to be cold any longer. He glanced over her form, again noting the resemblance to the now deceased Kazekage aside from her large chest, perfectly curved hips and long curly hair.

"You will be a part of this organization from this point forward. Any attempt to defect from the Akatsuki will be an invitation for your death. Do you understand?"

"H-Hai, Leader-Sama."

"Good. Sasori, Deidara's partner will make your uniform, now go get it done. Quickly. We will have company soon." Pein stood and watched as the girl, Yukiko, almost ran from the room.

Yukiko stumbled slightly as she walked down the corridor. She felt strange, almost as though she was sharing her body with another entity. She had had this feeling before right before she had graduated high school. She had watched her friend Ryoto walk away from her home and could've sworn that his skin had turned blue and that he had Samehada, Kisame's sword, strapped to him.

She continued to walk, just realizing that she had no idea as to where Sasori's room was as she crashed into what felt like a wall. She fell and landed on her bottom, her arms catching her as she looked up. She had walked into Kisame. 'Speak of the devil and he shall appear' She thought.

She watched as the shark-man stood and held out a hand to her. Yukiko took it and slowly stood.

"I'm Kisame. Who are you?" The blue man asked as he held onto her hand his eyes taking in the dark bruises forming on her upper biceps.

"Yukiko." She looked up at him from beneath the fall of her blood-colored hair, a blush on her cheeks. "Can you help me find Sasori's room? I'm supposed to go get a uniform from him."

"Sure." Kisame turned and let go of her hand, leading her through the maze of hallways that was the base. As he led her through the living room and into the kitchen a loud swearing was heard just as Konan bumped into the pair, the blue haired woman holding her hand to herself tightly as blood dripped onto the floor.

Yukiko gasped and rushed forward, grabbing the woman's hand as her own hands glowed with a golden light, healing the injury and leaving not even a trace of the injury behind. Konan's shirt was even spotless even though she had been staunching her hand against it.

"How did you do that?" Konan asked, her mouth opened in astonishment. She was just going to Kakuzu to get it stitched up. The Miser being their only medic nin.

"I don't know. I've never done that before. I just saw the blood and reacted. It was almost a compulsion. I couldn't stop myself." Yukiko almost cried when Deidara walked into the room. She hadn't noticed before , but the blond's arms were missing from the elbows down.

Before anyone could blink Yukiko was at the blond's side and her eyes were glowing with such a bright gold that no one could see anything until the light faded. Yukiko was slumped against Deidara, his arms wrapped around the girl. Tears were making silent tracks down the bombers face as his hands flexed, the mouths there slowly licking their newly formed lips.

Yukiko had just healed the blond, forming new arms from his stored clay in his body, making them flesh and blood. She was slightly panting from the effort. She had no idea what had come over her.

Sasori leaned in the doorway, Yukiko's new clothes in his arms as he watched the scene emotionlessly. He had seen everything, his eyes not bothered by the girl's glowing chakra. He was stunned on the inside but he just held out the clothes to the girl as she straightened up, catching her breath.

"How did you know I needed the uniform?" Yukiko asked as she took it from him. Sasori just looked at her impassively.

"Never mind." She pulled the black tank top over her head and pulled her hair out from under the material, thankful that she now had at least a shirt on. She pulled on the tight black ninja shorts and lastly shrugged into the cloak, leaving it unzipped.

"Hi fuckers. It's time for the meeting room." Hidan exclaimed loudly. Konan nodded and ushered the others back into the halls and led them into the cavernous meeting room. On the table lay the deceased Kazekage. His form frozen in death.

A loud gasp of shock was heard as Yukiko ran forward, ignoring the hands attempting to stop her from reaching the body. She had almost reached it when a loud explosion was heard from outside the base.

"They're earlier than I expected." Pein mused as the other members fled the room, leaving just Yukiko, Deidara, and Pein with the body. Pein just then noticed that the bomber had his arms back.

Deidara noticed the look and glanced over at the red headed girl. She had reached the Kazekage and was rocking slowly back and forth, keening in pain. Pein raised a pierced eyebrow but shrugged and left, Deidara following. Neither thought that the leaf nins could enter the base and left Yukiko alone.

Leaf and Suna nins' POV

Sakura watched as a red-head rocked back and forth over Gaara's dead body, seeming to be mourning his death. It confused her. Naruto rushed past her, shouting angrily and dragging the poor girl off his friend, left as quickly as he had arrived. Sakura looked at the Kazekage and placed her hand on his shoulder, transporting them away into a grassy field.

Naruto was there and so was the girl. The blond had knocked her out and she was laying beside the dead Kazekage just as Granny Chiyo walked forward.

"Why? Why did Gaara have to die like this? You're the Kazekage, damn it! You just became the Kazekage!" Naruto shouted as tears poured down his scarred cheeks. His eyes laden with pain.

"Calm yourself, Uzimaki Naruto." Chiyo said as she watched the blond's shoulders shake with his pain.

"Shut the hell up!" His blues were fierce as he looked at the Suna Elder, hatred burning in his eyes. "It's your fault! If you goddamned Sand shinobi hadn't put that monster inside him, this never would've happened! Do you have any idea the kind of burden he carried?!"

Naruto looked at his dead friend then at his sensei and whispered, "Damn the Jinchuuriki. You have no right to act like your better, to label and use us..."

Chiyo looked down at her feet as Naruto's words shamed her and his tears crowded out his voice. Sakura watched her teammate's eyes cloud up with tears as he raised his arm to his eyes, crying into the sleeve. 'Naruto...' She thought s she looked on.

Naruto held his arm over his eyes as he thought,'I couldn't save Sasuke...I couldn't save Gaara...I trained so hard for three years...and nothing's changed...'

Chiyo stepped forward and faced Naruto over Gaara's body, laying her hands over his as she spoke,"I'm happy that someone like you has appeared in the shinobi world we foolish old people created. Everything I've ever done was a mistake. But, now, at the end, it looks like I'll finally be able to do the right thing. The Sand Village and Konoha...Their future will be much different than the way things were back in my day. That strange power of yours that Kakashi mentioned...That power will have a strong influence on the future. Become a Hokage like none before you."

AS she finished she slumped over the Kazekage and Sakura caught her, holding her lifeless form against her as Naruto's eyes were dazed with shock at her sacrifice.

Chiyo's brother looked down at his sister and he said,"Right? Her face looks so peaceful that I keep thinking that she's going to burst out laughing." Silent tears made tracks down Sakura's cheeks as she clutched the elder's body closer to hers as she softly said,"Right. Right!"

Gaara sat up and looked over at the lifeless elder and Sakura before looking at Naruto as Temari spoke,"Naruto. You really are a strange person. You have the power to change people."

Temari was silent for a moment as her and Naruto's eyes locked before she looked away. "Elder Chiyo was always saying that she didn't care what happened to the village. She wasn't the type of person who would do this for Gaara."

Gaara closed his eyes as he listened. is head tilting down as Kakashi spoke,"Elder Chiyo has placed the future in yours and Gaara's hands. A splendid end, befitting a true shinobi."

Naruto turned away from the group as the sun began to rise and said," Just like the Third."

"That's right." Kakashi responded, watching Naruto.

Naruto made a small noise before he said,"I really understand how she felt now."

A startled sand nin exclaimed loudly, "Oh! Gaara-Sama!" As she put her hand on his arm. The Kazekage responded,"I'm fine," and tried to stand, almost falling as a strong hand caught his arm. Gaara stopped in surprise as he looked up. Naruto had grabbed him, his hand supporting his resurrected friend. Gaara looked away and stood fully, pulling away to stand on his own as they both looked at Sakura and Chiyo.

Sakura opened her eyes and looked up at the two ninjas standing before her, Naruto and Gaara's eyes staring down at her and meeting her jade orbs as Gaara spoke,"Everyone, pray for Elder Chiyo." He and Naruto bowed their heads, everyone else following suit except for the pink haired nin as she looked down at Chiyo's peaceful face and thought,'Elder Chiyo...' Before she closed her eyes as well, praying.

Gaara opened his eyes and for the first time noticed an unconscious red-head. She could've been his twin except for the missing shadows around her closed eyes.

Please review and tell me what you thought. I tried to stick as close to the episode at the end as I could. Yes, I had to change some of the characters positions to suit my story. Hopefully it wasn't too confusing.