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Title:Life at Stake

Summary: Ever wonder what the Akatsuki do in their free time?

Anime: Inuyasha/Naruto


The tensions were high. A few noises could be heard, but it went back to the deafening silence. Blue eyes drifted to her opponents on the other side, Hidan, Kakuzu, Itachi and Kisame.

Pein, Tobi, Sasori, Deidara, and Konan were in the background. Not making their move, just yet. Going over of what she knows about them, she planned her next move.

Hidan, the immortal, foul-mouthed, and masochistic partner of Kakuzu a former ninja of Yugakure, the Village Hidden in the Steam. Member of the Jashin religion, a religion that worships a deity of the same name and where wreaking anything less than death and utter destruction in battle is considered a sin. His religion's experimentations have led to the creation of his unique abilities; by consuming an opponent's blood and then drawing Jashin's triangular-design on the ground, Hidan can create a voodoo doll-link with his opponent. Once this link is created, any damage done to Hidan's body is reflected on his opponent, allowing him to kill them by giving himself fatal injuries. Because he is immortal, Hidan is not impaired while doing this, instead finding pleasure in the pain it causes him.

Kakuzu, partner of Hidan and a former ninja of Takigakure, the Village Hidden in a Waterfall. Kakuzu is greedy and joined the Akatsuki to seek out valuable bounties. However, he is extremely temperamental leading Kakuzu to dislike having a partner and eventually killing whoever he is partnered with in a fit of rage, being paired up with the immortal Hidan as a result. His body is composed of large amounts of black threads, allowing him to reattach any body part, his or another, back onto its owner. The threads are also capable of piercing flesh, which Kakuzu uses to remove the still-beating hearts of his opponents for his personal use while executing a forbidden Jutsu called Jiongu to integrate their hearts into his body to cheat death and extend his life indefinitely.

Zetsu, the only member of Akatsuki, to regularly act without a partner. Part a result of his ability to merge with any object and quickly travel to a new location, something that few other ninja are capable of. Because of this ability he serves a variety of different positions in Akatsuki, such as a spy that observes and reports on battles of interest or a lookout during Akatsuki's meetings. He is cannibalistic, and is often sent to dispose of bodies Akatsuki does not want found, mirroring the large Venus flytrap that envelops his body. Zetsu's body is split into two different colors, his right side being black and his left being white. Similarly, the two sides have their own personalities and knowledge bases, frequently leading to discussions and arguments between the two.

'Great… Two immortals, one who can 'predict' the future and one cannibal.' Kagome thought.

Shifting a bit, her eyebrow ticked. Looking down at her 'weapons', she waited for their turn, knowing she'll win this time. She placed down a cooking book; for god knows, males can't cook in her absence, plant seeds, a bag of gold coins, and bandages. Her eyes drifted towards the blue male.

Kisame looked down to his very own 'weapons. Only three pairs and two pairs. The odds were against him. He knew he should have kept those other 'weapons' but it was over. You can't go back into the past. He put down two silver kunai. His eyes moved onto the stitched man.

Kakuzu looked down to his 'weapons' and noticed that they were straight. Knowing he has a chance to beat them, he threw his bag of gold into the pile. His pale eyes bore into the male on his left, Hidan.

Cursing into his mind while keeping a poker face, Hidan looked at his weapon. They were useless; he knew he should have kept his other hand. For the female to put down useful items, Kisame to put down two silver kunai's, and Kakuzu to throw a bag of gold into the pile, he instantly knew that they weren't buffing. Still, he kept his poker face.

Itachi seeing that they were finished with their bets, he nodded. Eyes shifting towards to the male on his right.

Cursing out loud, Hidan threw his pile of weapons onto the table. The other snickered seeing that it was useless.

Itachi shifted his eyes to Kakuzu, and he laid down his cards.

"Fucking shit!" Kisame cussed. He put down his cards without Itachi's eyes on him, and they all saw he had a full house. But Kakuzu had a straight.

All of the male's eyes looked at the female with blue eyes. She calmly placed the cards on the table and waited. Seeing them anxiously, she turned one over.

A ten of spades appeared.

Next card, jack of all spades.

Body shifting nervously… they continued to wait.

Queen of all spades.

Kagome could hear the males swallowing deeply.

King of all spades…

She can hear what they were all thinking…

'No fucking way…'

And the last but not least card…

Turning the last card over, the males at the table groaned sadly.

Ace of spades.

She certainly had them all beat. Not even Itachi could beat hers.

"I believe the jackpot is all mine boys. Better luck next time." Gathering the piles she went over her prizes.

Nodding that today was fun. She gathered her cards and shuffled.

"Another round…?"

Getting a negative response, she pouted lightly. Going to where Tobi, Sasori, and Itachi; which moved to the couch when the game was set, laid down on their laps. Her head on Tobi's lap, middle body on Sasori, and legs on Tobi's, she shifted her eyes towards the screen.

Just an everyday life of the Akatsuki, when not taking over the world.

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