Pein watched Sakuras chest rise & fall, she had fallen unconscious even before he reached the room, & when she hadn't woken up in two days, he had to have a medic-nin come in & check her. Turns out that the roseate had a shattered pelvis & somehow was unconsciously healing it, the healing slowed down the rate at which her chakra recovered, meaning it could take at least a week or two; today already being a week.

Sakura started mumbling words in her sleep, she did that a lot but she talked so quietly that he couldn't catch what she was saying. He at least could say he finally got a better look at her, the first time she when he saw he at the training ground she was covered in baggy clothes, the second time he kimono was covering her, both times it was too dark to actually get a god look. When they in Amegakure he handed the girl to Konan who, took her to the observation room & changed her, when he had arrived what he saw stunned him. She had pale white skin, an obvious sign that, she was a hunter-nin (the black pull-over covered her toes, & the hood & mask her face & hair), bright long cherry colored locks, with white streaks covering some areas he & there, an clear symptom of stress, her face was skeletal like, she probably thought she was fat. Couldn't get a good view of her body, the attire was covering it all up, however from carrying her all the way here, he knew she was in top shape, & very light.

Pein was drawn from his thoughts when he noticed the girl start to stir; at least now he could have someone to talk to, the kunoichi seemed like a very interesting person.

"How long have I been out for?" Sakura asked.

"A week." Came her reply

"Oh." Pein heard as he watched Sakura stretch, he was reminded of a cat, for the reason that cats were probably just as flexible.

"That henjutsu you used, how did you do it?" He asked as Sakura observed the chambers she was residing in at the moment.

"How's you find out it was a henj, I used so far nobody knows it is." Sakura said as her eyes landed on the fireplace right across the bed she was occupying.

"I didn't, Itachi had been following you since the day you escaped from him, and he saw you take off the henj. So when I went to find you, he told me to look for a man with pink eyes & dark green hair." Pein explained to Sakura.

"Ah. So what do you want me to tell you?" Sakura retorted as she watched the flicker of the flames.

"You're just gonna tell me, simple as that, you're not going to be difficult about it?" Pein asked a little taken aback that she gave in that fast.

Sakura turned her head to the side, she finally looked at Pein, the glow from the fire had made her skin look bronzed, & Pein actually thought it suited quit well.

"No I'm not going to be difficult about it; You guys could've thrown me into a cold dark cell, & left me there only getting me when needed, for a captive, I'm getting the royal treatment, only an idiot would go & be difficult in a situation like this." Sakura exclaimed

"Ah, well you are right about the royal treatment, but we wouldn't throw you into a cell such as the one you think we would, you would've been thrown into the observation room, there are cameras in there so we would've known your every move. Were getting off the subject at hand tell me about the henj." Pein clarified to Sakura who didn't look too surprised.

Sakura moved around to get more comfortable, she positioned herself were her body was still facing the fire the blanket cover her from the waist down, & her head on its side on her knee, her fingers playing with her hair all the while; Watching Pein warily just in case he tried anything.

"Your right it's not a normal henj, it was made because as an ANBU or hunter-nin a lot of people will be out for your blood. Konohas shinobi numbers were decreasing drastically, because of this we needed to create something that would lessen the numbers. I was going through the latest Bingo book, when I came across Kisames page, having fought him already, I knew it but was just reading cause I was really bored. Anyhow I saw that Samehada stole the chakra of its opponent. Remembering how caution I had to be with him because of that information, it gave me an idea if something could still chakra why couldn't we use something's chakra to cover our own so if we do, have to go into battle the opponent would be identifying a whole different chakra, but thinking it was our own the whole time. I went to the elders about this, & they thought it was a great idea, but the only problem was where we were going to find something to gives us chakra. The elders came up with the idea of taking the dead, saying that there was no other way, & that nobody would know except the elite ANBU, so we took bodies left & right & took every trace of chakra we could get. We needed something that could hold the chakra as it also would be able to recover it as well. Jiraiya created the ankle bracelet that held it & from there I found a way that we could create a henj that was flawless, you could even change the henj to your liking whenever you want. Me never having time to myself, I can't update it." Sakura explained to Pein

"So the henj uses another's chakra all the while acting as your own, that is a flawless henj, & this bracelet also holds whatever henj you come you create. Interesting." Pein exclaimed.

"I have to thank Kisame for this one, guess I should give him back Samehada." Sakura said as her attention went back to the fire.

"Well then looks like I'll be keeping this then." Pein said as he pulled out a metal bracelet.

Sakura turned her attention back to him Sakuras eyes widened into the size of saucers. "Where did you get that?" Sakura said as she was about to jump out f the bed ready to get the bracelet back.

"Well Konan found it in your bathroom when she went to get some of your clothes & sorts, she said it was odd for a female to only have one piece of jewelry & at that a very odd looking one to." Sakura jumped at Pein but he moved before she could get to him, Sakura fell to the floor with a thud.

"Ow that hurt like hell." Sakura said, she stood up & turned towards Pein, was on the other side of the bed & was sporting a smirk.

"That wasn't such a smart move, Sa-Ku-Ra" Pein said as he stretched her name out.

"Give it back." Sakura demanded as she was getting ready to attack him.

"Gomen nasai, I have to now study this so we can use it for our own purposes." Pein explained as he was trying hard to surpress a chuckle.

"That's impossible, only the DNA connected to the bracelet can use it, if an enemy shinobi got there hands on it & tried it on the chakra would automatically kill them, this is another reason why the device is flawless, there is absolutely no way you can use it, & I may have created it but Jiraiya was the one who created the metal; I have no idea where it came from, so once again it would be useless, now give it back." Sakura demanded Pein stood there trying to come-up with something he could use on her but she was right what's the point of studying something that only a DNA connected person can use, she was right the henj was flawless, no wonder she was okay with telling him about it.

A knock came at the door & Konan poked her head into the room, "Madara wants to talk to you." She said as she walked in to the room. "Haruno-san I brought you some clothes from your apartment, I'm sure you don't want to stay in the ones you have on." Konan said as she walked to an armoire next to the window, Pein by now had left the room.

Pein walked up to Madaras study, he knocked once & waited till he heard a 'come in' from the other side & walked into the room closing the door behind him.

"You called for me."

"What is the girl's condition?" Madara asked as he looked out the window

"She's awake if that's what you're asking, fully recovered as well." Came the reply

"Is she now….Pein word of advice, don't get attached to her until we know what path she has chosen, I wouldn't want you to have to kill her if you do, an emotional you is something I won't be able to handle."

"Do you see me as emotionally weak, to have to tell me this?" Pein questioned

"No I'm warning everyone, she's from Konoha, not to mention she's different from them I'm sure you've noticed it, & she happens to be part of the Haruno clan, it wouldn't be wise to get caught up with that." Madara said.

"What does her being in the Haruno clan have to do with anything? From what I know of them they're a non-shinobi clan, business people, is what Itachi has told me." Pein said as he took a seat in front of the desk.

"The Haruno clan was once a great clan, my grandfather used t tell me stories of them, saying that if I ever married to marry a women from the Haruno clan………….Tell me don't you want to know who brought Jiraiya back?"

"What does the Haruno clan have to do with Jiraiya?"

"My grandfather used to tell me that the Harunos had the gift they were blessed, with the gift to bring people back to life, & they were also all elemental users. Although, some say the gods were jealous of this so they took away the gift away, no one in the Haruno clan no member of the Haruno clan has ever been born with it, until eighteen years ago." Madara explained.

"So you're trying to tell me that the kunoichi was born with this gift why, & used it to bring Jiraiya back." Pein said as he put his feet on the desk.

"Yes she did, which means she can bring back some of our member." Madara said as he sat back down at his desk .

"She wont do it, especially if two of the members are Deidara, & Sasori." Pein said.

"She'll do it if we use something in Konoha against her."

"Like what she has no family. No friends that we know of, she has nothing."

"Like you said she has nothing, but she must of at some time…..send Zetsu to Konoha to get information on her." Madara said as he tried to think of a way to persuade her. Not being able to use the Yuba container was hard he knew she'd do anything for him, but it was hard enough trying to capture him for the extraction.

Sakura stepped out of the shower, the hot water had felt so good on her skin, she wished she could just stay in there for eternity. She looked to the counter where her clothes were neatly placed, Konan had been thoughtful enough to bring her, non-mission clothes saying that she shouldn't hide her curves under all that baggy clothes she had. She also said that the clothes were to nice to go unnoticed, she didn't even know why she bought the clothes, oh never mind she had to just in case she needed to play the role of a normal woman, sometimes she wished she was born a boy, it seemed as though the male species had it easy.
Konan sat on the bed making paper cranes, waiting for Sakura to finish getting dressed. When Pein had handed Sakura over to dress her, cause she was only in a kimono & small clothes under most likely. The older Kunoichi couldn't help but be jealous of the younger one, she couldn't understand why Sakura dressed in big clothes when she had the body of a goddess, the girl had an hourglass figure but her breast weren't huge like Tsunade-himes but was a good size she was at least a small B cup, her waist was at least a size 0 if not smaller but her ass, it was bigger than any other kunoichis she had ever come into contact with but it wasn't fat, it was all muscle. Konan couldn't deny the fact Sakura was a beauty, & she was jealous of her. That was the reason why when she was ordered to go & retrieve her necessities, instead of packing her shinobi outfit that she usually wore, & she was probably very fond of, she packed the non-shinobi clothes, that she saw hanging in her closet, sad part was all of it still had the price tags on.

The bathroom door opened, Konan turned her head to see Sakura walk out, now Konan wasn't a lesbian she was all straight, & she had a growing life form in her to prove it, but if she wasn't with Madara she probably would be at Sakuras feet begging to be with her. The clothes she was wearing could turn any goddess, les, & make gods bow down, Sakura had a dark green silk Chinese halter top that had a peep hole in the middle to show just enough cleavage, & it showed off her flat stomach & her belly button (something like an upside down v ) she also had a thin raven colored chiffon material skirt that covered her feet & was covering at least a good five inches of the floor, the skirt clung to her every curve. Haruno Sakura looked like a goddess, & she would be lying if she said she wasn't jealous of Sakura, so she might as well tell the truth now Konan was envious of the younger kunoichi.

"Do I look okay?" Sakura asked in a timid voice, she hadn't dressed like a normal girl in a long time, & she wasn't sure that she had the body to dress like this; she always thought she was too thin.

"You look great; honestly I don't know why you hid your self under those big clothes." Konan answered

Sakura turned back to the bathroom & Konan saw that her halter was tied in the back & was low cut & she could see her back really well. She had a scar that went down her spine in a zig-zag way. Sakura came out of the bathroom quickly with a hair token out of a bun & a brush in her hand. She sat down on the window sill & looked out while brushing her long cherry tresses; Konan could tell she was deep in thought.

"I'm surprised Madara is still able to produce children, I mean no offense I know he's your lover but the mans quite old, I can tell he's aged on the outside but maybe that's the cost at immortality, the youth is on the inside, not the outside." Sakura said as she looked out, Konan shocked that she figured out what the catch to immortality was, & the girl hadn't even seen his face or his body or any body part, oh she was good.

"Yes well he's capable the child growing in my stomach is proof enough." Konan replied as she touched her stomach.

"Oh you just reminded me I have to do a check up on you." Sakura got off the window sill & walked towards Konan, Sakura was just about to touch Konans stomach when a knock interrupted their session.

"Come in." Konan replied as she watched Sakura move back to the window sill. "Konan-sama, a team has just arrived from Shinden no Ginga (temple of the galaxy); Pein-sama & Madara-sama are in a conference at the moment & wish for you too see what they have to say." A maid said the girl had to be at least twelve years old, & yet here she was serving for the Akatsuki.

"Thank you I'll be there in a minute." Konan replied as she got up the young girl already shutting the door.

"Well I suppose we should do my check up some other time, but for now come with me since I can't leave you here alone." Konan said as she walked to the door, Sakura following her actions.

"Tell me what you were talking about when you mentioned, her country, & her family?" Pein asked

"Ah. Well her family is not from Konoha or the Fire coutry at all. The Haruno clan originated from the Snow country, a small village called Namida no Tenshi (tears of the angel)"

"Never heard of it."

"That's because the whole village was slaughtered in cold blood, the shinobi who did were looking for the Shinden no Kwan Yin (Temple of Kwan Yin) but nobody ever gave the information up, only one one clan made it out alive."

"That is intersting."Pein replied

"Anyhow the Haruno clan then moved to Konoha & gave all the information to the Yondaime & he took it to his grave."Madara finished

"& What of her family?"

"Ah they were murdered by the same gang.three years later. " Madara explained

"& why do we care?"

"They were killed do to the fact that the father never came through with his end of the bargain."

"what was the deal exactly?"

"the coordinates to the temple in return for a scroll of some sort."

"Ah."

"anyhow only a two year old made it out alive."

"I take it that it was the girl."

"Correct."

"But when she was questioned after, she kept on rambling about the temple saying she knew where it was, & that she promised her mother not to tell anyone where it was."Madara explained