Hey everyone Chapter three is up. Please let me know what you think,

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I'm still feeling a little rusty. Ive also made this chapter a little longer as requested by a reader.

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Akatsuki Base

Four hundred miles east of the Konoha's prize ninja, a large manor lay secretly hidden. The building's exterior had long since been forgotten, and vines covered ¾ of its walls and windows. The land around lay bland and covered in mostly dirt and gravel, evidence of considerable wear and tear. A large figure appeared slowly out of the shadows of the forest, step by step the figure's large form emerged onto the empty land. 6 foot in height the large man's face was a sea blue colour, his eyes menacingly piercing and slightly cupped by what appeared to be three sets of gills. He grinned, for anyone other than his comrades the sight was truly frightening before he spoke quietly "Home at last huh Itachi". The younger man's body also emerged from the darkness, his face bland like the earth to which he was walking on. The younger man's eyes showed no emotion, however was adorned a blood red colour three tear drops neatly nestled within each iris. His reply to his friends statement was irritating to many , but was completely normal to his partner in crime " hn, Kisame it seems so". Kisame chuckled a deep hearty chuckle that even shock the body of some of their new members.

Kisame and Itachi strode across the ground silently, stepping towards an empty section of the building Kisame made a quick hand gesture and slammed his open hand against the bricks. Within seconds the walls appearance changed and a large wooden door sat nestled in its place, grabbing the handle Kisame pushed slightly allowing the door to creak slowly open. Itachi stepped forward first his body disappearing into the dark corridor without another word, Kisame chuckled his friend never failed to amaze him but unfortune for him he would never change their partnership. After a few moments Kisame also stepped into the darkness and the building's exterior automatically returned to its original state.

With quick strides Kisame made his way through a maze of corridors, passing a number of closed doors along the way. The corridors had been lit by a number of lights which adorned the plain white walls within, but allowed for whoever passed to spot the individuality of each door. Kisame momentarily haltered, turning to his left he placed his large hand on the handle of a door and pushed earning a creak in return. Placing his sword upon the bed, he slowly began untying the large cloak from around his neck. He removed one arm and then the other, allowing it to fall to the floor below. He was not always a fan of the cloak which was deathly black in colour, with blood red clouds covering it for presentation, the material was exceedingly heavy even for a man his size. Laying it across the chair sitting beside the bed, he exited the room slamming the door shut behind him. No more than two steps had been achieved before he heard another door open, a deep voice was easily heard "do you have to slam the door un, some people are trying to sleep un". Kisame's chuckle only seemed to annoy the younger man further, earning a grunt and a door slam of his own. Kisame made it his aim to wind up the newest member of the organization, something the young assisin would learn to take in his stride. Arriving at the end of the corridor, Kisame paused outside two oak doors.

To him this was the worst part of returning from a mission, but he knew it had to be done. Raising his large hand he knocked twice before waiting to hear the familiar voice of their leader. Straining slightly to hear anything from the other side of the door a quiet " come in" could be heard. Standing tall Kisame pushed open the two doors and stepped into the dimly lit room, "leader- sama, Itachi and I have returned with interesting news regarding the scroll". The said leader was sat at the very end of the room, leaving a considerable distance between the large man and himself "and what would that be Kisame, does it benefit us in any way". Kisame grinned his body emitting an excitement of his own "of course leader-sama, we have identified that three leaf ninja are travelling towards Mist in aim to retrieve the scroll. We believe one of the Jinchūriki's companions and Team mate is within the group". A deathly silence filled the large room for what seemed like an hour before the leader spoke, his voice was deep and held a menacing tone "I expect you to retrieve the Jinchūriki's team- mate at whatever the cost, I believe she could be of great assistance to us" Kisame let out a small noise, one that could be compared with one of excitement and nodded his head. Turning quickly he gripped the door handle in hopes of escaping their leaders presence before he ordered them to complete anything else. He didn't make it however and leader's voice broke the deathly silence "oh and Kisame, I expect you and Itachi to take Tobi and Deidara with you, if any one gets in the way…" another pause " you know what to do" and with that he exited the room, the two doors slamming shut behind him.

Kisame sighed rubbing his forehead with the back of his hand, his body felt heavy and with each step he took he was unsure whether he would actually make it to the safety of his room. The long corridor of bedrooms came into focus and he hurried his steps, his eyes focussed on the small Shark symbol beside his door. His hand had just grasped the handle when he felt a deathly presence, he inwardly laughed "I see you left me to deal with him Itachi". The young man smirked, making him look incredible mischievous "my apologies Kisame, I was unfortunately under the impression you knew how to deal with our leader". Kisame's grinned lengthened and he let out a small chuckle "I do but I can never seem to make him as uneasy you do" The two shared a mutual understanding for a few moments before Itachi's face returned to it emotionless state "I heard we have another mission to complete" he said seriously . Kisame nodded "Yes we are to go after a specific leaf kunoichi, a specific team member of our Nine tailed Fox". Itachi's eyes met Kisame and he smirked once more, this time his eyes glistened "well this should be easy, that's the same female that constantly pines for my stupid little brother". With one final nod, both ninja's entered their room, the doors shutting softly behind them.

Back with Sakura, Ino and Hinata

Sakura, Ino and Hinata had been travelling for 6 hours strait, they had passed two villages in that time and the village hidden in the mist was finally coming into view. Sakura smiled softly and turnt to her two team mates "We are nearly there Ino-chan Hinata-chan , as soon as we arrive, Tsunade has booked a hotel room for us to Freshen up" she spat the last words out, knowing full well what her mentor meant by freshen up. The girls nodded in unison and aimed the last bit of chakra into each jump, finally coming to a stop outside the gates . Ino shivered slightly her eyes glancing over the village " ehh this place is so creeeepy" she grumbled, making sure to emphasis the word 'creepy'. Both sakura and Hinata let a giggle surpass their lips before Hinata spoke "it is a very creepy place, but we will be in and out in no time at all."

As the three Kunoichi entered the gates, they were met by two males who flanked either side of them. Sakura smiled at both of them before digging in her medical bag for a small white envelope, unopened and sealed with the symbol of the leaf hokage. The mist ninja gently took the envelope and after scanning its contents, nodded to the three of them signalling it was okay for them to enter. Hinata being brought up the way she had, clasped two hands together and bowed "thank-you very much" her voice sounded delicate but didn't lack confidence. Years of training by her father and cousin had caused Hinata to grow into a beautiful rose, both physically and mentally and she was never short of male attention. The young male smiled back before all the three disappeared into the busy village.

Sakura observed her surroundings with precision, the lives of her team mates laying heavily on her heart. She noted most of the villagers appeared to be normal civilians, she could not identify any chakra presence apart from the two guards at the front gates. The people seemed to be happily going about their daily activities, causing a lot of conversation and muttering between them. Ino and Hinata closely flanked her side, as they made their way through the village, gaining a few suspicious looks as they did. " Something doesn't feel right" Ino mumbled " I can't feel any chakra Sakura and its unusual for such as busy village" Sakura nodded her agreement " Yes I noticed that as well, I think our best move is going to be to get out of sight until tomorrow, there are too many eyes on us right now". The girls moved through the ground as quickly and effectively as possible, following the directions Tsunade had provided. It did not take them long to end up standing in front of a beautiful building, at least 10 levels in height. Sakura motioned her team mates to enter first, her eyes darting around at the people around them.

Once she was satisfied that nobody was following them, she too entered the building. "wow the old bag didn't let us down this time" inner Sakura piped up, she chuckled it certainly was different than other hotels Tsunade had sent Sakura to when on missions. The lobby was held up by six white pillars, three either side of the room. The floor was covered in black tiles and six chairs lay in each corner of the room. Alongside the chairs were side tables, all containing a small lamp and an array of magazines .The walls had been painted white, however magnificent pieces of art work hung from them, giving the room the character it desired. Sakura smiled her body relaxing slightly "wow this is beautiful, don't you think Ino-chan, Hinata-chan". The two girls nodded in agreement, smiles adoring their tired faces. Sakura observed her two friends, both looking haggard, massive bags lay under Ino's eyes, and she noted that Hinata looked a lot paler than usual. Checking into the hotel, the girls exchanged small talk with the female receptionist.

Taking the key from the counter, Sakura smiled sweetly at the receptionist before leaving with Hinata and Ino flanking her sides. It didn't take long to find their room, their tired bodies starting to refuse to work correctly. Sakura pushed the key into the door and turn't, quickly being rewarded with a slight clicking sound, pushing open the door the three girls entered allowing the doors to click shut behind them for the night.