Hi again. I've been waiting to complete this chapter for a long time. Hope you like it.
Konan walked away from the little gathering and approached her partner's door. She knocked thrice and entered.
"Well?" asked Pain when she entered.
"She passed, she managed to knock out itachi and blind him temporarily "said konan.
"Impressive, I must say this organization is in for some profits if this girl keeps working this way" said the leader.
"There's only one thing I'm worried about, "said Konan.
"What's that?"
"Well when I first met her, she appeared to have the water and earth charka nature, but today not only did she use water, she used lightning and a strange new technique called the moon release" said konan.
The leader did not say anything but Konan noticed how his shoulders stiffened a little.
"Yes it is not uncommon for the Tsukigan to gift its wielder with various charka natures, I bet you she could have used all five basic charka natures if needed be" said Pain.
"Even so, this Moon release is not an ordinary charka nature, it managed to extinguish the flames of amaterasu before they could reach full heat, and they also managed to weaken Itachi's eye" said Konan.
"I think its time that we learnt bits more about this Tsukigan, Konan, go and call the girl immediately "said Pain.
"Ok "said konan stepping out of the room.
After 5 minutes Konan returned with Kimiko who was now wearing her Akatsuki cloak.
"Welcome, I hear that you've defeated Itachi at the practice "said the leader.
"Well he was a formidable opponent and I think his health isn't doing to well, but all that apart why have I been summoned?" she asked.
" I think its time I got to know a little more about this very unique Kekke genkai of yours, would you please reveal everything to me, would you trust me to do that ? " asked the leader gently.
Konan gaped, she had never seen her partner behaving so gently with anyone except herself, not that she was jealous or anything but wondered what had made Pain be so tolerant.
"Well seeing that I'm a part of this organization I was intending to reveal everything to you, but I guess now would be a good time" said Kimiko quietly.
"Please begin, don't leave anything out, we both have lots of time "said Pain referring to Himself and Konan.
"It all began about 500 years ago when one of my direct ancestor who was an ordinary farmer discovered in his fields one day that all his crops were turning grey, all the greenery of his fields were going out, and by the time harvest season arrived all his crops were a silvery grey in color" said Kimiko looking out of the window.
"Hmm, interesting, go on "said Pain.
"This began having a negative effect on his sales, I mean who wants to eat something which is unnaturally colored, they began to have doubts on his crops and they all left his land alone, all his workers, and helpers left their jobs. One day my ancestor, whose name was Ichiro decided to find out the cause of this unnatural phenomenon"
" One night during the full moon he was guarding his fields when he looked at the sky and saw that a large bird like creature was flying across the sky, according to his manuscripts it wasn't like a bird but more like a mutant with scales and, horns and around eleven tails"
"He was so shocked at what he saw that he couldn't do anything but watch, as the bird like creature flew by it dropped silvery powder like substances on his field and disappeared in the moonlight. The next full moon ichiro was ready for the bird, as soon as he saw it he, shot at it with his gun, and though it appeared hit, the bird carried on"
" Ichiro looked in despair as the bird flew by, but then the bird took a u turn and started heading towards Ichiro, he got a clear view of its face, it was a horrible, like a monsters face and it had three eye, the third one open vertically on its forehead"
"The bird swooped down and nearly missed killing Ichiro with its beak, but as it was going by it scratched Ichiro with one of its claws causing a u – shaped scar to form on his forehead"
"After that Ichiro discovered that he too, like the bird had now got three eyes, he could not open the third eye at will, only during the full moon could he open it and when he did open it, it gave him wonderful power like summoning creatures of another world, and making things happen that one could ordinarily not do, strangely he never saw that bird again, even during the full moons"
"I'm, assuming that normal life resumed for your ancestor?" asked Pain looking mesmerized.
"Yes, but he was no longer a farmer, the third eye quadrupled his fighting skills and soon he married a woman and started the Tsukiga Clan, they grew so powerful that they became rulers of that place and began calling it Tuskigakure, I believe the naming of the villages created by the first Hokage were taken from this name" said kimiko.
"However after the first great ninja war, members of the Uchiha clan wiped out all the members of the Tsukiga clan, you see, our clan had grown proud and arrogant of its power, they believed that no one could defeat them, that's why on the battlefield they took nothing to help them no weapons, medicals, anything to help them live on, and the truth was the standard of the Tsukiga clan had fallen since Ichiro's grandson's death"
"After that there is no need to say what happened, the Uchiha's and the clans supporting them attacked and because of the weakness and disunity the Tsukiga clan was wiped out, save one person, my great great grandmother, she fled to a distant land and married a man she had fallen in love with, but she did not loose the pride and lessons taught to her and passed on these values to her kin, and soon they reached me" said Kimiko.
"A fascinating story, I wonder how you were able to keep your temper when you battled Itachi" said Konan.
"Oh, there's nothing to keep my temper about, he's not at any fault is he? "asked Kimiko.
"I know that it was the fault of my clan for being proud, and I know that the legendary tsukiga clan shall cease after me but I still live on in one solitary hope" said Kimiko.
"I think I know what that is "said Pain.
" yes, you guessed it, I want to find out what was it that Ichiro Tsukiga had seen during those full moon nights, I want to speak to it and ask it why he gave my clan such extraordinary powers, I hope that I will be able to live so long" said kimiko looking dreamily into the sky.
"And leader as I told you, my third condition would be put after the secret was revealed, let me say it now, during every full moon night; I need to be at the place which was once the royal Tsukigakure "said Kimiko.
"Hmm, that's something difficult to deal with "said leader.
"Do you have any idea where this place is?" asked Konan.
"Yes, it's near the land of Waves a barren desert now" said Kimiko.
"Very well, we have three akatsuki bases near that area, you may go to them before the full moon" said the leader.
" Listen Kimiko, you have told us a very interesting story, we will gain lots by it, and now I feel it is your right to know akatsuki's goals, you see it is the main objective of the Akatsuki to gather tailed beasts, you know what they are?" asked Pain.
"How would I not know, you see once when I was small I lived with this girl in the village hidden in the waterfalls, her name was Fu. Turns out that she was the host of the seven tailed horned beetle" said Kimiko.
"Oh yes, that girl with short green hair, we extracted the beast from inside her last year "said Konan.
'Oh, so she's dead?" asked Kimiko looking sad.
"Umm yes "said Konan looking uncomfortable.
"All that aside, let me tell you something now, the sage of the six paths once fought a massive creature called the ten-tailed beast and fought it, he defeated and sealed it inside his body, but he knew that the seal would break after his death, so he devised a plan" said Pain.
"He split all the power of the ten tails and divided them into nine separate monsters and scattered them throughout the land, these monsters were the tailed beasts" said Pain.
"The sage sealed the body of the ten tailed beast in side the moon and till this day it remains there" said Konan.
"I see, so you need my help to do something since I have a special connection to the moon?' asked Kimiko.
"Precisely" said Pain.
"But what do you want my help for? "asked kimiko.
Konan and Leader looked at each other and then the leader spoke, " We cannot reveal that as yet, you see there is a person who is higher than me in this organization, I cannot reveal this information without his permission" said Leader.
"I understand," said Kimiko getting up and stretching herself.
"I hope that I can be of use to you, thank you for accepting my third condition and hearing out my story "said kimiko walking away.
"We revealed too much today didn't we? 'asked Konan looking at her partner.
"No, I feel that she is trustable, I feel like she knows what she's in for "said Pain smiling a little.
When Kimiko entered her room she found Deidara waiting for her there.
"Oh hello partner, what brings you here?" she asked.
"I, ummm wanted to say that you're a good fighter, hm "said Deidara.
"Thanks but surely you haven't come to my room just to say that?"asked Kimiko.
" We have to work together as a team if we want to succeed in any mission, so will you tell me about the powers of your Tsukigan, hm?" asked Deidara.
"Well what you say is correct, I'll tell you since you're my partner, the Tsukigan has four stages, the basic stage, the advanced stage, the penultimate stage and the final stage" said Kimiko.
"The basic stage is the easiest stage; it allows the user to gain higher defense and attack in the battles. Also it allows the user to use all 5 basic charka natures".
"So that's how you used the lightning release this morning, hm" said Deidara.
"Yes, the advanced stage's main use is to gain access to a special element that only members of the Tsukiga clan can hold, the moon element, this stage also allows me to mix up charka natures and form new elements, like mixing earth and water to form wood, or mixing water and lightning to form the storm element etc"
"The penultimate stage allows the wielder to use the summoning jutsu to summon creatures from this and another world; it also allows drain charka by scratching the opponent".
"The final stage is the last stage of the Tsukigan, it shortens the life span of the user and gives the user power equal to that of a tailed beast, it allows the user to bring forth army's of creatures unknown to this world, so far the only person to reach the final stage was my ancestor Ichiro who originally founded the Tsukiga clan" said Kimiko.
"Amazing, a bit like how my bombs work to, they also have different levels, hm" said Deidara.
"That's good, so we might be able to combine our powers, with correct levels and win every battle we fight "said Kimiko.
"Yup, we'll make a good team, hm" said Deidara.
Just then some one knocked on the door.
"Come in" cried Kimiko.
No one came in.
"Come in, I said "cried Kimiko.
No response again. Kimiko went to open the door and was immediately knocked over by a tornado screaming "Senpaiiiii, senpaiiiii, why didn't we meet before, senpaiiiii"
"Tobi, get up from there and get out, this is not the time for your introductions, hm "said Deidara looking furious.
Kimiko stood up and she saw a man shorter than Deidara, with an orange swirl mask over his face and a hole on his right eye.
"Umm is this another member?" asked Kimiko.
" Yes, he was temporarily my partner after my earlier partner was killed in a mission, he gave me nerves all the time so leader thought getting a new partner would be suitable, hm" said Deidara.
"My name is Tobi, senpai, and do you know? Tobi is a good boy; tobi is a good boy, what is senpai's name?" he asked.
"Is he referring to me?"She asked Deidara.
"Obviously, hm "said Deidara.
"Well my name's Kimiko Tsukiga, nice to meet you tobi, by rights I should be calling you senpai since you've been in the Akatsuki longer than I have "said Kimiko holding out her hand which was literally pumped off by the energetic Tobi.
"No, senpai is senpai, Tobi is Tobi, Tobi is not senpai, ok?' said Tobi jumping around.
"Well ok if you insist," said Kimiko.
"Yayyyyy, now Tobi had two senpais, yay Deidara senpai" shouted Tobi hugging Deidara.
"Get the hell of from me and stop screaming around, hm "cried Deidara looking livid.
"Awww don't be like senpai "said Tobi.
"Get out, hm "cried Deidara pushing him out.
"Hey, that's no way to treat your ex-partner right?" asked Kimiko looking amused.
"Bah, who cares about that masked freak show, hm "said Deidara.
"Don't say that, many people have called me a freak and a weirdo because of the Tsukigan, so I know how hurt one feels being called that "said Kimiko.
"You're right, I know how it feels too" said Deidara.
"Really? How so?" asked Kimiko.
Deidara opened his palms and showed her the two mouths on two palms.
"Is that your Kekke genkai?" asked Kimiko.
"Yeah, I've even got one on my chest, and now I know you think I'm a freak too" said Deidara looking down.
"Why would I do that? You've got four mouths; I've got three eyes, so what? That doesn't make us freaks; nothing in this world can prove us to be freaks "said Kimiko.
Deidara looked at her for some time and then smiled.
"That's nice to hear," he said.
"Whats the time? Its near lunchtime "said Kimiko.
"We don't have a fixed lunchtime here so we eat whenever we want to" said Deidara.
"What? I'd like to speak to your cook about this please "said Kimiko looking shocked.
"Our cook? What do you mean our cook?" asked Deidara now looking shocked.
"You know what's a cook right?" asked Kimiko.
"Well yeah, but what kind of human would even think about cooking for the akatsuki?"asked Deidara.
"I thought you could easily have forced someone into cooking for you" said Kimiko.
"Nope, all we have is instant ramen, or some add in the water vegetables, and we don't take desert" said Deidara.
"Impossible, I can't survive without more or less good cooking, that's it, I'm going to cook my meals, the first time we're allowed to step out I'm buying all the ingredients to cook food for a month" said Kimiko.
"Where are you going to get so much money?" asked Deidara.
"Are you really a criminal? Who said I'm gonna pay?" said kimiko winking at him.
"Boy, she can be a witch sometimes" said Deidara.
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