This is just a Pein's point-of-view of the battle between him and Sasuke. Rather short battle. Anyway... Not immediately important. This chapter will make much more sense if you've read the bible. Leave me reviews, my darlings. Y'all keep reading the first chapter over and over. XP

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Pein took a deep breath as he neared the village. He stared at it, actually considering putting it off.

"Pein-sama?" Konan inquired quietly. "Everyone is here and ready. They've all got the summon bands, as well."

Pein nodded. "I was preparing myself. Make sure everyone is ready; Ajisai is breaking the barrier." He gestured to the Demon Path, who had thrown the Animal Path through the Konoha barrier once Pein finished his sentence. Once the Animal landed inside, she summoned first the remaining Paths- along with Konan- then the rest of the Akatsuki. Pein threw his arms out. "Disperse! Leave no person unquestioned! Today we find the Nine-Tails along with the traitors!" Everyone immediately dispatched, wreaking havoc and questioning everybody. What seemed like hours passed until Sasuke confronted the Hell Path, and Pein kept that path silent as he watched Sasuke fight with Konan. Pein's heart ached as he watched his two favourite people fight with each other. Sasuke stunned her rather quickly and went on his merry way, and so did the Hell Path. Deva was also busied with Kakashi, until Sasuke made yet another appearance.

"Kakashi! Get out of there! Go help the others; I have him!"

Kakashi leapt out of the way and Sasuke glared at Pein hatefully, making contact with his foot to Pein's chest, sending Pein flying backward. The Demon caught the God and righted him on his feet. Pein felt another pang in his heart, and he remembered once what Sasuke had done. He had shaped his fingers in a gun, put them to Pein's heart, pretended to shoot it and said, "One shot to your heart without breaking the skin." To which Pein had replied, "Nothing has the power to hurt you like a sin." Pein's face changed to one of judgementality as he realised why he had recalled this moment.

Because betrayal is punished with death.

He would finish off the Uchiha clan today and use their bodies to cleanse the world. Their betrayal will not go unnoticed.

"Sasuke." Pein raised his chin a little and began slowly walking towards Sasuke.

Sasuke was breathing heavily. "Pein." He nodded at Pein and kept his defensive stance for a second more before standing up normally.

Pein walked closer to Sasuke until Sasuke held his hand out and said, "Not a step closer." Another pang, and the hurt Pein felt in his chest crossed over onto his face. "Sasuke... Why are you doing this? We love each other. We shouldn't be fighting against each other. We should be fighting with each other." His voice was laced with care and honesty, and he longed to hold Sasuke in his arms.

Sasuke's reply was merely a shake of the head. Then he spoke; "It's over, Pein. We're no longer an item. You won't use me any more."

Pein hesitated out of confusion. "Use you? When have I ever used you?" He didn't even have an idea where Sasuke had gotten the idea.

"For your stupid plan."

"My plan does not-"

"Shut up!" Sasuke pushed Pein back, and Pein felt a familiar sting of rejection. "You have to stop all of this! You're causing needless bloodshed and empty hate!" Sasuke gestured to the chaos behind him. "If you don't stop this, everyone in the Akatsuki will die! You, Konan, everybody! You said it yourself, Pein, life can be cruel when you're a dreamer! You're dreaming, Pein, you need to wake up! Please!" Sasuke's voice was dripping with desperation and panic as he tried uselessly to change the will of God.

As Sasuke spoke, Pein's feeling of rejection grew and grew, until it became a feeling of disappointment in Sasuke. The child had been deceived.

"You've lost your faith."

Sasuke shook his head and breathed frustratedly. "I never had faith. Not in this plan. You, yes, but not this plan. Peace can't be born through hatred, I of all people should know this, and I do! You have to-"

As Pein listened, he himself grew frustrated. This is the problem that caused the separation to begin with. He did the only thing he knew would work to change the subject. He held up his hand. "Come back to me, Sasuke. We'll change the world together. You and me, we were beautiful together. Please." Pein thought that if he let Sasuke contribute to the plan, it would heal the wound.

Sasuke looked into Pein's eyes, and Pein's heart skipped a beat, running on hope, and his heart burst with joy when Sasuke brought himself close to Pein and kissed him softly, and it shattered completely when Sasuke brought himself back, looked back into Pein's eyes, and said, "No." Pein stood there, in literal shock from what had just happened. Noticing this, Sasuke thrust the chidori he had charged into Pein's chest and screamed. As Pein's body flew off from the force, he realised that there was no getting through to him.. Sasuke had turned his back to Pein. The strain the chidori put on the Deva Path prevented it from moving, so instead Pein had the Demon Path come charging at Sasuke with four arms stretched out in front of him. At the last minute, Sasuke used a substitution Jutsu and set the Demon Path ablaze with Amaterasu. Sasuke spun around and jumped up just as the Deva Path came rushing over- but not fast enough. Pein threw his hands up to Sasuke and yelled, "Shinra Tensei!" Sending Sasuke's slim body flying into the air harshly. Pein felt a tear run down his cheek as he prepared the Demon Path and reached out to Sasuke, calling: "Banshō Ten'in!" And looked away as Sasuke came crashing down onto the Demon's immense, flaming fists. The Demon then threw Sasuke onto the ground, and Pein took a sharp breath and hissed with pain as he felt fire on his flesh. He absorbed the fire and then summoned forth Sasuke's sword. Pein took the sword and forced it through Sasuke's left hand, swallowing sadness as he did so. He watched, filled to the brim with guilt, as Sasuke writhed in pain and then turned and attempted to place Pein in a genjutsu. Pein focused every ounce of his chakra into getting out of the genjutsu, and then took out a chakra rod. He saw Sasuke's eyes widen in fear as he began to plunge the chakra rods into Sasuke's body, and he winced every time Sasuke cried out in pain. He used this time to mentally prepare himself for what he was about to say. "Your sacrifice is a perfect example of the hopelessness of this world. It only saddens me that you couldn't bring yourself to see true logic. You will make a fine replacement for the damaged bodies."

His heart threatened to fail as he listened to Sasuke. "Screw you... I hate you..." Pein watched as Sasuke smiled momentarily, and then fainted. Pein watched longer, and tilted his chin in as he felt the tears welling up, threatening to burst as if they were inside an elastic dam. He leaned down and kissed Sasuke softly, smelling the familiar scents of both blood and mint. He picked Sasuke up and held him over his shoulder, and his attention was drawn now to a strange looking boy atop a very large frog.