Howdy, everyone!
Sorry for the hella long delay
But I dun did it and made the new chapter
I could tell some of you were bored of Chikusa's happy, hyper personality
So I decided to throw a surprise for you hint hint
Hope you enjoy it~! Guys, if you would do the honors!
Chikusa: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto
Hidan: This bitch doesn't own anything but the brat here
There was silence between the elder inn keeper and the Akatsuki leader. Both sat in the tatami room. Riyuka sipped the tea one of her inn girls made for them; not saying a word. Pein sat patiently, waiting for her to address him first. The elder set down her tea, and looked straight back at the ginger haired leader.
"So, Pein-sama," She smiled her gentle elder smile, "What brings you to my inn? Are the others doing alright?" Pein sighed but kept his steady gaze. Riyuka was one of his most trusted allies, taking care of his subordinates when they travel through the town but this was strictly business.
"Riyuka-san, you know why I am here." He said while the elder just kept smiling, "I want to know why you allowed a child to follow one of my subordinates, to the base with other s-rank criminals and expect me not to come here and demand to know what went through your head to let her do such a thing."
Riyuka paused from sipping her tea, her lips pressed into a thin line. She set her tea down on the table between them, heaving a sigh before look straight into the leaders rippled eyes.
"Chikusa-chan is no ordinary child, Pein-sama." She said simply, the elder not breaking their eye contact.
"What makes you say so?" The ginger haired leader wanted answers, not vague excuses. But Riyuka was not being her loving, care free self when she said that. This was the first time Pein had seen her so serious.
"I guess I should start from the beginning…" Their tea had long gone cold but neither had taken a notice.
The once somewhat peaceful verbal argument between the artists had gone in all out fighting. Kisame and Hidan were taking cover from the rain of poison needles and clay explosions from behind the toppled furniture. Chikusa and Kakuzu were using an overturned couch as a shield from the artist battle going on. Itachi and Tobi had left at the first sign of weapons being drawn.
Kakuzu was already thinking of the maiming he would give those two for their destructive opinions that caused all of the damage. The total cost of repairs he had in mind was just strengthening his bloodlust for the duo. He took it upon himself to stop the madness before they destroyed the whole base.
Standing from his "shield", his black threads unwound themselves and slithered from his sleeves. The threads shot out and grabbed both artists. Startled, Deidara had thrown a small spider in the miser's direction. The explosion sent him into the wall behind him, knocking the wind out of his lungs and knocking him unconscious. The battle between Sasori and Deidara stopped at that point but they weren't staring at the miser; they were staring at the shocked Chikusa, fully standing with her jade eyes wide and staring right at Kakuzu. Her face lacked a smile and her little body subtly was shaking, and tears threatening to fall. Deidara felt a pinch of guilt and slowly reached out to the younger.
"Uh, Chikusa-chan? Are you alri-" The blonde stopped when she turned sharply toward him, causing him to step back.
"You…" She choked out. Deidara let out a small gasp, seeing chakra beginning to envelop the nine-year-old. Hidan and Kisame stood up from their barrier, watching the spectacle in shock and curiosity. Sasori's eye brows furrowed, taking a cautious step back as her chakra flared and her tears dropped.
"Y-you hurt, Kuzu-san!" Chikusa's hands balled into tense fists, chakra flaring like an agitated cat's fur, "Y-you hurt h-him!"
Tears were running down her cheeks, and she was choking back sobs, still looking at Deidara like he had killed a puppy. The blonde had his hands in front of him, showing he meant peace but she didn't break her eye contact.
"I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!" She screamed, and it was then that she gripped the side of the overturned couch beside her, and heaved it up above her head; her wails and sobs acting as a battle cry as she launched the couch in the blonde's direction.
Dodging the flying couch, Deidara thought over his plan. He couldn't use any clay on her; he didn't want to harm her, and anymore explosions will make the base collapse. He ducked from being hit by an arm chair, Chikusa now wailing and tears blinding her in her fit of strength. She had even begun to use the other couch like a club and swinging at the others, who dodged and even brought out their respectable weapons. Sasori was by Kakuzu, trying to make him come to and possibly calm the fair haired child. Chikusa now threw the large dining table toward Hidan, her couch club now stuck in the stone wall.
"Kakuzu, Chikusa is on a rampage! Snap out of it!" Sasori was shaking the incapacitated miser, who was slowly waking up and rubbing his sore head from his meeting with the wall.
He came to at the sound of another wail from a rampaging Chikusa, throwing the last armchair at Kisame. Her chakra was flaring and out of control like her. Her throat was sore from her yells and the tears didn't stop falling from her jade orbs. Kakuzu stood up quickly, shaking his head to rid of the sudden dizziness. He released his threads, launching them to the unstable girl.
"Kisame! Have Samehada ready!" Kakuzu yelled over Chikusa's screeches. He had bound her arms to her, making her thrash and flare her chakra in panic. She kicked and screamed and sobbed but she didn't tire out.
At Kakuzu's nod, Kisame waved Samehada over the flailing girl, absorbing her chakra and slowly beginning to exhaust her. Every time he did, she flailed her legs more, screamed louder, and flared her chakra more. After almost ten minutes, she had passed out from her hysterical crying and mass chakra usage. Everyone let out a breath of relief now that Chikusa had calmed down.
Kakuzu's threads loosened on her limp form, picking her up with his own arms. He looked from her tear streaked face to the damage she did. The damage from Sasori and Deidara's brawl worsened from her rampage. Table snap in half, sofa smashed into the wall, armchairs nothing but split wood and shredded cushion, and walls cracked and crumbling. How was he ever going to explain this to Pein?
"Maybe we should get out of here before the whole base collapses on us, un." Deidara broke the momentary silence, eyeing the cracked stone that threatened to give in at any moment from the constant bashing from Chikusa and Deidara's prior explosions. They each nodded in agreement, Kisame nominating himself to fetch Konan, Itachi, and Tobi.
The rest ventured outside the base, waiting by the mouth of the cave for the three others. Kakuzu shifted Chikusa onto his back and his hands under her knees. She was still out cold, her breaths slow and her face relaxed of all tension from before. When Konan and the others arrived, the blue haired angel didn't look the least bit pleased.
"I demand an explanation at once." Her calm voice was tense and her angular amber eyes narrowed at the other members, sans Itachi and Tobi. The other members looked to each other, then back to the paper angel. Deidara stepped up, a bit flustered at her quiet anger towards them.
"Well you see, Sasori-no-danna and I got into an argument and-"
"The brat was clumsy and threw a bomb at Kakuzu, who was trying to subdue the fight and wound up unconscious-"
"And the Chikusa went on a fucking rampage and started throwing the fucking furniture everywhere-"
"Kakuzu-san woke up at that point and bound her while I used Samehada to absorb her chakra-"
"She eventually gave into exhaustion but the base had received immense damage from both her, and Deidara and Sasori's brawl prior." Kakuzu finished.
Konan stared at the members that just explained the situation to her. She blinked owlishly then looked to the unconscious girl on Kakuzu's back. The paper angel mentally reviewed the story over and over, all the while staring at Chikusa. Just trying to wrap her brain around the fact that she has such unstable strength.
It was then that cave that housed their hideout gave in and crumbled.
Konan closed her eyes, not even looking to the collapsed cave entrance. Her eye twitched subtly, her anger not showing but the members could feel her agitation. Konan eventually breathed and relaxed her tensed shoulders. No use being angry over it, she thought to herself, just be calm. She opened her eyes, the others looking to her for guidance since Pein was not there nor were any of his paths.
The blue haired beauty opened out her palm flat, a small paper butterfly fluttering. She released it, a message to Pein that they would move to their secondary base until otherwise. When the paper butterfly fluttered off to find Pein, Konan headed down the path and the others following behind her. She was quietly seething and frustrated from the others' careless behavior that cost them a base. She could only hope Pein would have mercy on them and Chikusa.
And with that thought, the group continued to their secondary hideout, praying that their leader will have answers and peace of mind upon his return.
So, what'd you guys think?
And don't worry about Riyuka's explanation; that'll be next chapter [if i ever do it *coughcough*]
But anyway, I hope you guys liked it
Konan: Please R&R