Chapter 7: First Missions in Remnant
Author's Note: Hey everyone, I'm back with another chapter of Team Akatsuki. The chapter will focus on the Akatsuki's first missions in Remnant, giving them a new taste of the world. Now it's time to start the new chapter.
Itachi, Kisame, and Raven are walking through a forest outside the City of Mistral. According to some information they received, the city is where the pack of Grimm will be heading next. Many hunters tried to stop them, but they each died. The Akatsuki took this opportunity to show the world what they are capable of.
"So Raven, are you good at tracking Grimm?" Kisame asked the new member.
"Yes, due to most of them being mindless creatures. However, these Grimm appear to be intelligent. The older they are, the smarter they become," Raven explained.
"Therefore, they will be tricky to be found. We need to cover more ground to have a better chance of finding them," Itachi stated. "Kisame and Raven, you two go to the left. I will go to the right."
"How come you get to command orders?" Raven asked.
"One, I have been in the Akatsuki longer than Kisame and you're just a newbie," Itachi told the swordswoman.
"Which is true," Kisame said.
"And two, Kisame and I are more powerful than you," the Uchiha added.
"Which is also true," the shark ninja responded.
"Very well. If you find the pack, contact us with your scroll. We'll do the same if we find it," Raven said. Itachi gave a nod and headed to his direction while Kisame and Raven went to their direction. The reason why that Itachi have Raven go with Kisame is because the Uchiha didn't want to deal with the swordswoman.
While Itachi did want Raven to become member in order to prove her wrong, he couldn't stand her. She's actually the first person to have officially made him angry. Still, having his emotions like that will ruin his cause. That's why he left her with his partner. Does Itachi feel sorry for Kisame? Yes. Did Itachi regret it? No.
As Itachi continued to search for the Grimm pack on his own, he heard a couple of gunshots. This grabbed his attention as he decided to investigate. Once Itachi got closer, the Akatsuki member saw a teenage boy who seems to be a year young than him.
The boy is a pale, well-built teen around his age with silvery-gray eyes and hair. He's wearing a gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket that covers his upper body. He's also wearing a belt with a sash draped over it and rerebraces and vambraces to protect his arms. He seems to be shooting bullets from his legs. Do people make guns for legs nowadays?
Itachi watched the boy. He knew he should be looking for the Grimm pack but for some reason, this boy reminds him of his younger brother Sasuke. The Uchiha doesn't know why, the boy just does. The teen didn't even remotely look like Sasuke, but he has the same determined look on his face. Itachi decided to make his presence known.
"Hello there," Itachi greeted the boy. The teen turned around to see the Akatsuki member.
"Who are you?" the teen asked as he got into a defensive position. Itachi just looked at the boy with a surprised look on his face.
"Can you repeat that please?" the Uchiha asked, wanting to make sure about something.
"Uh yeah, I was asking who you are," the teen told him. There is no doubt about it. This boy sounds like exactly like Sasuke, as if he has his voice!
"Can I adopt you?" Itachi muttered.
"What?" the teen asked in confusion.
"I mean, I'm looking for a pack of Grimm that has been terrorizing this kingdom. Have you seen this pack?" Itachi asked, trying to maintain the big brother inside of him.
"No I haven't are you a hunter?" the teen asked.
"Well, not officially. I'm part of this new organization," Itachi explained.
"That sounds cool. What do you guys do?" the teen asked curiously.
"We're basically fighters for peace, hunting down criminals and Grimm," the Uchiha stated.
"Do you get to travel around the world?" the teen asked.
"Yes I do," Itachi replied. This will become a fact after the success of this mission.
"You're lucky you know that," the silver haired boy told him.
"How so?" the Akatsuki member asked.
"You get to travel freely. I'm stuck here with my father, and trust me, he's not a good one. Ever since my mother died, he's been putting me into brutal training. Whenever I don't meet his expectations, he would beat me into submission. It gets worse when he's drunk as hell," the teen explained.
"Why don't you try to runaway or try to escape?" Itachi asked with concern.
"Because I'm afraid that he'll might find me. He's a very skilled assassin," the silver haired boy stated. "I'm not as good as him, despite training so hard. Therefore, he can kill me if I try to fight him."
"I see. Would you like to accompany me?" the Uchiha asked.
"Why?" the teen asked.
"Mostly because you remind me of my brother, so much you actually sound exactly like him," Itachi explained. "How about this, I don't know these parts of the woods. You can help me find the Grimm pack, and I can help you deal with your father."
"You'll really help me with my father?" the silver haired boy asked.
"I really wouldn't call him a father because of the way he treated like you. Besides, you remind me of my younger brother, so I now see you as one," Itachi stated.
"Wow, I never really had an older brother. I don't know how to feel about it," the teen muttered.
"Worry about that later. For right now, we need to find that Grimm pack. By the way, what's your name?" the Uchiha asked.
"Mercury, Mercury Black," the silver haired boy answered. "What's your name?"
"Itachi, Itachi Uchiha," the Akatsuki member told him.
At another location, the last of the bandits were knocked out after Kakuzu and Hidan finished fighting them. They weren't actually a threat to the Zombie Combo. In fact, a wild deer was more of a threat to them than those bandits. Hidan couldn't kill them because Kakuzu wanted to keep them alive for their bounties. The bandits were tied up in Kakuzu's threads.
"Hey Kakuzu, can we kill some Grimm? Lord Jashin needs his sacrifices and you, motherfucker, wouldn't let me use at least one bandit," Hidan told his partner.
"Let me tell you two things. One, we need money for the Akatsuki's funds. Second, your "god" existed only in our former world, so he wouldn't exist in our world which would make your sacrifices meaningless," Kakuzu retorted.
"You don't know anything about the great Lord Jashin. He's fucking multiversal!" Hidan yelled.
"And where did you get that?" the miser asked.
"My induction to the Way of Jashin," the immortal replied.
"Look, I don't want to deal with this. We're going to take these bandits to a local police station or some base of authority so we can get our bounties, then we might be lucky enough to run into a Grimm that can successfully kill you," Kakuzu said.
"No matter how many times you wish it, I will never die, especially to those heathen beasts. Lord Jashin sees me as his champion, which is the main reason he blessed me with his immortality," Hidan muttered.
"Just shut up and continue walking," the miser replied. The Zombie Combo continued to head for the nearest place of authority. The village that the bandits were terrorizing didn't have a police station, Kakuzu and Hidan has to go on a journey to find a police station or at least a military base.
"God damn it, how fucking long are we going to continue walking?" Hidan whined.
"Will you shut up or I'm going to punch another whole in your chest like I did when we first met," Kakuzu ground.
"Hey, we both know you wouldn't do that because I took out one of your fucking hearts," Hidan countered.
"Don't remind me," the miser groaned. The two Akatsuki members continued to walk until they spotted what appear to be men in metal armor.
"Who the fuck are those shitters?" Hidan asked.
"They seem to be soldiers. Come on, let's turn these bandits to them and collect the bounty," Kakuzu replied.
"Yeah, yeah," Hidan muttered. They approached the soldiers with the bandits still tied up and knocked out.
"Halt, who are you?" one of them asked when they saw the Akatsuki members.
"There's no reason to know our names. These bandits here have a bounty on their heads, and we wish to turn them in for the reward," Kakuzu stated. The soldiers shared a look at each other before giving a shrug. One of them took out a scroll and took a scan of the bandits.
"Hand them over, and we'll give the bounty to you," the soldier said. Kakuzu released the bandits from his threads, which came back into his body. The soldier was a bit weird out by it, but thought that it's some kind of weird semblance. "Wait here as one of us will get your reward." One soldier left to go back to their camp, leaving the rest.
"Take your time, but all the money should be there," Kakuzu replied.
"Come on Kakuzu, don't make me have to wait," Hidan complained.
"Be patient, and we'll find you some Grimm to kill," the miser replied.
"So are you two hunters or something?" one of the remaining soldiers asked.
"Something like that. We're part of a group," Kakuzu replied.
"I would have thought you would be hunters in training, being part of a combat school due to your age," another soldier said.
"Nah, we're too good for that shit," Hidan replied, pointing to his scythe with his thumb. While the soldiers didn't know how to respond to it, the soldier who left came back but wasn't alone. He came back with a woman who is wearing a military uniform. She's carrying a briefcase that contains the reward money.
The woman is tall and young, with pale skin, white hair and medium-light blue eyes. Her hair is tied up in a bun at the back of her head, with the exception of her bangs, which are brushed off to the right side of her face, and a small lock of her hair that reaches below her left ear.
"Hey, who's the bitch?" Hidan whispered to a soldier. The woman heard that comment and drew her sword to the immortal's neck.
"You should watch your tongue boy," the woman snarled.
"Oi you crazy bitch, watch where you pointing this damn thing," Hidan shouted at the militaristic woman.
"Call me that one more time, and I'm going to kill you," the woman growled.
"Go ahead and try, maybe you'll succeed," the immortal retorted with a smirk.
"You arrogant little boy, do you have any idea who you're talking too?!" the military woman asked the Akatsuki member.
"Let me see…I know that you're a bitch," Hidan answered. "However, what kind of bitch are you? Are you the usual stuck up bitch? Are you the kind of bitch who's always mad because she's a virgin? Or are you the kind of bitch who's always a bitch because she's a bitch?"
"That last one doesn't make any sense," Kakuzu muttered to himself. Hidan's comments only made the woman angry. However, she gave a smirk that made both Akatsuki members frown.
"You know, I'm actually glad I found you two. I was told by my superior to watch out for a group of teenagers wearing black robes with red clouds," the military woman stated. Kakuzu narrowed his eyes at her.
"How does your superior know about us?" the Akatsuki member asked.
"Because my superior is an acquaintance of Qrow Branwen, the hunter one of your fellow group members almost killed in a fight. While I'm not that fond of him, he's nevertheless a good person with good intentions," the woman stated.
"Wait, are you talking about the drunk I fought? Yeah, that bastard blew a hole in my chest and I got mad," Hidan told her.
"Did you seriously confessed to a woman from the military?!" Kakuzu shouted at his partner.
"Oi, I'm proud of what I do!" Hidan shouted back.
"Even the countless mistakes you always make?" the miser asked.
"Fuck you asshole!" the immortal yelled.
"Enough!" the woman barked. "Since you two confessed to fighting Qrow, I'm going to have to take you two and the rest of your group in for questioning."
"Sorry miss, but that not's going to happen. So hand over the reward, and we'll forget this whole thing ever happened," Kakuzu told the woman.
"Yeah bitch, give him the Lien because he gets real stingy if he doesn't get his money after a successful bounty mission," Hidan warned.
"Will you stop calling me bitch?! My name is Winter Schnee!" the woman screamed, revealing herself to be Winter Schnee.
"What kind of fucked up name is that? With that name, you sound like a royal bitch," Hidan casually replied. Meanwhile, the soldiers couldn't believe what they were seeing. Some random teenager is aggravating Winter Schnee on purpose. The only other person who can do that and get away with it successfully is Qrow Branwen, who was apparently defeated by the teenager in a straight out fight.
"I am really tempted to kill you," Winter told the immortal.
"Well do it, if you have the balls," Hidan said with a smirk. The comment made Winter snap.
"That's it!" the military woman shouted. She drew back her sword and impaled Hidan right through the chest.
"God damn it! Again with the chest? Why didn't you do something original like stabbing me in the neck instead you stupid bitch?!" Hidan screamed at Winter in anger. Everyone, except Kakuzu, is shocked that Hidan is still alive despite the massive amount of blood coming out of him.
"H-H-How is it that you're still alive," Winter asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know bitch," Hidan replied. "I may get in trouble for this with my leader, but my asshole of a partner is really going to get angry if we don't leave without our money. Besides, consider this an act of self-defense." He grabs the military woman's right arm, which is still holding the sword, with his hands infused with chakra. In a few seconds, he immediately broke her arm. Winter cried out in pain, letting go of the sword to care her injury.
"Idiot," Kakuzu muttered as he extended his arm to grab the briefcase. The two Akatsuki members fled the scene, not caring about some of the soldiers shooting at them. Winter's sword is still impaled to Hidan's chest.
Meanwhile, Deidara is wandering through a forest. During the end of their mission, the blonde artist got separated from his partner. During the fight against the Grimm, Deidara spotted a fleeing Nevermore and told Sasori that he was going to go after it. However, the Grimm bird lead the bomber in the forest he now in.
"Stupid bird, getting me lost in these woods. It's a good thing that I killed it. I don't have enough clay to create any of my sculptures. I'll have to make some more when I get back to the base. It's a good thing Sasori and I came here using the airship," Deidara told himself.
The blonde Akatsuki member used the scope on his left eye to scan the area. He tweaked it to allow him to see long distances and detect Grimm. Detecting no Grimm, Deidara made his way through the forest.
"I wonder how the other guys are doing. Maybe they've already finished their missions and are at the base already. Dear god, Nagato is going to yell at me and Sasori is going to kill me. Hopefully Hidan messes up and receive the attention again," Deidara muttered to himself.
Suddenly, the blonde heard some gunshots not far into the distance. Deidara wondered if the gunshots were made from Sasori. The puppet master did applied weapons to his puppets. The blonde bomber rushed towards the source of the gunshots. Once he saw the source of the gunshots, it didn't belong to Sasori. Instead, the source belonged to two hunters.
The hunters are two males who seem to be in their early to mid twenties. One has green hair and gold colored eyes. He's wearing a black jacket with a purple X formed at the front and back portion and the cuffs of the jacket also colored purple along with the zipper. Underneath it is a black shirt. He's also wearing a pair of blue jeans and black shoes. The man's also wearing earrings and a black fedora hat that has a gold trimming. He's currently holding a cigarette in his mouth and is wielding two golden pistols that are connected to each other with a gold chain.
The other male has light pink hair and light blue eyes. Just like his fellow companion, he is also wearing earrings. The male hunter is wearing a trenchcoat that's colored yellow in the outside, but it's also colored with pink and white stripes in the inside. Underneath the jacket, he's wearing a white shirt. He's also wearing a pair of blue jeans and black boots. The hunter is wearing large glasses with clear lenses and is wielding a pair of daggers.
"Who are they?" Deidara asked himself. The two hunters are fighting a pack of beowolves. The green haired hunter is shooting bolts of electricity at the Grimm, frying them to death. The pink haired hunter is quickly cutting them down with his daggers, driving them to their skulls.
Once they're done, the pink haired hunter gave a thumb up to his partner to confirm their success. The green haired hunter rolled his eyes in annoyance and took another smoke. Deidara approached them.
"Uh, hello there," Deidara greeted them. "I'm kind of lost in this forest. Seeing your skills, I wondered if you guys can help me find my way back to the village. My partner is waiting for me there."
"Sure thing cutie," the pink haired male answered, adding a wink to it.
"Uh…you do know that I'm a guy right?" Deidara nervously responded as he is weird out.
"Yup," the hunter replied. His partner sighed.
"Don't worry about him. He pretends to be gay because he thinks that's what women are attracted to," the green haired hunter stated, causing his partner to pout due to his act being exposed.
"Oh thank god," Deidara said. "Wait, does that work?"
"Anyway," the green haired hunter interrupted. "Who are you?"
"Also, where did you get that awesome cloak? It looks awesome. I want one," the pink haired hunter added.
"My name is Deidara. I'm part of this organization in which the members wear these cloaked," the Akatsuki member explained.
"Hi there Deidara, my name is Elton," the pink haired hunter said. "This is my friend and partner Leonidas." The green haired hunter, now identified as Leonidas, gave a small wave.
"We can't help you right now because there seems to be a storm coming," Leonidas told the blonde, pointing the storm clouds appearing at the sky. He took another smoke. "We'll need to find shelter, like a cave, before the storm starts and wait for it to be over."
"Fine," Deidara groaned. The three started walking through the forest to look for a cave to stay at for a while. Eventually they found one, but it was occupied by a Death Stalker. A battle to the death started to see who would keep the cave. "Why the hell is there a damn scorpion living in a cave?!"
"You're not from around here are you?" Leonidas asked the Akatsuki member.
"Well, I am kind of new here," Deidara replied, referring to being new in the world of Remnant.
"Death Stalkers' natural habitats are caves and rocky mountains. Therefore, it's predictable that there would be one here," Leonidas explained.
"Have you been under a rock or something?" Elton curiously asked.
"Like I just said, I am kind of new," Deidara responded. He dug his hands into his pouches and took out pieces of clays.
"How are you going to fight a Death Stalker with clay?" Leonidas asked.
"Just watch," Deidara responded, as his hand mouths started to chew on the clay.
"Holy crap, you have mouths on your hands!" Elton exclaimed.
"Yup, but that's not the best part," the blonde Akatsuki member replied. The mouth hands spit out two large bird sculptures.
"So, you're going to fight with sculptures? Well, at least that's better than lumps of clay," Leonidas sarcastically remarked.
"Just make sure that the damn scorpion isn't near the cave when I use my art. I don't want to destroy our only choice of shelter," Deidara told the hunter.
"On it!" Elton shouted, fighting off the claws of the Death Stalker with his daggers.
"Basically use us as bait," Leonidas muttered. He began shooting lightning bolts at the Grimm, causing it shift its focus onto the green haired hunter. The creature screeched in pain every time it got hit by the bolts and chased after him.
"There you go, that's it," Deidara said, making sure that the Grimm is at a far enough distance away from the cave.
"Is this good enough?!" Elton called out to the Akatsuki member. The pink haired hunter is on top of the Death Stalker, fighting off the creature's stinger.
"Yes, now get away from it!" Deidara shouted. The two hunters obeyed and ran from the Grim as quickly as they could. "Hey freakshow!" That name call managed to shift the Death Stalker's attention to the blonde. "You know, I'm going to have a bad day considering I'm going to get a stern lecture from Sasori then from Nagato, and you're making this worse! So how about you give me a break and become my art?" Before the Grimm scorpion to give chase, Deidara threw his sculptures at it before making his signature hand sign. "Katsu!" The sculptures detonated and blew the creature into pieces.
"Whoa, that's your art?" Elton asked, amazed.
"Yup and proud of it," the blonde bomber answered.
"I have to say, I'm impressed," Leonidas said before taking another smoke. "I guess I was wrong about you."
"Well, there are a lot of things you two don't know about me," Deidara said with a smirk. Suddenly, a roar of thunder can be heard, signaling the approach of the storm.
"I guess we should go into that cave," Elton suggested.
"We should. Let's go," Deidara replied, as they headed to the cave. Once they got inside, the storm already began.
"Maybe you can tell us more about you Deidara, and we can tell you more about us," Leonidas told the blonde. "Just to kill some time until the storm stops."
"Sure," the Akatsuki member said. "It started when I was a young boy…"
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Itachi found a new younger brother in the form of Mercury (He and Sasuke currently have the same English voice actor). Hidan and Kakuzu have gotten themselves in trouble once again. And lastly, Deidara found some new friends. The characters Leonidas and Elton are from a Hungarian web series called An Akatsuki's Life. Based on the title, you can already tell that it's about the Akatsuki. It was an awesome series, but the creator discontinued it after episode 31 for reasons I don't know why. Anyway in the series, the two characters were initially Deidara's arms (Leonidas being Deidara's right arm while Elton was Deidara's left arm) before they gain human bodies. Anyway, the two will be Deidara's new friends in Remnant and will be recurring characters. Until next time, read and review.
