The Akatsuki threat was still quiet, though the 5 great villages were already on top of the problem, giving each of the important areas very high protection.
Akatsuki Base
There were 5 members of the Akatsuki, in a circle stood Hinata, Orochimaru, Sasuke, Zetsu and Lore.
To know about Lore.
FLASHBACK
Naruto had spent the last few days gathering a few things. Two were Nagato and Yahiko's bodies from the Amegakure graves. The other 4 were the bodies of certain people.
1: Maizou Uzumaki: He was a general of the Uzumaki clan in it's long wars.
2: Tamotsu Uzumaki: He was the sharp shooter of the Uzumaki army, his arm and accuracy is second to none.
3: Kijuro Uzumaki: He was the master of summoning jutsu during the Uzumaki army, he was only defeated because of being ambushed.
4: Tsuguharu Uzumaki: He was a master of defensive power and water style jutsus which made him the defense captain of the Uzumaki army.
Naruto used Nagato's production factory in the amegakure towers and with the help of the amegakure shinobi and mechanics, Naruto was able to implant black chakra rod receivers into the 6 bodies to resonate with Naruto's own Rinnegan. With that Naruto had his own 6 paths of pain, the same technique that Nagato used, due to Naruto's immense chakra and technique of the sage of six paths inside him, Naruto is able to send the chakra from a much larger distance than Nagato and is able to unleash powerful attacks even without the path being close to him. Naruto overall had a much better control over the technique than Nagato. Naruto kept Yahiko's body as the Deva path, for the others he made Nagato the naraka path, Maizou the asura path, Tamotsu the human path, Kijuro the animal path, and Tsuguharu the preta path. Naruto had the way he would keep himself hidden from the public, under the alias of Lore.
FLASHBACK ENDS
The 5 Akatsuki stood in a circle. Hinata spoke. "As for the Akatsuki, we are more than prepared to burn Konoha to the ground, though Konoha's destruction can wait for some more time, I want to watch them struggle and then destroy them afterwards. However to take all 5 nations we must gather allies. I suggest that we first gather more members of the Akatsuki. I'm thinking we should have 10 members total, like the original Akatsuki did. With us makes 5 members already, therefore we should gather another 5 members for our team to move on." Orochimaru questions, "Hmm, this seems reasonable, who do you think might be good candidates?" Hinata nodded, "I have my eyes on 3 members already. One is your comrade and close partner Kabuto. One is the black bounty hunter and weapons seller Bando. And the third and final one is the former Anbu member Kagura. They will be our next members. I shall recruit Kagura myself." Hinata turns to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, Sasuke, you go recruit Kabuto, I assume it shall be easy." Hinata turns to Zetsu and Lore. "Lore, you shall go recruit Bando. Zetsu you will supervise all of the recruits. Once we have them recruited we shall figure out our final members. Go and do your jobs."
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Somewhere in a forest
Kabuto walked through the forest in his dark red cloak and his snake eyes having absorbed some of Orochimaru's powers. "Hehe. With Madara dead I'll take this world." Kabuto heard another voice, "I'll help you..." Kabuto turned around to find his former master and his former teammate both clad in Akatsuki robes. "So, Orochimaru, why are you here. Though from your attire, you've rejoined the Akatsuki." Orochimaru smirked with the sneaky snake smile, "Well then, you've always been the type to figure things out more quickly." Orochimaru got straight to the point, "I'll get straight to business. Kabuto, our leader wants you to join the Akatsuki. Do it and we'll take this world. After all you need the protection and funds." Kabuto smirked with the same snake smirk. "That's not a bad offer, but you'll find I don't need the Akatsuki anymore." Orochimaru speaks like he totally knew Kabuto would say that. "I figured you would say that, but the fact is that I cannot yet you leave if you refuse to join the Akatsuki." Sasuke took the field first. "I'll take care of this." Orochimaru sighs, "Okay then, I'll leave it to you." Sasuke and Kabuto took their stances to battle.
Kabuto fought with all his strength, but Sasuke was just too strong to beat.
"You've lost Kabuto, now you will join us, correct?" Kabuto sighs. "Well, I didn't take you on fully, but I'll accept the offer, besides I may find things interesting, if you true will do what you've said." Kabuto goes with Sasuke and Orochimaru back to the base.
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Somewhere in a rocky mountain
Kagura walked down the path on the mountain. 'I really can't stand this place, but I'll be out eventually.' Kagura then sensed something above her. "The rumors were true, you were here." Hinata stood on a rock plateau right above there. "Just who are you?" Kagura looks up at Hinata noticing her eyes, she recognized her cloak symbol. "Hmm, that's the Akatsuki symbol." Kagura knew about the Akatsuki, they've been well known amongst the 5 lands. "I've come to invite you to the Akatsuki." Kagura paused for a moment, "You will be protected from the 5 lands and as long as you complete your missions you may do as you wish." Kagura smirks, "Well, that's not a bad offer, but..." Kagura takes out some of her weapons. "You'll see that I can protect myself." Hinata shook her head, "Well then, if you wish to fight that's fine. If I defeat you, you will become a member of the Akatsuki."
Kagura was simply no match for Hinata.
"You've lost Kagura... Now you will join us?" Kagura sighs, "You defeated me, that was the deal, let's go." Hinata calmly shrugs, "You're very understanding." Kagura smiles, "You look like someone who can bring me great success." With that Hinata and Kagura had back to base.
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Somewhere in a forest
Bando had just sold a weapon to a rogue ninja. "Hmm?" Bando turned around to see Lore. (Yahiko/Deva path is referred to as Lore unless said otherwise). "Who the hell are you?" Bando asks. "I am Lore, I am here to invite you to the Akatsuki." Bando knew what the Akatsuki was. "The Akatsuki, and why would you need me?" Bando asks. Lore responds, "We need more members for the Akatsuki, you have been chosen as one." Bando shrugs, "Well, I'm a bounty hunter. I have my own buisness to attend to." Lore responds, "As long as you complete your missions you may do as you wish, otherwise you will be under the Akatsuki's protection from the 5 lands." Bando takes out his large cannon from his back and sticks it into the machine arm he had. "You're pretty confident, or you just don't know who is the stronger person. I didn't get much money from my recent sales, but a member of the Akatsuki is bound to have a large bounty on them." Lore smirks and blinks, "So you wish to battle, fine then. If I win you will join the Akatsuki."
Bando had no chance of winning from the start.
"You have lost Bando, now you are a member." Bando sighs. "Well that was the deal, and I am a dealer, so I guess we have a deal." Bando and Lore return to base.
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Akatsuki Base
In a circle stood the 8 members of the Akatsuki.
Hinata spoke to their newest recruits, "Kagura, Bando and Kabuto, we welcome you to the Akatsuki. Our final 2 members have yet to be decided. In the meantime all of us shall scout for anyone who may be of use to us. Gather information on the plans of the 5 nations as well. That is all." The 8 members leave.
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Somewhere in the land of snow
Hinata and Lore were scouting in the land of snow. "This is quite cold for a place, I doubt anyone would come here." Lore turned his back for amount, but he could sense chakra, powerful chakra. "Who's there." Lore turns around to see someone behind a tree. "Well, well, to see you here, it's shocking." A pale white skinned man walks out. "Toneri!" Hinata yells out. "I thought we destroyed you!" Toneri shakes his head. "That's what you all thought, I somehow survived your attack, the vanishing of my body was only a jutsu to teleport me to the other side of the moon." Hinata grunts, "If you're here to try and make me your wife again, we'll make sure you die this time." Toneri looks at the man standing next to Hinata. "Don't worry, I no longer have leanings towards that. However I do want to work with you. Who would this be?" Lore seriously and calmly states, "I am Lore." Toneri nods, "So then, actually I've been researching the Akatsuki recently, I've seen a active amount of activity, including the destruction of Hozuki castle. I like that type of work." Hinata shrugs, "Where are you going with this?" Toneri smirks, "Why don't you let me join the Akatsuki, I'll be of great use to you, and I've already shown you on the moon that I am strong." Toneri opens his eyes, he had his Tenseigan back. "How did you get your Tenseigan back?" Hinata asks. "Oh don't worry, these are not Hanabi's eyes, these eyes belong to your cousin Neji Hyuga, whom was killed on the moon I suppose?" Hinata didn't like that Toneri stole Neji's eyes, but she could let it slide since Neji wasn't around to use them anyways. "Very well. Welcome to the Akatsuki..." Hinata grudgingly says. Toneri smirks, "Excellent."
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Somewhere in the land of fire
Sasuke and Orochimaru walked down a dark forest to find a portal open in the air and then out of it came a man with a mask on his head. "Who are you?" Sasuke asks. "Why don't you tell me. And while you're at it, tell me where I can find the leaf village." Orochimaru asks. "Why do you want to know?" The man says back. "Because, I'm going to destroy it..." Orochimaru smirked, "Well now, that wouldn't be very smart, destroying things on a rampage is not going to work, the 5 nations will hunt you down and kill you." The man spoke back. "I'm more than capable of protecting myself." Sasuke had the idea. "Well now, if you really want to destroy the leaf, it's my goal as well, therefore I am inviting you to join the Akatsuki." The man asks, "Why would the Akatsuki destroy the leaf?" Sasuke was confused by this answer, "Because that's our goal, always has been." The man thinks, 'So this world is not like mine, it seems I won't be getting back anytime soon. It must be where that Naruto punk came from. That would explain Sasuke Uchiha as part of the Akatsuki. I guess in this world the Akatsuki is evil.' The masked man took off his mask revealing a face exactly like Naruto's only with black and slightly longer hair. "Naruto?" Sasuke gasps. "It's not Naruto. Call me Menma. Menma Uzumaki if you may. I'm the alternate counterpart of the one you call Naruto. Tell me more of the Akatsuki." Orochimaru smirks and explains, "The Akatsuki is an organization that will conquer this world and establish peace to all. In the meantime we'll protect you from all hunters and enemies." Menma smiled, "That's not a bad offer, I'll join up I guess." Orochimaru had one more task, "But first, I'll test your abilities. I just want to make sure."
Menma manages to evenly match Orochimaru's powerful attacks.
"You're not bad. Welcome to the Akatsuki." Menma follows Orochimaru and Sasuke back to base.
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Akatsuki Base
The 10 selected members of the Akatsuki were assembled. They all wore the customary red cloud cloak.
Hinata spoke as the leader, "Finally the Akatsuki is assembled. We shall now move into full scale action."
"Sasuke."
"Kabuto."
"Kagura."
"Bando."
"Toneri."
"Menma."
"Zetsu."
"Orochimaru."
"And Lore."
"Each of you have your own dreams, your own hopes and your own lives. Together all 10 of us shall bring peace to this forsaken world. And rid this world of war. Our target is to take over and gain allies in the 5 great nations. Our opponents are strong and our challenge awaits us. However we 10 shall accomplish this." The door on the Akatsuki base opened revealing light. "And understand this. Failure is not an option."
Hinata turns around and walks. "Let's go."
This chapter is mostly buildup. There are 10 Akatsuki once more. Review, Follow, Favorite!
