Pein hadn't heard much screaming while Konan was in labor. In fact, he barely heard anything. Madara's Sharingan could do some seriously helpful and interesting things...

While Konan was busy bleeding herself dry upstairs, Pein was preoccupied downstairs. He had decided that the rest of the Akatsuki needed to know what was now going on. And, they'd also have to learn their new responsibilities.

"You'll all be in charge of something new once this baby comes out," the Ame-nin informed the group, sternly. "I expect each of you to do your job without being told--" "Question."

Pein turned towards the voice that had interrupted him. "So we're supposed to take care of your child why?" Sasori asked, somehow managing to don his permanent expressionless look while glaring all at once.

"I didn't agree to join the Akatsuki for babysitting. Aside from that, I dislike children."

"Despite being frozen in the body of one..." Hachirou snickered to himself playfully. Sasori resisted the powerful urge of beating Kakuzu's partner bloody. Instead, he kept his teeth grit and his eyes forward, and growled, "What was that, Hachirou?"

Now pretty scared from Sasori's sudden change in tone, the lime-eyed shinobi coughed, cowardly puling, "Nothing, nothing, Sasori-san. Just joking around."

"Well, stop it. It's irritating."

"Aye, Sasori-san~!"

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Sasori turned back to Pein. "As I said before, I didn't agree to join for babysitting reasons."

Pein lowered his eyes. "But you did agree to join and follow orders from your leader."

Sasori opened his mouth then closed it, having nothing to counter the Ame ninja with. He fell back into silence and stepped backwards, closer to his own partner. Hachirou giggled at the redhead's expense. "Burned..."

Sasori shot him another 'shut-up-before-I-break-your-face' kind of look and surely, Hachirou promptly zipped his lip.

"As I was saying, each of you will have a job to do. But Konan and I will do most of the work." He glanced at Sasori. "If that makes you happy."

Sasori just narrowed his eyes at him.