We Have a Child??? Epilogue

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Few Months Later~~~~~~~~~~~

Months had passes since that fateful day. Tensions had risen and fallen like the tide on the shore. Life went on with a fairly average tempo, with what seemed like rainy days that would never end. Security in the village had been increased twofold, and each and every ninja had been interrogated under pain of treason, whose punishment was undoubtedly death. This was a long, strenuous process that instilled deep-rooted fear in the minds of the people. However, the act had been deemed necessary as to avoid any further intrusions by enemy forces on such a large scale as before.

All was well in the Akatsuki base. Konan had forgiven Itachi after his rather elaborate apology, Sasuke was excited to begin his fast-approaching first year in the Academy, and even Pein had relaxed somewhat, with no signs of any Sound ninja within a 10-mile proximity of Amegakure.

The plan to draw together the tailed beast spirits was also running smoothly, the Akatsuki having gathered every one up to 4 tails. However, Pein still couldn't shake the feeling that something big was coming their way. There had been no signs of any hostility towards the village, and no one had become aware of the location of their spirit sealing statue. Still, maybe it was the awkward peace that stirred him. The peaceful world he had been striving so fervently for appeared to have begun to emerge. But that was impossible. Pein knew the way his chaotic world worked. This was only a false, momentary peace among the lands. This false sense of security was only going to hurt his people in the end. He knew the selfish, ambitious nature of people would reveal itself sooner or later, and someone somewhere would stir up trouble that would eventually involve the entire world. And because he knew this, he had been preparing. He began planting spies in every corner of every land. He had operatives in every government of every land. But of all those who had sworn loyalty under the pain of death, whom could he really trust? If he had swayed these people with the fear of death, whose to say they wouldn't turn on him if faced with a similar situation again?

Not that it would matter, for there was no known force, whether it was a single person or a group, that could defeat him when he had all six of his bodies together at once. It would be no sweat for Animal Realm to distract the enemy with a summon, while Deva Realm would crush them instantly with Shinra Tensei - Divine Judgment.

The only people who posed any sort of threat whatsoever were the Sannin; his former teacher Jiraiya the Roaming Toad Sage, Tsunade the Grand Slug Healer, and the traitor Orochimaru the Immortal Serpent Lord. However, each had their faults and the Rinnegan wielder knew precisely how to exploit them all. Jiraiya had a weakness for women, Tsunade for alcohol and gambling, Orochimaru for power. With these vices in mind, he could crush them without hesitation or the chance that they might discover his ultimate plan. The only possibility for their victory was the chance they might work together, as smoothly as they had in the last war. This occurrence was slim at best, as they had gone their separate ways many years back. However, it wasn't entirely implausible, and that had to be taken into account.

All these things and many more had to be taken into account in the defense of the village, which proved to be more of a challenge economically than anything else. This called for accepting almost three times more village missions, and almost four times as many Akatsuki ones. When this plan would pay off, no one knew. The general opinion of the plan was mixed, with slightly higher percent favoring it.

But of all the things to be considered, the Sound Village threat had to be placed above all.

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A/N

So this is the epilogue. Short I know, but it suffices. Most likely its going to be a while before the next series of this is posted, as I am currently hard at work on something completely original of my own.

Hope ya liked it