Chapter 10

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The small group traveled slowly through the forest, all silent. The weather could be considered perfect; it wasn't too hot or too cold. Once it became a little too dark for the naked eye, Itachi created a tiny flame that floated in his hand. As they quietly traveled through the forest, the only thing on their minds was if their separated pals were faring okay.

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"Okay, we have to find them before something really bad happens okay guys?" Pein announced, seeming a little on edge like his other two friends. Sasori and Kakuzu halted their fidgety activity, looking up at the orange haired teen.

"Yeah, I agree with Pein, we can't just be sitting here," Kakuzu agreed, earning a nod from Sasori.

"But where would we look? They could be anywhere," Sasori pointed out. Kakuzu turned to Pein, awaiting an answer from the one that acted like their leader.

"Let's try that swamp we passed not too long ago, I think I felt someone else's chakra there," he suggested. Sasori stood up, brushing the dirt off of his behind and nodded along with Kakuzu.

"Let's get started,"

Midnight arrived a little too quickly for their liking, the three resting in a huge tree, each on their own branch at different heights, Sasori being on the lowest and Pein being on the highest. Pein had decided to rest in this tree, for it overlooked the whole forest/swamp, so they could easily locate something that seemed familiar. Pein was about to fall asleep when he spotted a small light appear, a camp fire if you must. Sitting up, he inspected the small light further and saw that five people were sitting around it.

"Guys, I think I found them!" Pein excitedly announced, now fully awake and jumping off of the large tree eagerly.

"About time," Sasori muttered, as he opened his eyes and jumped off as well. The three ran in the direction of the small camp fire.

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"Someone's here," Itachi announced, the other four springing into fighting stances, ready to pummel whoever dared invade their space. Suddenly, three rather familiar teens emerged from the shrubbery.

"Pein, Sasori, Kakuzu!" Konan cried out, astonished that they had actually found them.

"Hey Konan," Pein huffed, catching his breath from the long run, finally recovering from the work out, Pein pointed to Itachi and Kisame. "Who are these two?"

"I am Itachi Uchiha and this is my friend Kisame Hoshigaki," Itachi introduced with a deep bow. Pein nodded in acknowledgement.

"I'm Pein," He introduced himself.

"You must be the three Konan was talking about," Kisame remarked.

"Sasori!" everyone looked at Sasori who had been tackled to the ground by Deidara in a tight bear hug. Hidan started laughing at the two until Sasori sent him a glare that could kill (if looks could kill).

"Please get off of me Deidara," Sasori asked as politely as he could.

"Where's the sad Sasori I met un?" Deidara questioned, refusing to let go of his first friend. Sasori sighed and decided that he had to deal with the clingy blond. Seeing that Sasori was stuck with Deidara, Hidan began snickering to himself until he was smacked on the back of the head by none other than Kakuzu.

"Ow! I hit my head earlier, cut me some slack!" Hidan wailed, slapping Kakuzu's hand away before rubbing it sourly.

"Then shut up," Kakuzu commanded simply. "Plus, you don't seem to be yourself."

"What do you mean by that?" Hidan questioned, frowning slightly.

"You're not swearing."

"Fuck you Kakuzu, bastard, you're going down!" Hidan wailed, running after Kakuzu who had predicted this and bolted as well. Ducking under a long tree branch and pulling it back, Kakuzu let go of it when Hidan got closer, smashing the long tree limb onto Hidan's face, making the silver haired teen do a funny flip kind of action. "Fuck you, you fucking heathen, that fucking hurt, bastard!" all Kakuzu could do was cross his arms as Konan walked up to Hidan, inspecting the huge red line that ran diagonally across his face. She then directed a glare at Kakuzu. "I fucking hate you."

Konan finished fixing Hidan up an hour later. Why? Because Kakuzu pissed Hidan off again and ended up getting chased again. Konan had to use a jutsu on Hidan to calm him. It depended on how much chakra you put into it. A lot would knock them out, a medium amount would make them drowsy, kind of out of touch and very little would just be enough to make them stop yelling and running around.

"Wow, that was pretty quick," Pein remarked, watching as Hidan fought her jutsu in vain. Pein had never really seen anybody use a jutsu like that and it took a lot to get Hidan to calm just a little.

"Oh it's just a jutsu I learned a couple years ago," Konan shrugged, finishing up on Hidan's second wound.

"It would definitely help when Hidan throws another fit," Kakuzu pointed out.

"Yeah, I was thinking about using it whenever that happens," Konan agreed. It was quiet until an explosion made itself known off in the distance.

"Is that a bad thing un?"

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Okay, finished this chapter. Please review. Peace :)