Still three years ago
It took a few days, but the three finally got to s large cave. Kakuzu and Hidan sat down, and Hidan motioned for Rina to sit down, too. She looked around, and saw that, including Hidan and Kakuzu, there were six people around her.
Suddenly, another figure appeared. It looked like a young woman, although she only appeared as a shadow. She sat down with the others, only to have another shadow appear. This time it was a man, and he remained standing.
"Rina Teochi," he began, "After so long, you've finally decided to join us. I've told them about your skills. I know all about your traps, weapons, and even the techniques you came up with by copying ideas of other clans. We could use you here, so we would like to welcome you."
"Thank you," she responded, "But I guess I do have a bit of a reason to be here. Where else could I go, anyway?"
"That is true…still, we aren't able to trust you yet. For now, you're only a spy. You will only be sent on missions that involve acquiring information."
"Yeah," Rina whispered, "You could've just found anyone off the street to do that."
"Excuse me," he said in a raised voice, "But we've lost countless spies while they tried to steal information. They got caught and weren't trained very well in combat."
"So why don't you just send someone else with them?" Rina suggested.
"In the Akatsuki, we have teams of two, and none of them have time to help a spy. That's why we need someone who can steal the information and take on a number of guards without getting killed."
"So you want me to do this?"
"Of course I do. You stole the information on the Hyuuga's and Inuzuka's jutsus without being seen, and you have many new techniques. Considering what you've been through, it should be an honor to be a spy for Akatsuki, and for us, it should be an honor to have you as a spy."
"I have a place. That's all I need."
"And you're lucky I didn't kill you for that whole 'could've chosen anyone off of the street' comment."