Chapter Twelve: The Akatsuki
GM NASAI: And here it is, after a few false ends and making everyone crazy with my messed up sense of time. I now present the last chapter of Changing What Was. You've all been very good to me by reading this story and occasionally reviewing. For that you deserve a gold star. But since I am not a divine being you're just going to have to settle for my gratitude and thanks.
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I'd never feared death after I'd died. What was there to fear when it was against my will and I was powerless to stop it? But the silence and hostility Sasori and Deidera both exhibited made me think I was dying again just from the force of their thoughts.
Maybe I shouldn't have baited them.
Flashback~
"Yeah actually there is. I'm here to talk to your Leader, Pein." I said standing straight.
"How do you know of our Leader?" Sasori growled from inside Hiroku
"You're kidding right?" I pointed to my headband. "I'm fate, psychic, and all that other stuff." They looked at each other. I never got that sharing looks things that ninja do. I mean seriously! Kana and I have known each other for years and we still can't do that telepathic mind reading thing. (Of course it did get better once she actually could read my mind). "I'm just asking but are you two partners?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Duh, un." Deidera said. I nodded.
"So you guys are dating?"
"WHAT(UN)!?" I held up my hands.
"It's okay I'm fine with that. I know Kisame and I accept him for his pedophilic ways towards innocent blond boys." I looked at Deidera. "I just wondered if he'd already gotten to Deidera." They stared at me.
"... I'm going to kill her, yeah." Deidera growled pulling out a small bird.
"You sure you want to do that?" I asked. "I know Leader would be mad since he sent you here to bring me back alive."
"He'll get over the disappointment." Sasori snapped. His metal tail came out. "I think you'd make a good puppet if I sewed your mouth closed." I frowned.
"If my mouth was closed how do you expect to have poison shoot from my mouth? And besides it's not like I went into graphic details here."
"Insinuating I'd be dating the brat is graphic enough." Sasori hissed. I dodged the metal tail as it hit the ground where I'd been standing. I briefly wondered why I dodged when I could've just used a shield.
"If it makes you feel better, you'd be a good seme." I said earnestly.
"WHAT, UN!" Deidera yelled. Deidera looked pale and very horrified at the thought. In fact he moved far away from Sasori after I said that.
"I'm going to kill you now." Sasori growled. His tail arched high before striking again. This time it bounced off my shield.
"I told you that wasn't a good idea." I said smiling. Deidera activated his birds. They flew right towards me. "Ooh, pretty." I said imitating Yuuki. The bombs bounced harmlessly off my shield before exploding. The ground outside my shield was burned to a crisp. I let them go at it for a while as I just stood there in my bubble safe and sound.
Oh well, they'd learn. Eventually.
~Ten minutes later~
"What the f***, yeah?" Deidera yelled. I was sitting down just watching them, gathering information. Deidera was panting as Sasori just stood there watching me. I have to admit getting them angry was fun. I prayed to Kami for thanks for my shield.
"You done yet, or do you want to go another ten minutes?" I asked stretching my legs. "Personally I could do this all day and all night."
"How are you not using any chakra?" Sasori asked. I got back up since Deidera had chosen to just glare at me.
"I don't use chakra. There's too many complications and its very taxing stuff." I explained patiently. "So are we going to see Pein or do you want to continue another round of trying to hit me?"
End flashback~
I mentally sighed again as the Killer Intent grew. I had a feeling these two were going to take a while to forgive me.
We approached a random tree that didn't look any different than what I'd been seeing for the past few hours as we walked, but I guess that was the point. Sasori did a handsign I looked away out of courtesy. It really didn't make a difference since I could still see myself doing those same handsigns but people liked it when you gave them false security.
Besides I think if I had looked Sasori would have found a reason to kill me over that. (He's an immortal puppet he could probably find a reason to kill me for just breathing).
I looked back at the tree when the earth rumbled. The tree split down the middle and opened to reveal a dark hole underneath/inside it.
"Never woulda thought of that." I muttered. Sasori jumped down the black hole first.
"Get in, un." Deidera said glaring at me. I shrugged walking closer.
"How do I know you two won't kill me?" I asked standing at the edge.
"We won't." Deidera growled. "Now get in, un." I couldn't help but smirk.
"That what you say to Sasori?" I jumped in before he could hit me. I landed in a crouch waiting for Sasori to hit or poison me but nothing happened so I carefully glanced around. The tunnel we were in wasn't dark nor bright, it was just lit enough so you didn't run into a wall. I moved to the side as Deidera landed beside me, looking like he could kill me if he stared hard enough.
"Brat, quit staring at her. It'll only encourage her." I smiled.
"Not that you need any help with encouragement huh, Sori-danna?" He narrowed his eyes at me but I just looked down the tunnel. "Lead the way down the path to hell?" I asked innocently.
"If Leader doesn't kill her I will." Deidera muttered as he led the way down the tunnel. We went down a lot of confusing tunnels for a long amount of time. I'm not sure how the hell they even knew where they were going but I chalked it up to the fact that they were here a lot. Freaking ninja's could find their way through anything. (I should've asked Lady Izayoi for that power.) Before I could open my mouth to say something else perverted the tunnel ended rather abruptly. We were in a big room that looked like a common room setting with couches and tables scattered around. I could see an open doorway across from where I stood that led to a kitchen.
I was guessing that the tunnel we'd come from connected with the rest of the base. Thought I wondered if it was all used.
The ceiling was very high but that could have been because of the three stories of balconies. A metal staircase and walkway led up from the current first floor we were standing on to the balconies that I assumed led to the bedrooms of the Akatsuki. There were five doors on the second and third level while the fourth had a metal door that I assumed was the front door since it pretty much had it's own spiraling staircase.
My attention was brought back to the living room. Sitting at one of the couches was Itachi and Kisame. (Itachi… Itachi… Itachi…) Ugh would someone please shut that annoying voice up? It was getting on my nerves.
"Hey Kisame, Uchiha! wanna take this chick to Leader-sama for us, un?" I could see Deidera was anxious to have me gone and away from him. Kisame and Itachi looked up at me.
"Hi Kisa, Sexy." I greeted.
"Hn." Itachi grunted going back to his book.
"Oh it's you." Kisame grinned. "I was worried it was one of your sisters."
"Nah, Yuuki's scared of pedophiles and Kana has a tendency to fall for bastards. Which would probably include all of you." Kisame chuckled and stood up.
"I'll take her. I like this girl." Kisame grinned. I snickered as Deidera gave us weird looks and Sasori just walked off to the metal stairs.
"What did you do to Deidera and Sasori? They're even more hostile than usual." Kisame whispered.
"I don't think they like me teasing them." I grinned as Kisa led me through a doorway I hadn't seen. How many doors did they have around here? "Bye Uke-chan, Sori-danna." I waved. "Don't break any furniture." I ran through the doorway as Deidera and Sasori froze from going to their respective rooms.
"If Leader doesn't kill you for trespassing they will." Kisame laughed.
"I know, but I couldn't help it."
"Why did you come all this way? I'm assuming it wasn't to see me." Kisame said. I smiled briefly before thinking.
"It's… complicated. I just need to talk to Pein about something. If he lets me stay then I'll be glad for that since I'll just roam over the Nations by myself for the next few years if he says no." Kisame nodded.
"See something?"
"When do I not see something?" I asked. "Bringing change is in my nature." We rounded a corner to see Hidan and Kakuzu arguing about money.
"-money. It's a sin and affront to Jashin-sama." Hidan was saying.
"You don't even know what affront means idiot." Kakuzu snapped. I cocked my head to the side as Hidan growled.
"I know enough to not f****** mess with piece of s*** paper with f****** color and numbers on it. Why the hell would you aloow that s*** to rule your life anyways? It's just paper." Hidan spotted Kisame and I. "Who the f*** is this b****?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Unmei?" Kakuzu asked. I looked at Kakuzu. I knew he was an ex-samurai and a killer but I couldn't help but feel respect well up in me. I bowed slightly.
"Hello Kakuzu. Hidan. Nice to meet you." I never looked away from Kakuzu's face as he assessed me.
"The f*** is she doing here?" Hidan asked glaring at me. I flicked my eyes to him before looking back at Kakuzu.
"Messing with Uke-chan and Sori-danna." Hidan frowned. Kakuzu grunted as Kisame answered for me.
"She's here to see Pein-sama."
"Let's go Hidan, wouldn't want to keep anyone waiting." Kakuzu dragged Hidan away who was still trying to figure out who the heck Uke-chan was. I watched them leave before looking up at Kisame.
"I will never say this again, but Kakuzu creeps me out." Kisame laughed.
"They should, they're the Zombie Combo." I smiled slightly as we continued walking.
Kisame stopped at a plain wooden door and knocked.
"Come in." Kisame motioned me forward. I gave him a dry glare as I opened the door. Kisame closed the door behind me like I knew he would. Inside was an office type setting with three book shelves full of books and a desk in the center. Behind the desk was Pein who stared back at me.
I could see Konan leaning against the wall folding origami with her hands as her eyes stared at me.
"Unmei." I nodded.
"Hello Pein." I couldn't see anyone else in the room so I took advantage of that to put a shield over us. Pein frowned as he felt my shield. "I believe our meeting would go better if no one was spying on us." I said tiredly.
"And why would we be having a meeting?" Pein asked.
"Because I'm pretty sure I know some things that you would like to know. Especially concerning the future of Akatsuki and of you and Konan." Pein stilled at Konan's name. His eyes flicked to her before looking at me.
"Fine, you have five minutes."
"Oh trust me Pein; this will take a little more than five minutes." I said running a hand through my hair. "The reason I saved your little village from the bandits was so I could get your attention to talk to you." I explained, knowing he was questioning that. He nodded. "Pein, you know about Tobi, don't you?" I asked politely.
"And what of it?" Pein asked narrowing his eyes.
"What if I told you Tobi wasn't who he said he was, nor was he the person he claimed to be but someone else, someone in league with Madara to bring back the Juubi, with Akatsuki's help, to destroy the world?" I waited patiently while his brain connected the dots between what the hell that had to do with Konan's death.
"I would ask you to explain." Pein said. I nodded.
"I thought you'd say that. I'm not going to tell you who Tobi really is because that's not relevant to you right now. I will tell you that if you continue to take orders from Tobi, Akatsuki will fall, you will die and so will Konan."
"And why would he do that?" Pein asked.
"Isn't it obvious? You have the Rikudo Sennin's own dojutsu, the Rennigan. And Tobi needs it. Since this whole plan Tobi has for you will probably end with your death and Konan would be the only person you'd trust to keep the Rinnegan safe I can safely say that Konan will join you very shortly in the afterlife. Unless I help you change that of course."
"... Why have you come all this way to tell me this? What's in it for you?" Pein asked harshly. I just looked at him before saying one word.
"Family. I've seen myself come here already and I know that I will be staying with the Akatsuki for two and a half years. During that time I become close to you all. To lose you all after that would probably drive me insane."
"And if I choose to have you leave or if I kill you now?" Such hostility. I guess I couldn't blame him though.
"You can ask me to leave but then you won't know what exactly will happen. Tobi will find me and make me work for him instead. I can help you Pein, all I ask is that I stay. If you kill me my sisters will come and destroy Ame or Kami-sama will." I shrugged. "Either way it's not good for you."
"You're lying." Pein glared at me.
"You're willing to make the world suffer because Yahiko died years ago. You know what grief and loss does to a person." Pein and Konan had stiffened when I'd said Yahiko's name. Pein was now shaking as I stared at him. "Let me help you Nagato. That's all I want, in return I'll tell you the future I see. And if you want I'll even lie to Tobi when he asks the same of me. You would have an advantage over him that he does not." I stared at him as he thought about it. "What more do you have to lose?" I asked softly.
Silence.
"… Fine." I watched as Pein conceded to my wish. "You will stay with Akatsuki and help in any way I deem fit. Should you fail I will kill you." I nodded.
"That's fine with me." I inclined my head. "I hope you don't mind but I don't like bowing, I might get stuck and my back might break." Konan smiled a tiny smile and Pein waved his hand.
"Go, Kisame will show you to a room. Report back here in one hour." I nodded.
"Yes sir." I turned around.
"Unmei," I stopped. "If you wish to help me then I suggest you try not to make a nuisance of yourself. You may be a child but I expect you to act as a shinobi should."
"Understood." I said. "Just so you know, I'm planning on having you double-cross Tobi." I smiled slightly before taking down my shield and opening the door.
Kisame was leaning against the wall. When I closed the door to Pein's office he spoke.
"From the smile I'm guessing things went according to plan?"
"Exactly." I smiled.
"Then I suppose I'd better show you to a room." Kisame sighed like it was such a chore as e pushed off from the wall.
"If it makes you feel any better I think your blue coloring and gills are awesome." I said sincerely. Kisame chuckled.
"I knew there was a reason I liked you kid." I smiled in return as my brain started to work. I'd have two years to make sure things went on course with the plan Kami-sama had laid out. All I had to do was make sure Pein co-operated and that Akatsuki was out of Tobi's control. At the same time I'd have to prove my worth to Tobi by telling him exactly where the Jinchuuriki were.
Well excluding Naruto, of course.
I mentally sighed as Kisame opened a random door. Sometimes I really wished this job was easier. I wonder if I'll be getting a good vacation after this.
End
GM NASAI: And there it is. The last chapter.
A/N-Y: Are we doing a sequel or not? That's what I want to know!
A/N-S: What was the point in writing this and ending it like that if you weren't going to make a sequel?
GM NASAI: Truthfully I was just writing down an idea when this story happened.
A/N-K: Well now you have the obligation of finishing this story. It's what your readers expect and what we expect. Plus it helps deal with reality doesn't it?
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A/N-S: You know they won't shut up about this until you actually do something and give in. Yuuki's already charged up her cattle prod.
A/N-Y: Yes I have!
GM NASAI: Fine! I'll write a damn sequel. But I can guarantee that you probably won't like what my evil mind is already planning.
A/N-K: You've already written a sequel haven't you?
GM NASAI: Eh, parts of it yeah.
A/N-Y: Then what the hell are you waiting for woman?
A/N-S: I think what she means is when are you going to post the sequel?
GM NASAI: Maa, probably on Monday... or Friday. Depends on what I have going this week.
A/N-All: MONDAY! MONDAY! MONDAY!
GM NASAI: {Waves hand to shut them up} Fine. I'll post the sequel up on Monday you bleeding, screeching, harpies! Thanks to all of my reviewers and readers for encouraging me with this story. I probably would have given up about halfway. {Not really} Hasta la proxima mis pretties!
