When Hanna woke up, she didn't bother with getting dressed. It was already well into the afternoon and people were hurting from the night prior. When she went downstairs in her sweatpants and found a few people up in the living room. Jo was on the couch, her leg propped up on the coffee table with ice on her knee. She had bruises on her face and her nose looked a little crooked. She was in grey shorts with a tank top with a middle finger on it. She didn't wear makeup and her hair was in a messy bun. She looked like shit.

Hanna nodded at her as she passed by to the kitchen. She bumped into Sasori, literally, as she stepped into the kitchen. She apopolgized but he quietly waved her off.

"Good afternoon." He told her and she smiled and returned the sentiments. "There is still food from lunch available."

"Lunch?" Hanna asked and peared past him. Someone made a bunch of sandwiches and pulled out all of their chips, laying them on the counter. She was mildly impressed. "Thanks. Who pulled out the food?" Sasori shrugged.

"A few of us made the food." He answered. "Jo pulled out the chips." Hanna nodded and thanked him. He left her in the kitchen and she grabbed a plate for herself and headed back into the living room. A bunch of people who were awake were lounging around. Pein and Konan weren't present. Jo had gotten the tv in their room working right and since then, they've been keeping to themselves, watching Netflix.

Zetsu and Itachi were actually outside, working in the garden in the backyard. Sasori was there earlier, taking advantage of the little herb garden they had. Kisame was still upstairs asleep. Hidan was on the couch with Jo and Kakuzu. Sasori sat in a chair with Deidara leaning back against his legs. She had spied Tobi out in the pool, splashing around and keeping himself occupied.

Hanna sat on the floor next to the table and looked at Jo.

"Jo, your nose is crooked." She pointed out.

"Ah shit. Don't fucking start this shit again." Hidan groaned and tossed his head back. Hanna just blinked in confusion.

"She won't let us fix it." Kakuzu told hanna. She just nodded and went back to eating. It was a realtively quiet day. They were all just lounging around, watching Tv and eating. Kisame and Lily both woke up and Konan and Pein would come downstairs for snack and to check up on everyone.

"Jo your nose is fucked up." Lily pointed out.

"So is your face, but you don't see me complaining." Jo mumbled as she sipped her beer.

"Wow, that was uncalled for." Lily told her. "Come here, lemme fix that nose for ya!" She shouted and shook her fist at Jo.

"Guys, calm down." Hanna said from her seat on the floor.

"What's the matter, jo?" She asked. "Scared it'll hurt?" She joked as she neared Jo. Jo handed her beer to Hidan and pushed into the couch, wanting to get as far from Lily as she could. Hanna sighed and grabbed her food, moving to sit next to Deidara who eyed her before looking back at Lily who was now on top of Jo, trying to get a hold of Jo's nose to fix it.

"Fuck off!" Jo shouted and shoved Lily. "You'd have to break it to fix it, just leave it alone."

"No, Im gonna fix your nose!" Lily said and got back on top of her.

"Dude, just fuck off!" JO yelled.

"Help me hold her down!" Lily shouted at Kakuzu. He sighed but complied, holding one of Jo's arms away from Lily.

"Fuck you too, stitches!" She shouted and before long Hidan grabbed her other arm.

"Stop being such a pussy." He told her as she tried to bite Lily. Lily pushed her thumbs against Jo's nose, forcing it back. Jo screamed in a mix of pain and rage before headbutting Lily. Lily fell off and Jo stood to follow. She was going to beat the shit out of her friend but was blinded by tears and pain from her leg. She had put weight on her injured knee and fell, holding her was screaming at Lily and her two accomplises for a few minutes before she just sat there, crouched and breathing. Hanna moved to her side and rubbed her back.

"You ok, Jo?" She asked quietly. Jo didn't move or speak. Hanna was worried by this and put her face close to Jo's. She heard soft snoring and rolled her eyes. She looked at Lily. "Jo fell asleep."

"I don't blame her." Lily said. "That shit hurts like a bitch."

"You didn't have to be so mean about it." Hanna pointed out. Lily shrugged and ate her sandwich.

"Had to get done."

That was the only excitement for the night. The week progressed and Lily never heard back from anyone. They all started to fall into a routine. On the week days, Jo would be up with a few others early in the morning. Someone had breakfast going and she would eat and head off to work, coffee in hand. Some days Hanna would go off to work. Every once in a while she would have the day off. Lily would stay home with everyone, cleaning or just hanging out. Hanna was still being taught how to fight by the Akatsuki and Lily joined her. Both were fast learners but both had different skills. When Konan and Pein watched them spar, either with each other or with another Akatsuki member, they noticed how all three of the girls fought were very different. Jo would occasionally partake in the sparing, especially after a stressful day.

Hanna's fighting style was perhaps the most unique. She stood in steady stances and waited for her opponent to make the first move. Not once did she attack. She also focused more on defending herself. She would block and rarely strike, letting her opponent wear themselves out just a little bit before she would grab them, or trip them, getting them on the ground. From there she would pin them or subdue them. It was very different from how Jo fought.

Jo charged right in. She always struck first and she struck hard. She had left a good number of bruises on almost all of the Akatsuki. She relied on her strength and put her whole body weight into her strikes. She would kick and punch as hard as she could. Of the three she probably had the most physical strength and that was how she would win. Jo knew weak points and applied her strongest hits there.

Lily was by far the fastest. She was lean and swift. Lily didn't have a lot of physical strength so she relied on her speed. She was also sneaky. At one point she ended up on Kisame's back, choking him out until he tapped out or passed out. She was able to dodge and deflect blows with relative ease due to her flexibility and this was her special feature. While both Jo and Hanna had some level of sturdiness to them, Lily didn't. She could only take so may hits before being knocked off her feet. To compensate, she stuck fast. Her matches never lasted long.

Pein was mildly surprised they were able to fight so well. The world they were in didn't seem like fighting was really too necessary. Yet these three girls learned and adapted quickly. They could almost keep up with the Akatsuki. Almost.

The three girls did not have chakra so of course the Akatsuki had to hold back. They didn't want to kill their hosts.

Weeks went by in this manner and weeks turned into months. Jo and Hidan fought like cats and dogs but were still pretty close. Hanna and Kisame kept growing closer. Hanna was not as quick to jump into a sexual situation with anyone so it was slow, but it was at least making progress. Itachi and Lily seemed to be at this weird impasse. But they were good friends.

The warm sunny weather turned cool and then the leaves started to turn colors and fall. It was mid October when things were starting to be out of routine. Lily had started classes again but they adjusted to that quickly.

Lily sat at her desk with her face on the desk, groaning. Itachi waited in the door for a minute, smirking a bit at her behavior. She had been doing that for a while. He walked over and sat a mud down next to her head. She shifted and looked at it before sitting up with a smile. She loved peppermint tea.

"What is wrong?" He asked her quietly as she sipped her drink. He looked her over quickly. She was in a long sleeved black turtle neck and ripped jeans. Her hair was up in a bun.

"Just this math course is a pain in the ass." She told him and kept sipping her tea. She gave him a glance. They had recently gotten the boys some warmer clothes for the colder months. None of them had really expected to have the Akatsuki here this long, but they adjusted. It was actually nice to have them around at this point. But Itachi looked good in a sweater. His sweater was a thin wine colored one and he wore jeans with it. Everyone wore jeans or sweatpants at this point. Hell, Jo got Hidan a hoodie. He wore it one day before she stole it.

"Why don't you explain it to me, let me see if I can help." He offered. He had been offering his help often, and it actually did help. They got to work on the math quickly and were so involved in it, they lost track of the world around them. So when someone screamed bloody murder, they were both startled. Lily was so startled her pencil went across her notebook in one long line. Itachi stood and faced the door, ready for an intruder. The screaming grew nearer and they watched as Hanna flew past the door screaming the entire way. Lily and Itachi looked at each other before following her. They came into the living room, followed by a few people who were up in the attic.

Everyone was huddled in the living room. Jo was trying to console Hanna as she struggled to get past everyone. She looked like she want to leave.

"What the hell is going on, yeah?" Deidara asked from behind lily. Lily looked at him over her shoulder and shrugged.

"Hanna, Hanna stop it!" Jo shouted and grabbed her by the shoulders, shaking her. "What the hell is going on?"

"Those fucking things are in my room!" She screamed and grabbed jo, shaking her shoulders. "They're in my fucking bed! My bed!"

"Wait, you mean those cricket spider things, yeah?" Deidara asked.

"Yeah!" Hana told him. Lily visibly cringed.

"Is that really something to scream about, though?" Sasori asked, rather irritated. He had thought something actually exciting had happened. The three girls just looked at him with pity and shook their heads.

"Alright, let's see if we can get them out of the room." Jo said and looked around, looking for someone. "Heyo candyman! Get your ass out here!" And like the good boy he is, Tobi came running from only god knows where to latch himself onto Jo's legs.

"Tobi is here! Tobi is a goodboy! Tobi wants to help!" He cooed as he rubbed her leg. She pet his head and shook him off, walking away.

"Maybe we should get Zetsu to help again." Hanna mumbled as she followed. Everyone slowly dispersed to do their own thing until dinner. They would hear the occaisional shriek from the girls and Tobi and the thumping around but eventually they all quieted down. That could mean one of two things. They killed the bugs, or the bugs killed them.

Pein, Konan, Lily and Itachi ended up in the kitchen, drinking tea. Lily had decided she wanted to take a break from math and catch up with her housemates.

"So, how are you all holding up?" She asked as she sat down. "I'm sorry I haven't been around."

"It's understandable." Konan assured her. "We've been informed that your studies are very important." Lily smiled at her in gratitude.

"We are all well." Itachi assured her. She rolled her eyes.

"Oh, please." She said lightly. "you guys are probably all bored out of your minds here."

"It is true." Konan admitted. "We are not used to a leisurely lifestyle."

"It's too cold to swim, so you guys are free to go for a run as long as one of us are with you." Lily told them. "It's not much, but maybe it will help keep you guys in shape since the colder months are coming."

"Would it be possible for us to work?" Pein asked. "It would give everyone something to do and help lighten the financial burden we have put on you three."

"I appreciate the offer, but honestly that would be incredibly difficult to pull off." Lily explained. "You would need Id's and social security numbers and that's not something I can do." She took a sip of her tea.

"Is there someone who you know who would be able to do this?" Itachi asked.

"The guy I'm trying to take down." She answered smoothly. "Look, we will figure something out soon."

"We've been discussing possibilities as to why we are here." Konan explained. "So far, we can't think of anything."

"Well, have you asked Madara?" Lily asked as she sipped her tea. "Surely he must have an idea." Itachi stiffened. Pein and Konan shared confused looks.

"Madara Uchia?" Pein asked. "How is he relevant?" He asked. Lily frowned and looked at everyone.

"Wait, I'm confused." She told them. "Isn't Tobi-" She was cut off by Tobi, Jo, and Deidara charging into the room.

"Get up bitches! We gotta start dinner." Jo shouted as Tobi just ran around the room, causing general chaos. Deidara moved to the alcohol cabinet and pulled out two bottles of wine, one red and the other white. He put the white in the fridge to chill and pulled out a wine screw to open the red. Jo started pulling out the things to cook.

"Hey, Jo." Lily called her over. Jo came over, mildly irritated. "They don't know who tobi is." She pointed out and Jo dropped the things in her hands, slamming them down on the table.

"WHAT THE HELL MAN!" She shouted, drawing in Kisame and Kakuzu from the other room. "YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE MAIN MASTERMIND BEHIND YOUR WHOLE OPERATION IS?" She screamed at them. The three at the table just stared at her shocked. Jo spun around, grabbing Tobi and slamming him in the chair. "Fine, alright. I present to you-" she said as she grabbed his masked and whisked it off his face. "Madara Uchia!" There was silence as they all stared at the face behind the mask. Jo and Lily were frozen.

"Uh, why did you take off his mask, yeah?" Deidara asked.

"Who the hell is Madara Uchia?" Kisame asked, rubbing the back of his neck. Jo was still frozen. Lily poked the face that belonged to Tobi.

"Well, this isn't him." Lily asked. Jo dropped the mask. She was in shock. Who the fuck was this? Where was Madara?

"Who the fuck is this?" She screamed, pointing at him. Poor Tobi just looked dumbfounded.

"That's Tobi, yeah." Deidara answered as he handed her a glass of wine. "You never see his face before?"

"How did you know about Madara Uchia?" Itachi asked. "Madara has been dead for a long while. He died in a battle against the first Hokage." He explained. Lily kept poking and pulling at his cheeks, shaking her head.

"No, that's impossible." She mumbled. "This has to be Madara. Why else would you guys be after all the tailed demons."

"We weren't." Kisame told her. "We were actually about to meet with a squad from the Village Hidden in the Leaf to discuss an alliance."

"What the fuck?" Jo mumbled as she started sipping her wine. "This isn't good."

"What's wrong?" Konan asked.

"If you guys are from a different timeline, it means all we know is potentially wrong, making it harder to get you guys home." Lily explained. "Jo, maybe we should show them Naruto Shippuden." Jo nodded, agreeing with her.

"Maybe that way we can determine what is different and what is the same." Jo added, moving to pick up the things she dropped. "But first we need food."

"What's Naruto Shippuden?" Konan asked.

hey guys i went ahead and changed this chapter. i like this better, it moves the plot forward and isn't so shitty