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Chapter 21: Immortal Blood
Hidan's head perked up after sneezing. I hate sneezing, but if that means someone is fucking concerned, I'd happily sneeze my head off. This guy is psycho… He heard movement outside the door and tensed up seeing the younger Atsushi with a syringe.
"Get your ass up. I have a use for you at last." Hidan would have flipped him off if his hands were loose, but seeing that as a current impossibility, he rolled his eyes. Atsushi seized Hidan's right arm and took some blood from his arm using the syringe.
Hidan's mouth was about to go at light speed when Atsushi gagged him. Hidan's eyes burned holes into Atsushi, but he did not care. "You have now outlived your usage. However, you are immortal…" he glared at the silver haired ninja with barely contained disgust, "I think I will leave you to an associate of mine. I will be back later to take you to them." Smirking, he yanked the Jashinist's head up by his hair. "Kimiko-sama definitely won't want you after Orochimaru's experiments."
Hidan death glared at the man before him before he was shoved back into the closet. A rush of chakra later and he felt nothing outside the closet. His eyes trailed to his arm. Why did he want my blood?
Emiko's hand flew to her right arm. Deidara looked up at Emiko with a look of concern. "Weird… something pricked my arm…"
Sasori briefly examined her arm and his eyes briefly flickered to hers. "There is no wound so why would it hurt?"
Her eyes clouded. "Hidan-kun… this is not a ritual he is doing… he is in danger…"
The two artists briefly exchanged glances. Deidara gave Emiko a gentle hug, but not too tight remembering Kimiko's reaction. "How are you certain?"
She smiled with half lidded eyes and Deidara stared at her, confusion evident. "I bit his lip and tasted his blood." Her eyes closed and when they opened again, the gentle brown became red. "My kekkei genkai has activated without Kimiko's interference and this is just one ability of mine."
Kakuzu had just broken the various chakra locks on the stairway door. Upon arriving upstairs, he immediately smelt blood and headed towards the smelliest room. Forcing it open, he about collapsed from the stench and he pulled his mask tighter around his nose. "Damn it all! Hidan! If your ass is in here, make a noise or something!"
Seconds later, there was a loud thunk coming from the closet. Sending his threads forward towards the door, not daring to enter the petulant room, he opened the door and retrieved the Jashinist. Using a teleportation jutsu, the two of them appeared in the forest just outside of town. Kakuzu was genuinely shocked at Hidan's condition. He was paler, skinnier, and more serious than he had ever seen him. Normally he would not care at his condition, but Emiko had softened everyone, even the irate stitched ninja. Removing the gag, he began to examine the various injuries strewn across his body. Hidan was quiet at first, but when his eyes found the puncture wound on his arm, he knew silence would be no more. "Kakuzu… That Atsushi bastard is planning something with Emiko-chan. More specifically, Kimiko. He knew her from before the massacre and has a fucked up obsession with her."
Kakuzu's bright eyes narrowed into dangerous slits. "We need to see Leader now. If something is going on that deals with Kimiko, we need to inform him."
He turned to leave when Hidan put a hand on his shoulder. "Uh Kakuzu, I don't know how the fuck this is relevant, but that guy took some of my blood." Kakuzu's eyes focused on Hidan's right arm. "I really have no fucking clue, but seriously, that guy is deranged."
Kakuzu knew that something was definitely going to happen. Gently grabbing his partner with his threads, he dashed off towards base. Turning his head briefly to Hidan, he sighed. "The Blood Villages kekkei genkai revolves around blood you know. What is special about your blood?"
Hidan's brow crinkled in thought. "Well… He was originally this old ass geezer. I mean, he looked flipping older than you!" Kakuzu glares at the immortal and decides that Emiko's wrath is not worth the attempted strangling of the man. "Anyways, he used his blood trait thing to make himself younger. I told him Jashin was much better as we remained immortal and eternally young. He kind of got pissed off after that…"
Kakuzu's fingers massaged his temples. Honestly, could this day get any fucking worse?
Atsushi smirked at the silver haired man before him, glasses reflecting the bright lights. "So Kabuto, this blood here may have the key to immortality. What can you do for me?" Atsushi handed a vial of blood towards the Sound ninja.
The medic's eyes acquired a cold glint. "Immortality eh? How exactly?"
Atsushi smirked. He loved this younger body, but it was only a matter of time before the kekkei genkai's would fade and he could not resist the chance at having a permanently young body. "Obtained from the immortal Jashinist of the Akatsuki, Hidan."
Kabuto nodded in interest. "This will be a moment. I need to examine the blood for abnormalities." Atsushi nodded and reclined in a chair. Watching Kabuto bustle in the lab running experiments, Atsushi began to think of Kimiko. Kimiko-sama, with immortality in my grasp, you will have to accept me as your husband. His thoughts were disrupted by the shattering of glass. Kabuto appeared in front of him, his face stoic.
"This blood is worthless… The blood has nothing special that would convey immortality."Atsushi's mouth hit the floor.
"So I had that bastard in my closet for a fucking long time and his blood is completely useless?!?"
Kabuto raised his eyebrow. "He was in your closet…?" He snickered for a moment, hiding his laughter behind his hand. "And people have doubts about me, Sasuke, and Orochimaru-sama…"