Okay all, here it is. The long awaited plan of the Akatsuki. But I doubt anyone's going to like it. Anywho I hope everyone enjoys the chappie.
A/N: "Naruto speaking to Kyubi."
"Kyubi Speaking To Naruto."
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Two Hearts One Soul.
Chapter 21 – The Plan Comes To Fruition.
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Kakashi walked into the home he now shared with Anko only to see that the place was a wreck. "There's been a fight here." Kakashi thought to himself angrily. He stepped over shards of broken objects and went into Obito's room. Only to find no sign of Anko and Obito. Kakashi growled under his breath angrily. "I need to go and report this to the Hokage." Kakashi thought to himself. "Then I need to find them." He added silently as he left. Taking note that there was some blood on the wall near the door, with a horrible pang of dread in his gut.
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Naruto woke up feeling dazed. The blackness had given way to reveal a dark room. He felt that he was lying on a futon. He looked around to see Hana cradling Mikoto tearfully. He also saw Ten Ten slumped in a corner, on a futon, and Hinata lying on a futon beside her. A basket was beside them. Naruto assumed that the basket contained Naruko and Hizashi. He saw Anko cradling Obito to her chest and looking extremely defensive. Ino was lying on another futon, but Naruto could see that she didn't look too well. Inoshiro was cradled next to her and her hair was loose. Naruto noticed blood on the side of her face. Naruto felt nervous as he looked around, and the more he saw, the more nervous he became. "Naruto?" Hana questioned.
"Yeah Hana?" Naruto asked.
"Are you alright? You were unconscious when they bought you in here." Hana asked kindly.
"I'm alright, I think. I feel kinda dazed though." Naruto said softly.
"We all feel like that. Ten Ten isn't even moving. Hinata hasn't regained consciousness and neither has Ino. I don't know what they want with us but it isn't good." Anko said.
"Mikoto's been sleeping for too long." Hana said weakly. Naruto could hear the tears in her voice.
"I don't think they want to hurt any of us. At least not yet. So I think whatever they've done to us and the children must be to keep us quiet." Naruto stated. Anko nodded.
"I agree. I fought back against that Zetsu guy, he had the perfect opportunity to kill me once he'd knocked me out, and then he could've taken Obito. But he didn't. They must want us for something." Anko stated in agreement.
"What do you think they want with the children?" Hana asked fearfully, as she cradled Mikoto that much closer to her.
"They've only taken children that are under the age of one." Anko said softly as she looked around. They all turned when Ten Ten groaned slightly. She moved a little and picked up her son. Her moves were slow and deliberate.
"That Zetsu said… something… something about…" Ten Ten seemed to be trying to drag something from the pit of her memories. "He said… something about… taking my son… to his new destiny?" Ten Ten said groggily.
"Gaki?" Naruto heard Kyubi calling him within his mind. As always Naruto responded. It couldn't hurt to have some advice in this situation after all.
"What's wrong Kyubi?"
"They want to seal others like me within your children."
"How is that possible? The other babies aren't newborns!"
"That doesn't matter. They've obviously found one of the old rituals."
"What old rituals?"
"There is a ritual that was used in ancient times. Before Shinobi villages, and before people knew about chakra. They used the bond between mother and child to stabilize the seal and keep the demons from damaging the chakra coils of the host. But in most cases, the mothers would be killed. The strain on their chakra coils would be far too great. After chakra was discovered, and the idea of using a newborn, whose coils weren't developed, that ritual wasn't used."
"Do you know if any of us are likely to survive?"
"The one you call Anko probably will. Funny how she despises that curse mark she carries, but it'll stop the overload of her chakra coils. The bad side to that is that the extra transference may fall to her baby to carry. But he's only three months, so I would say the odds are about ninety percent to his survival of the ritual. Hana and her child are far less likely to survive. Mikoto's age is a factor on the ritual. If she survives, Hana definitely won't. Mikoto is eight months old. Her chakra coils are more developed then the other babies. Chakra coils are fully developed by the age of one. If Mikoto survives the ritual, and the odds really are forty percent she will, she may become extremely unbalanced as she gets older. Like your old friend Gaara. Although that was because his undeveloped spirit was fused with Shukaku."
"What about the others?"
"Hinata isn't recovered from what happened when she gave birth to her daughter. Congratulations on the name sake by the way Gaki!"
"Get on with it. We're in a situation here Kyubi."
"Well with her not being fully recovered she's still weak and the ritual practically drains all your energy until you hardly have a drop to survive on. Hinata doesn't have enough. The good news is the odds of Naruko surviving are seventy percent. If Hinata can survive the ritual however the odds increase to one hundred percent survival rate."
"You're so lucky I understand percentages Kyubi or I'd be lost. What about Ten Ten and Hizashi?"
"Well Hizashi is four months old. His odds are better than Naruko's. Eighty percent, I'd say to survival. Ten Ten went through a routine human birth, right?"
"Yeah that's right."
"Her odds of survival are good then, considering that she's been conserving her chakra with that thing you humans call maternity breaks. When I gave birth to kits, I was on my feet searching for nourishing blood for my kits. You humans laze around all day letting babies be an excuse to do nothing."
"Shut up Kyubi! Human parents and babies are very different from demon parents and babies! Wait a second… did you say you had children?"
"That is not the point of the matter at the moment. The point is that you're all in a certain degree of danger. The one you call Ino is in trouble as well. She's been unconscious for a long time. In fact she hasn't regained consciousness since we were brought here. I sense that the fight she put up to try and fend off that Zetsu must have put enormous strain on her. She was obviously injured and unlike you she doesn't heal right away. That added to the fact that her son is also eight months old, like Mikoto, her chances and her son's chances of survival are extremely slim. I'd say there's only a thirty percent chance that her child will survive the ritual. Her chances are worse."
"We can't let them do that? At least two of my friends will end up dead. Maybe all of us will be killed."
"Except you and your children."
"Children!"
"Yes. One boy and one girl. I haven't been able to talk to you about it. When you and the Uchiha aren't mating like rabid rabbit demons, you're usually so deeply asleep I can't contact you. Try meditating more gaki!"
"You picked a hell of a time to tell me I'm expecting twins again!"
"Well you'll all survive. Seeing as your children are unborn and you have me to help with the healing process. The rate for your survival and theirs are one hundred percent. If you're lucky, they only think that you're having one child and will only try to seal one demon in one child. Of course they may have their suspicions. That and if they choose to seal Shukaku within one of your children, that child will probably end up with problems like your fellow Jinchuriki Gaara. After all, he was an insomniac before Shukaku was so rudely removed."
"I don't want any child of mine to suffer the same way I did. I don't want any of the children to suffer like I did. The village will look down on us all like animals. That and so many Jinchuriki in one village is an imbalance of power. Tsunade was telling me, you know, for my Hokage training, that if there's imbalance it usually leads to war between the nations. If Akatsuki seal the demons they've captured into the kids, then the other Shinobi villages will want to go to war over it. Well, maybe not Suna, but definitely the others."
"You are getting cleverer in your old age gaki. But you're right. That's if Akatsuki plan to send you back. I should tell you that if Konoha Shinobi don't make it to you in time, they'll kill each of the other mothers here one by one, as soon as they've finished successful rituals. They want to raise these children to be weapons Naruto. Living, breathing weapons. Once the ritual is over, you're all no longer necessary. They'll take the children and raise them to their specifications. You'll be kept alive until it's time for you to have your babies. But until then, they will seal a demon within one of your children, at the very least."
"So how can I inform the others of what's happening? How can we even tell where we are?"
"Well I can tell you where we are. I was awake the whole time you were unconscious. They bought us to a base they have in Amekagure. Not the same base you were in before. Another base. Of course that makes no difference, as the drug that's been used on you, won't allow you to use your chakra to make a summon."
"What? This is stupid! I am not letting those bastards turn my kids, or any of the other kids, into Jinchuriki. It's not fair on any of them."
"I'm afraid that for now there isn't much choice. I don't know if I can do anything Naruto. You have to be prepared for the worst. You need to tell your comrades what's going on. Maybe you can think of a plan together. But as it is, I can't really tell you anything you don't already know at the moment."
"Well thanks for your help Kyubi."
"No problem. Your village needs new security measures. For all of you to get kidnapped in one day is ridiculous." Kyubi scoffed. Naruto finished his conversation with Kyubi and looked at the others around him. Anko, Hana and Ten Ten were all staring at him.
"Sorry about that guys. Look we have a big problem." Naruto said softly. He started explaining exactly what was about to happen to them.
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Sakura walked out of her home, to see Kankuro rushing past, holding Tenshi. A panicked look marred his features. "Kankuro? What's wrong?" Sakura called out. Her pregnancy was showing clearly, and with Lee away on a mission for the village, and her mother running the shop, Sakura was bored beyond belief. She was headed out to see Tsunade at this point. After all, Akina had finally moved with Sai into the home created for the Waves' students. Kankuro gave Sakura an even more panicked look.
"It's Ino and Inoshiro. They're gone. I don't know what happened. The flower shop is a wreck, and I found Tenshi crying behind the counter. I need to go and tell the Hokage." Kankuro stated. His voice trembled slightly with fear for the people he loved most. Sakura's eyes went wide.
"I'll come with you Kankuro." Sakura stated. Kankuro nodded his head in understanding and the pair took off towards the Hokage tower.
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Naruto, Anko, Hana and Ten Ten were attempting to wake Hinata and Ino. Ino didn't move at all. Hinata groaned weakly and made attempts to move but it all seemed in vain. That was when the door to whatever form of cell or room they were in opened with a shriek. They recognised Kisame as the one standing there. He grabbed hold of Naruto straight away. "Sorry ladies, but your turn will come soon enough." Kisame stated cheerfully. Once he'd pulled Naruto out of the cell, he closed the door with a loud clang and locked it behind him. Naruto was too weak to try and escape what was about to happen to him and his children.
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Sasuke and Itachi were speeding towards the Hokage tower. Itachi clutched on to the tiny pink teddy as though it were a lifeline. Hijiri held closely in his arms. Hisoka was in Sasuke's arms. Sasuke could only think of one thing. That he'd failed Naruto. The two Shinobi saw Kankuro running towards the Hokage tower. Sakura was with him. "What's going on?" Itachi called out.
"Ino and Inoshiro are gone. The flower shop was wrecked and Kankuro found Tenshi behind the counter." Sakura replied. Sasuke could see that this news had disturbed Kankuro greatly.
"Naruto was taken by Akatsuki and Hana and Mikoto are missing." Sasuke said softly.
"Do you think Akatsuki took Ino and Hana?" Sakura asked, as she placed a hand over her baby bump protectively. Itachi nodded.
"I can't think of anything else that makes sense. Zetsu admitted as much when he took Naruto. The twins heard everything." Itachi replied. The group carried on to the Hokage tower in silence.
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Naruto was being dragged through the corridors of this new Akatsuki base. Of course Naruto was still too groggy to really struggle. He was dragged into a room where Pein was waiting. "Kyubi's Jinchuriki. Nice to meet you at last." Pein stated.
"Is that all I am? A Jinchuriki?" Naruto asked.
"It's a title only nine people in the world can carry at any one time." Pein stated stoically. "You should be proud of it. It's a title that your child will carry as well. Of course, I'm going to have a friend take a look at you before we start this procedure. Just to make sure your child isn't damaged in any way." Pein added. Naruto glared hatefully. His glare became even more hateful when he saw who would be examining him.
"Kabuto? What the hell are you doing here?" Naruto yelled.
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The Hokage office was full to bursting with people, as Tsunade attempted to gather a team together to go after Naruto and the missing Kunoichi and their children. Of course the very idea of Akatsuki having taken so many people was disturbing in its self. "Look you all need to calm down!" Tsunade yelled. Everyone became silent as Tsunade glared thoughtfully. She felt throbbing in her head as she attempted to piece the picture together of this afternoon's events. She looked at Kakashi, Sasuke, Itachi and Kankuro. All of whom were expectant. Neji and Kiba had arrived back earlier on during the chaos. Both men looked confused and angry. "Okay. Kakashi, Kiba, you're both going on this mission." Tsunade stated. The others looked shocked. "Kiba and Kakashi are both expert trackers. Kakashi's nin dogs and Kiba's family traits are useful to track everyone down. We need to find them before anything happens to them. That's the priority here. Shikamaru?" Tsunade called out. The lazy Chunin stepped forward. Temari stood next to him, holding Tenshi. She looked as disturbed by the day's happenings as everyone else. "I want you to go with them. You're a strategist. You'll be able to figure out an escape plan quickly Shikamaru. I know that Itachi, Sasuke and Neji want to go. But remember this isn't about getting revenge on Akatsuki, this about getting everyone out safely." Tsunade stated.
"I think I can help you all with that." The group turned in shock at the sound of the familiar voice.
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Naruto was definitely trying to struggle now. Naruto knew better then to assume that Kabuto wouldn't notice the fact there were two babies. He could only hope, and he couldn't risk the lives of his twins like that. "Why should I let anyone examine me?" Naruto hissed.
"I'm not planning to hurt you Naruto-Kun. I'm actually here under duress myself. Pein needed a medic so he had me tracked down." Kabuto said kindly enough. Even though his face looked angry.
"That's not the point and we both know it. I'm not letting anyone use my baby as a Jinchuriki." Naruto hissed.
"You do not have a choice in the matter Naruto. Besides, you won't live long to see it." Pein said definitely. Naruto felt himself being held down by Kisame and Zetsu. He saw Kabuto's hands glow with medical chakra, and felt his stomach being examined.
"Sit him up." Kabuto stated after a moment. Naruto felt himself being sat up, gently, even though he tried to get away. His mind was still foggy. He felt so tired that nothing he did seemed effective. He felt his back being scanned.
"What are you scanning his back for?" Pein asked.
"I believe there are two babies." Kabuto replied bluntly.
"Are there?" Pein asked.
"Oh crap!" Naruto thought angrily.
"Yes, there appear to be two. One is shielding the other. I couldn't get a clear reading from the stomach because one is protecting the other from view." Kabuto said seriously.
"Damn bastard." Naruto thought to himself angrily.
"Well it looks like we'll be able to place Goyubi and Rokuyubi in a pair of twins." Kisame stated. Naruto glared.
"I won't let you do this!" Naruto yelled.
"As I said before, you have no choice. The drug I had Zetsu give you all is stopping you from drawing on your chakra. That way it'll be safer to seal the demons in your children. You should all be grateful." Pein stated.
"Grateful? So that you can make my children hated? Why should I be grateful to you for that?" Naruto hissed. He felt himself being tied to the table.
"We'll be starting the ritual on some of your friends. You'll be able to watch history being made. Of course I'll be sealing Goyubi and Rokuyubi within your children first." Pein stated. "Leave." He said bluntly. Kisame and Zetsu left, taking Kabuto with them. Pein smirked as he used a kunai to cut open the shirt Naruto wore. He then cut open the tip of one of his fingers and started drawing seals on Naruto's stomach with the blood. Naruto knew this was it. He tried to move desperately. He even managed to shift enough to disrupt one of Pein's seals. But that didn't stop Pein at all. He just cleared the messed up seal and started it again. When one finger stopped bleeding, Pein would cut open another one and carry on. Naruto was tied down so thoroughly that his chances of being able to stop Pein were slim to none. He saw Pein stop writing the seals in blood, and then he saw Pein pick up two small statues. They looked like statues of Buddha. "These hold your children's futures within them. Once they're place within your children, you'll be sleeping for a while." Pein stated bluntly.
"Don't do this! My children are innocent. They don't need to live with that kind of burden!" Naruto yelled.
"Someone has to. Who better then the child of a Jinchuriki?" Pein questioned. A smug smirk crossed his face briefly. "This may be painful." Pein stated before he carried on with the sealing.
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Outside the room, Kisame, Zetsu and Kabuto heard agony filled screams come from inside. None of them moved. "Well, looks like Leader will be finished sealing the two most powerful demons we've got in a few minutes. Lucky Konan is an expert with seals." Kisame stated. After a few minutes, the screams inside the room stopped. Pein opened the door.
"That took less chakra then I thought it would. That new drug you developed worked well Kabuto." Pein stated.
"Does that mean I get to leave?" Kabuto asked.
"Not yet. We obviously need a medic around for the birth of the cute little Jinchuriki twins." Pein stated. Kabuto glared unhappily. "Kisame, find a nice little spot to put Naruto's bed, so he can watch the ritual. We wouldn't want him to miss out, now would we?" Pein stated in amusement. Kisame nodded. Then Pein turned to look at Zetsu. "Take Kabuto back to his… room. Then go and tell Konan to meet me where we're keeping the Kunoichi." Pein said blandly. Zetsu replied and left, dragging Kabuto with him. "Finally, my plan has come to fruition." Pein thought to himself.
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Hana, Ten Ten and Anko were huddled together, still trying to wake Hinata and Ino. They had heard the screams. "What did they do to Naruto?" Hana asked once the screams had stopped.
"I don't know. But I doubt it was good." Anko replied. Ten Ten was visibly shaken. She'd never heard or seen a comrade being tortured, nor had she ever been taken prisoner before on a mission. The idea that someone had tortured her pregnant comrade was something she found difficult to take in. The door opened ten minutes after the females had heard the horrifying screams. They stared, horrified as Pein entered the room. Konan entered after him.
"So which babies are more likely to survive?" Pein questioned.
"Definitely the Hatake. The Hyuuga and the Inuzuka as well." Konan answered.
"Well that leaves one more. Which one? They're both eight months old. It lowers the chances of the ritual working doesn't it?" Pein questioned.
"I'd go for the Yamanaka. It'll be easier with his mother knocked out. Also from Zetsu's report he was carried to term. The Uchiha girl was born early." Konan replied.
"You can't do this!" Hana yelled.
"Well, your comrade Naruto has already gone through the treatment. Of course his is the easier sealing. I'd be prepared for double the suffering if I were you." Konan quipped. Hana's eyes widened as she looked around at her fellow Kunoichi.
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Pein and Konan stood outside the cell looking at each other. "Do you think we'll have problems with the eight-month-old?" Pein asked.
"Probably. That's why we should seal Shukaku inside him. If we lose the weaker one, it's not going to be so bad." Konan stated. Pein nodded his understanding.
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The Kunoichi were dragged into a large hall Hana was still dazed and holding on to Mikoto for dear life. Ino and Hinata were both unconscious still. When Ten Ten, Hana and Anko saw Naruto, they gasped. "Why is Naruto here?" Hana asked.
"Because I've decided to give him and yourself a front row seat Hana. After all, your husband used to work for me." Pein stated. In the middle of the hall, was a large circle created using blood. There were four circles in a square shape around the larger circle, and symbols connected the weird graffiti together. Hinata was laid within one circle, Ino was laid within another. Anko and Ten Ten were chained to the floor within their own little circles. Then handed their babies to hold on to. Naruko was placed next to Hinata in her baby basket and Inoshiro was placed next to Ino carefully. Pein, Konan, Zetsu and Kakuzu stepped up and stood behind one of the four females. Kisame watched Hana, who was sat next to Naruto.
"I wish he'd wake up." Hana thought to herself anxiously. She watched as the four Akatsuki members cut open the tips of their fingers and started drawing symbols on her fellow Kunoichi and their children. She would admit that at this point she was terrified and she knew there was nothing she could do.
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Naruto opened his eyes, to see Pein, Konan, Zetsu and Kakuzu forming handsigns. He saw Hana sat next to him. "Are you alright Hana?" Naruto asked softly.
"I'm okay. But they're sealing the demons in the other babies now." Hana whispered sadly. Hana and Naruto watched as the blood created symbols started to move towards the babies and upwards, to create sealing marks. Obito's mark appeared on his right shoulder, in the shape of a tortoiseshell. Naruko's mark appeared around her belly button in the shape of a dog's paw. A blue chakra didn't touch Hizashi but instead disappeared into Ten Ten's stomach. Naruto wondered exactly what that meant. Inoshiro had started crying loudly. Ino was getting paler and paler by the second. Naruto was praying that she wouldn't die. Inoshiro wailed as the kanji for love formed on his forehead, just as it had formed on his uncle's forehead. Naruto knew exactly which demon had been sealed into Gaara's nephew. The Akatsuki members had finished their ritual, and the symbols and circles drawn with blood had disappeared. All that was left were the small babies and four unconscious women.