AN: I took over a week off from this story and I just about went insane

AN: I took over a week off from this story and I just about went insane. I'll admit it I'm a bad procrastinator…but I've been working on a story that I HOPE will become a book if I can ever find a freaking publisher!! Heh Heh, I lost the original manuscript when my flashdrive was stolen but luckily I had given one of my school friends regular updates so he had most of it. HOWEVER I LOST MY ENTIRE ENDING!! So I'm busy re-writing that. (Not to mention I have an editor bugging me for the un-finished manuscript) If this is what being an author is like then screw it! I'll be a cop instead.

Disclaimer: Just to spite you people who don't know Spanish I'm going to write my disclaimer as such. clears throat Todas las ideas de Naruto y trama las líneas no pertenecen a mí ellos pertenecen a su creador. (Ha ha I'm evil I know it)

Akatsuki

Unknown Location…

"No! No you can't have i—ahhhhhggg." A usual slick voice screamed in pain as its body was tormented in the worst form of punishment imaginable.

A man with many piercings down the sides of his nose smiled cruelly, "Orochimaru, you know the laws. If a ring bearing member of the Akatsuki is no longer active in the organization, then our law states that the removal of his ring is required, even if I have to take it by force."

A much larger man that looked extraordinarily similar to the first with the piercings walked towards a glass domed jar, inside it was a wrinkled, severed hand.

Orochimaru struggled but the foot on his chest held him in place. Damn that old man! The auburn haired youth wouldn't have had such an easy time of robbing him if he still had the used of his arms! And where was Kabuto when he needed him?!

The man holding the Sanin down chuckled deeply, "Rumor has it that the youngest Uchiha escaped your grasp Orochimaru. Tell me, is this true?"

The snake nin would have smiled if the fear of his former leader hadn't frozen his insides to pure ice, "Unfortunately yes, but the brat had help from Inar—I mean some friends. And you can clearly see what the Hokage did to me."

The auburn haired youth's voice was flat when he said, "Yes," the bigger man took a small ring off the severed hand's pinkie finger and held it out for the one that had Orochimaru pinned to the floor, "Well I've got what I came here for now all that's left is to make sure that you don't follow me to try and get it back." He flew through some quick hand signs before muttering under his breath, "Kaze no Yaiba" (Blade of Wind)

Orochimaru's eyes clouded with pain before rolling up into the back of his head. The youth removed his foot from the Sanin's chest, the snake summoner whouldn't be moveing for quiet some time. He looked at the ring in his hand and carefully turned it over with one finger, "It's good to see you again Kūchin. (The Void) We'll find a wearer that can bear you proudly next time." He slipped the ring into his pocket, stepped over Orochimaru's still form and showed himself out the door, followed by his resemblances.

Somewhere in Konoha…Unknown Village…

"Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up to see one of nature's rarest creatures! A human who manipulates the elements without the use of chakra!" Shizune's voice rang clearly in the early afternoon air.

Busy shoppers paused in the middle of the street to catch a glimpse of a black haired man with white and black spikes running down the center of his head. He wore a black sleeveless shirt with black pants that clung to his hipbones; no doubt he had seen better days. His eyes were closed as if in meditation but he remained standing with one hand held vertically with the other in a fist resting against it.

Shizune drew as many people over to their corner of the village square as she could, "Jask I'd hurry it up if I were you. We're losing some of them!"

Slit, electric blue eyes snapped open making those closest to him jump back in surprise. A gust of wind carrying the colorful fall leaves rushed through the crowed and round Kasaki's arm in an elaborate pattern.

The crowed stared in awe and demanded more. Little did they know that a skinny black haired girl with pale blue eyes was busy picking their pockets for anything of value. Her pure white half shirt only reached the bottom of her ribcage, the sleeves tapered off near the elbow. A hood was attached to the back to add protection from the sun or rain. Her white cargo pants barely fit her small body but they stayed in place with the help of a bit of black twine that was knotted near her bellybutton. The pants had many pockets lining the legs and deeper hip pockets so more things could be stored in them. And finally a pair of black armored boots protected her feet from the loose rocks and sparse grass. They reached the middle of her calf and had to be laced the whole way up, a big inconvenience for the wearer.

An array of rocks and small pebbles floated through the air near Jask's hand but the crowed was beginning to get bored and returned to their shopping. He glanced in Shizune's direction who gave him a frantic look.

"Ladies and Gentlmen!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, "The best we have saved for last! Watch now as Jask single handedly controls a jet of flame with nothing more than his bare hands!"

The passerby's stopped in their tracks, how could they pass something like this up?

It took no more than a spark to begin the show, soon a small stream of flame twisted gracefully in Jask's hand.

The crowd stared in awe while Shizune passed around a collection hat, while Inara had pocketed an expensive looking bracelet.

Jask reached down while still maintaining control over the fire and picked up a bottle that held a solution of alcohol and lighter fluid. He gulped a mouthful, careful not to swallow any for such an amount surely would have killed him, and poised the small flame over his mouth.

Fed by the concoction, the fire grew in size rapidly. The crowd clapped loudly, while beads of sweat started to form on Kasaki's forehead. Never before had he been asked to exert this much concentration on one task. The noise of the crowd wasn't helping either.

Then, a strong gust of wind stirred the wind, picking up dry leaves and other bits of nature. Some people drew their cloaks about them to ward off the cold.

The fire in Jask's hand swept dangerously toward the thatched roofs of the village but stopped short, when a dry leaf passed through the flames and fluttered on to the roof setting it ablaze.

People were screaming now as the fire jumped from roof top to rooftop. Families ran out of their homes clutching children or pets and fled to the river.

Kasaki was stunned, he had lost control…this was a first for him. He hung his head in shame when Shizune shouted something along the line of "Put the fire out you dolt before I skin your sorry hide!"

Thanks to the endless supply of water provided by the river, the fire was put out by Kasaki in less than half an hour, all that remained now were smoldering ruins.

Shizune grasped Inara's hand, cleared her throat and nodded in the direction of the nearby forest. They had best get away while the villagers were distracted. They wouldn't want to be caught once things had died down.

Later That Evening…

Jask collapsed onto his hands and knees panting heavily, he was shirtless and sweat glimmered off his body. Shizune was punishing him severely for loosing control in the village that afternoon. Tsunade had caught up with them after the sun began to sink below the horizon.

"You're lucky I can use your services or else I'd kill you here and now!" she hissed when Shizune had explained what had happened.

Jask had apologized over and over again but the two women's fury still smoldered like the embers they had left behind in the village.

They traveled for three days without stopping before they finally stopped to rest somewhere along the Suna boarder. They camped outside the small village in the surrounding forest not wanting to draw attention to themselves if they're reputations had preceded them. Luckily they hadn't and could enter the village the next morning.

Inara and Jask had been doing so well in their performances that Tsunade felt that a reward should be given to them (even if Jask didn't really deserve it after his fire stunt)

"Here you two, we've paid off this month's debts so here's the extra that you earned." She tossed them two bags of coins which they immediately pocketed.

"Don't spend it foolishly." The sanin warned.

Inara and Kasaki wandered into the town unnoticed in the early afternoon bustle of city life. Everywhere people were hurrying from one shop to the next to buy their goods and move on to the next store. They guessed that tourists were a common sight because everyone they encountered ignored them and spared no second glance.

Together they shopped around, both were unsure of what to spend their hard earned coin on, but decided they had better or else be pick-pocketed by Tsunade in their sleep when another debt collector had located them.

Inara's pale blue eyes skimmed over rows of sweets and small hand held toys while Jask followed her like an over protective older brother. The kunoichi finally stopped at a small stand that was apparently selling weapons. Swords, kunai, shuriken, daggers, senbon, and other miscellaneous weapons were polished, sharpened and ready for their deadly purpose.

The squat man behind the counter noticed he had customers and smiled a black tooth grin when he saw Inara.

"Well now, what's a sophisticated lass such as yer self be doing looking at such gruesome tools such as these?" he indicated to his stock with a smooth gesture of his hand.

Jask glared at him through narrowed eyes, the shopkeeper noticed this and quickly changed his persuasion methods, "Can I interest you in a set of kunai or shuriken? Freshly sharpened and ready for use, straight from the land of Wind itself."

Inara shook her head and remained silent, her eyes still skimming over the killing devises. She spotted a pair of arm braces tucked neatly in the corner of the stand. She pointed at them, the shopkeeper followed the direction her finger was pointed and laughed.

"I'm sorry lass but I doubt that yee'd be able to afford those. Hand crafted they are by the leather carvers from the Land of Claw."

The kunoichi blinked at him once and emptied the contents of her purse onto the counter. Coins clinked on the wood; some fell to the merchant's feet.

The short man's eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of his head, he shook himself once and regained his composure, "I'm sorry miss but you're still too short."

Jask rolled his eyes and tossed his coin purse onto the counter on top of Inara's pile of yen.

The storeowner nearly fell over in surprise when the sound of leather hitting metal rang in his ears. The sum of money that now rested in front of him was probably more than he'd ever see in his life again. He thought over the deal carefully. He didn't necessarily want to part with the braces but then again the offer for them was quite generous. He sighed, "Alright, you win." Carefully he lifted them out of their glass container and passed them to Inara whose eyes lit up happily.

Jask nodded once and turned on his heel to follow the over excited teenager.

The merchant scratched his balding head; those two sure were an odd pair.

Kasaki and Inara stopped just outside the village on their way back to camp when Inara sat down on a large boulder and began loosening the black laces that ran up the inside of the braces.

The arm guards were beautifully crafted of pure white deer skin that was engraved with elegant designs. Once put on, the ebony laces were facing the inside of the wearers arm so they couldn't easily be undone, and extra leather was then tucked up inside the brace to keep it from tangling. Five slots on the outer portion of each arm brace suggested that knives could be placed there to use as weapons.

Inara held out her arms for Kasaki to inspect. He turned her limbs over carefully looking for any wrinkles or pinched skin that could mean pain if left for too long. He found none, "I think that was money well spent. A little too much but well spent in the end."

Inara smiled, "Thank you Jaskie-chan for helping me buy them."

The demon nodded, he didn't need anything humans could craft anyway as long as he had food and I warm place to sleep at night, "My only question is how they work."

Inara flexed her arms, nothing happened, she flicked her wrists hoping that the hidden blades would whip out, but they didn't. Over half an hour of fruitless labor left the kunoichi feeling frustrated, "Stupid shopkeeper ripped us off!" she shouted loudly, punching at a tree. No sooner had her fist closed did the blades burst out of the arm braces, each a half a foot long and razor sharp. Inara blinked in shock and opened her hand, the blades slipped back inside their invisible sheaths.

"Well I believe we just figured them out," said Jask leaning against a tree, "what happens if you only close your hand half way?"

Inara tried it, the blades only emerged halfway.

Kasaki laughed to himself, "Well now we know why those were so expensive. They respond to the expanding of the wielders forearm muscles, not an easy craft to perfect. The maker sure knew what they were doing."

Inara treasured her new weapons and kept them in the best condition possible. She never killed anything with them but never ceased to take time to mar the bark of an innocent tree for practice.

Tsunade greatly approved of the weapon choice because they could easily be hidden under a cloak and the simple tightening the fist would mean the end of any attacker. She trained Inara under these conditions while Shizune worked with Kasaki on chakra control so he could support a large amount of it for longer periods of time.

One day while Tsunade were in the nearby village dealing with debtors, Inara and Kasaki took turns keeping watch over the campsite incase any bandits showed up.

The kunoichi was about half way done with her shift when a rustling of the bushes caught her attention. Instinctively she clenched her fists, forcing the blades in her arm braces to extend to their full length.

Two men emerged from the foliage, "We'll stop in the next village and rest there for the night. I don't want to have to sleep on the ground…again," said the shorter of the two. From what Inara could see he had jet black hair that was tied back at the nape of his neck, which allowed his bangs to frame half of his face. Black eyes glanced at her once then stared straight ahead as if he hadn't even noticed her. He had a stern look on his face that sent shivers down Inara's spine, this person was dangerous, why, she didn't know.

He wore a red ring on the ring finger of his right hand. His companion was much taller and had a grayish-blue tint to his skin. When he turned to acknowledge Inara, she fought the urge to gasp.

He had six deep scars; three on each side of his face just under his eyes, his teeth were pointed. His eyes were small and beady like. A giant sword was slung on his back and was wrapped in white cloth. Both wore matching back robes with red clouds on them and both wore a headband that had a slash through the village symbol. Broad whicker hats rested on their backs, off of them hung streamers of dull colors and tiny bells that jingled quietly.

"So what do we do about that?" asked the taller man, nodding in the kunoichi's direction.

The hairs on the back of Inara's neck shot up, a shiver of fear raced up her spine, covering her arms with goosebumps. Her mouth went dry; she tried to swallow but only succeeded in nearly gagging herself. Her pulse skyrocketed and her knees threatened to give out from underneath her.

The black haired one looked at her for a few moments. Inara was frozen under his gaze like a deer in a car's headlights. The man finally averted his eyes from her, pulling the broad hat over his hat, "Leave her, she won't do any harm. She doesn't even know who we are."

"So you're not going to use those eyes of yours to erase her memories?" the shark like man asked.

The shorter one glared at him, "How much information are you going to blurt out of your trap? Now I have to kill the girl because you couldn't shut up."

The kunoichi blinked and the man was behind her, she felt cold steel on her throat.

"I originally intended for you to live but it seems that a certain someone let too much information slip. So now I have to make you, the only witness, disappear…goodbye, whoever you are."

A haze of black shot out of the underbrush, knocking the blue skinned man to the ground. The two rolled a few feet before coming to an abrupt stop.

"What the hel-" a blow to the head stilled the shark man's tongue.

Jask glared menacingly through ice blue slit eyes, his teeth barred. A rumbling sound that could have passed as a growl emitted from deep within his chest, "Let the girl go or I kill your companion." He spat.

The man who held Inara captive raised a black eyebrow, "Kisame how did he manage to catch you?"

The blue man struggled slightly, testing Jask's strength, "Hell if I know! He just came out of nowhere!"

The black haired man glared at Jask, "And you, how do you plan on killing him if you have no weapon?" he shifted the kunai at Inara's throat.

Jask ran his tongue over his pearly white teeth and rested them near the blue skinned man's jugular.

A feint hint of a smile flickered across the shorter man's features, "It seems we've hit a dilemma doesn't it? You won't set my companion free because the second you do, you fear the death of your own friend, the same goes for me. So what do you propose we do stranger?"

Kasaki pushed a little chakra to his fingernails so they would grow quicker, when they reached a half inch in length, he removed his teeth from Kisame's neck and pinned him there with his new claws, "We release them at the same time, no tricks! Or I can kill this one before he takes two steps."

The black haired man almost laughed, "I doubt that, but yes, we'll release them at the same time 3…2…1…" he shoved Inara forward as Jask leaped away from Kisame and caught her before she was impaled on a tree branch.

Kisame stumbled forward and almost fell when the black haired man caught his elbow without taking his eyes off Inara and Jask.

"I'll kill that bastard!" the shark man roared drawing his sword.

"Kisame enough. You're being foolish…again. Use your brain for once and think this over carefully. Anyone with the skill to catch you off guard is obviously someone who could be of use to us."

Kisame glared at the ground, "Not if I chop off his legs he won't" he mumbled under his breath.

The black haired man watched with growing curiosity as Jask checked Inara over for any sign of damage, prodding her arms and legs for broken bones or torn skin. The girl didn't object and stood shaking uncontrollably.

A hint of black on the girl's flesh confirmed the shorter man's hunch, they had found their target. He inwardly shuddered with formalities but the situation offered no other way proper introduction without the rise of suspicion. Not that he and Kisame could be trusted anyway but they needed the girl to join them if she was who he thought he was.

"I apologize for my actions. You see we can't afford anyone knowing about us at the moment." Itachi spoke carefully, he wasn't willing to give up too much information incase the target refused.

Jask glared at him, "Look I don't care who you are or what you're doing here but leave us out of it! My cousin and I have had more than our fair share of hardships lately and you two don't exactly rub me as the charitable sort."

Kisame leaned up against a tree, why was Itachi hanging around? "Heh heh, smart one he is. We're not exactly they type you'd want to trust anyway if you wanted your head to stay above your shoulders." His traveling companion glared at him and he fell silent.

Itachi looked Inara over carefully; she couldn't be more than sixteen years old. Within the same age range as the target but she has no evidence of what village she's from. She could be the wrong person entirely. But then again, if she possesses a demon she's no doubt heard of the Akasuki and may have changed her appearance to try and fool us. If we don't bring her and she's the right one, Pein will have our heads. However if she's the wrong one…well nothing a well placed kunai won't fix. It's actually her companion I'm more concerned about.

He shifted his gaze from Inara, to Jask who was keeping a hawk's eye on him and Kisame. For someone with enough skill to attack Kisame without revealing themselves is quite a feat. He could be useful…or a pain. If he's a ninja from another village things will get sticky real quick. But he's not wearing a headband…a rogue maybe? No…rouges don't bring their family with them when they fly. Who ever he is, its clear the girl won't go anywhere without him. I hate these scenarios.

Inara had stopped quivering in fear long enough to realized that she wasn't in any immediate danger. She looked from Kisame to Jask to Itachi and back to Jask then back to Kisame and then finally rested her eyes on Itachi. He reminded her of someone, but couldn't put her finger on who it was. The only people she currently knew about were Jask, Lady Tsunade, Shizune and Tonton the pig. So how could she know this black haired man standing before her? She had never met him before…as far as she could remember but the feeling didn't go away, "W-who are you?" she whispered.

Itachi turned his head to look/glare at the kunoichi, "I can't tell you that."

"Then…what are you doing here?"

Kisame shifted his weight from one foot to another, "We're looking for someone, someone special."

"Why?" Inara asked, tilting her head to one side.

Itachi caught on to Kisame's plan, "Because we want them to join a special club of ours, a club that only special people can be in."

Inara's eyes light up with hope, "C-can I be in your club? And Jask-chan too?"

"Hm," Kisame rubbed his chin as if he was thinking the question over carefully, "Do you have any special powers or…markings?"

The girl hung her head, "Um…no…"

Itachi shrugged, "Than I'm sorry but we can't take you. You're friend however…he would be a nice member to have among our ranks."

Inara's face flushed red with angr, "What! But…but I'm good at fighting! Lady Tsunade said I was a natural. That must at least count for something!"

Kasaki rested his hand on Inara's shoulder, "Relax Hatchling, I would never abandon you, you know that. Come on it's time we left." He nudged Inara back towards the camp when Itachi and Kisame barred their path.

"I'm sorry but we cannot permit you to just wander away…after all I believe that girl is our target weather she knows it or not," muttered Itachi.

Kasaki growled deep in his chest, "Unless you two are convicted sex offenders, she's not the one you're looking for. So I suggest you back off before I get irritated."

Kisame smirked, "That's sounds like a threat Itachi, what do you say? You nab the girl while I dispatch of this oaf?"

"Easy Kisame, if we could get both of them alive that would prove to be more fruitful. But yes, by all means do test him…tire him out so he will come without a fuss."

"Heh heh heh, it would be my pleasure…this better be interesting or I might just kill him for the hell of it," said the shark man hefting a strange weapon off his back. It was almost as tall as he was and wrapped in cloth from tip to pommel. Across, it was roughly a foot and a half wide and had no crossbar.

Kasaki shoved Inara back behind him and stood defiantly in front of her incase one of them decided to lunge, "You come anywhere near me and I'll rip your head off!" he hissed, making sure to show his sharp teeth. The demon pumped as much chakra as he could to his fingernails, making them grow into long, deadly claws with which he could slash through muscle and flesh.

Itachi leaned up against a tree. This would all be over in a matter of minutes.

Kasaki and Kisame circled each other. The demon growled viciously, already he could feel his mouth beginning to fill with saliva as it anticipated the taste of warm flesh and blood. He may look human, but Kasaki was still one hundred percent pure dragon. He snapped his jaws together, resulting in a loud crack. The sound pleased him as it would soon mimic the sound of breaking bones.

Kisame smirked as he watched Kasaki move lithely across the ground. He was going to be fast, that's for sure, so Kisame would have to be faster. He and his sword had been well known and feared within Mist country before joining the Akatsuki. Now, he alone was the swordsman of the organization. Sure everyone had their strong points but only he had mastered the sword. The others used puppets, clay dolls, clones, or other means of Jutsu.

A large ball of flame sped in Kisame's direction, but he easily dodged it. What troubled him was that he hadn't seen any hand signs.

What?! But that's impossible! "Suiton: Bakusui Shōha!" (Water Release: Exploding Shock Wave) A strong jet of water dug a trench in the ground as it rushed towards Jask, "Heh I don't think so hydro-freak! Doton: Doroku Gaeshi!" (Earth Release: Earth Shore Return) No sooner had Jask's hands touched the ground, an enormous wall of solid rock rose from it, shielding him from the high powered water attack.

"Who said I was aiming for you?" said the clone melted into a puddle of water.

Kasaki scanned the area searching for his opponent, damn it! Son of a bitch is good! Okay okay calm down I'll be able to sense his chakra signature if I let me guard down. Slowly the barriers Kasaki had placed around himself began to weaken, making him more sensitive to foreign sensations.

He felt hunger from a deer not to far off, fear from a hiding rabbit and anger from a soaring eagle when it was forced to return to its nest without dinner. The emotions of insects were too primitive to distinguish so he passed them over. Then, from somewhere off to his right he sensed a strong blood lust. Kasaki drew a kunai within a hair's breath of loosing his head to the giant sword.

Neither Kisame nor Jask gave an inch, one would push trying to knock the other off balance and the other would push harder. Their forearms began to quake with protest.

Kasaki dodged to the side, letting Kisame fall forward and giving him an opening, but it came at a price. When the demon had dodged he had to scrape himself quiet close to the swords 'blade' with resulted in the shredding of the back of his shirt. He touched the wound, only the shirt had been shredded but he couldn't help feeling that something else was amiss.

Kisame felt a pair of claws rack across his back, snagging his robe before being roughly pulled back. He smelled blood but not all of which was his own. Stained white cloth fell to the ground when the wrappings fell to the ground. What they revealed was a blade made completely of what looked to be shark scales or teeth, "Do you like it boy?" he said, referring to Jask, "Samehada here is a very special sword, not only does she cut her victims to ribbons but she also absorbs their chakra, leaving them as helpless as a new born babe."

Kasaki inspected his back, as he suspected it was torn to shreds, "Yeah I kind of figured that, no need to tell me twice. As for the chakra absorption…I thought something was fishy."

Kisame glared at his opponent, "Like I haven't heard that one before," he charged again, Samehada high above his head.

Jask hit the ground and rolled, throwing a leg out to trip the charging man. Kisame tripped and his sword went flying. In an instant it was in Kasaki's hands, "Ha! This is exactly why I prefer to use weapons that no one can take from you!"

Kisame smirked, and closed his fist.

Jask yelped in pain with sharp thorns burst out of the hilt of the sword and buried themselves in his palms. The sword fell to the dirt with a heavy thud. Slowly the thorns receded back into the hilt.

"H-how'd you do that?" Jask stammered, his fists clenched to stop the bleeding.

Kisame got to his feet, "Samehada allows no one to wield her but me." He made a face, "Ugh look what you've done! Your filthy blood has stained her."

Jask shook with rage, "Filthy blood?! We'll see how clean your blood is when I spill it in the dirt!"

Kisame shifted his weight back to avoid inch long nail/claws from raking across his face, but this left him open for a lower attack. He flew back a few feet when Jask crouched down and lashed out with his feet, knocking the wind out of Kisame.

The Akatsuki hit a tree with dull thud and shook his head to clear away any dizziness that might set in a few moments later. His sword was beginning to feel heavy in his right hand when Kasaki rushed in for more attacks. Kisame was able to block most of them but still sustained a few minor cuts or soon-to-be bruises.

Alright, hand to hand combat clearly isn't working I'll just ware out his chakra stores instead. Kisame waited until Jask had come within three feet of him before he let his jutsu fly, "Suiton: Bakusui Shōha!" (Water Release: Exploding Shock Wave)

Kasaki was hit full force and was blasted back a few hundred yards before he managed to grab onto a tree limb. The jet of water passed before his held breath ran out and was left dangling by one arm from the tree roughly twenty-five feet in the air. A groaning sound made his stomach feel as if it were filled with lead. A loud crack resounded through the forest air, followed by a dull thud.

Jask hissed in pain when he placed his right arm on the ground. He glanced at it and saw a deep indent in this skin…the bone had been shattered, dammit! That means no more jutsu's from here on out…If I could just get behind him long enough I should be able to hit a pressure point and knock him out before he manages to kill me. As for the other…he glanced in Itachi's direction, the black haired Akatsuki didn't seem to be holding any interest in the fight, We should be able to make it out of here alive if he doesn't step in.

Kisame was laughing as he approached Jask, "Hey, you're not finished yet are you boy? I'm just starting to have fun!" Samehada buried itself in the dirt where Kasaki had been lying a few moments before. The dust cleared and Kisame saw that he had missed, but only by factions of an inch.

Jack arched his back and kicked up, catching Kisame in the jaw and pushing himself to a crouch in the same motion. From there he prowled on all fours, despite his broken arm. . A deep hissing sound escaped his mouth.

Kisame cracked his jaw back into place with a quick jerk, "That hurt you little whelp!" he raised his sword to strike again, Kasaki crouched ready to spring towards him when Itachi slid between them, "That is enough….Kisame. He's proven himself worthy."

The swordsman had a look of disgust on his face, "What! How can you possibly pass judgment on him? Shouldn't that be up to me, his tester?"

The Uchiha had a bored look in his eyes, "Yes, but under the circumstances you'd have killed him before you even thought of passing him. So therefore I did the deed for you."

Kisame glared and rested Samehada on his back, "No good will come of this I tell you Itachi."

Inara ran to Kasaki's side, her face filled with worry and fear, "Jask-chan! Are you okay? Ah, your arm is hurt!"

The demon smiled, "Don't worry about it Hatchling it will be fine as long as the bone doesn't pierce through the skin."

Inara shook her head, "No no no, let me heal you! Lady Tsunade taught me how." Gently she rested her hands on the broken arm, her palms glowing green. She could feel the break, it was bad. The fibula was hanging on by barely a splinter and if it wasn't healed soon, the marrow would leak into Kasaki's bloodstream and eventually kill him. Drawing a fairly large amount of charka, Inara managed to knit the shattered bone back together, with Kasaki's help of course. Blue eyes flickered open, "There, owie be gone!" she smiled.

Jask grinned and tested the newly healed arm, "Wow…your training's improved. I'm impressed." Whispers of debate caught the demon's attention…it was Itachi and Kisame again.

"Look we don't have a healer in the Akatsuki so the girl could be useful for the time being and if not we can get rid of her then, but until we can get back to headquarters it would be a good idea to have them travel with us," argued Itachi.

"But Zetsu already is sort of the medical nin. Don't you think he'd be mad if he finds out some scrawny brat's replaced him?"

"Hardly, Zetsu knows little of the human anatomy. His expertise goes no further than what types of plants would be good to poison certain beings. Now this girl on the other hand…she's the real thing. And for her to be able to heal a shattered bone in that short about of time defiantly makes her an asset. Her partner as well, I monitored both your chakra levels during your battle and he used a scarce amount if hardly any. Had I let the battle continue you would have run out of chakra before him, and you have a massive store yourself."

Kisame leaned up against a tree, "So what do you propose we do?"

Itachi glanced in Inara and Kasaki's direction, "We bring them with. The man has already passed his test but its not him we initially want…it's the girl. If my sources are correct she's the container for the seven tail dragon demon."

"I take it we'll be testing her later then?"

The Uchiha nodded.

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AN: stretches oh man this took waaaaay too long. Sorry about that heh heh well it's me you guys are proabably used to it by now anyway. So its now time for speical events in my personal life….Item number one…I'm testing for my green belt June 20th so wish me luck but the more exciting thing is..MY HORSE IS HAVING A BABY IN 2 WEEKS! screams So I need your people's help….I need more names desprately. The mother is a buckskin Quarter Horse and the father is a white Arabian. I need both boy and girl names and try to keep them sounding Arabic my moms orders or Japanese PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE DEFINITIONS OF THE NAME IF ONE IS OFFERED! but any summissions will be greatly appreciated. Please submit all names before the first week of June because that's when it's do to be born. I'll announce the winning name and the person who submitted it in my next chapter. submit names via review or personal message REVEIW DAMMIT!