Alert! PeinxKonan… :D Oh, I don't like the idea of Madara Uchiha so that's not who Tobi is.
Masaru and Daisuke walked into the room, standing in front of a meditating Hitomi. She opened her eye and looked at them passively. 'Pein-sama's calling us?'
The boys nodded, letting her take the lead as they walked over to the room Pein and Konan shared. Hitomi raised her hand and knocked twice. A finally awake Konan opened the door and gestured for them to come in. Pein was sitting at a desk at the corner, papers and scrolls all around him. He looked up calmly and beckoned them forward. Konan went to go stand at his side. Masaru, with his sharp animal-like eyes, didn't miss the way Pein's shoulders softened with her presence.
'There are specific reasons why all of you were brought into the Akatsuki. All three of you are rarities that we cannot risk others having.' Pein started off, acknowledging that this was one of the few teams that had a kunoichi strong enough to be the leader.
'More specifically Konoha and Otogakure.' Konan said, looking at each of the young ninja in front of her.
'Orochimaru, the Snake Sannin, has heard of your abilities, Daisuke.' Pein continued, staring at the Izumi and the instruments strapped to his back. 'You are the only person with the ability to manipulate sound. The sound ninjas can also do this but in comparison to you, they are mere dust. We can't afford to have you a ninja of their village or even Konoha.'
Daisuke smirked, running his thumb along the length of his flute fondly. Hitomi seemed to puff in pride and Masaru hid a smile. 'And as you know, Masaru is the last remaining Kasai clan member. A clan so feared they had to be exterminated. Kisame has fought a Kasai and nearly lost.' Konan said, grinning at Masaru, sending a swift glance to his bandaged fingers and wrists. 'The Kasai clan was genetically vicious and bloodthirsty and was the only clan to be able cast spells from tattoos on their body.'
Masaru twitched his fingers reflexively. 'We did some research on that and found that the only reason you are alive is because an elderly woman hid you away, the heir to the Kasai clan power. Daisuke was born gifted and was abandoned by his parents because they feared his skills.' Pein said in a monotone. Hitomi noted that they must have been watching her teammates for quite a while then.
'We weren't able to do much research on Hitomi as she was raised by her mother, the only Uchiha that we didn't know even existed. It was impossible to gather any information until word spread there were more Uchihas in Konoha.' Konan continued as Pein stopped to shuffle through his papers. She smiled at Hitomi warmly. 'You have two dojutsu kekkei genkai so naturally, we had to have you. We were going to recruit your mother as well but she might try to kill Itachi.'
Hitomi choked back a laugh. 'My mother loves Itachi!'
'Excuse me?' Pein looked up in surprise, his attention caught. Even Konan gaped.
'My mother… has been trying to convince Sasuke to trust in Itachi's reasons for the murder of his clan.' Hitomi said, holding back her laughter. 'That doesn't matter now, she's pregnant and can't fight.
'Another Uchiha child?' Pein asked interestedly. Hitomi glared at him sharply.
'Don't even think about it. You're not touching my sibling.' She said protectively. Pein watched her defensiveness, admiring the way she protected those she loved, even from just words. Pein nodded passively.
'You three are going to go on a mission to retrieve a scroll for us. Hidan will go with you to make sure it is completed.' He stated but they knew Hidan was only coming so that they wouldn't escape. 'You are required to wear your Akatsuki cloaks and hide your hitai-ate. These are your Akatsuki rings.' Konan took out a box and opened it to reveal three rings.
Hitomi choose the one with the kanji for peace, Daisuke took the one for music and Masaru took the one for strength. Once on their fingers, Konan told them to get ready for the mission in three days. Pein dismissed them directly afterwards, staring at his work. Konan sat beside him, folding origami with a peaceful smile on her face.
Pein looked at it and then at her, unable to look away now that he had taken a peek. Her pretty blue hair was falling in strands from behind her ear but her paper flower stayed perfectly in place. She pursed her lips and Pein allowed a small smile to appear on his face. He reached out and tucked the strands back into place, causing Konan to look up at him, confused.
He chuckled and smiled and she beamed in pleasure, his laugh was the most amazing thing she had ever heard. 'You really are my angel.' Pein said, pleased with his daring. This was so unlike his usual cold, aloof nature. More like himself. Konan loved it.
He leaned in and kissed her lips softly, pulling away for a moment. She made a sound of protest and leaned forward, connecting their lips once more. Pein didn't care to refuse her especially when her lips played with his snakebites like that.
Tobi was in his room, pacing worriedly. His usual immature self was just a ruse, a disguise… well maybe not all of it. He wasn't quite sure if he should tell Hitomi who he really was. Very few people knew as it is. The only person who knew the full extent of what was going on was in the Hidden Rain Village posing as a civilian.
Hitomi… looked so much like Kakashi but her spirit was as strong and fiery as Akane's. He didn't know if he should tell her. The only reason he didn't tell Kakashi was that he thought it was too late. She was going on her first mission soon and Hidan would be watching over her so she should be fine especially with those protective teammates of hers not to mention she isn't an ordinary helpless Genin.
She liked him enough as Tobi to come skipping along to tell him, as if she was going on vacation or something glad. He knew she must be hiding something as well. He knew she wasn't glad to be in the Akatsuki and she must be displeased that she can't escape during the mission because of Hidan's presence. Perhaps she was just bored here? Or naturally cheery? She wasn't stoic like normal Uchihas or lazy like Kakashi… well except for her sleeping hours but even Konan is worse than that.
Most of the Akatsuki were in their rooms doing their own thing. He could hear the heavenly music floating out from Team Prodigy's room and light rhythmic footsteps that belonged to the young kunoichi. He sighed, out of Tobi's character, making a quick decision. It wasn't like Pein didn't know about his visits to the Hidden Rain Village, the pierced man had first used it as leverage against him after all.
He rushed out of the cave, running into the village. The Akatsuki base was usually situated just on the outskirts of the village anyway so he didn't have to travel far before dropping from the roof onto her balcony, tapping on the glass lightly. It was drizzling softly, as usual in Amegakure. A young woman his age rushed over and slid the door open, pulling him in roughly and hugging his damp form.
He laughed as she pulled back from the embrace slightly, smiling wide. His wife pulled off his mask and he leaned down to capture her lips with his, her dark brown hair tickling his face. When they finally parted, he grinned to see her blushing, the pink shading nicely with her rectangular purple cheek markings. He cupped her face with one hand, the other holding her close to him and traced the mark with his thumb.
'You're back awfully soon. I expected to be missing you longer, Obito.' Rin whispered playfully, the only one to know his true name.
'We've just returned from Konoha. I'm here to bring you some news about our old friend.' He replied, taking her hand and pulling her to sit beside him on the bed.
'Kakashi?' She asked in surprise, smiling.
'Yes, he brought Akane back to Konoha and married her. She's a Jounin now.' He stated proudly. He always knew that his little sister had a crush on his teammate.
Rin squealed happily and threw her arms around his neck, ever the hopeless romantic. 'Tell me more! How did you find out about all of this?'
'Well, the Akatsuki just recruited three new members from there. Newly made nine year old Genins. The kunoichi of the group, Hitomi Uchiha-Hatake, is my niece.' He spoke conspiratorially. She gasped, warm brown eyes wide.
'Kakashi and Akane had a child? And she's in the Akatsuki! Have you told her who you are?' She questioned, calming down from the shock quickly as her brain took in the information.
'Not yet. I don't know if I should. The Akatsuki kidnapped her and I know she'll go back to Konoha one way or another. And you know the Akatsuki doesn't like losing its members.' He sighed, rubbing his face with his hand tiredly.
'You should tell her. Knowing Akane, she'll probably have told her daughter all about you. And she should know that when she makes her escape, we will move to protect her even if it means shocking Konoha and screwing with Kakashi.' She giggled at her final remark.
'I would love to see my sister again. You know, she's pregnant now with her second. That's the only reason she didn't manage to protect Hitomi.' He dreamed before his one eye sharpened. 'Alright then, I'll tell her. And when we go back to Konoha, we can wear our hitai-ate with pride again.'
She pulled him close and kissed him sweetly, silently agreeing with his sentiment. Needless to say, Tobi only returned to the Akatsuki in the early hours of morning, beaming happily behind his mask.