Amaya's such a foolish girl! (....I just insulted myself...) What is she thinking go back to Sasuke! And Takumi! Is she really going to leave her life in the Akatsuki already?! And saving Naruto! What was that girl thinking? And this is only the beginning of the climax.

Takumi's POV:
Goddamn it!!! He wouldn't let me out of his sight! Damn Uchihas! GODDAMN UCHIHAS!!! Dei, Sasori, Hidan, and Kakuzu had left to get Amaya back, but Itachi made me stay at the lair with him. I paced back and forth rocking Kikiyo to keep a distraction. Once I'd bolted for the door, but Itachi had stopped me before I made it halfway there.
GRR! This tension is killing me. Kikiyo, dead asleep in my arms, yawned in sleep. I told Itachi I was taking her to her bed, and he actually let me pass! AMAZING, RIGHT?! I scurried down the hall, and pushed into Kikiyo's room. I laid her in her bed, and decided I had about ten minutes to search for Naruto…
Hey even if I can't escape with him… he'll be safe for now. I raced silently into a section of dark rooms. I looked in each briefly, but finally I found one that had a seal over it. I tapped at it with one of my fans.

Nothing happened. I tried to push it open, but it didn't budge, "Damn." I looked at the creases and shook my head, "Naruto? Are you in there?" Silenced. I touched the seal, and got a shock. He's in there all right. I prepared myself again, and pulled at the strip. Electricity shot through me, but I ignored it until the seal pulled away from the door. I flung it open to find Naruto beating at the wall.
"NARUTO!" I whispered hoarsely. He turned around quickly, and smiled wide.
"Takumi! Knew you'd find me. You're always so…" I shushed him.
"Hurry! Escape out the window behind! Flee now!!" I whispered urgently. Naruto looked confused.
"But… Takumi… aren't you…"
"No, Naruto…" There was a long pause. I felt myself tearing up, "Go Naruto. Now." He dashed around me, and jumped out the window in the hall. I followed after him, watching him go. Just as he disappeared I was pulled back hard by arms wrapped around me.
Oops. Here comes the part where I want to close my eyes, and disappear. Itachi turned me around, and shook me by the shoulders, "What is the matter with you?!"
I scowled, "Me?! What's the matter with you?! He's my best friend… one of my only friends! Why would I leave him here? Waiting for his death?" Itachi scowled right back down at me. I let out a shaky breath. He's too close to me. I couldn't think clear.
Itachi moved his face so it was a centimeter from mine; "We were going to bring him back to life after removing the Nine-Tailed Fox." I felt chills through my body. They were going to release the Nine-Tailed Fox from Naruto. They were going to help him. Wait… that's not right. Then the Nine-Tailed Fox would be free! It would kill hundreds again… like before! I glared up at Itachi.
"That doesn't make a difference. You're not going to have my friend." I pulled away from him, and stormed off towards Kikiyo's room. Itachi chased after me, and grabbed my arm.
"Stop it Takumi! You're not our prisoner here. You are our friend." I scoffed at his words. He scowled, "I'm telling the truth Takumi. Look at my eyes. Am I lying?" I was looking at his eyes, and yes he looked sincere, but I didn't want to believe him.
I stepped away from him, "I have a baby to go look after." I walked away down the hall.
"Yeah, my baby." I paused momentarily, but then continued down the hall towards Kikiyo's room. Yeah… you probably already know. I was crying by that point.

Amaya's POV:

The whole way I was pouting. Well wouldn't you when you were too weak to walk on your own?

We stopped and waited after it had started to rain. We stopped at a small inn near a long river, only a few miles from HQ. Sasori left a few hours ago, he said he couldn't handle us right now.

Yeah, Hidan and I had been arguing the whole time. He was threatening to chain me up like the bitch dog I was if I didn't stop threatening to go back after Dei. Of course I would always shoot back with my arrogant sneer, something along the lines of,

"I wouldn't dare steal your role in the Akatsuki. If I did, what else would you have to live for! Then again, I'm sure an immortal like you could handle being Zetsu's fuck buddy! I mean, he's part human too, he has needs." yeah, if you couldn't tell, I was in a very foul mood. And of course Sasori, being the guy who can't handle anything, walked away. Leaving us two along, and many frightened guests. Let's see, before Hidan decided he needed sleep. There was,

A new coat of paint on the wall (blood red, if you get my drift), a broken T.V, both beds now a pile of firewood, the bedside lamps now glass shards, a broken table, and the inn was missing….five guests (I think it was only five).

I stayed up all night, fighting with myself. If I should run off and find Dei on my own, or wait here and go back to HQ with them and get reinforcements………it was about 4 a.m. when I left the note.

Sasori and Fuckhead,

You didn't really think you could sleep and I would just sit there and wait for you in the morning did ya'? Well if you did………..your probably Hidan. Oh yeah fuckface, I went there. Anyway, I'm going to find Dei, duh. My chakra is……ahhhhhh…….not gone but….. URG! Never mind! JUST DON'T COME LOOKING FOR ME! GOT IT!

Later,

Amaya Hitomi

After that I headed out the window and took off towards the woods. I had remembered the way, damn, I could freakin sketch it! Why? Because, on the way back I was remembering every small detail, every branch, every….everything! Just so I could head back. And here I was on my way. No way was I gonna let Dei kill Sasuke. Not after what Sasuke did to me! Oh no, I wanted to kill Sasuke my way, my horribly painful way.