Chapter 2

The Rogues

My eyes opened. Blurry....I couldn't see clearly. Good, my eyes are adjusting. How long was I out? I sat up trying to stretch out....then it all returned to me....

"ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!" My ribs were still broken. Now I remember, the fight at the gate, Akatsuki, everything. That pain brought it all back. It wasn't just the pain of broken ribs though. It was the pain of all the suffering the Akatsuki have caused people for the last century, all the pain my family felt in their last moments before being struck down.

"Your up! Oh thank goodness. I thought you wouldn't make it for a while."

"Who are you? Where am I?"

"I'm Merra. This is my house. I live here with my grandpa. We're right outside Lootberg."

'Lootberg, the name I have refused to call the Leaf Village ever since I heard of it. My ancestors will not be disgraced like that.....god damn the Akatsuki.'

"So how long have I been out? A few hours?" She giggled after hearing that last part....

"Oh no, you've been sleeping for at least 4 days now. We know what you did! It was amazing, I've never seen anybody step up in a situation like that before like you did. You really showed them....." She explained. She knew everything I had done.....but why? And how? "Your probably wondering how I know about your little skirmish. Well..."

"Super natural power! She's an extra territorial bean thing......." Her grandpa said stumbling into the house....clearly drunker then a skunk. "Hehehe! Oww!" He said stubbing his toe on the table before taking a seat in front of the bed I was on.

"Grandpa have you been drinking again? Didn't I tell you"

"I aint gonna listen to no youngin preachin to me bout no drinking in this house. I payed for this house 80 years ago and I'll be dammed if I can't have myself a drink."

"Your only 65 grandpa!"

"What?"

He opened up one of the cabinets in the kitchen and pulled out another bottle.

"Nevermind.....like I was saying we have insiders that have joined that Akatsuki who gather info for us."

"Wait what?" I questioned. "Insiders? Do you belong to some kind of organization?"

"Oh you haven't heard of us already? We're the anti-Akatsuki group known as "The Lost". I guess I'll give you a run down on who we are. Basically, we're a combination of many groups who go against the Akatsuki and all work independently. I'm the leader of my group. We're called the "Rogues". I'm the leader, my grandpa is the repair guy. He can fix anything you bring to him" He smiles and starts flexing "Our artillery man Zack is gone right now. He can handle any gun you've got, and our best fighter is Carter who's also gone at the moment. He's taken on a Jounin before!"

"You guys are something alright. For an entire organization like this to exist without the Akatsuki knowing is unbeievable. And to not be uncovered, I mean at least one group must have been captured over all this time and said something right?"

"Nope. To get into our organization you need to have a four man team and you need to be approved by 3 team leaders. Our base is hidden and all the groups are constantly on the move. I shouldn't even be telling you this much, but after seeing your potential I have to ask that you try to join our organization."

"I'm not really interested. I need to train before I can do anything. I want to work on my own....the Akatsuki are mine to destroy."

I explained everything that had happened.......

"Listen Tressa, your not the only one who hates the Akatsuki with all your heart. I lost my dad to them and my mother killed herself after finding out. She left me to grandpa and ever since I've cursed the Akatsuki's name. Everybody has their reason's for hating them. That's why we must work together....."

'Knock Knock'

"Come in" The old man said. The door burst open as four Akatsuki soldiers walked in.

"There he is. Sorry but we have to take this guy back to head quarters. He killed 2 of our men, he must be punished. Now come with us!"

"I'll give you one warning....get out of my house right now or you will die." The old man said in a serious tone I had yet to hear from his drunken self before hand.

"Who are you kidding old man?" The ninja said pushing the old man down to the floor.

"Alright tough guy" the old man jumped up and kicked the ninja out his front door. He smashed a button on the wall and a odd looking gun dropped from the ceiling. He pulled the trigger and what looked like Chakra shot out of the barrel. It surrounded all the Ninja's inside and outside of the house. "This is a Chakra gun, now with the right hand seal I can really do some damage to you guys. Let's see.....you guys ever hear of Bone Termite no Jutsu? Hehehe!"

As the man began doing hand seals with one hand the Chakra began turning into what looked like Termites....they began crawling over the bodies of the Genin's. Suddenly, they began burrowing into the skin of the soldiers.....One after another they screamed in complete agony. The scream was something you'd never ever want to hear again. One after another they collapsed to the ground. The termites had actually eaten the bones of these men.

"What kind of sick technique is this?" I screamed!

"It's a punishment Jutsu. I've found no better Jutsu to make men scream more in my time. They feel our pain as they die slowly."

"There's no better way to take down the Akatsuki." Merra said laughing. This girl really had a dark side.....a very dark side. Maybe this is just what happens to you after you get used to death. Wait....aren't you supposed to feel all sorts of emotions after you kill someone for the first time? Why didn't I? Don't I have emotions just like everyone else? No, those men really deserved to die. They're evil.

'BOOM' The Chuunin came through the wall landing right in front of me. Before he could get a word out another man burst through the other wall with even more force connecting his fist with the Chuunin's jaw sending him back through his own hole, outside the house and into the forest.

The Chuunin returned with full force to the front yard of the house....but......where was the other guy? There were no other houses in the area and the only place to hide was the forest. The man suddenly appeared kicking the Chuunin into the air. Another boom lit up the sky as a rocket collided with the Chuunin's body killing him in flight.

"Bullseye!"

"Zack! Carter! You guys are awesome!" Maara said laughing again.

"Yeah I know! If it wasn't for me you guys might be dead y'know!" Zack said trying to act like it was nothing.

"Shut the hell up Zack" Carter said appearing behind him smacking him in the back of the head.

"Oww! What was that for?"

"Your just trying to show off in front of Maara again like always."

"I hate you!" Zack said pouting. Zack was an average sized guy with long hair. He looked like a pretty boy but you could tell he's tough. He had a scar running down the left side of his face. Carter is without a doubt the meanest looking guy I've ever seen. He's bald with a really white complection. Scars all over his body and a patch on one eye. Both of these guy's were not to be messed with.

"Who's this guy?" I had finally gotten out of bed and walked over to where they were all standing outside.

"That's Tressa, he's the gate crasher from earlier this week." A surprised look came over both of their faces.

"So did she convince you to make a team yet?" Carter said.

"She tried....I need to train first. I'm not strong enough yet." Another surprised look came over their faces.

"Uh kid, your probably stronger then a Chuunin right now." Zack said. "You wasted those guys."

"What he means is he can't control his power. Don't worry Tressa, I'm having Grandpa contact a man who will train you. He's very strict and will work you hard so be prepared."

"Really? That's great!" I said "Wait a minute....where did all the pain I was feeling go?"

"We opened up your healing gate inside your body. It's complicated, but basically we injected you with a certain kind of Chakra and used Acupuncture needles to trigger it at just the right time. Trust me your healed now....I've done it like 40-50 times already for these guys who always like to get themselves hurt."

"Hey!Whodoyouthink Thank you very much Maara! youare?." I said over the complaints of Carter and Zack.

"Your welcome. Now please go rest. Tomorrow you will leave. If you stay any longer more Akatsuki will show up and they wont be Genin's next time." Maara told me. I smiled and walked back into the house which seemed to have a new air conditioning system what with the two giant holes.

"Why didn't you ask him to join us" Carter questioned.

"I see something in this kid. He's so hell bent on taking out the Akatsuki that he acts normal about it. He acts like he really will take them down and there is no doubt in his mind. Tressa will really be something.....I think he needs to go on his own. At least for a while."

"Well, you're the leader because you're the smartest of us....so I'll dig it." Zack said still trying to impress Maara. Carter stomped on Zack's foot.

"Yeah I think your right......I hope he doesn't quit his training though. I barely finished it with my life...."Carter finished.

"He'll make it. Tressa will be the one to take down the Akatsuki!"