(A/N: Umm… I'm not much of a fan of the Akatsuki… they just kinda managed to squeeze their way into the scene lots and lots. So here they are again. I'm gonna, eventually, jump around to each of them in turn. Considering the fact that I'm not much of a fan of them, I kinda made the leaf nins look way better and stronger… but I still tried giving the Akatsuki a lil bit of credit, considering they're "powerful missing nins" or something like that. So yeah. I also made Jazlynn up, so don't go looking her up or nething… and don't worry, Sasuke's coming up next! Enjoy and please RnR)

Sasuke moved quickly to keep up with the others in the Akatsuki. The eight traveled just close enough to defend each other, but not so close that a spy could keep an eye on all of them. Zero had refused to move with them, saying he had to keep an eye on the headquarters.

Deidara was leading, with Sasori beside her. She kept a hard pace, but everybody managed. Three was having the most trouble, so he and Zetsu had fallen to the rear. The two insisted he was fine, but Sasuke thought differently. He didn't voice his suspicions to Kisame; even though they were partners, Sasuke didn't trust him. The quietest pair was North and White. They hardly ever talked, not even to each other. Kisame said North was a specialized spy, and White preferred the "silent killing." Sasuke hadn't wanted to know more.


Orochimaru met the Akatsuki at the Hidden Leaf Village's entrance. He said Tsunade had been knocked out and all they had left to do was take out the ninjas. The sand ninjas were on their way, but the big group was moving slowly. Sasuke noticed Orochimaru was wearing an Akatsuki ring. He assumed it was to show his connection to them, but there was probably more reason. The Akatsuki spread out in their pairs and wove through the village, fighting and killing any who claimed allegiance to Konoha.


White and North traveled quickly through the village, killing the weaker ninjas with ease. One child put up a fuss, screaming for help. North held her in place and White bent down to look in her purple-white eyes.

"What's your name, girl?" he demanded in a growling voice.

"Hyuuga Jazlynn. When my cousin finds you, she'll kill you!" Jazlynn shouted, kicking North hard. North's grip faltered and Jazlynn wriggled out and rammed her head into White's gut. Before she could move away, though, North stabbed her in the back, cutting through her spine. Jazlynn stopped; her legs gave out under her and in one swift movement, White severed her head.

The next thing the two knew, shuriken and kunai were flying at them from all directions. White and North jumped back quickly and White performed his special jutsu, Moving Ground. He vanished into the ground, ready to kill whatever enemy appeared. North readied himself to fight, waiting in anticipation for the enemy. All was still for almost a minute, until White, who was still hidden, noticed a change in North.

North straightened and called, "Come on back, they're gone now."

White hesitated, scanning the area. North may be one of the best spy ninjas around, but there was no way he could know the attackers were gone. Not trusting North entirely, White came back up on the far end, his back facing an empty alleyway. From the alley, White heard a shout. Gentle Fists: 64 Strikes. White turned on his heel to find an attack waiting for him. Pain pulsed through his body as the rapid attack hit him. In a manner of seconds, the attack was over.

White fought to catch his breath. He looked up at the black haired girl with familiar purple-white eyes and asked, "Who the hell are you?"

"I am Hyuuga Hinata, Jazlynn's cousin," the girl replied, pulling a kunai from her side pouch. North struggled with himself, trying to move, but unable to. "And I'm going to kill you," Hinata said calmly before flinging the kunai at White. White, reacting quickly, activated his jutsu Moving Ground and vanished.

North formed a sigh, calling, "Now, Tenten!" Disengage. North gained consciousness just in time to see more weapons flying at him. He tried to dodge them all, but only managed to avoid any to his vital spots. Once he regained himself, he retreated, heading to the place he would meet White.

Hinata looked up at the roof where Tenten and Ino stood. She forced a smile before bending down to pick up Jazlynn's dead body. She was so young; how could those heartless fiends have killed her? She prayed she would get the chance to kill them again.


Zetsu scouted the area with Three trailing behind. The part of the village they were in was empty. No bodies, dead or alive. The eerie silence seemed to consume the empty street. Zetsu turned to check on Three, to find he wasn't there. Zetsu cursed under his breath and backtracked down the street.

A few paces ahead of him, Zetsu saw Three coming forward. "Where were you?" Zetsu demanded angrily.

"I'm sorry," he replied, "I got lost."

Zetsu's eyes narrowed, "Where?"

"Back a little. I'm sorry I fell behind."

Zetsu took a step back and threw a kunai at him, saying coolly, "You're not my partner. What did you do with him?" It was more of a demand than a question.

Ibiki's rumbling laughter echoed through the empty street as a blast of smoke revealed him where Three once stood. "I suppose I really didn't do that good of a job imitating him, but you didn't give us much time to prepare."

"What did you do with my partner?" Zetsu asked again, taking a step away from Ibiki.

"He's around," Gai said with a chuckle, jumping down from a roof.

"What did you do to him?"

"Why should someone like me, of superior strength, tell you, who can't even keep track of your own partner?" Gai asked, flexing a muscle.

"Oh, come on now, Gai," Kakashi said with a sigh, coming in around a corner, "He's already outnumbered and doomed to die, why should we make his trouble so much worse?"

Gai's eyebrow twitched in anger as Kakashi stopped to stand next to him. But Ibiki responded before Gai could, "Kakashi, do not let our enemy think that we have a weak spot for him."

"My apologies," Kakashi said with a small bow, "I just thought we could give him a little bit of sympathy, considering that his partner's already dead and he will soon follow."

Zetsu stopped and turned to face Kakashi. Three was dead, or so they said. Zetsu had always been careful not to get attached to members of the Akatsuki, considering their high chance of death. But some time, he had gotten attached. And now the person who could have been his best friend in a long time was now gone. He would never see Three again. That thought was enough to make Zetsu's blood boil.