It was very late in the evening when finally, Jiraiya arrived in Konoha. He headed straight up the Hokage's office and knocked. Normally he would sneak in through the window but he knew now was not the time for games. A tired sounding Tsunade called to however it was to enter, she was hoping for a quiet evening. Jiraiya walked in concerned for his former teammate.
"I see Hokage duties are making you age show." He joked as he closed the door behind him. Tsunade glared at him. Jiraiya made a nervous laugh.
"Any news on Emi-san?" She asked with a sigh, trying to ignore his joking around, she was glad that Jiraiya made it today. If he couldn't come for a few extra days, she would have had to tie Kakashi down to the hospital bed to stop him from running after Emi. Iruka had been demanding extra guard duty on the gate, even asking to go with the scouting teams. Kakashi kept sending out Yin and Yang to pick up her scent and then try to sneak out with them. Had managed to slip past the ANBU only to get caught by Guy who was on his way back from a mission.
"Yes, my source has told me that she will be coming back to Konoha on a mission." He informed her. Tsunade looked surprised. She was shocked that Emi would turn on the village after what the Akatsuki had done to her. Why did they suddenly want her more than a slave like they did before? May be it the jutsu they had witnessed? Still, she hadn't expected Emi to turn on them, especially her father. Had they been watching her before they attacked? Then again Kakashi had told her that they didn't knew that she was the same girl, maybe that's why?
"You mean she's already turned into one of them?" She asked concerned. This wasn't going to end well.
"Well it's a long story." He explained with a sigh. Tsunade sighed as well and got a bottle of Sake from under the desk.
"We have all night, sit and have a drink." She said getting two cups out of a draw. Jiraiya smiled happily and sat down, pouring himself a drink.
"Emi use to be in the Akatsuki before, she was on a mission with Itachi were she was attacked and had her memories tampered with." He started.
"That's why she had the injuries and only had faces to remember? Was her amnesia real?" She interrupted him, how could she let someone in the village like that without realising. Jiraiya gave her a dry look for interrupting.
"Yes her amnesia was real, from what my source told me, Itachi had a hard time undoing the tampering, which means that it's no surprise that Inoichi didn't pick up on it." He explained, he knew that Tsunade was blaming herself for not knowing the girls memories had been tampered with. "Apparently she never want to be in the Akatsuki. They took her in when her mother died, they gave shelter her and feed her, the two things she needed at the time. And then they trained her to be their ideal member" He added.
"We'll figure out a way to help her if she helps us." Tsunade grumbled annoyed, why did this have to be so messy?
"Tsunade she has her memory back now thanks to Itachi which means she could be a great help to us." He told her and watched Tsunade's eyes light up.
"Then we'll arrest her as soon as she enters the village." She said with a smile but Jiraiya shock his head.
"Do you want my source and her died before they can give us information!?" He cried out. Tsunade thought for a moment.
"What is her mission?" She asked, hoping his spy had told him that.
"She is to gain information on the village, its ninja and seduce Naruto." He told her as she took a drink, only to spit back out in his face. He gave her a dry look and sighed as he wiped his face. "Itachi and his partner will be following her, they're going to make it look like she escaped." He went on to explain.
"So we'll expect her back and question her about her time but not dig any further. We don't give her any key information, the information she is given will either be wrong or too vague to do anything with then." Tsunade said. "We'll give her chances to tell us she's a spy however if she does not then I will have her arrested Jiraiya, your source will just have to go on the run." She added and Jiraiya nodded.
"My source says she will most likely drop hints when she feels Itachi and Kisame aren't watching her as closely. She will more than likely drop hints to her father more than anyone. But there was something else." He said scratching his head, trying to think. Tsunade looked at him with hopeful eyes. "Emi likes to keep a diary with her own seals on them so no one can read them. Maybe if we give her a diary she can write the information we need inside it. We can write in there a seal that we know but they won't!" He said excited as he came up with the idea. Tsunade nodded, it actually sounded like a good idea.
"You shall inform her father and Team Seven but do not tell them when she will be back, we need them a real reaction to her coming back." Tsunade explained and Jiraiya nodded and matched off to do his orders before finding a bar to relax in.
Itachi went to Emi's room and nodded, it was getting late so he was sure that she would be in there but there was no answer. Maybe she had fallen asleep early? But she was a light sleeper, the knock should have woken her up. Itachi slowly opened the door and looked inside.
"Kichi-chan?" He called her before releasing the room was empty and bare. He frowned and stepped inside. All of her stuff was gone. Where had she gone? Worried she had tried to run away, he ran to Pein's office.
He knocked loudly and waited till he was called inside. The sound of a tired and annoyed man told him to come in.
"Leader-sama, Kichi gone and so has her stuff." Itachi informed him while trying to get his breathe back. Pein looked up at him annoyed.
"Her room was moved." He told him. Itachi looked at him confused.
"Why?" Itachi asked.
"To make sure your unsanctioned relationship didn't carry on." Pein explained harshly. "Now go." He added in a hiss. Itachi bowed and left, angry that Leader-sama would do such a thing. He would just have to find a private moment on the mission to talk to her.
Emi lay in the bed, wearing the night gown that Madara had left out for her on the bed. She could hear Itachi in the other room, asking questions about where she was. She wanted to go out there and tell him what was going on but Madara was behind the screen changing. He would be able to stop her before she got to the door. She lay on her side and closed her eyes, she wanted to fall asleep before he got into bed.
Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, she felt the bed dip from Madara getting into bed. She kept still and her eyes closed, hoping he wouldn't want to do anything. She felt his hand gently rest on her side.
"You're just as beautiful in your sleep." He whispered as he lay down and gently pulled her into him. His arm wrapped around her tightly. It took a while for her to fall asleep after that.
The next morning Emi was waiting in the training grounds for Hidan, he wasn't known for being an early bird but she was hoping that Kakuzu would wake him up. She wanted to get away from Madara as soon as possible. Emi was wearing the clothes that Madara had insisted that she wear. Today it was black kimono with orange flames coming up from the bottom, her obi was also orange. She was still wearing the collar he gave her.
Ten minutes later a grumpy Hidan appeared.
"Aww, is little Hidan sleepy?" Emi mocked him as she giggled. Hidan glared at her.
"Shut up bitch." He growled at her and pulled his scythe out. "You'll need to be carried back to that shithole when I'm done for you." He added with a smirk. Emi glared at him before running at him, even though she was being sent as a spy, she didn't want to attack Konoha or help in any attacks what so ever. He swung his scythe at her, making her jump back. She quickly made two clones that charged at him, while he concentrated on them she came up behind him and stabbed him in the back with a kunai. He quickly turned, swinging his scythe at her. She quickly blocked it with her katana but he still managed to cut her arm. She hissed from the pain. "Aww, has the little kitten got a boo boo?" Hidan asked in a baby voice. Emi glared at him again before kicking him hard in the shin. "Bitch!" He shouted and held his shin while hopping around on one leg. Emi laughed and throw a kunai at him, hitting him in the arm. Hidan glared at her.
"Hidan, use taijutsu, she can just keep jumping back." A bored voice spoke. Hidan looked back to see Itachi.
"You fight her then!" He grumbled annoyed.
"Leader-sama wanted you to do." Itachi answered. Emi looked down, taking her eyes off Hidan. Hidan smirked and kicked her in the gut, sending her back into the cave wall. She hissed and got back up, spitting some blood out of her mouth. Hidan smiled happily, proud at getting her. "Pay attention." Itachi scolded her. Emi hissed at him before running at Hidan with a kunai in her hand.
An hour later both Emi and Hidan where on the floor, panting for breathe. Itachi walked over to Emi and stood over her. He picked up a kunai off the floor. "Make a few more cuts." He told her as he helped her sit up. "Looks like you have a broken arm, maybe a rib or two." He said as he poked her side and she hissed at him. "Cut your clothes up a little too." He added standing up. "They don't suit you anyway." He said as he walked away.
Half an hour later, a bloodier looking Emi walked into the main room with Hidan's help.
"Ready?" She asked leaving Hidan's side. Itachi and Kisame nodded and they all headed out of the cave.
Emi stumbled slightly as she moved forward out of the cave.
"Woah, Kichi-chan, are you ok?" Kisame asked, reaching out to touch her but was stopped by Itachi.
"We can only help if she can't make it any further." Itachi told him. Kisame looked at Itachi confused, he didn't remember Pein saying that.
"What's wrong with you?" Kisame asked, yesterday he was all over her and now he doesn't care. What is going on?
"Nothing. Kichi go on a head, we'll start following before you go out of sight." Itachi told her.
"Whatever." Emi sighed and walked away, stubbing slightly every now and again.
Emi finally made it to the village, her arm and ribs were hurting like mad and her cuts were stinging. She could feel her muscle screaming at her. It was almost evening when she made it. She looked around before leaving stabbing herself in the stomach. She hissed and held the kunai still, trying not to make the injury life threating. She stepped out of forest and onto the path. She slowly came into view of the gates.
"Emi!?" Someone shouted in front of her but her vision was already going blurry. She went to fall down on her knees but was caught before she could. She looked up as they picked her up. The first thing she saw where two fuzzy eyebrows. She smiled and reached up to touch them.
"Hey Guy-sensei." She sighed as she pocked his eyebrows. Guy looked at her concerned before running to the hospital. Once he was sure she was in safe hands, he ran to get Kakashi.