i am back with a new chapter and somewhat good news. For the longest time I was doing part time jobs here and there but now I might have a job I might make a carrier out of. Now the applications are next month so I might be finally out this hole jumping around thing. Currently I'm working as a actor horror maze (Halloween is early in some amusement parks) so I also have currently more time to write more chapters. Anyway, enough out of my life, please enjoy this next chapter

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It was a beautiful sight to behold, the wonderful harbor of Vacuo, the one place the Fanus can call home. Everywhere were different kind of Fanus, talking and trading there wares that came from the many ships harboring at the docks.

One of these ships however was a luxurious passenger ship that was currently unloading a few Fanus who returned to there home. Two of those Fanus were Blake and Sun who were captivated by the sight of the lively marked.

One person however stood out from the rest, the one who was walking behind Blake and Sun, the one everyone was throwing glances at, the only human there, Itachi.

The Uchiha looked around and noticed that this looked quite beautiful. It was a little cramped but everything els was nice. While he followed the two Fanus he thought about his little mission. His information should be at the docks later in the evening, it would look suspicious is a Fanus talked with a human in rugged clothing during broad daylight.

Then again he is talking with sun and Blake at the moment and it's not all too suspicious. The two boys listed to Blake who explained to them how the island is covered in a hostile desert across two thirds of its actual size.

After Sun learned that Blake's Familie lived here he started a little game where he tried to guess were here house might be. "Is it that one? Ore that one over there?"

Finally Blake took his hand and pointed with it The the biggest building at the center of the little town. "It's that one."

Sun and Itachi were surprised by this information. Sun was surprised that she was apparently loaded with money while Itachi though that she might have a political significance in this place. Either way they would soon meet here parents.

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"After long and hard thinking I have come to the conclusion that we are lost." Ruby said as she tried as hard as she could to study the map in her hand.

Jaune smiled at her reassuringly. "No we are not. There is a little village a couple of miles away from here. The inn there should be quite popular."

As Ruby, Jaune, Ren and Nora continued having there lively little conversation there two newest members were a little bit farther away. Close but not close enough to here them whisper.

"Nagato, how long are we letting this happen? We should do something." Konan said quietly.

Nagato whispered back. "Right now we are just going with them. There is no harm in doing so."

Konan rolled here eyes. "I'm talking about the one who is following us. Someone is taking care of all the Grimm in the area but refuses to stay close to us."

The leader of the Akatsuki stayed quiet for a moment. They didn't know who was following them but right now he had other things on his mind. "That someone is not following us, they are following the others. Whatever is happening in this world, Ruby is running right into the middle of it all and I want to protect here. That's the least we could do for him."

Konan look over to Ruby who still had Hidan's medallion around here neck. A small smile formed on her lips. "He really liked that girl didn't he."

Nagato smiled as the others beckoned them over to them. They didn't want to leave the two Akatsuki members behind. "He most certainly did."

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In a little restaurant in the middle of the bustling city of Mistral were two artists enjoying a little brunch. It was a nice little restaurant that had the color white primarily everywhere, just like the entire city. The company they were working for was now one of the most requested shops if anyone needed upgrades or personal modifications on any robotic or weaponized Machines. They could afford having a lazy day or two.

"So Sasori, what's your plan for the future? I mean I doubt we are doing anything special here while our other members are doing some actual work." Deidara said while enjoying the food.

Sasori sat across from him while savoring the taste of the food. Ever since coming to the city and earning enough money he enjoyed the finer things in life he couldn't enjoy while having a puppet body. "Right now we have a base of operations if we ever had to return to Mistral or if any of our friends needed a place to hide. As of what our next step is, well that is out of our hands."

Deidara raised an eyebrow. "Really? In who's hands is it if I may ask."

"Weiss Schnee." Sasori answered.

The blond artist put his knife and fork to the side and leaned back into his chair. "You have to explain yourself now."

"That girl has enormous powers that she hasn't fully unlocked jet, powers that made her Familie famous in the first place. Plus she still has her name to herself, even if her father is displeased with her she is still valuable if she married into another big family." Sasori explained while continuing to eat.

Deidara tappt with his finger impatiently on the armrest. "And what exactly dose that mean for us?"

The puppet master finished his meal and leaned back into his chair. "Weiss is a smart girl, she knows that she won't be able to be free if she stays here. The moment she decides to leave we will follow. It's an excuse for us to leave the city and even protect her from people who would be extremely interested in studying this exceptional Semblance. People like Orochimaru."

"You think Orochimaru is interested in her Semblance?" Deidara asked concerned.

"If she leaves she would be the easiest target. Who wouldn't be interested in the ability to summon republicans of things you have slain?" Sasori answered.

Deidara nodded in agreement. "But how do we know what her next move is?"

Sasori smirked. "Have you noticed that we come to this little restaurant every day at the same time? Why do you think that is? Look behind you."

Deidara did as he was told but didn't see anything in particular just other guest sitting at tables, most of them appeared to be couples. On closer inspection he noticed that one person was sitting alone with just a glass of water in his hands and a straw. It was a simple older well dressed man with a bald head and a mustache. That person, he reminded him of somebody. "Who is that?"

"That is Clyne, the head butler of the Schnee family." Sasori answered.

Deidara turned back to Sasori. "Don't tell me you managed to convince him to be your spy."

The puppet master shook his head. "No, he didn't want to betray the family but he wanted Weiss to be safe. After the fundraiser he noticed how close you two were and asked me for help. When she decides to leave she will definitely ask him for help and he will do so without hesitation. He will organize a pilot who will take her away in the cover of the night. On that day he will come to this restaurant like any other day at the same time but this time he will drink his water without the straw. That is our signal."

Deidara smiled. "I look away just for a moment and you already start with building a spy network."

Sasori chuckled. "Old habits die hard."

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Blake slowly knocked on the heavy door of her family residence. The sound from the door was loud and from the way it traveled it appeared to be placed in a long hallway. Itachi could feel how nervous Sun got next to him. "Ok, if we are completely honest that was quite terrifying."

The heavy door open and a wood peaked outside. It was clear from the beginning that this was definitely Blake's mother. She looked surprised seeing her daughter again. "Blake?"

"Hi mom." After Blake said those word here mother immediately held her close. She was so unbelievably happy to see her daughter again.

"Kali? Who is it." A large man came from the hallway. From the way he looked after seeing Blake he must be her farther. He smiled happily as his daughter hugged him after such a long time.

Both parents look surprised at the company she was keeping, not so much surprised because of Sun but definitely about the human that was with her. Being a good host however he immediately offered all of them inside for a cup of tee.

He would definitely be forced to talk about himself and as expected they will probably try some small talk. He'd better think of a background story about his past.

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In a shady alleyway in the middle of some city that Kakuzu didn't bother to remember the name was a small iron door. Next to the door leaning against the wall was the shady man who was leading Kakuzu to all different locations in hopes to find Hidan.

"This is it friend, everything you wanted is behind this door. Well almost, the guy you want is there leader who is barricaded in his office. The main problem would be his goons." The shady man answered with a smug smile.

The masked Akatsuki member tightened his grip on Hidan's scythe, the last thing he has from his best friend. "And there boss definitely knows we're Hidan is?"

A chuckle came from the man. "Definitely."

That was all that Kakuzu needed to kick open the door. The building appeared to be a warehouse with several heavy boxes stacked upon on another. Without any sort of hesitation he rushed into the building and was met with several men who tried to grab there guns.

Kakuzu showed no mercy and sliced one of them in half before he could even scream. His tendrils shot out of his body and grabbed the next best person to use him as a meat shield. He didn't last long before he was riddled with bullets.

Having no use for his shield he threw the corpse at his next victim who was slammed against the wall. Kakuzu didn't stop and shot his fist at the goon. He hit him so hard in the face that his skull cracked and his brain was scattered across the wall.

His tendrils grabbed one of the heavy boxes and swiped across the battlefield. Several people were crushed and one was nothing more then a pile of meat after Kakuzu threw the box at him. Only three enemies remained.

The first one was simply burned by one of Kakuzu's heart beasts peaked out of his body to spew fire and the return back.

The second goon was grabbed by Kakuzu and without hesitation he punched a hole in the mans chest. With one movement Kakuzu pulled the mans beating heart out and crushed it.

Now covered in blood and a scythe in hand he turned to the last goon who was still holding his gun at Kakuzu and tried to shoot. His gun however was empty but he was to terrified to think straight. He just stood there and continued to scream while shooting a empty gun.

Kakuzu moved to him and cut his head of with Hidan's scythe without mercy. Now that the battle was over he turned his attention to his actual goal.

He could here a man whimpering in fear behind a door, that must be the man who knew were Hidan was. Without hesitation his tendrils pulled out the entire door and entered the room. The man screamed and kicked as the tendrils pulled him out of his office and threw him into a puddle of blood from his bodyguards.

He looked horrified at Kakuzu who slowly walked over to him with the scythe in hand. "Were...is...Hidan?"

The man stammered something before the scythe was smashed into the ground right next The the mans head. Kakuzu grabbed him by the throat and pulled him close. "HIDAN! WERE IS HE!"

"I don't know who that is!" The man screamed at the verge of crying.

"Don't lie to me! I know that you know were he is! You'd better start talking before-" Kakuzu was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot.

A searing pain slowly spread across his back and stomach. He looked down to see that he was bleeding. A second shot came and the man who was held by Kakuzu was hit right between the eyes.

Kakuzu turned around but fell to his knees. He looked up and saw the shady man who was leading him around all this time with a smoking gun in his hand and a smile. "What are you doing?"

"Me? Oh this guy was one of our enemies, the Branwen tribes enemy to be exact. He had to die." He answered with a smile.

Kakuzu startedto bleed from his mouth and it got harder to breath. It was clear that he was hit in a vital spot. "Hidan."

The shady man grabbed the scythe from the ground. "That guy? No idea, probably dead but his scythe is really cool, it will be a nice gift for my leader Raven."

Kakuzu tried to grab him blond man but he dogged easily. "Whoa there don't worry, I didn't forget my part of the bargain. I will reunite you with your friend. Send him my regards and tell him who killed you."

With those words he pointed his revolver at Kakuzu head and pulled the trigger.

It was only a split second before Kakuzu's eyes shot wide open again. He saw one of his four heart beast's looming over him. One of them stated to shake before starting to melt. It was clear what had happened.

Kakuzu was betrayed but that wasn't the part that hurt, neither was the fact that he lost Hidan's scythe. It was the fact that his mind couldn't be in denial anymore. Hidan was gone.

He laid there for a while as he looked up to the ceiling as the remaining beast returned into his body. By the smell and the flies around he must have been dead for a while now. Either way he felt so extremely alone now.

Tears started to form in his eyes as he thought about what to do next. What did he want to do? He knew what he didn't want, he didn't want that fucker to take Hidan's scythe. He wanted it back.

Kakuzu remember a book that he once read about the stages of grief. First came denial, something he couldn't do anymore. Now was anger, a feeling he started to fully embrace at the moment.

He started getting up from the puddle of dried blood and looked to the door. He slowly walked towards it with a single destination in mind

„Branwen tribe. I will enjoy tearing you to pieces."