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Unknown Bar, 10:57 PM

"So how're you been doing?" The man said to the guy across from him.

The man in question took out a cigarette and lit it, taking a long drag before speaking to the man.

"I've been well." The man said before going back to his cigarette.

"I haven't seen you in over ten months, and that's all you can say to me." The man said to the smoking guy before continuing.

"You ever heard of a cellphone Giran, it's this new thing that you can use to call people to let you know where you been." The man sarcastically said as he got annoyed at Giran, who was lightning another cigarette.

"If you brought me over here to catch up, then I'm going Gato." Giran said as he looked at his watch.

Just then, the door to the bar they were in kicked open.

Giran was caught off guard as he accidentally dropped his cigarette on the ground.

"Oh great these guys..." Gato said annoyingly to himself as he got up from his chair to greet them.

"Kakuzu! Hidan! How you been, I haven't seen you guys in forever!" Gato said with a fake grin.

Giran looked at Gato as he scoffed and shook his head at his antics.

"I see you guys got new outfits, I dig the new threads; I kinda miss your matching cloaks though." Gato said as he sat down again and poured himself a drink.

Kakuzu was wearing a black coat that went down to his knees. He was wearing a black vest underneath it, he was also wearing black jeans with black combat boots.

Hidan was wearing his outfit he wore before he joined the Akatsuki, which was a black jacket with fur on the hood, he was wearing a white tank top underneath while wearing blue jeans with a chain on it, he was also wearing sneakers.

Kakuzu said nothing as he walked over to their table as Hidan struggled to bring in the body of a dead hero, finally throwing it on the floor near the table.

Giran smirked when he saw who the hero was.

"Thanks for the help." Hidan said sarcastically as he wiped his hands on his jacket, looking at the body in disgust.

Kakuzu ignored him as he glanced at Giran, narrowing his eyes at him before he looked at Gato.

"Here's your dead hero Gato, now where's my money." Kakuzu said.

"Of course, of course, here you go, 1,000,000 Yen, all in cash like you asked." Gato said as he handed him a briefcase.

Kakuzu opened it as he began counting.

Giran merely stared at him and his partner before he smirked.

"Who the hell are these guys..." He thought to himself.

"If Gato is paying them this much, their the real deal huh." Giran continued to think.

"Never thought Backdraft was on your hit-list Gato." Giran said as he lit another cigarette.

"Hm? Yeah the guy deserved what was coming to him after he stopped one of my suppliers from delivering his merchandise." Gato said as he scowled at his dead corpse.

"Hey Kakuzu we done yet?" Hidan said, getting bored.

Kakuzu finished counting as he closed his briefcase.

"Yeah let's go." Kakuzu said as he began to walk to the exit, Hidan following behind them.

"Remind me, what were your guy's names again." Giran said as he took another drag from his cigarette.

Hidan looked behind him as he gave the guy a raised brow.

Kakuzu stopped walking as he turned around and looked at Giran with narrow eyes.

"I know who you are, your an information broker who sticks his nose into everyone's business, otherwise known as Giran." Kakuzu said.

"So you've been doing your homework, yet I don't know a single thing about you two." Giran said as he grinned at them.

"You also have a high bounty." Kakuzu said, giving his full attention toward Giran.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa guys, now let's just all calm do-"

"Shut up Gato." Giran said as he got up from his chair to face the two immortals.

"So what do you want." Hidan said getting impatient now that he's been here longer than he has.

"An associate of mine is looking for recruits, making a group or something." He said.

"Not interested." Kakuzu said as he crossed his arms.

"Hm, I thought you would say that, maybe this would interest you more." Giran said as he opened his cellphone to show his bank account to Kakuzu.

Kakuzu had to compose himself upon seeing that much money in from the screen while Hidan just stared with a bored look, clearly wanting to get out of here.

Kakuzu closed his eyes as he was thinking before he gave his response.

"We'll discuss this later." Kakuzu said as he left the bar.

Hidan just walking behind him, finally happy they were out of that place.

"I'll keep in touch." Giran said as he grinned.

"Wow, you sure know how to conduct business." Gato said from his chair, clearly impressed.

Giran ignored him as he made a call to someone, walking towards the bar for a drink.

"Hey it's me."

"…."

"Geez, harsh much?"

"…."

"I'm calling because I got something you might be interested in."

"….."

Giran looked at Backdraft's body before he grinned maniacally.

"I think I've found some new recruits for your little league of villains…"

Akatsuki Hideout, 11:30 PM

"-And that's when we left." Kakuzu said to Pain as he finished his story.

"Sounds like a bunch of people with too much time and money to spend." Sasori said before he went back to his room to work on one of his new puppets.

"Nevertheless, we shouldn't ignore this if you two are gonna continue to bring in funds for us." Black Zetsu said.

"Why don't we all just go over there and slaughter them." Kisame said, his grin never leaving his face.

"I'll agree to that." Hidan said with a grin of his own.

"No, if they're interested in you two then you'll join with them." Pain said toward Hidan and Kakuzu.

They were surprised to say the least.

"Are you sure about this Pain?" Konan said.

"Yeah, what if they find out?" Hidan said who to the surprise of everybody, was thinking for once.

"I'm sure, it's better to have these types of people close to you, try to find out more about this group and report to me or Konan." Pain said as he walked away towards his room.

"Understood." Kakuzu said.

"And don't worry, if anything happens..." Pain said as he turned his head towards them.

"I will personally be making a visit towards them." Pain said, his Rinnegan glowing before he went into his room and shut the door.

"Well that was…intense."Hidan said, scratching the back of his head.

"I'm going to bed." Kakuzu said as he went to his room.

Hidan just looked at Kakuzu as a tick mark formed on his head.

"Hey Kakuzu!, we have to form a plan for when we meet that guy again and his buddies." Hidan said.

"In the morning." Kakuzu said as he slammed his door shut.

Hidan grit his teeth before he finally signed and went to his room too.

The rest of the Akatsuki went to their rooms too, a certain four knowing they had a big day tomorrow.

On top of the Akatsuki's hideout building however, one person couldn't get any sleep.

"What's my purpose?" Nagato said to himself as he looked at the moon and stars.

Nagato looked at the floor, his red hair covering his eyes.

"10 Months and I'm still wondering why I'm here..." Nagato thought to himself.

"I should be dead and forgotten."

"I guess you couldn't sleep either."

Nagato turned around to see Itachi walking up to him.

"No." Nagato said as he continued to stare at the moon.

"One thing this world has in common with ours is certainly it's beauty of the night sky" Itachi said as he looked up to the moon too.

"Yes, I suppose so." Nagato said as he looked down.

Itachi noticed this as he looked at him.

"How are you feeling Nagato." Itachi asked.

"I'm fine."

Itachi decided to keep it at that as they continued to look at the stars.

It was quiet between them for about half an hour.

Itachi stayed silent as he began to walk away from Nagato, but not before saying one more thing before he left.

"You must learn to forgive yourself first Nagato, that's when you discover your purpose. Just know whichever side you choose, I'll be there right beside you." Was all Itachi said before he left.

Nagato stayed quiet after Itachi left, the only thing being heard were his tear drops hitting the ground.

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