[Kisame]
Kakashi was quite a tough opponent…I must admit. Unfortunately for him, he's not as strong as I am.
"We're being followed." Deidara spoke out loud. I looked over at him and scoffed.
"And? They won't get past the barrier." I stated. Deidara tutted. It didn't take long to catch up with Itachi.
We all passed through the barrier with ease.
"I'm pissed off that I didn't get to kill her." Deidara complained as we started to walk towards the hideout.
"Next time, take more notice of your surroundings. I doubt she's got long to live anyway. I'm sure that my sword ripped through her stomach." I replied. The rest of the journey was silent.
Sakura had stirred about before looking up. She narrowed her eyes at me before looking over at Deidara.
"Again? Why did you knock me out this time?" she croaked before clearing her throat.
"Why would we want you to know where our hideout is?" Deidara spoke up.
"You got into another fight…" Sakura started as she looked at Deidara "Who with?" hope started to fill her face.
"We didn't. We had a short sparring session before leaving the checkpoint." I answered. Any hope that tensed her face up had left the instant I had said that.
Sakura propped herself to look over at Itachi. What is her deal with him? She was burning the back of his head with her glare.
"You can put me down. I've already been blackmailed to do as you wish…for now." She hissed. Itachi ignored her as we walked into the hideout.
"Who the fuck is that?" Hidan yelled as he happened to walk past. Itachi set her on the ground. Hidan walked up to her as she was trying to balance herself. "You've got pink hair." He stated obviously while reaching out to touch her hair.
She slapped his hand out of the way, nearly hitting Itachi.
"No shit Sherlock." Sakura retorted before taking a few steps back. She brushed herself down before glaring at Itachi. My curiosity couldn't wait any longer.
"What's your deal with Itachi? Do you guys know each other or something?" I questioned, keeping a fixed look on Sakura. She shook her head slightly.
"It doesn't matter." She responded. Itachi walked off, Sakura following close behind.
I looked over and exchanged looks with Deidara.
"Women." Deidara spoke, I scoffed before following Itachi. Before we could reach Pein, he walked around the corner with Kakuzu by his side.
"We're moving to the mist." He informed before noticing Sakura. "Why is there a leaf kunoichi here?" he questioned, his expression of slight confusion amused me.
"She studied Medical jutsu under Legendary Sanin Tsunade, she's created a complex barrier around the item we need. Only she or Tsunade can remove the barrier." Itachi informed. Pein narrowed his eyes at Sakura before turning around.
"Fine, Hidan. Hurry up." Pein spoke, Hidan rubbed the back of his hand before following Pein out of the hideout.
[Sakura]
I stood still. I tried to think of a way to leave a mark of my own in the building before we left. Kisame walked past me to stand next to Itachi.
"Deidara, partner up with Sakura." Itachi demanded. "Get her to change clothes before leaving this hideout." He finished as he left the hideout, Kisame close behind.
I crossed my arms before facing Deidara.
"So," I attempted to speak, however Deidara grabbed my arm and lead me to a room that was filled with blues and whites.
"Find something to dress into and get changed…quickly." Deidara ordered. I glanced at him quickly before entering a walk-in cupboard.
I rushed to find something that I'd want to wear…
I came across a short pair of black shorts, thigh length fishnet tights, long bright velvet knee length boots, fish netted gloves and an oversized grey hoodie. I rushed to get changed, I removed everything other than my top and underwear before rushing to get all the new clothes on. I looked at myself in the mirror and frowned…I decided that I wanted to tie my hair up in pigtails, so I found a brush and started to brush the tangled knots out of my hair before tying my hair up into two high pigtails that reached just past my shoulders. I then removed my headband and wore it in front of my forehead, rather than on top of my head like a hairband.
I carefully placed the brush down on a clear space in hopes that someone who knows me will find it and see the hair that was brushed into the bristles.
"Let's go." Deidara said as soon as I walked out of the walk-in cupboard. I wonder if he looked while I was changing.
I reluctantly nodded and followed him outside of the hideout.
Everything about this feels so wrong…I'm willingly following a criminal…but I'm only doing that because I'm being blackmailed…I don't want to be here…although I know that being here would benefit our knowledge on the Akatsuki greatly.
Before I could think about anything else. Deidara somehow managed to produce a huge white bird. He jumped on it and waited for me to jump on too.
I hesitantly copied him and his bird started speeding off in the sky.
I kept quiet through the journey. Although I could see something that caught my eye…it was Zabuza's sword, overlooking the hidden mist village…
I kept my eyes locked onto the sword before I noticed a few people in the distance walking in the direction of the sword.
"What are you looking at?" Deidara asked me, making me jump.
"Nothing." I stated before looking back at the sword. I sighed deeply before reluctantly averting my eyes. Deidara made his bird move the direction it was originally heading in to land on the ground near Zabuza's sword.
I felt confused as to why he would do this, however I just accepted it.
I hopped off the bird and took a closer look at the sword.
"This…this is so surreal." I said out loud with half a smile on my face. I heard Deidara hop off the bird and walk to my side.
"What is this?" He questioned as I reached my hand out to rest my hand on the hilt of the sword.
"This was placed here is when Zabuza died…" I continued.
"Who was Zabuza to you?" Before I could answer his question, I looked over my shoulder to see four people walk onto the scene. I slowly gripped the handle of the sword before I turned my body around.
"Get away from my weapon!" a short blue haired man spoke. He wore a purple tank top and grey trousers. I couldn't get a good look at the three people who stood with him. Although I was certain that one of the people with him was a girl.
"You think I'm stupid? This weapon belongs to Zabuza." I answered plainly, staring blankly into his eyes. I examined his body and let out a small laugh. "I doubt you'd be able to hold it anyway, you're as scrawny as a twig."
The man narrowed his eyes at me before running in my direction.
I decided that I would borrow Zabuza's sword. I easily lifted the sword from the ground before I went to strike the man running towards me.
He dodged my attack and fell back in line with the other three shinobi.
I tried squinting my eyes slightly to get a better look at the other people, but attempts were futile.
One of the people had muttered something to the rest and raised their hand before three of the members had retreated? What's this person's game? I turned around to put Zabuza's sword back in its' original place.
"Sakura." He spoke. My heart dropped. That voice couldn't belong to Sasuke could it? I turned around and saw Sasuke.
"Sasuke." I breathed out more than I spoke. He looked a lot different to when I saw him last…He wasn't in the outfit that we wore when Naruto, Sai and I found him.
"What are you doing with Akatsuki?" he questioned as he stopped walking a few metres ahead of me. I hesitantly looked over at Deidara before looking back at Sasuke.
"I have something they-" I started before I felt my body suddenly go heavy. I was losing my consciousness.
[Deidara]
I had to knock Sakura out to stop her from speaking out.
"Surely, I would have enjoyed watching that cute little...reunion?" I suggested before picking up Sakura's limp body in a bridal style. "But I have better things to do."
"You've kidnapped her." Sasuke spoke as I jumped onto my creature. "Why?" He questioned as my bird started to get ready to fly.
"None of your business, Uchiha." I responded before My creature sped off in the direction of the hideout. I was confident that the Uchiha wasn't following me. I placed Sakura's body down on the back of my creature for the remainder of the journey.
"You're late." Itachi said the instant my bird landed on the ground. I picked Sakura up before jumping off the bird and dismissing it.
"We happened to run into your brother." I scoffed while walking past him. "It seems that he and Sakura have some sort of past together."
"Hn." He grunted as he followed me into the mist hideout.
"Why has she been knocked out again?" Kisame questioned as we reached the lounging area of the hideout. I placed Sakura's body on the sofa before turning to Kisame.
"She was about to tell Sasuke why we took her. We can't risk anyone else knowing about the herb." I answered while heading to a different sofa. Kisame and Itachi took a seat next to me.
Konan walked into the room and stood still as she looked over at Sakura.
"Who is she?" Konan questioned as she narrowed her eyes at Sakura.
"A medic ninja who will help us use the herb Sasori told us about correctly." Kisame answered. Konan scoffed before leaving room.
"Do I sense jealousy?" I chuckled as Hidan and Kakuzu entered the room.
"Oh, she's been knocked out." Kakuzu stated before sitting on a different sofa with Hidan.
"What is our plan of action, Pein?" Itachi asked. I looked at Itachi before following his line of sight to see Pein standing in a doorway.
"Just, treat her like normal without giving too much of your personality away. We only need her to help us obtain immortality…If she messes up, even the slightest bit, the herbs will be useless." He replied. "But as soon as we have what we need. Eliminate her." He finished before he walked in the direction Konan left.
That sounds easy enough.