A.N: It's been so long! I've had no idea how to wrap everything up till now! I'm a horrible horrible person for not having any ideas as of late! I truly hope you like this chapter.

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Chapter Forty-One: Revenge Is The Sweetest When It's Red

"Thanks Konan-san," I said as we both dipped into the lukewarm water of the pond. "I'm really happy you came with me. I would have been all alone without you."

"It's fine," she said letting the water get up to her chin her blue hair spread out on the surface of the water. "It's a nice night and the water feels good."

The water stung at my stitched up wound and I winced slightly. Konan also had wounds. Dark burses ran up her ribs and she also had a few scraps on her cheek. We didn't ask each other about our injuries we just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. So it was silent for a long time and curiosity was tugging at my brain. I hadn't been in the company of another girl in sometime and I was craving some girly gossip.

"So who do you like?" I asked and her head snapped up.

"What do you mean?" she asked kind of to defensively. I giggled seeing her face.

"I mean boys of course," I said and she stared at me. "Do you like anyone in the Akatsuki?"

"Ha!" she laughed nervously "Nah they are all younger then me, but I'd have to say Itachi-kun and Hidan-kun are rather handsome."

"Yeah Itachi-sempai is really cute," I sighed before putting my head under the water to wet out my hair completely.

"All Uchiha are very good looking," Konan, said as I came back up, I could see the pink tint to her cheeks. I could tell she didn't have girl talk often. "Well at lest when they're teenagers, after forty some begin to look old."

"I can't see Itachi-sempai ever getting old," I murmured with a slight blush. "But it's not like he'd like me or anything, I'm sure he knows he's hot."

"Yeah," Konan nodded "Deidara-kun is better for you anyway. You even each other out."

"You think?" I asked and she smiled before nodding. We where silent for a long time before I pressed my brows together as a thought came to mind "Does that count Pein?"

"What?"

"What do you think of Pein-sama?" I asked looking at her. She pressed her lips together and played with a dripping lock of her hair. I knew that I'd hit a soft spot and I tried not to break into a big grin. "How old is he anyway?"

"Twenty three," she sighed with a small smile. "Yeah I love him," she confessed and I broke into that stupid grin I'd been talking about earlier. "Is that wrong?"

"No, there's never anything wrong with love Konan-chan," I said as I began to get myself out of the pond and dried myself with my pants before dressing in my clothes from this morning. We left in a rush, it's not like I could pack anything other then my weapons that I already had on me, and the clothes on my back. Konan followed soon after me wringing out her hair.

"I'm glad you're around Jen-Chan," she said with a bright smile. "I live with five brothers plus the all boys class it's hard to talk with another girl."

"We really should have hung out more over the year," I said pulling my wet hair into a braid. "And you graduate this year so…"

"I'm planning on coming back next year," she said before I could finish "I'll take missions from here, it will be easier for me since I still live with my parents. I don't want massager ninja coming to my house. You know till I get my feet."

"Sounds wonderful," I said as we walked back to the campfire.

Deidara went out for recognizance over the temple to check on the damages. He'd left his cloak on me as a blanket but I woke up a few minutes after he left anyway from the missing body heat. I felt sore from sleeping on the ground and I had to pick twigs and leaves out of my curly dried hair. The braid had come undone while I was asleep and now my hair was a curly crazy mess.

"Morning…mop head," Sasori said and I happily flipped him off. The side of his mouth twitched up in amusement. "We have an alliance with Wind, Water, and Fire, I'd headed over there before Deidara woke up. When he gets back Loren has an army ready if the Sound is still in our temple. If they left well we still have an army to back us up when we attack them."

"Whoo hoo," I grumbled punching the air "I love pay back."

"Yeah I'm happy that Loren has the Wind Council by the balls," Sasori said his dull red eyes half opened and a proud smirk rested on his lips. "She's leading that Tower better then the Kazekage did."

"That's so funny," I giggled and shook my head my crazy hair feeling annoyingly heavy.

There was a loud blast of air from above making us look up. Deidara's bird was hovering over us; I couldn't see him, just the shadowed bottom of the clay sculpture. I stood up Deidara's cloak resting around my shoulders and blowing behind me from the breeze.

"Those Sound bastards are still at the Temple!" Deidara yelled down at us. "This means war!"

And that's when the up roar started. The group around me yelled up at the skies my voice joining them. It was furious and it was spectacular, the sound of humans screaming out in the name of war, with an animalistic language that all creators understood. All man, animal, and even the vegetation around us knew our anger and they knew our revenge was near.

We went threw the forest like an on coming storm. The Wind Tower was gathering forces on the other side of campus and we where going to trap the Sound between us. There would be no escape, and if someone where to lose there life in the fray well that shows them not to mess with the strongest class in The Academy. They'll pay.

"Keep your head Jenny," Itachi said watching me as we jumps threw the branches of trees. To my left and a bit ahead where Hidan and Kakuzu, Hidan had blood lust in his eyes and Kakuzu was up for the fight too.

"I'm fine Itachi-sempai," I said slightly annoyed that he was babying me rather then egging on me on for the battle.

Itachi smirked at my glare yes he smirked at me! Like I amused him though I probably do being so useless as I am but so willing to jump into a fight that could well kill me. I really can't wait for this stupid exam to be over.

Then a bomb went off and we saw the flash of light in the distance. Deidara had gone ahead of us and was already on the attack. There wasn't much of a plan, no time for one. Putting it in Hidan's words 'We'll just go in, kick ass, and go home.' Brilliant plan isn't it? Everyone else sure thought so, especially Hidan, he's quite proud of himself.

Before I knew it I was no longer running threw forests but rather streets and the Akatsuki had conformed to a V shaped formation. We where soon followed by Wind, Fire, and Water. Joining our army as we headed for the taken over Akatsuki Temple. There where no other temple students in sight, the temples other then Akatsuki and Sound usually keep to themselves thinking themselves to weak to stand up to the other classes. But screw them!

I glanced over my shoulder and saw the flood of Tower students that would fight with us. I did not see Loren's face in the crowd but I did spy Gaara high above us on his magic sand. Not seeing my friend was a bit depressing but I just told myself that she was probably ordering troops from the Wind Tower rather then on the front lines, but that didn't seem her style. But I ignored the thought anyway fingering the red tapped scroll at my hip.

The fire scroll was the last I would need to unleash and this battle seemed fitting to bring out the King of the Dragon Kings. Blood shed in the name of revenge; yes I do think Ao Qin would greatly enjoy that.

The Sound Temple army waited for us within the ruined fort I'd called home the past year. Their where scars in the ground where Deidara's earlier works of art had dropped. Tobi and Konan had made themselves the front liners and when they stopped the rest of the group stopped also.

I pulled out the red scroll from my belt as the army watched what seemed like hundreds of Sound ninja slowly showing themselves. They stood before us and all was silent.

So.

Very.

Silent.

And then it happened. Several five pointed starts thud into the ground sticking out before the Sound army's feet. I looked back and saw Loren on a tall pillar of sand at the very rear of the allied army. Gaara floated beside her as a second in command and I grinned from ear to ear and roared as the armies charged into each other like Spartan and Persian troops in that movie 300.

The groups smashed together in a chaotic thunder of bodies and blades. I had little time yet to snap open the tap of my scroll now I'd leave the jutsu for later. Deidara's bombs dropped close to the front of the Temple so that the enemy had nowhere to fall back on. In his mind, his mission was to do everything to keep the enemy fighting even if it meant destroying the entire marble building which at one time was glorious.

By now I'd lost the other Akatsuki in the melee and was fighting off Sound students with my swords not caring if I'd stabbed to kill. With me where three Wind Tower students and a Water Tower student I knew as Haku. I knew who he was though he wore a warrior's mask but his long bangs gave him away quickly.

"Jen-Chan," he said finally noticing me though I'd been standing next to him the whole time "Nice seeing you again." He threw a dozen or so senbon, which hit the presser points of a few Sound Temples sending the enemy to back off.

"Yeah, didn't think Water would fight with us," I said my swords out in front of my defensively.

"I pulled a few strings," he said and I could almost see the sweet smile from behind his mask.

"Thank you," I said before heading backward to where the two generals had posted themselves leaving Haku to fight with his other Water Tower brethren.

It was not simple to get threw the armed forces that protected Loren and Gaara. But I gained passage when they saw I was no threat and climbed up the pillar that made up my friend's throne.

"Jenny!" the girl glowed on seeing me "I'm glad your okay! I saw you in the very front lines and I got worried."

"I'm okay," I said with a smile "I need a place to do my jutsu where I wouldn't hurt anyone. Besides the Sound scum that is!"

"Best hurry," Gaara said in his usual monotone "unless you want Deidara to completely destroy your temple trying to keep the enemy in the area we have to finish this quickly."

"Right so is there any plan before I do this?" I asked looking back to Loren.

"Yes, at my signal Gaara is going to send his sand in and cover the enemy then Deidara is going to send a C3 down on them, but we need to cut there army in half before doing that or we'd be at risk of harming allies."

"You mean…kill nearly half the upper classmen in the Sound Temple?" the idea suddenly seemed horrific to me though I'd probably already killed five or so while in battle. But the brutality of the mass murder seemed…I don't know Hitler-like?

"Well that's kind of just the last resort if we can't get them to surrender," she murmured sheepishly. "Why not up for it?"

I stared at her and I could see the blood lust in her eyes, she wanted revenge as well. Even if she wasn't avenging herself she was avenging me and it seems she was even willing to kill on my behalf. Would I do the same for her in this situation? And if so would she be as disgusted by the gruesome plan as much I am?

I finally smiled and nodded. "If that is what it must come down too I will send fire down from the heavens," I clamed and ripped open the scroll.

But I uttered no words, I didn't need to I could feel the hot white chakra flow threw me. It wasn't a normal transformation; it was different, and not painful. I could feel bones crack and bend but it wasn't bloody murder, it felt dared I say…natural.

"Jenny," Loren gapped and I blinked when I saw that I'd stayed exactly the same height, but I did feel transformed.

Well it seems you've unlocked the true power of the Dragon Kings without needing to even unlock me. Spoke Ao Qin from with in me. He didn't sound threatening or evil as he had in the past he sounded amused and almost blissful.

"What are you-?" I looked at my arm and gasped seeing gold armor plating running up my forearm. Scales covered my hand like a protective glove and my fingernails extended out to long claws. I looked up seeing Loren and Gaara's shocked looks.

I soon found out I had a tail and a pair of glassy bat like wings. But the rest of me was relatively human except for the gold scales that covered my naked body. Seems my close had been torn off during my transformation much to my chagrin. But my armor hid me modestly while allowing me easy movement. It was actually rather awesome if I do say so myself.

"Wow," Loren murmured and I grinned before spreading my wings and taking off over the battlefield. Flight felt amazingly natural and easy.

Okay so what can this body do? I questioned to my brain where I felt three proud serpents crawling around in my thoughts.

Besides fly?

Well duh I thought rolling my eyes taking a sharp turn as two paper bombs on kunai nearly hit me.

Well how about you land and try figuring it out yourself?

Thank you, you guys are incredibly helpful! I thought sarcastically while the four dragons chuckled among themselves. I looked down and saw Itachi and Sasuke fighting. Do those two realize that they are on the same side?

Itachi was clearly attempting to get away from his furious brother while Sasuke was pretty much getting the crap beaten out of him. I landed as good old Karin attempted to attack Itachi from behind and I slashed my nails across her chest. She jumped back glaring.

"Sakura!" Karin yelled and the pink haired Fire Tower jumped out of nowhere and kicked me square in the ribs. Even with my armor I could feel ribs crack from the force of the attack.

"You bitch I'm on your side!," I coughed and held my injured side. The two girls smiled and my eyes widened with the realization.

Fire had betrayed us!

A.N: Next chapter should wrap up the battle and the chapter after that will probably read THE END at the bottem