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(Quick review of last chapter)
Suddenly, Talin grinned, a bloodthirsty smile, and her disguise dropped. Opening her eyes, the Sharingan glowed. "You! You're one of the Uchihas! You must be Talin Uchiha, in the Bingo Book!!! That must mean the other two are Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki!!! You're all S-rank ninja, wanted for extreme criminal offenses! What are you doing here?!" One asked, fear heavy in their voice. "Aww, now you know who we are… I guess I will have to kill you 3. Sorry." Talin said, and pulling out shuriken, 1 in each hand, she placed her hands together, forming multiple hand signs. "First, to start off… Shadow Shuriken Jutsu!" She said. Instantly, more than 50 shuriken dumped to the ground at her feet. She flashed a few more signs. "Shuriken Suspension Jutsu!" She said. The shuriken shot into the air, and hung still all around her. "Now, for the finale!!!" She cried, and flashing a few more hand signs, cried out…
"Flaming Shuriken Jutsu!" The shuriken burst into flames. Then, gathering her chakra in the shuriken, she flashed a few more hand signs. "Flaming Shuriken Barrage!" The shuriken shot at them, slashing around them in a swarm of flames and blades. As they desperately tried to cover themselves, she pulled her sword out. "Now to finish you!" Talin cried out, and as she ran towards them, red chakra shot up the blade, flowing off it like fire. The shuriken around the 3 dropped, and they watched with horror as she came crashing down on their leader. He emitted a horrified scream, and then fell to the ground, blood spattering out of the slash across his chest. Without skipping a beat she twisted around, slashing deep into the one's stomach. Then she threw the sword into her other hand, slashing over the last one. Finished, she looked at them, studying them.
"Consider yourselves lucky… I'm just going to mess with your mind a little and then let you go." She said, and bent over the leader, grabbing his shirt. She pulled him up, forcing him to look at her, and the Sharingan spun. "Mind erasing jutsu." She breathed. His eyes went blank, and then she dropped him. She did the same to the others. Then, she projected a false battle into their heads, using her disguise as the one they were battling. Finishing, she waited for them to come back to awareness, once their minds had fully recovered. The moment they all showed signs of being awake, she threw her disguise on. "Looks like I win. You guys should really train harder. To think, beaten by a girl younger than you… and to have it 1 against 3. Pathetic. I'll give you this credit though… you survived. And remember… I'll gladly kill you if you bug me again. And for the other 2… it'll be like squishing flies for them. So I recommend you stay out of our way." She said, and putting her sword away, walked off the now burned, bloody field. The moment she walked in the door, the exhaustion hit her like a fly being hit by a freight train.
Sliding her sword, and its carrier, off, she dropped onto the couch, but not to sleep. She simply started going through every jutsu she knew in her head. She went through every hand sign, every amount of released chakra… everything. But after what felt like hours, she was knocked out of her memorizing by a poke on the forehead. Blinking, she came to reality. Itachi stood; hunched over slightly so his eyes were level with hers, moving his hand back from the jab he had given to her forehead. "I hate it when you do that." She mumbled, but then smiled. "I was half thinking you'd gone into a coma from such a drop in chakra. That new multiple jutsu of yours is very effective, very fast, and does a lot of damage. Plus attacking them with your sword just seconds after dropping the jutsu. All of it takes a lot of concentration, control… and a lot of chakra… I'm curious as to how you even made it home." Itachi said. "You were there?" She asked quietly.
"You made me wonder what new jutsu you had." He replied, standing up straight. She looked at the authority in his eyes, and knew he was up to something… an attempt to copy her jutsu probably. "So, where's Shark Man?" She asked, grinning. "Sleeping." Itachi replied, and they both went quiet to hear a loud snore come from the upstairs bedroom. "Still didn't fix that snoring problem I see." She said, grinning. She got up. "What do you want for lunch? Anything in particular?" She asked, heading for the kitchen. When he didn't answer, she sighed, and turned. "Are you going to answer or not?" She asked, and stopped. He was literally just an inch away from her, towering over her, his Mangekyo Sharingan eyes gleaming in the light. Startled, she stepped away quickly, nearly falling. But it was too late for her to look away… the eyes had caught her. "What're you doing?" She gasped, shaking her head as she felt him probe deep into her mind. There was no answer.
A few minutes later, with her still stuck in his mesmerizing glare, he got out of her mind, and finally let go. She dropped to the floor. "What was that for?" She breathed, finding herself unable to get up. "You're closer to getting the Mangekyo… very close. All you need to do now is kill your best friend… wasn't that a girl from Konoha? You'll have to go back then… but for now, I think we should just rest, and that's all." He said. He grabbed the back of her Akatsuki overcoat, since her disguise had dropped. He dragged her over to the couch, and left her there. "I'll make lunch, leave some in the microwave for you when you wake up." He said, and went into the kitchen. "Itachi…" She thought angrily, and blacked out.
"Get up. Zetsu's here." Itachi's voice echoed into her dreams. She woke up with a start as he hauled her off her feet, and dragged her behind him. "I can walk, jeez!" She suddenly snapped, struggling against him. He let go of her, and then she ran to catch up with him as they went into the woods. Kisame stood waiting ahead, and then they all looked into the direction of a voice. "Well, I was wondering when you two would get here. Talin, you look horrible." The leader said. Talin was unsurprised. He had used astral projection. "We ran into some trouble." Kisame said. "Oh, so Itachi sucked up all your energy again?" Zetsu teased, grinning. "No, she fought a bunch of brats from the Village Hidden in the Mist who challenged her. She used a very complicated jutsu that required a lot of chakra… not to mention the fact she hardly had any to begin with. Anyways, Zetsu, why are you here? What do you want?" Itachi asked. "Must we get to business so soon? We just met up." Zetsu taunted.
One of Itachi's knuckles cracked. "Alright, jeez. You're cranky. Here's the deal. We got a hold on the two-tailed cat demon. So, I got everyone's attention, and you guys are the last of them. We need to put the demon in the statue." Zetsu said.
"Now?" Kisame asked. "No. Tonight, midnight. And don't expect to hang around. The last thing we need is for Talin and Hidan to get into a fight, even in astral projection it'll be a disaster. Hidan's just coming because he's stupid. So you'll be there." Zetsu said. "If Hidan says one word to me about being replaced I'll cut his damned head off!" Talin suddenly snapped. "Unsurprisingly… and you better leave Deidara alone too." Zetsu said, and suddenly twitched. "I got to go. The leader's busy, he needs my help… see you tonight. And don't be late." Zetsu ordered, and disappeared. "You know, Hidan really is going to hold a grudge against you forever for replacing him after his injuries. Kakuzu isn't happy about it either. And you took his ring position, and place in the tailed demon rituals." Kisame said. "Sasori will keep you and Deidara apart, hopefully." Itachi added. He sighed, and turned to go back in.
"Stupid Hidan. It's not my fault he got squished under a bunch of rocks and the leader kicked him out of his position on the same day we showed up." Talin growled, and frustrated, slammed her foot hard into the side of a tree, chipping the bark off. "Enough. You can throw a fit later. We need to get your chakra levels back up, immediately." Itachi said. "And how am I supposed to do that? The full moon was last night!" Talin snapped, knuckles cracking. "It will still be full tonight. And in any case, we'll take Hidan's chakra, since he's no longer necessary. Now stop annoying me and get some more rest. You're going to need it." Itachi said, and walked away. Kisame swore he saw flames starting to rise off her skin as she followed him, fists clenched, teeth gritted.
Talin sat down on the couch, staring, bored, at the ceiling. "I thought I told you to rest some more." Itachi said, sounding a little annoyed. "I am." I replied, looking straight at him. A very angry expression crossed his face. "Are you trying to prove something?" He asked, arms crossed. She bit her lip, holding back the words. Suddenly, the door opened…
Ya, I know, cliffhanger, I'm sorry. But you guys are desperate for my story (or at least I hope you are!!!) and I'm kind of stuck, so just letting you know, it may take a while for chap. 5. Reviews me Luvs, reviews!!!