Author's note: Well I wasn't expecting a lot of reviews but zero? Geez, well I'm still going to finish the story because I like it. So here's chapter 2.

Chapter 2: Ikichism

While Gyokudan talked to Hidan Kakuzu was left to contact Pein. He went through the needed handsigns for the telepathy jutsu and waited.

"Kakuzu, what is it?" Pein asked through the mind link.

"Hidan and I have come across a man calling himself Gyokudan, Hidan says that he was the guy who taught him about Jashinism and he has a deal for us."

"A deal?"

"Yeah, but he didn't tell us what he wanted. He says he wants to meet you personally to discuss it. I think it could be a trap."

"It's a possibility; do you see any reason why I should see him?"

"Well……. he does seem to be powerful and when I shook hands with him it was……. odd. If anything I believe you should at least meet him before you make a decision."

"Very well then. Take him to our outpost at the border between the Rain and Grass, you know the one, I will be there."

"Yes Leader-sama." And with that Kakuzu ended the link.

"Do you think he wants to kill you Pein?" Konan asked him at their base.

"I feel that there is something wrong about the whole thing. Zetsu?"

"Yes Leader?" Zetsu replied.

"Contact the other members and tell them to get to the meeting place, if it is a trap I want to be ready."

"Ikichism?"

"Yeah, what do you know about it?" Gyokudan asked Hidan.

"It's that bastard religion the followers of Kikisemaru practice."

"Heh, that's correct, they believe that Jashin's "brother" Kikisemaru came to them in a vision and specifically told them to join him and forsake Jashin."

"Asshole's, traitorous heathen asshole's."

"Are they?"

"What?"

"The way I see it we have already been betrayed, our numbers grow small, our ways forgotten by history, and where is Jashin! He has forsaken us! In our time of need when our way of life is on the verge of collapse he is nowhere to be seen! The God I once worshipped has left us."

"Hey, fuck that! Jashin has not left us, we just gotta work harder destroy more shit and sacrifice more bastards!"

"You truly are a fool if you believe he is still with us."

"You, the man who said that Jashin appeared before him, the one who taught me all there is to know about Jashinism has given up! What the hell!"

"I was having doubts 200 years ago about Jashin's love for us. You haven't even lived that long, how would you know what it's like to have all of your beliefs, your beliefs for 300 years taken away form you!"

"I've had enough of your shit! Just because you've lost your faith doesn't mean Jashin's abandoned us."

"It's not just me. All of my other students have come with me to Ikichism, to a religion with a God that cares about us, you are the only Jashinist left on this planet! The others have seen the light of Kikisemaru and we shall bring about the Golden Age under his eyes!"

"You bastard. I'll kill you for betraying Jashin." Hidan said as he reached for his scythe.

"It's a real shame, you always were the best because of your faith, but it's that same reason why I'll have to kill you now." Gyokudan reached for his scythe as well.

"Wait!" Kakuzu said as he interrupted the two. "Our leader has agreed to see you, we'll take you too him now."

"Fuck that, I'm going to kill this prick right here and now!" Hidan yelled.

"No." Kakuzu said as he detached his arm grabbing Hidan by the throat and wrapping some of his threads around his limbs to make him immobile. "We will take him to leader, got that?"

Hidan grudgingly accepted and the three traveled the distance to the meeting place along the way Gyokudan kept trying to convince Hidan to convert and Kakuzu had to stop him from attacking Gyokudan. Eventually they reached the base, an old abandoned castle in the middle of a forest.

"So is this the base of operations for Akatsuki?" Gyokudan asked.

"No, this is just one of our bases and meeting spots in case anything needs to be done personally." Kakuzu replied.

Unbeknownst to the three Zetsu was keeping an eye on them and the other mebers of Akatsuki were ready to attack at a moments notice.

"Where the hell is leader anyways?" Hidan said.

"I'm here." Pein said as he walked through the castle gates to the trio. "So you must be Gyokudan."

"Hehe, that's me, and I'm assuming that you're the leader of this group."

"That is correct, I understand that you have some sort of deal for me."

"Oh yes a deal that will surely catch your interest. What I want to propose to you is an alliance, my fellow followers of Kikisemaru number many and I have a large amount of other forces as well. If we join forces there is nothing anyone can do to stop us. However there is one condition."

At that Kakuzu tensed behind Gyokudan ready to decapitate the man at any time.

"What would that be?"

"That you pledge full faith in Kikisemaru and myself, and when the world is ours become my slaves just like all the rest will. If you think about it it's actually the best option for you guys."

He must be insane. Zetsu thought.

"I'm going to have to decline your offer Gyokudan."

"Really? Well that's a shame, I was kind of hoping you would say yes so we wouldn't have to fight about it, I guess I'll just have to kill you guys and make you apart of my other forces instead of actual fighters."

"Kill all of us?" Pein said as the rest of the Akatsuki appeared around him, Itachi and Kisame to his left, Deidara and Tobi on his right, and Konan on the Castle wall behind him. Zetsu was still concealing himself in the trees.

"Oh is this all of you!? Well that's perfect, I was thinking I would have to go searching for you guys but now that you're all here I can just kill you all at once and save myself some time."

Gyokudan, not even you could defeat all of us. Hidan thought

"So then, time to have some fun."

To be continued.

And that concludes chapter two, next time the battle between Gyokudan and the Akatsuki begins.

Author's note: And how about someone reviews this time.

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