A/N: man, I'm on a roll.

BEGIN! CHAPPY 5

The little furry animal lifted its head and looked around. It scurried to the trunk of a tree just as something pounced on it in a flash of orange.

"Good boy, Pein-chan." a voice praised before reaching towards the little weasel.

"Th-th-thank-ks.." Pein struggled with the word.

Madara sighed. "Your stuttering is annoying me, Pein-chan."

"I'm sorry, Mad-dara-sama..." Pein muttered.

"Should I remove your vocal cords all together or try to put them back in?" Madara mused, petting the soft orange hair.

Pein stiffened, his ears going back and tail swinging wildly.

"Mmm." Madara's gaze focused on Pein. "Be a good boy and I'll let you keep your voice."

Pein nodded meekly then trailed after Madara.

"Deidara-san!" Madara called. "Have you found one yet?"

Deidara's face appeared, his bear ears twitching. "Yes, sir." he held out his hand, a live weasel dangling in it.

Pein's eyes widened and tracked the weasel's moves, and right as he was about to pounce, Madara's hand grabbed his tail.

"Pein-chan, we need it alive. Why don't you go chase after a mouse or two for something to eat as we go back."

Pein nodded and ran off, easily traveling on all fours. Deidara got up and brushed himself off, sighing. "How can you be so sure that he'll come back, un?"

Madara smirked. "He'll come back. I have his friends, and plus I'm like a father to him."

Deidara nodded and took the cage that he was holding and shoved the two struggling weasels inside. A shadow descended on them and Konan swooped down. She had white wings on her back, something she honestly loved, but sharp talons for hands.

She dropped three more weasels into the crate before rounding on Madara. "Where's Yahiko?!"

Madara glared at her. "Pein."

Konan sighed. "Fine. Where's Pein?!"

Madara silently pointed towards the swinging orange tail visible through the tall grass. Pein crouched low to the ground before pouncing, and satisfied with his catch, he returned to Madara.

"What'd you get, Pein-chan?" Madara asked kindly.

Pein's mouth was full of a squirrel and he held two mice in each hand. Noticing Konan, he offered her one.

"I-I know b-birds eat mice.." he murmured.

She smiled kindly at him. "Thank you..." taking it, she ate it in one go.

Pein reached into a little pouch he always carried and pulled out a handful of berries, handing them to Deidara. "I f-found a l-lot while h-hunting..."

Plopping onto the ground, he began to eat the squirrel he was mumbling around. Madara sighed and sat. Might as well take a break.

Pein sniffled and put the other three mice into his little pouch. He could save those for later.

Madara looked at Pein before patting his lap. "Come and sit, Pein-chan."

Pein did just that, sitting and stiffening when Madara's hand ran over his back.

"Pein, you're almost perfect, ok?" Madara smiled at him. "I just have to add the paws, remove your vocal chords, and alter a slight part of your brain, and you're done!"

Pein's eyes widened as he clutched his throat and shook his head. "Meow mew mew meow nya mew nya!" (unless he thinks hard about talking, he'll meow)

Madara laughed. "Don't worry so much, Pein-chan. It's 100% safe. And I'm only altering the part that makes you independent, you'll be more cat-like. Everyone's gonna have to be like that eventually. And you are specimen 1."

Pein trembled, still purring slightly while Madara scratched behind his ears.

Madara smirked and rose, setting Pein carefully on the ground. "Time to go."

Deidara and Konan rose as well, Konan taking to the sky.

A/N: haha more experiments next xP poor Itachi and Pein-sama..

Itachi: O/-\o why do they need weasels, Erun...

Erun: x3

Itachi: ./_\.

Erun: x)

Itachi: o/_\o

Erun: Cx

Itachi: 0/_\0

Erun: XD

Itachi: O/_\O I hate you...

Erun: HAHA!

Pein: Erun doesn't own Naruto

K-Pein: RF...RFF