Okay everyone, here's the next chapter of Lost. I really hope you enjoy this update.
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Lost.
Chapter Twelve – Talking Can Solve A Problem.
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When Konan arrived back at the base, she ran into Kakuzu. "Leader is looking for you Konan. Hidan and I are moving out. The Niibi Jinchuriki has been spotted in Kumogakure. Hidan is annoyed that we can't kill the brat." Kakuzu stated irritably. Then he left Konan stood there. She walked into Pein's office where she didn't find Pein, but Uchiha Madara. She glared at the male angrily, as he wore his hooded cloak.
"Pretending to be Pein now?" Konan asked.
"Like being a traitor Konan?" Madara replied curtly. Konan glared.
"What are you talking about?" Konan asked. Trying to keep her feelings hidden.
"Well I've seen you going different routes to get to your missions. Each route you take goes through Konoha. You care for that Jinchuriki boy?" Madara asked plainly.
"What route I take or don't take has nothing to do with my loyalties." Konan replied.
"Oh please, Konan. I'm far from stupid. I've been alive long enough to take note of everything going on around me. You care deeply for the Kyubi's host. You treat him like a brother, or even a son, so much so that you decided to visit around the time of his birthday." Madara stated. Konan felt her breath catch in her throat but stayed perfectly still. Her outward appearance was cool. However, she didn't stand a chance if Madara attacked her.
"She's my subordinate Madara-Sama. If I have a problem, I'll deal with her." Konan inwardly sighed with relief when Pein arrived.
"You tolerate traitors?" Madara asked irritably.
"She's not a traitor. I've just been following her. She wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary. Konan stared at Pein with wide eyes.
"He knows what I've been doing. How could he know and still protect me?" Konan thought to herself.
"Fine Pein. Deal with her as you see fit." Madara quipped. Then he left the room. It seemed like an age before Pein or Konan could speak to each other.
"You followed me?" Konan asked. Pein nodded. "Then you know what I've been doing?" Konan questioned again.
"I don't blame you Konan. That kid brought light back into both of our lives. I'm not sure if I can be responsible for destroying someone you care about." Pein stated.
"What does that mean?" Konan asked.
"It means we will no longer be members of Akatsuki. I think the better option is to go to Konoha and see what can be done to protect Naruto." Pein stated.
"Kakuzu and Hidan have gone after the Niibi Jinchuriki. Kakuzu told me that they were sent by Leader." Konan said softly.
"I never told them a thing." Pein quipped.
"Madara is already taking control." Konan said softly.
"That means we need to leave now. If we get there in time, we can get Konoha to protect that Jinchuriki. We can do no more than that." Pein said softly. Konan nodded.
"Let's get going." Konan uttered. The pair left, leaving two Akatsuki cloaks on the ground.
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Sai had been following Danzo. The man had taken him from somewhere as a baby, then had him raised as a living weapon. Sai sometimes wondered exactly why he had not been allowed emotions. However, on this night, the day after Naruto's birthday celebration, Sai had a terrible feeling in his gut. He didn't often get intuition, but when he did, he knew better then to ignore it. He followed Danzo to a clearing in the Konoha woods, where the old man seemed to be waiting for something. That was when a figure appeared from a form of shadow in the ground. A cloaked male was standing in front of Danzo. "Danzo have you arranged for the boy to take missions yet?" Sai heard the male ask.
"No Madara. Tsunade is oddly overprotective of that demon brat. She is insistent on making him as attune to himself as possible before he can go on missions. He's a lot more agreeable to what she asks since his amnesia. My hands are tied at the moment." Danzo stated. Sai felt his eyes widen in something akin to horror.
"You can easily get the boy to leave the village. Hand him a fake mission scroll and tell him Tsunade asked you to give it to him. Once he's out of the village I'll have Kisame abduct him. It's all very simple." Madara stated.
"It's not that simple. If the brat escapes I will be implicated. I will be executed for helping a missing nin. We both know the boy will not keep his mouth shut about who gave him a mission to take him outside the village." Danzo stated.
"Kisame will not fail. Was it not your information that led us to capture him before?" Madara stated. Sai's eyes widened even more.
"He betrayed comrades for this Akatsuki member?" Sai thought to himself.
"He will be recaptured and this time he will be destroyed. That much you can be assured of. The boy is a liability. I've already had one defector in Itachi. He has no idea you work for me. I believe that Konan and Pein, my first two puppets, do know that you work for me. Destroying the boy means that both of our positions are safe. Not that I need that, but you do. So, make sure that you get the boy outside the village. I'm giving you a week. It will take Konan and Pein that long to travel here. If he does not appear you know the consequences." Madara stated.
"Oh, and what of your puppets? What makes you so sure that getting rid of the boy makes a difference? They may come here and expose me anyway." Danzo hissed.
"No. Once they hear the boy is gone they will come after him and I'll finish them off myself. Your job is simple. Do it, or no one will be able to help you and my plans will be destroyed." Madara hissed. Then he was gone, as he came, through a shadow on the ground. Danzo left, looking sombre and Sai felt a sickening feeling wash over him. Everything in Sai's being told him to go and inform Tsunade of what was going to happen. Everything within him screamed at him to tell Naruto that someone was out to get him. His years of training in ROOT kept him rooted to the spot. He knew what would happen to him if he spoke of Danzo. He'd only seen it happen once to another ROOT member. That boy's tongue had swollen so much that he couldn't breathe. Sai had seen the boy die that way. He had to find a way around the seal that had been placed on his tongue since he was only a year old. He knew that much.
"Maybe when I do that I'll be free to express emotion too." Sai thought to himself blankly, as he left the clearing.