Chapter 2: The Start of Sasori's Plot

The sun beat down harsh on the faces of Naoki, Kairi, and Sasori, even if they were wearing cloaks to prevent the sand from getting in their faces, although the cloaks did provide some shade from the immense heat. Apart from the sand and the heat, it appeared as though they were as blind as chickens with their heads cut off.

As the trio walked across the pale brown desert, they could just faintly see something in the darkened distance. A town, maybe? Or a city?

"Kairi- sensei, I think there's a city up ahead," Naoki said, pointing toward the shaded area in the distance.

"You're right, kid." Sasori spoke. "Just up ahead is Suna."

"Took us long enough to get here." Kairi complained, agitated from the heat and the sand blowing up against her face.

"Patience, Kairi, patience."

"Why are we heading to Suna, sensei?" Naoki questioned, thinking What does Sunagakure have to do with this plot Kairi-sensei and this Sasori guy were talking about anyway? Something's up, but, I don't want to dissapoint Kairi- sensei by questioning Sasori's plans.

"We'll tell you after we find a place to hide out in Suna," Kairi responded.

"Insolent child…" Sasori mumbled under his breath so Naoki can't hear. "Why is she even here to begin with?"

"Relax, Sasori. I've done some research on her clan, and it turns out that…"

"We're coming up to Suna, Kairi." Naoki unknowingly cut off their conversation.

"Good girl," Sasori said, looking towards Naoki, who was behind her. "Maybe we can use you for our plan after all." Sasori grinned relatively softly toward the young apprentice.

"Really? You mean it?" Naoki said.

"Well of course. You never know when we could use your help to get into small places or when we might need a third person." Sasori flattered Naoki.

Naoki blushed at the comment. "Th-thanks Sasori."

Good, he thought. The more we keep sucking up to this kid, the more she'll be like putty in our hands.

Later That Day:

After the trek to Suna, the trio managed to find a hotel to stay at for the time being. The walls were a neutral light brown while the trims were a calm beige. There were also two beds, a table, and a bathroom.

Kairi and Sasori both sat themselves down at the small table, but what were they going to do about Naoki? If Naoki were here to overhear their plan, she would rat them out for sure. They had to think of something for Naoki to do, but what?

Sasori looked over to Kairi's young apprentice. "Naoki, honey, go make yourself usefull and gather any information you can about the Kazekage's family, 'kay?"

"But, why?" Naoki questioned.

"It's all a part of the plan, silly girl." Kairi said in a calm voice. "Without any information, we can't get on with our plan."

Naoki took the time to think it through. She trusted Kairi, but not Sasori to a full extent. But if Kairi liked him, then she might as well like him, too. "Okay, sensei." She responded in a loyal tone to her master and Sasori and headed out the door.

And for a second time, Naoki just barely caught a glimpse of her master's faintly evil smile. There it is again. She thought before she progressed to leaving the hotel.

Kairi then got up to look up and down the hall to see if she had left. Good. No sign of her anywhere. Kairi then walked back inside the room.

"Okay, the brat's gone." Kairi closed the door and faced her partner in crime. She had been with him since she ditched her team to join the Akatsuki. "What's the plan?"

"I thought you would never ask." Sasori responded with a delightfully evil tone in his voice.

He then took out some scrolls and layed them out on the small table.

"What are these?" Kairi asked.

"They're scrolls that tell about an unknown secret about the 10 Tailed Beasts." Sasori responded.

"What's this huge secret about those beasts anyway?" Kairi questioned.

"You know how if a Tailed Beast is sealed within someone, they become a Jinchuriki, right?"

"Yeah…?"

"Well, it says here," Sasori pointed to one of the old scrolls. "That the tailed beast in the Jinchuriki able to make an exact decoy of itself if it feels like it will be exposed to the elements. The beast then stores itself in it's reproductive organs."

"Soo…" Kairi questioned, bored about the unnecessary opening trivia. "Your point is…?"

"So, if the Jinchuriki bears children, then the tailed beast is inherited into the first born child, thus making them Jinchuriki, too." Sasori explained.

"Now I see where you're getting at," Kairi said sly fully, after contemplating Sasori's information through, even though she did find the whole 'storing in the organs' thing a bit strange.

"However, that still doesn't explain why we're in Suna."

"I knew you'd see that." Sasori told his partner. "I thought we would go in order by the number of tails."

"Like the last time, while you were still a member of the Akatsuki under Pein's rule." Kairi pointed out.

"Correct." Sasori responded. "So here, we'll start off with the One- Tailed Shukaku."

"Then to the Two- Tailed Monster Cat in Kumogakure."

"And so on and so forth." Sasori finished.

Just then, the door opened, in which Naoki entered the room.

"Well, did you bring us anything?" Kairi questioned.

"Well, some, but not a whole lot," Kairi walked up to the two adults.

"I figured out that the Kazekage has two children, Chiaki, 15 of age, and Riku, 13 of age."

"Go on," Sasori ordered.

"I've also figured out that Chiaki usually likes to take walks during the night." Naoki explained, while looking through a pocketbook of notes. "I'm sorry, but I didn't get any information about the Kazekage himself, just his children."

"Oh no, that's perfectly fine. As long as you managed to get any information at all, it's usefull to us." Kairi reassured her.

"In fact, we were just about to plot out Phase 1 of our Plan." Sasori said, in, what Naoki noticed, a slightly evil tone.

Naoki internally cringed. What's going on? First it's Kairi- sensei's creepy smiles, now it's Sasori's nightmarish tone in his voice. I may not know what's going on, but all I can do in my power at the moment is wait. Wait and see what's going on….