Hooray for chapter three! Sorry these chapters take so long to come out; I'm just a busy person…actually I just couldn't be arsed…but it's here now! Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed/followed/favourited! Especially to Aura-envylove and Piper (even if you were just a guest) for giving me their characters! I'll try to write them as best as I can! There's still one more place for a character, so review with yours if you can please. If not, I can easily just use two; the characters will show up next chapter. Oh, and I know it seemed like it, but your OC's won't be the three new recruits for the Akatsuki, they will be some other characters mentioned later, so don't think I've forgotten you! I hope to get the plot started in this chapter, so enjoy! Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and don't forget it.

Note: This chapter takes place right after the conversation in the first chapter as that was pretty much where I got up to.

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I sighed inwardly to myself. Arguing with Deidara was always such hard work. He had such a big ego that he could never be swayed from his point of view, even if he was clearly wrong.

"So, who's the first recruit we're meeting, then?" I asked, hoping to change the subject.

"A man going by the name of Sakana-jin," was the disinterested response from Deidara.

"Sakana-jin…" I thought for a second, "hold on, doesn't that mean 'Fish Man'? Why would anyone call themselves that?"

"According to Leader-Sama he can turn into a fish in water and conceal his Chakra and scent from anything else. Maybe that's where the whole fish thing came from, hmm,"

"I guess, but… Fish man? It sounds like some crappy superhero or something,"

"Maybe Sakana-Kun was bullied and called that name!" Tobi gasped in disbelief.

"Maybe," I snorted at the thought.

"TOBI FEELS SO SORRY FOR SAKANA-KUN! HE WILL TRY TO BE NICE TO ALL FISH MEN FROM NOW ON!" I blinked, then burst into laughter.

"…Tobi, you haven't even met the man yet, yeah," Deidara pointed out, eyebrow raised.

"Fish man actually. Get your facts right, Barbie"

"DAMMIT, AYA! STOP CALLING ME BARBIE, WHO EVER THE FUCK THAT IS, UN!"

"Deidara-Sempai's starting to sound like Hidan now!" exclaimed Tobi in shock.

"He has a point there, Blondie. Watch your language!"

"You watch yours, Aya. Don't forget who you're dealing with, hmm," the blonde growled.

"Sure, sure. But you can't do anything to me. It's clear that's what Pein- Sama told you."

"So he's 'Sama' now and I'm still Barbie?"

"I can call you Sempai if you want," I responded with a grin. The 19 year-old uttered a string of curses at me. "Woah, Sempai; you really are starting to sound like Hidan," Before I could receive a reply, Tobi interrupted our conversation;

"SEMPAI, AYA-CHAN! WE'RE HERE!"

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I stared up at the towering waterfall before me.

"Fitting home for a Fish Man,"

"You don't say,"

We made our way through a small gap in the rock next to the crashing water and into a vast cave converted into a sort of apartment. In the corner of the room was a single bed and cabinets lined the walls, as well as a small cooker. It was completely empty.

"Maybe he's out?" I suggested uncertainly.

"…Well, I can't sense any Chakra, but he can conceal it, hmm," replied Deidara. Suddenly, a blur of colour flew in front of me. Before I could react, it was headed towards me and the most I had time to do was brace myself for impact. I caught a glimpse of the man's eyes and found myself wishing he would stop. That was when it happened. I was in my attackers mind. I don't know how I knew this; I just did, because I could see every thought of his.

I could see all of his memories, everything he ever wanted, every reason for his being. They were all floating around me in pictures, words, videos and sound. It was like being in a frighteningly oppressing crowd of people. I reached out with my mind towards a single, insignificant memory of a night at a bar. I touched it and it vanished, just like that. I did the same for his memory of arriving here. That vanished too. I blinked in surprise, pulling out of his mind just like that. In the real world, no time had passed, but my attacker suddenly stopped moving.

"Hold on a second," he muttered, confused, "how the hell did I end up here?"

Deidara and Tobi suddenly stopped too. Both looked equally confused at the strangers' reaction, and glanced at me. I'd dropped to the ground in shock, breathing heavily and shaking at what I'd just done. I'd just read a man's mind and changed his memories. I now knew what Pein meant by me having other powers and it scared me.

Slowly I looked up at the puzzled man before me, taking him in for the first time, and gasped at what I saw. His body was covered in gills, and his feet and hands were webbed, with slimy, pinkish skin. I looked up at his face, and as I did, my eyes widened.

"W-Will?" I stammered, "What are you doing here?"

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The young man stared at me, looking even more confused than before.

"Who's Will?" he questioned, "My name's Sakana-jin, or at least that's what people tend to call me,"

"N-no," I shook my head, "where I come from, I have a friend who looks just like you…well, his face at least,"

At this, Tobi turned his mask to face me. I could tell he was thinking about this as much as I was; if these worlds were connected somehow, and there were parallel versions of us in each world…maybe there was a way for me to get back after all! Deidara and Sakana-jin, on the other hand didn't seem troubled by this.

"Probably just a coincidence, un," shrugged Deidara, looking disinterested. Even though I knew he had a point, I couldn't help but feel that there was more to this.

"Where you come from? Could you guys please tell me who you are?" piped up the fish man.

"AKATSUKI!" announced Tobi proudly. A frown crossed Sakana-jins' face.

"Akatsuki? I told you guys already, I'm not interested!"

"Well, you don't have much of a choice," responded Deidara.

So they're taking him against his will. I noted with interest. Despite the fact that this is what happened to Deidara, he doesn't seem very troubled by it. I opened my mouth to remind the said blondeof this, but before I could, the fish-man-thing-that-bared-a-striking-resemblance-t o-my-friend-Will interrupted me.

"I'm not going with you that easily!" He yelled, making several rapid hand signs, "Splash No Jutsu!"

I tensed and backed away as a flash of bright white light entered the room, blinding me momentarily. I tensed, prepared to dodge any possible attacks in any way possible with a few of the techniques I'd learnt from Deidara over the past week, but there was no need to.

I looked over at where the light had been and blinked when I saw Sakana-jin. The sight in front of me was quite fitting for a man of his name, if it wasn't so messed up, that is. Tobi tilted his head to one side.

"…Why is Sakana-Kun flapping about on the floor like a fish…?" Deidara and I were both to disturbed to even think what to say. Usually I would've found this hilarious, but I was really just trying to comprehend exactly why the Akatsuki would hire someone whose most powerful attack was looking like a retarded seal.

Sakana coughed awkwardly and stood up, brushing himself down as he did so.

"I, err…forgot it doesn't work outside of water," he muttered weakly. Slowly I turned to the blonde next to me.

"Hey… Barbie? Remind me again why this… thing is going to become a future member of the Akatsuki,"

"Ask leader-Sama, not me. Whose name is Deidara by the way, yeah,"

"Just get over it already. It suits you better,"

"Meaning?"

"Meaning you look like a Barbie…you wash your hair with rose scented shampoo; don't you?" The bomber blushed furiously.

"What of it! It's none of your business anyway, hmm!"

"Umm… maybe you should take care of Sakana-Kun first before arguing, Sempai," Tobi piped up nervously. I raised an eyebrow. It was a worrying thought that Tobi, of all people, had become the voice of reason.

"Actually, guys it's okay with me that I have to join the Akatsuki; I just wanted to see how effective my new Jutsu was…which it apparently isn't much…heh…heh," Explained the fish man with an embarrassed laugh.

"Now we can be friends, Sakana-Kun!" cheered Tobi to the baffled-looking man, who took a step back in surprise at the masked mans' child-like behaviour, obviously not expecting this from a member of a notorious criminal organisation. Noticing this, I gave him a sympathetic grin.

"You'll get used to them sooner or later," I explained, enjoying sounding like I was one of them. Deidara, on the other hand, was not so happy about this.

"Hey, stop being so cocky," he growled, "you barely even know us,"

"Don't forget I've read the manga you're in in my world," I muttered, "I might know more than you think." I noticed Tobi/Obito tense visibly as I said this, while the blonde just tilted his head in confusion.

"…Right. Well, we should really get going; we've got a long journey ahead of us,"

We all nodded in agreement to this, and so we set off to find the next member of the Akatsuki in a strange parade of a terrorist bomber, a teenage girl, an insane masked man and a half human- half fish. The bizarreness of it all made me want to laugh.

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(Third person POV-several miles away in a house in a small village.)

"I trust you have collected a sufficient amount of data on the girl?" A young man asks a woman. His tone is demanding yet calm. The woman bows.

"Yes sir; I suspect her power is starting to show itself by now,"

"Excellent. The leaders will be keeping a closer eye on her and us now, so make sure you do too. Tell our spies to move into action immediately,"

"Of course, sir,"

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Sorry your OCs weren't in this chapter, I'm waiting until I have three; still one place left! Thank you so much for reading! Please review and tell me if the plot looks good so far, even if there isn't much of it so far. I will update quicker from now on, I promise!