Chapter 19: Konan
When they got to the area around base, Sasori and Ino both suddenly stopped and used their chakra to sense the area around him.
"Do you feel that?"Ino asked, turning to Sasori, who nodded. They jumped off the tree branches and into the bushes where they saw...
"Hai! We've got this Akatsuki bitch! And look she's pregnant! So let's take her out and kill the child, so then the Akatsuki won't have a next generation..."One masked Amegakure ANBU said, he was the Tiger.
The other one, the Hawk, nodded, and Tiger picked up Konan, and layed on her on the ground, slumped, bruised, bloody, and unconscious. The tiger ANBU then unstrapped the standara ANBU katana from his back and held it over his head before plunging it down, headed for Konan's stomach and unborn child.
Sasori and Ino went straight into action, Sasori used his chakra strings to move Hiruko's tail into protective mode and blocked the katana. While Ino, dived and covered Konan's body. She picked up the blue haired member and turned to Sasori.
"I'll take her while you finish up here."Sasori nodded and watched Ino vanish before turning back to the two ANBU members.
"Big mistake, messing with a fellow member...its a shame and unfortunate that you will both die here and now!"Sasori said, getting in to it, and using Hiruko's tail to plunge straight through both of them.
"Bastard!-..."Tiger said, before the light faded in his eye. Sasori smirked and checked for the other guy and made sure he was dead. He smirked in satisfaction and hurried into the branches after Ino and Konan's receding figures.
...Ino was carrying Konan bridal style to get to the base faster. She looked over to Sasori, who just appeared.
"Do you think you can heal her?"He asked, he knew Pein would be really worried when he saw Konan....only Ino and Pein knew Konan was pregnant, so saving her and the baby would be a race against time..
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Pein and everyone else including Jinta, Silence, and Temari watched as Ino ran past the kitchen door with a flash of blue.
"Leader-sama!! Konan's severely injured!!"Sasori barked, running into the room. Pein jumped up and was out the door in a second.
"YAY! Mommy's back."Jinta smiled, oblivious to the bad news...He went to get up but Silence intercepted him and said.
"She may be busy right now..."
"I wonder What happened..."Kisame said, thinking of Konan being hurt. They rarely saw her fight so it was even rarer to see her injured.
"Hai..."Itachi said, shaking his head in agreement.
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Ino placed Konan on the floor and checked her vital signs first...they were weak and then she lightly fingered Konan's bloody stomach where the baby was.
Then she summoned her healing chakra to her hands and felt the baby for more info. The heartbeat was barrely there.
'I need to do this fast! Or we'll lose both Konan and the baby!'Ino thought, standing up. She turned to the door to see Pein, breathlessly standing there, in shock.
"Konan!"He said, staring at his girlfriend, who was unconscious still and bloody. Ino turned back around to finish her work.
"Kagebunshin No Jutsu: Art of The Shadow Doppelganger!"Ino said, making two doppelgangers.
Both ran past Pein and out the door. He turned back around to see Ino leaning over Konan, removing her cloak and other unnecessary things like her shoes.
He sat down next to her and ran his hand down Konan's still face. It didn't even twitch or show signs of feeling. She was pale....deahtly pale...orochimaru pale.
"I'm gonna have to heal her rapidly...so you'd better back up and hold on to something."Ino advised.
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Doppelgangers 1 and 2 both ran to the kitchen, but 1 got a medical kit while 2 ran over to Silence and Jinta.
"Mommy! What's that on your face? Are you okay?!"He asked, pointing to Konan's blood that was on her clothes and apparently on her face.
"Hai. I'm fine. Silence, get him outta here. It's gonna get dangerous around here...and you guys, better hold on to something at least."Doppelganger 2 said, before poofing away and a small cloud of smoke.
"Well...I'm outtie, then...you coming Hidan-kun?"Temari asked, turning to the white haired man, who nodded. Temari then pulled her fan from its strapped and everyone watched as she unfolded it to its full form. Both Hidan and Temari disappeared without a trace when she slightly whirled it around and disappeared like she did to Tenten in the chuunin exams.
"Kool!"Jinta yelled, throwing his little fists up in the air.
"Well kid, you'll scramble first."He said, touching Jinta with his paw so the little boy poofed away to Silence's house in his little world.
"..."Itachi said, wondering What was gonna happen and watching Tobi's unlike Tobi behavior.
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Doppelganger 1 came back with the medical kit and Ino put it on the floor next to her before slightly beckoning Pein to move away. He nodded and stood by the door again.
Ino stood up, with her left foot in front of her right and her doing to healing jutsu handsigns.
"Rapid Healing: Level 1!"Ino yelled, before an upshurge of air causing Ino's clothes and hair to fly upward. Then a yellowish-greenish shield appeared over Konan's body. The shield caused Konan's blood then started evaporating and disappearing. Ino's face clearly displayed to intense concentration it had just to use this technique.
Konan's bruises started disappearing and her cuts patched themselves up.
Pein watched in awe at the technique...he had seen techniques like those but her's was the most amazing one.
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Ino's doppelganger was right, things did start getting crazy. Stuff starting flying around the room and the chakra level from the back, increased, causing the remaining Akatsuki members to feel it. They all looked at Silence when he layed his head between his paws and whimpered. In the little dog sounds that sound pathetic and kawaii at the same time.
"What the heck's with you?"Kisame asked, getting confused...and slightly troubled with the severely blowing wind "storm" and the dog's whimpering.
"Demon chakra affects us animals...and not in a good way."He said, before yelping. Kisame nodded and Itachi said.
"Makes sense."
"Why, Itachi-san?"Tobi asked, causing Itachi's glaze to shift to him.
"Because, demonic chakra frightens alot of animals, Silence being a no exception. So it would affect him more than us."He said, kinda coldly, not in his really helpful voice.
"..."Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame said.
"Hey where's Kakuzu?"Deidara asked, looking around knowing where everyone was but him, Temari, and Hidan. Ino and Pein were with Konan, Temari and Hidan were together, and Kakuzu was somewhere by himself unless he was with Zetsu which he totally doubted.
Zetsu just popped out of nowhere and turned to him asking,"What the?! What's going on?"
"Ino's doing some kind of technique."
"Oh...well I'm out...this wind is messing with my senses."He said, before going through the wall.
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"Shit!! This level isn't healing fast enough."Ino cursed loudly, forgetting Pein was in the room with her.
"..."
Ino did a few more handsigns and shouted."Rapid Healing: Level 2!!"
This picked up even more wind, Pein had to use his arms to shield his eyes so he could see What was going on.
Konan's condition started healing even more faster! It was even more amazing than level 1.
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"YELP!!"Silence shrieked, as the Ino's demonic chakra increased its flow. He looked around and said,"I can't stay here anymore. Staying here would be suicide to us animals, so I'm going with Jinta."
With that he was gone.
Everyone looked at each other and shrugged, even though Itachi did close his eyes. He was still aware of Tobi's eyes being on him. He opened them up a little and through his slits he was right. The orange masked bastard was staring at him still.
"Is there something you want to say, Tobi?"He asked, being all front and asking. He didn't really like that much attention to him...he wasn't shy but he didn't like being the center of attention.
"Nada, Itachi-san....Is there a problem?"Tobi asked, trying to be all innocent but it didn't work on Itachi, to everyone else, it was just regular Tobi behavior but since Itachi knew What Tobi was capable of and his intentions, he was on guard.
"Hn..."Itachi muttered, focusing on Ino's swirling demon chakra again.
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Ino then turned around to see that Pein was nowhere to be seen. She stumbled trying to get to the door. She opened the door and looked down the hall.
She had a hard time getting to the kitchen, but she made it. She leaned heavily against the wall before Pein and the others noticed her.
"How is she?"He asked, at her face in less than a second, with that incredible speed of his.
"She's fine....!"Ino said, before her world went black. Healing people in the level 2 state was incredibly hard and it always turned her halfway in her demon form. Wth her greenish yellowish hair, fangs, and amber eyes with cat like slits. Pein caught her in arms, before Deidara took her. Pein pushed past the blonde man and ran down to meet his love.
"Overdone it,yeah, eh Ino?"Deidara smirked, laying his blonde girlfriend on his I mean their bed. He liked the sound of that. He brushed her now spiky greenish hair out of her face.
He smiled before closing the door behind him.
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"Daddy? Where's mommy?"Jinta asked, looking up into Deidara's eyes from his lap. Silence had brought the little boy back when he sensed none of Ino's chakra disturbances. As soon as Jinta got back, he jumped into his "father's" lap and looked around for his "mother".
"She's taking a nap, un."He said smiling down at the boy. Ino was right, the boy's happiness and smiles were as infectious as she said.
"A NAP!? I HATE NAPS!"He winced, giving a little shiver. Deidara forgot, kids his age hates naps and bedtimes unless they were truly sleepy. Shit, when he was a kid, he was a bad ass. lol. He ruled the house when he was little. He never listened to his mother and was a brat......he smirked, thinking off that.
"Well, she was tired today, yeah. If you were sleepy, would you go to sleep?"He asked, and the little boy ndoded.
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Ino awoke, to see Tobi all up in her face. She at first panicked and punched him. but he surprised her and blocked her hit.
"Ello, Tobi? What you here?"She asked, with a blush on her face. It wasn't that she liked him or anything, it was his proximity that did it for her.
"Oh, nothing,"He smirked evilly under her mask.
Ino sensing that he was lying asked again,"Oh?"
He nodded and in a flash of speed, pinned her up against the wall by her neck. Her hands, gripped his in hope that he would let go but his grip was too strong. And ontop of that, she couldn'y breathe, he was literally squeezing the breathe out of her.
"Oh Ino-chan...how much I hate you...and for joining this organization, you will die."He said, his voice dark and filled with hatred, causing Ino to whimper in fear. He pulled back his mask halfway and instantly his eyes transformed into the Sharingan and made Ino fall into its deep and hypnotizing spell.
Ino looked around saw that while she was being a, the landscape instantly was changed. The sky turned a dark red with red clouds and eveything around them was either black, white, or red....the Uchiha colors....lol
Tobi noticed her looking around and cut to the chase saying,"You'll never escape...there's no way out except by my doing."
Ino whimpered before bucking up...lol bucking up....and set her mouth in a straight line and gave him a defiant look. He tensed and backhanded her.
"I'm the leader around here and I didn't approve of you being here!! I hate everything about you!!"He shouted, watching her pick herself up off the ground after being backhanded. She just got back and up and turned him with that look in her eye again.
"And why do you hate me..other than me joining the Akatsuki?"
"I just hate your very existence...plus when you came, it ruined everything...for instance, everything was going according to plan before you came. Now it's ruined and Pein won't listen anymore. It's time I show them who's the real leader, coz it surely ain't Pein."Tobi explained, kinda ranting.
"Well....I'm Gomen that I ruined your plans...now can I go?"Ino asked, getting freaked by Tobi's behavior...he was usually nice and enthusiastic.
"No you can not!! In fact you will pay right here and right now..."He smirked, a katana's blade slowly edging its self out his robe sleeve. Ino's eyes widened in shock before she closed them and braced herself for the attack but it never came. She opened her eyes to see him pondering to himself.
"..No..I won't kill you right now...I'll just use you."He smirked, unleashing his Sharingan on her again...and again she fell for it coz Yamanaka's usually read people's emotions through their eyes.
Inside her mind, began an inner turmoil. One side was obeying Tobi's wish while the other was resisting to the change and trying to stay true.
Ino screamed and held her head in pain, apparently fighting with someone else for control actually hurted..not that Ino would know since she was always doing the controlling.
"Give it up girl, you won't be able to resist my Sharingan."Tobi chuckled evilly and just as he said that, he increased his hold and Ino just couldn't try anymore. So she succumbed to his wishes. He smiled and watched the girl pass out from the inner battle and his will.
"Gaining control will be easier with a Yamanaka and a biju container!"He laughed maniacally before transporting him and the blonde back to the Akatsuki base. He smirked and slipped quietly out of Deidara's room without anyone noticing him.....at least he thought.
"...."Itachi, was just standing in the shadows, eyes slits so Tobi wouldn't see his Sharingan glowing in the darkness.
He came out after Tobi left, went in Deidara's room to check on the sleeping girl. Tobi seemed to be doing something. He switched on his Sharingan and inspected her eyes, which were still amber and slit-like. Her hair had lost it's green tint but was still spiky, like Temari's.
He nodded, satisfied with What he found and closed the door behind him...he was going to report his findings to Pein. Who must be in the same room Konan was in...after all there was something between them. Itachi wasn't dumb, he could clearly see they were going out.
Itachi knocked on the door and waited until hearing him grunt in his acknowledgement.
"Leader-sama...."Itachi said.
Pein looked over to see the raven haired Uchiha...his other partner in crime, when Konan wasn't present.
"I spotted Tobi coming out of Deidara's room..."He said, about to explain the situation.
"?And?"
"Ino-san is in there sleeping....I inspected her for anything out of the ordinary but I found nothing. but I know he did something, I can just tell."Itachi explained, since Pein obviously wasn't computing things fast enough now.
"Oh...Arigato....report anymore findings....Gomen that I'm leaving this on you, Itachi...but you can see it already."Pein said, explaining his sorrow for his lover!!!
"I know, Leader-sama. It's alright."Itachi truly smiled a geniune smile and left the two lovers where they were destined to be!!!
Pein looked hopefully at Konan and his lips upturned in smiles when he saw Konan start to stir. She slowly opened her eyes, blinked a couple of times before looking over to see Pein smiling at her with a smile on her face.
"?What happened?"She asked, struggling to sit up before Pein gently pushed her back down. He shrugged and said.
"I don't know, Ino and Sasori just brought you in on the verge of death."He answered, while stroking her face softly.
"I'll be back though, I'll get you something to eat."Pein said, giving one last smile before heading for the kitchen.
'What the hell happened?! I don't remember anything?'Konan thought, getting up from the bed and going over to the window. She looked out of it trying to remember What happened and if her baby was alright. She would talk to Ino later.
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"Oh, Ino. You're up. Arigato."Pein said, finding Ino in the kitchen, sitting down with Jinta on her lap. Jinta smiled at Pein, he had grown accostumed to the other members.
"Hai....how's she?"Ino asked, absently.
"She woke up. I'm about to fix her something to eat."He said.
"Mommy? What happened?"Jinta asked, he obviously didn't know What had happened to Konan. Ino looked down at him and said.
"Konan had gotten hurt."
"How?"
"I don't know,"Ino answered, turning to the door to see Konan leaning against the door,"Konan-chan! You're not suppose to be walking around yet!!"
Both Pein and Ino hopped to her and spun her around, picked her up and walked down the hallway.
"Konan, you're not suppose to be up. I was getting you something to eat."Pein said, supposesly scolding her.
"Hai! It's not good for the baby!!"Ino said, giving the blue haired kunoichi a look that said it all.
"..but I feel fine!"Konan retorted, all three stopped and looked behind them when they heard some glass shatter. Behind them was Zetsu. Both sides of his face were very, very shocked.
"A B-baby!"He said, before disappearing through the floor.
"....Did anyone even know I was pregnant?"Konan asked, with an anime-sweatdrop. Ino shook her head no and Pein said.
"Well they will now."With a smirk,"Now let's get you back to bed."
After getting the pregnant lady back to bed, Pein stayed behind with her to make sure she stayed in bed this time, while Ino went to get her some water and some food.
As soon as she walked in, Jinta yelled,"GUESS What!!!??"
"hm?"She mumured, half turning to the child. He was jumping up and down in excitement for he was.....
"TOMORROW'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!! FIRST DAY! FIRST DAY!!!"He screeched, causing Zetsu to pop up out of the ground like a daisy and complain about his ears.
"I know, Jinta. You'll have to take your shower tonight so you can be ready for tomorrow."Ino smirked, to the smiling and very excited child.
"Are you okay, Zetsu-san?"Ino asked, the plant who was still very very shocked about the information he learned unsuspectedly.
"Hell No!"The black side yelled.
"Actually, I'm alright and very happy!!!!"The white said said, contradicting the black side's opinion.
"What the hell are you talking about!? I'm not happy at all!! I just found out that Konan's fucking pregnant! So no I'm not fine!!!"the black side, yelled, opinion's clashin once again.
Almost everyone's eyes were bugging out when they heard Zetsu's statment/ranting.
"K-K-Konan's p-pregnant?!!?"Kisame stammered dropping Samehada om Hidan's foot.
"Ouch! Fucking watch it!!"Hidan shouted, not caring about Konan's pregnancy right now since Kisame dropped his sword on his foot.
"OMG..."Sasori said, dropping the senbons he was gonna load in his puppets on the floor. Temari clapped and smiled.
Itachi smirked, Tobi's shake of his head was almost imperceptible, but both Ino and Itachi caught it. Jinta just didn't get it. Deidara smiled, Zetsu was angry.
"That's gonna waste a whole lot of money!!"Kakuzu said, not happy at the amount of money that's gonna be needed to spend on the baby.
"Ah Shaddup."Ino smirked, pouring a glass of water and setting it on the counter, before going back to raiding the fridge.
"Since when?"Sasori, Kisame, Itachi, and Temari asked.
"I remember! That day, Leader-sama was panicked and made you check up on her."Sasori said, remembering meeting up with Ino in the hallway.
"Yup. I've known longer than all of you guys."Ino laughed, taking the glass and the plate of soup in her arms.
"Ya know, Ino...Deidara?"Itachi smirked.
"Hm?"Both blondes murmured, turning to the raven haired sharingan user.
"When will we be presented with your baby?"He gently laughed, and everybody giggled, except Deidara and Ino. In fact both blondes turned a deep shade of red, Ino quickly left the room and Deidara glared at Itachi. For putting him in that situation.
"He makes a good point."Sasori joked again. Kisame nodded. Jinta stilled didn't get it.
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Konan and Pein looked at Ino quizically when she came in the room with a very bad case of blushing.
"Eh? What's you?"Pein asked, setting the water on the nightstand and passing the bowl to Konan.
"...."Ino shook her head and waved before leaving the room again.
"Oh well..."Konan smirked.