Night of the Vulpine Moon

*Naruto doesn't belong to me because if I did Gaara and Naruto would be loved from the very beginning*

(A/N: This is all who is now in the clan: Naruto, Hinata, Neji, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Anko, Konohamaru, Konan, and Matsuri)

(They still have to find: Itachi, Deidara, Sasori, and Kisame; more will be joining soon)

A/N: Some serious OOC because I love imagining Gaara as a prankster in which tanuki and kitsune are known for and a quick correction from chapter 6 since I said that all 5 safes were IN the major nations I meant that they are NEAR the five nations since the first one was found in river country.

Chapter 7-"Poison"

After about an hour of the fake chase between the ANBU and the biju clan they all stopped and looked at their former sandy home that was nothing but a speck now. Gaara let out a sigh as he turned to the group and said he was happy to have people who actually appreciated him and that as soon as they found a permanent spot they would be allowed to live there. After his short speech he waved to his followers as Konan gave them all instructions on how to get to the rain village where Pain was expecting them and they left wishing him luck on finding the others and taking off. As soon as they had left, Naruto turned on Konan and asked her who Pain and Nagato was because she kept switching between the two names in which she blushed and mentally cursed herself for her slip-up before saying that they would learn soon enough and decided to rest for the night for they used up a lot of chakra with the switching between forms and carrying the biju. Nodding, Naruto handed the Sand sibs and Matsuri their bags filled with clothes and their things before Naruto got a knowing smirk on his face and asked Temari about the scroll with the clouds in which she blushed and said it was a gift.

"A gift from who exactly?" Naruto said teasing her as the blush grew darker on her cheeks as she said from a friend and pulled out her sleeping bag saying they should get some rest for they still had a busy life ahead of them. Agreeing they bundled up in their sleeping bags as the night grew colder. Naruto, Hinata, and Konan being fire elemental biju didn't feel the cool so they gave their extra padding to Anko who being a snake was trying to snuggle close to everybody in their sleeping bags just to stay warm. Feeling the exhaustion of the day pull at them, they quickly went into sound sleeps where they dreamed of a place where they were free and surrounded by the sound of splashing water and happy laughter. As the first rays of the sun hit, the Konoha ninja woke up, rubbing the sleep from their eyes only to remember the events from yesterday as they turned towards the Suna ninja who were stirring too. Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro caught the rest of the group's facial expressions and nodded, indicating that they were fine from yesterday before they all turned to Matsuri to see her reaction to the truth.

Matsuri looked around at the biju clan and all their animalistic parts before looking in the distance at Suna, a look of fear, shock, pain, anger, and finally understanding as she sighed and said that never felt freer in her life. Taking that as a good sign, the group hugged the browned haired kunoichi as she and Konohamaru started talking about their new lives while the rest thought about who they would find in the wind country. "Well we found Konan in fire country because her element dealing with fire, so we're looking for one who deals with wind…but the only one dealing with wind is Shukaku and Gaara is with us." Naruto grumbled as the others tried to think who they were to find in the windy country from their clan before it was too late and they were captured or they missed the opportunity to find them and were sent on a chase to catch up. "Truthfully I was closer to rain country than Otafuku Gai but something told me to go there instead of going back to the rain village so I guess you need to consider where the clan members were originally from to find out who we need to find" Konan stated, trying to brush her tail with her fingers so it would at least presentable and not like a miniature bush.

"So out of the clan the best person who would be in the wind country and able to find has to be…Sasori" Temari said as her brothers agreed seeing as Sasori is originally from Suna and would most likely be found around there. "Great we know who to look for the only question is where do we go look for him since there aren't that many villages in the wind country except Suna and…" Naruto stopped as he noticed the grim looks on the group's faces as he sighed and muttered, "We got to go back to Suna huh?" Seeing all of them nod he grumbled about having bad luck and said that they would have to send a few people because if they all went back, the village would be in an uproar and they will try and capture us. "We need to send someone who can sneak in, look around, and get out without being suspicious or caught" Neji said before Gaara suggested that Anko do it. "Huh, why me not that I mind or anything but that was out of the blue in choosing me?" Anko asked as Gaara explained his plan of her changing into a desert snake and looking around since no one would look twice at a desert snake slithering around along as she stayed small. "Cool, sounds like fun now what kind of snake should I be since I don't know that many desert snakes and I don't want the village trying to kill on sight?" Agreeing that would be bad, they decided on a glossy snake because they were common around Suna and wouldn't be looked at twice as long as she stayed in the shadows.

"Alright, one super sexy glossy snake coming right up" Anko said rubbing her hands as she started to morph into an arm and legless reptile before she nodded her head and burrowed into the sand to escape the heat on her way to the sandy village. "All we can do now is wait for her to return with news so let's find somewhere to stay before we all have a heatstroke in the desert" Kankuro suggested in which the others agreed, already feeling the sweat forming as the sun kept rising in the clear blue sky. They found a cave near a small oasis in which they took shelter from the heat and waited for Anko to come back with news while they tried to find something to do to pass the time, mostly playing cards, meditating, or counting the money they stole. After 2 hours passed they finally got word as one of Anko's summoning snake appeared in front of them flickering its red tongue but were uneasy when they saw the grim look on the snake's face. "Urgent newsss, for biju clan, Anko hasss found Sssasssori in the medic green house of Sssuna, but was captured moments after find him and now are held captive sssince it wasss a trap to lure them all back. Asssssissstance is needed but be careful for they are looking for all of you, essspeically the Sssand sssiblings so don't sssend them. I sssuggessst you create a dissstraction and have the ressst come for us for we are ssstill held in the greenhouse which, I might add, isss getting very hot and irritating ssso pleassse hurry and get usss."

Cursing Naruto huddled up to the group and said that needed to go get Anko and Sasori since they are most likely getting sick from the hot weather and won't last much longer until he heard more hissing from the snake. "I almost forgot, . The Sssuna men hear are sssome major pervertsss and haven't ssstopped ssstaring at my chest for the passsst twenty minutesss…maybe that could be put to ussse Naruto." Thanking the snake that poofed back to its world, the group got together and tried to come up with some kind of plan as to how to save Anko and Sasori plus figure out why Anko added that last part in which everybody turned to the blonde who had a blank look on his face before a large grin that took up his whole face made itself known as he chuckled darkly and said he knew what Anko meant by that last part. "Gaara is there a lot of kunoichi (female ninja) in Suna compared to shinobi (male ninja)?" Naruto asked suddenly as stared at the redhead who shook his head no and said 90% of the shinobi were male before asking why. "Because my prankster side has just reawaken and I got the perfect distraction for the hornballs of Suna" Naruto said laughing as the rest of the Konoha ninja figured out what Naruto had planned and joined in too.

Gaara was quiet for a second before he looked up at Naruto and told him exactly what they were planning in which the group laughed saying he figured it out and asked if he was okay with it in which he answered that it didn't mattered to him. What did surprised the group was the sudden smirk on his face when he asked to join Naruto in on the prank he was about to set which made Naruto, Kankuro, Temari, and Matsuri do a double-take, check his forehead, and ask if he was sick or something in which he shook his head no and said he was perfectly fine. "So…you want to help me pull a sexy harem jutsu on all the shinobi in Suna to give Temari and Hinata, who are the fastest, enough time to go rescue Anko and Sasori while Konan and Neji inform us of danger or when they say we can leave…am I correct?" Naruto asked not quite sure he heard right at first until Gaara nodded his head and had a serious expression on his face as he said that wanted to join. Konohamaru was explaining the sexy harem jutsu to Matsuri while Temari and Kankuro were exchanging looks and wondering about the new Gaara. Naruto just blinked, laughed, and said that he more than welcome to join as he started teaching Gaara (and the rest of them) how to create a sexy no jutsu as to plan to sneak into Suna.

After they all effectively changed into their sexy forms (the girls pretty much stayed the same) the group, by noon, quickly and quietly made their way over the village wall, via flying, as Naruto smiled and said that he like the tanuki Gaara as the redhead smiled in reply before they all landed in the shadows before going to pull the prank. "Okay, give us 5 minutes to have everybody in one spot then quickly make your way over to the greenhouse to save Anko and Sasori then head back to the cave, if you're caught send a kamitachi in the air and we'll come get you okay?" Naruto told Temari who nodded in agreement before she and Hinata watched the two boys run out of their hiding places and jumped off the rooftops calling out to the Suna nin who were quickly following the duo until Naruto made several shadow clones that split into all directions. Watching Naruto, the two kunoichi didn't pay attention to their surroundings until they felt gentle hands tug at their clothes making them look down into two little kid's faces as they smiled up at them. "Can me and my family go with you and panda-sama out of the village because we like you and him and happy to see he is okay and with his new friends?" a little girl said holding a tanuki plushy while a little boy, guessing her brother, nodded and smiled at them saying they believed that panda-sama was nice to them and they would missed him very much.

"Panda-sama…you mean Gaara?" Temari asked before she heard someone gasp and they looked up to see a woman, the children's mother, go over to her children and look at Temari and Hinata quickly, muttering an apologize and to be safe before she turned to leave. Before she left, Hinata grabbed her arm and told her that anybody they knew who wanted to join should go to rain country and tell the guards that the biju clan sent them where they will stay until they found somewhere more permanent. Thanking Hinata she said she would and that they should get a move on for the two shinobi had already distracted the guards and both disappeared, one back to their home to pack and the other towards the greenhouse and two members of their clan. As they ran they heard the cat calls and whistles of the Suna shinobi as they caught a glimpse of Naruto and Gaara now in sexy no jutsu form posing and, oh my gosh was Gaara actually strutting, around earning calls, cries, and nosebleeds as they giggled and pranced around. Hinata and Temari exchanged equally shocked looks before they shook their heads and continued on before they too were caught up in the performance of the two animalistic pranksters to the greenhouse that was suddenly in view.

Glad to see that nobody was guarding it, they quietly snuck inside to find a guard just on the inside who didn't realize that had entered as Anko and Sasori kept their faces stoic as not to alert him yet. Hinata nodded to Temari who raised her fan and brought the end of it into the head of the guard, not enough to kill but hard enough to knock him out and nurse a serious headache when he woke. Hinata quickly went over to the two, noticing how their eyes seemed unfocused and big as she smelt the sedative that was clinging to their clothes and most likely running through their systems. "We got to get them out of here…whoa, Sasori has skin again, that's weird and cool but now isn't the time for that" Temari told herself as she grabbed Anko while Hinata supported Sasori who she noticed was covered in some kind of red shelling on the back of his arms as they clumsy made their way out of the greenhouse and to the shadows. Trying hard not to be spotted in the shadows as the sounds died down, they as best as they could in the situation quickly and quietly made their way to the spot where Naruto and Gaara were waiting for them. As they were ¼ of the way there, they were unfortunately spotted by an ANBU guard who called out to them as 3 more appeared making Temari mentally curse as she saw them approach. 'I don't want it to end like this…not when I finally get to see my baby brother happy and enjoying the new life he is aiming to have with friends and family. No it will not end for him for its time he got something for all the hard work he has and I will make sure he gets rewarded some kind of way.'

Seeing as she was carrying Anko and didn't have time to draw her fan, Temari gritted her teeth and mentally wished a kamitachi would come and help them right now as the guards steadily grew closer. Temari let out a gasp as she felt the necklace around her neck grow warm and filled her with an electric feel as her body suddenly grew light and her senses heightened as time around her seem to slow down a bit before she heard a chatter by her ear and she turned to see a weasel. Looking at her, she realized it was her personal summoning weasel and another one holding a fan which suddenly shot high in the air and created a tornado with the fan while her personal summoning kamitachi ran into the direction where the boys were hidden. Within seconds they heard a growl as large nine tailed fox came running towards them, the weasel on its head and Gaara riding on its back as the rest of the shinobi found their location but was held back by the conflicting winds. "Get on" Naruto said roughly as Hinata grabbed the ropes clinging to Naruto's legs and tied them around Anko and Sasori who were slowly coming out of the sedative as Temari climbed on as to watch Anko from slipping and Gaara did the same with Sasori. As the kamitachi's wind tornado was dying down, Hinata quickly changed into a nine tailed fox and took off behind Naruto who was grunting from the extra weight as they tried to build up enough speed to take it to the air.

The two biju suddenly had all the Suna shinobi on their tail as they felt the flames around their feet get stronger and their bodies become lighter as they got ready to jump and take it to the skies. They watched some of the shinobi from the village try and cut them off thinking they were trapped but were surprised when the two biju took to the skies and went over their heads and out of the sandy village forever…or at least until they found a permanent home. Naruto and Hinata were flying back to the cave when they noticed a large group of people coming from the direction of the fire country and towards Suna making them hurry and get back. Landing roughly, they told everybody to quickly get on board for they would have to make a run for it in which the others quickly complied seeing now wasn't the time to ask questions. Seeing as they would be running instead of flying, Neji decided to join as he changed into a wolf and took Konan, Sasori, and Anko while Hinata took Matsuri and Konohamaru on her back, leaving Naruto to carry the Sand sibs as they sprinted out of the cave and into the heat of the sun.

"What you mean they took off into the air?" Tsunade asked a frowning Baki who sighed and repeated the many reports about 2 nine tailed fox literally flying over their heads as they took off over the wall. "It seems that the two kitsune have the ability to fly or at least levitate in the air as how they snuck in and escaped with two prisoners that were held captive in the greenhouse until a distraction drew most of the men's attention which gave them the opportunity to break them out. Some of the Anbu cornered Temari and a dark-blue haired kunoichi who had the prisoners and was about to hold them for question until Temari suddenly changed into something with weasel like features and two kamitachi appeared out of nowhere on her shoulder. One was own personal summoning weasel and the other was unusual for it held a fan similar to Temari's in which it used to send tornado like winds at the Anbu giving Temari's personal summoning enough time to go find the other fox and Kazekage-sama in which came to help them. They helped the two former prisoners on the back of the white fox, secured them with ropes, and the blue-haired kunoichi changed before our eyes into a black fox with nine tails before running behind the white one. The men then chased the foxes thinking to cut them off but once again our plans were foiled when they leaped into the air and seemed to be running on the winds right over the wall and in the direction you had just came from." Tsunade sighed, tears threatening to fall as she thanked Baki before standing up and walking to the door to tell her teams the news. "Hokage-sama, what do you plan to do about their departure-" Baki started to ask but Tsunade shook her head and said one word that made the group gasp as she opened the door. "Nothing" Tsunade said trying hard to not let the tears that really wanted to fall win as she turned to the large group consisting of the teams who rebelled against Naruto leaving and said it was time to go.

"Tsunade-sama, you're just going to let them leave I mean we can still try and catch-" Sakura started to say but gave a squeak when she saw the angry glare directed at her and withdrew as Tsunade shook her head and growled out that they would never be able to capture them at this rate. "What you mean we can't catch the do-" Sasuke said sounding bored but was soon knocked back by Tsunade's punch as she advanced towards him until Jiraiya and Kakashi tried holding her back as Sakura went over and examined the younger Uchiha while asking Tsunade why she punched him. "I mean thanks to your little prank, Naruto and the rest of them is now unable to catch because we can't catch them if they can moved faster than us, not only on land but now they can fly and they have something we don't and never will as long as we keep chasing them. You know what it is…they have love, friendship, determination, and the drive to find a place they can call home unlike Konoha and Suna who only cared about the demon corrupting them instead of the beings themselves. Naruto's looks might have changed but he's still the same sweet, loving, knucklehead we all knew and loved and now he is gone, mostly forever because we…because we…because we…drove…him and the others…away" Tsunade said finally letting the tears fall as her knees gave way and she cried all her pain and sorrow out as the group suddenly realized their actions and cried too thinking about the friends they lost and how Konoha would never be the same with the orange-clad, ramen-loving, knuckled-head.

As the group kept running they couldn't help but feel a boost of confidence as they finally did something that wasn't revolved around rules, regulations, or orders. This was something that made them feel more alive than ever before maybe because they finally felt free to take risks, to think if the consequences were worth the risk, and having the decision to do what they felt was right. They did and they were loving every minute of it as they ran across the hot sand trying to find oasis and shelter when they could as not to get a heatstroke from the now high in the middle of the sky blazing sun. When they couldn't find shelter or an oasis, and not wanting to group to get sick, the three running mammals used their multiple tails to shade their riders and themselves as they took off over the heat of the desert and to the now temporary resting place of the rain village. After a few hours and silent complaints about hot feet from Neji the group finally made it out of the desert and towards the cooling refreshing feel of cool dirt and shady trees that soon was followed by water and rain as they slowed down and came to a stop so they could take a breath and Konan could send word to Pain telling them him that they were nearby. Naruto, Hinata, and Neji changed back into their hanyo forms and dipped their hands and feet into the cool water around them as Kankuro and Temari were giving Sasori and Anko water while the last of the sedative wore off and they were returning back to their normal hanyo selves.

"Wow, I never seen you with skin Sasori it's weird yet cool also what kind of animal are you that you have a weird red armor?" Kankuro asked the former puppet redhead as he saw movement of the corner of his eye before he yelped and jumped back as 4 scorpion tails emerged from behind Sasori who wore a somewhat amused look on his face as Kankuro started cursing. "Oh that's cool" Anko said from beside him as Temari took a step back before sighing and going over to Naruto and Hinata to ask them a question. "Hinata, I think something has happened to me because I've been feeling different ever since we were surrounded and I wished for help. My senses are stronger, my body feels lighter, I summoned 2 kamitachi with just a thought, and it feels like electricity is surging through my body but I don't know how or why I can suddenly do these things." Naruto and Hinata exchanged a look before asking if she felt something sting or touch her that could have caused the sudden changes as Temari shook her head but frowned when she thought of something. "The necklace suddenly grew warmer before I felt electricity…you think the necklace gave me the new senses?" Temari asked as she noticed Naruto and Hinata nodded, smiling a bit as they stared at the blonde who didn't see the changes to her face yet. "Yea we're pretty sure it was the necklace sine you taken on some more weasel-like features like a narrower face, swifter movement, light whiskers on your face…"

With every passing word Temari's eyes grew wider, making her look even more weasel-like before she brushed passed the two grinning foxes and looked in the river at her reflection which proved that they weren't joking and that she in fact had taken on weasel-qualities. "Why did I change like this?" Temari said touching the whiskers on her face that she realized were sensitive and her fingers tickled almost making her giggle when she messed with the whiskers. "The necklaces are filled with the animal it show's blessings and therefore you now have some weasel-like abilities like enhanced speed, flexibility, and the ability to use lightning jutsus although I think it's permanent now." Temari looked over at Naruto who held a sad look as if he was sorry that he couldn't change her back but was taken back when Temari whooped saying that it was awesome before she hugged Naruto for the necklace while the others crowded around asking how they could unlock their necklaces. "I think you need to think about the animal on the necklace and ask for its help to tap into the power but once I think the changes are permanent so think carefully" Naruto said but soon realized it was futile to explain for all of them soon had concentrated looks as they tried to tap into the power of the necklace.

The biju watched Kankuro and Konohamaru try and tap into the powers while Matsuri looked confused before she turned to Gaara and asked him what the 2 K's were doing. They all realized that Matsuri didn't have a necklace and instinct told Naruto to give her a necklace so he unsealed one and handed her a box in which contained a heart shaped necklace with a one tailed raccoon-dog that was similar to Gaara's in which made Matsuri's eyes bright with happiness as she thanked Naruto and had Gaara put it on her before she gave him a hug. "Thank you, I love it so much" Matsuri said smiling until she gave a squeak and they all watched her features change as two black rings appeared around her eyes, her eyes grew brighter, and there was an air of mischief around her as she smiled at them showing slightly pointier teeth and sharper fingers. "Aw, that's not fair how did she tapped into her power so quickly while we can't" Konohamaru whined as Matsuri blinked, surprised at his words before she moved to look at her reflection as they biju tried to figure out the connection between necklace and the wearer. "I think the shape of the necklace has something to do with how to tap in to the power?" Neji said as he stared at his own diamond shaped necklace and remembered how he gave up his human past for his demon future to finally be able to make his own decisions.

Kankuro and Konohamaru looked down at their circle shaped necklaces and wondered what they had to do in order to tap into the power while the others began to explain their theory of how the necklaces worked. "Those with a heart-shaped necklace need to think about love and or protecting something they love to tap into the power of the animal. Hinata, Yugito, Temari, Konan, and Matsuri all received heart necklaces and tapped into the powers for who they loved like Hinata-tenshi loved me, Neji, and her sister in which is how she tapped into that ability. Temari most likely loved her Kankuro and loved to see Gaara happy and free, same with Matsuri who was also to see Gaara happy and loved the necklace and being close to him while Konan's love for her friends and boyfriend is how she changed into a cat…" Naruto was saying before he ducked a blow of paper as Konan tried to hit him on the boyfriend comment while Hinata laughed and gave her statement about the star necklaces that belonged to Naruto, Gaara, Itachi, and Deidara. "The star necklaces activate when the wearer makes sacrifices and does something for the good of their village as seen with Naruto and Gaara" Hinata said as she noticed Naruto had managed to dodge Konan's attacks and was now making his way back over to them while Gaara was talking with Matsuri who was giggling as she asked about the sexy no jutsu prank. Hinata and Temari exchanged another look before she dragged the former biju vessels to the corner to ask about the scene they saw before rescuing Anko and Sasori.

"Okay first off, we were caught up by some kids who asked to join us in which their mother came and said that her family and some more followers soon from Suna will join us when we find a place so there are still some people in Suna who appreciated you Gaara. Now second …where exactly did you two learn to uh…strut like that and anything else you did that I didn't see." 'Thankfully' Temari thought as she waited for Gaara's response as he seemed to think before his eyes shined yet a confused look came across his features that somehow spelled embarrassment for Temari as she waited for her ever curious brother to ask the question that was on his mind. "I saw some scantily-clad females in this place that Kankuro took me once where they were walking like that and were swinging around on poles. I didn't really care for the women but Kankuro and a lot of the people seemed to like it, actually I saw your god-father there Naruto who had all these women piled around him and laughing loudly. What kind of place was that Temari and do you walk and dance like…Temari?" Gaara suddenly looked around because one second he was talking with Temari whose face was turning an interesting shade of red and the next there was an empty space that was before vacated by the blonde kunoichi. "WHAM-OW" the group turned to see Kankuro running and trying to dodge the broad side of Temari's fan as she chased and beat her younger brother, calling him a hentai and screaming about taking Gaara to a gentlemen's club. With Naruto and Konohamaru asking Gaara about details, Kankuro dodging Temari, and Anko watching the show the rest of the nin looked at each and just shook their heads at the craziness that was their clan.

After about another 10 minutes of information gathering or brother bashing, the group met up again to finish their trip to the rain village for now it was getting late and they still hadn't eaten since that morning where they snacked on chilled onigirl and were now starving. Along the way they finished discussing the theory behind the necklaces as Neji and Sasori explained how they unlocked the abilities behind the necklaces. "The diamond shaped necklaces are unlocked when the wearer has accepted their new life and turn their back on their past to look forward to their new destiny as I did when I finally stopped letting the main branch control my life." Anko nodded and said she was sick on being watched over just because she held the curse seal that mysterious disappeared when she changed and that she was through being confined by the eyes of the ANBU and wanted some freedom from their icy gazes and why she joined them on their journey. They looked at Sasori who sighed and said that he finally accepted his parent's death and went to Suna to apologize to his grandmother before going to the greenhouse to pick out some herbs for the trip until he was caught by Baki who thought he was up to something until his grandmother told him off. I changed while I was in the greenhouse which startled some of the guards and they tried to knock me out but the scorpion shell didn't allow it so they managed to sedate me with a needle coated in numbing paralysis in my stomach and did the same with Anko when she was busy trying to carry me out. The clan secretly smiled at Sasori's change of heart and forgiveness to his grandmother while Kankuro and Konohamaru were busy trying to figure out what they could do to unlock the animal in their necklaces as they stared at Naruto and Gaara who were laughing at something Anko said.

'I will never be able to match up to those two so why do I even bother trying…' the two K's thought before they looked around and noticed the smiles and joy showing in everybody's face as they neared the opening of the rain village before they felt their heart swell with happiness and a new thought appeared. 'No, if I only limit myself on trying to be as strong as someone else then I will never get anywhere, I need to try and become the strongest I believe I can be and soon challenge them to prove that I have my own inner strength that can match there or more so if I try' Kankuro and Konohamaru thought as they caught up with the group who turned when they heard running. Naruto and the rest smiled as they noticed the sudden changes in the duo's features as they approved smirking as they figured out how to unlock the necklaces' powers. "I knew you smart enough to figure out, heck you might even be more cunning than me Konohamaru" Naruto said as he noticed the badger features on the younger boy's face as he said he knew and laughed when Naruto growled and said that he would still have to prove it when he perfected the sexy no jutsu. The group laugh as all their current members showed off their animal traits before heading to the rain village where they saw an lone orange-haired, many piercing wearing rain nin staring at them with his light purple six ringed eyes as he stared at them approach. The group went quiet as they stopped a few feet away and the stare-down between the two rain nin took place before Konan took a deep breath and walked over to the lone nin who was staring at the group with unblinking eyes. "Hello Pain" Konan said as she stared up at the leader of the rain village, her team-mate, and friend with her gray slitted eyes as they waited to see if he would help them…or betray them.