A/N: Ketsueki no Kuki, hopefully this is a faster update then last time, heh...

This chapter is dedicated to the lovely Purple Sunshine56, for without whom I would've been flopping around for weeks trying to think of an awesome enough prank for Sakura to pull on Pein.

cherry blossom infiltration

Chapter Three

Why Hello There Akatsuki, the Name's Sakura Haruno

There I was, a week later after another long parade of pranks (I replaced the picture of Kisame's mom with a picture of a shark; I painted the peace symbol all over Hidan's walls; I replaced Kakuzu's boring money bank with a pink Hello Kitty one, I swapped Deidara's hair gel with more super glue [Super Glue is God, don't ever forget it], and I placed Sasori's puppets in compromising positions after painting them neon colors), sitting in the bathtub with one of Tobi's lollipops when I realized what they were waiting for.

Thy were waiting to see if I had the guts to piss off/prank Pein, the ultimate leader.

Although numerous other people of our school had pissed off other members of the Akatsuki before (it was kind of a law here) no one dared to make Pein angry.

After all, the last person who made Pein angry was a teacher, and we never saw him again after that day.

It was so simple; how could I not see it before?

In a blur of motion I was out of the bathtub, in a towel, and dialing Ino.

"Bitch, we have a problem."

"Sooo...you just have to piss off Pein?" Ino said as we sat on her bed nearly twenty minutes later. "That shouldn't be too hard...right?"

I groaned. "I'm so getting killed."

"You are NOT getting killed, forehead," Ino elbowed me in the side. "Promise."

I sighed, running a hand through my hair.

"So, what's your plan of action anyway?"

"I don't..." I trailed off, staring at a lock of my pink hair. A bazillion and one ideas popped into my head and I smirked. "Boar...I'm going to need access to Pein's room and his car for at least five hours. Scratch that, I'm going to need access to all of the Akatsuki's cars."

Not even bothering to ask why, she spit out the information I needed.

"There's a junior/senior camping trip for three days starting tonight."

And that, dear readers, is why Ino Yamanaka was my best friend in the entirety of the universe.

Since Itachi and Pein shared a dorm, I was going to need my dear Squirrel-chan's help.

"Dammit Sia! C'mon! I promise I won't do anything to Itachi's side of the dorm," I begged, my eyes wide as I placed my hands together and pouted.

"...I don't know..." She hesitated, looking at the copy of her twin's dorm room key she had in her hand. Although I wasn't sure why, I knew that Sia would be the kooky Uchiha to have keys to her relatives dorms.

"Pleaaaasssseeee?"

"...Okay, fine."

"Yay!" I smiled, tackling her in a hug. "I love you!"

"Can't...breathe...!"

"...Whoops..."

Approximately two hours later, after I had recieved confirmation from Tenten and Temari, who were also on the camping trip, that the entirety of the Akatsuki was on their way to 'Sandy Meadow', I was in proper ninja gear (all black clothing), carrying cans of paint as I slipped into Pein and Itachi's dorm (Number 537).

I flicked the lights on, looking around. The walls were pretty much bare, with no visible personal touches except a picture of Itachi, Sia, their brother Sasuke, and their cousin Sai near Itachi's bed, and a picture of Pein and Konan near Pein's bed.

Crouching down, I opened a can of paint and tipped it in a tin, smiling evilly as I pulled out my roller brush, rolling in it the vibrant paint.

So Pein wanted to see if I had the balls to pull off a real stunt. Well, he was going to regret it deeply.

I shook my head as I approached a bare wall. Even if the ten of them spent the next two years chasing me around and trying to make my life hell, it would be worth it.

Smirking, I quickly set to work.

It was almost four hours later when I finished in the parking lot. It had been harder then I thought to find all ten of their cars, but-somehow-I had managed.

At least four teachers had walked by while I was in the middle of my stunt and had done nothing; that just showed how much Pein and his crew were disliked.

Humming to myself, a manilla envelope holding ten photos in hand, I sneaked back in Pein's dorm, placing the envelope on the coffee table. Reaching in my black shoulder bag, I pulled out a spray can and shook it as I walked over to the wall above Pein's bed.

This big of a stunt had to at least get me an audience with Pein-if not the entirety of the Akatsuki.

I grinned. I was so evil.

[PEIN]

"Fuck it, I am never fucking going on another fucking camping trip fucking ever fucking again."

The other nine of us sighed; some of us inwardly, some of us outwardly.

"Shut the hell up, Hidan," Kakuzu snapped as I pushed the key in the lock to the dorm room I shared with Itachi.

"You fucking shut the fuck up!"

"Tobi thinks Hidan and Kakuzu should be good boys and stop yelling!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP TOBI!" Hidan, Kakuzu, and Deidara chorused, causing the mask-lover to shrink and hide behind Zetsu.

I mentally groaned as I pushed the door open and fumbled with the lights. "Would you all shut up for a moment while I-..." I trailed off. I had finally found the light switch, and had walked in the door.

Okay, I'll admit it. She was good.

"What the fuck fucking happened here?" Hidan nearly yelled as the rest of the Akatsuki filed in around me and stared at the room.

There were two parts to the room. My side, and Itachi's side. We had split it directly down the middle.

Itachi's side was the usual. Blank walls, organized to a T, with the picture of the four Uchiha cousins.

However, on my side...

The walls were a bright, eye shocking pink. Every piece of furniture was painted neon orange. She had replaced my white-and-black sheets with neon-blue and neon-green ones. The pillow cases were yellow with giant smileys splayed across it. Teddy bears of all colors and sizes covered my bed. The picture of me and Konan had been put in a frame with hearts and peace signs, and the bathroom door had posters of unicorns and puppies and rainbows all over it. At the top, she had spray-painted the words THE LAIR OF 'DOOM'.

Konan stifled a giggle when she saw that. I glared, and she hurriedly smoothed her features.

I turned to the wall my bed rested against, where she had left me a message.

SAKURA HARUNO WAS HERE, BITCHES. :P

P.S. Check the envelope.

"What env-" At that second, Itachi shoved a manilla package in my hands. "Thanks."

"Hnn."

Opening it, I pulled out a more detailed letter.

Why Hello There, Akatsuki! The name's Sakura Haruno, as I'm sure you're aware. :P

Don't ask me how I did it-because this Haruno doesn't share her secrets. :D

It came to my attention that you were waiting for something big-I hope this counts? :P

Be expecting your response soon, don't keep me waiting long!

P.S. Itachi-I left your part of the room alone because your sister made me, so send her a care package or something. Also, I'm 99% sure she has a key to your dorm room.

P.P.S. You didn't think this was all I did, did ya? You guys must be loaded or something-those are some sick cars.

Love-

My eyes widened as I did a double take, and I reached into the package again, pulling out ten photos.

The top photo was a picture of my car-I only knew this because on the top of the photo she had wrote PEIN'S CAR-AFTER.

What had formerly been my respectable deep red-in-color Highlander was now all black with red-and-white clouds painted randomly on different spots of the car.

Konan, who had been looking over my shoulder, whistled low. "Damn, Pein, that doesn't even look like your car anymore!"

"Let me see!" Kisame grabbed it from my hands and the rest of my gang-excluding Itachi, who was sitting on his bed with a smirk on his face-gathered around to look at the picture.

The next picture was labeled KONAN'S CAR-AFTER

Konan's light blue Volkswagon Bug had not been changed in color. Rather-and this actually surprised me-the pink-haired sophomore had stenciled and painted on about a hundred different designs, paper cranes and origami flowers included.

"Hmm," She said, plucking it from my hands and examining the photo. "I kinda like it better this way, actually."

The next photo was Deidara's.

The explosives-loving blonde had a motorcycle instead of a car, and Sakura, it seemed, had gone to town with that. I stared at the detail of the paint job-she had managed to create what looked like an explosion on almost every inch of Deidara's Harley Davidson (she hadn't touched the leather seat).

"Sasori, Deidara, I think I found a piece of art you two could agree on," I said off handedly, handing the picture to the mentioned redhead.

"Whoa, un!"

"Hmph...not bad."

The next picture was the masterpiece that Sakura had made Itachi's Mustang into.

She had painted the entire thing black again, painting red crows on the back and red eyes with spinning black teardrops on the hood of the car. Hanging from his rearview mirror was what looked like a plushie dango stick. He passed the picture onto Itachi.

Tobi's car was next; formerly a tiny green SmartCar was now painted to look exactly like his mask, orange and black swirls and all. The childish junior cried out in glee as he plucked the photo from my hands.

Kakuzu had surprised them all when he had bought an expensive Prius-which, according to him, would cost him less money in the long haul because of blah, blah, blah-no one had really listened. Sakura'd taken the white Prius and painted it all grey, stenciling in zombie stiches all over the car. On the hood she'd painted a very detailed zombie mask.

Sasori's fire red Ford Focus had been painted a deeper red to match the color of his hair. Then, Sakura had managed to paint at least five-that was all he could count from this view-puppets laying in different positions on all sides of his car.

Hidan's car was a hulking diesel Excursion that rumbled like crazy. First, Sakura had painted the entire thing black. Then, she had added patterns of red to look like blood pools and drops in different places. Finally, on both sides, she had painted two scythes crossing over the symbol of Jashin.

"Fuck yeah!" Hidan cried as he looked at the photo; Deidara, Tobi, and Kisame hovering over his shoulder.

Kisame, lover of all things hardcore and badass (not at all unlike Hidan, actually) had went out and bought a blue Ford F-150. Sakura had turned the paint job into what looked like an ocean floor-going as far as to stencil in starfish and other undersea creatures. On the top of his truck, she had painted on a shark.

Zetsu's was last-his former aqua-y Subaru Outback was now half black, half white. On the top she had painted a Venus Flytrap, which had roots painted on going all the way under the car.

"Holy fuck," Hidan said, as the ten of us stared at the ten pictures spread out on the coffee table. "This girl is genius."

I smirked a little bit. He was right. After deciding that, I spun on my heel and walked out of my room.

"Pein!" Konan cried, running after me. "Where are you going?"

"First, I'm going to check out my car in person. Then...I'm going to go see Miss Haruno. It would be rude to make her wait much longer."

A/N: DUN DUN DUNNN...Yes, it's a kinda-cliffy. Mwahaha. Fear me. I am evil. But I promise that the AkatSaku confrontation, for REALZ will happen next chapter. I'm sorry I didn't get to it this chapter, but the Akatsuki scene turned out longer then I thought it would be. Heh...

cherry blossom infiltration: Now with more Hidan swearing. Lol, I hope.

I hope you guys enjoyed the change of pace in point of view with my narration of MOTHER FUCKING PEIN. I tried really hard, I'm not too sure I did him justice though...ah well.

My thanks to Purple Sunshine56 for the basic idea of the big prank this chapter, although obviously I took it a little farther, ha ha. As for the cars the members of the Akatsuki have, Im not a big car person, so I took the cars I knew the names of them and assigned them to the Akatsuki member I thought would fit best. Ah...I fail.

I haven't checked my polls recently, 'cause I use the mobile version on my iPod Touch for pretty much everything besides updating (my home computer's as slow as a turtle) but I think Itachi's in the lead. If he wins, that will be interesting, because I'm pretty sure I'm not incredibly awesome at writing him. Well, FUCK.

As for Madara, so far...one yes, one maybe, and two no's. If you want to see him in cbi, TELL ME DAMMIT.

iamRAWRkaythanks' Fun Facts for the chapter:

o1. Originally I was going to give Hidan a jeep...But then my inner Hidan was all "Fuck nao, bitch, mother fucking Hidan fucking deserves the fucking badass that is the fucking Excursion, bitch!", so I gave in. My mom's boyfriend has a silver Excursion and it's fucking badass. In my opinion.

o2. Itachi's car was going to be painted pink, but then I decided between Sakura's hair, Pein's side of his and Ita's dorm, and our lovable weasel's car...well, that was too much pink for one chapter.

o3. The cars were painted because of a prank I had Kisame pull on Itachi in my story 'The Joys of High School' (where Itachi's car is actually painted pink). As I was writing this chapter, however, the cars' new paint jobs became gifts from Sakura to the Akatsuki, her way of recognizing that they are mother fucking badass and awesome. So yeah. :D

TOBI'S LOLLIPOPS TO ALL MY LOVELY REVIEWERS:

alyssaangel15, Bloody Massacre, yuikiyaya, ers110196, Lozbii, L.M.D.A.A, Ketsueki no Kuki, lightwolfheart, xXxMusicNCookiesxXx, music1462, and, of course, Purple Sunshine56! You are all incredibly awesome and every time I get a review I squeal in uncontrollable glee. Haha.

Keep on reviewin'; it helps me get motivated enough to piece together my ideas for a chapter and gets me to upload faster, although don't expect an update every three days; I'm job hunting and preparing for going to college this winter quarter. Ugh.

Again, if you have prank ideas, include them in your reviews. If I use your prank I will acknowledge you!

Also...if you haven't voted on the poll of who Sakura should end up with, DO IT NAO. Srsly.

Who's car did you like best? I CAN'T DECIDE! It's a tie between Konan's and Deidara's for me. :P

Loves, lollipops, hugglez-

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