Hidan's Point-of-View
"Okay, Toraichi, I have a goddamn question and you're gonna answer it!" The half-cat ninja stares at the female Jinchuriki over my shoulder when we stop. I'd noticed they looked similar and Toraichi has been staring at her ever since Kakuzu had found her. It was getting on my fucking nerves and I want to know what it's about.
"What the hell do you want, prick?" he huffs, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Why in the fuck does she look like you?"
"Coincidence, I guess,"
"No, this ain't no fucking coincidence," I say, gently laying the Jinchuriki girl down so I can pound Toraichi's face in. In front of us stands Kakuzu, who doesn't say anything through this, only stares at us with the other Jinchuriki on his shoulder. "Now c'mon, why in the hell does she look like you?"
"I don't know, okay?!" he suddenly screams at me, picks up the unconscious body, throws it over his shoulder, and stomps ahead of us. I never expected him to freak out like that. But still, it made me even more suspicious. I'm not the brightest guy in this damn world, but I sure as hell ain't the stupidest. I know he has something to do with her, and I'm going to find out what.
Kakuzu follows behind Toraichi and I run to catch up with them, the assholes walk so fast! Once I'm beside Kakuzu, he stops.
"Here should be good," He says, throwing Naruto Uzumaki off his shoulders.
"Good for what?" Toraichi calls back to us. The bastard was a good fifteen feet in front of us. Neither Kakuzu nor I respond to him and we both sit on the ground. Time to talk to our damn leader about the Jinchuriki. Leader also gets on my nerves, thinking I'm so idiotic since I'm a newer member. It pisses me off.
"We have found the Land of Fire's Jinchuriki," Kakuzu tells Leader once he finally communicates with us. "Yes, both Uzumaki and Byoki… Yes sir." Kakuzu blinks to let us know that Leader has stopped speaking.
"What was that about?" Toraichi asks, now closer to us. He sets down Chihiro Byoki so very carefully it makes me fucking sick. He has something to do with that child and he's only making the damn situation worse for his dumbass self.
"Leader wants us to return to the hideout with the two Jinchuriki," Kakuzu tells him, and I scoff. I didn't think he should've told him, the bastard should have already known what that was about.
"Well, can we rest for the night? We can eat and store up chakra." Toraichi says expectantly. I hadn't noticed, but we had been hiking all day. Though it's not like Kakuzu would really listen to him! But, to my surprise, he does and Kakuzu makes camp where he stands. Goddamn it, I hate that! Kakuzu doesn't listen to me, and I know he's trying to piss me off by listening to him! It just pisses me off!
I sit down against a tree where I laid the Byoki Jinchuriki down and I stare at Toraichi. He pets his ninja cat and curls up into a ball just as it had done. Then I look at the Jinchuriki. She looks kind of peaceful, like she's just sleeping. I smile, but just a little, and I stop once I notice I'm doing it. I don't smile. I don't like to. It shows happiness, and the only time I'm happy is when I'm sacrificing those dumbass heathens.
But still, looking at her – even though she's unconscious – I feel a strange sense of peace, like at the very moment of the killing blow to my sacrifices. It feels… amazing. I fall asleep with a smile on my face, the slightest smile.
Chihiro's Point-of-View
Everything feels tense around me, the air mostly. As if I'm being watched. It's strange. I don't like it. I open my eyes; just black. Have I even really opened my eyes? I hear a voice, soft and low. One that sounds oh so familiar, one that my ears haven't heard in ages. But I can't quite name… him. Yes, it's a man's voice. The voice stops suddenly and I hear footsteps lightly graze the ground, moving fast towards me. A hand on my shoulder, then the same voice in my ear, "Don't worry, Chihiro, I won't let them hurt you." I try to open my mouth to respond, but I can't stay awake and I drift off to an unconscious slumber.
Toraichi's Point-of-View
It's strange to see my little sister now; both of us have grown so much. So many years have passed since I last saw that little kitten's face. I knew it was only a matter of time before the Akatsuki was going to come looking for her and the Uzumaki boy. I could care less about him, but my own flesh and blood was not about to die because some group of greedy "peace-seeking" criminals wants the demon she possesses. I was the one who knew she had it in the beginning – though now I'm sure every leaf ninja knows. I trained her, along with Master Jiraiya, to control it… then I left her, and the rest of my family, my friends, superiors and the Hokage, for reasons I can't explain. And once I found out about the Akatsuki's obsession with Jinchuriki, I knew I had to join. With my skills, I knew they wouldn't be able to refuse my offer. I just needed to protect her.
But Hidan's starting to catch on, and I'm sure Kakuzu already has. I must get her out, as my last deed to my little sister, I will protect her, and in doing so, I'll protect the leaf. I pick her up as soundlessly as I possibly can. I send Minoru to get the fox demon boy. I know they're good friends and Chihiro would be heartbroken if the boy died. Then silently start to make my run for it…
"And where the fuck do you think you're going, prick?" I turn to face Hidan, with Kakuzu right behind him. Busted.
Hidan's Point-of-View
"Ha! I fucking knew it!" I scream, leaping at the scene in front of us. They were related! Toraichi was related to the cat Jinchuriki! "I fucking told you, Kakuzu!" I point a taunting finger in his face and laugh.
"I already knew they were related, you moron," Kakuzu growls, not even turning to look at me. His gaze remains on the traitor, who summons his ninja cat to his side. On the cat's back is the other Jinchuriki.
"You really think you're going to leave, ALIVE, with those Jinchuriki?!" I bellow as I ignore Kakuzu's hateful comment and turn back to Toraichi. What a joke! "I may not be able to sacrifice the Jinchuriki to Lord Jashin, but you sure as hell are dying in their place! I've waited a long time to do this!" I pull the scythe off my back and run towards the ninja, making him drop the Jinchuriki girl.
"Minoru, wake up the Jinchuriki and lead them out of here!" Toraichi says in a demanding voice and his ninja cat responds with a meow, attempting to wake up the Jinchuriki. It makes me sick how well they communicate with each other. But there is no way in hell I'm going to let them escape! And neither is Kakuzu. He releases his "tentacles" – at least that's what I call them – at the cat and two Jinchuriki, but they're already up and the bounce out of the way to avoid them. I run at Toraichi, my scythe already unsheathed and swinging at the ninja. Fortunately for him, he dodges it. Kakuzu focuses on the Jinchuriki and I get to focus on Toraichi.
"Finally, I get to make a sacrifice to Jashin! Finally!" I scream madly. The thought of it just excites me. I can't wait to experience pain together with him. "I'll make you suffer. I love the suffering. Oh, the sweet, sweet suffering." Toraichi growls and throws shuriken at me, which is countered by my scythe, though a few connect to my skin. I let the shuriken sink into the flesh on my stomach. He should know by now that he can't kill me. Maybe he forgot and I should remind him. "Oh Toraichi, you're forgetting something." I chuckle, pointing at the shuriken. He groans and runs at me, the sword around his waist now in his hand. "And what do you hope to accomplish with that?" I laugh.
"To end this," he says, in the most serious voice he can muster up. We both know he's scared, the way his voice just trembled. He knows he doesn't stand a fucking inch of a chance. As he swings his sword at me, I raise my scythe to defend myself. As we struggle against each other, both weapons pushing with equal force, I attempt to see how Kakuzu is doing.
"The fuck is that thing?!" Naruto Uzumaki screams at Kakuzu's "tentacles", and jumps out of the way. The other Jinchuriki is already caught in Kakuzu's grasp and is struggling for air, as is Minoru. "Let her go," Uzumaki demands, "or I swear-"
"Focus on me, Hidan, or you'll breathe your last breath!" Toraichi's voice barks, taking my eyes off of Kakuzu and his prey. With a forceful shove, he pushes me back and swings his weapon. It connects with my neck, though it doesn't cut all the way through. He pulls it out and watches my body fall to the ground with a grunt of accomplishment.
"Ow ow ow! You stupid fucking idiot! That hurts like hell!" I scream up at him. I can't move because my head technically isn't attached to my body now. He chuckles and sprints towards Kakuzu. He cuts the tentacles holding the Jinchuriki and cat then moves to my partner, sword gripped tightly in his hand.
"Do you take me for a fool, cat?" Kakuzu asks, sending more tentacles after the ninja. A few latch around his ankle, pulling him hard on the ground. Yes! He's not getting away! The female Jinchuriki shrieks when she sees her brother restrained and rushes to help him. Her mistake. More of Kakuzu's tendrils wrap around her, almost forming a cocoon around her. Around me, I see some rise from the ground and sew my head back to my body. Finally, movement.
"Haha! You filthy heathens! You're finished!" I laugh my usual laugh, and the scene in front of me seems hopeless, absolutely hopeless for them…