I Am Akemi

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; however I do own Akemi, Yukiko, Zero and Rukia. And the Shīringu is mine and mine alone!

Summary: "When I died and came into the Naruto universe, I didn't think that I would be able to change much. I also thought that if I told anyone that they wouldn't believe me and I definitely didn't think that I could get a Kekkei Genkai either. But I was wrong on all accounts and I could not be happier." SEQUEL!

I'm not dead guys! I'm alive!

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Their scrolls were still physically there, but I couldn't feel a few of their chakras. I knew I couldn't feel Kakuzu's chakra nor could I feel Hidan's chakra. Panic started to set in my chest, what was happened? Why was this happening? My eyes frantically searched the scrolls. There was no way that this was happening. All the hard work that was put into capturing the Akatsuki was going down the drain. My eyes settled on one of the scrolls; Sasori's scroll, and for some reason this scroll felt particularly off. Half the chakra signature was there and somehow not there at the same time.

No one could have physically got into this box, there is no way. The scrolls were sealed tightly with many seals along with the Shīringu-

Yukiko!

Once the realisation set me, I felt angry. How could I have forgotten about the possibility that Yukiko may be able to bypass all the seals and past my own scrolls? The Shīringu's main purpose was to bypass all seals and deactivate them; I have it, yet I completely forgot about that.

Without a second thought, I immediately grabbed Sasori's scroll and that's when I felt Yukiko's chakra. I bit the inside of my lip in annoyance, obviously Yukiko had kept this little trick about the Shīringu to herself. If I had known she was able to do this I would have been more cautious and would have made it more difficult for her.

"You can fuck off you bitch!" I yell out, pumping chakra into my hand, pushing Yukiko back. There was no way I was letting her get another scroll from me. In seconds, I felt Yukiko's chakra and presence disappear as though she was never there.

I smirk to myself, feeling victorious.

Suddenly, smoke clouded my vision and that's when I realised what I had done. While pushing Yukiko back, I had accidently pumped too much chakra into the scroll I was holding and accidently pressed the release mechanism of the scroll only known to me.

In short, I had released Sasori from his scroll.

Once the smoke cleared, I could see Sasori standing in front of me. His brown eyes were staring at me with an unamused look on his face. He still had his Akatsuki cloak on, along with the chakra draining cuffs and chains around his 'soul' which he was in when I sealed him away nearly a year ago.

He glares when he sees me. "What am I doing here?"

I mentally curse myself. How could I have been so stupid to release him from his scroll?! If anyone found out what happened I would be so dead. There would be no way anyone could defend me on this. But I couldn't put him back in the scroll, Yukiko could get him.

At the thought of Yukiko, my eyes widen and I immediately check the remaining scrolls that were in the box. Hidan and Kakuzu's was the only chakra signature I couldn't feel; Zero and Pein's paths were still there much to my relief. She hadn't tried to get the rest, but that doesn't mean she isn't going to try later.

"Oh thank god." I mutter a sigh of relief as I place a hand over my heart.

Sasori's eye twitches at being ignored. "What am I doing here?" He repeats with venom in his tone. He thought that he would be left alone in peace, but then he felt a woman's presence try and take him and then out of nowhere he was pulled out of the scroll. He liked it in the scroll, it was peaceful.

I raise my head. "It was an accident I swear." I say with a sheepish look.

Sasori didn't look amused. "Put me back, now." He orders in a scathing tone.

I shake my head. "I can't. I can't risk Yukiko getting her hands on you." I say, a serious look on my face. I would rather the Akatsuki be out of the scrolls if it meant Yukiko couldn't get her hands on them.

But if Tsunade found out what had happened, she would flip.

If the Elder's found out, I'm sure I'd be banished from this Village quicker than Lee and Gai can run around this Village.

Sasori raised his eyebrows. "Yukiko? Isn't she your mentor?"

I nod my head and cast my mind back to when I met Sasori. We had played twenty questions, at that point he didn't know Zero was the newest member or where he was from originally. Sasori had missed a lot by being in the scroll.

"She was my mentor, but she turned out to be a spy for the Akatsuki." I explain to him with a neutral expression.

Sasori had a thoughtful look on his face. "How long have I been out?" He asks.

"Nearly a year." I answer him.

"Did you find out who the newest member was?" Sasori asks, slight intrigue in his eyes but he didn't want to show it.

I nod my head. "His name was Zero." I left it at that, I wasn't giving any more information to him about that. I liked Sasori, I thought he was very cool and interesting character when I watched the anime, but that didn't mean I fully trusted him. I had accidently brought him out at a very bad time too, with the Elder's watching my every move I had to be careful. Looking out the window, I saw that my curtains were shut which made me relax slightly. If any ANBU members working for the Elder's had been watching me, they would have already been all over me and swarming this house like flies.

Sasori could see I wasn't going to answer any more on that question and moved on. "Why did Yukiko try and take me then?" He asks.

I open my mouth to tell him I wasn't answering that but then I stopped. Why had she done that? Why would she need the bodies of the fallen Akatsuki members when they were dead? Hidan and Sasori were the only living members still alive.

Unless Yukiko knew the Re-animation and was planning on using it in the upcoming war.

My eyes widen when I realise what was happening. Yukiko was going to use them in the war, she was going to use the Re-animation Jutsu just like it was used in the anime. It looks like the Madara and Obito weren't done with them yet.

But they still needed Nagato's Rinnegan eyes and Konan has his body.

Konan!

I jumped into action at the thought of the blue haired woman. I took out a blank scroll and began to write a message, one that only Konan would understand with brown eyes staring at me intently, but I ignored his stare as well as I could. When the message was done, I grabbed another scroll, this one gold and silver in colour. This was the scroll that had Enma's children inside. I released Kora, the fastest out of all Enma's children.

"Yes mistress?" She asks the minute she is released.

I hand Kora the scroll. "Take this and find Konan. Give this to her as quickly as possible and make sure to not get caught by anyone." I order in my most serious tone possible. I was hoping that Kora could understand how important this was.

It worked, Kora could tell how serious the situation was and wordlessly took the scroll. Within seconds, Kora was gone and out the village within a minute.

I turn back around; Sasori was looking at me intently.

"What?" I ask, looking at him confused.

Sasori studies me for a moment. "What did you send to Konan?" He asks with narrowed eyes.

"A warning." I answer him simply and honestly. I had written a warning about Obito coming for Nagato's eyes and to be careful. I had wrote to her that she needed to escape wherever she was and find a safe place to hide before Obito found her.

"I thought you were out to kill us all?" Sasori asks, looking complexed at what I had just done.

My hand unconsciously touches the paper flower on top of my head. I had kept this on top of my head ever since Konan had given it me; I only ever took it off when I bathed and when I slept so I didn't ruin it. Sasori watches as I do this, he looked a little taken a back at first, but then he smirks slightly.

"She likes you." Sasori says plainly.

I look to him.

"Konan is possessive of her paper flowers. We tried putting one in Deidara's hair, but she got pissed and destroyed it, along with Deidara." Sasori says, the smirk still on his face along with amusement in his eyes.

I laugh, imagining it in my head. But then I frown, remembering what Zero had said when we all confronted him. "Zero said the Akatsuki wasn't very friendly." I say tilting my head to the side as I look at the puppet master.

Sasori scowled. "We can have our moments, but we never liked Zero. Not even Tobi liked Zero."

"How come?" I ask smiling slightly. I couldn't imagine being in Obito's shoes and having to act that a child high on sugar for years, I would have cracked up too quickly. 'Tobi' seemed to like everyone in the Akatsuki so what made him act differently around Zero?

Sasori frowned and gave it some thought. "It didn't help he came out of nowhere but then he tried acting like he belonged there. He seemed to know everything about us and we didn't like that. Hidan especially didn't like him."

I nod my head slowly.

"Where is he?" Sasori asks in a curious tone.

"Gone." I answer. Zero was in a scroll and he certainly wasn't getting out, I'd make sure of that personally. After what he has done, he doesn't deserve to be allowed free from the scroll. It would seem that he isn't wanted either, Yukiko didn't try to him back. With his power, Zero would be useful, but he is untrained and definitely a weak link; no wonder Yukiko didn't want him.

Sasori nods his head, satisfied with the answer.

With Sasori happy with his answers, I was given an opportunity to think. What was I going to do now that Sasori was out of the scroll? No one could find out about this, it would be disastrous. If any of the other Kages were to find out, Tsunade would certainly lose her position has leader of the Allied Forces and the others wouldn't trust her again. If the Elder's found out I would be royally screwed and so would Tsunade. If Haku and Sasuke found out they would kill me, if Itachi found out I would be screwed beyond belief. Naruto would forgive me after some time but either way he wouldn't be happy.

I didn't really have many options.

If I put Sasori back in a scroll, there was a chance that Yukiko could come back and take him. I also needed to find a way that Yukiko can't get her hands on them. If I left him out of the scroll and it was found out, it wouldn't end well. I had suggested bringing Sasori back, but I hadn't meant so soon, I had meant when the war was happening. If Tsunade found him now, she would assume that I went against her orders, and we all know that won't end well.

In short; I am so screwed.

Looking at the rest of the scrolls in the box, I took out another empty scroll and deposited the others into that scroll. This was another layer of protection against Yukiko until I figured out what to do with them and how to protect them better. Sealing the scroll, I put this back into my pouch, so if Yukiko did try and take them, I would be alerted to her presence. What I would do after that I did not know.

I look to Sasori. "Why haven't you tried to escape?" I ask, finding it weird that he hadn't even made a move to leave. Sasori had stayed exactly where he was when he was summoned from the scroll.

Sasori looks at me blankly. "I'm in a Village full of enemy Ninja and I am restrained, therefore useless. It would be idiotic to try anything."

I nod my head slowly.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Hours had passed and Sasori was still out of his scroll. I had taken myself to my bed and sat there, looking through a scroll and trying to figure out how to redo the Re-animation Jutsu like Kabuto had done it. I was still stuck on this; but I hadn't had much time. Training with Tsunade, medical Ninjutsu lessons and helping out at the hospital didn't leave me with much time in the day. But today was my day off and I was going to use that time to figure this out. Kora had been able to deliver the message to Konan and she was back within hours. Kora never mentioned where Konan had been but I never asked.

Sasori had taken to staring at me while he sat in the corner of my room on the floor. He hadn't moved an inch for hours and it didn't look like he was going to be moving anytime soon either. He watched my every move and I made a point of ignoring him, too focused on my work.

But when I wasn't getting anywhere with the Jutsu, I started feeling more than a little frustrated.

Sasori rolls his eyes at my frustration. "What are you doing?" He asks.

I look up at him, Sasori was staring at the scroll I had in my hand. I shake my head and sigh. "It's nothing." I say to him.

Sasori arches a brow at me. "If it is nothing then can you stop making those noises, they're annoying."

I glare at him, to which he returns.

"What is it?" Sasori demands, still glaring at me.

Sighing again, I give in. I saw no point in trying to have a glaring match with him, he'd only win because he was a puppet and didn't actually need to blink whereas I did. Besides, maybe there was a chance that Sasori could help me with this.

"It's the Re-animation Jutsu; I'm trying to make changes to it." I say as carefully as I can.

Sasori sends me a look. "Why?"

I send him a blank expression. "Not telling." I say, feeling a little smug when Sasori's eye starts to twitch at my childish behaviour.

"If you don't tell me I won't help you." Sasori tells me in a scathing tone.

I arch an eyebrow at him. "How could you help me, and why?" I demand, the blank look still present on my face.

Sasori shrugs his shoulders, which he found hard to do with the restraints on him. "I'm bored." He answers plainly.

I look back at the scroll and sigh again. I had been trying to improve this Jutsu for months with little to no success. The war was going to happen very soon and I needed this Jutsu perfected before then otherwise there was a chance we may be at a disadvantage. With Yukiko knowing the Re-animation Jutsu, she could summon any one she wants and pair that with the last stage of the Shīringu; I would hate to think what else she could get up to.

Sasori pulls me out of my thoughts. "What makes you think that the Re-animation Jutsu can be perfected?" He asks.

"Because it has been." I answer him truthfully. It was originally created by Tobirama Senju, our Second Hokage, after which he declared it a Kinjutsu. Orochimaru then rediscovered the technique many years later and improved on the original design, to which Kabuto nearly perfected it. However, Kabuto had been killed by me before he could perfect it. I wanted it at the point that Kabuto got it to, excluding a few things.

Sasori sent me a look to say he didn't believe me.

"Kabuto was the one who nearly perfected it." I tell him though reluctantly.

A scoff was my reply. "Impossible." He knew as well I did that I had killed Kabuto and if Kabuto had perfected it beforehand, it would have been known to the Akatsuki.

I smirk at the puppet master; Sasori didn't know the truth about me and I found this highly amusing.

Sasori didn't seem to appreciate me looking amused and sent me a dark look. "What are you hiding?" He demands, hissing at me slightly.

"A lot." I say with a smirk.

"Tell me." Sasori demands.

"Help me with this and I'll tell you anything you want." I negotiate calmly. It's not like me being from another world was the biggest secret, quite a few people knew now. Telling Sasori wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

Sasori weighs up my offer, thinking about it. "You won't lie." Sasori asks with a cautious look.

I shake my head. "I won't lie." I promise him.

"Fine." Sasori agrees, he stands up and comes to sit on my bed with me. "Let me have a look." He says looking at the scroll in my hands.

I push over the scroll to him.

Sasori's eyes scan the scroll quickly before looking up to me. "You want to bring people back without any living sacrifices?" He asks, an eyebrow arched at me.

I nod my head. "Yes."

Sasori sighs. "But that is a requirement."

I frown. To actually perform the Re-animation Jutsu; the DNA of the person to be reincarnated has to be obtained and it needs to be smeared onto a special scroll. Once the scroll is activated, the remains spread out in the form of a special seal with the living sacrifice in the centre. Although the sacrifice is still technically alive so long as the technique is active, their body will never again be theirs and the body will die when the reincarnated soul is released. If there was any way that I could get past this it would be amazing. I didn't want to have to sacrifice anyone, I just needed some DNA and maybe I could get past it.

Sasori continued to scan the scroll, fully concentrated on the task at hand.

"What makes you think that you can help me?" I ask curiously. It wasn't said with any malice, but I was curious of why he was even helping me.

Sasori looks up for a moment. "Kabuto used to work for me." He answers plainly.

"But he was really working for Orochimaru." I point out.

Sasori smirks. "I know." He had known all along but he had let it play out. Orochimaru had been his partner for a time, before Deidara. Sasori knew what Orochimaru and Kabuto were like, but Sasori tended to keep this information to himself.

I stay silent as I watched Sasori.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Sasori and I had made progress with the Re-animation Jutsu, really good progress. We ended up working well into the night so when I woke up early the next morning, to say I wasn't pleased was an understatement. But for some reason I couldn't drift back to slumber, so I groaned and opened my eyes. Looking out the window next to my bed, I groaned again when I saw it was just past dawn, which was really early for me. I lazily look around the room. Sasori was still sitting on the corner of my room and his eyes were closed. I didn't know if he was asleep or he just had his eyes closed. Could he even sleep was the question? I yawn slightly and began thinking to myself. Should I have even fallen asleep when an S-Class criminal was in my room? The answer is yes. Sasori has his restraints on so he can't do anything, and if he had tried anything, I would have woken up. I can be a heavy sleeper, but I think if someone is trying to kill me I would have woken up.

Somehow, I manage to get myself out of bed and start my morning routine. This time I was being quiet; Haku was still a very light sleeper and I didn't want to wake him up and bring his attention over here.

Just as I was about to leave my room, Sasori's eyes open and he stares at me.

I put a finger over my mouth, telling him to be quiet.

"I'm locking the door so no one can get in. Please don't make too much noise?" I plead with him in a whisper.

Sasori rolls his eyes but nods his head nonetheless.

After putting some locks on my door that I'm sure neither Sasuke nor Haku couldn't get into, I went down in the kitchen as quietly as I could and got something to eat and drink. I made sure to make something for Sasori, even though I'm doubtful that he will actually eat it, not that Sasori would tell me.

Doing my morning routine and getting dressed, I was out the house in under thirty minutes. As I walked around, no shops were open and no one seemed to be awake. They were still asleep which I was very jealous about at this moment of time. I wanted to follow their example but for some reason my mind and my body wouldn't let me. My mind had been on hyper alert because of Sasori, I needed to be more cautious but at the same time I couldn't let anyone know that something was wrong.

I had a sudden itch to explore though and not from inside the village. Ever since Konoha had been re-built, it looked even more beautiful. But I kind of missed the homely feel that it had when things were getting worn but at least we had a home. My itch led me to explore outside the village; something that I hadn't done since Tsunade and the Elder's deemed it too dangerous to roam outside alone. This was the one thing the Elders and Tsunade could agree on since Yukiko's betrayal.

Summoning a basket from a scroll I had with me, I strolled out village sneakily. I managed to escape without any of the guards noticing, mainly because they were half-asleep. Again, I had to be very careful. If anyone saw me leave, they would report it to the Elders and that really wouldn't make me look good.

Tsunade had complained that some herbs were running low and I was also running out of some herbs myself. This was a perfect chance to restock and replenish. It also gave me a chance to get some air.

After around two hours of herb picking, I had come across a rocky plain. I smile at the memory, this part of the forest was still in chaos after Pain (Yahiko), Naruto and Sasuke fought. It seemed like eons ago now. At the time, Pain's invasion was all I had to worry about and now I had to worry about the war. With that in mind, I travel past the rocky plain and go further afield. I was looking for Yahiko and Nagato's grave that we made. The graves may not have had a body but they were a place of respect and that's what I planned to do. Every so often, Sasuke, Naruto and I would travel to their graves and just sit and chat in a respectful way. I touch the paper flower Konan made in my hair and smile to myself.

As I approached the graves, I noticed something laying on the ground. I almost walked past it, thinking nothing of it until I got close enough to see what it was.

It wasn't an object; it was a she.

And it was Konan.

Konan lay on the ground, on her front with her head to the side and she didn't look to be breathing. Her face was deathly pale, clammy and she didn't seem to be wearing her Akatsuki cloak. The thing that got my attention though was the blood pouring from her side and into the dark top she wore.

I drop my basket and run to her, kneeling down beside her. The first thing I did was check for a pulse, luckily she had one but it was very weak. I immediately began healing the wound on her side, it was very serious and she was losing a lot of blood because of it. Konan felt cold to the touch which worried me significantly.

"Come on Konan." I mumble working hard by pumping my chakra into her. My chakra was immediately accepted into her body and the wound began to heal. The bleeding stopped and the wound was closing until it was full closed. I remove my hand and see an angry pink slice on her side. I quickly check her for any more wounds and winced at what I saw.

All of Konan's rib were cracked, her spine was in bad shape and she had a very bad concussion. If I moved her it would be very bad and it would end up causing her more damage. The ribs worried me too, they were leaning into her lungs too much for my liking.

Making up my mind, I seal Konan into a spare scroll I had. I grabbed my herbs basket and bolted back to the village. As I was running, I couldn't help but think about Konan. Those wounds were too serious for it to be another rogue ninja, these wounds looked deliberate; like it was meant to kill. The only possible thing I could think off was that Obito had come for Nagato's eyes and Konan refused to give them to Obito. She must have got my warning in time, this is the only way that Konan would have made it this far. But coming this close to Konoha was very dangerous, if someone other than me would have found her I would have hated to see what her fate would have been. She would have been killed on sight, tortured even.

Slipping past the guard with practiced ease, I ran back into my house and into my room. Once safe in my room, I open the scroll again and bring Konan out and safely onto my bed. This method was the safest and would cause the least amount of damage to her.

Sasori had been reading book while I was away and had made himself comfortable in the corner, now sporting a pillow to rest his head on. He looked up from his book for a brief second and had to do a double take at what he saw.

"What the hell." Sasori mumbles, not believing what he was seeing.

"How are you still alive?" I ask mainly to myself, ignoring Sasori's presence completely. There was no way that Konan could answer me in the state she was in. I immediately began working on her spine and making sure it was aligned. This took a while and possibly the most concentration.

After nearly two hours of straight healing, Konan's spine was back to being a normal shape. She was out of the woods, but just barely. Those ribs needs some serious work before she was completely risk free. I watched Konan for a moment, her breathing wasn't so shallow anymore and the pained expression on her face had lessened.

Taking a small break, I sigh and sit on the floor, letting myself relax slightly. My muscles hurt from being tense for so long. I look up and see Sasori staring at me intently.

"What?" I snap slightly, feeling too tired.

"Why did you heal her?" Sasori asks, rather bluntly after getting over his own shock. For the past two hours, he had watched me intently, making sure I didn't do something wrong that could sabotage Konan's health further.

I was silent for a moment. If I hadn't have healed her, she would have died. If anyone other than me had found her, she would have brought to a hospital so she could be healed and then straight to the interrogation unit where Ibiki would break her. We are in a time of war, Konan's life wouldn't have been spared and Tsunade wouldn't have been able help her.

"She's a good person." I answer eventually, standing back up and turning back to Konan. I continued to heal her, pumping more of my chakra into her until more colour came back into Konan's face. By the time I stopped healing her, all her ribs were mostly mended, now she just needed to rest and her body would heal the rest on its own properly. It is only then Konan would wake up.

Sighing roughly, I flopped onto the ground, completely exhausted. I look to Sasori to see him staring at Konan.

"Where you two close?" I ask him.

Sasori spares me a side glance before looking back to Konan. "She spent most of her time with Pain. But she was like a big sister to most in the Akatsuki."

I nod my head slowly, letting my body relax.

"What was being in the Akatsuki like?" I ask, lifting my head from the ground to look at the puppet master.

Sasori smirks slightly. "Chaotic."

I laugh, I could imagine that. They had a masochist who swore every other world, a money crazed man, a shark, an Uchiha, a plant, a puppet master, a bomber, a childish guy who is actually a mastermind, Konan and Pain. There was no way that things would be peaceful at all. I wonder if that's the reason why Zero wanted to join the Akatsuki, other than getting revenge on me.

"Thank you." I hear a whisper from Sasori.

I smile but made no acknowledgement that I heard it. It sounded like he hadn't wanted me to hear it so I didn't say anything.

The silence between me and Sasori was broken when I hear a groan. My head shoots up and I stand up and look over Konan.

Konan was awake.

Sasori had stayed where he was, but you could see he was watching very carefully.

I grabbed a cup of water from my dressing table and bring it to Konan. When I pressed the cup to her lips, she was hesitant, but once she could taste the water against her lips, she began to drink deeply until all the water in the cup was gone.

Her amber eyes watched me as I placed the cup back onto my dresser. "H-how am I alive?" Konan asks, her voice hoarse and barley a whisper.

"I found you by Nagato and Yahiko's grave." I answer lowly. I didn't want to alarm her by raising my voice any further.

Konan's eyes strayed to Sasori, her eyes widen slightly. "Sasori?"

Sasori nods his head in acknowledgement.

Konan looks back to me. "You were right." She says, her voice still a whisper but sounded slightly stronger than before.

I sigh. "How soon after the message did he attack?" I ask.

Konan scowls. "Not even one hour after the message. I didn't get very far before he found me."

I nod my head slowly. In the anime, Konan had been killed after a quite epic battle between herself and Obito. She was killed by Obito by him stabbing her with a metal pipe in the abdomen, but she didn't have any wounds that came from a metal pipe.

"Who is he?" Sasori asks, referring to the person that put her in such a state.

Konan looks to me before she answers. "Tobi." She says, a deep scowl marring her feminine features.

Sasori's eye brows disappear into his hair line. "Tobi? The idiot?"

I shake my head. "He's anything but an idiot. His real name is Uchiha Obito, he's been the real master behind the Akatsuki."

Sasori didn't look like be believed me. How could he? Sasori had been around Tobi for years; everyone thought he was an idiot and didn't know how he even got into the Akatsuki. Everyone had wondered and speculated. But then Sasori could remember times were Tobi would act strange; serious even.

"Well he definitely proved he isn't what he seems." Konan says as she winces from her wounds. She had barely got away. She had used her paper wings to fly away in the end, but Tobi – Obito, had managed to land some nasty hits on her. All Konan knew was that she needed to escape, and that she needed to get to Konoha to hopefully find me.

Feeling slightly stronger from my little rest, I checked over Konan. Her ribs were all fixed, just bruised. She needed to be careful for the next few weeks though. I stepped away from Konan and sat down at the chair at my desk.

"Did he come for Nagato's eyes?" I ask. Obito and Madara needed the Rinnegan eyes, but had they got them was the question. If they had got the eyes then that would be terrible, but maybe there could be a chance they couldn't get the eyes.

Konan's eyes downcast, sending a sinking feeling into my stomach.

"They have the Rinnegan, don't they?" I ask, fearing that I was right.

Slowly, Konan nods her head as she couldn't look me in the eyes.

"Shit." I mumble to myself.

This was bad.

Hearing Konan's breathing change, I look up and see that Konan had fallen asleep. I smile slightly, I'm just glad she was alive. Though her showdown with Obito was very impressive in the anime and left me in awe of her, I'm sure was beyond tired. I stand up and check on Konan again, just to make sure she was okay. There was nothing alarming anymore, now I could leave Konan to heal on her own.

"I've missed a lot, haven't I?" Sasori asks, even though he already knew the answer.

I send him a rueful look. "You don't even know the half of it."

Sasori narrow his eyes at me. "Explain."

I hold up a scroll with a cheeky smile. "Help me with this first, then I'll give you your answers."

Sighing roughly, Sasori agreed.

For the next hour, Sasori tried helping me with the Re-animation Jutsu, but for some reason it felt like I was hitting a brick wall. We were so close to making a breakthrough with this Jutsu, but something was stopping me and preventing me.

After another hour of failures, I hissed. "Why can't I get the hang of this?!" After realising that I had raised my voice, I looked to see if I had accidently woken Konan, and luckily I hadn't. I had heard Haku and Sasuke leave earlier and I was very thankful that they had left me alone but I didn't know how long they would.

Sasori looked equally as annoyed at me. "Something is stopping you."

I send him an annoyed look. "Like I hadn't noticed." I hiss at him.

Sasori sends me a look. "I don't know what your problem is, but unless you sort it out, I can't help you." With that, he stands up and goes to sit in his corner of my room, ignoring me by closing his eyes.

Annoyed with myself and Sasori, I look at my clock and see that it was late. I felt my eyes start to droop and my head sits on my desk, using my arms as cushions. Slowly, I fall asleep, not caring about the uncomfortable position I was in.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Opening my eyes, brightness was all I could see. Instantly I knew where I was and seeing Nora only confirmed where I was. I had told Nora to give me few days to think, and it had been a few days now; Nora wanted her answers just as I wanted mine days before. I hadn't even noticed that few days go by, I had been so busy with Sasori and Konan.

Nora smiles at me weakly. "Hello Jane."

I stare at her for a moment, deciding whether or not I should greet her. "Hi Nora." I say, a small smile on my face once I had made my mind up.

Nora's posture relaxes instantly. "Thank you Jane." Nora says, the smile on her face growing bigger.

"I'm sorry I freaked out. I've had time to think and I'm not mad anymore." I tell Nora. I had been at war with myself the past few days, but having that talk with Sasuke really did help me and now I could think more clearly on the situation.

Nora shakes her head. "I should have told you sooner, I was scared how you would react."

I laugh slightly. "I can understand that." I hadn't reacted in the best way. The pressure of the upcoming war, pressure from Tsunade and then the betrayal of Yukiko had really taken a toll on me and my emotions; I was only human and I was bound to burst eventually.

"I can tell you're worried, what's wrong?" Nora asks me, concern in her eyes.

I bit my lip. "I am. I'm worried about the war and what's going to happen with Yukiko." Either Yukiko or I would die and I didn't know how to feel about this.

Nora's face turned grim which confirmed that she knew about the prophecy between myself and Yukiko.

I look to Nora. "Did you know she would betray us?"

Nora pursed her lips and slowly nodded her head. "I was hoping that she wouldn't. I can see into people's futures and know the outcome, but the future is never set in stone. I thought that she could be persuaded not to go bad."

"Is that another reason why I was brought here?" I ask, not accusingly but curiously.

Nora nods her head. "It is; I was hoping that you could change her. Maybe you could have reminded her of her child and become attached to you. But unfortunately that didn't happen."

"Is there any way that we can help Chieko?" I ask. I remembered the little girl that I had met, Yukiko and Sarutobi's daughter who was trapped between the realm of the living and the dead. She was so sweet; obviously taking after her father more than her mother.

Shaking her head, Nora didn't look optimistic. "There is nothing that I can do for little Chieko. Only Yukiko can release her from that prison and the only way that can happen is if Yukiko lets go of her."

I sigh roughly. "And we all know that it's not going to happen." Yukiko had planned her revenge and had planned to use me for three years; and she had many years before to accept her daughter's death but that never happened. Yukiko still hung onto the hope that she would resurrect her daughter and use me as a vessel.

Nora shakes her head. "Unfortunately there is no other way."

I couldn't help but feel disappointed. I had wanted to help Chieko, it wasn't her fault that her mother went as crazy as Orochimaru. I have a feeling that if Chieko had wanted to take over my body then she could have easily done it, yet she chose not to and I couldn't be more thankful to her.

"There is however something that Yukiko doesn't know yet." Nora says, breaking me away from my thoughts.

I look up at her. "What do you mean?" Yukiko had access to the fourth stage of the Shīringu, something that I did not have and did not want either. But at the same time, Yukiko was stronger than me because she had access to a part of the Shīringu which I didn't, and that doesn't sit too well with me.

"We Angels can pass on something which is very powerful. It's different depending on what universe you're in." Nora explains in a hardened tone, her facial expressions becoming sharper as she spoke.

"Why doesn't Yukiko have access to this already then?" I ask, my brows furrowing in confusion.

Nora shakes her head. "Yukiko was never worthy. She doesn't even know it exists because if she did, she would seek it out."

I nod my head slowly, taking this information in. "What's it called in the Naruto-Universe?" I ask, looking at Nora with intrigue.

"It's called Tenshi no Chakra, and you've already tapped into it before." Nora tells me, a small smile on her face.

I send her a look. "Huh?"

An amused expression flickers in Nora's eyes. "Do you remember when Fūka kissed you?" She says, raising a suggestive eyebrow to me.

I shivered violently. "Don't remind me." I mumble under my breath.

Nora laughs slightly. "When she was taking your chakra away, don't you think it was weird she pulled away from you?"

I frown and cast my mind back. Fūka did take all my chakra and by all accounts; I should be dead. I should have died back then like all of her other victims, yet I lived. I just remember feeling drained, like all the life was being taken away from me. But then I remember this burning, hot power course through me, giving me back the strength that I had lost and that's when I remember Fūka screaming and pulling away from me.

"That was Tenshi no Chakra. You unconsciously tapped it into." Nora tells me.

"But I thought you said we had to be worthy to possess it?" I ask, a confused expression on my face.

Nora smiles. "And you are worthy, you have been for some time."

I look to Nora, confusion still on my face, not being able to fully understand. I had this power that I didn't even notice this while time. How hadn't I noticed until Nora brought it up?

"Why is this power even here?" I ask Nora.

"You're in a place where demonic chakra lives." Nora explains to me, "It was thought that with this chakra, Champions could fight against the demonic chakra that presides in your universe."

I nod my head slowly. "You mean the Jinchuuriki's, don't you?" I ask.

Nora nods her head. "Yes."

I smile, I like the sound of this power. It didn't command over life and death like the last stage of the Shīringu did. It also meant that with this power I would definitely be able to keep up with Naruto and Sasuke when they used their Sage Mode, Nine Tails Mode or Susanoo.

"But there is a condition to using the Tenshi no Chakra." Nora warns me.

I look to her. "What is it?" I ask.

Sighing, Nora answers me. "You have to let go of your past self."

"I can do that." I answer instantly.

Nora shakes her head. "I'm not sure if you can."

I stare at her, slight annoyance in my eyes. I was trying not to be annoyed. Why didn't she believe I could do this?

Seeing as I wasn't getting it, Nora explains. "Jane, you haven't fully let go of your past. You've pushed it aside and tried to forget about it, that's why you can't seem to remember your past life, because you don't want to. That's why you've hit a brick wall now. You can't move on until you let go of your past." Nora tells me, a sympathetic look in her eyes.

I was silent for a moment. Nora was right, completely and utterly right. Even when I first came into this world years ago, I had cried a little bit, but that was it. I hadn't accepted my death, I had pushed it aside and pretended that I had bigger and better things to do with my life. Was that why I couldn't seem to get the Re-animation Jutsu? Because of my regrets?

"You need to find a way to accept what has happened." Nora says.

I didn't know what I could do though. Ignoring it was obviously not the answer, but how do I accept it?

I look to Nora when I had a thought. "I want to see them." I say in a strong tone.

Nora's eyes widen. "J-Jane, I-I can't."

"Why not." I challenge her, "You want me to move on, but I can't unless I see how they're doing." I say. Maybe if I saw they were okay, maybe if I saw that my parents and brother had accepted my death then maybe I could to.

Nora bit her lip, an unsure expression on her face.

"Please Nora." I plead with her.

Finally, Nora sighs, giving in. "Are you sure this will help you?" She asks.

I nod my head. "It will."

"Just be careful." She warns me before waving her hand, making a window appear in the white room that was always bare. I step towards the window, looking at Nora. She didn't look to sure and she looked worried. Ignoring this, I went closer to the window until I could see what was on the other side.

It was my world, my first world.

More importantly, it was my home that was being shown to me.

Everything looked exactly how it used to. The house hadn't looked like it had aged, the garden was still perfectly trimmed and the white paint around the fences was still immaculate. My parents had loved to keep up the appearance that they were the perfect family. I didn't like it when I lived there, but now looking at it, all I felt was a rush of affection.

The scene in front of me changed, and this time it was of inside the house. However, unlike the outside of the house, the inside was messy for my family. There were toys on the floor which my parents would have never allowed.

Then I see them come out of the kitchen.

My parents.

My eyes stung as tears began forming in my eyes. Seeing my parents again shook something in me and made me want to cry and run into my mother's arms while my dad pats me on the back.

"Mum… dad." I whisper. A little part of me hoped that they could hear me.

Nora speaks up, making me remember that she was there. "You are only an observer Jane, they cannot hear you."

"I know, but a girl can hope." I say with a small smile as I watched my parents interact.

One thing I could say about my parents was that they did love each other dearly. You could see it in their eyes whenever they looked at each other that they loved one another. Even after my death, they still loved each other and that made me happy. I had heard so many stories of families falling apart after a death of a child and I'm glad that hadn't happened.

But one person was missing from this scene.

My younger brother.

I look to Nora. "Where is he?" I ask her.

Nora opens her mouth to speak, but it was my mother's voice that draws me back.

"Dylan! Come down for dinner!" Mum yells up the stairs.

I smile in excitement, I couldn't wait to see my younger cute brother again.

But what I see isn't my cute younger brother.

A boy around seventeen years old comes down the stairs. His dark hair cut very short and he was wearing darker clothes. This wasn't my younger brother, but at the same time it was. I could remember those eyes anywhere.

This time I look at my parents intently. Both of them looked aged, grey hairs more prominent than what I remember. Their dress sense had also changed and was more relaxed than the business wear they used to wear all the time.

How long had I been dead?

"Time is different in this world compared to others." Nora says, offering me a small explanation.

"How long has it been there since I died." I ask in a small voice. Tears were freely falling down my face and I made no effort to wipe them away in case I miss anything.

"Ten years." Nora whispers.

That broke something in me and I sobbed quietly as I watched my family. It had been ten years since my death in this world. It had been ten years since I had been ripped away from them and came into this world.

"Momma!"

I head snaps up at the sound of a child's scream. Looking up at the scene, I see a little girl come running down the stairs, no more than five years old. She jumped up and ran into my mother's arms, smiling.

Mum looks down at her and smiles brightly. "How's my little princess doing?"

I look away from the scene in front of me. Without me noticing, Nora closes the window and glides over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Thank you." I whisper to Nora, still sobbing into my hands.

Nora looks to me. "What for?"

I look up and smile, tears still streaming down my face. "They moved on, and I'm happy for them. I would have hated if they hadn't have been able to move on and that I was having fun." I answer her honestly. I had been having a blast in the Naruto Universe; I had made so many friends and I had a family. If my parents and brother hadn't have been able to move on, I would have felt terrible. It was a big shock seeing my little brother grown up, but he seemed happy. When I saw the little girl though, I had mixed emotions. But ultimately I was happy that my parents were able to move on with their lives and not be held down by my death.

Nora sighs in relief. "I was worried that if you saw them happy, that you wouldn't react well." Nora admits to me.

I smile and shake my head, there was no way that I would hold it against them for moving on.

"What was the little girl's name?" I ask Nora.

Nora smiles. "They called her Isabella."

I nod my head and smile, it was a nice name and she looked adorable.

"Your brother is also applying to become a social worker, just like his big sister. He has the best grades in his year and he's very popular." Nora tells me, a fond look in her eyes.

I continued to sob, but I was happy. My brother and my parents were okay, my death hadn't stopped them. It had been my brother I had been most concerned about, I was worried that my death would have affected him growing up. But I couldn't be happier about this. In an instant, I felt a weight fall off my chest and I could breathe better than I ever could. I look up, tears no longer falling from my eyes. I wiped away the stray tears and relaxed.

Nora smiles brightly. "Better?"

I nod my head. "Definitely."

Nora takes a step away from me. "You're ready now." She says.

I turn my head to her. "How do I access the Tenshi no Chakra?" I ask, feeling lighter than I had ever felt.

"Meditate, that will definitely help." Nora says, a cheeky smile on her face.

I groan. "You can never make this easy, can you?"

Nora laughs lightly. "Nope."

"Of course not." I mutter under my breath. But I suppose what was the point in making things easy? If it was easy then Yukiko would have access to it as well.

"Our time is up now Jane." Nora tells me.

I smirk at her. "It's not Jane anymore. I'm Akemi now." I had said something similar to the other Angels, but I had never said it to Nora. But now I felt like it was time to say goodbye to that name; I was no longer Jane, I am Akemi.

Nora returns the smirk. "You are right, Akemi."

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

I want to thank everyone that has read up to now and I want to apologise that I haven't been posting much. I haven't had much motivation to write this chapter but I am fighting through!

This chapter signifies Akemi is letting go, so there will be no more of her dark attitude because now she's got closure and things will start to pick up from now. I just wanted to put this in here because Akemi is human, yes she can be a Mary Sue but she is human and I wanted to make her seem like that. But no more mopey Akemi! She is gone!

I also know that some people may not like some of Akatsuki coming back, but I love them too much to ever truly get rid of them. I'm not sure which ones are coming back and whose side they will be on, but I do have a plan.

Tell me what you guys think, I love seeing what you guys think of a chapter!