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Ch 22

Akatenchii moved silently staring at the sky. A few days had passed since her wood gathering excursion and she still pondered the meaning of his actions.

A new pain what did he mean by that? Her mind wandered as she moved her foot falls silent.

The darkness of night was quickly taking the light from the sky. Akatenchii new the area she was in as they were now approaching the outskirts of the wave lands.

Whip whip. "Mother fucker!" Hidan's voice brought Akatenchii out of her thought.

"Fucking trackers." Kakuzu growled tendril flying from his hands.

Akatenchii turned back to see four trackers from mist engaging her comrades.

Akatenchii pulled one of her two kunai spinning to the side to avoid the blade of a Katana. Her kunai connected with the much longer blade for just a brief moment as she drew the other blade from her pants hem. She stepped to the side using her kunai to catch the larger blade once more.

What's the plan? I think you know the plan. Akatenchii caught the blade once more looking for an opening. She twisted as the blade was thrust forward in the dance of death. Do you have enough time for that? I will find the time. Akatenchii gritted her teeth as the blade caught her shoulder blade tearing her shirt and flesh. Ouch! Yes ouch now shut up! Akatenchii twisted to the side catching the blade of the Katana between her kunai less she kicked up slamming her foot into her attacker's chest. She harshly jerked the kunai to the side jerking all blades to a sharp angle.

"Gah!" The attacker screamed as the bone popped out of his wrist and he dropped the blade.

Akatenchii moved forward kicking the man in the face. "Kizu No Mizu Maru" She screamed forming two small hurricanes in the palms of her hands she slammed the swirling balls into her opponents chest, watching as he fell back.

Kill him! Akatenchii dragged her across the throat of the man watching blood well up in the deep cut. "Nuh!" She groaned feeling the sharp sting of a blade as it entered her back, just below her left shoulder blade. She looked to her side to see the tip of a Katana sticking through her shoulder.

"Aka-Ten-Ba!" Okami yelled jumping onto the back of the man, her mouth went to the mans throat biting deep till she pulled the hunk of flesh away from his neck closing her eyes as she chewed the warm flesh, the blood running down her chin covering her chest.

Akatenchii stayed kneeling on the ground her eyes transfixed on the blade, she coughed a little blood ran down her chin.

Okami tossed the corpse to the side moving over to the injured woman. "Damn Aka-Ten-Ba he got ya good." She growled looking behind her, Hidan and Kakuzu had killed the remaining Mist trackers. "Kakuzu come help me."

Akatenchii looked the blade where it pierced her body. The blade was right below her collar bone just far enough over to have grazed her lung.

"They really fucked you up didn't they girl." Kakuzu muttered. "Alright lay on your stomach."

Akatenchii sighed lying down. "This is going to hurt." Of course it's going to hurt you have a katana through you.

"Aka-Ten-Ba breathe out." Okami muttered pulling the blade from Akatenchii after she breathed out.

Okami tossed the blade to the side, going to her knees beside Akatenchii her hands pressed firmly against the wound to stop the flow of blood. "Kakuzu we need to roll her over and you need to suture the other side of the wound first."

"Ok you sit back and pull her up on you, do not let the pressure off the wound." Kakuzu spoke as he helped Okami keep pressure on the wound as she leaned back pulling the now semi conscience woman against her.

"It's ok Aka-Ten-Ba." Okami whispered her hand shoved into the wound to stop it from bleeding. "You can't die because I didn't get to kill you."

Akatenchii half smiled before crying out as Kakuzu started sewing the hole. "Do you know how to do medical jutsu?" Kakuzu asked Okami.

"Yes but if I start trying to heal her before the wounds are sutured shut then she would bleed out before I could finish." Okami's voice was a growl as she started focusing chakra to heal the wound from the inside out as Akatenchii went unconscious.

Several hours later.

Akatenchii came to; she felt a strange warmth and pressure. She looked down a pale arm was wrapped around her waist. She started to move struggling a little as the arm tightened around her.

"Stop struggling before you tear the sutures and re-open part of your wound." Hidan whispered, feeling Akatenchii tense in his arms.

"What are you doing, why are you touching me?" Her voice was raspy as she spoke.

"Well your shit is made out of fish net, it is rather cool, and because you are still healing part of your wound it would not be wise to let you lose your body temperature." Hidan whispered looking down at Akatenchii. "So don't complain, and relax I am doing this for your benefit."

Akatenchii shook her head. "For my benefit, since when did you even start giving a damn about anything besides your religion, killing virgins and getting laid?"

Hidan's eyes narrowed. "Unless you want to start something that you can't handle you need to shut your fucking mouth little girl."

Akatenchii furrowed her eyebrows. "Little girl? Do not treat me or talk to me like I am a fucking child you self absorbed egotistical bastard."

"You are really starting to irritate me." Hidan growled. "Or do I seriously have to teach you how to talk to a man?"

Akatenchii rolled her eyes. "A man so that's what you call yourself."

"Onna!" Hidan's voice was almost a yell as he slammed his hands into the ground on either side of her head.

Akatenchii looked up and breathed out softly as she looked at the mixture of emotions on Hidan's face. "Nani?"

Hidan stared at the woman in silence. Teach her, drive her to the edge and make her want to beg you.