Chapter 2: The fortune teller and chance meeting

Apotheosis: deification or divinization is the glorification of an individual to a divine level.

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Remembering Me.

pairings: AkatsukixOC

summary: She couldn't remember anything. She felt so lost and alone. But then she met them. They gave her a name. They gave her a new life. They helped her in more ways that she could ever have known. But can they, the famous Akatsuki, help her in her time of need? Can they save her from herself. Can they help her, someone who isn't human, feel alive?

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Apotheosis

Chapter 2

Tsunade groggily sat up from her four poster bed, rubbing her temples. Her hangover was giving her a bad headache. She slowly got out of bed, dressed, and left a note for Shizune who was still asleep. On her tips toes she made her way slowly out of the room. Tsunade was on the hunt for a bottle of sake. Experience told her that a small drink of sake always cured a hangover.

She waved at the receptionist and walked down the street ignoring the pain in her head from the bright midmorning light and the chatter of people and carts moving about. Relief flooded her when the first bar cane into veiw.

Her hangover cured, the medic nin left the bar not wanting to be tempted to drink anymore. Shizune would have her head if she caught her drinking in the morning. So Tsunade strolled about looking for something exciting to do.

Tsunade remembered hearing about a fortune teller a few days ago, red lips curled into a playful smile.

'I've got nothing else to do.' She quietly mused to herself. So she set off for the fortune tellers shop. It didn't take her long to find it. The building stood out against the old traditional shops next to it. It's gloomy outside was a deep shade of purple, with red and white ghosts painted the outside. The door leading in was an astral blue color, the kanji for "fate" painted in big red letters on its outside.

Tsunade boldly stepped in, her nose scrunching up when she smelled the over powering scent of lavender incense.

The fortune tellers shop looked like a normal store. A normal store with skulls, Oni sculptures, exorcising beads, and other supernatural things and objects lining its shelves.

Tsunade squinted her eyes as the thick incense made it hard to see. "Hello?" Tsunade called out.

"In here." The voice belonged to a young girl that Tsunade could not see. Tsunade walked towards the voice, pushing through strands of beads hanging from a doorway.

"Hello?" Tsunade asked, unsure if she had gone the right way.

"Please, sit..." Tsunade stared through the haze to see the silhouette of a round table and a high backed chair. She carefully made her way over to the table, slowly sitting down in the chair. The haze was thicker than ever. The young woman spoke again. Her voice directly across from Tsunade.

"You are here to have your fortune told no doubt. You have no interest in the supernatural things that I sell upfront." Her voice was hypnotically sweet and smooth, both full of emotion and void of it at the same time.

Tsunade nodded her head. The fortune teller was right. She stiffened when a round orb of soft blue light appeared on the table. It was a crystal ball.

The girl's figure was slightly visible through the haze. Tsunade stared into the crystal ball and the soft blue glow faded away to light pink.

"I see all." The girl started to chant in a language Tsunade didn't understand. The crystal ball rapidly started to change colors, going from pink to yellow to red to green, then cycling through every color imaginable. It gave off splashes of colored light that danced around the room, the colors twisting and turning around each other. Moving faster and faster, blurring into one glorious color that filled the room, covering everything in its heavenly shade. It stayed that way for a few breathtaking moments then suddenly, the colors began to slow down. They separated and faded away till only one color remained, the soft glow of its original blue.

The haze had cleared away a little and the girl was visible. She looked no older than 16. Her long red hair was pulled back into a sloppy bun on the top of her head, and she wore extravagant, colorful gypsy clothes. A beaded sash was tossed over one shoulder, her skin was pale, and she had dull gray eyes. A tinted purple cloth covered her mouth and part of her nose. It reminded Tsunade vaguely of the mask Kakuzu donned.

The girl's gray eyes glazed over as she stared into the crystal ball's depths. "You are very troubled. You yearn to see your belated brother and lover. There is one who says that he can bring them back if you do something for him."

Tsunade's breath caught in her throat. How did she know all that? The girls voice quickly snapped her out of her daze.

"What he says is true. He could bring them back. There are so many paths you could take. One will lead you to your brother and lover. Another will lead you to a position of power."

Tsunade started at the girl blankly. Position of power? As if reading her thoughts the girl answered.

"You have been chosen to become the next Hokage."

"What?" Tsunade gasped. Her? Become the Hokage? What about the third?

Orochimaru's arms flashed through her head. Of course. How could she have been so stupid… the only person other than herself and Jiraiya that could ever hurt Orochimaru like that, would be none other than their teacher, the third Hokage. Did Orochimaru kill him? No, that can't be…but…it was the only reason that made sense. Orochimaru had killed the third.

"I see another path. A path that was not there before."

Tsunade turned her attention back to the girl. What else could this girl be right about? She held her breath.

"A path that will lead you down a long and hard journey. But the journey will grant you many rewards in the end. Friendship. Family. Love. Even the secret to immortality."

Tsunade's breath hitched. Love? Immortality? Could that be possible? Tsunade looked back at her life. Her first friends were Orochimaru and Jiraiya. Her family was the first Hokage and her brother. The love of her life was Dan. Immortality? In a deep, deep part of her she yearned for immortality. To live forever. Not having to die young or without meaning, like her grandfather, the first. She didn't want to die at all for that matter-why else would she make herself appear younger than she really was? Why else would she store chakra behind her forehead so she could never die in battle? Immortality was definitely something that she searched for... would she really learn its secret?

"This new path…" Tsunade's brown eyes started into the girl's gray ones. "…is very dangerous. You will gain. You will lose. This path must be treaded lightly if you so choose to take it."

Tsunade took in every word. She knew one thing. If this "path" will grant her deepest wish then she was going to find this path and follow it. Even if it takes her beyond the ends of the earth or to the pits of heck. She was dead set on this path. She was going to follow it.

The girl's eyes widened. "Your willpower… It, it amazes me. Yes, what you wish is at the end of the path. Since you desire this path so much… I… shall tell you it's start. The path that you wish to follow starts with the Red Dawn."

"Red Dawn?" Tsunade repeated. Was it supposed to be a riddle or something? Gah, Tsunade hated riddles. They were a dang waste of her time.

"All will be revealed in time." The girl stood up and raised a hand in the direction of the door. Tsunade took the hint that she had to leave. She bowed and said her thanks then briskly walked out of the shop… totally forgetting to pay for her fortune.

The girl turned and looked into the shadows. "Fortunes are meant to be private." She said in almost a whisper.

Kakuzu slowly slid out of the shadows. He had heard everything. "That's not my problem." He hissed.

"Please." The girl moved her hand to the chair where the blonde medic nin had sat at only moments ago.

Kakuzu stayed where he was.

"I will tell you where she is." The girl took her seat in front of the crystal ball. "After you sit." Her voice had a tinge of force to it. Kakuzu sighed… he might as well. So he sat down in his seat,not taking his eyes off the young girl.

"On the current path that you are walking…" She started. "…you will die in three and a half years."

Kakuzu narrowed his eyes. He knew that she wasn't faking. The look on Tsunade's face when this girl told her things about herself was genuine. She was the real deal. So he'll die? That's just great.

"However."

Kakuzu raised an eye brow.

"Like that woman before you. A new path has appeared. A path that is tedious but will reward you greatly. I see… that woman down that path."

"I'm not paying for this." Kakuzu said, standing up. He had heard more than enough.

The girl smiled. "This was a special fortune. I don't charge for those." The girl bowed to the ex Falls nin. "Fate is mysterious. It will be devoted to one way and one way only but suddenly…" The girl stared intently into Kakuzu's deep emerald green eyes. "It will open new futures. And ultimately,change the whole story."

Kakuzu left without a word. He had barely heard the girl yell "The blind bandit!" after him.

Stepping out into the busy street, Kakuzu headed back to his room at the inn, giving up all hopes of finding Tsunade in such a big city. There were too many places to check, and too many people to see. It wasn't worth his time.

As he walked down the busy street something caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. An aged sign with the words "The Blind Bandit" In faded white letters. He remembered the fortune teller's last words to him.

"The Blind Bandit!"

He walked into the store. The name Blind Bandit had to be a pseudonym. He thought that he was walking into a bar or something but instead he found himself in a herbalist's shop. Different types of herbs sat in bushels on the floor, in jars, on shelves. Dried herbs hung from the walls,and A ginger cat had crept out from behind a bushel of Horsetail. It rubbed against the masked ex-Falls nin's legs, but he pushed it off with his foot when the shop owner entered the room. She was a small woman in her late twenties. She had shoulder length black hair and small silver glasses. Her big gray eyes lit up at seeing a customer.

"Hello," She welcomed Kakuzu with a bright smile. "Welcome to the Blind Bandit. Are you looking for anything in particular?" The woman had bent down and snapped her fingers. The cat jumped into the lady's waiting arms, purring contentedly.

"Nothing in particular." Kakuzu said, glancing around the shop. He didn't see Tsunade anywhere. Had the fortune teller lied to him? He wished he had killed her when he had the chance.

The lady pushed her glasses up her nose. "Call me if you need anything or want to make a purchase." She pushed back a black curtain to reveal a doorway and disappeared behind it. Kakuzu huffed as he blankly stared around the shop,planning his next move. He didn't want to stand around in the shop-the smell of slightly rotten eggs made his nose twitch. Then again he could have gotten here early. Maybe Tsunade was going to come here, he also could have missed her. He didn't know if she was here or not. He could ask the shop keeper but that could sound suspicious. Right as he deemed it too troublesome to stay, he turned to see Tsunade standing in the doorway of the shop.

"Oh... its you, from last night." Tsunade didn't know what to think. She didn't expect to see him here in an herb shop. She eyed him warily, Her eyes lingering on the red clouds

"What are you doing here?" Kakuzu pried.

"I could ask you the same thing." She pried right back.

"I'm looking for some fo-ti (an herb used to rejuvenate the body)."

"I'm here to buy a few medical herbs."

"I have fo-ti in that jar on the second shelf up, and as for medical herbs, I have a fine selection of those." The dark haired woman appeared from behind that curtain, gesturing to a display of herbs behind the counter. Tsunade stepped closer to look at them. Kakuzu however was cursing that fact that he had to pick the most expensive herb in the whole shop. He had to buy it. It would sound suspicious if he said that he came here looking for a particular herb only change his mind at the last minute. Maybe he could get away with not buying it if he left after the famed medic nin. He had to be careful around Tsunade. She was a sannin after all.

Kakuzu lingered by the selves,watching Tsunade out of the corner of his eye. She bought a few herbs and acknowledged him with a small polite nod before thanking the woman and left.

"Excuse me sir," The herb lady called after Kakuzu as he head out the door. "Are you going to buy that fo-ti?"

"Too expensive." Kakuzu ignored the lady's rambling of how her shop was the cheapest and finest quality in the whole country. He was too busy keeping his eyes on the green jacket and blonde hair weaving in and out of the crowded street.

While Kakuzu was struggling to keep Tsunade in his sights the said woman decided to head back to her and Shizune's room before her assistant worried too much.

"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune was indeed worried about Tsunade when she got back to the room. "Why did you leave such a vague note!"

"Vague?" Tsunade scoffed. "It's detailed!"

Shizune read off the note. "Going out. Be back soon." She glared at her teacher. "You call that detailed."

Tsunade rubbed the back of her hair. A smile plastered on her face. "Well…yeah."

Shizune yelled at her careless teacher. "THAT NOTE IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF DETAILED! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN ATTACKED OR SOMETHING AND I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHERE YOU WERE!!"

"Not so loud, Shizune." Tsunade was rubbing her head. She still had a ghost of a hangover.

"Humph" Shizune grabbed Ton Ton and left the room.

"Hey where are you going?" Tsunade followed her out the door.

Without turning around the ninja replied. "Going out. Be back soon."

Tsunade sighed and trudged back to her room to take a nice cat nap. Shizune needed to chill out sometimes. She was too uptight.

(Later that day…)

Tsunade and Shizune were at the Gamblers Hall, where they were to meet Hidan and Kakuzu. Tsunade was using all of her self-restraint to not gamble away all of her money before they got here.

"Hey!"

The two medic nins looked down the room to see Hidan strolling casually towards them.

"Hey." Tsunade replied. "Where's your friend?" Tsunade looked around, she didn't see the strange masked man.

Hidan scowled. "He'll be here in a little while." Hidan took a seat at their table and waved over a waiter. Yes the Gamblers Hall severed as a restaurant, bar, and lastly gambling place.(It's a multi-purpose building. The best things come in threes except for the Akatsuki. They come in two's)

1 hour later.

Tsunade stared at her now empty plate. Dinner was alright. The Gamblers Hall had decent food,and the three of them chatted. Hidan was doing most of the talking, he talked about just about everything- mostly religion rants ands complaints. Tsunade and Shizune nodded their heads every now and then but Tsunade wasn't paying attention. Raising her hand to call a waiter to bring her sake she saw something from the corner of her eye that made her heart stop. That long white hair, that tacky red and green outfit, those red marks on his face. She snapped her head around to see Jiraiya, her former team mate.

"Jiraiya!?" She yelled standing up.

Jiraiya grinned goofily. "Long time no see, Tsunade."

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