This is a conclusion chapter. Basically I'm subtly responding to reviews which may have complained about Itachi's fighting not being quite right. This chapter will constantly change as I develop the plot in the prequel and sequels. If there's something you think I forgot to metion, please tell me and I will try to include it.

Yes, my first nine days with the Akatsuki were quite eventful. I know I 'grew' and learnt quite a lot in that time. To think, it's been nine months since then.

I'm glad to say Sasuke has also grown quite a lot during that time. He has accepted the other children's fear and hasn't let it overly bother him for quite awhile.

His hard work and training are paying off greatly. He's back to being one of the top five in the class. He's getting straight A's again.

His medical training is paying off too.

Actually, it was only the other day he fell during one of our training sessions and scraped his knee. I watched him heal the damage all by himself. I think even Kakuzu felt a bit of pride at that.

As for my own training, I find that my stamina has increased greatly. Now the Mangekyou Sharingan is able to help me a little more than hinder me.

I feel stupid for not realising it earlier, completely useless. I expect the other members of the Akatsuki all wondered how I'd made ANBU captain when I could barely dispatch of two jonin on my own.

But when I was back in Konoha, I couldn't use the Mangekyou on missions. It wouldn't take long for someone to piece together that I had killed Shisui…

Before now, the Mangekyou had done much more damage to myself than my opponent. I now realise what Madara had meant when he'd told me I was too weak to use it effectively.

As for Madara, or rather 'Tobi', I haven't seen him since the Orochimaru incident.

Thankfully I haven't seen nor heard anything to do with Orochimaru since then either.

Obviously Leader and Konan have been away all this time, or I wouldn't be in the base right now. I would be off risking my life for someone else's plans of world domination.

But their searching has paid off. According to Zetsu, they may be returning soon with a potential candidate.

Apparently this woman will be paired with Kakuzu. I get the feeling he won't be too pleased with that.

I had noticed that he got quite a temper when he had to be in close vicinity to other people for too long. This flaw in his personality was the reason he couldn't live a normal life. Just like the rest of us in the Akatsuki.

I was an S-rank criminal who'd murdered almost his whole clan.

Kisame was also an S-rank criminal who'd been apart of the Mist's Seven Swordsmen. He was wanted, just as the rest of those swordsmen were.

Sasori was so obsessed with his art he'd made himself one of his puppets. Even to me this kind of behaviour was disconcerting.

Zetsu could be described as cannibalistic, I did wonder about his origins though.

I wasn't too sure about Konan. Apparently she had some curious jutsu, but I hadn't seen them yet. So who was I to judge her.

As for Leader… Well, no one with the Rinnengan could possibly live normally.

I expect you're thinking zomyninja that was short. Well, the prequel should be up soon. Keep a look out for Alternate History 0. No, my titles aren't imaginative… I may possibly add a more chapters to this part. I'm not sure yet.
I also started a humour fic called The Big Bang Theory. If you're interested, please tell me what you think of it.