Author's Note: I would like to thank roselie0601, The Phantom Dragon, and DreamAngel2713 for their reviews. (Sorry I didn't do that sooner.) Since there weren't many reviews I picked the costumes myself. Cussing is still censored, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do NOT by any means own any character from NARUTO.

December 24, 6pm; 6 hours until Christmas

The sky was already dark, giving the impression that it was much later than it really was. The ground was still heavy with snow, the flakes still falling relentlessly from above. Wind blew furiously, its cold force prying the Akatsuki door open. Pein trudged through some of the snow that made its way indoors and closed the only entrance. He bolted it shut and leaned heavily upon the door for a moment to catch his breath. Oh, how he hated this snow.

The ginger-headed male glanced over at the couch, where a certain masked boy was eagerly staring at the clock. Tobi had been sitting there for HOURS counting down the time until Christmas arrived. The preparations for said holiday had been finished days ago. The only thing left to do was to wait for it all to be over.

Pein glanced down at his attire with a sigh. He was fitted in a red suit with white trim and a black belt. He also had to wear big black boots and a Santa hat, but he had to draw the line when Tobi tried to make him stuff the shirt with pillows to look fatter. The beard was ugly, too, so he refused to wear it. Tobi made everyone dress up in silly costumes. The subordinate himself had chosen to be an elf, the chief elf. His outfit was a green and red striped suit with a pointy green hat and shoes that had white fluff balls at the ends. Hidan, Kakuzu, and Kisame were wearing similar clothes, and Zetsu was already the Christmas tree. Konan was supposed to be Mrs. Claus, the girl stuck wearing a very exposing red dress with black heels and a Santa hat. Pein wasn't complaining about that. Finally, Sasori, Itachi, and Deidara were reindeer, each wearing a brown suit complete with antlers, tails, and ears. Tobi called them Rudolph, Donner, and Vixen, Sasori having to wear a red nose that glowed. Deidara wasn't too happy about being Vixen, claiming that it was a girl. Itachi had no comments, although you could sense his displeasure.

"Tobi, how much longer do we have to wear these costumes?" Pein asked the younger.

"Until Christmas is over!" he declared. Pein groaned.

"Would ya turn that thing off?! It's keeping me up at night, un!" Deidara shouted to Sasori.

"I would if I could, you insolent brat," Sasori hissed in response, "The nose doesn't have an off button!"

Pein sighed for the millionth time that week. This holiday was creating tension within the organization. Sasori and Deidara were constantly at each other's throats, Kakuzu kept complaining about wasted money…they were all going insane.

Meanwhile, outside the base were four Konoha ninja, Squad Seven to be exact. The bright lights had led them straight to the Akatsuki hideout. Kakashi looked disdainfully at the inflatable Santa and shrugged.

"…I suppose even S rank criminals celebrate holidays, too."

"I don't know, this seems a bit too…festive, Sensei," Naruto commented.

"Can we just hurry up and take them in? They won't be expecting it," Sasuke muttered.

"Oh, can't we wait until after Christmas?" Sakura whined. Kakashi sighed and looked at the pinkette.

"No, it's the Hokage's orders. Let's move," he stated before entering through the chimney.

"Did we really have to climb up here to slide down a chimney?" Sasuke groaned. And with that, the others followed their sensei through the chimney top.

A strange rumbling noise was coming from the chimney. All of the Akatsuki looked curiously at the rocky structure. A loud thud was heard, followed by plume of soot and ash.

"What the f#ck?" Hidan coughed. As soon as the ash settled, the four Konoha shinobi were now in view of the criminals.

"On the Hokage's orders, you are all-" Kakashi started, but stopped when he saw the Akatsuki in their Christmas costumes. All four squad mates looked at each other then back at the Akatsuki before they burst out laughing. The S ranked criminals looked down in embarrassment.

Kakashi wiped a tear from his eye, he was laughing so hard, and regained his composure. He glanced at the Akatsuki leader, still trying not to laugh.

"I guess we can wait until the holidays are over…to take you guys in," he stated.

There was a sudden flash of light. The Akatsuki looked to see that Naruto was holding up a camera, a grin plastered on his face.

"Did you get it?" Sakura whispered. Naruto nodded.

"Well, we should be off. Merry Christmas!" Kakashi chuckled before leaving through the front door. The other three followed suit. Sasuke stopped in front of Itachi.

"…This made my day." He then walked out of the base. You could still hear him laughing.

The Akatsuki stood there in silence. Each member was still processing what had just happened.

"…Well, that was embarrassing," Pein muttered. Hidan scoffed.

"Yeah, those photos are gonna be all over the f#cking internet!"

"No sh#t, Sherlock," Zetsu grumbled. Hidan glared in his direction. Before the albino could say anything, an alarm went off while Tobi squealed with joy.

"It's officially Christmas! Merry Christmas everyone!" he chirped cheerfully. He then passed out a present to everyone. They all received the same thing; new cloaks and a framed picture of Tobi. Pein looks at the younger with a grim expression.

"We will never celebrate this accursed holiday EVER again!" he shouted.

Needless to say, those pictures DID end up on the internet. The group was so humiliated, they moved to their Amegakure base to stay low for a while. They learned something very important that day: criminals are not cut out for Christmas.

Author's Note: And that's the end! Hope you guys liked this short little story. I'll post a new fanfic soon, though, so be on the look out! Thanks for reading!