Hi there everyone! I had been in such a happy mood that I decided to update another chapter of this story, and currently working on a one-shot. Hope you enjoy this one!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...If I did, I would be amazingly, fantastically rich by now..

With Pein

He was in despair. In his trembling hands was whatever remained of his baby. And the fate of the mother of his child was still unknown. Itachi looked at Pein's unreadable expression. Then he switched his gaze to his partner, who was still had not spoken a word. On other times, the shark-like man would do all the talking.

It seemed like Itachi was the only one who can control his emotions well at the time. Pein walked ahead of the two, trying to hide the hot tears that were threatening to fall from his powerful eyes. Without his Angel, Pein was just a normal human being. And humans cry, just like he was doing at the moment. His chakra reacted to his feelings, and thick droplets of rain began to fall from the dark sky.

He put Itachi's blood soaked clothes that enveloped his dead child inside of his cloak, protecting it from the rain. Kisame looked up and felt the water droplets against his skin. Realizing Itachi was beginning to drenching wet; Kisame took of his cloak and handed it to Itachi. His partner accepted it with quick thanks and put it on. Since Kisame was obviously taller than him, the cloak went lower than his usual cloak. Kisame had no trouble walking in the rain, for he was a bit…different from the other two shinobis.

With the Konoha Team

"Does it hurt again, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked with pure concern in his voice. Kiba noticed this and glanced at his female teammate. To his surprise, Hinata didn't show any sign of jealousy on her beautiful face. Sakura shook her head and smiled to assure him that she was alright. They were walking on a slower pace since they were still recovering from injuries Konan inflicted upon them.

Meanwhile, Kakashi had rushed to Konoha with the Akatsuki member as she was dying from blood loss, a result from her forced abortion. Sakura was unable to heal her anymore due to low on chakra, so the only resort was to get her to Konoha as fast as they can. Once she was well enough, she would be taken to the Interrogation Unit to extract information on the organization's movement.

Deep down, Sakura saluted her for her ability to involve in a battle while pregnant, and quite a tough opponent even though the baby was supposed to be restricting her movement. If it weren't for Kabuto's jutsu, Sakura knew she would die at Konan's hands. "So, you got into a fight with the Akatsuki member, all by yourself?" Tenten who was bored throughout the journey struck a conversation.

"Yeah, I guess. And Kakashi-sensei said that her name is Konan," she looked at the scroll Konan threw at his feet earlier.

"Naruto, I think this belongs to you," she handed it to her teammate. He accepted it gratefully and quickly kept it inside his pocket.

"It was lucky that Kabuto interfered the fight, isn't it?" Tenten continued their flow of conversation.

"But, Konan is a really strong female ninja. She is second on my idol's list after Tsunade-sama!" announced the bun-haired girl excitedly. Seven pair of eyes looked at her awkwardly.

"Sakura, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Naruto, and Akamaru, stop looking at me like I had sprouted a second head," Tenten had gone as far as twirling her kunais to emphasize her point. They all resumed to do their own activities.

"Hey, Kiba. It was lucky the Suna medical team managed to whip up some antidotes for Akamaru before waiting for Sakura-chan, ne?" Naruto patted Akamaru on its head. Kiba grunted in response and looked away.

"I owe Kankurou one. He was the one who came up with the idea to add a plant, which I don't know its name into the pre-made antidote. And Hinata's Byakugan to precisely suck out all the poison out," he frowned slightly, unhappy with the fact that he was unable to save Akamaru's life on his own.

Naruto's jaw dropped in surprise. "What?" the young Inuzuka asked irritatedly. "Are you sure Kankurou thought of that?". Kiba sighed heavily. "I know, Naruto,".

With Kakashi and Konan

Kakashi jumped his way through the trees, desperately trying to dodge the branches that were ih his way. The petite lady in his arms had begun stirring, her lips muttering something incoherent. 'Hang on, Konan,' he was finding it weird to care too much for a known enemy. She was an Akatsuki, and she tried to kill Sakura before.

"Pein, please forgive me. She didn't make it," his trained ears heard her weak whisper. "Shh..Konan, don't talk too much. You'll be fine, I promise you that," she was startled at first, but calmed down eventually. Konan felt too weak to even open her eyes. "Hatake?" she called to him weakly. He put his ears to her mouth, not once stop sprinting. "I'm not finished with you yet," her threat nearly sent him to a laughing fit. Was that all she was thinking even when her life was at stake?

"I know, Konan. I'm looking forward to a rematch myself," she tried her hardest to nod, but instead dozed off again.

With the Akatsuki

Pein entered the hideout, not caring the fact that his cloak was drenching wet. Deidara quickly sprang to his feet upon seeing his return, but he was stopped when his eye caught side of the bloody cloak. "Leader-sama, don't tell us that belonged to Konan, un," Hidan and Kakuzu looked up at the sound of his voice. Hidan for once couldn't find any word to curse, Kakuzu was just staring emptily at the bloody cloak. "No, this cloak is Itachi's. But the blood is hers," Pein answered dully and set it in the middle of their circle.

"As soon as the rain stopped, I'll bury our child by Sasori's grave," he announced to every one of them. "Our? Tobi did not understand what Leader-sama was saying," Tobi asked innocently. Deidara was not in the mood to raise his voice at the masked man, merely answered. "Konan and Leader-sama's child," Tobi understood well enough not to question more.

"I felt to sorry for your loss, Leader-sama," Kakuzu offered his condolence, followed by Zetsu and Deidara. Hidan exhaled roughly and stepped forward. "I had never done this before, but.." to everyone's shock, the immortal man hugged the leader and patted his back. "I felt sorry for what happened," Hidan then quickly let go of his Leader-sama. Pein thanked them and decided that it was just a waste of time if he kill Hidan for hugging him. I mean, no one touch Pein without his permission! But that was a special case.

With Kakashi

He had arrived at Konoha's Main Gate, carrying a bloody form of Konan of the Akatsuki. Without even stopping to greet Izumi and Kotetsu at the gate, he went straight for the Hospital, in the heart of the village. "Shizune-san!" he called out and she quickly motioned the emergency room, having been informed beforehand. "Kakashi-san, please wait outside," the woman pushed him out of the room, so he walked up to the chair provided and sat down. He patiently tapped his foot against the cool floor, until half an hour later Shizune came out of the room, with Tsunade behind her. "It is a good thing you are here, Kakashi. I was going to brief you about your newest mission, now that I seen you are well enough to get involved in battle with an Akatsuki," he grinned behind his mask and followed the Fifth Hokage down the long hall until they arrived at a secluded dpot.

"This is consider to be a great opportunity for Konoha to learn more about the Akatsuki. Now, this mission is a bit different from your other missions. Listen closely," he bent a bit to hear better. "This woman is having a serious heartbreak from her lost baby. Your mission now, charm her and gain her trust. Gradually, try to find out more about the Akatsuki. Can you do it, or can you not?" Kakashi's eye widened upon hearing his new mission. "If you refuse then I'll hand this mission to someone else, Gai maybe?" Okay, that was the limit. "I'll do it," he decided. "Are you sure? I'm sure Gai is free of any missions right now? He will sweep her to her feet, don't you think so," Kakashi don't want to think about it.

Tsunade smirked in victory before handing him a scroll. "Good luck, Don Juan," she flashed a mocking smile at him and vanished behind a corner. The Sharingan wielder stared at the mission scroll. Just when he thought he could avoid from thinking about her any more, this kind of mission came. Kami-sama, he really need help in this task.

The room was completely empty except for him and the lying woman. But Kakashi knew that the innocent looking walls are actually chakra neutralizers. He stepped closer to the woman and took in her details. She looked so peaceful in her sleep, like an angel. Her blue hair was spread over the pillow, but still framed her angelic face. He noticed a cut near her right ear, a scar from the spot Kabuto cut off a chunk of her hair.

He sat on the chair, clueless on what to do. Tsunade had summoned him from his sleep and locked him in the room with her, alone. He considered of continue reading his Icha Icha Tactics, but decided against it when he spotted the fearsome Hokage was standing in front of the glass wall, motioning him to "make a move" on Konan. He was regretting of refusing to let this mission goes to Gai. At least he was willing to do anything to complete any missions assigned to him. But his attention was moved to her, when she began to stir a little. He looked at Tsunade, and looked back at Konan when the blonde began cracking her knuckles.

"Konan? Are you okay?" he asked her as her eyelids slowly fluttered open. "What the hell are you doing here?" Kakashi retreated a little. That was not entirely romantic, but at least she was not trying to paper cut him or something.

Okay, she just did. But Konan looked around her in alarm when her jutsus did not work. "This is a chakra neutralizer room. You would not be able to use them while in here," he explained, only to be met by her murderous glare. "At least I still have my arms! How did I end up here?" she was quick to jump off the bed and pushed him against the wall. Kakashi sighed for the fifth time of the morning. "You were injured. We brought you here. We saved your life, the end," he gently pried her hands from his collar. "For the time being, you will be needing a lot of rest, Konan. Especially now that your baby-" "My baby what?" she looked down at her stomach. "Argh! My baby, where is she?" she screamed frantically and began looking around the room, as if she dropped the baby somewhere. He slapped his forehead out of his carelessness. Now, he had to deal with a woman who was beginning to act like insane, searching for her baby under the mattress and bedside table.

Tsunade slapped her own forehead and began bumping her head against the wall. When she was finished, she sent him her deadliest glare and tapped her foot, her hands at her hips. This mission was going to be much harder than she thought.

This is shorter than the last chapters, but I do hope all of you guys like it! Please review! Thank you and good day to all of you!