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Chapter 2: Hello?

The female laughed as she claimed she had completed her mission, but one crucial mistake she made as she left every member heard her say "The job is finished, I will return back to the Hidden Leaf."

Pein coughed slightly as he glared at the female strolling out of his door. "Pein what happen, what was that, who was she?" A confused and breathless Konan asked. Whatever had happened affected his members in a very bad way. He knew he had to do something. Something clicked in Pein's head as he realized that there was a hospital about 10 miles away from the base. He would use the hospital in case any of the Akatsuki was hurt, and Kakuzu or Sasori were not available.

Pein started to stand but quickly sat down due to the dizziness he was now feeling. He knew he would have trouble getting to the hospital but it was either this or nothing. Pein attempted to address his startled members.

"Everyone, I have not the slightest idea what has happened here in the last few minutes but I know this means trouble."

Everyone gave a slight not or a grunt in agreement.

"We must get to a medical center as soon as we can but the closest one to the base is 10 miles away. Before whatever was injected into to us spreads even further we have to get moving now or we might be able to make it in time. Is this understood?"

They all agreed and slowly stood up. At least 3 members grabbed their heads in agony. The ones that were coughing up blood had now stopped but they were clutching their stomachs.

"This may be harder than what we anticipated." Pein mumbled under his breath. "As fast as you can move east and get to the medical center. Everyone move out."

They all started out jumping slowly through the trees but they soon figured out that their breath was running out way to quickly than was it should be. The jumped down and decided to speedily walk the rest of the way there. They were ordered not to stop moving.

About 13 minutes into the journey Sasori, Deidara, Itachi, and Hidan were rapidly slowing down until they just collapsed. They all stopped for brief moment to see if they were going to get up. Pein had to get to the hospital fast.

Before Pein and the others were even 60 feet away they started to slow down and collapse as well. They came to a stop in the forest and proceeded to just lay flat. Pein had not given up and continued to walk. He did not make it out of the clearing before he passed out. Pein did not lose all consciousness yet. He looked around as his eyes got heavier and heavier.

Everything was blurred.

A small figure started to approach him, but he was completely immobile. The figure he could tell was a small girl.

After that Pein did not remember much, but he did remember hearing the small girl say "Mister? Hello? Are you ok?"

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