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Chapter 4: Sasori
As the Akatsuki walked away, there was a shadowy figure watching them from a tree top. "Interesting." it said. "Very interesting. Wait till the Leaf here's about this." The figure said as it watched the Akatsuki and the girl, now known as Natalie, walk away toward the base. "Maybe I should follow them." It mumbled under its breath, but it shook its head no. "This information is good enough. At least I completed my mission of infiltrating the Akatsuki base and poisoning them. Too bad they didn't die. I got to get to Lady Tsunade and quick to tell her about this."
The figure standing in the trees was the female that had attacked the Akatsuki only an hour before.
She swiftly jumped from tree to tree as quickly and as quietly as she could. She reached the village within a little bit over an hour or two. She walked through the doors to the Hokage's office.
"So, what do you have to report?" she asked.
"Oh, Lady Tsunade I have a lot of information."
*With the Akatsuki*
Pein and the rest of the Akatsuki made it back to the base. When they walked in Natalie looked around with amazement. "Whoa, it looks so cool in here." She said while still holding the dangerous Akatsuki leaders hand. She went on and on about how cool the base was until Hidan snapped.
"Will you shut up you little piece of shit. I've heard enough of your fucking mouth." He said clutching his head.
Natalie's head fell in embarrassment, her face tinted with red. "Sorry." She said quietly. Pein interrupted her apology. "Everyone we will return to the meeting room and have a brief talk." They walked slowly to the meeting room.
Natalie had a look of uncertainty in her eyes as she clutched Pein's hand even tighter.
He looked down at her and then sighed.
When all the Akatsuki members sat down Natalie stood off to the side awkwardly seeing she had no seat. "It seems that the Leaf is out to terminate us. I'm guessing it's from Itachi and Kisame's recent visit there." Sasori spoke up. "Well what are we going to do about it? They already know where the base is, are we going to relocate?"
"You make a good point, but I believe that we should stay where we are and keep a low profile for a while. No one may leave the base without telling me or having a proper reason this is a serious issue. Our identities must remain a secret or our plans will be ruined. I hope my instructions are obeyed and understood."
Everyone nodded.
"Now onto the matter of Natalie. We will all introduce ourselves and then I will organize a schedule that will have one of you watching her at all times. We will start from the left side of the table and work our way around."
Konan started the introductions.
"Hello my name is Konan." Natalie lowered her head, shyly. "Hello." She said quietly. Konan gestured to every member as she said their names.
"That's Itachi, then Kisame, Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, Kakuzu, Tobi and Zetsu." They both nodded at each other.
"Ok, watching Natalie for the rest of the day will be Sasori." The said red head member sighed. Pein gave a barely noticeable glare at the puppet maker. "Then first thing in the morning will be Deidara a little bit into the afternoon Itachi, you will be watching her. Then in the evening Kakuzu, she will be on your watch. I'll make a new schedule later, but for now those are her guardians. If anything happens to her on your watch I will not be happy so watch her carefully. Everyone dismissed."
Natalie steadily walked to the red head. He stared down at her and then continued to just walk away with her following close behind. They walked to his room. Sasori immediately sat down at a bench and began analyzing and working on his puppets.
Natalie stood in the middle of the room just watching him. It took her a full ten minutes to build up the courage to ask him a question. "Excuse me, Mr. Sasori." His eyes never left his puppet but he grunted in response. "If I may ask, what are you doing?" He sighed. "Do you really care?" Natalie gave it some thought. "Yes actually I do."
"If you really want to know, I have a question to ask first. Do you believe that art is fleeting or do you think that it is eternal?"
Natalie was kind of confused by the question, but she answered it nonetheless.
"I like the thought of some art being fleeting, it will be permanently etched into my brain as that one beautiful moment. I think eternal is the best though, because you may stare at it for a long time and always have that beauty with you. It can be preserved and saved for future generations. Eternal is my answer."
Sasori was very surprised that a ten year old girl could produce such an answer. After he got over his surprise, he smiled.
"I like you kid. You're actually not that bad." Natalie smiled. "I am making true art. My puppets are eternal beauty." Sasori gestured toward the puppet he was working on. Natalie asked if she may touch the puppet. He nodded. She caressed the puppets face and looked at its physical features.
"Interesting." She said. She was about say something else when her stomach growled loudly.
"Sorry." She said a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry about it brat. Let's get you something to eat."