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Chapter 6: Pein's Questions

Even if I was confused I still nodded and left the room with Konan. She led me out of the room and shut the door very cautiously. I don't know how they get around, because I was still confused on where I was. Konan stopped at a door with another door to the right of it. Before she opened the door to my room she pointed at the other door. "That is Itachi's room. If you need anything you can talk to him or any of us, but be careful. Some members I don't recommend that you talk to. I will be back with night wear for you. Tomorrow Itachi is you guardian, he will take you to the nearest shop and he will help buy clothing for you."

I nodded. I walked into the room and Konan shut the door behind me. It was a nice medium sized room. It had a plain beige full sized bed with a nightstand on either side of it. There was a small dresser off to the side and a small closet to the left of the drawers, there was a small bookcase as well next to what looked like a bathroom.

The room was a little dusty and bland. I will have to ask Konan if I am allowed to paint and get new furniture.

Instead of sitting on the bed I sat in the middle of the room. I looked around the dark room. It had no window but it did have a small light. It just barely illuminated the room.

I heard a knock on the door and Konan walked into the room. She was holding a night gown, a toothbrush, a hairbrush, toothpaste, soap, and towels. They were all in a nice pile. She laid all the items on my bed. "This has everything you need for right now. If you need anything else remember you can talk to me." She gave me a small smile as she left. I grabbed all the stuff she gave to me and headed for the bathroom.

*With Pein and Sasori*

Sasori sat down in the chair in front of Pein's desk. "What did you need?" He asked. Pein gave Sasori a very serious look. "I know Natalie is getting ready to go to bed, but I have a very important task for you."

He nodded. "You will go to Natalie's new acquired room, or you own, and I want you to ask questions about her. Why she was living in the forest, where she was born, and things similar to those. One more thing, take her to the training room and fight her." Pein didn't get a chance to finish before Sasori spoke up.

"You want me to fight her, she is ten years of age. I thought you said you needed her?"

Pein held up his hand and stopped Sasori from saying any further words. "Like I told Konan there is something special about her. She is no ordinary kid, I can tell. When you fight her I want you to come at her with the intent of killing her. Just in case she really is defenseless make sure any wounds or poisoning that you cause her can be healed. If she cannot fight she will become another Akatsuki healer or a spy. No more questions are to be asked. Do you understand this assignment?" Pein asked glaring at the red head.

Sasori nodded. He got up from the chair and walked out of the room. Before he shut the door Pein called out to him.

"Have the intent to kill her. No holding back. If she figures out that you are not going to hurt her she will never avert you attacks."

Sasori nodded once more.

He knew Natalie was probably getting cleaned up. He walked back to his room and worked on his puppets once more.

*With Natalie*

I stepped out of the bathroom. I folded my clothes in a neat pile and placed them on top of the dresser. I had just taken a quick shower. I was wearing a pale blue night gown with short sleeves. The gown came down just above my knees. Konan had given it to me. She also gave me black shorts which I was wearing underneath it. I had my wet hair in a messy ponytail. I looked to my right to find a clock. It was only 8:00 p.m. It wasn't even late. I walked to the door, shut off the lights and left.

I knew I wasn't going to find Sasori's room on my own so I went to the room next door and gave it a small knock.

When the door opened I was greeted with a blank look.

"Hello Mr. Itachi. Can you direct me to Mr. Sasori's room?" I asked as politely as I could. He sighed and opened the door wider so that I could come in. He had a book in his hands. I couldn't get a good look at it before he put it away in his nightstand drawer. He signaled to me that I would have to wait a minute. He walked into his bathroom.

I looked around his room. It was about the same size as mine, if not bigger. He has a full size bed as well, but his bed was a nice navy blue color. He has one nightstand to the side of his bed, a small chair in the corner of the room next to a lamp, and a large dresser. The dresser was at least two times the size of the one I had. Slightly above the dresser was an oval shaped mirror. I finished surveying the room when he walked out of the door.

He walked straight passed me and out the door. I shut off the lights and shut the door. I ran to him before I couldn't see where he was going.

I paid very close attention to where Itachi was going. We took a right, went straight, and then we took two lefts. I attempted to remember the order of turns I took. The minute we were in sight of Sasori's door Itachi turned around to leave. Before he was out of sight I yelled. "Thank you Mr. Itachi." He turned around for a brief moment and nodded. I was going to knock on Sasori's door, but it was already open and he was standing in front of me. He gestured for me to come in. I complied with his request. I walked in and sat on a small couch. He walked in and sat next to me. There was just enough room to fit Sasori and myself on the couch.

"Natalie, I have some questions to ask you." I nodded slowly. He pretended to cough before he spoke.

"Where did you live before you lived in the forest, and if you didn't live anywhere else, or you have no memory, how long did you live in there?"

I thought about his questions. I couldn't decide what I should say to him. I sat with a panicked expression on my face.

"Natalie, what happened to your family? Did you ever have one?" It was a sore question, but it was easier to answer than the first.

"I remember the face of my mother and father. I also remember having a younger sister." Sasori furrowed his brows. "Do you remember anything about them, and can you answer my previous questions?" I broke the eye contact that we had and looked at the floor. I scratched behind my ear shyly.

"I don't remember a lot, they all have brown hair like me, but if I saw their faces I would know who they were in an instant and I've lived in the forest for a very long time. I don't know exactly how long. I probably lived somewhere else, but I have no recollection of it. I hope that answers all your questions." I said with a slight blush on my face.

"Ok, thank you now I need you to come with me. Were gonna do something fun."

I had an expression on my face that was confusion mixed with excitement.

I followed him out of his room. We got to a small door that when Sasori opened it, it led down stair. We finally reached this one door that was five times the width of the others. Sasori opened the door. I saw a gigantic field of nothing. To my right there was a closet. The ground was looked as if was grass, and it could have been, and the ceiling looked like a grayish blackish metal with several pipes running through it.

"What are we doing in here?" I asked with a smile on my face.

He gave me a serious look. My smile disappeared, and I scrunched up my face.

"Stand on the other side of the room please." He said. His expression did not change. I slowly and cautiously walked to the other side of the room. "What are we doing?" I asked in a more demanding voice, but it only came out as a small whisper. Sasori reached into his cloak and pulled out two scrolls. He made a hand sign with one hand and there were two puffs of smoke. In a matter of seconds there were two puppets, I think, that were in his hands.

"I still don't understand what we're doing. Is this some kind of…?" I never got to finish my sentence. The puppets that Sasori had in his hands were now flying straight at me.