I do not own Naruto but I DO own the all the OCs

A/N: This is kind of the OC revival chapter, I suppose, since we get to see almost all the OCs in this chapter after a long while. XD Ren Ryouta is one of my temporary or single-appearance OCs.

Chapter 24: Pure Annoyance: My Head Is Going to Explode!

It was Saturday and also the most carefree day everyone had experienced in a while. Most of them had decided to spend the crisp morning at the pagoda in the park. It was quite a large pagoda, large enough to fit twenty.

"This is nice," Kakuzu grinned. "All I need is a massage."

Hidan looked at him, annoyed, and whacked him on the back. "Sasori and Erena have it worse than you do."

"No they don't. They're not stuck taking care of you."

"You little--"

"Hey, look!" Sorami got up from her seat. "Isn't that Tenko-chan?"

"Oh yeah," Meiko smiled. "Tenko-chan! Over here!"

Tenko looked over and then quickly turned her head. She started walking again, stopped and then turned to go to the pagoda.

"Yay!" Meiko cheered. "She's coming!"

"Someone's getting a little nicer," Kakuzu taunted, once Tenko reached the pagoda.

"Shut up!" Tenko whipped around. "I can do what I want!"

"Of course."

Tenko sat at the far end of the pagoda with her body turned away from everyone else.

"So how long does she plan to keep up this whole 'I don't like you guys' thing?" Yumi asked.

"Forever, if she could, I presume," Izuno gave a mocking grin. "But with her illogical actions and incorrect calculations, she's not capable of that."

"Ah, poor girl," Hareta smirked, with a dark look on her face.

"At least she's not out to get us," Fuyumi stated.

"Isn't that true," a voice said.

Katamaru was standing nearby.

Everyone jumped.

"Wh-when did you get here?!" Suzuki demanded.

"You want me to shoot him?" Akako pulled out her gun and Kuromi followed.

"Chill, Akako-chan," Genmaru said. "Guns aren't the answer to everything."

"More like nothing," Katamaru added.

Akako put her hands on her hips. "Look, baka. In this situation--"

"Shut up!" Kakuzu shouted.

Everyone quieted down.

Kakuzu walked over to Katamaru. "I don't know what you are doing here but you are ruining--"

"Kakuzu-kun," Katamaru put his hand on Kakuzu's shoulder. "We--"

"Oh, it 's 'kun' now?"

"Yes, it is. Anyway--"

"I never said--"

"Let me finish the freakin' sentence!"

Kakuzu crossed his arms waiting for him to speak.

Katamaru put his hands on his hips. "We had an agreement about me following you, regardless of if it's polite or not."

Kakuzu clenched his fist. "You--"

"Have done nothing wrong."

Kakuzu growled.

"Anyway, I brought a friend if you don't mind, Kakuzu-kun."

Just then, a guy about Katamaru's age walked into the pagoda. He wore an suit as opposed to Katamaru's odd orange layered top with oriental designs down the side and black pants and had purple hair done into a loose braid over his shoulder.

"This is Ren Ryouta, my second in command and one of my good friends. I supposed you'd want to meet him since he was the only other person who knew about or read the article."

"Hello," Ren said. "Pleased to meet you all."

He walked over to Hidan.

"So that's why you wanted to rat him out," he mused. "You think he's prettier than you."

"Wha?" Hidan blinked, confused.

"Ren, I am warning you," Katamaru growled.

"Sorry," Ren replied. "Just a thought."

Hidan gave an annoyed look. "Everyone keeps insulting me."

"Aww." Sorami and Meiko threw their arms around Hidan's neck.

"Poor Hidan-kun," Meiko said.

"Uh-huh," Sorami said, sympathetically.

"Quit it!" Hidan yelled.

The girls seemingly didn't hear him and were still latched on.

Hidan shot Kakuzu a look of desperation but Kakuzu was too busy stewing over Katamaru's inconsiderate behavior.

"You know," Katamaru started slowly. "I found a way that you can find these witches you're looking for."

Kakuzu looked at him questioningly.

"You know, rich people can afford special gadgets, elevators, maids…tracking devices."

"Are you serious or is this another sick joke?" Kuromi asked.

"No, it's not," Katamaru smirked. "But it's not like it's free."

"But can you afford it, Kakuzu-san?" a familiar voice asked.

"Oh, Taemi-chan," Hareta looked up from filing her fingernails. "And Erena-chan."

"It's not very expensive," Katamaru explained. "It actually requires physical payment."

"Physical payment?!" Kakuzu clenched his fist. "And would you guys quit popping out of nowhere?!"

Ren snickered. "Well, technically you just weren't paying atten--"

"Shut up," Kakuzu growled.

"Physical payment," Katamaru said as if he were reading a dictionary entry. "An actual kind act that is to be done to or for me for the acquirement of the tracking device."

"Ugh. How could you ask for that when we already agreed on you coming with us whenever you want."

"That was payment for the first thing I did."

"What?!"

"You are very inhospitable, Kakuzu-kun."

Kakuzu shook with rage. "That is it! I am leaving before I have to murder someone!"

Katamaru put his hands back on his hips. "Well, that was rude."

"You're one to talk, you insensitive little [censored]!"

Everyone's mouths fell wide open as Kakuzu stormed off.

"Did anyone hear--?" Yumi asked in disbelief.

"Yeah," Sasori said. "We did. He's been talking to Hidan way too much."

Hidan rolled his eyes. "He usually takes a lot longer to get angry like that."

"Yes," Katamaru said. "He really doesn't like me."

His eyes flashed with sudden malevolence. "That's why it's so pleasurable to annoy the [censored] out of him."

"Um, do I sense a grudge?" Sasori rolled his eyes. "Listen. We can 'afford' this entire 'physical payment' thing. Just get us that tracking device."

"Done." Katamaru grinned.

A/N: Always, thanks for reading everyone! Ah, it seems Kakuzu lost it...LOL! X) 　

~Katsuki Shizenno