Chapter 22

Naruto POV

After a while Sasuke came back and he just walked in with an emotionless face and wide eyes. Sakura ran to him.

"Did you find her?" She asked worried. He nodded wordlessly. "Then where is she?!" She practically yelled.

"She used the whistle." He whispered. Sakura tilted her head confused and my eyes widened in horror.

"She went with him?!" I yelled. He nodded.

"He took her away, and I don't think she's coming back." He said. In my head, Kyuubi whimpered. He was sorry for overreacting and knows he won't be able to see Ookami anymore. We just stood there in a daze.

Jinrou POV

I was tucked in Itachi's warm arms as he flew through the trees of an unknown forest. I kept my head in the crook of his neck as he jumped through trees.

"We're here." He said in his smooth voice and I saw a small cabin. It was in the middle of the woods and I could see chakra floating around it as if in a shield.

"Wow." I said. He carried me through the chakra and to the house. Someone opened the door just as he approached it, it was the shark guy. Everyone in there turned to look at us. They were all wearing the same black coats with red clouds on them. Shark-dude closed the door behind us and everyone was quiet. Itachi put me down gently and I stood on my own two feet. Everyone's eyes were on me and I stepped closer to Itachi. There was a guy with orange hair and a bunch of piercings, a red head, a guy with black hair and a mask covering his face, a blond, a guy with green hair and had these weird plant looking things on either side of his head, and a girl with blue locks and a white rose tucked in her hair. I stared at them all. The blond waved at me. I was about to wave back before my eyes widened and I let out a small gasp of surprise. There were mouths on his hands and they were sticking their tongues out at me. I latched onto Itachi's coat and he wrapped an arm around me.

"Hey Itachi, isn't this the girl from the village we went to?" The shark guy asked. Itachi nodded.

"Yes, this is Jinrou. She will be joining us starting today." He said. The shark guy laughed.

"This little girl is going to join us?!" He asked laughing. I narrowed my eyes. My chakra suddenly lashed out and wrapped around him. I held him upside down and wrapped my chakra around tighter. He hissed as it burned him through his coat.

"That's enough Jinrou." Itachi said softly. I looked up at him and he had amusement in his normally emotionless face. I looked at the shark guy and just let him drop to the floor before my chakra went back in me. They were all staring at me in shock.

"Woah." The girl with blue hair said.

"Everyone, this is Jinrou. She possesses the spirit of the Three Tailed Wolf Demon. Jinrou, this is Kisame, Pain, Deidara, Sasori, Zetsu, Konan, and Tobi. You'll meet Hidan and Kakuzu some other time." He said motioning to them all. I nodded.

"What, can't the girl speak?" Deidara asked.

"I can speak." I said talking for the first time. They blinked at my tone. It wasn't shaky or scared, but strong and unwavering.

"Well, first of all, you'll have to find a place to sleep. There's a spare room upstairs. We'll also have to get you a uniform." Konan said. I tilted my head at her.

"Uniform?" I asked.

"Yes, a black coat with red clouds on it." She said. I nodded.

"Oh." I said. I noticed all their headbands had slash marks on them. I hadn't betrayed the village, so I'll just not wear it. I took my headband off and tucked it in my duffle bag.

"I want her uniform to be different." Itachi said as he held my shoulders. They shrugged.

"Sure, why not?" Pain said. Itachi showed me upstairs to my room. It was kind of dusty. There was a bed and a dresser with a mirror. I put my things down and Itachi hugged me. I blinked in surprise before hugging him back.

"Not that it doesn't joy me to have you here, but why did you suddenly decide to use the whistle?" He asked.

"I had a fight with my team and they wanted me gone." I said. I began to explain to him about how mean Naruto and Sasuke were since my return to the village after finding information about my parents. He just sat quietly as I explained what happened. By the end of my story, I had tears streaming down my cheeks. He wiped them away and held my face gently in his hands.

"You don't have to ever go back." He said. I sniffled. "You go ahead and rest. We'll have your uniform by tomorrow." He said. I nodded and laid down on the soft sheets. He tucked me in and kissed my forehead. I quickly fell asleep.

The next morning I woke up and light was streaming through a window. I blinked and sat up. I stretched my arms up as I yawned. A certain blue haired girl walked in.

"Oh, good morning, Konan." I said with a small smile. She smiled back and had a black cloth in her hands.

"Good morning, this was made specially for you." She said handing it to me. I nodded and she walked out. I got up and took a shower. I put some ice blue panties and a strapless bra with some short shorts and a black tube top. I put on a netted shirt, that was basically see through, over and grabbed the black cloth. It had red clouds on it. It seemed to be a dress of some sorts. It had a high collar that's would cover my mouth and nose but you would still be able to see my eyes like everyone else's and it was sleeveless. But there was also some things that looked like arms warmers that were long enough to cover my entire hands if I had my arms at my sides. I put them on my forearms and they covered my arms nicely. The dress itself was short and the hem fit me at mid thigh. I made sure my long hair was nice and dry before making one long braid and tucking it into the dress. I put on my ninja sandals and walked downstairs. Everyone turned to look at me and Itachi gave me a small smile.

"It fit." I said as I walked into the kitchen looking for something to eat. Deidara wanted to high five me but I just stared at his palm. "Um, how about a fist bump?" I offered. He chuckled and bumped my fist. I made breakfast and everyone stared at me. "You guys want some?" I asked. They nodded with smiles. I made everyone omelets and french toast. We sat down and ate together. 'Maybe living with them wouldn't be so bad.' I thought with a smile.

~years later~

I was now seventeen and haven't regretted my decision of moving in with the Akatsuki. They all warmed up to me and are like family to me. I had gotten taller and let my hair grew long so it rested behind my knees. The coat was a bit smaller on me now and fit me a few centimeters below my butt. My chest had gotten bigger and I was a double C. I still wore a tube top with a black netted shirt over and some short shorts under my coat. I did all the cooking and everyone was always excited when I made new things. I learned excellent chakra control and could do things that used to be difficult with ease. I trained and sparred with everyone. I had gotten very close to Itachi. I usually spent most of my time with him. When I wasn't with Itachi I was with Konan. She was like a sister to me. Being the only girl in the Akatsuki made her tough, but she'd always wanted another girl to talk to.

Naruto POV

We still couldn't find her. We looked everywhere and asked the other teams to help us. There was no sign of Jinrou, it's like she just disappeared off the face of the Earth. We haven't stopped looking and won't stop until we find her. Sasuke and I couldn't rest until we see her again and make sure she's okay. Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, and Takashi had come to help us look for her. We went out again today and were going to look for her. Sasuke and I jumped and rushed through trees trying to find her. We went deep into a forest we've never seen before. We were looking everywhere as we jumped from tree to tree. I could hear a waterfall in the distance.

"She always liked waterfalls." I said quietly. Sasuke nodded.

"Yeah. You wanna go see?" Sasuke asked. I shrugged.

"Sure why not? It couldn't hurt." I said. We went jumping through the trees to the waterfall.

Jinrou POV

I had been out to explore the woods dozens of times and knew them like the back of my hand. There was a waterfall a bit north from here and I like to bathe in it to relax myself. I grabbed a towel and a bag with underclothes.

"I'm going to the waterfall!" I said as I was about to walk out the door.

"Be careful!" Konan called back.

"Okay." I said and walked out. I puffed into blue smoke and arrived at the waterfall in seconds. I've been practicing on how to transport people with out touching them or going myself. I stripped and went naked into the waterfall. I dipped myself in the cool water and sighed happily. I went to to stand under the water fall and washed my hair. I put it in front of me and it covered my breasts as well as between my legs. I sighed blissfully as I just stood there. Suddenly I felt a movement in the area. My eyes snapped open and I was on alert. There was never anyone here, no one ever came this deep in the forest. I wrapped my chakra around my body as a makeshift towel so if there was anyone here they wouldn't see something they shouldn't. I breathed quietly and looked around to see if there was anyone around. There was a rustle around the rocks next to the waterfall. I snapped my head in that direction and my eyes widened. Standing there were two people who I never thought I'd ever see again in my life.

"You always did like waterfalls." Naruto said with a grin as he and Sasuke approached me.