Facing The Zombie Brothers

(Note: Since Zetsu has 2 halves, when his white half speaks it will be italicized & when his black half speaks it will be in bold. Ok? Good, enjoy!)

(A/N: Sorry about the wait. I've been without a computer for far too long! I'll do my best to make up for it! =D)

Kakuzu & Hidan eventually stop at a run down motel. "Why did we sleep outside if this place was only a couple fuckin' miles away?!", Hidan asks in a very upset tone. Kakuzu walks inside the public restroom, choosing not to respond to his partner. Hidan sets Yagura's body down & sits on him, "Can't believe this shit...slept outside when we could've came here. Now I got this stupid..", Hidan mutters until Zetsu pops up out of the ground. He looks up at the Akatsuki spy & inquires, "What's goin' on? Did Mistress Pain send you here to look after us? Make sure Kakuzu wasn't trying to kill me or something?".

The flytrap like leaves open up, & both halves of Zetsu look down at Hidan. "No Hidan, he sent us because you 2 were taking too long to deliver the body. We need to seal the 3-Tails quickly, & you both have barely left the Land of Water!". Hidan stands up & looks at Zetsu before replying, "1st, if you're gonna blame anybody for that, blame fuckin' Kakuzu. He's the 1 wasting time with all these bullshit bounties. 2nd, I fuckin' doubt that those bitches Deidara & Sasori have done much better since we just started this shit! & 3rd, how did you know where to find us?!". After a moment of silence, Zetsu cheerfully answers, "Oh, we have our ways...we have our ways.". Hidan looks at him awkwardly & Zetsu states, "Rather than ask more questions & waste more time, give me the 3-Tails & get somewhere safe so we can seal it.".

"Fine.", Hidan complies begrudgingly. He picks up the body as Zetsu's leaves open up more. Hidan stuffs the body in while Zetsu replies, "Ooooh, that tickles!", then saying to himself, "Shut up idiot, it isn't funny. Let's just go already.". A moment later, Zetsu sinks into the ground, leaving Hidan alone.

Kakuzu walks out & notices Hidan is standing alone, the Mizukage gone from sight. "Kid, I swear if you lost a body....", Kakuzu starts before Hidan interrupts him, "Relax dusty ass, Zetsu came on Mistress Pain's orders. She said we were taking too long, so he took the 3-Tails host & said we had to find a safe place to hide.". Kakuzu growls in anger before walking off, Hidan following behind him.

"BUT ASUMA-SENSEI, I HAVE TO PEE!", Ino yells out as they run through the trees while heading towards the Land of Water. They decide to stop & take a break, but Ino replies, "You expect me to go out here? On a tree? Like an animal?!?!". While Ino dances around, Kakashi whispers into Asuma's ear, "& I thought Sakura was bad...how do you put up with that?". Ino suddenly sees a building & runs to it, praying all the while that it has a clean restroom.

The others walk towards the building, a motel, & plan to wait for Ino. However, out of the corner of Kakashi's eye, he sees a flutter of cloaks off in the distance. "No, not now. Shikamaru, stay here & wait for Ino. Asuma, I think I saw what we're looking for.", Kakashi states before running toward the direction of the cloak wearing pair. It didn't take long, maybe a couple of seconds for Kakashi to see that they were in fact Akatsuki. It also didn't take long for the 2 Akatsuki members to realize that they were being watched. Asuma runs up to Kakashi & looks at them, with Hidan & Kakuzu looking back at them.

Without a word said, Kakashi went after Kakuzu & Asuma went after Hidan, hoping they could each take on their opposition single-handed. Kakashi & Kakuzu are exchanging high speed Taijutsu, while Hidan is swinging around his 3 bladed scythe like a crazy person, making Asuma use his trench knives defensively. Hidan jumps back after a moment, weapon in hand to check it. "Shit, no blood. Please don't forsake me Jashin!", he cries out as he hurls the scythe at Asuma. Suddenly out of nowhere...

Sacred Obsidian Jutsu!

Sacred Emerald Jutsu!

Shikamaru is now standing in front of Asuma, Hidan's Triple Bladed Scythe in his hand as he glares at the silver haired Akatsuki member. Simultaneously, Ino hit a massive side kick into Kakuzu's face, sending him flying backwards. Hidan retracts the scythe, catching it & walking back carefully to Kakuzu. "Come on crusty sack, get up, unless you're afraid of breaking your hip fighting these brats.", he teases with a mean smirk. Kakuzu gets up & growls, "Again, you're so lucky I can't kill you kid.".

Ino charges at Kakuzu & delivers some intense shots, strengthened by her Sacred Armor. He slides back further, Kakuzu's mask torn slightly to reveal the stitched, thin mouth he had. "This power...it must be the from The Sage. I can see why Master Pain wanted it so badly. I won't bother holding back then!", he declares as he pulls off his cloak, showing his body. Tanned, with messy brown hair & stitches that appeared to be holding his body together. He charged Ino, the 2 of them them attacking & defending the other perfectly.

Lightning Blade!

Kakashi charges & stabs Kakuzu right in the back, his arm shooting through his chest & almost connecting with Ino. As the lightning chakra dissipates & Kakashi pulls his arm back out of Kakuzu, they look over to see Shikamaru defending against Hidan's scythe attacks easily. Suddenly, a squishing crunch is heard by Ino, who looks over to see Kakuzu using his threads to tear Kakashi open. She enfuses Wind chakra into her arm & chops the threads apart, Kakashi collapsing to the ground in agony. Ino turns to see Kakuzu standing strong, now surrounded by 4 oddly disturbing creatures; each made of thread & wearing a mask.

"I...I thought he...", Ino stutters out in shock. Kakuzu laughs cruely & responds, "No, he just destroyed 1 of my hearts. Care to try for the rest little girl?". She growls in anger & slaps her hands together.

Wind Style: Gale of Justice!

Wind starts to blow over them, harder & harder until it howls in their ears. As Ino glares at Kakuzu, both he & Hidan are kneeling & holding themselves in pain as their bodies are cut & pierced by the intense wind. Finally, after a moment it stops, & both Ino & Shikamaru take advantage of the situation.

Sacred Shadow Art: Shadow Claw Strike!

Hidan's shadow envelops him as it takes the form of a scorpion's claw, crushing his body to the point is that it bursts open. Blood pours from Hidan as he lays there, motionless.

Sacred Wind Art: Screeching Sonic Boom!

Ino's hands glow brightly as she raises them up into the air, "YOU SHOULD PROBABLY COVER YOUR EARS FOR THIS!", Ino warns the others, who quickly jump back behind her & do what she says. She slams her hands together, a massive screeching noises sounds as wind erupts from her. Trees get blown out of their roots, animals quickly attempt to get away, while the 2 Akatsuki members bodies are forced back by the pressure of the wind pushing on them. As the jutsu stops, Ino smiles until she goes to rub her forehead. She feels hairs are out of place, & she hates it when that happens.

"Dammit, now I have to fix my hair...", she mutters as she tries to brush it back with her fingers. "Hmph, how can you be a ninja when you worry so much about hair?", a voice calls out. All of the Leaf Shinobi look in shock as Kakuzu stands up, 3 of his monsters standing by his side. "Kakuzu! A little help here!", Hidan cries as struggles to get up even though his body is so torn up it should be impossible. Kakuzu pulls him up, several of his threads detaching from Kakuzu's hands & sewing up the massive cuts on Hidan's body. Asuma inquires, "What the hell are these freaks?", to which Kakashi replies, "I have no clue, but we need to take care of them & find the Mizukage. Ino, you & I will continue with the thread guy & his pets. Shikamaru, Asuma, can you handle the other guy?". They nod & start to charge, when Hidan throws his scythe between them.

Hidan's scythe goes around them, dragging on the ground as he twirls around, laughing hysterically. Everyone, even Kakuzu, manages to dodge it while Hidan's partner does it with the use of very colorful language added to it. Hidan catches his scythe & arcs it back again, dragging along the ground & causing the Leaf Ninja to dodge it again. As Hidan pulls it back, it stabs Asuma in the back & cuts him open badly. He grins wickedly as he runs past Kakuzu, dragging his scythe on the ground & stops suddenly, his grin becoming even more menacing. He looks at the blood & earth stained weapon, smiling dementedly as he caresses it before licking the blood off, savoring the flavor of it & moaning as he gulps dramatically.

As Hidan's body transforms, his bones outlined on his skin like a freakish skeleton of sorts, Kakuzu gives a knowing ohh & adds, "That was actually clever of you, Hidan."


Welcome back to the game with the name that drives you insane: Naruto Trivia!

What was the name of the man who operated the Bounty Exchange Station Kakuzu & Hidan visited?

A. Zangief

B. Boba

C. Zangei

D. Udo Yamanashi

So do you know? Just remember: DON'T CHEAT!


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If you cheat 1 of Killer Bee's tentacles will crawl up your ass & floss your digestive system!

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Even though it sounds hygenic, it isn't. But it is painful!

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The answer is C. Zangei! Yeah, & if you got that right, either you watch way too much Naruto or you cheated!

Watch out for those tentacles & come back soon for more Naruto Trivia!