Chapter Two;
The Akatsuki members gaped at the women standing before them. The one who had fallen from the tree was red-headed, and her wavy hair fell to her mid-back. She had bright, fierce green eyes, and was fair skinned. She looked to be about five feet, four inches tall, and they later found out she was twenty-three years old. A dark red body hugging, mid-drift, spaghetti strap tank-top adorned her torso, and a pair of short black shorts with a grey camouflage design, that barely reached her mid-thigh, hung on her hips with a black belt. She also wore black, thigh high, open toed sandaled boos that greatly resembled a shinobi's, and they had a two inch heel. Strapped to her back was a pole-axe, and on her hands were black, fingerless gloves that had metal spiked plates attached to the knuckles. Currently, she was brushing off any dirt that might have gotten on her. Her name was Evelynn.
To her left was a raven haired woman who stood at five feet and five inches, and was twenty-one years old. Her black hair fell to her mid-back as well, and was incredibly straight. She had sharp, deep blue eyes, and pale skin. Her pants were similar to that of Evelynn's in the fact they were black and had a grey camouflage design, and hugged her legs. Only hers stopped just above her knees. Her black, two inch heeled, open toed sandaled boots stopped at mid-calf. She also had a black belt around her waist, only her's also adorned an axe and chain. The chain seemed to be about thirty-feet long, and was also covered in barbed wire like spikes. Her top was a deep blue that hugged her body. It was also a mid-drift top, but it only had one sleeve, the left, that stopped just above the elbow, and her other shoulder was completely bare. She kept one hand on her axe and chain, and the other hung loosely at her side as she studied the three Akatsuki. Almost as if she was taking a mental note of their appearance. Her name was Shoto.
To Evelynn's right was a young woman who they learned was only eighteen. She had long, black hair with blue tips that fell to her waist, and large, shy brown eyes. She was pale skinned, and also stood at five feet and five inches tall. She was wearing the same black pants with grey camouflage design as Shoto and Evelynn, only hers were like more like cargo pants, and had many pockets. Her sandaled, open toed boots didn't have a heel, and only went up to her ankles. On the black belt she wore around her hips was a black pouch filled with medical supplies on the left, and on the right was a sheath that held a nine inch dagger. Her top was a dark green, and was also a mid-drift bearing top. Only her's had sleeves that reached her elbows. She also wore a black trench coat that reached her knees, though she opted to wear it open so it was easier for her to move around. She was shyly tapping her two index fingers together, and intently watching Evelynn and Shoto. Her name was Mira.
"So are you shinobi too, hm?" Deidara asked after a long period of silence. The girls shared a questioning look, and it was Evelynn who spoke.
"What the fuck is a shinobi?"
"Guss not." Sasori muttered.
"Could you tell us where we are?" Itachi inquired.
"Y-you're in C-Cadonia." Mira replied softly. "J-just w-west of the Northern kingdom, i-in Dragon Valley."
"How do you not know about your own lands?" Shoto asked suspiciously.
"We're.. Not from here." Sasori explained uncertainly.
"Oh, which kingdom are you from then?" Evelynn asked.
"Actually, we're not from Cadonia at all, un. We're from a completely different world, hm." Deidara explained. "We're shinobi."
"Oh, is that right?" Evelynn grinned at him.
"That's right, un." Deidara grinned back.
"Hm.." Evelynn hummed.
"Hm?" Deidara raised an eyebrow.
Then, with surprising strength she upper-cutted him in the jaw, and Deidara flew back into a tree, the bark smashing on impact.
"What do we look like?! Idiots?! Don't fuck with me!" Evelynn snapped. Mira twisted her hair nervously, and Shoto looked slightly amused.
"I have to agree, it sounds rather far fetched." Shoto mused.
"B-but what if th-they're telling the t-truth?" Mira muttered.
"Oh, Mira!" Evelynn declared while rubbing the shy girls head. "Always giving liars the benefit of the doubt!"
"So, are you going to tell us who you are?" Sasori cut in, his voice laced with annoyance. Who the hell was she calling a liar?
"I'm M-Mira." The brown eyed girl said shyly with a soft smile.
"Shoto." The blue eyed girl replied coolly.
"Evelynn, leader of the Freedom Outlaws!" The green eyed girl stated proudly.
"What are 'Freedom Outlaws'?" Itachi inquired.
"A rebellion against Hanzo, because he's an oppressive lord who took away all our freedoms and what not." Evelynn explained bluntly.
"Wait, you're the leader of this rebellion?" Sasori asked skeptically.
"Yeah, what of it?" Evelynn raised an eyebrow.
"Do you even have enough rebels for a revolution?" Sasori smirked.
"Of course I've got rebels!" Evelynn declared as she grabbed Sasori, who was still sitting, by the front of his cloak, and held her face an inch from his. "What kind of rebellion leader would I be, if I didn't even have any rebels?!"
"Could you take us to the nearest village?" Itachi cut in smoothly.
"There are no villages around here. Most were destroyed, because they were too far from Hanzo's kingdom." Shoto explained. "The only hospitality you'll receive around here is from bandits or gypsies, and that's if the bandits don't decide to kill you."
"D-do you need help?" Mira asked Itachi as she saw him wince.
"I'll be fine." He assured, but his face said otherwise.
"P-please, allow m-me." Mira whispered as she moved his cloak a side. She cringed when she saw he had a rob protruding through the skin. This would be tough. "H-hold still."
Itachi nodded, and Deidara and Sasori watched in curiosity. Mira placed her hand on the rib, and snapped it into place. Itachi hissed, but Mira kept a hold. Slowly, the bones mended back together. Sasori and Deidara watched in wonder, and Itachi felt a tingling, almost burning, sensation on his side. The skin started to stretch and weave back together, and after a moment there was nothing more than a bruise there.
"I c-can't heal minor b-bruises." Mira explained softly.
"How did you.." Deidara trailed off.
"Mira's a healer." Shoto explained. She was eying Evelynn, who was surveying the area intently. "Evelynn.."
"Hanzo's men. Mira, take those three to the cabin. There's only about four, from what I can tell. Probably a night patrol. Shoto and I can handle them." Evelynn ordered. Mira nodded, and gestured for the men to follow her.
"Shouldn't we help, un?" Deidara asked.
"He's right. Even if we don't have chakra, we still know taijutsu." Itachi commented.
"I-it's better if you j-just follow." Mira said quietly. "Sh-shoto and Evelynn can handle this."
The Akatsuki members nodded, and followed the young woman deeper into the woods. She moved swiftly, and quickly, though it was nothing like the ninja speed they were used to. They ran through the trees for about twenty minutes, and in the distance they saw a cabin hidden amongst the trunchs and branches. It was about a mile and a half away from where they left Evelynn and Shoto.
"Should you really have such an open cabin in the woods like this for rebels?" Sasori asked as Mira opened the door, and cautiously peered in.
"O-only Evelynn, Shoto, a-and myself stay here." Mira explained as she led them inside. "H-Hanzo's men usually d-don't come this deep i-into the forest. Due t-to the wolves."
"Then how are you three able to, hm?" Deidara asked as he looked around.
It was small. It was basically one large room, with a stove all the way in the back, and a small table with a pot, knife, potatoes, a rabbit, and some vegetables on it.. Directly to their right was a door that led to a weapons and medical room, and along side the door there were three hammocks hanging on the wall, one above the other like a bunk-bed, and there were pillows and blankets disheveled in each one. On there left was a soft, that they later learned had a fold out bed. In the middle of the large room was a table, that had a map, a compass, and some papers scattered across it.
"W-wolves are my s-spirit animal." Mira said as she started to gut the rabbit, and skin it's fur.
"Spirit animal?" Itachi questioned. Mira nodded.
"E-everyone in Cadonia h-has a spirit animal. Th-the animal they c-connect with. Mine i-is the wolf, Sh-shoto's is the panda, and E-Evelynn's is the fox." Mira explained. "Wh-when a person discovers their s-spirit animal th-their special ability i-is born."
"Yours is healing.." Sasori stated. Again, Mira just nodded as she started removing the meat from the rabbit, and placing it into the pot, which contained water. "What are the abilities of the other two?"
"Evelynn's is h-her inhuman strength, and Shoto's i-is her aim and speed with weapons." Mira explained. "E-Evelynn can demolish a w-whole stone wall with a c-couple punches, and Sh-Shoto never misses a target."
"Interesting.." Itachi muttered.
Silence fell on them as Mira peeled and cut up potatoes, and then sliced up the vegetables, adding them to the pot. Then, she set it on to boil. As they waited the Akatsuki members explained to Mira their world, what chakra was, and then showed her the seals that were placed on them.
"P-perhaps we can find s-someone to remove it." Mira said thoughtfully. Before she could say anything else Shoto and Evelynn walked in the door.
"It was four of Hanzo's men." Shoto confirmed. "They were delivering a scroll to the Western kingdom. I'll have decode it, but it shouldn't take long."
When Evelynn and Shoto were finally settled in Mira explained to them everything the Akatsuki told her. The girls listened with interest, nodding here and there.
"Interesting.." Shoto muttered.
"What about Cadonia?" Itachi inquired. "Who exactly is Hanzo, and what happened that you need to start a rebellion?"
Shoto and Mira turned to Evelynn. She blinked, and then scowled.
"Do I always have to explain it?" She grumbled. The other two nodded, and Evelynn sighed as she began the tale of Cadonia's history.
A/N; Eh, I guess you could say this is really half modern, half medieval. Things like couches, stoves, lighters, and whatnot exist. Not the extreme modern things like phones, cars, guns, ect.
Next up is the history of Cadonia, so review and look out for the next chapter.!