Organization XIII
Xemnas – Alive
Xigbar – Alive
Xaldin – Alive
Vexen – Alive
Lexaeus – Alive
Zexion – Alive
Saix – Alive
Axel – Alive
Demyx – Alive
Luxord – Alive
Marluxia – Alive
Larxene – Dead (killed by Hidan)
Roxas – Alive
Akatsuki
Pain – Alive
Konan – Alive
Itachi – Alive
Kisame – Alive
Deidara – Alive
Sasori – Alive
Hidan – Alive
Kakuzu – Alive
Tobi – Alive
Zetsu- Alive
Organization 13's Castle
Axel and Demyx have returned with the news of Larxene's 'death'.
"This is most regretful….,"Xemnas says in a monotone.
"Dude, this is serious," Demyx exclaims to the room.
Xemnas raises an eyebrow and Demyx starts inspecting his gloves to avoid his gaze.
"I bet you all thought it would be an easy fight," Luxord said sardonically. "If you had played your cards right maybe Larxene would still be 'alive'."
"It's time for us to strike back at them," Xemnas says with finality.
"So soon? Why not just let them come to us. I could prepare something for them." Zexion offers.
"No. We'll strike now," Xemnas's gaze sweeps the room saying there is no room for argument. "Luxord, you and Demyx will go into their world and attack."
"Those are quite the odds," Luxord says his hand on his goatee appearing to be deep in thought.
"Of course it just has to be me…..," Demyx says despairly.
"You are all dismissed," Xemnas says.
In Konoha
A robed figure goes from shadow to shadow among the houses. A few seconds later a few new figures follow the robed one. Suddenly the robed figure spins his weapons that look like keys materializing in mid air and blocking the kunai thrown at him. The two ninjas who had attacked Roxas pause.
"Hey, he's not Akatsuki," one of the ninjas says, a female voice.
"I told you so. What a drag following this guy for nothing," says the other ninja, a male voice.
Roxas, still at the ready for a fight asks,"Who are you two."
The two ninjas glance at each and the young man responds.
"I'm Shikamaru and this is Temari. We're part of the Konoha Resistance Movement. Or the KRM for short." Shikamaru tells Roxas. "So, who are you."
"I can't tell you that. I'm on a mission so don't get in my way," Roxas says.
Shikamaru sighs and asks," Can you tell us why you're here."
"You enemies of this Akatsuki group," Roxas asks.
"Yes"
"I've been sent here to eliminate the one who's called Lord Deidara."
Temari speaks up this time,"You mean the art lunatic. You'll find him up there."
She points up at a mountain with stone sculptures on it.
"Thanks."
"Hey, hold on. We'll go with you. This is as good a time as any to take back Konoha." Shikamaru says.
Roxas considers Shikamaru's offer for a moment and nods.
At the World Portal on Akatsuki's side
"You sure there will be more guys coming through the portal. That's stupid if you ask me."Kisame asks.
"Yes, I'm sure."Itachi says staring at the portal.
The pair stand there with Kisame shifting the weight of his sword around every so often. Then sure enough, two people come through the portal. They immediately see the two akatsuki members and tense up.
"Oh hey, there's the 'water boy' Hidan and Kakuzu talked about. I'll take him." Kisame says with a feral grin.
Itachi ignores him and steps forward.
"The two of you will have to die," Itachi says flatly.
Demyx acts nervous, but Luxord just stands there with another sardonic smirk on his face. Kisame takes out his sword and charge at Demyx. Demyx takes out his sitar and sends a blast of water at Kisame. Kisame slices through and then slices at Demyx. Demyx jumps away conjuring some water clones.
"What are these amateur things," Kisame says rhetorically.
"They're wa-"
"I know what they are. Amateurish though. This is water clone," Kisame says cutting Demyx off.
Then 4 copies of Kisame appear no different than the original. The 5 Kisames then charge at Demyx, but Demyx sends up geysers of water destroying the 4 clones in one hit and sending Kisame flying into the air.
"You call that water," Kisame yells out.
Kisame lands in a mass of water made by Demyx and gets bogged down for a second and Demyx takes the opportunity to attack with another blast of water. Kisame quickly uses a jutsu and conjures a water dragon which absorbs the blast and goes straight at Demyx. Demyx jumps into the air and tries to ride on top of the water of the water dragon, but is quickly engulfed by it. The dragon dissipates and then the battlefield is even more flooded. Kisame starts to walk on top of the water looking for a sign of Demyx.
On the other side of the battlefield
Itachi sends out a fireball at Luxord and Luxord pulls up a shield of cards. The flame goes out leaving Luxord still alive with his cards partly charred. They disappear and and are now replaced by new cards which Luxords sends flying at Itachi like spears. Itachi simply jumps over them and sees only a mass of cards milling about the ground.
"Do you feel lucky Akatsuki," Luxord's voice asks.
Itachi sends 4 kunai at different cards.
"That's not how it's normally done, but I suppose I can bend the rules for you a bit."
The cards pop face up and none of them are Luxord.
"Well what do you know. You're not lucky at all."
The cards then explode engulfing Itachi, but it turns out to be just a substitution.
Itachi comes around a tree away from the mass of cards.
"I'll admit I've never seen a genjutsu like this before," Itachi says.
The cards disappear in a poof of smoke and Luxord reappears.
"Genjutsu? What are you talking about," Luxord asks.
At Konoha on top of the sculptures of the Hokages
Roxas, Shikamaru, and Temari creep silently up to rock and peer over at Deidara.
"They call these sculptures art? I'll blow them up and then they'll see what art is, yeah" Deidara yells out to no one in particular.
A clay bird then lands on Deidara's shoulder.
"I know you're there Organization minion. Time to come out and play, yeah." Deidara says turning around waving with one of his hands.
"Why is there a mouth on his hand," Roxas asks.
"Don't know, don't really care. Just cut if off if you get the chance." Temari says taking her fan from her back and walking forward.
Shikamaru sighs and gets up to follow Temari.
On a random road in Akatsuki's world
"Would you shut the f*** up Kakuzu," Hidan yells at Kakuzu. "You've been going on for hours about how that b*** didn't have a heart."
"That's just not natural." Kakuzu replies. "We should get some money, that'll help some."