Note: So after another very long hiatus, here is another chapter of Organization XIII vs. Akatsuki.

I decided to include a character list for the heck, and to serve as a reference.

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 – Dead (killed by Demyx)
Deidara – Dead (killed by Roxas and Shikamaru)
Sasori – Alive
Hidan – Alive
Kakuzu – Alive
Tobi – Alive
Zetsu- Alive

Independent

Shikamaru – Alive
Temari – Alive
Riku - Alive

At the Organization's Castle

Itachi had been deposited in the Organization's prison and was left there. Itachi studied his surroundings, but saw no viable escape route. He would simply have to wait. Sure enough, a few hours later he heard footsteps coming towards his prison. The man that had come had a scars on his face and an eyepatch. This man had seen battle.

"How's our little prisoner doing today," Xigbar said in a mocking voice.

Itachi did not respond and just stared at the man.

"Hmmm, not very talkative are you," Xigbar said in another rhetorical question.

Itachi gathered his strength and used the sharingan.

"Oh! Red Eyes! Scary!" Xigbar said, mocking Itachi yet again.

Just then the walls seemed to melt away and Itachi stepped forward.

"What the heck?," Xigbar yelled out.

Xigbar called forth his guns and started shooting at Itachi, but the bolts simply glanced off to the side as if they had hit a shield. Itachi continued to walk forward as eyes seemed to pop out of the wall, and they just stared at Xigbar.

"Alright, these games aren't cool." Xigbar yelled out to Itachi.

"You are not afraid." Itachi said.

"As if. Nobodies don't feel emotion. I am wondering though why I can't seem to hit you at point blank range.," Xigbar replied.

All of a sudden Xigbar was nailed to the wall and he was not able to move; he couldn't even teleport away. Itachi came up to Xigbar with a kunai.

"You can not hold me. You should have killed me when you had the chance."

Xigbar simply grinned, and then Itachi stabbed Xigbar with his kunai. When the genjutsu ended, Itachi had got out of his cell, and Xigbar lay slumped against the wall. At that moment the elevator could be heard. Itachi turned towards the door as it opened. Demyx was there in the doorway with carrying Kisame's sword.

"I come to check on Xigbar, and this is what I get. I didn't want to have to deal with you guys again," Demyx said frustrated.

In Konoha

Roxas and Shikamaru had made it back to their base without incident. Shikamaru laid Temari down on a bed and went off to the other rooms to look for someone while Roxas looked around. A few minutes later Shikamaru came back.

"Damnit! There's no one here and they should have been back by now," Shikamaru said, obviously frustrated.

Suddenly a voice came from the doorway, and both Shikarmaru and Roxas turned to look.

"Yes, they should have been back by now, but they are dead. One got away, but he shouldn't be a problem once he has no backup." The newcomer said.

"It's Sasori," Shikamaru muttered.

Shikamaru glanced at the body lying on the floor at Sasori's feet, and Sasori also glanced down.

"He agreed to lead me here in exchange for his life. I killed him anyway," Sasori said.

"What do you want Sasori?" Shikamaru asked.

Sasori ignored his question and responded,"I found Deidara's body. I was right you know. About art. My art lives on; while his works are gone forever."

Roxas all of a sudden rushed forward brandishing his 2 keyblades, but then a tail suddenly came out from under Sasori's cloak and it wrapped around Roxas's neck and lifted him up into the air. Another puppet came into the room and positioned itself in front of Sasori to prevent Shikamaru from doing anything.

"Now….I shall crush your neck," Sasori said to Roxas.

At a random road

Riku blocked a strike from Hidan, his blade sliding in between the blades on the scythe. The blades of the scythe stopped just in front of Riku's face. Riku gritted his teeth in the effort to keep the blades away.

"Gotcha!"

Riku heard Kakuzu, and in an extreme effort pushed Hidan away and jumped away as a stream of flame came at them. Riku batted at the small flame on his cloak as Hidan was caught full force in the flame. Riku just stood there to see the outcome. Hidan picked himself up. His clothes were burned, but otherwise he was unharmed.

"You just had to hit me with that didn't you idiot!" Hidan yelled at Kakuzu.

"Shut up Hidan. You're fine." Kakuzu replied.

"You two going to keep arguing, or are we going to fight." Riku said to the both of them.

Just then Zetsu showed up.

"What are you doing," White Zetsu asked.

"Killing an Organization punk," Hidan said.

"I told you, I'm not part of the Organization." Riku said.

"He's right. I scouted their realm, and there are only 13 members. That one is not one of them," Zetsu said.

"How about that. I don't get to kill him now." Hidan said in disappointment.

At a canyon in Akatsuki's side of the portal

Xaldin and Lexaeus walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the cave entrance on the canyon floor.

"From what I've gathered our objective is in that cave." Xaldin said to Lexaeus.

Lexaeus only nodded and the pair moved to go towards the cave.