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Chapter 4: Of Killing Intent and Akatsuki

Kushina's eyes widened. "W-what...do you mean...Naruto is missing...?"

Minato gulped. "I-I meant what I said."

Her teeth grit together. "My little boy...is missing...?" Killing intent started spilling, making her husband freeze. "If this is some kind of sick joke, then you must have a death wish!"

Minato felt his knee's stiffen. "U-um...c-calm down—"

"Calm down?!" she screamed. "I can't calm down! My baby is missing!" She whipped around, stomping off with her red eyes burning away everything in her path. She seethed with rage and anger. Whoever hurts my baby, is going to die...very, very slowly...

Minato's eyes widened. "Oh shit..."

I shivered, cuddling closer to Obito's leg. "Why is it so cold?! I don't remember this country being this bad!"

"Maybe you should have worn warmer clothes," Itachi said.

I sighed. "Whatever."

"Can we take a break? Tobi is getting tired!" Tobi complained. "Rin-chan~, get off my leg! Please~?!"

I pinched his calf with a scowl. "No."

He squeaked in alarm, jumping up.

I stumbled, and wrapped my arms tightly around his shin. "Don't jump like that!" I slapped his other leg. "Stupid!"

"Tobi hurts, though!" Tobi complained.

"Che, stupid."

"Rin-chan, why you gotta be so mean~? You keep hurting Tobi's feelings!"

"'Cause you're stupid," I shot back. "Are we there yet?"

"Almost," Itachi responded. "Why are we going to Amegakure? You never cleared that part up."

"Since you are a rogue nin now, you won't have much of a chance in the outside world," I explained. "There is an organization called Akatsuki in Ame that provides missing-nin protection and money as long as you do the missions and stuff. Once me and you get there, it will be complete."

"...I see," he mumbled.

I lifted Obito's Akatsuki cloak, staring at Itachi with wide blue eyes. I smiled. "It'll be fine. You'll probably like it there. There's a member that's your age. He's a bit reckless and likes to explode things at random, but once you get to know him he's not all that bad."

Tobi nodded, grinning. "Yup! Deidara-chan is fun to be around!"

Itachi only sighed.

I let go of the cloak, and went back to clutching the leg of Obito. "Are we there yet?"

"It's just up ahead," Tobi replied. "Woo! Tobi can rest!"

"Not until we get to the base, stupid," I snapped.

"Oh come on, Rin-chan! Tobi is tired!" he whined.

I pinched his leg again. "I don't care!"

Tobi jumped again, squeaking in alarm. "Ouch! Stop that, Rin-chan!"

I scowled. "Whatever."

A minute or two later, Obito stopped walking.

"Ah, Tobi sempai," a voice greeted. "Good to see you back. How was the mission."

"Tobi was successful!" Tobi exclaimed. "Got Rin-chan and Itachi-chan!"

"Where is Rin sempai?" the man's voice asked.

Obito stuck his leg out, exposing me to the cold.

I squeaked in alarm, my back facing the muddy floor. "Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't!" My grip tightened my by what felt like a hundred times.

The guard giggled. "He hasn't changed, has he?"

"It's not funny!" I whined. "Put me down, stupid!"

Tobi chuckled and put his leg back down.

"Anyways, Pain-sama has been expecting you," the guard continued. "Go on ahead."

Tobi continued walking, the leg I held on to being dragged across the muddy floor, making him look like he was heavily limping.

Another long and quiet few minutes passed, and the sound of knocking against metal rang in my ears. A second later, the door opened, and we stepped in. Instantly, a warm breeze hit my face. I shuddered in response to the adaption of temperature.

"Good to see you, Tobi," a stoic female voice said. "Hm? Where's Rin?"

Tobi moved his cloak flap aside, exposing me to the luxury of the Akatsuki base.

The first floor was pretty big; the walls were shaped like a pentagon. There were wooden floors and the roof had a glass top, shining light down on the floor. There was a rug, a fireplace, and a few tables. To my left and right were staircases that lead up to the twelve floors of the base. Each had a smooth wood railing, and I sensed twelve chakra signatures, one or two on each floor.

My brow raised. "You guys really redid the place. I thought you were joking." I glanced at Konan, who was staring at me. "What?"

She walked up to me, and plucked me from Obito's leg. She held me up in the air, and continued staring. Suddenly, she smiled. "You're so cute! It's like you're a chibi version!" She pulled me into a bone-crushing hug, making me lose my breath.

"I-I...can't...breath..." I choked out.

She only continued squeezing me to death, ignoring my pleads.

"Konan."

Said kunoichi glanced over her shoulder. The Deva Path of Pain was standing there, emotionless and stoic as ever.

I waved with a grin. "Hi~."

"...He's like a chibi version now," Pain observed.

I glared. "That's not funny."

"Tobi thinks it's funny!" Tobi chirped.

I glared at him.

Pain sighed. He glanced at Itachi, nodding his greeting. "I am Pain, the leader of Akatsuki. You are Itachi Uchiha, correct?"

Itachi nodded. "I am."

"Welcome to Akatsuki," the orange haired man said. He glanced to Obito. "Tobi, go ahead and show him to his room."

"Okay~!" Tobi cheered. "Come on, Itachi-chan! Follow Tobi!"

Tobi skipped away, Itachi following with an annoyed look on his face.

Konan shifted her arms to hold me properly. "So, what have you been up to?"

"It's been pretty boring," I replied. "But I've done what I've always wanted."

"And what would that be?" Konan asked.

I grinned. "I kicked Kakashi in the balls! It was the greatest day ever!"

Pain slightly cringed at the thought of that, while Konan looked amused.

"Anyways, we're going to hold a meeting regarding what he have missed over the past three years," Pain stated. "Change into some different clothes. I can smell the blood from here."

I nodded. "'Kay, be back in a minute."

Konan put me down, and I raced off to my room.

I walked down the hall in silence, adjusting to the violet-red ring on my left thumb that had the kanji for 'mysterious' on it; it marked my official membership of Akatsuki.

After what felt like forever, I reached the final floor that held Pain's office as well as Akatsuki's meeting room. I saw the tall wooden doors loom over me as I approached. I heard shouting and bickering come from the inside, making my eye brow twitch in annoyance.

I put my hand on the handle—which was roughly a few inches taller than me—and pulled...but it didn't open.

I growled in irritation, pulling at the handle. It still didn't open. After a few more seconds of failed attempts to open the damned door, I stopped. I pulled back my tiny fist, charged up a tiny amount my chakra, and punched at hole underneath the door knob.

A loud crack echoed through the air, and silence followed. I sighed in relief, brushing myself off. I stepped through the hole, and saw nine dumbfounded idiots and two stoic—but unhappy—Akatsuki members.

I stared back. "What? I couldn't open the door, so I forced it open."

"You're paying for that," Pain snapped.

I pouted. "No respect."

"Who the fuck are you, brat?!" Hidan shouted as he shot up.

"Watch the language, bitch," I snapped.

Everyone stared, giving each other the 'did that just happen?' look.

"And I am Rin Uzumaki, the third co. leader of Akatsuki."

"...Seriously?" Sasori asked. "We already have two brats running around. I don't want a third. And a hypocritical one at that."

I sighed. "Whatever." I walked up to the empty seat next to Obito, and stood up on the chair. "Now, I'm not going to repeat myself when I say this." I glanced at Hidan. "Especially you."

Hidan scrunched his nose in annoyance.

"Listen up!" I said loudly. "Humans are like slinky's: useless, but fun to watch fall down the stairs." I stared at the table full of Akatsuki members. "Now, I'm going to make this very clear: if you are useless to me, then let's just say that you'll never see stairs like ever before."

They all stared at me in annoyance.

I grinned a toothy one. "There are plenty of stairs to fall down from by 'accident'. Not to mention, I can get away with it."

Silence.

"...He's serious," Pain said. "Tobi knows first hand."

"There's a reason Tobi teleports," Tobi whimpered. "Rin-chan is scary!"

"Damn right," I said. "What's a good example...?" My face brightened up when I remembered one. "I blackmailed Tobi by hanging him from a fifty foot tall cliff. He screamed like a little girl."

The members slightly paled.

I grinned in amusement. Priceless.

Pain sighed. "Alright, let's not scare them." He crossed his arms, leaning against his chair. "Rin, we have some budget problems regarding the damages of Deidara's explosions. Can you handle them?"

I slightly scoffed. "Fine." I glanced at Deidara, and then back to the Deva Path. "We should be an extra room for him. Seriously, he's really destructive."

"No kidding!" everyone—but Itachi, Konan and Pain—shouted in unison.

Deidara crossed his arms, pouting.

"Next," Pain stated. "Tobi, I need you to pair everyone up. Make it flexible and plan some sort of routine or whatever."

"'Kay!" Tobi piqued childishly.

The Deva Path nodded. "Now that we are all here—co. leader's and all—we are going to lay down some rules."

"About time," Sasori grumbled. "This place has no order whatsoever."

"We're only laying down rules because you guys will be staying here for a few years," I said. "Ya morons are reckless, loud, and flat out stupid. Minus Itachi, Konan and Pain, everyone here are immature brats without discipline."

Everyone but Tobi looked very unhappy to be scolded by a three year old.

"Che, you're annoying," Hidan insulted.

"I get that a lot," I said.

Pain cleared his throat, the rising argument stopping. But the tension still stayed. He tossed scrolls to everyone. "The rules are all in here. If you don't like them, then too bad."

Orochimaru opened it up, and instantly he scoffed. "Rule number one is a bit rough, isn't it? 'No human experimentation without authorization'?"

"That rule was made specifically for you, Orochimaru," I snapped. "We're fine with experimenting in general, but the human thing is...rather disorienting. Especially with people under fifteen in the organization."

An awkward silence fell as the members read through the rules.

Sasori glanced at Konan with a questioning look. "Rule number three; what's with that?"

"Tracking mud in the house pisses off certain people," Konan explained. "That certain person flooded the base, and it didn't end very well."

Kisame looked a little sheepish.

"There aren't many rules...only five," Itachi stated. "But they're all rather ridiculous."

"Hn, nowhere near it," I grumbled. "Alright, I'm off! Ramen time!" I jumped off of my seat.

Tobi jumped up. "Ramen!"

Everyone stared as we marched out of the meeting room.

After a minute of silence, I spoke up. "I'm recreating my original body again."

Obito sighed. "I don't think that's a good idea."

"You're smart, stupid. Think up of a story explaining it," I snapped.

"That's not what I meant," the Uchiha said. "Even if you have you-know-what activated, it'll put strain on your body."

"I can manage," I stated. I glanced at him. "...Did you honestly think I was sitting around eating baby mush? I trained almost twenty-four-seven to return to my original physical prowess. I'm still working on it, but it's enough to help with the strain."

Obito sighed again. "Alright...I'll exercise the jutsu. I haven't used it in a while."

I nodded. "You have ten minutes. Hurry up."

The Uchiha only nodded, and disappeared in a shunshin to do whatever.

I couldn't hide the wide grin coming to my face. Sorry, Itachi-kun, but it looks like I can't keep our deal sealed...

2k+ words...hn, one of the longer chapters.

Kushina is PISSED. O.O'

Imagine messing with a lion cub. Good. Now imagine the mother lashing out at you with 1000000000000000000001x more power and anger. Good. Yup...that's Kushina for ya!

Peace! :3