The Newest Member (A Naruto-Akatsuki Fanfic)

Chapter 4: Redemption

Itachi's mind was heavy with thought. Why had Naruto been kicked out of his own village ? why had he tried to commit suicide ? he could hardly believe that such a gutsy kid could sink so low to end up near dead and in a puddle of his own blood and shit. Kisame and Itachi had brought him to a stream and dunked him in for a few minutes to clean the horrid crust off his body, then they set out to the Hidden Rain. Itachi had Naruto slung over his shoulder while Kisame cradled the Un-sheathed Samehadda. The sword bared it's teeth and purred as Kisame let it feast on his Chakra, Itachi never really understood the bond between the two, it was almost a paternal bond like father and child. Kisame was an odd member of the Akatsuki, but a very straight forward and honorable one at that, Itachi was grateful to be paired up with him

'Out of all the members I am the luckiest, I've spent only a few years in the Akatsuki and I already know each member well enough as it is ... I could have been paired with any of them ... lucky I gathered a great amount of Intel on each member before I chose my partner.

Itachi ran all his information through his head, scanning the members and their information. He read it aloud in his mind, as if they were all to be judged

'Deidara ... A simple-minded member, who thrives to perfect his Art. Excels in explosives and espionage ... formerly from the Hidden Stone. he is very skilled in his art but I think with his art comes great Hubris and a lack of focus ... Okay to work with, but not a practical partner"

'Sasori ...a very literal and serious member of our organisation, his combat is his ability as a master puppeteer. along with his own puppets, his own body is heavily modified and lacks any human appearance, that's why I thought at first until he revealed his true form, he looks like a simple kid, maybe 17 or so. despite his appearance he is older than most of us due to his puppet body. formerly from The Hidden Sand village, He was another candidate I found easy to work with'

'Ugh ...Hidan ... quite the opposite to many of our members, Hidan is obnoxious, loud and vulgar. A suicidal fanatic to the God of Slaughter, Jashin. He posses the power of Immortality and the power to inflict damage on himself and transfer it to other people with a drop of their own blood, almost Voodoo sorcery in nature, this makes him a dangerous foe to fight. His humorous personality is rivaled with his blood lust, truly an Unstable member ... formerly of the Hidden Hot Water Village ... No wonder ..'

'Kakuzu ... Our organisations accountant / financial representative, he also has the abilities of immortality. covered head to toe in stitches and scars it is no wonder he is the Akatsuki's amateur surgeon. he appears to be made of stitches himself, also with my Sharingan I could see more than one heart beating, which must be a clue to his Immortality. Formerly a member of the Hidden Waterfall Village, he is a member I find rather ... scary'

'Kisame ... as I thought before, very straight forward and honorable, such is the trait of a member of the Hidden Mist's seven ninja swordsman. His sword, Samehadda, Is an alive entity that consumes Chakra like food, Kisame openly gives it Chakra and in return Samehadda decimated his enemies. I am pleased to be his partner'

'Konan ... The only female member of the Akatsuki so far ... she is the right hand woman to Nagato ... the two have been friends / partners since before the Organisation was formed by Pain ... or Nagato if you want to call him by his real name. I can see clearly that the two are in love, but they keep it more than a secret. She excels in Origami and can create paper bombs in a second with her Jutsu. A proud guardian of the Hidden Rain village ... she is known a the Angel ... She is beautiful yes ... I wont deny it'

'Pain .. or Nagato if you will. Is our great leader, also of the Hidden Rain. He formed this organisation and recruited us al one by one, he possesses the fabled Rinnegan, the very eyes of the great Sage of the Six Paths. He believes himself to be a god, he certainly has the power of one. heavily pierced he controls six bodies with Chakra rods placed in each body. I have seen his real body maybe 2 or 3 times, he is heavily injured and has no use of legs. but he is wise none the less. Konan protects him with her life. A truly devastating leader ... no doubt'