Another Saturday and another Chapter.

No further words needed, enjoy the chapter.

"Who wants to read next?" Blake asked as she hold up the book.

"I would like to continue of you don't mind." Sage said and took the book as Blake handed it to him.

Chapter 2: Akatsuki in Vale

"Oh, now they are in Vale." Yang said "How that will turn out."

When the Akatsuki arrived in the City of Vale, they expected a village similar to the ones they have in their world. They didn't expect a giant city with lots of technology they've never seen before or some of the population to have animal parts. The Akatsuki felt really uncomfortable being in the city, but they knew that they needed information about this world to understand it.

"We can conclude that they previous world wasn't as technological advanced then ours." Weiss stated in interest. She is very much interested in what they first world seemed to be and would absorb all information she could get on them.

"Alright, I don't want any of you to attract unwanted attention to us," Nagato told the rest of the Akatsuki. Despite the group being teenagers in a whole different world, Nagato is still the leader of the Akatsuki. After all, he is the most powerful member of the group and the one who helped started the organization.

"That will be a problem because mostly everyone is looking at us," Itachi stated. It was true. People have been giving the Akatsuki weird looks. Mostly because the eight teens are wearing the exact same cloaks, making people assume they're some sort of gang.

"No shit." Sun laughed. "There was a street gang in Vacuo who also everyone would wear the same clothes."

"Really, what did they called themselves?" Yang asked.

"It was something lame, uhm, what was it again? Ah! Team Skull."

"Uh, Wow. That's really lame."

"Also, they're mostly looking at Kisame," Sasori added. That's another thing that's true. People are thinking that Kisame is a Faunus due to his shark-like appearance. In the world of Remnant, the most common type of Faunus is mammal Faunus. Therefore, fish, insect, and bird Faunus are rare to see.

"Really?" Jaune asked surprised, looking at Blake. She nodded in confirmation.

"Yes, mammal Faunuses are the more common types of Faunus on Remnant, the second most commons are reptiles." She replied, thinking of her chameleon friend back in Menagerie

"Being in this city was already making me feel uncomfortable. Now, knowing that people are mostly watching me out of all of us is starting to get on my nerves," Kisame muttered out loud.

"Just ignore them Kisame. I doubt they'll do anything to us," Konan told the blue skinned shinobi.

"Well, let's not attract more attention than we already have," Nagato said. Once the Akatsuki were at the center of the city, Nagato decided to brief them on their new missions. "All right, we will split up into our usual two man teams. We are to gather as much information about this world as we can before we come back to this exact spot. Do not, and I repeat, do not cause any trouble. I rather not have our lives end up like it was in our former world. If you need to fight back, you may only fight back in self-defense. Am I clear?"

"Yes, Nagato," the rest of the Akatsuki answered. Using their ninja speed, they dispersed. Nagato and Konan went on one path. Kakuzu and Hidan went on another. Sasori and Deidara went on their path. That left only Kisame and Itachi to go their path.

"Woah!" Ruby exclaimed "They are as fast as I am with my semblance! And this is they natural speed!"

"They just got more awesome." Nora gushed.

"And more dangerous." Ren added. "If this is they natural speed, then most huntsman wouldn't possess a treat to them." What kind of treat would a strong fighter be, if it couldn't hit you.

"So, where to Itachi?" Kisame asked. The raven haired teen shrugged.

"Somewhere useful like a bookstore," Itachi replied. "Books always have lots of information."

"And it wouldn't look suspicious if you would ask for a history book and claimed it was for a school project." Blake said in approval.

"You have to be really paranoid to get suspicious of someone buying a school book." Yang added.

"Alright then…Any idea where to find the bookstore?" the shark ninja asked.

"Nope," Itachi simply replied. With no directions to any bookstore, Kisame and Itachi went on a different path that the rest of the Akatsuki didn't take. Some more people continued to give the two looks and glances, but the two decided to ignore them. They didn't want to admit though, but the two Akatsuki members are now lost within the city.

"That's why I always go ahead and scout the next citys out, so that my bros wouldn't get lost." Sun proclaimed with a thump up for himself.

"Isn't it because you couldn't wait to arrive on Vale like we were scheduled to be." Sage deadpanned looking up from the book.

"This is getting us nowhere. Why can't we ask people for directions?" Kisame asked.

"Because that would be attracting attention to us," Itachi answered. Just before they were about to continue walking, they heard a cry for help.

"That scream sounded familiar." Pyrrha said, gaining a thoughtful look.

"Please stop!" yelled a female voice. The two Akatsuki members looked towards the location of the voice and saw a young teenage girl being harassed by three older guys. The girl has long, brown hair and brown eyes. The feature that caught their attention is the girl's long, brown rabbit ears. The rabbit girl is wearing a short, long-sleeved brown jacket with a golden zipper, brown pants and black leggings with golden detail. She's also wearing a black, semi-translucent undershirt beneath her jacket, along with golden spaulders and vambraces on both arms, as well as a similar belt. The tops of her leggings are edged with a similar band, and her heel and toe are likewise protected.

"Hey, its Velvet." Jaune said, recognizing the second-year rabbit Faunus, whose team is somewhat a friend of his team and Ruby's. "But what is she doing out there in Vale? Shouldn't she be in class?"

"You know her?" Sun asked.

"Yes, her team and ours are friends, she and Coco help me studying. Why?"

"I didn't know that Jaune." Pyrrha said surprised and a little worried.

"Yes, Coco help me out in the team leaders classes and Velvet help me in history."

"Coco helped me too, although she mostly help Jaune." Ruby chimed in.

"Well I need more help then you Rubes." Jaune joked.

"Yeah, that's true." Ruby agreed, smiling too.

"Why didn't you ask me for help." Pyrrha ask slightly hurt and more worried as she heard that someone else is helping Jaune so intently.

"Well you already helped me so much becoming a better fighter, then I didn't want to brother you any further with my other studies. Besides, I don't think you could actually help in the team leaders' classes."

"Is Coco this cool gal with the sunglasses and the beret?" Sun asked in clarification.

"Yes, she is, she even offered me to help me with my 'hunters look', but I am not too keen on taking that offer."

"Why not?" Yang asked eagerly "You could use some work there Lady killer. I would even let your guys a hand in it."

"Yang." Jaune began evenly "I grow up with seven sisters, and I know what going shopping with them means when they search for a new 'look' for you."

Yang laughed sheepishly. She had her own moments looking for her personal outfit and by the complains from Ruby, being dragged through, those is not a pleasant experience.

"What a freak!" the leader of the trio exclaimed. The rabbit girl wanted to get away from them, but she was surrounded by the trio. Kisame frowned when he saw the scene.

"It's one of those animal people," the shark ninja muttered.

At this Blake unwillingly flinched and let out a low growl. Sage and Scarlet are looking at her strangely.

"And it seems that she's in a dire situation," Itachi replied.

"I'm going to go help her," Kisame declared.

"Nagato specifically said not to cause any trouble," Itachi told his partner. While he did want to help out the rabbit girl, he also didn't want to disobey orders and bring unwanted attention to them. That unwanted attention can either be good or bad.

"Typical!" Blake ranted "Behaviors like that makes us join the White Fang in the first place!"

"Us?" Sage asked, causing Blake to freeze.

"Are you a Faunus Blake?" Sage asked.

"Would make sense, with how she argued about this Kisame guy with Sun." Scarlet added with a nod.

Blake just stared at those two in fear, just to replace it with confusion as the two began to laught.

"We know that you are a Faunus Blake." Scarlet said.

"What? How do you guys know that!" Sun asked.

"Neptune told us."

"You told them!"

"I couldn't leave my bros out. You know how I am."

"I told you not to!"

"You told a secret even though he asked you not to!" Weiss joined the screaming.

"You told your team, Sun!"

"I only told Neptune, I swear."

"You told him!"

"It was an accident, I swear. I am sorry!"

"I show you what I think of your apology." Blake hold her hand up while summoning a ice cream plate.

*Splat*

Everyone cringed at the sight, Neptunes and Sun's face covered in ice cream.

"You guys alright?" Sage asked.

"Just get back to the story." Sun said tiredly.

"Yes, but he also said that we can fight back in self-defense, and he wasn't specific about the self-defense part," Kisame countered with a grin. Itachi responded with a shrug, knowing he couldn't argue with his partner any further.

"Let's see if these ears are real," the leader of the trio told his friends. Before he knew it, the guy was suddenly grabbed by the throat and slammed against the wall by none other than Kisame.

"Woah, now that's what I am talking about." Yang cheered in approval.

"Leave her alone and disappear," the shark ninja growled.

"Let go of me you freak!" the man managed to say while gasping for breath.

"I don't think you heard me," Kisame told the man as he squeezed the man's throat tighter.

"What will you do if I don't?" the man asked. The shark ninja gave a smirk.

Everyone shuddered at the sight of this big man smirking with his sharp teeth's. For some reason he looked more frightening than any Grimm they have seen.

"Then I'll have to introduce you to my sword Samehada," Kisame replied, gesturing to his bandaged sword. "It does slice…it shreds you into ribbons!" The man was scared when he heard that. "And don't get me started on my friend over here. He's a prodigy." Itachi raised an eyebrow on how that last statement was supposed to be a threat, but it worked. Kisame threw the man to the ground and gave him and his friends a glare. "Get out of here." The trio quickly ran in fear, leaving the two Akatsuki members and the rabbit girl.

"How is being prodigy a treat?" Jaune asked confused, "there are many prodigies out there, and in many different fields. For all intend and purpose, Itachi could be a prodigy musician, and not a prodigy fighter."

"They must have realized from the context that he meant that his friend is a good fighter." Ren answered but agreed with Jaune's statement.

"T-Thank you for saving me…" the rabbit girl told the two, specifically Kisame.

"No problem. Why were they picking on you though?" the shark ninja asked.

"It's because I'm a Faunus," the rabbit girl.

"A what?" Kisame asked in confusion. Itachi was also confused yet interested. He never heard of that word before.

"So, he really isn't a Faunus then," Pyrrha said.

"Maybe we will now find out what he is." Ruby added.

"A Faunus, a race of humanoid people who possess physical animal traits," the rabbit girl explained.

"Oh. I guess we don't have to call you animal people then," Kisame replied with a small chuckle. The rabbit girl tilted her head in confusion.

"Aren't you a Faunus?" she asked.

"What? No," the shark ninja answered. "I'm a human, but I was born like this."

"EHHHH!" that was everyone.

"What? How? Why?" Sun stuttered

"But, but." Weiss was not comprehending this.

"That's not possible." And Blake was shaking her head in denial.

Sage decided to continue to read.

"Are you sure? You have the features of a shark. Your skin is even blue," the rabbit girl pointed out.

"Genetic mutation," Kisame quickly replied, using it as a good excuse to explain his features.

The groups sat in silence at this lame explanation.

"Aren't Faunus technically mutated humans?" Sun deadpanned.

"Technically correct, the best kind of correct." Neptune said.

"NO! We're not!" Blake snapped.

"Oh. Sorry for the confusion," the rabbit girl said, buying the excuse.

"If you don't mind me asking, what is your name?" the shark ninja asked.

"My name is Velvet Scarlatina," the rabbit girl answered.

"Oh hello Velvet. My name is Kisame Hoshigaki and this is my friend Itachi Uchiha," Kisame introduced, gesturing to his partner. Itachi gave a quick nod to the rabbit Faunus before allowing Kisame to continue the conversation with the girl. They already received a piece of information about this world. It's seems there are two races living on this world, humans and human lookalikes with animal features known as Faunus.

"How many races do you think are in their old world." Ruby asked in the round.

"Don't know sis, maybe we will find out later."

"Well Velvet, can you tell me where you're going? Itachi and I can walk you there just in case no one tries to hurt you. By the way, what does having to be a Faunus gets you to be picked on?" Kisame asked.

"For the first part, I'm going to an airship that will take me to Beacon Academy so I can start my first year. As for the second part, the Faunus race is usually faced with discrimination because of the way we look. Humans see us as freaks," Velvet explained.

"Ah so this starts one year before we all attend Beacon." Pyrrha said.

"Do you think that the Akatsuki will join Beacon as students?" Jaune asked in wonder.

The group paled at this thought.

"Better not." Ruby said on a low voice.

Itachi frowned. So this new race is faced with discrimination? This reminds the Uchiha of jinchurikis and how they would be discriminated due to having the Tailed Beasts sealed inside of them. This girl has a lot of information about this world, and she's willing to tell them everything she knows. Itachi wants to know more about the Faunus race, airships, and this Beacon Academy.

The scene changed to two other Akatsuki members walking on the streets of Vale, they saw that it was the zombie duo, thanks to Hidans scythe.

Not that they know of they particular nickname.

Meanwhile, Kakuzu and Hidan are looking for information about the world just like their fellow members. While any information will serve them well, Kakuzu was specifically interested on the currency that this world uses. Even in a different world, Kakuzu's main interest will always be the same: Money.

"This is a smart move of Kakuzu." Weiss agreed. "Without money to buy food, weaponry and any other equipment they would been forced take up thieving, which would lead to unnecessary attention. Which is something they try to avoid."

"Give it to Ice-Cream to agree with someone on money." Yang teased.

"Oi, Kakuzu. Do you even know where you're even going?" Hidan asked.

"Yes. We're going to a bar," Kakuzu replied.

"Eh? Since when do you fucking drink you old fart?" Hidan responded.

"First of all, refrain from calling me old or anything related to the term. We're teenagers now, specifically seventeen years old according to Sasori. Second of all, I don't drink, especially during a mission. Third of all and finally, we're going to a bar to look for information," Kakuzu explained.

"Oh, so what kind of information are we going to get?" Hidan asked.

"Money," Kakuzu simply replied.

"Money?! Of course you're going to your heathen ways of money. Not everything is about money you fucking bastard!" Hidan ranted to his partner.

"That is where you're wrong. Money is what keeps the world going. Without money, society collapses. Besides, whatever Nagato plans to do with the Akatsuki is going to involve money," Kakuzu explained. "I don't expect you to understand. You're still going with your sick, twisted religion."

"True again." Weiss said "Without any money our society would collapse within minutes."

"What about Dust?" Ruby asked.

"We still need peoples to mine and refine it. And they also need food, which they get from farmers, which also want to get paid for they work."

"And what if we just give them food for they work."

"Then the world changes back to the way it was before money was invented."

"Uh?"

"Before money was invented, peopled traded goods with each other, and sometimes one person wanted or needed something from some other person, but didn't had anything what said person wanted, making trade overly complicated. With the invention of money trading got far more simpler, because people had a universal trading currency." Weiss finished her history lesson.

"Uh, the more you know." Sun commented.

"Don't you dare insult the Way of Jashinism you heathen fucker!" Hidan angrily shouted at his partner.

"As much as I want try to find another way to kill you, we still have a mission to do. I rather not have it compromised because of your idiocy," Kakuzu stated. "Besides, we're here." The two Akatsuki members arrived at a bar known as the Crow Bar. As they entered, they could only find two occupants. One is of course the bartender while the other is a somewhat older man.

"Hey it's uncle Qrow!" Ruby shouted exited, bouncing in her seat.

"That's your uncle?" Weiss asked, looking disapproving at the man "What is he doing in a bar in the middle of the day?"

Yang snorted at that. "Oh please, you should see him in class. I think I haven't seen a day in Signal we he was sober."

"He is drunk all the time?" Pyrrha asked in disbelieve.

"Pretty much, most of his lesson, he is hungover." Ruby added.

"And they allow him to teach?" Jaune asked, not understanding how they could allow such behavior to continue.

"Trust me, we are as surprised as you are." Yang deadpanned, getting her sister to agree with the same expression as Yang.

The man has graying black, spiky hair, red eyes, slight stubble along his jawline, with a red tattered cloak. He's wearing a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. Kakuzu noticed that the man is carrying some sort of weapon, making him a valuable source of information. Kakuzu sat next to the man while Hidan inspected the bar.

"Aren't you a little young to be in a place like this?" the man asked Kakuzu. The miser could already tell that the occupant is drunk. Hopefully this won't take long.

"I'm not here to drink. My…colleague and I are looking for information," Kakuzu replied. Colleague was the best thing Kakuzu could describe Hidan. It's a known fact that they don't like each other, so the miser wouldn't call him a friend or acquaintance. Just like Sasori and Deidara, they would argue a lot. However, they would also go at each other's throats.

"That is not a healthy relationship you should have with your partner." Ren commented.

"How can they work with each other if they are constantly trying to kill each other?" Nora asked.

"What's with the mask and the hood? Are you ugly?" the drunken man asked Kakuzu. The Akatsuki was caught off guard, and Hidan laughed at the question. Kakuzu never really cared about his appearance, but he would rather wear his mask and hood.

The group gave a snort at Qrows offhanded comment.

"Hell yeah he is! You should see his fucking face!" Hidan laughed. Kakuzu growled in anger. The drunken man turned to see Hidan and noticed the scythe that the zealot was carrying on his back.

"Nice scythe," the drunken man commented. Hidan replied with a nod of thanks. Kakuzu cleared his throat, catching the attention of the drunken man.

"As I was saying before, we're looking for information and you seem like a good candidate who knows a lot," Kakuzu stated. The drunken man eyed the Akatsuki, seeing if it's safe to go along.

"Flattering gets you far." Scarlet said in agreement, seeing what Kakuzu was trying to do.

"What kind of information?" the drunken man asked carefully.

"Money. What is the currency of this world, and what offers a big pay?" Kakuzu asked. The drunken man stared the Akatsuki member dumbfounded. He wasn't sure if the teen was kidding or not. It was probably in the alcohol in his system. Nevertheless, there seems nothing wrong with the question and decided to answer.

"That is absolutely not suspicious." Blake sarcastically commented, getting nods of agreement from everyone.

"The type of currency that we use is called Lien," the drunken man stated. He took out a plastic card with a black magnetic reader strip on the back and a small notation on the front. The card was colored turquoise. An L crossed with two horizontal lines can be seen on the card. Kakuzu's green and red eyes gazed at the card. "They come in several different colors; turquoise, pink, yellow, and blue."

Everyone face fault at that. How can he even consider answering that question?

"How can he even answer something that is supposed to be common knowledge." Weiss snapped at Ruby's dump drunk uncle.

"He must be pretty drunk right now." Ruby didn't even try to defend her uncle this time.

"I see," Kakuzu muttered in awe. Hidan, meanwhile, wasn't paying attention. Money wasn't his interest so he is going to let Kakuzu gather the information.

"As for the job that pays the most, there are several. The one's you're looking for are government official, high rankings in military and business, teacher, and hunter and huntress," the drunken man explained.

"Really?" Sun asked surprised, "I didn't know we get such a good salary."

"Normally a hunter doesn't have fixed salary, it really depends on how many missions one would do." Yang explained, having asked her dad the same question about the average hunters' income. She is a thrill seeker, but she still need to eat. "And dad is a hunter and a teacher, so he has a regular and steady income coming each month. And a decent one at that."

"I see, wait! Your dad is a teacher?"

"Yeah, he was one of my teacher back in Signal."

"Mine too, together with Uncle Qrow." Ruby added.

"Man, must been hard." Neptune said.

'You have no idea.' Both sisters thought.

Kakuzu took a thought about those positions. He doubted the Akatsuki would be able to get any position in the government due to their current age. Plus, only Nagato and Konan have experience in government as they used to be leaders of a ninja village. Kakuzu also doubted Nagato would allow them to join the world's military as the Akatsuki were their own military. As for business, the chances of running a successful one isn't that high, plus there are risks, despite Kakuzu's knowledge in money. As for teacher, Kakuzu knew that not all the members of the Akatsuki possess the qualifications to be teachers. Deidara and Hidan lack the knowledge and experience to teach properly. Sasori is too impatient. Kakuzu himself has a bad temper. Only Nagato, Konan, Itachi, and Kisame have the qualifications to be good teachers. The last occupation is hunter and huntress.

"Tell me about the last occupation, hunter and huntress," Kakuzu told the man. The statement caught Hidan's interest, so he decided to listen this time. The drunken man gave the two a smirk.

The scene changed to the two artists of the group walking around Vale.

Sasori and Deidara are walking in their direction through Vale. For their mission, Sasori knew that it wouldn't be that hard to simply gather information. Despite being in a new world as teenagers, the red head believed they can get some useful knowledge of where they are. Back in their world, Sasori developed a large and successful spy network.

"He is a spy master?" Sage said, looking up from the book.

"That is not comforting, at all." Jaune said, "They are already dangerous enough with the battle power alone, now they are also dangerous political!"

"I am surprised that you know what being a spy master means." Weiss stated, looking at Jaune in surprise.

"I look up some books about leading people, and there was a chapter about controlling people trough, blackmail, influence or other non-physical means."

The heiress brown rose in surprise at that.

"How do you think the others are doing, hmm?" Deidara asked his partner.

"No doubt Kakuzu is looking for information about the money that this world uses. The others are doing better no doubt," Sasori replied.

"This Kakuzu seems like a greedy person." Pyrrha said with a frown. She has meet such persons where all they concern was just on the money during the party's she was forced to attend. She developed a strong dislike for such persons, especially when they tried to use her to increase they wealth.

"What do you think of Nagato's plans for peace? This city already looks peaceful," the blonde said.

"Usually, villages back in our world always look peaceful but what about the world as a whole? Plus, those creatures that we fought earlier tell me otherwise. They seemed demonic," the red head stated.

"But aren't the kingdoms at peace with each other?" Ruby innocently asked.

"I wouldn't call it peace Ruby." Yang answered. "There is some tension between each kingdom in some form or another."

"Yes, and its mostly one kingdom against Atlas." Sun added.

"Of course, a rapscallion from Vacuo would say that!" Weiss shot at Sun, who just looked unimpressed.

"Oh sorry, I didn't see the offer of amends from Atlas to Vacuo for marching in they kingdom and being responsible that Vacuo get from a paradise to a home of rapscallions, ruffians and brutes!" Sun snapped.

"Oh my god! How can you be so hung up on the past!" Weiss said.

"Says the girl coming from Atlas." Blake comment drily.

"That has absolutely-" Weiss began.

"Atlas is also not popular in Mistral." Pyrrha interrupted.

"Or Vale." Jaune added.

"Yeah, Uncle Qrow always says that General Ironwood living up to his name in the best ways possible. He means it as an insult, but I don't know how." Ruby added.

"Morning Wood, Ruby, Morning Wood." Yang explained.

Ruby blinked and then blushed as she realized what her uncle meaned. She groaned into her hands as she tried to hide her face.

"You see, nobody likes it if someone is always showing of their power, and Atlas is well known for doing it all the time." Sun explained, causing the heiress to huff.

"Yeah, their eyes reminds me of Itachi's Sharingan. Man, I can't stand that guy," Deidara muttered.

"Sharingan?" Yang asked "Is that what the name of his semblance?"

Ruby shrugged, the universal gesture for when someone has as much a clue as you do.

"Enough with your rivalry with Itachi. Remember, it was your recklessness and foolishness that got you killed," Sasori told his partner. "Do you want to die young again?"

"No," the blonde muttered. The blonde was disappointed and angry that his ultimate jutsu failed to kill Itachi's younger brother, but now there's nothing he can do. However, he's in a new world with new possibilities.

"Itachi had a little brother?" Nora asked surprised.

"And why did Didara tried to kill him?" Pyrrha asked too, mispronouncing Deidara's name in the process.

'Why are they trying to kill each other?' Jaune asked himself.

"Let's check here," Sasori said, pointing to a building in front of them. The title of the building is read From Dust Till Dawn. The two entered the building and saw an old man standing behind a counter. The counter contains a glass display case of differently colored crystals. On the walls are a set of tubes that contains differently colored powders. Despite the fact that there are other products inside the ship, the colorful products were what caught the eyes of the Akatsuki members.

"Hello, how may I serve you," the old shopkeeper asked.

"We would like to know what those colorful things are," Sasori replied.

"You mean Dust?" the shopkeeper asked.

"Yes," Sasori answered.

"Absolutely not suspicious." Neptune deadpanned.

"But that shows us that also didn't had Dust in their old world." Weiss concluded.

"But how could they then survive this long?" Ruby asked, not able to image how a life without Dust would be.

"They probably don't need it, after all, they are no Grimms in their world." Sage answered.

"Dust is an energy source widely used in Remnant. They exist in four basic types with the four basic colors being red, blue, yellow, and green. However, there are more types in different other colors. Each type of Dust has unique properties. The colors correspond to their different natures or effects. Examples include Red corresponding to fire and Green corresponding to wind. They can be combined for different abilities, such as water and wind dust being combined for ice effects," the shopkeeper explained.

The group deadpanned at this.

"Is it me, or are the general population pretty dump?" Jaune asked into the room.

"Nope, people are dump." Yang said.

"What is the extent of their abilities?" Sasori asked. This Dust information is becoming very interesting. Not only does this Dust can be used as an energy source, they can also be used for different effects similar to chakra natures.

"Dust can be found in crystalline and powdered states. It serves as a power source for the majority of technology in Remnant and can be used extensively in combat. They can be used through weapons or by itself. They are also explosive too," the shopkeeper stated.

This time, Deidara's interest was caught as well when he heard the world 'explosive.' He can use these colorful materials to use for his art. The blonde smiled at the thought. Deidara can express his art, this time in color!

This information will be important to report back to Nagato. Sasori always wondered what supported the vast amount of technology the Akatsuki has witnessed. There's also the fact that this Dust can be used in combat. The red head knew that he also needs to look for a place where he can get supplies to create new puppets. Sasori will do that right after Kakuzu finds a way on how to make money.

"Where can Dust be found, hmm?" Deidara asked.

"It's usually found in mines. The Schnee Dust Company is one of the largest producers of Dust in the world," the shop owner answered.

"I see. Thank you for your time," Sasori told the shopkeeper. The two Akatsuki members exited the Dust shop, leaving the old shopkeeper wondering why the two teens have never heard or knew what Dust is before.

"Well, at least he found it strange that both had no idea about dust." Scarlet said in an attempt to cheer them up.

It was not very effective.

The scene changes to the only couple inside the group standing before a bookstore.

Blake gasped as she saw the familiar signed.

"This seems like a good place to find information," Nagato said.

"I'm surprised that not even Itachi thought about coming here considering this is a bookstore," Konan replied. The two leading members of the Akatsuki are standing at the front of a bookstore called Tuskon's Book Trade. They entered the bookstore and is greeted by the owner.

"Oh, good call." Ren said approvingly.

"Yeah, nobody suspects anything when someone is reading a book about history, even thought that it is boring." Nora added.

"Welcome to Tuskon's Book Trade, home to every book under the sun. My name is Tuskon, how may I help you?" the store owner, Tuskon, greeted. He's wearing a short-sleeved beige shirt with black accents and a zipper on it, pulled down to a point below his collarbone. Beneath it is a white undershirt. His hair is cleanly cut, and he has noticeable sideburns, along with hairy, muscular arms.

"Nice catchphrase. I like it." Sun aproved.

"We are looking for books about the history of this world," Nagato replied.

"Oh, do you need them for school or something?" Tuskon asked.

'Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes, please say yes,' Blake begged inside her head.

"No, just for information," Nagato answered. That seemed like an odd question to Tuskon. Normally whenever people ask him for history books, they're either teachers or students. This young man, who looks about seventeen years old, is none of them. It's as if he isn't of this world.

Every. One. Face. Palmed. At this.

"That are the worst ninjas I have ever meet!" Jaune snapped.

"Yeah! They are not like, hiya, or hiding in the shadows like 'husha'." Ruby added, as agitated as Jaune is.

The other agreed with them. So far, Akatsuki haven't done a good job at being unsuspicious.

Meanwhile, Konan was looking through the books the store has on shelf. One book caught her eyes. She picked up the book and looked at it. It has a black cover with a picture of a red mask and a red title.

"Ninjas of Love," Konan read to herself, raising an eyebrow in interest. It seems ninjas exist in this world as well, yet she never saw any. She wondered what kind of ninjas that this world has. Konan opened the book at a random page and read a small piece of the story. Suddenly, her eyes widened and her face turned red. She quickly closed the book and placed it back to where it was. That book was a smut book, the kind of books her former sensei, Jiraiya, used to write.

"You're reading PORN!" Weiss snapped.

"And in our dorm?" Ruby equally appealed.

Nora just laughed at the exposal of Blakes taste of literature.

"It's not porn! Its erotica! A cultural accepted form of literature. It has well written characters and fascinating and believable plotline."

"Really? What is it about?" Sun asked interested. The other boys also looked at her in mild curiosity.

"Yaoi porn." Yang answered with a shit eating grin.

"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT!" Blake demanded.

"I looked into it while you were out."

"YANG!"

"Yeah, and it gets better. You see Blanmn mnph mphn." Yang tried to say something, but Blakes hand over her mouth prevent them to understand anything.

"Yeah, I am not gonna pick that book series up anytime soon." Jaune said evenly.

Nagato received the history books from Tuskon before he was joined by Konan. The red head noticed that his partner's face is unusually red for some reason.

"Is everything alright Konan?" Nagato asked.

"Yes," the blue haired girl quickly responded. As Tuskon is inspecting his inventory, Nagato opened the book and began reading the contents.

"Huh, it seems that the world's name is Remnant. Good start," the red head muttered.

"It also seems that the world is composed of four kingdoms. It's just like the Five Great Shinobi Countries and their hidden villages," Konan replied.

"Excuse me. What kingdom are we in, and what is its relation with the other three?" Nagato asked Tuskon. When the two Akatsuki members were reading from the history book, the store owner couldn't help but listen into their conversation. He was surprised that they didn't even know the name of the planet before, and now they don't know what kingdom they're in.

The group sighted in disappointment at this very straight forward question.

"We're in the Kingdom of Vale. As for relations, every kingdom is at peace with one another. There hasn't been a war in almost a century," Tuskon explained. Nagato and Konan smiled for the fact that the kingdoms has been at peace for such a long period of time. It seems there aren't any chances of war. As the two teens continued to read the history book, Tuskon couldn't help but feel that there was something was off about the two.

"The creatures that we fought earlier, they're called Grimm," Konan said to her partner.

"Creatures of destruction and lacking a soul? It's a good thing that we killed those creatures. According to the book, they're drawn to negative emotions. No wonder they attacked us. It was because of Deidara and Hidan's argument," Nagato stated.

"And the fact that we were releasing our built up anger and stress while we were fighting was also the reason why more came," Konan replied. "The book also says that the Grimm is at war with mankind, always attacking and destroying man's inventions."

"Peace yet no peace at the same time. That's a problem that we'll have to fix," Nagato said. Now Tuskon was starting to get nervous. They didn't even know anything about Grimm. The store owner was getting tensed and is willing to use force to get answers.

"Now this is interesting. It seems the people of this world have something what is called Aura. From what the book says, it's very similar to chakra," Konan told her partner.

"So, Chakra and Aura isn't the same after all?" Pyrrha said surprised.

"Alright that's it!" Tuskon shouted. Nagato and Konan turned their attention to the now angry store owner.

"Uh oh, the git us up." Nora said ominously, taking a handful of snacks in her mouth.

"It was just a matter of time before that happened." Weiss added. The others agreed.

"Who are you two?" Tuskon asked the two.

"I'm afraid we don't understand what you're talking about," Konan replied.

"Don't act dumb! I overheard every part of your conversation! Who are you two?! Where are you two from?!" Tuskon demanded. The leader of the Akatsuki narrowed his eyes.

"I'm afraid we can't answer those questions," Nagato stated. That wasn't the answer Tuskon was looking for, and the store owner then transformed. He quickly grew claws and fangs while his appearance became more feral.

"He is a Faunus?" that surprised Ren, and nothing can surprise him that easily. A peek of living with Nora for that long.

"I didn't know that they were this kind of Faunuses too." Jaune said.

"There are some Faunus kinds who can pass as humans." Blake explained. "But they are mostly rare. And some Faunuses are really good at hiding they animal features."

"You're one of those animal people!" Konan exclaimed. To people like Tuskon, what Konan called him is considered an insult.

"Meh, I heard worse." Sun said offhand.

"What is worse then that!" Blake demanded to know.

"Pervert."

Weiss scoffed, "That isn't an insult for you. You are already walking half naked around after all."

"Not that kind of pervert." Sun whispered dejected, his shoulders sagging.

"I'm a Faunus!" Tuskon roared as he leaped at the blue haired girl.

"Almighty Push!" Nagato shouted, creating a gravitational force that sent Tuskon crashing to the next room. The red headed teen was angry that someone attacked Konan out of all people. No one dares to try to lay a finger on her with him around. Tuskon slowly got up as the attack required most of his aura to heal him.

"Universal Pull!" Nagato yelled as the same force that pushed Tuskon was now pulling Fuanus towards the two teens. The store owner's throat was caught by the leader of the Akatsuki. Purple eyes with black rings stared at animalistic eyes. Not hesitating, Nagato slammed Tuskon onto the floor which created a medium sized crater as the red head didn't use that much force in the slam.

"That escalated quickly," Konan muttered. Tuskon groaned as he felt the rest of his aura drained from the attack.

"I couldn't believe he tried to attack you. He seemed like a nice guy," Nagato replied. He placed his right hand on the front of Tuskon's head.

"You're going to read his mind?" Konan asked.

"Yes, he must know some information that the history book doesn't," the red head replied. After a few seconds past, Nagato let go.

"He can read minds too." Scarlet deadpanned. Not really surprised that the leader got another ridiculous power to his arsenal.

"Did you find anything?" Konan asked.

"Indeed I have. It appears that our friend here is a member of a terrorist organization known as the White Fang," Nagato answered. "Gather the Akatsuki. There is much to discuss."

"And that was the chapter" Sage said as he closed the book.

"Did you know Tukson, Blake?" Weiss asked her partner.

"I didn't know he was from the White Fang, or that he was a Faunus for that matter. I only know of him because I regular bought my books from him." Blake admitted. "The last I know was that he was killed. I first thought that it was simply robbery, but now knowing that, I think I know what happened."

"You think the White Fang killed him?" Sun asked seriously.

Blake nodded. "He probably wanted to leave, and they got him before he could."

"But wait! Doesn't that mean that the White Fang will come after you too?" Jaune asked in concerned panic.

"Yes."

"Well then they have to first got through me!" Yang declared, putting a arm around Blake in support.

"And Me!" Ruby declared.

"If you think I would let you face them alone you are sorely mistaken." Weiss added.

"And don't forget about the bestestes team on Beacon here too!" Nora declared, striking a heroic pose with her hammer.

"What Nora says. You can count on Team JNPR to cover your back." Jaune made it official.

"Hey don't forget about us!" Sun said from the side, his team waving they arms in response.

"Thanks guys, but you don't have-" A finger on Blakes mouth stopped her from trying to help her.

"Ba bah bah." Yang chided. "You are stuck with use, so deal with it. Now give me the book. I want to read the next chapter."

Tadataaa! And the end of the chapter. Nothing to say exept please like and review.

Nice start into the weekend.

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