I want to start off by saying how sorry I am that this chapter took so long to write and get posted. Life dug its cruel little claws into me and my life hasn't slowed down until recently. Now that my life is finally getting back on track, I hope to have more time to sit down and bust out chapters for you guys. I would also like to thank all of those who take time out of their days to not only read my stories, but those who review them as well. You guys make writing these stories completely worth the time and effort that goes into writing these chapters and continuing my stories.

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S Lyubov'yu,

Casper

Previously;

Little did they know that it would be six years before their plan was set into motion and the Third Kazekage would ultimately meet his demise at the hands of the woman who had adopted his child, his youngest son, and the man who had murdered the Kage before him.

It wouldn't be until six years later that the murders of the Fourth Kazkage would come to be known as the Akasuna's as they left bloody footprints in the blood wherever they went.

Rogue's fled in fear whenever they would make their presences known.

The bounties on their heads were some of the highest in the Bingo Books.

The scratch marks

\in each of their headbands would be displayed proudly without hesitation.

Little did they know though, that they had caught the eye of one of the most infamous organizations in all of the Five Great Nations.

Six years had passed since the death of Gaara's father. Six years had passed since the youngi red headed boy and his adopted mother had tossed their village loyalties aside and had chosen the path of a rogue ninja. Together they traveled across the Five Great Nations with the third member of their group. He was a native from their home village and had the deaths of two Kage's under his belt. The trio were known throughout all of the nations and ninjas did everything in their power to avoid them if they were able to. The small band of rouges were known for their ferocity and their disregard for the lives of the ninjas that crossed their paths.

The band of rogues known as the Akasuna's were not to be underestimated, and that's what made them interesting.

Over the course of six years, Sakura Akasuna had grown into quite the attractive young woman. Gone was the childish figure she'd had at the age of eighteen. Her body had filled out in all the right places and her face had rounded into a more adult like fashion. She had long since abandoned her short hairstyle and had begun growing her hair out to her waist at her boys' request. While Sasori and Gaara adored her no matter what, she seemed more complete with her hair billowing out behind her as she dove through the trees.

Gaara had grown a lot in the six years he had been a rouge. Gone was the childish innocence he had surrounded himself in before his pink haired mother figure had stepped into his life and adopted him into her life. He had grown into quite the attractive young man now that he'd reached eighteen years old. While it had taken the Shukaku a good two years, he was finally able to stand next to Sasori without having to worry about his sand attempting to assault the puppet master. While his emotions had been given time to develop, he rarely showed his emotions to the people that had enough bad luck to run into him and is family when the moon shone high in the sky. The young man took no pride in hurting the people who tried to harm his family, but he rarely hesitated. The only time he had managed to kill without mercy was when Sakura, Sasori, and himself had stormed the Kazekage's tower and had assassinated his father in the dead of night.

Until that night, the young red head had been completely unaware of just how far his hatred for his father had gone. During his fathers final moments in the world of the living, he had not been able to fight back the small, satisfied smile that had graced his young features. And now, six years later, he could easily say that he'd never regretted the taking of his fathers life. While he may not have delivered the killing blow to the man who had helped give him life, he had used his sand to seal all of the exits and had prevented the Kazekage from escaping. While his father had made an attempt to break through his sand barriers with his Iron Sand, his attempts had ultimately failed thanks to Sakura's quick thinking.

The pink haired woman had instantly sprung into action the moment she saw that Rasa was attempting to break through her sons barriers. She had used her medical knowledge to collapse the Kazekage's chakra pathways, making the man nearly defenseless. While he had tried to fight them off with hand to hand combat, he had come up short when it came to the pink haired woman's insanely powerful attacks.

Once the man had been beaten down into a submissive position, Sasori had taken it upon himself to deal the finishing blow to the man who had hurt the young boy who he had quickly come to think of as a little brother. He hadn't spared any expense in the puppet he chose to use to take the Kazekage's life. He had spent countless hours and sleepless nights preparing the body of the prior Kazekage for that moment.

The elder red head took great pride in the puppet he had made out of the corpse of the once respected Kazekage and didn't miss the small amount of irony of using one dead Kazekage to kill his successor. The blow had been swift but he had made sure that it would take more than just a few seconds for Gaara's father to ultimately leave the world of the living. He too, had smiled as he watched the life drain from the red haired man's mocha colored eyes.

It had been six years since that day and the group of three couldn't be happier with the way their lives were going now. Even though they were constantly being hunted by hunter nin and ANBU, none of them could bring it within themselves to care. They had survived for six years on the run so far and they knew that they were smart enough to continue to slip through ANBU's hands. Not once had they ever come close to capturing them.

Not even Gaara when he was still a small child.

That just spoke volumes of how powerful the Akasuna family truly was.

That just proved why they were feared throughout the Five Great Nations.

And little did they know, that was why they had become a target for one of the most feared organizations in the entire world.

"Itachi, report.", An ominous voice commanded.

"The Akasuna's are on the move once again. They have been spotted just north of the boarder to Fire. There is no evidence suggesting where their destination might be.", came Itachi's calm voice.

"Who is closest to their location at this time?", came the voice once more.

"I believe Hidan and Kakazu are closest to their location at this current point in time. There were bounties in that area that Kakazu wished to cash in on.", Itachi replied calmly.

"Very well, I will contact them at once and tell them to intercept the Akasuna's at once. It is time that we recruit them now that the child has grown.", was the reply.

"As you wish, Leader.", Itachi replied with a nod before turning swiftly on his heel and left the room.

Once the door was firmly closed behind the Uchiha, the Leader of the Akatsuki let out a small sigh. About four years ago, he had taken notice of the small band of Sand Ninjas. He had immediately been impressed by the sheer power that the three of them held within their bodies. Their unique skills would surely be an asset to his organization. When he had first taken notice of the Akasuna's he had been somewhat tempted to recruit them right away, but had decided against it due to the age of the small boy that had been traveling with them. But now that the young man was eighteen years old, he was more than ready to join the group without becoming a liability.

Pein reached into once of the drawers in his desk and drew out three files containing every bit of information he had gathered over the years concerning the Akasuna's. He decided to start with the female of the group's file. He flipped the file open and honed in on the details that concerned the young pink haired woman.

Sakura Akasuna:

Age: 29

Former Village: Sunagakure

Family: No living relatives.

Abilities: Monstrous strength when chakra is channeled into her limbs, exceptional knowledge of medical ninjutsu. Trained by the legendary Sannin Tsunade.

Wanted for: Assassination of the Fourth Kazekage.

Total of Deaths recorded: 834

Rank Before Defection: Jonin but easily ANBU level in combat.

Wanted For: Assassination of the Fourth Kazekage.

There were countless other details that he knew about the strange pink haired woman, but they seemed irrelevant when it came down to just how useful her skills could be to his organization. He flipped the file closed and reached for the second one in the pile. He flipped the file open and began to read the details of the elder red head of the little group.

Sasori Akasuna:

Age: 30

Former Village: Sunagakure.

Family: Sunagakure elder Chiyo.

Abilities: Poisons expert. Use of puppets made from the bodies of those he or his family have killed. Uses puppets made from the Third and Fourth Kazekage. Minor medical knowledge.

Total Deaths Recorded: Unknown

Rank Before Defection: Former ANBU

Wanted For: Assassination of the Third and Fourth Kazekage.

Even with just Sasori and Sakura, Pein knew that his organization would benefit if it had only been the two of them. But having a third member to add to the group made the deal taste even more sweet. He silently hoped that the recruitment of the Akasuna's would go smoothly and that Hidan and Kakazu would not end up having to kill the trio for refusing to join the Akatsuki. His a mental shake of his head, the Leader of the Akatsuki flipped Sasori's file closed and moved onto the final folder in the pile. He quickly flipped it open and began to read.

Gaara Akasuna:

Age: 18

Former Village: Sunagakure.

Family: Adoptive mother Sakura Akasuna.

Abilities: Host to the One Tailed Shukaku. Complete control over sand. Can be used for defensive purposes or attacking. Minor medical knowledge. Has complete control over his Tailed Beasts power.

Total Deaths Recorded: Unknown.

Rank Before Defection: None.

Wanted For: Assassination of the Fourth Kazekage.

Pein closed Gaara's file with a sadistic, satisfied smile. The days to come would truly prove to be quite interesting. He swiftly put the files back into the drawer he had taken them out of and closed the drawer tightly. He gathered chakra into the ring that sat proudly on his finger and sent his jutsu through his ring to connect with the Zombie Twins at their location.

"The fuck is it, Leader?!", Hidan's voice rang out in Pein's mind.

"You are to stop whatever it is you are doing and track down the Akasuna family at once. It is time they were recruited into the Akatsuki.", Pein ordered, completely ignoring Hidan's foul choice of words.

"Why the fuck do we have to track down that fucking family?!", Hidan groaned with disgusted. The Jashinist had heard stories about the havoc that the family was known to cause and wouldn't deny that it made him slightly curious. But still, tracking them down didn't seem like the most appealing idea and he was damn well going to make that fact known to Leader.

"You and Kakazu are the closest ones to their current location, so you will be the ones to retrieve them. Do not disappoint me. They are to join at all costs. Their abilities will benefit the organization greatly. Do not mess this up, Hidan.", Pein ordered cooly before cutting off his connection with the murderous priest.

The silver haired priest swore under his breath as he felt the connection with Pein cut off. He didn't care how close he was to the Akasuna families location, he still didn't understand why he and his tightwad of a partner had to be the ones to go find them. Trying to recruit people was something he was admittedly horrible at. He'd never been very convincing when it came to anything but conning a woman into sleeping with him, only for him to sacrifice her once he'd gotten his rocks off.

But that was beside the point.

He was brought out of his thoughts when the gravelly sound of his partner's voice spoke up from behind him.

"What did Leader want from us?", Kakazu asked from behind his foul mouthed partner.

"We're supposed to go find those Akasuna fuckers and bring them back to headquarters with us.", the Jashinist spat in annoyance.

"Very well, we will turn in these bounties and track them down once that is done.", the stitched ninja nodded before turning on his heel and heading in the direction of the nearest village. The faster they found the band of Sand Ninjas, the faster he could round up more bounties.

"Whatever you say, Stitches.", Hidan grunted before following behind his partner. There was no sense in arguing with his partner, he knew better than to get in the way of his penny pinching partners way when it came to money.

Alright, so I know that this chapter is horribly short, but I was kind of crunched for time here. I didn't want to dive to far into the true beginning of this story and fail to find a good stopping point. So I'm sorry if you guys wanted more this time around. I will be working on the next chapter of this story as soon as humanly possible. I promise that it won't take as long as last time to get a chapter out!

I do not use a beta, so please excuse any mistakes that I may have missed during my editing!

So, just how are the Akasuna's going to react when Hidan and Kakazu show up and try to recruit them?

Will they go willingly?

Will a fight break out?

So many questions but no answers at this time, I guess you'll just have to come back for the next chapter, yeah?

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Until Next Time!