An- chapter two here, usual stuff I don't own anything, what I own you don't want and this story will eventually contain grutuitious violence
Naruto sat staring at what he was to do, two months had passed and he was doing remarkably well his quick mind managing to catch on to the concepts of banking and how to manage money effectively, It was similar to what he had to do when he lived alone in that big empty apartment after the mean old lady in the orphanage threw him out on his arse.
Zetsu was by far the cheapest Akatsuki member needing little to no funding for his endeavours, He was odd the first time he spoke with him as the man seemed to speak in two different voices that differed in opinion, Zetsu's only real expense were the spies and informants he had bullied or manipulated into the Akatsuki cause
Zetsu was an almost civil sort but one was unsure whether he merely stared at you or contemplated on you being his next meal, Leader had told him earlier that Zetsu 'took care of loose ends' loose ends being the bodies that would not be needed or had to be eliminated.
Orochimaru was nice though he smiled and even put 'kun' at the end of his name, Orochimaru was tall and pale with purple eyeliner and weird yellow glowing eyes, on his second day at the 'base' of the Akatsuki he was told by Leader to get himself checked out by their titled doctor, Orochimaru.
Orochimaru wasn't an actual doctor more a scientist but he was the Closest thing that the organisation that was still quite in its infancy had to offer, despite that Orochimaru was quite adept at many forms of mundane medicine, the actual place Orochimaru had set up his lab where he both conducted experiments and held medical supplies was a non-descript white walled room a stark difference to the gloomy setting of the cave he had been taken to.
Kisame the fish like man was an oddity at best, violent and brutal at first glance one didn't expect the blue toned man to speak in a polite if somewhat gruff voice his words being growled out as if spoken by a man twice his age, "Brat" that had been the first word he spoken to Naruto his pupils dilated as the only warning he got before the Shark man hefted his massive bandaged blade off his shoulder and in a feat of almost superhuman strength tore straight through the young boys abdomen separating him into two pieces.
Naruto himself wasn't surprised when a moment after being bisected by the tremendous girth of the Sameheda the lower portion of his body dissolved into globules of blood that trekked back to the place Naruto's stomach 'should' have been congealing and forming his lower body once more
"Tee-he that was cool, do it again" Surprised Kisame jumped back a good twenty feet before coming to his senses, grunting in annoyance as he realised even with the chakra draining effect of the Sameheda he could not bring revenge to the child that had killed one of the members of Akatsuki.
Most would not think Kisame as one to take such things personally but he was, Kakuzu was a team member someone he respected and worked along side with just like the other members of the mist seven he had fought with, the ones he sweated blood for and took a near fatal kunai in the chest to protect during a mission.
Placing his weapon back in its position Kisame gritted his sharpened teeth in frustration "don't even to begin to think I'll forgive you for what you did to Kakuzu" Turning Kisame walked off his form growing more shadowy the further away he got until Naruto could no longer make out the mans large cloaked form
"In light of recent events I have been recruiting several new members into our organisation" The wispy form of Leader stated in a matter of fact tone, around him sat Orochimaru, Kisame and Zetsu, each were situated around a large circular table with ten seats, each of the seats were made out of solid stone that reached up into the high roofed ceiling and had inscribed in a red circle the Kanji for each of the rings that members of the Akatsuki wore.
"And what of their initiation" Spoke Orochimaru already knowing what Leader was going to say
"There won't be one for them as we're currently in a situation where the death of a potential new recruit will hurt us more then help us" The initiation weeded out the weak from the strong but tended to kill more then its fair share of Akatsuki hopefuls which at the moment was a bad idea.
"Leader-san" Naruto called out poking his head up from just below the table on the chair he was sitting at, even standing his chin barely came up to the tables top and he was finding it hard to keep in the discussion and take notes of what was happening
"Yes Naruto"
"Uhh does this mean I have to factor in their expenses and catalogue their needs?"
"Yes it does Naruto, and remember to tally their respective costs and medical expenses that they will need" Leader replied before turning the entrance where two people walked in "Unfortunately as of yet I have only been able to get two new members, Orochimaru the first will be your member his name is Sasori of the red sand"
At the announcement of the name a young man stepped forward wearing the red and black Akatsuki cloak and a pair of standard ninja sandals, around his neck was a forehead protector displaying the slashed symbol of Sunagakure, which was a single vertical line with a dot above it
The young man had flawless, unblemished skin and slightly spiked short red hair cut in a stylish pretty boy look, but with everything about him he looked slightly off, unnatural as it were as if he was made out of wood
"So I have to be paired up with some doll boy" Orochimaru asked cynically sighing as he did so "We are short on man power at this time so you'll have to be taking some missions" Standing up Leader walked over to Sasori and placed a ring into the palm of the red headed man
"And our second new member will be paired with Naruto as he will need the most guidance at this crucial time, Sai please step forward"
Walking out of the shadows a tall man moved forward with elegant light steps, the man had long purple hair and green eyes, his skin pale from the obvious makeup he wore, underneath the Akatsuki cloak which he kept un-buttoned he had a traditional Shinto outfit that looked much like one would wear as an advisor to a great lord.
The man had a soft smile on his face as he moved in front of Leader he appeared at ease with those around him but oddly enough the man didn't carry a headband or anything else to signify his former allegiance, slipping on his own Akatsuki ring everyone in the room watched the simple but noticeable transformation of his fingernails dyeing a deep shade of purple just the same as every other Akatsuki member
"Welcome to the Akatsuki Sasori, Sai"
An- I find in many stories the members of Akatsuki are characterised as one dimensional villains with both no concept of morality or care for those they work alongside with, in some cases that can be true but for the most part it is an incorrect view of them
Kisame speaks in a formal tone and tends to use honorific san, he is also quite smart unlike how he's portrayed in many stories and is not limited to using his big ass sword the ability to create water out of nothing but chakra was a skill that was exclusive to Shodaime Hokage and hadn't been seen since then but Kisame is capable of doing so
Zetsu is a mysterious character perhaps more so then Leader or that unintroduced Akatsuki member, you know the one with the balaclava and the flower, its clear Zetsu is immensely powerful as what's shown of him is that he has mastery over plants and their growth and form the only other characters that have similar abilities were Nindaime Hokage and Yamato
Zetsu also appears to have multiple personalities this is evident in many factors such as his speech and the way he argues with himself
Orochimaru isn't a bloody paedophile and I find it doubtful that he would be gay, straight or bisexual, I doubt the man has a libido, much like a zealot he's driven by resentment for the fact that Sarutobi the man who trained him and who he respected above all others shot him down for some person he could most likely wipe the floor with even with yondaime using his shunshin
Some people may be wondering why Naruto wasn't screaming in pain at being cleaved in half by Sameheda, Naruto doesn't have a concept of pain and thus sees hurting others as a game as well as getting hurt and seeing as his body keeps him alive it doesn't worry him if he gets seriously injured. Naruto also hasn't been told things like right or wrong so he finds it perfectly acceptable to kill others he is after all five years old
Sai is a new character I've based loosely on Sai from Hikaru no go, the traditional Shinto outfit he wears looks like a cleaning smock mixed up with Japanese kimono and fluffy pants