Sorry it took so long guys. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to continue this. Then I wasn't sure how to phrase what I needed to write. Then I entered High School, bye, bye writing time. But here you go theres a suprise at the bottom though

Discaimer: I DON'T own Naruto, Atrawolf owns Tsuno, I own….Naruto manga

A quiet sigh escaped me as I wandered through a forested area not all that far away from the border of the land of lightning. I'd come this way on pure whim, deciding that there was a chance he might be nearby. I never really realized how big the world was until I started looking for one, two I reminded myself, people.

I sighed once more and sat against a large tree, I had been looking for the two for weeks and of course, I'd found no sign of Hidan. That seemed to be my luck lately. Part of me was extremely tempted to go to Konoha and show up at Kakashi's door. However part of me had a feeling that I'd be killed before I said 'Hi'.

Shaking my head I stood again and listened to the noises around me. I had to turn my head to get the full scope; the hearing in my right ear had never really come back all that well. However as expected I heard nothing other than the sound of the natural forest. Frowning to myself I continued my quest.

After a while I decided to ask Hidan a question if and when I found him. How the hell did he stay so well hidden, I'd been searching for a month and hadn't found him? How did he keep the kid from running off. What if the kid mentioned his name? I was pretty sure we were all supposed to be dead, most dead people didn't raise two-year olds as far as I knew.

After a while I came across a small town and quickly did the basic steps to hide myself. First I transformed into a brown haired, green eyed tall guy, then I preformed a jutsu I'd copied off that Kabuto guy in the brief time he was Sassori-san's spy that would erase my scent. Job finished I walked into the village, intent on getting supplies and hopefully find out something about a cripple with a kid.

Personally I didn't even know why I was looking so hard. Hell out of everyone I'd met in Akatsuki Hidan had terrified me the most. Then again, I supposed greeting you by holding out his smiling head while blood dripped from his neck and holding a scythe when you step out of a doorway wasn't really a good first impression. I guessed it was because of the kid. I'd lost my family when I was older than him, then I found out the guy I worked with technically killed them. I guess I just pitied him.

Taking the supplies I'd bought as I thought I thanked the saleswoman in a voice that while it probably sounded normal to many was far too deep for me. I made a mental note fix that when I got into the forest. On my way out of town however I heard something that perked my interest.

There was a group of women talking to each other. One of them sounded slightly harrassed "I swear it! I won't take the kids out, my husband goes for walks in the south woods and he sees dead squirrels and birds everywhere!"

Another spoke sounding shocked "Birds and squirrels just laying there dead? Do you think it's a disease?"

"I doubt it," said a third, "They wouldn't just be laying in plain sight like that then. I think it was"

As she ended her sentence I walked off thinking. I knew fully well it would be Hidan's idea of a prank to lay dead animals all over the place. I just wanted to know how. I didn't think that his wounds could have healed that fast. I decided to head to the south woods to see if I could find anything interesting. I'd been in the north woods so far and had seen nothing.

Shoving the supplies into my pack as I found a bench at the edge of the woods I couldn't help but smile to myself, I could see a small squirrel tail poking out from one of the bushes, bingo.

Walking into the forest I let my shape shift back to my own form with a poof if smoke. I'd been wearing my mask for so long I felt naked without it on or with it hidden. Looking around I noticed a variety of paths, looking closer I noticed some ferns bent as if someone had stepped on them. I decided to follow that path from the trees.

Ten minutes later I heard something both hysterical and just plain weird. A small child's voice carried through the air, "Are we there yet?"

And then in reply came a voice I knew well "No you little twerp, we're not fucking there yet."

I muffled my laughter and waited for a while, hoping they would pass by me. "Now are we there yet Hidan?"

"NO!! You little fucking twerp we aren't fucking there yet now shut the hell up!"

"…No."

"Tsuno Kazeme you will be quiet right now! I need to fucking think!"

I couldn't help but stifle laughter at the sight that greeted me, on the path below me was Hidan alright, clinging to him or rather the back of his cloak was Tsuno, who seemed to be holding a small dagger, only Hidan would do that. Hidan alone with a child cling to him would make anyone burst out laughing. What put the whole scene together was that Hidan, a mass-murderer had been reduced to using a sight as a cane. Hidan came to an abrupt halt and looked up. "Oy! Who the hell's up there?"

I swung lightly down from the branch I'd perched on to land next to him and Tsuno, "Hey Hidan, miss me?" I grinned beneath my mask.

Hidan looked at me, I could tell he was ready to cut off my head "Great, it's the shrimp, now we're fucking saved."

"You were last time," I pointed out making Hidan fall silent.

At that moment Tsuno looked at me "Hidan, who's this?"

"Tobi, that's Tobi."

"Hey….Tsuno, right?" I asked hoping to get his name right I hadn't been paying much attention.

He tipped his head towards me slightly "Fuck off." He said smiling in a sweet innocent way.Hidan and I both stared at the three year old child for a moment before he broke the silence for us "Hidan, are there any squirrels to kill?"

I shifted my gaze to Hidan. "What have you been teaching this kid?"

Hidan shrugged "Basic skills, murder, tracking….I prefer kittens but squirrels work too…." He paused "What are you doing here anyways?"

I laughed nervously. "Well…the leader died, and you did say you owed me something back there…." I trailed off

Hidan gave me a blank look "So you want to travel with a disabled mass-murderer and a fucking three year old."

"It's better than alone." I pointed out

He shrugged "It's your fucking funeral"

Tsuno smiled up at me "Welcome shithead!"

http://www.geocities. com /rhynin74/babyTsuno.jpg -baby Tsuno drawn by Atrawolf!!!! Please remove spaces