A Place To Call Home [OC x Akatsuki Story]

Covert Operation Part 23

"And," I went on. "I want it to be lethal. If I use venom from a black widow it will be a deadly."

The look in Sasori's eyes darkens. "Your right, venom from a black widow will paralyse the nervous system and it's deadly. But, you're going to need something to enhance the rate it spreading through the body." I listen carefully to his advice. This was a lucky opportunity, to be able to learn from Sasori. The quality of his poisons were irrefutably advanced. I knew this because I'd experienced it first-hand. The light from the candle reflected in Sasori's eyes as he went on.

"I think if you mix it 1:3 ratio, with some of these herbs, then it should do the trick." He pulls down another jar filled with dried leaves and put it on the counter next the the jar encasing the spider.

"What are those?" I asked, picking up the jar and inspecting the contents.

"They're Nimbi leaves. You can find them practically anywhere. They're very useful as a catalyst, they will speed things up." he smirks coldly.

"Oh, okay." I reply.

We begin to ground the leaves and extract the venom, then begin the combination process which involves heating and cooling the different ingredients so they combine properly. It takes an hour or so to get the ratio mixes right. Eventually they are perfect, so, I put the jar containing the newly brewed poison on the shelf so it can settle.

It needed time. A few more days to be exact, before it would be ready to use. We headed back up to his room, Sasori agrees to grab lunch and train with me. So, our next stop is the kitchen.

Kisame and Itachi both look at us as we walk in. They were both sitting at the bench talking.

"Fancy seeing you here, Sasori." Kisame glances back to Itachi. I make my way over to the cupboard and open it up. Sasori sits down next to Kisame. "Just about to train with this brat." He jokes, tilting his head gesturing to me. Kisame laughs, Itachi stares at me. I sigh, pulling out a packet of Ramen. Making sure to bring a pot of water to the boil.

"So, no mission today?" Sasori boredly asks, Kisame glances towards Itachi again before answering. "Actually, Itachi and I are leaving this afternoon to start gathering intel on our tailed beast." A small smug grin forms on his tiny shark lips.

"Which one?" Sasori asks, seeming interested by the topic.

"The nine tails. A boy named Naruto Uzumaki from the hidden leaf is the Jinchuriki." Itachi replies coldly. I turned my attention from the noodles boiling to Itachi as he spoke. It was rare, him speaking. I couldn't help but look when I heard his voice. It reminded me so much of Sasuke, the lack of emotion in both their voices gave me slight chills every time.

Sasori chuckled darkly. "Sounds like fun." he muses. I averted my attention back to my cooked noodles, turning off the stove and taking the pot over to drain the water out. After putting flavour in and giving it a good mix I sit at the bench facing the others.

Kisame and Sasori kept talking about some random stuff but I wasn't really paying attention, these noodles were really delicious. As I ate I noticed that Itachi subtly staring at me. I tried not to make it obvious that I'd noticed. But, I couldn't help but be curious about why he was watching me like that. It started to make me a little uncomfortable. So, I finished quickly and washed up. Sasori and I left for the training room.

We stood in the centre of the room, looking at each other. A tiny smirk played on the red heads lips

"I've wanted to fight you since I saw you dodge all of Hidan's advances, that time." he admitted.

"Oh, really now? Well, now's your chance." I joked, not wasting any time in summoning lightning clones.

"Lightning clone Jutsu!" I yell. Sasori's reflexes are quick as he pulls out a scroll from behind him, laying it on the floor. He bites his finger and slams his hand down hard on the scroll.