Sorry for the wait
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Itachi and I are finally together after so many painful years. Ever since our confessions, we've been closer than we ever were and for once, I was happy. The hideout wasn't that bad now that I have Itachi with me. The rest of the members know of our relationship confessing that almost all of them had placed a bet on it. That of course made me stab the two immortal ones and smack the blonde idiot.
We're preparing for the extraction of the Two Tails but Hidan and Kakuzu are being delayed and is waiting for them to arrive. Everyone but me are in holographic forms while I had to travel here to be a guard thanks to the incident that happened last time. They were all placed on the fingers of the statue while I sat on the side leaning against the wall. Leader had just called for Hidan and Kakuzu to return and should be arriving any moment.
I felt someone starring at me so I looked up at everyone and saw no eyes on me but still felt them. It was strange to feel eyes but not see them. Everyone was focused on either the statue or the female Jinchuuriki. Poor thing, she didn't choose their life and didn't deserve to die at a young age because of a choice that wasn't theirs. I wish I could do something but I would blow my cover if I did. After her there will be two more Jinchuuriki left. The eight tails and nine tails.
Someone was still watching me. Once again I looked up and saw no eyes looking my way. My eyes then shifted to Tobi. Out of all the Akatsuki, he was the most mysterious. No one knows what's behind that mask of his. That mask, I can't help but stare at it. It only has one eye hole which was strange. Something about that mask seemed familiar. Ever since I first saw Tobi that mask has been bothering me. Whenever I'm around he either leaves or doesn't go near me which everyone thinks is a blessing. My gaze then went to the appearing figures of Hidan and Kakuzu.
"As soon as the Sanabi is done, we'll seal the Nibi too. This will take at least six days. Be prepared." Pain told us.
"Six days....Damn long! This is stupid." Hidan complained.
"Hidan...you shouldn't be one to talk." Kakuzu said.
"But that could just be said it's only a justification for battle..." Pain said.
"You bastard....are you saying that just to make fun of me?!" Hidan yelled.
Usually I would be laughing at their bickering but......I wasn't in the mood.
"No...I have no intention of making fun of the reason you fight. I'm in the same boat as you; the reason for war doesn't matter. Religion, beliefs, wealth, land, grudge, love, or just because....No matter how ridiculous the reason, it becomes a reason for war. The wars will never cease. The reason can come after it...the instinct demands battle."
"No one's listening to you talk on and on! I have my way of doing things I have my own goals too. I have no intention of giving everything to this group!"
"As long as you belong to the group Akatsuki you will work for its goal as well. If the Akatsuki's goals are met, then your with will be achieved quickly as well."
" No matter how cool you act the goal of the Akatsuki has just become gathering money! Just like Kakuzu..The type of reason to fight that I hate the most!!"
This caught my interest. Maybe I'll finally find out the goal of the Akatsuki and pass it on to the Leaf.
"That's right, our immediate goals are indeed money...but the real goal of Akatsuki lied elsewhere for that goal, we need a huge amount of money."
"Next to Izuka and Tobi I'm the newest member, so I've never heard anything from you about it! Sneaking around when I'm not there."
"Are you pouting? Fine I'll tell you about it now. The Akatsuki's final goal will be met by taking it step by step. There are a total of 3 steps. The first is money. After that we use the money to create the first true mercenary organization the shinobi world has ever seen."
"Huh? That's the same thing the ninja villages do now. You take a mission, complete it, and get paid. You'll be the leader of a tiny, ghetto village with no country to back it up! That's retarded!"
"You couldn't be more wrong, let me explain. What it means to be a ninja village within a country. Those with large powerful ninja villages can be said to be in the shinobi business because so much of their money comes directly from those villages. By taking missions within and beyond the country the ninja earn large sums of money. Enough to merit saying that they're the lifeblood of the country's economy.
"So, for these countries to remain financially stable, they need war but nowadays, most missions amounts to small skirmishes large, destructive wars have all but disappeared as a result, many shinobi are losing their place as the smaller countries try to cut expenses. These shinobi who lived only to fight and risked their lives for the village are abandoned. The five great countries are in no danger both the countries themselves and their villages have many clients some within the country and others past their borders. However, that doesn't work for the smaller ones the costs to maintain a shinobi village are about the same in both war and peacetime. If those smaller villages reduce their forces too drastically, they won't be able to survive if a war breaks out."
What we are doing will change everything! No allegiance to any country! Mobilizing only when necessary, using only the most suitable shinobi. We'll build up our forces with those small villages and countries, and create an army of warbringers! In the beginning, they'll take any mission for very little money, and as word spreads we'll start using the tailed beast Bijuu to manufacture our own wars! Ones as big or small as the market requires. Before long, we'll have a monopoly on war!
Even the biggest villages will collapse eventually and the five great countries will be forced to use Akatsuki. And then we will have achieved our goal.. The third and final step....We will be in control of the world!"
"So that's his plan. Hmmm very interesting indeed. I need to tell the village about this. It seems that the Akatsuki is trying to be peaceful but the way they're doing it is the wrong approach." I thought.
Everyone was silent after that monologue and they didn't seem up for a conversation now. For the past few days I've done nothing but sit here on the ground while they extracted the tailed beasts. It's hard to just stand by and watch but this mission came with a price which I have accepted. Even though I'm not taking part in the extracting; I'm still an accomplice to it.
Tobi has still bothered me. I keep pondering about him this whole time. No one knows anything about him and according to Deidara he doesn't contribute to any battles except cheer him on. How did someone life Tobi get into the Akatsuki? He's not in the bingo book and I not anyone else has heard of him. Just what were Pein and Konan thinking when they let him join? I am a top interrogator of the Leaf but I haven't been able to even have a conversation with him. As the genius of the Leaf and Uchiha Clan I should be able to crack this code but how can I when even Itachi has eluded me so many times? Maybe I'm not as smart as I and everyone thinks I am.
Itachi and Tobi most likely are smarter than me and know what I am capable of so they know how to out smart me. Tobi in general is a huge mystery which I want to crack but I can't get near him at all. Pein wan't even send me an missions with Diedara and Tobi. They're hiding something from us and I can't help but think that Itachi is apart of it.
He knows something about Tobi. Whenever he sees him or even hears him I can see the hatred in his eyes. Itachi in general is a hard case to crack if I hadn't known him since birth then I wouldn't even know what he's feeling just by glancing at him. To others his emotions are hard to read but to me they're easy to read even though it takes a few minutes to decipher.
*Time skip*
Finally the extractions were finished and I was free to go. Before leaving, Itachi told me he and Kisame were close by so I headed towards their location. When I finally reached them Itachi and Kisame exchanged some words then Kisame walked away.
"Where's he going?" I questioned.
"To look for the man we're suppose to kill." He answered nonchalantly.
"Ah so you make him to the assassinations? I do that with Hidan." I chuckled.
"So what are we doing?"
"Going on a date," He said grabbing my hand.
"Where are we going?"
"All you can eat buffet." He said which made Izuka's mouth water.
"Did I ever tell you that I love you?" She questioned with a smile.
"Wouldn't hurt to hear it again." He said smiling back.
"Well I love you."
"I love you too Izuka."