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Sasuke sighed. "This is where it gets complicated, I suppose. We need to watch Youki, but he hates us both. I doubt we could get involved easily, but we could figure out a way to spy. Kiba would be the most helpful with that. We need to get Kiba and Shino in here with us." He bit his lip. "And the best way to get the two of them in here is to have them pretend to be prostitutes. It'll get them not only inside the compound, but it'll get them in here with us and let them stay the night. Youki wouldn't suspect anything, and I don't Pein would give a shit as long as I did what he asked."

Suigetsu just stared at Sasuke for a minute without saying anything. "So....you think that the only way to get them to sneak in here is to make them disguise and dress up themselves up as prostitutes?" Suigetsu asked as he could hardly believe what he was thinking. "I mean.....I see the logic in it, but what if Itachi and Kisame never get prostitutes? What if they immediately see it as out of character?" Suigetsu asked curiously.

"Look if you think it's the best chance that we have I'll support it, but I'm just saying we need to think this through."

Honestly, Sasuke had no idea if it was or wasn't something Itachi would do. Sasuke had never seen Itachi with anyone, but Itachi was only 13 when he left the village. And Sasuke was young, so he might have just not noticed or wasn't paying attention. It was a huge gamble on their part.

"It's really the only chance we have. I can't imagine it would be normal for them, but they don't seem the type to court women either. And i can't imagine they're interested in one another, so even if it is only a once in a while thing, I'm sure we could pull it off." He mumbled. "Right?"

Suigetsu just gave one last shrug. "Well I can't say that I like the idea, but I don't have a better one to suggest," he admitted as he tried to rack his mind. Suigetsu was a fighter, not a thinker. He was one of the best swordsman in the world, at least according to his own standards, and there were very few opponents that he feared. Still, Youki was one of those opponents. He had to trust Sasuke that he would do what was best for the both of them and their objective. So far his plan had worked, there was no reason to stop trusting him now.

"Send the message and let them know, we'll work it all out once they get here."

Sasuke nodded. He didn't like the idea either, but it was one of their few choices. He changed the flow of his chakra and felt the insects move on his arm. He wrote a short message in chakra on his arm and the insects went to it, starting to eat. When they finished, Sasuke opened the door and they flew off into the rain. They seemed fine and the Uchiha sighed, leaning against the wall of the hut. "This is going to be a huge pain." He mumbled, closing the door and sitting on the couch. The small hut had five rooms, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a small living area that connected all the rooms.

The Uchiha got up and went to the fridge. He pulled out a container of yogurt and tossed it to Suigetsu. If they were staying the night, they might as well eat. "Do you think we should leave to escort them in, or do you think Shino will be smart enough to make sure it's obvious what they are?" He hoped that they blended in too, because if they didn't this was going to go bad. Would Akatsuki hoes look like normal hoes, or would they be much more upscale then that?

Suigetsu caught the yogurt easily before opening it and heading to the drawer to grab a spoon. It was less than two minutes before the food was gone and he helped himself to finding another one. When Sasuke asked his question Suigetsu gave a last gulp to down the food. "It's hard to say. I doubt that your friend has much experience with prostitutes, and I mean that in the nicest way possible," he said before throwing the yogurt cup away.

"It might be safer if we went to escort them ourselves. Ultimate the choice would be up to Itachi in this kind of a situation though. Kisame would go with whatever Itachi wanted. So think about your brother, what would he do?"

Sasuke honestly didn't have an answer for Suigetsu. "I don't know." He said, honestly. "It's been a long time since I've talked to Itachi, and even at that we weren't on speaking terms. I used to think that Itachi was someone I could idolize and look up to, but we both know that when it came to what I knew about my brother, I wasn't right. I think we should go get them, honestly. But I don't know what he would do in a situation like this. So, our best bet is to sneak out and sneak back in. If Pein questions it, we have Youki as an excuse. He wouldn't think I'd be watching him if I was otherwise engaged right?" he questioned, glancing over his shoulder.

"That has to count for something. It's the Akatsuki we have to worry about, and I assume I can make excuses for them if I have to. if there's anything I do well, it's stay alive." He gestured toward the door. "Come on."

Suigetsu just sat there in silence. He was willing to go on missions with Sasuke, but he had to admit that he didn't really enjoy this level of danger. He could normally take care of himself in any situation, but Youki was one of the few shinobi that might be smart enough to find a way around Suigetsu's defensive abilities. Still, he knew that he couldn't just abandon the mission out of personal safety. After all, from what Suigetsu heard Kiba was even more at risk if Youki found out that he was here.

"Feel free to lead the way," Suigetsu said as he grabbed his blade and began to follow Itachi out of the house. Kisame never went ANYWHERE without his sword.

Sasuke slipped them out of the Akatsuki compound without being noticed. They walked through the rain and he debated how to make this as smooth as possible. He settled for using Sharingan and waiting until no one was around to smuggle them in, but would make sure not to make it obvious and not make them targets. As they moved through the village, people watched them, and seemed to admire them, but didn't approach them. That, at the very least, made Sasuke glad.

He didn't like being approached, and he was sure Itachi didn't either. They made it back to the hotel and went inside the same way they came in. Sasuke slipped back into the hotel, seeing Shino with his insects and Kiba staring at the Aburame.

Shino quickly stood up from his seat as someone was walking in. He was almost certain who it was, but there was no reason to not make sure of it and double check. When Itachi and Kisame came in and didn't immediately attack he was certain of who their real identities were. "Well, glad to see that you haven't been executed for treason yet," Shino said as he moved to sit back down in his chair.

Kiba glanced over towards them and crossed his arms. He of course knew by smell who the two of them really were before Shino even did. "So, what all did you two learn?"

Sasuke sat down, sighing heavily. "Youki has agreed to break into Konoha and steal back the bodies of the four dead Akatsuki, Hidan, Kakuzu, and later, Sasori, to revive them in order to solidify their alliance. Pein has agreed to back an assault on Konoha if Youki does this, and if his sisters revive the four dead members of the Akatsuki." he explains. "Luckily, I convinced Pein not to send me on a mission with Konan, and instead he's asked me to watch Youki and find out his plan tonight. We can't leave yet. We have to listen in to Youki's plan before we ca enact it, so when we go home we can stop it."

The Uchiha paused and glanced toward Suigetsu. "I have a way to get you into the Akatsuki hide out, but I don't think you'll like it anymore than Suigetsu and I do."

Shino listened slowly and carefully as Sasuke explained what they learned. Damn, none of what he was hearing was any good. Those four members of Akatsuki were all S ranked criminals and some of the best in their skill area. If Akatsuki regained them, all the work that Konoha did would be for nothing. Many would have died for nothing. Shino shook his head slowly, not to reject Sasuke's idea, but he was just so disappointed that this was what Youki was planning. The man truly had no soul, he would ally with anyone to destroy Konoha.

"And why exactly do you two not like this idea?" Kiba asked in a concerned tone. If Sasuke didn't even like it, it must be pretty damn risky.

"Do you remember when we heard Itachi and Kisame leaving? Itachi knew what the plan was, because he mentioned Hidan coming back and prostitutes, right? Well, if Akatsuki is a group of all men, then I would assume that there are prostitutes all over this city. I've seen a few in the time we've been here." He added, as if it would improve his case. "If you pretend to be prostitutes, we can get you inside and you can stay the night." He shrugged his shoulders. "The beds where we're staying are large enough to sleep two people."

Silence followed as Sasuke made his suggestion for how they sneak in. Kiba was the first one to speak up. "You want us to disguise ourselves as prostitutes? That's insane" Kiba went on to say. "There's no way that would ever possibly work."

"Shut up Kiba," Shino said out of the blue. The Inuzuka turned to look at the Aburame, a confused expression on his face. "Sasuke wouldn't suggest something so crazy if there were options. The Akatsuki are careful, but within the circle is a bond of trust between the members. As prostitutes we might be able to get inside successfully," Shino said as he stood up and made a single hand sign. A bit of chakra later and he appeared as a young and beautiful woman, dressed in very elaborate clothes. Shino was in love with Aaliyah, and because of that he had actually seen some nice outfits that she had made or worn. He took some inspiration to make something nice.

Kiba transformed a moment later. He wasn't dressed anywhere near as fancily dressed as Shino was, but it would be enough to sell the deception.

Sasuke smirked, glad that someone seemed okay with his side. He let out a sigh and started to head back. The rain was heaviest during this time of day, so less people were outside. As they walked, Sasuke grabbed Shino's hand and pulled him forward, bending down to whisper in his ear. "This was my call, so don't blame Kiba. But I saw Aaliyah last night and told him not to tell you. If we see her in the Akatsuki compound, you can't react to her. I have the feeling Youki is keeping her close by because he's worried about something." He made sure that this was quiet. As good as Kiba's hearing was, he wouldn't be able to hear it over the rain and at the distance they were.

"Be careful." Sasuke whispered quietly to him as they continued moving. Luckily, the rain kept Akatsuki mostly inside. If he had to guess, Sasuke assumed that Pein had made the rain more intense so Youki could make his plans, leave in the morning, and Itachi could simply spy on them in the rain. Pein was much more careful than Sasuke had given him credit for. Now if only this plan would work.

Getting back into the temporary Akatsuki hideout was far easier than Sasuke thought it would be. Once inside the house they were living in, Sasuke pulled off the Akatsuki cloak, which was soaked and tossed it onto a chair. He went to grab something to eat, since food calmed his nerves, bu jutst seemed to get irritated with what he found and slammed the fridge door closed. "Fucking Itachi and his sweets..." He mumbled.

"Alright... we need to make a plan." he said, looking at the other three. "I think that it might work if we switch off being Itachi. Kiba can hear better than any of us, I can see better, Shino has insects which are better for spying, and considering all this rain, Suigetsu can liquify his body and move into the place where Youki is. I think if we divide, we can figure out everything Youki is doing. But it's too early for Youki to make a move. He'll discuss his plans later, at night, when everyone is asleep. That's what I would do."

Shino was quick to move outside, wanting to get moving as soon as they could. While they were in disguises for a reason, Shino didn't want to be seen that many people. The less that saw them the less likely that they would be detected. That was how this kind of thing usually worked after all. It was when Sasuke whispered the information in to Shino's ears that he took in a sharp breath of air. He wanted to yell, to scream at Sasuke and tell him that he had no right to hold that information back. Yet, at the same time he knew that Sasuke did the right thing. "I.....I understand," was all that Shino could force out.

As they moved on to the compound they all moved as if nothing was out of the ordinary. Aaliyah wasn't a prostitute, and Shino had never really known any personal ones. One had tried to offer her services to him, but Shino had shot her down immediately. Thankfully they got to the compound without anyone stopping them or even giving them funny looks.

Once they were inside, they all moved to sit down and talk. They didn't drop their disguises though, just in case anyone was to walk in or spy on them from afar. As Sasuke suggested his idea, Shino nodded in agreement. "Yes, if we separate out far enough we can be everywhere at once. If confronted and brought together we could always explain that Itachi used clones to stretch himself across the city. I know for a fact Itachi knows that Shadow Clone Technique after all," Shino commented. "Until than, I guess we just lay low and make sure to play our cards right."

Sasuke was glad that Shino was okay with this. Without even realizing, Sasuke had seized partial control of this mission and was calling the shots alongside Shino. It was nothing personal, he just knew how to move in situations like this and around dangerous people. Sasuke had much more practice living with murderers. Not to mention, Orochimaru had once been in the Akatsuki.

"Alright. Suigetsu, considering the rain, I think you should leave a clone of Kisame and head out to see what you can gather." Suigetsu was a skilled enough Shinobi that he could leave a competent clone to talk with them. Naruto was the one that taught Sasuke the usefulness of clones. Naruto used them to train faster, considering the limit on his chakra and how long training tended to take him. "If they're not talking about anything, or waiting, then come back."


Youki had gathered his siblings. He was in his room by himself, thinking. All of his siblings were together in a room, eating at a large table. This had always been something they did together.

"This is a mistake." Kaliegh said quietly, staring at her plate. "This will cost some of us our lives. There's NO way Konoha will allow this."

Lillian sighed. "If anyone could pull something like this off, it's Youki. But he needs a small elite team that can move effortlessly. That is the only way to accomplish this."

Cyon sighed. "That's for sure. I think me, Xerion, and Kaliegh can do this."

Ai snorted. "I disagree. My team can handle this effortlessly. No one questions the movement of women, especially beautiful ones. Aaliyah has lead dozens of covert operations within Konoha, and she's always been successful."

"So have I." Xerion added, grabbing some more rice. "Konoha has pretty low security checkpoints. Everyone knows that."

Ai glared at her brother. "Shut up! I know that my team would do this the best!"

"Unless of course they're confronted by a woman." Xerion added with a smile. He enjoyed bickering with his siblings.

Suigetsu did as he was instructed. With this much water surrounding him there was no way that he was going to be detected easily. Making a clone was also easy enough. With this much water it would hardly take any chakra to manipulate the surrounding water in to a decent shape. He created the clone before heading out, hoping to figure out exactly what Youki was planning.

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It was about an hour later that Suigetsu made his way back, coming up through the floorboards in the form of a puddle before reforming. He shook his hair, still partially wet from the rain outside. "Well I had to spend thirty minutes hiding myself in a questionably smelly puddle but I think that I got what we came for," Suigetsu said before grabbing one of his water bottles and taking a long drink. It might be raining, but he still needed to stay hydrated on the inside.

"Youki debated with his siblings for some time between two options. Ultimately he chose to send someone by the name of Aaliyah. Supposedly she's been able to break in to Konoha time and time again successfully."

Sasuke ended up making something for them to eat, including Suigetsu, for whenever he came back. There wasn't much they could do until Suigetsu returned, so there was no point in worrying. That, and they had to eat, especially if this went south and they had to fight or run. Finally, after almost an hour, Suigetsu returned without issue.

"That... complicates things immensely." The Uchiha glanced to Shino. "Konoha might have to make a cal and give back one of the bodies."

Shino stayed silent as he received the news. So Aaliyah was to be the one sent to recover Kakuzu's body? That wasn't good. Either they would have to let her succeed, or find a way to stop her without risking her position with Youki. It was dangerous either way, as the twins could bring Kakuzu back the moment that they had his body. It wasn't a safe position to be in, thankfully this part wasn't Shino's call to make.

"We have the information that we came for. Now we just need to make sure that our exit is clear," Shino remarked as he looked towards Sasuke and Suigetsu. "Pein expect you to make a report in the morning. We'll stay and rest for the night so that we can get out of here as fast as we can. Hopefully, once you make your report we can find a way to sneak out. I'd rather go right now but if anyone saw us leaving altogether so soon it might raise some questions."

Sasuke thought about it. "We might be able to twist this. If we report now what's going to happen because he decided so soon, we might be able to slip away." Sasuke said. "If Youki sends out some of his siblings, it would mean that he's made plans, right? That would give me clearance to tell Pein what's going on. And, even if you two were to leave first, Suigetsu and I could meet up with you, just outside of this place and we could run from there."

Truthfully, Aaliyah going was a blessing. it meant they had enough time to get back to Konoha ahead of her, assuming she went alone. But they couldn't risk getting her killed. They couldn't talk to her, or associate with her on the way back or once inside the village.

Shino thought about it for a moment. What Sasuke said made sense, why would Itachi wait to talk to Pein if he had already learned what Youki was planning? It was a bold move, but it just might work out in their favor. At the very least it sounded like it might be their best chance for an escape. "Very well, you and Suigetsu should go to Pein and make the report. I'd rather wait here until you get official confirmation that we can make a run for it. I'm not going to leave the two of you in here to fend for yourself in case something goes wrong."

The Uchiha nodded. "Alright." He stood up. "Pein asked me alone to do this, so I'll go report to him, and hopefully that will leave us free to leave. But, there is a small chance he'll ask me to go on a mission with Konan. if that happens, I'll stall until the morning, but that means we have to leave tonight. No matter what." he added, walking to the door. He went out into the rain and headed to where Pein was.

It greatly surprised the Uchiha that Pein was not alone. He shared his little makeshift cabin with Konan, and theirs was much larger because there was only one bedroom. That... wow. He fought the desire to smirk and reported to Pein that it was the one called Aaliyah that would go to Konoha and retrieve the bodies.

"Be safe Sasuke, do what you need to do and than get out of there," Shino said before the Uchiha left to go and do his work. The only reason that this mission had gone so well was because of the team that had been assembled. Suigetsu, Shino, Kiba, and Sasuke were all some of the best shinobi in Konoha. Thankfully they all had a decent enough bond to where they could trust one another. On a mission like this they couldn't afford to have doubt.

It was only a few minutes later that something caught Shino's attention. While they were trying to remain undetected he couldn't help but look out the window to see if they were being watched. That was when he saw her, walking by as if simply running an errand or going for an enjoyable walk. "Kiba you're in charge till I get back," he said before getting up and walking right out the door. Kiba didn't even have time to object to it.

He moved quickly towards her, but at a slow enough speed as to not cause alarm. Despite the way he physically looked he knew that she would be able to tell who he really was. He got somewhat behind her before slowly reaching forward, and touching his hand against the bare skin of her arm.

Aaliyah felt someone walking behind her and was about to cut their throat when they touched her. Her eyes widened for a moment and she looked over her shoulder. A smile appeared on her lips. "Five minutes." She said softly, sliding her arm away from his hand and walking away. She disappeared into the rain.

Pein was glad to find there was only one person doing this, but was also angry there was only one. However, he dismissed Itachi without much thought. Before Sasuke made it back to the cabin, he caught sight of a few of Youki's siblings who were leaving, Kaliegh, Xerion, Cyonand Nomi were fleeing, while Sani and Youki were staying. Aaliyah was nowhere to be found, and Sasuke assumed that was good.

Sasuke went back inside and sat down, rubbing his temples. "Well, no mention of this mission, but we need to be careful how we sneak off." He said quietly.

The door opened and then closed, revealing a woman standing there. She was soaking wet, her curly hair weighed down by the rain. "I would have never pegged an Uchiha for someone who would indulge in a prostitutes company." Aaliyah said with a smirk.