The Story of Aradam Uchiha

Deidara Fights

"You've finally settled down. Sheesh, what a handful." Kisame said, putting his sword into the ground.

He teleported to Itachi, who was standing at the edge of a mountain, in the forest. Thunder began to occur in the clouds.

"You're back." Itachi said, as he turned around to look at Kisame.

"Yeah, but having to bring him back without killing him, was quite a bother." He said, poking at the 4 tailed jinchuriki's body on the ground.

It started pouring down rain.

"It's starting to rain." Kisame said.

"Looks like it'll storm." Itachi said.

"Let's take cover under a tree, or we'll catch a cold." Kisame said.

"Pain is waiting for word that we've captured him. Immediately thereafter, the sealing of the 3 and 4 tails is to occur simultaneously." Itachi said.

"So we make him wait a little. Once the sealing begins, we'll be working for quite some time." Kisame said, then picked up the jinchuriki's body off the ground. Him and Itachi started walking.

"He seems near death. You must handle the elderly with care. " Itachi said.

"You say that because you don't know him. This Jinchuriki who uses the Corrosion Style Jutsu of the Four-Tails isn't what you think. You didn't fight him yourself, so you wouldn't understand what I went through." Kisame said.

"Hmph..." Itachi said.

"But, I was the one who asked to go alone. Say, want me to beat your assignment half-dead too?" Kisame said.

"Don't get so excited, Kisame." Itachi said.

"Well I'm a bit tired, you see. I wish we could catch all the Tailed Beasts already." Kisame said.

"Don't be so impatient...It's going to take some time." Itachi said.

"Hmph, I wonder about that. There's just a few more, right? And it's been decided that the Nine-Tails will be sealed last..Otherwise the balance will be disrupted, and the sealing statue will be pulverized...That's what Pain said. After all, the jinchuriki need to be captured alive. So I say just catch them quickly and leave them tied up." Kisame said.

"Hmph, fine with me, but remember that Deidara failed. If he's going to be sealed last, it's no big deal if we capture him last. And besides, Akatsuki is becoming too conspicuous lately. If we capture the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki too soon, the Hidden Leaf will become even more of a nuisance." Itachi said.

"Heh...You really think so?" Kisame said.

"The Hidden Leaf has very strong links to other villages. If they begin to collaborate, it will be difficult for us to act. It will be wiser to collect up to the eight-tails with as little commotion as possible." Itachi said.

"I see...I guess you're right." Kisame said.

"...There's the summons." Itachi said.

"Hm, we've been caught dawdling." Kisame said.

They used the hologram jutsu to meet up with other Akatsuki members.

"You're late." Pain said.

"We had just finished catching the jinchuriki when you contacted us. We tied him up good to make sure he didn't escape. That's what took us longer. So what's up?" Kisame said.

I was also standing amongst everyone using the hologram jutsu.

"I got an urgent message I want to relay to you guys. Orochimaru has been killed." Pain said.