Hoshigaki Kisame

Honestly, you really wanted to say that you were day-dreaming all day of the man who saved your beloved puppy and couldn't wait for the day he'd be free enough to come visit you...
But the truth is, you were much too busy with your clinic-duties that you forgot what year were you in.

Sure, your clinic was small and more focused on treating animals, but you couldn't turn down a wounded shinobi or commoner, especially if they were on the brink of death.
You were, after all, an elite Medic and nothing was going to change that!

Unfortunately for you, this particular day proved to be extremely dreadful and you just couldn't wait for it to be over.
There were countless ninja who came for your aid - more than ever before, in fact - so your chakra could only hold so much until it got you physically and mentally drained.

When you finally managed to take care of all the people, you threw yourself on the comfy chair, letting your head back and closing your eyes, taking a deep breathe of exhaustion.

You really just wanted this day to be over or at least have someone who would bring their pet for a regular check up. Heck, you were going to literally pay them for that - But that was to be your biggest mistake you've ever done.

As soon as evening came and you were soon to close your clinic (unless there were emergencies of course) , a woman came in with her elderly dog, telling you the evident symptoms that she noticed and asked what was to be done.
On closer inspection, you realised that the 10 year old dog needed an urgent, major surgery or he'd die a rather painful death.
Unfortunately, the surgery was quite expensive, since it required numerous hours of intense focus and precision, expensive tools and medication and so on.
You were ready to prep in for the surgery, until you heard the owner decline the surgery.
You gasped in shock at the heartless decision and tried to argue, but they only bid goodbye, left the dog on your table and left the clinic.

You could feel your legs ready to give up so you slumped back down on the chair, crying in disbelief as the poor dog also started silently crying on the table.
You didn't even hear the door creak open until a small greeting which faded quickly and with worry.

It was Kisame, the person who you recently met but who became your most favourite one due to his compassion and love for animals.
He was on his knees in front of you, a bit awkward, not sure what was going on or what to do to calm you down, so he took your hands in his and tried to soothe you.

"What happened, Y/N? Who do I have to kill?" He said, trying to make you laugh.
"Th-This poor dog needs surgery...A-And his owner abandoned him because th-the surgery was cost way too much and they couldn't be bothered. I'm just...So angry and...And hurt...How could they abandon the only being who loves them more then they love themselves?! How much of a heartless person can you be to kick your soul? Ah...What do I do, Kisame? What do I do?" you said, confused and clearly upset.
"Ah...I see...Uhmm...Well, I could pay for the surgery but I cannot take him in. I don't trust those weirdos around pure beings like this one. Besides, the dog needs peace and a healthy recovery, not mayhem." he said, pensive.
"Y-You'd do that?! Honestly, I wouldn't ask that of you, but recently there have been so many patients, both people and animals and they I just...Even if they can't afford everything, how can I kick them out and refuse to save them?! That's not the way of a doctor, y'know? I guess I'm a bit broke because of this...And sheltering about 7 dogs, 2 cats, 5 rabbits and a tortoise. I'm in a bit of a...Pickle, one might say." you muttered, looking away, ashamed of yourself.
"There should be more people like you, Y/N. If there were, the world would have been a much better place. Would you allow me to help you every once in a while? It'd prove to be a great relaxation way, instead of hearing all those obnoxious shouts back at the hideout." he grinned, ruffling your hair.
"Oh, yeah, I keep forgetting you're an Akatsuki. Well, nevermind that, you can start by helping me prep for this surgery. I'm all by myself here so...I'd really use an extra help here, thank you very much!" you smiled softly, hugging him once again.
"It's my pleasure. After all, you don't always get the chance to be surrounded by animals, right~?" he gave you a thumbs up.

You quickly wiped away your tears with your lab coat's sleeve and started fidgeting around, giddy, making sure everything is perfect for the operation, the feeling of having someone near you who you can rely on making you feel warm.

Meeting Kisame was the best thing that could happen to you, and frankly, the same could be said about him.

Uchiha Itachi

Sure enough, the following days you went back to the bookshop, just as before, but this time, you kept the magic book in your bag, awaiting for her new owner to pick her up.
Today, however, the bookshop was unusually busy and crowded so instead of hiding and reading at your leisure, you started helping your employee friends around, the best you could.
After all, everyone needs help, right?

As you ran around left and right, putting misplaced books back and tidying up here and there, you suddenly got stopped by two firm hand gripping your shoulders, turning you around to face them-

The person at hand was in fact Itachi, with an amused smile on his face, looking at your spazzic form.

"Oh, hi there! When did you get here? I didn't see you around." you asked, putting down book in your hand.
"Just about 5 minutes ago. I tried calling for you, but you were clearly too busy to hear." he replied, chuckling.
"Damn! I'm so sorry! Today's been pretty hectic and well...Yeahh, you get it." you said, scratching the back of your neck, sheepishly. "Ah, yes, I forgot, let me fetch you the book! It's all yours, no need to return it. Just enjoy it as much as I did!" you said with a grin on your face as you ran to get the said item from your bag.
"Are you sure you want to permanently give it away? You said it was your favourite, after all." Itachi inquired, confused.
"I'm not just giving it away to some basic simpleton, y'know? Take it as a token of friendship from one book lover to another." you said dismissively.
"Thank you, Y/N. Then, if I may, would you let me buy you a drink to reciprocate the friendship?" he asked, smiling.
"Ah, yeah, sure, the cafe is on the upper floo-" you tried to say, but he put his arm around your shoulder and guided you outside of the bookshop.
"I know a nice vintage cafe not far from here. I think a little break and a change of scenery could help you relax." he said, petting your hair.
" How very thoughtful of you, Itachi. Thank you." you said, putting your arm around his waist, gripping on his cloak and leaning your head to his side.

Needless to say, you couldn't exactly hide your smug grin at the relatively bold move you pull, but on the other hand, he didn't exactly protest either, seemingly not minding it at all, which you found endearing to the core.

Once you got in front of this gorgeous cafe, he opened the door for you and you sat at a small table for two in the corner, the powerful scent of coffee soothing your senses and as soon as you took a sip from your hot beverage, you relaxed visibly, with a happy exhale.

If at first you preferred to enjoy the calming silence which helped you completely recover from the exhausting day at the bookshop, you started shedding a bit of light regarding the philosophies used and discussed in the book, hinting at the portraying of evil and good that was the evident and rather controversial topic.

At the end of the day, he offered to escort you home, admiring the mesmerising palette of colours and shades the twilight painted on the sky.
Finally arriving in front of your home, you thank him for the lovely day and for paying at the cafe.

"You know, not even my friends were this nice to me, no matter what I did and yet, you seem to be more special than anyone else I've ever met. Take it from me, Uchiha Itachi of the Akatsuki, if you ever need any kind of information, regarding anything happening in this shinobi world, the 5 big Countries, any smaller village or underground business, you come to me for the intel. I know just about everything going on." you smirked, winking.
"You knew who I really was from the very beginning, and yet, you acted friendly. Why? And why would you offer free intel to a criminal?" he asked, clearly confused.
"Why, Itachi, for me, you are not a criminal, but a friend. And besides, you made me a great favour today, so why not? Besides, neutrality and hiding in plain sight are the best assets an informer can have, don't you agree?" you stated, like it was no big deal.
"You are correct. If I dare say, your attitude is rather intriguing." he nodded in understanding.
"Until we next see each other, my dear Itachi. After all, you do have to return and tell me what you think of the book, right~?" you asked, leaning on your front door.
"I do. I have to return to the base now. It was a pleasure spending time with you. Until we next meet." he smiled, starting to walk away.
"Farewell, Uchiha Itachi and say your greeting to your partner, Kisame, as well! Adieu~!" you said, chuckling at your new friend who still seemed a bit confused as to how you know so many things, even about a careful, secret organisation like the Akatsuki.
Clearly, it intrigued him to such a level that he may actually ask for your information services every once in a while.

You already knew you got him hooked on your mysterious veil which he wanted to discover bit by bit. You left him wanting more of this game of truth or concealment of the reality.

You really were awaiting his next visit. After all, he wasn't the only one caught up in this chaotic web of secrecy.

Deidara

Every day since your birthday you kept analysing and trying to re-create the clay-figurine the mysterious blond ninja gifted you. Clearly, you were able to shape the clay into the exact shape he did, but you had no idea how to make it explosive and detonate it the way he did, creating a huge explosion, so you tried experimenting on the same field with different chakra combination and elements and yet, it never seemed to completely re-create it accurately.

On the other hand, each figurine you detonated created different beautiful patterns into the sky, each one a different colour or shade, depending on the mood, chakra amount and nature used.

One day, however, you decided to take a break and go and fetch some more art supplies from the neighbour village. Despite loving to make everything go boom, you enjoyed taking your time to realistically paint each and every one of the pretty animal figurines you. It made you feel like you were creating the ultimate form of art and the results were always truly satisfying.

As you were throwing all the art supplies needed into your bag, you bump your bag into a taller figure, which makes you lose balance a bit before you turn around, looking weirdly at the one who couldn't look where they were going, which on further inspection was a certain blond boy that you met before but didn't know the name of.

"You know, if you wanted to come see me, you should have just come back to that field, I don't bite, y'know?" you smirked, crossing your arms at your chest.
"It's you, hn! Wasn't expecting to see you around, missy. I see you got great quality stuff there." he said, taking every object in your basket and examining it.
"But of course. I wasn't going to use so cheap stuff on my masterpieces, What about you? What did you get?" you asked, shooting back the curiosity.

You didn't let him say much, however, as you took the basket from his grip and started examining the supplies he took. Sighing, you took some of them and changed them with others of much better quality, explaining to him the benefits of the ones you chose, which made him look at you, eagerly taking in the new information and thanking you for the insight.

To show his gratitude and to say sorry for not having had the proper time to visit you, he offered to pay for your supplies, but you refused and suggested that he should show you the exact way he creates his art, again, back on the field you first met.

You took out the scroll and put all the figurines in a straight line, all beautifully painted and polished, looking like miniature models of the actual animals depicted.
Needless to say, the man next to you was gleaming in awe, taking each figurine and examining it from every angle. You art was gorgeous, yes, but now, he wanted to see it in action.

"So, you took my clay model and made it realistic to every detail, un. For that, I applaud you. But do they explode, yeah?" he asked, excited.
"Well, uh...Yes, they can explode if I want them to. The only thing is, no matter what I did, I could never make them create such a huge, destroying explosions like yours did. Mine always lean towards a more...Artistic and entertaining way, y'know?" you mumbled, looking away.
"Hmm...How about this - I'll show you how to create huge explosions out of the clay models I make, then I'll teach you how to specifically make this detonating clay, yeah! BUT, only if you detonate all these animal models you crafted, once sun sets, hn!" he said, boasting.
"Sounds like a plan! I'm in!" you chirped, excited.

He started telling you about the clay properties and what it is made of, then quickly molded it into a spider and tried to explain how to infuse chakra and detonate it, even from a greater distance, with great power.

For the beginning, the blondie gave you some clay which you awkwardly molded into a cute animal, then raised it to your eye level, cooing at how cute it looked, making the man chuckle at your adorableness.
You extended your hand and tried to mimic the way he detonated the figure the first time you met, which apparently, worked, much to your shock and dismay.
It wasn't a huge explosion, just a tiny one, which had your yelp in surprise and have your face and hair covered in ash and soot, as you looked in front of you with wide eyes and your mouth agape.

"Hey, don't do that again, yeah! You could have seriously injured yourself!" you yelled, just as shocked as you were.
"I...Uh...Wasn't expecting it to actually explode..." you tried to mutter, still looking ahead.
"Of course it would explode! You did the-...Hey, how did you know how to do that, hn?" he asked, cocking his head in confusion.
"You did that last time we met, y'know? When you first showed me your art. I, uh...Tried to do the same. Like...Whoaw!! SO COOL!" you breathed out, getting even more giddy after the shock passed.
"You silly...If you want to create art, you can't kill yourself yet! Not until you are done creating the ultimate form of art, yeah! So careful until you learn, hn!" he said, taking a handkerchief from his pocket and wiping the soot from your face.

After that, you started chatting casually about art and so on, until you realised the sun was already filled with stars, which made you smirk, get up, and started your own firework show.

Each figurine you took in your hands you infused with double the chakra you used to, so that when you threw it into the sky to be detonated, the whole darkness will be illuminated by the specific colours and the sounds of the said animal.
The man had never seen anything so ethereal as musical, colourful fireworks and was in awe at everything you did. He noticed, however, that you didn't have much force in your arms, so he offered to throw the figurines for you, so they will explode higher into the sky, prolonging the shower of colourful lights that was contouring your grace with each move you made.

After the show was over and the only thing lighting the land was Mother Moon and her stars, the blondie thanked you for the great show and said next time it will be his turn to show off.

Seeing that you got him completely mesmerised, you kissed his cheek and winked at him, smirking at his flustered face.

"Why, blondie, but I would at least want to know the name of my senpai. You are so talkative and open, and yet, your name is the only one you never gave away. What a pity~." you teased the blond in front of you, playing with his long pony tail. "Think you'd ever let me braid your hair? It's so soft and pretty - I'm jealous." you muttered, hugging him.
"Uhh...Well...Yeah, maybe one day when I'm free or something...And, uh, I'm Deidara." he said, trying to hide his blushy face, awkwardly hugging back with one arm.
"Well then, Deidara-senpai, I am Y/N and now I have to go home. Hopefully, I will actually see you of your own volition next time~." you said, grinning, and waving goodbye to him, as you walked back to your home.

You bit your lip as you heard a faint 'bye' from the blondie you started to fancy, grinning at the thought of your next encounter and already trying to make a plan on how to improve your range of explosives.

Akasuna no Sasori

You didn't want to anger the impatient red-head so you quickly took everything left of information value and left the place, like nobody was ever there to begin with then ran by his side back to the Headquarters, where you were introduced to the other members and shown your room.

That whole day you spent arranging and organising all the jars, plants, poisons, antidotes, notes, notebooks, drawings and so on all over the room and on the walls, still having a significant amount of space left to complete information about new, rare plants, roots, animal venoms and concoctions you created.

A knock on your door, however, woke you up from your trance and as you opened it, you get face to face with the stoic Master Puppeteer who recruited you.

"Uh...Hello, Sasori. Can I help you in any way?" you asked, unsure of what to do.
"I wanted to test your Poison Proficiency. After all, you're widely renown for that." he said with just a tiny glint of intrigue in his eyes.
"You...Want to fight me or what?" you inquired, worry dripping from your words.
"No, it's a waste of time. This should be enough."

As he said that, faster than the blink of an eye, he cuts your cheek with a poison blade, then welcomes himself in the room, nonchalantly.
Clearly, you weren't affected in the slightest by the poison, but you could easily tell it was one of the most dangerous ones, which would kill a regular human in less than an hour, with excruciating pain.
You turn around, looking at him bored as you wiped the blood with a tissue and told Sasori the composition of the poison he used, then showed it to him in one of your larger files.

Evidently satisfied with the result, he quickly skimmed through all your stuff, only asking about the foreign herbs or mixtures he never heard of or tried before, then slammed the book shut, saying he will come by more frequently.

Then, he got up and put his hand on your face, tracing the place where the cut should have been, but disappeared.

"It took exactly 1 minute and 13 seconds for the cut to heal, 47 seconds for the scar to disappear and less than 4 minutes for my most powerful poison to get completely obliterated by your organism, while others would have been dead by then. And yet, your skin is just as soft as it was previous to the cut I made. You could become the finest puppet." he said firmly, looking deep into your e/c eyes, as if to peer into your soul and learn your secrets.
"Not to be rude...But no thanks. I'm fine the way I am now, I guess. And uh...Extremely proficient cell regeneration, I guess? I can remain looking like this even at 70 years old...If I remain alive, that is." you muttered, looking away.
"Hmpf, that's a pity." he stated, closing his eyes.
"Since you already had a look through my stuff, will you show me your workshop? I've always been quite interested in puppetry, and yet, I never actually got the chance to even try to study it." you said, trying to convince him.

He looked at you with his eyebrow raised in wonder, not having expected anyone to actually be interested in his art, seeing everyone else as truly ignorant, but you presented this ray of hope that he wished to nourish, so he let you intrude in his personal space, having his ego stroked at having someone whose abilities he admired wanting to learn from him.

He started explaining you the basics, which you easily caught, then he showed you how to create chakra strings and attach them to a hand, making its fingers flex, twitch and move at will, action that greatly fascinated you.
In turn, you tried to create and attach the strings to the puppet, but it didn't quite work as expected from the very beginning, only making the hand twitch wildly in your lap.
Seeing that, Sasori chuckled amused at your failed attempt at making elaborate finger movements, but praised you nonetheless, since almost nobody actually manages to do what he did from their first try.

As he was explaining some details about puppet-making, you noticed a small but adorable puppet in the corner of the room and as Sasori wasn't paying attention to you, being too focused on explaining, you reached your strings to the little thing, trying hard to make it move, which, to your surprise, it did!
You managed to make the little marionette dance jump on Sasori's table, making him stop talking as he carefully witnessed the graceful dance the wooden figurine made, finishing it with a courtesy, then fell down, as you detached your strings.

Having managed to do such a feat from your first try, you were visibly shining with glee and happiness, a wide grin not leaving your face no matter how much you tried not to embarrass yourself in front of your mentor, but you were much too proud of yourself!

"I'm sorry I disturbed your lecture, but now I can truly see why you love this so much. I'm...Speechless, honestly. I'm in awe." you said, gazing at the lovely puppet in adoration.
"Hmm...I suppose practice is always a better teacher than any lecture. You did well today and I am glad someone acknowledges the beauty of true art and its ethereal immortality. It will take a while before you can actually do anything important in a fight using these methods, but until then, hard-work and passion are great motivators." he stated, a smug smile on his face at the art victory he achieved.
"I promise I will try to practice as much as I can in my free time. Even if I don't get to use this skill in a fight, it's still beautiful and fun. Thank you so much for your patience, Sasori. I truly appreciate it." you grinned at your new friend, glad to finally feel safe and at ease in this new place.
"Here, take this and practice your strings. Next time we see each other, you better have mastered it." you threatened, but you could feel the light joking feeling behind his voice.

You only smiled, hugged him quickly, and left the room, gripping the hand to your chest, excited to start practicing in your room.

Until you went to sleep you just staid in your bed, the wooden hand in your grip, while with your good hand you kept doing your best, trying to alternatively move the fingers, which in the end, you did, allowing you to go to sleep, proud of yourself, barely containing your excitement until you will be able to show Sasori your new skill.

Pein

The week passed by much faster than you expected, and while you were afraid of such a radical change, you were also rather confused as to how the village will manage without your help. You tried to quickly instruct someone on the simple matters at hand, but it clearly wasn't an easy job for some commoner who didn't even know how to read.

When the faithful day of your leaving came, you tried not to regret anything and prepared yourself for the worst.
On the other hand, this Pein individual truly intrigued you, in a way that he wasn't affected by your mind-controlling jutsu, and even more, he was already aware he was under it.

When the intimidating man knocked on your door again, you hoisted your backpack on your shoulder and opened the door, not looking into his eyes, silently trudging behind him towards the base.
The problem was that you were visibly agitated, going through countless scenarios as of why he was immune to your jutsu, until he stopped in the middle of the track, making you bump into his back, unaware of your surroundings. Muttering an apology, you stepped back, tightening your grip on the bag.

"What is bothering you?" he asked in a low, stoic voice, as if he already knew what you were about to ask.
"How...Did you...You know..." you trailed, but couldn't manage to finish the question.
"I am a God. If I couldn't stay immune to mind jutsus, then I wouldn't be the Leader of the Akatsuki." he replied simply, walking ahead. "Its power, however, would have crushed anyone else with ease. I don't recruit just anyone, after all."

Letting a small, impressed 'Oh' leave your mouth, you continue walking in silence until you got to the HQ, where you were quickly introduced to the other members and Konan gave you your new ring, cloak, straw hat and showed you your private room.

Needless to say, it took less than 10 minutes of laying on the bed to get bored out of your mind, so you started exploring the base, until you got to a place that seemed a bit darker.
Out of curiosity you tried the handle, and upon entering the mysterious room, you found Leader behind a desk, with a huge stack of paperwork in front of him.

"I would have never imagined that the Leader of the Akatsuki had to deal with such dull, mundane tasks...Like paperwork." you blinked in confusion at the incredible stack of papers. It seemed like a monstruous task for only one person. "You couldn't possibly be doing this on your own, right?" you asked, slowly walking towards his desk.
"Unfortunately, it is my task alone to do." he stated, not raising his eyes from his work.
"I know you don't trust me yet, but maybe I could help? I'm bored out of my mind and anything could serve as a distraction" you said, hoping for a positive answer, which you received. "Don't you ever get bored doing the same thing all time and alone?" you tried to make light conversation, but it wasn't working too well.
"It does. Not much I can do about it." he said, which made you look up, confused.
"You are a God, of course you can do something about it. Besides, I got the vibe that Konan is your most trusted person here." you replied, continuing to sign off the papers, stacking them neatly as you looked at him.
"Things are more complicated than they seem." he muttered, barely audible.
"Then make them less complicated. There is always another way, after all. It's our decisions that matter." you said, trying to lighten up the mood. "Besides, I truly hope that I can be of help this way, after all."
"Perhaps...It may not be as bad as I thought it would be." Pein mumbled, closing his eyes.
"You seem tired. Have you ever tried to take a break? Or relax in any way?" you tried to trail on, but was cut off by a simple and short negative reply.
"But...Would you ever want to?" this question piqued his interest in a way nothing else did in the past days, so peering directly into your soul through the window of your e/c eyes, he asked "What do you have in mind?", setting down his pen.

You grinned at the man who finally decided to take a break from all the crushing responsibilities, as you took him to a gorgeous glade near a waterfall, not too far from the HQ.
You sat at the bottom of a cherry tree and you urged the orange haired man to just close his eyes and relax, letting himself be soothed by the calming sounds of nature, reassuring him that nothing is going to attack him whilst indulging in a few moments of tranquility.

When evening came and the Sun started to slowly set, painting the sky with a gazillion of colours and shades, allowing the web of stars to illuminate the Earth, he thanked you for showing him what it's like to be able to relax, after not having done so for so many years, and proceeded in going back to the HQ, indulging in small talk.

You could already see how you were going to help with with paperwork from now on and maybe even personalise his office with scented candles and sticks.

Konan

After the encounter with the gorgeous bluenette, you got hit with a wave of nostalgia so you decided to go read Frankenstein by the lovely blooming cherry blossoms, being a sunny Spring day.
The glade was empty, the perfume was drunkening and the wind blowing softly, making the pink petals dance in the air was something taken out of a fairy tale.

Sighing in content, enjoying the rare sense of tranquility taking over completely over your body, as you closed your eyes, letting the warm sun rays bathe you shyly.
As soon as you felt at ease, completely calm, you opened the book and started getting lost in the carefully written words that completely entrapped you in the hectic, unethical world of Victor Frankenstein. So captivated were you by this book that you didn't notice someone approaching you until the sudden shade casted over your page, confusing you.

Looking up, you're met with Konan's gentle smile which completely took you off guard, blushing faintly.

"Hello, Y/N. It is nice seeing you again." she said in her usual calming voice.
"H-Hello, Konan! I'm so happy to get to see you again! I went by the cafe every day since then, but you weren't there and-...Uh...M-Maybe I shouldn't have said that...Damn!" you suddenly realised the embarrassing thing that you said, covering your face with your hands, a blushing mess.
"That's very sweet of you. I apologise, I've been quite busy recently. I thought, however, that I might find a good way to relax if I came here. It seems like some guiding force smiled upon me, since you are here as well." she chuckled silently, petting your hair. "I see you were re-reading the same book I just finished. It makes for a great conversation-maker." she finished, sitting down next to you.
"When I saw you there, reading it with such engrossed eyes, capturing every detail of that book, it reminded me of how much I loved it and I felt the need to pick it up again. You make for a great muse." you ended, barely above a whisper.

She only smiled at you in appreciation, nodding at your words and started talking about the author, the action, the characters, the ethics of it and so on until you noticed the sun starting to slowly set, which made you grin in happiness.
You placed the book back in your bag and took out the camera, fidgeting with the setting a bit before taking a test-picture. In all actuality, it looked like a mind-blowing aesthetic picture from Tumblr, so you had to show your enthusiasm to Konan, who seemed to really appreciate the beauty of it.

Seeing her smile and her eyes twinkle in happiness, despite not showing it, made you bite your lip and you took a few pics of her, which turned out to be divine from every point of view. You showed them to her, telling her how she became your new artistic muse and she just blushed faintly, but clearly appreciative.

You continued to take a few more pictures of the place, but then a great idea struck you-
A selfie!
Standing down next to her, you inverted the camera and made a peace sign, grinning at the lens, hugging Konan's arm as she held your hand. You could have sworn a rush of heat surged through your body at the beautiful spark that emerged from you touching, so you enjoyed the moment as much as you could.

After you took the picture, she murmured "I have an idea" , so using her origami jutsu, she created a beautiful paper flower which she put in your hair. The sight in front of her made her smile more than she ever did before, then created a few butterflies who would either hold the camera at a bigger distance or fly around, among the cherry blossom petals.

She leaned her head on your shoulder, making a peace sign with you, but just before the camera could shutter, she whispered "You are gorgeous" lowly, into your ear, making a dark blush cover your cheeks, yet the grin from your face could only get bigger with bliss.

After that, she stood up, looking in a direction, which on further inspection showed an orange haired man wearing the same cloak as she did.

"Konan, we have a mission soon." he said in a low, stern voice. He seemed strict, but not hostile. In fact, he seemed to in slight familial with the girl.
"Very well, Pein. I shall come soon." she nodded in a monotonous voice. She then glanced in your direction, offering the ghost of a smile. "Until we meet again, Y/N." she said, flying away, great angel wings carrying her away.
You could only stare at her in awe, thinking how you've truly been blessed by an angel.

The last picture you took together was definitely going to be framed twice, so next time you see her you could gift it to her.

Kakuzu

The next week after meeting Kakuzu fell into blatant platitude and that's when you realised how much you actually loved being a ninja, constantly going on new adventures and this encounter was just the spark needed to send you energising vibes.
Apart from the soothing garden-tending you did, you slowly started getting the courage to pick up training once again, pushing yourself to the limit and breaking the boundaries, like you once did ages ago.

After all, you couldn't let the mysterious man take you out for a coffee and get bored at how weak you are~.

However, the huge speck of surprise happened when one day, while you were coming home from the village after buying the daily needs, you see a silvery haired man with a 3-bladed scythe cut off your flowers with the dullest expression you've ever seen.

Clearly, you could feel the blood boil in your veins as a rush of anger shot through you and you jump-kicked the man in the face, knocking him down and earning a confused look.

"The hell do you think you're doing in MY garden, you jerk?!" you yelled at him.
"I was getting bored, dammit! You just wouldn't come back already!" he said, glaring at you.
"Oh, yes, of course, excuse my manners, I forgot I was expecting visitors...NOT! Why are Akatsuki flooding this place anyways?" you asked, sneering slightly.
"How the hell would I know? I just know that Leader sent us to recruit ya or something." he said, trying to remember what he had to do.
"Us? Who else is with you?" you inquired, not seeing anyone around.
"Keh. Just my stupid partner, Kakuzu! Who cares about him anyways? He ran away when he heard there was a bounty to pick around and - " but you didn't let him finish his sentence, suddenly intrigued.
"Kakuzu, you said? He's around? Oh damn-" you said, running in the house.
"You know that weirdo?!" he asked, peering into your small house.

You didn't get the chance to reply to him, as you quickly did your luggage and put three ice-coffee bottles into your bag, then went outside, telling Hidan to escort you to the Headquarters, to which he happily obliged, slightly annoyed that he had no fight chance.
On your way there, Kakuzu caught up with you, holding a large suitcase, filled with money, making you smirk at him.

"Why, Kakuzu, I hope they didn't give you the money for my head before you could kill me, right~?" you joked, but he didn't quite enjoy it and suddenly, you found yourself having your neck gripped by his other hand, making you laugh weakly, gasping for air.
"The way I see it, you were lucky I didn't kill you last time." he said darkly.
"Dear, still no coffee? Don't worry, I already brought it so we can go straight to the kinky stuff later-" you stuttered, but his grip tightened as he glared at you.
"Oi, Kakuzu, ya idiot! Leader wants her alive! Don't you dare kill someone else for your stupid money!" Hidan screamed in annoyance at his partner, who shifted his glare to him, releasing you.
"You're oh so kind, my dear. But uh...Really, have some coffee, both of you. It's pretty good and it's a great fresh beverage for this hot weather." you said sweetly, handing them the bottles.
"Ha, nice! I already like her much more than you! Hope she'll be my partner so I can finally get rid of you!" Hidan boasted.
"Likewise." Kakuzu muttered.
"Aww, lighten up, Kakuzu! What, can't I heal my way into your heart?" you asked, batting your eyes at him.
"Which one?" he said, making you stop dead in your tracks, shocked, still staring at him in confusion, until Hidan explained the 5-hearts thingy to you, which made you laugh to tears.
"They say boys who can make you laugh are the best, and damn, are you that? Ah, I can feel my sole heart beating. Please, don't take it. I actually need it." you said, chuckling, a bit wary of him, not wanting to end up as a casualty of your own silly humour.
"That's the best thing about being immortal! You have no care in the world! Ha!" Hidan gloated at his own endless life spawn.
"Shut up, or I'll kill you." Kakuzu said, hitting his partner's head with his suitcase.

And that's when the real bickering started happening between those two, which had you laugh more than you ever did before.
You could already foresee how much greater and more exciting your life in the Akatsuki is going to be, especially with those two around.

On another note...You really hope that Kakuzu isn't really thinking of choking you to death.
You still need to have a first date, after all.

Hidan

After your wonderful encounter with the Jashinist, you got more and more curious about him, wanting to meet him again.
It's more than likely that he wouldn't want the same, but you have just the right way to convince him to talk to you-

The time when you healed his head back on his body was when his pendant was on the ground and he didn't even realise the lack of his accessory as he was being dragged away by his boyfriend.
Now, as you were wearing the pendant and tending to your patient, the door slammed open and a loud curse followed, making you smirk widely-

Your lover-boy is back.

"Why, hello there, sugar. Forgot something of importance?" you asked, crossing your arms at your chest.
"That is mine! Jashin-sama gave me that necklace! I will kill you!" he yelled, foam starting to form at the corner of his mouth.
"Now, now, no need to get hasty, dear. After all, you should be thanking me for safe-keeping it. See? I even cleaned it." you sighed, bored at his dull reaction, taking off the necklace, returning it.
"Then, I guess there's no need to kill you." he turned around, ready to leave, grumbling.
"Not even a thank you? I thought that charm meant the world to you. Well, guess I was wrong. What a pity." you said, turning to prescribe a receipt to your patient, urging him to run away.
"You think you deserve a thanks for taking care of an item from God?! That's highly arrogant for a mortal like you!" you could already see a vein pop at his forehead.
"I was just trying to create a real conversation. Y'know, a reason to talk to you. A pretext. You seemed pretty cool when I first say you, being immortal and all that...But now that I think of it...You're so dull and...Bleh. Go away and take your germs with you. You are not worth my time, after all." you said, flipping your hair and flapping your hand, gesturing for him to leave the room already.
"I'm dull?! You think I'm boring?! Me, an immortal?! Fine! I'll show ya what cool means! And you will be amazed!" he boasted, taking a hold of your wrists, gripping them next to his chest, as he stared into your eyes, smirking.
"Oh, really? You're taking initiative, I see? That's p sexy. What do you have in mind, then?" you urged, provoking him.

He then dragged you out of the clinic, made you stay under a tree then he jumped away for a while. After some time, you got bored out of your mind so you sat down, crossing your legs and fidgeted with some flowers, absent-minded, creating a flower-crown.

You were brought back to reality when a loud scream of pain and fright started echoing in the forest, only overshadowed by Hidan's infamous sling of curses that could put a whole fleet of sailors to shame.

"Took you quite a while. You are losing Cool Points at a fast pace, Hidan." you pouted, leaning back on the tree.
"Shut up! I had to do my prayers! Tacky, I know, I don't like it either, but those are the commandments and I cannot disobey!" he said, kissing his pendant once again.
"Prayers...? Wait, what are you doing?" you said, suddenly intrigued.
"Aha! I got your attention now eh?! What you will witness before your very eyes is the sacred sacrifice for my Lord, Jashin-sama!" he screamed to the sky, throwing the man on the ground.
"Boy, you have my full attention." you muttered, hugging your knees, watching with wide, attentive eyes.

He used his scythe to draw blood from the scared-out-of-his-mind stranger, and doing the same symbol on the ground as the one one his pendant, in blood, of course, he licked the red liquid from his weapon, suddenly turning black and white and laughing like a psycho - more so than usual.

You could only stare with your mouth agape in shock at the scene unfolding in front of you. Sure, you were a tad scared, but the overruling emotion was that of admiration and excitement, wanting to see more of this intriguing scene.
Out of the blue, Hidan got a sharp pole and impaled his leg, groaning in pain, then laughing, an orgasmic expression taking over his face, as blood kept gushing out of his wound.
To your surprise, the stranger shrieked bloody murder and fell on the ground, clutching the same leg that Hidan struck and you suddenly realised the whole mechanism of this sado-maso ritual.

Boy, are you gonna tease the hell out of him. Maybe even a bit of rope play and blindfold would work on this highly religious entity?

After he ended the sacrifice with him impaling himself in the heart, lying down in the middle of the symbol, he got up and went in front of you with a smug smirk.

"How cool am I now, eh?" he asked in a low voice.
"Dude, you sure are kinky as hell." you said, letting out an amused breath.
"Of course I'm coo-...Say what?" he ended, looking at you dumbstruck.
"Why, Hidan, you being splattered with blood really suits you. It brings out the passion in your eyes." smirking, you traced your fingers on his chest wound, letting blood go on your fingers, then smudged his face with a bit of it.
"Wh-What the hell are you doing, woman?!" he asked, a bit freaked out by the skin contact. I suppose that with all this religious fanaticism, he never actually got to have any human interaction before.
"You've been so caught up in your own immortality and senseless slaughter that you forgot to treasure the little things life has to offer. You may be immortal, but there is still beauty that deserves to be noticed. Quite like this-" putting the flower crown on his head, you smiled gently at the flustered and confused man in front of you, who just stared.
"I don't get ya. I just killed a man in cold-blood in front of ya, hoping to scare ya off, and yet, yo just look at me like a dumb smiling doe or somethin' as if I'm some...Some Adonis or somethin'. The hell is wrong with ya?! I could kill you right now and have no regrets!" he tried to yell at you, wanting to be angry at you, but the act was see-through and it was clear he wasn't used with these new emotions.
"You should let go of this anger inside you sometimes, Hidan. There is more than being a ninja to enjoy. There are many other thrills in life than killing and you can enjoy them all. There's nothing stopping you. Ever." you said calmly, putting your hands on his warm cheeks as he avoided your gaze.
"You're weird. I don't getcha at all. Just...Just go to hell already. And take this thing with ya-" but as he put the flower crown on your head, carelessly, he glanced at you, realising how beautiful you looked with it. "I'll be damned..."
"What is it, Hidan? Is something bothering you?" you asked, cocking your head in confusion.

He only muttered "Persephone" before another loud scream echoed through the forest, calling out for him.

HIDAN!!!

The said man only screamed in exasperation, realising it was the voice of his boyfriend partner and with one last glance at your divine form, he jumped away, not wanting Kakuzu to approach you again.