~Chō's POV~
We've been home for a week now and I was walking around the base with my father and mother when Rui came up to us. "Chō-chan, Itachi-san, Layla-San." She said bowing to us. "We have a mission Chō-chan."

"Hn." I reply back and walk towards Pein-sama's office. I knock and here a faint 'come in'.

"Alright, now that the seven of you are all here, I have a mission for you. You are to hunt down seven S-ranked criminals each, and kill them. Here is the bingo book you will be using. Cross out the names and put your initials on it, it will then show up in my book." Pein says.

"Hai, leader-sama!" We all say as we bow to him. He even sweat drops at this action.

"When do we leave?" Yami asks.

"An hour. Go pack." He says.

"Don't be late you bastards." Shimā says menacingly.

"Hai! Hai! We get it Shimā, you don't like lateness. Go pack!" Everyone except me yells.

I bow to Pein and Konan again and walk out to pack. I put clothes, food and water into scrolls and put the scrolls in my pouch. I put all my weapons that I can carry in my pouches and put my twin katanas on my back. I pull my hair up in a high ponytail, I put my new cloak on and walk to the doors.

I walk up to see Shimā already there. "You're late Chō!" She yells.

"Hn." I reply ignoring her. We wait for five minutes before everyone else shows up.

"You're all late!" Shimā exclaims.

"No we're not! Just because you're always early doesn't mean we're late!" Yami yells.

"Can we just go?" Tsuki asks. Everyone nods and we walk out the doors.

"Let me see the book." I say and Tafuna hands me the book. I look it over and pick out seven people. "Alright, I have my seven, they're Chinmoku no Shi, the Akuma no futago, Chimamire no ame, Mōmokutekina utsukushi-sa, Hazukashī satsujin, Shinda-me." I say in a monotone way.

"Listen to this, Chinmoku no shi-aka, Silent Death, is known for his silent killing. Nobody has ever lived to get a picture of him. He's an S-rack criminal who is a hired assassin. He has over 100 kills. He is a master at genjutsu." Tafuna reads aloud.

"Also, The Akuma no futago-aka, the demon twins, are known for their sneak attacks and taijutsu. They look identical and have masks covering three quarters of their faces and a hood over their heads. They're both S-ranked criminals with over 70 kills for their selves." Rui says.

"Chimamire no ame-aka, Bloody Rain, kills-over 250. Nobody has gotten a clear photo of him, the description says he's usually covered in blood. He uses a sword. He is an S-class hired assassin." Tsuki reads off boredly.

"You're reading them like I haven't read them. If you don't mind, I will take my leave. Let's meet up back at the Sound Village in a day. If we run into trouble send out the signal." I say back.

"Fine! Everyone have who they're going after?" Yami asks.

"Hai!" We all say. We scatter to kill our 'pray.'

~Yami's POV~
I had just killed two of my 'pray'. When I realized that I've been seriously injured in my last battle. "Damn it. I need a medic." I mumble as I look down at my side.

I hear rustling in the bush and someone comes running out. "Sakura?" I question. She turns to look at me, panic evident on her face.

I hear someone shout "get back here bitch!"

I stand up just barely and run to her side. Out comes four people. Actually they're the ninja I was after. "You saved me the trouble of hunting you down. How kind of you." I say with venom in my voice.

I make quick work in cutting their heads off. I take their money they had on them. "Sakura, are you alright?" I ask concerned. "Why are you out here?"

"You should worry about yourself Yami-kun. You're fatally injured. And I'm out here because... I got separated from Sasuke, Sai, Naruto and Kakashi-sensei.... but I'm sure they're not looking for me." She says sadly as she starts to heal me.

"Why wouldn't they look for you?" I ask.

"Because I'm weak. They've always told me that." She says again sadly.

"Would you like to come back with me? Our team could use an actual medic and we can train you. You're not weak." I say to her as she helps me stand back up.

"Are you sure the Akatsuki will want me?" She asks nervous.

"Of course, leader-sama won't mind. We need to meet up with my team. We're supposed to meet in the Sound Village." I say as we begin to walk towards the Sound Village.

"Thank you Yami-kun." Sakura says smiling.

~time skip~
~Sakura's POV~
We reached the Sound Village to see Shimā, Chō, Faye, Tafuna, Rui, and Tsuki waiting by the gates. "Why is Sakura here?" Faye asks curiously.

"Her teammates left her behind and let her get chased by four of my targets. How many have you all killed?" Yami-kun asks.

"I've killed all seven." Tsuki says.

"I've kill six." Yami says.

"Four." Shimā says.

"All seven." Chō says.

"Six, the last one slipped away from me." Tafuna says.

"Three." Rui says.

"All of mine have been eliminated. Along with three others." Faye says.

"Good. We'll rest at the base here and this is where we'll meet everyday. Got it?" Yami asks.

"Hai. What are we going to do with Sakura, we can't show her where the base is until we get an okay from leader-sama." Tsuki says.

"I'll send a summoning to father." Rui says happily.

"Thank you guys." I say bowing to them.

"We need to take the heads of our targets to the check in." Tafuna says.

"Hai!" The group says and I follow behind them. We get to the check in and I sense two unfamiliar chakras with killing intent.

"Hey guys, we have company." I say in a whisper as I walk out to see who we're dealing with.

"Well well well. Look at what we have here. A blossom." A man says in an evil way.

"She looks rather weak. This should be fun." A very menacing voice says.

'Did he just call us weak?! Again with that word! Let me out I'm gonna kill this bastard!' Inner yells.

"Don't doubt your opponents before the battle." I state calmly appearing behind them. I concentrated chakra into my feet and kick them in the back slamming them into a wall. I let my bangs cast a shadow over my eyes. "I am not weak." They get up and attack me. I dodge swiftly.

In a mater of seconds I send kunai's to their throats and watch them bleed to death.

"Hey! They were my targets!" I here Rui exclaim.

"I'm sorry Rui-chan, you can keep the reward money and such." I say back.

"I told you, you're not weak." Yami say.

"Father says we can take her to the hideout. Let's check these bodies in, get some food and go to the hideout." Rui says.

"Sounds fucking amazing!" Shimā exclaims.

~Rui's POV~
We're all sitting in the lounge at the hideout. "Hey guys, I've got an awesome idea." I say smiling.

"What's that Imōtosan?" Tafuna asks.

"Let's make a pact." I say.

"A pact?" Tsuki asks.

"Yes. A pact to always be friends. Until the very end."

"Sounds good to me." Sakura says smiling at me.

"Alright! Let's do this (bitches)!" Everyone yells.

I take a kunai out and cut our hands, we smear them together to create a blood pact. "Until the end." We all say together and hug each other.