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Hidan grumbled to himself as he shifted through all the junk in the attic. Konan had told him to do chores once he got home and put Kakuzu in charge of making sure they got done. The older male sat a couple of feet away from Hidan, reading another one of his girly magazines. The teen muttered a couple of curses and tried to lift a particularly large box. Unfortunately, the box was much heavier than it looked and Hidan failed to lift it.

“Something wrong?” Kakuzu asked, not even looking away from his magazine.

“No. I can handle it.” Hidan growled as he struggled to pick up the box. Kakuzu set down the magazine and walked over to Hidan, helping the teen lift the cardboard menace. Hidan murmured his gratitude and returned to putting things away quietly. Kakuzu also returned to what he had been doing until he heard Hidan yelp.

“What happened?”

“That fucking knife tried to kill me!” Hidan shouted, pointing at the knife and showing Kakuzu the large gash on his arm. The stitched man examined the wound and stuck a hand in his pocket, pulling out a needle.

“Hold still.” Kakuzu murmured, rolling up one of his sleeves. Hidan watched as Kakuzu undid one of the stitches on his arm and a long, black thread slither out.

“What the hell is that?!”

“Stop yelling. The wound needs stitches and I don’t happen to have any thread.”

“But how the fuck did that thing come out of your arm?!”

“It is too hard to explain all the scientific stuff so I’ll put it simply. In the experiments I told you about, one of the scientists thought this would be a good idea. Now shut up and hold still!”

Hidan did as he was told, wincing as the needle pierced his skin. He looked up at Kakuzu, who had a serious look on his face, his eyes concentrating on the wound. After about twenty minutes Kakuzu finished, putting the needle back in his pocket and fixing the stitching on his arm.

“How do you know how to do that?”

“It’s pretty easy when you’ve had to do it hundreds of times.”

“So, not only do you read girl magazines, but you also know how to sew. You’re really a girl, aren’t you?”

Kakuzu just hit Hidan over the head in response, muttering something along the lines of “This is the thanks I get?”

“I’m just kiddin’ Kuzu! Thanks.” Hidan said, grinning and hugging Kakuzu. The older man smiled and wrapped an arm around Hidan, pulling him closer. The teen yelped as Kakuzu messed up his hair and tried to get away, pushing against the man’s side. Once he was freed, Hidan glared up at Kakuzu, pouting.

“What the fuck was that for?”

The teen huffed as Kakuzu only laughed at him and stood up, walking over to the doorway. Hidan jumped up and ran in front of him, blocking Kakuzu exit.

“I’m not done thanking you yet!”

“Oh? What next?”

Hidan stood on the tips of his toes and kissed Kakuzu on the cheek before running out of the room, laughing loudly. Kakuzu blinked and touched his cheek, blushing slightly.

“Weird kid.”

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Itachi glared up at Kisame, who was currently fusing over the Uchiha’s hair.

“I’m so sorry Itachi-san! I didn’t mean to spill my soda on you!”

Itachi just jerked away from Kisame and walked away, muttering something about clumsy fish. Kisame sighed and crouched down to collect the papers he had dropped.

“You two have another fight?”

Kisame glanced up at Kakuzu, blinking in surprise. Wasn’t the man supposed to be with Hidan?

“Pein called me down here. Needed to talk to me about something. Need any help?”

“No, I got it. What did he need to talk to you about?”

“Hidan’s schooling. I have to tutor the gaki.” Kisame laughed and at Kakuzu’s obvious frustration.

“Oh well, not much you can do about it, huh? What’s the kid failing any ways?”

“Math.”

“Then you’re the perfect tutor! You’re even better than Itachi at math!”

“We agree. Kakuzu is the ideal tutor.” Both men jumped as Zetsu chimed in, revealing his presence behind them.

“Dammit Zetsu! You nearly gave me a heart attack!” Kisame shouted, glaring at the green-haired man. Zetsu smirked slightly and pointed to the other end of the hall.

“You’re late for a meeting you know.”

“Gah! I forgot! See ya Kakuzu!” In only a matter of seconds, Kisame was at the other end and running through the door, shouting at everyone to wait. Kakuzu chuckled at the scene and turned to Zetsu, who was staring hungrily at a couple of people walking by.

“You’ll scare them away if you keep staring, Zetsu.”

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Sorry it’s so short. I got kind of lazy….

This chapter's more for the development of Kuzu's 'relationship' thingies. And to introduce Zetsu-sama of course!

Any ways, I stuck to my word! Zetsu-sama’s in this one! Yay! He’ll become more important as the story progresses…maybe…I could change my mind….

Hopefully he’ll become more important! XD