A/N

This continues on from where the last chapter left off!

Itachi quickly got to his feet and leapt back, creating more distance between Kana and himself. Kana eyed him like a beast, saliva dripping from her mouth, although she didn't seem to care. Her right eye was now black and red, with the soft chocolate brown red and the white, black. 

Kana lunged right after him, dodging Sasori and Konan as they attempted to subdue her gently. Eventually, Itachi stood by Sasori and Konan, his face blank.

"Kana," He said. "What do you mean by you want me?"

"I'm hungry!" She exclaimed.

Then it seemed to click in Konan's mind. She ate human flesh. Why else would normal food have made her sick?

"Itachi, I think she eats human flesh." Konan said.

"It would explain all the blood when Deidara and I found her." Sasori sighed.

"So what do we do?" Konan asked.

"We give her what she needs to calm down." Itachi answered confidently.

Itachi approached Kana slowly, rolling up the sleeve of his shirt.

"Here, Kana." He said, offering his arm.

The small girl paused, a look of confusion on her face before it went back to a face of hunger. She lunged again, but this time Itachi made no move, he just grunted in pain when her teeth dug into his forearm. Itachi pat her head, smiling softly as he watched her slowly calm down. Her eye faded back to its warm brown and her eyes fluttered. She looked confused for a moment as she removed her mouth from his arm, feeling the drops of warm blood slide down her chin. She felt a hand on her head and looked up, eyes widening when she saw that it was Itachi.

"Itachi-nii!" She wailed. "I'm sorry!"

She hugged Itachi's side, tears falling from the corners of her eyes. She hugged him even tighter when he wrapped an arm around her.

Konan sighed.

"This is great and all, but I need to heal Itachi's arm now." Konan huffed.

"Oh," Kana mumbled, stepping back a bit.

She watched as Konan healed his arm from a distance, holding her hands behind her back as she rocked on her heels. Sasori gave her a confused look.

"Kana? Why don't you come over here?" Sasori asked.

"Are you sure?" Kana asked.

"Why wouldn't I be?" Sasori replied.

Kana paused for a moment, then shrugged, making her way over to Sasori and standing by his side. She watched curiously as Konan's hands glowed, hovering over Itachi's arm and mending the skin. The bleeding slowly stopped, and all that was left was a red patch of skin.

"I'm not very good at medical ninjutsu, but I've done the best I can." Konan said. "Just be sure you keep bandages on the arm."

"Alright." Itachi nodded.

"Now then, Itachi, you and I must go see Pein-sama," Konan said. "We have to tell him about this little incident and he will give you information on your mission. Sasori, could you take Kana to her room so she can put all her stuff away?"

"Yeah, I'll take her." Sasori nodded, giving Kana the smallest of smiles.

Itachi handed Sasori the three bags and gave him a quick nod. He gave Kana another gentle smile before he and Konan vanished.

"Alright, let's go put all this stuff away." Sasori said.

Kana nodded.

~~~~~

Early the next morning, Kana was rudely awakened by her bedroom door flying off its hinges. She quickly sat up and glared at the figure in the doorway.

"Kana!" Deidara exclaimed, scooping up the girl and twirling around twice.

"Put me down please." Kana yawned, rubbing at her eyes.

Deidara set her down gently, walking around her once before nodding.

"I just wanted to make sure that you were okay, un!" Deidara said. "I haven't seen you since the day before yesterday!"

"Because you were busy, and I was with Itachi-nii and Konan-nee." Kana replied.

Deidara looked at the pyjama's she was wearing and gasped.

"Who bought you those?" He asked, pointing to her red and white pyjamas.

"Itachi-nii did." Kana replied.

"Do you not care about your senpai anymore?!" He exclaimed.

"Please go away Deidara-senpai," Kana huffed. "I have to get ready."

"Where are you off to?" Deidara asked.

"I have to go train with Sasori today." She said.

"Fine then, see you later..." Deidara huffed, stalking out of the room.

Kana glared at the open doorway.

"You better fix my door senpai!"

~~~~~

"What took so long?" Sasori asked from across the underground training field.

"Deidara-senpai knocked my door down." Kana shrugged.

"That dumbass..." Sasori sighed.

"What's a dumbass?" Kana asked.

"Don't repeat that!" Sasori exclaimed. "Itachi would kill me if he heard you say that."

Kana just nodded. "What are we doing today?"

"We are going to work on chakra control." Sasori replied, taking out a scroll. "Do you know what chakra is?"

Kana shook her head no.

"This is going to be a long session." Sasori sighed.

~~~~~

About an hour later, Sasori finished explaining chakra and chakra networks, along with what chakra is.

"So, I can use my chakra to do cool stuff like you and Itachi-nii and Konan-nee?" Kana asked.

"Yes, as long as you learn how to control it, which is why we are doing this." Sasori said. "I am starting you on your basic chakra control training, Itachi will teach you more when you go out on a mission."

"What do I do?" Kana asked.

"Well, using puppets requires intense chakra control," Sasori said, unfurling his scroll. "I use chakra strings to control my puppets, and one of the best ways to learn chakra control is by climbing walls, trees and even walking on water, but that is harder."

A small puppet appeared on top of the scroll and chakra strings attached to the limbs. Sasori twitched his fingers and the little puppet began to dance.

"You will start your training by channelling your chakra to your feet and walking up the walls and eventually, the ceiling." Sasori ordered. "I will demonstrate."

The puppet fell as its strings were cut and Sasori made his way to the wall. He channelled chakra to his feet and stepped onto the wall, standing horizontally to the ground. He walked up the wall and then onto the ceiling, gravity pulling his hair and cloak down. He cut the flow of chakra to his feet and landed in front of Kana in a crouch.

"You better get started, you and Itachi leave tomorrow." Sasori said.

Kana nodded, taking a deep breath. She looked deep within herself for her chakra. She could feel something break, and then she felt something moving, flowing, within her. It flowed like her blood, the difference being she could control the flow. She focused on her feet and felt as her feet became like magnets. She stepped onto the wall, expecting to stick like Sasori. However, she took two steps before slipping.

"Did I forget to mention that you have a lot of chakra?" Sasori chuckled. "The means this will be a lot harder for you than you think."

Kana landed on her butt with a huff, crossing her arms.

"You're so..." 

"Mean?" Sasori suggested.

"Stop being mean!" Kana pouted. "I can do this!"

Sasori nodded, smiling just a little.

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Next chapter, Itachi and Kana shall set out on a journey to find the next Akatsuki member! VOTE COMMENT AND ENJOY!