Gomen-nasai! Sorry for the wait! Like… 2 more coming tonight.

Somewhere far away in the land of earth, an underground lair was being occupied by evil men who were really powerful. Just kidding, Kisame is the only one who can actually fight… Anyway, they are currently in the process of extracting the hachibi. Since there is only Madara, Zetsu, and Kisame, it was taking a long time. This was their 6th day, and they were finally going to finish by the nighttime.

Meanwhile, in a village not far from Iwagakure, Sasuke, Sakura, Suigetsu, Neji, and Shikamaru were discussing their mission.

"Karin found a hideout around here while we were looking for Itachi. Other than that, Madara told me about all of the Akatsuki hideouts. He was probably keeping this one from me just in case I were to turn on him," Sasuke explained.

"I guess he was pretty smart to do that since you are a pretty traitorous bastard. By the way, how did the bitch find it?" Suigetsu asked.

"Uh, they were in it the whole time we were out here. Pain, Konan, Kisame, Zetsu, and Madara. That's pretty apparent…" Sasuke replied.

"Oh."

"Anyway, Neji, are they still there?"

Neji didn't say anything and activated Byakugan. He found the hideout and was able to see them, but just barely, due to the barrier. "Affirmative."

Just then, everybody looks to Shikamaru. "What…? Ugh, I have to think up a damned strategy now. Alright, just give me a few minutes…" Shikamaru got into his famous thinking pose and everybody else sat in an awkward silence.

"Alright, we're finished. Now, we need to go after the Kyuubi," Madara declared.

Kisame frowned. "I'm tired. Can't we wait?"

"No. We're going. To Konoha."

"Gheh… FINE."

"Hehe, Akatsuki infiltration of Konoha #3. I'm so evil!"

"Of course you are."

"Isn't he just senile?"

"Shut up whitey, you'll hurt his feelings."

"Alright! I've thought up a strat-"

"They're on the move," Neji interrupted.

"…Shit."