33 Karins Feeling and Seizing the Rinnegan (1/2)

After arriving at Akatsuki's hideout, Karin asked to be left alone for a time. Looking at her complexion, Rafi nodded slightly to her, before he went to Gedo Statue again. As he was only successful in making a connection with it, but hadn't completely adapted to it before. Some times later, after Rafi had stabilized and adapted his connection with Gedo Statue, he opened his eyes slowly. He then found Karin was looking at him thoughtfully, silently.

”Hmm, you are awfully silent, Karin. Do you have morning sickness? I haven't even done it with you before! Is it Sasuke's?!” Rafi teased Karin as he rose up.

”?!!” Karin was stiffen a bit after hearing his words. While tick marks appeared on her previously thoughtful face.

”No need to be that tense, Karin. This place isn't good for a chat. Now, is there anything you want to say?” Rafi grabbed her hand as he brought her into the mansion in Avalon.

”...why do you want to keep me around?” After being silence, Karin asked him as she looked at him meaningfully.

”Do I need a reason for that simple thing, Karin??” Rafi was tilting his head upon hearing Karin's question.

”Yes, there must be a reason for it! We've never met before, and you suddenly keep me to your side. Even Orochimaru and Sasuke each have reasons for keeping me around. You may not be an exception to it.”

”Hmm, that's true, I am also no exception. I have my own motive for keeping you in my side. As I also want you because of the only things you have on yourself, Karin.” Rafi said as he nodded seriously to Karin.

”So, it is indeed like that...” Karin muttered under her breath as she faced down slightly.

After her times with the girls and his words in Konoha earlier, she had begun to accept being part of them. But his words just now felt like a pouring cold water that awakened her, from a budding hope that was beginning to sprout inside her. Although his words were a usual thing for her before, but she couldn't helped to feel a bit hollow inside now.

”But, I want all of you, Karin. Your goodness and even your bad, I want all of it. What I ask, is only for you to accompany me through all my adventures later on, Karin.” Rafi took her in a light embrace after he saw Karin was a bit downcast. He whispered softly beside her ear as he then looked at her firmly.

”...” Karin was surprised hearing his words. She didn't think he would said an embarrassing thing like that. She was reddening lightly as he kept looking at her.

”Your face look really cute now, Karin. It makes me really want to do 'something' about it.” Rafi suddenly brought her up like a princess's carry as he brought her to her bedroom.

”Ahh, Stop! What are you doing?!” Karin was panicking slightly in his arms as she then was put on the bed, while he was on top of her.

”Well, Karin, what do you think would happen between adult man and woman, together alone in the room...” Rafi said to a blushing Karin as he looked at her playfully.

”...” Karin was looking like a heated lobster as her skin reddened and steams rose up from her. Trickles of blood flowed a bit from her nose as she imagined what would happened next between them.

”Unfortunately, it is not gonna happen now, Karin.”

”Eh?!”

”Or do you expect something to happen just now, eh Karin??” Rafi said as he looked at her playfully.

”What...what..what do you mean?!! I am not imagining something would happen just now. yeah, you will not be that perverted right....” Karin replied while being flustered as she then muttered weakly at the end of her sentence.

”Hmm, I don't quite hear it at the end. Care to repeat it again, Karin?” Rafi said as he wiped the trickles of blood on her gently with his clothe.

”Hmph, not hearing is not hearing. I won't repeat it.” Karin was pouting slightly as she was somewhat delighted after being cared for.

”Ha ha ha! But, to think that you are such a worrywart, Karin. However, you can be at ease, as whether it be me or the girls, we are your companions and family. You are part of us, Karin. Although it will not be just us later, cough, cough. And here, will be our home together.” Rafi said gently as he then caressed her beautiful red hair.

”Now, please take a rest first, Karin. Maybe,...I will 'eat' you up later, He he.” Rafi kissed her forehead as he then said with bit of tease to her. While Karin looked a bit stunned after hearing him. She only noticed that she was kissed some times after Rafi departed from Avalon.

”Hmph, lecher...” she grumbled slightly under her breath as she rolled around on the bed.

”But, family...maybe...this is also not bad.” Her lips were curled up slightly, forming a small gentle smile that portrayed her true feeling.

... ...

In Akatsuki's hideout, Rafi appeared silently from a space vortex as he came out from Avalon.

”Karin's reactions are so cute, just like when I first traveled with Artoria before.” Rafi smiled happily as he remembered his journey with Artoria in those three years. He usually teased Artoria everytime he got the chances before, like what he did to Karin now.

”Fuuh, time to get Madara's Rinnegan then. Konan will really hate me for sure now...”

But then, he was smiling wryly as he imagined Konan's reaction when he wanted to take the Rinnegan on Nagato. While smiling wryly, Rafi put on his Akatsuki's cloak as he teleported to Amegakure after that. Arriving in Amegakure, Rafi silently marveled at the never-ending raining sky of Amegakure as he waited for Konan's appearance.

”You really come here, Rafi...or should I call you...'Uchiha Madara'? You were pretty bold back then, to reveal yourself in front of us and even spewed that much nonsense for Nagato.”

”Names are only a calling, Konan. However, Nagato really took my words seriously didn't he.”

”I know it! In the end, you are no different with Tobi!!” Konan said angrily as she looked at his playful face.

”He he, looks like you are not just going to tell me where the Rinnegan is, Konan.”

”I know you will come here sooner after your declaration of war. As the Rinnegan is a crucial thing for your plan. I have been waiting for you here, so I could stop you!”

”...Then, don't hope for me to go easy on you,...Konan.” Rafi flashed to Konan as he held Gungnir tightly. As he stabbed her, Konan bursted to pieces of paper as she then became swirls of paper that attacked him continuously.

'Hmm, she really used that tactic for Obito after all. Using explosion tags mixed within ordinary papers huh. Then, under me should be her Sacred Paper Emissary Technique.' Rafi thought as he activated his Byaku-Sharingan and allowed the papers to pass through him.

”Caught you, Konan.” When Konan neared him, Rafi was about to pull Konan in his Kamui after he grabbed her. But, explosive tags appeared among the papers when Konan was about to be sucked to Kamui. Rafi quickly teleported the explosion before it could exploded greater, thus saved both of them from the death's door. Though, Rafi received quite many burn wounds from the explosions. As his cloak were tattered and his right arm was bloodied all over while Konan looked pale and battered.

”Do you really want me to die that much, Konan? I will not die that easily. Besides, sacrificing yourself to kill me won't amount to anything! It is pointless, Konan!”

”..huft..huft..to stop you, my life may be a fitting sacrifice...I will not let you get Naruto, and destroy Yahiko's and Nagato's dream of peace.”