The best thing of a living doll was that they were a constant source of companionship. For the longest time it had only been Kazu and Ran living together in seclusion within the Land of Earth. They would only venture from their home high up in the mountains to gather new pieces for Kazu's collection. Her collection had given her the brand of a criminal and although she never truly left her village, and ran a blade through her head band, she was by all accounts listed as a missing nin. While her puppet only held ten internal seals she carried another scroll that contained all of the other pieces in her collection. Kazu's activities had resulted in many of the clans within the Land of Earth to tighten their security and raise alarm when someone from outside of the clan got too close. Ran had been there for her; through running away and finding a suitable place to call home and even when she was contacted by the Akatsuki. 

Back within the room she shared with Ran, Kazu reflected back on the day not too long ago that she was asked to join. It had been odd that someone who was not part of the Akatsuki, well formally, but that would change soon, as he stated, had come to persuade her to join them. He had an odd way of acting - child-like and quite loud but he was a breath of fresh air for the two of them. Kazu hadn't seen the man at all since arriving nor had she heard anything about him. 

Ran lay beside her on the bed with her small hand tucked within Kazu's slightly larger one. It was common for the two to share the same bed out of habit; they were twins after all and had spent almost every waking minute together. Back before their parents had died the two slept in separate rooms. Living dolls were treated as members of the family, which they were. Born from the wombs of the Rinha women, they had every right to be a member of the clan. Kazu and her mother had cared for Ran; giving her baths, feeding her and teaching her how to talk. Kazu still did those things, only in private as not many understood that Ran was her sister and more than just a tool. Yes she still used her sister for her medical needs but Kazu always thought more of her than that. Somewhere during her ramblings within her mind, Kazu fell asleep with Ran curled at her side.