Title: Zetsu Knows
Fandom: Naruto
Character(s): Zetsu mostly...
Rating: PG
Genre: ONESHOT general...
Summary: if Zetsu is akatsuki's eyes and ears...how come he didn't stop Orochimaru?
Disclaimer: dont own naruto characters, yadda yadda you know the drill.

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Leader-sama trusts Zetsu.

Zetsu is his eyes and ears.

Zetsu respects his Leader-sama. He respects him more than he can express.

Zetsu is the only one Leader-sama really trusts. He never spoke of this to him, but he knows.

Zetsu always knows.

Zetsu tells his Leader-sama everything.

Zetsu would never keep something from him. he would never dream of it.

Leader-sama trusts Zetsu. he would never doubt his loyalty.

Zetsu's only lied once.

Zetsu knows everything that happens.

Zetsu can hear the plants whispering. Every vine, leaf and root speaks to him.

They are his eyes and ears.

Zetsu knows everything.

Orochimaru knew that.

Orochimaru found his way around it. he vanished for hours at a time.

Zetsu noticed that.

Zetsu notices everything.

Zetsu never trusted Orochimaru.

Zetsu didn't tell his Leader-sama.

Zetsu feels that he made a mistake.

Orochimaru left one day. he had planned his flight long ago, inside his metal fortress devoid of all plants. No living thing would survive behind that fortified door.

Zetsu knew Orochimaru was leaving.

He knew the second the door clicked behind the snake.

Zetsu didn't tell his Leader-sama. he knew there was nothing he could do.

It was too late.

Orochimaru was leaving.

Zetsu kept silent.

Leader-sama trusts Zetsu.

Zetsu would never lie to him.

Zetsu thinks he's a failure.

Tobi doesn't thing so.

Tobi believes in Zetsu's decisions. he respects his opinion above all else.

Tobi loves his master.

Zetsu knows that too.

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R & R please!