I seem to enjoy writing about Zetsu, hmm? Haha. I never really noticed up until now. x I swear I'll upload other things. I'm in a Zetsu mood, I s'pose.

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The Uzumaki child bellowed into the night. He ran the fastest his short, twelve year old legs could carry him. Eugh. He should have never taken the mission to deliver a scroll to Kusagakure. He hadn't come alone, but his comrades had turned up missing. He was the only one left. Not for long, however. After fighting with a monstrous figure for what seemed hours, he was finally at his ropes end. Giving one last leap, he burst through a door of a small abandoned shack. He scurried to his feet and locked the door before backing up against a wall, breathing erratic.

In a matter of mere seconds the door to the shack was broken and thrown off of its hinges. " Boo. " The figure whispered. Naruto gave a shrill shriek, pulling a kunai from his weaponry pouch. Eyes of pure yellow glistened, simply delighted by the fear the child released. Naruto threw the kunai, only to hear that unforgiving sound of metal clashing against metal. He started to panic, eyes widened as the creature approached. This creature was not a creature, but a human. Ohyes. A /hungry/ human. He didn't eat vegetables and fruits like a normal person would. Nah. He ate his own species, human. Lunging forward, kunai in hand, he smiled as the dim lighting revealed his form. He was half white, half black skin wise. Encasing his head was a venus fly trap esque appendage. He wore a black cloak, decorated with red clouds that hid his neck down. Taking a few kunai, he pinned the Uzumaki to the wall so he couldn't attempt to run away.

Naruto's breathing slowed, and his mouth hung open. He was paralyzed on the spot. A cold, black hand softly caressed his cheek. " Now now, don't you want to scream? At least once before I steal your heart? " Zetsu, the human-plant hybrid cooed, a smirk upon his face. Bringing his multi-toned face to the shaking boy's ear, he smiled. " Be a good boy and scream. " He whispered, yellow pupil-less eyes narrowing a bit. Naruto tried to scream, but he couldn't. Zetsu, getting agitated took a spare kunai from his cloak. He began to slowly carve etchings into the child's neck, blood gushing everywhere. " You can do it. Just scream. " He purred, lapping up the blood from the wound. Naruto finally released a scream of pain, yet not of fear. Zetsu frowned, eyes narrowed. " Ignore the pain. I want you to scream in /fear/. " He brushed his cheek against the boy's, before plunging the kunai deeply into the child's shoulder. Naruto released a whine of pain once again. " Even if you fake the fear, I'll be happy. Scream! " Zetsu snapped, removing the kunai from Naruto's shoulder and stabbing it into his neck.

Naruto wailed in fear at last, pain shooting all over his body. " Good boy. Now, say good bye to your sweet little life. " Zetsu backed away a little, and took another kunai from his pouch. His last kunai, but the only one he would need. He lurched forward and dragged it across the boy's chest, slowly hacking through his flesh. Tears cascaded from weary sapphire eyes, as Naruto would only watch. Zetsu slowly ripped the flesh from the child's skin, and reached inside of his chest. Ahah. He had found his target. Slowly he jerked back, and ripped the heart from the boy. Naruto's eyes rolled to the back of his head and his lifeless body hung in silence. Zetsu couldn't help but smile as he devoured the heart of the kyuubi child. Leader would have his head for this one, but that didn't matter. Ah, how he loved meal time.