A dark figure is looming over a tower, staring of into the distance at what seems to be a rather large village "GAH!, why do we have to be the ones looking out for invaders approaching Konoha, when it's been on defcon five for three months!?" A rather skinny shadowed figure walks toward the complaining voice, meeting what seems to be the shadow of the previous voice "Because, Shikamaru has already told us tha-" A kunai strikes the beams of the tower, striking the owner of the current voice, makinghim unconscious

A rather fit ninja jumps out onto the ground below the tower"Come out where ever you are! I am Konohamaru of tenth platoon, and I will use force!" A very calm, almost mocking voice calls out " Please, tenth platoon? You don't even look like you're a chunin, let alone a Jonin, Ha!" Konohamaru yells out in anger" Why you, How the hell can you tell a rank by just seeing the person!?" The calm voice is closer to Konohamaru, and a ninja covered by what seems to be a modern day hoodie appears behind him 'Because, your behavior depicts a chunin, or should I say, Genin?" The covered ninja puts Konohamaru into a total body lock"I don't kill genin, nor any ninja for that matter, I just do it for the bounty."

A few hours passed since Konohamaru's fateful in counter with the merc,a rather young female voice, sounding mid twenty'ish, speaks " What do you mean you were knocked unconscious by a kunai!?" A whimpering male voice speaks" It came out of nowhere, and startled me, so I fell unconscious"The female voice speaks" I Tsunade, Slug Princess, and your most recent Hokage, does not appreciate your incompetence toward me, and your team." The whimpering male voice gets more emotional"But Lady Fifth!' Tsunade yells out in anger " YOU DO NOT RAISE YOUR VOICE AT ME UDON, GO TO EBISU IMMEDIATELY, AND FIND THE MERC!" Tsunade calms down, as she sits down in her chair and sighs, a rather familiar merc appears in front of her"Ya know, sending a team of Genins to do your dirty work, is rather un-lady like?"

Tsunade becomes wide eyed at the remark of the merc "Who the hell are you, I am Fith Hokage, and I demand you show me respect!" The merc sighs"A simple hello would of worked, but since you've asked anyway, the name's Umbra, I'm a merc that hails from Kumogakure." Tsunade is still annoyed at Umbra's previous remark " Kumogakure, you're a Cloud Ninja, and you've ventured far from home, why exactly?" Umbra smirks "Easy now, details later, now I want you to see my Bingo Book." Tsunade's mood becomes lighter, and more interested toward his words "The Akatsuki's disbanded , Zabuza has been dead for years, Orochimaru is dead since last October, Only Sasuke and Madara Uchiha are left with a worthy bounty in that book."

Umbra starts laughing" Uchiha, a WORTHY BOUNTY, ha! Rewards get better with age my aging lady friend, and I have turned in every name in that book to the authorities since thier death!"Tsunade pounds her fist into her desk " A DEAD CONVICT MEANS NOTHING TO THE NINJA WORLD, SASUKE AND MADARA ARE THE ONLY THREATS!" Umbra disappears, and Tsunade calms down again"What's his nerve!?" Umbra appears behind Tsunade, and whispers into her ear" twelve point five billion yen for my recent ventures, and I've only turned in Nagato Pein, and Uchiha Itatchi."

Tsunade is shocked"Who would pay that much, for dead Akatsuki?"

Umbra turns into a living shadow ,and slithers to the front of Tsunade's desk " Yukushi Kabuto, he collects them, and in return for them, he gives me yen in piles I could only break my back making."Tsunade's shocked by the words Umbra has spoken " You're helping the accomplice of Orochimaru!? You could be thrown in jail for confessing your deed, why tell me!?" Umbra takes out a check book " I heard you're quite the gambler, and I'll offer you three hundred thousand yen for the plot of land next to Konahagakure, and make it part of the village." Tsunade becomes rather hyper all of the sudden "Well, for a merc, you sure don't mess around, you've got yourself a deal!" Umbra gives Tsunade the check, and disappears, Tsunade is drooling over the large sum of money she recieved, she speaks to one of the ninja standing guard next to her " I'm going gambling for a week, let Kakashi handle things."