Chapter one
Shizune and I were looking at the data of the 'white zetsu' when suddenly I saw it move and turned to see it
look up at me and smirk, I felt a shiver run down my back as Shizune gasped in surprise, "He will come for you
girl," the creature stated. "What? Who? What are you talking about?" I demanded in confusion. The being
chuckled darkly, "You have caught his attention, that's a hard thing to do," he continued completely ignoring
my questions as he slowly started to turn into a small tree.
I glanced over at Shizune in confusion and saw that she was just as confused as me, "What was that all
about?" I asked. "I don't know, I think we should report it to HQ anyways. Maybe they can figure it out," Shizune
replied. I looked at the white tree man and frowned, then I froze, "Shizune... I don't know if I'm right or not... but,
could he have been talking about... his leader?" I asked.
I saw Shizune stop in her tracks in my peripherals and watched as she slowly turned to me, I looked up at her
and grimaced at the look of confusion across her face, "Sakura, you can't possibly be thinking that the 'zetsu' is
talking about that masked man," she replied. "I know it sounds crazy Shizune, but who else would he be talking
about?" I asked. "Sakura-san, you continue to intrigue me with your perceptiveness. A brain that sharp doesn't
belong on the loosing side," a deep male voice stated behind me.
Shizune's face became horrorstruck and our guard froze in shock as a heavy presense weighed us down, I
quickly turned and aimed a punch at the masked man behind me. I remember fighting against him before and
prepared myself to go through him, sure enough I slipped right through and as soon as I had completely passed
through him I immediately turned and nailed him right in the back with my chakra-enhanced punch which sent
him flying across the tent and into a table which crushed under the force.
"Shizune, get out of here. Warn HQ," I ordered helping the shocked woman to her feet before pushing her
and our guard towards the entrance of the tent. "No Sakura, I'll stay here and fight with you!" Shizune exclaimed.
"Shizune, the first rule of a medic is not to engage in combat unless absolutely necessary. I've fought him
before, I can handle myself. You get to safety, that's an order," I commanded. Shizune frowned, I turned to the
guard, "Get her out of here and move everyone to another location, if anyone's in the way they'll just get hurt, or
killed," I stated.
The guard reluctanly nodded then grabbed Shizune with aquick apology before he ran out of the tent, I turned
back to the masked man only to see him sitting calmly on one of the desks, "All done?" he asked tilting his
head to the side. "What do you want Madara?" I asked before I ripped my medic coat off and got into a fighting
position. Madara chuckled before he replied, "Like my subordinate said... you intrigue me." "Explain," I stated
just trying to buy the others some time to get away.
Madara crossed his arms and looked up at the tent with a sigh, "I thought it would be obvious to someone as
intelligent as you..." he started before he looked straight at me and I saw the red glow of the sharingan through
one of the eyeholes and a pale-almost white- purplish color in the other, it sort of looked like the eyes that that
Pain guy had, "You were able to figure out how White Zetsu's cloning worked, and that he was a spy in the first
place. You were able to see through a disguise that not even your sensor ninjas could detect, and you were able
to outsmart my spy, not only that but you were able to hit me," he continued.
I inwardly smirked, before he added, "There are numerous other reasons as well, but right now your friends
have cleared the area so I figure you want to fight, even though it is pointless." I tightened my stance and
prepared myself for any attacks, he just sat there before shaking his head and standing, "Very well, but be
warned, you will not be able to catch me with the same trick twice," he stated as he got into a relaxed fighting
stance. I frowned but waited for him to make the first move, we stood at a standstill for a good 10 minutes
before Madara sighed and stood up straight and crossed his arms, "See, I told you. Pointless," he stated.
I frowned and quickly started strategizing a way to defeat him, once I had the best plan I could think of, I
slammed my fist to the ground. "Oh shit!" I heard Madara say in a higher pitched voice that sounded like his
alter ego, Tobi. When the dust cleared I saw him nonchalantly sitting on top of the wreckage, swinging his legs
childishly, "Madara," I started. "No! Tobi! Tobi is a good boy!" Tobi interuppted. "Okay then, Tobi, why do you
have such an outrageous split personality?" I continued putting my hands on my hips.
Tobi giggled, "Pretty lady is funny. Tobi likes the pretty lady!" he exclaimed before his voice went back to the
deeper pitch of Madara, "Come with me and I'll answer any question," he stated. "Truthfully? And how do I know
you would keep your word?" I asked. "Of course I would answer truthfully, and I am a man of my word," he
replied. "Hm... I don't believe you," I stated. Madara disappeared then suddenly reappeared in front of me,
"Sakura-san, I am a man of honor and dignity. I always come through with my promises," he said simply.
I quickly took my chance and went to punch him, he surprised me when instead of going intangible or
dodging, he grabbed my hand before it came into contact with him. I gasped in surprise before he pulled me
closer and said playfully, "Gotcha." Then I suddenly felt strange and saw my surroundings beggining to fade
away, I tried to pull my hand away from him, but his grip was too strong, then his free hand wrapped around my
waist and pulled me flush against his body. I blushed slightly before I began to fight his steel-like grip, "Sakura,"
Madara stated.
I looked up and immediately wished I hadn't when I found myself looking into his red eye, then my world
slowly turned black and I was soon unconscious.