Sakura blinked when the blinding light disappeared. Where did Zetsu go? She looked around. Where she stood was exactly the same. The only difference was what was scribbled onto the paper. They now said 'Two.' Before it said was 'One.' She looked at her arm which seconds ago Zetsu was holding onto. He just suddenly disappeared.
"Zetsu?" she called out, uncertainly. This was just creepy, even if it was all a trick. How did the papers change so fast, if it was a fake, anyway? "Zetsu, are you there?" No one answered, so Sakura walked out of the small clearing. She looked around. No signs of anyone.
After walking for ten minutes, she heard a noise. It sounded like grunting. A boy's grunt of exhaustion. "Um, hello?" Sakura called out. There was a pause which only silence followed. Then, a shuffling noise started up.
"Who's there?" A young male's voice panted. It was probably the same boy that grunted.
"Me." Sakura followed the voice. "Sakura Haruno. I was wondering where the nearest town was." So I can call my mother, Sakura thought to herself.
"Town? The nearest town is the Village of Konoha. It a mile off." A blonde head answered. He seemed to be looking for her, too. He had a yellow-blonde colored hair, blue eyes, and three scars each for both cheeks. The boy looked about her age, but had many cuts and bruises. It looked like it hurt.
"A mile off!?" How far did I walk? "Well, what's the fastest way of getting there?" He didn't look like he could make it all the way out here by himself with all the cuts. Unless he got them out here. Sakura shuddered slightly.
"Um... Hm... Are you a ninja?" That question freaked Sakura out.
"What!? No, I am not. I wish I was, but I live close by here and there is no such thing as ninja!" She was near hysterics. The boy waved his hands defensively in front of his torso.
"C-c-calm down!" He yelled over Sakura. "How do you not know about ninja? I mean, come on! Ninja have been forever. You know the Great Ninja Wars? Huh?" Sakura shook her head quickly. This must be a joke. Or a dream. Maybe she tripped over something and was now unconscious. "Weird... Well, I'll take you to Konoha. Cuz, I have no idea where your town is." He turned and crouched down.
There was an awkward pause as Sakura stared down a the boy's crouched form. "What are you doing?" She asked slowly after awhile.
"Get on." He said impatiently, turning his head towards her. He gestured towards his back and frowned.
Sakura sighed and unwillingly got on his back. This boy was giving her a piggyback ride... For what. She could walk on her own. She was about to jump off and start protesting when she felt wind through her hair. "Wha-." The wind got harder as they went faster, soaring through the trees. "What!? How- how are you doing this!?" Sakura yelled, her voice somewhat audible through the wind. The boy smirked.
"This is what ninjas can do!" He also yelled, but his voice was louder.
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Zetsu stared at his empty hand. "... What happened." He mumbled to himself. His grip on Sakura's arm disappeared when she suddenly did, too. There was two portals leading to this world. Zetsu thought. He always used this one since it was closest to Rain. The other one... Where was the other one?
"Zetsu-sempai!" An orange blob ran out of the trees. "Why'd it take you so long to wish your friend a birthday!?" He asked.
"Nothing, Tobi. Let me think in silence!"
"Oh, okay!" Tobi said somewhat quieter and more maturely. There was a short pause, maybe a minute or so. "Thinking about what?"