Okay, here's another chapter.

I first want to say that you guys are right, the first Hokage had wood, not plants. But Naruto here can control both, since trees are just a large plant.

Also, I'm not abandoning Shadow of the Fox. I'm having writer's-block, so I'll work on this one in the mean time.

Zetsu, still feeling sleepy, slowly lifted her head and looked over her shoulder to see a strange red flower sprouting from the ground. What really made this flower strange was the fact that it was big enough to hold about three people in it and was glowing. Slowly, it seemed to grow bit by bit before it finally bloomed, showing a boy with black hair that had a few red leaves, and three whisker marks on either cheek standing in the center of it all. The boy slowly opened his eyes to show slitted pupils and an iris as green as grass. He stepped out of the flower and looked around. His eyes finally settled on Zetsu and he asked, "Who are you?"

Finally finding her voice, she croaked out, "I'm Zetsu. And who are you?"

The boy smiled at her, something that made her blush heavily. Said boy was amused she spoke in two voices, but decided not to say anything about it, nor the way she looked. He looked into her yellow eyes and said, "Hello Zetsu-san. My name is Naruto Uzumaki." He stuck out his hand, waiting for her to take it. She shakily reached her hand up and met his. Almost instantly, she felt like she was safe. Naruto's body was emanating the same type of protection she felt when underground. She felt warm, safe, happy.

She shook her head when she realized he just asked her something. "Uh, sorry. You mind repeating that?"

"I said, do you know how to fight?"

"Oh. A-a little bit. Why do you want to know?"

"Just wondering if you'll be able to take care of yourself. You look different from the rest, so they might think of you as a threat." As soon as he saw that he hurt her a little, he smiled warmly and added, "Though don't get me wrong. You're a very beautiful girl. It's just that people attack what they don't understand, and you and I are that type of people. Well, the ones who get attacked anyway."

He turned around and was about to walk away, but Zetsu caught a hold of his arm. "Wait! Where are you going?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow and said, "Ninja are all over the place, so I don't want to stay on one place for too long. Make sure to keep your guard up, or they'll ambush you and Kami knows what they'll do to you." he was gonna walk away again, but Zetsu was still clinging to his arm.

"D-don't you think you'll be hurt as well? I mean, you did say that ninja are all over the place." she asked. Naruto saw that she was afraid, and he knew it had something to do with her as well.

"You don't know how to fight, do you?" he asked, though he already knew the answer. She was about to say she did, but then hung her head and shook it a little. Truth be told, the best she could do is give a few good kicks and punches before having to retreat into the ground and hide. Naruto just smiled brighter and said, "That's okay, you can come with me. We'll help each other and beat up anyone who tries to hurt us!"

A bright smile crept on to Zetsu's face as she lunged at Naruto and said, "Okay Naruto, I'll come with you." She finally realized that she was hugging him and quickly let go of him, blushing all the way.

Naruto smiled at her, a caring smile that almost made her melt. "Good let's go then. Don't want any unwanted attention." He held out his hand and she took it. Naruto had to admit, her hand was the softest thing he'd ever touched. Suddenly, they both started melting into the ground, surprising Zetsu slightly. She had done this before, but didn't expect Naruto to do the same. She smiled again, confident that everything would be okay now.

(Six Years Later)

A great forest known as Shi-no-mori was home of a very strong being that was said have killed many nuke- and ro-nin. He was known as the Blood Leaf, a being who controlled plants that could strangle and stab a person, killing them within a few seconds. Said merc was currently looking at the bingo-book he had in his hand with his info on it. It had a picture of a young man wearing a straw hat, a few red leaves and black hair poking out of the bottom. He was wearing a coat that was pitch-black with orange vines at the bottom. He was also wearing black pants and sandals with a sword that seemed almost demonic on his back.

Title: Blood Leaf

Name: Unknown.

Age: Thought to be thirteen, but unsure.

Hair: Black with red leaves sticking out.

Eyes: Green with slitted pupils.

Origins: Rumored to be from the Leaf.

Abilities: Controls plants and trees, hard to kill, can regenerate at great speeds, can sink into any surface, has great skills with a sword.

Weakness: Unknown.

Strengths: Can make trees come out of any surface (No matter what temperature or surface, his plants will grow nonetheless).

Rank: Not ninja, but ranked SS-assassin with a flee-on-sight order.

Notes: He is said to be traveling with a female companion with no destination in mind (judging from the random trail they lead.). The Blood Leaf has not left any survivors, but seems to dislike rapists and anyone hurting the innocent. He usually has a dark-blue mask covering the lower half of his face, including his nose.

After reading the book, he pocketed it and yawned for what seemed to be the hundredth time that day. 'Man, there's nothing to do nowadays. Even if me and Zetsu-chan go hunting for more nuke-nin, there's just not any fun in doing the same thing all the time.'

'You could always fuck Zetsu-chan. I mean, come on! Don't you notice how freakin' hot she is? I'd have made her my mate ages ago.' said the voice inside his head. Sending chakra to the seal on his abdomen, he soon heard the voice say 'Agh! You sonuvabitch!' He just smirked and got up from the rose bush he was sitting on, the bush retracting into the ground.

'So, tell me why you like plants so much again?'

'Oh, Come on! Just drop it, I've already told you multiple times!'

'Just one more time aniki!'

'Ugh! It's because... because I... like... how... (Grumbling)'

'Because you...'

'Because I like how flowers smell, jeez! Now shut the fuck up already!'

The boy chuckled. Man, his 'brother' was easy to piss off. He walked into a hut made completely out of wood with a few windows and flowers frowning near it. Entering it, he was greeted by a warm smile from the girl sitting in a couch. She was wearing a black kimono with yellow leaves decorating the bottom and around the arms. She also wore standard ninja sandals and black pants, making her both beautiful and dangerous looking. Her green hair reached a bit past her shoulders and her face was split in half, one white the other black, and her yellow eyes showed warmth and something he wasn't sure he'd seen.

"Hello Naruto-kun. Will we be leaving soon?" she asked. She frowned slightly and added, "Are you sure you want to return? They treated you horribly, so why protect them, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto shrugged. "From what we heard from those Oto-nin, they're gonna be attacking Konoha, with Orochimaru as their Otokage. I want to have Ororchimaru's head and get some nice pay. Besides, who ever said I wanted to protect them? If anything, I want front-row seats to the destruction that will unfold soon! How 'bout you, Zetsu-chan?"

Zetsu just smiled at him. Truth be told, she preferred Naruto to only care about her. It might've seemed selfish, but he was the only one she ever loved and she wasn't going to let that go. She stood up and walked to him, her hips swaying from side to side. Naruto couldn't help but ogle at her a little. She had a body most girls would kill for, her attitude was like her skin, sometimes angelic and sometimes naughty. Though, that didn't mean he wanted her to decide, just be herself.

"Come on, we're leaving tomorrow." he said, then went upstairs to pack things up.

There you go, ladies and gentlemen!

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