Zetsu P.O.V.

Kenji and I were just leaving the Akatsuki. Hoshi, Akemi, & Haruka hugged us goodbye and we were on our way. I took Kenji's hand and he pulled me into the Shadow Realm. I waited in darkness for a little while, but then the blind shinobi grabbed me by the cloak, and pulled me through the shadow.

We were standing on a little cliff overhang; which hung over Otogakure. "This good enough for you?" Kenji asked.

"Great shot," I replied. Kenji smiled, and then laid down. We took up our normal positions. I kept my eyes peeled, spying on the village, while Kenji laid down, keeping his body alert, waiting for the slightest vibration in the ground. We just waited; this was my least favorite part of the job. The boredom. All we could do was wait, and wait, and wait. We usually waited for a week until we acted. Kenji would usually teleport down and off the target with his Kurajutsu.

"Kenji?" I asked.

"What?" he replied.

"What do you think is the most important thing for a ninja to have, in your opinion?" I asked, trying to make the time fly.

"Knowledge," he replied, "A ninja never needs to stop learning. Me becoming blind at age twelve never stopped my fuel for knowledge, if anything it fed it. With that knowledge, I became the youngest Jonin in the history of Iwagakure; at age fifteen. I would go to the ends of the earth for it. If Orochimaru could offer that to me, I would side with him. That is what I believe is most important; and that is why I think Hoshi & Tobi are weak. They are retards, who have no respect for any form of knowledge. Art, books, studies, all are useless to them. This is why I respect Neji Hyuuga, & Shikamaru Nara. They share my quest for knowledge. That my friend, is what I believe is most important in a ninja," He told me, his pale eyes almost coming to life with the mention of the word.

I just stood there; feeling kind of like an idiot with my answer being food, and keeping yourself fed. I was embarrassed, so I just let him sleep, while I watched Orochimaru's villaige