A/N: I'm going to start giving these chapters titles that have nothing to do with anything in the chapter. Also, did you vote on my poll?

Sorry about not updating. My internet was being retarded (sorry for that politically incorrect term), and then FF wouldn't let me upload, then I got sick, and now I'm updating. Hope it was worth the wait.

IMPORTANT: Well, slightly important. What are your OCs (if you have one in this story) going to wear under their cloaks?


Chapter 7: Zetsu, meet Zetsu.

Serenity dragged Celia into a nondescript building. There was a sign out front, but it had been marred by graffiti. The others filed in, and Brandon had his arm around Taylor's neck, to prevent her from running around.

"Release me minion!" Taylor shouted, gaining attention from a few random shoppers.

"No."

"Tu minerve! Je vais vous faire ressentir de la douleur pour cela!" Taylor shouted.

"...You do realize I took German in school, right?"

"Yes, and that's why I said that in French." Brandon glared at her.

"I hate you, so freaking much right now."

"I love you too buddy." She said, escaping his grip and stalking off.

"You know, Brandon, I think you like her." William said, smirking all the way. Brandon turned his glare to him.

"No one can love that insane, money-loving, god complex girl." He said, then walked off too.

"He totally digs her." William smirked, talking to Leila.

"Um... Excuse me? Do you guys need help with anything?" A girl asked, walking slowly towards them. She had jet black hair, and albino purple eyes. Only her right eye was visible, but it was clearly showing disdain.

"Ah, no. We're good." Leila said, not even looking at the girl.

"Well, anyways. I'm Lucinda. Lucinda Wallace."

"I'm Leila."

"I'm William."

"And I'm Rhea! Nice to meet you! Are you happy to meet me? 'Cause I'm happy to meet you!"

"Oh yes, I'm so totally happy to meet you too." Lucinda said sarcastically.

"OH EM GEE! Yay!" Rhea latched onto the poor girl, the force knocking them over. Lucinda had a look of anger on her face, as she tried to push Rhea off.

"Get off of ME!" Suddenly, Rhea was pulled off of her.

"Ouchy." Rhea was placed in a headlock by a boy who looked almost identical to Lucinda, only his hair white, and his visible left eye narrowing.

"Victor? Awesome. Thanks." Lucinda said, as she removed Rhea from his headlock. She turned to him, before cocking her fist back and slamming it into him. Leila giggled, a sadistic smile etched onto her face. William smirked, having a similar expression on.

"The hell? I think you broke my nose!"

"And you say you're a ninja." She said, offering Victor her right hand. Before he could grab it though, Rhea snatched it away.

"Hey!"

"You have a ring! YAY! You're just like us!" Rhea started twirling around, laughing all the way.

"Oi, you guys. Taylor says she found something interesting." Serenity said, still dragging around Celia. Celia turned to Leila, a begging expression on.

"Help me! Please Leila!" Leila looked as though she was contemplating it.

"Hmm... No." She laughed, then walked off to find Taylor.

"No! William, please! Help me!" William smirked, shook his head, and walked off after Leila.

"I'll help you Celia." Rhea offered, still grasping Lucinda's hand.

"Uh... Nari, would you help me?"

"Sure." Nari stated loudly, trying to pull Celia from Serenity's grip.

"MINIONS! GATHER!" Taylor shouted from someplace in the store, startling Serenity enough to drop her grip. Nari pulled hard, and Celia popped free.

"Well, let's go find that crazy girl." Nari said, letting go of Celia and walking towards a growing crowd.

"Ah! Nari, wait up!" Serenity dashed off behind her.

"Celia, grab the boy and let's go." Rhea said, pulling Lucinda to her feet.

"Why?"

"They have rings." Celia understood immediately, and helped Victor to his feet.

"You guys are all crazy... Every single one of you." Victor said, shaking Celia's hand off his arm. He grabbed Lucinda's hand, and pulled her in the direction of the still growing crowd.

"Should we follow them?" Rhea asked, rubbing her hand.

"Yeah." Celia replied, walking with her head down.


In Konoha's Hospital

Greyish-blue eyes opened slowly,straight black hair falling within her vision. The girl tried to sit up, but a hand prevented her. "What the..." Her voice was raspy, as if she had not drunk anything within the last few days.

"Shh... It's okay. You're in Konoha's hospital. You were brought here with severe chakra exhaustion." There was a petite lady next to the bed, with unnatural pink hair. The lady smiled kindly, offering the bedridden girl a glass of water.

"What's your name?" The girl asked, after downing the water.

"Me? I'm Sakura Haruno. And who might you be?"

"I'm Bara. Bara Sumiko."

"That's a lovely name." Sakura took one more look at Bara's charts, and then left the room.

"How long have I been here?" She asked aloud.

"A day or so." Bara jumped, not expecting someone to answer her. Jun stood in the doorway, smiling slightly.

"Who are you?"

"Me? I'm Kuroki Jun. Please, call me Jun."

"What's with your eye? It doesn't seem to open..."

"It's nothing. How about we get out of here? Before the hospital staff discover your hands."

"What about my..." Bara looked down at her hands. In the centre of her palms were mouths, complete with teeth and tongues. "What the..." She noticed she was in a hospital gown. "Where are my clothes?"

"Well, your clothes are over there-" Jun pointed to a stack of clothing in the corner. "-and you can get dressed in the restroom, which is right there." She pointed to a door on the other side of the room.

"Okay..."

After a few minutes, Bara returned to the room. She had a content look on her face, and started walking to the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" Jun asked, startling the girl.

"O-Outside?"

"Ha! You can't use the front door! You have to be like a ninja and use the window!" Jun smiled wide, then hopped out the window.

"Wha..." Bara eased her head out the window, only to see Jun standing normally on the ground. Jun beckoned her down, still smiling.

"Well, here goes nothing..." With that said, Bara jumped out the window.


Akatsuki

"Leader-sama, un. Why can't me and Danna go and find the people, hmm?" Deidara asked, an annoyed look in his eye.

"Because Deidara, I said so. Now, you and Sasori failed this mission already, so I'm sending out Hidan and Kakuzu. Hopefully they can actually get one of them." Pein said, mumbling the last part.

"Fuck ya' we'll get them, Leader-sama!" Hidan shouted, earning himself a smack to the head.

"Shut up you imbecile."

"Hey! Fuck you Kakuzu!"

"That kind of rhymed, yeah." Hidan looked at Deidara, and ran the sentence through his head.

"Yeah, you're fucking right! It does sort of rhyme!"

"Hidan, Kakuzu. I expect no failure. Your mission is to subdue and retrieve a person with an Akatsuki ring."

"Hai, Leader-sama!" The two chorused. Kakuzu walked through the entrance to the base, Hidan right behind him. The rest of the Akatsuki disappeared, leaving Tobi and Pein alone once more.

"That one girl... Rhea I do believe." Tobi started, glancing at Pein from under his mask.

"Yes, I do believe that is her name."

"It seems she has been granted all of MY powers. This will not do." Pein hesitated, before replying.

"...What do you propose we do?"

"Subdue, capture, and... destroy."


A/N: :D Small cliffhanger! Ooh, Tobi's getting bold. Too bad he's never going to destroy Rhea. I like her to much, she's a fun character to write. Wanna know something? I had to rewrite this entire chapter, because my dog deleted it. I lol-ed of course, but it was torture rewriting this.

Fun little fact: Your statistical chance of being murdered is 1 in 20 000.

Until next time!