A/N: Hey all! I caught the Naruto bug again, and you know what that means…time for some Gai-sensei porn! Just kidding, it's time for another fun Akatsuki adventure! Enjoy!

The warm sunshine rays hit Sakura's cold skin as she stepped out of the dark Akatsuki kitchen into the beautiful back garden. Freshly planted tulips waved in greeting to the kunoichi as she walked to the garden bench. For a daunting, evil base, it sure had a pleasant backyard.

Sakura sat on the bench, relieved to be free of the Akatsuki, even for a short while. She had escaped yet another chaotic situation in the kitchen, where Hidan and Kakuzu's fight was escalating, Tobi was bravely irritating Itachi, and Deidara was slinking among the cupboards suspiciously (planting, Sakura was quite certain, trap bombs around the kitchen.).

No, listening to the birds chirp and feeling the light breeze was a much better experience than trying to deal with that mess inside. Sakura would just have to deal with the carnage afterwards.

"Enjoying the view, Cherry?" a voice asked from behind.

Sakura jumped. "Ah! Zetsu! You scared me!"

"Sorry. Scaredy cat."

Sakura ignored that last rude comment. She noticed Zetsu was carrying a large, leafy potted plant.

"So…are you the one who takes care of the garden?"

Zetsu nodded. "I know, kinda stereotypical-the plant guy taking care of the plants and all…but, yeah."

Sakura surveyed the peaceful garden once again. "It's beautiful."

"Thank you. You're just saying that."

Sakura glared at him again. "Why do you always do that, Zetsu? One minute, you'll be pleasant and the next, you're a jerk! You switch personalities more than an episode of Yu-Gi-Oh…"

"Oh…that's because I have do have two personalities…well, more like two halves of myself."

"Two halves?" Sakura repeated, "Like Yin and Yang?"

"Sort of."

Sakura pondered this; It made sense, Zetsu's coloring even matched the theory.

"How did that happen to you?" Sakura asked.

"Well, everyone has a light and dark side," Zetsu replied.

Sakura was confused. "I don't think I have two personalities."

"Sure you do," Zetsu said, seating himself next to Sakura on the bench, "Your white side just dominates your black side, that's all."

Sakura shook her head. "I don't understand…"

A loud thud exploded from the kitchen. Apparently Deidara's trap had been set off. The pair in the garden tried their best to ignore this.

"It's like this," Zetsu began to explain, " You're usually pretty nice, right? Pretty caring? A goody-goody?"

"Yes…" Sakura said, trying to follow along. Though it was tough to think, what with the sudden uproar emitting from the chaotic kitchen.

"But sometimes, there's that not so shy voice in your head. It's not afraid to hurt other people's feelings. It can be really mean, too," Zetsu explained.

"Yeah," Sakura replied. This sounded very familiar…Zetsu was hitting the nail right on the head for Sakura.

"And sometimes, that 'black side' just kinda bursts out, doesn't it?"

"It does!" Sakura realized. She looked hurriedly down at her skin. Still that same flesh color; for a split-second, she had the unfounded worry she might look like Zetsu because of her realization of her second personality.

Zetsu chuckled. "Don't worry. It's maybe not as… visual for you."

Sakura sighed with relief. "So, does everyone have something like this?"

"Sure. There's two sides to every story."

Other than herself, Sakura could only think of one other she knew of that might fit that description: Naruto. Though she would never admit this to him, Sakura thought Naruto was such a good person, but she shuddered to think of his "dark" side. Was that the kind of thing Zetsu was referring to? Was it that the bigger the "white" side of the person meant the "black" side had to be greater? Then again, Zetsu's black side had never given her much trouble: he was mean, sure, but it was his seriousness that balanced out the White Side's carefree attitude.

"What does Black Zetsu have to say about this?" Sakura wondered.

"Pretty much the same," Black Zetsu replied, "Except I'd add that you're an idiot."

Sakura frowned. "I don't think I like Black Zetsu as much."

"Oh, come now, that's just Inner Sakura talking."

"Maybe," Sakura smiled, "But she's a part of me too, isn't she?"

Zetsu smirked. "Ah. Touché."

Name: Zetsu

Age: Unknown

Style: Support

Specialty: Intelligence gathering

Other abilities: Split personality, Transporting technique, and …gardening

Yeah, I know, it's short. I in the middle of other stuff, okay? (Check my profile for story progress updates! ;)) Hopefully that means I can crank another of these soon for you guys.

Also, I've decided to answer my own survey questions, so you guys can learn a little about me:

CH 8: 1. Err…I like advancing the plot little by little, but I also love making you guys laugh. With this story, it's really relaxed, and I can kinda do what I please with it, no plot requirements involved

2. Well, I want her to interview Itachi soon. I'm interested in developing their relationship

3. Purple! :)

4. Sakura already went on a mission, but I hope it's not the last!

CH 9: 1. I'm writing a fanfic about the ENTIRE Akatsuki, what do you think? Although for whatever reason, I'm particularly fond of Sasori, at least the persona I've created for him.

2. Actually, believe it or not I really like Sai right now. I HATED him at first, but he grew on me I guess. I like how he eventually tries to become more human; he does everything right on paper, but unfortunately for him, relationships are a little more complicated than that. It leads to some hilarious scenes. I hope he makes a guest appearance here eventually.

3. Um…Kakashi might be fun. His laid-back attitude might go well with the insane Akatsuki.

4. I kinda agree with some of your guys' comments: Sasuke is an idiot in Shippuden. Just when his character was getting interesting, he totally blows it and makes a dumbass mistake just so he can kill his blind brother. What a freak. I do actually want to include him in the story, however, maybe fit some Sasuke bashing in. I don't want to do it just yet…

CH 10: 1. My favorite chapter is the Christmas one. Gotta love some character development!

Hope this is satisfactory! Please review!