Author's Note: This was written for a request in one of the reviews.  ^^  I hope you like it.

"Jiraiya"

Retirement is all I really want

Weary and old to my bones

Of fighting deception and evil

But the times are changing and leading me

To people in need of a sage

To the comrade I must kill

To a boy with flaming blue eyes

Reminder of the younger days

When my head was still filled with hot air

The path of the future not yet treaded on

Eyes reminiscing, I stand up though I say,

"I'm not as young as I used to be.

The moment has come for a new era

Successor of my force and will

He will carry my past to the future."

"Orochimaru"

Sage of the fiery shadows

Master of the snake

Genius in a time of turbulence

One to carry the pillar's will

But I will not be the pillar

I will be a deity

The supreme, the omnipotent

Incomparable, indigenous

Walking the path of the immortal

Ravenous for universal knowledge

Achieving enlightenment through malice

A ruthless mage as terrifying as heaven and hell

A man attempting to be God

Hands unbound and unstoppable

Humanity lost in the depths of greed and ambition

"Tsunade"

Ageless yet tired hands, numb cold feet

An astute mind but a heart bitter-filled

A necklace clutched by shaking fingers

A curse—a thief of two precious lives

Deserving to live when they couldn't anymore

Tears forever staining cheeks

Forgetting with the feel of money

But unable to stop remembering 

Evil temptation overcomes prudence

An old comrade's venomous offer

Another's utmost dread

But the fleeting moment passes into revelation

My fate is to live in place of those who died

My desire is to make their dream come true

And my power will do everything to protect it

Coming Soon: Ino/Shikamaru/Chouji, Zabuza/Haku, the Sensei's (aka Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai, Asuma, Iruka), 3rd Hokage, Itachi, and Kabuto.

Thank you to the reviewers:

Derenhelm Jade Skywalker: No offense taken.  =)  I was confused at first as to what you were referring to until I saw the reviews for my other work.  ^^;;  But I'm a newbie too—I've just gotten into the anime barely a month ago…  I was so insane that I read every single thing at The Naruto Guide and downloaded the image translations at the Hosted Naruto Manga site…  Which lead to my writing of the fic, and the quotes…  The fight with Itachi actually did occur in the manga (which lead to his being unconscious in the flashback), but the fiction one in my story is a fight that is supposed to take place later… ^^; Sorry for the long explanation…I tend to babble a lot.  Anyway, I'm happy you and your friend liked it (I like Hinata too).  I try my best to portray these characters…and you will see that I'll end up revising them over and over again… -_-;;

Amakasu Toko: Sorry for not getting the Zabuza and Haku poems out right now, but I'm taking your request and working on it!  ^^ Their fight with Naruto and Co. was the very reason I got into the anime the first place!  =P

Toumo no Miko: Hehe, I read from that scanslations site (that was how I got my info for "Living").  Ooh, I'm thankful for that site for feeding my hunger for Naruto manga.  Watching the anime alone just wasn't enough—I had to read the manga.  ^^ Thank you for giving me the link though, and I'm happy (insanely so) that you liked these pieces that I had at first barely any confidence to publish.  I hope you liked Tsunade, Kiba, and Temari's poem.

Annachan: *blushing* It's really not that good, given that I had disregarded many rules of poetry in a sense…  But thank you…^^;;;;;;  I hope you continue to read some more of these pieces.

Chibi Dragon: I try my best to keep them IC as much as possible without having to do pairings, even though I'm not Kishimoto-sensei myself.  Thanks!  ^^

FM Buu Saix: Hehehe, I had a Naruto overload too…  Goodness, I'm insane…staying up late at night to read Naruto manga on the net, constantly using The Naruto Guide as a reference…keeping my poor comp late at night to download the episodes…  =_=;;;  Thank you for reviewing!  I think this fanfiction section is going to grow a lot bigger, considering that Cartoon Network will be showing the anime pretty soon…(*mutters irately* …I just hope the dubbing will be good…and that they don't make mincemeat of the series)

Rinon Toros: You're not the worst reviewer on that net!  ^^;;; You're my first reviewer for this!  I had hoped to make a good estimate of the characterization, so I'm happy that I succeeded in doing so…  Putting me on the favorites section is too much of a compliment to give me…I was joyfully surprised to see that…thank you! ^^;;;;