"Shut up! I did what I had to do. People lie to survive. No one is blameless." ~ Lelouch Lamperouge, Code Geass

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She sat down in front of him with the poise of a grown woman, not the child he took her for, the child he saw. She sat with the air of someone who actually cared about their village, about themselves. He gives her credit, she was a phenomenal actor. Hoshigaki Kisame was impressed because from the why she'd fought him it was if she had absolutely no regard for anyone, not even her own life.

She doesn't speak, just sits quietly across from him hands concealed by the table. From the relaxed look in her shoulders he'd assume they were probably sitting on her lap. He knows she's not going to make the first move, oh no she was much too like his partner for that. But he was prepared. They'd prepared for this.

Him getting captured. The showdown in the forest. Everything, Itachi needed him to deliver a message. Kisame was only in the little holding cell because it was where he needed to be. His lip twitched, quirking into a smirk.

"How long before they realize how much you hate all of them?How much they hate you? How long until they turn their backs on you? You just move to their beck and call like a good little bitch. We tried to free you and you just came running back." She grins, it's callous and foxlike, but it's the first reaction he's gotten from her in ten minute.

"You're wasting your own time Fishface. I know who they are and what I am, no reason for some rouge-nin to try to lecture me on village support and loyalty." So she did have bite in her. Kisame could see why Itachi liked her, trusted her judgement. The tone in her voice the double edged sword of her words.

"Maybe. But it's not like I'm going to be in the cell for much longer, they'll either kill me or I'll escape." He points out with a shrug and she smiled dangerously. Knowingly.

"Escape most likely, I doubt you'll let yourself be killed so easily. But it does make me wonder, why did you let yourself get captured in the first play?" The woman-child leans back into her chair, arms folded over her chest, a smug look in her gleaming lavender eyes.

Kisame just grins right back at her, his features animal-like in nature. Feral and strong. The red head just continues with her manic grin as she regards him. "I'm supposed to tell you that you were right and when you decide you know where to find us."

Uchiha Madara is a lie.

Then as soon as the words left his mouth a huge surge of chakra filled the room, overpowering the seals trying so desperately to contain the beast of wave. Seals a fox-veiled girl had created, seals that could be broken if the need ever arose. No one could contain monsters.

She makes no move to stop him from breaking his chains and freeing himself, makes no indication that she cares or finds it a worthy pursuit. The scorned Uzumaki girl sits back in her chair and watches the pieces fall.

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I laid in my bed that night letting the days events sink in. Obviously I was very aware of how it all looked and the black ops agent watching me now. Of course I wasn't quite sure I cared. This changed everything. That one seed planted over a year ago finally became something.

Uchiha Madara is a lie.

The senbon twirling between my fingers tip cane falling down. I threw myself forward sitting up hastily. I knew what needed to be done now, what I needed to do next to protect my brother.

I still had my priorities. Naruto's safety , his happiness and my own sanity all relied upon one another. Steadily I made eye contact with the guard outside my window before throwing myself through a hairashin seal.

I needed to speak to the Godaime.

Up until now I had tried to limit my contact with the woman. Naruto liked her, he trusted her. I did not. I trusted no one. Not really. I relied on shishou, heavily, but I don't know if I fully trusted him. I liked the Sandaime but I sure as hell didn't trust him. Not in the slightest.

I was a paranoid person. It was just how I'd always been. Paranoid and cautious of others. Hell, I didn't even fully trust my own brother. If I had I would have told him by now.

But I didn't. I don't. And that was just something I have to live with.

As it is I find myself getting away from the matter at hand. My visit with Godaime.

"You let a S-tank threat escape." Are the first words out of her mouth. There's a dry look in her eyes but I can tell she's far from happy. I couldn't deny it either I had let him go, I hadn't tried to stop him.

So I shrugged. I had no defense for my actions, not one that I wanted to give yet at least. I needed to figure out just how much I could tell the Godaime. I didn't know if I trusted her or not.

"The elders want me to detain you and put you under high security with a Yamanaka psych evaluation." She continues, I sort of hum uncommitted that sounded about right. So I hitch my brow at her. A silent question.

What did she want? Because she'd told me what the elders wanted but what about herself. Surely she had her own ideas and theories.

"I have half a mind to listen." She pins me with a look then. Lady Tsunade is done playing games with me.

"So before I make my decision why don't you explain yourself." It's not a question, I don't have a choice. My eyes narrowed slightly at the older woman. I was not particularly fond of her tone.

I shrug my shoulders in uncaring contempt. She didn't scare me. The threat for a psych eval didn't scare me. The fact remind simple, I didn't appreciate the attempt to threaten me. I was a jinchuriki, not some simple minded little girl. So I really should be treated with a bit more respect.

What would stop me now for going berserk? The potential loss of life? My own included. Please I didn't care about that. If I cared about my own life I may have tried harder to take care of myself but as it stood I didn't. So I shrug my shoulders contemptuously because I don't care.

Why would I be respectful? Why would I even try? It wasn't like anyone had ever extended that same courtesy to me.

I draw in a breath, taking a moment longer. The nexts words pass my lips after extensive consideration.

"I'm not the one you should be worried about Lady Tsunade."

Despite all my flaws and character quirks I wasn't a traitor. Not yet. No matter how badly I wanted to rampage through the village. No matter the carnage I wanted to leave in my wake, I wasn't a traitor. I could in fact control my more animalistic impulses. I still had work to do.

Work I had to do from inside the village I hated. So I couldn't just abandon it. The truth was more simple than the lie. It was more believable. The facts remained the same.

I was not the one she should be worried about. I wasn't pretending to be something other than what I am. I didn't play house.

Vengeance, not redemption, would be mine.

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So I'm thinking about rewriting this story. The premise wouldn't change but I actually hate writing in first person third is more my thing. Also I sort of want to redo and include more details in the earlier chapters. But I'm not sure since I've already written a lot for this story.

Help me out here, what do you guys think? A rewrite with more details and in majority third person. Let me know in the comments!

Anyway thank you for reading! I hope that you liked this chapter and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Sincerely, La'Rae