The woman then snapped her fingers again. They were transported to a funeral where hundreds of people were attending. Inoichi could see the teenage version of his daughter with Shikaku and Choza's sons. Tsunade saw those who were missing from that scene. Everyone she was close to was absent except for Shizune. The Senju Guards, her children and even her friends weren't there.

"I guess its true about Jiraiya." She managed to mutter but she soon heard a voice from behind her.

"Yes of course he wouldn't be at this scene. This is the end that Tobi was trying to prevent. This is only a fraction of those who will die in that war. Inoichi you should look closely at the names on those stones in front of your child." They both immediately looked down. Inoichi had a feeling he'd know the names written there but he didn't want to see it. On the first stone Shikaku Nara was written. He had gotten over numerous deaths in the previous war but to see his name hurt. Then the second one was his own. He once more looked at his daughter's face seeing the tears in her eyes.

"Is there anyway to." His voice trailed off before he could finish.

"Of course there is. This is just one of many possibilities that could happen. Why do you think I'm so interested in what little Tobi will do?"

"Then how do we prevent something like this?"

"Tsunade here has been looking into the things that Tobi has let slip. She's been very observant in what he does let slip but even then he still manages to keep some secrets. Don't probe into those because no one is ready to deal with them at this point."

"I told him I'd protect him. I'm not going to let him take on a burden like that alone."

"I guess you won't understand unless someone tells you point blank. You're abilities are amazing but your reasoning could use some work."

"Stop Tsunade" Inoichi yelled as Tsunade attacked the goddess. His shout was ineffective as Tsunade had gone right through the woman who was standing behind them.

"What? How?" She asked

"Do you really think that would actually do something to me? Here of all places?" The goddess laughed enjoying the situation.

"I won't know if I don't try." Tsunade once again tried to hit the goddess with another punch.

"Tsunade, stop before it gets any worse. She can freely manipulate what she wants here. We can't do anything to her right now." Inoichi didn't want to anger the person before him. He's seen the difference between them in this space.

"Finally someone with some brains." She teased.

"Why are you doing this to us?" Tsunade asked. The goddess face changed from one of amusement to being serious.

"Because you don't understand." She sighed then spoke again. "Tobi's gone out of his way to try and protect you from harm. He values you and your clan. He wants to live up to your expectation while also fulfilling his own ambitions. Even just now you once again misunderstood his intention."

"What do you mean?" The goddess smiled knowing she had caught her interest.

"What he knows and what is happening will be two different things. Some have already been erased, changed or in some other cases will involve different people. He wants to protect you from threats that he knows. Some threats are powerful beyond your imagination. There are others like the one you currently have one living in your home."

"We're different people from what he knows. I don't know what that Konan did but I know the one with me right now isn't like that. My daughter wouldn't be an enemy to our village." Tsunade spoke with a confident voice. Inoichi next to her decided to stay silent. The goddess let out an amused laugh.

"I agree with you. This is why I've been enjoying this so much. I never expected that she would have ended up in the leaf village. I guess some ripples extended much further out than I expected. I also know what you're planning in regards to their relationship." Tsunade flinched. "I also approve of that so I won't interfere. If anything I might just help you out when the time comes."

"Then why is he so adamant about keeping his guard up against her?" The goddess snapped her fingers and the scene changed once more. The group of three stood in the center of this grey walled room filled with pipes leading in all directions. There were two people looking at each other behind each side. Behind the goddess was Konan wearing a black cloak with red clouds on it. She was floating there with half of her body materialized and the other half had been turned into the paper Tsunade was familiar with. Tsunade and Inoichi could tell that this would be in the future by seeing how much older this Konan was.

"I'm sure you can see the one floating behind me. This is why Tobi has kept his guard up against her. He wants to prevent this from happening." Tsunade was about to speak when she heard a voice from behind her. A voice she was all to familiar with.

"I dangled the lure in drawing out this Pain fellow but I'd never imagined that I'd catch you." Tsunade turned around to see Jiraiya standing there. The white haired man smiled. "You've honed your jutsu magnificently but even more you've become quite a catch, Konan."

Tsunade turned back to look behind the goddess but she moved to the side.

"I think it's best to watch this without me getting in the way." She giggled before she disappeared.

"Wait. What's going on?" Tsunade asked to empty space.

"Tsunade what exactly is going on here? Why is your daughter fighting Jiraiya in a place like this?" He was even more confused at this situation than she was.

"Damn it." She cursed looking at the floating Konan who had a deadpan expression. Her face showed little trace of anything resembling how her daughter acted. At that moment the Jiraiya next to them spoke.

"It was my understanding that all of you had died but I never would have guessed you turned into sheets of paper." Once again her expression didn't change. The man on the ground before Jiraiya spoke about a lady angel before asking Konan to kill the intruder and running off.

"Are they here to fight?" Inoichi asked Tsunade not believing what he was seeing.

"I'm afraid that they are." Tsunade clenched her fists. It was then that the floating Konan spoke her first words.

"Leave now and Stay away."

Jiraiya then asked more about this man named Pain. Konan responded while floating further into the forming a pair of angel like wings with her paper.

"It's really none of your business Sensei." She spoke in a monotone voice. Jiraiya then started a back and forth conversation with her. The two didn't let the other out of their sights. The two spectators knew they were about to watch a fight to the death between the two.

"I've received my orders from god." This started their fight. The two could only watch on as Jiraiya countered Konan's attack. He grasped her with his hair and started another conversation. The more those two talked the more it was tearing her heart apart. She loved her daughter and Jiraiya had a special place in her life. She didn't want to see this. Listening to their conversation brought her to the verge of tears. How could it come to this? She thought back to the day Jiraiya had returned to the village with her. She was all alone since the other two had abandoned her in a village that they had fought in. If it wasn't for Jiraiya traveling through that area at the time he would have never known. The bright cheerful little girl he had taught had been broken by war. The life in her eyes was gone. Nagato and Yahiko who had trained together with her had abandoned her there continuing their fight.

Jiraiya had brought her to live with Tsunade since she had a family now. It didn't take long for a bond to be formed between the two. Tsunade's life had already been turned upside down by her pregnancy and Tobi's coma. It was nice to have an extra pair of hands as Shizune was burdened with most of Tsunade's responsibilities at that time. At first the expression on her face was worse than the Konan in front of Tsunade. She had given up on the world they lived in. She didn't do much for herself and didn't care for others. The one in front of her had a conviction although from what she heard of the conversation it was misguided.

Tsunade looked upon the one in front of her wondering what happened to cause this. If it wasn't for Jiraiya visiting so often she would have never opened up from her shell. He was like a father to her now. His place in her heart was more than a teacher. She felt a hand on her shoulder so she looked to see Inoichi.

"Look over there." She turned to see an orange haired man who had entered the conversation. The first thing both noticed was the purple eyes with black circles in them. She recognized those as the eyes of the boy Nagato. She immediately looked for the other boy Yahiko but he wasn't there. The two listened into the conversation once more between Jiraiya. It looked like Konan was going to stay out and let the two of them fight. At this point Tsunade heard a voice from behind her.

"Let's skip this part." She snapped her fingers once more and the fight which had started disappeared. "This is what Tobi was talking about earlier. He never wanted you to see this."

The scene changed to a wide open area with a few footholds on the water's surface. On one of those footholds was Jiraiya covered in blood with five black rods sticking out of him. He was struggling to move with an old toad on his shoulder screaming for him to get up. The goddess appeared next to the two watching who were watching Jiraiya's last moments.

"What are you going to do now? I've shown this to you without his consent."

"Why did you show this to us?" Asked Inoichi.

"The simplest terms is because I felt like it. After watching him all this time I have an idea of what he's thinking so I thought I'd help out. Tsunade hasn't apologized yet so her and Tobi's relationship is a little strained right now. Thought this might help them out a bit. He's been so miserable to watch recently. He hasn't done anything interesting all week." Tsunade had a vexed expression on her face. The goddess's words were right. She had regret what she did to Tobi that night but she had trouble admitting it. Inoichi decided not to step into someone else's family problems. She snapped her fingers again and the three were back in the office.

"I know you're only showing me a part of this. There is more to the story than just this, right?"

"Of course he already told you that didn't he."

"Yes. Is it possible to see that?"

"Not from me"

"What's stopping you from doing it this time compared to earlier?"

"He'll tell you about it when he's ready. You already know that Konan will be killed so why should it matter how it happened."

"What will it take for you to show me? I'm willing to negotiate. I know that you've done it with Tobi before."

"You have nothing I want so there isn't a reason to make a deal. I needed someone and his idea was interesting so I tried it. Turns out it was a lot more fun than I thought it would be."

"Can I at least know the reason that he refuses to speak about some things?" The goddess started tapping her finger on the desk.

"Let's see. I think this might work. Okay, I can answer that for you." The goddess was thinking out loud which caused Tsunade to look at her with a confused expression. "He's thinking about the bigger picture of what happens next."

"What do you mean next?"

"I'll leave it at that. I think Inoichi already has an idea with that look. Now go and let me enjoy this show longer." She pushed her hand out and the two were ejected from inside of Tobi's mind. The two slowly left Tobi's room without making a sound once they had regained themselves in the real world. Tsunade led the Yamanaka clan member to her office where they sat down. They both got a weird sense of sitting in another office.

"Tsunade, forgive me for asking but was that really a god?"

"It's what she claims. I'm sorry for dragging you into my family's problems."

"It's not that big of a deal if I'm the only one involved. I'd be troubled if my family was."

"I owe you a lot Inoichi. I promise to make it up to you in the future."

"I guess my family will be tied to yours soon." He joked. "Honestly I'm fine without anything."

"Before you go can I ask you to write down everything you remember and saw?"

"I don't mind." He looked at the back of his hand where the seal was. "Do you think I'll be able to?"

"It's worth a try." The two were able to write down what had occurred but what shocked them was the contents blurred as soon as Shizune had walked into the room. She was curious about what happened earlier so it wasn't unexpected of her to look for them in her office. It didn't take long before Konan came for the same reason.

"How'd it go?" Asked Shizune as soon as everyone found a spot in Tsunade's office.

"We didn't get what we wanted." Inoichi answered for Tsunade. "There wasn't any information about the masked man. I just saw some of Tobi's memories with none of them relating to before his time in this village."

"Is there anything we can use?"

"No there isn't. We will also never discuss this topic again." Tsunade gave her orders surprising the two.

Konan tried to talk but was interrupted by Tsunade. "I mean it. Tonight is to never be discussed again. Inoichi I thank you for your help."

"Thank you Lady Tsunade. I'll take my leave." With that he left before he could get involved with their family meeting.

"What happens now?" Asked Shizune not sure how to take Tsunade's change in her approach to this.

"Nothing. We're not going to do anything about him for now."

"What?"

"We'll wait until Tobi is ready to tell us about him."

"Then is that guy really?" asked Konan.

"I don't know if he is or isn't."

"Did Inoichi see anything in there that could tell us anything else that Tobi knows?"

"No he didn't. If anything I need to apologize to him for the other night."

"What happened in there. This isn't like you to just change your mind like this." Konan was starting to get annoyed with Tsunade's attitude. "Can you tell us anything that happened?"

Tsunade wasn't sure what she should do at this point. Could she talk about what she saw or would she be punished by the seal. What happens if she does try to talk about her meeting with the goddess. With that she started to speak.

"Inoichi helped me to see inside of Tobi. He guided me through his memories." She stopped and realized that she could talk a little about what happened inside. She just had to do it in a roundabout way. "What I saw in there wasn't much but I have something to think about."

"Something to think about?" asked Shizune.

"Yes. I'm wondering why Tobi is selective in the things he tells us. Before he would spill whatever we wanted him to say. Somewhere it changed where he would direct us to somethings. Until now he would always say something to us. Why is he not telling us anything now?"

"Isn't he afraid of you two being in danger? I'd include myself but I know he thinks I'm an enemy." Konan said in a teasing voice. She had calmed down once Tsunade had stopped trying to dismiss everything.

"I thought that was the case until I saw the memory of you he has from the future. I caught a glimpse of a headband of a hidden rain village shinobi."

"We know that there will be a fourth great shinobi war. Does that mean the Hidden Rain will be on the enemies side?" Shizune asked her thoughts out loud.

"It's possible but that wasn't what I wanted to say. They were Konan's subordinates."

"What? How is that possible?"

"There was also someone there who appeared with the same eyes as your friend."

"Impossible." At this point Konan was shocked.

"That wasn't the most impossible thing I saw though. I saw that you were…" Tsunade let out a scream of pain as the seal on her hand had started to grow throughout her arm. It shot up her arm and made a ring around her neck. The other two were shocked rushing over to her. The seal soon released itself. Tsunade calmed her breath while the other two were checking on her.

"What's going on?"

"I guess that was my limit." Tsunade looked at her hand before asking the two before her. "Is there anything on my hand?"

"No" The two replied in unison.

"I'm sorry to ask this of you two but I need some time to myself. Can you both please go for tonight? I have some things to think about before talking with Tobi tomorrow." Tsunade politely asked the two. They could tell she was serious so they left. Outside the two went to a different room to talk between themselves.