Well, here's the new chapter, hope ya like it.
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She had no idea what to expect, for now she had to trust the person in front of her. She had no other choice, and seeing as to where Kimimaru seemed to have spent his days she couldn't blame him for his actions. More than likely he had to have had even less human contact than her, social rules and conventions eluded those who didn't spend their time around others.
Now she was surrounded by darkness and growling shadows that scared her out of her wits. They retreated and lurched forward like a cowardly vampire fleeing from the burning sun.That's around the time one finally made it into the light, walking with head held high he was a remarkable sight. Pale, bone white skin smoothed over fine muscles, stopping in the dead middle and turning a midnight black. Strange golden eyes kept a haunting gaze on them, viridian bangs hung over his vision slightly.
He didn't look unfriendly, just tried. As soon as that thought was there it was confirmed, the strange man half sitting, half dropping, to the floor. Then he spoke, an unearthly tone that vibrated his throat in a growling, singing sound.
"If you are able to control yourself, you can join us."
The answering voice was raspy and dark.
"I think today is a good day… I think I'll be able to."
When he came into her view, she couldn't help but be surprised.
"You, I know you, you're the Kazekage!"
The man in front of her froze and she looked him over as she explained. He looked ragged, his clothing rumpled and ripped, his hair sticking up at odd ends. The most prominent feature however was his eyes, instead of the steely light green that used to be there it was instead replaced by glowing yellow, silted cat's eyes incased by a black sclera.
"You know me?"
She nodded shyly like a child admitting a wrongdoing and he cocked his head as if to tell her to explain.
"The villager had a celebration when you visited…I know I shouldn't have gone, but I was curious…'
He nodded and she continued.
"They were about to spot me so I did a simple transformation jutsu, just to hide my hair, I was trying to walk away, out of the village, but I accidentally ran you down…"
His eyes widened as he remembered.
"I thought I'd been discovered so I took of pretty fast…I didn't get to say sorry…"
He continued to stare.
"So, I deeply apologize!"
She bowed deeply and he looked on in utter astonishment.
"We, in this cell, are very much on the same level…Yet, you still bow where others would simply tale advantage of such a fact?"
He went on, a small smile marring his emotionless face.
"You, you remind me of my sister."
He then found a place on the ground to seat himself beside her; Kimimaru shifted uneasily, but said nothing.
The only man whose name she didn't know began the conversation.
"We should explain some things to you, shouldn't we?' 'We are trapped here because we are what Orochimaru considers failed projects, we were to be weapons and slaves to that ungrateful bastard."
Kimimaru picked it up from there.
"I've been here since I was child, I had a clan ability that made me able to control the bones in my body; he's now injected me with so many different drugs that I'm stuck as I am now."
Sakura was horrified.
"Why, if you are of no use to him anymore, will he not let you have your freedom?"
He closed his eyes briefly, as if resigned to his fate.
"I'm the last of my clan, he feels I could still be of use in some way…otherwise I would be dead."
She turned to the others, moving closer to Kimimaru as if to give him a silent solace.
"My name is Zetsu; I used to be two different people really…"
He looked up to see her reaction before continuing.
"We were Kazekage-sama's guards; we fought many a time, our ideals were too different…' 'We spared as if the winner was right, as if to be stronger meant our idea was greater, how ironic that we can never be separate again."
He hung his head, then, at last, Gaara spoke up.
"As he said, they were my guards, damn good ones too. However, the things that play as his soldiers are unnatural; they keep moving no matter what, they just don't stop until they no long have anything to move."
Thinking back at her short encounter with the masked monsters, she shuddered.
"That parade, the one you mentioned, I never got to leave afterwards.' 'I was there too grant funds for his research, in return for the results' 'I must have asked too many questions, gotten to close to the truth of his experiments, or maybe he had already planned this from the start."
He sighed and gestured to his eyes.
"I was what people call a demon container, a keeper of what's called a tailed beast.' 'He tried to draw out that power, to control and use it for himself; all he managed to do was bring him to the surface.' 'It's not so bad, but I have to consult that creature now, to include him in the actions I take."
He shook his head.
"How can I put it?' 'It's like being an animal; like having your instincts at the surface and relying on them…' 'Only mine, has a voice, a rather annoying one at that."
Zetsu snorted from beside her.
"I know the feeling."
He turned to her now, odd orbs locking to hers.
"And now you've been brought here too…' 'Do you know why?"
"I can only guess, I was…well, is it safe to talk here?"
The air became slightly tense as Kimimaru answered.
"The walls have eyes."
Sakura nodded in understanding.
"Than, I don't know why I'm here."
She relized something at that moment.
"Why were you guys hiding and making noise earlier?' 'Why were you trying to scare us?"
Smirks and grins followed around the room.
"Orochimaru thinks us monsters, maybe we are; it is to our advange that he continues to think we are ruled by our emotions and tramas."
Gaara stood and began to walk back into the darkness, Zetsu following.
"He may already know, this may be for nothing, but in this place we need every little thing we can get over him."
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They knew who took her, it was obvious and proably meant to be so. Orochimaru had staged the whole thing and was now trying to draw them out. He had a plan though; they had deliberated for hours, the pros and cons of infiltrating sooner rather than later. Of allowing his plot to work, to step into a known trap and count on hope. To risk everything for one girl, was it worth it?
She must have been, because that was the plan, for all their reputations of being uncaring, cold, or sadistic they were doing this for one insignificant woman. They refused, however, to let themselves become sloppy. All of them were highly dangerous shinobi and Orochimaru was about to learn not to piss them off.
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"You are here because there will soon be an attack, and despite how efficient the troops are we need people who are able to think and move accordingly."
The three ninja gathered saluted and left the room to prepare.
"…..We're off to war."
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That's the end of the chapter, tah tah.