Author's Note: I suck, I know :( Sorry for the late update. I will try to upload the next chapter sooner. I think I might start placing date on when you should expect me to upload as you open my page. Sorry again... No hard feelings?

Warning: This chapter contains violence and blood. It you like neither than please DON'T READ. Thank you.

Newscast: "We're going to be making history today!"

"Shhh! You want us to get caught?!"

"This is an infiltration! Shut that dang camera and stop your broadcasting!"

"But I want to get this on tape!"

"The chances of success will be less likely with you telling the enemy where we are! Will you just turn it off!"

"Kid, we're in enemy territory. Entering the House of Unity with a camera broadcasting could get us killed. Either you turn it off or believe me I will kill you myself!"

"Hey! You can't turn on me now can you?! We're a group!"

"Whatever".

"Shush your yapping and get a move on!"

"I think he's in that room ahead!"

"Who brought this kid anyway?!"

"Shh, he might hear you... listen"

CREAK

"How is Africa with you?"

"Grand".

"Has Zetsu helped in your search?"

"He was able to find several bases hidden quite well within the bushes and trees".

"How about Konan and Europe?"

"Her search has improved wonders with Zetsu's presence".

"Wonderful".

"How about the girl? Did you get her?"

"I sent Deidara and Kakuzu after her. It should only be moments now".

"Hm..."

"What's wrong? Was my choice inadequate?

"It's just Deidara and his temper".

"He's been warned on how to act".

"Itachi's clever".

"Yes. That is true, but that is why I paired him up with Kakuzu. I ordered him to keep Deidara on track".

"Hm".

"..."

"Would you like me to eliminate the enemy present?"

"No. Let them play their hero game. Once I have some extra time, I will play with them. But right now, leave them to cling to their so called hope. It will be over before they know it".

CREAK

"I think he knows"

"Let's hide!"

"We should have shot the bullets when we had our chance!"

"We still have time! Once he comes a little closer and he separates from that other guy! We could then kill him!"

"Unless we don't freeze up again!"

"Or unless he doesn't kill us first!"

CAMERA OFF- NO SIGNAL

Chapter 6- The Resistance

I felt warm… and secure. I sensed my body lying on something moist and soft with a cool breeze running gently through my hair. I opened my eyes slowly to find myself resting on grass in the middle of a wooded area. I was covered with an Akatsuki cloak… Was it Itachi's?

I ran my fingertips over my neck when I began to gasp insanely for air... The last thing I remembered was having my neck almost crushed and being suffocated by Kakuzu. A shrill and shiver went allover my body, but the sensation of knowing that I was still alive, able to feel and breath, made me beam in happiness, but where was I? And where was Itachi?

I sat up on the damp ground as my fingers ran through the cloak's material… it was smooth and silky. I stood up and wore it. It was far too long and far too big on me, but it made me happy to be wearing his cloths.

"Hey, there's a secret pocket in here!" I said to myself surprised as I found a pocket on the inner part of the cloak. "Well that's something they don't tell you in the manga!"

I paced around the area I awoke in searching for a sign of Itachi. I couldn't find him and I couldn't see him which left me worried. What if Kakuzu defeated him?!

No way! I told myself. If Itachi had lost then I would have probably been in Madara's hands right about now!

A chill ran up my spine as I thought of the horrors that could have happened to me if he had gotten his bloodstained hands on me. One touch from his hand would ensure his victory! He could kill me on the spot!

I began to pace faster as I reflected more into the matter. I wanted to run but I couldn't. There was nowhere safe enough to keep me away from him. Paranoia rushed through my body and I began to scan my perimeter. What if he was watching me right now?! If felt like I was going to die when I brought myself back to trying to find Itachi. "Where are you Itachi?!" I yelled aloud. I felt myself desperate for his appearance. It felt lonely in these woods.

I heard rustling in the trees which comforted me slightly thinking that Itachi was the one who was hiding aloft. A man appeared atop of a branch then my eyes widened in terror as I took several slow steps back. "Deidara?!" I gulped. When did he arrive?! He jumped down from the tree with a grand grin on his face. He began to advance toward me slowly taking swifter steps forward.

"My cloak looks nice on you", he mused in amazement. I glanced down on my body then back up. His face was a few centimeters away from mine now. A gasp escaped my lips then a squeal then I ran as fast as my legs could carry me away from him. I had to get away from him and fast. Suddenly I had the urge to glance over my shoulder to check if he was behind me, but I was too afraid. My heart throbbing in my chest and my head pounded against my skull. My head fuzzed and my vision blurred. I peeked behind me anyway, but he wasn't there so I stopped then began to glance around.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk". The hairs on my neck rose as I heard a sad disapproving voice coming from behind me. "Running away will do you no good". I was startled as I sensed his hand playing slightly with my hair. In a split second, my mind collapse. I failed to remember just how to breathe as my lungs burnt in my chest. My weight felt like a ton over my brittle legs as they turned into jelly. One thing brought my body back into consciousness. "Where is Itachi?" I asked him. Just by allowing his name to slip through my lips I underwent a surge of power.

He remained silent forcing fear to well up inside of me. I knew very well how much Deidara hated Itachi and how much he wanted to pulverize him with his skill, I just couldn't help myself but utter the word of perfection.

I heard him chuckle behind me then laugh manically. "Kakuzu and Uchiha are exchanging blows and by now one of them should be on their way here", he informed me happily. "If it was Kakuzu then your beloved Itachi would be dead. But if it were Itachi to show then I will be awaiting his arrival to finish him off!" A knot formed in my chest as he spoke with such power and confidence. I was stunned by the energy he appeared to have stored within him just ready to get burnt. He placed his hands gently on my shoulders and spun me gracefully till our faces met each other's. "And when he finds you, he will have a great surprise awaiting him as well", he tossed with an evil gleam in his eyes.

I tried to back away from his grasp, however he kept on advancing toward me. I receded into a tree paralyzed with fear. He held his hands tightly on my shoulders and I couldn't help but gaze at his face. He wasn't frightening… his abilities on the other hand were. I glared at him as he held out his hand and placed it in front of my face. I ogled his hand then him with a shaky feeling. The mouth on his hand licked its lips releasing saliva as it did so. He rested his balm then a small bird came out. At first, I was wide-eyed and fearfully, however as I watched its tiny body hop around in his palm, I couldn't help but spread a smile across my face. As I smiled at it, it flapped its small wings and pecked its beak between them.

"Do you like it?" he asked as he observed me closely.

I nodded. "It's cute", I answered him happily.

"Cute!" he teased insulted, "My art is vicious!" he said sarcastically. I glanced over at the tiny bird that was springing slightly on his balm then giggled.

"Do you want him?" he asked me gently holding out his hand for me.

"Will it explode?" I inquired nervously.

He shook his head then I held out my hand. The small white clay bird hopped on to my balm and danced lightly on it. He flapped his wings and flew onto my shoulder rubbing his tiny head on my neck. I took a quick look at Deidara then felt horrible for misjudging him. I guess he wasn't a bad guy after all... but what did he mean by what he said earlier?

With a slight nudge from my hand, the birdie fluttered its wings once more as it flew around the wooded trees zipping through the sky. It moved fast and steadily as it spread its wings. After a few more minutes of it prancing around, showing off its beautiful tiny wings, it began to fly its way back toward me. My body was momentarily thrown off balance as my feathered friend bolted across the heavens and pierce its way through my mouth voluntarily. My back was supported by a tree as I suffered a heavy pressure in my throat as I felt the bird slither its way down my esophagus into my stomach. I knelt on the moistened earth as I heaved my lungs for air. I tried to spit my birdie from my mouth as I felt terrible for my tiny chicken friend to burn in my stomach acid. However, it was far too late.

I recollected myself from the ground as my head jerked toward Deidara pleading for a way to get the birdie out. I felt a knot for in my stomach as I saw him grinning widely with overjoyed eyes. I pursed my lips then tried to slap him as I understood what had happened. I inserted my finger into my mouth hoping to throw up.

"Don't try", I heard Deidara say as he walked up to me. "That bird was specially designed by me to enter your body and combine with it", he pointed out. "That way if Uchiha were to be the winner of the fight and he came to look for you… He and you would be blow up together into smithereens".

"YOU MONSTER!" I yelled as I flung my hand at his face in an infuriated manner. He dodged me easily by back stepping then he moved at me and pushed me to a tree, pinning both my hands above my head.

His face was only centimeters away from mine and his baby blue eyes were focused onto my brown ones. "If you tell Uchiha of the bomb in your belly, I won't hesitate to detonate it", he warned me seriously. "I don't have the intension of killing you since Madara is awaiting your arrival, but if you leave me no choice then I won't hold back".

I gulped for air as I heard my heart hammering in my head. He released me from his grasp and my body collapsed to the hardened forest grounds.

Itachi will save me! I kept comforting myself… he won't let me die…

I let my head rest on the tree's trunk. I held back my tears this time… I was going to be strong for Itachi…

My figure was shivering even though the breeze the wooded area pitched my way wasn't chilly. Right then I realized that I was still wearing Deidara's cloak and it didn't keep me warm. I glared up at him as he knelt on a tree and glowered back at me. "Madara will be mad at you if you kill me", I retorted quietly when in one fell swoop a kunai struck the tree Deidara was leaning on. He rolled out of the way in a mere second to spare as Itachi fell from the trees and stood in front of me with a kunai held up to his face protectively.

"Yeah, he would", Itachi agreed with me, "and so would I". My face flushed slightly as he glanced at me with his genuine smile and gorgeous red eyes. His hypnotic charm left me dazzled for a while until I realized he and I were in grave danger. I wanted to give him a distressed gesture without Deidara becoming conscious of it when I noticed that Itachi's clothes were torn, burnt and he was bleeding.

I was distressed now about him and his condition! He seemed to be injured very badly. I rushed over to his side and grabbed on to his cloak desiring to examine his wound. "Itachi, you're hurt!" I pointed out the obvious.

I heard an evil chuckle from Deidara. When I glared at him I found that he was on a flying white bird high in the deep blue sky. "Well, isn't it my lucky day. I get to fight the great Itachi while he's almost out of chakra and is injured".

Right then, I wanted to strangle Deidara with my own two hands. How could he even say that! I didn't want Itachi to die! Dying with him would be a little less painful, but still, I don't want to any of us to get hurt. Unconscious of my own actions, I took several sets forward when Itachi's hands fell onto my shoulder, ignoring Deidara's comment. "I'm fine", he told me trying to ease my pain. "But I'd feel better if you take that off ", he pointed at Deidara's Akatsuki cloak. "Then it would be best if you remain behind me".

I took it off hurriedly then crumbled it up into a great ball and threw it on the ground. I gazed up at to the skies and found an infuriated Deidara. "That's my cloak! I put it on you because you were cold and now I see how you would repay me for my kindness, hn!"

I step behind Itachi fearing for my life, realizing that it wouldn't really matter since with only a single hand sign he could blow me up into pieces. "Deidara", Itachi began indifferently, "Why don't you give up? You should already now that you are no match for an Uchiha".

"You think your better than me don't you?!"

Itachi took a step forward. "In this universe, I don't think I'm any better than you are", he told him honestly. "We don't exist. We're merely floating pieces of paper with writings engraved into them telling us how to operate. For instance, we were never born, we were only made to be a part of something greater. We're just a method to entertain. Everything that we have experienced was written for us to commit. Our existence only lies in our minds were we strive to become something we cannot. We are not humans, and our existence here has bent the fabric of time. For example, you desire revenge on me however you were never written to win this fight even if we weren't in our own universe. To me right now, you're merely a recipe book with false inscriptions and desires such as revenge. This match will only end in your doom so unless you decide to give up and beg for mercy, I may spare your life".

Deidara bit his lip then yelled in irritation, "Just because you have the Uchiha blood, you think that you could mock me! Well, I'll show you that I'm better than you. I'm much more than pieces of paper with writing on them… and once Madara is done with you", he chuckled, "you will only be a rewrite of the original". With a wide grin pasted upon his face, Deidara sent several birds directing them toward Itachi. The Uchiha dodged them swiftly then jumped atop of a tree branch with his kunai at hand. He flung several toward the birds forcing grand blasts to commence. I sheltered myself behind a tree as the wind from the discharge was too great for me to handle. Deidara took advantage of this wooded terrain and moved quite fast sending creature after creature en route to Itachi. Forced to shift from his seat atop of the tree branch, Itachi countered with various flaming balls. Each hitting its target then shattering with a burst.

"An Uchiha always hits his targets", Deidara noted with an amused, yet irritated face.

Right then, Itachi took several steps back on the ground as his foot slid slight on some parts of the land as it erupted beneath his feet like a dynamite explosion.

"ITACHI!" I couldn't mask the panic in my voice and the hate I felt for the cheering Deidara. My hands fell to my eyes as my mind awaited that unnerving thumping sound that emanated with a loud crack as his body hit the solid ground. A shiver ran within me as I heard Deidara curse under his breath as the sound of crows and feathers pierced the silence.

With that, I allowed my hands to descend back to their usual location then I opened my eyes to find Itachi still alive near some tree. He was exhausted! Gasping and panting for air as he knelt on a tree with sweat pouring down his face. It was apparent that he was unable to even keep his eyes open from all of that fatigue!

"How about now Uchiha?" he questioned, "Can you hit your target now?"

As he finished his statement, I began to feel this odd tickling sensation near my legs, arms, and neck. Once I gazed down onto my body, I unconsciously ran in panic as I realized that my body was being infested by clay spiders. Bring myself to a halt, I comprehended that these creatures don't bite or poison you, they explode! Goosebumps formed onto the surface of my skin as my intense fear of spiders arose. I closed my eyes and exerted myself to envision a better position, however all that I was able to think of was the spiders making their way around my body.

It struck one with disgust when one tries to play to win in a dirty fashion. That was my thoughts about Deidara right then. He was a filthy cheater!

"You shouldn't prey on those who are unable to fight", Itachi began with disgust. "This fight is between me and you", he sighed. "Are you unable to fight me one on one that you would retain to something as low as this? I guess you are just weaker than I had even expected!"

"HOW DARE YOU!", Deidara bellowed with a blood red face, "I'M GOING TO DESTROY YOU!"

"Before you start making threatening remarks and acting reckless, why don't you take a better look at your situation? I'm sure you wouldn't want to end this in a blast... now would you?" Itachi smirked righteously.

Once I checked my body yet a second time, it was as if there never were any bombs curling their way about my being. Instead, they were infesting Deidara's with the same intensity as they clambered around his body. With another curse, Deidara was infuriated.

Gawking at Itachi and his pride stance, I realized what made him gleam the way he did now. It was the thrill to fight and the thrive to find someone who could be of a challenge to him. Neither of them appeared within Deidara. He was just an appetizer.

Without warning, Deidara flung forward directing his own bird toward us.

I watched Itachi in horror as he remained calm and composed to Deidara's nearing. He had his eyes closed as if concentrating on something when his left eye began to bleed. My head darted toward the flying bird when it became engulfed by black flames. It was Itachi's famous indistinguishable flames… the Amaterasu.

I could see Deidara fall onto the ground as the cries of pain emerged from his bird as the black flames arose to its feet and commenced to consume its body burning it severely into a crisp.

It was traumatizing once I noticed Deidara's body gradually get captured by a swirling portal... It was far too familiar and far too nerve-wrecking. He was here... very near to me... very near to us...

I watched in horror as Itachi scanned around him manically searching for the location and the person that caused this gateway to arise. Panicking to end this battle before his consumption by the portal, Deidara yelled, "I'M NOT GOING TO END IT LIKE THIS", he lifted up his hands forming a seal. "KATSU!"

Blood gushed from my mouth as the bomb in my stomach had detonated forcing me to the ground. I felt a jolt of energy blast my bowels, banging and destroying it then its surrounding organs. I choked and gasped in pain as a sharp piercing throb overtook me. I moan intensely as my vision clouded and a black darkness swallowed me. In the distant, screams Deidara bawled kept me awake long enough to for me to see his bird's scorching body disintegrate into a mere pile of dust then watch his entire body get consumed by the portal.

I fought with my consciousness as Itachi ran up to me and held me in his arms "NORA!" He called agonized. I caught a glimpse of his graceful face as tears appeared to be falling down. "DON'T DIE!" I heard him call, "Don't die!"

It was time to finish off Deidara once and for all. I decided to use the Amaterasu with the rest of my very little charka. As I set the bird ablaze, hoping to take Deidara with it but failing. I observed Deidara's consumption by a portal I recognized, I heard a slight explosion set off behind me. I turned hurriedly to find Nora coughing blood on the ground. I rushed over to her then held her shivering petite body in my arms cradling it securely. Her head fell back in my arms as she fully lost consciousness. I rested her body on the soft grass as I quickly lifted her shirt up to check her abdomen. I winced as my warm hand sensed the inside of her abdomen shattered into goop.

At first, I was immobilized, unsure of what to do. The tears fell from my eyes onto her cold colorless body when I heard rustling in the bushes. I turned kunai in hand as armed men with guns advanced toward me. I wasn't sure if they were Madara's allies or just innocent civilians trying to protect themselves.

From the looks of things, they appeared to be simple civilians fearing for their lives. Their bodies quivered at my sight as they forced their feet to move toward me holding their rifles strainly in their hands and toward their bodies. I tossed my dagger in front of them allowing it to clutter to the ground as I tried to show them my surrender. I needed their help and I hoped that I could gain their trust by surrendering to them. I fell to my knees with my hands balled into fists on my thighs. "I place my surrender to you, but please help this poor dying girl behind me. She took a severe blow to her stomach and maybe we could save her", I pleaded, "Please".

They didn't relax their weapons as they advanced toward Nora cautiously. An elder man knelt down and began to examine her condition. "This girl is still breathing, but she is in critical condition. Give me my bag. We might have to open her up here".

A younger man brought the elder a medical case. I stood up hoping to be able to provide some assistance when all of the armed men pointed their guns at me alarmed. "DON'T MOVE OR WE SHOT!" someone shouted at me startled and afraid.

"I only want to help", I informed them calmly. "I don't want to hurt anyone. I'm on your side. Trust me".

I took a step toward Nora when another guy brought his gun to my neck. "WE SAID, DON'T MOVE! ANOTHER STEP FORWARD AND I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR NECK!"

"Being this close to me, you couldn't do a thing", I warned, "I could kill all of you if I wanted to, but as I said before, my intentions are good". His hands appeared to tremble as I gaped at him with my sharingan. I lifted my hand up and placed it on his weapon slowly.

"LET IT GO", he yelled nervously as he tugged on his firearm.

I moved his weapon bit by bit away from my neck then passed right by him and sat next to Nora's numb body.

"She's not going to make it", the doctor informed me. "Her wounds are far too great and the punctures that were created need greater care than can be provided. Furthermore, she's losing too much blood and in quite a few moments now, she'll be dead".

I stared at him wide-eyed as the feeling of dread spread across my face.

"I'll patch her up for you, but there is nothing I can do. I'm sorry".

"No!" I rushed, "You have to try and save her…"

"You must accept what has happened. Death is an inescapable part of life. You must realize that she cannot make it", he tried to allow me to accept this horrid conclusion.

"I'll help you...", I replied to him without consideration of his comment. "I have an idea. May I use your equipment?"

With a nod of his confirmation, I rushed over to the old man's medical kit and found the materials I needed for a blood transfusion then I hustled back to her.

The doctor ran up to me to try and stop me. "You can't do that! You have to realize that you could make things worse than they currently are for her!"

"And how is that?" I asked him as I inserted a needle into Nora's right arm. "She's going to die if we don't do anything". I looked up at his face and I noticed that he seemed to comprehend what I was trying to say. "My blood is infused with chakra… that might help heal her wounds faster and while I do that, I will need you to suture her wounds as fast and as neat as you can". I knew I was no medical ninja, nor was I an expert in medicine, however I knew very well that medical ninjas transfer some of their chakra into the wounded's body. This was all that I was hoping to do with my miserable excuse for a blood transfusion.

Once he nodded his head, I injected the other part of the needle into my arm. After a half an hour of a very messy operation and a lot of blood loss on my part, we gave Nora normal blood bags and color began to return to her cheeks. I knew what I had just done was wrong. Giving her some of my own blood might even kill her, but I figured if there was a way to save her, this would be it. I'm glad that I have just helped save her life and it's not just because she was the only connection with my own world, but because I have become quite fond of her.

"I'm surprised that she's even still alive", the doctor informed me as he continued to try and suture the mess Deidara had created.

"She's resilient", I noted mostly to myself. "She just doesn't know how strong she is yet".

"Hm, I guess you're right. If she wasn't as tough as she was then she would have been dead in the first second of the blow". I nodded in agreement as he continued, "Who do you think gives her strength?"

I looked up at him without an answer knowing perfectly well who it was. Her strength comes from someone who she cares most about. One who has been with her for quite a while. A person who would risk his life for her and she would risk her life for them. I hoped it wasn't me, but a feeling was welling up inside me telling me that I had created a stronger relationship with this girl than I had sought for.

"You're silence says a thousand words", I was snapped back as the doctor laughed gently.

I gazed to her fallen body. "Her choice is wrong. Her strength should be of someone she trusts, not of a murderer she had just met".

He smiled lightly as he continued to stitch up the rest of her cuts. "I have a feeling that you're not the kind to accept the feelings you may have created. Love is a funny thing. You want it, but once you get it you only want more. Don't you think?"

The way this man spoke to me appeared to tell me that he knew something that I didn't. I sighed. "I have created a strong bond to this girl, but I am aware of the fact that I cannot create a stronger bond with this fragile being".

"Are you afraid?" he asked with slight mockery to his tone.

"No. I just don't exist", I exclaimed. He fell silent with his head down, trying to hide his sudden shock. Right then, he just tried to concentrate on finishing his sutures. He hadn't spoken to me or even dared to peek at me ever since.

He finished sealing the last laceration as she received bag after bag of blood. He closed her up and wrapped her abdomen with bandages as he decided to take us to their hideout to wait until she recovered. I followed them through several buildings after we had resolved the disagreements the other men had about me going along with them.

Their hideout was in the basement of a house, behind a great wall. It was quite amazing really. It was filled with people and technology, with lights and food, rooms and maps, nurses and patients, weapons and warriors… these people were preparing for an invasion.

A man, who was studying a map with several other men wearing defense force outfits, looked up at us as we walked in. The captain, a tall dark man with a hat, walked up to me then thundered at the doctor. "Do you know that you have brought one of those things into our base?! Bringing the enemy without restraints will cause our death surgeon! Explain yourself or face the consequences!"

The doctor appeared to syringe to the power this man had upon him. His face fell to the ground as he took several slow steps forward as if slowed back by age. Compared to the captain's size and height, the physician appeared like an old crumpled man with no backbone.

"I came here to allow my friend to rest and recover from a major blow she has taken", I explain for the doctor, "I come in peace".

"Heh. You've got some guts speaking to me when I'm not even addressing you. You're kind doesn't belong here, but since you come in peace, you won't mind us placing you in our prison cell peacefully, now would you?"

Disagreeing with him will only cause great problems. "I won't mind as long as this girl remains safe", I stated indifferently. "Anything happens to her, I will confront you face to face". This commander was remarkably tall. Standing in front of him, I could only reach to his shoulders, but he agreed.

"Heh. You really are something kid", he mused. I rested Nora's now warm body on a bed then I was led to their prison cells. They were dark, gloomy, and made of earth. They smelt of decaying bodies, urine, and feces. I couldn't do much in this small cell but watch Nora as she slept peacefully on the white patient's bed. She was… beautiful!

I was glad when I was snapped back to reality to the sound of squeaking doors before my thoughts dragged on too far into meaningless things such as love. I heard the doors open as two soldiers walked into the operating room with a man dangling lifelessly on their shoulders. "We found him on the ground outside of the hideout. He appeared to be running away from someone. He has been injured on his arms and legs along with a slight hit to the head", one of the men spoke with a pant.

The captain walked up to the half-dead man and examined his eyes. "He doesn't give the impression of being under a genjutsu control thus we can place him on the bed beside that girl", he pointed at Nora. "The doctor will examine him then patch him up".

"Sir, yes sir!" they saluted then placed the man's body on the bed adjacent to her. I couldn't see her anymore, but there was something oddly suspicious about that man. I watched him, inspected him, but I still couldn't understand the odd feeling that kept on welling inside of me. The doctor appeared only seconds after this man was brought. He checked him then mended his wounds and left for another call from a different section of the hideout.

The hideout fell into silence as the night arrived. Everyone was busy with something somewhere else as the only people left present in this section of the hideout were the sick and the imprisoned. My vision began to blur as I yawned. I couldn't watch her and protect her forever, I thought to myself, but I did sneak one last glance to checkup on her before sleep was ready to draw me in soundlessly for the night. Everything was calm.

I was about to close my eyes when the man asleep beside her awoke. He lifted his back off of the pillow then glanced my way. He turned his head the other way assuming that I was asleep then walked up to her. He uncover her recovering body and was prepared to carry her away when I swiftly broke through the jail cell, grabbing my sword resting on the wall, and piercing him with it.

A puff of smoke appeared revealing a White Zetsu at the mercy of my blade. "I found the girl", he noted proudly, "I can't believe that she is still alive and with you this whole time, Itachi. But it doesn't matter, I just found myself another base to be destroyed. The resistance will end soon", he grinned as he formed several hand seals merging with the earth below me, releasing himself from my blade.

I heard footsteps behind me when I turned to find the captain in sudden shock. "What happened here, sergeant?!" he roared.

I snickered with defeat and worry as my body began to sweat. "I never expected to be called a sergeant, captain. But right now, your base is well known to Madara. It could only be a couple of moments before he attacks".

File X Opened

Name: Zetsu

Weapons: N/A

Jutsu: Body-Splitting Technique, Mayfly, Parasite Clone, Chakra Sensing Technique, Spore Technique, Substitute Technique, Zetsu's Communication Technique

In Case of Contact: Subject tends to appear peaceful and weak. THIS IS JUST AN APPEARANCE! This creature devours meat and savagely consumes carcasses. It his greater speed than a regular human and it could merge itself with the earth and plants about. If in sight, try using a tactful approach to battle this creature. The use of fire or swords my be permitted. Try and avoid capture by moving around quick and safely fighting in an area with very low to no plant presence. THIS CREATURE IS ABLE TO CLONE ITSELF! If that ever arises, RUN, DON'T HIDE! It is able to find you. IT MAY EVEN APPEAR LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS! BEWARE, FOR THIS IS A SHAPE SHIFTER! If captured then you will be eaten. The speed of the process of devouring is still reacquired. There is no escape from this creature other than avoidance in the first place. This creature may have different appearances, however the version most encountered thus far is the white half. The black half's whereabouts has yet to be determined. AVOID NAME CALLING! This creature dislikes to be referred to as the incorrect species of plant.

Caution: Resistance Base Identified! Help support your last hope by sent the Resistance a comment or favor. Spread the word!