AN: Back at the snake cave! (sorry...I had to.)

~Popori's POV~

I sit on the floor of my new room. I've been meditating for a good five hours. Kabuto and Lord Orochimaru left a little while ago. But in the state I've entered, a while ago could be three hours. I have no idea where they went, and I feel like they don't trust me. Well, good, because I don't trust them either.

I open my eyes to find that annoying Kai boy staring at me. How the hell did he get in my room? I don't care, I'll just ignore him. I close my eyes again, but it's hard to get in a calm state when I can hear that kid's breathing, and feel him staring at me. I open my eyes to glare at him and place my hands on my knees.

"What the hell do you want?" I demand of him.

He smirks at me, "Kabuto-senpai and Lord Orochimaru left."

"Yeah, so?" I eye him accusingly.

He smiles dashingly, "I think it's time to wake Sasuke up."

I blink at him, "You idiot. Granted, if I go in there, he'll take it as an emergency and start slashing at everyone. But if you go in there, heh, he'll slice your head off."

He furrows his brows at me, "Fine, be no fun." He grumbles, taking his leave.

I sigh in satisfaction. Thank god he left. Sometimes he makes me want to stab him in the gut and twist it a little bit. I stand then head out to the main room. When I get there, I see Sasuke waiting for someone - most likely Lord Orochimaru. I walk up to him silently then sit next to him.

"Waiting for the snake?" I ask.

He nods, confirming my accusation. "He needs to hurry and get his slimy ass back here so he can teach me the new jutsu he promised."

I smirk; I love the way Sasuke talks to My Lord. "Kabuto left as well, didn't he?"

He looks at me with his dark eyes, "Yes."

"What do you suppose they're doing?" I ask curiously.

He looks to the entrance, "We're about to find out."

Just like he said, Kabuto and My Lord enter the room a few seconds later. I stand and bow respectively to them. When I stand straight again, I can see that they have brought someone with them. A Shinobi of the Leaf, I can see. He bares the headband of a Leaf, but I don't recognize him at all. I only left Konoha a few days ago. Who the hell is this guy?

"You must be Sasuke-kun." The boy says in a monotonous voice. I glare at him.

Sasuke just stares blankly at him, no interest in his face at all. He doesn't care that this boy knows about him. In fact, he probably expects it.

The boy starts talking about Naruto and how he thinks of Sasuke as his brother. Huh, I knew Sasuke was special to Naruto, but I never knew he liked him that much.

Sasuke replies by saying, "I only have one brother. And I plan on killing him." Then, he simply walks out of the room, reminding My Lord that he wants his training now.

I watch him leave then look at the three men. Lord Orochimaru snickers then looks to me and Kabuto, "Will the two of you show Sai here his new room?"

The both of us bow our heads and say, "Yes, My Lord." Before heading on our way.

Sai stays quiet, so Kabuto makes small talk with me. "So Popori, how do you like it here? Is everything like you expected?"

Sai gives me a look when learning my name, but says nothing.

I shrug, "This place is somewhat like I thought it would be. Dark, damp. It suits my mood well."

Kabuto snickers then uses the key he has to open the door for Sai. "This will be your room as long as you're with us." As Sai walks in Kabuto starts closing the door. "I';; have to lock your door from the outside, though. We don't want you snooping around the halls."

Wow, they didn't do that with me. Maybe they do trust me a little bit. I look to Kabuto and he smirks.

"Run along now, Popori-chan. I am not in need of your assistance anymore." He says to me.

I bow my head to him then walk around him in the direction of my room. As I'm walking, I come across a peculiar set of stones. Three rocks are laying in a place where they shouldn't. I smirk, looks like someone managed to sneak into My Lord's lair. Oh, well. It isn't my business what they're doing here.

I walk ahead to my room once more. When I enter, I sit and start to meditate again. I'm soon shaken out of my trance rudely. I glare up into the eyes of Kai. Damn him, what does he want.

"What?" I hiss at him.

He smirks down at me, "Someone woke Sasuke. And it wasn't me."

I glare at him then stand and starts running to Sasuke's room. Sure enough, the place has been blown to bits. I smirk then run to where I think Sasuke is. He's standing on the edge of a cliff, encircling a large crater he made in his annoyance. He looks to me then gestures for me to join him in his spot.

"That Sai kid woke me, talking to me about bonds. It was quite annoying. " He mutters.

"Bonds?" I ask skeptically. When he nods I roll my eyes. I gasp. "Wait. Didn't he say something about Naruto?"

Sasuke mutters, "I guess, I wasn't paying attention to him."

I look to him, "Sasuke-kun, they can't see me."

He nods, then places his body in front of mine, then turns me so I'm facing the opposite direction that he is. "Don't turn around until I'm done killing them all."

I nod, just as I hear a pair of footsteps approaching. Here we go. By the exclaims of 'Sasuke-kun' I can tell that Sakura and Naruto have joined Sai. I smirk; oh I can't miss this, I have to make a clone or something. I make a doppelganger, then place it on the very edge of the scene, hidden so none of the Leaf can see it. Good, now I can understand what is going on better.

Sasuke gives a look to Sakura, "Is that Sakura? Interesting."

Naruto yells, "Sasuke-kun, we've come to bring you back to Konoha!"

Sasuke makes a slight groan of annoyance, "I have no intentions of returning to the Leaf."

"Why the hell not?" The blond belows.

Sasuke stares blankly at him, "Because I have better things to do than spend time with people I don't care about."

"But, Sasuke-kun. . . You're like a brother to me! There is a bond between us." Naruto protests.

Sasuke smirks, "Bonds are made to be broken with hate. We never had any bond." He moves quickly, blinking would have caused me to miss the movement. He is standing in front of Naruto now.

"Then why didn't you kill me?" Naruto asks.

"Because I didn't want to gain power the way my brother did." He answers simply. "But this time, I won't hesitate to kill you, Naruto."

He starts to pull out his katana as Naruto demands, "Then what about that girl? What is she to you? You looked pretty protective of her."

Sasuke hesitates to answer him. "She is nothing to you. But to me, she is the person who will help me destroy Itachi. She is my lifeline."

Naruto growls, "That sounds like a bond if I ever heard one."

Sasuke shakes his head while continuing to take out the katana, "I few it only as help. She will help me reach my life's goal."

"You won't have a life if you continue to stay with Orochimaru!" Naruto screams.

"As long as he grants me the power that I want, he can have my life." Sasuke says indifferently.

Just as he is about to swipe Naruto's head off of his shoulders, a man uses some kind of jutsu to block the attack. He is from the Leaf as well. I don't remember him either. Wait, I think he is part of the Anbu. Yes, Enzou I think his name is. Yamato on occasion. Where is his mask? That is the whole point of being in the Anbu. Has he been demoted?

Sasuke smirks then stabs Yamato in the stomach, using his sword technique to numb him with electricity from the Chidori. I laugh sadistically from my place on the cliff. Mt clone sees Sakura glare at me. She rushes me, her fist held high.

"Die you witch!" She belows at me.

I smirk, yay. I get to participate. I bite my thumb, drawing blood, then swipe it on the ground.

"Summoning Jutsu!" I whisper fiercely, performing hand signs.

A large white dragon appears in front of Sakura, blocking her path to me. It opens its mouth and breathes lighting at her. She gives a grunt of pain and is blown backward. I can see that she has multiple burn marks on her now.

I smirk. She should have known better. I am a minion of the great Orochimaru. The founder of the Village Hidden in the Sound. Did she think I was weak? Sasuke just told them I was an essential point in the death of Itachi.

Sakura looks up at the beast in horror. It hovers in the air, looking down at her like she is a bug that needs to be squished.

"Nezuma, good to see you again my friend." I say sinisterly.

Nezuma turns his head to me and bares his teeth in what should be a smile, but looks much too intimidating. "The pleasure is all mine. Now, do I get to shed blood now?"

I look to Sasuke, he is about to use a great power, I can tell. But Lord Orochimaru catches his hand, appearing out of nowhere along with Kabuto.

"No need to use that jutsu, Sasuke-kun. Come now, we must let the Leaf dispose of the rotten Akatsuki. No need to kill them now." My Lord hisses at my friend.

Sasuke takes his hand from the snake's, "Tsk."

Kabuto narrows his eyes at him, then looks in my direction. "That goes for you, too. Call back Nezuma. There was no need for such a powerful attack."

I nod obediently, then look to Nezuma, "I apologize, my friend. Next time, I promise you blood."

Nezuma sighs, "Alright, Miss. But this is the only time I will allow myself to be summoned without bloodshed. The next time, I'll just go for you."

I smile impishly, "Of course."

The great dragon disappears in a poof of smoke, as does my shadow clone. My original body stands with My Lord, Kabuto and Sasuke. Without another word, we all disappear, leaving the Leaf to bask in the glow of failure.

When we touch ground, I look to My Lord.

"We have to leave to another base. This is has been destroyed by Sasuke-kun." He says.

Obviously, I think to myself looking around at the rubble that used to be a hidden lair. "Where will we migrate to?" I ask calmly.

Sasuke glares at me, "Popori!" He hisses at me.

I flinch then nod and stare at the ground. I can feel both Kabuto and Orochimaru looking between the two of us. Sasuke just stares at me like a teacher about to discipline his student.

"Interesting. . ." Lord Orochimaru hisses intently. "We will move to my lair in the Sound."

I nod then head with the three men in that direction.