Chapter twelve – Spider web

A spider web is a device created by a spider out of proteinaceousspider silk extruded from its spinnerets. Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years and is made by the spider to trap insects in the silk webs, providing nutrition to the spider; however, not all spiders build webs to catch prey, but to create concealment for themselves.

It had been such a warm summer this year, everything had gotten dry and the nights really stuffy. So walking over the ever stretching field north of Karonichi village Naruto enjoyed the cold breeze as it cooled her face.

It was over two weeks since she had been banned from the Senju village, and Naruto had spent it getting used to being on her own again. Th heat didn't help much, but at least it meant she wasn't cold, it was stilla few more months until that would start being a problem.

On her way from the Senju village she'd walked by the creek she, Hashirama and Madara once had played at. Naruto waned to go there to reminisce and see how it was doing, remembering exactly how beautiful it had been.

Only to find it in ruins. There was still some water running through the area, but the river had lost it's shape and it was very obvious some sort of fight had taken place there.

The sight of it had made Naruto sad and frustrated, it was their place. Or at least Hashirama and Madara's. Somewhere she'd hoped to take some comfort from from time to time.

But the destroyed and burned trees, the out of path river and the new craters to the forest clearing had been something of the most depressing things Naruto had seen since returning to the fire country.

She was walking aimlessly today, trying to investigate random places for any sight of black Zetsu. She remembered Hagoromo telling her that the bastard was somewhere in fire country, and that he had sensed her. Maybe the reason he was 'weary' of her was because of the similarities between Hashirama and her.

Who knew? Naruto was only after killing that little devil.

In the distance Naruto could see a group of shinobi running towards her. They were coming from across the field from behind, and she knew they had to be shinobi because of their speed. No civilians could run like that.

They were coming straight for her, probably to check out who was intruding. Naruto wasn't sure who this land belonged to, or even if anyone did, but she had a suspicion.

This was proven correct when she saw the clan markings on their brown armours and recognised the man in the middle of the group.

"Sarutobi Sasuke!" Naruto cried and waved to him as they came close enough to hear. The whole group was coming at her at full speed now when Sarutobi waved back, finally coming to a stop in front of her and stepping out to shake her hand with a wide smile.

"Namikaze Naruto. So nice to see you again, how are you doing? Why did you come all the way back here? I thought you were staying with the Senjus." He exclaimed and indicated for the others to remove their weapons pointing at her throat.

Naruto scratched the back of her head and looked uncertainly back at Sarutobi Sasuke, he looked so much like a young version of the sandaime she was having problems separating the two.

"Em… I was banned… I sort of helped the Uchiha with a barrier of their own." She said nervously, Naruto had no idea how close the two clans were, only that they at least had some sort of alliance.

Sarutobi Sasuke looked surprised and weary at her words, clearly not having heard of this before now.

"Why on earth would yo do that?" He asked while some of the other ninjas in his group looked suspiciously at her. Naruto wasn't sure how to explain it, so she gave the same explanation as she'd given the Senjus. It was harder for the Sarutobi to understand of course, he had no idea how good friends they'd all been, but he didn't seem as angry as some of the others. When she finished he seemed thoughtful while he studied her face intently.

"I appreciate you telling me this Naruto. We might not be at war with the Uchiha, but we do a some business with the Senju and it's good to hear what's happening on their end. You must be a very good friend of theirs for them to let you go. There was another shinobi about ten years ago who aided the Uchiha, and he was even a member of their clan. He was executed for treason by Senju Suoma." Sasuke said and looked over at the woman next to him who nodded. She had black hair and tanned skine while she looked back at Naruto, clearly less impressed with the Senjus actions then most of the others.

"Yes, it was a horrible affair for them, but a necessary action for a clan in such a position. In war you have to be prepared to do what is necessary for the greater good. I guess Senju Hashirama is softer then Souma." She said and folded her hands in front of her and leaned on he right leg. Naruto was unsure if the last remark was an insult or not.

She looked back to Sasuke who seemed to think her words had been far from a compliment, and looked hurriedly back at the blond. "You know what Naruto? My wife is home with Hiruzen at the moment. I think she cancelled her plans to go over to a friend of hers. Do you want to come see them? I think my wife has grown quite found of you, and would be really pleased to see you again." He said while a few stirred restlessly at his words.

"Sasuke-san, is that wise? She just admitted she betrayed the Senju while staying with them." Muttered the woman and gave Naruto a dirty look from the corner of her eye. Sasuke shook his head and smiled back at her with a secure smile. The same one the sandaime so often used when explaining something about the roots of their village.

"Naruto also saved my wife and abandoned her mission in water country because she has a good sense of right and wrong. I', not inviting her to stay with us, just a visit. I owe her my son's life. Her actions actually seems in character with everything I've heard up till now from my wife. Hashirama didn't execute her even though she betrayed them, it says a lot about how they view her and how dangerous they actually think she is. If they though her a threat to themselves they would have gotten rid of her." He said calmly to the woman who huffed and looked away.

"So what do you say? Hiruzen is already growing you know. I can't believe how much he changes even from day to day." He exclaimed and gestured with his hand as if to show how much larger he'd gotten. Naruto smiled and nodded eagerly. It would be wonderful to see the baby version of the sandaime again.

Madara was walking a few steps behind his younger brother and Katsu. They were dangerously close to Karonichi village while they were out hunting for food. They had just enough provisions stored for the moment, but it had been a bad year for business. Madara made sure everyone went out to hunt at some point during the year to help fill up the pantry with what they couldn't get through civilian villages.

Karonichi village was a place they usually avoided because of their relationship with the Senju, it never bade good to go there since many of their men had been killed in sneak attacks. Senju soldiers patrolled this village as some of the payment for rations and for monopoly of the village's business.

"big bro, I think we might want to move a little away from the civilian village, not only are we pressing our luck with the Senju, but there seriously isn't any big game around here. I'm not wasting time on killing rabbits when we can take down larger prey." Said Izuna while looking over his shoulder to his brother.

"I agree… But it also means we'll have to find a good spot to wait them out." Muttered Madara and looked back towards the direction of their village. They'd been away for a day already, and Madara was getting restless to get back to the village. Naruto's seal seemed to be holding up greatly so far, but he had never liked letting his people fending for themselves. You could never get too comfortable in these times.

They were about to turn left and walk sideways away from Karonichi when they all felt it. A massive amount of chakra.

"What was that?" Asked Katsu and looked towards the civilian village. Madara walked past them as the chakra faded away again. Madara himself was also a pretty decent sensor, he could feel intensity, and there was definitely something intense over by Karonichi village.

"What is i-" Started Katsu but was interrupted when a huge crash rang through the area. Whatever it was it was coming from the village and made a booming echo all the way to where they stood miles away.

"What the hell was that?" Whispered Izuna as all of them ducked on instinct. Better safe then sorry as his father had always said.

Another bang was heard followed by smashing sounds of a screeching loudness. Madara was going through a hundred different possibilities, but stillc ouldn't come to an obvious reason for the sounds. Who could make such a wreckage? Because that what it sounded like, a complete and utter smash down of Karonichi village.

Hashirama looked over at Itama who was sulking in a corner.

His youngest brother had been a bad mood ever since Naruto had been banned from the Senju village, and now his favourite shuriken had been broken while he practised. At least that was the excuse he'd given to Tobirama when he'd asked why he was acting like a whining five year old.

Hashirama had listened to a lot of his rambling in the last two weeks, and even agreed to few of his points. Itama had been furious at Hashirama for letting her leave. Especially without Itama getting to say so much as a goodbye because he'd been doing water elemental practise when the whole affair had taken place.

He meant and continued arguing that Naruto had just acted like she'd always done. To save people. And that we shouldn't have been so welcoming, and then turn our backs on her when she'd done exactly the type of thing that made her so appreciated to begin with.

Hadn't she saved Itama on the same principle? Without prejudgement she'd acted so the most people would survive, in that situation it had been to attack the Uchiha. In this instance, it was to save the Uchiha. He couldn't see what was the big betrayal, since her actions was something they should have predicted in the first place.

When had Naruto ever been the one to sit and watch as people got killed?

Hashirama sighted out loud as he thought of his youngest brothers words, and Mito looked up curiously.

He avoided looking at her and continued circling the kunai he'd been foundling for the last hour around his finger.

Mito made him uncomfortable for some reason. Not really in a bad way, not really, but he felt uneasy whenever he met her eyes, restless somehow.

He'd met Mito two times before when they were young. The last time had been a couple of years before he met Madara and Naruto, and it had been on a visit with his father to Uzu.

Hashirama couldn't remember exactly why they'd gone there, or why he'd been brought along, since his father could have been a lot quicker getting there and back again without him. But he did remember playing games with her and her siblings.

Since Mito was the only one without a twin, she had been forced to pair up with Hashirama for the game. Mito and he had been a good team, they had won every match against the other twins.

Today he couldn't remember the name or exactly how the game went, but it was some sort of ninja play. It had ended abruptly one afternoon when one of her younger sisters had suddenly activated her chakra chains and hit her older brother hard in the head when he was about to catch her. He'd ended up in the hospital for a day with a bad concussion.

It was also then he'd met master Yasu, who compared to how he'd been a few weeks ago was a completeøy different person. He had been quite charming and caring. Doting on the kids and helping them when Mito had pelted to him for help after her brother started bleeding.

When Hashirama had met master Yasu in Uzu this time, he'd barely recognised him, he looked to have aged twenty years instead of ten, and was so grumpy he had to study him for a few minutes before he could conclude it was the same man.

"I think I should go check on Naruto." Said Mito suddenly, interrupting Hashirama's train of thoughts.

Kurou looked up sceptically while Itama seemed to agree wholeheartedly. Hashirama was on the fence, on one hand he understood why they wanted her back, Hashirama wanted that too. But on the other hand she'd broken the code. Tobirama had a good point in sending her away when she was so hard to keep tabs on. Hashirama didn't believe for a second that Naruto intentionally would hurt any of them, but her actions had repercussions.

The Uchiha would be better rested now, and be more ready to fight and therefore kill his own ninjas. It was something he'd never allow, he'd fight tooth and nail to save every last person in his village. To Hashirama, they were all family. On the other hand they might be less grumpy, and hopefully more agreeable to an alliance… He could only hope.

"Are you just going to sit there and stare into the air or actually answer me Hashirama?" Said Mito annoyed.

The Senju leader snapped to attention at the sound of his own name from the red head. "Wha-? Sorry, I was thinking, what did you say Mito?" He asked sheepishly.

The young woman rolled her eyes and repeated her words. "I said I think I'll leave and go look for her tomorrow." She said calmly looking straight into Hashirama's gaze with those intense eyes. She had such dark eyes… Like dark tree bark… They had some brown in them… They were so different from Naruto's. It was odd how well the two got along, since they were so incredibly different. One the voice of reason, the other the voice of the heart.

It still surprised him that those two were related too, maybe distantly and they seriously didn't look anything alike. But he'd heard Naruto had taken easily to fuinjutsu, and it was something the Uzumakis prided themselves on. He'd often thought of Mito and Naruto as polar opposites. Somehow a lot like Madara and Hashirama had been, but maybe not that extreme. The two girls actually agreed from time to time on things. Something that had almost been non existent between him and the Uchiha.

"Well?" She asked exasperated, looking at him as if he had grown a second head since he yet again had failed to answer her. Hashirama felt his ears go red as he finally got his act together.

"No." Said Hashirama and Kurou in unison.

"You will be breaking the rules, sister. Grandfather specifically said-" Started Kurou but was swatted over the head by Mito who sent him a sneer to tell him what she though of his reasoning's.

"Naruto is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She is also the best hope we have of convincing Madara to agree to the alliance. I think her status as banned can actually work in our favour, since Madara will trust her more now that we can't talk as freely with her." Said Hashirama, hating the words coming out of his mouth as he spoke. It sounded very manipulative.

Mito sent him a dirty glare this time. "Favour? What about her? Naruto doesn't do well being on her own Hashirama, she was so silent when she came to Uzu, or at least as silent as that girl can ever be. Do you have any idea how much she changes around people? Well I do. Naruto starts caring about them way too soon because she's afraid of being alone, it's like that with everyone. Her worst fear is solitude, Hashirama. And I also don't like her talking to that man, they are a cursed clan. Nothing good can come out of caring for an Uchiha." She said and folded her arms and looked darkly at Kurou, daring him to contradict her.

Hashirama shifted in his seat as he contemplated her words.

Solitude…

Naruto had spent so much time alone in her life, it made sense she didn't want to be alone anymore. She'd adapted so quickly to him and Madara when they met as kids too. Maybe it was because she was so desperate for friends that she'd declared them her precious people after only two meetings… It might also explain why she dreamed of Konoha so strongly, sometimes even more then Hashirama did.

He felt a raging guilt turn his stomach as he looked back into those dark eyes of Mito. They might not be sky blue like Naruto, but they were sort of pretty in their own calm way… Like a secure clearing in the forest.

"I feel bad for Naruto, I truly do. No one wishes things were differently more then I do. Once we've solved things with the Uchiha my first priority is to get on good terms with her again. But for now there is nothing we can do, I have to prioritize my village before her, and so should you, Mito. It will get worse if we try to contact her now, Madara might find out she knows you and understand where our protection truly comes from. Then Uzu will get caught in this mess as well. Right now Naruto is protecting us all by taking the blame, and she did it of her own free will. Because she wants to stop this war and make sure non of her precious people have to suffer. Please Mito, trust Naruto. Trust me. We will make things right again, we just need a little time."

"I'm so sorry Naruto! I didn't know this would happen. You're a life saver, you truly are. I can't bring Hiruzen over since little Kyo is down with the chickenpox and I can't let him get sick as well. He's so small and you know how he was born prematurely so I can't risk him getting sick. I owe you yet again. Diapers are underneath the counter, and I think some towels are in the bathroom. Feel free to make yourself as home dear. I'll be back in a few hours, max four I swear, I just have to stay there until one of our neighbour gets home from her shift. Thank you so much Naruto, I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here." Rambled Ren so quickly Naruto had problems catching everything said.

She was having a small panic attack at the prospect of babysitting for the first time in her life. She'd never gotten these missions as a genin, probably because no one wanted 'the demon' around their children.

Naruto wasn't entirely sure how it had happened. Ren had to go over the street and babysit someone elses child since both of the neighbouring five year old's parents had been summoned for an urgent mission. Something about going to Karonichi village to check if everything was OK. Then Sarutobi Sasuke had been asked to go as well, and before she knew it she was watching baby Hiruzen for the afternoon until some girl would come and take over for Ren in the neighbouring house and she could come back to her son.

So there Naruto sat with a baby she still had problems not calling Jiji.

As a very restless person Naruto wasn't used to sitting this still for so long. The urge to go out screaming had hit her a few times, but so far she'd held the impulse in check. It wouldn't do her any good in the long run to abandon an infant to his own devise. She looked down at the baby resting in her lap and wondered what on earth she was supposed to entertain this thing.

"You know Jiji, I know for a fact that you're going to become a really good shinobi." Naruto said and smiled reassuringly down at the baby. Hirzuen looked curiously up at her with a toothless grin. He was sort of adorable.

"Yeah, they will call you a God of shinobi you know. Truly a great man you were. Always looking after me when I was your age." She said and stroke his hairless head.

The baby looked widely back at her and gaped widely. Was he hungry? But then he started waving his arms wildly, as if he was trying to row a boat without the necessary equipment. He finished the act with a sequel of joy. So maybe he wasn't hungry... Naruto had no idea how to speak baby, and what could she do if he was hungry anyway? Ren was next door, and she'd told her very sternly never to leave the baby out of her sight or take him over.

"I'm having real issues here Jiji. I can't get my friends to cooperate at all." She started saying, deciding she needed to unload some of her crap on her old mentor since she had this opertunity.

"Hashirama is good, kind and always helpful, but I think he's out of his depths right now. So I have to help him getting through to Madara, dattebyo. That is my other friend, he recently grew taller then me, which I don't really like, and have even wilder hair then I do. He's a little confused right now, I also think he might have hit his head at some point, since he somehow got it into his head that he loves me. Which I think is absurd of course. Mentally I'm like… twelve years older. And physically he should be like… I don't know, I was never good at maths, but he should be decades older then me. I know that might sound confusing Jiji, but truth is it's really messed up." She rambled, feeling better to have such a captivated and energetic audience. It also was comforting to know he wouldn't understand a thing she said.

"They are at war with each other, and I keep trying to get them to sort things out. But Madara won't listen to me. He is sooo stubborn, dattebato. You know, I feel like Sakura in this situation. Like team seven when Sasuke-teme and I fought and she tried to get us to square up… My, I have a new found respect for that girl for not blowing up more often then she did. I feel like I want to pummel Madara's head repeatedly against a brick wall until he gets the point sometimes." She explained and tickled his stomach as he laughed and waved his hands. The boy seemed to enjoy her rambling quite bit and twisted from side to side as he looked up at Naruto.

"What do you think Jiji? Do you know what you would have done in this situation? You know, if you where about one and a half metre taller and all wrinkly again? Any advise for me?" Naruto asked and Hiruzen fussed in his mysterious baby language.

"I don't know if I should do that Jiji. I don't want to fight either of them, not only do I know that they are strong, but I don't feel violence is the key to this problem." She said, trying to imagine his baby talk was actually serious answers of the kind the sandaime would have given her. The baby started laughing again.

"You are absolutely right Jiji. They will some day be citizens of Konoha again, so I should view them as family, which means I protect them, dattebyo. Good answer." She said and grinned back at Hiruzen with all teeth showing.

Apparently this frightened the boy, since next minute he was howling and crying while Naruto tried desperately to calm him down.

It was a depressing sight how much destruction the village had suffered. Katsu and Madara was standing in the middle of what used to be Karonichi village as nightfall came upon them. There was barely a house standing anymore.

Madara walked through the wreckage of the torn buildings and stepped over a Senju corpse. It had probably been one of Hashirama's shinobi who'd been stationed here to keep out Uchiha's such as himself from doing business with Karonichi.

Izuna was searching further up ahead for anything of value. It was a sad truth that when a village fell, it was free reign for everyone who got there first. Someone had already been here it seemed, probably the survivors.

It looked like there had been some to live through the destruction, he could see civilians huddling here and there. Looking shell shocked and sometimes injured with burn marks. They couldn't do anything for them, they had enough to deal with themselves at the moment. Karonichi village had also never done anything for the Uchiha before, they were the Senjus allies, and Madara had little patience with people like that. Naruto being the only exception to this.

Katsu started looking through what once had been a slaughter house, while Madara continued up ahead. Maybe they'd find some blankets, you could never get enough of them during winter.

Madara wasn't a cold hearted man, but in situations like this it was better to try and think about rational things. Like what would benefit his own people. But even as he dragged out a half burned rug from some of the ruins he could smell the burned flesh in the air, the smoke and dust still lingering lower down. And felt himself shiver while thought of the fate of those who'd not been lucky enough to save themselves.

It truly looked like a version of hell.

"It's horrifying isn't it?"

The voice came out of nowhere, and it startled Madara so greatly he almost jumped in surprise, instead he whirled around on the spot, staring wide eyed into the dark half torn house behind him.

"Who's there?" He said, commanding an answer by the tone of his voice.

"It's horrifying what lack of power can do..." Said the hoarse dark voice, ignoring his question.

"I said, who are you?" Repeated Madara and held up his kama. He knew Izuna and Katsu was out of hearing range by now, but hopefully this person was just a begging survivor who'd try a poetic approach to get something from him.

In the darkness two yellow eyes suddenly shone back at him. Madara couldn't see anything else but shadows though, the person had to be covered in sooth or something for the Uchiha not being able see him properly.

"No one important… I'm just an observer Uchiha-san. I mean no harm… I came because of the commotion that awful beast created… I tried, but failed to save anyone..." He rasped out in that horrible voice. Madara tensed at the word 'beast'.

'An animal had done all this? What sort of animal could do so much damage?'

"Are you hurt?" Asked Madara suddenly wondering if it was the injuries that made him sound so awful.

The person paused for a second, but then found his broken voice again. "Only in my spirit… That yonbi is such a dreadful evil thing. Only a piece of a puzzle that can't be controlled or think properly." The yellow eyes said and seemed raise in height. As the person had been sitting in the dark and rose up.

'The yonbi? As in one of the tailed beasts? That did all this? No wonder there so much fire around here. And that explains the dark hard substance all around since the yonbi can use lava.' Madara thought and then registered what else he'd mentioned.

With a jolt Madara startled at his words. "Piece?" He questioned and took a step closer.

"Off course… It was originally the ten tails… Controlled and utilised for the better good of the world..." Muttered the person, and Madara felt a shiver go up his spine. The ten tails… He'd never heard of anyone knowing of that except Naruto, Hashirama and himself. How could this random civilian know of that?

This… This person.. Or was it a person? It couldn't be… What was the name again?

Zeus?

"Who are you?!" He growled, suddenly tense as a rock while he kept his Kama pointing towards the darkness. "Give me your name creature!" Madara demanded while he felt sweat gathering on his brow. Words Naruto had spoken so many years ago coming back to him clearer then ever.

"Creature? What makes you call me that? Have you heard of me somehow? I wouldn't be surprised, that evil girl has been filling your head with lies hasn't she? Namikaze Naruto I believe her name is..."

Madara felt his teeth clench at his words, he remembered the name now, black Zetsu. The creature tailing the descendants of Hagoromo's sons and making trouble. Always making sure there was never rest.

"Shut up. I know what you are, she told me everything about you." He hissed and took another step forwards.

He wondered why he felt so scared. This black lump didn't feel very powerful, there was no intensity of power or even killing intent. Maybe it was because it was dawning on him that if everything Naruto said was true, it meant this thing was both old and very slippery. And it had come for him. Which meant…

Indra… his reincarnation...

"Namikaze told you her lies I'm sure, but before you do something you might regret later, will you not hear me out? You've only heard that abnormality's version of events." Said the black creature and the eyes came closer.

"I hardly think that will change my opinion. And calling Naruto an abnormality is highly sarcastic coming from you. I'll kill you for her myself." Snarled Madara back.

"She shouldn't exist..." Said Zetsu urgently, seeing that Madara truly meant what he'd said.

"I've kept track of her for years, just like she's done with me. Whatever she's told you about herself and where she came from is not true. Namikaze Naruto was never a permanent inhabitant of Itanika village for example, she just happened to be there when your clan destroyed it. What makes you believe whatever else she told you is true, Madara?

Madara's hand faulted, his arm twitched slightly at Zetsu's words.

The shadow took the opportunity to continue. "She shouldn't be here, she's a liar and a deceit. Namikaze Naruto is a creature that does not belong in this world. Have you never wondered how she got so powerful? Even though no one taught her before you met her? People like you have become powerful through learning and being taught the arts of shinobi, but don't you find it miraculous that a homeless girl with no village, friends or family became so strong?" He asked taking a step closer. Madara started going backwards, teeth clenched as he glared at the shadow.

He didn't want this disgusting thing to play mind tricks on him. He knew Naruto, knew she was good. The loveliest person he'd ever met. This sorry excuse of a being shouldn't get to him like this.

And yet… Yet what he said had often bothered him. He didn't understand how she'd become so strong. Not being able to reply properly, to shot him down in his arguments, Zetsu started again. But wisely didn't come another step closer to the Uchiha.

"My powers are greatly inferior to hers. I stand no chance against something like that. What my abilities can do is sense. I'm what you would call a sensor and a tracker. But unlike humans I don't sense for chakra. I sense souls." He explained in that croaky annoying voice.

"That makes sense. According to Naruto you've been tracking the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura through their descendants for a very long time. This is how you found them I gather." Growled Madara, understanding what wasn't being said, the reason Zetsu was talking to him, and only him.

"Yes… I can also merge into anything. I can pass through water, earth and fire. All I need is a little shadow." Said Zetsu, and if he'd had a visible mouth Madara was sure he would have been smiling.

"That's how I can claim Naruto shouldn't exist. Her soul… It is an abnormality." Madara hissed at his words. Furious Zetsu could expect him to fall for such crap. Naruto was anything but wrong. She was fucking light itself.

"Eighteen years ago, when Naruto supposedly was six years old she just popped into this world. Where she came from I do not know, but I felt her being created. All I know is that the world became imbalanced, It still is, Madara. She's violating the system." Black Zetsu said with a mournful tone. It was hard to distinguish between emotions, his voice was just so damned rough.

"Shut up… Naruto is trying with everything she got to save people, what the hell would she have done that could violate some system? You're a liar." He growled, but he had yet to attack. Torn between fury and curiosity.

"She's a protector of bijus… Look around you Madara, are they anything to protect? She was in water country a few years ago and saved the sanbi from getting sealed. Saving it for another day to kill and destroy this world. I think she's told you some truth at least. The best lies always have a base of truth in them.

When they stay like pieces, there's almost no control in them. They're stupid, only feeling parts of a whole. Can't reflect on their actions nor feel remorse. If they had managed to seal the thing then it wouldn't stay a problem, but the best would have been to complete it again. Make it controlled and forced under one leader who had power over it, a true jinchuriki."

"Jinchuriki?" Muttered Madara despite himself, he had no idea what that was.

"A human sacrifice, someone who can control and jailer the monster, that's what the Uzumaki clan named them at least." Said black Zetsu, and as he moved Madara thought he could see a contrast between the dark shed and a humanoid black shape. A blackness shaped as a man in the shadows.

"Off course they usually go very unstable afterwards. The monsters starts influencing them, make them go insane I hear. The sealing is usually faulty, and not permanent enough for a whole human lifespan. You never know what might push a jinchuriki over the edge, and then the monster comes out. In truth, only the Uchiha with their powerful eyesight can truly ever control them properly." Black Zetsu ranted off, his round yellow orbs of eyes intent on the Uchiha.

"Shut.. up! This is rubbish, why the hell are you telling me this? I'm not helping you gather the nine bijus to create the ten tails. I'm not helping you save your fucking mum! You just said that the best lies are those who are based on truth. Naruto has done nothing to warrant my distrust, you on the other hand is the dodgiest thing I've ever put my eyes on. So why the fucking hell should I believe a word you say? You are not even human, I should kill you myself, right now." Madara said and finally managed to break out of his strange compelling sensation he'd had up until now to listen.

"Then I guess it's time for me to go then, but I should tell you one more thing before I do. The Kyubi has been missing for over six years now. An odd coincidence that it disappeared the same week as Namikaze Naruto visited him, isn't it?"

Author note: Thank you once again for reading this story, you are so wonderful for taking the time.

Black Zetsu makes his appearance! Dum,dum,dum duuum…

I actually planned for no hints of Naruto being a jinchuriki to be mentioned yet. But I felt it would be a very good way of making Madara distrust her. She has told him a fair few lies after all.

Also, thanks to everyone who leave a comment, I have no one reading through this before posting, so another point of view is truly appreciated and help me get my act together when writing this story.

Please forgive any grammar mistakes, I do the best I can to avoid them but English isn't my native language unfortunately...