*kasumi*

I sliced through the torso of a young boy. The boy stared at me with his beautiful eyes, the eyes I used to see everyday and every night. The same boy who I had always had a crush on. He slowly stumbled backwards, regaining his balance. I looked at him, he looked at me. He lift the sword up in his hands, ready to stab me through the chest. The blade came rushing towards me at full speed, I closed my eyes and just waited for the pain to come. A few minutes passed, that's when I decided to open my eyes. He was no longer in front of me, where did he go?

I looked around the training grounds and caught a glimpse of everyone else and their fights. I spotted one in particular, the blue skinned boy fought with water. A strange and confusing way to die. It was quite messy, I couldn't bare it any longer. I fell to my knees and prayed for forgiveness. Tears started to fall from my eyes as I thought about the massacre that was happening. Lots of innocent children slaughtering others. It's like a sick game of tag.

"YOU!" I heard a scream from in front of me, I looked up to see a slightly short but plump girl. Her blonde hair was sticking to her face where the blood had dried. "YOU KILLED MY BROTHER." Now I remember.

'I'm so sorry please forgive me.' I prayed once again, as the screaming girl ran closer. My eyes remained closed as I took my katana from its sheath and swung it towards the sky. I opened my eyes, the girl was kneeling before me unable to speak. Her throat was slashed, blood spraying every where, even on my face. I gagged at the taste. She tried to talk but all that came out was sickening gurgles, which was her choking on her own blood. I looked at her eyes, the once bright blue spheres, turning a dark, uninhabited colour. Her chubby body fell to the ground with a thud, there she took her last breath.

I looked behind her and saw the boy who was going to kill me. I ran around her and began to cradle him, he wasn't quite dead. The sword he was aiming at me, was pierced through his stomach. "Kasumi, please." He took in a shallow breath before continuing. "Live and avenge." He closed his eyes. I thought he had gone, I started to let the emotion pour out of me, little by little. Starting with small cries. "Kill me." He mentioned again, he was in pain. I gasped, as I nodded in agreement and put one hand under his chin. The other hand was on top of his head, before anything else could be said, I quickly pulled my hands in opposite directions, effectively snapping his neck. I started to scream as I murdered my former best friend.

"ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!"

"Wake up Kasumi." A female voice whispered as I bolted upright, eyes flying open. It was Mei. I put my hand to my face, it was soaked. I had been crying through the nightmare.

"Why won't they go away?" I asked between sobs of agony.

Just at that moment the door flew open, nearly being ripped from its hinges. A dark figure walked in.

"Kasumi-chan, I'm afraid she's gone." I didn't understand what the male was saying. 'She's gone?' I thought as I looked at him, eyebrow raised.

"Who?" I asked, wondering why he would randomly tell me that someone had left. 'I'm so confused.' I thought.

"Yukiko, I'm sorry." He bowed his head as if he was showing me respect.

"Don't worry, she probably needed space," I paused feeling gutted that she didn't say goodbye or let me know if she was alright. "Was she ok when she left?"

The man shook his head, I looked up to Mei and her features were sad. "No, Kasumi, she's dead." Mei whispered softly to me.

I turned my head away and faced my lap, my fingers started to fiddle with the soft sheet on top of me. 'Not another person.' Tears started dripping from my eyes once more. "And I thought this hell called life couldn't get worse." I whispered to no one in particular. I heard footsteps coming closer to me. The clanking of metal made it obvious. The iron clad male began to wrap his arms around me. "NO!" I screamed, "GET AWAY!" I thrashed my arms trying to get him away from me. 'Only bad things happen to people who are near me.' My sub-conscious mentioned. The male threw his arms around me and brought me closer for an embrace. He held on tight so I wouldn't hurt anyone, let alone myself.

I sobbed in his arms, for what seemed like hours. I felt a pin prick in my neck, then started going drowsy. Before I knew it, the world went blank.

The blackness faded to a beautiful scene, lovely green grass covered an amazing hill. At the top stood a huge Sakura tree.

I stood up from where I was laying and started to slowly walk up the small hill. There were a few people sitting on a blanket, sharing the shade from the tree. I looked to the sky, not a cloud in sight. 'Such a beautiful day.' I thought, as I closed my eyes and let the sun shine down on my pale skin.

I continued to walk after a moment. My eyes still half shut as I walked. When I reached the top I sat down with the group of people. I opened my eyes fully and instantly recognised them.

"Yukiko?" I asked, not believing my eyes. Surely they were fake. She nodded and smiled at me, before stuffing her face with a small chocolate cake.

"We've been waiting." A male voice mentioned, I looked from Yukiko to a boy who looked exactly like Yagura-kakka. I bowed my head to him. On his lap, sat a small turtle-like creature with three tails protruding from its backside.

I looked at it with awe. "Can I pet it?" I asked as I drew my hand closer to it. Suddenly, spikes grew out of its back, warning me away. I withdrew my hand and sweat dropped. "Haha, ok, I guess that's a no?"

Yagura laughed at this, before continuing: "You know why you are here?" He looked at me, expecting an answer, I just shook my head. "Right, you guys have a chakra brand on you. So I can call you when needed." He pointed to his left ankle, I looked down to mine to see a faint circle with three crossing lines.

I stared at him, my mouth agape. "Ok, so what do you need, sir?" I asked politely.

"Yukiko, Mangetsu, Jinin and Yoichi are no longer living, but they can assist you." He mentioned, not making any sense.

I raised an eyebrow. "Yes, but that doesn't make sense." I stated quite bluntly.

"You need to stop Madara and the Akatsuki." He dead panned, slamming his palm to his face. "Yoichi, please explain." I turned my head to Yoichi, another graduate. His once pale face was now covered in scars. His short brunette hair now a complete mess.

"I was murdered, trying to get intel on them." He said, he raised his arm and pulled his sleeve up. Along his wrist was presumably burn marks. I looked at him, my face horror stricken. "I was held down by one of the members, who's name is Kakuzu. He has four hearts," he paused for a moment. "He's immortal whilst his hearts are beating. They were stolen from great shinobi that he killed." Before I could ask the question, he grabbed my hand and he began to glow. Chakra swirled around him coming closer to me. I tried to back away but his grip was too tight. His body started to fade as the chakra soaked into my skin. Before he disappeared he said: "Now you have the water affinity." Just like that, he was gone.

I was stunned at his disappearance, especially since I didn't get much of an explanation.

"This will help to take out Madara, as he uses fire." Yagura mentioned. I looked from my hand to his face. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. 'Is this real?' I thought.

"Why? What has he done wrong?" I asked, Fed up with being confused.

"He plans to merge the tailed beasts and create an illusion world." He replied, his face completely straight, no smile at all. 'So, he's serious then?' I asked myself.

"Surely, an illusion is better than reality?" I asked, beginning to wish I was having a normal dream.

"Not this one." They were his only words.

"My gods will help you when you're in need." Yukiko nearly shouted with excitement. I looked to her, before noticing twelve translucent beings around her. One of the beings stepped closer to me.

"One of my followers is a member, be careful." He spoke with a tone of authority. I nodded my head. Yukiko smiled at me, then handed me her Crystal necklace from around her neck. I quickly shoved it on.

"You both need to find the boy with a heart of gold." Spoke another male, I looked round and noticed Zabuza, without his sword but with another companion. His companion had long black hair, I think it's a female.

"Yes, he is a pure soul." The dark haired person mentioned. "Naruto Uzumaki." He/she finished. Zabuza started to walk off. The dark haired person following his lead. They both suddenly turned to dust and returned to the ground.

I nodded,as I moved my eyes back to Yagura. All this information was confusing me. "Both you and Kisame must work together." He whispered.

"Meet my brother and his team!" Stated a professionalised Mangetsu. I nodded again, still completely speechless.

I could feel my eyes getting heavy, willing me to fall out of consciousness. "Kasumi, meet me in Takigakure!" Kisame shouted, just before I fell to the soft grassy ground.

I shot up right. "Where am I?" I asked, as I looked at my surroundings. It seemed as though I was in a hospital. The pale walls seemed to taunt me, the chemical smell made me gag. I looked around and saw Mei staring at me. I looked down to my chest and noticed a crystal necklace. 'Someone must have planted it to freak me out.' I thought. I threw the cover off of me and inspected my ankle. Sure enough, the circle and the lines were still there. "I know what I need to do." I whispered, as I jumped off of the bed and raced to get a map.