A/N: So *drum roll* a new chapter! Yay! This one is a little intense.

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They stood at the entrance leading out of Suna. It was time to go back to Konoha and though Kakashi hadn't fully recovered, he was fit enough to travel. Only because Gai was going to support the copy nin, much to Kakashi's enjoyment. There was an awkward moment as they all said goodbye but when Gaara and Naruto shook hands, tears formed in Ana's eyes. Then it was her turn to say farewell.

"So…" She smiled awkwardly, scratching at her head feeling nervous. "I guess this is goodbye then."

"Yes, but not for long I'm sure," Gaara smiled and much to the surprise of everyone he leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on Ana's cheek. He pulled away, his cheeks tinted a rosy red.

Then they were gone, running hard in the direction of Konoha, it was going to be a long journey. Unlike her time spent with Team Gai, this time she had Sakura's hate-filled gazes cast her way. Though Neji and TenTen kept her company for the most part. Naruto was too obsessed with racing Lee to prove his youth or some such nonsense. When Ana finally spied the gates of Konoha, relief washed through her like a summer storm. They were met by a couple of Chunin who told Ana and Sakura to report to the hokage and the rest to report in at the hospital.

"Tenchi Bridge?" Tsunade asked as Sakura relayed the information Sasori had told them.

"Yes, three days from now," Sakura replied, her head bowed slightly in respect of her teacher.

Ana was in the room with them, though she didn't understand why because as far as she was aware it only took one person to relay information. She guessed it was because she was the one he told the information to but still she could be spending her time training, something she knew she sorely needed. Tsunade moved outside onto the stairwell, looking out over the village and they followed her, Sakura staring worriedly at the hokage and Shizune. Ana leant on the wall behind her and crossed her arms across her chest looking up into the sky. "So… we going to the bridge then?" she asked after a long pause, "though besides getting information on this Orochimaru guy I don't really see the point… chances are it's a trap. One that could be the Akatsuki's doing or Orochimaru's."

"What do you mean?" Shizune asked her and Ana shrugged in response, closing her eyes.

"…So it really never crossed your mind that this spy of Sasori's could be a double agent?" Ana asked after a long pause.

"Who cares!?" Sakura shouted, annoyed at the raven haired girl, "if it means getting Sasuke-"

"Sasuke this. Sasuke that. You're like a broken record." Ana's eyes snapped open, glaring at the pinkette, "seems little pinky can't grasp the facts about the traitorous Uchiha."

"Don't call him that!"

"Would you like me to call him a back stabbing self-obsessed blinded fool?"

"I'm warning you," Sakura said clenching her fist tightly as it glowed with her chakra.

"You just can't handle the truth, no one around here can when it comes to their precious Uchiha… oh you all blame Itachi… yeah Itachi killed his clan but unless he somehow switched bodies with Orochimaru it wasn't him who made Sasuke run away. Your darling Sasuke is a traitor, he abandoned his friends and chose power, he is just like every other bad guy out there."

"Shut up," Tears welled up in her light green eyes, "just shut up!"

"She is so useless," Ana remarked watching the pinkette flee her sobs loud and irritating.

"Sakura-chan is powerful, not useless," Shizune said in the pink haired girls defence.

"Yeah she might have that destructive force and her fantastic medical ninjutsu going for her, I respect that, but she never utilises it properly. She always wants someone to save her as though she is this fairy tale princess and she needs to learn that there are no fairy tales in life. You can't sit around and expect your prince to riding on a white steed to save you from the dragon… she wants Sasuke to be her prince and she is blinded by that ideal. Just like Naruto and his need to keep the bond he had with Sasuke. They both need to learn you can't get everything you want."

"She is right Shizune," Tsunade said in defeat, "I taught Sakura well but she is blinded by her love for Sasuke."

"Who will you send on this mission?" Shizune asked quietly.

"Team Kakashi of course," Tsunade said with a smile.

"But Tsunade-sama," Shizune said, her eyes going wide, "Kakashi is in the hospital, he won't have recovered in time and Naruto… he is too involved to be in this mission and Team Kakashi is missing a member."

"Naruto has to go," Ana told her as a sigh escaped her mouth, "Naruto is as much involved in this as Sakura and Kakashi. To leave him behind would be cruel and unfair, not when he has come this far."

"You just said Naruto was blind-"

"I know what I said," Ana snapped before huffing, "just because I feel that way doesn't mean you should keep him out, besides you wouldn't be able to stop him from going."

"Ana's right," A voice above them called out and Ana smirked, leaning further into the wall, a mess of blonde hair appearing in her vision, "I'm going on the mission dattebayo!"

Ana closed her eyes, a headache pressing against her skull. Naruto began a long winded speech on how he was going to find the perfect team mate. Ana tuned him out, absently rubbing at her temples and when Naruto left, she finally turned to leave. A hand grabbed the back of her jacket and she turned to see Tsunade, worry blooming through as she saw the serious look on the older women's face.

"Come with me," Ana was forced to go, she didn't have a death wish and judging by the look on her face Ana would have signed one had she refused. The young witch was led into a hospital room, where two other shinobi waited, her hair rose in the back of her neck and she knew what was coming wasn't good. "Ana, this is Yamanaka Inoichi," the blond haired male gave her a nod, "and the other shinobi is Nara Shikaku."

"Pleased to meet you," Ana said hesitantly.

"The reason why you are here," Tsunade began, choosing her words carefully, "is because of what happened during your mission to rescue the kazekage. Sakura has informed of a startling event that happened, which has been confirmed by Naruto and Kakashi." She motioned with her hand for Ana to sit on the bed, "they say that they saw a man, foreign like you. This man threatened Naruto, then seemed to disappear inside you. Is this true?"

"Yes."

"Who is this man?"

"None of your business."

"This man threatened Naruto. Naruto is a member of the leaf. That makes it my business."

"Just leave me alone. I will deal with it." Ana shouted as she stood from the bed, realising with a sudden feeling of dread that she couldn't move. Her green eyes shot up, looking panicked only to see the resigned face of the hokage.

"I had hoped you would co-operate willingly but this is why I had Shikaku and Inoichi come. Inoichi is going to look into your mind whilst Shikaku will keep you on the bed." Tsunade said, turning away from the stricken girl and giving a nod to Inoichi.

OoO

He had never been a mind so blank before. Usually thoughts and memories attacked him upon entry, it was chaos. But this girl's mind was a landscape of murky grey fog. A cold sweat ran down his neck as he wandered the expanse of Ana's mind, looking desperately for something. Anything to give him some sign that this was a normal mind. A door appeared in the distance and he made his way towards it.

A roar sounded behind him, making him freeze and turn back around to face the way he had come. Tendrils of darkness crawled their way through the grey fog, tainting it and absorbing it. With each movement the darkness only grew but the process was slow. A tug on his sleeve brought Inoichi's attention downwards, surprised by the sight of the little girl that smiled up at him before casting an anxious look at the moving darkness.

"We need to go mister," she told him seriously, trying to pull him towards the door. It was his instinct as a father that had him following the girl through the door. "Big sister made the door. She makes all the doors."

The door brought him to another landscape, this time a meadow. Lush and green, surrounded by trees with red and orange leaves. The sun burned brightly above them as they landed safely on the grass, the door closing and disappearing behind them.

"Are you Ana?" Inoichi asked after noticing the young girl shared the same striking eyes as Ana.

"Yep," the girl said, beaming happily at the man.

"How old are you Ana?"

"I'm six," she held up six fingers proudly, "big sister is eleven and he is older but I dunno because I'm not allowed to ask him. Big sister says he is a bad man."

"I see," Inoichi murmured, he mind trying to process the information given to him. He was curious about this big sister and he person. But he knew better than to ask more in-depth questions to a girl with the mentality of a child. So instead he decided to keep it simple. "Do you know why you are here?"

"I protect Ana's mind," the little girl told him, "I stay here in the meadow and keep it safe from him."

"Well aren't you the tough little soldier," Inoichi told her. "Do you protect the meadow from the shadows from earlier?"

The green eyed girl nodded, a scared look passing over her features. "We call it," she paused, pressing a finger to her bottom lip as she tried to recall the name. "umm… it's a hard name… it has big words in it."

"Infinitus Tenebrae," a new voice popped up from in front of them, sounding much like the little girl's except slightly older. "I'm Hogwarts Ana, you've already met Childhood Ana." She motioned between the two of them, "you are here to look at our memories."

It wasn't a question and Inoichi found himself feeling guilty, something that hadn't happened before. Of course when entering a mind, there were no physical manifestations of memories, just thoughts. But he was beginning to understand that with Ana, normal wasn't applicable. "Yes, I need to check-"

"Our mental state," Hogwarts Ana cut him off, "you won't be able to see our memories."

"Why?"

"War Ana's protecting them!" Childhood Ana piped up cheerily, "so he won't get them."

"I don't understand," truly he didn't, this whole thing was confusing. "Who is he? Why are there three Ana's in her mind?"

"The second question is easy enough to explain," Hogwarts Ana told him, "the three Ana's represent the memories of the significant moments in her life. I represent the time she was told she was a witch and was accepted into Hogwarts. I am a manifestation of that moment."

"I'm the childhood memories," Childhood Ana piped up again, "I'm a manifesto…manifest…mani-thingy…of Ana's childhood. The abuse she suffered at the hands of her relatives and the moments of accidental magic is what I represent."

"War Ana…is well what it says on the tin…the Ana who went through the Battle for Hogwarts." Hogwarts Ana shrugged, "we don't interact much with her, and she's very jumpy and suspicious of everyone. Always yelling about constant vigilance."

"I see," Inoichi frowned as he was slowly piecing together how Ana's mind functioned.

"The meadow is the centre of it all. It connects everything together. That's why Childhood Ana protects it. He can't get passed because he is too dark and corrupt. Childhood Ana is pure and innocent." Hogwarts Ana sighed folding her arms across her chest, "he has a name, but Childhood Ana doesn't like to hear it." She motioned with her head at Childhood Ana and the little girl nodded and skipped away to play with the daisies at the bottom of the meadow. "Tom Marvolo Riddle. That's what we call him and he was the one that horrible pink girl saw. He appeared before Ana and told her that he was a horcrux, living inside of her."

"A horcrux?"

"Yes, it's a term given to an object that holds a piece of someone's soul that has been spilt from the body. But we aren't sure what he is. If he was just a horcrux he shouldn't be able to do this much to Ana. He controls the Infinitus Tenebrae, and is slowly plunging Ana into darkness. War Ana is trying to find out but with each section of Ana's mind Tom possesses the harder it is to find that information."

"You're saying Ana is in danger of being possessed by darkness. If that happens then she will become a threat to Konoha. She will have to die."

"D-die," A small voice sounded behind Inoichi. Childhood Ana stood there, her hands that were holding a bouquet of daisies trembled, her large green eyes filling with tears. "Y-you're going to kill us? I-I thought you were good."

The sky above them darkened significantly, lightening crackling and thunder roaring. But it was dulled, like a shield protected them from the dark, but it shimmered and cracked. Weakening as the Infinitus Tenebrae pushed down on it and Childhood Ana broke down. Hogwarts Ana hurried over her younger self and tried to placate the girl.

"We won't die honey, remember Naruto won't let them."

"N-Naruto? Big brother?"

"Yes, big brother… Naruto will protect us."

The memories of the blonde haired boy began to placate the girl, but not quick enough. A tendril of darkness slipped into the cracks. It twisted its way down and before either of the girls could react it ensnared Inoichi in its grasp. Before disappearing, taking Inoichi with it. The shield above them shimmered once more, the cracks disappearing and the meadow was stable once more.

Inoichi felt like his insides where being ripped out, like he was being stuffed into the smallest tube ever. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't see. He felt like he was dying. Then suddenly it was over, he could breathe again and though his vision was blurry, he could see. Though as soon as his vision cleared, he wished he couldn't see. He was in a dark room, illuminated only by the occasional candle stick that floated in the air. It was bare except for a throne, high on a platform. Upon the throne sat a figure, regal looking, with a crown of silver snakes upon his head.

"Could you imagine my surprise when an unwanted visitor weaselled its way into my precious Ana's mind? A filthy muggle at that. Yes, you might have this chakra but without magic that's all you are. A disgusting filthy muggle. You taint her mind with your presence muggle." The man on the throne spoke, calmly and coldly. "But I suppose I should be grateful, you've presented me with a delightful opportunity."

"Tom Riddle," Inoichi whispered as he realised who the crowned figure was.

"My name is not for the likes of you to speak muggle," he hissed angrily before calming once again. He waved his hand in a lazy arc and in front of Inoichi appeared a screen. It showed himself, unconscious propped up against Shikaku who was talking to Tsunade. Ana lay on the bed, unconscious as well. The outside world. "You see, your presence here has distracted the three Ana's, allowing me to slip through and control my precious girl. All I need is for you to return to your body and I shall follow you back through Ana's mind and take over. Simple really."

"I won't do it," Inoichi said firmly, he wouldn't put Konoha at risk.

"You won't? Too bad," Tom lifted his hand, a menacing smile on his face, "this is going to hurt. Crucio!"

Inoichi screamed. In all his life as a shinobi he had never felt such excruciating pain. His nerves were on fire and his muscles spasmed. Distantly he could see his body in the real world reflecting his pain but it didn't matter. He only wanted it to stop. The pain was lessened, Tom having lifted the intensity of the spell. Out of survival instinct Inoichi released his jutsu and was sent plummeting back into his body. He woke gasping painfully surrounded by Shikaku and Tsunade, but he shrugged them off. His eyes fixing on Ana as the girl stirred.

Ana sat up in the bed, free from Shikaku's jutsu, and stretched lightly. She sat with her head tilted forward, her hair covering her eyes. Her body trembled in excitement. It had been so long since he was free, and now he had full control over Ana's body. Oh the possibilities were endless.

"Ana, are you okay?" Tsunade asked, approaching the girl slowly. Inoichi's hand shot out and gripped her wrist.

"Don't!" His voice was panicked as he shook his head. "That's not Ana."

"Not Ana?" The green eyed witch spoke. Tsunade noticed the difference immediately, her voice was colder and full of hatred. "I am Ana," slowly she lifted her head and grinned manically as she saw the other flinch. Her once green eyes were now a startling shade of red, filled with a cold murderous look. "And I am very much alive."

Ana laughed. It made Tsunade's skin crawl and suddenly she felt like she was watching Orochimaru only much worse. A fear arose within the hokage unlike she had ever felt before. She trembled but refused to step back, no matter how much she wanted to. Ana jumped of the bed and made her way to the door, pausing before opening it.

"If you try and stop me leaving," she grinned, "I will slaughter everyone in this village and bathe in their blood." She slid open the door and walked out. She was two floors down from the hospital room when a voice called out to her from behind and a sinister smile found its way onto the red eyed girls face. She had longed for this moment.

"So, did you get declared insane? Ha ha I couldn't wait to see the look on your face when it happened so I came over." Sakura grinned. Unaware of the change in Ana.

Ana said nothing as she turned around, her red eyes boring into the pastel green eyes of the kunoichi. She tilted her head, smiling as Sakura flinched and turned around. Her hand rose and with it Sakura hovered in the air, forcibly turned around by the magic Ana was using. "Where are you going Sa-ku-ra," she pronounced each syllable slowly, "didn't you want to see the look on my face?"

"Y-You're a monster," Sakura shouted.

"Yes, I am," she giggled, the sound was wrong, a giggle shouldn't be filled with so much darkness. "Are you scared of the monster? You should be." Her hand tightened into a fist watching as Sakura gasped for air. She relished in the way Sakura kicked at the air, her hands around her throat trying to breathe. The way her eyes widened and tears poured from them. It was beautiful and it made her want more. She released the spell keeping her in the air and allowed her to breathe again. Sakura immediately tried to crawl away but Ana wasn't done yet. Her wand fell into her hand and pointed it at the pinkette. "Don't run pinky, the fun is just beginning." Red eyes narrowed, "crucio!"

The dark magic pulsing through her veins felt good, the screams of her victim only heightening the delicious power. It was tempting and addicting, she wanted more. She wanted to make Sakura bleed and so she did. She sent a small cutting curse towards the other girl's leg, smiling sadistically as the red liquid dripped onto the white floor. She laughed as she realised she half expected Sakura's blood to be pink. Sakura's screams reverberated through the walls.

"Ana! Stop this!" Ana frowned, that wasn't Sakura's voice. Her eyes glanced up from Sakura's screaming form to see Naruto standing there. The curse was lifted immediately at the sight of the blonde, red eyed watching as Naruto went to Sakura and tried to comfort her whimpering form. "What have you done?" Naruto whispered to her, betrayal etched into his blue eyes. "She didn't deserve this."

"She had to be taught a lesson." Red eyes shimmered green, "tch it's always you Naruto. Why do always have to ruin everything!?" The words were said angrily and Ana fought to regain control. Red eyes flew open wide in shock as her head was forced to one side and as her eyes finally returned to normal she realised Naruto had slapped her. Her hand rose to her aching cheek as she looked up to angry blue eyes.

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto shouted, "have you gone insane? How could Sakura deserve this?" He pointed behind him to where Sakura still lay, shivering and twitching on the floor.

"I-I…Merlin…what have I done?" Ana whispered as she fell to her knees. Her fingers clenching tightly and a sob escaping her mouth. "I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I didn't… I wasn't even aware I was doing it."

"She was possessed Naruto," Tsunade said as she finally arrived on scene. She went to Sakura, treating her. "Inoichi told me everything, your mind isn't stable. There is a battle going on in there. Until I can be certain you aren't a liability you are to remain in the hospital. Ward 18, the psychiatric ward. Naruto please escort her there."

"No," Naruto said, moving away from Ana and going over the Sakura, "I want to stay with Sakura."

Ana stared in shock as Naruto didn't look at her, even as Shikaku lifted her up and escorted her to her new room. Naruto didn't acknowledge her. She realised later, as she sat in her white room with a view of the hospital garden, that she had been abandoned by the one person who kept her world together. She cried then, curled up on the single bed of the hospital, her tears soaking into her pillow. How did it all go so wrong?

A/N: So...things with Tom get a little more complicated...I feel so sorry for Ana .. Hopefully the scene with Hogwarts Ana and Childhood Ana made sense...it made sense to me, but I'm unsure if I got the point across.

This chapter wasn't supposed to be like this. I had it planned out where Ana would be reunited with Yamato and they could continue training whilst going to Tenchi Bridge. The next chapter was supposed to have Sasuke in it and I had written it all out and everything. But now that's been changed, the chapter with Sasuke has to be pushed back and some part redone. Oh well. I like how this chapter turned out. Sasuke should appear in either chapter eight or nine.

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