notes: Back again, sorry for the wait. Finals are almost over and Summer is nearly here! This was going to be a somewhat short chapter, but due to all the writing I've been doing in my free time in classes these past few weeks it got tremendously longer than I anticipated. :)

Thanks to all of you who reviewed: Wikedlovely, XionNight, Saiyuri Haruno, pacchiri cherii, StormDragon666, keraii, and Saku-Chan.x. And thanks to those of you who favorited, story alerted, or just read chapter one.

On with chapter two!

Oh, and I'm taking off Zetsu venus-flytrap-pinchers for somewhat-normalcy's sake. Bunch of introductions and descriptions. Also, quite a bit of cussing ahead...

Enjoy!

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Fallen Leaves

Part Two

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"Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."

-Terry Pratchett

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It was cold, Sakura realized.

And absolutely pitch black. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her face. Yet, she waited patiently for the two to enter the darkness as well. Her hands wrapped around her arms for warmth and comfort, she heard Naruto shuffle in after her and then Kakashi after him. The older man pulled the door shut with a click and lightly stepped around Sakura and Naruto, taking the formers hand and murmuring for the blonde to do the same.

She felt Naruto's hand grasp hers and waited, patience starting to slip. Her eyes were starting to adjust to the darkness and she could just barely make out Kakashi's form as he raised an arm and offered it out in front of him, fingers relaxed and palm up.

It seemed so incredibly cliché, Sakura thought, but it somehow fit. As Kakashi stood there with his hand held out in front of him, the white of his one eye disappeared and she guessed that he had closed it. After a few moments, she felt a shift in the air. The temperature dropped a few degrees the rose back up and Kakashi let his hand fall to his side, eye opening again. He looked over at her and probably smiled, she wasn't too sure with the darkness disrupting her sight, squeezing her hand reassuringly before letting go. His voice reached her ears and she felt Naruto's hand tighten around hers.

"Just walk forward, I.S. is having a little trouble with the lighting right now." Here, he chuckled to himself, "It should be cleared up in a moment, so just keep walking straight ahead." She raised an eyebrow in question but Naruto was already starting forward, tugging Sakura along with him. Kakashi followed after them, ruffling Sakura's hair as he walked.

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan. We know this hallway by heart." Kakashi said convincingly. Naruto made a noise as if to agree and she relaxed slightly, getting lost in her thoughts.

What had Kakashi meant by 'hallway'? And what exactly is this I.S. thing? Not for the first time, she speculated as to where she was. This place was so strange, but everything felt oddly right.

They walked in silence, Sakura inwardly contemplating her current predicament, until a sudden noise interrupted the quiet.

The sound of a door opening and clicking shut suddenly reached her ears. Naruto and Kakashi both stopped, the later turning to face the way they had come. Sakura could see his silhouette dimly and tried to peer around him. After a few moments, Kakashi turned back around and shrugged. She opened her mouth to speak, but her words were suddenly turned into a startled yelp when her feet left the floor.

Sakura felt arms wrapped securely around her, carrying her bridal style as they (her and her captor) flew down the apparent hallway, the darkness rushing past them. Naruto and Kakashi cried out her name and she could hear the sound of them rushing after her. Eyes wide and jaw slightly agape, she peered through the dark at the general area of the face of the person holding her.

It was still much too dark for Sakura to see his (it must have been a man by the shape and strength of the chest she was currently curled up against) face clearly, but she could just barely make out a pair of strange silver-ringed eyes glowing in the darkness. The eyes lowered to look at her and she could see the outline of a jaw shift, suggesting that the man was smirking at her.

Sakura felt her cheeks burn and inwardly wished that she could see exactly what this man looked like. I wish those lights Kakashi mentioned would turn on already, this is just ridiculous. She thought to herself, surprisingly completely unaffected by the fact that she was speeding down a dark hallway in the arms of a complete stranger.

Suddenly, a soft hum reached her ears.

Off in the distance, a light flickered on.

Then another...

And another...

And another...

Until the entire hallway was illuminated in the warm florescent light.

Sakura's eyes traveled to the walls of the corridor, the man momentarily forgotten. On either side of the hallway, every ten or so feet, was a bright red door, identical to the one from the meadow. The walls of the hallway were a dusky blue and the floor was covered in a plush forest green carpet. The hallway seemed to go on forever.

And maybe it was just her imagination, but she could have sworn she saw a surprised looking white-haired boy exit one. The boy and door were soon out of sight and Sakura's gaze traveled up a black-clothed arm (she was trying to peer around) to the face of the man carrying her.

The first thing Sakura noted was that she hadn't been hallucinating his eye color. It really was silver-ringed. The next thing she realized was that his hair was spiked, messy, and shockingly orange. Finally, she saw probably the most unusual part of him. Numerous piercings adorned his face-from his nose to his ears to his lips to his eyebrows.

She stared at him for a few moments before he raised a single orange pierced eyebrow. Composing herself, Sakura looked him dead in the eye and crossed her arms (the pose was somewhat uncomfortable in her current position and she hoped her elbow jamming into his chest was just as painful for him).

"And who are you?" She asked, a pointed glare forming in her eyes.

He smirked down at her and lifted his chin slightly, looking down at her out of the corner of his eyes.

"Pein." He said simply, never slowing in his run.

Sakura blinked, arms falling from their crossed position.

"Pain?" She said skeptically, "What type of stupid name is that? What, do you have a brother named Panic?"

He rolled his eyes and his jaw clenched slightly. "No, not P-A-I-N," He said, annoyance biting into his words a bit as he said the letters aloud. "P-E-I-N. Pein."

Sakura sighed exasperatedly, leaving it at that, and gave Pein a reproachful look.

"I don't suppose you'll be setting me down anytime soon, will you?"

He sent her a contemplative look and suddenly stopped. Sakura jolted forward slightly, gasping in surprise, but his arms kept her locked in place against his chest. She opened her mouth to say something when he unexpectedly stepped to the side, a surprised Naruto appearing from behind them and skidding against the carpet before falling to the place they had just been standing. The blonde jumped to his feet instantly and turned on the bemused auburn-haired man.

"Pein! What the hell did you kidnap Sakura-chan for, 'ttebayo?" He demanded, voice echoing down the hallway. Kakashi jogged to a stop behind the three and turned a glare on Pein as well.

"Naruto's right. There was no need in snatching Sakura-chan up like that." Pein rolled his eyes slightly at Kakashi's words, setting the pinkette down. The silver-head continued, "We were just bringing her to the rec room to meet everyone."

Pein sent him a look that said "Somehow, I doubt that." and turned back to Sakura. Now, she could finally take a better look at the rest of his body. A simple fishnet shirt was the only thing covering his torso (at which noticing, Sakura's face turned impressively red), he wore identical pants to Naruto and Kakashi, and (like the other two) he was barefoot.

He bent down a bit and dropped a hand on top of her head, running his fingers through her hair slightly. Not for the first time, Sakura was forced to realize that she was much shorter than the male confronting her. His orange bangs fell into his eyes and his smirk reappeared, giving her a look that made her blush deepen even more. Off to the side, both Naruto and Kakashi had suddenly stiffened considerably.

"So you're Sakura-chan. I must say, it's an honor to finally meet you." She chewed on the inside of her cheek, avoiding his eyes, and his smirk widened. He took her hand in his and brought her knuckles to his lips, gazing sultrily over her hand at her. If it was possible, Sakura's face reddened even more. Naruto bristled, a growl erupting in his chest. Kakashi sent a heated glare at Pein, who returned it wholeheartedly after he straightened and released Sakura's hand. They seemed to share a few unspoken words but Sakura was too busy gushing mentally to care.

"Now," Kakashi said after a intense battle of glares with Pein, "Lets go meet with the others." Naruto grinned and pranced up to Sakura, looping his arm through hers, and headed down the hallway. Sakura was about to inquire as to where they were going, but decided against it and let the blonde pull her along. She could just barely hear Kakashi and Pein conversing as they followed them but she could only guess as to what they were talking about.

After a few moments, Naruto stopped in front of one of the many red doors and knocked twice. Like in the meadow, a golden doorknob appeared but, rather than in the middle of the door, it was placed to the right. The sound of the lock unlocking itself reached her ears and Naruto grasped the knob, turning it and opening the door.

The blonde tugged her inside a perfectly white room (Pein and Kakashi following in after them) then closed the door. The sheer blankness of the room was enough to give her a headache, but as she turned to ask the three where she was, the white-washed walls suddenly turned brown. Small long sections of the walls flipped consecutively into divided pieces of polished wood. The white floor bled away to be replaced by a grey carpet, the ceiling dividing into multiple foot-by-foot tiles that flipped to reveal mix-matched colors.

The entire room, Sakura noted, now looked a lot like her high school library. Of course, with the exception of the books and other furnishings.

But, as she thought this, Kakashi went deeper into the room and fell back as if to sit down. A comfy looking black recliner popped into existence and he fell into it with a relieved sigh. Looking over at her shocked face, his mask lifted slightly as he smiled. As she watched, various other pieces of furniture suddenly appeared, from a widescreen TV to a black-leather couch to a wall-length book case (half full of books, half full of CDs and DVDs) to a coffee table.

It was then that she saw a red-haired boy, perched in a crimson recliner in the corner. He was staring at her intently, sea-foam colored eyes wide and surprised. Naruto seemed to have spotted the new boy and bounded up to him with a wide grin. With the blonde only a few feet away and gradually getting closer, the red-head's face turned blank as he looked away from Sakura and to a suddenly present red door to his right. He calmly got up and went through the doorway, leaving a confused and slightly exasperated Naruto in his wake. The blonde ran back to Sakura, puling her over to the couch and plopping down beside her.

"Who was that?" she asked, still staring in the direction the red door the boy had gone through had been. The space of the wall had reverted back to the wooden panes and a potted bird-of-paradise plant stood in place of the red lazy-chair. "Oh," Naruto said, waving offhandedly, "That was just Gaara. He's kind of shy, but he's really cool once you get to know him, 'ttebayo." He smiled at her and the rosette was vaguely aware of Pein sitting down beside her.

She glanced over at him and spotted a suspiciously familiar book in his hand. His silver eyes darted up to her and he smirked, opening the book somewhere in the middle and began to read. She had just caught sight of the sentence "I'm rolling my eyes, Ig." when Naruto was subtly demanding her attention again.

"So, Sakura-chan," he started, sending her an excited grin, "What do you think of the rec room?" Here, the walls grew blue wallpaper adorned with many smiling yellow suns. Pein frowned at the change and Kakashi (who was holding a manifested remote and was now watching a show with a comical pink dog run from a three-headed alien-chicken on the TV) glanced at the walls and sighed. The grey carpet turned cream and Naruto waited expectantly for the rosette to reply. Turning her attention from Courage to Naruto, she smiled weakly and shrugged.

"It's kind of hard to have a set opinion when I'm so incredibly confused by what exactly is going on." She said, glancing around the room as the walls turned green and a potted fern popped into existence. She waited for something else to happen but is seemed that the room was finally happy with the arrangement. Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Well," he started, "This is the rec room, 'ttebayo." Naruto shot Pein a dirty look when he muttered "Obviously." under his breath. He ignored the blonde and turned a page in his book. Still glaring at Pein, Naruto continued.

"Izzy wanted to give us a room of our own, one where we could all just hang out. So she set this place up." He explained, gesturing to the room. Sakura's brows furrowed in thought before she spoke.

"Izzy?"

Kakashi answered from his recliner before Naruto could say anything. "That's what Naruto calls I.S." Sakura nodded to herself and Naruto scooted closer to her.

"Anyways, this is a really special room, 'ttebayo. It accommodates to our needs or wants and changes things around depending on our moods, it's really cool. We can just think or imagine what we want and Poof! There it is." As if to prove this statement, a bowl of steaming ramen appeared in Naruto's hand. He held it up in victory and then it was gone.

"This room is so awesome; Izzy is amazing for coming up with it and creating it for us, 'ttebayo!" While Naruto grinned, Sakura smiled but then her eyebrows furrowed as something occurred to her.

"If the room changes to match the occupants mood or thoughts, why had it been so blank and white when that boy, Gaara, had been the only one in here?" she asked and Naruto laughed weakly.

"Oh, well, Gaara tends to wonder off in his thoughts when he's alone. Besides," he said, cupping his hand next to her ear so he could whisper to her, "I think he likes the room being white and bare sometimes instead of cluttered with junk and painted bright colors, 'ttebayo."

She nodded in understanding and Naruto smiled at her, head tilted to the side. Then, her expression turned curious and she turned her attention to the rooms other occupants.

"So, who, exactly, is this I.S.-person?" She asked. Both Kakashi and Pein glanced at her before looking over at Naruto expectantly.

"Um," he began, "How do I put it..." he trailed off for a few moments and Sakura sighed, beginning to ask another question, when the sound of a door slamming shut suddenly met their ears. What was that? She thought to herself. The sound was followed by a thud and a long string of loud curses.

"Ah." Pein said, snapping his book shut. The book disappeared and all eyes turned to him. "That would be Hidan." Naruto seemed irritated at this while Kakashi clicked the TV off (the remote disappeared soon afterwards) and turned his attention to a manifested red door to his left. They could still hear curses being shouted but now dull thuds echoed the words, suggesting that this Hidan-person was stomping down the hallway. Pein stood, sending a smirk at Sakura as he approached the door.

"I will inform Hidan of your presence, Sakura-chan." he said, glancing over his shoulder at her, hand on the doorknob. Sakura made a small questionable sound before nodding weakly and Pein turned back to the door. He slipped out into the hallway and they all waited, eyes pinned to the door and air tense. The walls turned an anxious blue and the carpet became a black and white checker-board design. A stereo perched on a small stand appeared off to Sakura's right, but it was ignored as Pein's muffled voice was heard.

Sakura could tell that, due to the anxious atmosphere, whoever this Hidan was she had reason to be nervous. There was a pause after Pein stopped talking and they waited. Kakashi's shoulder were tense and Naruto's fist clenched, blue eyes slightly worried. Suddenly a shout echoed down the hallway and Sakura jumped in her seat.

"What do you freaking mean she's fucking HERE?"

The accusation was followed by a few loud thuds and the door was unexpectedly thrown open. A surprised and enraged man stood in the doorway, violet eyes wild and hard. His otherwise tidy and slicked-back silver hair had a few strands falling in his eyes and his mouth was slightly agape. Sakura filed away the facts that his skin was pale, he was very tall and lean (not surprising considering the build of the others), and his pants were identical to Naruto, Kakashi, and Pein's. Like the other three, he wasn't wearing any shoes.

And he was shirtless.

Sakura tried to keep her eyes from straying down to his bare muscular chest and flat stomach as he panted slightly. Suddenly, the stereo turned on and the faster paced part of the song Bohemian Rhapsody started playing:

I see a little silhouette of a man,

Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango?

Thunderbolts and lightning - very, very frightening me

That is, before it paused mid-lyric, beeped nervously twice, and shut off, transforming into a vase of yellow and white roses.

Hidan held a hand up and pointed his forefinger at Sakura vigorously, his entire stance and expression suggesting that he was perfectly outraged.

"You!" he shouted, voice hard and eyes furious, "What the hell are you doing here?" His shoulders quivered and a bead of sweat rolled down his cheek. Shocked, Sakura started to reply but Hidan's accusing finger traveled between Kakashi and Naruto, who were both regarding the new arrival untrustingly.

"What, in Jashin's name, is she. Doing. HERE?" He yelled again, moving into the room slowly and stiffly, almost predatorily. The walls switched to and from their current blue and a bloody red spastically before they seemed to give up and turn purple. As if to make up for the indecision, a hot-tub popped into existence in the far right corner. Pein calmly slipped in behind Hidan, closing the door as well, and sent the man an exasperated look.

"Hidan." He said blankly. The silver-head whirled around to face him, shouting his reply.

"Fucking what, Pein?"

The auburn-head shot him a chilling glare.

"Shut up."

Hidan's mouth snapped shut at the deadpan and the other three watched on in a mixture of curiosity and anxiety. Pein strode past him to sit back down beside Sakura.

"Now," he started, silver eyes glinting in warning, "Introduce yourself to Sakura-chan." Pein inclined his head to the rosette and Hidan's glare turned to her. He seemed to be gathering his words but then threw his hands into the air and stalked back to the door.

"Fuck this shit!"

Sakura flinched as the door slammed shut and Pein sighed, muttering an irritated "Idiot." under his breath. Naruto, on the other hand, seemed to be in a much better moon now that Hidan was gone. He wrapped an arm around Sakura's shoulders and pulled her closer to him, grinning broadly. Her blush did not go by unnoticed.

"Aw, don't mind Hidan-bastard, Sakura-chan. He's just a jackass who's always in a bad mood." Kakashi chuckled knowingly to himself and walked over to the bookcase, scanning the many titles.

"Yes," A voice suddenly said behind Sakura, at which she nearly screamed in surprise. "It's best to just ignore him when he's in one of his moods, such as today." Both Naruto and Sakura turned sharply in their seats to see a shock of red hair.

At first, Sakura thought it was that boy, Gaara, from before but then she realized that this red-head's eyes were more of a cinnamon-color than green. The new arrival was beautiful, to say the least, almost girl-like in looks. His brown eyes were half-lidded and a bemused smile hung loosely at his lips. His short hair was more of a wine-color than Gaara's crimson and fell about his eyes in idle waves. He was leaning on the back of the couch, arms resting over the top.

Brown bore into green and Sakura realized that his eyes seemed somewhat empty, the dark circles under his eyes making him look tired. His smile became a smirk as he inclined his head in her direction.

"You must be Sakura-chan. I must say, it is a real pleasure to meet you." He paused here and offered his hand. She slowly shook hands with him, inwardly fighting a blush and marveling at how soft his hand was.

"I am Sasori." He said, holding her hand until the last possible moment before walking around the couch. He made to sit down a few feet in front of them and a black recliner appeared under him. He was decked out in a loose teal t-shirt with fishnet-sleeves poking out from under, those reoccurring pants that they all seemed to wear, a black sweatband on his left wrist, and (Of course, she thought to herself) had no shoes. His gaze traveled over to Sakura's right as she mentally catalogued his appearance.

"Pein." Sasori acknowledged, nodding in the auburn-head's direction, eyes quickly returning to Sakura's own emerald ones as she was brought out of her reverie.

"Sasori." Pein replied, glancing up from his book that had reappeared. The red-head's attention reluctantly turned from the pinkette to Kakashi, who was still browsing through the bookcase. The two greeted each other and then Sasori was looking at Naruto.

"Brat." He addressed, to which the blonde bluntly replied, eyes closed and expression disinterested.

"Raggedy Andy."

Sasori bristled slightly and Naruto grinned cheekily.

Sakura held up a hand in exasperation, halting the inevitable fight.

"Ok, so it's really nice to meet you too, Sasori," The red-head smiled in reply and she continued, cheeks turning pink. "But, I would really appreciate it if someone," she shot pointed looks at Naruto, Kakashi, and Pein, here, "Would answer my questions already."

"Well," A new voice interjected, and this time, Sakura did scream. The owner of the voice chuckled and Sakura's head swiveled to her left.

The man was by far the strangest she had ever seen. The entire left half of his body was black and the entire right half was white. His eyes were a strange glowing gold that were almost mesmerizing. His hair was spiked, messy, and a soft grass-green. Strands of the bangs fell into his eyes and sharp pointed teeth poked out over his lower lip as he grinned at her. Sakura's eyes widened when she realized that he was literally coming out of the wall, the bottom of his torso merging with the purple wall.

As she watched, the rest of his body appeared through the wall and he approached them. His shirt was black and the collar sloped down in a deep V. The rest of his outfit was identical to the others: black pants and no shoes.

He stopped a few feet from them and sat in a forest-green armchair, golden gaze turning from Sakura to Pein when the auburn-haired man spoke.

"Ah, Zetsu. I was wondering when you'd show yourself." His book was gone and he now held a black mug with the label A.L. scrawled across the front in red. Steam drifted up from the contents of the mug and the smell of coffee drifted lightly through the air.

Zetsu grinned, nodding and chuckling to himself, and he looked back over at Sakura, head tilting to the side.

"So, Sakura-chan has joined us at last." He said, pausing before ginning widely. "This is going to be delicious." Sakura practically jumped as his voice changed from it's previous soft and light tone to a deeper and darker one. He laughed at her surprise and Naruto leaned over to whisper in her ear.

"Zetsu tends to switch to and from his 'light' and 'dark' side a lot. But don't worry, he's actually a pretty OK guy." The blonde whispered in a reassuring tone. Sakura nodded to herself and sent a weak smile at the green-haired man, who grinned back. The white-half of the leer was somewhat knowing while the black-side's was almost lecherous. He murmured something under his breath to himself and his other half answered, looking up at her under his lashes to send her a curious gaze.

Kakashi approached Pein and muttered something to him, just soft enough for Sakura not to hear. The auburn-head seemed somewhat skeptic at what he had said and stood, following Kakashi to another end of the room to talk. While the two conversed heatedly, Zetsu literally sank into his chair and disappeared for a moment. Just when Sakura was about to inquire with Naruto as to where he had gone, Zetsu reappeared next to her in Pein's empty seat. He said something to the blonde and Sasori, which led to an argument, but Sakura was too busy noticing the red-door appearing to pay attention.

Of course, Sakura really shouldn't have been too surprised when the door opened, a curious white-haired boy, who looked to be around her age, entering the room. She realized that it was the boy she'd glimpsed in the hallway. Now that she wasn't flying down the hallway in Pein's arms, she was able to catalogue his appearance much better.

His hair was indeed white, almost like bone in tone, and the part of his hair zigzagged to the back of his scull. Two pieces of hair were tied in red bands on either side of his face while the rest of the shoulder-length hair fell loose to frame his slightly impassive face. Above his eyebrows were two small red dots and more red markings were smudged under his eyes, which were a pale blue-green. His skin was pale, but slightly tanned. He was built much like the other males, lean and slightly muscular. He was tall, only a hair taller than Naruto. Surprisingly, his shirt was long and loose, a pale lavender color, with an uncolored yin-yang symbol towards the bottom of the shirt. She could just barely see a three-pronged swirl-design tattoo over his collar bone. Unsurprisingly, his pants were identical to the others as well as his bare feet.

The walls turned a soft red and a scull and crossbones flag appeared on the back wall as the floor became an intricate design of stone-work. He stood in the doorway and glanced around the room, eyes roving over the occupants until his gaze landed on Sakura. Those sea-like eyes widened in shock and his lips parted slightly.

"I knew it was you."

She could just barely make out his words over the others talking around her. The door started to close, softly hitting the new boy in the back as he stood in it's path. Not breaking eye-contact with Sakura, he stepped forward and let the door close fully. It bled away into the wall and he continued to stand there, staring at her. Sakura felt herself blush under his intense gaze. Beside her, Naruto looked up and noticed the newest arrival. Grinning, he jumped up and raced toward him.

"Yo, Kimimaro!" The blonde shouted, throwing an arm over the now impassive boy's shoulders. With Naruto gone, Sasori calmly stood and slipped into the vacant seat beside Sakura, sending the rosette a smile.

Naruto turned, grin faltering when he noticed his spot had been taken, and led the white-haired boy, Kimimaro, back to the couch. He shot a glare at Sasori before turning to Sakura, exuberant smile in place.

"This, Sakura-chan, is Kimimaro. I was beginning to wonder when he'd finally show up, 'ttebayo." Naruto said, gesturing to his companion. Kimimaro murmured a small "Hello." and bowed, his pale cheeks slightly pink. Sakura smiled and greeted him as well. He bowed in reply once more and muttered something else under his breath, looking off to the side almost shyly. Naruto laughed and clapped Kimimaro on the back.

"You're always so stiff and proper, Kimimaro! Lighten up, 'ttebayo! Sakura-chan's not gonna bite." the blonde waggled his eyebrows suggestively and both Sakura and Kimimaro shot him a look.

The others seemed to be done with their conversations for now and turned back to Sakura, just now noticing the new arrival. Kakashi began to say something when the sound of someone whistling met their ears. Pein seemed to recognize the tune and grew increasingly annoyed.

The walls turned tie-dye and a giant teddy-bear wielding a frying-pan took the place of Sasori's chair. Naruto turned, as well as Kimimaro, and all eyes traveled to the reappeared red door, waiting to see who would be the next to enter. It was quiet as all patiently waited. Zetsu murmured something to himself once more and his darker-side replied.

Once again, the door swung open and in strutted another male. Only, this time, Sakura recognized the arrival. Her eyes widened before hardening and she jumped to her feet, startling Naruto, Sasori, and Kimimaro. The other occupants watched in a mixture of curiosity, confusion, and annoyance (once they too recognized the newcomer) as Sakura raised a clenched hand and pointed accusingly a the black-haired man. She shouted a single word, one that carried all her pent up emotions and bottled stress, releasing it all with one enraged shriek.

"You!"

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notes: Well, that's it for chapter two. Not much of a cliffhanger since you all probably know who that was. I could have gone on and had at least three more guys show up, but I decided to end it there.

Oh, Sakura. Will you ever get your answers?

Special Prize to whoever can guess why Hidan was so angry to see Sakura, who I.S. is, and who will be the next to appear and be introduced (there are about four who haven't been seen yet, so just make a guess) correctly. Get one or two out of three right and you also win something.

If you notice any mistakes, just let me know!

Explanations and more intro's next chapter!

~Thirrin73