One? Two? Three? This man came prepared with a total of exactly ten of his underlings.
                          
His underlings are nearby, I can sense their chakra network. Nevertheless, I've expected this from the beginning. 
                          
Danzo might be a dangerous man, playing a dangerous game, but I was born to set it aflame. 
                          
Any second now...Madara—the masked man should arrange for me to take down Danzo.
                          
I am overwhelmed with the adrenaline that pumps throughout my body as I think of giving this man a taste of his own medicine. 
                          
There was a bead of sweat that hung loose on my face as I held my breath in anticipation. 
                          
Too bad I won't get to see your fearful face.
                          
Then, an immoral grin broke out on my lips when I sensed Madara's chakra near the two. Eventually his voice would also pierce through the air and into my ears as he loudly declared, "Sorry to interrupt you gentlemen, but I'm afraid there's a blast from the past waiting to reunite with you".
                          
"Madara Uchiha?!", I heard Danzo gasp as I sensed his chakra leaping back defensively. 
                          
"Danzo looks scared for his life", Zetzu scoffs, making my grin widen even more till my cheeks lift up. 
                          
"As he should", I replied wickedly.
                          
"Akatsuki?!", Orochimaru yelled out.
                          
"Hello there old fella", Madara said using his Tobi persona. 
                          
 "Any time now, his underlings should jump to his defense", I informed no one in particular. 
                          
"Yes", Zetzu laughed. 
                          
"What is your objective?!", Danzo yelled out loud. 
                          
In response, Madara chuckled and said, "the questions can wait, but first, I have to take him".
                          
"Would you mind waiting a bit, Orochimaru?", Madara asked in his deep raspy voice. 
                          
"H-how many of you are here?!", Orochimaru demanded, concern lacing his voice. 
                          
Madara left everyone on the edge of their seat, including me when he laughed to himself before declaring, "just enough to make your eyes glisten with the ghost of your past".
                          
I must say, whoever this man is behind that mask, he sure has a way with words...a way that makes your knees tremble...
                          
"Wha-"
                          
"My sincerest apologies, Orochimaru, but I don't recall writing your name on the guest list", Madara's laugh makes the air intense and anticipating.
                          
"Get ready Hanabi, the fun is about to begin", Zetzu snapped me out of my train of thought. 
                          
In response, I simply gave off a wicked grin that reached my empty sockets and said, "Understood".
                          
I positioned myself carefully, my senses were hungry for this long-awaited moment of vengeance. 
                          
Any moment now.
                          
"Oh you didn't think you'd get away with all that you've done now did you?", Madara mocked using  his Tobi persona again, before switching back to his usual deep voice, "today, your past and future are intersecting, and it's not going to be pretty", he rasped the last bit warningly.
                          
Any moment now.
                          
"What are you planning to do Madara?!", Danzo bellowed just as my wicked grin widened when I sensed the chakra of his underlings jumping out of the shadows to his immediate defense.