Arc III Chapter 9
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<strong><b>Arc III Chapter </b></strong><strong><b>9</b></strong>
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“CaptainAsami.” Fu knelt, hisporcin mask hidinghis face. Next to him, Torune, his partner, and ‘Hisato’, one of Lord Danzo''s most trusted acolytes. It took some time to locate her, but they eventually seeded and found her at a training ground practising and honing her skills.
The girl named Asami turned her head, clicking her tongue. The usual disdainand disgust greeted them. The girl loathed their presence as if they were prepared tobackstab herat any moment, which was indeed within the realm of possibility.Her attitude remained guarded despite several missions together. Asami distrustedthemsince the first time they met,anintelligent decision.
Lord Danzoordered them to observe Asami, and to take more drastic measuresifnecessary, which was easier said than done. Dealing with her would prove to be a rather difficult task. Everyone within the ANBU knew that messingwiththe little princess was a risky matter. Her risethrough the rankswas ster, nearly unprecedented.The girlwas a force to be reckoned with, feared and respected, hands were covered in blood.
Asami was strong, extremely strong considering her age. Her strength was terrifying.Fellow ANBUalreadypared her to ANBU legends such as Kakashi,oreven Itachi.
Asami wore her favourite colour, ck, a ck kimono decorated with a yful floral pattern of gold and silver.Herattire was perfect, immacte. Bloodstainswere hermajor concern.
Fu was convinced that Asami got her priorities wrong. He wasn''t the only ANBU who thought so.Her attire ignored the majority of written as well handwrittenANBU regtions, but Konoha didn''tcare as long as she deliveredresults. Asami delivered results. Her sense of fashion even earned her an entry in the bingo book. After all, you didn''t meet a kunoichi clothed like nobility on the battlefieldevery day. They called her the ck Princess.The name fit her.
Henever understood why Lord Danzo triedto recruither for Root. She was a terrible choice possible. entric, irrational, moody.Her personality didn''t suit Root, but her talent was considerable, her strength undeniable. Asami was unquestionably a kunoichi of prodigious qualities. Fortunately, Lord Danzo quickly dropped any such fanciful notions. Her rejection did the rest, although her outright refusal took them by surprise.
It was then that Lord Danzo''s interest turned into disinterest, and disinterest into distrust, and distrust one day suddenly into suspicion. Lord Danzo received a secret report. The report and its contents changed everything. There was something about Asami, some hidden secret, that deeply unsettled Lord Danzo to a degree they had rarely witnessed before. Her growing ambition and power concerned Lord Danzo andpelled him to act.
He, Torune, and Hisato were henceforth ordered to continuously observe her and report any findings, no matter how irrelevant they might seem. Lord Danzo demanded to know everything about Asami, her personality, her ambitions, her wishes, her skills, her jutsu, her strengths, her weaknesses. Nobody as to why, but who were they to question Lord Danzo''s wisdom.
Asami finally acknowledged their presence. “Surprise, surprise, whom do we have here?Danzo''s favourite littlepdogs, and our little wannabe artist. Tell me, what do you want? What do you need?” Her voice brimmed with open antipathy, but the antipathy was reciprocal.
“...”Fu chose to ignore her and her provocation. “We received orders to inform you that the Hokagewishes for your presence. He selected youfor a special mission. He orders you toreport to the Hokage tower as soon as possible.”
Asami furrowed an eyebrow, understandably. A direct summon by the Hokage himself was unusual even by ANBU standards. “As soon as possible?”
Fu nodded.“Indeed, the Hokage requests your immediate presence.”
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