Arc III Chapter 15
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<strong><b>Arc III Chapter </b></strong><strong><b>15</b></strong>
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Their first guests made their appearance,a nameless geninteam from Amegakure. Two boys,one girl. They lookedmotivated. They actually believed theycould defeat her and pass the test, ashame that they had fallenforher trap.They even delivered her the missing Earth scroll.The Ame girl protected the Earth scroll. Thescroll was hangingaround her hips, easily essible. Not the most intelligent choice.
Asami smirked. The scroll was only waiting for a change of ownership. Asingle moment of distraction was everything sheneeded.Her other guests, meanwhile,provedfar more troublesome. Ablonde girl and her oversizedfan,her brother and his puppets, and ared haired boy with a giant gourd on his back.The Sand Siblings had arrived.
The girl plunged her fan into the ground. “Apparently, we weren’t the only ones who hadthe ideato prey on the weak, Kankuro.”
“Apparently,Temari, but I doubt that ourAme-nin represent acredible threat”, Kankuro grinned, stealing a nce at her. “It also seems that we meet again, girl, right, Gaara?”
“...”The boy named Gaara crossed his arms, his eyes devoid of emotions.
All threesides engagedin a staring contest, but none of thembudged.Neither them, nor Suna, nor Ame. There was tension in the air.
Asami whispered to her team mates, “Hisaaki, Katsusane, listen, when I give the sign, run. Get inside the tower as fast as you can. Don''t look back. The tower is neutral ground. Fighting forbidden. They can''t attack us inside. We will use that to our advantage. Get inside, and we are safe.” Her n required a suitable diversion to lower their guard.
Asami deployed thus her cutest smile. Her smile resembled a little sun.She was just an innocent little girl. Ignore her. Underestimate her.“Excuse me, if you would lend me your attention, I think that I have a proposal that would suit all of us.”
Kankuro furrowed an eyebrow.“A proposal? How interesting ... What do you suggest?”
Asami expounded on her proposition, “Well, my proposal is rather simple, you give us your scrolls. We leave then, and everyone is happy. Sounds like a good proposal, doesn''t it?”
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Utter silence greeted her. Only the wind disturbed the silence amid a sea of incredulous stares. Her interlocutors didn''t look amused. Her porposal didn''t exactly fall on fertile ground.
“...”The boy named Gaara narrowed his eyes, his anger tangible. His sand awakened, pouringforth from his gourd. His sand surrounded him, ready to obey his orders.He redat her with anintensitythat transcended what was humanly possible.“What did yousay?Are you trying to mock me, girl?”
Asami delfected with a smile. “Well, you see, that is, first and foremost, a matter of perspective ...RUN!!!”Hisaaki and Katsusane sprinted. They trusted inher, even when she gambled with their lives. Not that they had much of a choice.Quite the contrary.
Asami capitalised on her superior speed. The poor Ame girl didn''t even realise what happened until it was toote.Sheclosed the distance in full sprint and imed her prize, the unprotected Earth Scroll, before fleeing the battlefield. She fled the battlefieldand the heavysteeldoors closed behind them. Her teamhadreached theforting safety of the tower andset a newrecord.They finished the exam in26minutesand 33 seconds.
Katsusane leaned against the wall, mentally andphysicallyexhausted. “You will never, I repeat, never,ever do this again, Asami!Do you understand?”
Asamiughed. “Why not, Katsusane. Didn''t my n work perfectly?We have our scroll, and we passed the exam! We are even first!”
“But at what price? Didn''t you see his eyes? The boy wanted to kill you”, Katsusane retorted, his hands shaking in fear, trembling. “I don''t know how you were able to do it, but I would be unable to face him.”
“...”Asami observed the scared boy with a sense of pity. It was no shame to be afraid. It was only natural for them. In the end, the hard truth was revealed. Ultimately, theywere worlds apart. Shewas an ANBU, an Uchiha, a veteran of the battlefield, whereas Katsusane and Hisaaki were only mere genin.She was not like them. Theycked her experience. Theycked her talent. Theyckedher strength. Most geninhad nevertasted the harsh reality of the battlefield. She did.
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