Arc V Chapter 2_Si Vis Pacem -‖- Para Bellum [Naruto FanFic]

Arc V Chapter 2

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 Arc V Chapter 2

 

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 “Join my cause, she said.Work for me, she said.Be my secretary, she said.It will be fun, she said.See the world, she said... Nah, I don''tthink she said that.” Fumihiko sighed in disappointment.The evil overlord in ck promoted him toherckey for all sort of menial tasks. He regretted having epted her offer. He noticed toote that he had signeda pact with the devil.

 Now he was her official Sherpa, carrying four map scrolls on his back, two under his arms, and a stack of paper. He didn''t subscribe to this kind of work, even whenhis work was apparently of utmost importance, indispensable for the vige. At least, that was what she said.It was probably a lie.

 Fumihikonavigated through the Hokage tower,avoidinghitting anything. Staircases and doors werehis worst enemy, not to mention masses of careless genin running around.He wassearchingfor room No. 3100. Asami gave him the number. She even wrote it down for him. He found the room down the corridor.

 Fumihiko opened the door, which proved challenging for obvious reasons. Overloaded, he entered the room, stumbling right into a heated discussion. Tension filled the air.

 Two forces of natureshed, unyielding, unflinching, upromising. ck eyes met ck eyes,intellect met intellectas Asami and Shikaku were locked in a staring contest.

 Asami broke the ice, her frustration palpable. “Shikaku, why are you rejecting my n?”

 Shikakudeescted. “I don''t outright reject your n.I just find itunconvincing, to put things mildly.”

 Asami rolled her eyes. “I see, so what is your brilliant n to ensure victory, Shikaku? I am curious.Sitting back and doing nothing, I assume?”

 “...”Shikaku sighed. “Asami, youmisunderstand,I never said anything like that. I only rmend adoptinga more ... defensive strategy.”

 Asami''s face contortedin anger“Contrary to your misguided beliefs, I understand very well, Shikaku. Yourdefensive strategy, however,has only a tiny,tiny,little w.”

 “And that would be?”Shikaku folded his hands.

 “With all due respect, Shikaku, but your defensive strategy is utter bollocks.”

 “...”Shikaku fellsilent, scrutinisingAsami from behind his desk.

 Fumihiko stood on the sidelines and observed. He decided to exploit the short truce to flee the battlefield. He didn''t want to get caught in their crossfire. “Excuse me, I hope I don''t disturb you. I will deposit my stuff here and take my leave ...”

 Fumihiko froze. He shivered.Asami shed a sweet smileat him, interdicting his feeble escape attempt. “Where do you think you are going, Fumihiko?You can stay, Fumihiko. You don''t disturb us, at all.Shikaku and Ionly had a littleheated discussion. Wemerely agree that we disagree on a variety of points.Anyway, Fumihiko, could you please unroll the map of Konoha?”

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 Asami wandered across the office.A giant map of Konoha covered the floor,depictingevery single street, every corner, every house.Maybethis approach would persuade the pencil pusher Shikaku.

 Asami drew her sword. Her de glidedoverKonoha''s outskirts, easilydefensiblepositions and Shikaku''s first choice.“In your opinion, we should deploy our forces along Konoha''s walls to protect the vige''s civilian poption, correct?”

 Shikaku crossed his arms. “Correct.”

 Asami pointed her sword at the main gate. “We will mass the bulk of our forces around the main gate, together with most of our reserves. ording to you, the enemy will choose the vige gate as their main axis of attack. Now the decisive question, what''s the problem with your n, Shikaku? What''s the w?” She asked an earnest question without a hint of sarcasm, without a hint of disrespect.

 Shikaku leaned back in his chair. “I can''t tell.We willdefend the vige,repel the invasion...”

 “That''s exactly the problem, Shikaku, we will only defend, we only repel the invasion.” Asami interrupted, her words sharp like obsidian. “It''s beyond doubt that we will achieve a decisive victory against Sunagakure and Otogakure, but what then? What will happen afterwards? Will Suna and Oto magically disappear? No. Will their forces surrender? No. Will the war end? No. Will we forget Suna''s cold blooded betrayal? No! This invasion is only the beginning.” Asami hammered her words into Shikaku. “We will win the battle, but not the war. You know how to gain a victory, but not how to use it, Shikaku. We will fail to achieve a decisive victory. The enemy will disengage and retreat. Suna and Oto will continue the war with their forces still intact. It will be an empty victory, a victory like Kannabi bridge.”

 Shikaku looked up, unable to follow.“Like Kannabi bridge?”

 “Yes, Shikaku, like Kannabi bridge.” Asami started her little history lesson. “After the battle of Kannabi bridge, the tides of war turned in Konoha''s favour. We had Iwagakure on their knees, begging for peace. Kirigakure was in a simr state. Kumogakure wouldn''t have surrendered, but they alone couldn''t have stopped us. Total victory was within our grasp had we continued the war until the bitter end. The world was ours for the taking, Shikaku. Yet Hiruzen decided otherwise. He lost his nerves, unable to cope with the enormous losses of the war. Hiruzen wasted a golden opportunity and sued for peace. He believed that Konoha had bled enough. Soon afterwards, the Third Great War ended.”

 “...” Shikaku and Fumihiko fellsilent.

 “Shikaku, that is why we shouldn''t waste this opportunity. Sunagakure and Orochimaru won''t know what hit them when we are finished with them. We know they will attack. We know when they attack. We know where they attack. It''s not them, but us, who hold all the cards. So let''s set up a little trap.” Asami grinned. “We will give up the main gate. Instead, we will adopt an stic defence inside the vige with strong nks. Our centre will pull back to lure the Suna and Oto forces deeper and deeper into the vige.”

 “...”Realisation struck Shikaku. His eyes widened. He finally understood.“You want to encircle them?” His eyes studied Asami. He had underestimated her.

 Asami''s ruby lipssmirked,entuated by her pale skin. “Indeed, I do. I am d you understand. The deeper they advance into the vige, the more they will be trapped when we close the pocket. Ournks willconnect and cut off their only path of retreat. We will encirclethe entire invasion forceand annihte them.”

 Fumihiko

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Arc V Chapter 2