Arc VI Chapter 1
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<strong>Arc VI Chapter 1
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Satoshi got up this morning and didn’t stay at home,a brilliant idea he already regretted. He had a bad feeling, a very bad feeling.He fakedan illness, but hewent against all his selfpreservationinstinctsand joinedhis fellow Rootninja.It wasa good day to die.
He approached hisrades.Noriakigreeted him with a smile.“What a surprise,Satoshi. Why are you here?Aren''t you supposed to be sick?”
Satoshi coughed to maintain his act. “I am, but my conditionimproved, and I am ableto join you.”
Noriaki grinned. The old fox saw through his scheme. “I am pleasedto hearthat. And I thought that you were only pretending.”
Satoshi smiled. “No ideawhat you are talking about.Why should I simte?I am justa little hypochondriac and worried about my health, but Ican’t let you all die without me.I would miss you.”
Noriaki chuckled. “That''sthe Satoshi we all love and miss.”
Satoshi''s smile grew uneasy. “What''sour nthen? Throwing men against her and burying herunder our corpses?”
Subaru rified, “Kind of. You aren’t far from the truth.”
Satoshi sighed in resignation. “I told you,attrition is a terrible idea. It''s a matter of whether the girl first runs out of chakra, or we out of men. Judging by our numbers, I doubt this strategy will work in our favour.”
They had two battalions, eightpanies. Their numbers wouldn''t suffice should Asami deploy her firepower. The pyromaniac princess loved her explosions,and her swords, but primarilyherexplosions.If she droppeda second Shimabaraon them, it would begame over. They could be happy if there even remained a Konoha afterwards.
Noriaki agreed. “True enough, but luckily, we aren’t alone. We got some reinforcements.”
Satoshi raised his eyebrow. That was new. “And who are these reinforcements?” Danzo was a powerful man, but even his resources were limited.He couldn’t create ninja out of nowhere.
“Fu didn’t specify anything, but he promised us additional troops to soften up her resistance.”
“Sowe use them as cannon fodder and pray that we don’t get ughtered afterwards?” Satoshi summarised their strategy.
“More or less. It''s a gamble whether we can take her outbefore she takes us out. But otherwise,it''s business as usual.”
Satoshididn''t lookconvinced, buthe kept silent. “I see... When does theoperation start?”
Noriaki paused. “That''s theplicated part. Killing a kunoichi of Asami''s calibre won’t go unnoticed. The vige council will ask questions, ufortable questions we will have to answer. Especially, if things don’t go smoothly. We need a pretence, a good pretence, if we get caught.”
Satohi listened. His scepticism was written all over his face. “And where do we get our pretence from?”
“That''snot the issue.” Noriaki presented him a scroll. “We have this.”
Satoshi studied the document. His eyes widened.The scroll bore the official seal of the Hokage and ordered all avable elements to arrest Asami on sight for high treason. Asami betrayed the vige and needed to be detained.
“...” Satoshi nced up. How did they get their handson something like this?
Noriaki dispelledhis confusion. “Fu delivered the scroll this morning.”
Satoshi blinked. Apparently, Danzo used his brain cells once. Considering all the bullshit he pulled off over the years, it was a miracle that Danzo was still a free man. The amount of evidence he left behind was staggering. They were responsible for Shisui’s death, but no repercussions followed. Shisuimitted suicide, and Itachi kept his mouth shut. They failed to kill Kakashi to retrieve his Sharingan and even got their cover blown, but Kakashi’s lips remained sealed.
Several assassinationattempts onHiruzenfailed, but nothing happened.The Hokage overlookedtheirrepeated transgressions. He was well aware ofDanzo''sactivities, but he chose to tolerate them for the sake of the vige. They were Konoha''sdarkness.
Satoshi rolled upthe scroll. “I guess that this will be a false g operation.”
Noriaki nodded. “Exactly, our mission is to provoke an esction. Shouldn’t bealltoo difficult considering her infamous temper.”
“And who is responsible forbaitingthe dragon?”
“Good that you ask, we were just about to determine who gets the honour. Youarrived just in time to participate.”
“Wonderful.” Satoshi maintained his smile.
Noriakiproduced afew sticks fromhis pouch. “Nobody volunteered, so we are drawinglots. Theloser wilmand the 1st Company and face Asami.”
Satoshi drew, and his luck didn''t fail him. He won the big prize.
His hand rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Oh,e on!” The world wasn''t fair.
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